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If there's one thing I miss the most pre-pandemic, it's traveling. We are not big travelers, but we like to go to different places from time to time. And we enjoy learning about the place's food and culture. For years now, my husband and I agreed on eating local cuisine when we travel.

In comes one of our favorite discoveries, Aling Lucing. We've stumbled upon this gem years ago and have gone back a few times already, everytime we are in Angeles, Pampanga.

First time my husband and I found out about it was way back 2012, the first time we went to Angeles to catch the Hot Air Balloon. Here's my vlog of the trip:

We got to dine at the original (or at least I think this is the first) Aling Lucing restaurant. I know that there are several branches already, but this was the best one out of the 2 we have tried.

This restaurant in particular is located at Glaciano Valdez St, Angeles, Pampanga. It isn't airconditioned or enclosed, and it's a turo-turo kind of eatery. But you'd be surprised to see really nice and big cars parked right across to eat here.

I guess just like the us, a lot of other tourists also want to taste the famous sisig of Aling Lucing. Walang arte arte basta masarap. :) We brought Robyn here also, she was around 4-5 yrs old. Yup, she eats sisig too. Hehe!

Obviously, we always go for the Pork Sisig. It's so good that my husband and I order 1 each for both of us. And yes, simot sarap lagi.We did try ordering their other dishes, but nothing beats sisig.

Since it's a turo turo style, which translates as "point point", you just point to the dish you want to order. I don't think I've seen a menu, or didn't really ask for one either. But looking at the different dishes they have displayed, they don't that much variety. But anyway, we come here for one thing, and one thing only, their sisig. Sisig is usually served on a sizzling plate to keep it nice and hot. For me, it's that balance of chewy and crispy that Aling Lucing got perfectly!

Because we are foodies, you better believe we have eaten a lot of sisigs before, but we really feel that Aling Lucing is honestly the best. Their version is quite simple, with no egg even, but it still somehow works. With a side of soysauce, calamansi and sili- there's nothing that compares to the original Aling Lucing sisig. And I have to retype this, the one that we loved best is the one in Glaciano Valdez. I can't stress that enough. :)

We really love the sisig so much that even just a day after, we can't wait to go back again. Haha! I heard from some people that you can now buy frozen Aling Lucing sisig. I can't say if it tastes the same because I haven't tried it yet. If that's the case and it taste exactly the same, that would be such a winner! Imagine eating the best sisig at the comfort of your own home. :)

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Aling Lucing, Angeles, Pampanga

Address: Glaciano Valdez St. Brgy. Agapito del Rosario Angeles City, Pampanga

Contact No.: (0906) 288 8905

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My family loves watching movies. I remember going to the cinema with popcorn on hand and sharing it with Robyn. She wasn't the only kid that time. Unfortunately, pandemic happened. We ended up entertaining ourselves safely at home. We would watch different series and movies with Ro who has grown to love horror zombie shows! We dance and sing along to kid tunes with the twins and if possible, have a romantic movie night with the hubby. Of course, it's different with a big screen right? So I was excited to get my hands on the LUMOS RAY Smart Projector.

It is an all-in-one projector that already comes with pre-installed Netflix, YouTube, & built-in speakers. It's a great alternative to watching in the cinema as it can project upto 100inch screen, which is almost an entire wall!

The LUMOS RAY Projector is small and mighty! It's so compact, I actually brought it to several areas of our house and I know that I'd definitely be able to bring this just about anywhere I want to because it's so portable. Also love the look of this projector. It looks so luxe and minimalist. It doesn't look like a projector at first glance to be honest, because I'm used to seeing those black rectangular ones. It comes with a strap so it's easy to lug around.

For a non-techie person like myself, this was really easy to use. It's pretty much plug and play! The projector has its own inbuilt Android operating system and it can easily connect to Wifi.

There are several ports at the back for SD card, HDMI, USB port. It even has a port for your wired headphones or earphones. This is useful if you want to watch something, yet you have to stay quiet. (Mommas, ikyk.)

I really appreciate that even if I project it to a wide screen or area, it still maintains its clarity. You can also easily adjust the sizing, zoom or focal length with just a few clicks in the remote control that it comes with. It was quite useful because I projected it to various blank spaces at home with different sizes. I was able to manually adjust it easily, no problemo.

