REYU: Best Thrift Shop Eva!

Went to REYU again last Saturday with my cousin. For the uninitiated, Reyu is a Japanese Surplus Shop where you can find just about anything you need for your home. Furniture, decors, dinnerware, you name it they have it! The place is huge. Too bad I wasn’t able to bring my camera with me 😳 But you can check it here.

Though when I got home, I did take some shots of my buys. It’s the best bargain day eva!

DINNERWARE:

dinnerware for less 😉

soup bowl for Php15.00

The bowl has a cute design 😛

saucer for Php 10.00

plates of all sizes

plate slash fruit stand

The biggest of all plates and the most expensive @ Php 25.oo 😆 serves as my fruit stand. Neat, eh!

the cuz's loot 😉

Dinnerware ranges from Php 10.00 to Php 25.00 each. It’s totally a super STEAL!

CHRISTMAS DECORS:

Christmas decor what? Why not! I’m a cheapskate and in my hoarding world it’s the best time to buy Christmas decorations ‘coz they come really cheap. Talk about Php10.00 to Php20.00 price. Don’t worry they won’t be gathering dust in my tiny castle. They’ll go straight to my  mom’s 😉

CUTE STUFF:

London mail box for Php50.00

This is probably one of the most expensive buys I’ve had  😆

BEST BUY:

sakura painting

This didn’t come cheap at all. Uh-uh! Originally priced at Php200.00, a little haggling here and there and it was down to Php150.00. Woot-woot 😀

lovely painting

With it on my wall, my wall will never be boring again 🙂

How to get to Reyu?

You ask. Simple. From Ayala, take 13C going to Talamban. Tell the driver to drop you off at REYU. They know where it is.

Accessories Galore @ Aizilym

Today is the Barangay Election Day. But I’m not a registered voter so I’m excused from going through the unpleasantries of election dramas. Same is true with Kat and MSFM. So instead, we took our lazy asses to the downtown area, Colon.

Kat, who’s an accessory queen, led us to this tiny store in Colon called Aizilym.

Judging from the outside, one would have second thoughts entering. But don’t be discouraged by its appearance. You’ll never know what great treasures awaits inside this not so fastidious store.

The store was small, hot, and smelly 😡 It’s apparent it lacked maintenance and cleanliness wasn’t a priority. There were even creepy crawlers right under their display racks 😯 YUCK!!!

But we couldn’t be bothered nor found the time to entertain the distractions as we, Kat and I, were too entranced with all the display. MSFM had to contain fanning himself while he waited for us to pay for our loots. Poor him! 😦

The store has a “NO PHOTO” policy which stopped me from taking snaps of their to die for accessories. Boo! What a bummer! 🙄

Never fret! Because I photographed all my treasures right after I got home 😉 I was that excited 😛

NECK BLINGS

3-Owl Necklace

"Dumbo"

Cindy's Coach

iRobot

Skull on My Guitar

Bronze Butterfly

BANGLES

Bangle Bound

RING, RINGS, AND MORE RINGS

cute and quirky

heavy knuckles

All these, believe it or not, hardly broke my bank 😀 I was such a happy shopper!

For any bling-aholic, going to Aizilym is a great cure 😛

I Heart Cebu

What is there not to like about Cebu?

There are beautiful sandy white beaches everywhere.

Camotes Island

It has plenty of great shops.

There’s great food in every corner.

There are interesting sights to see.

Basilica Minore del Santo Niño

Taoist Temple

Overlooking the city @ TOPS

Mountain View Park

So there’s simply no reason not to be smitten with this dainty old city 😛 It has been my adopted home for the past three years and I have no intention of leaving. Well, at least, not just yet! 😉

FoodTasteTest: Oh Georg!

As always, this is yet another late post.  Pardon my procrastination.

Weeks ago, we dined at Oh Georg!. It’s one of the many restos we always pass by but never bothered checking out. It was Wednesday. I had no class schedule. MSFM was hungry and so was I. So we took our empty stomach to Oh Georg! and filled it with good ol’ pasta 😉

Oh Georg! is an Italian restaurant which serves, of course, delish pasta. It’s a great place to visit whenever that Italian craving kicks in 😀 It’s affordable and the service was tops.

 

fab little resto

 

So here’s our oh so good dinner 😀

 

Linguini w/ Spicy Tuna

 

When they say a dish is spicy, they really mean it. It’s hot! Hot! Hot! 🙄 It’s a very simple pasta dish but nevertheless satisfying. I totally forgot the price but I think it’s a little over Php 290.00.

 

Beef Lasagna

 

Nobody say “no” to Lasagna. This one here is the “king” of Lasagna 😛 It’s really huge. So it’s better shared.

 

Calamansi Juice

 

This was made from pure Lemonsito juice. Good thing they didn’t use the powder drink!

 

Double Chocolate Drink

 

I call it “Choco Drink slash Choco Dessert”. It’s totally yummy especially for those choco-lovers. But the choco drink plus a scoop of choco ice cream plus shaving cream plus choco syrup were just too overpowering. Two sips was enough choco overload for me:oops:

This was before we began munching our dishes.

Then 😳 All gone! BURP 😆

 

animated diners 😛

 

FoodTasteTest: T.G.I. Friday’s

Every time I pass by T.G.I. Friday’s, it always brings to mind a popular youth oriented drama series in PH way back in the 90’s called TGIS. Of course, the series and this resto have nothing in common but the name TGIF always rings a bell.

Moving on.

Actually, TGIF is one of those restos in Ayala that always begs the question “when”. As in, when will I have the chance to eat there? I’m sort of curious what makes the place so popular.

Tables for 6

I finally got my chance one Friday afternoon in September. It’s rare to have a lunch out on a Friday as we have free lunch at the office. But that Friday was a local holiday in Cebu which gave me that rare opportunity to head to the mall and fill my stomach with good food.

funky and eclectic decor

I would have wanted to try their famous Baby Back Ribs but my lunch mate and I were a little broke so we settled for their budget menu.

complimentary bread

Grilled Tuna (Php 295.00)

Grilled Pork (Php 295.00)

Turon (Banana Spring Rolls) w/ Jackfruit syrup and Vanilla Ice Cream

This came with the set menu and it didn’t disappoint our sweet tooth 😀

Although it took a while before our food arrived, all in all it was satisfying and the dessert was nothing but sweet goodness in it.

extras:

diners/camwhores

Superman and the Nerd 😉

me and astro against the crowd 😆