kawaii overload

i found a blog called supercutekawaii.com while checking for kawaii
stuff online. this blog is the ultimate source of everything cute and
adorable. they have wide array of original japanese kawaii things from
dolls, to mugs, accessories and stationery. what makes it more loaded
is the blog followers who are kawaii fanatics themselves. a lot of
them post their own photos of cute stuff in the shoppig alert section.
some of them are photography enthusiasts who posts their own artworks
and cute photos and are part of the flickr group supercutekawaii which
im guessing is associated with the blog. for sure i'll be
visiting this blog more than my own. haha

title says it all

this iphone handbook magazine is what an iphone fanatic should have.
too bad i dont have extra money to buy it today. haha but i browsed
through all the pages and i cant say enough how much stuff you can do
with iphone. the mag features so many cool gadgets and accessories for
it like skins and back up battery kits. it also has reviews and
highlights on the best apps available. steps on unlocking an
iphone???? that's right. they have it there too. :) this magazine is a
must have if you wanna get the most out of your iphone.

the return of the munny

here's the photo of the 4 inch munny in pink (the do it yourself doll counterpart of the dunny ): i so wish i can draw or have a friend who can
animate and make this munny so cute right now. :) the munny also comes in different colors and bigger sizes. maybe one day i'll get the 18" one have a really good artist make it fancy and cute. perhaps a kawaii inspired character will be awesome
http://www.kidrobot.com/products2.cfm/ID/6256/name/mini-munny-pink

street style rules

i had yhe chance to stop by urban outfitters earlier after work. kinda
disappointed coz all clothes i wanted to buy don't fit me. small is
still big. not that im saying im too skinny but i guess it just wasnt
my time to go shopping. but i was more thrilled to see some holga and
diana cameras!!! this store really rocks. i wanted to get the mini
35mm but it wasnt on my budget this time. haha. also found a lot of
other cool stuff... like the diy dunny--a blank, faceless, unclothed
doll that you can create, draw or decorate on to make a  very unique character doll  for yourself:) my stop was great and i intend yo
go back soon to get my mini analog camera.

crazy for tokidoki

photo from: http://www.tokidoki.it/shop/timing/bubble-watch.html

counting cows and i'm up still

photo by: belgian chocolate on flickr

now if only i could put myself in her place, that would be so
awesome... please put me to sleep so i can dream of taking this
spoiled cow's spot :)

south pawed copyright

We all heard about the word copyright and the idea of this licensing
scheme, the value of it to all authors, artists etc...but ever heard
of copyleft?! the reason why i got interested on this topic is because
i'm left handed. it doesnt have any connection to it but it just
sparked my interest because it's a play on the word "copyright". haha.
well thee real reason why i came across this is because i want to know
the legalities and repercussions if i copy and paste pictures off of
internet to my personal blog.So i googled it and came upon this term. Im not a lawyer so i just trust my
understanding of what i read online. in the end, i decided i won't take
chances copying pictures especially of professional photographers who
by the way, can really sue you once caught usig their work of art.
about hunting the people who do use them without consent and posted
commercially?!!! it is possible... :( thst gives me a good reason to
take more photos using my own camera. :)

While copyright allows authors to prohibit others from reproducing, adapting or distributing copies fo their works, copyleft on the other hand gives a person who gets a copy of a work permission to reproduce, adapt or distribute work as long as it's uses the same licensing scheme at the end.. The worldwide web definitely became a smaller avenue for me to find pictures that I can post on my blogs but at the same, it gives me a sense of responsibility. I realized how little things could get so complicated by just being ignorant about it. I don't know how many people got caught copying works of others but for sure I know I'll have to be careful.

before the haunting in connecticut sips into my dreams...

though i wasn't able to go to my work's team picnic i still had a
blast spending a lazy weekend with my booboo. :) i'm feeling so much
better and doesn't feel guilty i finished a pint of the chunky monkey
ice cream. tomorrow is another day and i' thqnkful for having a
wonderful time with some wonderful people.

Sent from my iPhone

Sent from my iPhone

nostalgia attacks

8 oz coke reminds me of the philippines so much.

adore something trivial

gotta love small things and you'll learn to appreciate a lot of things
you never did before ;)

whoa mama

where'd you get these?! haha. my boyfriend was as thrilled as i am
when we saw these enormous peppers. when his mom was about to slice
them up, we stopped her and took a picture of them first.:) small
wonders come in big peppers. haha

bell pepper madness

these are huge!!! :)

so good you'll go bananas :)

8 oz coke is still alive

this list tops it all

Happy Hour Stop at Ono's Restaurant

tsunami is the bomb!

Tsunami is this dangerous!

It's the first time I've tried this from Ono's restaurant where my friend works and it sure made a big wave on my mouth. :) It's a mix of bananas, milk, granola and boba. With just a tad of sweetness, it keeps me craving for more. Disclaimer: I'm not a paid advertiser of Ono's, or any other products you'll see on my blog. Just raving on how much I love them. haha

10 REASONS WHY I CAN'T GET MY HANDS OFF MY IPHONE:

Before I go on the list, let me tell you that I own the iphone not because I just want to join the bandwagon and hype of  “looking cool” when you got it.

I would say I’ve been on a different clique of bandwagon for 2 years, which is—people who just spent years adoring the phone but never buys it.

