2013 - FAVORITES {Happy New Year!}

2013 was a very ecstatic year. Lots of things happened, and I visited three countries (well, 2.. Hong Kong is a SAR of China) As every month ends, I always post a Favourites. But since a year will end, I figured to assemble all my favorite and most memorable moments of the whole year. Here they are:

- Hong Kong, 2013 - A prominent trip to Disneyland. Couldn't remember much (this post was posted like 4-6 months after the trip), but there was also a heck of a lot of night market trips. 

- Stockholm: The Vasa Museum - A ship sank on it's first voyage in the 1600's and was rebuilt (did I use a correct word to describe it?) with a really careful eye for detail. 

- Stockholm's City Hall - A quiet Sunday walk (almost) ended with a visit to Stockholm's City Hall. For me, it is one of the most iconic Swedish buildings ever.

- (Eats) Tim Tams from Australia! - I just love their dark chocolate ones :)

- The Stockholm City Museum - A class trip to a very educational and interactive museum showcasing the history of Stockholm. 

- Gamla Stan (Stockholm's Old Town) - An area with awesome building architecture, (some of my friends say that they have) good ice cream and a heck of a lot of museums to go to. 

- Munkedal, A Town Off Gothenburg - Sometimes all you need is good company, nature, and some potato and leek soup with fried bacon bits. 

- (Eats) All Star Sportsbar - Stockholm - The place where I started to get obsessed with sour cream / cool ranch dip. Try their mozzarella sticks.

- Bangkok, Thailand - A stop to get our Biometrics IC (Identification Card) for Sweden. Go to Terminal 21, probably my most favorite shopping mall, ever.

- Stockholm, Sweden - I've done numerous blog posts about Stockholm, and I live there. Go to Gamla Stan, and definitely check out the Vasa!! 

- Group Bonding @ Alabang Town Center - Blog post out on January 2! {shame that this was a spoiler}

*sigh*, this year was a blast. 2014 will come, and hopefully it'll be nice to us. Thank you for supporting my blog, everyone! This few months of blogging became kinda haggard with the charger and that....

I SHALL START TO POST MY ADVENTURES IN THE PHILIPPINES ON 2 JAN!
Starting with our unforgettable Group Bonding at the Alabang Town Center!

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GET READY FOR A BIG, GIGANTIC, HUGE AND REALLY FAT SURPRISE!

I just planned something extraordinarily awesome (in my opinion) that involves a bit more people. It will make a VERY BIG change to this blog.

Let's just say that the blog will be upgraded? I don't really know. I'm speaking my opinion here. Speaking of opinion, there will be a heck of a lot more opinions on this blog! *wink*

Just hold your horses for January 19 #jan19!

I should also post MORE teasers of this big surprise! Wait for those too!

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UPDATE: Blog Posts Resume On The 31st.

Sorry if you're bothered that I still don't have posts yet. I'm making them now, and all the free time I have is devoted to it, currently. I have a lot of posts for you people ;)

See you on the 31st, where a blog post comes out!

Spoil yourself. If you want to know what the blog post will be on the 31st, click here. ;) 

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!

First off, I'm really sorry that I haven't been posting in a while. My computer's experiencing some problems....

But still, I want to wish you and your family a merry, jolly and bliss-filled Christmas. It only comes once per year, so make the most out of it! 

I love y'all, and thank you for 8,200 views!.

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PHOTO CONTEST ENTRY! WE NEED YOUR HELP!

ATTENTION:

We need your help!

<If you helped liked this picture, THANK YOU! Unfortunately, we didn't win, we came in second. But the contest is over now! Thank you again for giving my uncle some support!>

My uncle is also a traveler, and a free trip would be an awesome Christmas gift, and one IS UP FOR GRABS!

Fortunately, he entered a contest from Jalaman's Adventures Facebook page, and he has the chance to win a free trip.

MECHANICS? Just go to your Facebook and like the photo. That's it. I'm not asking for anything more. (Although it would be very helpful if you share it to your friends and/or recommend)

PHOTO:

He's laying on a tree on the edge (literal, edge) of a cliff  1130 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL.

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1: Log on to Facebook.
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines -- Stockholm to Amsterdam (Experiences + Eats)

The airline we took for the whole flight is KLM Royal Dutch.

First flight was a two hour long one, from Stockholm's Arlanda to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport. Thank God it wasn't a very turbulent flight.. I don't get motion sickness from planes, but I do get it from trains. <graphic>, I don't vomit though...

