Post ♥'s Day Dinner with Friends

Belated Happy Heart's day everyone....I know it's a bit late but hey the Love Month is not yet over so I guess this post is still reasonable.  Valentine's day is not just for lovers but for people who are capable to love.My Sweets and I did not even planned on having a dinner date, since we both have to report to work but he sent me a bouquet of  beautiful white roses. He did not send me any chocolates for one reason - it would ruin my diet LOL. But flowers are enough for me; its the thought and effort that counts. I guess we are not the only couple who did not have a dinner date,  I know a lot of people who spent their heart's day with their family and friends.

♥♥♥ A dozen White Roses from Sweets  ♥♥♥

Me and my friends at work goes on a dinner date every month. Two of them already moved their cheese but we still make it a point to sit back, relax, enjoy the good food over never ending chit chats and of course, coffee time afterwards.  So for this time, we've decided to have a post valentine's dinner date since it is February and it was still close to ♥'s day.

@C' Italian Dining - Angeles City with Aileen of  Fruitful Voyage,  Toots,  Pao and the rose among thorns - Mark King hahaha. Too bad Jackie was not able to join us but she will definitely join us this March. :)

Coffee overload before going home.

And by the way, here's a treat for you ( Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting -- My Best Seller hihihi )...I can't give you this personally so I might just show you the picture...just eat the cake with your imagination lol

How about you, how did you celebrate Valentine's day? I hope you enjoyed yours just as I enjoyed mine. :)  

Sweet Day to you All!
♥Pink Chinadoll♥

Happy Birthday Bossli!

A dear friend is celebrating her special day today. This person is very close to my heart and I don't have any other wish for her but happiness, good health and storms of blessings! She is the kind of friend who will always be there for you specially in bad times. Thanks for the wonderful gift of Friendship, Arc...I am truly blessed to have a great friend like you! God Bless you more!

We gave her the alias BossLi because it perfect fits her. BossLi means Boss Liit (Little Boss). CUTE, right?!

We love you bossli! Again, Happy...

Be yourself

Invite new challenges

Recall past triumphs

Trust your instincts

Have faith in your abilities

Desire only the best

Affirm your strengths

You've got what it takes!

Sweet Day to you All!
♥Pink Chinadoll♥

Korean Night

I have an officemate who is very fond of watching Asian Dramas. I think KoreaNovelas had a major influence on why she loved listening to K-pop and eating Korean food. Then one night, while having our coffee break at the Cafeteria she asked us if we would like to join her for a Korean food trip on the coming payday, since this is something new and most of us haven't tried eating any Korean dishes and we've heard a lot of raves from her, we said yes. I am very glad we did!


For someone like me who likes green leafy vegetables and spicy food, Korean food is absolutely perfect! I enjoyed everything they served.

So far Dolsot Bibimbap and Samgyeopsal are my favorite and these two are the main reason why I kept going back for more.  It is also a good thing that the New Well Being Spa and Hotel is just a few blocks away from work and it only takes a 10 minutes minutes walk to get there. 

How bout you guys, have you tried Korean dishes already? If yes, do you like them as much as I do?

Sweet Day to you All!
♥Pink Chinadoll♥

HongKong Adventure

Before anything else, I would like to greet you...yes you, all of you my beautiful readers  a happy day! I missed you all and missed my blog too! It has been two months since my last update. Sorry guys, I've been a little busy and VERY lazy for the past two months...I guess I needed a break. Oh wait, I just had my vacation last August but it was just a short one, I guess it's better than no vacation at all. 

Last August Sweets, Toots and yours truly went to Hong Kong for a short vacation. We've been preparing for our trip for weeks and we even drafted a sample Itinerary just to make sure we manage our time wisely while roaming around the city, you see...we have a very limited time we only have 2 days to roam the city and on our 3rd day, we have an early flight going home.  

We arrived at the airport at 10 in the morning, The airport is very big and when I say big I mean HUGE! You even have to ride a train just to go to Immigration.  It was already 11:30 when we finished all the requirements and things we needed to do first before going to the hotel to check-in, that is,  (money changer, octopus cards etc.).   On our first day, we went to The Peak, HK Museum, Avenue of Stars, Harbour City and Night Market. Oh and our timing was perfect because almost all stores are on sale and most outlet stores are on 70% off! Perfect isn't it? As for the next day, we've decided to to go Ngong Ping 360 and DisneyLand. I will just post another entry about the different places we've been to since there's so much story to tell and one blog post is not enough =)

Before the trip, most of my friends and officemates who have been to HK, warned us that most people there do not speak english and most of them are rude.  Well, I have to agree that not all can speak English but about the rude part--I am sorry but I have to disagree. Maybe some people are rude but, you can also see a lot of rude people here in the Philippines right? These kind of people are everywhere and too bad we can't get rid of them right? So, it's just the same in HK. In fact, we even met 3 kind hearted people who helped us out.  The first person who helped us  was an old lady and she's a HK national,  we asked her for direction on how to go to Jordan exit and the old lady can hardly speak English but she was kind enough to help and answer our questions even if she is having a hard time explaining, and what made her an angel is that she even walked with us and showed us the way to the Hotel. The second person is an OFW, when she found out that we were from PI, she was very helpful in giving us direction and which elevator to take. And lastly, the third person was a young guy and he's a HK national too. He gave us the direction on how to go to harbour city mall and he told us that since he was too early to meet up with his wife at the mall, he can help us and get us a taxi to go to harbour city since our legs and feet can no longer walk due to exhaustion.  These people are very kind and we really do appreciate all the help!

