Showing posts with label Zapata's. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zapata's. Show all posts

Joy Ride in the 2011 Subaru Forester

May 22 and 24, 2011

When you have a Subaru Forester waiting in your garage, regardless if you have no plans, you will find any excuse fitting to drive around in it :)  So, we were thinking:  "If we had no money but we had gas in the car, where would we go?"  We couldn't go to the malls because we'd definitely spend money on food and on other impulse buys.





We decided that a visit to our nearest family merited a drive in the Subaru Forester.  We were also killing two birds with one stone.  We  wanted to try out the famous "Tapsilog ni Vivian" which happened to be a few corners away from Stevie's house so it was the perfect excuse :)




We weren't really disappointed with Tapsilog ni Vivian.  We arrived there a little bit after lunch so it wasn't that jampacked.  We had tapsilog and soda and of course, the staple soup.  :)

For P80, you get a lot of beef and a hefty serving of rice and the egg wasn't runny so I really liked it.




After that filling lunch, we headed to Stevie's house.  It was a chance for the cousins to meet and catch up and as you can see, everyone was having a good time.

It took a while for Hannah to warm up but she eventually did.  Lance was busy watching TV so they were all sitting in front of the TV.

It's nice to see them having fun and enjoying themselves.







 A day later, Patrick and I decided to give the Subaru Forester a chance to stretch its legs and test its engine so we took a quick drive to Clark.  We brought the kids with us of course as part of the experiment :) They loved sitting at the back because of the food compartments.  The cool air that you get from a brand new car was also a welcome relief from the oppressive heat.

 We had lunch at Zapata's which was surprisingly empty except for a few foreigners and their girlfriends hehehe This time I tried their tacos and I was in heaven.  I couldn't get enough of it.. I swear my waistline blew up after eating! LOL

Meet-up with Friends in Clark

July 24, 2010

Funny how Facebook can really bring people together.  I have been using Facebook (with all its simple applications) before it was even popular.  Most of the people I know used Friendster but for some reason, I steered clear of it.  Now, since there is a staggering number of people connected to one another on Facebook it surprised me that it took a long time for me to connect with my former officemates.  It's funny too that I got connected with them primarily through my favorite ManiPedi salon, Hotnails Spa LOL

(L-R):Dana, Me, Dylan, Jeff, Lily, Martin and Mang Rudy
 (Patrick was taking the picture)
Anyway, to cut a long story short, I got caught up with my former officemates - Martin, Jerry, John, Lily (she's one of my first friends on FB too) and a few others.  Martin then extended an invitation to treat us at one of his favorite restaurants in Clark, Angeles, Pampanga, C' Italian Dining.  Patrick already had the privilege of eating here during the coverage of one of his events and he swore that it's the best Italian food he's ever had :) So, naturally I also wanted to try it out.  Of course, Martin always posted pictures of the dishes he orders whenever he eats there so that always sets my mouth watering hahaha It was good timing though that Lily was also headed for some R and R time with her family and so we also decided to spend the weekend in Clark.

While in Clark, we couldn't pass up the opportunity of trying another of it's famous restaurants, Zapata's.  We're fans of Mexican food so we were all excited to try it out, although Dylan conked out from sheer trip exhaustion while we were there.  Here's a sampling of our orders:

Tacos and Iced Tea
Combo Platter for Patrick - Tacos, chili, bean soup

Bean soup
The Top Favorite: Quesadillas
It was weird though that from the outside you probably would think twice about going into the restaurant.  For one, it was like totally closed-off when you're coming in from the street.  But once you overcome your initial fear or doubt, and you step into the foyer, you'll be welcomed by the yellow and quaint interiors, the pleasant staff and the over-all charm of the place.



I know that a restaurant has made its mark on us when the kids request us to return :) Can't wait to go back :)