Ramblings of a Perpetually Tanned Filipina

I'm on a vacation, that's why I haven't updated my blog lately. Most of my friends know that I got married in March and the hubs and I never had any celebration after our wedding, so we decided to have our late honeymoon in October. I thought it will never happen 'coz I just got a job last month and usually they don't give you any time off from work. Miraculously, they never gave me a hard time and approved my request right away. I was overjoyed! A week in Vegas, yeah! We arrived in Vegas last Wednesday via Chicago. We were supposed to meet my Aunt (my mom's sister) and her family in Chicago, but we only changed gates and never left the terminal, so it was impossible to see them with the limited time we have at the airport. It was so unfortunate 'coz I wanted them to meet Tim and give them a hug, since I haven't seen my Uncle for more than 10 years and I only saw my Aunt and my cousin when I arrived in Chicago last January. She even told me she baked m...

I found this dish on a blog that has awesome Filipino and international recipes that are made easy. The author of this blog is Dennis Glorioso and the recipes he has there are easy to follow. Here's the link to his blog  http://mgalutonidennis.blogspot.com/ . I usually look at the recipes there for inspiration, but I haven't really cooked any of the recipes posted 'coz I was too scared to try. I know the recipes are very easy to follow, but I'm a novice to cooking and I am not sure if I will be able to follow the steps posted there. But tonight, with the push from my husband, I tried a new dish which is the beef stroganoff. Here are the ingredients I used tonight: 1lb sirloin steak cut into strips mushrooms, sliced 1/2 sweet onion ('coz I got the huge onion at the store) 4 cloves of garlic, minced 1 can cream of mushroom 2 tbps of fat free sour cream salt and pepper to taste Pasta I followed the steps from Mr. Dennis' beef stroganoff recipe ( click ...

It was payday last Thursday and it was my day off yesterday, so I got the chance to shop for stuff I want. *winks* I feel good seeing my paycheck 'coz I know it's money I worked so hard for. At least I won't have to give my hubs a headache everytime I want to buy something. Since it's my first paycheck, I bought stuff that aren't really expensive. I don't have a car yet, so I didn't have the chance to go the mall and pick out some stuff. I wanted to buy shoes and a cute purse, but that has to wait. We have bills to pay, so I can't just use all my paycheck on things I just want. But getting these simple things yesterday made me feel happy inside. 'Coz I was able to buy it with my own hard earned money. I'm not allergic to Maybelline, so I got these stuff I need Here are the rest of the stuff I got: Sponge applicators for my foundation, facial wash, eyeliner, concealer, mascara, lip balm, lipstick, face powder, nail polish, and blush Add ...

We visited my favorite Aunt (I call her Ate 'coz she's like 2 or 3 years older than me. She's my Dad's cousin, not my Dad's sister) and her wonderful husband at the Disney World Wilderness Lodge. They are from New York and they are here in Florida for their honeymoon. Too bad I forgot to bring our camera, that's why I wasn't able to take pictures with her and the hotel too. It's like being in a very huge log cabin and the place is a good spot to relax. We had to drive almost 45 minutes to get there though, so we can always opt to relax at home. When we left, my Aunt gave me this piece of chocolate 'coz she knows I love chocolates. haha! I even told her, give me a cheap piece of chocolate, I will still eat it as long as it's chocolate! I think I had too much of this though 'coz my throat hurts a little right now. I ran out of mineral water, so I was drinking like a bird. I did brush my teeth after going to bed, but I think the chocolate ...

I tried this out 2 weeks ago and I'm not a big fan 'coz it's too sweet for me. I have a sweet tooth, but this one was sweeter than what I can take. It took me 3 or I think 4 days just to finish the whole pint 'coz I feel like ants will be attacking me when I sweat. I don't remember tasting the marshmallows... or maybe I was just too bothered by its sweetness that I forgot it had marshmallows. Beware of that yellow thing right there. It's like eating a spoonful of sugar. You have disappointed me, S'mores. 

On a rainy Monday afternoon in Orlando, my hubs and I  decided to spend time checking out the Mall at Millenia and Florida Mall, since it's Labor day and I've heard that they put up good deals during holidays like this. We checked out the Old Navy outlet near the Mall at Millenia and I'm happy to find a pair of jeans on clearance and it says $8.99 on the tag! I immediately tried it on and voila! It fits me( a little tight on the waist, but I can still zip the whole thing. :p) and there's no need to fix the hem. It's from Diva and the original price was $19.99. Original price was $19.99 and I got this for $8.99 Then we went to the Florida Mall and since we park near JCPenny, we checked the the deals they had today. There's this one pair of jeans that I'v fallen in love with lately. It's called jeggings - they are leggings which are styled to look like tight denims. I like it because it looks like one of those skinny jeans, but it's not purely d...

We went to Lake Eola today and here are some of the pictures from our afternoon relaxation.  Have a happy weekend everyone!  Lake Eola, Downtown Orlando Lake Eola Fountain lovely black swan Downtown Orlando The bust of Dr. Jose Rizal at Eola Park The City of Orlando was named after this guy Their tacos were GREAT! I highly recommend their $2 fish tacos. Inside Mucho Tequila 101 S. Eola Drive, Orlando