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MERGRANDE OCEAN RESORT

I was surprised to see a lot of changes in MerGrande. I used to come to this place when I was a kid. The last time I went though was when I was still in high school. Glad that I was able to go back last Saturday and got a chance to explore the place again.

Ofcourse, my pure writing wouldn't do justice in describing the place. So I took some snapshots. You can see the place thru my amateur photos. Mehehehe...

enough spaces in the parking lot

Entrance

Rates

House Rules

Tickets - Blue for the entrance and the white one for the Pool Entrance

This was sooo part of my childhood

Colorful Playground

We just had to take a picture with this. Again, part of my childhood

A castle is definitely a given in Mergrande

The POND

I'm not really a fan of their beach though but it looks okay.

Reminders: NO DIVING

Beach Huts

MENU at the restaurant by the beach

Mini Canteen by the beach

Where the overnight rooms are located

Here's a peek of their dome. Very big and nice. They also cater to parties and functions.

The POOL

I love the improvements and it's very cozy. I am also a big fan of their slides.

Great job Mergrande! Love the new changes :)

Would I come back? Definitely! I will go on those slides again for sure! I'll be back! :)

Mergrande Ocean Resort is located at Talomo, Davao City.

XOXO,

AVI

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Food Trip: Kushiya UPDATED

The first time I went to this place was when our boss treated us to dinner here. I actually loved the place so I decided to bring Mark and let him try this place.

It's a non-airconditioned place but it was fairly cozy.

Details on the MENU. They are not open the whole day.

photo of part of their menu

This is my favorite!

And this too. But if you order this, I suggest you don't over order. Based on experience, one order of Cheese is already enough for one person. I ordered 2 that day and I had to take the other one home with me because I already had enough share of cheese that night.

Sorry wasn't able to rotate this though.

drinks...

The place... tables and chairs right outside

decorations on the wall - fit for a Japanese themed mini resto

our orders...

L-R: Ebi, Cheese, Cheese... and oh, CHEESE..

What I did was I ordered one bowl of Rice and ordered their barbecues.

Mmmmm favorite! Butabara

Imma tell you this... I love the place and I'll keep on coming back whenever we are at Damosa Area. Highly Recommended. I live far away from Damosa but I really love the food there.

The place is owned by a Japanese and I admire him because he is so hands on in accommodating customers and all.

KUSHIYA is located at Damosa, Lanang, Davao City just near Sumo Asia Hotel.

*UPDATE* KUSHIYA HAS OPENED A NEW BRANCH IN QUIRINO JUST BESIDE BACKYARD BURGER. YEAY!!!!! :)

XOXO,

AVI

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Food Trip: Alor's: A Home Kitchen

So Mark and I were so busy doing Wedding Related errands one hot afternoon when we realized that we almost missed lunch! Yeah, we were that busy. We were at Torres area when we spotted this place and decided to give it a try.

What's inside:

Pretty Chandelier

I have alwasy been attrached to Birdcages used as a hanging decorations

on the walls... just love the pink cute theme of the place

more art on the walls

So this is Mark's food and I totally forgot the name but it was delicious. I just loved the Java Rice

Calamansi Juice for me and Mark. Php 55 pesos and I think the pitcher was already good for 3 because it was more than enough for us.

it's not clear but I actually ordered one of their bestsellers which was Yummys Chicken. Love the gravy!

Finally squeezed in a little date time despite our busy schedule.

Oh and I love this one that's posted right on the door - I SUPPORT SMOKE-FREE DAVAO =)

I heard that Alor's cakes and pastries are a must try too. I'll be back to try them soon.

Alor's: A Home Kitchen is located at F. Torres Street, Davao City and can be fould where there's a big Red Sign that says YUMMYS.

XOXO,

AVI

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OOTD: For the love of Cupcakes

Another online buy that I'm totally in love with!

That SHIRT =)

My shirt totally matches with the place :) more of this place later.

WHAT I WORE: Cupcakes and Donuts shirt from an Online Shop in Facebook, Origami Shorts and Black Sneakers.

I need me more of shirts like this one. Soon =)

XOXO,

AVI

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Food Trip: The Grillery

Finally had the chance to try the Grillery a couple of weeks ago (this is a late post, btw. I have been so busy for the past few days).

Here are a couple of shots I got during our first time there and details about the place.

Drinks are sold separately. We got the iced tea pitcher and in our case, it was already good for 4 :)

Looks like Mark is having fun grilling our food

The place... smoke everywhere. Good thing there's a big exhaust fan right up there in the middle that helped lessen the thickness of the smoke

For Php 169 it's grill all you can; Rice sold separately for P25

It's not an icebox... that's where the rice is. Hence, RICEBOX =P

mind the rule!

what to grill....

Yummy Soup

Nice one, Grillery!

What I like about the place: Lots of choices of viands to grill. Music is good also. During our visit, they hired a band named "Next Option" and they were really good.

What I don't like about the place: SMOKE EVERYWHERE! Okay so this is supposed to be normal since it is, after all, a grillery. But more than half of the time I was there I was wiping tears from my eyes from all the smoke. I think they should put more exhaust pipes because the ones they have now is not enough to remove the smoke.

Will I come back? Sure. Next time if I have visitors from other cities I think I'll bring them here. =)

The Grillery is located at Ecoland, Davao City right inside Backyard Burger Compound.

XOXO,

AVI

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OOTD: Vertical Coordinates and Ice Cream is Super Heart!

It's amazing how sometimes the most amazing clothes could be found not only in malls but online as well. Like this two-piece top and bottom pair that I scored from one of the online stores that is popular in Facebook. The online shop is based in Manila. As of today, I haven't found a pair like this in the malls here in Davao City.