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Ate’s pigs :) They’re so cute.

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 07:42:40 -0600

Ate’s pigs :) They’re so cute.

View from my room (Taken with Instagram at Bangued, Abra)

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:30:50 -0600

View from my room (Taken with Instagram at Bangued, Abra)

Midas Hotel. Best memories ever. #mine <3 (Taken with...

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:27:31 -0600

Midas Hotel. Best memories ever. #mine <3 (Taken with instagram)

JAPAN! (Taken with instagram)

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:53:11 -0600

JAPAN! (Taken with instagram)

Finally Home. :) very exhausting trip, but glad I arrived safe....

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:49:12 -0600

Finally Home. :) very exhausting trip, but glad I arrived safe. :) ang init! (Taken with instagram)

Snack time. Glad no one is sitting next to me. :) (Taken with...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:42:21 -0600

Snack time. Glad no one is sitting next to me. :) (Taken with instagram)

Up in the air. I’m glad Delta airline offers Wifi on...

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:22:45 -0600

Up in the air. I’m glad Delta airline offers Wifi on Board. Manila, see you soon. :) (Taken with instagram)

TERRIBLE PACKER.

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:56:00 -0600

I love traveling. I hate packing.

As expected, I exceeded the maximum weight allowed for my baggage. It sucks. I really want to bring as much pasalubong as I can, but I just don’t have anymore space. And I’m definitely not paying (again) extra moolahs for any excess. Hence, I’m leaving most of my clothes here. That’s the only thing I could sacrifice. Heck, I’m only bringing two shoes. One formal shoes (for my friend’s wedding), and another not-too casual pair of boots. Definitely going to shop first thing in the morning. I’ll be jet-lagged anyways.

PEI WEI + SOME MORE PASALUBONG SHOPPING.

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:35:00 -0600

Only 2 more days before my trip. I asked my friends to accompany me (more like give me a ride because the car I’ve been using is still under repair) to buy some more pasalubongs. :)

We had our dinner at Pei Wei, obviously. It’s my first time dining there. I liked the food, but quite expensive. At least for me.

Aubrey, Kisses, Paola, and Noel.

Aubrey, and I.

I noticed, my blog is gradually turning into a food blog. Haha. It just goes to show how much of a pig my friends and I are. These explain why I regained the weight I lost from working out for a month. Oh well. At least mine thinks I’m sexy. LOL.

Mongolian Shrimp.

Honey Seared Shrimp.

Chicken with Spicy Korean Curry

Mongolian Beef.

Hot and Sour soup. Whenever I see this in any restaurant, I just have to order it. Really.

Sale ate Aldo’s. I was looking for shoes for my nieces.

QWERTY sole.

I think these shoes will make ANY girl sexy. :)

MELODY HOUSE + IHOP

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 06:55:00 -0600

Remember how unsatisfied my friends and I were from our KTV experience last night? This is why we decided to have another karaoke session.

WARNING: photo flood below. :)

We arrived at the Melody House KTV at around 12:50 AM, and so we were quite unsure if we were still going to have a room since it’s Friday night, and time since they close at 2 AM. Nevertheless, we still tried our luck. I asked the receptionist the time they close, and he said “2 AM” in quotations—meaning, they are “supposed” to close at 2 AM but they were nice and willing enough to accommodate us for as long as we want to stay.

Of course, we got quite excited. We could finally exhaust our voices as much as we could. However, we got disappointed when we started singing. Their machine isn’t as troublesome as YES KTV’s but they have a terrible sound system, as well as impecunious song selection. Talk about 50% Chinese songs, and very scanty English songs. Very outdated machine, I must say.

They do, however, have Korean pop songs like 2NE1’s “I don’t care”.

Jasmine Tea. Try it! It helps them vocal cords.

And Hot Sake. I was never fond of SAKE so, I’ll keep my mouth shut for Christ’s sake.

Wendy and her new hairstyle. Emma Watson ang peg!!!

The blooming Princesly. She has been the reason why we have been frequently hanging out. A friend in need, is a friend indeed. We are here for ya! :)

IHOP time after KTV-ing.

Syrup. I still like Aunt Jemima’s better than all these. :)

Aubrey, Miki, Dan, Paola (hiding), Princesly, and Darius.

Split Decision Breakfast. Why named split decision? I don’t know. But I chose this because I couldn’t decide what to get. Haha.

The one and only Miki Mortel.

Didn’t know these Dr. Dre beats cost a lot. ($500-ish)

YES KTV + Cafe 101

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:24:00 -0600

WARNING: photo flood ahead.

It’s a Thursday night, but I don’t know what have gotten in their (Paola, Kisses, and Wendy) minds that they were willing to wait for me at the garage for 30 minutes just so we can go anywhere the wheels lead us to.

