Happy to be back in Inagiku 🙂
Aburi!! Aburi Goten- Toro, salmon, engawa, scallop and prawn at Inagiku @makatishangrila My favorite is still Hotate ( scallop ) 
Hotate/Scallop Aburi! THE BEST!
Toro up close 🙂
I ordered Unagi and Anago Aburi to try it out – but Hotate is still the best
Chicken Teriyaki
Unagi
So happy to bump into Richie Grau and Ricky Galang in Inagiku! Apparently Richie is back for good from living and working in New York City. He’s been back since December and now works for BDO. Welcome home Richie!!!
Love the ice cream at Inagiku @makatishangrila We ordered 2 orders ( 2 scoops per order ) and asked for one of each flavor 🙂 Red bean, green tea, black sesame and Wasabi ( the newest flavor)
Wasabi up close
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In the season of magical sunsets and carefree vibe, Marks & Spencer unveils a swimwear collection with pieces stylishly induced with the refreshing taste of summer – perfect whether you’ll be at a far-flung paradise or just at a local destination with friends.
From tropical prints inspired by exotic lands, to hippy deluxe and a nod to nautical accents, the collection speaks to chic and fashionable women who enjoy the relaxing beach life while wearing standout and on-trend ensembles. The stunning view from a jungle perched above the ocean, accompanied with musical delights and non-stop summer vibe sets the tone for the new release.
Up the ante of your usual summer wardrobe with figure-flattering fail-safes like the much-loved bandeau and trusty triangle shapes, or make a fashion statement with swimsuits in trendy designs and cuts, and mix-and-match separates. Steal the spotlight at this season’s soirées with pieces in tonal shades complemented with unexpected prints.
As summer rolls around, looking for the perfect swimsuit is only part of the battle. Complement your summer look with the hottest cover-up, and confidently turn the poolside into your own cat walk while wearing a comfy kimono over your choice of swimwear. A trendy must-have especially for chilly oceanfront nights, let Marks & Spencer’s Swimwear Collection complete your style with global-inspired prints in a breezy silhouette that provides comfort as well as right coverage. Another option for timelessly chic cover-up is a flattering button-down shirt as it can easily transition with a change of shoes and jewelry.
Also look effortlessly sophisticated and incorporate glamour in your summer style with classic yet trendy prints, perfect for that journey across several continents.
When packing for that much-needed summer getaway, make sure to have at least one piece that you can easily transform from casual chic to elegantly fabulous, just like the single color one-piece swimsuits from Marks & Spencer that you can pair with denim shorts during a stroll on the beach, or match with a long skirt and statement accessories for a poolside dinner party. A structured swimsuit that covers nicely but highlights your curves always do the trick.
The collection also includes a lot of flattering options of feminine and flowy dresses in comfortable fabrics, a go-to staple for scorching hot summer days. A chic alternative are lightweight pants in different trendy prints.
Whether you’ll be lounging at the beach, or the pool this summer, make sure to have all the fashion must-haves under the sun – starting with the hippest picks from Marks & Spencer’s latest collection.
Marks and Spencer is one of UK’s leading retailers, selling stylish, high quality, great value clothing and home products, as well as outstanding quality food, responsibly sourced from around 2,000 suppliers globally.
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Last year my sister in law Tina and this lady Techi introduced me to the world of essential oils and now I’m obsessed.
Previous entry: Young Living Essential Oils November 25, 2015
We met again and it’s always nice to listen to Techi who is the essential oils guru. It all started with a friend who had cancer and shared with her the benefit she got from taking essential oils and since she needed to address some health concerns for her and her family. After trying essential oils she has been continually sharing its benefits with her friends and her friends have been sharing it with friends so it reached me 🙂 Contact Techi for more information – Techi Allegre +63 917 890 4500 or email o_h_h@hotmail.com
Fun afternoon with these ladies at @sparkdiscoverycenter learning about Essential oils! 
