That's how I see myself: puffy like my sleeves. Haha! But anyway, how's it going guys? Been too busy with a lot of stuff lately that's why I've been back lagging my blog posts. September was definitely one hectic month! If you've been following me on Instagram (@kateeotd), then you'd know how much celebrations we've had in the past few weeks. I think it was 6 birthday celebrations and 1 weeding anniversary. You cannot imagine how broke I am.... like total bankrupt! Broke enough to not afford a good cup of Starbucks Caramel Macchiatto, and patiently waiting for my next pay day. Oh well... 

 

Today on #KateeOTD, we venture out to try Instagram-worthy food; and what better way do it than Macau's famous Lifestyle Cafe - Cha Bei. Located in Galaxy Hotel Macau, the cafe itself looks upright fancy! It's been the talk of Macau's "must-try's" since it opened in Jan. 05, 2017. I've always wanted to try it for myself, but I never got the chance until 5 months later after it opened. Well now I'm here to share with you what makes this lifestyle cafe outshine others. Originally, our plan was to try the most hyped tea-set served in what I think looks like a jewelry box (you can search Cha Bei in Instagram and it's for sure to pop up). I just got off work and 6:00pm and unfortunately it's the same time their tea time ends.

Hey guys! Today I'm doing a month old throwback during my 3 days stay in the Philippines. Click the link if you haven't seen Part 1 yet (Cavite & QC | A Weekend In The Philippines). In between days I got to visit Adrian's province: Ilocos. Not really sure if "Sur" or "Norte", but it was really pretty. We left Cavite at 1:00 a.m. and drove all the way to Ilocos, arriving at around 8:30 a.m. Yep! The drive was that long. The roads were dark and often bumpy, our driver(s) were kinda GTA-ing the whole ride, and we didn't really know how to sleep comfortably in a minivan. I remember waking up at some point, and when I looked out it was pitch black. Only the high beams from the vehicles is what you'll see, and a few glimpses of trees and stables. I was terrified and could not at all go back to sleep!

It's my first time to go to the Philippines for just a weekend. Like, I didn't even think I'd ever do that. For this case I had one sole reason: to go to Sophia's 18th birthday. Background? Well, she's my boyfriend's cousin whom we really got along with before she settled in the Philippines. She was more or less our little sister. During my debut on 2012, her and her sister Sandra were apart of my "candles" (18 special ladies who'd say their wishes and soppy messages during debuts). I didn't get to go to Sandra's debut in the Philippines because of some school issues, so I promised I'd go during Sophia's! And now was that time. I only remembered two and a half weeks before so everything was pretty rushed. There was no plan at all, just that I had to attend her birthday! So I filed my leave, bought a ticket and met up with my Adrian who was already in Philippines a day before I came. That wasn't the only thing I did during my weekends.....

Take note: I just had a really great lunch that consisted of burgers and fries right before taking these photos; reason why I felt and looked bloated. Haha! If you want to have big burgers with great meal deals, check out JW Marriott's Burger Lunch promotion. Wrote about it here: Burgers for Lunch - JW Marriott. Moving on from food, how's it going guys? Haven't really got around to blogging much due to the aftermath of both typhoon Hato and Pakhar. Never have I ever seen Macau, my home, go through so much devastation. It's been really dark lately; with fallen giant trees, knocked over walls and shattered glass everywhere. But Macau has been getting up, and now it's looking better... not as much as how we used to, but still better.