Kit & Kay

Attended a wedding yesterday.


Enjoyed every moment.

Got teary-eyed. Cried. Smiled. Laughed. Mixed emotions.

Congratulations and Best Wishes, Kit & Kay! :)

Will. Blog. Soon.

Promise.


Happy Tuesday, everyone! :)

Laya Personal Dining

Early this year, I've seen Laya Personal Dining in various FB photo albums, food reviews, and the likes. I've been planning to visit Irene (the owner) and try out Laya.

As my post-birthday treat for X, we went there a week after his birthday.

I'm not much of a food critic so please do not expect culinary terms and grand words describing our experience. I might just come up with the words, "yummy", "super", "sweet", among others.

Here are the dishes that we had for our 6-course dinner. Enjoy!

Spiced Tuna Tartare with Wasabi Cream Sauce on Wanton Chips

Trio of Appetizers:

Crabstick & Cream Cheese Dumpling with Spicy Mango Sauce;

Shrimp & Chicken Wanton Bag with Thai Sweet Chili;

and Stirfried Kaffir Lime Pork in Lettuce Wrap

Shredded Chicken & Pomelo Salad

in Palm Sugar & Tamarind Dressing

Grilled Spice-crusted Chicken Strips

with Mixed Greens in Ginger Soy Dressing

Cocconut & Lime Sorbet

Fresh Lime & Mango Sorbet

Crispy Pork Belly in Brown Sugar Glaze

with Chili Coconut Taro and Organic Red Rice

Herb-Marinated US HangingTender Steak in a Red Wine & Rosemary Reduction

with Spiced Crushed Potatoes

Malay Pisang Goreng Banana Fritters in Gula Melaka Sugar Syrup

Dark Chocolate and Black Pepper Tart 

with Candied Ginger & Basil-infused Crème Anglaise

Turon with Chocnut Dip.

This 6-course set menu is priced at Php750.

Laya accepts lunch (Saturday & Sunday) and dinner (Friday & Saturday) reservations. 

They are usually fully booked every weekend so it would be better to reserve a table before going there.

Click here to know more about this place.

Stylebible Shopping Spree

This is the one I've been raving about.


I can now share because it's over already.


Yes, I won another raffle / contest.


This time, it's with Stylebible.


Honestly, I already forgot how I joined this contest.


I was surprised to see my name in their promo page.


I won Php12,000 worth of shopping spree. (With no less than the managing editor of Stylebible, Isha Andaya)


I don't have pictures from my camera to upload but grabbed some from Hal & Royce. (Thanks girls!) 


I'll post photos of the items I bought with my GC's next time.

2000 from Espada. 2000 from Luca. 4000 from Wade. 4000 from Maldita. Isn't life fun? :)

Royce. Star. Kat. ME. Isha. Hal

Just to add, because of this shopping spree, I was able to cross out "Buy a complete outfit" from my 30 Things to do before 30 list. :)

5 Things I'm Thankful For #11

It's been one hell of a week but I know I still have so many things to thank for.


1. 168 / Divisoria. For being less crowded this morning.


2. My friends (and clients). For patronizing my butterscotch bars.


3. My TV Series. You keep me sane. :)


4. Daniel Matsunaga and Fabio Ide. I heard the other side of Xerxes because of these guys. Hahaha!


5. PNoy. Thank you for the Nov 16 non-working holiday.


Anyone you want to thank today? Go ahead, thank them. :)

Sagada Adventure

You want to try something new? Are you ready for an adventure? Are you not afraid of heights?


If you've answered yes to all three questions, you can try and schedule a trip to Sagada!


I'm too tamad to write now, so let's do a photoblog. Detailed itinerary, fees and accommodations to be posted soon. :)

The famous yoghurt from Yoghurt House

X, by the hanging coffins

We spent too much time for breakfast so we all (expect for Kat)
ended up sitting in the jumpseat for the 6-hour Baguio to Sagada bus ride

Lambak. Talampas. Talon. Bundok. Bulubundukin. Burol. Kapatagan.
What else did we miss? :P

This is only the beginning...

While waiting...

Kaya natin 'to, Kat!

Going down.

Nice, no?

Yikes, Survivor look ba?

15-minute ride on top of the jeepney

I Heart Stylebible

I love the articles.
I love the events.
I love the mall.
I love the promos.