The reason I’m obsessed with Essential oils
and why I need Essential oils!
The king and queen of essential oils
No one ever leaves an Essential oils workshop without signing up 
And even if we want to be healthy, we cannot resist this! haha!! 🙂 
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Filipino designers have proven to be innovative, intuitive, and connected to both the world and their origins, with creations and collections spicing up showrooms and living spaces around the world. The Philippines is a rich pool of talent, and the annual furniture and furnishing industry’s Philippine International Furniture Show (PIFS), to be held in the SMX Convention Centre, is the place to find them.
Here, revel at beautiful pieces for the home that marry inspiration, form and function. Our talented roster of designers and manufacturers will present well-curated collections, with signature pieces that embody their unique style and Show.
“PIFS may not be the largest furniture exhibition on the circuit, but, it certainly is the most exciting, offering a variety of products,” shares Eduardo Zuluaga, overall event chairman of PIFS. “This is not a show where you will find rows of the same thing produced by different companies. Our exhibitors, naturally, have their own style. This is a show where individuality and creativity reigns.”
Gathering of artists, gathering of minds
In addition to highlighting local talents through the exhibition, the PIFS also serves a more noteworthy purpose. The country’s most important furniture manufacturing associations—the Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation Inc. (CFIF), the Chamber of Furniture Industries of the Philippines (CFIP), and the Pampanga Furniture Industries Foundation (PFIF)—have organized an ongoing educational program for their members, which brings international experts to the Philippines who will share their knowledge of the current global industry
It is a program developed by industry members in support of its partners, to further existing projects, nourish creativity and entrepreneurship. Most importantly, it aims to encourage the sustainability of design in the Philippines.
This program will see world renowned speakers and global experts share their insights and business experiences. In the past, the speakers included: leading product designers and innovators Karim Rashid and Paola Navonne; interior designers, Nathan Turner and Mary McDonald (of Million Dollar Decorator fame); as well as marketing and trend professional Michelle Lamb (founder and director of TrendCurve).
This year, Daniel Levine of Avant Guide Institute, a leading trend specialist based in New York, will address the industry on the subject of global preferences. Through his participative presentations, the members will be able to identify how their product could be further developed to meet upcoming market requirements.
“We are very excited for this year’s event. We see PIFS as the Filipino Collection. It is where we show the world, and our colleagues at home, how we interpret the latest industry trends, and in many cases, take the lead in design innovation,” adds Zuluaga.
IDM 2016
For the first time this year, PIFS will also be held alongside Interior & Design Manila (IDM) 2016. IDM 2016 has many exciting activities up its sleeve. It will bring together the top brands in fixtures, fittings and furnishings at Interior Design Plus; will showcase the newest concepts and ideas by 10 select professional Interior Designers in the Interior Design Excellence Award Pavilion; and will host a two-day Continuing Professional Development Conference for PIID members. In addition, for today’s interior designer, IDM will also host a workshop on Materials Application on March 13.
PIFS will be held March 11-13, 2016 the SMX Convention Center, Manila. For more information, visit www.pifs.ph or email info@pifs.ph.
Loved these carts that were going around serving drinks at the Art Fair! Thank you to Town and Country @townandcountryph for the free flowing champagne and drinks at the preview of Art Fair Philippines @artfairph
My favorite was FiFi champagne which is the French brand of Interior designer Jonathan Matti @jonathanmatti 
Contact Jonathan At 02 8103137 or 028195987. Or text 09175262339 if you would like to order some FiFi 
A rocking new restaurant is NOW OPEN serving a playful twist on your Korean favorite—the bibimbap! The Relish Group, operators of Wee Nam Kee, Osaka Ohsho and Kumori Japanese Bakery is ecstatic to unveilRock & Seoul Bibimbap Bar at the Ground Floor of the Block, SM North EDSA.
Rock & Seoul offers its customers the liberty to make their own bibimbap creations! At PHP 290.00, customers can select exactly how they would like their bibimbap meal to be customized. With bibimbap toppings ranging from different proteins, vegetables, sauces and other toppings, each customer can experience the fun in creating a meal that suits their tastes perfectly.
