Php118 Dinner

This is sooo sulit for only Php118.00!

Chowking's Honey Garlic Chicken Bowl + 2pcs. buchi on the side. It's sooo addicting...believe it or not, I had it for 3 out of 5 workdays hala! my diet!

This is similar to fried chicken drenched in hoisin sauce. Somehow Chowking was able to maintain the crispiness of the skin kaya yummy.

Comfort food for the days when you seem to be down!

my take on Milk Teas

I know... again, I'm a late bloomer (just like when I started trying the frozen yogurt - circa 2010 -which eventually I craved for and still continue to love - White Hat's Kooky Hat please).

There is a recently opened Bubble Tea Place near my office so I told hubby over the phone that I will give it a shot. I'm not a milk person so there is a hesitation from my end. Hubby said to just order their bestseller. Fine - I ordered the Royal Milk Tea in M size (Php115.00).

...sip...sip...sip...

I can't taste the milk. Rather, it tastes more like the "tea bag you drop in a hot water" (kaya nga milk tea eh!). In short, di ko type! Hahaha! I'll have Starbucks anytime...

BUT I told myself that I will not have Starbucks on weekdays for the rest of the year. Once on a weekend is fine especially if I go out with hubby and Enzo (which recently is our bonding time). Unless someone cares enough to buy me a frap (Dark Mocha Frap please, twice blended with choco drizzle and choco powder), why not! (then calories are welcome).

as of press time...

I am sipping as I am writing this post my last Toffee Nut Frappe in Venti size courtesy of Starbucks. Well, finally, I got to hold my own Starbucks planner (red). No, I did not consume that much caffeine but thanks to my officemate who gave her stickers away. Since I know that they will release the planners today, as soon as I came to the office this morning (right after I logged in as I don't want to be late), I went directly to Greenbelt 1 to claim my planner. I didn't expect that there will be a free coupon with it. I claimed my free drink right after lunch.

Oh! I did wrote last as I will try my best not to buy another frappe in the next few months. I'll psyche myself that I'm pregnant (no, I'm not) so I'll have the same discipline I used to have when I was pregrant with Enzo... imagine no Starbucks for 8 whole months! Unless, someone offers to buy me then that's a different story hahaha! You can't really say NO.

i chose to forget!

... that I said I will only consume 2 Starbucks frappuccino in a month (My goal is once a month really)! geez! The culprit are the Holiday Featured Beverages, not me. So far, I ranked them in this order:

1. Toffee Nut Latte
2. Dark Cherry Mocha
3. Praline Mocha

So, I have enough... please, please help me restrain my cravings! or else I might as well get that planner! What's your current fave among the three?

By the way, a few years back (maybe 2 or 3 years ago), they offered this particular holiday beverage that I really really like. It's on the sweetest side, caramel-like. geez! Would anyone remember what it is?

from Singapore and back...

There was no update from me until now because I was on official business all of last week in Singapore. It was the very first time I have to leave my two boys on their own for that long. I tell you that one week is way too long for a mom. I left last Sunday, November 16 and by Tuesday (November 18), I was aching to go home. But I can't yet because our annual conference is on Thursday and Friday. By Saturday, November 22 I was too excited that I'll be flying home already while my other "single" officemates are staying behind for another night. I would have loved to stay just like I used to in the past but just like what most people say, priorities do change when one becomes a mom, when you become responsible for another person.

So, now I'm happily home... and catching up on stuff piled on my desk.

Oh! We're bringing Enzo to the Barney Live show this Saturday at Mall of Asia... we don't know yet how he will react and if we will end up wasting the P590 each we paid for the tickets but I'm very optimistic. You see, Enzo adores "Ba-ba!" Yup! that's how he calls his purple friend.

I might also be able to bring hubby and Enzo to Tali (Batangas) next weekend... busy days ahead.

side note: I'm down to 2lbs... must have been the meals skipped while in Singapore. The junk foods and chocolates did not make up for the lost pounds hahaha! Now, I'm at 1?1.

i LOST...

1 lb. hahaha! more to go! Now, done to 1?3.

i MUST...

... cut down my trips to Starbucks... those Caramel Frappe (my current fave!) is hurting my pocket and my goal to lose weight. I'll limit my trip to once a month but if I can't help it, maybe twice a month will suffice for now. I was able to resist it for 11 months (February-December 2007) when I was pregnant then breastfeeding but when I got back to work by January, I would have it at least 4x a week. The culprit!

... stop buying sweets and junk foods so I have to stop myself from crossing the street to buy at Rustan's. It will also help lessen our grocery expenses.

... stop drinking softdrinks. I was able to resist it when I was still pregnant so I know I can do this.

... cut my rice intake especially at night, can I live with wheat bread alone? We'll see.

This is my goal for this month. Let's work one month at a time. I will update you in a month if I was able to shed a pound or two or worst, gain some more from my current 1?4 lbs (geez!)