dj got us falling in love

~ knit oversized top - from my sister ipay {thrifted}

~ jeans : PROPS

~ wedges : primadonna

~ necklace : china finds

~ leather cuffs : khaosan road, bangkok

~ silver bracelet : china town, bangkok

|| these are just a few of my instagram photos

it was warren's birthday last weekend,

one could say it was a whole weekend of celebration.

on the eve of his birthday,

it was just the two of us with dinner at banri.
then a dessert date over at dolce.
i had their mango brulee while warren had their smores.
am sorry but i don't understand the fuss over dolce.
yes, the place is nice.
perfect ambience for coffee, some dessert and catching up with friends.
but their cakes, were not much to rave about.
i mean, one could get better dessert fix somewhere else.
i guess in this case, ambience wins!

we went home right before midnight,
so warren had the chance to blow his first mini birthday cake at home.
this cake we got from madeleine at waterfront hotel & casino - lahug, 
it's their gateau and this is all so worth it!
moist chocolate cake, rich choco mousse & creamy custard filling!

this is warren's official birthday cake

that we served after dinner with his family on the day of his birthday.

you might notice the blueberry cheesecake at the back

and think that it's too much dessert for one evening.

then, you don't know how big warren's family is.

both cakes we also got from madeleine

though they might be a little pricey, their cakes are all definitely worth it!!!

after dinner with warren's family
we headed down to alchology to celebrate with his friends.
they just opened their new VIP lounge.
it has about four lounge sets,
it's own comfort room and soon it's own bar.
truly, you'll feel like a VIP being there.
you enjoy the music, feel the energy of the crowd
but in your own little party space.

and this bottle of johnnie walker was followed by two more
that we all ended up so plastered, it was a riot!

i would have wanted to post some photos of the evening
courtesy of alchology's official photographers.
just my luck, the head photographer called me come monday,
reporting that the memory card used that night got busted.
boohoo!

tnt!

| dj got us falling in love - usher; "versus"

times like these

~ top : PROPS

~ shorts : roxy

~ swimwear : PROPS

~ ring & neon bangles : china finds

~ woven bag : chatuchak market, bangkok

finally, panglao!

this was during the three-day long weekend two weeks ago.

the vacation we badly needed.

the vacation we deserved.

we arrived at our resort, lost horizon in alona beach, panglao, past twelve noon.

and we were lucky at that 

because if we arrived just a minute later at the oceanjet terminal, 

we would have been bumped to the two pm boat

which was supposed to arrive in tagbilaran at four pm.

you see, oceanjet has a new system 

that you have to check-in thirty minutes before your boat schedule

or else your seat will be given to chance passengers.

it's not supposedly new to everyone, because airlines do that.

just that oceanjet just started implementing such system,

and like us, not a lot of people knew about it.

before, as long as you have a ticket, a seat is reserved for you.

that would have been convenient, but i prefer this new system

even if we would have been victims,

because i believe, a new and better system 

will always benefit everyone in the long run.

for one, oceanjet can keep their trips right on schedule.

we had lunch as soon as we arrived,

then walked along the stretch of alona beach

just to check the possibilities of activities for the next two days.

we went back to our room to unpack

and supposedly prepare for a little swim.

"supposedly" because we later found ourselves 

just watching tv for three hours after that.

so shoot us for wasting a perfectly nice afternoon at the beach!

we don't have cable tv at home,

and it's only during trips, at hotel rooms that we get cable tv.

pathetic huh?!

we promised to enjoy the beach outside the next two days.

so it was already dark when we went out again,

just in time for dinner.

i had a delicious plate of lemon-butter shrimps all to myself,

as warren isn't a fan of seafoods,

and two cups of rice!

we actually went bar hopping after that,

with one drink at every bar.

and my drink of choice when at the beach

is always a refreshing caipirina.

oh, and i didn't have just one glass.

let's just say, i had enough to get me tipsy.

tnt!

|| times like these - jack johnson; "on & on" ||