Due to quarantine, We spend a lot of time with our families and finding ways to have get-togethers despite the ongoing pandemic. As much as we refrain from going outside in the comforts of our home. It can't be avoided that we are beginning to feel isolated.
Therefore, there are times we do things for the first time despite and even we have seen these things going on for centuries from the Western people. We re-created a family bonding by doing a Halloween Party.
It's mostly, Do-It-Your Own fashion styles and make-up since we limit and become conscious of our purchases. Here's a video of our Halloween Make-Up Transformation. Check this video.
What we did was a fun game that we can recall for a lifetime.
After months of being staying at home and for like almost a year for not being able to do some activities. We finally found a place where we can catch up with our family once again and enjoy a beautiful time to experience nature.
It looks around almost 2 hours to reach the place from where I live and when we go there. If felt so beautiful and romantic. Just like going to a farmhouse.
I drove there and welcomes by these huge rocks and as I go through the driveway, I was enthralled by how huge the landscape is and also the trees that surround us. It got me even more excited to go there.
We settled in a tent with tables and chairs and were able to sleep in the grass as if we are actually in a picnic enjoying the sun rays and also the scenery as I drift away to sleep.
By the time I woke up, I checked the place and played along with family members and this huge swimming pool where everyone jumped in and played to their extent until it was time for more adventure.
We did the kayaking, paddleboard, and that 4 people like biking in the lake. It was such a great experience that everyone should try and enjoy.
Check out our videos to get a glimpse of our adventure.
On an unexpected day trip, We end up going to Dragon Fruit Farm in Lilo-an, Cebu. It was a two and thirty minutes road trip from my place to the Dragon Fruit Farm, Lilo-an, Cebu. I conveyed my uncle's vehicle going up to the Farm, as I have never been there.
It was a beautiful 30 minutes drive from the main road of Lilo-an to the Dragon fruit farm, despite the roads were bumpy and a little steep with some roads are along the cliff as I drive and the fact it was a narrow road to have two vehicles running without the other one to stop.
As we arrived at the Dragon Fruit farm, I couldn't help but feel like nature was calling out to us to come and explore. The sight was breathtaking and it was the perfect place to experience the beauty of nature. Our group consisted of 11 people and we found a parking spot across the farm where many others had gathered to either enter or leave the farm. Despite the parking lot being full, people kept coming in.
Once we entered the farm, we were in awe of the beautiful scenery and couldn't resist taking pictures and filming vlogs to capture the moment. Although we couldn't capture everything on camera, the experience was something new and serene to all of us. We couldn't stop ourselves from dreaming about having a similar farm either in the city or the province as we explored the area. Even though we only saw the crawling cactus and the dragon fruit, the view was still stunning and we couldn't get enough of it.
As the sun began to set, we sat in the lounge area that overlooked the river and talked while enjoying the view. We saw many other locals with their families gathering and enjoying the same experience. We even noticed that outside food was allowed in the lounge, and if we had known, we would have brought some along with us.
If you plan on visiting a dragon fruit farm, here's some information for you. As someone who drove to the farm, we paid a parking fee of 20.00 PHP and an entrance fee of 20.00 PHP. We also tried the delicious Dragon Fruit Milk Shake, which cost 45.00 PHP. The price of dragon fruit ranges from 150.00 to 200.00 PHP per kilo, depending on the season and the farm you visit.
The farm closes at 5:00 pm, and since we followed the protocols of social distancing, we waited until almost everyone had left before leaving ourselves. We were the last ones to go because we were waiting for our milkshakes, which took 2 hours to be served due to high demand.
This road trip was different from others we had taken because it gave us an experience that felt like a ray of sunshine after being held captive during the strict lockdown for six months. Although it was for our safety, it felt like a prison for someone like me who can't stand still in one place. This trip gave us the freedom we had lost, and we were grateful for that.
We continued our trip into the evening, bonding and appreciating the beauty of nature even more. If you want to experience what we did, click the link to watch our video..
