Nice

Nice is good. I knew that once you treat people nicely, it goes back to you ten folds. I have lived believing that for long. But I think in the process of growing up I forgot what it means to be nice. Not all people pay back with kindness, in which I'm still in disagreement. You'll lose the good values you have before you know it - and it sometimes hard to regain.

PCC Milka Krem

Who said that the land of carabaos can't be classy?

You might be in awe once you set foot in the infamous Milka Krem (a carabao milk café) of Philippine Carabao Center. This is the first built café that offers various carabao milk products: from its signature chocomilk and ice cream to pastries and cakes.  The café can pretty much compete with starbucks.

Milka Krem

Products

Milka Krem's interior offers an ambiance of both comfort and class. It somehow uplifts the face of the agricultural sector and carabaos in the Philippines. Inside you'll see displayed figures of carabaos and farmers who play a major role in agriculture. And I must say, this café is one of the best projects of the Government thus far.

Interior

Carabao milk delivered to Milka krem are mostly from contracted farmers in Nueva Ecija. So if you buy milka krem products you also augment farmers' income. 

Being the only milka krem branch so far, Milka Krem caters to many customers everyday. And this café is definitely a must try for café lovers.

So if you happen to be nearby check out your PH OpenSnap, an app for foodies like you, and head to Milka Krem for a taste of agri with class.

How to get there:

Since PCC is a landmark, locating it isn't really hard.

Milka Krem is just beside the main office Philippine Carabao Center, along maharlika highway going to San Jose City. 

Complete address: Maharlika Highway, Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija

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Life line

Do you believe in fortune telling? Yes.. Maybe.. No...

For some reason I've had it. Last year was the final one when I was so desperate in knowing Mr. Right  and partly because a friend of mine pushed me to do it.

Well, fortune telling is sometimes unreliable (or always unreliable). I pretty much believed that March 2015 was going to be good for me. Though there were those who seem to take notice of me, no one dared took the next step besides staring and giving me the feels. I was so silly for believing in it in the first place.

Here's what I remember the fortuneteller told me:

"He is tall, dark with rounded face. In fact, taller than you with big built." 

Totally the opposite of what I imagine him to be because I like slim guys with less bulky muscles. Yet it somehow, gave me something to look forward to, so whenever I see rounded-face guys "Perhaps he is the right one" (Joke!!!hahaha). Perhaps, not to that extent but it does gave me a hint (what a hopeless me). And then I met few guys with rounded face, but nah they were not. I was literally taking that fortune telling seriously hahahaha.

Now its been five months, where is that guy you are talking about Auntie? Or maybe you were referring to March 2050.(sigh*)

First Baker

Living for a year and a half in Nueva Ecija, perhaps I have become familiar with what food to go for. So if you have heard of Silvanas, probably you have tried the one in Negros already or maybe some bakeries that offer that tasty cookies. But hey, Nueva Ecija can also offer you with their own silvanas.

First Baker is the known bakery that makes silvanas in Science City of Muñoz (or probably in the whole province of Nueva Ecija), it is tested and recommended as 'pasalubong' as well. And aside from silvanas they also sell yummy cream puffs, which I don't think other bakeries in Muñoz have.

Yummy Cream puffs

You can check it out at PH OpenSnap, and locate this humble bakery in its branch in Science City of Muñoz proper, Central Luzon State University (CLSU Market) and San Jose City.

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Seoulmate

Being a fan of anything Korean, this Seoulmate cafe got my attention. No I haven't heard of it before but as the hotel where we stayed is just in front of this cafe - what a good opportunity to try it.

Train

"I sit here riding on a train going somewhere while they read my letter of regret, while they talk about my incompetence and my cowardly attitude towards knowing the truth.

As they utter their words of surprise as to why I'm gone. I took a sigh of relief for I'm free"

That came out of nowhere. I imagine myself riding that bullet train in Japan, staring at the scenic mountain view while seated on the train's comfortable cabin. Without feeling it's moving, without knowing that the clocking is ticking. I would trade anything, if I maybe too innocent, just to have that one ride.

Kel'z Cafe

It might not be known because of its label as an agricultural science city, but Muñoz, Nueva Ecija have cafes worth trying for. And as I was looking for a place where I could sit, relax, and eat alone, without so much people around, I tried Kel'z Cafe. And the place is just what I needed.

Not much people go during holidays or weekends, as far as I know, since I come during those days. And I haven't seen it really full though, but I love it because people don't really flock that much which gives me more space and freedom to stay long. I already have friends brought there after trying it and we usually stay for an hour.

Tuna Pasta

Chips and fries

If you are somewhere in Nueva Ecija and in look for local cafes, check out PH OpenSnap and head on to grab your next cup of tea!

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Focus

One of my favorite teachers once told me that to get into where you want to be is to focus on it. I remember my innocent and eager self upon hearing it from one of the best teachers I know. Yet now I wonder, was I the same as before?

For three years of working and being with different people, my lens with my viewfinder is still looking for something where I could focus on. My experience is still not enough in knowing what I'm passionate about. But I know my teacher was right, I need focus.