Upon boarding, we didn't get a personal entertainment system (I think that's what they call the small TV in front of you), understandable because it's just a short haul flight.

Unfortunately, the flight wasn't very "relaxing".... There was children onboard, and not those children who know to shut up when everyone's sleeping. There was a baby (I hope that's more specific) behind us, playing around with EVERYTHING.

EATS!

Whole Wheat Cucumber & Cheese Sandwich 

• I never knew that cucumber and cheese made a good combination for a sandwich. The sandwich was okay. I like the fact that they use whole wheat bread. Good for iron! 

Caramel Filled Chewy Cookie 

• Served as a snack to go with either tea, coffee (or what I took), Coke. It wasn't very sweet, but I like on how its chewy. I would take two if I could.

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The Arlanda Express

- Information on the Arlanda Express -

Stockholm's Arlanda Airport is located away from Stockholm city itself. To get there, people need to take the Arlanda Express, a train going from Stockholm city to all of the Arlanda Airport terminals. The A. Express is really expensive, but if you're a true Stockholmer, you can use your SL card and use the Pendeltag (a with a circle on top) or the commuter train to go to Arlanda (change in T-Centralen)

Fares: Children until 17 years old travel free, youth (as they call it) from 18 to 25 cost SEK 130 (one way) or SEK 260 (return). Finally, adults travel for SEK 260 for a one way ticket and SEK 490 for a return ticket.

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EATS: Espression Lavazza - Stockholm's Arlanda Airport

A quick snack before we board a 2 hour flight to Amsterdam (flight from Stockholm to Amsterdam experience will come out tomorrow!) was spent at Espression in Stockholm's Arlanda Airport.






I had the Chocolate Covered Chocolate Muffin (diabetes!). It was good, but I expected more!!

My mom had the Blueberry Muffin together with a Hot Chocolate.


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UPDATE| I'm At The Philippines Now!!

Ahh... the feeling you get when you go back to Asian soil. It just makes you giggle with excitement.

So I'm already at the Philippines, after an exhausting 21 hour flight from Stockholm to Amsterdam, Amsterdam to Taipei and Taipei to Manila.

The next few blog posts will be about my experiences (and more EATS!) on the airlines, and with the actual process of travelling...

So excited for the days to come! Be aware that everything I do may be not inclined with the actual date... I'm going to schedule them.

Merry advance Christmas to all!

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Philippine Slang

In celebration of our flight to the Philippines tomorrow, here's some basic Philippine slang or, salitang kalye (street-speak / lingo)

• Uno, Dos, Tres... Once you become accustomed to the Philippines, and you find yourself walking throughout its neighbourhood streets, buying something from a sari-sari store, you will question the prices. The shopkeeper would then tell you the price, commonly in Spanish. Ex. When you buy a candy costing PHP 2, the shopkeeper would most likely tell you that is costs "dos", not "dalawa" (Two in Filipino). 

• Yosi is Bad. In Philippine "sari-sari stores", you would be able to buy cigarettes, even if you're a minor. The people who actually smoke though, would commonly refer cigarettes as yosi. But remember, yosi also harms the people around you!! 

• Chibog, Kaon, Lafang... Ano Pa Ba? Filipinos have a really big variety of food, mixed with Asian cultures... If you hear a Filipino mentioning, chibog or lafang or whatever, they basically mean that they will eat or the mean something related to eating or food. In the context of... "May chibog dyan." = "There's food there"

I'm sure there's many more, but that's all the things I've found within 30 minutes of research.

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HAPPY LUCIA!!

• St. Lucy's Day (commonly shortened to "Lucia") is a church feast day . It is celebrated in honor of Lucia of Syracuse or Saint Lucy. 

• Lucia is always celebrated on the 13th of December. It is commonly celebrated in the areas of Scandinavia and in Italy. 

Watch this video: 

Video credits to Sweden (yes, it's their username)

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5 More Days! {More Iconic Philippine Things}

We're boarding a flight to the Philippines on the 16th, and I'm so excited!  Here's a list of more iconic things you (and I) will find in the Philippines.

• Jollibee. Probably the most iconic food chain in the country. It sells everything from fried chicken, to burgers, to pasta, to breakfast... All sorts of stuff. I do like their Breakfast Burger Steak though (it's just basically a breakfast burger patty covered in gravy plus garlic rice).

