Brown and Pearls

Hooray! Today's the Oathtaking Ceremony of New Professional Electronics Engineers, Registered Electronics Engineers and Registered Electronics Technicians at SMX Convention Center, Mall of Asia. The 'program' (I thought an oathtaking has a formal program to go through, however, the master of the ceremony is a bit kenkoy so the entire ceremony seemed as not-so-formal) started 30 to 40 minutes late and ended around 4 in the afternoon. The worst part of the day was the claiming of the PRC id, which do not have a systematic distribution. Right after the closing remarks, people rushed through the tables on the left side of the stage to get their id. However, since most of the people were hungry and there's no one said anything about the flow of id distribution aside from the letter labels where people should go, the claiming was really really a riot. We were like inside an MRT on a rush-hour or the crowd in a concert where I can't really see where I'm going to. *Gaaah* And they separate the line of the PRC id and the ratings sheet so I need to fall in line twice.

I planned to wear brown/skin tone color of dress which I bought from Pop Culture; bag from Oasis; wedge from Payless and pearl accessories from Palawan. 

It's now official. I'm a Licensed Electronics Engineer. ♥

After the oathtaking ceremony, we went to Racks at Mall of Asia to have our sumptuous dinner! I was so hungry! **Not so mouthwatering photos since we're all hungry to consider retakes! ;)

The famous MOA Eye (180 ft tall) worth P 150.00 for one round which takes about 10 minutes. It has 36 air-conditioned gondolas (each gondola can carry 6 persons).

Pink Lemonade - Well, as you can see, the serving is small. Fortunately, I liked the taste of the lemonade, it was not too sour nor too sweet. In addition, it has fruit bits to quench that thirsty tongue!

Epic Racks Original Barbeque Sauce. 

House Salad - I was shocked that it was served with garlic bread on the side. The bread was amazing! That thin strips are apple! It's an ordinary salad served with a raspberry sauce (interesting!).

Carbonara - This is a solo serving served with two garlic bread. For me, this is one of the best carbonara I've ever tasted. The sauce was creamy and the meat (ham) was of enough serving.

Racks Classic Pork Ribs (Half Rack) - It was served with garlic bread and two side dishes, Corn on the Cob and Broccoli and Cheese. 

Look at this yummy pork ribs! It was really really tender and great. It really falls off the bone! I'm so into it that even right now I wanna eat at Racks again. ;)

We asked if they can shred the corn. Yey! This was just perfect for ribs!

Mississippi Mud Pie - Who will let the day end without eating a dessert? This is their famous one. This is really something - a comfort zone. The mud pie is served hot, topped with vanilla ice cream and whipped cream drizzled with chocolate syrup!

We rushed to the Cinemas to watch Avengers! However, the next schedule for a not 3D Avenger movie (I really don't like watching 3Ds) will start at 9:45 PM (it's just 7:30 PM at that time). We don't want to wait long, so we just purchased Avengers tickets at Director's Club. Hell yeah, it was my first time to watch there, unfortunately, few seats left so I sat on the first row seat. Good thing the comfy seat was adjustable so I could turn it into a 'bed' so I won't have a hard time watching the movie (again).

This was a fun long day for me! So much blessings! Thank You Lord! Next on the line is to find a good job! But I would really like to enjoy this summer vacation first before the intense job hunt. :p

♥ Au revoir! :)

Life is a sport. Make it count.

I found this video on my friend's Facebook wall. Well, Nike asked this guy to make an advertisement on what it means to #makeitcount for the Nike FuelBand (an athletic-performance tracking device), but instead this guy, Casey and his friend, Max, spent the entire budget traveling around the world for 10 days. Oh, this was so fun! I'm so jealous, they went to 13 countries and 16 cities! They went to Paris, Egypt, South Africa, Rome, Doha, Bangkok, Oman, Cairo, Singapore, etc. This was just so AWESOME. ♥

Enjoy the video! :) You could also watch it on Youtube: Make It Count 

***Pardon the thumbnail! I don't know how to fix it.

Director: Casey Neistat

Filmmaker/Editor: Max Joseph

They also add inspirational quotes on the video! Here are some of my favorites! :)

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. - Hellen Keller  

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. - Mae West 

Above all, try something. - Franklin D. Roosevelt

Do one thing everyday that scares you. - Eleanor Roosevelt

In the end, it's not the years in your life that count, it's the life in your years. - Abraham Lincoln

What I really love at Conti's

I know I posted this from my previous blog at wordpress. I really like my shots here so I just wanted to post it. ;) 

First thing I love at Conti's is their cheese puffs. I'm so into it that I can eat a dozen of it. It's so creamy and sweet! Oh, you gotta love that too! It looks like the usual empanada, but who knows, when you bite it, comes with a surprise! ;) Second thing I love at Conti's is their cakes! I know for sure, you've already heard the famous Mango Bravo cake. It looks really tall and bountiful, but I bet a slice wouldn't be enough for this mouthwatering cake. Third thing I really love at Conti's is their entree. They have different entrees to choose from, though they're a bit pricy, their food really tastes good! I was with my parents and two bestfriends, Aira and Nicel in this sumptuous lunch at Conti's Pastry Shop & Restaurant in Serendra. 

 Pastel de Lengua (P 250.00) – The fact that lengua is an ox’s tongue makes me not to order it. The presentation of the food is elegant. It just not look good on the outside, but also tastes good when it comes to your mouth!

 Roast Beef in Mushroom Sauce (P 295.00) – The sauce is good, the beef is tender. But i really don’t like and eat the tendon or ‘litid’ part. Though my tongue is satisfied for craving beef, this is not the best beef I ever tasted. Still, I’m wanting to go back to Highlands Steakhouse. I don't remember if that messy part of the sauce is for the rice or unluckily just had a fair food presentation.

Chicken ala Kiev (P 250.00) – It is like a cordon bleu without the ham. The taste of the herbs inside the chicken with the cheese was really great! The creamy sauce was a delightful combination to the chicken. I wish I was the one who ordered this dish, because this was really delicious! I guarantee you, this would be the best (or one of the best) cordon bleu ever! ;)

 Mango Cheesecake (P 70.00) – Just awesome. This slice of cake was enough for us as our dessert. We were really full from the main course and we are really satisfied for this single slice as our dessert. We didn’t ordered the usual Mango Bravo slice, which is the best seller of the restaurant. We already know its taste so we tried another. We have a bloated stomach after and left the restaurant with a smile. 

 With my bestfriend Aira with a unique not-so-vain shot.

 My bestfriend Nicel with this not-so-vain shot. I miss you Nicel. By the way, she's on her on-the-job-training like work on California. She's there from March to June. Oh, I'm so jealous! :| I still don't have my Visa. Why?!

Hi :) This was my first picture edited in Adobe Lightroom... And I forgot to save it as preset. :|

Conti’s Pastry Shop & Restaurant: 1C-17 Serendra, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig