Brown Eyed Perspective

Baguio 2012: Day 1
Why I put in 2013 for my previous post is beyond me.. but I guess it’s a good thing. It’s about time I keep looking forward instead of being stuck in the past, accept what has already happened and move on.. which is why let’s move on to what we ate (for lunch and dinner) for our first day in Baguio! :)
We were quite skeptical when mom insisted on having lunch in Oh My Gulay, a vegetarian restaurant. More so when we had to climb up five floors to get there. On our way up, I kept wondering whether it was worth it since mom did our itinerary and I did no research - at all. Fortunately, it was a really nice surprise. :)

The place was so quirky and had a very relaxed vibe which I absolutely loved.

Tin just had to climb everything! There were so many interesting spots, we had a hard time deciding on a table.

“Teshu :)”

I had the Kabute Pasta since I am a fan of mushrooms! The pasta was saucy and the serving was huge.

And I think we had three orders for the Oh My Gulay Rice which was yummy and healthy at the same time. Seriously, someone bring a vegetarian place as affordable as this one near me!

Sibuyas Kabute Omelet for Tin. I didn’t get a bite of this one but Tin slurped it down as fast as she can so it must be good.

I definitely enjoyed everything (except for the ones I didn’t get to taste) but this Lumpia Salad is my favorite!

Unfortunately, I couldn’t distinguish between the three different crepe flavors - which I also didn’t get to taste due to the fact that I had the flu the whole time we were in Baguio. :(

For dinner, we went to Session Road and decided on Solibao Restaurants. Admittedly, the decision was made by picking which restaurant had an available table for five. Nearly all the restaurants were packed! We had to walk up and down the street (and I mean that literally) looking for a place to eat. Ugh, one of the down sides of going to tourist spots during the holidays.
Don’t you just love how they serve the rice, though? :)

I won’t be able to tell which dish is which as I was too hungry to care at the time. We went here after going biking for an hour, everyone was starving! But we had pancit for the birthday girl (Tin).

Tipid sa plato! Hahaha!

We also ordered one of their bilao specials which consisted mainly of grilled meat (and seafood).

And I ordered Bulalo. I needed something hot and soup-y for the flu.

My body never really cooperates with vacations, remember our Cagayan Valley trip? Sigh.

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Baguio 2012: Day 1

Why I put in 2013 for my previous post is beyond me.. but I guess it’s a good thing. It’s about time I keep looking forward instead of being stuck in the past, accept what has already happened and move on.. which is why let’s move on to what we ate (for lunch and dinner) for our first day in Baguio! :)

We were quite skeptical when mom insisted on having lunch in Oh My Gulay, a vegetarian restaurant. More so when we had to climb up five floors to get there. On our way up, I kept wondering whether it was worth it since mom did our itinerary and I did no research - at all. Fortunately, it was a really nice surprise. :)

The place was so quirky and had a very relaxed vibe which I absolutely loved.

Tin just had to climb everything! There were so many interesting spots, we had a hard time deciding on a table.

“Teshu :)”

I had the Kabute Pasta since I am a fan of mushrooms! The pasta was saucy and the serving was huge.

And I think we had three orders for the Oh My Gulay Rice which was yummy and healthy at the same time. Seriously, someone bring a vegetarian place as affordable as this one near me!

Sibuyas Kabute Omelet for Tin. I didn’t get a bite of this one but Tin slurped it down as fast as she can so it must be good.

I definitely enjoyed everything (except for the ones I didn’t get to taste) but this Lumpia Salad is my favorite!

Unfortunately, I couldn’t distinguish between the three different crepe flavors - which I also didn’t get to taste due to the fact that I had the flu the whole time we were in Baguio. :(

For dinner, we went to Session Road and decided on Solibao Restaurants. Admittedly, the decision was made by picking which restaurant had an available table for five. Nearly all the restaurants were packed! We had to walk up and down the street (and I mean that literally) looking for a place to eat. Ugh, one of the down sides of going to tourist spots during the holidays.

Don’t you just love how they serve the rice, though? :)

I won’t be able to tell which dish is which as I was too hungry to care at the time. We went here after going biking for an hour, everyone was starving! But we had pancit for the birthday girl (Tin).

Tipid sa plato! Hahaha!

We also ordered one of their bilao specials which consisted mainly of grilled meat (and seafood).

And I ordered Bulalo. I needed something hot and soup-y for the flu.

My body never really cooperates with vacations, remember our Cagayan Valley trip? Sigh.

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..for Christmas-slash-the-siblings’-birthday-weekend.

Baguio 2012: Day 1, Oh My Gulay! & Solibao Restaurants

Sorry for the lack of posts. Let’s just say that I haven’t really been in the mood.. This song sums up all my feelings in 4 minutes.

