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After being cooped up for about a week, I dragged Andrew out to have dinner out in Shangri-la Mall. It took me a while to decide where I want to go because there were so many things I want to eat—ramen, pizza, cake, pasta, and fried chicken—but I knew I didn’t want to eat at our usual restaurant choices.

After much deliberation, I decided on Kettle, located at the 5th floor of Shang’s east wing. For starters, we ordered the crispy pork with fresh potato strips (1st photo). It’s a giant mound of crunchy potato goodness sprinkled with cheese and herbs! The slightly tangy aioli sauce, which I initially thought was thousand island dressing, really enhances the overall taste of the dish.

Okay, I have to confess, the buttermilk fried chicken with honey-glazed cornbread, that humongous thing in the 2nd picture was my order. Andrew ordered a half-pounder angus burger with steak fries. To my credit, I didn’t finish the whole serving. I had the 2nd piece wrapped up for my son. Did I like the chicken? Honestly, I think it needs a bit of seasoning. I like the fact that the skin was crunchy but it lacks flavor. If not for the gravy and the cajun-spiced honey, it would’ve been bland. The cornbread, I have to say, was pretty good. So good that I ordered some to take home. Oh and because I have low EQ when it comes to food, I also ordered Mac and Four Cheese for takeout because I saw the diners in the next table eating it. Teehee. Overall, I’d say it was a nice dining experience. The food was good and the service was excellent. Would I go back? Yes. Would I recommend this restaurant? Yes.

#kettlerestaurant #shangrilaeastwing #foodporn #gluttony #gluttondiaries

Weight a minute!

It’s been 21 weeks (a little over five months) since I gave birth via C-section to our second child, a daughter we named Calista Aletheia Rojales Ty.

At five months, I’m happy to say that we’re past the breastfeeding troubles and the sleepless nights (she doesn’t completely sleep throughout the night but she sleeps in two to three hour chunks). I’ve also somewhat adjusted to saying “my children” instead of just saying “my child.” My son has gotten used to not being the center of attention all the time. My husband and I have also started going out on dates again. I could go on and on but I think what I’m trying to say is that we’ve all adjusted to being a family of four instead of three.

So what hasn’t normalized after five months? My weight. Although I’ve lost 18 pounds since giving birth, a lot of people, well mostly my family (mom, dad, and sister), keep teasing me about my weight. I honestly don’t think I’m super fat. Last time I weighed myself, I was 131 pounds. That’s 11 pounds more than my pre-pregnancy weight. Is that really so bad?

I’m not as affected about the teasing as I was before. I worked on making myself feel better about the whole issue. Although I still fit in a lot of my old clothes, I bought new stuff that fit my “new” body better. I’m not even attempting to curb my voracious appetite since I’m breastfeeding a baby who's an equally voracious eater.

Honestly, I’m not sure I can go back to my pre-pregnancy weight but I will try to workout just to be a little fitter. But this I will do for myself and not because people tell me I gained weight.

It’s just been a little over five months, people. Chill.

#postpregnancy #postpregnancybody

I’ve been eyeing beauty box subscriptions for a while now and last month, I finally caved and subscribed to BDJ Box.

The first box I ordered was a Shu Uemura exclusive box. It was the first BDJ Luxe box and I was pretty thrilled about it. Since the owner is my husband’s cousin, I was able to get the box ahead of time since another cousin picked it up from the BDJ office (I don’t abuse this relationship. This is my only perk, I do not ask about box contents ahead of time. I wait like everybody else).

The Luxe Box is a fantastic box loaded with both full-sized and deluxe sample-sized products. The most notable item in this box is the full-sized cleansing oil, one of Shu Uemura’s bestsellers. For P4, 280, this box is a steal since the cheapest Shu Uemura cleansing oil retails for about P4000. I hope to write about this box in detail soon! EARLY IMPRESSIONS ABOUT THE LUXE BOX: I’ve only used three products from this box so far: the cleansing oil, the UV Underbase brightening mousse, and the lightbulb fluid foundation. I loved the first two but the 744 moderate beige foundation somehow falls short of my expectations. Instead of making my skin look flawless, it ended up making it look sallow! I’ll still give it another shot but looks like I’ll be sticking to MAC Matchmaster.

So moving on, the second box I received is for June, an exclusive Benefit box filled with deluxe sample-sized goodies.

Detailed review about the box also coming soon! EARLY IMPRESSIONS ABOUT THE JUNE BOX: I went straight for the Lollie Tint and the POREfessional. It was love at first swipe with the Lollie Tint. I’ll probably buy a full-sized bottle when the sample runs out. I’m still on the fence about the POREfessional. I love it’s silky texture that dries to a matte finish but I dunno if I want to add this prepping step to my relatively simple makeup routine.

#bdjbox #benefit #shuuemura

Hello, solid food!

I took our little girl to her pediatrician today and the doctor just gave us the go signal to introduce solids! Yay! So excited to shop for baby food.

I love my son's little doodles. He doesn't like using crayons or colored markers but I like his unique artistic touch.

#drawings #Cole

Let's do this!

I've been meaning to maintain a blog that chronicles my (mis)adventures as a 30-something mom of two but I never seem to be able to commit to writing daily updates. I've lost count of the number of times that I started a blog using different platforms. I really, really want to stick to this one. Here's to hoping I could muster up the energy to write about the things that make me smile.