For others, if they’d rather put their trust in Rock & Seoul’s rock star kitchen, different kinds of Signature Baps are available for them to explore. There are 15 Signature Baps to choose from! Counting a few of our favorites from the wide range of baps offered, you’ve got Rock & Seoul’s Classic Original Bibimbap (PHP 210.00),
juicy Beef Bulgogi Bibimbap (PHP 260.00),
crispy Korean Fried Chicken Bibimbap (PHP 260.00),
healthier alternatives like the Mixed Seafood Bibimbap (PHP 260.00)
and the vegetarian Tofu Bibimbap (PHP 195.00)
and even baps inspired from famous international tastes like the lettuce, cheese, chips and ground meat topped Mexican Taco Bibimbap (PHP 270.00),
the bacon, hash brown and hamburger trio that makes up the American Breakfast Bibimbap (PHP 270.00),
and the Persian Shawarma Bibimbap (PHP 270.00) topped with tender beef slices and a creamy cilantro sauce. Each bibimbap is served with a perfectly cooked egg, a generous serving of Rock & Seoul’s spicy kimchi butter, and a drizzle of Rock & Seoul’s house sauce.
Other restaurant offerings include other Korean favorites such as Chap Chae (PHP 140.00), Spicy Silken Tofu Stew (PHP 120.00), Korean Fried Chicken (3 pieces at PHP 170.00, 5 pieces at PHP PHP 260.00), Pajeon (PHP 140.00) and more! Rock & Seoul also prides itself in its Signature Korean Drinks, Mango Oolong Tea (PHP 55.00), Sikhye—a sweet Korean rice drink (PHP 45.00), Corn Tea (PHP 40.00) and Barley Tea (PHP 40.00), mixed to complement the restaurant’s wide range of flavors.
A visit at Rock & Seoul is like a walk down music memory lane. Let your eyes wander around and bask in the tiny details as they take you back to the glory days of rock & roll– walls adorned by memorabilia ranging from old school vinyl players and turntables to records of Jon Bon Jovi, Pink Floyd, and Aerosmith, finished off by amplifiers, electric guitars, and drum sticks. Neon lighted ceiling partnered with textured walls and funky wall arts, the design complements the fun and complex taste of Rock & Seoul’s DIY and signature baps! Down the dining area, you’d find a signage telling you exactly what to do when you dine, and that is to #rockthebap!
Every year Dedet introduces a new degustation
Dedet’s degustation is always Filipino! Thank you Dedet for promoting our very own! I have tried so many unique Filipino dishes by Dedet and she is so creative – from the ingredients, to the presentation and even the names of the dishes 🙂
Styling by Dedet 🙂 She told me that she is now learning how to do things herself including the table setting and tablescapes. Bravo Dedet!
I love that her degustation has a story and a meaning! This year it’s called Richman’s degustation which she named after Adam Richman ( Man vs Food) @adamrichman He came to the Philippines and wanted to meet Dedet and so she prepared this degustation in his honor. Adam loved her Truffle Lechon and the Hiplog, the Super Suman and Mango trifle
Lechon plates means there’s a lechon coming 🙂
The ultimate tribute of Dedet @pepitaskitchenph to Adam Richman @adamrichman Richman’s Lechon de Leche – gold leaf with truffle rice and foie gras. It contains 1 lobe of foie and 5 sheets of gold leaf (optional)
Aside from the degustation, she also has new party platters/food to go
Pinoy Paella – New on the @pepitaskitchenph Food to go Menu. Thank you Dedet for making this for me Heart2Heart 🙂 According to Dedet this is the “boodle fight pang sosysal” haha!! She has a list of of 15-20 toppings that you can choose from so it’s actually a bespoke Paella. In the photo – pancit, crispy kansi, tapa, tocino, Longganisa, squid balls, quail egg, crispy shrimp. The rice is lemongrass rice. Love the braided string beans but love the lady who invented it even more – 
It’s no joke to travel in a big group not only because of the logistics but because there are many personalities involved and you need to know how to make “pakisama.” With this group it was not a problem! Though we all had our own quirks- everyone was so patient and understanding of each other. No drama! haha!!