This morning, I was doing my usual rounds of blog-hopping. I was trying to avoid Stylebible's The Mall due to lack (or is it absence?) of self-control when it comes to shopping.


"I will just look to see pretty things." I said to myself.


I was browsing various shops and found these beautiful stuffs in the mall.

Dress from Amour

From Amour, too.

Floral Dress from My Little

Peeptoe Bootie from Rome. 

Floral Peeptoe Pumps from Miss D. 

Bag from Ichigo.

Anyone generous and kind enough to give me any of these for Christmas? :)

Beckham on Ellen

Saw this on my sister's tumblr







I'm not a fan of Beckham, but this is funny. :)

Butterscotch's Back!!!

Every Christmas, we bake these sweet, tasty and oh-so-yummy butterscotch bars.


We wanted to start early this year, so we're now accepting orders.


Perfect for Christmas giveaways, dessert for those potluck Christmas parties, or simply perfect for snacks. :)

Box of 16 (bite size) - Php75.00

Pouch (6 pcs.) - Php35.00

For bulk orders (10 boxes or more), please allow 2-3 days lead time.


We can deliver or schedule meet-ups, depending on our availability.


You may place your orders by leaving a comment here or by sending an SMS (0928-5067875).

5 Things I'm Thankful For #10

It's been months, I think, since I last posted my "5 Things I'm Thankful For".


I believe I cannot delay this any further.


1. Stylebible. For the amazing, wonderful, and exciting shopping experience we had yesterday. Kudos to Lhen & Patty for making the almost 4-hour spree more fun with their job & fashion-related anecdotes.


2. Isha Andaya. For such great tips on fashion, on how and what to wear during certain events. For the fantastic afternoon. For spending her time with us.


3. X. For laughing at my out-of-this-world jokes last night. hahaha!


4. My best friend, J. For your love and your willingness to spend a thousand more just for me. hahaha!


5. My cute sister, R. For downloading my TV series and copying my movies into a DVD. :)


How about you, want to thank anyone today?

30 Things To Do Before 30 (as of 11.04.10)

Just updating my list. :)

As much as I want to, I can not disclose the whole list here in my blog. So, I'll just post some.

• Apply new color to my hair
• Travel alone
• Go to Singapore with X (booked for June 2011!)
• Cook a 6-course meal for X (soup, salad, main dish - meat & pasta, dessert)
• Exercise. Jog and do at least 50 crunches per day (so far, I'm successful with the latter one)
• Try the famous buffet in Makati Shang, Circles
• Go out of town with my cute sister
• Buy a whole outfit (dress, accessories, bag and a pair of shoes) in one day (woohoo! will be able to this on Saturday. Wait for my blog entry on this)
• Plan a birthday surprise (I did a minor one yesterday)
• (work-related)
• (work-related)
• Ride the Space Shuttle at Enchanted Kingdom
• Go back to Boracay
• Go to Puerto Galera (with X, J and G)
• Try Tamilok in Palawan (I'll do this in December on our Coron trip)
• Learn how to clean the bathroom
• Attend a High School reunion (does not need to be a formal reunion, right?) 
• Reconnect with S or D (Done, with D. But I'll have to do a followup A-SAP!)
• Write down at least 100 "5 Things I'm Thankful For" (I did 9 already)
• Buy a designer bag (let me add: OR receive a designer bag as a gift)
• Take a 1-week leave from work (filed it already. get ready, Coron!)
• Have a my-favorite-movies-marathon for a whole day (My Best Friend's Wedding, Up Close & Personal, Clueless, Pay It Forward, Sound of Music, Annie)
• Buy a new phone
• Save money enough for a down payment for a real estate property
• Sing ONE (I repeat, ONE!) song loud enough to be heard by X
• Learn how to cook Adobo and Sinigang
• Print at least 100 pictures from the past and make a scrapbook (planning to already, for gifts)
• (censored. hahaha!)
• Surprise weekend get-away. I should drive.
• Say, _ _ _!

Blog Blog Blog

Promise. Will blog this weekend.


Am I that busy to not blog? Or just lazy? hahaha!


Don't know how I'll write about my Sagada trip.

I'm envisioning my blog to be some sort of 'travel blog', but I haven't traveled that much (compared to other travel bloggers).


Well, bahala na on Sunday. :)