It was my first time to travel outside the country so it was really fun and memorable. I definitely am going back to HK and when I do, I wish to take my Mom, Sis and Sweets. And if anyone of you is generous enough to send me free roundtrip tickets, I will greatly appreciate it! hahaha!

Thank god it's Friday and have a sweeeet day to you all!

♥ Chinadoll ♥ 

Ooohh La La Lashes

The first thing that I look at a person is his/her eyes. You can simply read the person's personality and feelings through his eyes. It is a reflection of what a person feels inside. Since the eyes are the mirror of the soul, why not prettify your eyes!    I have always wanted to have a thick, long and curled eyelashes ---badly! I know that it is almost impossible to grow long eyelashes and too bad, I was not blessed for having a medium length lashes just like my mom's. But thank goodness, I found the perfect solution  Eyelash Extension! 
I asked my good friend, Charlene as to where I could get an eyelash extension. I want mine to be done by experts since our eyes are very sensitive. I asked her if she already heard about iLash Salon. She told me that most of her friends from work go there for extensions and she really recommends the salon. And you know what happened next -- APPOINTMENT!


At the salon.....the application...
At first, they will be asking you what type of extensions do you want. You can choose from Fine Natural and Mascara Effect. For each type, you will also be asked what length you prefer they have: short, medium and long. 
I picked medium length with mascara effect since I am very fond curling my lashes and wearing mascara..this would really save me a lot of time. They will also be asking you to fill out a card for their records and ask you to read the details on how the process works before they let you to go inside the room.

First thing...you have to lie down on their reclining couch (which was very comfy) all throughout the application.  They will ask you to look up so they can apply tape to cover your lower lashes and around the eyes that will serve as their guide before applying the extensions. If you feel any stinging during the process, you have to inform them right away so that they could do some remedy quickly. 
The whole process takes 1 and a half hour to 2 hours for Mascara effect while for the Natural lashes, it would only take an hour.

And while the staff was busy applying the tape, I didn't know that Cha was also busy taking my pictures!

Me and Cha (with her newly treated hair) Look at her smile...she's actually having fun taking pictures without me knowing it! But thanks to her though, I have pictures to post in this entry =)

After the application, you will be advised to not to wet your lashes for 12 hours,   You cannot curl your lashes and even apply mascara. You can still apply eyeliner but make sure to not to use liquid and cream based liners. Anyway, you won't be needing them anymore. ☺ They will also be giving you an After-care instructions on a piece of paper.  You also need to go back every 2 or 3 weeks for touch ups.
The VERDICT
I super L-O-V-E it! The extensions emphasized and opened up my chinita eyes. With these extensions having a long, thick and perfectly curled lashes is very easy.  
I had mine done for only 800 Pesos (about $17.29) instead of a thousand pesos (about $21.61) since they have a 20% promo. Not bad at all!
Even though washing my face takes a lil longer because you really have to be very careful to not let the lashes wet or you can't just simply rub your eyes and you have to be very conscious when sleeping, it still feels great to wake up with beautiful lashes! 
How about you? What are your thoughts about eyelash extensions? If you have tried it, how was it?
Keep on smiling and have a sweet day ya'll!
~ the Pink Chinadoll

Girl's Night Out

Last friday, me and my elementary-high school friends had a post birthday celebration and thanksgiving dinner for Kate.  She turned 29 years old young last May 11.  The celebration was a month late because most of us were busy while the others are already mommies and they have a baby below 1 year old.  But at least the dinner pushed through.  Aside from her special day, we have another reason to celebrate...Kate just got promoted to Asst. Manager in Citibank Savings Bank, and we are all very happy for her, from the very start we knew that she'll go a long way. 

We had our dinner at Gazebo Grille, this was Kate's choice because the owner of the resto is one of their clients.  All of them arrived around 6:00 to 6:30 in the evening and I arrived there quarter to 7 since I have to wait for Mommy and sis to come home so I could use the car. 

Here are some of the pictures as we wait for our orders.

Finally our orders have arrived! =^_^= Before beginning the feast, of course we need to let Kate have her thank you speech.

And here's our picture after....we all look bloated...oh the tummy! :X

From L-R: Yours truly, Cha, Khym, Analyn, Kate and Tine.

