Happy Valentine's Memories with my BFF and Eats So Good! :)

It's official. I've been single for long enough for me to not *really* mind all the hullabaloo of Valentine's Day. Despite all my #hugot hirits, I honestly view Valentine's Day now as a happy excuse to celebrate whatever kind of love, because yes, love comes in many other forms than just romantic, cheesy, angel-butt-with-wings-and-an-arrow love.

This year, I decided to spend Valentine's day with my BFF, GT. :)

GT and I :D

GT and I go way back. We were carefully manipulated into being friends and ending up in college council together (inside joke, sorry :p), and became close when we ended up going to the same law school. Through the years, we've bonded over our common struggles which include challenges in our career, trying to live a balanced life, and of course, pageebeeg. 

Anyway, it so happened that Team Aldous's Monse generously gave me two passes to Spectrum, a lifestyle fair that was held during Valentine's weekend. She had a booth there for Eats So Good! and invited me to try out her food. I invited GT to go with me. He happily obliged, and also me invited to go with him to a concert afterwards. It was a date!

Spectrum

The fair was held at Whitespace Manila along Pasong Tamo. We didn't have any trouble finding the place. It was packed though, so we had to park elsewhere.

Whitespace Manila.

It was a very colorful fair.

Colorful entrance.

Just before we entered, we saw people munching on some interesting food. We were excited (and hungry).

Happy people enjoying their food.

Registration booth.

The event was so pretty and colorful that I forgot about my hunger and decided to look around a bit before getting food.

We found that a mini-stage was set up inside. Later in our stay, a singer went up the stage and serenaded all the guests. :)

A mini-stage.

We also found many interesting concessionaires that offered clothes, decors, food, and many other items.

After looking around, I looked for Monse so we could finally try out Eats So Good!

There she is! :D

With Monse.

It turns out that she was there with her beau, who was also her partner in her food business. Just awww <3.

Happy couple <3

Per my chat with Monse, Eats So Good! offers salads and pastas. Monse and her beau decided to start the business out os a passion for good food. They make everything from scratch, and they have carefully selected every single ingredient that goes into their food. 

Here's the menu they offered during the fair:

Eats So Good! does bazaars and catering for now. I have high hopes for them. :)

Their food was indeed, very good. In fact, they were sold out of pastas when GT and I got there. Thankfully, though, we still got to try their great salads.

I got to try the Classic Caesar, while GT got to try Eats So Good!'s Signature Salad.

The portions of their salad were big enough to stand alone as a light meal. Both were very flavorful and were obvioulsy made with fresh ingredients.

Classic Caesar.

Eats So Goods!'s Classic Caesar is honestlythe best Ceasar Salad I've had. When Monse's beau told me that I'd forget my name once I've tasted their homemade dressing, I thought he was just hard-selling the product. But he wasn't. It was close-my-eyes-to-savor-the-taste kind of good. The dressing was very rich and creamy. The salad also had garlicky, buttery croutons, and a generous helping of crisp bacon. 

Signature Salad.

I also took a bite out of GT's Signature Salad. Its dressing was more on the light side, and was sweet and sour. The whole salad had a sweet taste, with the mandarin oranges and corn, but was balanced by the earthiness of the almonds. The ingredients of the salad gave it a very interesting texture.

GT and I both enjoyed the salads, but since we were at a fair, we couldn't help but try out the other food booths.

GT enjoying Mr. Graham's Cebuano.

Sushi Nori's Sushi Samba.

Roasted Mallows from Pufft.

GT and I ha a nice time at Spectrum. :)

Later that day, GT and I also got to enjoy a South Border concert for FREE. :D

Luke!

Working our way to get nearer the stage :))

Luke and Jay! <3

All in all, it was a happy Valentine's Day. <3 GT and I totally slayed that day, friendship style!

Be happy!

<3 Missy

Run X Lap 2 - Run all you can to save lives!

Don't you love it when you get to help out while doing something you like?

