seattle's again!

time check: 8:50 am

I write this in the midst of a family loss, one which wakes me up in the middle of the night with frantic heartbeat and emptiness. We never saw it coming, in fact, two weeks ago, my tita and cousins came over the city to take a breather from the country life. Weird noh? I have always thought that the rural landscape was never much of a stress.

"Tita, I will treat you for breakfast at Seattle's", I texted. My intention was to share my usual Sunday morning with her, perhaps, with an older cousin for a grownup breakfast date over coffee, bacon and pancakes. I did not want to go too far, so Seattle's, my friendly neighbor will take care of us. But my tita and a supposed older cousin multiplied into nine hungry adults, that I needed to mentally compute in my head if I can still manage the next days before yet another payday after the treat. Thank you Lord for credit cards. Haha!

But really, I do not mind a long table of breakfast treat for the people I care for. I would love to be of service to them no matter what cost and besides, this is the only way I can give back to the family that sheltered and loved me unconditionally. Plus, nine hungry adults provide the necessary "sticker boost" for that dream journal I have set my eyes on for Christmas. Haha! :)

Lord, please look with kindness on the people I love.

Keep our family safe and healthy always.

Amen.

All Sunshiny,

Tina

Weekend Morning Routine

time check: 07:30 am

Good Morning, blogging live from Seattle's! 

Seattle's Best Coffee Matalino, that is, haha!:) I had a six-day straight work week that all I want to do for my one and only rest day this week is to have some quiet time to sort personal agenda out. Good thing, I live near SBC Matalino. I love coffee shops, even if I do not drink coffee. The whole idea of sitting in a corner with the rest of the world minding their own business is a welcome respite. I feel a little bit guilty for not treating my lola out on a date, it's grandparent's day, will visit her next week. Promise to self. 

Seattle's Best breakfast was my Sunday morning routine in the last quarter of 2012 (because of the dream journal - haha) and I kind of missed it so. By the way, picture above is Big breakfast #2 - sausages, pancakes, scrambled eggs (with extra salt please), bacon and wheat bread. I am thinking of doing features on cafe's/coffee shops which offer breakfast (though I find coffee shop's meals a little bit pricey), what do you think? :)

This is a really short post - will update with more beautiful breakfast experiences soon (hint: a homey breakfast experience in San Juan and churros for breakfast, oh good morning giddiness!) but for now I need to grab my Sunday paper for updates on Napoles and the war in Syria (bless your people, Lord). 

Have a blessed Sunday!

All Sunshiny,

Tina  

Seattle's Best Coffee

time check: as early as 6:30 am

The things within our reach most often than not lose their novelty, their magic wears out and gets buried in the dullness of routine. So we take for granted the act of breathing because that is what we do every millisecond of our life. We forget to pause and recognize how our topsy-turvy sister, rarely-showers brother and always-sleeping cousin matter in our lives because we see them every day and we just know they will always be there. Parang Seattle’s Best lang. Haha!

The last quarter of 2012 saw me almost every non-office day morning in Seattle’s Best Matalino because I just had to end the year with the yellow soft leather bound dream journal. Before Christmas, drowsy with caffeine overdose, I finally took my journal home with me.

SBC is one of the many coffee shops which offers all-day breakfast and ever loyal to my morning love, sometime last year, I was the first customer to arrive – the quiet, well-lighted, adorned with soft-cushioned sofa’s 250+ square meters relaxing space all for the early bird me. Most of the times I go there by my lonesome, other times I share my morning with family and friends.

Regular Breakfast 1: Egg, Bacon Strips, Walnut Bread, Fruit Marmalade| Php 150

Oh Bacon! My favorite seat usually is on the platform alongside the bar/counter row and by the floor-to-ceiling glass wall with an unobstructed view of the, uhm, parking lot, security guard and Shakey's across the street. Sometimes, the sun and its warmth are enough to keep me company while in my lovely spot.

Big Breakfast 3: Egg, Schublig, Bacon Strips, Pancakes, Walnut Bread, Fruit Marmalade| Php 255

Whenever I feel a little sad, big breakfast meals are my instant pick-me-upper. I can finish this off without any, errrr, assistance. This meal I ate on my breakfast date with the college kids.:)

 Regular Breakfast 2: Egg, Sauteed Corned Beef, Wheat Bread, Fruit Marmalade| Php 175

  

This meal was on a completely different day than the earlier photos shown. I shared the breakfast with Alan and he was kind enough to travel all the way from the South to get me one more sticker for my planner. Addict, I know! He ordered the meal on the foreground (Regular Breakfast 2) and of course, I had the queen's meal, big breakfast!!:)

I swear I have more breakfast mornings spent at SBC Matalino (Quezon City represent!) but most have gone directly to the belly without proper documentation. :)

 To beautiful mornings!

All Sunshiny,

Tina

Seattle's Best Coffee 

Matalino Street

Diliman, Quezon City