going vegetarian in cagayan de oro: Pili-an Cafe and Restaurant

I'm SO behind a lot of posts but I'm still alive, yes. Just drowning in a ton of work and because I'm saving for a laptop for blogging and everything right now so yaaayyy! Soon! The posts will come in droves the SOONEST, late into this year. Or early next year. I have a ton of posts to catch up on including a quick trip to Taipei I had last week for something and another one I had to Davao for close friends' wedding there from a month or more ago or so. 

Anyway, let me preface this one by saying I've had a long history with being vegetarian. I am mostly pescetarian and I don't think I can ever go full vegan because honey is heavenly in my salads, smoothies and some juices. But if I ever do go vegan successfully...hmn...I guess I can always live on coconut nectar, stevia and other plant-based sweetener alternates. I can't say where this history with the obsession with being vegeterian of mine started but I remember being a Carrie Underwood fan during American Idol. She's vegetarian, probably vegan now, so I learned, idolised her then and still now and therefore wanted to go the same way. I never followed other American Idol seasons as faithfully as I've ever had Season 4 with her, Bo Bice and more on it since. Anyway, on a more serious note, I've later realized that I've always wanted to be vegetarian for health, primarily, and environmental purposes.

Aside from wanting to be vegetarian for good health and the environment, I'm also an avid fan of clean skin care and beauty products particularly from those of Human Heart Nature. So since this is mostly my case now, or MY LIFE now, I've recently decided to just go and be pescetarian->90% vegetarian. Hmn, I think I'm about done with being a yoyo dieter. 

And onto the point of this post: Pili-An Cafe and Restaurant. I've been frequenting this place after every payday at work as of late. Nothing else comes close as a favorite right after it, here, in downtown Cagayan de Oro City. The other vegan restaurant I'm curious about, Buen Provecho, is in the uptown and quite far from here. I haven't been uptown in sooo long a time although it's my favorite place to shoot photos for this blog for with friends. Err...among other crazy activities I get myself and friends into when our free times jive with each others'.  

Pili-an Cafe and Restaurant offers a lot of fun things and when I mean 'a lot', I mean A LOT. For one, it's a cafe where you can get sikwate or tsokolate (local or homemade hot chocolate) and suman (local sticky rice dessert and/or snack) while just hanging out and watching the world pass by outside the window on any random day of the week. Just watch out when they're closed for whatever reason like rest day of their staff. Then they're just inaccessible for that day. This does not happen often though, thankfully.

Two, it's a restaurant, of course. You can get both vegetarian and vegan food here. Below are my favorites from them and those they offer in their menu.

The huge bowl of Veggie Bibimbap is HEAVEN. I've had this twice now. The most recent just being last week because the last payday was last week. Their Fresh Tomato Herbed pasta is also really super good. If vegan, you can just opt without the bread.

It's not THAT clear but this is their menu. I have other things I'm curious about from this one too so I may as well try some of these some other time...SOON. I predict I'll be more frequent here anyway. (Sometimes, I just wish there were more vegetarian and vegan haunts around here but there really aren't much so...)

And three (lastly), they are also a mart of sorts where you can get something like this vegetarian snack. It's the vegetarian version of the chicharon (cracklings frequently made of pork or pork rinds). 

My other favorites to get there are a bottle of laing (a local Bicol-area vegetable-only, coconut milk-based dish) in mild spicy variant and I'm still thinking of getting their soy sauce-like dip of sorts. A bottle is Php 150 so good luck to my budget this week and next week...hmn... They also have muffins-cookies hybrid that I like: Mookies. A box is now 145 Php or so but trust me when I say it's worth it because it is! These are really good, heaven-sent protein-, energy-heavy not-so-tiny, tasty things!

For more about them, you may check to their facebook page here: Pili-an Cafe and Restaurant.