• Street Food / Street Food Vendors. You will see tons of people cycling with carts of nuts, or "fish-balls" around Manila, or even your own neighbourhood. Prices? Very, very cheap. Don't forget to try kwek-kwek (quail eggs dipped in batter before being deep-fried)! Fish-balls aren't really "ball" shaped though. 

• Tricycles. I think tricycles are those bicycles with three wheels... But if you refer to them here in the Philippines, they mean a method of transportation, perfect when going short distances. They're made by affixing a side-car (to accommodate passengers) with a wheel plus a motorcycle.

• Sari-Sari Stores. Roughly translated, "sari-sari" means "variety". These kind of stores are just basically small spaces (it wouldn't be a surprise if they're even just on a house window) on a house, made for selling a variety of things to the neighbourhood. There are no big chains of these, and these are just mostly for neighbourhood convenience. The owners of these kind of stores are independent (mostly). 

A Typical Outside of a Sari-Sari Store

Picture from Wikipedia

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What I Expect When I Go Back To The Philippines?

This blog post will be a short "journal entry".

So were boarding a flight on the 16th (I forgot the exact date) to go back to the Philippines for Christmas. There's so many things I expect.

• The Weather. Goodness. From a snowy wonderland here in Stockholm to a humid, tropical place near the equator. I feel that I'll sense this even in my first hour after landing. That's a 30 degree (Celsius) difference!

• The Food. (Extreme Emphasis on Rice)  As a Filipino, I really do enjoy eating rice. But the past months of living in Stockholm, we're trying to eat healthier stuff, including stripping our rice from 1 to 3 portions of rice (breakfast, lunch and dinner) per day to 1 to 2 portions of rice per week. And we try to eat brown rice here, unlike white rice in the Philippines. But don't get me wrong, rice is awesome.

• The People. There are about 100 MILLION people living in the Philippines now, and there are about 9 Million living in Sweden. Take note that Sweden is also larger than the Philippines area wise.  

Merry (Advance) Christmas by the way :)

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EATS: Chopsticks Restaurant

Nothing like a nice buffet to finish off a rather cold Saturday. 

The Chopsticks Restaurant is an Asian-inspired (mainly buffet) restaurant in Stockholm. It is located around Centralstation and the city center. 

We had dinner here last night and we got the buffet! 

TIP: If you're going to a buffet, take a small (additional emphasis on SMALL) sample of the things you would like to try. Try all of them if you wish, but take a SMALL SAMPLE. Then if you like some stuff, get more of those. Maximize the variety, and don't just stick with 1 thing to eat. That's why it's a buffet: for you to sample everything (and to eat lots). 

PLATE 1: Clockwise from top: Beef (?) noodles, deep-fried shrimp, chicken, fish fillet and a dumpling.

WORST PHOTO QUALITY AWARD goes to me.

NOM NOM NOM! Everything on this plate was great, but the noodles.... I can't explain how I don't like them though... The shrimp and the dumplings were the best! The chicken was fine, but if you're going to eat the chicken in this restaurant, don't be surprised if the whole tray is finished within two minutes... Just saying. 

PLATE 2: Sushi Platter! 

Slightly improved photo.

My favorite was the salmon and the crabstick sushi. I quite like the seaweed (?) wrapped one too... The cucumber inside it gives it a little kick. The rest were "eh", not quite up to par with the others. 

The next plates were mainly just more of the shrimp and the dumplings and the chicken. Then I had dessert, 3 medium scoops of raspberry ice-cream from their ice-cream bar. 

They also had a selection of uncooked meat and vegetables, where you can pick your favorites and let the chef cook it for you live. I didn't chose that option though, I wanted my food right away. 

Price wise, I think it's quite steep. SEK 820 (US$ 126) for a buffet for four.... 

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MY FIRST SNOWFALL!

After five (seemingly short) months in Stockholm, I got to experience my FIRST NATURAL SNOWFALL EVER!!!!

I have never experienced natural snow before, mainly because my home country is near the equator and has temperatures ranging from 29 to 36 Celsius. 

This might be something small for some, but it is a momentous occasion for me. 

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Swedish Traditions

Here's four traditions you might come across in Sweden:

1: Crayfish Parties. You might get invited to one when you have friends here. I don't personally like boiled crayfish, because you need to do so much stuff (like take away the shell/whatever, etc.) before you can eat just a certain amount of meat in one crayfish. 

