Monthly Archives: May 2014

Let It Go Let it Go

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This is definitely the song of the year!!  

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I found other uses for this song when my friend, Plet posted this in instagram.  True and funny 🙂  Make sure to play this song while cleaning in the house! 🙂  

We should just LET IT GO and learn to say good bye to things we do not need in our homes.  

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and maybe even in our lives 🙂    

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Inspired again by this which my other friend, Arlene, posted
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CLEAN AND KEEP THINGS ORGANIZED AND NEAT – Inspiration from my Tita Nena

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I also keep a lot of stock of all kinds of these plastic containers in all sizes – for baon, for leftovers, for sharing some food with friends 🙂 , for organising 

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Another way to Let it go!  WRITE! Express yourself and let all your emotions out!  This is from my Tito Rico.  I told him that I am glad I have my website to just LET IT ALL GO! Maybe not sad things but definitely positive things to share!!! 

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Meissen

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I was so happy to see a Meissen boutique in Rustan’s Makati!!!  

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What caught my attention was this vase!!  LOVE!!  It’s so rare to see this unless you go to a museum!
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These are the really old ones and I saw these at Catherine the Great Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia. Beautiful!
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Monogram at Rustan’s

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Love these beautiful monogrammed plates!! I want to monogram everything in the house! 🙂

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We have so many options for monogrammed things!!  And for those of you who already have things and you just want to have them monogrammed, Rustan’s offers monogramming.  It’s on the 4th floor of Rustan’s Makati by the cash wrap counter.  It’s behind that Natori display 🙂  
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There’s engraving
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By Lincoln Sanchez who has been doing this for 35 years already!
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Printing for Leather material
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And embroidery.  There’s a whole album to choose from 
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Go further inside and there’s a watch repair centre by Danny! Another old timer in Rustan’s!  But that’s not Danny in the photo because he was not there when I stopped by
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So I took a photo of his photo 🙂  
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Oliver and Maude

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So nice to meet Julia Morales!  It’s a small world since we have many common friends 🙂  She is also into monogramming with her own line called Oliver and Maude. Beautiful and elegant items!  She can also monogram anything under the sun for as long as she can do it 🙂  She told us that the wildest request she has ever had was having a dining table monogrammed 🙂  

























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Cabaña Workshop

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My sister in law, Pam, has many monogrammed things and I love them 🙂 

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She gave us for Christmas these hand towels

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I asked her her source and she gets them from Mia Legarda of Cabaña Workshop.  For two years now I have been wanting to visit this store but have not been to it in BF Homes.  But she has a website which is more convenient 🙂  Click on any photo below to go to her website   

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Click below to go to their Facebook page

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Personalization by Thoughtful and Personal Creations

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Heart2Heart loves personalised anything! Our recent project was Lolo’s birthday where we had a whole set of things for the event made by Michelle Sacramento  

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Previously I featured Michelle Sacramento and her gym tees and personalised tees

Previous entry:  Tees by Thoughtful and Personal Creations July 18, 2013

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Monogram!!!!!  LOVE!

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but she has many many other things! 

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Visit her Facebook page for many many more!!!!

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Gino’s Brick Oven Pizza

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The night before my special day, my friends treated me for dinner.  They don’t normally do this, but they were guilty of something haha!!  And of course I will not refuse dinner with them because I still love them no matter what! I finally got to try Gino’s after hearing a lot about this place


We were lucky to have been able to get this whole table!!  I have been avoiding coming here because I heard there is no reservation and the place is always full.  My friend Ginge, told me about this place in Katipunan, so it’s a good thing it is in Makati already.  Problem is, the place is very small! I normally wait till the crowd dies down.  Apparently, We have strong connections:-)  Gino’s is the tenant of the building of Bulgin and Lills!! Yipee!!! Why didn’t I think of that??  I won’t tell you who Bulgin and Lills are in the photo and I won’t give you their number haha!! 🙂  

This is my Assumption group together with their husbands.  Jeanne said we are advertising Gino’s in this photo!! 🙂  

The famous Gino’s Burrata – Classic Burrata

House salad with Burrata
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Prosciutto pizza

Bacon Gouda

SMEGG

Bomb


Tomato Basil

Salted Egg
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Lemon Mushroom was my favourite pasta – I would just like to say that my favourite will not be everyone’s favourite.  What may be good to me may not be good for everyone.  To each his own.  Everyone has their own taste which is why there is a menu to choose from right?  🙂  
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Unfortunately the Nutella Soup was not available

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We tried the Chocolate Chicharon

Chocolate bacon?  I saw this in their Katipunan branch facebook page 🙂  

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and the Crack pie which was the birthday cake 🙂  Love the heart candles!

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Katipunan branch

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Visiting the Marketplace by Rustan’s

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This is now my favourite supermarket in the country!!!  I visited it last time to take a few photos but this time I came to buy some groceries but ended up buying so many things!!!

Previous entry:  Marketplace y Rustan’s December 20, 2013 

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Love this little section of fresh herbs!!
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The fresh seafood section is amazing!!  No need to go to Tsukiji market 🙂
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Ready to eat Sushi and Sashimi!!!
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Everything is so organized and displayed so well.  It’s also fully stocked which is important!
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My favorite Rustan’s Makati butcher is now assigned here!!
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OMG!! Available only here at the Marketplace!!  

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Detour!  I was so happy to see this!!!! I have been wanting to try this!!  I almost bought online in their US website for US$ 3.00 + another $ 3.00 for shipping!  Too much!  Here it is only P 105.00 🙂
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Spotted on instagram, my cousin Marie hoarding at the Marketplace

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So delicious ice cream made using Coconut milk and no sugar added

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