I was given an opportunity to do just that when my doctor friend invited me to this fun run. I was told that the proceeds of this event would go to the indigent patients of her med school. They had a similar event last year and they were able to fund the treatments of a considerable number of patients already.

I've heard and seen promotions for this event and I liked how it kept the focus on helping the patients. In fact, they didn't even call the event a race because there is no competition, no pressure, and runners can run for any distance up to 10 kilometers. The ads only mentioned that tokens will be given at the 2, 5, 7, (baller bands) and 10 (medal) kilometer marks as a sign of appreciation of how far one can run to save lives. :)

The registration fee was Php600.00. The kit included a singlet, bib with race tag, and map. It was a sweet deal, really. 

Singlet.

Race bib.

Map, programme, and instructions.

Race tag.

I'll be honest. I haven't been running lately (boo!). I just feel so tired after work lately. I don't know. I wanted to train for this run but I didn't get to. Also, I'm quite sick. Had a fever the other day but I thankfully recovered. I was still a teeny bit under the weather this morning but I figured hey, I'd presumably be surrounded by doctors/future doctors so if anything happens I'd be safe. :D

Me and my friend had a little trouble finding a parking spot but got to the starting line just in time for the gunstart.

The route was pretty simple, just two loops around the bay area in MOA. There were 2, 5, 7 kilometer markers, and two water stations. Ut was a well-organized run.

Hazel and I after finishing our run.

I finished at 1:38, around 16 minutes slower than my previous 10k run. :( Oh well, I''ll just use this as motivation for me to resume my training!

In spite of my poor performance, I was still happy. I got to help out, exercise a bit, and also I had fun!

Runners were then directed to proceed at the SMX Convention Center to get their tokens.

There was quite a line, but it didn't take too long.

Oooh! There was a bazaar! I love bazaars! :D There were food, fashion, and gift stalls.

For running 10 kilometers, me and my friend got 3 baller bands and a medal! 

We also got to enjoy a program featuring the talents of La Salle students.

Baller bands and medal.

I also won in the raffle! I got these cool Zalvaje shades. :D

Look at me with all my bling. :D

Remember that bazaar? I was able to buy a nifty running belt for Php350.00. I'll be using this when I train!

I hope I get to be part of more events like this in the future. I'm certainly looking forward to joining tis one again next year. :)

You can learn more about La Salle Run X Lap here:

https://www.facebook.com/LaSalleRunXLap/info/?tab=page_info

http://www.lasallerunxlap.com/

Be happy!

<3 Missy

Asia Pop Comicon

Hey guys! Just wanted to share some photos from my quick visit to Asia Pop Comicon :D 

I'm no toy/comics expert, but I love just being around and looking at the stuff. :D

They have lots of toy displays :) 

They have big displays. This is a shadow trooper (which I initially thought was Darth Vader Jr.)

They also have small displays. Here is a mini shadow trooper. 

And a mini Darth Vader. 

And mini Iron Men. 

This is the Diorama you can see at the end credits of the last Avenger movie. 

Other big displays. 

This freaky Species Alien thing. 

My friend Iron Man. 

My other friend Ultron. :) 

:)

Zoinggg zoingg. That thing I'm holding is a free poster I got at the Disney star Wars Memory booth. You can get one after they shoot you answering a few questions about Star Wars. :) 

:D

You can get inside that Iron Man thing and take a picture for Php200. Or do it for free when you buy a shirt from that booth. I think a shirt costs around Php350. 

This is an awesome Mini Cooper on which the expert doodlers from the doodle experts of Doodle Arts Enthusiasts. :D

No. I would not make a good car model. :|

Izzoawezome :D

You can also meet lots of artists and cosplayers atbthe event. 

Asia Pop Comicon continues until Sunday. It's being held at the World Trade Center. 

You can learn more about it at http://asiapopcomicon.com 

http://facebook.com/apccmanila

Be happy!

<3 Missy