Green Coffee | Quick date with Mitch and Pia

Photo credit to: http://davaoetcetera.blogspot.com

Choco Lava

Blueberry Ensaymada

Pia, not-so-fresh from Makati

Mitch in her company uniform a.k.a. teacher's uniform

Ever since Pia arrived in Davao, we have been planning to meet up but failed to.

So after dinner with family, I decided to see them so I called them up.

I asked my parents to drop me off at McDo Bajada. 

I called Mitch and she said she was at a funeral service along Torres St. while Pia is home. I walked to Torres and asked Mitch if she could spare some minutes and hang out somewhere near. Pia arrived after a few minutes. We went to Margie's bakeshop but it's already closed. So we walked along Torres and decided to stay at Green Coffee.

Green coffee is the pioneering coffee shop here in Davao that uses the garden and plants to create that perfect relaxing and cozy ambiance. It opened around May 2011 and is a Panadero Express (Davao) under a new brand. It is the country's first air-conditioned outdoor garden and brewing freshly roasted coffee beans from the company's own farm.

Here's what we ordered:

♥ Choco Lava for me

♥ Lemon Iced Tea for Pia

♥ Blueberry Ensaymada for Mitch

Choco Lava

First taste was eeeek! It tasted like medicine. I kind of regretted it at first. Then I took another bite and again and again. When I was about 1/3 of my way, it started to taste okay. And then further, it tasted good. A different take of my classic favorite of chocolate. Must try for chocolate lovers.

Php 110.00

Lemon Iced Tea

Tasted like a legit tea lightened up with a fresh zest of lemon. Truly refreshing and not overly sweet.

Php 130.00 (est.)

Blueberry Ensaymada

I am not a fan of blueberry, so I didn't take a taste of the filling. The ensaymada however, was soft, light and fluffy. The butter was generous and it's saltiness give a balance to the blueberry I guess. 

Php 70.00

In general, Green Coffee is a good place for food, drinks and chilling with friends.

Plus it is now open and ready to serve Davaoeños 24/7! :)

Green Coffee

F. Torres St., Davao City 

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It's just a quick date and no specific amount of time is enough when it is well spent with good friends.

I missed the endless chikas with you vevez Pia and Mitch.

Love, Me.

Coco's South Bistro | Sunday Dining

Paolo, Krista and Jude and Coco's gigantic menu | si Paolo ayaw pa-disturb

food for the soul, wine for the spirit | cliche. but i like it!

the bar | Coco's is packed on sundays

potato chips

fire wings | side dish: french fries

carbonara | linguine pasta

western bbq burger, i think. hehe!

garlic bread

my orders shared with Paolo: fire wings, western bbq burger and carbonara

i forgot what this is called ^^

the happy diners: Paolo, Krista, Jude, Cenon and Jhoana

happiness written all over my face

the aftermath right on my plate

Gluttony, I know. But the food was really good.
Need I say more?

Okay. To be fair, I'll do a really quick and brief review of everything I ate and tasted.

Fire wings | French Fries
Fire wings: (+)generous serving. tasty chicken. (-)too much batter. not as spicy as the name.
French fries: (+)generous serving. crispy and tasty. just like kfc's or nyfd's.
Php 170.00

Western BBQ Burger | Potato Chips
Wester BBQ Burger: (+)generous serving. pure lean meat-no constarchy feel. well caramelized onions.
Potato Chips: (+)crispy and tasty. serving is just right.
Php 210.00 (est.)

Carbonara on linguine pasta | Garlic bread
Carbonara: (+)serving is big enough for two persons. creamy, heavenly texture of the vermicelli sauce.
Garlic bread: (+)aromatic. 2 slices were served in an order, enough for two. (-)a bit bland. bread was not crispy or toasted well.
Php 220.oo (est.)

That's it! Till next.

Love, Me. Burp!

The Darkest Hour

Philippine Showing: January 25

St. Basils Cathedral

This poster illustrates how the invisible aliens can easily disintegrate humans into dust

Max Minghella as Ben, Olivia Thirlby as Natalie, Emile Hirsch as Sean and Rachael Taylor as Anne

Max Minghella as Ben carrying the microwave-spitting weapon

the aliens

 

Emile Hirsch as Sean trying to look for invisible aliens | how hard can that be?

Anne and Ben

Inside the apartment/cage

After class, (yes, I have classes on Sundays - parang Sunday school lang. haha!) my classmates/friends and I went out and had dinner at Coco's South Bistro.After dinner, we headed to Abreeza and had reserved tickets for the movie.

The Darkest Hour.

Director Chris Gorak (Right at Your Door) teams with producer Timur Bekmambetov for this tense apocalyptic thriller centering on the fight for survival waged by five youths who find themselves stranded in Moscow during an alien invasion. As the invisible extraterrestrials absorb all of Earth's energy and life forms, finding a means of escaping the unstoppable attackers becomes a seemingly impossible task. Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, and Max Minghella star. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

High points:

• Storyline. The storyline of the movie is quite similar to other apocalyptic thrillers but with a significant twist in the sense that the invaders are cloaked in an electrically-charged shield that affects the environment around them. What I got really excited about was the idea that the darkness is safer than the light! And so to survive, they have to lurk in the dark - which is commonly more terrifying in reality. Also, the twists of the story was unpredictable. I totally swear I was caught off guard. Yes, some of the sequences were quite predictable but there are some that will totally surprise you and make you feel really sad. :(
• Setting. Producer Timur Bekmambetov said that "the 3D thriller is one of the rare films that have showcased the characteristic beauty of Russia." After this movie, I am in love with Moscow, Russia. I have seen its marvel in Amazing Race before but it has struck me to a new intensity now. The architecture, the history and the culture - all now seemed so wonder-and wander-ful.
• Thrill. The thrill is killing me. It made me put my hand over my mouth almost throughout the film so that I wouldn't scream inside the cinema house and humiliate myself. The cinema is 2/3 full, btw.  
• Special effects. The effects was impressive. We watched it in regular cinemas but still the effects looked realistic and innovative, quite different from what we have seen before.  My favorite was when the aliens are invading the world, they seemed aurora-like apparition in the sky. They looked like beautiful and gigantic rain drops. 
• Actors. The actors are effective in bringing the emotions to the table. Many times during the movie had I felt various emotions and I credit that to the efficacy of the actors. 

