blogged: silya't sili

Blogged: Silya't Sili

Its all about food again, i'm a food lover and I love trying new stuff, but my hubby is not so adventurous on that, he's a little conservative in choosing food.

Since I work round white plains area so I've purchase from different outlets here even tried a facial center here as well as tried out the Amezcua Wellness center, and not to mention the landscaping stores there.

This distinctive look house along white plains always catch my attention , till the time i saw they hanged their signage name "SILYAT SILI" which says there its also a gallery, the look of the house made me so curious and wanna look inside and try out the food too! I;m so tempted to do that and once I asked my friend if they tried it , they said yes they did and it was good. So the temptation gets stronger!

So last friday I told my hubby if we can eat out then he said yeah sure! where? So here I am introducing to him this new resto but by his answers he would tell me: you know im hungry I dont wanna be disappointed! then he asked me have you tried it? well not yet. So! I was so nervous what's in the resto for us. All i'm hoping is that the food is good an my hubby wouldn't be disappointed.

So when we went inside the resto on the right side we saw a gallery where a nice table with nice chairs hanged and displayed in that room. and nice paintings the place is very cozy. but thats not it, im still waiting for the menu. So when we were reviewing the menu , they serve Filipino style dishes. that one point! so the smile in my hubby's face is there. Next we ordered the food and in less than 15mins. some foods were served!!

Below are photos of some foods they serve and specialties:

** we tried the Anitas Buko shake! love it!!
** the liempo was food as well

The malunggay salad is really good too!! felt so cleansed after our dinner, and also the pinakbet is another food worth trying!!

After Our dinner Ms. Marlene Pena talked to us and ask us about the food, so she also told us that the restaurant is owned by Architect Mike Pena, which I heard Mike Pena already and read lots of article about him , his works are resort type and relax mood type of housing. He is one of Philippines top Architects.

So As i Asked Ms. Pena these are her explanations how Silyat sili started.

The name Silyat Sili was inspired from a known Homeopath name Jaime Dyllaco who advocates the use of Chilli Pepper ( Green Chillies) to prevent heart strokes and promote digestion. The human body should have 3 x a day of ellimination and Jaime enforces this by taking regular raw 10 sili labuyo spread throughout the day. He has a standard protocol for all types of disease and i normally give out this manuals to may valued clients.

Silyat Sili is a place to bond the family and close friends, its ambience dictates a cool homy atmosphere where you can relax and unwind. Its a place to meet art enthusiasts and outdoor lovers who values the beauty of Asian Wood works and bonsai plants. At the moment we have bonsais around the garden for appreciation. We host artist training and exhibitions of different fields of art namely- ikenobo Japanese art of flower arrangement, oil painting for adults and for kids, pottery making by Mia Casas, bonsai making, wood art & sculpture exhibition appreciation for wood of all kinds with lectures by known speakers in the field .

They also have party packages for 8 pax.

Silya't Sili

Tel no. 024375170

Preparing for summer getaway.....

Blog: Preparing for summer getaway

Summer season is my my favorite of all, why? I love summer clothes with bright hues , I always want to look for a new set of swimsuits, Working out and preparing for summer and more sweat because of the heat. Gym starts flooding with students, not only students but noticeably more female!

When reading the magazine and newspapers, its all about summer food diet deliveries , like kuchen south beach diet delivery , tried this personally just so great!! they have wonderful packaging and good food! here the no. 09178811331 , they will deliver at night for your whole day food the following day. another south beach diet delivery 09177992433 , and if you opt for a vegetarian summer oh! try blissful belly the best of all! tel no. 9203497 . If you want to try some detox you can try the detox kit of juju! tel no. 09175763012. all of them are effective just don't cheat!!

For summer craze workouts! that i am pretty sure will help you lose more weight? Cardio exercises!