Their Limketkai Mall-Robinsons Shopping Center branch used to be my go-to for late lunches way back. They served 3 kinds of rice toppings, all three use brown rice. Plus they're really not that heavy on the pockets compared to when eating at fast food restaurants here. But last week, I found out they had just closed. I guess the rent there is really high now so they couldn't afford to keep said branch. This is the saddest for me because I frequent that branch as it's quite close to my current workplace.

I predict I'll be here again sometime next week, maybe over the weekend. Friday is payday at work, after all! Yay!

current human heart nature favorites

in the photo: human heart nature natural sunflower beauty body scrub and natural sunflower beauty lotion

The best time for a pick me up do-it-yourself (DIY) pampering is Saturday and as of late, I never really can do without these two Human Heart Nature staples from their new sunflower beauty line.

Story time: What first got me into Human Heart Nature is their classic sunflower beauty oil. It now comes in the bloom variant which is also a favorite of mine. I love to mix the classic sunflower beauty oil with other carrier oils and some other essential oils to make unique, self-made body oils. I've long ditched body lotions since then. Or I very rarely use body lotions now, likely, only on weekends and some isolated holidays from work. With this background, it comes as to no surprise that I am now a huge fan of their Sunflower Beauty Line. What is a surprise is that I have also become a fan of their natural Sunflower Beauty Body lotion, although I only would use this on Saturdays and Sundays or from Fridays to Sundays. The Sunflower Beauty Line started with the Sunflower Beauty deodorant and it's the only thing I have yet to get. I'm still stuck on the blue, powder scented one they have because it's pretty affordable at Php 99.75. I'll complete the Natural Sunflower Beauty line soon. Maybe next week? Who knows?

I'm not sure yet how to describe the effect these two have on me but they sure work as pick-me-ups on weekends when I am too tired to think about doing work in general, especially those done in the office. They definitely are the perfect two things to have and use to unwind in those minutes alone in the bathroom and in the bedroom, right before getting ready to go out to lunch somewhere with friends or just to stay home and lounge around the house.

So yes, expect me to be using these today as well! It is...a SATURDAY after all. Enjoy the weekend, y'all! I know I will. 

Also, yes! You can shop these at Treasure Chest of Sorts on Human Heart Nature!

to come on treasure chest of sorts and what went down on a pretty Saturday afternoon

photos by @michi.dums on instagram

wearing @treasure_chest_of_sorts, red ninewest clutch, secondhand gucci backpack, zalora ph heels (black) - from last year, so fab! via zalora ph modern heels - from last year

The BFF and I shot a storm of stuff yesterday afternoon for the shop and others...well, this blog. It was a random bite of the creative bug, I suppose, for both of us. I was there mostly just for photos of items I am putting up on the store here: @treasure_chest_of_sorts. 

Yes, I'm uploading clothing items for sale on that instagram shop account soon so watch out for it! The soonest is this coming week.

Kind of can't wait for another shoot up next week. I'll have to probably add more clothes to the fray soon. Yep, soon. I have other summer-friendly stuff in mind I'm adding to it, of course, yes...among other things. I intend to make @treasure_chest_of_sorts not only a local beauty and skin care as well as all things eco-friendly store but also a shopping destination for all things fun to wear over the sunny summer season to answer the beach wardrobe needs of most people! So yes, feel free to visit it from time to time and shop! I am always available for direct messaging on the said site! 

Photo of my shoes I wear to events and more on rotation reminds me I need new stuff soon. I'm, admittedly, a shoe addict. It's where most of my budget for clothes go... yep.

Until the next post, then!

Siquijor in random photos

Steps to Cambugahay Falls

Fresh coconut/buko from a seller in Cambugahay Falls

Jump board/Diving platform (9 meters) in Salagdoong Beach

These are just a few random other photos from the Siquijor trip. I've shared a few others on my personal Instagram account as well. You can click on the links part of this page to see that one.

