Pampering and Conversations

Pampering and Conversations

Rica, Billie, and Brian are spending the weekend with us to catch up on some work, pampering, and conversation. We asked our neighborhood manicurist to visit to drop by and give us some pampering. Enjoy your weekend! I’m sure we will.

Happy Lunar New Year!

Happy Lunar New Year!

To start off the Year of the Wooden Horse, Reggie had lunch at Masuki, along Benavidez Street in Chinatown with our friends Cha and Jah.

Ballet Philippines: The Art of Dance Open Rehearsal

Ballet Philippines: The Art of Dance Open Rehearsal

Ballet Philippines had an open rehearsal at the CCP Rehearsal Hall for their upcoming performance of “The Art of Dance”, showing this coming February 14-23 at the RCBC Theater in Makati. I was able to take pictures, so my photo of the day post is 

Throwback Thursday: Mars and Kat at Tita Dida’s Desk

Throwback Thursday: Mars and Kat at Tita Dida’s Desk

In the 80s, we’d hang out at my grandparents’ house in Malate after school. The desk we’re sitting at is part of the (now defunct) home office of my grandmother. Tita Dida used to work there.

White Flower. An Actual Flower, not the Chinese Medicine

White Flower. An Actual Flower, not the Chinese Medicine

While taking a break at the office, I took a picture of this white flower. The plants at the office balcony are part of our beautification project. I had our office manager Pas choose the plants, but she wasn’t able to remember the name of 

Preparing Bullet Journal for February 2014

Preparing Bullet Journal for February 2014

Earlier this year, I decided to try the Bullet Journal system to see if it would suit my needs. So far, I’m finding it much easier to use than a pre-formatted paper planner. It is better for my tasks, thoughts, and notes. Having something physical 

Chicken Night

Chicken Night

It’s not just chicken, it’s Chicken ala Kiev, and Chicken Frita.

Tempura Soba at Tanabe Restaurant

Tempura Soba at Tanabe Restaurant

Reggie and I had dinner at Tanabe Restaurant, our favorite Japanese restaurant in the area. Reggie, as usual, had her shake don, salmon sashimi over a bed of sushi rice. I like trying different items on the menu, and decided to try the tempura soba 

Sneak Peek into a Star Gazer Lily Bloom

Sneak Peek into a Star Gazer Lily Bloom

When I arrived home early this morning, I noticed that one of the Star Gazer lily’s flower buds was half-open. I had never seen one before, so here’s the picture I was able to get.    

Our New Balcony Herb Garden

Our New Balcony Herb Garden

I finally have a small herb garden. Nothing too fancy, just herbs I was able to find at Cartimar. We will hopefully have more plants if Glo is able to get seeds to sprout.