on losing weight ... again

Diet ... diet ... diet. I am having difficulty to lose weight and to follow a strict diet plan!

Lately, I've been watching my food intake. Less sweets, and carbo like rice especially after six pm. But sadly, I can't stay away from my daily caffeine-fix, soda. And to be precise about it, coke light. I've been reading some sites on weight loss products such as diet pills. And I was surprised with nuphedragen reviews. The review reveals that this pill is effective and provides greater results in less than few weeks. It helps people lose weight by increasing metabolism rate and acts as supplemental pills of losing appetite. Though not sure how safe it is or the side effects, but it was pegged as one of the top leading products available in the market for diet pills. To know more about this diet supplemental pills, read more about nuphedragen reviews

healthcare providers

Together with some of my officemates, we went earlier to Medical City to have our humanpapillo virus (HPV) shot. It's a must for women since cervical cancer is second deadliest cancer for women particularly in Asia. It's a series of shots, for two consecutive months and with last shot, six months apart. I've been bugging my colleagues to take the plunge as it is neccessary esepcially for women who are sexually active. And I am glad they heed my plea. Though our current healthcard provider doesn't cover our HPV shots, I wish they do since the price of each shot is quite pricey, at around $40 for each dose, excluding doctor's fees. Anyhow, I've read in some countries, some healthcare providers even extends financial assistance especially in cases of social security disability claim and insurance. Wish we have the same set-up here. That would be quite ideal eh.

G bag again ...

Yes, got another Goyard again. It's the same model, size and color I originally wanted. St. Louis in PM size. Had a change of heart when I received my first Goyard bag I got last February 2010, it was PM size. I find it too small for my frame. I immediately sold my yellow PM bag, and got a black/tan combination GM size instead. I heart my GM size. Perfect for my travel. In fact, it was my perfect companion during my recent Tokyo travel. But ... I still want my yellow bag! Hahaha! Thus, for my next order, yellow it is ... back to PM size for my everyday jeans use. And finally...it's here! Love it! Thanks to my friend Kelly for making it possible.

unwrapping the Goyard package


St. Louis PM in Yellow

kiddie loots

What I learned from my recent trip? Tokyo is a very, very expensive city. Well from my side of the world, the conversion of Philippine Peso to Japanese Yen is high considering the strength of yen in the world market. Coming from a third world country, naturally everything is expensive especially if buying items from the premiere cities. Thus, as much as I want to get toys for the little girl, I ended up getting her favorite character instead --Hello Kitty. Her fave Kitty pet that she really adores! Good thing Sanrio items in Japan are relatively cheaper, like 30% less compared from the Gift Gate stores in Manila. Main reason why I shopped a lot of "pasalubong" for my love. Do check out Samantha's Tokyo loots below:

Crazy over Hello Kitty! From bags, utensils, lunchbox, wallet, lunch kits, pencil case etc.

Classic piece : Hello Kitty pencil case. I remember that I used to have this kind of school item when I was young, and I am happy to see it again. Kinda have nostalgic effect on me.

Samantha loves to collect miniature toys. Thus, when I saw these cute Hello Kitty miniatures, I immediately grabbed this. It is actually made of rubber, and I think more of a pencil topper than a decor. Anyhow, she loved it. Especially Hello Kitty wearing a Japanese kimono. Hehehe!

on cherry blossoms

As I've blogged before, the purpose of our recent trip to Tokyo was to celebrate our 6th year anniversary. Actually, it's already a post-anniv trip since we were married third week of February. We decided to postpone the trip a month later to be able to catch the Cherry Blossom or Hanami Festival. You see, the Cherry Blossom is a grand event in Japan, a must see for tourists even for the locals. It only blooms once in a year, and it will be in full bloom for ten days only. The bloom varies per region, it depends on the date and weather of that particualr time. As I've searched the web, it will be in full bloom by end of March. Hence, we decided to hold our Tokyo trip just in time of the Cherry Blossom. It's so beautiful ... a sight to behold.

Cherry Blossom (Hanami) by night at Roponggi Hills

Cherry Blossoms beauty at day time at Shinjuku Park

Lovely photos, don't you think so? I am glad I was able to convince the husband to use best acne treatments I found on the web. He was hesitant at first to reconsider as he finds it so sissy to use, but glad that he listened to my plea. Check out the glow and how clear his skin now. All thanks to the acne treatment. Check it out.

back from vacation

yes, we are so back after our short vacation stint in Tokyo. It was really an amazing place to visit. I heart everything ...from good food, nice people, weather, overwhelming train stations, shopping, and all the convenience ... I so love Tokyo to bits! Despite high cost of living here, wherein everything is sooo expensive! Life in Tokyo seems so perfect and ideal. I was telling the husband that I think I can adapt here. Should he get a business opportunity to work and live here in Tokyo, in a heartbeat, I would say yes to move in! Hahaha!

Anyway, with our short visit here I fell in love with the place, especially with those beautiful cherry blossoms. The weather was cold, ending winter and preparing for spring. At 5C which I am not accustomed to, but was happy that I was able to wear all my stuff I bought from Zara. Thank goodness for Zara shop at Roponggi Hills, I was able to get my thick sweaters, coat and even my boots here. Love, love the shop. As I was not prepared with this kind of weather, Zara saved me. Hahaha! Do check out my outfit in Tokyo below.

holy week

It's holy week at our side of the world today. For some, it means a time to relax and enjoy a long vacation with the family, while for most of us here ... time to repent and remember the passion of Christ. For our family, our religious observance starts with Maundy Thursday, doing our uusual visita iglesia to commemorate the last days of the Lord. We would visit seven churches to pray the Stations of the Cross. On Good Friday, we traditionally participate with the church procession with our family saint, St. John the Baptist. Complete with flowers and candles adronment we participate and walk the streets until we reach the church. Aside from no meat and noise week, the happiest part of the holy week is the Easter Sunday. We go to church early in the morning to celebrate Christ's life, and we bring the kids at the nearest mall to participate on Easter egg hunt. Very busy holy week, eh? Now I am not sure if I can find time to check whole life insurance for the husband. He's been asking me for weeks now to review his current term life policy, and he's thinking of upgrading it to include retirement plans. Well, perhaps I can do all his requests after the holy week observance. Definitely nobody will be willing to entertain my queries at this time of the year.