Just in case you decide you need that extra jolt of carbs or for some post-ride stuffing. Plus, it's good for sharing as well. I love the sticky fingers feeling after stuffing myself with a bag of these goodies.

These stalls are propped up all over the White Plains road. They all promise to carry fresh puto't kutsinta from Calasiao, Pangasinan. Why they chose the White Plains road is beyond me. I'm not sure what the differences between stalls are. For P30 a bag of mixed puto't kutsinta, it's a quick fix for depleted energy stores.

Here's what's inside: At first, all you'll see is the kutsinta,

But upon closer inspection..

Voila! There's the puto hiding!

Why didn't I buy this sooner?

Saw this book in Fully Booked, SM Clark. Decided not to get it, in the hopes of finding a copy here in Manila. Guess what: sold out in Fully Booked. Grr. Should've gotten it at once.

So who wants to give me this for Christmas? :)

Moonleaf Tea Shop!

My current obsession. Perfect post-bike ride/training refreshment. It's this quaint milk tea place just before Maginhawa Street in UP Diliman, right beside a frozen yogurt place and Mini Stop. with prices from P65-P80 for a venti-sized milk tea with toppings (pudding, pearl, nata), you can't go wrong. Having recently been converted into a milk tea person, I always order the classic pearl milk tea. One of their bestsellers is the wintermelon milk tea, but last I checked (today), they're removing it from the menu. Other bestsellers are the caramel milk tea and the yakult jasmine tea.