I love traveling alone. My friends are precious to me, but there are times that I just want downtime on my own. That's the introvert in me speaking--to revitalize myself, I need solitude.
Another peculiar thing about me is that I don't mind spending all day in a tasteful hotel. I live alone with no help, thus I rely on myself to keep thing spic and span. Unfortunately I'm a rather flaky house-maker, thus the thought of people cleaning and tidying after you is bliss. Thus, I'm a sucker for hotel special offers, the latest of which is via Dusit Thani Hotel.
I had my room upgraded to junior suite. Don't ask me about the extra bed (smile). I can live here for weeks.
After booking my stay, I later discovered that December 21 was the day the Mayans allegedly predicted the end of the world. Oh well, I told myself, should that come to pass, at least I'll end in style. Luckily I'm writing this post, so the world still stands.
I love Thai food, as I fell in love with the cuisine during my visits to Thailand and Pattaya. The prawn fried rice and tom young soup were okay.
The next morning I made a quick trip to the Salcedo Saturday market. Of course, my purchases were food.
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| Azuthai's Massaman lamb curry with potatoes and peanuts. Rich and saucy, not gamy at all. Reminds me of caldereta. A little more heat would be nice, though. |
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| Azuthai's prawn salad. It was just okay. |
For my best buy, click here.
A few days later I went to the Legazpi Weekend Market. This is my loot: garlicky Cabanatuan longganiza from the Cooking Papas stall (P150); Inang Salud's ensaymada (P180); and a bottle of organic cocoa butter (P190).
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| This pillow-soft , melts-in-your mouth ensayamda can easily feed 3. It was excellent, and comparable to Mary Grace's. I prefer my ensaymada salty, and I get that just by unwrapping it. |
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