Laoag City, Philippines 2014

This is my 2nd trip to Laoag City, located at the most northern part of the Philippines, the first one was during the month of August, 2011 which was a very rainy season. I really enjoyed my trip this time, I was able to take lots of photos within the streets and other parts of the City. The city is really clean and not too crowded, even at night it's fun to take a walk around the city, you can also ride a Kalesa for transport. I have also been to other places outside the city like Pagudpud, Bangui, and Burgos. 

It's good to see they still have Kalesa's in this old city. It feels nostalgic to ride in one of these, it can fit four skinny passengers plus one next to the driver. To keep the the horse from littering the place, a sheet of plastic catches it's poop.

First person view while sitting next to the driver. The kalesa driver is commonly called as kutsero (from cochero, "car driver"). I really enjoyed the four days of my stay, there's so much more to explore. I love the feeling of being in an old city mixed with modern technology.

More street photos of the city can be viewed on my photo album: Laoag City, Philippines 2014

My first Nexus

I just got this today at City Pharmacy, Vision City for 699.00 PGK (16gb version) and unlocked. 

 It comes with Android 4.2.2 out of the box and was prompted with version 4.3 update, I was hoping for version 4.4 to come up, but I guess I will have to updated to 4.3 first.

The display resolution is 768x1280 which is a bit wider than most 720p displays. Colors are great but not the best and so is the camera, just as the online reviews says. I like the premium feel of the body, very solid and no flex and it's comfortable to hold compared to my Samsung Galaxy S4.

Not the thinnest device, but still okay in my hands.

KitKat update finally..

Today's Breakfast: Cream Buns

It's been a while since I ate cream buns, I saw this at the store today, so I decided to give it a try. After heating it in the oven, for a few minutes, it gave the buns a crunchy texture on top which makes it fun to eat, like other breads it's best to eat it while it's hot. I've always enjoyed eating this since I was a kid.

Just your ordinary buns with cream on the middle and strawberry jam. 

Not all cream buns are created equal.

Here's a Cream Bun Trivia from Wikipedia:

Variations of cream buns exist all around the world. Typically they are made with an enriched dough bread roll that is split after baking and cooling and filled with cream.

Among the numerous international variations are the splits of Devon and Cornwall in southwest England, which are yeasted buns filled with clotted cream, and themaritozzi of the Lazio region of Italy, which are enriched buns, made with dried fruit and filled with whipped cream.

Another specific national verison is the Hong Kong sweet bun. It is one of the most standard pastries in Hong Kong. It can also be found in most Chinatown bakery shops. The bun has either butter cream or whipped cream filling down the middle with coconut sprinkles on the outside. Variations of it include the "Cream Horn", a pastry in a spiral shape, much like a horn, filled with cream.