Ecko Red Chalsie Jitterbug Sneakers

Hooray for the markdown madness sale here at The Enterprise Center who provided me with my latest buy, an Ecko Red Chalsie Jitterbug sneakers!

Ecko Red Chalsie Jitterbug (Now: P995, Before: 2,590)

I actually didn't know there was a sale held here at The Enterprise (to think it was super close to me) but thanks to my friend (shout out: Hi!!! you know who you are :P) who told me of such.

May 2, 2011 - First day of Markdown madness. We visited it at 12th floor of TEC, tower 1 during lunch time (bad timing! super crowded). Already spotted the chalsie jitterbug but I walked away.

May 4, 2011 - 3rd day of Markdown madness. I returned around 3pm hoping it to be less crowded. Plan failed! still crowded. Spotted chalsie jitterbug again and decided to try it on. Thanks to Dex for being so accommodating. I decided to reserve the pair so I have something to return to if I decide to buy.

Trying on chalsie.

May 6, 2011 - Last day of Markdown madness. I returned around 4pm not minding the crowd anymore, hopeless to expect it not to be crowded (I was right!). I didn't bother looking at other shoes (as I did the other days) and went straight to look for Dex. Opps, he was on lunch break (wow, lunch at 4pm, it must have been crazy up there) so I asked another girl to find my reserved pair. Dex showed up carrying my reserved pair of Ecko Red Chalsie Jitterbug. boy oh boy, was I glad to see him and try the shoes on once again with my socks on.

I was actually torn between 2 pairs. I saw another shoe, same design, but leather material instead of cloth (not sure about this comparison).

similar to this pair but with design the same as above picture
(Now:P1,200, Before: i didn't look :P).
the sole is pink, which is really really cute ^_^

I was thinking of getting this one since I don't have a pair of shoe like this one, but my brother liked the other one better.



So I finally fitted the sneakers. Dex was really very accommodating (or was that his job? still, Thanks Dex!).

Dex tying my shoelaces.

Here it is! cute isn't it?


I really LOVE my new shoes. I can't stop telling people about it. I even told my seatmates the purchase I made and how I just Love Love Love it!



This is why I love working in Makati, even though its traffic and a bit expensive at times, it has easy access to malls and office buildings here that have sale from time to time.

My Ecko Red Chalsie Jitterbug, at 61.58% off

Happy Easter 2011

Easter is almost here (tomorrow to be exact). which only means vacation's almost over. (*sad*)

I've talked about Easter Eggs in my previous blog, and now I'm back to talk about the Easter Egg's partner in crime

Spending this year's Holy Week was something new. Not because I don't have work this year (yes, I was in the office during Holy Week last year, though not the entire week), but rather I have something new to spend Holy Week with, my pet bunnies. and just in time to celebrate Easter Sunday.


Easter bunny has its origin in pre-Christian fertility lore. The bunnies were the most fertile animal known and they served as a symbol of the new life during the spring season. They have been around since 1500's in the writings of Germans and was said to lay colorful eggs in the nest that children made out of bonnets.


Earlier I was watching a movie fit for Easter, HOP. It was about a rabbit,EB, who couldn't wait to follow his father's footsteps and become the Easter Bunny. Twenty years and a drum set later he realizes that he doesn't want to join the family business, he rather be a musician, a drummer to be exact. With the pressure his dad is giving him, he hopped in the rabbit hole and left Easter Island to go to Hollywood. Meanwhile, an evil chick name Carlos, who is the right-hand-chick of EB's dad, is planning to take over the business no matter what it takes and takes advantage of the time where EB ran away. The story goes on and in the end, EB realizes his destiny and became the Easter Bunny.

It actually teaches its viewers one important life lesson: Responsibility. I don't want to spoil anything so just watch and tell me what you think are other lessons to be found.

BTW, are you fond of eating jelly beans? watch HOP and you might think twice before you eat one again. :)

Happy watching!

Happy Easter!

An Easter Egg you can't miss

'Holy week has officially started. Last Sunday was Palm Sunday which marks the beginning of holy week, the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. But Easter Sunday is not included in the Holy Week as Easter Sunday is the first day of the new season of The Great Fifty Days (Pentecost). Easter Sunday is the great feast day and culmination of not only Holy Week, but the whole year. The Resurrection of Jesus is celebrated on this day and is considered the most important day in church year, as it is the day on which Jesus rose from the dead.But I'm not here to talk about Easter Sunday. I'm here to talk about the Easter Egg.

