Chili's

Chili's is an all-American casual diner and has always been a favorite among families and friends because of savory foods and quality service. So for my birthday, we decided to satisfy our my unquenchable appetite at Chili's.

Chili's chock-full every time considering their eminence so don't raise your eyebrows if you find yourself in the waiting line. At any rate, the staff's attentive and hospitable and all smiles you wouldn't really mind. They seem so genuinely nice that I didn't hesitate to talk to them or ask for assistance. And one thing almost impossible to miss is the fact that the waiters/waitresses and hostesses are all good-looking! That's a plus again! hahaha  Kidding aside, they offer the best service ever. T'was like every single person in their team asked me if the foods were okay, if the service was okay, if we needed anything else and blah blah blah. They also handed us a piece of paper for feedback and comments. Very nice.

 

THE FOOOODS

 

 

MOLTEN CHOCOLATE SMOOTHIE

 Special chocolate frosting blended with Vanilla Ice cream and milk

This smoothie was literally a melted ice cream. My soul cannot restrain to feel like they should transfer this from the beverages section to the desserts'. It has very thick consistency and I didn't perceive any crushed ice in it. Correct me if I'm wrong but a smoothie's a combination of crushed ice and ice cream ayt? hahaha. I absolutely slobbered on it though it wasn't really what I'd expected it to be.

  

BOTTOMLESS ICED TEA

 Their bottomless beverages are iced teas, lemonade and fountain drinks. We opted for an iced tea.

 

MANGO FRESH FRUIT MIST

For the fruit mists, you can choose among: ripe mango,watermelon, dalandan and cantaloupe. Mango always sounds great so.

tostada chips

cheese dip

SKILLET QUESO

Cheese dip with seasoned beef. Served with warm tostada chips

Yummiest cheese dip evaa! Just the perfect snack. And the best thing about this is it also came with another bag of chips that we got to take home. Cool beanssss.

Chicken Crispers

Egg roll

Buffalo Wings

 TRIPLE DIPPER

 A combo of the three favorite appetizers. generous portions of Chicken Crispers, Wings over Buffalo and Southwestern egg rolls with sauces for dipping.

Triple dipper's the sweetheart in the bunch. Obviously, this was the most belly filling and each of the appetizers were ambrosial. The chicken crispers were the best ughhh most especially when dipped to the sauce, just heavenlyy. The wings were oh so good as well but they were spicey so I had to drink every now and then. I certainly don't have strong tolerance for spices.

 

Amid the three appetizers were three different dips. (Not so sure what each one is called) Thumbs up to these dips, they made the appetizers more delicious than eva. ~drools~

 CAJUN CLUB SANDWICH 

A traditional club sandwhich with a kick, stacked high with grilled chicken, topped with crispy bacon, lettuce, tomato, Swiss cheese and mustard dressing.

The cajun club sandwhich was served in four slices and was surrounded with homestyle fries. This isn't the best-tasting club sandwhich I've tried. T'was too dry for my liking. I want my sandwhich dripping with dressing lol. and considering the chicken and bacon in it, I believe it's just rightful to spoil and pimp it with enough dressing.

BEAUTIFUL AND SUPER FRIENDLY STAFF. EXCELLENT SERVICE. DELICIOUS FOODS 

 ❤

Someone's celebrating her birthday!

So last May 15, I celebrated my 19th birthday woohoo! I have been dreading my birthdays for the last 3 years now as I really don't want my teenage years to be over. If it were only me, I want to be 16 forever! Guess I'm having some serious Peter Pan Sydrome hihi. Conversely, I look forward to it as well. Bonding with friends, family and special someone can never me paralleled.

Here's the highlights of the day.