Crayfish {photo from Wikipedia}

2: Midsummer. In mid-June school is out. It is an occasion of large gatherings. Many Swedes take advantage of this time to fulfil their social obligations. Swedes even celebrate "Midsummer Eve", always taking place on a Friday between the 19th to the 25th of June. It is advised to spend Midsummer's Eve at a countryside. 

3: Sour Herrring. This dish is made by small Baltic herring, which are then salted and fermented. Sour herring has a strong, pungent smell of rotting fish. The traditional way of eating sour herring is with a piece of thin bread, butter the bread, place the herring, put something like an "almond-shaped potato" and some chopped onions before eating. 

4: Sweden's National Day. On the 6th of June (a day before my birthday), the King and the Queen take part in a ceremony in Skansen (Click here to see that blog post). In 2005, the Swedish parliament voted to make this date a public  holiday. 

Source: http://sweden.se/collection/celebrating-the-swedish-way-a-year-of-traditions/ 

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RANT: Where's My Snow?

I am really looking forward to my first snowfall, 'cause I haven't seen snow before. Natural snow, that is.

This time in Stockholm today last year (well that was confusing), there has been snow. This year, there aren't

I think it snowed in the south of Stockholm (I think in Farsta), but it hasn't appeared yet here near the city central.

My dad tells me that snow is made by negative temperatures mixed with the moisture from the air. He tells me there's not enough moisture to result in snow.

This might be crazy or irrelevant, but I think global warming and climate change has an effect to this... Don't you think?

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EATS: Swedish (?) Chocolate

Sidenote: The title has a question mark on it because I'm not 100% sure that everything here is purely Swedish.


Food wise, Sweden has lots of stuff to offer. From microwavable meatballs to the ice cream you get in Gamla Stan, one thing unique (to me) is their chocolate.

My definition of "unique" is things that I've never seen or heard before, so if this is in your country, and not exactly unique to Sweden, pardon.

First is Milch-Nuss! This is a chocolate bar with chopped hazelnuts mixed in to it. Me and my friends thought it would be a good bargain to buy, 'cause it costed SEK 5. (~90 US cents). It was very "eh", and there weren't that much hazelnuts in to it. 

One of the most iconic chocolates made in Sweden would probably be Marabou. Trust me, it's everywhere. Marabou comes in a whole range of flavors, and in this blog post, we chose Marabou and chunks of Daim chocolate. 

I LOVE DAIM!

This is probably one of the best things I have ever tasted. Daim's hard caramel is to die for. I could literally finish a whole separate bar of Daim in two minutes, even though it's hard to bite. The separate Marabou was good too, but I think that since the caramel didn't melt easily, it had a more obvious flavor.

{Sidenote: A separate bar of Daim and the original milk-chocolate Marabou deserve their own post!}

Previous Post: Espresso House -- Sabbatsberg

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EATS: Hot Beverages at Espresso House, Sabbatsberg

Before I start this blog post, I just wanted to thank Giulia, Patricia, Daniele and Gloria for spreading the word about my blog!

Whether you've stayed in Stockholm for a long time, have just visited once, or will just visit, I assure you will Espresso House all around you. I wouldn't be surprised if they have one Espresso House per two kilometers.

Fortunately, we live in a place near a park, a hospital, a supermarket, a train station and an Espresso House. We've visited this particular branch a couple of times, and I couldn't blog about it because I always forget my phone.

Espresso House's White Hot Chocolate

My sister and I ordered the White Hot Chocolate, my dad got a Latte and my mom got a normal Hot Chocolate. 

My drink tasted okay, but not very good. The thing that concerns me is that did they really use white chocolate or milk? I couldn't really taste the difference.... 

Besides hot beverages, Espresso House also offers a good variety of sandwiches, cookies and other sweet stuff and smoothies. 

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Remember that this DECEMBER is going to be a hectic blogging month! Going to the PHILIPPINES for Christmas!  

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NOVEMBER 2013 -- FAVORITES

Once again, a month just flew by, and a new one is figuratively just around the corner. So as tradition, here are my favorites for November 2013, Eats, Travels or Miscellaneous.

