Lunchtime at H Cuisine

It's nice to eat in a good restaurant once in a while, especially when it's a place that you haven't tried before. Today, me and my mom went to H Cuisine near Tomas Morato. Originally, I was to decide where we'd eat since we were gonna have lunch after first visiting Sta. Clara along Katipunan. Though I had some places in mind and thought of something along the way (like near where we'd be going), in the end, I never decided so mom suggested the place especially since it was featured (daw) on Kris TV and mom's been there before, but I haven't yet until now. So after visiting Sta. Clara, we went there. It was this small restaurant behind Shakey's Tomas Morato. Good thing the place wasn't full when we came. 

On to the food, we ordered their angus beef belly (their signature dish) and their taco salad, along with rice and iced tea. Wow, the food was good, especially the beef. No wonder why they call it awesome since the meat was flavorful and tender, quite rich. One of the best things I've eaten in a while. The salad was lovely as well. Overall, it was a great lunch and nice to try out something different this time around. After that, we headed to TriNoma to do some shopping :)

Facebook page of the restaurant

Taco Salad

The most awesome Abgus beef belly. Really good.

The restaurant. Next to it is Rub (the red and white building), a restaurant where I have eaten at before.

PS: I don't watch Kris TV.

The Days of Glenda

In the last few days, as we know, we were struck by Typhoon Glenda. Even us here in our place weren't spared by the typhoon's wrath. The other day, classes in my school (at least) were suspended. When I woke up yesterday, the winds were really strong as I could see it in the trees' swaying and not only that, I heard the roof of one of our neighbors making noises as it seemed like it was gonna go off (good thing it didn't). Not only that, there were brownouts and in our place, it was so long that it lasted over an entire day. The electricity here were restored only this morning but at about 3-4 in the afternoon, they went off AGAIN. Life without electricity is TOUGH, especially in a time like today where one spends hours in the internet or the fact that it's a need today (I wonder what life was like back in the days where there was no electricity). Because we really had nothing to do, some of us here in the house went to Trinoma yesterday and I went to SM today with my brother. Yesterday at Trinoma, some of the shops were closed. On the way there, I saw some trees bent and uprooted along EDSA. Both times we went home, there was still no electricity in our place and sleeping last night wasn't easy... really. Good thing the electricity's back now. :) Until now though there's still some rain and strong winds but, fortunately, not as terrible as yesterday. Some schools still suspended their classes as well today.

I also thought of Typhoon Milenyo as well which struck Metro Manila years ago... Back then, I was living in Marikina and was still in grade school but I remember it, though not the details...

Hope for the best for all those affected by this Typhoon. Let's pray for them and best be prepared for the next typhoon. Hope for the best for the future. :)

Some pics taken from my POV...

This pic can't capture really how strong  the winds were but it at least gives an idea (sort of...)

Rained hard as well, one had to stay indoors to really be dry

After the storm. Note those broken banana trees.

It left a mess in our neighborhood

An uprooted tree and a mangled sign along EDSA

While in the middle of biking...

Took this pic on the banks of the Marikina River during a break from biking with my dad last weekend in Marikina. I suddenly had the thought of uploading this pic. It just goes to show how one can enjoy life simply without too much stress, just like those kids (I guess), or doing activities like biking, now that I think about it. :) I gotta do better though, even with school stress and all...