More La Photo

Hehe. Just another version! And of course that subject is me..what the heck did you expect? Lol Loving this application! Stop laughing, ayt? I was going for a wacky picture!

La Photo Cabine

I've always wanted photobooth-like-photos-ala-a lot like love! I don't think we have that in Manila. Or maybe, I just don't know where to find them. But I stumbled upon this website...it's the closest I can have of a photobooth photo!

Have yours here!

FM goes to Advertising Congress

My first time to join the ad congress, and it didn't quite go as I expected or wanted. But hey, who am I to complain,eh?

More of Vintage Gaga

You're probably wondering who's Vintage Gaga*...Vintage Gaga is Lady Gaga sans wig, crazy make-up and even crazier outfits. Although with the same crazy antics that we now all love!





....And here's my favorite Vintage Gaga song, Wonderful!

Where have I been eating?

One of the things I love about Makati are the weekend markets: the Salcedo Saturday market and the Legazpi Sunday market. The Makati weekend market is a hodgepodge of dishes from different countries, desserts, snacks, plants, and just about anything. (The weekend "market" is actually in a parking lot which is closed on weekends.) I used to go with my officemates from my previous work to the Salcedo Saturday market because it's just walking distance from our office. We would have breakfast there and buy herbal breads and desserts. Since I've transferred to FM, I've never been back to Salcedo market. I recently learned from a friend that there's also a Sunday market in Legazpi Village which is the same with what is seen in Salcedo. You could just imagine my delight. So I dragged my cousin there last Sunday even if its unusual for her to wake up early on a Sunday morn. We were quite early, so we roamed around the parks nearby. (Will post pictures later) The walking worked up our appetite so we were ready to eat anything we could get our hands on. Here are some of my fave:

They let us taste their products and I gotta say their cakes are so delicious. Their best seller is the lemon meringue which we bought. I ♥ personal chef manila!

This is the old froyo's. They changed the name to Dave's. I'm a yoghurt lover, and this is the kind of yoghurt that I like. It has a tangy and sour taste to it.

I just can't get enough of apple pie.

Sapore Vero's olive oil is very cheap as compared to those in the groceries.

We also bought rosemary powder, cinnamon and curry powder.

I first tasted baklava when my Tita went home from vacay in Saudi Arabia. There are also other Arabian desserts sold here such as sobyet with semolina cream and other variants of the baklava.

These are also other foods that you can find in the Legazpi market:

There are also huge burgers, authentic French crepes, longganisa (which is so yummy, by the way), Monteqilla pasta (a fave from Salcedo market! So happy to see them in Legazpi), pica-pica, native products, etc.

I wish I have taken more photos but I was just distracted with the smell and the foods around me. Lol. Went there again this morning, it's just the perfect way to start the Sunday before heading off to church! :-))

Soon is now, Pau!

me (jokingly): maf, your face made it to my blog! It'shard to penetrate my blog!

blah blah blah (chit chats I cant remember)

pau: hopefully soon, mine would too!

Well pau, soon is now! LMAO

Tara na sa Cagayan!

When people ask me what to see in Cagayan, I'm usually stumped. I don't know any tourist spots in Cagayan worth recommending. I've been to a couple of beaches there in Sta. Ana, a friend even has a resort in Claveria which we renamed as ANC's (Anna nac Cagayan, a college org) resort house, and of course there's the Callao Caves but none that is worth 10 hours of butt-aching travel. I never invited any friends (from manila) to visit our province maybe because the first thing that comes to mind are the thousands of tryc in Tuguegarao. And there's really nothing to see in Tugue as it is pretty much a (small) city sans SM and the bars close at midnight. Lol

Then comes this show/ video featuring Aguib & Palaui beaches and other sites there. Gawd! I'm so amazed. Can't believe I just live 3 hours away from this paradise!! This will definitely be in my vacay list next summer. Oh I could just imagine the sun, sand and sea. Please take me there...NOW NA!



*do watch the vid and maybe you'll be inspired to visit Cagayan! :-))

1+1= Spoof!

What are the two hottest things in Pinas right now? New moon and Pacquiao! Expect nothing less from Pinoy but to make fun out of it! Saw these photos from Facebook, so I cant give proper credit to the makers. To whoever you are: Clap clap clap!