The first discovery! When we arrived in our hotel, we realised we were all using Rimowa luggages!!! One of the few things we have in common! haha!!
As my husband always says, when you travel together, it is a different type of bonding 🙂 You have no choice but to hangout together! haha!! But seriously – travelling is like living together …for a limited time ( thank god haha ) ….enough time to enjoy and at the same time you get to know each other better – more than the usual friendship you already have! So it is nice!!
Though we knew already how Steve and Lindy have their own requirements in travelling, we accepted that already before travelling so we knew that we would not be with them in everything but it was alright. No complains or tampuhan – we actually just laugh about it and enjoy them/love them for who they are. How boring life would be without them! haha!!
I loved this sweet and pretty lady ever since but i discovered one thing more this trip – Cherina @cheriris gets “hangry” if she does not eat on time!
And how sweet her husband Steve @stvsy888 is and brings her food right on time 🙂 For that you deserve a photo ( even walang connection ) haha!!
Everyone was so accommodating and giving. These Sy brothers are so quiet!! But this Andre was always caught being so helpful:-) he even tried to help me when my snowmobile got stuck ( because I was blocking his way haha ) and apparently he is a good cook!!! Hoping he can cook for all of us one of these days! HINT HINT! 🙂 
Even Jancis was quiet! Hoping to get to know these two more 🙂
And apparently these two Sy brothers are Ramen partners with Elbert Cuenca!
It’s nice to see cousins close but even nicer to see brothers that are close! Like how these two brothers are so so close!! They lived all together ( married already 🙂 ), they travel together and will soon be moving to their new home and still together! haha!! They are inseparable! How nice!
And even their wives and kids are close to each other! James is good friends with the two brothers and I am happy to be in good company with their wives!!
We are so lucky to be friends with them and we are looking forward to more adventures and spending more time with them!! 🙂 
We were so lucky to have with us Kapibarasan Tina Tinio @tinatimeofficial who is a native in Japan! She loves the character Kapibarasan and has a collection of over a hundred things from stuffed toys to home goods! Thanks to her she is the guide for the skiers ? in the slopes and can translate for us! She helped us talk to the owner at Bang Bang and helped us in ordering. Tina studied with full scholarship in Keio University ( the Harvard of Japan ) through the help of the Laurel Foundation ( grandfather of Rajo @rajolaurel )
She needed 2 years of immersion to get into Keio. The 1st yr she had to learn Japanese in the Philippines in PIJLC. After 5 years in university she went back to Manila and worked as the overall producer of Oh Tokyo, then became PR and events manager of Joey 92.3 radio and was a Freelance PR on the side. She then worked for
L’Oreal from 2002-2007 and launched Shu Uemura and Khiels. In 2007 she became Regional operations for Shu Uemura and Khiels in Singapore for the ASEAN region. After which she worked for LVMH ( based in Tokyo ) handling Parfums Givenchy from 2008-2015 and now she is presently the President of Dita Eyewear. And by the way, she is also the niece of Chef Vicky Tinio of Mammas Table in Baguio 
And after having said all that – we get this good news after a few weeks!! Congrats Tina!!!
We also discovered during this trip that Anna is a popular target for guys in bars! Twice in one night when we went together in two places two guys tried!! What woman! 🙂 Here is proof! haha!! 
We also realized why Chut fell in love so easily with Kim because she is just so easy to get along with and we loved her right away! It’s so hard to catch this couple because they are so sweet it seems they are honeymooning already! haha!! Since he has been to Niseko already he tried other places instead of repeating with us in some.