We only toured the island for a day so we had to pack in all the sites that are the closest and the easiest to access from our home base in Lazi. The first stop was Cambugahay Falls, right after a quick trip to Lazi Convent next door to our accommodations. The falls was full of tourists, foreign and local alike. I've met some that came from Dumaguete City, right across the pond as well so that was good. The upside of the falls being sooo crowded? There's Php 30 coconut, the freshest kind there is. I was able to secure one from a seller (and there are others that sell other things like barbecue, if you're into that...and buttered and grilled bananas, we call this one ginanggang here, and more...) nearby the area of the falls we sat at. I don't recall ever seeing Cambugahay Falls this busy way back in 2013 with the good friend and dorm mate. 

Funnest thing to do in Cambugahay Falls aside from eat? Pay the attendant at the swing thing 20 Php and you get unlimited go's at it and get to go like Tarzan and dive into the cold water. But because the water was cold---it is a waterfall---I never tried it nor would I dare because I prefer hotter water to this one. I've grown up swimming almost all the time in very cold springs so I've gotten sick of it, basically and wouldn't go near anywhere cold water is in...at all.

Diving or jumping in that platform in Salagdoong Beach comes with no-charge at all but there's a fee when you go in with your crew. I really wanted to jump but because my eyes were lasic-ed, that killed entirely my chances to do so. I'm not allowed to do any extreme sport that comes with pressure whether underwater as in scuba diving or from high up there, skydiving. Diving or jumping from high places like this is included, of course.

To be honest, I liked Kagusuan Beach better than this one, Salagdoong Beach. I prefer a quieter beach as this one was really crowded at the time we were there. Sadly, Kagusuan Beach has been closed for quite some time now. So much things happen there that everyone is now fearing for safety...of their things and money. My friend and I were among those who has had our money stolen there from way back 2013.

So in my next trip, I hope to be able to find a secluded beach all to myself and others who're going to come with me then. Also, I'll try the vegan offerings of the island from Lazi to other towns in it. Yep.  

in Lazi Convent or San Isidore Convent, Siquijor Island

photos by JM Dumlao

wearing vintage/thrifted/second hand romper; world balance walking shoes bought from cebu city I've had in forever, it's literally falling apart. haha; a snapback from a cousin's barbershop business in the US; and random jewellery from everywhere.

This place is always so picturesque. The running and walking space here is so huge you can totally do somersaults in the open field and no one would care...except...don't. It's, well, a church after all and they hold masses here daily and on Sundays.

I have always been the most curious about this place when I was last in Siquijor Island. The last time I visited was way back 2013 with a close friend and dorm mate in Dumaguete City. And now that I've been to this place, the San Isidro Labrador Parish and Convent or the Lazi Convent for short, all I can say is...WOW. This place is such a good place for shoots and more. Plus, if they opened this one to people who like to picnic, all you need to do is lay a blanket of sorts on top of the grassy soil and you're good to go. If you're not allowed to picnic and sunbathe this way, then there are other things to do here.

Lazi Convent has a museum at the second floor and the grounds you can see from there is just as beautiful. Museum entrance fee is only 20 Php per person. REAAALLLYYY CHEAP and just incredibly affordable. There are also some places to sit in inside, of course. 

More photos of the place especially what's inside it to name a few places we went to during this Siquijor trip can be viewed in the next post.

By the way, this romper will be on sale in the instagram shop one day soon! Well, it'll be in a few weeks, of course. Once all the photos for the items when worn have been taken. Also, the romper is a really well-made one that's an Italian brand! A really cool find from one of the thrift stores I frequent here in my city of Cagayan de Oro. Some parts of it have faded but it's still so beautiful as a whole! It's a perfect summer piece to wear in this hot weather! I just love how this looks and feels comfortable although it's a bit small on me.

so I was in the Greater Metro Manila over the last weekend and..