Halloween Season is just around the corner and parties will be everyone's talk of the town. Honestly, I haven't attended any parties involved this season or I knew someone would hold a party here in the Philippines. However, party venues or bars are not an exception which is held on the last weekend of October.
In some cases, we don't need a party where we will have a costume theme. Oftentimes, we find ourselves part of a bigger group either friends or company to welcome the upcoming season and during this time, one of the perks is to dress up. Dressing up is one of the things I enjoy, and more often than not I don't plan to spend a lot of these occasions without seeing myself wearing a particular outfit for another occasion.
Have you thought about these characters that you can copy and still look fabulous after the event?
Well here are my top 5 picks for getting ready for Halloween.
1. Mavis of Hotel Transylvania. Mavis is my top pick, her character is sweet and perky even if she is Dracula's daughter. Either a short or long back dress, this can be worn on any other occasion. Just add some details where to enhance and get the look. The brooch is her statement accessory.
2. Wednesday Adams. Short Long cocktail and white collars and sleeves will definitely give you that vibe. Don't forget the braid and the long socks to complete your look.
3. Sabrina Spellman. If you are a fan of "Sweet" Sabrina, the teenage witch up to the suspense thriller, The Chilling Adventures of "Scary" Sabrina. Well, I wanted to go for her casual look to make you look sweet, red tops and black skirt with your headband, and oh! did I say the book of the spell will give you that perfect Sabrina look.
4. Beatrix Lestrange. I just saw Harry Potter on my feed and saw, Lestrange. Well, I thought she was part of Jack Sparrow's team with the layers of black fabric around her. Well if you are feeling this vibe and a lot of textured fabrics to go along with it, then you should at least try this look, and by the look itself, make sure you have the wand and that Oh! So gorgeous hair! (you better buy a wig for this.)
5. Emily of Corpse of the Bride. I haven't watched this movie but this movie reminds me of my friend, who loves this and has this, you only needed a white long dress and makeup to complete the look.
Among these five fabulous ladies who made your day in theaters or on TV, who do you think you like to play the character even for a moment?
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With the holidays coming up, you're probably already creating or possibly thinking about parties to attend and one of the holidays is Halloween. Before we could ever attend the Halloween Party, we thought of having decorations around the house or even an office to have some fun and perk things a little. I'm excited to share the top 5 Pinterest boards I found online.
How to Spice up your living area this Halloween Season!
Last year, I have been crushing on Halloween decor and wanted to throw small parties at home, it's a simple gathering to lighten up the place and set aside those creepy things that our minds had instilled. This year, fingers crossed. I had checked out some Pinterest-worthy boards that are not so creepy to decorate our place. Here are the top 5 boards I got.
Step 1: Decorate your foyer area
This foyer decor is just amazing to welcome our guests, It has this fun vibe to greet our guests upon entering the house and it also doesn't share off kids instead they'll have fun. In a household like ours, every weekend there are guests visiting along with their kids and I would like to avoid kids crying. Oh! The dried flowers just added spark to brighten the not-so-creepy decor.
Use a skeleton accessory to make your decor stand out, he will become your "usher" for the welcome committee and those witch hats add some glitter and decor to glam it up. Sounds fun! Add some woven baskets to add another touch of your place with flowers on it in bold with some fun headings to capture our attention. Use the power of three when decorating.
Step 2: Decorate your Coffee table
One of the easiest areas of your house to decorate is your living area and that means decorating your coffee table. Just make sure you decorate it sparsely and avoid too many small things around and occupy only the base on your tray. To achieve this look, Get a tray and work around the space. Collect a book with a black cover, a creepy hand, black and white boxes, pumpkin figures, and lastly if you have the magic box with the word, trick or treat.
Step 3: Add fun stuff to your open-shelves
Open shelves are a great way to showcase items that you wanted to display and be seen by your guest for this season. Showcasing a Halloween decor would make it more lively, by the time you decorate back your all-year-round decor your guest would still appreciate it knowing that the decor has been replaced.
