iHop!

For my birthday this year, I took my family out to iHop in Taguig. We’ve been there a few times before, and my mom really likes it there! I have to admit though, I went a little over budget on this feast, but I guess I only turn 30 once in a lifetime!

Their breakfast selection is pretty amazing! You can requested to have your waffles toasted extra crispy, and have the eggs anyway you want. And don’t let their looks fool you, those bacons are quite crispy!

I was a little disappointed with the country fried steak though. I may be a bit biased, but I think I’ve had better. It’s not bad per say, but it may need a tad more seasoning next time.

Surprisingly, this is my favorite – broccoli and cheese omelet. Talk about eating healthy! But seriously, it’s absolutely heavenly! The broccoli was crisp but not hard, and tasted so fresh! I didn’t know something so simple could taste so good!

This is only a forth of the entire order though, haha! We were too excited to take photos before eating it!

And this would be the deal breaker. Splash Berry is made with orange juice, frozen strawberries, and sprite.

Looks like I broke my New Year’s resolution again. But it’s was kinda worth it! I really love orange juice, and this combination is pretty awesome!

It was a great birthday celebration, despite the soda guilty pleasure. I also found it strange that, even though there were four different syrups to choose from, I always went for the old-fashioned maple syrup with my waffles.

Married to Music ♥

I manage to score this lovely musical notes ring when I went to 999 Mall last Sunday~

Now my parents should have no qualms about me not getting married… I am now engaged to music, if not married to it! Haha! Or is it that I’m married to one of the Uta Princes? Hm~

More Photos from WOW Toy Museum

I got to visit my uncle last week, and he’s opened up another section of his house to showcase more of his collection! Good thing I got my camera phone ready!

This little one is so tiny! Like, the little girl is about the size of your fingernail kind of tiny! You won’t see her in the museum though, since this was in uncle’s workshop. I think he’s still restoring it, but my goodness, so something so small, it sure is detailed!

Uncle received a cosplay outfit of Meer Campbell from Gundam SEED Destiny, so he displayed it it along with the actual figures near the entrance of the museum. You guys know how much I love Gundam SEED, even if I don’t like this character very much, I still love the figures!

I think I may have taken a photo of Tsukamoto Tenma from School Rumble last time, but Uncle moved it to the front of the display case. Now my photo of her is much clearer than before!

And now for a bunch of other characters that I have no idea who they are or where you’re from as long as you love me!

I think they may be from a series of warships or Japanese weapons or something moe like that.

I have more photos but they’re no longer of the anime kind. I’ll post them another time!

Saboten – Japanese Tonkatsu

On my brother’s birthday last year, he treated us to this restaurant somewhere in Eastwood. I thought the name sounded funny, but hey, when there’s free food, who’s to complain?

My first impression was that of “Mind Blown” variety. The interior was absolutely breath-taking! I rarely take photos of the interior of the restaurant, but the way they added different patterns to the walls and ceiling made me wish I had thought of that for my room!

Normally, in any of my food posts, I never talk about the salad. I’m not much of a veggie eater, I prefer the meaty proteins, but this? That dressing they have is pure genius, ok? I’m not sure if it’s sesame vinaigrette or a really well-seasoned thousand island dressing, but that is one amazing salad! Simple, clean, and very addicting! I ate two bowls of salad, and that is just weird.

And now the main event! Saboten is said to be known for their tonkatsu (fried pork cutlets) and wow, was I ever surprised! The meat may be thick, but it was super tender and the breading is also absolute heaven! Why, you ask? Because the breading is crunchy but soft at the same time!

You know how some fried food tend to have hard breading that scratch the roof of your mouth? This is nothing like that, yet it’s still crispy! You gotta try it!

Oh, and they give you your own sesame seeds to crush up and add to your own tonkatsu sauce too, which I found really amusing… not to mention delicious! And their ebi furai (fried shrimp)uses the same breading as their tonkatsu so it’s just as good! (Or maybe the tonkatsu is still better?)

Overall very delicious, albeit a bit on the pricey range, but hey, according to a friend of ours, this place can compete with the many tonkatsu places in Japan. When you put it that way, a trip to Japan would be more expensive than eating here, so I say, it’s money well spent!