Thelma's Kitchenette: Baler, Aurora

It feels great to revisit Baler after a month. My first visit on this wonderful town was last May. Going back to Baler thrills me because I can ride on the waves of Sabang Beach again. This time, I will not be posting on the tourist destinations but I will be posting on the homegrown restaurants around the surfer's paradise. 

 

After a day tour on different tourist destinations in Aurora, we went back to our hotel to freshen up for dinner. From a more than 6 hours travel from Manila plus the day tour within the nearby towns of Baler, we needed to recharged and re-energized. We were all excited to try homegrown cuisines in the town proper. 

  

Thelma's Kitchenette at night!

Strolling at night, we found Thelma's Kitchenette on the side of the road. Here we decided to have our stomach get filled. We met the very accommodating owner, Ms. Thelma. With the colorful tarpaulin hung on the wall, I noticed that she was the model of the restaurant, promoting their special halo-halo. After I had my main course, I ordered halo-halo for my dessert. Off-course, I will not let the moment passed-by without taking picture with the model-owner! 

The Model-Owner and the Blogger.

The special halo-halo was worth it for only P50.00. They follow measurements in preparing their halo-halo. What made this special is that pastillas has been added as the main ingredient of the dessert. Fresh cow's milk I guess added the yummy flavor of their halo-halo plus the coconut meat and other ingredients. 

What makes Thelma's Kitchenette interesting is that foods are being served fresh from the heat. They have the so-called "i-request mo, iluto ko" wherein they will only cook the food once you order. I was not able to take some pictures on the main course because I was eager to re-fill my stomach, hahaha! We ordered sisig, crispy kare-kare and lechong-kawali. They also offer the Silog menus perfectly for breakfast plus short orders like: pancit gisado, pancit canton, beef mami, liempo with rice and many others. 

They also offer exotic food like what I've tried(for free), the sweet and spicy suso. Sarap! Thelma's Kitchenette also offer catering service for group picnics. You can reach them thru: 0947.890.9693 and look for Ms. Thelma. Definitely I will go back to this place once I hit Baler again. 

Creamy-spicy Suso :)

Sto. Niño de Cebu Parish Church: Biñan, Laguna

Sto. Niño de Cebu Parish was a small church built in 1984 by the Augustinian Friars. The church was built in 1988 under Rev. Fr. Pechayco, OSA. The church was reconstructed in 2002 under Rev. Fr. Edgar Polotan, OSA. That same year, the Altar Retablo was built. The church bell towers, fountain, jubilee door and parking lot was built under Rev. Fr. Dannie Dagsaan, OSA, who until now is the Parish Priest. 

Well, I have been to Splash Island a couple of times but never had a chance to visit this church not until my friend, Mary Engelee, got married. I made sure that I will attend the wedding of my friend not just to witness her getting married but also to finally visit this wonderful church. I will only share some of the pictures I have taken during the wedding ceremony. So here we go...

here comes the bride

closer look at the altar

Off-course, every event will not be complete without taking sooooo many pictures. So many pictures we took but then I need to choose few that I liked most haha. Admittedly, I got to shed some tears of happiness for my friend finally tying the knot to Pao. They look good as couple. After all 9 years in being a relationship will not lasts if they were not meant for each other. "Sarap lang ma-inlove." Two in one mission accomplished!

posing with the newlywed couple

singafive friends