When buying decors, there are items that are in excess when used this gives you extra room around the place to get creative. Sometimes can be taken from your kitchen such as the garlic while some things you can work on by making it look brand new. Remember those jars you planning to toss out? How about we use it here.
Step 4: Decorate your walls
Are you getting those extra wall spaces or planning to go a little extra in your living room by decorating your walls? Decorate it with something black or even vintage because it looks great to add something that would make it look old, a vintage-looking decor would fit perfectly in this area with a little paper works forming a bat while your side table will have those brooms - Are you a Harry Potter fan? How about using the sorting hat and the Nimbus 2000 as part of the decor.
Step 5: Decorate your Sofa
One of the few things you can decorate without spending much is using your throw pillows, every now and then our throw pillows are changed from one theme to the other. You can actually spend a little when using this decor and you can re-use it again for the following or add another.
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Two months have gone by since I finished watching Crash Landing on you and still, I can't help but kill despite watching other movies. Yes, movies - I didn't watch another Kdrama yet because I felt there was an unfulfilled satisfaction in featuring Crash Landing You Topics and still had a handful of it. One of them is featuring Yoon Se-Ri's House, which I grabbed from @firstzyxx (Della) Instagram account and these photos can be found also from Metro. Style and other websites.
Yoon Se-Ri's Apartment
Brutalist Interior Design
It's refreshing to see this kind of production concept in Korean Dramas and the fact that they experimented with a new design trend. The element of Concrete finishes and Natural Stones and wood, for me, signifies its connection to the earth.
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Want to create more homemade coffee drinks? How about drinks for the chocolate lovers who still want to enjoy the bitterness of Coffee. An Iced Mocha Latte would be a great idea for the sweet tooth(s). Let's create a coffee recipe that everyone is familiar with and still opting for Starbucks or a Coffee Shop. You can create this drink in less than 5 minutes as long as you have your iced cubes done the night before. I would recommend this to those who wanted a smaller amount of caffeine in their drinks.
Leftover Dalgona Coffee? Let's make a Dalgona Iced Mocha Latte
Let me teach you some tips and tricks that you don't need to throw away your Dalgona Coffee or Any Coffee
Mix well your leftover Dalgona Coffee - the whipped Dalgona Coffee, the milk, and the ice.
Pour it into the Ice Cube Mold
and Let it freeze for 4 hours or overnight, So you will have an Iced Coffee Cubes
How to make a Dalgona Iced Mocha Latte?
In a glass, pour 1 sachet of Milo Powder or 2 tbsp of Milo
Next is to pour your Dalgona Iced Coffee Cubes until it fills 3/4 of the glass.
Pour milk on it until full or at its peak.
You may add a whipped cream on it (As for what I made, I didn't add whipped cream)
Garnish it with chocolate syrup or chocolate powder.
Enjoy the sweetness of chocolate during a hot summer day. No need to go out of the house and still be able to enjoy the sweet taste of a homemade coffee drink.
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A few days ago, As I was scrolling over my IG Stories. I saw Isabelle Daza preparing one of Frnk Milk's concoctions and probably as I recall, it's her own version since she's in lockdown as well. I decided to make my own - based on the memory that I saw on Instagram. I made my own version, hence the look of it. Here is my own version of Frnk Milk. Can't wait to visit Manila and drink their beverage.
Get 2 tbsp of Cocoa Powder and Mix 2 Tbsp. just make sure you have that sticky consistency that you want to have.
Place Cocoa Mixture on the side of the glass
Pour Ice Cubes on the glass for about 3/4's
Add Milk of your preference, make sure it's cold
Add remaining cholocate on top of it, just like you are making a Dalgona Coffee, just don't fill the entire glass
Add crushed biscuits of your preference
Add a dash of cocoa toppings and you are all set!
Enjoy the sweetness of chocolate during a hot summer day. No need to go out of the house and still be able to enjoy the sweet taste of a homemade cocoa milk drink
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Nope! Let me start the talking first before you complain about doing a 20-30 minutes manual hand whisking of coffee. We won't be doing that unless you want. Last time, we made a Coffee Dalgona, and if you happen to have an extra glass and or if you haven't finished your Dalgona Coffee Drink. Don't throw it away! Listen, Here's what you have to do.