• Zumba - is a latin dance that will give you a full body workout , which is now offered at Elorde Boxing gym katipunan. Its fun and really burn fats!! target areas - hips waist and legs hamstrings too! its a total body workout!
• TRX - for strengthening and core workout - so if your aiming for a nice abs! go for TRX , but you still need to do cardio to take away excess fats.
• PULSE YOGA - if you wanna try different mind and body exercises visit Pulse yoga greenhills and choose class that will suit your schedule.
• BIKRAM YOGA - one of my all time favorite , my only problem is running after their schedules, you cannot be late in this class , and also be there few minutes earlier, i usually go there 30 mins before to do some warm up. tel no. 3764632
• BOXING - Never missed doing this in a week. tel no. 4403680 A total body workout , cardiovascular and strengthening as well. they offer one on one and the perks? massage after the hard workout! you can even do Muay Thai , for a leg workout too.
• RUNNING - you can run anywhere anytime at your own time.

For beauty:

• Tanning salons
• Wax salon - LAY BARE WAXING SALON tel. 7091915 for libis , 3997827 Robinsons galleria - peak season! non stop clients
• Nail - COZY NAIL LOUNGE - 7094018 clients keeps coming back and having their nails painted bright colors.

For the moms out there:

I love to see swimming diapers available in S&R. limited stocks only!!

Watch the video and see if you can try doing boxing.
video credits: Wenna Lindayag

Enjoy and have fun this summer under the sun!! ***

A house thats says a million stories

Blogg: A HOUSE THAT SAYS A MILLION STORIES...

The day before my meeting, I texted my friend "anonymous" when I can do my presentation , then he said ,just come over to my house and have a coffee then we can discuss and he said, lets just meet in my house " MAS MALIWANAG AND WE HAVE A TABLE SO WE CAN DISCUSS WELL , COZ SA SHOWROOM CRAMPED AND MADILIM".

So my agenda for the day was to clear my schedule and meet with a friend and do a presentation . So much more to say , since his business is into furniture what else will I expect, a fabulous house with wonderful pieces, but what i saw was more than wat i'm expecting! Every pieces speaks for itself.

While standing at the gate I looked across the street then daw this pile of plants which I was convinced that this is their plants as well, you can just see by the way plants are put togther and the logs.

The helper opened the door then I walke inside and saw the facade facing the garage, but that is not the main door. i just didnt get to take a picture of their main door but its so nice and so artsy too! So i looked at my left the stone garden strucked me! I just love the black granite tiles they used as well as the stepping tiles for their stone garden, wait this is just the front part of the house, more details and more gardens around the house.

Sorry , I didn't get to take the photo of their main door, but it was very nice too, so when I went inside I saw Tall Narra framed glass sliding doors. The place was divided into several parts but is all divided by Glass frames , so its still look really huge and the height of the ceiling its like more than or around 20 ft. A house with really high ceiling just makes it look more roomy and huge! in short it looks tall an the ventilation is perfect! and from the inside I can see their Koi pond around the house.

The first question I asked my friend was . who is your architect and your Interior designer, because as i look around the house everything was placed and designed perfectly! no boring corner! every corner have interesting pieces! So he answered me "RAMON ANTONIO" wow! I was like whew! now I can say that I have witnessed and saw a house built by Architect Ramon Antonio. I knew him because of Kris Aquino which she's a public figure and you can just read articles about her house and who build their house. All I can say is WOW!

Guess what's my next question ? Well with a nice elegant house the next question is , how much did you pay him and how much did the is the total amount to finish a house like this! Well its like lets just put it this way, your budget has to be "SKY IS THE LIMIT" and not only that maybe your limit is not what you would even imagine...*

At first I was just asking my friend about the house and looking around the house, and i just cant help it and I told him , can i take a photo of it and blog about your house and seeing the falls just give the effect of a relaxing mood. The lines around the house where the falls and the koi just give more length to the house.

Upon entering the powder room, I just love how it looks like. there a drama I love how they put the tiles together in black and white, you can just see in the photo how high the ceiling, they can even hang a hanging light as high. The ceiling have a nice drama. its not just the plain boring ceiling. the house have lots of mirrors and glass panels. for the mirrors, it not just plain mirror, the designer made a nice lay-out for the cuts of the glass.

