September 2012

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September 2012

    [San Fernando] La Union food trip: cheap and affordable but "sosyal"

    Posted by: PALAGUTOM Boy / comment : 30 , ,

    "So since I am on budget because I am afraid I can not go home due to over-spending with food, I have chosen to buy that 140-peso halo-halo which we shared with my bro. So that's 70 pesos per head since we have oh-so-good appetite."

    No need to be rich with thousands in your pocket just to try to dine sosyal in a pa-sosyal restaurant in La Union called Halo-Halo de Iloko. You know, Palagutom Boy is very poor that he can only afford to eat cheap food with price from 100 pesos and below and he found what he is looking for in La Union. An affordable yet sulit halo-halo priced with only 140 pesos. It was big and it can be good for 3 (so it is about 45 pesos per head per share) unless if you have a huge appetite like Palagutom Boy.

    La Union Food Trip
     Buko Halo-Halo Fiesta @ 140 pesos, about 45 pesos per head (Good for 2-3 persons)

    So if you read my previous post, you will be aware why I am featuring these foods below. When I became gutom (that's the Tagalog for hungry, and so what?) in La Union, I looked for an affordable yet sulit food in Halo-Halo de Iloko and the first one that caught my attention is the Buko Halo-Halo Fiesta for 140 pesos which is good for 2-3 persons..

    La Union Food Trip
    Copied from my travel blog, uh.
    La Union Food Trip
    Copied from my travel blog again and why not coconut? | These are the prices. The chepaest is 55 pesos. It depends upon your appetite.

    So since I am on budget because I am afraid I can not go home due to over-spending with food, I have chosen to buy that 140-peso halo-halo which we shared with my bro. So that's 70 pesos per head since we have oh-so-good appetite.

    Ay nakalahati na agad?
    Yun pala eh, kinuha ko na lahat. Hihi.
    Yun oh! Mga palagutom boys! Hating kapatid lang! Note: Bawal ang magkapatid sa labas :0

    So what else, else else? That what just our dessert, say? I told you this POOR food blogger became pasosyal here, but affordable naman :)

    So this is what we ate for lunch with my palagutom buddy who happens to be oh-so poorer than me, and also happened to be my bro, my younger bro. I know I look younger :p

    La Union Food Trip
    Bagnet! Yes, there is also Bagnet in La Union!
    La Union Food Trip
    Sinigang | Halo-Halo de Iloko Style

    Ayun! Don't worry these foods are both less than 100 pesos per single order with drinks and a good cup of rice. Don't ask me the taste because they are all excellent! No regrets!

    That ends my La Union food trip. It was cheap but pa-sosyal ang peg. That's why Palagutom Boy, the poor food blogger felt like he was very rich dining here. In fact, he is poor! 

    Thank you for reading and we will be featuring more cheap food next time. This has been your poor food blogger, Palagutom Boy. Bye!

    [San Fernando] Halo-Halo de Iloko of La Union, Bongga!

    Posted by: Edmar del Castillo Guquib / comment : 42 , , ,

    "Halo-Halo de Iloko loves animals. There are also aquariums placed at the windows but I wasn't able to take photos of those because I am afraid of aquariums, Chos!"

    Waaaaaah! I can't believe I am writing a new post again. Awww! Bow-wow-wow! Meowww! Oink Oink! Moooooo!!! Because I love the animals, and I eat "some" animals, I want to greet you like the animals do. Hihihi!

    And guess what? Palagutom Boy is getting sosyal OMG! Can you imagine that Boy Palagutom dined in a sosyal restaurant in La Union that is considered to be a tourist attraction in the city of San Fernando? You know, I feel so mayaman eating in that restaurant with all the customers speaking English and Tagalog. I also tried to speak English but my nose bled that's why I did not eat dinuguan this time. Hohoho! I thank you bow!

    Halo-Halo de Iloko
    Oh ha! Parang Disco House and peg na medyo pa-sosyal! 

    Ok, this will be a restaurant review. I don't usually do restaurant review but this time I want to review and it is nice to have a reviewer, lol!

    And oh yeah!!! Napanganga ako sa ganda inside. As in inside and not outside (although it is beautiful outside). It just so happened that I asked myself "Mahangin ba sa labas?"

    So for you to understand what I mean, I accidentally (yes, accidentally) captured a photo outside the restaurant. Kung bakit accidental ay hindi ko alam sabay kanta, "Huwag mo nang itanong sa akin. Hindi ko rin naman sasabihin." At bawal kantahin! Kahit sa isipan mo lang bawal basahin na iniisip ang melody. Hahaha!

    Halo-Halo de Iloko
    The cute exterior of Halo-Halo de Iloko, bawal ang loko-loko dito.

    There you have it! The blue-colored Halo-Halo de Iloko and it is not red, what do you think? Let's go back inside because it's so mahangin na outside.

    The ambiance inside Halo-Halo de Iloko is oh-so-nice! Inside is dim ang effect. There are no spotlight or traffic light inside, only dim lights that make the ambiance inside so relaxing to the point that I want to sleep and not to eat, Hihi!

