In preparation for the arrival of the book adaptation “Where the wild Things Are”, I got a hold of the book.  I made sure to re-read it since I can’t remember the last time I read it.

The book is a children’s book by Maurice Sendak that is short in length but told very well in both writing and pictures.  It has to do with a boy who dresses up in a wolf suit and uses his imagination to travel to a world of beasts.  The story is both entertaining and thought provoking.

Here is a link to the movie trailer, its going to be real good.

A very yummy snack that you should bite into sometime is Hopia.  When I was in the Philippines I picked up a case of this snack at Eng Bee Tin . I went all the way to China town to get it, good thing I had Nanay to help me find it and get back home.  I really don’t know how its made, but I can describe it.  It is in the shape of a small cylinder with an outer breaded layer. Inside it can have anything from Ube, cheese, coffee  to Pandan (for some reason I just can’t do Pandan all that well).  Biting into it is way easy because it’s real soft.

Now, on getting ahold of some Hopia I cannot say.  According to Eng Bee Tin it’s distributed around the world, but I’ve never seen it for sale here.  If you do find some, you’ll enjoy it alot.

I arrived two days ago from my trip to the Philippines with some cool things to talk about.  I stayed in Manila (the capital) and visited the surrounding cities and towns.

I visited Most of Metro Manila including Pasay City, Pasig,  Makati, Queson City, San Juan, Paranaque and Las Pinas.  I was a bit lost at times, so I might have missed noting some other cities.  Outside of the City I traveled to Subic, Olongapo and Laguna.

Due to it’s proximity to other cities and locations, there are  many things to do and see in and around Manila.  I stayed with some great people so I had the chance to visit both the culturally rich and Commercial center parts of town.  I visited everything from Museum Grounds and fresh food markets to amazing modern malls.

On the first day I visited Intramuros, a historic museum grounds that details the great history of the Philippines.

One of the malls I visited was Mall of Asia “MOA”.  The mall has too many great departments and things to do and is located near a very scenic sea wall

I visited the beach in Olongapo and a mountain top resort named Caliraya in Laguna.

I really liked the Philippines and wouldn’t mind living there, but I had to come back home.  I hope to take a trip there again and other parts of Asia.

The Entire pic set can be found here.

Market

Intramuros

Makati

Mall of Asia

Olongapo

Caliraya Resort

I was in Austin this past weekend and had some nice eats.  First eat was at  Wiki Wiki Teriyaki , where I got a chance to eat from a box meal. I’m not sure how authentic the box meal was, but it was definately nice.  The second eat was ClayPit. Clay Pit has some great Indian food. I tried the rack of lamb and took a picture of the chicken. Enjoy the delicious pics.

I haven’t flown a kite since “Kite Day” in 5th grade and had a chance to do so early this week.  It is such a calming activity and lets you enjoy the afternoon alot.  I bought a Space Shuttle Kite and another Kite nicknamed “Lucy”.  If you have a chance to fly a kite, go for it!

Space Shuttle Kite

Up up and Away!!

The Two Kites

Space Shuttle

In a few weeks I am taking my very first overseas trip.  I have my passport ready and my plane ticket, I am just waiting on the day to arrive.  I will be traveling to the Philippines and staying in the capital, Manila.   From their I intend to visit as many different places as I can.  I will definitely have plenty of new blog material for all of you.

During the flight there I will layover in Japan (Narita Airport)  which is super exciting, Japan!  So , if you are in Narita for some reason say hello.