Week Three: Eight ways to win your heart.

Hmmm. Hee. Pano nga ba? :)

1. Surprise visits/treats (Yes, I love surprises :P)
2. Constant communication
3. Be malambing and learn how to say sorry when you know you're wrong.
4. Fun dates (Well-planned or spontaneous, doesn't really matter.)
5. Cheesy but sincere love letters/SMS/hirits :P
6. Be sensitive!
7. Never stop being sweet. Efforts, no matter how small, are always appreciated. :)
8. Just be yourself! :)

Hey you, let this be a constant reminder. Haha. Win my heart over and over again :)

Eat Pray Love

Woot. Got a free weekend and less busy days ahead (assuming!) so I have time to blog! :)

Hmmm. So yesterday did not start out so very well but I guess it's true what they say, it can flip 180 towards the end. And it did! :) Was bound to Ortigas yesterday as J has a "hidden" agenda to visit some shop in Rustan's Shang and to eat at the raved-about Charlie's Grind and Grill.

We were on a budget date (kuno!) but we (or I) was not able to resist the temptation to watch a movie! Been movie-deprived for the past weeks and we need to catch up :P We were supposed to watch Wall Street over Charlie St. Cloud but there's Eat Pray Love! So many movies, so little time! :)) So we decided to watch the latter, and I said I don't want to cry.


I haven't read the book so I just found out the story yesterday. It's about a woman (Liz ~ and I just googled and found out that this is a true story! Sarap!) who one day lost her passion to live after several failed relationships, so she set out on an incredible journey to find balance in her life, in herself. She went to Italy, India and Indonesia and did just that - eat, pray and love. She met a lot of people along the way and the movie chronicles those encounters that led her to find inner peace within herself and the (last) love of her life. Such an inspiring story indeed - I suddenly want to read the book! :)

I don't know why but I way crying almost all throughout the movie! Err, toldya I'm such a tearjerker. I think it's partly because too much not-so-good stuff happened yesterday that I just needed an avenue to cry and the cinema is a perfect place and the movie, the perfect excuse. :|

But there were really also touching scenes that made my tear glands more productive than usual. I guess the concept of being alone just scared the shit out of me. I don't want to wake up one day and realize lo sono solo. I hope I never will be.

Some screen caps from the movie:

One day, I will savor a cup or two of authentic Italian gelatto
and the sweetness of doing nothing in Italy!
Not alone, hopefully. :)


And a whole order of pizza too! I love this part where Liz
told her friend to not be worried about her size/weight because
guys don't really care what size you are. As long as they have
a naked lady in front of them, it's like they've hit jackpot already :))

Btw, also loved the part where Liz is eyeing a sexy nightwear and her friend told her to get it. Then she asked: "For whom?" then the reply was..."For you."
Yeah right! You don't need a man for that. But...

"To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced life."







Week Two: Nine things about yourself

The 10-day blogging challenge is not really enough to keep me blogging. BOOO! So yeah, I'm changing the title to 10-week challenge! :)) Keeping a day job and a few sidelines is not easy at all! Whew. Gotta make a living!

Last week was plain stressful, or probably it was just the monthly hormones making me restless. Been counting the days til the weekend so I can finally be undisturbed and at peace (with the other half, of course. Hello if you're reading this! ;P) Went on a day trip to Tagaytay and it sure was refreshing to breathe in some cold semi-unpolluted air! Brought home a box of Bag of Beans Blueberry cheesecake and everybody at home loved it (partly because it's free!) :))

I'm back to my senses again. I'm on work mode and been doing some rackets at night (it's not what you're thinking) to sustain my wanderlust! Hello Singapore, see you in a month! :D

Sooo. Nobody really cares but here's nine things about me.

1. I'm left-right confused (and a semi-doork).
My friend likes to call it stupidity but it's actually one of the symptoms of dyslexia. So yeah probably I can say I'm 10% dyslexic?? Haha. It takes me a (long) moment to distinguish left from right. I can point though! While push and pull is easier to think about... well, I still think about it. So if it's a matter of life and death, "Left or right?" is not a proper thing to ask me. Just a warning :)

2. I am a self-diagnosed bipolar.
I can switch moods in a split second! Crazy annoying, J thinks. Err but then again, I believe that people around me are responsible for my mood switch. If they're making me happy, then I'm happy. If they suddenly ruin my day, of course it'll also ruin my smiling facade. I'm not like PNoy ~ sugarcoating every emotion with a smile :))

3. I cry... a lot!
Gosh, I am so emotional you have no idea! I can't tell you how many movies I've cried over already - even the ones you're not supposed to cry. (My Sister's Keeper is definitely NOT one of them!)

4. I assume the good in other people.
Nuff said! Good vibes!

5. I loathe waiting.
Loathe is so strong of a term and yes, that's what I feel about waiting. I'd rather walk than be stuck in traffic for hours not knowing why it is traffic. I want to know progress.