    Halo-Halo de Iloko loves animals. There are also aquariums placed at the windows but I wasn't able to take photos of those because I am afraid of aquariums, Chos!

    Halo-Halo de Iloko
    Gecko, Lizard, Crocodile, Iguana, Komodo or... Starfish? (LOL) Which is which sandwhich?
    Halo-Halo de Iloko
    Doggie, non-living thing, display, an object made from metal or... slumdog millionaire? Welcome daw oh! Thanks naman! Nakaka-touch ka, so what is your stand about the downward trend of the Chinese Economy you doggie? Hindi sumagot eh. At nakita kong nag-nosebleed din ang display na ito ng konti. Konti lang. eh?

    That's it! The restaurant is located along Zandueta Street, San Fernando, La Union! Yey! (Ano ang kinalaman ng Yey?).

    Halo-Halo de Iloko
    Kung maka-emote si Palagutom Boy Wagas!

    Halo-Halo de Iloko

    At kung maka-smile naman ang cute cute niya! Kiligggg!! Ehem, may kokontra ba? Baka gusto mong masaktan? :p

    Of course, golf course, we ate here and I won't give up earning 100 pesos for every single food that I will buy. So what we ate here? It should be less than 100-peso-expense per single food per head. And below is a teaser.

    Halo-Halo de Iloko
    Urghhh. Naguton tuloy ako, parang gusto kong bumalik na ngayon sa Halo-Halo de Iloko!

    That's just one of the foods we ate. Teaser lang yan ano ba.

    So I will be teaching you how to eat "cheap" in Halo-Halo de Iloko. There are some affordable ways to do! To be continued...

    [Legazpi] ▬ Tummy Yummy: Cheap Bicol Foodtrip

    Posted by: Edmar del Castillo Guquib / comment : 2 , , ,

    Cheap Restaurant in Albay, Bicol
    Tummy Yummy Diners Express in Legazpi City, Albay

    Tummy Yummy is a great place to eat if you are in Albay, especially when you're lost at the Legazpi Grand Central Terminal in the city of Legazpi, province of Albay in Bicol Region. Hoy! Don't worry because it won't ruin your budget! :p
    If you don't have enough money and still want to experience dining with the view of the Mayon Volcano (you have to go out the restaurant to do that), do dine at Tummy Yummy Diners Express. Ow I am so sorry! I forgot if you can see Mayon Volcano inside. Urghhh. Don't blame me because it's been more than a year since I last ate here, booo. So I did not take down notes before and who would have thought that I will come up with a food blog that features food with price of 100 pesos or less like this? Blahh.

    Ok, if you want a budget meal here, group meal is recommended, as in, you have to be in group, not group chat, not group hug, but a group of hungry tummy. Well, 3-4 person in a group may do.

    Bicol Food Trip
    Pancit with a touch of Bicol Taste

    I am suggesting group dining because some of the best dishes here are priced with 100 pesos and above. So to experience a budget meal (meaning without spending all your money), you must have someone to share with so that you won't be spending 100 pesos and above for every single food you eat, Claro M. Recto? I mean, is that Klaro or Clear (not the shampoo thing ok because I don't have dandruff, blah blah)?

    So what to eat in Tummy Yummy aside from rice?


    Ok, we tried out the Pancit with a touch of Bicol taste and please forgive me for being unable to recall the real name of the menu. What is important is that I know it is a pancit and not a spaghetti :p

    The price is about 120-150 in range and it is good for 4. If one of you has voracious appetite, it can be good for 3. If all of you have voracious appetite, it is good for 1 and that would ruin your budget. So be sure that at least 1 in your group has voracious appetite, lol.

    If everyone has voracious appetite, you may consider a partnership dining (not group dining). So in partnership dining, only the two of you will share for the food which mostly apply when both of you have voracious appetite. But don't worry, that would be less than 100 still.

    So because I talk a lot, as in a lot, with sense or non-sense, you'll know that pancit is of Bicol-influence when you eat that! Guess? Eat a red hot chilly pepper now and you'll know what I mean.

    Fill in the blanks: This is Sisig Bicol Express ___ Tummy Yummy. There's no clue please.

    What else? This one is the Sisig Bicol Express. It is a sisig of course, but what makes it different is that it is ultra spicy and hot. Warning: don't eat the green things out there if you don't want to burn you mouth with smoke without charcoal.

    It is still good for 3-4 people of regular appetite. The range is from 120-150 pesos wherein you can share to cut the expense each person to less than a hundred peso. Every peso counts isn't it?

    Bicol
    Oooops! Palagutom Boy is there! Ok, there are 3 of us in the group and I won't tell who has the one with voracious appetite here :p

    Legazpi
    This photo is taken from my travel blog where I have a serious-type, melodramatic, semi-emo personality.

    So that is the view you'll have to witness dining in Tummy Yummy restaurant. Appetizing right? View pa lang ulam na!

    Closing Remarks and how I hate saying goodbye!

    That ends my successful budget food trip in Legazpi City and hope to see you again next time for our next cheap food trippings.

    This has been Palagutom Boy, the poorest food blogger at your service. Bye!
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