There's also an edited-FHM-cover of Aling Dionsia but I can't bear to post it. I'm cringing to the core! Lol

When it rains, it pours

Disclaimer: This entry is about relationships and break-ups so I probably will cite from personal experience. I know its been months, and you're rolling your eyes thinking why am I still ranting about it and you're sick and tired of reading 'bout my emotional weather reports. If you are, well you can't really do anything about it, can you? Its my site I can do whatever the hell I want with it. Yoy may, afterall, opt to leave my site. If you choose to read on, then thank you! Lol. :-))

When it rains, it pours. Apparently, that adage also holds true for break ups. In the past two weeks, I've heard four friends who just broke up with their boyfriends or who are in an almost dying relationship. And they've again proven me that the girl holds the steering wheel in a relationship. The boy may cheat over and over, he may be a total jerk, a scrub and the worst guy you'll ever encounter but if the girl is determined to make a relationship work, the relationship WILL work. And a relationship will end if the girl wants it to end.

I have stopped giving advices with relationship problems because truth is no one ever really listens to pieces of advice given by others. Most often than not we pretty much have an idea onwhat to do, we're just afraid to jump in. Afraid of the consequences. Afraid to be alone. Afraid to be mistaken. A friend asked me how I mustered enough courage to leave THE relationship when everyone knows I've built my life around this relationship. I guess I just came to a point when I realized that I shouldn't work so hard for love. That it's time to admit that a story is over. And that it's time to give up.

So for any one out there who may be in the same boat as I was 10 months ago, I want to share a song I kept listening to before I closed the door.

*Buffering will take some time and the vid is not so good you might not appreciate it so better download the song! Its Givin' up on You by Lara Fabian. Download her other songs also, she's one of my fave! :-))

A rare case

There was a time when I was a Twilight fanatic. And was so crazed when I got tickets for the premiere night. Man, I was all about Edward & Bella. Then I read New Moon, and I wanted to kill myself while reading it. It was one of the worst book I've read. Ever. (Sorry Twilight Saga fans). You would think I'd stop reading the whole series, eh? But no, I still read Eclipse. Its the most dragging book ever. I continued just for the sake of finishing, although I skipped a lot of the pages because the story was going in circles. SM redeemed herself though with the fourth book, it was a BIT better than the other two. Not best, but good enough. Anyways, what I was really gonna say is about the upcoming movie, New Moon. I wasn't really keen on watching it (although I'm pretty sure I'm going to watch anyway for the heck of it. Lol). Until I saw this trailer. This is the best of the three trailers. And I'm also excited in seeing Dakota Fanning, its been a while since I last saw her in the big screen. Am a big fan. So maybe this will be one of those rare cases when the movie adaptation is better than the book. Coz if not, then the movie would suck big time. Except for Twilight Saga uber fanatics, of course.

A reblog

I'm reblogging this not because I'm Ms. Bitterness but because I find it really funny. Swear! And this shouldn't be accounted on me because I'm just reblogging this, I never said any of these. (Although I want to. Tee-hee) Besides, I was still living the "pretend world of couplehood" when this top ten was aired. Lol. Enjoy!

