At The Mind Museum

During the Ninoy Aquino Day, Edmund decided to go intellectual and brought me at The Mind Museum. When he said we'd go there, I didn't think he was serious because the original plan was to just go to Glorietta until we rode a taxi and he asked the driver to bring us to the place. I felt like I was kidnapped. :)) 

Upon reaching the museum, he bought our ticket and we ate lunch at Jollibee. Slowly, my excitement was building up already. :D 

We had to wait for a few minutes because our ticket is for the 12NN to 3PM time slot. 

About 5 minutes or so before 12NN the guard opened the glass door so that people can already form a line for ticket inspection and validation.

Next, we were also introduced to Aedi  (that's 'idea' spelled backwards).
She sits at the entrance of the museum and welcomes every guests. :D

After some reminders, rules, and all that necessary introductions, the guests were divided into three groups. Each of the group had to follow a guide who, thankfully, would eventually leave you so that you could explore on your own. Whew, that was a good thing because I wouldn't want to just follow and listen to so much nerd talk all the time. :p 

FIRST STOP: HUMAN STORY

The statues were so realistic and eerie.. The details and descriptions of the early humans were faithfully followed - head size, forehead widths, mouths, ways of living, etc. I got frightened at the woman at the rightmost picture. Hehe.

SECOND STOP: EVOLUTION

In this part, I was reminded how I used to study the sequence of the things that evolved in the planet Earth. How did I manage to remember them all? However, like all things just memorized just to pass an exam, I already forgot them all. XD

THIRD STOP:
BERNOULLI'S PRINCIPLE

Then, for our first interactive exhibit - Bernoulli's principle. :D It's the principle that explains how birds and airplanes are able to fly. It has something to do with the shape of their wings - the air is able to travel more over the top of the wing which then creates more pressure beneath it. The difference in pressure between the two lifts the wing. d(^_^)

FOURTH STOP: THE HUMAN BRAIN

Then we looked into a gigantic exhibit of the human brain. A touchscreen monitor displays the basic functionality of the brain. 

And look what I found,
an explanation on how the brain functions when someone is in love. :))

Kada Meow @ Lilac Street: Casa Feliz

(Please note that Casa Feliz is not situated along Lilac St. :p
Its complete address is at the end of this post. :) )

Last Sunday, September 9, 2012, was another food trip for our Kada. This time, Margot suggested to eat at our dearly beloved city, Marikina. :D
(I don't know for Dawn since she lives farther, but she must also love Marikina City because she keeps coming back to it just to see us. Hehe.)
Margot found a blog site that features eating places in Marikina and she decided that we should give Crazy Katsu and Spartea a try.

After our eventful lunch at Crazy Katsu, we walked to Spartea. Along the way, we saw many restaurants waiting for us to try. 

One of them was Casa Feliz. :D

Visiting this pastry shop was not really part of the plan, but since we're really a curious bunch and I desperately wanted to take home something for my mother, on we went into Casa Feliz. :D

So homey, right? :D

Dawn's Blueberry Cheesecake

Kada Meow @ Lilac Street: Spartea

Last Sunday, September 9, 2012, was another food trip for our Kada. This time, Margot suggested to eat at our dearly beloved city, Marikina. :D
(I don't know for Dawn since she lives farther, but she must also love Marikina City because she keeps coming back to it just to see us. Hehe.)
Margot found a blog site that features eating places in Marikina and she decided that we should give Crazy Katsu and Spartea a try.

After our eventful lunch at Crazy Katsu, we walked to Spartea. Along the way, we saw many restaurants waiting for us to try. Lilac Street is really a food heaven for food trippers.

Anika and Dawn ordered White Winter Melon (they have three winter melon varieties).
Margot tried Kiu Milk Tea.
I am not very fond of milk teas, in fact, I despise them. :))
It just doesn't suit my taste buds.
So I opted for Strawberry Green Tea with Egg Pudding. :)
Strawberry love~~ <3

Kiu Milk Tea is their signature milk tea. It has a smooth texture and a caramelized sugar taste. :) My Strawberry Green Tea has real strawberry bits! :D I am also glad that it went well with the egg pudding. :p

Kada Meow @ Lilac Street: Crazy Katsu

Last Sunday, September 9, 2012, was another food trip for our Kada. This time, Margot suggested to eat at our dearly beloved city, Marikina. :D
(I don't know for Dawn since she lives farther, but she must also love Marikina City because she keeps coming back to it just to see us. Hehe.)
Margot found a blog site that features eating places in Marikina and she decided that we should give Crazy Katsu and Spartea a try.
Coincidentally, Anika has been meaning to eat at Crazy Katsu as well but in UP Teachers' Village branch. She didn't know that there is a branch at Marikina until then.
So next to Margot, Anika was second in feeling super excited. :)) 

Margot, Dawn and I met at my house.
Kuya Marlon, Margot's ever-loyal and ever-trusted transportation service to almost anywhere she wants to go to since childhood, brought us to Crazy Katsu via his Magical Tricycle. :D

We arrived rather early at around 10:50AM and found the place still closed. They open at 11:00AM during Sundays. So we had to stay outside the restaurant and bask in the heat of the sun for several minutes or so. :p
Anika came late because of a family matter (which might involved a lot of packing up and carrying things around because they were transferring to a new village/subdivision) so the three of us decided to go ahead and eat first.

The menu, is comprised of only a few dishes. They even offer only one soup and only one dessert. (And of course, I got hooked into practicing my katakana and hiragana once again. Never mind the kanji. ROFL.) We tried Tonkatsu, Gyoza, Curry Rice and Pudding. :9

.TONKATSU.
This one is a winner. d(^_^)b
Tender meat, breading thickness is just right, plus tasty sauce. :D