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Digital Perm at Tony & Jackey

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On August 15, 2009

I just had my haircut last month at Toni & Guy, but here I am again getting another make-over 😛

This time I wanted my hair permed. I guess I really followed what my stylist told me. That the haircut that he has done for me is best suited if it’s permed. So there..

I went to Tony & Jackey coz I know they are the best when it comes to digital perm. They have a promo now. For only Php 3,000, you’ll get the ff.:

Digital Perm, any length (Korean Medicine)
Hair Manicure
Hair Treatment
Haircut

Cheap right?

Top (a Korean Stylist) was the only one available at around 6:30PM. So I opted for him to be my stylist 😛 He was a bit hesitant to do my curls. He said my hair is just too thin and it might not hold the curls.

He was asking me to use the herbal medicine instead which will cost me Php 8,000!! I said no! my budget for the curls is only Php 3,000. So I’m okay with the normal Korean medicine. I don’t know why but he really insisted. So as a compromise, he let me use L’oreal but I won’t be getting the hair manicure (w/c is perfectly fine for me).

I think Tony & Jackey was the first salon to offer the digital perm services. They use this machine for their perm.

The overall process took around 3 hours. It was all worth it.

This is me with Top.

He also permed my bangs but I’m worried that it might be gone after a short while, I hope not. 🙂

More pictures here.

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Tony & Jackey Salon

CTTM Square, Tomas Morato corner Timog Avenue, Quezon City

(02) 407-6928

Usapang OFW DZMM & Blas Ople Center Leader’s Forum

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On August 15, 2009

I attended this yesterday afternoon. It was televised via DZMM TV and hosted by Henry Omaga Diaz & Susan “Toots” Ople.

I was lucky to have the chance to see this live at the ABS-CBN Studio 4.

This is basically a forum organized to tackle about the issues being faced by the OFWs. What the presidentiables plan to do if they become president.

The presidentiables who attended were:

Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero
Senator Loren Legarda
Senator Mar Roxas
Senator Jamby Madrigal

A lot of OFWs attended the forum including the 137 bus drivers stranded in Dubai (check my post regarding that).

There were too many things discussed, but here are some points that I remember:

To have an OFW bank to keep all the money that OFWs remit. This money will be solely owned by the OFWs.
OFW bank will in turn be used for OFW investments (businesses they can put up, etc)
OFWs can make use of dual citizenship so they can also benefit from both country’s laws.
OFW funds should be used for the OFW families and not for the government.
Scholarship fund for the children of the OFWs.
Retired OFWs will have better life in the Philippines
Government to Government basis for the OFWs will be done via negotiations

At the end of the show, there was a survey done by ABS-CBN via text votes. They asked if the people believe that after the leadership forum, there will be good times coming for the OFW (basically if they believe what the presidentiables are saying about their plans). 45% answered yes and 55% said no. That means a lot of work will need to be done by the government for the Filipino people to start believing in them.

After the show, I asked each of the presidentiable if I can take picture with him/her. Based on that brief interaction, I like Chiz Escudero & Jamby Madrigal the best 🙂 It shows in the pictures.

More pictures here.

I Shop, I Splurge, I Surrender!

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On August 15, 2009

I didn’t plan to spend so much for shopping yesterday but I ended up spending a lot! 😛

It was all worth it though coz the items that I bought were all on sale. All of those items are really nice and so I conclude that they are value for money.

To be completely honest, I used to dislike shopping. It’s really not my thing. I’d rather spend time in a supermarket, bookstore or hardware than walk around shopping for clothes. If there’s something that I like to shop around, then that is to look for new gadgets to drool on.

I don’t know what changed, maybe because I’m older now? hahaha! I guess I became a lil conscious on how I look now compared to before. But nevertheless, shopping isn’t that bad.

Last night, I bought items from 4 shops:

So! Fab (Php 499)

See my post here. Definitely value for money. 2 Yellow pairs for only Php499.

Banana Peel (Php 180)

I was really planning to buy slippers as I walk everyday. I usually park at A. Venue during workdays and it is really far from our office. I have to park there as I need to save some money. It costs us Php130 a day if we park at our office building and only Php40 a day if we park at A. Venue Open Parking Lot.

Since I always wear high heels, it’s really not sustainable. So I have to bring my shoes to the office together with my laptop, bag, lunchpack, etc. I will need to find comfortable slippers to walk almost 5 blocks every weekday.

