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Friday, January 17, 2014

Larsian BBQ - A Heaven

For foodies like me who love barbecue, this place is heaven. There are lots of choices to choose from meat to seafood. At the entrance, you can already smell the delicious aroma of the food. And the best thing is the place is clean and well-kept even it is an open area. The place has stalls on the sides then color-coded tables and chair near each stall and grilling station on the middle.



My mouth started to water as I look on the options since I want to try all of them. But for the night, I opted for grilled chicken wings, isaw (chicken intestine), chicken liver and spicy chorizo. Those grilled meat are best paired with soy sauce with calamansi. Because all meals are delicious, I end up eating 4 of those puso, rice wrapped by coconut leaves (the most rice among the 4 that ate in our table). Man, the rice is heavy for my tummy than the normal rice I eat.





I can say its barbecue heaven! I enjoy the mean a lot and the food is cheap. Can’t wait to have another round here.

Sunday, January 12, 2014

New CD and New Shirt For My Big Bang Collection


After the long wait, I finally receive my copy of Daesung’s I Love You CD and the Electric Love Tour shirt. 

Daesung I Love You Album

So excited to hear it, I first opened the pack for the album (sorry but I love Daesung’s voice). The album comes with 1 random card (out of 3) and a booklet.  The cd contains 5 songs including the I Love You version. Anyway, I bought the album from mmvip (twitter: @mmvvip) who allows me to choose which random card to have (lucky me). 
 
back of the album

one of the pics on the booklet
This album package is way much different from the other Bigbang member’s album or his previous album. Packaging is a classic with just a CD and simple booklet. Think the random card is probably to gain more buyers and those who collect photocard and/or cards.

D-lite's CD
Enjoy listening to this CD and fallen in love with his voice even more. And for the first time, my sister likes a CD I played.

back of Electric Love Tour 2010 Shirt
Next up is the shirt that I’ve been waiting for years. I bought this from Rei from LiveJournal as recommended by a VIP friend. It’s so pretty that my mom even asked me to give it to her while I can’t wait to wear it. Got fortunate that it was offered for a low price since this shirt is already rare and offered in a steep price in auction sites (though if the shipping is added shipping, it is quite expensive for a shirt).

front of Electric Love Tour 2010 Shirt

Friday, January 10, 2014

Photocard Collection : BWCW

Not really thinking of collecting photo cards from other group except those top two on my bias list so I can save much for my trip and completing the card collections. But I really just can drop my admiration for Xiumin and Kris so I end buying their BWCW cards.

In the end, I ordered the two from an online shop in Facebook named Chingu Kpop Shoppe who also sells various albums and merchandise. And after around a week of waiting, I finally received the BWCW pop up photocard of Xiumin and Kris in mint condition and well-kept for shipping (I mean no damage on the card).


packaging
Xiumin on left and Kris on right
As a note, the admin of the shop is friendly and responds to text messages fast. Next, the shipping is quick. I was informed of the tracking the previous day from receiving the package. But hopefully next time they use a real card protector when shipping the cards to ensure that they are well protected during the process.

PS: I really end up laughing upon opening the package due to the protector used.