6. I used to have cynophobia.
In layman's term, dog phobia. I don't know how what when where how it dissolved completely... Oh, I know, we bought a dog! (Now there's 3 of them!) Realization: To conquer your fear, you must face it. That's the only solution. But cockroaches? That's another story.

7. I am an 8-hour sleeper.
They say as you grow older, your body requires you to sleep less. I wonder when that time will be? Because up to now, I make sure I sleep at least 8 hours a day! (Well, I don't always get 8, so sometimes, 7 is enough.) I'm all for late night happenings as long as I get my sleep!

8. I'm a cheapskate.
Harhar! Or maybe it's practicality :)) Never really mustered to shell out a thousand bucks for a shirt or a piece of clothing with tracing-paper-thin material. (Shoes are another story though.) I suddenly missed shopping in Divi ~ a haven for cheapskates. :))

9. It never crossed my mind to work/live outside of the country.
Brain drain not working! I don't know why but it never really crossed my mind. Hmmm maybe because my mind's telling me that my body can only take as much cold. :))


Okay, thereja go! Week three... next week! ;))





Day One

I know I haven't blogging for quite some time now. (Not again!) This always happens when I decide to start a blog ~ a long lazy period of writing always kicks in. But found this 10-day thing (from Kat) that might get me to blog regularly (for ten days, at least!)

DAY ONE: : Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now

1. You always know how to bribe when you do something unacceptable. And it's annoying because even without the bribe, you know I'll forgive you! (But taking the bribe, heehee.)
2. You say everything's changing and you don't feel the same. Ditto. I don't know if you're the same person I used to know. :/
3. I miss you, all of my girls.
4. If I only lived nearer, I would join you guys every time! When you're around, I feel happy. Life is suddenly less complicated.
5. Funny how you piss me off then I piss you off then without sorries, we just... naturally mend.
6. I deserve better than this because I know I'm good.
7. I'm excited for our getaway. I know we'll have lots of fun, we always do.
8. Good luck to you!
9. Someday, I will give back. Just wait.
10. Come back NOW!

-Bea




Saturday Night

Before, a typical Saturday would consist of staying in all day and watching primetime tv at night. Occasionally, my girlfriends and I would plan to go to bars, but that doesnt happen so often. We'd rather gather together to gossip and watch dvds. (Oh how I miss those!)

Now, I spend my Saturdays with J. Cheesy much, but I always look forward to the weekend mainly because it's the only time we get to be together. :) I also love how Wednesdays signal that the weekend is very very near. :) So now, my weekends consist of eating out, watching movies, trying out new stuff and mainly, just eating out. Haha! We're such clickthecity and food blog fanatics and we're always on the look out for new culinary places to try.

Last Saturday, we were Makati-bound so we decided to food-hop in the vicinity.

Mom and Tina's
It's just 2 streets behind Greenbelt 5. The place is very cozy, the country-home-kitchen kind of cozy. And the food? You guessed it right, comfort home-cooked style food.

The cozy interiors will definitely make you feel at home.


His order, steak! We weren't so crazy about the mashed potato but the steak tasted divine, for its price! This dish costs around 300+ only. :)

My order, baked lasagna with chicken and spinach. This was my first meal of the day! *gasp* It's actually good but it gets nakaka-umay after a while.

Blue lemonade. Ordered their "Carousel" bottomless drink. It's a bottomless round of their different flavored (and colored) iced tea and lemonades.

This is what usually happens when we are too excited to dig in to desserts! Haha. This is a mango torte. Yumyum. There are a lot of desserts to choose from but we chose to share this because we'll be going someplace else for dessert.

Mom and Tina's Bakery Cafe is at Perea St., Cor. Dela Rosa St., Legaspi Village, Makati City.


Chocolate Fire

I've seen this one just the week before and I immediately want to try it! I'm such a sucker for chocolates and when I entered this place, I would have drooled, but it's embarrassing. Haha. So I I just stood there in awe. Chocolate Paradise should have been its name ;)

Been eyeing on this! Two of my faves in one! And my my, those are really huge strawberries. Those that sell in the supermarket for P1000/16 pcs. Yum yum!

Oooh look at all that! The lady in the counter told me that taking pictures is not allowed (that I still don't understand why) but it's too late, I already clicked the shutter. Heehee.


My teenie weenie order: Chocolate dipped strawberry and blueberry! Yum :P J chose a hazelnut chocolate bark that they sell per gram. It's also delicious.

The place is 'covered' with huge posters of celebrities posing with chocolates in different forms and sizes. Most of them were sexy ones. Really creative!

Although I was really psyched getting my order and seeing all those chocolate, I don't know, the items were really, well, just fruits, nuts and candies dipped in chocolate and molded chocolates laid out presentably to entice chocolate lovers like me! Hmmm, I'd say there's nothing too special about the entrees. It's just the wide assortment that'll get you excited. :)

Chocolate Fire is at PDCP Bldg., Leviste St. cor. Rufino St., Salcedo Village, Makati



Til the next food adventure,