A Taste of Both Worlds

We Got It Grilled at Kenny

My son had his monthly growth monitoring a few days ago in his pedia's clinic somewhere in Caloocan City, used to go to Chinese Gen. but the clinic is way accessible than the hospital so we decided to have a location change.  Anyway, after a few pokes here and there, weighing and measuring and a booster shot, we were home-bound but, as usual and expected, my bebe complained about going home without even eating or playing or toy-gawking, so we decided to go to Grand Central Mall.  We were hoping to eat at Shakey's and we earnestly plead and cajoled our son to try Shakey's pizza until he, finally, gave in, but to our heart's dismay, the Shakey's branch in that mall was occupied by another dining establishment already, so, it was bye-bye Shakey's and hello Kenny's for us.  Oh, by the way, we had to go through another bout of pleading and cajoling and we had to take a different path going to Kenny Rogers so as to prevent him from seeing the Pizza Hut chain in the same level of the mall.  A parent got to do what he/she got to do *lol*.

The Kenny Rogers Roasters in Grand Central is a cozy place to eat, it's not crowded and minute, you can sit and lounge for a moment, and do a bit of thinking before you place that order in the counter.  The staff were alright, they did their jobs accordingly and they are more than courteous to the customers and patrons. 

The only problem is, they were kinda out-of-all-stock when we went in and it was lunch time, the peak hour in fastfood business, right?  I had to ask my hubby for a change of order twice as his preferred food were not available, imagine a Kenny Rogers Roasters without a roast chicken, unimaginable, think again.

Be that as it may, and though picking the grilled stuff in their menu was our last resort, it may as well be their saving grace.

The Partial Solar Eclipse and Something To Remember It By

This is not really an update but a new post, nonetheless *grins*.

The longest total solar eclipse of the century had happened last July 22, well, as I am a Philippine resident, I was only a spectator of a partial one but being a part of something monumental as such is a good enough opportunity for me.  It had happened a week ago, why am I only writing about it now, you'll ask, well, I had posted something about it in my other blog prior to the actual event but I am writing about it now, just so I have a remembrance, of sorts.  About me being late, yet again, in updating, uhm, I say, what's new *grins*?

 

Now I Am Speechless...

Sorry for being a non-existent blogger here in A Taste of Both Worlds, I have been busy tinkering and updating my new baby - The Snoring Queen - hoping that it will be index by Google soon *crossing my fingers*.

I don't know if you can consider this post as an update but I can't help but be proud that another award was bestowed upon me or upon this blog, to be specific.  A generous and kind wife and mommy hiding behind the codename Garden Gnome who authors Mom's Cafe Home Cooking has shared with me the Kreativ Blogger Award.  I don't know why but she thinks I am creative and I wouldn't argue with that, I love compliments.  I wanna thank you from the bottom of my heart, just like my four previous awards, this inspires me to keep on going and do better, if possible.  Again, thank you!

 

To accept this award do the following:

1. Thank the person who nominated you for this award.
2. Copy the logo and place it on your blog.
3. Link to the person who nominated you for this award.
4. Name 7 things about yourself that people might find interesting.
5. Nominate 7 Kreativ Bloggers.
6. Post links to the 7 blogs you nominate.
7. Leave a comment on each of the blogs letting them know they have been nominated.

I Don't Mean To Brag... But...

Okay, okay, I may be bragging a little *grins*, but, you see, this is the first time in my entire blogging career (wow! *lol*) that I had received three awards consecutively in less than two weeks.  And yes, I know that I am not the friendliest person on Earth so it does come as a shock (as much as you) but what can I do, my new-found blogging friends can't resist my charm *lol*. 

I wanna thank Anygen of efashionstuff.com for granting me this award, it is much appreciated, more than words.

Rules:
1. Copy the badge and put it on your blog.
2. Link back the person who passed you this award.
3. Spread the love to at least 10 or more bloggers.

And now, I am spreading the love to *drum roll*:

• Peachy - the brain behind The Peach Kitchen and Blowing Peachkisses, I so love her blogs, the first one makes me drool and hungry every time I visit but it ignite some hope in me that I may learn how to cook someday; the second one makes me laugh outrageously, she writes like a bading and her sense of humor rocks!
• Tita Ebie - the eye behind the photo blog The Main Ingredient, I was first an admirer of her daughter's food shots then I discovered the mommy, now, I am an admirer of both.  Tita Ebie is a kind soul, I haven't met her but she sounds so sweet and caring on her posts and comments, and I decided to call her tita, whether she like it or not but I hope it's okay.
• Zee - the daughter who have an eye for the most intoxicating food shot, the brain behind a number of blogs but my favorite is Z Dark Room.  Tita Ebie and Zee inspires me to take better pictures for my blog though I am only using a point and shoot camera.  Baka naman may pinaglumaan kayo dslr dyan, I accept hand-me-downs *grins*.
• Meryl - the brain behind Places, People, Events, Good Food and My Life (whew, that was long), I admire her friendliness and tenacity, she commented on my blog posts and left me messages day after the other eventhough I don't do anything in return, she incessantly push her pretty and friendly self on me until I finally had enough and I decided that she is a keeper *chuckles*.  Thank you for the friendship *hugs*. 
• Joan Joyce - the beauty (naks!) and brain (I can also include a voluptuous body if you like *grins*) behind the self-titled blog joanjoyce, I don't care about her blog (hahaha) but I love her!  We live in the same city, we both have one kid though hers is older and a girl, we're kinda in the same age group, we're kinda in the same body type, we both love food and we both love FB but she's more of an addict *lol*.  Basta, I'm giving this award to her.
• Glady or Gladiola (as she wants to be known) - the brain(wreck) behind Cooking with Kuting, as noted, her blog is about food, glorious food but she hasn't been updating in a while, she's kinda busy in her banking career and finding that special someone *crossing my fingers for her*.  She's the only one in the blogosphere who dared to call me ate (mind you, I am only 3 years her senior, just to clear the air *lol*), and I love her for that!
• Anya - the person (as in the whole being, not only her brain or other body parts, I need to make hers more special, that's why I'm saying this *lol*) behind Kutsara at Tinidor - a photo blog and food blog in one, she's not great as a photographer but she's awesome as a food blogger (half-lying *wink*).  But she's more special because she became my friend even before I became her sister-in-law .
• I'll stop at seven at the moment, but my three slots are still open, I might fill it up one of these days, maybe tomorrow or later, we'll see...

I heart you guys, keep up the good work and do spread the love.

When It Rains, It Pours

Yippee!  I received another award, this time it came from Meryl, my new-found friend in the blogosphere.  I super appreciate it dearie, thank you very much.

Now, I am passing it on to my Plurk friends:

• Cooking with Kuting
• Joan Joyce
• A Scientist in the Kitchen
• Pinay Mommy Online 
• The Journey to the Heavyside Layer

To the above mentioned peeps, grab the award or suffer my wrath *lol*.  Chikahan na sa Plurk.