Being a mom to teens means a whole different set of activities. I can no longer bring them to kiddie party-type mom and kid events. In a way, it’s a bit more challenging to entertain them because the usual playgrounds, cartoons, toys, etc. are not their thing anymore. These days, we watch movies like Avengers…
Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Japan
As an anime fan, the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka has always been one of my dream destinations. I was able to go back in 2005, thanks to our Japanese suppliers who got my hubby and I tickets. It’s been 13 years. We have some new anime fans onboard in the person of my kids and…
Creamy Cheesy Tomato Pasta with Real California Milk
It’s summer once again. My ravenous teenage kids are off school, which means they are at home most of the time. The problem is, they’re always hungry! When they have classes, all I need to cook is dinner because everyone makes their own breakfast. Then we have lunch at my in-law’s house which is near…
Tsujiri SM Aura Review
So we’re still on a Japan high a good couple of weeks after getting home from Tokyo. We can never get enough of it, I swear. Anyhow, we went to SM Aura to have lunch last Sunday and decided to go to Tsujiri for dessert. To give you a brief background, Tsujiri is a 155-year…
Seamless Balayage at Piandre Salon
Last Tuesday, I went to Piandre Salon (Ayala Malls The 30th) for Seamless Bayalage. Bayalage is defined as a highlighting technique wherein color is painted on hair to create a graduated, natural-looking effect. Bayalage has dethroned Ombre (gradient hair) as the in thing to do with hair. Anyway, this is something I’ve never tried so now’s…