Sunday, January 26, 2025
Start the new year and the lunar new year on a sweet note with these freebies from HP Printables. There are calendars and planners to help you hit your goals for a healthier body and tidier home. There is also a great selection of wall art to keep your office cubicle looking inspired and spiffy.
Ready, print, go!
Monday, January 6, 2025
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Happy New Year! Let's start 2025 on a cool note with smooth grooves and cozy lo-fi music from my favorite YouTube playlist channel Take your Time .
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
I have many favorite cookie recipes but the crunchy chocolate chip cookie from Solenn Heussaf-Bolzico stands out as one of my must-bake items every Christmas. She shared her Cookies by Solenn recipe in her now defunct blog but thank goodness I was able to save her recipe. You can check out Solenn's recipe in my recipe and craft blog if you're interested.
You can also try these other cookie recipes from my blog such Honey Ginger Snaps, Sparkling Chewy Molasses Cookies, and Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies. Merry Christmas and sweet holiday tidings!
Friday, December 20, 2024
The Gen Zs and millennials behind The Panindahan Pop-Up Collective are back for the holidays! This time, it's the Star ng Pasko pop -up event happening at the Balay Sueno from December 18-20, 2024. I got the chance to drop by after work as I was craving some snacks. They do have a lot of awesome vendors ready to cater to your coffee and bread cravings.
I like the line-up of vendors, especially those little handmade brands that make romanticizing your life a little bit sweeter. I got myself a Korean style Christmas card and these super sweet journaling stickers that look like pressed flowers. So perfect for my new Flying Tiger Copenhagen 2025 planner!
The event ends this Friday evening. Go get some handmade treats and tricks and have yourself a merry little Christmas!
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
If you're like me who has trouble prioritizing things, this free Eisenhower Matrix printable and download from Frankie Magazine will get your life sorted out in no time. Here's to a more productive 2025!
Monday, December 9, 2024
Saturday, November 30, 2024
The Patrimony of All (Ang Panublion Sang Tanan): Paintings from the Lopez Museum and Library Collection is currently on exhibit at the Performing Arts Hall, Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage at the University of the Philippine in the Visayas until April 25, 2025.
Featuring 16 masterpieces from renowned Filipino masters Juan Luna, Felix Resurrection Hidalgo, Fernando Amorsolo and Juan Arellano, the exhibit gives Ilonggos the rare privilege of seeing up close the works in a thematic quadrant of "In Light of Country" by Arellano; "Myth and History" by Hidalgo; "Dream and Daily Life" by Luna and "Kin in Place" by Amorsolo. Notably, the exhibition is housed at the historical main building of UP in the Visayas designed by the architect and painter himself Juan Arellano way back in 1935. Built in neo-classical style, the building is but a fitting and glorious temporary repository of the collection which is a loan from the Lopez Museum and Library. It was the first time that the collection was brought outside of Manila to Iloilo City, hometown of the illustrious Lopez clan.
In his curator notes, Patrick Flores writes, "Inspired by the words of the quintessential hero Jose Rizal, the exhibition lives by the promise of the Filipino artistic talent being the 'patrimony of all.' Rizal exalted Luna and Hidalgo in Madrid in 1884 when both painters were conferred high honors at an internal exposition. 'Genius knows no country,' Rizal exclaimed; it is the inheritance of everyone, present in nature and birthright of both people and homeland deserving the fullness of freedom."
My favorite in the collection would have to be the idyllic and bucolic works of Fernando Amorsolo as I love themes of dreamy, provincial and family life. I always consider art viewing as a spiritual awakening of sorts. When faced with artistic genius, one is jolted out of the prosaic monotony of life and pulled towards a sublime and beautiful transcendence.
The artistic panublion of Luna, Hidalgo, Amorsolo and Arellano master is something every Ilonggo should not miss. The Museum of Art and Cultural Heritage at UP in the Visayas (UPV MACH) is open from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM daily.
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Vietnam and Thailand are awesome destinations for culinary and gastronomic adventures. If you find yourself dreaming of a trip to Bangkok and Ho Chin Minh for a gastronomic getaway, you are just a few steps away from savoring both cuisines at Lemongrass and Chili, a newly opened restaurant specializing in Thai and Vietnamese food. Located at El 98 Jaro (beside Shakey's Pizza), the restaurant offers popular dishes such Pad Thai, Pho, Vietnamese coffee and Mango Sticky Rice.
For my second visit to Lemongrass and Chili, I tried their Thai Summer Delight, a refreshing concoction of lychee, green apple, lime and basil seeds. A perfect drink on a hot and humid evening! Meanwhile, Thai appetizer crispy fried tofu will whet your appetite with its perfectly seasoned, crispy flavor. Hau Kieu Viet (Viet Style Oysters) will make your tongue sing a happy tune. Topped with peanuts, green onions and sweet and spicy sauce, it's a different take on the local oysters that we enjoy steamed or baked.
Thai Roti Dip with curry sauce was another appetizer I ordered belatedly while I was enjoying the Pad Thai. I quite like the the roti wedges as I could taste a hint of sweet potato. The curry dip was wonderful. It was mildly spicy and perfect for dipping.
Of course, the meal had to end with something sweet so Mango Sticky Rice it is! This is an extremely popular Thai dessert made of glutinous rice topped with coconut cream, bits of chopped peanuts and served with fresh mangoes on the side. Truly a divine happy ending for a wonderful Thai-Vietnamese dinner!
If you want to bring home a taste of Thai-Viet flavors, snacks and Vietnamese coffee grounds are available for takeaway.
Lemongrass and Chili Thai-Viet Restaurant
916 El 98 Street, Jaro, Iloilo City ( 2nd floor of the building beside Shakey's Jaro)
Email: lemongrasschilithaivietresto@gmail.com
Website: www.lemongrassandchili.com
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