Song of the Week

This is my song choice of the week. And this is a rush post. Hah! Pretty busy with maybe not so relevant stuff for you, but it's important to me. :p Been listening to Muse these past few days. I love their songs! And I hope you like them too. xx

Alyssa in Wanderland

Four days ago, I, together with my good friend Ella attended our first ever music festival at Globe Circuit Makati. I'm gonna tell you how my day went through the photos below. And by the way, before I forget, I copied a lot of the photos here from Ella and Kuya Ian. Click their names to see their blogs.☺ Enjoy reading!♥

Drool.

A friend treated us for late lunch some time two weeks ago because it was his birthday. My strict diet isn't so strict when it comes to birthdays and gatherings. So we decided to try Army Navy. I know we're a tad too late to try this burger chain out but you know what they, it's better late than never. And trying it for the first time via a birthday treat heightened the awesomeness. Haha! :p

We tried their Eastwood branch. I wanted to take a photo of the wall that showcases their tagline, "Come in hungry, walk out happy." but I wasn't able to take a photo because there were customers seating right in front of it.☺

Song of the Week

After 2 days to recover, it's crazy that I'm still hangover from Wanderland Music and Arts Festival. No, I didn't drink but I'm still high from the awesome music experience which I will blog soon enough. I wanna share a song I discovered there, well, I discovered a couple but this particular song was stuck in my head. I'm so in love with this song I decided to make it my song of the week. It's from the amazing band, Nada Surf. ♥

I feel so happy and blessed that I got to hear this song for the first time and live 2 days ago. This is my heart's song and I can't believe I didn't know this song. If you already know this, good for you. If not, here's your chance; And that's definitely one of the reason why I do this song of the week thing, to broaden my music choices and knowledge, as well as to share some songs I know that might struck other people too. It can be the same as it struck me, or it can be a different kind of feeling toward the song. I believe that like food, music is universal and can connect people one way or another. It's only a matter of personal preference and taste. I hope you dig this song! Because I definitely do!☺

xx

A

Favorites

A while back, a few weeks ago to be somehow exact, I accompanied my mother and my brother to the little one's dental check up in Katipunan and afterwards we dined in Cibo. One of my favorite commercialized or mainstream restaurants in Manila. I actually blogged about Cibo already here and here. I love to eat there so much I always wanna eat there every time I go out. And I'm not even exaggerating. Anyway, this particular day, I gave in and urge my companions to eat there.☺

Spinaci Zola

Cibo's Spinach-Gorgonzola dip is one of my favorite dip ever, in my entire life! I'm dead serious! I love it so much I can have this appetizer every freaking day!♥

Penne Al Telefono

And this my friend, never fails. Never. Ever. Anyone will like this, I swear! If you don't know what to order from Cibo's massive array of dishes from their ginormous menu, pick this. You're welcome. :p

Fontina Pomodoro

When it comes to Cibo's mains, I personally love their Ossobuco Gremolata and I wanted my brother to try it but unfortunately it's out of stock so he opted for this. And it ain't bad! In fact, it's sooo good, my younger brother finished everything all by himself. This dish is supposed to be paired with a bread or something but since my brother's staaaarving that time, he asked for rice. Oh, good ol' rice! Crazy.

Prosciutto di Parma Rossa

Parma Ham is directly proportional to yummmmm!♥

Ironman & Superman ♥

This is sooo out of the blue but Ironman is my favorite superhero. Like ever. And I'm ending this post with an Iron Man 3 quotation said by Aldrich Killian..

"Failure is the fog from which we all glimpse triumph."

xx

A

Song of the Week

The Vampire Diaries has the best music choices, ever. I found this song out from TVD's episode a little while back. I discover a lot of non-mainstream artists from the soundtracks of some of the TV shows I've been watching. I'm currently obsessed with non-mainstream artists because I can feel the realness in their song, and being not commercialized makes it more special. I find joy in listening to songs that not everyone is listening to. Dave Baxter is the brainchild of Avalanche City. Call it coincidence, but I'm seeing AC perform live on Saturday. I'm so stoked! Anyway, it's election day in the Philippines today. Vote well and vote wisely Filipinos! I'm gonna cast my vote later, toodles!☺

xx

A

Throwback Thursday

Every thursday almost everyone I follow on instagram post a throwback photo so I decided to post a super duper long overdue post that has been on my drafts since last year. I have not been interested in posting this until today so here it is..