Moving on from the drama (ugh, I’ve had more than enough of it), like I said in a previous post, I came straight to Baguio City from the office and arrived by 4 AM. I got there in time for the Misa de Gallo, but you could just imagine how cold it was in the wee hours of the morning! I could see my breath! The single thought that was running through my head was I hope I don’t freeze to death.

After the mass, we headed straight to Hotel Veniz which was the worst accommodation I’ve ever experienced (hotel room key isn’t working, the service sucked, we had to wait for hours to check in). I believe the only thing we liked about it was how accessible it was.

We freshened up and changed to go sight seeing. Our first stop was the Asin Tunnels, also known as 3 Days, 2 Nights (since it’s two tunnels in one road?).

Our next stop was Neverland Mountain Resort. Who knew pools even existed in Baguio? I most certainly didn’t. Haha! Although it wasn’t as cold in this area than in the city itself, I didn’t go to Baguio to swim. What the resort offers that I actually want to try was the zip line, even if we had to climb a lot of steps to get there.

Only me and Tin was willing to try the zip line. The longer zip line (and you get to travel twice) costs Php 500/person while you can avail of the short one for Php 250. Tin and I went for the full experience!

It was my first time to try this, and my golly, it was so exhilarating! Sure, you can spot the sharp rocks you’ll fall in if one of the ropes unfortunately snap.. but I lived to tell the tale, yes? :)

A little trekking to get back to the resort..

All of us were already hungry but we decided to drop by Tam-Awan Village: Garden in the Sky before grabbing a bite to eat.

If I knew how many stairs I had to climb and all the walking/trekking I had to do that day, I would have worn a different pair of shoes.

And this couple of stairs is only the beginning. If someone approached me and offered to carry me for a price, I would have paid! Nonetheless, it was a fun experience (but not one I would care to repeat within the year).

We ended the day by going biking and enjoying the Wagwagan experience in Burnham Park.

Day 1 food photos up next! :)

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I like to think that my actions are small ripples in the middle of an ocean. It may seem insignificant, but somehow - in a shore I couldn’t see - it helped produce a huge wave.

Whether it be in treating family and friends out for lunch or dinner, satisfying a pregnant friend’s cupcake craving, or giving people books.. I hope that in essence, I had a hand in making the world a slightly happier place. :)

Mom’s Birthday: Sea’s Spring Resort

I seriously do not know how to start this post, having left this blog inactive for a few months.. Let me start by saying that this is a late one. In fact, it’s so last year. Hah!

My mom’s not one for parties or enjoys lavish stuff. I pride myself on being a good gift giver so I racked my brains until I remembered one of our conversations where she said she wanted to go out of town and relax. With that in mind - and the fact that she liked going to the beach but hated getting sand all over and soaking in hot springs - I searched for a resort I could afford to treat her to.

Fortunately, I didn’t have to look that hard. Hello, Sea’s Spring Resort! (I actually couldn’t find any reviews of this resort online but I went ahead, threw caution in the wind and hoped for the best.)

It took us roughly three hours via public transportation from Cavite to get here. The tricycle ride was by far one of the most exciting tricycle rides I’ve ever taken due to all the ups and downs (literally!) we drove through.

The huge resort lobby was swarming with Koreans (I’m assuming the owner is Korean as well) so it took a while for us to check in. Thankfully, there was free wi-fi although the bad side is, this is the only wi-fi spot in the entire resort.

The huge Christmas tree in the lobby and the stairs up to our room.

I made reservations to stay in the biggest room which had three beds. It also had a TV (mostly Korean shows though) and a nice view (being in the top most floor).

The balcony and a medium-sized bath.

You know how saltwater makes your hair dry and frizzy even after you’ve washed and rinsed it with shampoo? This shampoo kept my hair soft the whole time! I am seriously on the hunt for this which is why I took a photo.

Mom’s birthday weekend coincided with the long weekend which I treated as a chance to finally soak in some sunshine. Hence, I went on a tipid-sa-tela weekend. If you follow me on Instagram, you’d know (shameless plugging). Hahaha!

Once we’ve changed, we explored the resort. I loved how there were only a few guests (and we were the only Filipino ones at the time). Our culture is pretty conservative and I hate being stared at, especially in my beach wear. But due to the ongoing renovation at the time (second photo below), I received some odd looks. Bleh.

My brother testing the water.. and all their pools’ water came from the sea. “Bathing in sea water without getting sand all over your bathing suit” - check!

Kiddie pools.

“Hot spring” - check! They have two hot water pools which my mom almost didn’t leave. Haha!

