LATE POST: Richmonde Lunch Buffet

Last Christmas, my mom received a lunch buffet gift certificate for two at Richmonde Hotel. We have forgotten about it until I saw it in my desk while I was cleaning it last month. It was about to expire this year and we wouldn't want it to go to waste so I had a reservation made at Eastwood Richmonde Hotel last Sept. 21.

Their Lunch Buffet is available from 11AM-2PM only. We arrived at the hotel at around 1:30pm and thought of re-scheduling because it was already late. However, the receptionist said they can still accommodate us so we stayed.

(People always spell my name wrong. It's supposed to be spelled as Rissa)

The place was very quiet. Only one table was occupied when we arrived. The Chef greeted us and walked us through the food choices. The options were limited but I very much liked their Lechon. It was very crispy and not greasy. Their steak was also really good! We had it cooked medium rare and they served it at our table.They also served a complimentary milk tea.

From what I remember, and this is not all of it...these are the food choices available.

1. Spaghetti with red/white sauce and nachos for the kids.
2. Lechon
3. Tenderloin Steak
4. Tempura
5. Thai food (soups, salads, dimsum)
6. Japanese food
7. Rice
8. Mini cakes and pastries
9. Fresh fruits
10. Halo-Halo
11. Ice Cream

 (This is where they placed the cakes, pastries and fresh fruits)

Their food is nothing extraordinary except for the Lechon and the steak that I liked very much!

(Sorry, this is a terrible picture of how my plate looked like)

 (My mom enjoying here ice cream a little too much)

  Mother liked the display at their receiving area so we had a picture taken there as well.

The place is more appropriate for business meetings / luncheon rather than parties. But all in all it was a nice place to have lunch and just chill.  We stayed there while waiting for the screening of Insidious 2. :)

You may visit their website at http://www.richmondehotel.com/eastwood-richmonde-hotel/

LATE POST: Hand me downs

I don't know if it's just a Filipino tradition but I have noticed that if you have relatives abroad, they usually send stuff that they don't use/like to us here in the Philippines. I got a few hand me downs from my Aunt who lives in Australia that was sent to us last month.

1. Elizabeth Arden lipstick in Soft Red - new
2. Lipgloss - new
3. Daisy by Marc Jacobs - 80% used
4. Lola by Marc Jacobs - 30% used

They sent us quite a few make-up but I'll have to share the rest with my cousins. These are the ones that I kept for myself. My cousin who lives in Australia used to work for a company called Beauty Box wherein you pay a monthly subscription fee and they send you a few samples of branded beauty products every month. This is probably the reason why they have a lot of unused make-up shipped.

The trend has reached the Philippines. Although, I haven't subscribed to any of it because I'm a huge cheapskate!

These perfumes will keep me smelling good until next year.

xxx
Rissa

GAAAAAH! NEW POSTS COMING SOON!

Oh, Dear! I haven't been posting any new stuff on this blog for quite sometime. It's not that nothing interesting has happened. -In fact, that is the total opposite of what's been going on. I have been tremendously busy with work during the weekday and events with my friends during weekend that I don't seem to have time to go online. A terrible excuse, I know and I'm sorry.

If you don't know yet, I work a 9-5 job or to be specific a 3pm-12mn job for an international company. We support their European account therefore we have to follow their schedule. Because of so much work during the weekday, I tend to sleep in during the weekend. -That is if I don't have any plans with friends. Hibernating is a more appropriate term to call what I do because I wake up in the evening. I am trying my best to break this bad habit.

I assure you, posts will be uploaded before the end of the week.

For the meantime, you may view my Instagram website (left side of the screen) for a sneak peak of the things that kept me busy this month.

xxx
Rissa