• Eats: All Star Sportsbar - Stockholm
• Aventyrsbanan Class Trip
• Munkedal, A Town Off Gothenburg
• Stockholm's Science and Technology Museum
• Eats Recipe: How Make Pizza
• Eats: Cookies from Subway
• Eats: Sandwiches From Subway

All Star's Mega Snacks

White Chocolate Macadamia Nut

Subway Melt

How To Make Pizza

Stockholm's Technology Musuem

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I don't know if your family celebrates thanksgiving or not, but I want to wish a Happy Thanksgiving to those who do.

Everyone should be thankful for the blessings they got, I know I am. Remember, Christmas is right around the corner, so be joyful!

Meanwhile, enjoy your turkey, stuffing and all the other good stuff you eat. 

Picture from pbs.org

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RANT: "En Eller Et?" -- The Swedish Language and Its Lack of Rules

So many certain things can be frustrating while travelling to different places. Here's another topic I want to share, and it's one of the more "narrowed down" topics of learning how to speak Swedish.

Image courtesy of Wikipedia {wikipedia.org} 

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Swedish is a relatively easy language to learn. As with every language though, there are some rules to follow. THIS is just one thing that the Swedish language lacks. 

If I wanted to say the definite article (meaning a certain type of thing - e.g "THE house" instead of "A house") of something in English, I would add the word "the" in front of the word. 

-- As in the cases of "THE flowers", "THE bookshef", "THE dog". 

In Swedish, however, you need to know the gender of the certain word, before you change it to its definite article. The two genders are the "en" and the "ett".

-- For example, "hund" (Swedish for "dog"), is an "en" word. To transform this word into its definite article ("the dogs"), you need to add the suffix "en" onto the end of the word. So if you want to say "the dogs" you say "hunden". 

Now... How exactly do you know if a word is an "en" or an "ett" word? NOBODY KNOWS! So it's recommended that you memorize if it's either an "en" or "ett" word from the start. So much more work... 

I think that many other languages are like this (?). Not exactly like this, but are some languages suffering this differently? Do they have too much rules? Or is it like this language that has too little? 

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Reflection: 5 Months in Stockholm

First of all, I just want to apologize that I haven't posted in the couple of days.... I too am aware of that.

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Okay, so today {25 November '13} is the official 5 months since living here in Stockholm. There have been (what seemed) a thousand highs and awesome experiences that I have encountered here... Now, I want to reflect on some of them. 

Best Travelling Highlight would be Gamla Stan and the Vasa Museum. Two of the most iconic Stockholm attractions, I suppose. Gamla Stan is very cool and vibrant because of its awesome architecture and the numerous attractions there. The Vasa Museum because it's just a wonderful piece of reconstructed art. 

Best EATS Experience would probably be Jensen's Beefhouse! I just love their steaks! They have lots of locations around Stockholm and (I think) around the Scandinavia area... By the way, I LOVE the sauce that comes with their Lunch Steak... I'm sure it doesn't just come with their Lunch Steak, but it's to die for. 

Another EATS Experience that I would love to blog about was our FIRST experience at a "posh-er" restaurant... Melanders in Dalagatan (Vasastaden)... I haven't blogged about it, but I hope I still have my experience in my memory. 

Highlights of Stockholm Living... There are lots of stuff that I love about Stockholm. One is that there are so many parks and stuff. It's just good to know that there's so much "wiggle-space" for recreation and stuff. Living in Stockholm is very good, but the prices may be a bit steep... I hope you read my blog post on me ranting about how Stockholm is expensive. 

I am most excited about... I am definitely excited about experiencing my first snowfall. It would be so cool to wake up one morning seeing snow just falling down from your room window. I would never experience this in a country with 30 degree Celsius temperature, so this will be one of my ultimate milestones.

Finally, I just want to say that these five months that just passed went by like a heartbeat. There have been so much awesome events that happened (and certainly so much great eats). I do say that I'm looking forward with everything ahead considering Stockholm, Sweden and everything! 

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- Jensen's Beefhouse

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RANT | Why Is Stockholm So Expensive?

I decided to do another rant, because I think when you go to Stockholm, this is the most obvious thing you will notice (besides the beauty of Gamla Stan)... It's so expensive.

So why IS Stockholm so expensive? Of course you come here, you will admire the beauty of the surroundings and the old-style architecture, but you will pay hefty fees even if you want to go to McDonalds.

The cheapest thing you can buy at McDonalds is a plain ice cream in a cone, worth SEK 9 (about US$ 1.5). The ice cream isn't as big as my hand. Trust me.... I'm thirteen.

