Mochi's first Pet Huddle PH event♥

It was our first time to go to a pet event.  I brought the 3 boys - my two nephews and our fur baby Mochi.  It was a great experience for the boys.  We seldom go to Bonifacio High Street (truly outside of our comfort zone) - but I really wanted Mochi to meet new dogs and to give the boys their much awaited reward (to have Gelato at Gelatissimo).

We weren't able to catch the Pet blessing we came a little late because the parking is full we need to look for a space close to the event.

On our way to the event booths we met Mosby (the Golden Retriever), I really adore Momo - groomer mate of Mochi at Mr. Paws.  Momo is the sweetest GR, unfortunately we weren't able to have a photo with him.

Our next stop is at the Tiendita Mnl, one of booths I am looking forward in visiting.  They sell dog collars made by indigenous people in Mexico.  All the collars are lovely - the bright colors will surely look good in any pet's fur!  I bought two for Mochi.  It's really hard to choose which design to get because they are all eye catching.

Our next stop after our hefty lunch was at Dear Pets Ph.  Dear Pets Ph is a premium pet supplies shop I found on Instagram they carry items from South Korea - the likes of Cozyn , Inherent and etc.  I bought Mochi's Cozyn harness and leash from them. I was really meaning to buy that directly from Cozyn online shop but have second thoughts - good thing Dear Pets made that possible for me.  It's my first time to meet the young owners of the shop in person, we often just talk via IG message, feels great to finally meet them and their fur baby Nugget.

This time I made sure to have a photo with the super cute toy poodle Nugget with her fur mom.  

What did I get for Mochi at Dear Pets? I got him a Bebe Pepe happy maneuver belt.  Though Mochi is trained there are malls or places that require dogs to have diapers and this happy maneuver belt (that comes with 10 pads) will still make him look in style while wearing a diaper.    

We stopped by Fully Book before heading to Serendra for the boy's gelato at Gelatissimo... this was Mochi's first visit in a bookstore.

Who's excited for his Gelato? Of course the boys (including Mochi), his Kuya shared a small portion of his Vanilla Gelato to Mochi and our little fur baby was so happy!

We headed home after because it was so hot.  The boys had a wonderful time.. for sure we will go back to have some gelato again...  

and if there's a next pet event elsewhere we will be happy to go again...

As a fur mum I am so happy when there are people who recognize Mochi (he has 2000+ followers on Instagram) especially when they say he's super cute.. I am really thankful.♥

Til Mochi's next adventure...

xo,

Chiq♥

Tips: How to remove sticker residue on acrylic or plastic♥

I recently bought a couple of acrylic drawers from Furniture Source in SM Mega mall.  Just a little trivia: I am into acrylic containers  and I love acrylic organizers.  Anyway, let's go back to business, peeling off sticker / adhesive tags, labels can leave sticky residue on the surfaces. (which is kinda eeeky).  

Once you peel off the sticker it leaves a gummy residue, and is really hard to remove.  Honestly, I tried using warm water but find it ineffective and at the same time I am a little bothered because it may ruin the acrylic.  I don't want to use any scraper also since it may leave scratches on the surface.  Then I remembered that when I have this PVC bag I used baby oil to remove the stubborn dirt.  So I tried it.

And Whoala! It was effective!

Here's what I did. 

• Religiously pour baby oil on the sticker. 
• Make sure the whole sticker is coated with oil.  
• Then wait for 10 to 15 minutes and peel it off.  
• Use your fingers to scrape the remaining residue.  You can also rub it with a clean rug preferably cotton cloth rug.  
• After the residue has been removed, just wipe the excess oil.

Yes, you can also use olive or canola oil, but it's a little expensive.  For me baby oil is very practical aside from that it smells good.

Hope this trick helps... til next time.

xo,

Chiq♥

Tartufo Ristorante: New Go-to place♥

On my recent meet up with high school friends, to celebrate the achievements of their children, welcome our balikbayan friend... or just to catch up as simple as that.  We wanted to try something different outside our comfort zone.  We are used to go to either Eastwood City in Libis, Sta. Lucia East Mall or Edsa Shangrila Mall - these are our usual hangout place.  For a change they asked to me to look for a new go-to place.  Since I was regularly at The Grove by Rockwell because Mr. Paws is located there (Grooming Salon of Mochi), I often pass by this Italian restaurant - Tartufo Ristorante that I am meaning to try.  Last April 2nd, I/we were able to try it.  

Truly an Italian ambiance as you walk inside the resto.  Good thing that when we went there for lunch: there are a few people inside (yes people we are still in the pandemic it's hard to eat out).  Because by late afternoon or early dinner, there are reservations already so we need to transfer to a different seat.  Yes, from lunch we were there til around 7pm.  If you meet with HS friends a day is really not enough for all of the chikas and catching up.

while waiting for our orders we are served this

Here's what we had:  Antipasti (Appetizer) we had Calamari Fritti - it was good!  Insalate (Salad) - I asked the server for recommendations : she suggested the Insalata Burrata Caprese.  Honestly, its my first time to try it and it didn't disappoint, my friends liked it too. Of course if you are in an Italian Ristorante - Pizza and Pasta is a must. We chose Quatro Formaggi (Four cheese pizza) and for the Pasta we ordered their famous Chef's Pasta - which is flambeed in Cheese wheel with truffle oil - no extra ingredients but I loved it!  We also ordered Carbonara but there is nothing special about it, just the plain old carbonara, but the Chef Pasta is the new fave.

Calamari Fritti & Insalata Burrata Caprese

Chef's Pasta

Linguinne Alla Carbonara

Quatro Formaggi

So we found a new "Go-to-place" for sure we will be back.  Highly recommended for dinner or lunch dates especially for couples... also find the place very romantic especially for intimate dinner.  A little pricey but for me it's worth it.

xo,

Chiq♥