My birthday is on the 27th of December, and if you didn't know, I share it with my sister.
When you are past the 18 mark, it's not very exciting anymore, is it? This year we planned to celebrate with a little staycation in Nuvali, Sta. Rosa Laguna, very timely for the Night Sky cinema event that my sister is monitoring on the same day. This place has been very famous when it quickly emerged from a rice field into a modern (but still green) city. Nuvali has definitely been the gem of Sta. Rosa since then and you'll be surprised how the entire place has transformed if you have seen it before the year 2000. Ayala, in my opinion, did a really good job keeping nature and the city come together. This place is jammed with both tourists and residents when we were there and wouldn't be surprised.

We stayed over at Seda, probably the only hotel in Nuvali as of yet.

[caption id="attachment_816" align="aligncenter" width="800"] The pool.[/caption]

Beware of Fake Cebu Pacific Offer!

I have seen a lot on Facebook about Cebu Pacific's Free Flight offer just within the past hour and I would like to warn everyone that this is a FAKE offer from a FAKE Facebook page.
Source: Cebu Pacific Air Official Facebook Page (verified)

So I've decided to do my own little Tag for those stuff I randomly pick up that I thought I might want to share with you.

This one I got from E.G.G. (exciting gifts + goodies), one of my favorite stores in Manila (used to be the closest thing to Cath Kidston we have here).

It was definitely love at first sight. I gave it a wide-eyed look which I hope for my sake nobody saw, and said to myself, "Yup, you're coming home with me".

Let's take a moment and appreciate how lovely the prints are. They just make me so happy.

[caption id="attachment_746" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Mutli-colah![/caption]

Aah. It's the season to be jolly--and be stuck in traffic, be trampled by aggressive shoppers, and be anxious about muggers and pickpockets, be wrestled by other commuters, and/or be ripped-off by taxicabs. Christmas means fun but could also mean quite a handful things to do and go through to get everything ready.

If you are a total genius like me, you probably haven't started Christmas shopping yet even when we are already this close *putting my hands together* to the Christmas Eve. This is me every year, people. I haven't learned my lesson.

The Sims 4 was actually on sale on Origin last Black Friday but I was putting off in getting it because I had an exam coming (I'll tell you all about it in another post). Tough times, people. Tough times.

Thank God, the exam is done. I felt the urge to

New Meat coming through! Almost too literally.

A new place just opened up in Jupiter St. Makati last week--the 52nd State Gastropub.

[caption id="attachment_710" align="aligncenter" width="800"] No Visa Required! 52nd State Gastropub[/caption]

Given the name I was actually expecting an all-American menu but surprisingly they had Filipino dishes, too. (Maybe that's what they're trying to say, "52nd state", they mean

Christmas is early (again) this year. I might have babbled about this one too much, so THE boyfriend decided we pick this up now and just get it over with. (Awww! Ha ha.)



I liked that Sony has rolled out this variant with "Extra Bass"  in their affordable range, so I was very into getting it even when I didn't need it. I was able to test this out in the store, I am no audiophile, but

Just in time for Christmas: Cath Kidston in Manila opens on December 5 December 6!

UPDATE: Apparently, according to my sources in BGC right now, the December 5 opening is a private launch event, the store will be open to the public on the 6th (Saturday).
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While the world is busy thinking about Santa coming to town, here I am, with my full attention on the Home of Modern Vintage coming to Manila.

Words cannot express the feeling I had when I first went into the Cath Kidston store in Cambridge. I was in awe. If it wasn't for trying to look normal and not a psycho tourist, I probably would have cried. (I'm not even kidding).

 

#KNOWvember Mind Museum Winners!

We've only got 2 questions for today's draw and the answers are as follows:

The Burger Project has been out there for a long time, so most of you might have already went down there to pig out years before I did.

I've decided to give them a try and visited their Makati Branch somewhere along Jupiter Street (right across Bureau of Immigrations) a couple of days ago.

The place was really small but it looked like they have managed to squeeze tables enough for about 30 people.