[March 2024] Birthday Omakase

 

Hi hi!! I went to try a new omakase restaurant called Tekkaba for my birthday last year. I feel like as I get older my birthday celebrations get longer but I'm not complaining (๑ᵔ⤙ᵔ๑)

We had the premium omakase menu and it came with a ton of delicious courses.

I really liked the tea set they gave us it was so cute!! 

We were sat at the bar and it had a really cozy vibe. There was a projector playing Disney karaoke songs for some reason but it made the experience fun and enjoyable ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡

Since we were celebrating my birthday the chef made me a special dessert plate! This was so cute and tasty but I had to wear a party hat and have the whole restaurant sing to me before I got to eat it (๑•̀ᗝ•́)૭

I didn't get any photos of my outfit or makeup from that night cause I really wasn't feeling it but here's a little clip from my friend's POV when they brought the dessert out (ᵕ • ᴗ •)

Though I had been having a hard time until this point I was glad that I still had so many kind and loving people by my side. This was truly a memorable birthday for me and I am forever grateful and blessed to spend another year with everyone (⸝⸝ᵕᴗᵕ⸝⸝)

[Jan 2024] Dineout @ Jungle Room

 

Hello again angels! It was Dineout Festival time again so it was time to get ready for some good eats. If you're not familiar, Dineout is an annual food festival event in my city. I only recently starting participating in this again so I was excited to see what we had in store this year. You can read about our last year's adventure here.

It's been cold as shit in January these last few years so the day we planned this outing was no exception. It was raining too and in general, very miserable out.

I didn't really feel like dressing up because of the rain so I kept things casual. I only had like 20 minutes to get ready so I did my usual makeup and made it a little more smokey in the droop. I really liked how it turned out! ( ദ്ദി ˙ᗜ˙ )

We went to this new restaurant that opened called Jungle Room. They have an Indonesian and Japanese fusion inspired menu that's combined with French cooking techniques. The interior is so luxurious and chic. I didn't take many photos because it was quite dim but here are some from google to give you an idea of how beautiful it was. You can also check out their instagram here for more up to date pics.

We were sat in this library looking corner and it was so cozy. They updated the space so instead of the low little coffee table in the picture above we had a taller dining table.

We had a set menu for the night but they had some oysters on special so we ordered some to share. They were delicious and I loved how they tabasco came in this dropper bottle.

For my set I chose the tuna tartare, beef ribs, and ice cream sando. Everything was sooo tasty and the ribs literally fell off the bone when they were plating so they just put the bone on top of the meat LMAO ٩(^ᗜ^ )و ´-

Since my friends and I are gluttons and eating is our favorite group activity, after dinner we went to get bingsu at a cafe down the street (⸝⸝ᵕᴗᵕ⸝⸝)

We shared the tiramisu bingsu that was on special at the time. It was so decadent!! (*´▽`*) I had so much fun that night. I can't wait to visit these two spots again, they were amazing!!

That's all for now, see you in the next post -`♡´-

[Nov 2023] Celebrating My Best Friends' Birthdays

 

While I was deep in my grief, there were a lot of wonderful things happening to my loved ones around me that helped keep me grounded. My besties Mando and Brai got engaged halfway across the world and I got to celebrate my high school best friends' birthdays. I felt that despite all the pain I was enduring, there were still beautiful things happening and the fact that I was able to feel both ends of that emotional spectrum meant that I was truly alive. In that moment I really felt like life is truly bigger than the bubble you live in and if you're able to conceptualize that it puts a lot into perspective.

Keeping long term friendships as a working adult can be really difficult. Everyone's lives change, some people branch out and start having families or some move abroad to chase their career dreams. I'm grateful every day that I am able to maintain a close friendship with my high school group and that we make an effort to see each other at least once a month.

This month was extra special as we were celebrating Branden and Steven's birthdays! We always celebrate them together because they are a day apart. This year we decided to indulge and have a fancy dinner at Octopus' Garden.

The menu was incredible but we opted to go for the custom platter. We gave them a budget and they would put together the day's specials for us. First they brought us some appetizers which were all so tasty (*´▽`*)

Then the long awaited sashimi platter arrived and it was such an incredible sight!!! Everything was extremely fresh. This was the most decadent meal I've had in a long while. I still think about this platter often (๑>؂•̀๑)

We finished off our meal with a custom matcha cake that I brought and strawberry daifuku. This was such a lovely end to our meal here but we were feeling extra gluttonous and went for bingsu immediately afterwards lmao (๑ᵔ⤙ᵔ๑)

After everything I had been through up to this point I was feeling so thankful to celebrate another wonderful year with my friends. We've been through a lot together and they have supported me through every hardship for almost 20 years now. I hope to have many more wonderful birthdays and celebrations with them ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡

Bye for now!!