Weekend Eating | Trinoma Foodcourt

I wanted to share the Latte Love event for this edition of Weekend Eating, but I still haven't edited the pictures I needed, so will share this one instead.

Last Saturday, I attended the Latte Love (a latte art workshop) at Landmark Trinoma. Sister sent Krups PH a message and got a response saying she should just approach the registration booth to tell that she is a blogger (I got a bloggers pass days before). We didn't want mom to be alone in the house, so we asked her to come with us so she could shop while we attended the event. I was happy that we didn't have to leave mom shopping alone, because the event was open to the public, so mom attended the event as well.

We got a message from brother saying he is on his way home, so right after the event, mom told us we should eat our late snacks/early dinner so we could go home asap. I brought my Pizza Hut GC, but mom didn't want to eat any pizza today, and roaming around we got to see Trinoma's food court and decided to eat there instead.

Us three had our own preferred taste, so we ordered our food separately.



Mom decided to go for Le Ching Tea House, because she really loves to eat siomai. However, seeing the menu, she decided to go for the shrimp dumplings and the siopao, which has two small siopaos per order (kinda like Kowloon House). Mom gave sis and I a shrimp dumpling each, and I did love the taste, but I found the wrapper a little too bready (in terms of taste). The siopao I didn't taste anymore as I am not fond of the Bola Bola Siopao, but we took the other siopao home for brother and brother said it tasted just like Kowloon House's siopao.



Sister went for Mongolian. I actually wanted to order here, too, as the customer decides what to put in their bowl - it was like a buffet with different ingredients, just dump what you want in your bowl. However, I might not have control over the ingredients I put in, so I decided not to order here. I got to taste a bit of sister's food and it basically tasted just like ordinary stir-fry food or those rice in a box style food. The only good thing about eating food from here was that you personally decide what sauces and seasonings to use, so if you end up with crappy food, it was basically your fault.



I went for Reyes Barbecue. At first, I wanted to go for the Grilled Bangus, but when I saw the Salmon BBQ, I immediately asked if it was available. Since it was, I went for it for I do miss eating salmon. The BBQ had small cuts of belly - those with the fins - yummy goodness! I didn't eat all the rice on my plate, so overall, I think I did well eating out. At least I know I am slowly learning how to control myself and not get overwhelmed with the many choices of food.

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So... what did you have last weekend? If you're new to the Weekend Eating meme, you can read the rules and get the badge codes HERE. My heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined last week.

Country Style for Breakfast

Country Style
Raymond Bus Lines
Cubao, Quezon City
31 October 2010

Okay... a few weeks of other posts for Food Trip Friday, let me get back on my food trip stories from last year. :) Ria and I left Vigan at 9:30pm of 30 October, and we reached Cubao at around 5:30am of 31 October. My mom and my brother would be traveling to La Union that morning, and because we all know bus stations were always jam-packed during this time of the year, brother asked us to stay at the bus station for a while and wait until he and mom arrived. Viron Bus Company don't allow early selling of tickets (they usually go for first come, first served basis), but they do open the ticket booth 30 minutes before the bus leaves. One staff was giving away numbers to people to make the process smooth and in orderly system, so Ria and I stayed just so we could get a number even before brother and mom arrived. They reached the bus station at about 7:30am, and after a few minutes of chit-chats and "habilin" (since I will be home alone), Ria and I left.

Traveling all night made us hungry, and we decided to go back to Country Style to have breakfast.


Hungarian Sausage Combo. Ria's choice. I rarely eat Hungarian Sausage so I can't compare it to the other kinds, but I could say that I liked the taste of it.


Heavenly Ham Sandwich. My choice. I loved how they toasted the bread (I do love bread toasted like this - a bit brown, the outer part crunchy), and how generous the fillings were. Well, the ham tasted like the usual sweet ham we could buy at the supermarket, but the fresh veggies sure made the sandwich very appetizing.

We started our Ilocos trip by eating at Country Style (you can read about that HERE), and it was just interesting that it was also our last stop before we went home. This trip surely came at a full circle.

This Country Style branch is located at the compound of Raymond Bus Lines near Victory Liner in Cubao.

Potato Wedges

When it comes to letter "P," a few food items that came to mind include: Pineapple, Papaya, Pork, and Pizza. However, while editing my 2010 pictures, I came across two "P" food - Pad Thai and this:


Potato Wedges. This was something sister had when we had a food trip at BBB (Big, Better, Burgers). I do love potatoes, but for some reason, I don't like French Fries and Potato Wedges that much, although I could say I eat it, too. Well, if it's available, I will eat it, if not, it's okay, too.

Anyway, I don't think I am really an emotional eater, for I don't really seek comfort in eating if I feel bad, but I am a hearty eater in general - give me a spread of different sumptuous food and I will eat it all with gusto. However, I admit there were a few instances that I would eat just because it was a boring day and I don't have anything else to do.

I don't know what the author meant with the quote, but reading it, I somehow relates it with emotional eating. I agree with some people - food can give us comfort and it's a good way of forgetting problems, but I do agree, too, that even if we drown ourselves with lots of food, the problem is still there. Come to think of it, once the food gets into our hips, we have more problems to face. :)

There are still times that I get tempted to eat more than I needed. There are still times that I would crave for certain food... just because. I still have a lot to learn as to how to control myself, and I would like to think that I am becoming stronger.