OC, MD 2013 Part 2

Early  morning came and we are craving for something to  munch on that is sweet , so  while everyone was taking  their showers and cooking some Pinoy breakfast  , cousin  Kristyn and I went to  one of the famous  sweets you can ever find in  OC, MD .....



FRACTURED PRUNE ! forget about  Krispy Kreme nor dunkin donut and other  these babies are one of the best  donuts ever I  tasted.

We were a lil early which is good because  the lines on  this joint  gets really long .

inside FRACTURED PRUNE

Left to  Right :  Peppermin Patty. Strawberry  Cheesecake. Banan Nut Bread.
Black Forest .  French Toast  and  Sponge Cake 

Left to  Right : Lemon Merengue Pie. Strawberry  Shortcake . Apple Fritter
Orig Glazed . Banana Nut . Rainbow Sprinkles

this is sooo  YUMMYYYY  & my FAVORITE 

Seriously these donuts are DELiCiOUS! They  make them fresh  everyday  and thank

So after eating breakfast  taking our shower and getting ready  , we  went out  to  go  roaming around with the girls.

the weather wasn't really cooperting since  it's was gloomy  , windy   and  bleh :/

PART 3 COMING SOON :P

Ocean City . Maryland 2013

Whenever October  comes , my  family   goes to  Ocean City, Maryland  for a weekend get away, and this year it was my baby   nephew  Liam's 1st  vacay  outside of his comfort zone in  New York  City ...


My cousin  Sheree and her family left  NYC  around 9:30am   and arrived in  KOP, PA around 12:30ish or  so  and since I  was still  working that  d


We met cuzzo Kristyn  in  Olive Garden which  was located in

As we get to our meeting place cuzzo  Krstyn  was our designated   driver, and did she knows the backways  to  get there faster and  elude the weekend  traffic .  Left  around 4:30ish  in  PA so  we arrived in   Ocean City Maryland around 8:30pm .

We decided  to stroll along the boardwalk at night even the weather wasn't really cooperating  since it was pretty  much  cold and windy  .

got some famous  milkshakes from Dumsers who  were about to close by  the time  we were arrived.

We walked and walked and then cuzzo Krystin   wanted  to see if there were ghost  crabs  roaming around the ocean lol so  I  gladly  went with  her while cuzzo  Kris stay  behind one of  the  bleachers ( I  can't blame her she was wearing some ankle boots and it was darn cold  )

So  we went to  the Marina and  and

Driving to  Ocean  City  , Maryland

Arriving in  Ocean  City  , Maryland

boardwalk at night ( ^_^ )/

blurry  shot of with  cuzzo  Kristyn  after we didn't find any  ghost  crabs

After our long walk and we kept bumping into  drunk  people already  in  the boardwalk we decided to  go home  and get some rest.

PART 2 COMING RIGHT UP :)

Washington DC 2nd Day

When  I woke up  this  morning , Kris has already  left  waking up  in  a little bit drizzly  day  isn't my  thing ,  fortunately  there was coffee in  the  room  courtesy  of the  hotel, so i used it I was to darn  lazy  to  go to  Starbucks  which is  located  in    the hotel's lobby.

A Peek thru a rainy  Tuesday  morning  in our Hotel's window

Our Scrounchy  Bed

After cleaning  up  our bed,   I  was getting ready  to  get a shower and catch  the next train  bound for  the city  while  I prep  myself to a brewed coffee ......

All the stuffs I needed to  make my coffee 

My  brewed Coffee ^_^

I also  prepared  my  stuffs in the closet . Hang everything that  needed to  be hung  (I'm kinda a neat  freak

 when it comes to  this stuff ) while I  was  taking mini  sips from my  coffee,   and also drying up  my  hair,  my  phone rang and it was my  cousin , I totally  forgot that  it's almost  lunch  time yikes!

So  we both  agreed that  we would eat  lunch together at Popeye's ( it was the quickest  way  to  get lunch  and I  rarely see a Popeye's fast  food  chain in  our area, back in  Philly)  before she goes back to her seminar and I  go  on  my mini  trail  around  Washington , D.C

My greasy  yummy lunch  with cajun  fries  :P

Washington, DC : 1st Day [ A Walk or Two - Dinner Time]

We walked around the city  for awhile then when our stomachs was calling to our attention ... BOOM!
We really had to  eat dinner already  and ended up  chowing down in RICE BAR who is famous for their BIBIMPAP or literally  in English means mixed rice that  is topped out with  namul (sautéed and seasoned vegetables) and gochujang (chili pepper paste) .

We were lucky  that  we are still able to  get something to  eat  because we did arrived in the resto's location a little late and they  are about to  clean up  the place until we showed up  and gladly   we were able to  pick our  food. Kris got brown rice while I  got the white rice topped with  some bean sprouts, eggplant , bamboo shoots and korean kimchi  . We also  ordered some  California Roll  to go with our  dinner .

After chwoing down, we noticed that  it was darker than we entered and we had to   go  back to  our hotel since Kris's  seminar starts at 7:30ish  in the morning. As we hurried down the blocks and blocks and block of street while looking for the nearest  Metro station , we ended up  taking the Metro from  Foggy  Bottom  Station  .

