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Affordable Designer Teacups at Cristina Re

01.24.2016 by Leah // 7 Comments

Thanks to Instragram and its wonderful community of teacup collectors, I was led to this high teaware brand from Australia named after its founder: Cristina Re. Cristina Re is an Italian-born, Australian-based designer who built her now 15-year brand from weddings.  Yes, weddings!)  She is known as the original founder of DIY stationery concept, providing quality designer ... READ MORE

From Russia with Love: Lomonosov Porcelain

10.24.2015 by Leah // 3 Comments

Here's another teacup story, originating all the way from Russia and with a colorful history to share, too. A teacup collector would not miss Lomonosov's Cobalt Net design because of this interesting fact: it was based on the blue net pattern painted into the porcelain dinnerware pieces of Catherine the Great (source). More than that, I think what makes owning a ... READ MORE

An Afternoon Tea, Mariage Frères Style

08.21.2015 by Leah // 8 Comments

The next time you find yourself at Century City Mall, do stop by Lartizan Boulangerie Francaise and have a salon de the experience with their très abordable Le The d'Apres-Midi (Afternoon Tea). Thought you couldn't get more French than the eclair and macaron on the menu?  Wait till you see their wide selection of Mariage Frères premium leaf teas.  Yes, Mariage Frères, as ... READ MORE

Cath Kidston’s Summer Sale!

06.11.2015 by Leah // Leave a Comment

Check it out, ladies!  Cath Kidston's biggest sale (of the year) is now on!  Just click on the banner above and start shopping away! I haven't decided yet if I will buy from this sale, but seeing that there are lots of items marked down at 40%, I might just swipe my credit card away! Thankfully, I am eyeing only 1 item - a cup and saucer set - but I wanted to get 6 of ... READ MORE

The Good Stuff #3

11.04.2013 by Leah // 18 Comments

Haven't done this in a while.  The past weeks have been full of random food and shopping discoveries, as you can very well see in my Instagram album.   And now that I can sit back and relax a bit from work (I survived the budgeting session, yey!), I can finally write about them. So here is it, the 3rd list of all the good stuff worth sharing with you all: Mini-Lego ... READ MORE

Birthday High: Tea Time at TWG Tea Salon and Boutique

02.15.2013 by Leah // 2 Comments

One of my birthday wishes for this year is to finally experience tea time at TWG Tea Salon and Boutique in Greenbelt 5.    And I got my birthday wish last Saturday when AJ and I were able to score seats for us and my college close pal - and now AJ's Starwars buddy - Pia. We took up Pia's suggestion to try 5 tea varieties - a mix of black, green and fruit teas - and started ... READ MORE

Celebrating Christmas 2012 & New Year 2013

01.07.2013 by Leah // Leave a Comment

We celebrated Christmas and welcomed New Year at our home.  Compared with last year,  this year's celebration was more upbeat - with AJ and I entertaining friends over at our apartment and then there's my little nephew, Liam, who also spent the holidays here in the Metro (much to the delight of my parents!). To prepare for Liam's coming, my dad re-decorated my old room and ... READ MORE

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@_catcaaat now likes to invade my work station, ma @_catcaaat now likes to invade my work station, making faces or parking himself beside (or over!) my laptop as if saying, 'Hey, take a break.' I think he can sense it if I'm stressed, and needed a break from my work laptop. Anyway, get down na Catcaaat!
My Friday lunch c/o @nikocina_ph 😋 It's burger My Friday lunch c/o @nikocina_ph 😋 It's burger steak day! Let's eat!
Today's a good day to post about #teacupslove or, Today's a good day to post about #teacupslove or, in this case, my new coffee mug from the #ormocana line of @topiarythestore. The Kalachuchi painting in the mug is really pretty and relaxing to look at, making this my favorite morning cup now. Thank you Ms. @hephepyeye for helping me get the mugs! The other one I gave to my mommy 😊
My Indian-inspired lunch c/o @nikocina_ph - Butter My Indian-inspired lunch c/o @nikocina_ph - Buttered Chicken 😋 Yum yum yum!
#throwback to Easter 2019 when @ajdeleon77 and I t #throwback to Easter 2019 when @ajdeleon77 and I took mommy and daddy to a double date at Rockwell Powerplant. Today is daddy's 11th month in heaven 💜 The coming weeks are sure going be tough for me because the painful memories from last year will start coming back as we approach his 1st death anniversary. I miss our family bonding time whether in Cebu or Makati, at the mall or simply at home. The over-extended quarantine has made it very difficult for us create new memories as a family (outside videocalls, that is). But I know that with God's grace we will overcome. 🙏
Where's my cake? 🍰 - @_catcaaat Where's my cake? 🍰 - @_catcaaat
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