Leftover Dalgona Coffee? Let's make a Dalgona Iced Coffee Cubes
Let me teach you some tips and tricks that you don't need to throw away your Dalgona Coffee or Any Coffee
Mix well your leftover Dalgona Coffee - the whipped Dalgona Coffee, the milk, and the ice.
Pour it into the Ice Cube Mold
and Let it freeze for 4 hours or overnight, So you will have an Iced Coffee Cubes
How to make a Dalgona Latte?
In a glass, pour your Dalgona Iced Coffee Cubes until it fills 3/4 of the glass.
Pour milk on it until full or at its peak.
You may add a whipped cream on it (As for what I made, I didn't add whipped cream)
Garnish it with chocolate syrup or chocolate powder.
You are now all set if another cafe recipe. Also, you didn't waste money in creating a new drink and if you feel like wanting to re-create this kind of drink, I encourage you to do so.It helps you save money after all and makes you awake all day to day long - 24 hours awake?
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Dalgona Coffee has become a sensation in Tiktok and that's all because of Korean Actor Jung Il-Woo, who named this particular drink Dalgona. Dalgona in Korea is a coffee taste candy and when he drank this particular beverage that was served to him in one of his engagements. Boom! It became a huge hit not only in Korea but it has become a sensational drink for everyone, most especially those who are into K-drama and K-pop. For the past few months, it has reached thousands of different versions of Dalgona and Millions of views worldwide. I couldn't help myself thinking about it on how I could make one and it was definitely easy but you must have the patience to do so. As per recommended by Actor Jung Il-Woo, the best way to get the recipe is through manual - referring to a 20-30minutes hand whisking to get the exact consistency that one may have aimed for.
2 tbsp of Coffee (either black coffee or 3 in 1 coffee; it's up to you)
2 tbsp of Sugar (i prefer to use brown sugar or muscovado)
2 tbsp of hot water
1 liter of milk (i preffer soya milk or almond milk)
Tools you need
1 medium-size bowl
1 stainless fork or a small egg beater
1 ice cube molder (if you are still about to make an ice cube)
1 glass
This is the instruction for making a Dalgona Coffee
First is you have to prepare your tools to make it easier. Find a comfortable place where you plan to do it, Kitchen is your best place or Dining Area (when nobody is using)
In your bowl, place 2 tbsp of Coffee, Sugar, and Hot water. Mix it well using your fork (if you don't have a small egg beater)
Once you see that it has been mixed, start whisking for about 20-30 minutes and this time you have to do it a little bit faster (3x your normal speed). I would recommend you to ask for help in case you got tired to whisk it, as not to lose the consistency of your "foamy" Dalgona.
Check from time to time in every 10 minutes, you'll see that the color changes as well it's consistency. You'll notice that the sugar has mixed well and color has become lighter and the texture has become smoother.
Make sure that your whipped coffee will not fall off, it's like icing when you checked it when foamy, then set it aside.
Get your Milk, Glass and Ice Cube. Fill your Glass with 3/4 Ice and Pour your Milk about 3/4 or more.
On top of your Iced Milk, place the Whipped Coffee -Dalgona on top of it until it reaches its peak.
Add some creativity, As for me, I liked it Garnished with Chocolate Powder to make me feel like I'm in a Cafe Shop.
Now you are all set! It is now ready to serve. I may not be a fan of Coffee but still, I tried it, I'm ready glad that I made it and also it was satisfying to drink as well as the process that I went to, just to create a coffee drink. I'm really glad that I was able to make it. I would recommend that you must do it manually. You can check our video on how we made our own version of Dalgona Coffee.
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Hi! I'm Emari, I'm an interior designer and entreprenuer. This blog is help you find inspiration related to interiors and styling, renovation and interior design projects, travels. food and lifestyle. I am currently running an interior design firm, Premiere Design Interiors in Cebu, Philippines. Follow along and drop me a message, I love hearing from you.
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