And the Creator said, “let there be light.” And the flickering screen was alight.
August 2, 2009 at 9:18 am · Filed under Uncategorized
It is most useful to have one’s Kikoy Kit during these times of travel. I am staying at a condo-hotel her e in Jeddah for more than 3 weeks now. I have not unpacked my suitcase, making sure that I can easily check out without much hassle. I am bound to fly to Riyadh probably before the week ends.
The caboodle I had to carry every time I travel
Traveling entails gearing up and organizing, and having a Kikoy Kit greatly helps . I have been trotting places for several years now: I honeycombed the Bicol region in 2005 and 2006, did my rounds in Pampanga in 2007, devoted several days for monthly site visits in Palawan and driving around Cavite in 2008 and 2009; now, I am now in Jeddah while preparing for my flight to Riyadh next week.
I bought this black Kikoy Kit at Festival Mall several years back. It was priced higher than other traveler’s kit but sure is the most durable I used.I carry a caboodle of personal effects: From toothpaste to dental floss; from toner to moisturizer; from hair wax to leave-on conditioner; from disposable razors to nail clippers [for those people who are nosy enough,here they are; the other stuff I left in the Philippines].This kit has it all.
July 18, 2009 at 8:45 am · Filed under Uncategorized
I went to one of the branches of Danube, a chain of supermarkets and hypermarkets in Jeddah. As I went around, I saw this Baglawa, a platter of various bread and pastry cut into small bite size and arranged in a platter. I initially thought it was an exotic dish of sorts but eventually learned it was bread. Each Baglawa platter was sold at 15% discount, but there were not many people taking it. It looked delicious but was surely expensive.
The freshly baked bread by the oven was a blockbuster though. It was cheap but equally delicious. The bread was baked in the red-bricked oven-furnace at the back wall of the cashier. Here customers have a view of how their orders get baked.
I chose one if its best-sellers, a thin pizza dough sploshed with white cream cheese and thyme paste, pattered with grated cheese. It was placed at the oven using a long wooden food turner. In a few minutes, the pizza-like bread was handed over–hot and delicious.
I gobbled the hot bread in a few minutes and enjoyed the soft goodness of it. As for the Baglawa, I will just buy it next time it slashes 50% off its price.
July 16, 2009 at 2:50 am · Filed under Uncategorized
I went to Serafi Mega Mall, one of the malls here in Jeddah. It was not as big as Metro Manila’s SM Megamall but it definitely had an upscale interior. I went to its supermarket with my colleague and did some business there.
Before we left, I smelt the sweet goodness in the air and saw this very familiar logo written in Arabic: It was Krispy Kreme!
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