La Luz Beach Resort

We booked La Luz initially as it is the original venue before it was changed to Klub Keluarga. It still fine with us because Laluz is only 10 mins away from the venue.

After a few hi and hellos to the couple and fitting my dress (I just texted them my measurement), off we went to La Luz to check in.

\^_^/

P1250 per head is required for the meal buffet package (lunch, snacks, dinner, breakfast) but I requested if we can only pay for 2 meals(lunch,breakfast) and they agreed. So we only paid P700/head yey!

It was around lunch time when we arrived so they ushered us to the dining hall.

Our room, I love the native look (feel mo na malayo ka sa kabihasnan) 

 That's a bamboo speaker on the side table. And in fairness, they have wifi. (btw, wala phone signal sa kota keluarga)

We left the wedding at around 7PM. We bought toothpaste at the nearby store in Laluz (it was not provided pala) then fell asleep as early as 9PM.

A good 8 hours sleep! the next day we immediately went out at around 6AM and mr. sun was already out.

Then time for breakfast (7-9:30AM). I'm so full I was not able to try everything.

Then time for reviewing what we learned from our swimming lesson! We just stayed in the waist-level area. Just 4-5 meters away from the shore the water is already deep. 

yung outfit eh kala mo ang gagaling lumangoy!

going home outfit

we enjoyed our mini vacation :)

Laluz Accomodation - Php3490.00 (booked via Agoda)

Food = Php1400 (2 person, lunch and breakfast) 

http://www.laluzresort.com/

(approx 1.5 hours from Lipa City)

Beach Wedding at Kota Keluarga, Laiya Batangas

First Time - to be a bridesmaid and to go to the beach \^_^/

The venue is approximately 3 Hours drive from Manila, or less (if we didn't get lost somewhere in Lipa City...) After we turned right from San Juan municipal hall, we needed to stop to pay P20/Tourist.

Then Kota Keluarga is approx. 15KM or around 20 mins drive.  My bff Jen's wedding was held at Klub Keluarga which is approx 10mins away from Kota Keluarga's entrance because  3/4 of the way is a dirt road.

This view gives me goosebumps but at the same time I am excited, our swimming lesson gave me at least 25% confidence lolz

 We stayed in the shade as it is extremely hot that noon.  

The sand looks white pero brown siya in real life. I'm dreaming of having a house in this residential resort. :)

my bouquet

 NOTD (GirlStuff nail polish)

with my silver wristlet from GKonomics 

and a simple makeup by yours truly (reading my friend Jes (MakeupLove) blog helps a lot)

I'm so girlalooo that day, with flower crown effect

I'm so happy for my college bff Jen, we got all teary eyed with their vows (good thing I didn't put on a mascara)

lovely wedding!

During the wedding, nagsshooting pala ang Dyesebel dun sa paanan ng hill

Congrats to jen&alex! 

Resort Rates

https://www.facebook.com/KlubKeluargaResort

http://www.kotakeluarga.com/

Healthy Inspiration: March Healthy Eats

I concluded that this is definitely the time of the year wherein I feel excited to eat pancakes and breads every morning. 

I used either spelt or rye flour for the pancakes.

It tastes good with white onion too!

I also made several attempts at baking ;p 

I tried baking without butter and refined sugar, using Buckwheat and Soy flour only so it was a bit tricky to get the correct proportion, which means they were all imperfect hehehe

I'm also loving omelet at the moment (just eggs and onion)

One midnight, I tried to make onion rings using soy flour for midnight snack. 

It came out too oily :/

I also tried Malagos Feta Cheese for our sandwiches. (P290+ for 150g)

For dessert, we always have dark chocolate bar in the fridge. ;)

And then I prepared salads at home as much as possible.

This one was just topped with fried onions and then I added a squeeze of calamansi

I really find it hard to choose a "perfect" avocado. It's either overripe or extremely bitter. If it is only as easy as choosing bananas then I'll have one everyday. 

Luckily I managed to choose a perfect one for this salad: Lettuce, Avocado, Egg sprinkled with Garlic bits.

