Foot and Fire

One of the joys of summer is being able to breathe rural fresh air and tasting the spring waters. Malumpati Spring is the source of the water district of Pandan as well as the free flowing source of the popular summer destination, the Malumpati Health Spring Resort. When we got to Malumpati Health Spring Resort, there were a lot of excursionist for the holy week so we had a great time eating under the shade of green trees as well as taking photos of the swimmers, mostly teens and children. The waters are green and ever flowing, as all springs promise. The spring is sponsored by a foundation and one interesting marker was planted beside the tablets bearing the benefactors. It came from a Japanese I surmise. It says: Yokoi: His love flows like a clear crystal water to every Pandanons' (sic) homes (sic). *** *** *** *** Pandan Water District. *** A Marker from a Japanese, I suppose. *** The tablet bearing the na...

Just before heading to the Malumpati Health Spring Resort, it is highly recommended to drop by the barangay cooperative which is just along the way. The cooperative produces native handwoven products made of bariw plant, the one used to make the native mat locally called "banig." There are floor mats, hats, coasters, beer holder which can also be pen holders, place mats, bags, and fruit baskets.  Here are some of the products I was able to take a snap: Big round floor mat which can be used as wall decor (P1,200). *** A hat for P100. *** Bags with prices ranging from P100 to P400. *** One of the many bag styles... *** Bags.. *** And more bags. *** The Bariw plant rope  *** Fruit bowl. *** The Sto. Rosario Multi-purpose Cooperative. ***

We made a buko-pandan flavored gulaman (jelly) following the store-bought packet instruction. This one made 6 cups of jelly. Since it was scorching hot today, we decided to buy Buko Pandan ice cream and top the same with the solidified jelly.... Charaaaaan, it was an instant hit... Here is my first cup of Buko Pandan ice cream topped with gulaman and decorated by the umbrella cocktail decoration (courtesy of Noynoy's collection)... This quenched our longing for coldness today...  Buko Pandan ice cream Our formed gulaman