Until Apple announced it has slashed 50% off the original price of the latest model back then, the iphone 3g. Right away, I wanted to sign up online for a new contract and get the phone coz I’m getting really jealous coz everyone got the 3g. So I went on to their website and filled out necessary forms. Then, I was taken to the last step which is to click “submit order”… I was that close to getting it!!! But before I did, all of a sudden my very good instinct worked that very minute and told me “don’t get it!!!” So I didn’t. Two weeks after, 3gs came out. ha! Well, one of my cousins kinda hated me for telling her the great news for me and horrible news for her…She got hers a week before Apple cut the prices of the older 3g model. So it’s like, she’s robbed twice. I felt sorry for her. (ara you know I do! J) But technology is always evolving like there’s no tomorrow. So it’s very understandable things like these happen.

So  back to the 10 reasons why this phone setting the bar way up there for me.

 

 

Melanie Magno

LSA I-LEG/CAL CLK

CH-5/ x6171

 

 

previous edition of my silly note to self

uber cute freebies

my cousin janice was so excited to show me these. she was right!!!
they're super cute and i like the colors too :)

benefit cosmetics fan

blush on and on... and on

make up junkie

sucker for lipgloss

MAIL2BLOGGER APPROACH :)

How cool is this?!! I can post to my blog through my iphone and through any other gadgets as long as they send email. I’m sooo thrilled!! Am I the last one to know about this? haha. It doesn’t matter, but I’m excited to know I can get this thing updated anytime of the day even if I’m not in front of my laptop. If you have an account with blogger.com and one of those who hasn’t heard of this cool posting method, all you to do is log in to your blogger and go to settings and then click “email/mobile”. Go to the “posting options” and it will ask you for your unique mail2blogger email address so you can post text and images up to 10mb straight from your phone or any other gizmo as long as it can send an email to your unique mail2blogger address. Happy posting! J

 

OF AEBELSKIVERS, SOLVANG AND WHITE MOCHA

 We come to the part where I explain what those aebelskivers are and what they mean to me. And believe me when I say, those big pancake puffs are phenomenal. Well, at least this one tv host from Food Channel who was interviewed for  another food network production of a show called "Best Thing I Ever Ate" thought so... and as I find myself too consumed by this show, I'm little by little taking this guy's word for it. Until the show ended, and all I can think of is that divine, deep fried and round, fluffy bread filled with bananas and sprinkled with sugar called "aebelskivers." Well, I was also thinking about the ricotta cream cheese cannoli (it's a Sicilian pastry dessert which also means little tube, and is usually filled with creamy filling then deep fried) but I was more in love with  those big puffs for some reason. Maybe it was a case of love at first sight. haha  Just writing about this makes me crave twice as much when I first saw it on tv. I warned you about how I could get so emotional on food. haha. But seriously, the next morning I know I will scour the internet for a restaurant that sells these or at least a link on a recipe. I was dying to get some... :) Fortunately, I found 7,270 results on Google on just about anything aebelskivers. So there I was, savoring the moment of hope that I will finally be able to try it. But as I delve deeper into my research, I found out that the closest place I could get these bad boys is at Solvang, CA. probably around 350 miles away from San Diego. I knew I won't go that far for food. But my planned trip with my dad going to Santa Maria, was the answer to all my cravings that time. I was so thrilled because I realized the chance to try some of those aebelskivers is not far from happening. Just 30 miles away from Santa Maria is a Danish community where all those fancy littles Danish stores and restaurants are. I wasn't that crazy to look for a store right away that sells them, but after being tricked by a store imposing as a photography store, we went on walking until my boyfriend told me "hey look!" I was too busy taking random pics that time so I didn't pay attention right away but as soon as I saw the signage that says Solvang Restaurant, Arne's Famous Aebelskivers", I couldn't believe my eyes right away. I had to pause and  exclaimed "Oh my God. I found it!!!" Seriously, it was by far the most obvious display of being a food junkie I have ever done. I can't believe myself either. Hahaha. and knowing that the store is closing in 6 minutes when we got there really made me nervous. So we lined up right away, and boy was I really excited as I get closer to the window that takes our orders. While waiting, we see how those girls, flipped the pancake puffs with sticks like crazy fast. I was so thrilled. I enjoyed every minute eating the treat with raspberry jam and powdered sugar on top--it was divine. And with iced white mocha on my other hand, the last few sips and bites were heaven. :)

Fresh off the oven

It's good to be back! After months on hiatus from blogging actively, I'm back with a fresh basket of ideas and stories to tell. I missed blogging and finally my plan of creating a new one has been realized. :) I've been blogging for quite some time now, but I'm putting the old one to rest  and so as the good and sometimes the not so good old memories noted there. So where do I begin? Oh the title, why the title.. For some reason, the name "sugar quoted" came to mind as I was craving for this one dessert called Aebelskivers (more details to follow). So anything that relates to sweet and sugary became an option for naming. Ironically, I created this blog not to "SUGARCOAT", (you got it, right?, I know you do.. :) I created this to rave from personal point of view, about stuff I really loved, food that left me craving for months,  desserts that made me into a dessert junkie, cosmetics that made me want to buy a year supply of them (wishful thinking), places that enjoyed so much, great people I saw and met, beautiful things that left me in awe and just about anything that is yet to surprise me tomorrow and the following days to come. And as I see and experience them, even the most minute thing that made me go "whoa, that's sweeeeeeeeettttttttttttt" will definitely be noted. :) So as I go on my walk, I wish to see all the beauty of life and capture all its sweetness. I hope you'll enjoy the blog as I build it up and share with you a chunk of this sugary adventure! hahaha...