Wednesday..... 2 tulog na lang Friday na!

Heya! I'm sorry I neglected my blog.... ang dami ko nga drafts sa folder ko pero hindi ko pa sila naayos. Ang daming ganap sa buhay :) but I'm thankful kahit super busy and 5 hours of sleep lang ako, a busy life means a life with work and other activities for me and hubby :)


Last weekend;

Saturday - uuwi na kami sa south sa parents house when we decided to drop by sm aura to check uniqlo sale, sa loob pala hindi na madami tao pero sa labas ang dami nakatambay.... we parked at their basement and to be honest nakakairita na ang layo ng ikot ng U-turn to go to the parking. Medyo madilim ang basement parking nila, scary to park pag mag last full show ka. We passed by their department store and Mr. Panda pointed out that Samsonite is on sale. I replied " babe, bka hindi na ko mag sammies sa trip natin, I'll buy american tourister na lang same makers naman sila" but Mr. Panda kept on walking to that direction. Sympre sumunod lang ako, 10 mins after...meron na kami handcarry na Samsonite s'cure and 30kilos na American Tourister. I'll post the pics soon! :) I love the Samsonite bec wala siya zipper,para sya lock n lock. The American Tourister naman is super lightweight! parang knapsack lang bitbit ko pag wala siya laman. We went to Uniqlo afterwards, and if our wallets can curse us.... well, yun na yun.


Sunday - fam-bam day with the in laws. its mil's birthday and last minute changes pa, she decided to celebrate her birthday at home. We planned to treat her out and let her pick her gift na lang. pero since sa bahay lang kami, dapat may dala kami.......... buti na lang BF homes is like a haven of restos and partyshops. We dropped by Contis for mango cake and dennis party shop for balloon bouquet :)



at sympre pag dating ng Monday - mancom meeting sa umaga and habol sa ibang to-do list sa hapon. Tuesday is something similar to Monday. Ewan ko lang if ganito din kayo but pansin ko pag Monday - pagod talaga pag uwian na. Tuesday parang Monday. Wed - medyo ok ok na ang paguran levels. Thurs is a bit more relax and Friday is Friday! :)


How about you guys? Kamusta ang Mondays niyo? :)

Vanilla Cupcake Bakery

My soon-to-bride friend and I did a Shangri-La ocular 2 weeks ago and we want to rest our tired feet afterwards. And of course with sweet foods! Our usual go-to are starbucks and cbtl but I've been dying to try Vanilla Cupcake Bakery for months! I'm so in love with their interiors! and for the first time, dumaan ako ng walang tao masyado! :) sorry for the blurry pics!

 

 

chandeliers, daphne chairs! *swoon*

 

 

 

 heima's?

 

yummy looking cupcakes!

 

accent chairs!

 

 

 

 

 

this is our spot :)

 

the cutest fake hedges :)

V-pink cupcakes!

 

my favorite wall decors!

 

 

love love love the cath kidston forks!

 

 

 

 

their cupcakes are good :) but their interiors are awesome! :) will I come back? YES! and i will sit in a different chair naman! :)

Weekend Great Finds!

This is a 3 week overdue post!

One rainy weekend, my wedding sisses and I went to QC for a girls staycation at Cocoon Boutique Hotel. We wanted to try something different and somewhere near the restos we wanted to try like Nomama's (which deserves another post) and buy Estrel cakes (major fail!).

On our way to the meet up point (aka d's home) we passed by uniwide and ever since I heard the news that uniwide stores are closing for good..... I asked Mr. Panda for a 10minute stopover. I bought the 150bucks per kilo of paper bags (super sulit! one paper bag usually cost 50pesos and up) I got 18 paperbags for a kilo. Then I saw this adorable pitcher for 29 pesos only :) perfect for tea-parties, eto yung juice or water pitcher haha :) can also be used as a vase (Martha Stewart lang ang peg)

 

 

 

We had lunch at chocolate kiss (not the UP branch) and there's a papelmelroti next door. If you're a kid from the 90s I'm pretty sure every xmas meron ka gift bought from papelmelroti :) and I found these pretty wall décor for around 220pesos each :)

 

I love their paperbag! ready-giftbag :)

 

 

a nice gift for balikbayans :)

 

looks so cheery for me :)

 

 

I don't know where to place these pretty wall decors, I don't have space anymore haha :) umiral na naman ang pagiging hoarder ko. But Mr. Panda said good buys naman daw and maganda haha :) Supportive husband :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fathers day at Crustasia

 

 

It was three days before Father's Day when I realized the coming weekend is Father's Day na, I wanted to go Crosswinds Tagaytay, bec my papa likes the cold weather too and the swiss-looking houses :) kaya lang fully booked na lahat ng rooms nila kasi 3-bedroom suites daw full na din. I asked him where he wants to go, sabi niya sa malapit na lang bec rainy season na and he's not comfy when it rains (kasi lagi kami binabaha), we went to Rockwell and opted for Crustasia :)

 

 

What I like most about Crustasia..... is hindi sila puno haha. When we arrived there at 11:30 wala pa tao, kami lang ang customers.

 

 

 

 

The cutest buko with its buko tree

 

Free appetizers - turnips and carrot in crushed ice

 

mandarin fried chicken

Salted Egg braised Crab

 

Catfish with mango sauce

 

 

Not in the picture: hot and sour soup, mango with sago :)

 

The crab is good for 4 pax already :) I love the salted egg sauce mixed with aligue! :)

 

 

Crustasia is at the ground floor Amorsolo Drive Rockwell :)

Muji: Household finds!