Depending on the size of your screen or wall, you can also zoom in and out easily.

It boasts of bright 3000 lumens. High brightness makes the colors more vivid and alive in darkness. So it becomes less grainy or washed out. Other portable projectors are around 1000 lumens only. It also has 720p HD. Clear resolution that gives great visual clarity. (1080 Blu Ray support). And as a movie goer, TV watcher, I truly noticed the difference.

My kids are avid Youtube fans so it helps that this already comes with a pre-installed Youtube app. As for myself, I love me some Netflix! And LUMOS RAY got that too!

I can also easily cast my phone on the screen with the built in Air Screen app. Simply connect to Wifi and mirror your smartphone. Easy peasy! Here I am watching one of my most recent vlogs. So cool!

The kids were quiet when I started to play their favorite phonics song while they were having dinner. Good tip for a “no fighting” dinner, right moms?

Let me share another cool feature, the speakers! Of course, sound quality is so important when watching your favorite shows. The LUMOS RAY has a built-in Dolby audio for good cinematic surround sound that is powerful by itself.

I actually played Spotify and had a mini dance party at home with the family and the kids loved it!

And went back to playing their favorite Encanto tunes!

I finally have a little alone time so it's me and my LUMOS RAY in our home office. This room doesn't have a TV so having a projector is so amazing! I get to have some peace and quiet, rooms away from the kids. Hehe!

Highly recommend LUMOS RAY if you're looking for a home cinema type of projector. If you enjoy watching movies on a big screen, or if you have a blank wall at home and don't know what to do with it, I suggest you check out the LUMOS RAY Projectors.

Best of all, it doesn't break the bank as it only costs P8,999.00 and P11,999.00 for Smart Projector. Other competitors start at P20,000! You can order thru their website at www.lumosprojector.ph/yellowyum.

I wouldnt say I'm a professional when it comes to twins. Wouldn't even say I know what I'm doing 100% of the time. Haha! We are 2 years in and I am still learning a thing or two.

Now that Nko and Nia are 2 and they've shown that they can understand and do more, I've started "gently and slowly" teaching them. I say gently because I haven't really become a full on tiger mom on them yet. Hehe! And honestly, it wasn't my intention for them to learn as much as they know now. I'm just thankful and lucky that God gave me great minds to mold. Hehe!

Usually I read to them and I play different games with them. It's what I did with Robyn and so i thought I'd do the same this time around.

Before, Niko really loved reading and Nia not so much. (Nia is starting to like it somehow now.) So I would read different books that we have. We also have some flash cards and I would show it to Niko, presenting the word and asking him to give the cards to me. I didn’t focus on the letters yet but I do mention it to him. Little did I know these are starting to get ino his system. Nia, on the other hand, has her Auditory Verbal Therapy or AVT every other week.

October of last year, when we visited Achi in the home office while she was in class, we borrowed her magnetic letters and I was surprised that Niko actually already knows more than I expected. 😍 He actually knew some letters already!

After discovering that Niko was already interested in letters, I started focusing on the phonics. Presenting the sounds and asking him to give me the corresponding letter. And what do you know, baby boy has mastered all the phonics already in just a few days! 👦🏻 Good job Nikolai!

How to effectively teach twins? I find that one-on-one is still the most effective. No distractions, no gayahan. And I find that they really listen to me when it's just one of them. But it’s nice to have them do things together too so they can model to each other.

I try to work with them in the morning, just a few minutes or until they’re not yet bored. Sometimes in ther afternoon, if I see they’re up for it and I’m not busy. Afterwards Niko will usually start running around so Nia will then follow. Okay narin, PE time naman. Hehe! 😅

One challenge is trying out different ways to keep things still entertaining. 🙂 Thankful to family and friends who give us or lend us educational toys and games that we can use to learn. I'm blessed that both of them are eager to learn and learn so fast too.

Talked to Nia’s therapist about introducing the alphabet to Nia and she said to focus on vocabulary building first. 🦻🏼 She needs a good foundation before starting with academics. Incidentally she picks up things and she hears the phonics from either me or Niko so she still gets a letter or two here and there. Hopefully soon, Nia will follow suit. 🥰

Having twins is difficult because you want to give equal attention to both. Because of Nia’s case, she obviously need a little bit more. But seeing Niko's development too makes me happy because it shows that Niko is not left out and I’m doing an okay job balancing them two.

