Monday, December 16, 2019
Island Photo
If I remember correctly, the Island Photo counter in Greenhills used to be located at the second floor of the old Manilabank Arcade. I'd get my negatives developed there, together with contact prints so I could identify which pictures I'd ask them to print in regular size. You have to remember it was expensive to have big prints then, and contact prints made it so much cheaper to continue the hobby. Island is still alive and kicking these days, and I understand that the store can still print out hard copies from both soft files and from film negatives, which is good if you still have your 110, 126 and 135 strips stashed in storage (I wonder though if both Ektachrome and Kodachrome rolls can still be processed into prints). My Kodachrome rolls would take up to 3 weeks to process then, as batch processing was done in Oz, and the developing costs would be very high.
Pastarrifico
Vicky just loves the Caesar's salad of Pastarrifico, a newly opened Italian snack bar at the Ayala North Exchange. For under P400 per head, prices are reasonable, and the quality of the pasta is not bad at all. In addition to the salad, we had lasagna and a cream-based dish; it was just too bad that Monique arrived after we were almost done so she wasn't able to taste the good food that we enjoyed!
Kuilan's Foodhaus
I don't recall ever having been to Kuilan's Foodhaus in Davao City, but I hear that the place is quite popular. Vicky and Becca always make it a point to buy a box of their delicious siopao whenever they visit their hometown. One can keep the siopao in the freezer for weeks and it'll be perfect with a 10 minute steaming. I was assured that prices are very reasonable; the buns go well with an ice cold bottle of Coca-Cola!
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