....all I can say it is it was a blast! I was there to see Years and Years on their Manila concert date at the Kia Theater, now called the New Frontier Theater the night of the 25th but they cancelled, so...yes... It ended up being just a day and night of chilling with friends I've been meaning to meet after such a loooong time of just chit chatting with them on Twitter, Instagram, LiveJournal (way back when LJ was a thing and it was huge among Japanese entertainment stans...) and tumblr.

It was a HUGE shame Years and Years had to cancel their remaining South East Asian concert tour dates after a gig in Indonesia because well, many people were anticipating this tour including me and the good friend I met up with in the National Capital Region. It's even more so a shame because they were even slated for LaLaLaFest which, I think, is kind of cool to attend next time. I read about this one in the in-flight magazine the Air Asia flight, I'd taken on the way to NCR, had. Maybe if I were richer... LOL, whenever that will be...I'd've gone to the one in Japan since they didn't cancel this one. I was sooo looking forward to a night of dancing and singing along with Olly Alexander on the mic all night of the 25th...but alas, it didn't happen. On the bright side, we didn't spend for the tickets in advance at all because we didn't buy it in advance, online on Ticketnet. We didn't have to go through the hassles of getting our money refunded for a cancelled concert.

Anyway, yes, all we did the whole time I was there was hang out and just chill. The first night was for walking around Mall of Asia after checking in at Kabayan Hotel. My dad suggested this to me as it's his favorite as well. Turns out, a close friend of mine in Davao City frequents this OFW budget-friendly hotel as well. Kabayan Hotel is situated in Pasay City where everything, especially transportation, is highly accessible from. You have the MRT 3 across the side of the hotel and there's also LRT Line 1 if you walk further along from there. Public transportation is highly abundant in the area, just make sure you have a map or, well...google maps help a ton, according to said Davao City-based bff/super close friend. February 25 was a holiday, EDSA or People Power Anniversary. I don't remember how many years has it been since...now. So this was perfectly timed on a long weekend and I just took a work leave for Tuesday, the next day, so I could make it home fine and get enough rest before work the next day, Wednesday.

Mall of Asia chilling and walking around was fine except there were a ton of people there. There seems to have been an event at the Mall of Asia Arena and we were caught in the rush of people coming out of it around 6-7 at Sunday night. It was also a weekend so, like, the amount of people there being more than overwhelming (especially for those with social anxiety and such) is quite understandable, I think. After walking around aimlessly and just catching up in personal on the most random of things, we just had a quick dinner at Yoshinoya after and hopped onto Kabayan's hourly or so shuttle. Yes, the hotel is very, VERY convenient to stay at if you're there for a concert like I was for Years and Years. It's also convenient for those who want to be there for other events and maybe, just running an errand around the great big...metropolitan region.

The next day, February 25, was a trip to Maginhawa in Quezon City via North EDSA/Trinoma MRT 3 station. The beep card I got from the dad prior to leaving for Manila the day before---he handed it to me when he came in from Manila in the Laguindingan Airport because it was timed to my leaving as well---came into good such good use that I had to get one for my own should I take another trip there one day soon (and I do plan to do so as well~). 

Maginhawa is a street in Quezon Avenue that's lined with dainty milk tea shops, cafes and about a handful of vegetarian, vegan and mixed restaurants that aren't at all as heavy on the pockets as I expected. The milk teas we had at Moonleaf however, were quite expensive however. In our local Chingkeetea here in Cagayan de Oro City, a Php 90 regular-sized milk tea at Moonleaf is already a large drink of any thing except maybe specials in their menu. This makes me thankful to be based in Cagayan de Oro City. Quite the comparison, I know but such things are infinitely more affordable outside of Manila or NCR. And yes, the above are polaroids friends and I took at Moonleaf before Kat had to leave for a family emergency.