I tried the Bamboo sauna just to find out how it is. I always see characters in K-dramas hang out in saunas. And boy, was it hot in there! I fell asleep for about twenty minutes and woke up all wet, like I went for a swim in a pool of sweat.

We changed to our dry clothes to watch the sunset. Why do sunsets in beaches always look amazing?

..though you cannot pay me to swim in this beach. The sand had too much trash to be appealing (see lower left area of second photo below). Sea’s Spring Resort have really good customer service and the resort is nice but please keep the sea shore clean!

My fish of a sister went for a swim with me while Tristan spent the rest of the day watching TV. What a bum. Haha!

Me to Tin: “why u so skinny? You eat so much more than I do!” True story.

And I taught Tin how to stay afloat on her back.

What would you expect from a Korean-owned resort? We made the most out of it and had Korean food for dinner. I was never a fan of Bulgogi but this one is tasty. Plus, the serving was huge!

I forgot the name of this one but it’s a spicy seafood dish. Yummy though we had to drink lots of water after every bite. Hahaha!

We also had Japchae (the best Japchae I’ve ever had!) and tons of side dishes (no one bothered to touch the kimchi though).

The next day was composed of buffet breakfast (“yay!”-fats), more lounging by the pool, munching on Korean ice cream (still within the pool side, “yay again!” - fats) and more swimming. Can I just stress how far from stressful (I get it, not that funny) that weekend was? :)

Sunsets by the beach are amazing, exhibit A.

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Happy Holidays everyone! Since this is the last Saturday for 2012, might as well push through with..
Sassy Saturdays: Holiday Edition
Like I said in a previous post, if everything goes according to plan (I actually now have a laptop charger but it’s not working, so I’m making this post using my brother’s PC), I’ll be updating this blog as much as I used to. I did lose a lot of followers, but whatevs, all I need are you guys who stuck with me and sent me sweet “I miss you” messages. *group hug*

As mentioned in another post, I came straight from work to Baguio in this outfit!
Headband from Divisoria
Pink scarf is my mom’s. She owns tons of scarves!
My brother’s black jacket.
Thrifted black and white printed dress used as a top.
Lee jeans.
Mint green flats from Solemate.
Once we got to Hotel Veniz (where we stayed, and it was far from being the best accommodation but we’ll get to that in another post), I finally got to take a shower and change into my Day 1 outfit (above photo).

Striped top is, again, my mom’s. Haha! I love getting things from her closet!
Black shorts from Divisoria.
Printed tights from Divisoria.
Mint green flats from Solemate.

For Day 2, you might be thinking “What? She’s in shorts again AND in Baguio???”. To be honest, I simply wasn’t able to resist buying the same pair of shorts in different colors since they were super cheap! Haha! My brother kept saying I look Korean, but I don’t, right? :)

Sheer printed top from Divisoria, which I fell in love with at first sight.
Thrifted red cardigan.
Yellow shorts from Divisoria.
Black tights from Divisoria.
Purple box flats from Parisian Shoes and Bags.

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Happy Holidays everyone! Since this is the last Saturday for 2012, might as well push through with..

Sassy Saturdays: Holiday Edition

Like I said in a previous post, if everything goes according to plan (I actually now have a laptop charger but it’s not working, so I’m making this post using my brother’s PC), I’ll be updating this blog as much as I used to. I did lose a lot of followers, but whatevs, all I need are you guys who stuck with me and sent me sweet “I miss you” messages. *group hug*

As mentioned in another post, I came straight from work to Baguio in this outfit!

Headband from Divisoria
Pink scarf is my mom’s. She owns tons of scarves!
My brother’s black jacket.
Thrifted black and white printed dress used as a top.
Lee jeans.
Mint green flats from Solemate.

Once we got to Hotel Veniz (where we stayed, and it was far from being the best accommodation but we’ll get to that in another post), I finally got to take a shower and change into my Day 1 outfit (above photo).

Striped top is, again, my mom’s. Haha! I love getting things from her closet!
Black shorts from Divisoria.
Printed tights from Divisoria.
Mint green flats from Solemate.

For Day 2, you might be thinking “What? She’s in shorts again AND in Baguio???”. To be honest, I simply wasn’t able to resist buying the same pair of shorts in different colors since they were super cheap! Haha! My brother kept saying I look Korean, but I don’t, right? :)

Sheer printed top from Divisoria, which I fell in love with at first sight.
Thrifted red cardigan.
Yellow shorts from Divisoria.
Black tights from Divisoria.
Purple box flats from Parisian Shoes and Bags.

