OFF TO THE MARKET

The Italian section had a vast array of cold cuts and cheese and pastries.
My personal fave is the oven baked pizza!

This is the Korean foody section since they cater to numerous Korean guests.

Ahhh..carved roastbeef with your choice of sauce to top t off. I like the traditional mushroom gravy kind.
Front: curried veggies (M), baked brocoli in white sauce and cheese (R)

The ever trusty Chi comfort food. Variation of roasted pic, duck, pulled pork, freshly made dimsum. 
Personal preference is the hand made noodles for your make-your-own noodle dish.

Jap food!!!! A buffet would not be a buffet without Japanese food. 

Fresh seafood you can have cooked and served in a jiffy. Although I had a problem with their lobsters.
It was overcooked and rubbery.

Start the gluttonfest right and begin with a salad and the best, i repeat the best clam chowder ever!
I've always prefered soup over salad ergo the bias.

Baked oysters! Note: i did not consume all of that. No worries.

Roast beef! Enough said.

Baked salmon with lemon and herbs (UL), Really yummy baked brocoli with white sauce and cheese (UR)
LASAGNA!!!!! I feel like Garfield with a soft spot for this.

My dad enjoying his food.

Not a fan of sweets but I thoroughly enjoyed looking at the neatly arranged chocolates.

Ahh the holiday spirit!

More holiday sweets!

It wouldn't Pinoy of us if halo-halo was missing

Ice cream bar!

I couldn't stop laughing when among the sea of kids, I saw my dad at the ice cream bar with them.

Nothing fancy for me. Vanilla and chocolate sprinkles! YUM!

And..... POOF! Wiped out.

Every month Hyatt uses centerpieces from different foundations to help them profit and increase awareness.

Divine Healer Academy, Sorsogon.

Always have a pot of tea.

And of course LOTS OF ALKY!

I know its a ridiculously late post but it wouldn't
be fair if I didn't share a food blog post.
Christmas dinner at Hyatt's Market Cafe was warm, fuzzy and blurry (too much wine).
Nothing better than family, food and festivity!




Missing my brother who's in Aussie though.

YOU READ IT RIGHT, RELATIONSHOPS.

While on my laptop, working on the never ending 

post its of my to-do list, sipping on my 

wheatgrass, eating a peanutbutter and jelly

sandwich, emailing, calling on the landline yet I still found the 

time to BBM with my girls.

After bursts of momentary meltdown and surge

of pessimism along the convo (maybe i was just

multi-tasking too much or i have fat fingers) I accidentally typed 

relationshOps. 

Random thought. Relationship shopping.

We move from one relationship to the next, fit it on, try it on, 

bring it home, use it up, show our friends (Note: dont lend!) but in the end we dispose the ones with the most damage and 

keep the ones

that are strong enough to last.

Sometimes all you need is a pep talk (aka bitch slap) from your circle of trust.

BE INSPIRED: IF WE HAD COLLEGE LIBRARIES LIKE THESE, I WOULD'VE STUDIED MORE.

For some odd reason this reminds me of the Midas Hotel lobby.

The Benecke Rare book and manuscript library: Yale University , New Haven CT   

Central Library: University of Technology; Delft, Netherlands

Codrington Library: All Souls College; Oxford, UK

Cornell Law School Library; Ithaca, NY

Beautiful and intricate ceiling panes.

Duke of Humphrey's Library, Boldeian Library: Oxford University; UK

Fleet Library; RISD, Rhode Isaland

Interesting modern wooden interiors. Very conducive for learning.

Galway Mayo Institute of Technology; Galway, Ireland

(Jaw drop) George Peabody Library: John Hopkins University; Baltimore, MD

In awe at this modern multi-level set up. 

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Zentrum Library: Humboldt University; Berlin, Germany 

From the exterior it can be mistaken for a stadium.

Come to think of it, its very energy efficient. Joe and Rika Mansueto Library: University of Chicago; IL 

(Goosebumps) Old library: St. John's College Cambridge University; Cambridge, UK

Retro yet modern feel to it.

Spherical is the new rectangle. Phililogical Library of the Free University; Berlin, Germany

Gothic yet modern. Perfect mesh of old meets new.

Pompeu Fabra University; Barcelona, Spain

Truly a perfect loft-like, multi-level solace for reading. If i were to have a library at home this would be it.
Pontifical Lateran University Library; Rome, Italy

Queen's College Library: Oxford University, UK

Suzallo Library Reading room: University of Washington 

Tama Art University Tokyo Japan

The Geisel Library: University of California San Diego

The Harper Library Reading room: University of Chicago

The Trinity College Library aka The Long Room , Dublin

University of Michigan Law Library

University of Salamanca Library, Spain

Widener Library Hardvard University

Wren Library: Trinity College
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There's nothing more inspiring than 
something new and something old.





Sometimes all you need is a change in perspective.

HAPPY FEET

N and I prior to all the dancing shenanigans

Father says he cant busta move

Moves like J from the block

R's Happy Feet highlight of the night

I must admit his body rock dance (alone on the dance floor I must say) is admirable

The night is capped off by some jeje moves of course

It started out as a slow, steady night til

we hear our Kiri Crowd anthem Party Rock.

Great friends, great sounds and

great dance moves! 

Everyday I'm cuffling..... toootootooooot...

I love Saturday Slurrrr!

WISHLIST

Currently nursing an injured ankle and i have

resorted to flip-flop footwear.

I miss wearing shoes! 

Heels are lovely to look at and make you feel empowered

in some sense.  Although nothing beats 

nice, easy-to-wear flats.

Currently giddy just by looking at this pair!

The ever-comfy bedroom slippers-ish with some spunk!

I bet no one will try to step on your feet when wearing these babies!