Sunday Date

Location: Mesa Filipino Moderne

Ayala, Cebu City

Hello guys! I just came from Sunday family dinner with my younger bro Kab. Yes, you guessed it right, I AM SO FULL! It's our first time in that resto. Food's great and the service isn't bad either. What I love the most though is the interior, although I wasn't really able to take lots of pics because I was hungry. I mean, between food and the view, I guess the choice is a no-brainer. I AM HAPPY. Moments like these with family make life worthwhile. 

Here are our pics:

the menu

nice little effort with how they put together the utensils..

view from our seat..

my date! hehe

view from our seat

made of native material, isn't this awesome?

this is a HUGE platter! obviously we didn't finish it.. take-out's in my fridge! 

this is ostrich in some liquor - i forgot the name!

baby squid in olive oil and garlic - this is sooo YUM!

LAING RICE - taste is superb but it's a little greasy..

OH MY! this is the best leche flan i've ever tasted, I swear! it's soooo creamy and sweet!

and of course, the outfit post! hahaha!

Spend the last night of the weekend wisely, be with family! Take care you guys! xxx

At The Park

Location: Cebu Asiatown IT Park, Cebu City

So, I and my friends Douey Joy and Vanessa Rhea decided to go for an afternoon coffee after a very stressful day at work. We do this a lot actually but it was extra special that day because Van brought along her dog, Yaggi. I am not a pet person but I couldn't help but hold her (or her rope at least! Ha-ha!) because she's so cute. People actually stop to check her out. Talk about being a scene stealer!Ü.. Anyway, the 3 of us stayed there for almost 8 hours just talking and people-watching. I'll tell you what I did, I breathed. A lot. Seriously! I love the IT Park air, there's just something in it. It makes me happy.. Ü

We met students who let us do a survey and we were more than willing to! They're nice! One of them even took this pic and I never thought we were this serious! Ha-ha!

These are what they had..

as what i've said, i'm not a pet person! i was scared, can you tell? :)



and our dinner - at Mandarin- one of my favest place! it's cheap and super delish!

Spend time with your friends! xxx

What I Wore Last Week (June 18 - June 24)

So, the Spurs lost and James Gandolfini died. But, I started school and I got perfect scores on my first homework. All is well.

I took outfit pictures again this week, obviously. The past 2 months, I've been busy with family, my cutesy niece being here and all. I miss her so much!

Right now, I'm the # 3 trending user in WIWT - it changes everyday though. See my stats on one of the links on the left. I actually also upload pics in CHICTOPIA, just not everyday. You can vote if you want. The link to vote for my photos is also on the left. Ü

Here are my outfits:

Top: Vesper, Skirt: Rummaged, Bag: SM Department Store, Shoes: Sole Desire (People R People), Earrings and Ring: Aizylim
link: http://wiwt.com/user/XINALIA/72091/

Top: SM Departmen Store, Leggings: Giordano, Shoes: Sole Desire (People R People), Headband: given by my aunt, Earrings and Ring: Aizylim
link: http://wiwt.com/user/XINALIA/72181/



Top: Forever 21, Skirt: given by Era Marie Diaz, Bag: Rummaged, Shoes: Janilyn, Earrings: given by Marie Grace Malanog
link: http://wiwt.com/user/XINALIA/72271/

Top: Foever 21, Leggings: Ayala Department Store, Shoes: Janylin, Bag: XOXO
link: http://wiwt.com/user/XINALIA/72345/

dress: Thrift Store, flipflops: Havaiabas, bag: Chanel, ring: Aizylim
link: http://wiwt.com/user/XINALIA/72441/
Picture by Vanessa Rhea Labesig (she's good!)



dress: Flea Market, bag: SM Dept. Store, shoes: Linea Italia, bracelets and bangles: Aizylim
link: http://wiwt.com/user/XINALIA/72497/

 

'Til next time! xxx

Father's Day 2013

I would like to tell the world (again) that I have the greatest father and we have the best relationship. And even if he's gone, his memory lives. Happy Father's Day Papa.. I miss you so much..

 

THE.BEST.



 Happy Father's Day also to my younger brother Kab. I'm sure he misses his daughter a lot:

 

 

 

So here's what's left of my Father's Day weekend with my younger bros. I took a lot of pics but I "accidentally" formatted my cam. I know.. Oh well..

 

That day we went to have late lunch at Tempura, SM City Cebu. It was Kab's treat. I love Japanese food and I'd say, theirs isn't bad at all! I love everything we ordered and I can't remember them all. My brother must've spent a lot! Ha-ha! Then we watched "Man Of Steel" and I gotta say, Henry Cavill is HOT, HOT, HOT!!! Whew! I can go on forever just staring at him.. *sighs*.. The movie's great - watch it on IMAX or 3D at least to see its full effects.

