Happy Birthday!

August 8, 2016August 7, 2020Leave a comment

2 days ago was my Inggo’s birthday. We celebrated it by taking advantage of a certain buffet’s birthday promo. The birthday celebrant can eat for free as long as they’re accompanied with one paying adult.

Niu by Vikings at SM Aura.

Special order of Beef Medallion with wine cubes.

Their dessert station has macarons!

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This was supposed to be the end of this entry. But for his birthday dinner, he convinced me to eat at Four Seasons Buffet at Araneta center instead of a restaurant since it will be cheaper due to the birthday promo. He also said that we could eat at Burger King instead if there are no tables left at said buffet, but they had one last table left for two. So by fate, we ate at another buffet that day. Please don’t ask anymore about the aftermath.

Four Seasons Buffet with its Shabby Chic interiors.

Pretty details.

Belated Happy birthday to my Overwatch partner, restaurant & cafe date, travel buddy, best friend, and the love of my life! I love you soooo much! ♥

Cafe Crawls

July 23, 2016August 7, 20201 Comment

I am a coffee person. Some of my favorite activities revolve around coffee: discovering new cafes, hanging out at coffee shops with Inggo after dinner, or doing a drawing session with my friends in a coffee shop. I’ve been thinking of a witty way to call this activity, but all I got is Cafe Crawls. So here are some photos from cafes that didn’t have enough photos to make a separate post.

Cafe Mocha at Costa Coffee

Costa Coffee Eastwood branch. London style.

Alab (Chocolate batirol with sili) from Cafe Mithi , Maginhawa Street.

Kori Kohi at UCC Clockwork, Estancia Mall

The second floor of Theo’s Baked + Brewed, Maginhawa Street.

Cortado at Equatorial Coffee, Katipunan.

Wall decor at Serenitea, Tomas Morato.

Shabby Chic vibe at Fancy Crepes, Matalino Street. (I did a review of this place 4 years ago!)

Pretty bike ♥.

Caffe Dolce, Banawe.

I love the hydrangea inspired shell centerpiece at Cafe Mary Grace. ♥ Cutest thing everrrr!

Cafe Bene, Eastwood.

Whew! That’s all for now. Most of my posts recently are interiors, but I’m still painting every other day. Just need to compile them all again. Any coffee shops that you’d recommend ?

Cheers.

Papa Diddi’s

July 12, 2016August 7, 2020Leave a comment

Around summer of 2015, we discovered a new dessert place at Maginhawa Street during our usual walks. We thought 3 scoops of unique flavored ice cream for 99php is steal, so we tried it out. And that’s how we became semi-regulars to this place ♥.

Cute display.

Law books turned into lighting fixtures.

Papa Diddi’s is a tribute to the owner’s father. He was a lawyer, hence the law books turned into lighting fixtures. He also loved making ice cream for his family in the province back then. Sigh. I really, really love their story. You should read it when you’re there since I feel I can’t do justice to their story.

You can either choose the ceramic cup…

…or choose this Bird’s Nest for your base! This is Inggo’s.

As of July 2016, we could proudly say that we’ve already tried all of their flavors HAHA. My favorites would be: Davao meets Bicol (Chocolate with a spicy kick), Tres Leches (so creamy!), and Roasted Forbidden Rice. You can have a free taste of every available ice cream for the day if you can’t decide.

Recently, they’ve expanded with another Maginhawa branch called Papa Diddi’s et al. This place now has cafe food and a bigger seating capacity.

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Place mat art.

Papa Diddi’s Facebook page.

Seoul Train

July 6, 2016August 7, 2020Leave a comment

A few weeks ago after work, Inggo & I passed by this newly opened restaurant at Sgt. Esguerra. I love the design of the place! The exterior looks like a train and the interior looks like a train station and train carriage.

Waiting area. The magazine & posters are hints as to who is The girl of Seoul Train.

Bibimbap & unlimited ban chan!

Press the red button to call the waiter!

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Thank you! The food was delicious. I’ll try this again with my office mates next time. ♥

Coffee Project

June 1, 2016August 7, 20201 Comment

The coffee shop that I always pass by to and from work has finally opened – and its the prettiest coffee shop I’ve even been to! This is the Coffee Project at Vista place (also known as Wil tower):

Flower chandeliers ♥.

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Definitely me. HAHA.

Long black. Vietnamese coffee. Salted caramel cheesecake. Croissant.

The visual merchandising here is on point. They have so many floral displays! These will be useful if I’ll ever get to do another art tambay with my friends. Coffee is good. The salted caramel is creamy and yummy ♥. I’ll try their other drinks soon!

Coffee Project on Facebook.

Shangri-La Boracay 2015

April 9, 2016August 7, 2020Leave a comment

In the conceptualization phase of my blog, the categories that I want to write about were: Adventure, Art, and Interior Design. I’ve already made posts for the first two, but none for the last one. Finally, after 4 months of “blogging”, I’ve compiled some photos related to ID!

Shangri-La, Boracay.

I already went and blogged about Boracay at thychronicles – the inactive blog that I made with college friends. You can read more about that here, here & here. But on my second trip, I took more photos with my phone and edited it on VSCOcam. Honestly, I liked my phone shots better than the photos I took with a DSLR. It looked a lot more uniformed. So I thought I’d share it here.

The reception area.

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Hallway / Waiting area for the van to D’Mall.

Beach 1

Beach 2 with a lot more activities.

Reception area at Vintana.

Vintana at night. It’s a buffet in the morning.

Decor. This is where they place their bread selections in their breakfast buffet.

Beautiful pendant light.

I love the design of Shangri-La, Boracay. They used local materials (capiz shells, wood carvings), Philippine-inspired accessories and furniture for the interior and architecture of the place. I hope I get the chance to go back here again!

Note: Trip is sponsored by my aunt. I’m the fourth wheel to their family. Haha. Just want to give credit to that.