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source: istockphotos Is your dog a picky eater?  Honestly, few months ago I have experienced this with Mochi (my maltipoo).  He refuses to eat his food.  I feed him Royal Canin kibbles eversince I got him, but as time goes by he does not want to eat it and ended up vomiting a yellowish foam.  Of course as a first time fur parent I was so concerned and called my cousin Vet right away.  And she told me that "nalipasan lang yan ng gutom" - the yellow foam usually means that the stomach is empty and the bile causes stomach irritation.  I tried a lot of things like: adding wet dog food, food toppers, but after few weeks he will not eat them again.  I also tried not feeding him if he does not want to eat when I give him his meals.  But I feel guilty afterwards. :( So what I did?  I researched of course where else but online.. haha... I browsed the web and watch couple of videos on YouTube.  I still give him Dry Kibble dog food because it conta...

Ingredients: 1 package Fresh Spinach leaves, washed, dried and chopped 1 Cream cheese 255 grams, room temperature 5 cloves of garlic, minced 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive oil Grated Mozzarella cheese Salt and Pepper to taste Instructions: Pre heat oven at 350 degrees; In a food processor or blender : Blend together Cream Cheese, Spinach leaves, Garlic and Olive oil; Once the mixture becomes smooth and spreadable, add salt and pepper to taste (If you want a more gooey dip you can add additional Olive oil);  Transfer in a small baking dish;   Add Mozzarella cheese on top and bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted;  Serve with sliced (toasted) French bread or baguette.   This dip is also great with chips! Happy cooking! xo, Chiq♥

An English afternoon tea is always a dream since I was a little girl.  Last month, I got to experience it with my Titas and cousins.  It was a double birthday celebration of moi and Crissy (my cousin).  We are both January babies and we are actually kinda namesake (that is both our 2nd names are the same).    Crissy reserved a table for us last January 21st... it was a wonderful (and sosyal) experience.  hihi... There are a couple of hotels that offer afternoon tea but we chose The Lobby at Manila Peninsula.  The afternoon tea starts at 2pm and it costs at P2,150.00++ (for 2 pax).   Why Manila Pen?  It's been a while since I have been there.  My last was in 2007, for my brother's wedding reception.  Still loving the ambiance, the iconic ceiling artwork and the grandiose staircase. Milk Chocolate Ganache tart What's my favorite on the 3 tier afternoon tea set - I love the Smoked salmon blini (Sorry I wasn't able to take a photo ...

Let's start the new year with our favorite accessory! As a bagaholic I am really excited to know what bags are going to be in the spotlight this year.  Don't get me wrong it does not mean you have to buy a new one, but maybe you have one of this in your closet.  So this is the best time to get it out and use it again.   source: michaelkors.com Utility Pockets You may have noticed pocket bags in the last quarter of 2022.  For those who are into organizing this bag is for you.  There are a lot of pockets, compartments for all of your stuff so there is not need to dig in to your bag to find what you need.   source: saintlaurent.com The Oversized When Saint Laurent released it's iCare bag, I knew that this "oversized" bags will become a trend (again).  The carry all you can bag: that fits almost everything you need - it's like carrying your closet with you.  Few years ago I got so obsessed with oversized bags : like the shopper totes.  ...

Just renewed my driver's license two weeks ago.  Here are the things to you need to do,  before going to the LTO office:  Create a Land Transportation Management System account in the LTO Portal; click the link : https://portal.lto.gov.ph .  source: Google Take the CDE online exam to get a certificate - It's advisable to take the exam online.  The exam is 25 items and I really encourage you to watch the review questions on YouTube, it's a great help because there are questions regarding motorcycles which I am not familiar.   Go to your preferred LTO branch and bring all necessary documents - in my case I brought my License, Official Receipt and the printed CDE Certificate, but they did not actually asked for the copy of the certificate.  I just presented my Driver's license. Medical evaluation - No actual check up, they will just get your blood pressure and weight.  They just asked me if I am wearing eyeglasses when I drive.  Then they t...

It's the beginning of the year again... and it's almost one month down.  Here is another way of saving money - The Invisible P50.00 challenge.  Maybe you have heard about this before.  I started doing this in 2018 and I find it fun and of course helpful.  Part of this invisible challenge helped me during the pandemic.  Last year 2022, I was able to save P16,200.00.  Well I know it's kinda small but it's okay than nothing at all.  I don't really put P50.00 per day on  this Ipon Challenge (but you can do that too).  What I do is if I get a crisp P50.00 I don't spend it and I just put it in my orange box even if I get P400.00 (in a day) I put them all there.  I have this small wallet in my bag and every time I get a P50.00 bill (change) I place it there and transfer it to the box when I get home.  I don't really pressure myself with this challenge, but if you do this P50.00 ipon every day you will get P18,250.00 (P50.00 x 365 days)...

Here is another make up review.  This time I will be reviewing a local brand make up owned by Anne Curtis the Blk Life-Proof Airy Matte  Serum foundation .  A little backstory:  I use the L'Oreal Infallible fresh wear Make up foundation, but I think they have already discontinued it because there are limited shades available online (and the shade that I am using was already out of stock for months already).    Ever since L'Oreal cosmetics pulled out their make up from physical stores like Watsons and SM stores and shifted to online selling platforms they have not replenished their stocks.   Sad, but I need to find a good alternative.  Yes, I use make up foundation with SPF because I am in front of the computer for more than 8 hours.  And using it really protects my skin from the skin damaging light from the computer screen. There are two (2) kinds serum foundations of Blk: Daydream and Airy-Matte.  It's really hard to choose, but th...