T.G.I. Fridays Night

TGIF - Thank God It is Friday! Hurray for those who works on a regular 9am - 5pm schedule on weekdays. For us in the medical field, we usually work on random shifts, sometimes we no longer appreciate the weekend. However, gatherings with friends and good food seems like just any other friday to me!

Me and my friends had a taste of an All-American meal at TGI Fridays, located at Abreeza Mall Davao. I must say that they really have good nachos in here, it is a must try. There are options of food platters depending on your preference, burgers and steaks as well. If you just want to chill and have a good time with you friends TGIF is the place to be. However, if you're that typical Davao diner, it can be a bit pricey here since there are also restaurants in the city that has similar concept with TGIF, good food still and a whole lot cheaper. If you are there just to enjoy the whole dining experience then the hell with the price, right?!

Bacon cheeseburger

Baby Back Ribs, Roasted Chicken, and porkchops with vegetable sidings

Deep fried shrimps, roasted chicken breast and fries

You will be entertained by their dancing waiters and waitresses!

Me and my friends. I noticed most of their diners comes in big groups.

Seems like friday to us!!

Red Kimono - Uniquely Japanese

Red Kimono's warm and cozy interiors

If you are craving for a hearty, yet guilt-free meal, going Japanese is always an option. This is probably one reason why we kept on coming back to Red Kimono. It is a fusion of traditional and modern Japanese cuisine, a place where you can find fancy non-traditional yet tasty Makis. Now, I totally forgot what California Maki is (haha), although Japanese food is not cheap, I assure you that it is all worth it. Red Kimono opened their first branch here in Davao at Abreeza Ayala Mall last year, now Davaoenos can enjoy a different twist of Japanese dining. Although I can also highly recommend some of the Japanese restaurants here in Davao. weee!

 Since there are so many Sushis and Makis to choose from,  I suggest that you must try their Maki Sampler, where most of their best seller Makis are on one plate definitely a mouth-watering dish (refer to top photo), this costs around 595 php, and their Ala Carte 6-piece Makis starts from 180 up. They have a wide array of options to choose from one of my favorite is the Tempura Bento, you can never go wrong with that. They also have credit card perks and  promo, at they same time they also give out Privilege cards to their  loyal customers, discounts can be availed when you use it. The family has been here several times, so there is always a reason why we keep on coming back. Well, Mother's Day is coming up, so you might want to treat your beloved Mom with something Japanese. Just saying.  Hehe

Take a peek some of the food items that they offer... 

Gyoza

Tempura Bento Set Meal

Pork Katsudon

Japanese Noodles: Yakisoba

Until my next food hunt, too bad i wasn't able to capture their signature dishes that we ordered before huhu. I just love art of good dining. Just watch out for the calories every now and then though. haha

The Urbanista

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High Street Fashion - mainly defined as products mainly in clothing intended for the average high street where you can find affordable clothing lines for an average person, who can definitely keep up with the trends without spending much. This shoot was inspired from fashion blogs and in  LOOKBOOK.nu . We belong to a generation wherein fashion no longer belongs to runways, fashion magazines and print ads but rather to the fashionable people around the globe who freely express themselves with their fashion in the streets and influence others. They could be just anybody that you can come across with everyday. 

Photography by: Melissa Irasga

Hair and Styling: Suzette Cachuela

Model: Arnel Candia

If there is one person in mind that could totally pull off this shoot inside the compound of a mall here in Davao, that would be no other than Arnel, a fashionable friend/colleague. I repeatedly told him how confident I am with his style, surprisingly he wore nothing too flashy with just some hues of gray and black and textures of denim. I am no expert in fashion but I can definitely tell who's got some good taste on one. It takes a lot of guts to do this I know. haha

Davao is a growing city, with a promising potential on street fashion. There is already a growing number of fashionable people here, so my goal perhaps in the future is to feature more people in Davao from all walks of life in my blog. Take it from the Sartorialist, he somewhat inspired me to do this, with his idea of the relationship of the fashion world to daily life.

More photos....

Some random shots - Store displays are kinda great for backgrounds as well =)

Sometimes there are funny moments during the entire process. We have to be makapal ang mukha for us to be innovative. Like the coffee cup I'm holding, it was taken from the table beside us, for the love of props. 

The girls behind the scenes Suzette for the styling and me for the photos

We will be having another upcoming shoot within the month. Excited much, I can't wait to make it happen!