The Dainty Diner: Keepsakes

The Storefront

It's weekend, and I've got nothing else to do. We went to church on a Sunday afternoon and after the mass, I wanted to eat Pasta. I've missed it because it's been a while since my last Carbonara, so my boyfriend and I stopped over at - Keepsakes Davao. 

Keepsakes is located on the right wing of Matina Town Square, Davao City. This 'Dainty Diner,' as I may call, is most frequented with high school students from Ateneo de Davao University, my Alma Mater. I call it such because it has a girly atmosphere, filled with trinkets. The friendly ambiance did not only complete my satisfaction, but the cost was right for my pocket.

The Ambience

Let me give you a tour:

This is the colorful atmosphere of the diner. Pastel chairs, couches, and curtain beads remind me of my bedroom.

When you first enter, colorful menu boards and the friendly staff will greet you.

The menu serves Chicken, Pasta, Desserts and Rice Meals.  Like I mentioned, the cost was just right to keep myself full, and my pocket.

Scroll more for the meals served.

Choco Pastillas - A Review

Hi Friends!  Let me share you about a delicacy called, "Choco Pastillas" that I recently bought online.  In the Philippines, "pastillas" is a dessert mixed with milk and sugar.  It is very sweet and delicious, most kids love them.  As I was browsing through my news feed on Facebook, I saw this picture that caught my eye.  It says "Php54.00 per box with 16 pieces."  The pastillas was uniquely shaped in square, drizzled with chocolate.  I got more enticed of it because of their lovely boxes.  As they say, presentation is the first impression.  I couldn't get enough thinking not to buy this so I texted the seller and decided to meet up the next day.  I bought two boxes to try it out first, and could probably give them to my close friends later.

So here it is:

Square-shaped Pastillas with Chocolate

Lovely boxes - Nice Presentation

It's Palm Sunday!

April 1.  For others, it's April Fool's Day, but for me, it's Palm Sunday.

Catholics raising their Palm Leaves for Blessings

The Palm Sunday is the first day of the Holy Week.  It is celebrated by the Catholics all over the world every year where they bring "Crosses" made out of palm leaves when they go to church. They do this by raising these long stalks of leaves and have it blessed by the Priest with Holy Water.  This is also the reason why it's called, "Palm Sunday."


After the Catholic mass, people would hang this on their house doors to get "blessings" from the Lord as a part of the tradition.