I was never a fan of coffee before. I just didn't like the taste and didn’t like that I couldn’t sleep at night because of the caffeine. Fast forward 2018 when I started keto diet, the diet meals that were being delivered to me always had a drip coffee. So I started having black coffee regularly, especially when I noticed that my energy would usually drop in the afternoon. (I was working out and doing keto this time.) I would usually get sleepy after working out, so I would drink coffee to help me power through the day.

I stopped drinking coffee when I got pregnant with the twins. Although it was okay to have a cup a day, I just decided not to altogether. I was okay because I went back to normal eating and I just napped when my energy was dipping down. Then I gave birth to the twins and they got bigger and more active. Dan-dan-dan. That was when I started feeling like I needed a boost again. What’s my choice? Coffee. :)

I didn’t like the texture and taste of instant coffee as my everyday coffee so I decided to buy a capsule espresso machine. It was just me who drinks coffee in my household. And what do you know, this opened up so many doors to explore different flavors of coffee. I admit I didn’t know what type of coffee I liked. I was a newbie. I just know that I wanted a strong cup that will keep me from being a zombie looking after my twins. So I decided to try out different pods. I guess that’s one of the advantages of capsule machines. There is so many different brands and flavors that will help you become your own barista.

The pandemic has made a lot of us our own home baristas and I found myself stalking different recipes and creating different coffees with my machine. Eventually that love for coffee became my project. We decided to start Beans In A Pod PH. So far, we carry 12 brands and countless of flavors. I personally really like trying different flavors to find my most favorite. I also wanted to carry different brands because as a consumer, I find that having it’s more convenient that way, to have several options in just one shop. And I wanted my customers t have that too.

All of the coffee capsules and pods that Beans In A Pod PH carry is Nespresso compatible. Some customers ask if there are Dolce Gusto capsules available, but as of now we are just focusing on Nespresso compatible pods. It's so difficult to choose which one is my favorite, but I really have a thing for dark roast coffee. I usually take mine black or make a Vietnamese cup. I like intense drinks to keep me alive the rest of the day. Hehe!

Hopefully we can add more brands and flavors to our line up. But so far, I'm very excited and proud with the ones we have now. All of them are really good quality and sure to give you a great boost and will satisfy your "cafe/cofffee shop" thirst. So if you are a coffee fan such as myself, I invite you to visit @beansinapodph and check out our assortment of coffee capsules. :)
And as I say Good Food, Good Mood. Another passion project is Little Yum Cha which I have already shared with you here. In case you're craving for some dim sum, you know where to look. ;)

I have to admit, when you see me nowadays, you'd barely see a trace of makeup. It's the pandemic effect. but there are days I get to doll myself up, special events, few occasions here and there. And so I got to sort my makeup collection and saw this beautiful liquid lipstick that my sister gifted me.

This is the MUA Luxe Velvet Lip Lacquer in the shade Dash. This is a shade I used to really love. Until now, I still love my berry colors. I find that it really brightens the entire look. Dash is actually not so bright, it's a muted almost mauvey berry shade which I think makes it very flattering for Filipina skin.

Packaging looks nice too. It comes in a hard plastic packaging that looks like frosted glass. It comes with a doe foot applicator for ease of use.

My sister actually gifted me this lippy because it claims that it is long lasting, and my sister knows that I'm all about long wearing makeup. Kiss proof is a big plus because I hate it when lipsticks transfer to my kids' skin.

First thing I noticed is the pigmentation. One swipe and it's really pigmented and buildable. It dries matte and indeed has a velvety finish. It's still comfortable to wear even though it's matte, something I totally hate in matte lippies. As for the longevity of wear, it is indeed kiss proof and transfer proof once it dries. However, once you eat (especially oily food), it starts to settle on the lines of the lips. The inner part usually gets removed first, so retouching is still necessary if you will eat. Drinking doesn't remove the lippy completely, though it tends to flake off a bit but not to the extent that you would need to retouch right away.

I do recommend this lipstick if you are looking for a long wearing lip product that will not transfer. Hello mask season! Just make sure to wait till its dry first before wearing your mask. ;)

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