Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Sunday morning palengke (market)

One Sunday morning, R invited me to go on a date with him to the market. And indeed to the market we went! We took the train from Ortigas to Quezon Avenue station and found ourselves at the Sidcor Sunday Market at Centris Walk. The market, which is open on Sundays from 6 am to 2 pm, boasts of a variety of things to sell - from ready-to-wear goods to fruits, vegetables, fishes and meat to plants and ready-to-eat dishes and desserts! After all, the Sidcor Sunday Market claims to be the biggest weekend market in the Philippines! Well, I didn't realize that until one eventful Sunday morning.    

Years ago, when R and I were still a new couple, one of our adventures included a visit to Farmer's Market in Cubao. This time, however, marketing is no longer just an adventure. We would be off to the market to fill our otherwise unfilled refrigerator and find some believed-to-be galactagogues to increase my dwindling breastmilk supply. 

Nonetheless, it was a pleasant experience to be able to do simple activities with R again. I can indeed count this experience as one of our lovely dates. :)

We spent around Php700 on lots of green leafy vegetables, half kilo of mussels and clams (believed to enhance breastmilk supply), half kilo of pork and fish, 100 grams of Coffea Liberica (coffee), a papaya, and a kilo of Sabah (banana). I will share some of the photos I took at the market. 

The Sidcor Sunday Market at Centris Walk (very near Quezon Ave. MRT station).
There's R well-involved in his craft.
R holding a patola that will definitely be swimming in one of our dishes for the week.
The bountiful seafood! Oh, the scaloops! :-P
We tried the heartwarming palitaw.
The market is near these clean toilets within the Centris compound.
And if you want to escape the searing heat of the sun, the Centris Mall is just a few meters away.

We will definitely be going back. And will buy a kilo of mangosteen. Next Sunday? Who knows. =)

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