Badjao Seafront Restaurant - Puerto Princesa

Our final dinner in Puerto Princesa was at Badjao Seafront Restaurant. Located just a few minutes away from the main part of town. Situated on the oceanfront and surrounded by the mangroves, this seemed like the perfect place to be as the sun went down. Word to the wise... if you are taking a tricycle to this place, be sure to pay them extra to wait for you to finish dinner. It is almost impossible to get a tricycle passing by this area.

Crablets - deep fried little crabs eaten with the shell on. This is perfect pulutan to go with your beer.

Deep fried okra - panko battered. 

Spicy crab. This crab was cooked just right, not overcooked like other places we have been. Still tender and juicy.

I would absolutely recommend this place. Usually oceanfront type restaurants deliver a good view but sometimes fail on the food. This one did not fail. We were kind of disappointed because we wanted oysters and prawns but they were out of season and unavailable. Next time nalang.

La Terrasse - Puerto Princesa

Tripadvisor had La Terrasse as the highest ranked restaurant in Puerto Princesa, so we had to see what it is all about. After a morning city tour, we asked the tour van to drop us off at La Terrasse rather than the hotel for lunch. This was about 11:30am on a saturday, we were the only people there. Most of the restaurants in Puerto Princessa that people recommend can be classified as restobars so it was nice to walk into a real restaurant space.

After sitting down and taking our order the waitress brought us some complimentary bread sticks with a pesto dipping sauce.


Our appetizer course was smoked duck pate with blini (little russian pancakes). I was really happy with this dish, pretty large serving of pate'. The smoked duck kind of smelled like a Slim Jim, but the flavor was fabulous.

Main #1 - Papatim over rice w/ mushroom and baby corn pork demi. This papatim was moist, flavorful, and super tender. Great dish. But the gravy/demi that came on the side (not pictured) was like crack.. highly addictive except it makes you fat instead of skinny.


Main #2 - Baked squid stuffed with spinach and feta. Perfectly cooked squid, not rubbery. We should have ordered 2 of these.

I must say, tripadvisor reviews were spot on about this place. I don't know if it is the best restaurant in Puerto Princesa, but it was definitely my favorite.

Palawan

We went to Palawan. Here are some pictures.


Cowrie Island, Honda Bay

Cowrie Island nap time.
 

 We ate Crocodile Sisig, this was not the Croc we ate.
 

 Elephant Rock

Honda Bay

Pandang Beach


Boat ride to Underground River


Underground River parking lot

Self explanatory


Mouth of the cave

Into the dark

 Avoiding bats

  

Our home for 4 nights (Subli Guest Cabins)

WW2 Memorial.

That is all.

Dog Days

Many have been asking how Louie The Beagle is doing since he moved here last month. Quite frankly, he's been fine! He gets a lot of attention from passerbys and super Mr. Sosyal when we take him out and about. As with most couples, getting in better shape is a priority before the big day. Louie has been working out too! This little man did 18 flights of stairs today and now looks like this...

Adventure Time

Hello Readers!
Well, it's officially semester break so there has been couch time, movie watching, cooking, eating, working out, relearning to drive manual, and QT with the tall bald guy. Anyhow, we recently were able to take a trip down to Davao for business purposes therefore only staying one night but 2 full days to venture. Both of us admitted that we are spoiled in that we take advantage of using the AC because let me tell you.. Davao is effin' hot! That aside, after handling whatnot during the day, finding a mall for food and groceries, napped for a few hours, we ate at this hilltop restaurant that was super delicious. Grilled tuna collar-- enough said. Following dinner, we met up with Larry's cousin, Jane, to hang out and have drinks with her and her friends. Apparently, they were at MTS and all taxi drivers know it. So we hop in a cab and what do you know-- a big, bright sign MTS and gigantic dirt parking lot that we get dropped off in. We pay the cabbie and just made our way to civilization and followed crowds of kids and the yellow brick road graffiti covered wall to an alley of bars, endless tables and chairs, and drunk people. Overall, pretty cool folks and we had a good time  running in the rain to a small pub for final beers. The following morning, we got ready and went on a tour of the The Philippine Eagle Center- Malagos Garden Resort - Crocodile Park (links attached respectively). Despite the long day then hitting up the airport at night to fly back, it was really cool to visit those places.

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Ingle-- I mean, Eastwood, Up to No Good.

We recently moved to a new spot in Eastwood City and I must say, it's nice to have all this space! We're fully moved in but some big ticket items like a couch and mattress have yet to find a permanent spot. Other than that, time to practice driving stick since I can't be taking taxis everyday. Traffic will be the death of me but at least my calves will look nice.

Finally, a regular sized fridge! Pardon my mess, I was taking tests..

The couch cover hasn't been washed yet, hence the sheet.

Master with all my books in their little nooks. 

Our awesome view.. That river is so dirty and all those kids down there swim in it! Eck.

No space in the living room for our couch so it's posted up in the master & that's my closet.

Our bathroom stuff is in the hall bathroom since there's no shelving in the other. Also, the water heater is in here so it's nice to get hot water more quickly haha.

The second bedroom with Larry's closet

Who has more clothes?! 

The "maid's quarter" turned laundry room and storage. Even has a bathroom where you can shower while you sit on the toilet haha. 

This little guy, Reuben, belongs to our friend, Rovaira AKA Rev. He can't wait for Louie to move here so they can play together. 

Missing Orenchi..

Since the Enjoy coupon was buy one get one, we decided to walk to Ramen Bar for dinner last night. After reading various comments on the soup, I figured it wouldn't hurt to try and may be a suitable place to eat ramen here in the Philippines. The restaurant itself was nice, not too big, and had the AC on blast. If you know me, every time I eat soup, it looks as though I just ran a marathon. Sweatbands should be readily available. Anyhow, the menu was simple which is preferable. Larry ordered the Spicy Karaage and I opted for the default Shoyu. The depth of flavors in the broth was nice in the Shoyu, however, there was this weird charcoal action that threw my palette off. Soft boiled eggs are a must in ramen but theirs was marinated? It was super salty and a regular soft boiled egg with a runny yolk would have been better. Local pork in this country has a funky taste often times and the slices weren't as thin so it was intense pork flavor. As for Larry's, I liked the heat and the chicken was nicely crispy. The biggest qualm was that the soups were not piping hot. If we end up going back, I would order the Spicy Karaage. Soon enough, we will head to Makati to visit Ukokkei and see if their Ramen is more legit.

The menu

Shoyu

Spicy Karaage