❤ I thought Mom wasn't going to prepare foods for my birthday so I had a movie date with my boyfriend instead. We were torn between The Godzilla and The Amazing Spiderman but since both of us haven't watched Spidey yet, we gave the latter a go. Yes we were sooo late I know. We were as a matter of fact, spoiled already. It came as no surprise to us when Gwen Stacey died given all the fuzz on Facebook and Twitter. Sometimes, Internet sucks. Anyhoo, I still cried like apeman cray cray. Actually Andrew and I both cried HAHAA. Such cry babies. But is it just me or this one's a lot less action-packed than the previous spidey movies? And oh! May I just say that Dane Dehaan's such a cutie? He reminds me of some models I see in magazines with that hairstyle. Just wuv <3

Spaghetti Alla Carbonara

Cookie Crumble Gelato Shake

Spaghetti Al Pomodoro,

❤ We had dinner at Amici. I opted for a spaghetti and a chocolate shake. Andrew had carbonara, his all-time fave. Honestly, it took all my willpower to finish my food. The serving was so large I felt bloated and nauseous afterward. I didn't even find the spag appetizing. The shake was delightful and refreshing though.

Andrew and I on our way home ^^

 ❤ I was ruminating how I'll go straight to my room and crash on my bed when these two materialized before my eyes as I open the door. It was probably around 10 pm already when I got home so my mind really ground to a halt and I was completely staggered. They were having a little chitchat with  my mum while nibbling on the foods she prepared. I didn't even know we had foods that day! Nonetheless, my sleepiness ebbed away with this mini reunion. It's been a year since the last time the three of us bonded. Ohmygosh, I never laughed so hard in a year! They stayed for an hour and a half more before they left since twas approaching midnight albeit we did catch up on fairly a lot of things.

LOL for this pic. :DDDDDDDDDD

My super sweet bestfriend opening her gift and reading her birthday message written at the back of this paper bag lol.

 

❤ My 30 year old aunt made my day. She's developmentally challenged and just before I was about to sleep, she went to my room and hand me a twenty peso bill saying happy birthday. Isn't that sweet :")

❤ The next day, Mum and I ate at Chili's so we could celebrate my birthday alone. Chili's a fave diner among families and friends. The place was full to the brim that particular day but it was worth the wait. The food's great and the service and staff were very nice and lovely. I'd never seen a team so passionate and dedicated in delivering quality service to their customers!

❤ Before going home, we stopped by Watson's not knowing we'll leave the store empty-handed! hahaha. Two sales ladies had done a great job talking us into purchasing this derma wand, a miracle cream and a miracle soap. I've been having a TERRIBLE break out for more than 4 months now after drinking gallons of milk everyday that I've become overly conscious about my face. I believe, it's affecting my confidence already. The only reason I look decent enough on pictures is that I wear BB cream, but without it? ohmy NVM. I may be reviewing these all after some time to see if they'll yield significant results. I just hope so because dang! They're so expensive. You guys have any thoughts about these products?

Jamba Juice, Cafe Bene, Fail Mom's day gift

  I may be a little late for gift hunting for Mom's day but it's better late than never. I went out with Arma to buy presents for both Mom and Gran and to stuff our tummy silly.

We had dinner at Bon Chon first and devoured on our favorite fried chicken ever. Then head over to Bench for a quick and impulsive purchasing of gifts.

 I ended up buying a blouse for Gran and a little body spray for my Mom.

 

This floral blouse with kerubin designs easily caught my eye and right there and then a smile tugged at the corner of my mouth as it dawned on me that this would be the perfect top for my granny. It looks very regal and fancy. The fabric's silky, reminding me of the Chinese traditional clothing. I even thought of buying similar one for myself. I was a bit skeptical with the size. I really suck at choosing the right size when I pick clothes for others. I got it in medium anyway.

Unbelievably stupid of me, the top was way too small for Gran. How come I didn't know this wouldn't fit her. Sucks ass. I might have to return it soon for a replacement.

 On the other hand, Mom was pleased with this little body spray I bought for her. I myself, really wanted this as I'm in love with any green tea scent. It's just so refreshing and mild. I just hope it comes in a larger size as well. For a body spray, this is definitely small.

We haven't tried Jamba Juice yet and I don't have any idea what they offer aside from a hint of some kind of drinks. My stomach does a little hoola performance at the sight of their menu. YOGURT EVERYWHERE! Their menu's mostly fruit and yogurt smoothies, yogurt parfait, oats and some bread though they do not have wide selection of baked goods. I wanted something solid but the few pastries offered me very limited choice. I settled for a yogurt parfait.

