Author: Rochelle Sy Chua

Belle de Jour 2010 Power Planner

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 25, 2009

It is every girl’s desire to have a Belle De Jour Planner.

So yes, I definitely want one. For a fact, it’s very girly & also very useful. It has tons of discount coupons from various brands which shopaholics like you would love.

Now that I’m more serious with my goals, I would want to have a planner that I could bring along with me everyday. I have a lot of habits that I would want to break & I also have habits that I would want to make. Having a BDJ planner could really help me keep on track as to where I am with my goals.

Here are parts of the BDJ planner that I really like:

2010 Checklist – will we able to follow or even remember our goals if we don’t list them down? This is the most important section of the planner coz this is where we list down all our goals (small or big).
Habit Tracker – is extremely important for me. I do have a lot of habits to make & break. One that I could remember is to break my habit of buying Wendy’s Iced Tea everyday & make my habit of exercising every weekend morning.
Savings Tracker – another major goal of mine is to keep track of my finances and having this tracker could help me monitor my expenses.
Health Checklist – I’ve been having problems with my health lately. Especially when it comes to cholesterol, headache, eyes & others. I will need this checklist to help remind me of any appointment I need to make with a doctor.

I stumbled upon Jenny’s site & she’s giving away one BDJ planner to a lucky reader! So here I am joining and hoping to win!

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Roch’s Ultimate Comfort Food

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 25, 2009

Whenever I feel sad, tired, stressed, frustrated or overly hungry, I crave for my favorite food. What is my ULTIMATE comfort food? It is KFC Hot & Crispy Thigh Part Chicken!!!

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I don’t know why I love it so much. I guess it is finger lickin’ good, tasty, fresh and juicy just as advertised! I only love the thigh part but since we don’t have the liberty to choose which parts we want to order, I need to choose the wing part.

This is what I usually order: Box of 6 Hot and Crispy Chicken (Php 353). That’s 3 pieces thigh part & 3 pieces wing part. I really would have chosen to have all 6 thigh parts! KFC you need to allow this!!!

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Most of the time, they usually run out of thigh parts. This is why I need to order another dish as I have to wait for 20 minutes before the next batch of chicken gets cooked.

I usually order their WoW steak meal which is worth Php58. It is chicken fillet with gravy sauce served with rice & regular drink. Yummy also, a very good appetizer while I wait for the main meal 🙂

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This is not the first time I have blogged about KFC. See my other post here. Anywhere in the world I go, I make it a point to visit KFC. That’s how much I love their chicken! Nothing compares! Nothing!

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Happy 5th Birthday Mozilla Firefox!

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 23, 2009

To celebrate five years of Mozilla Firefox, the Mozilla Philippines Community, Globe Telecom & AIM organized an event last November 21. I had the pleasure to be part of it.

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I’ve been using Mozilla Firefox for quite some time. I really love that we have an alterantive browser to Microsoft Internet Exploer because I really dislike using IE. One thing I love most about Firefox is that it is customizable. I love love love the add-ons! There are hundreds of it that we can adjust to our own style and liking.

I actually was surprised to learn that there is an active community of Mozilla Firefox users in the Philippines. They even have campus reps!

Campus Reps are volunteers from different schools who help spread the existence of Firefox in the Philippines. Well, who else are the ones active online but the young right?

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The event organizer shared with us the history of Mozilla Firefox and how it stands in the online market. Would you believe that a few years back, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 had 96% of the browser market share? Nine out of ten people were using Internet Explorer!

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Here are some more trivia I learned from the event:

Philippines is 4th country in the world with most number of Firefox users
There was 20% increase of Firefox users in the last 5 months
There are about 1.5 million Firefox users in the Philippines today
Firefox has 25% share on global browser space
Firefox has 50% share in the Philippines!
Mozilla Firefox has 75 different languages available

Globe Telecom also shared with us that Firefox finally has an add-on for Globe Telecom. We can now send text from our Firefox browser! Rates still apply though (Php1.00 per text). 🙂

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I kinda liked how the logo evolved. It actually started as phoenix then firebird then finally, firefox. Here is a video showing how Firefox can light our world 😛 Sorry guys for the poor recording, my hand was kinda tired of holding the camera in a stationary position.