RX TMR's Top Ten Things to Say To a Loved One Who Cheats
from Strange Fruit

January 30, 2009 → The Top Ten Things To Say To A Loved One Who Cheats

1. Undoy – “To SYPHILISLANDIA with you, you horny bitch!”
2. Mr. Perk – “Okay, quits na tayo.”
3. No name – “It’s sad that you cheated on me, but what’s sadder is that I still love you as if it never happened.”
4. Starbuko – “If you’re going to cheat, sana man lang level up, not level down!”
5. Mr. Perk – “Of all the lies that you’ve told me, “I love you” is my favorite.”
6. YñaKì – “Nangangati ka lang pala, pinakamot mo pa sa iba!”
7. Cheyenne – “Ha! Read our pre-nup, LOSER!”
8. Oscar dela Hopia – “Sorry is not synonymous with I won’t do it again.”
9. Umerz – “Sa pangit niyang yan? Go. Sure ako, true love yan!”
10. Geyp – “You’re like baboy na nag-swim sa mud. You’re like, ew.”
11. Neil – “You lose. I’ll find someone I’ll love as much as I loved you. But you’ll never find someone who’ll love you the way I did.”
12. Toytuner27 – “You cheated on your husband to be with me. So I expect nothing less from you.”
13. Eien17 – “If love is a game, I demand a rematch!”
14. Pasturyo – “Ang pagmamahal ko sa y0 ay parang talaba…patay na, nakakapit pa!”
15. Espeks – “sabagay ganito yata talagaTama ang sabi nila…pag madaling nakuha, madaling agawin.”
16. Loipogi – “I understand. Sa bagay, I’m sure nakakasawa din ang guwapo, kaya tumikim ka naman ng pangit.”
17. Mama K – “Diba sabi mo noon mamamatay ka pag nawala ako? Puwes, simula mo na!”
18. Lee Marvin – “Hon, may naghahanap sa yo. Karma daw?”
19. C.VanillaBen – “Ano, nawala ba naman ang kati?”
20. Andi – “If you can’t be faithful, I hope you were careful.”
21. Cheryl – “Sabi ni Andrew E. humanap ng pangit at iibigin kang tunay? Eh bakit ikaw?”
22. Dru – “Hell hath no fury like a diva scorned.”
23. SC – “Revenge is a dish best served cold.”
24. Doc Cameron – “A perfect match: a dog and his bitch.”

Where have I been eating?

My officemates and I have been meaning to try out the Cookbook Kitchen earlier this year pa but for whatever reason we never did. Finally though, we were able to eat there last Wednesday. It's in one of the inside streets of Mandaluyong so you have to be familiar with the place otherwise you'll get lost. We actually consulted the map before heading out but we still got lost because we missed the street (Socorro St.) where were supposed to turn right and Luna Mencias is a one way street! (So keep that in mind should you plan to go there.) We didn't mind going around again because we know we're in for a treat! And boy, were we right!

The place wasn't at all intimidating. You might mistake it even for a tuto-turo from the outside. It's one of those house turned into a dining place. But don't let the looks of the resto fool you because they serve one of the best foods I've tasted. There were three of us but since their foods are good for two, we ordered two of their best seller dishes-- the Parmesan Crusted White Fish and the CBK Chicken.

Parmesan Crusted White Fish

CBK Chicken

Don't they look just yummy! (It tastes better than it looks because we're not so good with taking photos. Lol.) The parmesan cheese blends well with the fish. It's very succulent and light. Just a few bites and I felt full because of the richness of the taste. The CBK chicken is just as delectable. It has cheese, ham and basil stuffing with Italian pesto. I know I can't go back to eating ordinary chicken breasts after tasting it. Lol. I also I knew I was full yet I can't stop myself from eating more because I know I'll regret it. It didn't end there, though. What better way to end a sumptuous meal but with an opulent dessert. We ordered the strawberry shortcake which is huge enough for three but Mafi wanted to have cake. She ordered for their bestseller cake, the Kitten's scarlet cake, unfortunately they ran our of it so she opted from the Helen's moist chocolate cake.

Helen's Moist Chocolate Cake

Strawberry Shortcake

Perfect! If you're wondering about the prices, its relatively cheap. We each spent Php300. So worth it unlike one of those commercialized and overpriced resto you find in the mall.

Cookbook Kitchen is definitely going in my list of heaven-on-earth-restaurants.

Maf and I just can't get enough of this. Desi taking the pic

Eh kasi bata!

teenage love is so surreal. You're young, you're carefree, no cares about the world. It might just be an infatuation but you're too ecstatic to take time and differentiate love from simple crush. You feel butterflies in your stomach when you see him/ her. You dont take notice of anything around you when you look at that person. Dreamlike feeling. I think we'll always remember our first teenage love, not because its the first but because we thought it could actually last forever. We get jaded as we get older. I did! :-))

Music playing in my mind:

They say the first time won't ever last
But that didn't stop me the first time he laughed
All my friends tried to warn me the day that we met
"Girl, don't you lose your heart yet"
But his dark eyes dared me with danger
And sparks fly like flame to a paper
Fire in his touch burning me up, but still I held on
-Already Gone by Sugarland

and

Nothing really matters
I don't really care
What nobody tell me
I'm gunna be here
It's a matter of extreme importance
My first teenage love affair
-Teenage Love Affair by Alicia Keys