Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice

I've been meaning to check out and try Vanilla Cupcake Bakery for weeks now. Since its Glorietta opening late last year, I always peek into the tempting shelf lined with various sorts of wonderful-looking, mouthwatering cupcakes and cookies. Last Monday, Gen accompanied me to the dainty cupcake store for some dose of Red Velvet (my favorite!!!) after our Nihongo class but it was out of stock. So I ended up just coming home straight. But I think the stars were on my side today. I was able to get one of the four remaining Red Velvet cupcakes! Yay! 

So here's a visual tour of the little cupcake haven I discovered in the busy aisles of Glorietta. I swear the interiors were nicely done and the lightings were so good which makes it an awesome photo op venue! Check out the pastel-colored couches, silhouette chairs, mini tea sets, lamps, wooden spoons and-- just check out everything!  :-)

I ordered Red Velvet (of course!), Masami, another classmate, ordered Banana Cream Cheese Cupcake and Gen picked Mango Panna Cotta. Yuuuum!

Still waiting for Masami to send me the pictures she took so that I can update this post. Wish I brought a better camera along.  I'm definitely going back! <3 <3 <3

Eat Sing Drink Monday

♫ It's the season to be jolly falalalala-lala-lalaaaa.. 

Christmas is just around the corner and my planner's marked with numerous parties to celebrate the most magical time of the year with. First in line's our Nihongo class Christmas party yesterday at Music 21 Plaza, Jupiter, followed by some girl bonding over coffee and make-up counters and finally, lights and sounds show at Ayala Triangle Gardens! Also, Iza-sensei announced that all of us in class got passing scores in our Nihongo midterm exam! Double celebration, it is!

Elementary 1 class with sensei

Monito Monita

Thanks for the hand and nail cream, Ate Jean!

Kampai!

Our version of Pinoy Henyo haha!

Mirror shot with Ate Laine and Masami!

Giant meiji <3

Rawrr

Haha choco monsterrrrrs!

Nihongo everywhere!

Cos Ate Laine and I got the same color of nail polish! <3

Thank heavens for camera timer!

At Music 21 Plaza's lobby

My Caramello and "Chaton the Cat" phone plug <3

Sweet coffee art at Bo's Coffee <3

Hello, Cor! Thanks for the treat!

At Ayala Triangle Gardens

Lights and Sounds Show

First time haha!

Never thought I'd get along with these people so well cos of the age gap, but fortunately, I did! On the other side of the coin, today, I'm officially on a break til classes resume on the 7th next year! Movie and series marathon starts nowwww! Happy holidays! :)

Nihongo Three Days a Week

I've been MIA for the past days and it's all because of Japanese language school and some side trips to Los Banos for my college clearance. I thought having graduated means full eight hours (or more) of sleep , less stress, lotsa parties and free time for leisure but boy I was wrong! My eyebags are becoming evident than it ever was when I'm in my last college semester and my sleep ranges from one to four hours everyday since I started school again last last week.

But having learned interesting things about Nihongo and Japan as a whole, all the stress of waking up at four in the morning, commuting from Bulacan to Makati via bus and MRT for my 9AM class, walking the streets of Ayala, reading and writing Hiragana and Katakana syllables.. it's all worth it, especially when you're with people with whom you share a thing or two in common. Learning became more of a challenge than a burden. :)

So early for my class! Haha!

Morning ritual

3rd floor lobby

Room 5. Sensei in blue.

Origami in our classroom :)

These are but a few photos. Will post more when I get to bring my camera, maybe after the dreaded midterms on the first week of December! Yep, we have midterms and finals. Feels like I'm still in college! :))