We decided to have our very late dinner at Cafe 101 (as usual, and like I’ve said a million times, it’s probably one of the very few places that are open at this time). There were KTV bars nearby. I contacted them, and reserved a room. Next thing I knew, I was screaming at the top of my lungs ( or at least I pretended to). LOL.

Free beer. Probably because the karaoke bar is pretty much empty. And to show their gratitude for our presence, perhaps.

I want those sexy chairs. Really.

Pineapple shrimp for Princesly.

Soo gay. But I’d love to have an iPhone case, just like that. bwahaha.

Lavender Milk Tea for me.

Wendy and her not-so awesome chicken..ahm…I don’t recall the name. But whatever, it was no good, anyway. She barely ate any.

Wendy and I.

And off we go. We reserved a room for 1230 thinking it’s open till the morn. The karaoke bar closed at 2 am. I think we spent half our time learning how to use their machine, and searching for songs.

Bruno Mars! Half of the time, we were basically watching the songs’ MTVs because we were too dumb to figure out that we could actually turn off the vocals so we could sing it ourselves. Haha.

And a fourth of our time was spent on Wendy keying the numbers for our song. Talk about stubby fingers.

Budlight! My buddy.

Since we were sorta unsatisfied with our time spent karaoke-ing, we tried looking for more KTV’s opened. Found none. But hey, we were really determined on rummaging around town just to find one open, until they remembered that it’s just Thursday, and they do have works/clinicals tomorrow. And so we headed home, still unsatisfied.

My Lookbook Comeback (by Nathan Barreras)

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:22:00 -0600

My Lookbook Comeback (by Nathan Barreras)

"The hardest thing about beginning any new relationship has got to be learning how to fart quietly..."

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:52:05 -0600

“The hardest thing about beginning any new relationship has got to be learning how to fart quietly again.”

Apple Jacks has always been my fave cereal! What’s yours?...

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:32:19 -0600

Apple Jacks has always been my fave cereal! What’s yours? (Taken with instagram)

akosinatnat: The road not taken. (by Nathan Barreras)

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:05:00 -0600

akosinatnat:

The road not taken. (by Nathan Barreras)

OH LA LA NADIA!

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:27:00 -0600

My hot friend Nadia during my Gossip-Girl-Themed Birthday Party at Hotel Zaza.

Obviously, we took these shots at the bathroom because it is the only place inside the suite that has a decent lighting. I actually brought my lights with me, but the hotel did not allow me to bring it because, supposedly, there shouldn’t be any “professional” photography. Yo, I’m not even half-professional.

You guys can check her out, book for a shoot perhaps via ModelMayhem.

Toon Spencer for Bebegirl :)

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:00:00 -0600

Bebegirl wanted this plush toy from The Wong Fu Store. Isn’t it cute?

Yes, I am trying to look cute as well.

CAFE 101 with the FAMBAM

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:13:00 -0600

My family celebrated New year at Cafe 101 just because we did not prepare any food at home. We were all lazy, and ahm…exhausted. I guess. I don’t know, we really never celebrate New Year the way we used to celebrate back when we were in the Philippines.

Cafe 101 has always been one of my favorite restaurants here in Houston for several reason. First, its menu offers fusion of food from different Asian countries (Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Japanese). Second, the place looks modern, and tidy, unlike other restaurant around Bellaire Blvd. (China Town). Third, they accept credit cards. Most Asian restaurant around China Town usually just accept cash. And lastly, they have two big projectors that play MTVs of KPOP music. LOL.

Squid and shrimp with triple sauce has always been my favorite.

Beef Brisket Hotpot.

Bento Box for my little YenYen. Too bad he wasn’t able to enjoy as much because he had toothache. Poor baby. Haha.

YenYen!

Rainbow Roll.

My mean sister. She makes my life really difficult. Haha.

My mango shake with tapioca.

Excessively salivating on Grapefruit. It tastes perfect with...

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:24:00 -0600

Excessively salivating on Grapefruit. It tastes perfect with salt and vinegar (Taken with instagram)

*It’s my snack while watching Dolphin Tale :)

Goals for 2012

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:20:00 -0600

and let’s make it measurable just to be able to evaluate it afterwards :)

1. find a job that I will love (pays at least 26$ an hour)

2. work out more religiously (at least 3 times a week for the entire year)

3. cry/be sad over someone less (once a month? haha)

4. travel more (4 states (NY, CA, NV, IL), 3 countries (Philippines, Singapore, Thailand))

5. sleep more (at least 8 hours or so for MOST of the days of the week)

6. more water, less coffee (only drink coffee when working night shifts)

7. argue less with my dad (hmm…once a week? sounds better than everyday)

8. save money (enough to buy a condo in the Philippines)

Hopefully, I’d be able to achieve MOST of these within the year, and I’d be really proud of myself. :)