Gazebo Grille is located at Mac Arthur Highway, Balibago, Angeles City (Near Casino Filipino and Wok Restaurant)

 

Have a great Sweet Tuesday everyone! Keep on Smiling =)

~ The Pink Chinadoll ♥♥♥

Abe's Farm

Last May 29, me and my friends at work went to the Abe's Farm to attend the christening of our department manager's first born. Well actually we didn't attend the christening at the church because the time was too early and we haven't slept yet, just in case you didn't know I'm on a Graveyard Schedule so we ended up attending the reception instead. It was my first time to go to Magalang and boy it was a long drive, it took us 20 to 40 minutes just to get there.

If you want to escape all the hustle and bustle of city life and you want to relax in a quiet, relaxing atmosphere well then my friend this is the place to be! The Restaurant offers authentic Campampangan dishes and they are really famous for their Fern Salad, it is really a must try. If you want to spend the night with the comfort of living in a mountain home, they also offer accomodation where you can choose from Ifugao Hut down to their regular rooms. And if you would like to de-stress, they also have Spa.

I'm not really a huge fan of Kapampangan dishes so I would have to say that the food is not that extravagant, its just okay, but the Fern Salad was great though. If you're gonna ask me if I will visit the place again I would say Hell Yeah because of the dessert - Ube Halaya with Macapuno, it was the best Ube Halaya I that I ever tasted! ( I am a huge fan of Ube Halaya ☺) If you are not familiar with this it's just a purple yam but it really tastes good! hmmnnn....heavenly~

Let the pictures speak for themselves:  I have my cam with me but I didn't took a lot of pictures because of the weather, it was really humid and a migraine attack was slowly kicking in. But thanks to my officemates, they were able to take some snapshots from the event.

Fern Salad And Ube Halaya with Macapuno

♥Group Photowith the proud parents of Baby Sage: Me, Marj, Aileen and Pao ♥

♥First Photo: Aileen with Baby Sage :: 2nd Photo: Mark King♥

♥ Tunay na pag-ibig: Pao and Ambo :: Group Photo with officemates ♥

Here are some pictures we took when we were at the gift wrapping section at Marquee Mall before going to Magalang.

Me and Aileen

 

Meet Tito Bhoy and Krissy! LOL

 

Abe's Farm is located at: 98 Livestock Village, Barangay Ayala in Magalang, Pampanga

Business Hours: Open daily, 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM Except Tuesdays

Keep on Smiling, Rainy days are just around the corner..don't forget your Brellas. Have a Sweet Day ya'll!

~ ♥ PinkChinadoll ♥

Amigos y la comida mexicana

Last friday, me and my gal pals (from work) decided to have a short but fun bonding time before going to work  and of course most of you know that the best way to enjoy giggles, laughter and chit chats is that you have to have FOOD!

We've decided to go to Zapata's Mexican Restaurant. This is one of my favorite resto here in Angeles City not just because of the food but because of the place too,  I've never been to Mexico or Spain but once you get to see inside, it just gives you a feeling that you are in a different place, the yellow walls and pictures and mexican antiques is just perfect. 

They offer a wide range of mouthwatering authentic mexican dishes and they also serve the best iced tea! Just in case you do not know, I am a HUGE fan of their iced tea =) Don't get me wrong guys, aside from their iced tea, they also serve a wide variety of beverages, particularly cocktails.

Here are some of the snapshots...sorry for the poor picture quality, I don't have my digicam with me, I just used my phone's cam.

For the appetizer, we ordered Quesadilla. Sorry guys, I wasn't able to take a picture, we were so hungry that we immediately stuffed it in! So I just took a pic of the plate though, look how colorful it is. :P

 For our second course, we ordered Fajitas: grilled strips of marinated chicken which was brought sizzling at our table with mexi rice and grilled peppers.  This was served with Salsa, tortillas and sour cream...hmmmnnn oh so heavenly! 

 

And lastly, our main meal, Tacos: 2 large tacos with a tasty sauce - choice of  spiced beef or chicken ( we ordered beef) served on a soft fresh tortilla. Topped with lettuce, tomato and cheese.

Meet tita shawie and mariel rodriguez all rolled in to one and also a fellow blogger - Ads, (the one wearing black and red blouse) and Pao-Pao and her famous dimples (the one wearing yellow shirt)

 And of course, I should be in the picture too! Meet the ever so beautiful Toots and yours truly, forgive me guys, I look very tired because I went to Manila that day and I still need to report to work...what a bummer! and i don't have any make up on =) yeah yeah yeah, so much for the explanation ♥

 If you happen to be here in Angeles City and would like to have a mexican food trip, try to visit Zapata's Mexican Restaurant, located at 488 Don Jucio Avenue in Angeles City, Pampanga.

Oh and before I leave you sweethearts, I have a quick trivia for you. This (Zapata's) is where Sweets and I had our ♥first date♥

 ♥Sweet Day to ya'll♥

 ~Miss PinkChinadoll