Our Breakfast Selection From the Previous 2 Weeks

Aloha Everyone,

Here are our breakfast selections from the previous two weeks:

Aloha -- Cathi

Big Family News - Birth of Twins

Aloha Everyone,

We ran into Marita on the connecting passage of Landmark. Heard the happy news about the birth of twins in Australia. Marita showed us some photos. The babies are adorable!  .  They are J.J.’s great grandnephew and niece! Looking forward to receiving more family photos.

Each day, the two of us set a goal combined with our daily walking. Today I was looking for Protein Bars from Rustan’s Supermarket. My surgical face mask supplies were getting low, so we also stopped at Mercury Drug Store. For J.J.’s yellow legal pad, we went to National Book Store. 

Stopped for lunch and went out again for dinner with my walking achievement of 7.8 miles or 18,984 steps! J.J. completed a total of 3.0 miles! 

Aloha -- Cathi

Ran Into “Betty” from Princess Cruise

Aloha Everyone,

We were seated at Tim Ho Wan Hong Kong dim sum restaurant near Rustan’s Dept store. Neither J.J. nor I recognized the woman who approached us. When she asked about our next cruise, we told her that we will do back-to-back cruise from San Pedro to Panama Canal. She smiled and said, “Oh, we will be on the same ship. Is it Ruby Princess?"

Still the two of us had no idea. Is she Marita’s friend who was at the birthday party?

When one is out of their familiar environment it can be difficult to place her. I usually place people by their voices, but it seems we did not converse. Betty works as a staff member in the restaurants on Princess Cruises. J.J. and I will be on the lookout on our next trip so we can greet Betty.

Aloha -- Cathi

Movies on YouTube - The Wind and the Lion

Aloha Everyone,

Sean Connery is one of the accomplished actors. From 2012 to 1954, you could view 19 full length films on YouTube. He made 6 films as James Bond but decided to explore other roles rather than being typecasted. 

In 1975 film, The Wind and the Lion, Sean Connery showed his artistry with powerful deep voice with Scottish accent.

This film featured Candice Bergen. The film has a historical interest which parallels what is happening in current geopolitical events.

Aloha -- Cathi

Dental Appointments

Aloha Everyone,

J.J. and I were able to have our dental appointments located at AIRmall at NOVO dental this morning. Took us about 30 minutes to get there via Uber. The dentist who cleaned and air polished my teeth was competent but spent her time trying to sell additional services. J.J.’s dentist was better. He said no problem with J.J.’s teeth and to disregard the tiny chip that fell out. 

The mall is located on Yakal Street where Mrs. David’s building used to be. No trace remains. The district which is far end of Ayala Avenue, the other side of where Makati Diamond is located, appears to be a thriving Chinese community.  Buildings and billboards are all in Chinese.

AIRmall opened about two years ago. This area caters to different demographics including residences and businesses. For example, we had our lunch at JAAM HOUSE of SUSHI. The name is not Japanese and so were the sushi trays we ordered. J.J. instructed no mayonnaise. He said that the quality of sushi was okay.

With assistance from the AIRmall security team, it took 20 minutes to get a taxi back.

Picking up my Boracay t-shirts from the alterations shop was simple. It was prepaid and I didn’t even try it on. 

Going back to Paradise Dynasty, J.J. and I focused on getting at least a couple of new dishes. Japanese cucumbers was excellent but too much added salt. Solution was to use tea to wash off the salt. Red Dates filled with mochi was very sweet & served hot. La Mian with vegetable pork wanton soup was delicious. As previously, we had 4 pieces of Buci packed. I ate one and J.J. ate the rest.

Aloha -- Cathi