Because Of The Cake

Listening to people talk about resto's and cafe's you would be asking yourself and companions when will you go there to try their best seller? 

One of the most talked-about cakes were from Contis. My friends and I paid a little visit after a long day of work.


Environment is great. Not too crowded. Not too noisy. Maybe because the location is a little bit isolated from the most visited part of Greenbelt.


Since cakes are the most talked about specialty, we decided to try different produce as well.


There is nothing special about their palabok. Red Ribbon's is better than this. Cost-wise, expensive for a small serving. 


Spaghetti meatballs and other pastas are nothing but ordinary. 



Carbonara is creamy with additional water settled below. I think it was not drained too well.


Of course a cake to complete the meal. 


Serving time: Terrible... That means more than 30 minutes of waiting. 

But one reason to go back: The cakes!

Where The Good Guys are Connecting People

In a world where Napoles, Tuason, Estrada and Enrile stars the TV screen, we maybe wandering, 

"Where are the hell now are the good guys?"

When SMDC posters are around..

I would always ask myself, "where?"

In a Pinoy setting, we'll ask: "Asan? San banda?"

Last week, my friend Johnievic lost his wallet along with his passport and visa along Ilocos Sur. With the turn of events it was returned to him in no time. 

His trip may have been impossible if these valuables were not recovered. His work would have been spent travelling from one office to another to replace what was lost. 

On his way to Manila this morning, he found a phone inside the bus along where he was seated. Everyone's norm would be to keep such trinket. Fortunately, he was not "everyone". He went the extra mile to send messages to people in the contact list until someone replied introduced himself as the father of the owner of the phone. Since he has a plane to catch, yours truly was asked to deliver it to the rightful owner. 

My place is near where the family is staying. We agreed to meet halfway at a certain mall to return the phone. 

I met a very adorable family. Introduced himself as Mr. Collado, along with his wife and two pretty daughters. The phone was a gift from an aunt to one of her daughters. The family went all the way from Mindanao to visit the North, experience the cold nights of Baguio and attend a church annual conference. 

As we say, sentimental gifts are respected and treated as treasures. 

I left with a smile on my face and the experience: PRICELESS

And so there are OUR GOOD GUYS.. It's not returning a favor per'se.. It's doing the right thing...
...and the phone lived by it's slogan: Connecting People..