This one is just a lettuce with pan fried chicken 

and one of my fave - a simple pineapple with greens salad that is perfect for summer :)

March, in overall, I listened to my body and I gave in to what it craves. Instead of calling them "cheat days", I call them "reward days" ;p. I updated my March highlights post and realized I ate huge slice of cakes. (I hope my bridesmaid dress still fits!)  

 I also hope that I can hone my baking skills using healthy alternative ingredients so I can share the recipe here and also come up with some tasty and appealing green salads  :)

'til next healthy inspiration post!

-=jewel=-

Life Lately: March Highlights

March is about to end and I only have few blog posts :/

Well, one of the reason is that we spent weekends mostly at home and enjoyed home-cooked meals while watching Detective Conan (700+ episodes to go!). Other times, M would watch Top Gear on Netflix while I attempt on some home baked goodies ;p

Recent dine out made me realize that I can prepare equally delicious and healthy foods without spending too much.

Last night before heading out to see Captain America at Podium, we ate our dinner at home (fried organic tofu w/ bellpeppers) and I brought an apple+lettuce shake for our drinks inside the cinema.

We only bought Cassava Chips from Echo Store for our munch plus we got free salted caramel popcorn bec of Eplus tap pay cards that we paid unknowingly :/

As for the movie, it was a serious one but still light for your heart and not very stressful. Fight sequences and slow-mos were also awesome :) And as usual, waiting for end of credits scene feels awkward bec others started to exit the cinema and we feel unsure of what we are waiting for. Lolz

Anyway, there was indeed an end of credits scene but seriously, it is not worth the wait :/

Another highlight of my week was DADs Buffet, a lunch treat c/o birthday girl Pam :D 

I only managed to eat few japanese foods - salmon, cold soba, sushis, tamago; and my 2nd plate- bibingka, relleno, crispy kangkong, fish cake and mushroom lasagna. 

(lugi ako sa mga buffet!)

and then we surprised her with a matcha cake from "Homemade by Roshan". 

yummy! tastes like an ice cream green tea, creamy smooth on the outside, crisp and chewy torte inside, there was also a layer of green tea with caramel-like consistency together with generous walnuts  scattered inside. Good thing I still have a space for this :)

Green Tea Belgian White Chocolate Torte

I was also able to try this Calea Cake from Bacolod (pasalubong)

- tastes like Mernel's cake ;)

One weekend in Laguna, mom made some pizza ;p 

Another highlight of the month that I posted on IG.

hello again to my BugsBunny teeth after 8 long years of wearing braces.

 I still need to wear a retainer though. I didn't expect that it will be painful so I only wear them during sleep.

Lastly, M and I enrolled in a swimming class at Ultra by Swimplus PH.  I will share a review after we completed our sessions. We will attend a beach wedding next week where I'll be a bridesmaid for the first time :)  On our recent trip to Greenhills, we tried to complete our swimming and summer stuff. But I still can't find a good sandals to wear with a dress for the beach, so I still have a week to find one.

What are the highlights of your month?

Have a happy weekend!

-=jewel=-

Greenhills: Leching Too, Subarashii

We scheduled a day to Greenhills to do some errand all at once. 

First, we need to claim our SMACdeals 50% discount voucher from PetExpress \^_^/

Then we went to Greenhills Shopping Center to buy some stuff.

Days before, M was already asking me where we gonna eat at Greenhills and I remember Ms. January's post about Leching so I suggested it. It is located at the G/F of Shoppesville.

I like the siomai (P95) which tastes like it has some hint of shrimps and it is not bland like other siomais. Their signature spareribs rice (P158) is served in a stainless bowl , although it has few black beans and sauce, the meat are tender, juicy and kinda sweet. It's been a while since we ate a good dimsum and everything tastes better with a chili toyomansi ;) 

Then we went to Subarashii just a few meters away from LeChing.

It is a small kiosk that sells Japanese sweets and goodies. They are actually known for selling different flavors of Kitkat.

What I'm really after was some Matcha powdered drink. I got a box of Maxim for P195. 

I tried it at home with cold water, it is not overly strong and bitter, comparable with a milk tea consistency and I only need to add a few sugar :D

 

It seems like I am into Matcha at the moment :)

 

Have a great week ahead!

 

-=jewel=-