Repost: DAHILAYAN GARDENS, BUKIDNON!

Best place to get married… kahit pa sa maling asawa.

It’s THAT beautiful. It’s a new events venue, only few couples have tied the knot here.

You soon forget the hellish dirt road you needed to punish yourself (and the car!) to reach Dahilayan Gardens where everything’s well maintained; airconditioned toilets working and even the outdoor fireplace is real, logs and all (there were only four of us on that very windy mountain top that day)!  Bad for the broken hearted, though… the longer you stay here, the more you miss him/her.

Anyway, the food was not the good. We had barbecued chicken and back ribs. The ribs were from old cows; the thighs and legs from a bulimic poultry. BUT NEVER MIND THAT! I did finish my anorexic barbecue which I downed with a slightly expired Coke Zero. Again, never mind that. I was in love with the place. I was in love with the long bench, the gazebo and the fireplace. I love the different kind of sadness the garden exudes. Don’t ask me to explain. Basta... 

 

 

Quaint and Quiet Dinner at Dahilayan, Bukidnon!

PINE GROVE @ Dahilayan, Bukidnon

Temperature dipped. It was cold... we were tired and hungry. We settled to have dinner in our “chalet.” We were the only guests so service was quick (to think that our food server was also the front desk officer!). We were really not expecting much as long that it’s edible. The food came. Usual Pinoy food where thick gravy’s slopped on the meat. 

But to our pleasant surprise the Kare-Kareng Lechong Kawali (will try preparing this soon with my Tita Nelia's Chocolate Bagoong!) was really delicious! The meat crunchy and the sauce, nutty! The boneless Bangus with gravy and sliced garlic was also good and so was the Sinigang na Hipon! Sarap.  

Nakabawi na ang Dahilayan sa matabang niyang mais (earlier, we bought yellow corn in Forest Park also in Dahilayan which I can say ang pinakamatabang na mais na nakain ko! It was carton box pretending to be corn).

Hay… I did enjoy Bukidnon.