Traditions and Food Trip

It has been a tradition that we see each other and celebrate our birthdays together over lunch or dinner with matching gift giving and tons of chikahan. For this year, we celebrated my birthday the whole day with the Marianna and Elline.

We first went to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) office at P. Paredes., Cor. Morayta St., Sampaloc, Manila and renewed our professional ID. There was a long queue getting inside PRC and we were lucky that Marianna and Elline did not queued very long to reach the main gate. I just waited for them in front of the gate, pakialam ng iba eh ayaw ko nga sa malayo, and we just flashed our old professional ID’s and off we go.


We finished the renewal process in less than an hour and spent a lot for the renewal fess. The only setback with PRC is that we have to return after three weeks to get our new ID. We really wish that they would acquire the quick release features of renewing a driver’s license at the LTO. However, it is another day for us to excuse ourselves from work and another day of chikahan.


9am on the clock and we head off for SM Mall of Asia. Upon arrival, we had a quick stop at Figaro for morning merienda of Iced Mocha and Blueberry Muffins. Good thing we had merienda since we really roamed around the whole lot of the said mall.


Literally, we completely checked out the two floors of the mall including the esplanade. The Filipinos are proud of the said mall because it is the third largest mall in the world behind the West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Canada and the Golden Resources Mall in Beijing, China.


We had lunch at Crazy Roll and we tried their Omurice and various sushi rolls. After lunch we strolled some more and window-shopped. Some of the establishments are still under construction and many empty spaces but you can still feel relaxed and comfortable since the façade of the empty stalls are colorfully decorated. Maybe in a few more months, all stalls will be occupied and more choices for the shoppers.


Before heading home, we stopped for a quick afternoon merienda, a slice of a dark chocolate cake and fudge walnut brownies. Though we planned to watch a movie, we opted to roam around, no new movies yet and we agreed to wait for Superman and Pirates of the Caribbean.


One thing that I can say is that if you want to see Mall of Asia, be there early. Why? After our lunch, the crowd is already a plenty. Shoppers are everywhere. You also need to wear comfortable shoes so that you will not get tired roaming around. However, for senior citizens they offer rides in a golf cart and there is a free tram outside the mall.

My birthday treat now over, next in line is Elline. But before the 12th of September, we’ll head back to PRC for our licenses and another round of chikahan and foodtrip.