  

 

Banana Berry Smoothie Medium

Thumbs up for this healthy drink. The yogurt, berries and bananas go along well inside my mouth. Yummy!

Chunky Stawberry Topper Yogurt Parfait, Regular

Slobbered over this delish yogurt layered with banana slices, strawberry chunks, some cereals and peanut butter.

Chillin at Jamba Juice's al fresco area.

Change location: Cafe Bene

Dolce de Leche Gelato

Caramel Banana Waffle

You know what. Cafe Bene's breads and pastries are sinful! (But I like sinful so <3 hahaha) This one's glazed with a lot of syrup and whipped cream. Wew. I'm pretty sure this waffle's a bit smaller for the price but I couldn't blame them, it was soooo sweet, like overwhelmingly sweet that you would regret desiring it larger. Be sure to have a glass of water by your side haha. The waffle on the downside, tasted quite flour-ish for my liking.

<3

Regent Spa Kapitolyo Experience

Firstly, I'd like to say that I DO NOT OWN any of the photos below. My stupidity got the better of me that I forgot to slide the memory card into my cam before heading out the door. Photos grabbed from Regent Spa Pasig, Rocoi Speaks and Unwind Manila

The Regent Spa is located at the second floor of the Ace building in Kapitolyo, the same building where Ace Water Spa pasig branch can be found. Upon laying our eyes on this sophistication, my bestfriend and I couldn't keep ourselves from squealing. We immediately moved towards the chic wall where the name Regent Spa was plastered, to take some pictures. Well, you guys already know what happened next.

 

 After presenting our Metrodeal voucher to the nice and beaut receptionist, we settled into these plush seats. It only costed us 350 pesos, a bargain compared to the spa's original price for both foot and body massage, 750-800 pesos. While waiting for the rooms, we were given teas which weren't exactly my cup of tea. I calmed myself down, pushed the thought of forgetting my memory card outta my mind and willed myself not to smash the camera to kingdom come.

 There are two hallways leading to the rooms. One is a straight, more refined-looking corridor and the other is a curved one. After a few minutes of waiting, we were led to the curved hallway and into our room. If my memory serves me right, we were assigned to room no. 5

  I'm absolutely convinced that every room in Regent Spa is different depending on the service and rate. They have the private rooms, premiere, deluxe and suit. Ours was exactly like this. A yellow lit room with three converted massage beds. An LCD TV facing us. There was a narrow cabinet at the far corner of the room for our clothes, bags and shoes. Funny thing about this cabinet is that it doesn't have your conventional lock. You just have to hold the key in front of the cabinet's detector and wola, it'll open. Cooool beans. Anyway, the staff were friendly enough to guide you. There were also buttons beside the door for the airconditiong, music and buzzer. After changing into the shorts, bathrobe and slippers provided, you can buzz the staff signaling them that you're ready.

Shortly after, the masseurs arrived.

Here's a rough draft of the routine (Warning you I may miss out a lot):

❤ Hot Tea foot soak. For some, the foot soak may be a bit hot. It stings at first but your feet will eventually  adjust to the temperature. Ate masseur was so kind and polite to ask me every now and then if I were okay with whatever she was doin.

❤ Foot Reflexology. It was perfect. While seated, a warm pillow was placed against my back. It was sooo lulling.

❤ Back Massage. The sofa was then converted into a bed and I was asked to take off my robe of course, as well as my bra. As I lie on my stomach, a calming music was played and the body massage started.The masseur's strokes were quite heavy, that I found myself cringing and grimacing the whole time. Good thing, no one else could see my face haha! It hurt a little but at the same time, it also felt good. After a couple minutes, my body started relaxing and drowsing to a shallow sleep.

❤ Front Massage. As I shift into my back, I was already in a complete state of serenity and tranquility, all worries and problems ebbed away.The quick head and face massage was oh so good.

❤ Major stretching. This one's awesome! hahaha I felt all my joints clicking. Felt my whole body loosen up.

