La Creperie Katipunan

La Creperie, Katipunan

I'm now in my fourth year in UP Diliman and I spent a good chunk of my years here eating in Katipunan. It used to be exciting to eat in Katipunan, wanting to try each and every single restaurant there is. I think I've nearly ate in most of the restaurants here, which is why I started looking for something new. That search led me to Estaban Abada Street and La Creperie.

I'm such a sucker for anything sweet so it didn't take me long to drag one of my closest friends since high school, who I fondly call Derp, to this street just behind Katipunan avenue to check out this fairly hidden place.

The doors leading to La Creperie

La Creperie interiors

The inside was narrow and had no more than 15 tables. The interior decoration made the place feel very rustic and the music that was played was French, which is a very big plus since I've encountered French, Italian and Japanese restaurants playing American songs. It's not that big of a sin but it's nice when the music compliments that overall look or ambiance of the restaurant.

The choice of decor added to rustic feel of La Creperie

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Derp and I just really went for the crepe since we were planning to have lunch in B. Wings after (Yes, desserts do come first). We agreed to order one each and share. There were a lot of choices, however, so it was hard to pick which two to get. It took about 10-15 minutes give or take before we finally decided. This is what I ordered:

Mango Hazelnut au Chocolat, Php 255

The menu describes the Mango Hazelnut au Chocolat as Chocolate crepe, fresh mangoes, hazelnut spread, salted butter caramel and vanilla ice cream. I'm a big, big fan of chocolate so I had high expectations for this. It was a good mix of flavors, though I was surprised when the crepe came out with whipped cream instead of the vanilla ice cream. It was overcooked since the edges specifically tasted burnt. It's easy to overcook chocolate crepe because of the color so it's something they should be careful of. I encountered a few chunks of sour mangoes but it was tolerable, not the type that will make your lips pucker.

The Derp ordered the Churro Crepe (Crepe with butter, cinnamon sugar, and Spanish-style dark chocolate served 2 ways -- for dipping and sipping in an espresso cup), which was actually one of those I was choosing from.

Churro Crepe, Php 195

The crepe itself was just okay. It had a good cinnamon flavor that wasn't too overpowering. What saved the dish and made it worth it was the Spanish-style dark chocolate. It was thick, smooth and very rich, just the way I like it. I'd go back to La Creperie just for this dark chocolate. It was so, so good.

TWG Silver Moon Tea

We had a pot of TWG Silver Moon Tea (around Php 250 if you want unlimited servings) to go with our crepes. I highly commend La Creperie for having TWG. I'm a tea-drinker and while I have nothing against Twinings or other tea brands, it's not often that I find a place that serves TWG. I was very much impressed when I saw it on their menu.

Price-wise, La Creperie is pricey but I think that you get your money's worth nonetheless. I have a bit of a problem with their service because throughout the time we dined there, there were only 2 tables occupied. But even if this was the case, the servers were always busy doing something else at the counter and it wasn't easy to get their attention. Our food arrived quickly, however, so it's a plus point for them.

I'd definitely go back to La Creperie because there's many, many more I have to try. Among them that I plan on trying are the Telefono Style past (With creamy tomato sauce, mozzarella, garlic, and pesto drizzle), Double Chocolate Fudge Brownie Crepe (Moist fudge brownie inside a chocolate crepe with bittersweet chocolate and vanilla ice cream) and Angus Beef (Crepe topped with Angus beef tapa, egg, chopped tomato and green salad).

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La Creperie

Address: 88 Esteban Abada Street, Loyola Heights, Quezon City (It's the street behind Katipunan Avenue. La Creperie is located in the side of Esteban Abada that is closer to KFC)

Contact number: 09325112371

Facebook: www.facebook.com/LaCreperiePH

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'Til the next time I see you,

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The Neighboring Blog

cr: neighborsharz.com

So... I made another blog.

No, it's not quite like this one where I can ramble and ramble about anything and everything I wish day in and day out.