Eggs are widely used as a symbol of the start of new life, just as new life emerges from an egg when the chick hatches out. This was adopted by early Christians as a symbol of the resurrection of Jesus.

The Easter custom was probably first introduced to America in the early 1800s by German immigrants, who brought their old traditions of the Oschter Haws. Oschter Haws, which are the easter bunny, would arrive on Easter morning, delighting kids by laying colored eggs in nests.

I really miss my childhood days when we were at the rooftop of our church hunting colored chicks all around. So, I've decided to do my own Easter Egg hunt this year. Law and behold, I found what I was looking for. An Easter egg surely no one would miss. It stands about 3 or 4 feet tall (based on my estimates).

Easter Egg from Makati Shangri-La

This giant egg is made purely from chocolate with 1/3 of its size from bottom up made from solid chocolate while the other 2/3 are hallow inside. The height nor the massive block of chocolate isn't as surprising as what I found out. This huge delectable piece of chocolate Easter Egg cost P19,999.00 and made available at Makati Shangri-La Hotel. Yes, this egg is indeed for sale.

So if you're looking for a unique Easter egg to find this year, maybe the hunt won't be as hard as those colorful eggs hidden behind bushes. Maybe this year, we can settle for a monochromatic Easter egg and let the satisfaction of our sweet tooth compensate for it.

Chocolate Easter Egg party anyone? Dig in!

Happy Easter!

Chocolate Soufflé Cake || CPK

As a fan of Italian food, I visited CPK yesterday for lunch. BUT! I forgot that I had a very heavy breakfast (1 whole very thin crust all meat pizza!!! about 10 or 12 inches i think. Talk about being hungry!) and I wasn't feeling as hungry as I thought. So I decided to just eat dessert instead while the others indulge in their yummy pasta.

Looking at their dessert menu, I had a hard time deciding what to choose, but I already had in mind what type it would be. I was craving for a lava cake type of dessert, this has been stuck in my cravings list for a while now and I never really decided to satisfy it, until now. yey!

I read everything in the dessert menu and still couldn't decide on what to munch on. So I was flipping through the pages back and forth until the back cover page made me stop, I starred at it for a while and then said to myself "Aha! this is it!"

Since I didn't know what dessert that was, I asked the waitress and viola! I ordered CPK's Chocolate Soufflé Cake.

A Belgian chocolate soufflé cake served warm with CPK's triple-thick hot fudge,
on vanilla bean sauce priced at P255. I got mine A la mode (P295)

It took a while for them to bring out my order, or did they just wait for all the orders to be completed before serving it to our table? hmmm I guess the 2nd choice is more appropriate. Anyways, this is what my order looks like

Enticing isn't it? It looks and is actually bigger than what I expected! Should have realized this when I read in the menu that "Our Desserts are meant for sharing".

If i had a meal together with this, I might not have finished this dessert. But then again, with its soft,moist, rich and warm chocolate together with the vanilla bean sauce topped with vanilla ice cream, you can't help but savor the taste with every bite and not notice that you finished it all up already. And as proof, tadaah! Here's another shot of my dessert, all gone! BTW, I was even trying to scoop the vanilla bean sauce that's left on the plate (see the scoop marks on the plate? haha). Kinda hard so i stopped trying =P

With the end of my CPK Chocolate Soufflé Cake experience, I went back to the office happy and satisfied that I found a cure for my lava cake type cravings. =)


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2nd Philippine International Pyromusical Competition || 03.12.2011

The pyromusical have been a most awaited event for many, especially the avid fans of fireworks and photographers who wishes to experience and capture the colorful lights of the fireworks.

Scheduled every Saturdays starting February 12, it finally ended yesterday, March 12, 2011 with a jam-packed full MOA. Even the streets are filled with viewers waiting for the strike of the final competitor, Australia, as well as the finale performance of the Philippines.

Before anything else, I'd like to congratulate China for wining the 2nd Philippine international pyromusical competition with a score of 97.3, followed by United Kingdom with a score of 96.5, and Japan with a score of 92.something (sorry, didn't quite hear this part).
(Trivia: Last Years Grand Champion was UK.)

Philippines Finale (Video Screen Shot)

Last night's finale was truly awesome. Using the musical scores of Shakira (Waka waka), Bruno Mars (just the way you are), Katy Perry (firework) and Rihanna (love the way you lie pt. 2) the audience were WOWed. With special attention to the song of Katy where the fireworks show was rightfully fitting her song.

I also feel that the song is a perfect fit especially with what is happening in our country. I hope people see this as an inspiration.