We ate for the first time at Haianese Delights and it was awesome because it's cheap, the food tasted okay and some meals are rice-all-you-can. I know, it's unhealthy and all but last year I was so happy with that food place because I was still not health conscious then. But right now, I wouldn't personally choose to eat there because I'm trying my very best to eat healthy. But you have to try to eat there because the food will speak for itself! And their staff were sooo nice and friendly, fastfoods or restaurants should hire staff like them!☺ 

A with Ja ready to binge! Though I'm the only one who looks like it! I envy some of my cousins for being blessed with THE "thin gene." Oh, what I would do to have that gene. Imagine eating anything and everything without getting fat? Bliss! Haha! :p

L♥vers. Nins and Ate.

The Singles Club. A, Jaja, and Angge.♥☺

"Time spent with family is time well spent. Family is the one constant element in life."

xx

A

Song of the Week

Every night I listen to just one voice to put me to sleep. I swear I think I'm obsessed with her! I love her voice and her music for months now but lately my love for her music grew and I can't help myself but listen to her every freaking night. I hope to watch her perform live soon, maybe next year. Presenting to you my song of the week by none other than, the amazing, Lana Del Rey!

Tons of her songs are really sad and the happy ones are kind a sad too but I love her music anyway! And she's gorg without even trying so hard! I watched her iTunes Festival 2012 performance a few months ago and she was just in sweater and pants that time, but she's beautiful nonetheless! Her voice is one of my most favorite voices ever. So distinct and the way she uses it baffles me. Awesome!♥

xx

A

TC

Sometime ago Nanay(Yep! I call my mother, Nanay.☺) and I went out to enroll my not-so-little brother and we planned to buy stuff for my soon-to-be-out nephew. I was so excited to buy baby stuff because they're so cute and so little, I can't help but be amazed! Anyhoo, we dined somewhere I've never eaten before.. It's called Tokyo Cafe and (obviously) they serve Japanese food! Mi paborito! I can never get tired eating Japanese food. Never ever.♥ 

Kalbi-ju

I picked this for myself though I'm on a strict diet! Haha! I can't deprive myself from eating what I love. I can't say no to thinly sliced beef strips drizzled with yakiniku sauce and served with miso soup on the side. If you can say no to that, well, I just can't! Haha! Everything was seasoned rightly for my taste though for Nanay they're a little on the salty side. But to be fair, Nanay's preference in food is in the bland side because of health purposes.☺

Iced Green Tea

I'm pretty obsessed with green tea. This obsession has been going on for 3 years now and I don't have a plan on stopping myself from drinking happiness. :p Tokyo Cafe's green tea is pretty awesome and I like the fact that I'm the one who put the syrup so that I can control the sugar I'm gonna put in my voluptuous body! Haha! :D

Clubhouse Sandwich

This is Nanay's lunch because she said she's not hungry. If you're wondering what she eats when she's hungry, it's rice for sure. You know, Filipinos and their white rice. So good and so bad. I resisted having a bite of this because I already have a heavy meal in front of me and luckily I won the urge! Yehey! You need to congratulate me. Haha! Why is it so hard to lose weight and so easy to eat? Irony.

Tokyo Cafe Brewed Coffee

I know it's crazy hot in Manila right now but Nanay still opt for some fix, maybe to boost some energy for some baby stuff shopping we're gonna do.☺ 

The only photo I had that day because I'm not really feeling vain. Sorry for my annoying smug face. Haha! Anyhoo, it's sooo fun to buy baby stuff! I swear! I already have fashion pegs for my nephew as early as now! Oh, I'm so excited to be an Aunt!♥

xx

A