Food Trip Weekends: Wan Kee Bakery Inc.

My mom-in-law needed to buy some things for my brother-in-law's wedding and I ended up going with her.  We needed red boxes for the cloth and canned goods customarily gifted to the godparents before the wedding.

We went to Kanchiu Wedding Service on Benavidez Street and it is THE place to get all things related to Chinese weddings.  Your eyes will be bombarded by the color red and gold because literally 90% of the things inside are of that color scheme.  Almost all the little knick knacks tradition dictates you need for a perfect wedding and a happy married life can be found here. 

Food Trip Weekends: Chinatown Detour

I had a wonderful time bonding with my mom last Saturday.  After my breakfast date with E, my mom and I went downtown to buy some things for November 1st and look around. 

Can I just say that I love Manila?  Manila, as in the city ok?  I especially love Ongpin, Manila's Chinatown.  Yeah, my husband is looking at me weird right now and I know you're probably thinking how dirty, chaotic and unorganized everything is there..  But I grew up in Manila and I love its little nooks and crannies, the vendors on the sidewalk, the smell of food wafting out from little eateries scattered around the area.  I wish I could go more often.