Powder room - the koi on top of the glass stand just gave a continuity of the koi outside the pond, because when you stand in front here. on your right its all glass... from top to bottom and you can see the pond with the koi's.

This is just one of their room. this is enclosed , but this room have nice pantings too. and just some of the collection they usually buy when they travel.

This area is where when you enter the main door you can see this very nice sculpture and a stone garden made by Daniel Dela Cruz ----its a relaxing feel a tall glass panel

I love the plants in the stone garden , really huge plants. *

Another art piece that struck my eye. This came from Angkorwat - Angkorwat is a abandoned city , and he got this from antique traders from Bangkok. He told me , you can see this in tomb raider, are you familiar with that?
Another outdoor spot by mere looking at it , you'll wonder what is this for? well this is the smoking area, where the 2 elephants have 2 candles that they can light up if they have any guests who are smoking and then oriental piece there is where the smoker will seat. such a cut discreet area...
A huge gong with a pumpkin head with a stick for hitting the gong
These accessories are real! tribal jewelry from North part of China as to what you can see the one in front is a bangle m then at the back its a tribal necklace.
Baccarat Jars from Paris 1999 made by Marie Louie jar is hand made, no identical vase.
The Minotti sets
A nice art piece that have identical piece opposite side of this
More tribal collections
An art piece again , its made out of metal, i love it and gives drama to their dining room.
The Dining room. where the chairs are made by a designer / artist , the one who does Malacanangs' chairs. its so perfect and so nice and elegantThese little pineapple bottles , so cute . well they didn't want it to be displayed like a pc. or 2 but they like to be displayed as like a group. so it would look nicer.
Another old jar from thailand, this is the Sukothai
More art pieces that i worth keeping.
Cassina Table - a Classic piece. These round glass table is nice , but when you look at the legs of the table much nicer!
Another gong on top of the Cassina table and also antique jars
You can just see how old the jar is.
The view from the the stairs going down from the second floor, another sets of minotti chairs.
A window panel he got from Thailand and had it framed to put a drama on it.
A lamp from Ikea inside the kids room.
In the kids room there was a mural made by his friend, its no nice, i didn't thought that it would look nice to have a mural inside the room.
Another art piece made by a female artist.
I like this set. at the foot of the bed.

jars made by Jonathan Adler




So thats the tour of the house! All i can say is no matter how big or small a house , if all the pieces in the house have special meaning or historical it adds drama for the entire look. so old pieces and the best collection that we can always have.

Thank to my friend who entertained and served a wonderful coffee. love the taste and the story of each pieces inside the house!

mouthwatering shoe collection for Spring 2011

Mouthwatering shoe collection for spring 2011 i soooo love...I always love to look for shoes with a different look and leek design , but not to suffer comfortability. A list of designers have released their Spring 2011 collection but these shoes caught my eye...

none other than NICHOLAS KIRKWOOD aka. "kirks"! I just love how he design the shoes.

Try to preview his collection and you will agree with me why I love his collection.

I love how he made a twist on the cloggs type of shoes.

At first glance , I don't know how to wear it, but when I look at the aesthetics and how he put this materials together. I love it!! I like how he put the colors together and the tassel.
This glittery stiletto, just can;t imagine how to walk with this shoes, but knowing Kirks creation , his creations wont suffer comfortability.
Simple but sexy....
Look how he put together the materials again, amazing!
Another shoes with the tassel. i liked how he put the tassel.
still from NICHOLAS KIRKWOOD
flats - kirk collection..
Most of the time I like the collection of Brian Atwood , but for this season i just have 2 choices, maybe i was so overwhelmed with kirks collection
Another Brian Atwood creation which i liked how he put the colors together and the designs together.
Another designer I discovered that I liked Aperlai.
by Aperlai
Another creation by Aperlai, that caught my attention.. don't you think so?
Just by the mere fact of looking at the sole of the shoes, you can already tell that its so comfy and the durability of the shoes is so nice!! this is by ALEJANDRO INGLEMO
ANOTHER CREATION BY ALEJANDRO INGLEMO

It was a good viewing time for the spring 2011 collection of the selected designers.