A Long December

A Long December
By the Counting Crows

A long december and theres reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I cant remember the last thing that you said as you were leaven
Now the days go by so fast
And its one more day up in the canyons
And its one more night in hollywood
If you think that I could be forgiven...i wish you would
The smell of hospitals in winter
And the feeling that its all a lot of oysters, but no pearls
All at once you look across a crowded room
To see the way that light attaches to a girl
And its one more day up in the canyons
And its one more night in hollywood
If you think you might come to california...i think you should
Drove up to hillside manor sometime after two a.m.
And talked a little while about the year
I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower,
Makes you talk a little lower about the things you could not show her
And its been a long december and theres reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last
I cant remember all the times I tried to tell my myself
To hold on to these moments as they pass
And its one more day up in the canyon
And its one more night in hollywood
Its been so long since Ive seen the ocean...i guess I should


HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!!

SUGARNOT and WHATNOT

Best thing that happened to diabetics? E-Q-U-A-L. Best thing that happened to diabetics and dieters? S-U-G-A-R-N-O-T.

My family has a history of diabetes, so chances are i'm gonna get it as well hehe.
but i'm not that conscious about my eating lifestyle, although i've banned sodas for life. Anyway, there's a place at Westgate (alabang) named Sugarnot! (love westgate) i've seen this branch a few times but never got the chance to taste their deli, i've also read it a number of times in mags so this visit is long overdue haha.

Good thing about Sugarnot is it opens quite early and closes late, so if Starbucks is full of Koreans why not try this place. Aside from yum goodies and pastries(some are made-to-order) they also serve breakfast and lunch+dinner..and yes all of the food in the menu are sugar-free, low-carb and low-fat. We went to the coffee shop around 10pm and grrr wanted our sugar-fix (hmmm is it non-sugar-fix?:)) So we tried some of their cakes:

Canonigo with custard sauce

My ate was disappointed on this one coz she said this should be served with fruits like strawberries, blueberries or something, but this tasted good to me..it's somewhat a version of a brazo mercedes minus the mercedes hehe



Last temptation

This is Sugarnot's best selling cake. It's chocolate cake with truffle filling and ganache frosting.. in layman's term it's a chocolate cake people!!



Fell in love with this one right in a jiffy! and they say this is for diabetics?!?
the cake is super sweet, which is a plus for me but it doesn't over-empower the chocolate taste it should have. if i were to rate it, it's 5/5:)



New York Cheesecake


Bland, bland, bland. It never tasted cheesecake to me. But they say new york cheesecake never tasted good, so heck why did i asked for this one ba?:)




Enjoy the cake with cafe Americano:)



My Sugarnot! experience was not that bad, i wanna come back for breakfast though( my fave meal of the day) if i were a diabetic i'd frequent this place.

.....but i am not so gimme my box of chocolates!!!!!

i know what you did last Slumber...

Fact: People with lots of friends suffer fewer colds than those who don’t go out. Researchers believe that those who are particularly friendly automatically set up a barrier against stress, which helps strengthen their immune system. (That explains my year round colds)

Fact: Hershey’s syrup is best with Coffee crumble ice cream!!!!

Fact: I have to buy PINK Pjs for this party. Because I said to my office buddies that the theme was ‘pink and purple’tsk, tsk.




It was a rainy night, but the weather didn’t dampen our spirits to spend the hours away on buzzing, eating, nap and laugh bout the silliest things we can think of..hmmm i guess chocolates make you happier:). Being the party hostess (clears out throat) I had to make sure that my place is cozy and chika-ready. So I set up a li’l buffet with some munchies and pasta to complete our party slash breakfast:)*thanks mom for the yummy chicken and fettuccine!* oohh here are the treats i've prepared for my friends:



Yummy desert treats: cupcakes and choco-covered smores.










Pretzels from Frito lay





Fried chicken and chips, (fettuccine shown earlier on top)






And of course, ice cream!!! with hershey's syrup:)))






It was a lotta fun, all night girl bonding (that includes my niece Zoe) and completely pigging out on every food that our eyes laid on to!!

Lesson learned: loperamide is the generic name of diatabs.*wink wink*


P.S. P.S

Indarapatra wishes to thank her office buddies namely Rose, She, Anne, Jeng and Ayie for coming to the parteee:)




and sorry..some pictures are malabo:)

TEASER, TEASER, TEASER AD

Indarapatra is on a long hiatus:)

Indarapatra will resume blogging next week (hurray!!)

Hmmm busy everyday! church, work..plus sleep *double hurray*

+++++ all night partying!!! (slumber party that is)