YOU CAN stay in Stockholm  cheaper though. Keyword "cheaper", not "70% lower". You need to put some effort into it, though.

I want to skip the accommodation part, because I don't have experience there, but I do know that it'll set you back, most likely if you're staying at either a well-known hotel or a hotel near the city center.

For the food part, you can buy cheaper breads and stuff in the local supermarkets. Scope the supermarket for a bargain of bacon, ham or other meats, and just cook them in your house (if you have a kitchen). If you don't have a kitchen, you still can buy some stuff at McDonalds for less than SEK 20. (One of my personal favorites, a Double Cheeseburger will set you back SEK 20).

That's some of my advice. How about you? What other stuff do you think are worth ranting about? 

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Read My First Rant Here:

The Ratchet Closing Times of Swedish Stores

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EATS: Subway's Sandwiches

Before this happened, me and some of my friends ate cookies from Subway. Click Here to read it.

Last Sunday, me and my friends wanted to grab some lunch from Subway, so we did!

Subway Melt {Zoom}

Subway Melt

Gloria and I chose the Subway Melt, and just bought a footlong to share (SEK 50). It was really awesome that they can customize what vegetables or sauce you can put on. We chose every vegetable except onions and tomatoes. 

The sandwich wasn't "the bomb" but it wasn't terrible either. Subway restaurants are so rare in the Philippines, so I've never ate there before. The sandwich could have been in the toaster more though, it was kinda cold.  MORE CHEESE, PLEASE!

Steak and Cheese

Meanwhile, Linh had a Steak & Cheese 1/2 Footlong (SEK 40-49). After she finished this, she bought another sandwich! She bought a Chicken Teriyaki 1/2 footlong (SEK 40-49). Clearly, she was very hungry.

Gloria polished her lunch off with a cookie, while I bought my cookie for my sister.

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MORE EATS: 

- All Star Sportsbar ~ Stockholm

- - SUBWAY COOKIES

- Pizza Hut @ Klarabergsgatan

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UPDATE | Eats Barrage!

As you may notice, the posts for the past few days (or the past week, actually) were all EATS. Sorry... I don't have enough content to post TRAVELS... However, rest assured that THERE WILL BE LOTS OF TRAVEL POSTS DURING CHRISTMAS! My family and I will go to the Philippines, and I'm sure that I can write at least twenty posts both Eats, Travels and Misc.

Again, I apologize if you think that the barrage of "Eats" the past week has been getting out of hand. BTW, I think there will be two more Eats posts...

MEANWHILE... Below are some links that display a number and a keyword. This will redirect you to an EATS post. Try to find the link with an article that doesn't have an EATS POST. (there's only 2!)

Link 1 - Popcorn

Link 2 - Italy

Link 3 - Ratchet

Link 4 - Hut

Link 5 - Metro

Link 6 - Beijing

Link 7 - Extract

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RANT | The Ratchet Closing Times of Swedish Stores

There might be some things you'll be concerned or enraged about while your travelling, and I'm about to share mine. It's not a "rant" kind of rant.... I just don't know why.

So recently, my family and I chose to go out this evening to get a cup of hot chocolate in a coffee shop near our house. And guess what? It was closed.

The thing about this is... it was six in the evening. I mean, what kind of establishment closes at 6?

Something worth talking about: If you're going to Stockholm, GET YOUR SHOPPING DONE EARLY. Some people might describe "early" as 5 in the afternoon, but be prepared to see the shops closing and packing up by then.

I don't know why they close so early though. This is just one of the things that can puzzle you while travelling.

But alas, we all need to deal with cultural differences, and I need to deal that I didn't get some hot white chocolate from Espresso House.

 What are some of the things you don't understand about travelling and other countries?


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MORE AWESOME STUFF: 

- EATS: All Star Sportsbar - Stockholm
Nachos, mozzarella cheese, sour cream, free popcorn and all that good stuff. 

- Stockholm's Science & Technology Museum {Tekniska Museet}
100 inventions that changed history and an exhibit of games from the good old days. 


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EATS: All Star Sportsbar - Stockholm

Just after our experience at Pizza Hut (Click Here To View), we decided to grab another bite to eat. As we were walking, we saw a sports-bar that was quite reputable, so we decided to go in there.

ALL STAR BAR - The Fabulous Sports-Bar

After we ordered some drinks (which was Sprite for me and my sister and wine for the parents), we were given some complimentary popcorn. It was very enjoying munching on the popcorn while watching two guys play tennis.

