When in HK.

The weekend agenda was to party like rockstars. I expressed my wishes to be crawling back to the hotel room from too much partying. My gang and I were ready for a weekend of total chaos. 

When we got to HK, we dropped off our luggage and checked out the newly renovated rooms of The Peninsula Hong Kong. 

Staircase to heaven. 

Upon entering, I instructed SC to not touch a thing because she has a tendency to mess the room up. 

Fell in love and so attached to the tablet. I felt I could rule the world with it. 

Pull out the drawer and all the possible chargers you can ever need is neatly stored and ready for use. 

I need this in my life.

Thank you SC for being a part of the Peninsula Group. 

After resting a bit, we headed off to lunch. This is what we had. 

Thank you Kelly for this wonderful treat.

Shopping was next. Because it is the Year of the Horse, SC, TR and CY decided to go with the equestrian look.  

Dinner was at Catalunya. It's very hard to find the place so I suggest you research and get a good cab driver to take you there. 

Here's what we had.

A pitcher of sangria to get the party started. 

Yes, it was just the four of us gals. I tell you though, the plates were clean as a whistle. 

Thank you TR for treating!!

As usual, I was red as a lobster by the time we got to Ozone. 

The Ritz-Carlton has an awesome view so before we headed up, photo op muna. 

When we got to the 118th floor, we were initially seated outdoors. It froze our Asian asses. To get a table inside, there was an minimum consumable price tag. 

So it began. 2 bottles of wine, numerous bottles of freaking expensive water, a few cocktails and a couple of tequila shots were consumed. 

CY, thank you so very much for treating us to so much alcohol and for being the best yaya to TR. (wink wink)

One last shot outdoors turned the evening upside down. 

I won't go into details but let's just say that I ran out of baby wipes. 

The next morning, we had a lovely breakfast at the lobby. 

I really loved this lobster sausage.

Wagyu Breakfast Burger. Gosh, my stomach is growling with hunger as I type this. 

A quick visit to the Pen Boutique to check out some chocolates. 

Lunch day two was at Duddell's, a restaurant owned by Shanghai Tang. It is a delightful place to eat. Loved everything about it. 

When we went, it was an ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT-DIMSUM fest and I fainted with joy (well not really but you get what I mean).

Had this and a WHOLE lot more. Thank you CY for treating us! 

And for the turnip cakes, thank you Juliana!

You really missed out Tess. 

Next stop was Sasa. Always a must when in HK. 

The next evening, only SC had energy to paint the town red. TR, CY and I were more focused on shopping and eating. So we had more Chinese food and was in bed by midnight. 

For our last day, I treated the girls and Kelly to lunch at Nanhai No. 1. 

 I will surely go back to this place. The oyster cake is to die for. 

After lunch, we were able to meet up very briefly with friends Kurt and Noel. 

By check out time, this is what our bedroom looked like. 

I won't say which side is mine and what's SC. 

At the HK Airport, on our way home. There was a a bit more time for shopping. 

I am a very happy girl. 

To my Weekend Warriors, I can't wait for our next adventure. 

Thank you so much for celebrating my singlehood with me in HK. 

Love you all.

Weekend Gift.

Beginning to feel like home. 

This beach house is often lent to the Dizon Family by our fairy godmother, CB. 

We were here last January after it was renovated. CB asked me to kindly check the house out and let her know what it needed to make it more like a home. 

That only meant two things for me. Shopping and going back. How can this deal go wrong? 

Anyway, with a truck load of things we got for the house, it still wasn't enough to fill up the huge house. 

The power of plants. 

These plastic woven baskets are so useful for organizing your things. 

Little things to add color to the house.

There were other things that made the weekend extra special. 

1. It was Lucille's birthday that weekend. 

2. There was an abundance of lobsters, crabs, and fish being brought to our doorstep.

Though we also had lots of meat. 

3. There was a hairstylist, make up artist and barber on hand for the impromptu photo shoot.

 

4. FAMILY

5. This.

Thank you so very much CB for loving the Dizon's. 

If I Were a Home.

The plan was to dine out. We did that but when it came down to dessert, we insisted on going to DR's unit for it. It was an ambush. I have only heard about the place and seen on magazines the hard work that DR had to go through to get the perfect place he now calls home. 

Every corner, every turn of my head, I saw art. The pieces strategically placed, not an inch beyond where it should be, every single decision he made seemed right. 

I have always wanted a cart like this but with 15 children running around the house, it doesn't seem like a good idea but with DR, the only baby in the house is little Miuccia.

It's all in the small details that make you want to go through every inch of his home. 

All that beauty but I haven't even gone inside THE closet and bedroom yet. 

This used to be a two bedroom unit but because DR is who he is, one bedroom was converted to his closet. Yes, ladies, you may drool now. 

Clothes are divided into casual, formal, long sleeved and such....after which, they are semi-divided into color. Just how a normal person would probably do it....IN A DEPARTMENT STORE!

Lower right hand part of this photo is the holy-son-of-zeus area. 

When I saw this, I suddenly felt so bad for my shoes. Actually, I felt bad for myself. These babies of DR live a better life than I do. What the efffff!!! 

The bedroom has more drama than Vhong and Deniece. 

With a view like that, my lola-mode would reach a high of 99%. Currently it is already at 80%. 

After an hour of visual feast, we went back to what's even better....... dessert. 

Thank you for having us!!!