 

Everytime, I passed by Muji, I would always go inside and look for something that I can buy. Unfortunately, I always end up buying their hotel-ish pillows. very good buy for 700plus :) I want to buy their organizers, but I saw similar ones at Japan 88 store, saizen or landmark for 1/4 of the muji's price. Then last week, Mr.Panda texted me to buy some cleaning tools (ako talaga bumibili bec I want a certain look sa cleaning tools, gusto ko white handles lang and gusto ko pristine white pa talaga). I went out during lunch time to pick up something at apple store at greenbelt. Muji is next door to Apple, and I remembered seeing mops there before. It took me less than 5 minutes the cleaning brushes that I'm looking for! 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry, nabasa ko na kasi yung brushes kasi I spray it with Lysol agad (sorry oc ako sa ganito). The slim brush is perfect for corners and grime sa tiles this one cost less than 200, parang 180 lang ata. The wide brush is 250plus. and I like that the handle can move 180 degress. :)

 

 

I love it when I find things exactly how I envisioned it to be. (ang lalim haha)

 

 

Please share your favorite cleaning tools too :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pamana: a nostalgic pinoy restaurant

 

After our Casa Dolores overnight, we went to tagaytay for late lunch :) of course, pinoy food is the top choice, I want to bring them to good old favorite Antonios, but the traffic was horrible so when we saw Pamana, we decided to try this resto na lagi lang naming nalalampasan before. (but gusto ko na try matagal na haha)

 

 

 

 

it looks like a renovated old house to me :)

 

 

 

 

this is the entrance, there are small toys and trinkets that you can buy :)

 

 

they even have home-maid Spanish sardines here and nice tumblers for sale :)

 

 

Vintage photos displayed at the lanai

 

 

 

if only this chandelier is for sale....woot woot :)

 

 

 

I'm a sucker for pretty plates!

 

 

 

Pinangat

 

Sizzling Bulalo (uber yummy!)

 

Sugpo sa taba ng talangka

 

                                                              Binagoongan Bagnet

 

Not in the picture = Bulalo (na excite kami masyado, we forgot take pics)

 

 

Pros:

- the food is uber yummy

- their bulalo reminds me of my lola's cooking

- value for your money plus with the dining experience too :)

- servings good for 4-5 (average eaters)

 

Cons:

- wear an anti-mosquito patch next time.



 

 

See you soon Pamana! :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casa Dolores Private Pool

I'm so glad to find a time to finally blog! with 2 balikbayan families, 2 birthday parties and fathers day celebration, our weekends and the holiday are tightly packed! :) my extra time is spent with the hubby and googling nice pinoy restos to bring our balikbayan families. I'm so sorry for being mia dear readers.


Mr.Panda's close friend, M, way back from HS went home from US after staying there for 5 years. With his charming wife and two kiddos (the daughter is our godchild), we did our best to spend all our weekends with them while they are here. Sakto pa, M's birthday was last last week and we prepared a weekend surprise for him. We booked Casa Dolores, a private pool at Calamba, than can accommodate 15-18 pax. Unfortunately, I don't have the actual pics, we were so busy prepping the place for the surprise. I was not able to take pics, but the pics that I posted below are grabbed from their FB page and exactly what we saw when we stayed there :)







The yellow and white house is so summer-y and light in the eyes :)





Everyone enjoyed the rainshower at the pool :) just make sure you close the glass windows if you'll make big splashes while swimming :)

I loved the orange chair, very comfy! I had my power nap there so comfy! :)








The Blue revolving chairs became the thrones of the videoke lovers! :) our music lover friends enjoyed their up-to-date collection of songs!





two sets of dining table and buffet table perfect for small parties :)



well-stocked kitchen, bago pa mga gamit nila and squeaky clean :) the grill is outside naman :)




love the droplights at the staircase :)




when we stayed at casa Dolores, there's a towel rack at this terrace for our wet swimsuits and towels :)





The first door is the master bedroom with its own cr and shower room, 2nd and 3rd are the guestrooms, the 4rth is the common cr and shower room.


 
Master bedroom, the green couch is a sofa bed too!









The cr and shower room at the master bedroom





the second guestroom





there's enough space for the unfolded sofa bed :)




the 3rd guestroom :)





the white door leads to a small terrace :)






The common cr and shower room at the 2nd floor



 this is the cr and shower room at the ground floor





We absolutely love our stay here and we're just waiting for a nice schedule to go back!

P9,750 for a 3pm check in - 10am check out
250 per hour for succeeding stay.

The owners are so easy to deal with :)

The instructions to the place are very specific :)

The house is located inside a gated lot area, parking the cars are so easy and no limit :)

The pool is 4ft high and 1 ft for the kiddie pool - perfect for safe swimming :) and well-lighted too!

The caretakers are very helpful and attentive to our needs :)

The bedrooms are the best! we used to go to private pools in laguna every summer, and the houses were always a big fail. Casa Dolores provides nice and clean bedsheets and mandaue foam pillows :)



https://www.facebook.com/pages/Casa-Dolores-Hot-Spring/320652331335802

0927-6149338

tell them you were referred by ann (we stayed there last june 8)



:) :) :)