Midnight Lugaw Tokwa't Baboy

What about having a very hot lugaw and a delicious tokwa't baboy after bar and restaurant hopping in Timog and Morato area?

It has been our usual tambayan everytime we felt hungry at around midnight. A 10 minute leisurely walk from our place while watching others fighting for limited parking spaces brings a smile to us,-- i was never wrong choosing the place where i live now.

The more expensive "pilugaw" cost 90 pesos, a lugaw with 2 quail eggs, garlic bits, twalya, and mushroom paired with the 95 pesos tokwa't baboy is a good alternative to all those fastfoods and oily foods- pizzas, sisigs, and others. There is also the basic lugaw which costs 60 pesos. A glass of sago't gulaman will do the final kick.

There will be a lot of choices aside from the lugaw, there are silogs, and other Pinoy foods.

Located at Timog Avenue, a few meters away from the Timog/Morato circle, this is a good place after having your bottles of beer in your favorite hang out place.

Race, Fun, and Tragedy

The adrenaline of the 2008 race had remained. Saving for another trip for the same event for 2009 had been a priority for us. As early as April, when I received an email from the organizers that the tickets are ready for online purchase, we grabbed it followed by booking our plane tickets and hotels. Everything was set as early as third week of April.


It's an amazing year for Brawn as Jenson Button leads in the point standing from the very start, good thing for the new team who had limited budget compared to Honda who spends like ten times or more than Brawn. Although, me and wifey's rooting for Lewis Hamilton who won the Singapore Grand Prix, it was still a good race to watch as there are so many other activities that fans can do while waiting for the qualifying and the race.

That is the beauty of having a race held in the night and in the street. You have all day to visit other places and shop all day and just walk to the circuit afterwards.
It has been great that the organizers has lot of activities like concerts (Rivermaya is there as a performer). It's a pride for us Pinoys near the Stamford Grandstand as other nationalities enjoyed their performance during their set. Watching the group again after the departure of Bamboo and Rico Blanco is another fresh start for the group.


As any event, it is very fortunate and not so fortunate for us. Fortunate that we were able to watch it again for the second time but at the same time, it is very unfortunate that during the event in Singapore, our beloved country (especially in Metro Manila) was hit by Ondoy.

2008 SingTel Formula 1 Grand Prix (Singapore)

It has always been a dream for every car lover to watch the ultimate (and expensive) car racing event in the world- the Formula 1 Grand Prix. It would take a fortune for common people like me to afford the expenses in this kind of event.

Fortunately, a neighboring country like Singapore was able to get in the calendar of F1. I cannot miss the opportunity. The plan to watch the race was discussed when a few friends and I were having donuts and coffee in Westgate one Thursday evening.

We got our race tickets online and have it delivered to us via courier.

Who will forget Felipe Massa and his crew's refuelling incident? The Flavio Briatore scandal which costs him his F1 career.

Hotels, Race and Airline Ticket- 60k

Side trips and Souvenirs- 20k

Ah, the dramas and the adrenaline, the roars of the engine at 18k rpm.- PRICELESS.