Vietnam's PHO 24

This is Pho 24 when I first visited Vietnam two years ago. PHO is pronounced as Fuuuh in Vietnamese. The sound of their language closely resembles Chinese and Thai. They actually have a wide choice of noodles and shakes on their menu.

I ordered beef noodles and an avocado shake that cost me thousands of dong but equivalent to P60 pesos for the noodles and P30 pesos for the shake. Cheap isn't it?

This is PHO 24 in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) Situated along the street near our hotel. Unlike PHO 24 here in Rockwell, the positioning is less upscale.

These are my few friends in the office and unfortunately all of them left already except Angel.

This is the last ice cream I ordered before I left Saigon. The best picture I got of all the the other ice creams I ordered. Funny Ice Cream House is the name of the store. A must try when you visit Saigon.

These are the street children in Saigon selling cheaper Lonely Planet Books---a low quality imitation, of course. For only P150.00, I think.

This is my souvenir photo with a Vietnamese Monk. I met her during my solo flight tour. I explored the city while riding the famous motorcycle in Vietnam. It's like hiring a private vehicle because the driver brought me to places like the park, zoo, pagodas, temples, ruins of war and all the interesting museums near the city---for only P800.

One thing I can say...I'll always remember Saigon. For the good food, interesting culture, nice places and their fast recovery from the war.

My version of Kani Salad

This is my own version of Kani Salad. Never thought it was this easy to prepare. This will satisfy your craving without the guilt because it's very light even if you eat a lot. Best served with authentic japanese mayo. KEWPIE is the best japanese mayo brand. You can avail of that in any japanese grocery in town. I bought one in Makati near MCS and Little Tokyo. :-)

Tony Lu

Meet Mr. Tony Lu and wife Therese. Tony aspired to be in advertising but ended up handling big brands and worked with big companies like Abott and Universal Robina. In URC, she met Terese---from there they came a long way. Living evidence is their cute daughter.

Kate is Tony's cute daughter. He insisted in bringing her because
Kate wanted to see the set up---the petals and all the candles.

It's nice to see a happy couple with their daughter doing
something new as their way of bonding together.

2 more pictures for their never ending smile.

Meat Balls & Salami

The day I learned about Rahelle Ray, I never stop following her TV programs, her magazine, her website and her life! The good thing about her is that she shares every new recipe she concocts---same here with me, I want my reader to learn how to cook decent food. Here's my pasta meatballs photos stuffed with cheese and tomato and basil as sauce. Good enough to feed a hungry hippo. For the sauce, use the same procedure as the tomato and basil. For the meatballs, it's ground beef sirloin with all the spices you want plus flour and egg then stuff them with cheese.

Best match for this pasta is a refreshing strawberry lassi milk shake.

And for the incredible eater, if the pasta meatballs still not enough---a huge sandwich will complete your meal. Introducing my Salami Sandwich, I used wheat bread plus loaded with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber and my mayo dressing! Food Preparation, Food Styling and Photography by yours truly, The Artist Chef.

Jake Gonzales

Meet Jake Gonzales, a former advertising accounts person who is now in the client side. With him during the dining was his wife and they are celebrating their anniversary. What I like about them is they both love pictures because aside from these photos I'm publishing---they also brought their own camera. Jake often making kulit about these photos... So here they are. Hope both of you enjoyed your night together at my place.

The kilig part of the night---when I gave the couple one souvenir shot together.

These is the nacho salad that Jake bravely chose for
their appetizer. My posterized version of the photo.

And more of their sweetie photos together