Posts Tagged ‘Baguio City’

Meeting Old Friends

November 3rd, 2010

I got the chance to meet old college friends during the 2nd week of October. These friends of mine were planning to go to Singapore but prior to that I invited them for a dinner before their flight date. To my delight they accepted my offer. They were three drop dead gorgeous ladies (ayan ha ganda ng introduction ko sa inyo).

Meeting old friends is a wonderful feeling. Thanks to the power  of social networking (adik din kasi sila sa Facebook), we update each other through our FB accounts. Still iba pa rin if you meet your friends in person. A dinner for five was fitting enough  for our mini-reunion (oops me coffee treat pa pala si Jonah after dinner, Thanks ulit!).

Then KJ, one of my closest buddies since college joined us. So the five us savored all the happy memories  during college. We shared stories about our respective lives, careers and things we do lately. Maloko nga si K kasi we joked the ladies that we also had reservations and plane tickets to Singapore. Sinakyan ko na lang ang pakulo nya. To the point na naniwala rin silang lahat (just kidding ladies!).

While waiting for the others.

 

Old friends will still be friends. (L-R) Sar, Dette, Jonah, DB and KJ.

To Claudette, Jonah, Sarah and Jerry thanks for the min-reunion. Asan na ang mga pasalubong namin? 

 

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Bulaklak

February 27th, 2010

Panagbenga na naman sa  Baguio. Masarap na naman magstrolling sa Session Road sa gabi after ng mga parades. Isang linggong sarado sa trapiko ang pinakasikat na road sa Baguio kung saan flowers are everywhere at syempre me mga pagkaing nakahain din at nakabalandra sa mga booth na parang kabuteng nagsulputan sa gitna ng daan.

Paborito namin magstroll at magfood trip sa Session Road. Kaya madalas ubos ang mga Leave Pass Form sa Dorm at tahimik ang dorm kasi lahat ng mga intern sa ay nagkalat sa Session naglalakad at nag-eenjoy sa lamig at simoy ng iniihaw na barbeque at panindang steamed Japanese sweet corn! Kanya-kanyang lakad ang mga interns. Magkaakbay ang mga magsosyota. Minsan group dates pa nga minsan ang tema ng iba. Isang buong barkadang lakad naman ang gimik ng ilan lalo na ang mga walang partners at mga repapips na may malamig na gabi. Nasubukan ko na ang magstroll mag-isa, kasama sa grupo, with special someone at balik sa mag-isa ulit.

Masarap din ang feeling ng naglalakad lakad  sa gabi tapos me makikita kang mga kakilalang kaibigan, old classmates noong highschool, pinsan, kamag-anak, magulang, ninong at ninang, lolo at lola sa Session. Naalala ko paramihan pa kami ng gf ko nun ng kakilalang makakasalubong sa Session. Ang matalo eh magttreat ng pagkain while strolling. Masarap din kumain ng icecream, burger, inihaw, shawarma  at binatog habang nanonood ng live concerts ng mga banda sa  taas ng Session. Nagkalat din ang pagpapahena tattoo, face painting at kung anu-anu pang gimik at pakulo sa Session.

Parang isang masaya at maingay na siyudad ang Baguio tuwing Panagbenga. Parang walang problema ang mga tao lahat gusto gumala, kumain, maglakad at at mag-enjoy sa lamig at musika sa gabi ng Panagbenga.

Plano kung bumalik next week sa Baguio sa huling linggong sarado ang Session. Kahit wala akong kasama aakyat ng Baguio alam ko namang meron at meron akong makikita at makakasalubong na kakilala ko dun.

Sa lahat ng gustong mag Panagbenga… TARA NA!!!

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Cofffee Break

August 25th, 2009
I am not really a coffee person. Before I entered college, I hated the bitter taste of coffee. I preferred drinking hot chocolate or soda. Things have changed when I stayed in Baguio City. Staying in coldest city in the country opened my mind. Most of the people in Baguio are coffee or tea lovers. And I was not amazed if after the opening of SM City Baguio, commercial coffee shops sprouted like mushrooms.

During my stay in Baguio, I learned to appreciate the bitter taste of coffee. Through the invitation of my friends to drink coffee in coffee shops, I found the coziest coffee shop in the City of Pines- Kaffee Klatsch.

I lost my count of my stay in Kaffee Klatsch. I was so grateful to find a coffee shop so simple yet very sophisticated in many ways. Imagine yourself sipping a hot brewed coffee while enjoying a chat with your friends with acoustic music being played by talented local musicians in Baguio. It is like everything you ask for is considered during the planning stage of the place. The ambiance so relaxing. I never thought wooden furniture, old sofa sets and bean bags would result to a fascinating place like this one.
Kaffee Klatsch is on top of my lists of coffee shops. It si so closed into my heart. It seems like this place is already a part of my life. Many wonderful memories were written in its four corners.
Now that I am working in Manila, I dream again of going back in Kaffee Klatsch one of these days. I miss the music, the people and the aroma and taste of coffee.

Believe it or not, Kaffee Klatsch drives me to create this blog. I believe my stay in my ever beloved coffee shops gave me the opportunity to create unforgettable and wonderful experiences.

In this place I sipped a cup of coffee with my friends, old flames, SICAP (our college organization) people; friends from Lingayen (my hometown); classmates during review days in Dagupan and recently my co-workers in our auditing firm.
I guess it is not only the coffee being served in Kaffee Klatsch why this place becomes popular in Baguio.

It is the opportunity the place gave to his customers to create a bond of friendship, unity and strong love to one another.

I hope to hear your Kaffee Klatsch experience soon fellas!!!

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