This Week in Instagram II

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Quick Pampanga Food Trip

Jun Jun's Barbecue, Main Branch in San Fernando, Pampanga. The sisig (not pictured) is yummy, too.




Nathaniel's Buko Pandan. The frozen cream tastes like vanilla ice cream. Perfect in today's summer weather.

Pampanga x Olympus PEN

Hubby has been harping for a mini-vacation for a while. Valentine's Day and his birthday provided the perfect opportunity to get away. At first, we thought of going to Tagaytay, then hubby said, why not a food trip in Subic/Clark? He saw a good deal on Agoda.com for an overnight stay at Fontana Hot Spring Leisure Parks - he was sold on the hot springs part - but more on that later.

After booking a room, I realized that it was the Hot Air Balloon week-end. However, we were too lazy to get up at 3AM. So instead, we set off to have breakfast at Pancake House NLEX first before heading to Clark.

Can I just digress and say I totally commandeered the car CD player on this road trip? And I played Taylor Swift and A Walk to Remember OST - props to hubby for not complaining. (Yay, true love!)

After breakfast, we headed straight to Fontana. We passed by the Hot Air Balloon thingie and encountered a bit of the traffic jam. For this trip, I brought the Olympus E-PL1 which is "on loan" from hubby. I am so in love with the in-camera art filters that I decided to shoot most pictures with them - specifically Diorama and Pinhole.

We were early for check-in so after registering we explored the grounds. (Note: I decided to post unedited pictures - save for cropping and resizing)

Is it just me or does the tree resemble a giraffe? (Diorama effect)

Hallway (Pinhole effect)

Quick Fix with Washi Tape

The shade of my bedside lamp has come off. In short, it was falling apart. I dunno where I can buy a lampshade only that's not Divi so I devised a quick fix with washi tape.



Cute and quick. :)

Kulot

I love my curly hair. Got 'em from my father, whom Mom fondly calls "Kulot". On a good day, my hair is a bunch of telephone cords. Stylists never fail to marvel - "Natural ba ang kulot nyo ma'm?" They also never fail to ask - "Gusto nyo po magpa-rebond?" I've tried to have my hair relaxed a couple of times but the curls always came back with a vengeance.

While I adore my curls, they can be a pain to maintain. I know I have to invest in products, but I don't have the time and patience in the mornings. One simple "trick" I've learned though is that after combing them out while wet, I should let them air-dry and NEVER touch them again. Which is quite difficult because they sometimes get in the way.

Which brings me to Taylor Swift:

I want her hair, wind effect and all.

Or kahit ganito lang:

Curls, please behave. xxx

Sunrise

It's been a while since I took pictures of the sun...



Hubby and I are trying to be "early morning persons". It's a struggle for me because law school has trained me to be "alert" from after lunch until 9PM. Sometimes, I feel like I'm sleepwalking to work. Yeah, wish me luck.