Chut is a great resource for food discoveries or anything in general!! So we always follow him! Heart2Heart has many resources and he is one of them! He is way ahead of all of us! So what’s “next” Chut? 🙂 
My eating partner and partner in general during the trip! Preggy pretty mommy Kai @kaisterprimo who is carrying her third daughter! How blessed!! She can’t ski so we hang out together. I was so lucky because I was the only one who could not ski ( due to spine recovery) – and even if this lady can ski she could not this trip. She is actually a very adventurous mommy – when I am trying to watch out for her – she just keeps walking and moving around making me nervous she might slip or fall! I miss being with her! 
Though I knew Kai liked to eat, I did not know how grave and serious the problem was ( haha!! ) til this trip! I saw how she ate and now wondering where all the food goes because she manages to stay so trim even when she’s pregnant!
She researches and knows all the food places and what to look for. When we see a restaurant directory, she really looks and studies it! 🙂 Super enjoy eating with her. Problem is I like to order one order and share – she wants to order one each! haha!! Never mind that way we get to try more things! 🙂
Another “takaw” in the group is Lindy! My gosh! Who would think that this sexy pretty lady eats so much! SHE DOES!! WHERE DOES IT ALL GO?? NOT FAIR! But we love it because she always shares them with us 🙂 
We try not to stick too much with these two because they are always so fashionable we look shabby beside them!! ( That is us photobombing their photo! haha ) But I don’t care ever since I discovered that Jackie is a snack hoarder!! I will stick with her wherever she goes haha!!
You can’t imagine what this group would do for food!!! Even if at times we are not together eating, we share with the group in WhatsApp where we are going to eat, what we are eating, what we are dreaming of eating and where our next meal will be ?? Super enjoy eating with this group!!!
One year ago, we planned this trip to Niseko. And finally it came true. We were 21 in the group and spent 9 days together. Our friendship will never be the same again! Because we now have a special bond not only with the individual friendships that we already had but the friendship we have as one group. Niseko and Sapporo was beautiful and it was meaningful because we were together! It would not have been as fun without the group! The best time ever!!!
I love whoever invented WhatsApp – we are in touch as a group even on a trip and even when we are not 🙂
Looking forward to more adventures and memories…. and overweight! 🙂 Mommy Carmina where is our next adventure? We have to vote and start planning already! 🙂 We will have to change the name of the group again 🙂
Our group loved the New Chitose Airport because we love to shop for food and eat. If you are like us, then I suggest you allocate 5 to 6 hours so you can relax and enjoy the place without having to rush!! If you plan to shop a lot – make sure to keep one luggage ( or 2 depends on you haha ) to put all your shopping so you can put it inside and check it in. Shopping is before checking in
So many food stores that are all so nice!!! I was hoping to go to all and check it out but did not have time. So these are some of what I was able to capture. This caramel place and Calbee were the first two upon entering the shopping area
For those who want to bring home fresh seafood – there is lots!!! And they are all ready to pack them for you so you can take them with you! It’s a domestic airport and we took a domestic flight so make sure if you are doing an international trip they pack it enough for it to make it to your destination. Uni, crab, ikura and everything else you can imagine. Fresh, canned, dried, in all sorts of ways!
Beside Royce World there is Steiff Nature world. I know Stiff because my sister in law Keena collects these bears 🙂 
There is also a Hello Kitty and a Pokemon shop
Here are more photos of food!!! I tried everything I saw in sight that I wanted to buy but didn’t! haha Though I got full just sampling! Everyone is offering samples!
YUM!! It’s called a Snaffle but I am guessing it is a Japanese cheesecake. YUM!
A MUST FOR US!!!! Someone please bring this to MANILA!
Previous entry: Le Tao March 4, 2016
Cheese cookie! YUM!!!!
The famous Langue de Chat Blanc Chocolat 
DAIRY!!!!!!! OMG! LOVE EVERYTHING IN THIS REEFER
I am putting here the map of the airport so you can see what is in this airport!
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