It's a more specialized blog, I guess you can say. It's called Bella Quaintrelle and it's going to house stories - 100-word stories to be exact that are inspired by pictures, most of which do not belong to me.

The stories are all original down to the characters and the dialogue and all that. I've started writing through fan fiction and I lost count of how many ships I have. I won't stop now. Haha

So, Bella Quaintrelle... You're probably wondering where I got the name and all that. Head on here and read about the disorganized (in my opinion) way it came about.

I haven't written much considering I started the blog a few days ago on April 9th, my 20th birthday, but I have a few favorites from what I've done so far - Freedom, Eyes, Drinking Buddies and Sugar Coated.

If you wanna read more, feel free. Don't expect much, I guess. But I do hope you'll like them :)


'Til the next time I see you,

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Dear Writer, From A Fellow Writer

Ever since I began writing fan fiction, I've always valued my talent or skill in writing. I've been doing this for about eight years already, writing fan fiction under wrestling (yes, believe it or not, it exists), Vampire Diaries and, most recently, KPOP.

Through the years and with every story I write, it overwhelms me to read every compliment and comment from fellow authors and readers (Thank you, thank you so much for them once again). I honestly think I've improved when it comes to how I write, how I tell a story. When I started, I wasn't good at all. My earlier stories make me cringe because they're awkward and there are so many things I wanna change, so many mistakes that I wanna correct.

Despite how much I think I've improved, there is still such a long way to go for me. I've become better at writing (I suppose) yet there is still so much to learn, so much farther to go... which is why I nearly fell over in shock when an author in AFF asked me to be his/her mentor.

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To The Little Angels and Brave Heroes This World Has Lost, Be Happy Up There in Heaven

It's hard to try and wrap my head around what happened in Newtown last Friday. Sure, there has a been a couple of shooting incidents the past years but this probably is the one that pulled on the heartstrings of people around the world more for we've lost twenty beautiful children (aged 6 and 7) and six wonderful, loving educators.

It makes me tear up each and every time I read an article about the shooting and it's so heartbreaking when you think of those families who lost a child just days before Christmas, those children whose innocence are robbed so selfishly from them at such a young age.

What struck me most was this letter a little boy wrote during the shooting nightmare

It's so heartbreaking to see a kid deal with knowing that he can die anytime and the possibility that he will never ever see his parents again. A teacher who survived the incident told about how her students said that they just want to have Christmas and to hug their parents and... just wow. I'm lost for words.

This post I dedicate to the 20 beautiful little angels who left this world and to the 6 heroes who lost everything trying to save lives left. I end this with a GIF I found over in Tumblr - a simple yet stark remember of all the lives lost

May you rest in peace in the eternal kingdom.

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Why This is Here to Begin With

To be quite honest, there is no specific reason why this blog exists.

For whatever reason, I just had this need the past few weeks - I need a blog. I can't say I have no creative outlet whatsoever because I do write and post Fan Fiction. Some of my classes in college this semester have journals, reflection papers and all that. I have one too many notebooks and each of them are where I write random thoughts and ideas.

I guess I need one place to put them all in. One place that wouldn't be as troublesome as the headache I sometimes I get.

And I guess that place is the blog.

So here I am, writing this first blog entry when I'm supposed to be reading Arabian Nights for class. Took a while to get all this together. Layout. Title. Everything. Well, it was a lot easier and quicker to find a layout. The title took me longer but obviously, I ended up with To Walk in The Wind, which I actually got from this image over here.

I guess this does suit what I want this blog to be for.

So what will this blog contain? Anything and everything, I guess. Personal things? To an extent. I don't feel like broadcasting every personal bit about me here on the internet. Things I like such as movies, songs, stories? Yup. Definitely. Plot bunnies? Most probably, especially for those writers in AFF who, for whatever reason, decided to drop by in my humble online abode.

I think that it's for now then... Oh, and the image included in this entry is from other-wordly over at Tumblr. If you wanna learn new foreign words, head on over there.

I guess that's it for now. Time to get this show on the road ;)

'Til the next time I see you,

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