After a quick chill out at Maginhawa---we ate a quick lunch of pasta at Trinoma's food court before proceeding here---with milk tea on hand, Pat and I headed to Pino's to meet with my little brother who's attending college at the Ateneo nearby. Ateneo de Manila, the University of the Philippines Dilliman Campus and the all girls' college, Miriam College have easy access to Maginhawa. This is why you'll see a ton of students here, studying and just hanging around...

Pino's is a bit pricey but they offer really good vegetarian and vegan food. The second floor, Pipino, is for vegans only. I'd go there with Pat next time I'm around the metro on my own again. I've been meaning to go vegan/vegetarian for a while again. Anyway, price-wise, Pino's okay. Then the second night there ends in Pino's. By the way, I had the vegetarian soba which was good. It comes with mango bits so...it was filling. Ugh, I want to try other things in their menu. :(

I wasn't able to shop much during this trip because we were hellbent on just chilling and food tripping so all I really got out of this trip was my cat's shiny new grey garterized ribbon collar with a tiny golden bell and a feather toy for her. Also, a couple of really cute notebooks from Landmark that only cost Php 19.something each. 

The next day, the last day of my long weekend there, was a quick trip to Cubao before going home. Luckily, they have a lounge and airport shuttle there called Ube Express so it was easy for me to get to the airport from there after half a day or so spent wandering around the area. This one started with a quick-ish breakfast at a McDonald's there of pancakes and hot chocolate. I missed eating that one since I hardly breakfast out here nowadays. Like, seriously? I really hardly do unless I have a trip to go out for again.

So I checked out super early from the hotel at around 15 minutes to 5 in the morning and promptly caught the first 5:30 a.m. MRT 3 train out to Araneta-Cubao station. 

The only city scape-ish photo I took that's a tad bit scenic is probably this one from the Araneta-Cubao MRT 3 station. I was waiting for Kat there and thought that the sunrise was pretty so this was the result of my phone photo adventure at the time. My phone's camera isn't exactly the best as it's just a J2 Prime but it works really well if the area is well lit like this one.

Cubao was all sorts of fun. We finally located the New Frontier Theater (formerly known as the Kia Theater) and we also time-hopped at the quaint little area around Cubao Expo. It's time travelling on there as they have everything weird and fun at the same time like collectibles of sorts from really old and rare books, records and more. I found a Pablo Neruda fresh from outside the country at the first shop we visited there and really wanted it but at 600 Php for such a tiny, soft-bound book, I decided otherwise. I'll just get some of his books from Amazon along with the Kate Moss ones that I really like. (insert me crying inside here as we left the shop to look around some more...)

After another stop at a shop of collectibles this time, we settled to eat at Bellini's. Their menu is pricey. LIKE SERIOUSLY PRICEY. It's an Italian restaurant and a very, very fancy one and the cheapest pasta on their menu is 300 Php. Yes, so those are the pastas we had here. It's easy to get orders veganized at this restaurant. Like, seriously easy despite the pricey-ness of most things on the menu. On the upside, despite the amount per person we'd racked up through individual orders, we were given dessert wine for free so it was all good. 


But yes, although expensive however, I WOULD DEFINITELY eat here again. YES!

Random insert #1: I don't know why the photos on here are upside down...I don't think I have time to fix them either but these are the pastas we had.

Random insert #2: Of course, I lost the Bench sunglasses with case I'd bought last year for a Camiguin trip in transit from Manila to Cagayan de Oro City at the end of the trip. Yay me. Something always gets lost when it comes to me transiting one airport to another. It happened in the US way back 2015 and 2016 with my prized scarf cum blanket made from the softest, prettiest cashmere my mum got me on their trip to Italy and France, err...around Europe so it's happened again this time with something I'd bought...this time. I hardly lose my passport and other important things on trips but I lose a lot of treasures I get for myself and other people get for me from all over the world so... Yeah, I'm not all too sure how to deal with disasters like this anymore so I just get used to it considering I am often jet setting or riding the ship and buses to somewhere within a year's time. I'll have to buy myself a new one and I've been eyeing the wayfarers from Sunnies that are only about 399 Php in the SM Store in SM Downtown. Hmn...