Low points:

• Inconsistency. At the first half of the movie, I admired how they made the invasion so realistic basing everything on science and using logic to explain everything that they know of the invaders. However, the scenes reached to some focal points of the movie wherein they did a complete 180 and bended some of the logic they have established. You'd understand what I'm trying to say when you watch or have watched the movie. I don't want to spoil anything for those who haven't. :)
• Ending. The movie ended so soon. I can't believe that 89 minutes had gone by that fast. I don't know if it was because I enjoyed it that much or was it because I was looking forward for more, that I felt the the problem was left unresolved. However, I learned (after watching the movie) that their aim was to survive and not to destroy the invaders. But in the movie, they made me believed that they can defeat the aliens. I was so into that idea that I felt so disappointed that it ended.
• Climax. The climax of the movie was unsatisfactory. It was thrilling indeed but it felt far less that what I envisioned considering that the movie started really strong for me.

 Verdict:

Overall, I find the movie so-so. It's the movie that you won't miss a thing if you haven't watched it but still you're in for a good thrill if you do. I like to watch horror or thriller movies because I enjoy the feeling of anxiety (weird, i know!). The most exciting thing for me would be asking myself, how would I act in the face of this kind of adversity? Clearly an alien invasion is, hopefully, not in our future. The film is really about young people trying to figure out who they are and what it takes to survive and be with their loved ones.

Happy watching!

Love,
Me. 

Shout out to Lanie

I am currently in the process of cleaning and organizing my things.
Then I saw these.

 

I remembered as we arrived in Seoul, Lanie welcomed us with an Etude House paper bag with lots and lots of accessories for Monique and I. There were so many accessories that we decided to keep what we really like and give to our friends the rest.

 That was so thoughtful of her and so sweet as well.
So I thought I ought to give her a shout out!

Thank you Lanie!!! ❤❤❤

www.lanieinkorea.com

Kopi Roti | with Julienne and Marc

kaya toast

kopi bun

french toast with soft boiled eggs

hot choco

Julienne and I

Julienne and Marc

I am sick for a couple of days now. Fever and cough. Huhu!

Yesterday, I have no class and I opted to stay home to rest. I slept throughout the day, woke up for a few minutes several times to answer Mama who's calling to check on me. 

I finally woke up at around 9pm. And with an empty stomach. My bestfriend Julienne called me up to check on me too and I said that I was sick and hungry. They came here in my apartment to bring some stuff and we went out.

It was already late so we figured to go to a coffee shop, I'll just order something that will fill me up.

Kopi Roti is only a few blocks away from home and so we went there.

Kopi Roti is a 57-year-old Singaporean coffee shop that serves a variety of Singaporean specialty beverages and breads. It has started its operation in the Philippines around August of 2005. It opened a branch here in Davao 2 years thereafter. Kopi means coffee and Roti means bread. So, it literally means coffee and bread, which they actually serve in their shop.

Julienne | Kaya toast + hot chocolate

Kaya toast is a thinly sliced toasted bread served with Kaya spread and butter. 

I tried this and I liked it. It's like a highly-densed cracker that is crispy yet tender at the same time. The spread is of the right richness and the taste is light and subtle, nothing is over empowering. 

Their hot chocolate is very authentic. You can actually taste the cocoa in it, not the sugar. As a matter to the fact, they don't add sugar to all of their beverages. What they do is they pour a liberal amount of condensed milk before they pour in your coffee, hot chocolate or tea in the cup. That's the white section you can see at the bottom of the cup in the picture.

Php 130

Marc | Kopi bun + hot chocolate

Kopi bun is a soft bread with coffee-flavored crust and has a sweet-buttery filling inside. This is Kopi Roti's house specialty and this separates them out of the rest of the coffee-shop scene.

Marc also gave me a quarter of the bun to try. The bread is really soft it's like melting in your mouth. And the filling is so heavenly. The crust tastes really like that of coffee and is albeit crunchy. This is the first of its kind that I tried and I love it. I kind of regretted that I didn't order this. Haha!

Php 115

Laserhenna | French toast and soft boiled eggs + hot chocolate 

Fresh bread dipped in egg batter, pan fried and served with Kaya spread. 2 soft boiled eggs in special soya sauce and white pepper.

I love eggs and french toast, thus the reason why I ordered this meal. The french toast was pretty ordinary, nothing special about it. On the other hand, the soft-boiled eggs are perfect. I love medium-rare eggs. I don't like the yolk cooked or in worst cases, overcooked and dry. I like it when the yolk oozes out when sliced and I love the texture of the yolk when paired with the bread. So, I loved this combination.

Php 150

Other choices: Kopi jelly, peanut butter toast, kaya puff, homemade iced tea and more.

Overall, Kopi Roti is above satisfactory putting everything into consideration: the ambiance of the shop, the service, the taste and satiety of food/drink served as well as the cost of the products.

Recommended! :) 

Kopi Roti

Ground floor, LZ Dental Center Bldg.,

Jacinto Ext., Davao City