This is like the rush  hour because we had to literally  stand up  in the train and  smelling everyone's armpits! ( or as we say it in tagalog KILI KILI ) . With  our  hand numbing ride to  our hotel  as we got off in  Rockville Station, we noticed that  our hotel can't be found anywhere (  literally it is a 8 minute walk  from  the station to  the hotel ) ... as we walked thru  and cous searched where the hell are we already  it turned out that  we are like  10 blocks away  from  our hotel according to her iPhone !

We decided to  get a taxi instead of walking because there was too much walking already  just  on  the 1st  day  in DC. As we tell the driver where are going he then mentions that  we got off the wrong station,  we got off at the 2nd last  stop  for the metro. It was supposed to  be in  WHITE FLINT and not in ROCKERViLLE!

The driver then adds that  it is confusing because the 3 stops before the last  stop  is considered as ROCK VILLE  (Rockville, Twinbrook and White Flint ).

As we are near our hotel it was a sign of relief and can't wait to get a hot shower and get some rest  for tomorrow's adventure . The ride with the taxi was fun and was a reminder that next time I take the Metro I have to get off the WHITE FLINT station and not Rockville and as parting gift  with the driver I  gave him the rest  of the change as his tip  for getting me and my  couz safe in our temporary home , our hotel .

Snagging a photo of moi before going off to  bed 

Destination : Washington, DC 1st Day

It's around  1pm  when  my  cousin  dropped by and picked me up  at  the house while  I  was  doodling and scribbling sites to  go  to  in  DC  ( a habit of mine whenever I  go somewhere , I  list an Itenerary  that  I  do follow once in destination )

Our travel  to PA to  DC says that  it will  only take 2 hrs  and 34 minutes to  get to our destination  , but since  this trip  is my 1st ever to DC and cous's  2nd trip  but in a different route I guess, we had to  rely on

Ms. GPS  of iPhone4s. So  our trip  to DC was a smooth  one despite of the crazy traffic that  we had encounter while on our way  and hd a little discussion about some blooming trees that  had this  terrible smell (literally  smells like ughhh gross ) Pyrus calleryana or simply called a Pear tree a native of China / Taiwan that  was brought here in  the states during the 1900's , pretty  trees when in bloom but terrible smell  though  >_<

As we approached DC the weather seemed to be cooperating
 ( It was Sunny wahooo ) , however all of a sudden there was a change of  the weather, it became  a little gloomy and cold as we were looking for our hotel , we even got lost for a little while which made our  trip  more than what is expected.






We arrived in our destination around  4:30ish  in the afternoon

Entrance to  the Hotel

Marriott Hotel  @ Bethesda North , Washington, DC

Lobby  of our Hotel  

When  we got our keys, we took the elevator to go to our room and settled our stuffs in our closets and washed up  a little . Kris (my cousin ) and I were also hungry  already  that  we decided to  go to  the city

to  chow down and at the same time, where Kris can show me how to  take the Metro Trail  , the most convenient way  to  roam  around DC's famous landmarks.

Roadtrip Prep !

I was excited to  go on a road trip  with  my cousin whom  will  be having her   seminar in  our Nation's Capital ( Washington, DC ) with free hotel  and gas trip , C'mon guys who could pass up on that?

So I  could not resist that  offer besides living in the United States in my teen and early adult life, I never had the glance to even see  the White House although Pennsylvania  is  just a couple hours away from DC.

It's a Sunday  night  and  after going  to  church , I packed up my stuffs for the trip  and yes,  

I usually  pack light  and in an organized  way  

My Toiletries are tucked away   in  my   Vivienne  Tam double Happiness  Make Up Bag that  I  got on a very  good  deal in  JCPenney for  $ 10 ( it had an original price of $22 + State Tax ) . 

Besides  my  toilettries , I brought  with  me my  very  own  Vivienne Tam Laundry  Bags  , how  could I  resist they  were really really CHEAP for 3 pc for a $1 ?  Who could pass on  that one right? 

( Originally sold for  $22 + State Tax ) 

Vivienne Tam Double Happiness Dragon  in Black  & Grey

Vivienne Tam  3pc double Happiness in Pantone colors

I seriously damaged my UN Colors of Benetton luggage  that I  ended  up   using my  2  mini  luggage get away bags . One being made of canvas which is by the way super durable that  i can fit everything in it , but  I got this phobia that  if I  stash  all my stuff I will end up destroying my bag purposely  >_<, so I  ended up using  my Nylon NEW YORK CITY tote bag  to put all my  footwear in it.

While I kept all my clothing in  my Kidrobot  (the pink one ) from  Kidrobot's Tado Little Secret Print from the Basix Collection in which I  bought 5 years ago  in  Bloomingdale's . This  bag is made of durable canvas and can I  say  UBER CUTE!(  ^_^)

Kidrobot's Tado  Little Secret Basix Collection  ( pink) and New York  printed Nylon Tote Bag

Well, gotta get my beeauty  rest  guys,   Will  keep  you posted on  my  ROAD TRIP .