CieLJ Cravings: Vanilla Cupcake Bakery

Passing by this cute and newly opened Vanilla Cupcake Bakery you will easily fall in love with the decor. The drapes, the Daphne chairs, the cozy sofas and of course the line-up of cupcakes to be served on a cute white saucer along with a wooden fork. You can almost hear the place screaming "Instagram me!"

Alas, the pleasant experience for the eyes, becomes a stressful game for the mind. Despite the long display of yummy treats at the Vanilla Cupcake Bakery in Glorietta -- wrongly labeled cupcakes if I may add, there's no one to assist you on what you are supposed to do. Apparently the cashier is on the side, you are expected to tell her your order, pay and step aside. There's no clear menu aside from the cupcakes, I was so unsure on what I can order, I can't see any coffee list and the girl didn't up-sell any drinks so I assumed there was none. 

What's next? 

You'll have to wait for your name to be called, a good 5 minutes if you are lucky. We were unlucky, they totally forgot our order! 

CieLJ Cravings: Quiznos

I went through a sandwich phase, and I craved for subs almost every other day to the extent that I meet up with LJ at Glorietta late at night to get my Subway fix since their store is open until 1am. 

I was excited when Quiznos opened a branch along Bonifacio High Street, as this means I can get subs without going to Makati anymore. 

Duty Free Love

I was deprived of the Duty Free experience when I was younger, LOL. Apparently LJ shared the same sentiment despite being a son of an OFW himself. So when we got back from HK last December, we agreed that we will go to Duty Free! Ma-cancel na lahat ng appointments namin wag lang the Duty Free trip! 

We'll be coming from Laguna, but I was too lazy to drive. So we decided to take the jeep. It was a long and dusty ride, but we made it, and it wasn't so bad… 

In case you'll be taking the jeep as well, here's how we did it: 

Ride the jeep to Sucat,

Transfer to another jeep bound for Baclaran. 

The jeep will pass right in front of the Duty Free Fiesta mall, just tell the driver so they can be on the look-out for you too. 

Get off the jeep and skip to the front door! Yey! 

CieLJ Wifely Duties: the Kitchen Novice

It's been a month of married blues, err, I meant bliss! LOL! 

LJ's not really expecting a domesticated wife, he claimed. I want to do it though, at least practice. So as much as I can, dinner is home-cooked. naks! 

http://www.cookingmama.com/

CieLJ Wedding Ring Plate

Middle part of the year, LJ and I decided that we will not have bearers and flower girls. We don't hate kids, we actually have an overflowing list of cutie nephews, pretty nieces, and lovely inaanaks that we really wanted to be part of the line-up.

We had to be realistic though, being that it's a morning wedding, there's a high probability of sumpong and an epic fail walk.

Along with dropping the bearers, also went my plans for the DIY pillows. We don't want to embarass our secondary sponsors by telling them to bring the usual pillow. However, it just seemed too plain to just hand the priest the box of rings, so I browsed for alternatives, and I found this....  

It's a wedding ring plate or dish, that can be ordered from the US. I was a bit hesitant to ask LJ's mom to order it for us because of the hassle, and to top it off... for such a small plate, this costs around $40, nye! So the plan to get the plate was axed. 

Two weeks before the wedding, I still haven't given up. I was browsing for a local supplier or at least another alternative for the ring pillow when I chanced upon a sulit.com.ph ad! Yahoo!! 

They were even nice enough to accomodate my request with just a week of prep time till our wedding.   

I wanted the scribble to be like the one from the US, but after reviewing their past creations, it may not work out. The one from the US had laser cut precision letters, while the one created by Designers Avenue had a more rustic look.

I just settled for a fancy letter 'M' instead. The initial of our last names. 

Here's the finish product...

It turned out a lot better than what I was expecting! It was also very photogenic, and it matched our impromptu arrhae box as well.

Here's their contact details if you want to order

Janess Ojeda
Mobile: 0939-9075560
Email: janojeda@designsavenue.com