 

We went to hang-out with Kab's colleagues after dinner. It was laughtrip at its highest level! We were laughing all the time, my jaw and my stomach hurt! I couldn't even remember what we're laughing about! Ha-ha! We went home at around 5am.

 

So here are the pics. Enjoy you guys! Happy Father's day to all your fathers! xxx

  

 



The game's called Battleship. Macmac's losing streak's not yet over! hahahaha

The lord of Battleship!

still Battleship-ing!

Heath Ledger at his finest. I still can't believe he's gone..



After meal, smoke break.. we had to go outside..

Samurai Crepe - this is a super heavy dessert and it's delish!

My side of the table..

At David's

Location:
David's Steak Seafood Restaurant
F. Cabahug St Cebu City 6000, Philippines
+63 32 231 0157
 

Friday, June 14. So, Isla and Cheche (niece and future sis-in-law) were going to leave for the US the

next day so we had dinner out. We (Kab, Macmac, Cheche, Kingking-cheche's sister, and Isla) went to

David's. It's my first time there and although it's a little pricey, it's worth every peso. Food's superb! I

wasn't able to take as many pictures as I wanted to because I left  my camera at home. These pics were

taken from Cheche's phonecam. Thanks Che!

 

Here they are:



Specialty of the house: Steak - it's soft, juicy, and has great flavor! Can you believe my brothers ate 8 of these plus 2 ribeyes??



Chicken Kebab. I ordered this and no one ate the rice. For me, one of the best flavors in the world is that one from roasted pepper. Yum!



My brothers are sooooo into this game and I can't believe I forgot its name! hehe

Kab winning. He's never lost to Mac2!



Salmon with Arugula. King2 and I both had this. The salmon's super juicy, the skin's so flavorful!



3-Cheese Pizza. It's cheesy. Ha-ha!

Work Stuff

Happy Independence Day Philippines!!! I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all our country's heroes!

Do I feel free? I honestly do. I'm free because I am myself. But as far as freedom country wise, I don't. But then again, who does? Which country does?  I honestly feel like we're being ruled by just 1 government, whichever's the richest. Oh, therefore we are all ruled by money. People, we are not free. Anyway, who cares right? Hollerback if you do! Ü

So have you guys felt like you're not inspired at work. Like you are lost? Yes??? Tell me about it. I was issued 2 written reprimands for crying out loud!
I was lost.
I was not inspired.
I didn't like the people I work with do so I kind of didn't like work for a little while - maybe for a month.
I didn't care anymore.

Pic source: http://meggin.com/lifeofes/wordpress/2011/03/feeling-underwhelmed-do-you-work-with-people-who-are-uncommitted-uninspired-or-unworthy/

But then I found this:

From: ****
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 1:26 AM
To: ****
Subject: COMPLIMENT
Customer Sue calls because wanted to speak Sheenah *** because she wanted to do the CSAT and the CSAT when to Spanish and just wanted us to know that the Rep Sheenah *** was polite and she was the nice person that she ever spoke and she answer the whole question and she wanted to us to know the Sheenah need to be promoted for the good service that she provide.
Provide the information to your supervisor.
Good Job

Pardon the grammar. I am one of those who just "Mark as read" new emails so I totally missed this one and I couldn't be more thankful that I did! The timing of me reading this couldn't be more perfect! So yeah, sometimes, you really just need something to remind yourself of who you were. And if you are a nice or at least an "ok" person then you don't have to worry about anything. Otherwise, watch out! Ha-ha! So now:
I have found myself.
I am inspired.

Take care you guys! xxx

 

Rafting

Location: Cagayan de Oro River, Philippines

So, part of my 3-Day vacation (5 days in total including weekend) was this - White-Water Rafting adventure with my siblings (and cousin and future sister-in-law Cheche)! Well, my youngest brother wasn't able to join us because he had to be with our Mother who was sick at that time. Poor him. I actually felt bad because I know how much he loves adventures like these. I felt bad for mother too, it was her birthday and she was sick. We miss our father. I'm sure if he's alive, he'd join us. He's cool that way.  :(

IT.WAS.AWESOME! You guys have to try it! We did the "advanced" course so the rapids were big. We fell off of the boat (is it called boat? Ü) once but it was intentionally done because we wouldn't. Science would probably explain it but I'd like to think we were THAT good! Ha-ha!

Here are some pics:

Cheche, younger brother Kab, moi, cousin Titi, Kuya, Ate

Look at me seriously listening to the instructor! Ha-ha!

Enjoy your day! xxx