Lala Land

Thanks to the nearby Mini-Stop, I discovered the joys of Lala Ube Pastillas.

Actually, I've heard of the brand Lala a few years ago. But it was Lala Chocolate, and usually spoken in hushed tones because it was some sort of guilty pleasure. They said it was chocolate residue, or the "jologs chocolate." Not a good image to attach to a brand.

Despite that, I chose to try their Ube variant, and it was the bomb! It has that right amount of sweetness and creaminess, and even if the ube flavor was quite artificial, I didn't mind at all.

If Lala Ube Pastillas was a film, it would be that very campy film that's so bad, it's good!

And just like a campy film, I'll surely come back to Lala again and again.

Hotdog-gone it!

When I saw this ginormous hotdog at Mini-Stop, I had to take a photo of it.

Aptly called "Purefoods Giant Hotdog," it was so unusually and abnormally huge that it was taking up a huge chunk of the food warmer space. Heck, it's so huge it deserves its own zipcode!

This will definitely satisfy some very, very, very hungry soul.

Here's to convenience!

Since our office building is surrounded by convenience stores - three 7-11 stores, two Mini-stops and a Family Mart within a short distance - I'm spoilt for choice when it comes to snackers. What's even better is that each of these 3 stores are constantly updating their food offerings to satisfy serial snackers such as myself.

Here are two of my current favorite food items from the convenience store.

First is the Turkey Ham with Raspberry cream cheese sandwich from Family Mart.

The combination of flavors and textures from this sandwich is just divine! It starts off with wheat bread with raisin, then, the sweet and creamy flavor of the raspberry cream cheese, then the savory bite of the turkey ham. It's a flavor explosion with every bite.

Second is the Chicken Teriyaki Onigiri from 7-11.

Ha! I think 7-11 is trying to out-Japanese Family Mart and started offering their own version of onigiri. Being an onigiri-connoiseur, I'd say that the 7-11 version is okay, but not stellar. The rice isn't that sticky and the nori wrap is only a fraction, not to mention soggy. The chicken teriyaki filling is good, though.

I remember the girl was asking me if I wanted the onigiri microwaved. What?! You don't microwave an onigiri!

Aside from these 2, there were a lot of new snacks available on the shelves. And that's good - and convenient - enough reason to go back to 7-11, Mini-stop and Family Mart soon.

The French are coming!

Look at what I found at Mini Stop!

They have French Toast! Classy! I'm a huge fan of French Toast, so this is a huge thing for me. At first, I was kinda hesitant to buy it. Then again, it was just P27, so I thought, even if it turned out to be a bomb, that's okay.

Luckily, it wasn't a bomb. In fact, it was quite good! The toast was very thick, and it had a nice, golden brown color. The maple syrup was included in the pack, which is plus.

The downside is, since it's so thick, the milky flavor doesn't reach all the way to the middle. You can only taste it on the top and bottom sides, and the rest of the toast is bland.

Despite that, I'll be coming back to Mini Stop for this.