*a late post in fact…
PH Election 2022 had just concluded a couple of days ago and surprisingly there’s no need to wait for days, weeks to know who won the electoral race. It’s a no brainer coming from the Comelec transparency server, from the Executive to Legislative branches of the government votes were easily calculated pronto, that fast considering that the Philippines has the slowest internet speed in the entire Southeast Asian region. Comelec must be really good and prepared this time hence the speedy results, I’d like to leave it there but how about the faulty VCMs, seniors and PWD unable to cast their votes and brownouts (2nd district of Makati for example) and the long queue of voters at Bgy. Sta Cruz in Makati at 6:30pm. The long queue, I didn’t capture that story in any news because I personally saw it when we pass by Monday afternoon. I actually worried that some may not make it at the voting precinct.
I won’t deny that I felt really sad and disappointed at the turn around of the election because all the candidates I supported didn’t make the cut especially the Presidential post. I was rooting for Leni because I know in my heart she would bring balance, she would make a difference and through her platforms a better and improve quality of governance will begin. But all my high hopes together with the 14M people who voted for her died following the next morning. It was like a nightmare for the working class and I know many will agree with me. Six years under the Duterte admin was a joke, it’s because the President himself was so fond of making all issues a joke, a disgusting joke. And now that the presumptive President is another Marcos, I have mix emotions and fear. I fear that history will repeat itself. I fear that he may not carry the role. And I don’t know how the next six years will fare under his presidency.
Sana nga mali kami, sana tama kayo.
Bakit nga ba ang hirap mong mahalin, bayan kong sinilangan.
And to end my election rant here. I hope YouTube and TikTok university scholars are vigilant to spot fake news from the authentic content. I hope we do not rewrite history falsely.
Anyhow, back to my personal space. I was frequenting the city the last couple of weeks because I had my APE, office visits to clear my personal stuffs and DFA appointment. Finally, after a year I was able to secure slots for our passport renewals. You see, I was at the verge of phoning the Phil Consulate office in Vancouver already just to get help. And it’s a blessing that I chanced upon a tip from an ig celebrity whom I follow before I troubled the cousin. 😀
Long story short, I got the slots, we did go and we now have passports for the next 10 years. 
charaught lang yarn, we can’t afford Wolfgang yet 😛
Because going to the city is something bigtime for me now, I always look forward to trying new things apart from the gazillions of errands I have every visit. Sabi nga you only live once so make the best out of it. I realise that ze husband and I need to date out exclusively at least once a quarter because we need some time alone, we need to normalise like what we’ve used to —we need to continue our lives despite the leftovers of the pandemic.
So, before we went home we had dinner at one of the nice restaurants at the Newport Mall. Parmigiano Pizzeria Ristorante serves Italian cuisine. The restaurant itself was lovely, it passed all the ristorante philosophy —formal & refined menu, wine, deserts, in other news malakas maka-sosyal!
Burrata Salad
Spaghetti Polpo Al Marinara
6 Cheese White Pizza
We didn’t order everything of course because we’re over that stage na takaw tingin. First, we had the Burrata Salad, mixed greens and arugula with red apple, walnuts, cherry tomatoes and topped with whole burrata cheese with honey and balsamic syrup. At P420, serving was generous and fresh, two thumbs up for the very rich & milky burrata cheese. Ordered the Spaghetti Polpo Al Marinara because we don’t want meat to our pasta —cooked with octopus, spiced tomato sauce, zucchini, eggplant and bell peppers. At P520, you get a single order which is basically good for sharing especially if you are ordering other foods. The pasta serving tho had too much sauce making the noodles look lesser than it should, the octopus made the cut, it was tender and flavorful. Last but not the least, we got the 6 Cheese White Pizza —purely cheese based pizza, gorgonzola, mozzarella pecorino, parmigiano reggiano, scamorza & taleggio. Price was very reasonable at P595 and pizza was insanely good because cheese! ♥ I was actually itching to order paella or risotto but ze husband stopped me, save it to our next visit daw. I also like to order wine or beer next time. We didn’t get desserts because I want coffee after but we’re so completely full. We ended up checking some stores. I have this story from way, way back during our first visit at Resorts World. When we passed by MK store, I was awkwardly looking outside lang. I felt the store was so intimidating that’s why I missed my chance to get the “I love NY” tote bag. Un tote bag na made of high end katsa and sells P2,500 that time. Fast forward today, I love visiting high end shops at Rustan’s so I can feel the texture of the item and see how it is when carried then leave and look for legit online sellers who can give it at a better price, reasonable actually. It feels good, guilt-free to buy the real item(s) every time. Then persons at my household would always pop the question, saan mo gagamitin yarn? hehehe
Just so you know, I bought an XL MK office bag and laptop sleeve so I could fit everything nicely during my office visits. It took me a couple of weeks to decide because despite the better pricing I’ve mentioned earlier, the sum was still a hefty one and sometimes I still get that guilt feel pag tinitingnan ko sya but the guilt trip would easily get away naman.
my forever date ♥ na poging pogi sa sarili nya when we had our pp appointment 😛
I still have a lot of kwentos, how we spent the Holy Week, that 4-day trip to Ilocos and Nanay’s 70th. Too many to write about but so little time because you know, I have too many things to balance and I get so little time for self-breaks. For now, ciao and enjoy the weekend! ♥
DFA TOPS (confirmed appointments only)
3/F Newport Mall
PARMIGIANO RISTORANTE PIZZERIA
2/F Newport Mall, Newport Blvd.,
Resorts World Manila, Pasay City, Metro Manila 1309
january 