Last Sunday's Reflection

Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and it shall be opened unto you. However, remember that NO is also an answer and if it was the answer given to you, then it could have only meant that at that time, between a YES and a NO, it was the better answer.

Amen.

Cupcake Love

I love all things sweet. And while I am seriously cutting down my sugar intake for health reasons, sometimes I can't help but indulge myself once in a while. I especially love the idea of cupcakes = bite-sized cakes! Sonja's Cupcakes will always be my first love, I think I've written something about it before, so imagine my kilig when I met Ms. Sonja herself at the BGC Food Tour I joined with Elaine recently.

She was such a joy! She was so humble, I don't think she realizes how popular her cupcakes are. She was even genuinely surprised that I know the name of my favorite Cupcakes by Sonja's = Lemon Drop!

Recently for our send-off dinner for Teddie, we had desserts at the oh-so-lovely, picture-perfect Vanilla Cupcake Bakery, I couldn't stop taking pictures!!!! The place was screaming of all things pretty and all things dainty. I couldn't remember the cupcakes, they weren't bad definitely, but it's the place that made the most impression!

However, while Cupcakes by Sonja will always have a special and dedicated place in my heart and I just fell in love with Vanilla Cupcake Bakery for the lovely set up, I am still very much on the lookout for all things new and sweet out there. One of my recent happy discovery is Gigi's Cupcakes, by the same Gigi Caerlan who makes the equally delish custaroons. Got this recommendation from the famous blogger, www.DessertComesFirst.com =) She describes it early in the year as one of the upcoming dessert havens of 2013, and since I always see it whenever I visit Julie in Libis, I tried it out one day. It has since been one of my pitstops every time I go to Eastwood.

Green Tea is my absolute favorite!

I think this was Choco Mint

The requisite Red Velvet

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Their Lemon-flavored one is good too =)

Their cupcakes are moist, light and yummy, with the frostings blending so well with the bread. Their green tea variant is my absolute favorite as I love everything green tea. Theirs had this right-on-the-spot green tea aftertaste which I always look for. Sizes are a little smaller than the usual ones we see out there, but just right for me. 

I visit their branch at the Felina Corporate Plaza Lobby in Eastwood City, but I heard they were also opening up a branch in the new East Wing of Edsa Shangri-La Plaza this September. Yey!

Just had to share.

The Missing Earring

It was just a few days ago when I learned that the pair of earrings I was wearing was real all along; I always thought they were just fancy ones my Mom got somewhere. Well, apparently, according to my Tita, they were the real deal.

And because life likes to be cruel and funny, I lost one of the earrings a couple of hours ago, just when I realized its real worth. Previously, I've been shoving the pair carelessly inside my bags, been leaving it on the dining table, in the Sala; just about anywhere. But I didn't lost it then. Just when I realized I needed to be more careful with it, I lost it. And last night, I was wearing it, it fell off my ear, and now I can't find it. I've been retracing my steps, but still no earring. 

I really hope I find it soon.

Kind Strangers

My faith in people is restored every time I go visit a new place. Locals seem to be always willing to help out strangers, offer directions and share their town's best-kept secrets. 

                           

   

Oh Bacolod, You Were Beautiful

I was blessed yet again to go on another trip =) And this time, it's in the sugar capital of Bacolod =) I hope to write a longer post, but I'll put this up for the time being =)