Hopefully this is a good buy. Let’s see when I use it on Monday 🙂

Tango (Php 499)

I like Tango’s clothes but I just felt it’s too expensive for me. Though whenever I see the shop on sale, I make sure that I check it out.

Last night, it was on sale! So Hai and I entered, I saw this checkered dress for only Php 499! It was originally priced at Php 995.

It’s a bit sexy though, I will need to find a tube or something to go with it.

Cosmopolitan Clothing (Php 1,100)

The last time I splurged was when I first discovered Cosmopolitan Clothing at the Ramp.

Their designs just suits me, I felt like all the clothes there were meant to be made for me.

When we dropped by there last night, I just couldn’t resist but buy several clothes there.

Here are what I bought:

Black/Fuscha Dress (Php 499) – According to Hai, it looks weird. Nevertheless, I still feel it looks good, I especially liked how the upper part of the dress was made.

Checkered Blouse (Php 299) – SUPER value for money! It just look soooooo good when I tried it out. There was no hesitation when I decided to get it.

Green/Black Dress (Php 299) – I didn’t like this so much but Php 299 is just too cheap so I decided to get it.

The last time I bought clothes from Cosmopolitan, I think I spent about Php3.5k. The owner was there so when I bought some clothes yesterday, she gave me this necklace for free.

I felt like that I’m already on the road to being a shopaholic. I hope not coz I surrender! :P:P:P

2 Yellow Pairs for Php 499 at So! Fab

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On August 15, 2009

I’m always on the lookout for nice shoes. My budget for each pair is Php700 (that’s already the maximum).

Hai and I came across So! Fab last night. I was looking at a yellow pair of shoes. Hai told me “hey it’s 2 pairs for Php499”. I answered “what?”.

Then I saw the sign… Any 2 yellows for Php499. Wow! That was my reaction. It was like 249.50 per pair!!! And the shoes are really nice.

I don’t know if it’s because of Cory Aquino that they had this sale but it was just so cool! Shoes that were originally priced as Php800 are now being sold at Php250 per pair.

I bought the ff.:

Now I have shoes to match some clothes that I have 🙂

Spaghetti Factory

Posted by Rochelle Sy Chua On August 15, 2009

Spaghetti Factory

Glorietta 5, Ayala Center, Makati City, Metro Manila

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Last night, I bonded with my dear friend Hai 🙂 We went to Glorietta to shop then had dinner at Spaghetti Factory.

I’m not fond of Italian food so that includes pizza & pasta. I do eat them but they are just not my favorite. We were just so hungry that we need to find a place that serves fast (as in FAST hahaha).

here are what we ordered:

Lemonade (Php 45)

It’s not bottomless but the glass is HUGE. I wasn’t even able to finish it. 😛

Pesto Classic (Php 169)

Pasta w/ basil, garlic, extra virgin oil, walnut, parmesan & cream.

This restaurant has this concept of preparing your pasta dishes by order, they call it “ala minute”. When you order, they ask you to choose your pasta shape haha! They even have this Pasta directory with pictures of each kind for your easy reference:

The pasta directory includes the ff.:

– Farfalle, Bow Ties

– Fusilli, Spirals

– Penne Short Tune

– Fetuccini Flat Strands

– Lasagna Raffled Sheets

– Spaghettini, Thin Spaghetti

– Capellini, Angel Hair

– Linguini, Long Ribbons

– Spaghetti, Little Strings

Hai was able to finish her meal sooo fast. I bet the pasta was really good. 😛

Italian Sausage Pizza (Regular-Php 139, Large-Php 189)

I was not in the mood for pasta so I decided to try out their pizza. I ordered lasagna at first but they informed me that it was already out of stock.

Since I love Italian Sausage, I ordered their Italian Sausage Pizza. I’ll have to wait for 30minutes though before the pizza can be served. Since they bake it when we order (“ala minute”?).

This has Spaghetti factory’s homemade spicy Italian sausage, onion, tomato, mushroom & mozarella toppings. I love their pizza crust, yum!

The branch has a promo now. They called it the “Loyalty Promo”.

You just have to visit Spaghetti Factory (Glorietta 5 branch) and spend at least Php300 per visit for 5 times during July 25 to December 31, 2009. You’ll get a free shirt! 🙂