Tagaytay family getaway

I forgot to make my entry about T House in Tagaytay! Anyway, since I'm too lazy to do anything for work now I might as well share with y'all my family's stay at T House.

T House is a bed and breakfast place in Tagaytay perfect for those who just want to get away from the city but not spend so much time on the road. The ambiance is very relaxing and calms you the moment you walk in. The room designs are very simple, but modern and chic. While at the T House, you can get different spa services. It's quite obvious that T House was well-thought of--from the facilities to the food served.

After checking in at T House, my family and I did a bit of ukay hopping (thrift shopping) before heading to The Firelake Grill at Cliffhouse for dinner. The food's a bit pricey, but sooooo worth it! Chef Paul Huang even goes out of the busy kitchen to talk to guests.

My order: Roast Frech duck breast set on a warm couscous salad with Pedro Ximenez sauce and apricot batons

Asparagus and mushroom risotto with Luganigue sausages

Joaqui's order: Cilantro-cardamom marinated US Angus beef kebab with capsicums and onions

Coby's order: Braised Australian lamb shank with grain-mustard gnocchi and garlic-infused lamb stock reduction

Dad's order: Grilled Norwegian salmon fillet with butter-glazed vegetables, warm couscous salad and Dalandan butter sauce

Rare tuna tataki slices with a Niçoise-style salad in lime-cilantro dressing

Oooooh I must not forget our yummy breakfast at T House the next day!

Joaqui's breakfast: Chocolate Ganache Pancake

Dad's breakfast: Hawaiian Chicken Tocino

Coby's breakfast: Smoked Beef Tapa

My breakfast: Chef's Signature French Toast

Classic American Breakfast

T House details:

website's here

contact numbers -

Sun: +63922-8THouse

Smart: +63908-8955-431 / +63908-8955-430
Globe: +63917-4642-867
Manila Landline: (02)788-7356

address - 3195 Calamba Road, Tagaytay City, Philippines (at the end of Sta. Rosa road, turn left and watch out for T House on the left side of the road)

Firelake Grill details:

website's here

contact number -

(046) 483 2069 / (927) 914 4604

address - Unit 3 Cliffhouse Tagaytay General Emilio Aguinaldo Highway, Tagaytay City, Cavite (Take SLEX to either the Southwoods, Carmona or Sta. Rosa Exit. Head on towards Tagaytay and the Tagatay Rotonda. Fire Lake Grill is only 2 km from the Tagaytay Rotonda going towards Nasugbu on the lake side)

hello from davao!

I'm currently in Davao City for work. Actually, I've been here since yesterday but I'm leaving for Manila tomorrow. Today's sort of a free day for me so I decided to go out and explore downtown Davao a bit. I'm now in Kangaroo Coffee Company, a really nice coffee shop here. Love the coffee (they have durian coffee!!!), love the interiors, and love it that there's wifi haha! :)

I'll post another entry later this day, since I have to do a bit of work now...

I like big bags and I cannot lie

I really love big bags. I've always been one to carry around a lot of things when I go out. I dunno, I feel like I always have to be prepared for those 'just-in-case' situations. To list what I normally have in my bag:

- my wallet

- my card case

- 2 pencil cases. YES. I have two -- one for pens, pencils, highlighters and the other one for my fine tipped colored pens

- a bottle of perfume

- makeup bag

- emergency kit--which contains band-aids, sanitary napkins, medicines, wet wipes, fem wipes

- bag organizer--this contains my cellphones (I have three...don't ask why), two small notebooks, post-it pads, empty envelopes,

- my planner

Yeah yeah, I bring around A LOT of stuff. To each his (or her) own :) I'll devote an entry about my bag's contents tomorrow. I know it's weird that I have a lot of things in my bag, but I feel like I always need to be prepared for whatever situation. I wish my bag was like Mary Poppin's so I could just dump my entire room in it.

For Christmas, my parents got me this gorgeous gorgeous goooooooorgeous bag from Zara. Well, we bought it a month before Christmas and I had to pretend to be surprised when I got it (for photo-op's sake). I love it because a) it's BIG; b) it's made of real leather; c) the bag's so chic; d) it's a statement piece. A few of my friends are coveting it already so I'm trying to keep it from prying hands ;)

surf's up!

I can finally cross this off my bucket list.... I went surfing last weekend! :) A friend invited me to go surfing in Real, Quezon. I figured I might as well try it before I make up reasons not to. So glad I did it! I'm hooked and I want to go back. I'm even thinking of taking surfing lessons at Club Manila East, where they offer lessons with 3-hr sessions. Excited!! And no, I'm not the person in the picture (obviously). My arms still hurt like h*ll, but it was so worth it. Now, I've isolated which parts of my body to work on. I seriously have to work on my upper body strength, especially my arms!!

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Let's start the year with lots of pretty pictures!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE!

May you all have an awesome 2011!