Sephayeen goes to Osaka : a night at Dotonburi (where to get money exchange)

Welcome to our first trip with my family in Osaka Japan!  We cannot say that this trip was on a budget because it really was not😜, but it was only because our parents were with us (yey!)

We did pay for some stuff though so we can share with you those stuff we did do (and did pay 😭)

What we did: Airline ticket Php30,000/each (whatttt?!!!  mahal di ba? nakaka bad trip. Hahaha but we wanted to fly with our parents who used their frequent flier Delta Miles… ✈️✈️✈️ (we flew via ANA 

What to do instead: Buy cebu pacific or PAL, even air asia! I saw tickets for around php15,000.00 (non promo) 

Airbnb near Dotonburi: Php6,000/night to php15k/night depending how many pax are you… we were 8pax so we paid around 15k per night. It was walking distance from Dotonburi.
Dotonburi Night

If eating was a sport I would win definately! The selection was outstanding, I wanted to try everything. 

What I love about street food in Japan is that I know that it is clean because I see how they maintain the cleanliness… how i wish street food everywhere in the world was like this!!!

It was also very affordable- for 400-3000yen busog ka na!

Eto yun di namin na try kasi we came in at a high season (April Osaka Season) and advance booking ang nangyari sa iba… sigh at least may babalikan kami.

Inihaw na Eels, Tentacles, seashells etc

Automated Ramens and Rice bowls!!!

Building with Money Exchange

along the mainarea lang pf of dotonburi left side. Near the giant crab ( hindi yun sa kanto may isa pa sa looban)

cheese and takoyaki heacen 😝

Jj buying Tummy Takoyaki!!!

pag nakita mo ito malapit ka na sa money exchange

• of you miss this may money exchange sa train station pag baba sa Kyoto (mas maganda exchange rate doon ) 😜

In the dark

So still

I can barely see

When i breathe

I feel free

In your eyes

I see me

Little precious one

Your creation

Your being…

I feel found

After years of silence

I feel your presence once more

A gentle calm

Unexplainable peace

Certainty that holds no grounds

But the belief that your there…

I want to take a step

Want to come back

But like the years that passed

I an unsure

Difference from then and today

Is that now i know your there

So still

I breathe you in

The calmness that swirls inside

Like repeated sighs

Uncertainty and belief side by side

I then begin to pray…

Bicol food trip: colonial grill

I know colonial grill has been blogged so many times… So this time im just  posting their menu in case you need it 🙂 

colonial grill menu

   

Food review (bicol) Dandan’s Noodle House- for your authentic jap taste food

When i crave for japanese food when i am in legazpi bicol- this is the place i run too… 

It looked like a humble carinderia and honestly “unappetizing”; BUT i could not be more wrong.

Check out how the place looks. They have a limited selection but that is fine since that also meant that they could focus on the freshness of each dish.  
 
Price is anywhere from 80php-160php (roughly $1.50-$4.00 tops per dish) amazing right? 🙂

 

huge serving katsudon

  

tempura udon yummy!!’

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The serving is good for two in actuality (depends if your hungry then you’ll probably would not let anyone near your order hehehe) 

So next time your in town, and if your in a budget, this beats the fast food option. 

Book Review: The Fate of Ten

I was extatic when I saw the feed in facebook about the 6th book installment of the I am No.4 series! 

I could not wait to see what happens next and waiting a year made me forget some scenes from the past books.

  
SPOILER ALERT: 

* basing from the title alone I knew that Ten (Ella) was a goner. I just could not put my finger on it but usually the fragile looking ones (she is depicted as still a child) are the ones who are supposed to be harbouring stronger powers! I was right… It does not make any sense though… Why kill her then make her come back and then at the end she is alive but barely keeping her wits together? 

* a whole battalion of himan guardes yey! Go team lorien-earth!

* why does John automatically have the powers of pittacus lore? I dont get it… Coz he has front billing in the beggining of the series??? 

   
 
Finally… I am glad that Sarah is no more… Yup that is correct… They just seem too sappy to me. I’d much rather like ella and john be an item in the future after all these craziness is done! I mean what an ending right? John might be a descendant of Pittacus lore and ella of Setakis Ra! Perfect way to bring back peace to the once unseparable best friends 🙂

Ecobike

new branch of mcdonalds in the fort- near Arya and the old dencios grill :)

Voucher Review: Mont Albo- market market

VOUCHER TIME!!!

Yes it is that time of the month…
stressed? depressed? anxious?
We needed a massage and a stone throw away is mont albo.

Among the spas in the various deal sites mont albo grabbed our attention because it is very near, it is in a mall (parking will not be a problem) and it was dirt cheap at arounf 50%-ish off the original price.(im not good in math so ill just give you a price rundown as of sept 20,2013.

I got two vouchers for php250 each- hilot massage with ventosa. Orig price is Php380 for the hilot and Php80.

We got to the mall pretty late (Market Market in the Fort) We hurriedly went to Mt. Albo but we were told sched is full but they will inform us if any slots open. We scheduled last august pa so our slot at 6pm was still ok pero i wanted to get the massage done early.

But sayang, we had to wait. So we decided to sideline foot spa at nailholics (just across mont albo) and came back at 6pm.

…this is how their facade looks like

… took a pic of their pricelist so i can share to you how affordable they are 🙂

the lady ay the front desk was all smiles and very accomodating. She texted me to update and affirm that i will be coming on time. here is a pic of her:

The Hilot Madsage
Heavenly!
Lahat ng lamig natanggal. At one point they even used oiled banana leaves na warmed by candle wax drops and placed it on your back! galing talaga. sulit

Despite the fact they have only 4beds, they were ver efficient in keeping time. They start and finish on time (as per experience)…

mauulit kami!

RATING 4 out of 5
They deserve a perfect score for me but not everyone will appreciate that there were little or almost no stretching involved. Dapat nag thai pala dn ako 🙂

Milk price in savemore

How much are children’s milk nowadays? Went to the local store in Acacia estates- SAVEMORE to find out:

php354.50 for 900g of NIDO
or php0.393 per gram

php234.50 for bear brand choco for 800g that is php0.29 per gram

NIDO 3 plus php524.50 per 1000g that’s php0.524 per gram

Lactum 3 plus php734.50 for 4 packs of 600g or 1200g that is php0.612 per gram

Netogen 3 php494.50 at 1200g or php0.412 per gram

although my list for all age groups and is targeted primarily on toddlers. It gave me a fair idea on price difference of milk brands.

Bearbrand is cheapest
then nestogen, nido and lactum

the first nido is exempted from the category since its not under the “3” category.

posted prices are from sept 2013

eat well delicious restaurant review

Last night we went for my boyfriend and i’s comfort food- hot steaming xiao long bao from shi lin. But since they are closed 9pm weekdays we were forced to look for another resto in the area.

enter Eat Well in net quad building.

this unassuming place looks like one level up from a fast food place.
but its comfortable and waiters are abundant so you dont need to wait a long time before you get served.

i got the xiao long pao at php145
for 4pcs

it is slightly bigger than the one in shi lin , the wrap is thicker but it breaks easily. the upside is that it tastes real good so its a tie with shi lin’a xiao long bao for me.

i also got the singaporean hianese chicken set for php199 – it comes with soup and condiments :). the house tea is priced at php50

overall it is a nice alternative. yun nga lang seph felt umay from all the oil we consumed bec of the dishes served. oh yeah he got the porchop meal at php250 it serves 1 lang.

eat well is located in BGC at the net quad building. It is near HSBC building in the fort.

thanks! till next time 🙂