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Cebu City, Philippines
Welcome to my blog! I am Melissa, I have found that most of all are really want to visit new places, new adventures, new culture, new people and new scenery. So the main point of starting this blog is, hopefully, to take friends through my travels and show them the highlights of my trips. And things that surrounds in my daily life. This will be an ongoing blog and I will post sporadically. I travel about once or twice a year but I hope to travel more now. It'll be lame if I only post here annually. Haha. Love, Melissa

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Cafe Noriter Cebu

Cafe Noriter Cebu

One Acacia Place one unit 10-11 Archbishop Reyes Avenue Cebu City

11am to 2am daily






As soon as you step inside the cafe, you would instantly feel the country interior cute and homey. Noriter is a Korean word translating to a playground, the very happy and playful cafe. Truly a beautiful place to visit.

 The entrance of the cafe, With two security guards, plus when you enter the cafe there you can see the lovely and cheerful decorations. It's a place to get artistic. Post its and pens are provided at a counter.


There were a lot of cubicles inside and you will never be regretting if you visited this place!
The perfect ever to stay with friends, family, doing meetings, or lovers, peers! It's awesome! It was clean, and not that cozy! It was a really a good idea which embraces the culture of Pinoys!

The busy counter, We visited this cafe on a Sunday, it was so full of customers, others are still waiting outside for reservation, because each room not kinda called room, or shall I say cubicle was full. Due to a lot of it was interested. We've been in the 3rd slot for reservation, luckily we don't wait to much for our time.

and finally we got to order for ourselves :) I ordered the Java chip, it was tasted good like with the taste of BO's coffee mocha, but the difference was there was a cookie in serving. The glass was so unique though .Am a fan of ice-blended drinks and  ordered the Java chip. Priced at 180php, it’s 20php more compared to the price of a venti Frappuccino at Starbucks. 

With Married friends from college! Here we do the squatting, with pillows presence!



Tuesday, December 10, 2013

About the Author

I'm not a lover of blog nor the bloggers, but when a closest friend of mine introduce in his blog post, there I have an idea, it was last 2008, when I started to sign up and make a blog. It was a difficult time for me, what would be my topic or focus of what topic especially in doing the blog. At first it's all about Moving on topic or experiencing heartbreaks. Haha! actually I dedicate it to myself, that once I've been experienced too. Not all the time I've been posting, it depends if I wanted to!


Years passed, I never update this blog of mine, So this year  I have time to explore to my blog, so I changed, I erased the past post of mine, because it seems that is all about broken hearts, So I changed it too a feeling of being me, being an adventurous! On what's happening in my special days of mine. 

Therefore I have decided to share a bit of my life story here so that, if you want, you can find out how I got here and a bit about where I have been.  I would love to get to know you more, too, so feel free to leave an introduction and link to your blog, if you have one!
So where to begin…
I grew up in Bantayan Island ( Northern part of Cebu). I have traveled, Singapore and Johor Bharu, Malaysia. I studied in the City during high school and college times! I have been a student scholar in The Sisters of Mary School for free for four years with the coordination of the nuns. I graduated as Bachelor of Science in Commerce Major in Management Accounting in University of Cebu Main campus. Graduated last 2009!
During College days I've met an a simple guy whom I become my lover for almost 5 years, Since then It was like a forever relationship to be with him, but when we do our different likes in life, and planning for the future, there he was cheating! He cheats and met an another girl and they become a couple! It was the hardest ever for me! but with the helping hands of my friends and job, I moved on. So lesson learned?Don't be so much attached when someone you love, try to balance, leave for yourself. :) The reason why I'm starting to do a blog! Being a heartbroken haha!
In every heartbreaks, there was happiness after all. See I've met a man with the same experienced of what I have. He has also a relationship for almost 4 years, without knowing there were many of them with that girl. So maybe it was called destiny, At first, He is not with my standard of being a boyfriend material, but for the good friends I agree! He is such a good friend, good sense of humor, simple guy! Maybe it was the reason why I suddenly fall in love with. We become couple for almost 11 months and after all we got married!

         







It's been one year and 6 months were married. and It's also a year of being far away from each other. He is now currently working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Hopefully after a year he will be with me again. :) 
I am inspired to write a blog at this moment because I really love to update things happened in my life, the adventurous, the places that I've been before and even restaurants and foods.
What I really want to remember, and share on my blog, is this: it only takes a few moments to turn that frown upside down and to go from grumpiness to gratitude.  I hope this blog will help us both do that when we want to spin the day around to go in a totally new, and better, direction.


Beauty Products

Beauty Products by Pink Chikk 

I was interested using this when one of my batch mates tried to used the Slimming capsule and was eager also to do what she has done with the product. At first I was hesitant to use but because a lot of people giving testimony about all the products, I was convinced. So I tried. 

