Pepperoncino mix at a Japanese store

Today being my 54th birthday, I am posting about something simple but really enjoy eating. I've been always curious about a Japanese goods store along Katipunan Avenue across from St. Ignatius Village. The store is relatively big as most stores like it are more the size of convenience stores. And so I assumed that it would have more to offer in terms of merchandise (i.e., Japanese products). I was right in my assumption and ended up doing some shopping for items we usually have at home like the Bulldog sauce, furikake, gyoza sauce and instant ramen. I was happy to see another product that has evaded me in most Japanese stores.

Garlic, Olive Oil & Chili Pepper by S&B for Aglio Olio e Peperoncino

 

Details of the product and how to make some good pasta at the back of the package.

More about the store and other items there in a future post!

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The renovated NAIA Terminal 3 Food Hall

I am sharing here photos I took at NAIA Terminal 3. Shown are photos taken around the newly renovated food hall located at the level between the arrival and departure levels of the terminal. There are already a lot of restaurants and cafes open, giving visitors many choices for eating and drinking at the airport.

I didn't include labels anymore as the photos are self explanatory, showing names of the restos and cafes at the food hall.

 

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The nostalgia for the Love Bus

I spotted this vehicle while we were driving to UP along Katipunan Avenue. It is one of those modernized jeepney units that are actually mini buses. This one's electric and with the GET Comet group. They painted their vehicles to look like the Love Bus that was popular in the 1970s and 1980s. There is still a nostalgia about these buses, which were the first aircon buses used for city operations in Metro Manila. The Love Bus was one of the bus types operated by the Metro Manila Transit Corporation (MMTC), a government owned unit that competed with the private bus operators at this time.

A revival of sorts for the Love Bus?

This one is an electric mini-bus from GET Comet

I have good memories of riding the Love Bus between Escolta and Cubao as a child. It was via Escolta that we went to Luneta at the time. Later in high school and when I was a student at UP, I rode the Love Bus between Cubao and UP. 

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