Pictures from the event can be found here.

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2012 the Movie

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 23, 2009

Last Saturday night, I joined Stef and her family to watch the movie 2012. We saw it at Trinoma Mall in QC. Wow, there were too many people in the mall! I found out that people were lining up to watch New Moon (I’ll post review soon). Good thing, I had already watch that movie. This time, I got a chance to watch 2012.

Thanks Stef!

As I was saying, I watched the movie thinking that I could get to see the ever infamous “2012 phenomenon”. I don’t have time to read. I do know this: December 21, 2012, according to the Mayans is believed to be the end of the world.

The movie stars John Cusack, Danny Glover, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt & Woody Harrelson. This is a power cast that portray their role very very well. The movie is really fictional. So if you’re coming into the movie thinking that it would really happen in the next 2 years, then you’d be disappointed. 2012’s effects make the movie unrealistic. It was made to entertain us. It also had touching moments. And yes, I did shed a few tears in some scenes.

Do you believe that the end of the world is near?

Does it matter if it was?

Wouldn’t it be better to believe what the world will make of us? One thing is for sure, the movie taught us that we should stick together. That we should care for each other. Everyone is important. When we stay together and help each other, we’ll be able to succeed.

I liked the movie even though it was two & a half hours long. It is like the movie Armageddon but with a different twist. The special effects were just cool, though as I mentioned, they exaggerated it a little as all the damages can’t seem to harm the main cast 😛

Danny Glover’s character really was touching. He portrayed the US President. He opted to stay with his people even though he had the chance to save himself. How I wish that we have politicians like that in real life. Our world would be a better place to live in.

Anyway, if you have time, do watch this movie. My rating for this is 4 out of 5 stars.

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John and Yoko

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On November 22, 2009

John and Yoko
2/F Greenbelt 5, Legaspi St., Legaspi Village, Makati City, Metro Manila
(02) 729-8698

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Yesterday, I met up with Christina. It is such a rare occasion for me to go and eat at Greenbelt 5. I’m so used to eat at Greenbelt 2 and 3. So sometimes I feel that whenever I go to Greenbelt 5, I’m always at a loss as to where to eat.

Anyway, so yesterday, we opted for John and Yoko. It was because I kept raving that their wagyu rice is soooooooo delicious! Definitely, this is a must try!

There wasn’t too many people dining because it was early evening when we entered. Would you believe that after an hour, the place started to fill up? Certainly, nice business for John and Yoko despite the expensive price of their dishes.

Here are what we ordered:

Tofu Cheese Melt (Php 178)

To be honest, I was hesitant to try this. I didn’t dare touch the food until we finished all the other dishes. hahahah!! I don’t know why, it was just that I felt that cheese with tofu doesn’t blend well.

When I finally tried it, I was pleasantly surprised. Tofu felt like it was wrapped in melted cheese. And wow! It was spicy!

If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile now, then you know how much i love tofu! This is simply one of the most unique Tofu dishes I’ve sampled. This is very good food and I recommend you do try this!

Wagyu Rice (Php 299)

I tried this before and I just can’t help but order this again. It is just consistently good! Our favorite Wagyu beef combined into our rice w/ common fried rice ingredients such as onions, eggs & soy sauce. I wish I could cook fried rice this good.

Bacon Wrapped Dory (Php 238)

From all the dishes that we ordered, this is my favorite. This is Fish with Bacon and wow!!! It was yummy!!! I don’t even know how to describe this dish but all i can say is that it was delicious. Every John and Yoko customer should at least try this on their next visit to the restaurant.

One other thing that I noticed in John & Yoko is the outfit of their female servers. They were wearing such short skirts that most guys (even girls) can’t help but notice. I know it is a strategy but I really hope that they don’t push them to wear something so short. The girls are pretty aloof as well.

The male servers, I found to be more friendly & service-oriented.

More pictures from our dinner here.