We then had some more things to eat. We had the garlic bread with spicy aioli (SEK 59) and the All Star Megasnacks (SEK 120). The "Mega-Snacks" consisted of mozzarella sticks, cheese and spinach, nachos. Sauces were guacamole, salsa, melted cheese and my favorite, sour cream.

Garlic Bread & Aioli

All Star "Mega Snacks"

 My absolute favorites were the garlic bread and the mozzarella sticks. The mozzarella sticks were awesome, because it was CHEESE. Surprisingly, I didn't like them when dipped on the cheese sauce. I liked them better with the sour cream.

The garlic bread was great, but not a fan of the aioli though. The nachos (I think) were made on-the-spot and went well with all the dips.

The worst thing was the deep fried rolls of cheese and spinach (those oval things in the Mega Snacks), because they didn't taste well together. They were bite-sized, and I actually just ate half of the bite-sized thing.


I would absolutely go back! 8.5 out of 10.


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THE PHILIPPINE SUPERTYPHOON 

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EATS: Pizza Hut @ Klarabergsgatan, Stockholm

It was my mom's friend's birthday a couple of days ago, and my mom decided to "treat" her by going to Pizza Hut. Since everything is an opportunity, I decided to blog about it. 

The things we ordered were Chicken Wings (for my mom's friend's son), a "Super Supreme" and a "Meatlovers" medium sized pizza.

The Meatlovers pizza was very good, but the crust was a bit soggy. It was filled with meat and the cheese was melted perfectly, that when we cut a slice, the cheese was still sticking from one pizza slice to the whole pizza. This pizza consisted of ham and mini-meatballs. There wasn't enough cheese for me, though.

The Super Supreme has got to be one of my favorites. It's a combination of ham, cheese, bell peppers, onions and lots of other superb stuff. It tasted good because there was lots of stuff on it. A bit more cheese would do, though.

But who am I to judge a fast food place? Let me tell you, the restaurant's inside looks awesome, of that of a five-star one. 

Super Supreme

Meatlovers

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EATS: Subway's Cookies

After we ended class a few days ago, I was so exhausted because of P.E... I needed energy, I need sugar!

What I thought was for me to get a cookie in a Subway restaurant near the Skanstull station, so I went and bought some with my friends Gloria and Shriya.

White Chocolate Macadamia

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We bought three cookies (1 cookie = SEK 10, 3 cookies = SEK 25). I got the White Chocolate Macadamia, Shriya got the Double Chocolate Chunk and Gloria got the Chocolate M&M's or something.

Chocolate M&M's

Double Chocolate Chunk

Chocolate Chip Chunk

Shriya said that her's was very good, because of the chocolate chips, chocolate cookie and the melted chocolate on top (Way to go Shriya. You got diabetes now.). She passed me and Gloria some crumbs (!) so that we could taste her cookie. It was burnt.

Gloria said that her cookie was fine, but based from her facial expression I think she wanted more. More M&M's.

My cookie was the best. I like how it was crunchy because of the Macadamias but at the same time chewy. I LOVE CHEWY COOKIES! I wouldn't say this was the best cookie I have ever eaten, but it is one of my favorite ones.

• One day later... 

So I found out that I could get another free cookie from Subway if I go to their website and fill out a survey form. I filled out the survey form online and I went there the next day to get my cookie. 

Only Linh and my sister came with me to Subway, though. We chose to get the original cookies, the Chocolate Chip Chunk, and it was good. It was chewy again, but nothing can seriously beat the cookie I had.

Note: There was some debate about the "free cookie after you take the survey" from the cashier and another staff member, but I did get a free cookie.

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Subway Ringvagen
Near Skanstull Tunnelbana Station


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Santorini

1: Where did you go this fall break and what did you do?

 "I went to the Acropolis in Athens and I went on the beach and on a volcano (I think it's called Minos) on Santorini (a Greek island). I also went to Rome in Italy." 

The Acropolis

   2: How did you get there (to Rome and Greece)?

"I went to Athens by plane and I went on an eight-hour boat ride to Santorini."


3: What was your favorite "Eats" on your trip?

 " I liked the Traditional Italian Cheese Pizza. I also ate Greek Moussaka. It's like lasagna... And Greek frozen-yogurt. 

4: What was the best thing overall of your trip?

"Eating!!!!!"

Thank you to Gloria for sharing her experiences!

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