I have always been conscious of my hairy underarms since I was a teen, and the easiest available way to get rid of them, back then was plucking and shaving. The result of those teenage experimenting years? Dark underarms and chicken skin as I grew older.



So I went back to something more natural, which is Caramel Scrubs and Sugar Waxing.

What exactly is Caramel Scrubbing?

We've all known french cuisine to be haughty and quite on the pricey side. With the restaurant where a few friends and I went to last weekend, we found out that it was not always the case. There are a few gems of affordable fine dining here in the Metro, let me tell you, and Le Jardin Manila is one of them.



Le Jardin is located in the Penthouse floor of W Building in 5th Ave, BGC (Bonifacio Global City). If you're confused on which W Building, just remember that it's the tall blue one which looks like some sort of mosaic.



I was here before for the launching of Chef Next Door Season 2, and even if the place is packed full of people to the brim, I was floored with the intimate design and fancy feel that it has. If the french garden theme is not enough to satisfy you, there's always the awesome view that come with restaurants on the penthouse suite of a tall building. :D



All the more when my friends and I went there, and it felt as if we had the whole restaurant to ourselves.



We had a sampling of some of their Hearty Lunch Specials. Costing only 499.00 Php with a round of their special brewed iced tea and a dessert, these dishes proved to me and my friends that authentic and yummy French cuisine need not be expensive. Even if  their dishes are all proved to be home made, and fresh, from their brewed iced tea, to making their own pasta, and baking their own breads.



Seafood Chorizo Pappardelle- This is my favorite main out of the bunch. The pappardelle pasta is quite al dente, their home made chorizo is very crunchy and crisp, and the sweet delicate taste of the seafood shrimps and scallops are a true melody in my mouth. Nag agawan pa kami ni Axl neto hahahaha! It's that good. :)

It's the rainy season nowadays here in the Philippines, and there are a couple of pairings that I love with the cool weather we have today: Ramen or Sopas. ;)



Ramen Metro is really a place where you can find and eat to your heart's content Ramen and other authentic Japanese fare. I was there last Friday to taste some of their ramen dishes, and it's the best way to celebrate my first day of having the stitches from my wisdom tooth extraction removed. hahaha!

On to the food, me and a few other food bloggers are served 7 of Ramen Metro's Specialty Ramen... Here are some of them, and an overview of what they taste and is it worth it..

MERALCO’s upcoming technology and innovation summit MTECH 2016 will stage a must-see Exhibit and Experience Zone, which will showcase the latest products and services from the power utility’s business and technology partners.

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Top MERALCO executives, led by its President and CEO Oscar Reyes (center, in white), press a red button to signal the opening of MERALCO Technology and Innovation Summit (#MTECH2016) now on its second year.[/caption]

MERALCO Chief Technology Advisor Gavin D. Barfield said the exhibits would demonstrate the huge amount of technology and innovation that is going on at MERALCO as we embrace the digital age. “We are utilizing the latest technology to improve our grid operations, provide more consumption information and convenience to our customers and to roll out new products and services. At MERALCO, we are engraining technology and innovation into our DNA.”

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Meralco Chief Technology Advisor Gavin Barfield (rightmost) is joined by Meralco VP and Head of Marketing, Customer Solutions and Product Development Tony Valdez (4th from right) and Meralco Senior AVP and Head of Corporate Technology Strategy and Architecture Carlo Casem (3rd from right) as they show to media how household lighting can be managed via a smart meter. #MTECH2016[/caption]

Kingsglaive is a pretty awesome piece of a bad ass movie. Now, I know you don't usually see me review movies, but I do love watching them, and I stave off any expectations because I really just want to enjoy the ride. Hence me not reviewing stuff. But this is my first time to watch a 'gamer's movie' and I wanted to look back to these thoughts of mine when I'm older, for sentimental reasons. Hahahaha!



Let's get going to the good stuff first. I know Square Enix is this awesome Japanese company who started the Final Fantasy Franchise. For those who aren’t familiar, Final Fantasy is a science fiction role-playing game (RPG) and is one of the best-selling video game franchises of all time. 90s kids would understand! I also know that Kingsglaive is made with characters being modeled upon actors and giving life to said characters through the voices of these actors like Sean Bean of hit series Game of Thrones and Lena Headey, and Breaking Bad‘s Aaron Paul. Talk about an all-star cast!

Hi! I'm really sorry if I wasn't consistent with the posts this past month... I was having difficulty writing properly due to my toothache, which led to fever and infection. Recently, I just had my wisdom teeth pulled out, and man, it was decaying so bad that my tooth resembled a glass- the sides are okay but the thing is hollow inside.

Anyways, here I am today sharing with you all the surefire things that will really make my day. As a wife, mom, daughter, writer, aspiring Make Up Artist and occasional baker on the side, the day can be pretty rough for me. There are lots of days when I can't find my muse when it comes to writing, and so I resort to other things. I guess we all have that, and I just wanted to share with you guys how I can get through a rough day/week/month fast. :)

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  Read Books, especially Harry Potter. Because Harry Potter is Life.

  
  

I got enthralled by Harry Potter around late Grade 6, when we were given our library cards and we got to borrow books from the school library. You would see me engrossed in today's lessons, and come breaktime, I'll be walking the halls while reading the books (mala texting while walking ang peg). I just can't put it down, as the magic and suspense is pretty immersive and takes me to a place where I believe I can survive.

 

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="640"] #TeamReal, Jollibee throws kilig get-together at SM Mall of Asia[/caption]

Celebrating their new Forever Love, James Reid and Nadine Lustre (popularly known as the on- and off-screen love team JaDine), together with Jollibee, the nation’s number one fastfood brand, surprised their avid followers with the New Forever Love Fans Day on August 3, 2016 at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall in Pasay City.

Filled with special performances and fun activities, the event also allowed JaDinenians to ask their idols about their relationship, where the love birds gamely revealed the sweet and spicy side of their relationship since being officially together over five months ago.