First I used the Superwhitening Soap, since I used that soap, it lighten my skin! Two weeks was just enough to have that skin I wanted. Here some proof.


Super Whitening Soap


It contains higher levels of kojic, glutathione and arbutin
*does not sting
*lasts longer (135 grams)
*Comes in a fresh papaya scent
 
* 180 pesos only

the result after using


Other Products

Hokkaido Slimming pills(pink) cost 350.00

Ultimate Whitening Lotion with SPF 35: 750 pesos only.

Kustie Beauty Women (red) 300pesos 

This is stronger than the blue one. 
*for people with sensitive skin, test first on small part of the body as this really has a burning sensation that can irritate some skin types.

Toner: 210 pesos
Face cream: 250 pesos

Extra Slimming Cream: 280 pesos

leisure coffee: 230

lesisure slimming chocolate drinks/orange: 230

Black soap: 150 pesos
black soap is here! It contains higher levels of grapeseed extract, licorice and kojic acid. 
*lasts longer (135 grams)
*Comes in a milky- vanilla scent

For orders kindly contact me 09109141949 or send me a private message with my fb account https://www.facebook.com/chang.ali2

Enjoy shopping!







Bagyong Yolanda ( Haiyan)

Bagyong Yolanda

Wala pong nag akala na ganun ka lakas ang bagyong yolanda na ikakabagsak nang halos lahat nang bahay sa buong isla. That was the first ever na nangyari ang ganun kalakas na bagyo, na halos lahat mawalan nang pag-asa. Ngunit sa katatagan nang mga tao, at gustong bumangon unti unting gumawa nang paraan ang bawat pamilya na nasalanta nang bagyo at nawalan nang tirahan. 

Ang Isla nang Bantayan sikat ito sa mga magagandang beaches at resort, tahimik na lugar, at simpleng pamumuhay. Ngunit sa pagdating ni yolanda halos di mo makikilala yung lugar dahil sa ang daming debris na nakakalat, halos lahat nang kahoy natumba, wala nang dahon. Pero bilib nga ako sa spirit nang bawat pinoy. Bumabangon hanggat sa kaya!





after nang bagyo sa isla nang Bantayan port of Sta. Fe!







Plaza ng Bantayan Island, Cebu

Unti unting bumabango na ang mga tao after nang isang buwan! ang mga kahoy bumabalik na sa dati yung mga dahon! 

Vikings; Luxury Buffet Restaurant


Viking Luxury Buffet Restaurant
Seaside Blvd., SM Mall of Asia
Pasay,Metro ManilaPhilippines

Last Year (2012) was been so memorable with colleagues, That was part of being a good employee to bad employee, yet we've been expecting it more than what we expect. It was our Christmas lunch with the department, and of because we don't have enough time to spend it we are using our time with work so the result we've been issued a meme all of us. ahaha! but luckily it was done smoothly with our two department heads! So better enjoy than never once a year :) 

It was the first time to eat all you can especially with this sophisticated, social, and stylish restaurant. The food was so delicious, from Philippines to Asia  to Europe. Desserts was amazing, even the cocktails, drinks and most of all the prestigious chef and staff! the tasteful 600-seater dining room, possess well appointed details, comfortable dining nooks while incorporating several live-action-cooking stations and a level of food quality beyond buffet expectations; from prime seafood to prime rib, gourmet pizzas to local favorites and freshly made stir-fried options thrown in; truly an epicurean epiphany. 





Vikings redefines the whole notion of buffets, with sumptuous feast of delectable European, American, Japanese, Chinese and Filipino dishes. Vikings focuses on freshness, high-quality ingredients, comforting-unique choices and providing an impeccable dining experience worth coming back for. Vikings is the perfect place for tourists, special occasions, family gatherings and corporate events. Open for breakfast, (Saturdays & Sundays) lunch and dinner 7 days a week






With the DSD-MIGF department :)

Portifino Beach Resort


Portifino Beach Resort

It was year 2010 when I visited this place. It was our reunion with our high school batch mates, I don't have really no idea about this place. I'm not even familiar with it. But when I attended with




the reunion I was shocked with the place, I thought it was just for rich people and I couldn't afford it. But those negative thoughts I have it lead me wrong. The place was cool, Accessible to all the tourist  to visit. It's 15 to 20 minutes from the airport. With the transportation available was taxies, pedicabs and jeepneys.

Portifno offers comfortable accommodation which surround by trees, direct access to a beautiful sandy beach and clear water. It's a white sand and affordable to a budget.

They offers  Kayaking, Scuba, snorkelling, watersports, windsurfing, jet-ski, banana boat, wave runner, sunset cruise, zipline hobbiecat sailing.






address: Bo. Angasil Mactan, Lapu-Lapu City Cebu, 6015 Philippines