My birthday food extravaganza...

This week started off with a nice brownie tray at the office from a good friend, Leslie.

A home cooked lunch with my parents eating lumpia, pancit and crispy pata....a deep fried Filipino delicacy of a front/ hind leg of a pig including the knuckles. Each scrumptious bite is so sinful! 

Then Sushi dinner from my girlfriends, Amber, Shana, Sara and Monika.

Another Tuesday lunch from a new Pinay friend from work.

A homemade Italian Red Wine dinner from my musical chef, which I regret not taking any photos of the baked chicken with red sauce from scratch baked with Parmesan and Mozzarella cheese...YUM YUM in my TUM!!

A nice Raku dinner gift from the boss (noted on my Wednesday blog)

A nice Sammy's Wood fire Shrimp Salad, Duck Tacos and Wine dinner with a good friend, who will remain anonymous since she had a nice surprise in one of our bellies.  Or I should say, I knew but she found out the next day.... :-) 

Today is Natalie's wonderful treat to Ping Pang Pong's Dim Sum at the Gold Coast Casino.

It boggles my mind how this venue is the only one that has amazing fresh Dim Sum and clean environment--and of all places in a casino.

So, I take a bite of my favorite dim sum, fried crab ball, which is my ultimate weak spot for anything that's fried. I turn the bitten side around and noticed that my crab ball was shaped as a heart. I had to capture my bite at love.

Many thanks to all that made my birthday week so special with food, which is the way to my heart.

Yoga

My single leg wheel pose looks fierce and strong! But deep down inside me, I knew that going into the posture was not purely natural and that I needed more practice. What am I doing in this posture anyway? Should I be proud? By the look of it, yes. It's a posture that is vigorous, however re-visiting my passion and to practice continuously will only make myself proud. A daily practice with love and I will relentlessly do so until a union occurs between the mind, body and spirit.

Raku...

Raku is our favorite restaurant. It tastes just like Tokyo. The boss was kind enough to present a gift to enjoy the Kaiseki: Japanese traditional course style cuisine, of Raku.

Frankie and I ordered 8 pieces of our favorite Yakitori....Pork Cheek....YUM!!

We also had the following:
Chicken Wing - 4 pieces
Asparagus - 2 pieces
Mushroom - 2 pieces
Raku's homemade Tofu - 1 order
Soba Buckwheat Noodle Salad - 2 orders
Sashimi Salad - 1 order
Sapporo Beer - 3 glasses
and a toast to give thanks to the BOSS!

We love Raku...

Check out the site for menu and photos of our delicious dinner!
http://www.raku-grill.com/index.html

Read my past review on Yelp...
http://www.yelp.com/biz/raku-las-vegas#hrid:gECgRMeIYWe9mmF2EVgd7w

I want her hair...

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I am feeling 33 and free...

Today, I look back at my life. The trials and turbulences that I have experienced and won with a fight. I caused pain, received pain, gave love, received love, took others for granted, others took me for granted, yelled passionately, passionately got yelled at and each time I fall; I always seem to get up and fight back! I fought really hard for what felt was right in my heart.

Eventually, I found a place where I can taste the serenity, security, happiness, love, share forever old and brand new friendships that is everlasting. I found a new world of music, smiles, food, fashion and everything but the girl that I used to be. Now, I just look back and LAUGH at myself until freedom reins...