YING YING Yummy!

Two weeks ago, my loving pet Joel, took me to Chinatown to get some appliances from his friend. I am always game when it comes to discounted shopping.

On our way to Chinatown, we got pulled over!! Thank goodness for Joel's connections, we were off the hook after one phone call. Anyway, it wasn't our fault.

But before that, we decided that we want to eat authentic Chinatown food in a dingy, not very clean, crowded, noisy and not so klazzy restaurant.

He took us to YING YING Teahouse. First, let me point out the address and don't be fooled. Despite the highly prominent names of the street, it really is a place where my Mom would disapprove of.



In the corner of Dasmarinas and Yuchengco Street is where Ying Ying is located. Although the look of the place scared that crap out of me, I entered and waited in line as it was filled to the brim with people wanting to eat!!

Because Joel is a street-smart-ass kinda guy, we were able to get a table right away.

Crispy squid. Tender, soft and sweet. Love!!!
My love affair with duck. I had to have this and hardly shared with the others.
The only fish that AG would eat is if it were in this Fish Fried Rice.
Gotta make the Mom's happy by eating veggies. This Kang Kong with garlic is really really good.
Shrimp with cashew nuts and vegetables. Not my favorite but empty plate nonetheless.
Humba bathed in oil. Gosh, I hope that's olive oil but I really don't think so.
Lemon Chicken is a childhood dish and I just had to order it. AG loved it!!

Deep-fried BREAD which you can eat with the Humba or dessert with condensed milk. We had the latter.


All this food plus 4 drinks came out to P1,955! Cheap or not?

On our way home, we got pulled over AGAIN!!! Thanks to my pet, we were let go without getting a ticket.

Here's how to get there. I would definitely go back but next time, I am bringing my Daddy-O with me. He will love it!

My Janet Jackson Moment.

Mike - Hi Candy! I got 4 tickets to Janet Jackson's concert. Do you want one of them?
Me - Hmmm...gosh, it's so pricey, I really have to think about it first. Where's the seat located? You know, when I watch concerts, I always choose the nearest seat to the stage. #yabang
Mike - Well, I got the most expensive tickets and I chose I, Center, aisle. Is that ok for you?
Me - Wow, that sounds really good. It's going to hurt my pocket but...FINE!! Count me in!!

Later that day, in Facebook chat....

Mike - Hi Candy, it's me again. I got the tickets already so it is good to go!
Me - Ok great!!! Let me know when we will meet up so I can pay you.
Mike - What? No...you must have misunderstood me...When I asked you if you wanted the ticket, I meant it as a gift! I am not expecting payment!!
Me - NO EFFING WAAAAYYY!!! Are you kidding me? Are you serious? Are you pulling my leg?? #faintwithjoy

And so cutting the long story short. There we were, right smack in the front where we can almost get splattered with the dripping sweat from Janet Jackson and her dancers.

I just can't believe my luck. First the Valentino shoes, then Louboutin and now this...all within 1 week.



To Mike, thank you so much for this wonderful gift of seeing Janet Jackson's cleavage upclose. Her songs and dance moves are secondary to me. BWA HA HA HA!!!! I am kidding....

So let's break it down to pieces shall we?

The Outfits.

#1 - I like this one. She enjoys showing off her cleavage just as much as I do! #BFFMoment
#2 - Hmmm...I am sure she could have done better than this.

#3 She does love her bling bling shoulder pads but this is way better than #2.
#4 Her last outfit was this white ensemble. I like it! Especially since all her dancers and band were in white. It looked uber cool!
#5 This was actually her 2nd outfit change. Now, I don't know about you but I am not loving the color of this light lavender on someone like her. Here she is again with bling bling shoulder pads but this time, from her back, she has a long "tennis necklace" that connects to her wrist. Rajo did not like, I didn't either. But her Christian Louboutin shoes are hot hot hot!!!

Watch the full video of a medley of our favorite love and sappy songs.

I did notice that she lip synced a lot of her songs. And the stage set up really showed that her Manila concert was very last minute. It reminded me of Iron Chef. All that stainless steel. The screen on the back was partly hidden by the drummer. The movie about her tv appearances made me forget that I was watching her live. It took so long and it gave me the urge for popcorn.

Other than that, it was purely awesome!!!

Here's my fellow back-up singers and dancers of Janet Jackson.

Awesome photos that I was able to take!!



I never fail to thank God for all the blessings that I have in my life. For this experience I thank Mike and Janet as well for making me lose at least 5 lbs. from all that dancing. I did, however, needed ginger tea the next day to get my tonsils to work again.