A&K @ the ilang-ilang cafe.♥

hello!

here is another entry about me and A eating. :P hahahaha! we really love to eat, as you can see in my previous entries that most of the things we do together (aside from taking photos of each other) is eat in different restaurants and food hubs.

last saturday, we ventured all the way to the Manila Hotel to eat at the Ilang-ilang Cafe. :) i haven't read any reviews nor blogs about it so i really didn't know what to expect. plus this entry is not about critique. its just a simple write up from a foodie like me!

we arrived at the hotel at around a quarter pass 11. the cafe opens at 11:30 for lunch. so we took the extra time in looking around the lobby. A told me about the Roma Salon that served as their holding area when they performed at the same hotel last december. 

the lobby feels really Pinoy. :) it is filled with four enormous capiz chandeliers and smaller versions of it in the sitting area. we also loved the uniforms of the employees, yellows and blues. perfect hues during the summer!

it was time to eat! we entered the cafe and were assisted to our seats. it only took us about 5 minutes to get our selves ready! :)))) of course we started with a prayer. and then *BOOM! headed on to the different buffet stations!

our seats! :)

there was a wide variety of choices! middle eastern, chinese, korean, itaian, french, and filipino cuisines! 

lechon and peking duck! *yum!

one of the biggest chocolate fountain that i have ever seen, plus the OMG delicious breads!

let's not elaborate...DESSERTS are ♥.

A spotted! :)

A&K.♥♫

WHAT I WORE:

TOP- sailboat and anchor printed white polo from ukay

BOTTOM- blue high waist pants from SM

SHOES- Sperry Top-Siders

ACCESSORIES- belt gift from ate jhing

Goody hair elastics hahaha that i consider as an accessory!

we spent almost 2 hours eating and enjoying ourselves in each other's company when we spotted CARDINAL CHITO TAGLE!!!! :)

and to put the cherry on to of it all, we got the chance to kiss the hand of our beloved cardinal and exchange a couple of words. 

we have no picture to prove it because the cardinal was still in the middle of his lunch...our intrusion has already too much. :)

this experience with A was a sure delight! i can't wait for the next eating trip with him. :)

*shine!

a weekend @ the peninsula. :)

hello guys! :) 

well to start this entry i kinda missed school today due to GIT problems. :( now i'm a bit better. :)

sooo...last weekend i stayed at the Peninsula Manila with the family. :)

blessings truly come right on time and with God's will. i never expected something like this to happen during the week. i was told just last thursday that we will be spending the weekends at a luxurious 5-star hotel. :)

also during that day i was surprised by a huge mob of commuters especially students studying in manila who were crowding EDSA-Taft, only to discover that there was an accident in the LRT. sad. praying for that poor woman.

thank you Lord for that day, i got to enjoy the last day of August with my family. :) i could not think of any other way of ending this blessed month!

here are some photos from that weekend. :)

here i am having afternoon tea @ The Lobby with dad and mama

what i wore to Manila Pen. :)
nothing too fancy.

• little miss teacher shirt from The Perfect White Shirt
• colored denim- from ukay 
• Tom's flats

okay....i did some school work during the night hehe

kai with his burger. :) room service haha!

i ordered chicken cordon bleu :)

me and mama :)

the lobby :)

for breakfast we dined at Escolta. :) it was a buffet with food choices from the Philippines and other international countries. *yum!

overall staying at the Manila Pen was a delight! if you have the time to drop by and have a meal at the lobby then please do. you won't regret it. :)

if you wish to look for more info about the hotel then click on the link below: 

• Manila Hotels

thanks for reading! :)

*shine!