Lunch at Thai Express

Sunday! We had early lunch at Thai Express inside the Pacific Center with mother, before heading to watch Sonic the Hedgehog.

Pad Thai

Green Curry

Our first meal of the day!

Lunch at Chipotle

We walked 30 minutes to the closest Chipotle and had our fill of the huge burrito and chicken quesadilla. I'm happy.

Huge Burrito!

The burrito is so big, we had to share it.

Chicken Quesadilla

Amazing service!

After lunch, we walked back home to "burn" calories.

Dinner at Masa Japanese Restaurant

It's been a painful ending to Friday. A colleague said, "you're causing the team stress" when he doesn't do an excellent job managing his team. However, as soon as I saw hubby, he had some great news about work, which confirms our belief that God always provides in unexpected ways.

Devil's Kiss
Deep-fried lobster, crab meat, cucumber, avocado, salmon, tuna, ebi, tobiko, special spicy sauce, makame, and lobster tempura

Shrimp Curry (substitute white rice with black rice)
Japanese Curry with Shrimp and Rice

Assorted Katsu Curry
Japanese Curry with Tonkatsu, Ebi Fry 2pcs, Goroke 2pcs, and rice

Good start to the weekend.

Friday Lunch with Parents at Bridges Restaurant

It was an emotional week in the office, and I'm tired. My dad is flying out of Canada tomorrow to take care of business back in the Philippines. I asked if they have time to have lunch with me today near work, and we ate in the beautiful Bridges Restaurant in Granville Island.

My dad enjoyed his Spicy Tuna Burger while my mom surprisingly finished her fish and chips. Hubby had West Coast Chowder, and I had Seafood Penne.

Seafood Penne

Fish & Chips

West Coast Chowder

It was a nice break from routine to have lunch with people I love and care about.

After lunch, we walked to Blue Hat Bakery, where I decided to buy them baked goodies. My dad had a cup of coffee, and they shared a mango danish.

Fresh Mango Danish

I felt so loved during the 1.5 hours I spent with my parents and being able to treat them today is a reminder of why I work hard (even if my job could be stressful). I need money to spoil them like this every now and then. Hearing my mom say Ang sarap! (delicious) every bite of the danish and Ang ganda naman dito parang walang problema (it's so beautiful here, and it feels like I don't have any problems) while staring at the water and mountain background while we're in The Bridges felt great.

Thank God it's Friday!

Dinner at Wendy's

We haven't had Wendy's in a long time. Since we're in the area (buying lightbulbs at Home Depot), we decided to grab dinner here.

Spicy Chicken Sandwich

Bacon Cheese Potato

I also tried their chicken nuggets today and thought it's so much better than McDonald's.

Family Day dinner at Royal Seoul House Korean Restaurant

Cooking for the family and eating Korean food that we all love is the best way to spend Family Day today.

Thank God for family, hubby, and long weekend for much-needed love and rest.

We ordered two servings of BBQ Combo B, two meals of the Goon Mandu (deep-fried beef dumplings), one large Japchae, and one large Haemul Pajeon (seafood pancake). I did most of the grilling and wasn't able to eat as much as I usually do. It's probably for the best too since we've been doing a lot of eating out lately, and I have started to gain a couple pounds again.

Grilling is so much fun (although, don't eat here if you have an appointment afterwards since you'll smell like BBQ)

BBQ Combo B

BBQ Combo B

Japchae

I need to stay positive since it's back to work tomorrow. Good night!

Lunch at RedBeef Noodle Kitchen

I'm craving for fried chicken. Unfortunately, there's no restaurant near our place that is dedicated to fried chicken, so we end up eating at Redbeef Noodle Kitchen after Mass since they have delicious Taiwanese-style chicken popcorn. Craving satisfied!

Salt & Pepper Popcorn Chicken

Chicken Cutlet Rice

Signature Beef Quartet Noodle Soup

Tea Infused Creme Brulee

I'll probably order a rice meal next time we come back. Hubby has been teasing me that I ate a quarter of his lunch because it's delicious.

Birthday lunch celebration at Pinpin Restaurant

It's hubby's birthday today! I asked him if there's anything he'd like to eat. He said, Jollibee. Unfortunately, the closest Jollibee is a 4-hour drive in Washington, DC, USA. Yes, we need to cross the border and go to another country just to eat Jollibee.

Anyway, I asked him again what he'd like to eat. He said ube Ube ice cream, to be specific. Last night, I searched for the best Filipino restaurant in Vancouver, and Pin Pin Restaurant is highly recommended.

Pinpin Restaurant

We arrived at 2 in the afternoon, and the place is still packed. In the 1 hour, we spent there, I don't think there was an empty table. This place is popular.

They have an extensive menu of Filipino favourites. We ordered things I don't usually cook at home (yes, I cook Filipino dishes).

Pork BBQ

I ordered the Pork BBQ value meal. I haven't found an excellent Filipino-style BBQ here in Vancouver, and I'm happy to share that Pin Pin delivered. This is the best Filipino-style BBQ I've had in a long time.

Pork BBQ value meal

Lechon Kawali

Hubby had Lechon Kawali, and it's different from what we're used to seeing. It was good, as well.

Lechon Kawali value meal (with lots of rice below this meaty goodness)

Bangus Belly Sinigang

Hubby loves sinigang, and I don't cook it as often as I should be, so we ordered it as well. I love the level of sourness, and it's perfect for the cold weather.

Bangus Belly Sinigang

Pork Sisig

This smelled so good when it arrived at our table. I didn't enjoy it as much as I should, given we had so much food on the table.

Pork Sisig

Ube Halo-Halo

The best ending to any Filipino meal, halo-halo. We love the big scoop of ube ice cream too.

Ube Halo-Halo

Will I be back?

Yes! I'll come back for the Filipino BBQ! I'll order dozens. I'm kidding. I wanted to try their pancit too, but it seems unwise to order more food since it's just the two of us. Surprisingly the sisig is so much better when I reheated it at home for dinner.