HALO-HALO ATBP.

After that sumptuous Japanese dinner, my folks and I did a bit of calorie-burning at Greenbelt 5, which of course, included both yosi (yes, Haligilet's grandmaver smokes!) and bladder breaks. I was waxing sentimental when I entered the G5 washrooms because the Haligilet loves playing with Grohe-like faucets and hand dryers.

After which, we decided to go Pinoy and grabbed some dessert at the neighboring Travel Cafe Philippines. TCF is an interesting concept cafe, the primary purpose of which is to pique people's interest in the various tourist attractions of Pinas. There's even an in-house travel agency (or concierge?) which accepts onsite reservations to various Philippine destinations.

We ordered the Pinoy Triolet, a solid sampler which includes leche flan topped with macapuno, turon in mango sauce, and suman with coconut and one Halo-Halo. The "senior citizens" also grabbed some kapeng barako.

My parents and Uncle Jamie, my dad's balikbayan brother, gobbled up the desserts before I could take a decent picture. What I did get to capture was my Uncle Jamie posing with the gigantic Halo-Halo that we ordered. And that's no exaggeration. Check it out and compare it to my uncle's six-foot frame!

Not bad for a lonesome weekend, eh?

Travel Cafe Philippines
2/F Greenbelt 5
Legaspi Street, Ayala Center, Makati City
(632) 729-2233