So much to buy, so little money ...

Lately, I have been seeing a lot of ads on FB offering discounts up to 90% on fashion, food, travel, shows, cooking lessons, gym membership, etc.

Curious, last year I first tried Ensogo and purchased vouchers for Clawdaddy and Legend of India, using my debit card.

Ensogo also holds raffles for its members. I think the last raffle they have, which is still on-going, is for a travel; package to Cebu.

With my two purchases, I haven't encountered any problems. In fact I got my vouchers via email almost immediately after I paid for it.

Panagbenga 2011: Baguio's Flower Festival

Every year, on the month of February, Baguio City holds a flower festival, which culminates on a floral parade, that passes through its main street, Session Road. People start to line the street as early as 5 AM to get a good seat on the sidewalks. The floats alternately pass through both ways of the road. It is suggested that you go there early and find a good place fronting Don Henrico's or Andok's as the other side of the street faces the sun making it difficult to take photographs. Be sure to bring your own blanket or paper to use as seats on the sidewalk.

Dinner in Baguio - Vizco's Restaurant

While walking along Session Road in Baguio City during Panagbenga 2011, my wife, daughter and I found this restaurant just beside Don Henrico's. As we had already tried Don Henrico's a couple of times, we decided to try out Vizco's Restaurant.

 

We thought it odd that place was empty when we came in. Later did we found out that most of the clients prefer to dine on the 2nd floor.

A Taste of India, 19 February 2011

Ever since we had a taste of chicken tikka masala (CTM) in Australia, we're always on the lookout for a good one here in Manila. We had it in the foodcourt in Glorietta and lately at the Kebab Factory in SM Megamall. We usually have it with either plain or buttered naan (a flat bread cooked in a tandoori oven).

When I saw last year that Ensogo had a promo for an Indian restaurant (Legend of India) in Makati, I bought two (2) vouchers at P200 each but worth P500 of food each or a 60% discount.

Diyos Mabalos Bicol

We went to Sorsogon to celebrate our daughter's 8th birthday. We booked our flight with Cebu Pacific for the price of the bus fare. We planned to stay in Sorsogon for two nights and another night in Albay. We really had no plan except to see Paguriran Island in the Bacon District in Sorsogon City. Our trip was from 27 November to December 1 so we only had to get a one day leave because it was a long weekend.

We left Manila early in the morning and after about less than an hour flight, we arrived in Legaspi City, the jump off point to Sorsogon. We took a tricycle to the Legaspi City Grand Terminal where we took a van going to Sorsogon City. The flight was so early that Angel slept on our way to Sorsogon.