"do you know that there's still a chance for you, cause there's a spark in you, you just got to ignite the light, and let it shine..... Cause (baby) you're a firework, come and show 'em what your worth..."

I'll soon post the videos i've captured. I can't seem to transfer my videos to my computer, maybe you guys know how. please share. Thanks!

For now, I'll post a few pictures I've taken. Frustrated as i am, these are the only good shots i got. =( others were blurry or ugly in composition. hay... maybe you can help me improve? Leave a comment. =)

Enjoy!





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My Lugang Experience

Lugang Cafe has finally reached the Philippines after 10 years since it opened in Shanghai. It belong to the Bellagio Management Group which has spawned other dining and cafe concepts around Asia.

(Lugang Cafe with its elegant facade)

Situated along the Connecticut food district, along with Conti's, Amici, and others, stands a tall establishment which from the outside appears to be (for me) a palace with a bridge, and a stone-paved stairways both leading to a huge ancient wooden door. Upon entry, you can see the vastness of the place with modern looking tables and chairs as well as sparkling chandeliers hanging from the ceiling. I was really amazed when I saw this and it felt like a different place.

(huge wooden door)

(sparkly chandeliers)

I was excited when my dad suggested we eat here for dinner. I have been hearing a lot about Lugang Cafe since it first opened last November 2010 and been wanting to try it since then. My dad went here a few days ago and enjoyed the food so he wanted us to try it out.

The first thing I liked about Lugang Cafe is their ambiance. The look of the place is Chinese yet in a modern kind of way. I also loved their princess chair (I decided to call them that since it reminded me of princesses whenever I look at it).

(princess chair :D)

As we were seated, they gave us 2 kinds of menu, 1 for food and 1 for drinks. I got the drinks menu first and started to flip through the pages and stopped when I saw their variations of milk tea. They have Cantonese milk tea, Tapioca milk tea and Date and Longan milk tea to name a few. I decided to try their Cantonese milk tea, so that was the first thing I ordered. With an additional hint of syrup, my milk tea was tasting great, just as I have wanted it to taste. I love it!

(cantonese milk tea - Php120)

We also ordered Steamed Pork Xiao Long Bao. I don't know if it's just the hype or what, but i've been looking for xiao long bao in all chinese restaurants that i go to. Their Xiao Long Bao is a bit smaller than the other i've tried, but filled with more soup. My brother said it was a bit salty but for me, it tasted just right, one of the best tasting even.

(steamed pork xiao long bao (7 pcs) - Php188)

We tried ordering the Steamed Shrimp and Pork Shiao Mai which we saw from the other table. We noticed how the woman from the other table took a bite and soup dripped onto her plate. We got curious and asked if their Shiao Mai came with soup just like their Xiao Long Bao. To our surprise, it did so we decided to try it. I have tasted better Shiao Mai but maybe because theirs is a different kind.

(steamed shrimp and pork shiao mai (7 pcs) - Php218)

My dad ordered the Hainan Boneless Chicken. It didn't have much taste in it unless mixed with one of the three sauces that it came with. since I'm not a fan of sauces, it tatsed just like a regular hainan chicken.

(hainan boneless chicken - Php450)

My brother on the other hand ordered the Beijing Shredded Pork served with pancakes. We were kinda curious on the pancakes with this order, so we asked. It turned out that the pancakes referred to was like a lumpia wrapper. This dish is sort of like the minced pork with lettuce that has a do-it-yourself wrap aspect. The pork is very flavourful and I'd recommend this.

(beijing shredded pork (served with pancakes) - Php260)

I ordered the Stir-fried beef with chili peppers without the chili peppers. LOL. I'm really not a fan of spicy food. But i loved this order so much and will definitely keep coming back for more. It tasted a bit ordinary according to my brother, which had wish we stuck to it's original state, the spicy one. But then, I wouldn't have fell in love with this dish if we had. :P

(stir-fried beef with chili peppers (actually, without chili peppers) - Php280)

That's enough dishes for 4 persons to eat in one night. But the next time we dine here, we would definitely like to try the Fish head, which we heard is extremely superb. Also, been curious with their desserts. their fresh mango smoothy looks delectable and their very tall Red beans, candied pineapple & condensed milk on shaved ice caught my diabetic dad's attention.

(some sweet selection)

Overall, this place is similar to Crystal Jade but also different since not all their dishes are similar. I like different dishes in both restaurants so I will definitely be coming back.

Lugang Cafe

116 Connecticut St. Northeast Greenhills

San JuanMetro Manila

Telephone Number: 721-9100 ; 570-9011

Hope you enjoyed reading my experience.

(click image to enlarge)

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