Heyyyyy, guys! Long time! Can't believe life's been crazy over the past two months haven't really had the time to even update this blog. I still have several back logs but glad to be scratching entry off the list. Don't worry, I'm still your resident foodie and I've been cooking up something quite big for the blog and vlog so please stay tuned! For today's food adventure, I won't even be apologizing for doing Japanese cuisine because, WHO DOESN'T LOVE RAMEN?? I think this is fitting especially with the ~ber~ months creeping in and the weather totally calling for some warmth and comfort food.

So let’s begin with the Ramen first before you go off wondering what Tendon Akimitsu is all about. I first tried Ramen Nagi with my sister who was solely obsessed with their Butao Ramen. During my first try, I was ecstatic with the selection but I was also looking for more variety. Thankfully, Ramen Nagi offers a variety of limited edition Ramen every month and since Halloween is my favorite holiday, I decided to try their Halloween King Ramen! The soup is made of Ramen Nagi’s signature Tonkotsu broth dressed in Pumpkin Soup topped with thinly sliced fresh Pumpkin! The soup was very thick and creamy, which is why I added chili powder to balance the taste and for that extra kick. Also had extra egg served as if the thickness wasn’t enough! I also topped it with additional seaweed to balance out the thickness of the soup.

4. I’m getting better at make-up! I used to be that girl who can go to the office with just cheek and lip tint on because I’m lazy. I’d rather sleep than deal with my face, lol. But when I started having acne and acne marks, I had to conceal them ‘cause every time I’d go out I’d feel like people were staring at me (even if they didn’t!). I’m not a pro but I’ve achieved this level of expertise where I can go out looking normal and people wouldn’t notice my marks so yay!

5. Successfully hosted another company event! Prior to joining my current company, hosting never, ever crossed my mind even if my job as a learning specialist entails me to talk in front of people all the freakin’ time. When I stand in front of a crowd, I always feel like puking my guts out which is why I have to be drunk first before proceeding, but thankfully, I haven’t been getting drunk lately before doing my hosting stints, lol. Slowly getting there!

6. Being more receptive to change. In the past few months, so much has happened at work and in my personal life that I was quite unsure how to sort my feelings out. Good thing I was mentored by the best manager I’ve ever had that I was able to adapt and channel my energy into something positive. Because of this, I had the guts to cut my hair short which is something I haven’t done since 4th grade, lol. Same manager also left the company but I’m proud to say I was able to handle it pretty well. I’m now well-adjusted and in sync with my new boss, so safe to say every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end. 

7. My sister graduated from Uni! Aaaaaand, she did so with flying colors and latin honors and I couldn’t be more proud. I was telling her I think I’m the kind of sister you wouldn’t want to bring to your graduation because I’ll literally scream my lungs out as your name gets called on stage then bawl my eyes out as you walk back to your seat. I was the all-out supportive stage sister that my Mom was starting to get embarrassed off, lol. 

8. Same sister also enrolled in law school! Now you might be wondering why I’m sharing things that are not necessarily ~about me~ but I assure you, these things are entirely who I am. These are the things that make up the pivotal experiences of my being, so there’s that. Anyway, we enrolled at San Beda Law School and I was thrilled to have toured the campus and seen their moot court since I also want to take up Law someday. Law school is fucking expensive as crap! I’m helping send my sister to school so I feel the entire heavy load financially ‘cause private schooling is no joke but I know every penny is worth it because my sister is pursuing her dream so all good. I miss UP tuition though!

9. Doing a ~little~ workout. I’ve never really worked out in my whole life so I was glad when one of my closest friends in the office (Hello, Dennis!) asked me to be his gym buddy. I was honored since I usually just go to the gym to tease my friends with food or to be silly around the equipments. He taught me the ropes, like how to use a machine and which part of the body the machine targets. I had fun on my first try but I also realized it’s pretty expensive so I just try to make sure I also do a ~little~ yoga at home. I don’t intend to have abs. I just want a lifestyle that’s not as sedentary as the one I have now since I smoke and binge drink a lot, huhu. 

10. I’m currently doing the ketogenic diet! I won’t be going on into the details but you can read more about it here. The good things about this diet is that I started drinking less since beer it is one of the no-no’s if you’re on the program. I also saved a lot of money since I would do meal prep because most of the food in our cafeteria is not keto-friendly. The best things about this diet is that I get to eat bacooooon, whuuuuut! I’m on my 3rd week of eating bacon almost every day but from 50kgs, I’m down to 45kgs thanks to a little discipline. To be more realistic about this, I still drink almost every day but I make sure I don’t spike up my carb intake since this is a high fat-low carb diet. The hardest part about this is not being able to eat rice (huhu Filipino food), noodles and dumplings. So far, those are the things I’m missing but still, this is one of the best diets I’ve ever tried.