New Orleans Photo Diary -- Part 1

New Orleans, home of jazz music, Mardi Gras and the warmest people  you'll ever meet.  Also, their food is just too darn good!!!  My taste buds just couldn't get enough of the spices they used in their dishes.  I was really excited to spend Christmas in the city because I've never really gone anywhere before besides Macau.  Moreover, it was the first time my siblings and I have spent Christmas together, so it was pretty special.

The drive to New Orleans was exciting even though I wasn't able to stay awake the entire time.  The weather was definitely not in our favour and I was not expecting dense fog, rain, humidity or a hot Christmas, but it was still a fun trip.  For the most part, we spent our time shopping and of course, eating!  I shall return with Carlos or my parents for more "noms".  Mmmm mmm!

Bali -- Day 3

Aston Ungasan Hotel

Bali -- Day 1

Our first day in Bali got us all really excited and ready to explore the island.  The day seemed very promising from the moment we woke up.  Everything was perfect!  Of course my definition of perfect would be clear, blue skies and Mr. Sun coming out to play.  We didn't get to have breakfast in the morning since we woke up a tad bit late just in time for brunch.  Little did we know that we were headed to one of Bali's popular restaurants.  

Oh Happy Days!

Gone are the days when I had the privilege of sleeping at dawn and waking up in the afternoon.  Life as an adult is not as promising as it seemed to me as a student.  Well, what did I know then?  I haven't experienced having to earn for a living at that time.  And now, there are times when I wish I could go back to being a student who knew nothing of budgeting salaries and saving up as much as one can.  Don't get me wrong, there are a lot of perks that comes with being an adult but for once I wish I knew what to do with my life and it's not as easy as deciding what movie to watch or which restaurant to book for a dinner date.  It's more than that because you'll have to think way beyond and actually see where you want to be in the next decade or so.

Texas -- Fort Worth Travel Diary Part 2

We went to the Botanical Gardens in Texas too, but did not spend a great amount of time there as we were already exhausted from wandering around the stockyards.  Oh and the thing about being there was that we weren't allowed to take pictures, but I took some with my phone anyway (see below).  Once again, this attraction is free so if ever you're in town, do drop by and be one with nature! :)

There was definitely a lot of things to see, but for some reason we weren't as enthusiastic as we were at the Water Gardens and the stockyards.  Not to mention, we didn't feel like walking anymore because the sun was scorching hot and I had to stop at almost every water fountain we happened to see/pass by.  Don't be discouraged by what I just said though!  Everything we saw was wonderful, but we've had a long day so all we wanted to do was pig out!

And that's exactly what we did.  You can definitely see my sister's excitement in the first picture below.  I mean who wouldn't be?  It was an "all-you-can-eat" kind of dinner, which included meat... and definitely more meaaaaat!!  This whole experience definitely made me want to visit Korea which is next on my bucket list by the way.  A couple of years ago, I probably would've said no or rejected any invitation of going to a Korean restaurant as I wasn't really a huge fan of kimchi or their little side dishes.  However, after having countless good experience in the Korean restaurants I've been to in Macau, how could I say no to Korean food now?  We all felt more than just a little bloated, but what matters was that we were satisfied.

Can you believe we still managed to have dessert at the same cafe we went to the night before?  Now that I think about it, I have no idea how we were able to stuff all that toast in our stomachs because I honestly remember feeling really bloated after dinner.  Oh well, I guess we just proved the saying "there's always room for dessert"!

Hope you all have a great week ahead and stay tuned for more travel posts! :) 

Let's talk food!

June is about to end soon and so I thought I'd blog about what's been happening as of late.  I wouldn't want you all to think that I've been neglecting this blog, even though I slightly have been already.  But I'll save the excuses. :)  Work is still taking most of my time, but not for long though because I will be embarking on another adventure pretty soon.  For now, my lips are sealed.  Anyway, as I was saying, my life's been pretty good, not to mention I've been eating a lot (there's probably nothing new with that). We all know that food photography has become a real trend over the last couple of years and I've become really interested in photographing what I eat too, although I only post some of them.  I am currently on the lookout for good cafés and thankfully, a lot of them have popped up in Macau.  It's not just the photos I'm after though, I mean that would just be silly.  I'm also after their food and whether it's any good or not (okay, I sound like a critic, lol).  I like having pasta and drinking smoothies and since I'm barely in the mood to cook for myself, I often opt to eat out (see the photos for yourself below but I've mostly been eating in restaurants for the past month, haha).

Forgive me for if the quality of some of them are bad, I only had my phone with me during those times.  On another note, I would like to share with you the joy I'm feeling as Forever 21 will be opening in Macau on July 5th.  There probably won't be a need for me to go to hk for F21 (mind you, I said "probably" which may not be true).  Hope you like the photos.  Till next time!