❤ Final strokes at the back, arms and legs and some more stretches.

❤ Hot towel wrappings and scrubbing.

Once done, I couldn't bring myself to get up. I want to stay lying there forever. Two cups of coffee were then delivered to our room. We stayed for another 20-30 minutes before changing clothes.


 Here's how the lavatory across our room looked like. Very clean and posh and earthy. There's also a shower inside.

Rates:

 Regent Spa
2/F Ace Water Spa Bldg. United St. corner Brixton St. Brgy. Kapitolyo, Pasig, Philippines.

 ❤

Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Lotus Perfume Review

Gran just got home from her out of the country trip and holla! I have a new perfume!

I'm starting to develop this penchant for fragrances recently, that I fancy to have a fair collection of perfume bottles. My old scent, the Paris Hilton Fairy Dust, is nearly empty and I was thinking of investing for a good perfume myself before school starts, making this present very timely. I was spared from buying one woohoo!

I got Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Lotus and I reckon this one is comparatively affordable, priced at around 1k plus pesos something.

❤ The packaging is very simple. I thought it looked very dull to me since I'm a huge fan of  ornate bottles. Nothing fancy really, though the box's light green color is very calming and soothing to the eyes. It radiates summer freshness. The bottle is rectangular with a leaf embossed on its front. Its simplicity makes it an easy fit inside a bag, allowing me to carry it around without bulking.

❤ This perfume has a subtle scent to it which I actually like, making it an ideal everyday wear. It isn't overwhelming and doesn't hurt the nose. E. A. Green tea lotus is apt for the summer when all you want is to stay fresh and decent smelling. It has a refreshing floral scent perfect for the season. The only downside I see is it doesn't stay that long on me. I noticed that I couldn't sniff any trace of its smell after about 4 hours outdoor. But that's okay, I can always respray.

This is a good perfume for every teenager in particular (albeit it suits people of all ages) for it is light and isn't a very strong scent. It is also light in the pocket and is great for normal day use.

Monday Summary - An almost perfect day. Almost

 ❤ Gran brought home some goodies from her 3-day trip to Singapore with her friends and sister, including a bunch of chocolates, coffee, bags, foods, clothes and perfumes. Soo blissed out to have a new addition to my perfume collection! Happy kiddo.

❤ Tagged Drew along with me to withdraw some cash for today's pouring of money down the drain mehe. I was positive I'm gonna be spending like a sailor today.

❤ I met up with Arma (le bestfriend) at Starbucks Capitol Commons at around 2:30 pm for a catch-up. I was nonplussed that SB's branch here at Capitol Commons isn't as large as what it looks on the outside. 

I wanted a real, decent meal to fill me up since I didn't eat lunch before leaving home but apparently, Capitol Commons seems to be indifferent at the thought of a cheap fast-food joint within its vicinity. Besides, t'was preposterously hot outside, you could fry an egg on the sidewalk. So I settled for a frappuccino and a donut instead. ugh. Arma, meanwhile had already finished a tea and a coffee when I arrived haha.

❤ At 5 pm, we arrived at the Regent Spa, located at the second floor of Ace Building. Arma and I got so giddy, bobbing up and down at the sight of the spa house. We moved towards the door animatedly, about to take pictures of each other in front of their elegant entrance when I realized that my camera didn't have the memory card in it. Just then this supposedly perfect day isn't anymore. Like pshhhhhh! It's so frustrating when I forget something at home especially if I'm about to have a good time. Neither of us have smart phones so there was really nothing else we could do. I tried to push the thwarting thought outta my mind and enjoy this night and I did! The place and service were so nice, it wasn't an option to whine.

 

I do not own this photo. Grabbed from Regent Spa, Kapitolyo Facebook Account

❤ After about two hours, we left the joint feeling refreshed and anew. We had a light dinner at the nearby Shakey's, just outside Kapitolyo and stayed there for another two hours.

❤ I was so tired and beaten up (in a good way) from this frazzling day, that I plopped myself down my bed and indulge in my most relaxed sleep yet.