Smoking Pig - impromptu date

Well, I really can't remember why I took a leave of absence today but I did make sure I had fun! While wondering how to spend my day, Aya and I thought of checking out Smokin' Pig since our mother was dead curious about it after seeing it in a TV show she regularly watch.

So off we go in search for it. It was late after lunch and it's only a few minutes left before they closed the kitchen for lunch! whew! And because we needed more time, the staff were really nice to extend their time. Yes, they have a timed lunch and dinner and they close the kitchen in between. I think because it is a dead hour and it'll be a waste of time when there's little or no customers around. Smokin' Pig is located in Capitol Hills in Quezon City and as it looks, it is more like some place you "intend" to visit rather than a place you just happened to be around.

The restaurant is located on one side of the building overlooking all of the greens in the area. Perfect for al fresco dining! It must be awesome place to hangout and chill for the night too. I can imagine!

Mac n Cheese (3 cheese)

The Mac n Cheese won my heart over! One of the simple things that made me swoon. LOL Comfort food at its best!

Eggs Benedict

Dirty Rice

Slow smoked Pulled Pork

This pulled pork is a must try along with the ribs below. The smoky flavor is not a ploy! It is for real and I like it. I like that they are really sticking up to their standards of the "smoky flavor" and that it was really cooked well that you won't mind paying extra for it. 

THE RIBS!

It was a great place I guess, really casual and friendly. Family loved it too and we had our fill of yumminess for today. Can't complain at all~!

But wait!!! We ought to have desserts! So headed next door at this cute place called Stacy's for some takeaway slices of cakes and pastries.

Now this calls for the end... Lol Ciao!

♥A

Lost in time

The breathtaking view each time never fails to stun me. Yes, I am in love with the beach, I am in love with the sound of the waves that kisses the shore, I am in love with the salty smell that I long for when I am back in the city.. the sand so fine that it stuck on me even after I pat it away.. the sun that rises and sets over the beautiful water scenery and landscapes each day.. and the starry skies at night that will never look the same over the city lights. 

So for when I am on my dream-like state in a paradise, I stop counting the seconds, the minutes, the hours and the days until it ends and only start keeping track of the time when another lovely dream is set to begin again.

Start counting now.. cause I'm fulfilling my more than 16-year-old dream, my fantasy.. come sweet November it is, I might be flying solo!!!

cheers,
♥A

Failed Saturday - date night > despedida night for Isabel

We failed to reserve ahead of time....so we did TWG located in Century Mall instead. 71Gramercy will have to wait for next week! This time, we made sure to reserve a table in advance. LOL It's a date!

Lasagna

mini burgers

Rosemary chicken with bacon, grilled tomato & emmental cheese - sandwich

Dinner was served and done with, now I need to ran off to a friend's house for my honey's send off get together.

And this was how our night ended.. snuggled together in one huge bed! lol

poetry night

We spotted Sev's Café, a speakeasy restaurant/bar-sort of kind of place, here in Manila and been wanting to try it out. So, Fox has been there once and since there was an open mic night scheduled this Saturday, we planned to go together.

The place was cozy, not so huge but comfortable. The crowd was real friendly and the hosts of the event were encouraging and real nice. It was a night full of passion and poetry. I was in awe the whole time while listening to them and watching them as they speak. Some liberating experience it is.

Click here and check out one of the passionate people we came across last night. @Sev's

we lucked a photo wtih Howie Severino *just awesome*

and I loved the green tea ice cream!!!

Mommy's day

From work > Makati Shangri -La > Redbox > Laguna til afternoon and now out to dinner with family. Yes, some daughter duty happening tonight. It's Mother's day and we decided to have a simple dinner somewhere nice.

We picked up Aya from her work and then we headed to Capitol Common's Tipsy Pig Gastropub. Some interesting place it is and the food was wonderful but on the pricey side. It is not a casual dine-in place, so yes, do a little prepping and dress a little more nicely than usual. I am not sure if they have dress code though.

singing Team PEO

I don't want to talk about it. It was fun but embarrassing! hahaha 

Played pool, sang, danced while singing, drank and laughed... Tons of laughs indeed!

From office to Makati Shang-ri la to Red box... now heading off to Laguna for some quality time with my HSLoves.

Walis ng Kalsada,

♥A

my "happy place", fun and drama

Who cares with time when on holidays? This time in Boracay, We are on repeat and lost in time. The day starts when we wake up and ends when we're all done and wasted. We make love to the beach at daytime and make out with the bottles of spirits at night. The best part of it? We do it when we want to and how we want it.

This trip was a tough one.. I am laying it all out and admitting that it was not all fun. While it was awesome, the drama was thick at the core. It was a tensed week and honestly, it was not nice and at some point it did hinder with the fun stuff. Oh well.. let's not delve into details. That's life I guess. Hope they move past it all, so we can all live our merry life together. HAHA cheers!

Still no matter what, Boracay will always be the "happy place" on my list! 

xxx, 

♥A

back to my "happy place"

It is my "cliché".. my "happy place".. Boracay! ♥

Months of waiting for this.. finally, it's Summer and we're going beach-ing!

Agenda: bum - drink - party - sleep - repeat
When: April 29 - May 4
Where: Boracay

Almost 6 months in the making to align our schedules with Pagz's month long vacation back home. Months of waiting, and it was all worth it!

Sunrise.. sunrise! Let the week-long-party begin!

And we wait once more... waiting along the shore for our check-in time with this view... Priceless!

While Pagz is just sooooo mean taking this photo! With us, uhmm... un-showered, semi-sunburned and definitely, not camera ready. lol Waiting was another torture but with them, it was hilarious! We did miss Pagz and his antics a whole looooot! =D

Now, we settle in........ so what did we miss?

 And here ends the day.. Sunset baby!! ♥

Alongside, we capped the night with more fun and Yes! My pineapple vodka on the roll!!!

The Breakfast Club

It's a family thing to have breakfast together after mass. Well, most of the time when we are together. And today, we checked out The Breakfast Club located in Sto. Domingo Ave. Please don't ask where exactly, I am none the wiser since I just saw it online. Need I recall, my sense of direction is basically non-existent if you are to ask me.

We headed out there after mass and the visit to Lolo for breakfast and just because I get to choose where to dine. Why the privilege? It's because I'll be away for a week and is the only child at the moment (sisters are sleeping still).

The place was packed this morning so they directed us to one of the private function rooms together with the other customers of course. It is a breakfast buffet weekend so I don't get to choose what I really wanted to try which is unfortunate but really, isn't that bad. They have an awesome coffee by the way and good food too if I should commend.

And so, taking advantage of the treat, mother let me pick my choice of dessert! Yay! I tried their choco lava cake. Maybe I expected too much. In my point of view, it's not really spectacular but just okay. Anyhow, I enjoyed eating with the parents and we really had a sumptuous morning.

♥A

Welcome back and Happy birthday Pagz!!!

Quick dinner and few drinks at Bugsy's to celebrate Pagz's coming home (vacation for a month), birthday and of course to iron out the other details of our week long holidays together.