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Another short break from my hiatus (also known as work haha)! You know you missed Sassy Saturdays! :p

I’m currently at the Summer Capital of the Philippines (and will be for the rest of the weekend) so more details next week (along with the rest of the outfits - feel ko fashion blogger ako haha)! This is the best I could come up with since I literally came straight to the bus terminal from work. I simply added a jacket over my sweater along with a pink scarf since it’s so freaking cold!!!

If everything goes according to plan, Brown Eyed Perspective will be back on track before the year ends.

Hope everyone’s enjoying the holidays! :)

Laine Blogger Award

Heee-eeey! Here’s a short break from my hiatus to thank ate Ula and Gelo who were incredibly sweet to pick me and give me some sort of blogger “award”. Thank you guys for still remembering my blog exists even though I haven’t been active for the past few weeks. Still no laptop charger, and whenever I borrow my brother’s PC, all I do is catch up on episodes from series’ I missed (and re-watch FRIENDS - finally, I found someone who dislikes the Ross Geller-Rachel Green storyline too.)

Apparently, this is one made up award (according to Gelo’s research hehe), so I’m going to make up the rules too (and this is just me being lazy haha). Since this one is made up to give recognition to blogs, I give the award to everyone who still supports mine. Anyone who wants be ‘linked’, simply click that heart icon or leave a comment so everyone else who needs new blogs to follow can simply check the notes. :)

Anywaaay, I’ll go back to being active “not with a fizzle, but with a bang!” (and a song and dance number if I can manage hahaha). :)

Sudden Hiatus

Hi guys!

I actually have nice plans for Brown Eyed Perspective (more weekly posts with the same concept as Sassy Saturdays - but not necessarily fashion posts - yay!) BUT someone from my family *cough you know who you are cough* dropped my laptop charger. The moment I plugged it in, it was producing crackling noises and around twenty minutes later, started releasing smoke. Before I can turn my laptop off (I have a defective battery, so I rely on my charger *facepalm*) and unplug it, BANG! (no, seriously) One side of the charger has begun melting.

…

I got my laptop six years ago (2006) and everything is in there. Now I just have to find a replacement for my laptop charger, and until I do, there will be no posts available in this blog. But no worries, I won’t be abandoning this blog and I’ll still check as much as I can. Plus, I hope that I get to buy a new charger at least by the end of the month. By that time, I’ll have tons of posts queued up. :)

Have a good day! :)

Haven’t you heard? I’m the crazy bitch around here.

Before anything else, I have to insert this Facebook conversation I had with my dad. The thing is, whenever we chat on Facebook, I’d send him my “exclusive wishlist” which are stuff only my dad can buy for me (aka expensive things hahaha). I’d even give him a list of where to buy those stuff, and now that I’m working, dad’s doing the same thing! That, or he’d send me corny jokes.

Moving on, after share time..

On most days, I admit that I’m a lazy dresser. However, I love any reason to don a costume and transform into a different character (albeit physically). We normally never celebrate Halloween but I casually asked Aubrey and Kim if they wanted to have a get together all dressed up. I really wanted to wear a costume, don’t judge!

My original plan was to go as a cheerleader using all my old cheerdancing uniforms (the ones in the photo are both from high school) but even my grade school uniforms are belly baring. I never really had a problem with showing my tummy before, primarily because I was much more active then and I had a flat tummy. Hahaha!

But I realized I couldn’t eat (and I’d have to tummy tuck the whole time hahaha) in this outfit so I ended up with a much better replacement. Here’s a detailed outfit post. :)

We decided to have our mini soiree at our house (well, they decided) and it was supposed to start after lunch. Pretty early for a soiree, so I insisted on doing it later in the evening. Normally, I’m punctual but they arrived while I was still curling my hair. I seriously told Kim that I’ll use my flat iron if she ever takes a photo of me in my worned out pambahay (comfy clothes you only use at home), but she still did. Nice friend, huh? :p

And I’m finally done!

It was a please-bring-food-because-I-won’t-produce-a-lot kind of thing, and Kim often tease me that the reason I like having people over is that I have a reason to bake cupcakes. It’s only partially true, though. :)

Halloween Cupcakes :)
Chocolate cupcakes (soil?) topped with edible (made of royal icing) tombstones, ghosts and crosses, and faux blood icing.
More cupcake adventures here.

This seem like a Coca Cola ad.

Ninang (Kim’s mom) made legit pancit canton for us. Yum!

My brother’s already 5’9” and still growing. He went as a Japanese dude. I believe he’s cute, walang binatbat si Daniel Padilla sa’yo baby brother!

The three of us in character. Well, sort of. Aubrey as a she-devil and Kim as a white lady/Esther from Orphan. This is the reason why I avoid scary costumes. I want to smile for photos, and not even a creepy smile!