Rainbow Cake

I ordered this special rainbow cake from Cake Shack for my client's birthday. It is their best seller! For orders and inquiries, email them at cakeshackcakery@gmail.com

Happy Birthday Tsoula!

To my awesomest Greek friend...

My 23rd Birthday

Achi's 27th Birthday

For my sister's extended birthday celebration, my family and relatives gathered at our favorite restaurant, Bigby's Cafe. I have always loved the ambiance of this restaurant. I always feel like I've traveled halfway across the world every time I finish dining here.

Happy 27th Birthday Ach! 

Missy Bon Bon

Today is my sister's 27th birthday. It has always been my family's tradition to attend mass early in the morning at the Xavier University Chapel whenever one of us is celebrating his/her birthday. After mass, we would then eat breakfast together either at McDonald's or Pancake House. We have been going to the same restaurant and fastfood chain for the past decade. This year, we decided to have breakfast at Missy Bon Bon, a breadshop and gelato cafe, which likewise offers a wide variety of breakfast meals. 

Entering the cozy, pastel-colored interiors of Missy Bon Bon feels like a breath of fresh air. The yummy selection of breads and pastries on the bread gallery caught my eye instantly.

My sister and I shared this ginormous serving of eggs benedict and hashbrown with fresh fruits. We all loved their freshly squeezed juice as well.

You can check out Missy Bon Bon at Limketkai Center, Cagayan de Oro City.

Cable Car

My good friend, Justine, celebrated her 26th birthday at the San Francisco-inspired bar called Cable Car. She invited our fellow Aiesecers as well as her high school friends from Cebu. We bonded over pizza, some cocktail drinks and of course, karaoke!   

Cable Car is located at 2/F Paseo Tesoro Building Pasay Road Barangay San Lorenzo, Makati City.

Epiphany

Today is Pia's 38th birthday! She'll kill me when she finds out I publicly announced her age here in my blog! Haha! But she has no reason to be ashamed of her age. In fact, she should be proud that she looks like an 18-year-old kolehiyala until today. My cousin ordered this giant Oreo cookie cake for her.

We had lunch at Epiphany, a restaurant located at 26. N.Domingo, Quezon City. It is near the corner of Gilmore and N. Domingo, going to Sta. Mesa area. The unique thing about this restaurant is that they change their menu every week so there's always something new to look forward to. Many celebrities have dined here, including Kris Aquino.

Casa Roces

My relatives and I went to this new Filipino restaurant all the way in Manila to celebrate my cousin-in-law's birthday. I have to admit, I was a bit surprised when I found out that we were having lunch at a Filipino restaurant because it has always been an open secret that my relatives are hardcore Chinese food lovers.

Welcome to Casa Roces, a Filipino restaurant located right across Malacanang Palace.

We were welcomed by this picturesque garden and wooden deck complete with French doors and windows. 

There was an air of serenity as we walked towards the entrance! At first we thought this was already the main entrance to the restaurant. But apparently, this was just the entrance to the cafe, which is connected to the restaurant itself.

This is the receiving area of the cafe. Look at all these DEADLY sweets.

On one corner of the cafe, I saw these unique necklaces on display. 

Among all the items on display, my favorite is the one with the green tassel and Philippine flag.

We were seated in this cozy corner facing the garden.

For drinks, I ordered this ice-cold Sago't Gulaman. It has been awhile since I last drank this. Kakamiss!

Let the feast begin! This is the Sopa Molo Castiliana. It's actually garlic soup with some dumplings and eggs!

We had two orders of Lengua in Mushroom-Cognac Sauce. Super yummy!

Another favorite of ours is this Fettuccine with Bleu Cheese and Roasted Mushrooms. 

This is the super crunchy Pork Stew Binagoongan.

For dessert, we tried their Ginataang Halo-Halo. 

It has always been our family's tradition to end lunches at 3:00pm because the oldies still love to chitchat. So some of us, young ones, went to explore the 2nd floor of the restaurant. This is one of their function rooms. Very Spanish-era ang dating!

This is another function room on the 2nd floor. I like this room more because of the windows that allow natural light to enter the room. 

Finally, the crème de la crème. According to some chismis, President P-Noy loves to book one of the function rooms in Casa Roces. I am betting this is the room!

Two Decades Plus Two

Two decades and two years. That's how long I have been breathing and living here on earth. I am happy to be turning a year older because this means that I am starting a whole new chapter once again. My 21st has been, by far, the BEST year ever. I hope this year would be an even greater year for me. Cheers to life!

Birthday Shopping

As an advance birthday present to myself, I went on a little shopping spree today. I discovered the shop, Gate, while I was in Prague last February. Luckily, I found the same shop here in Ostrava. I love how everything is so cheap in Gate that's why I was also able to buy some stuff for my family back home too.

Casino Royale 18th Birthday

My cousin, Misha, celebrated her 18th birthday at the Manila Polo Club last August 22. I've got to say, it was one of the most well-planned and brilliantly-executed parties I have ever attended. The theme of the party was ala Casino Royale complete with all the things you normally see in a casino setting. There were also lots of exciting prizes in store for everybody during the games. My relatives came all the way from Cagayan de Oro and Cebu. The best part of the night was the photo booth. It was so fun to goof around and be our silly selves!

No Longer a Teen

I can't believe that I am no longer a teenager. For my birthday this year, I didn't have any concrete plans but as always, God has this unique way of surprising me. May 1 was Labor Day so we didn't have any class. Gui and I went to Sizzling Pepper Steak just beside my boarding house.

Over lunch, Gui randomly asked me if I wanted to go clubbing in Embassy with some of our friends that night. I do not really fancy going to clubs because I hate the smell of cigarette on my hair. But I decided to go this time because the following day is a Saturday and I have a reason to celebrate..I am turning 20!

Sisig Hooray

I celebrated my 19th birthday at Sisig Hooray along Katipunan Avenue this evening. It was nothing special. I was just with a bunch of friends whom I randomly invited while I was on my way back to my dormitory today. The JTA semester has been so stressful since it started last month; hence, I no longer bothered to make plans for my birthday. This was really an impromptu celebration!