Despite not shopping or looking around and just eating and eating and drinking this whole weekend off around last week, it was sooooo much fun. I got to have long talks with friends I rarely meet in real life and I also got to meet with the brother while there. 

This is something I would do all over again and maybe, even just take a trip to the Greater Manila metro for the randomest things I have no idea what they are...it might come to me one day. By the time I got home, I was feeling the brunt of separation anxiety from friends there. Sad, I know. But I'm sure to meet them again one day soon.

For now, I'll get ready for my Davao trip! It's this coming August 9 because I'll be there for a very good friend from Dumaguete City's wedding. Her husband-to-be is also such a good friend so yes, this'll be another fun trip. I'll be meeting with another friend as well from Silliman University to catch up with stuff with. Yay! Also, Olive/@caramelmori on twitter. <3 Yep, another adventure! Now, if only I were able to take more outfit shots but I was hardly able to this time around. Not sure about the Davao trip however...

My calendar's pretty full this year. I hope to travel more next year on wards as well as I have some pretty big changes in life coming up soon. Hint: I'll be working seriously on actually moving abroad. Australia and/or New Zealand are my main targets. There'll be hiccups along the way but I hope everything will be fine. I expect those hiccups to happen anyway. Nothing in life is ever smooth either way.

Until the next post then! 

a late start for 2019, an I'm still alive post

Forever21 bodysuit in white via Tops in Ayala Centrio, vintage shorts and shirt (2nd hand Pull and Bear) as jacket, So Fab heels via Zalora.ph, Coach mobile phone pouch, sunglasses from Bench ph

This bodysuit is heaven sent. Bodysuits are heaven sent in general, I think, that when I saw this hanging on a corner at a store or boutique in our own city's Ayala Centrio called Tops, I just knew I had to get it. Also, I got it for about less than 200 Php so it was quite a deal.

I've been meaning to do this post since we got these while randomly going around Limketkai Mall on a random...err...holiday a few weeks ago. Chinese New Year's holiday, February 5, to be exact. So basically speaking, this is a very, VERY late post.

As for the heels, I got these last year for a company party---the year end, Christmas party in one thing that I have been thinking I'd abstain from next year since I'm not exactly a huge fan of events with huge numbers of people. The free stuff gifted by the company I work for is just too good to pass up, however.

I find myself super busy lately. But the good kind of busy. It's not so much as the work but it's more of me going back to doing my thing, the things I'm best at and these are, well, a number of pretty interesting-ish things. I'm back to the thrifting and shopping game although I still keep it controlled. I'm doing shopping for an online shop on Instagram however. I'm thinking of making it a treasure trove of everything fun for the sunny, summer days comin' up. So yes, the comfiest tees and tanks, the smallest and prettiest as well as roomiest sun dresses of every kind and brand... big things for this are coming, yes, and I am pretty excited about this one. I've been amassing these things little by little and even as I travel, I'm looking forward to getting more for the shop as well.

Aside from getting back into the thrifting game which is something I've loved since eons ago, I'm also ecstatic for a lot of travelling this year. Tomorrow, I'm going to the Greater Manila for one. I was supposed to be there to watch Years and Years' concert at the former Kia Theater in Cubao with a really good friend on LiveJournal, Twitter and even Instagram slated on the 25th, on Monday which is a holiday because it's the EDSA People Power anniversary... But Years and Years announced on Twitter that they've cancelled all concert dates in South East Asia: Hongkong, Bangkok (Thailand), Singapore and Manila (Philippines) a few days ago. So we're left on the limbo---such a good thing we haven't purchased the tickets yet as the friend was looking to buy it in person from the ticketing office at the concert venue but there were others who already bought them so...---and instead resolved to chilling around the city and doing nothing super productive in particular instead. I'm on leave from work on the 26th so I come back to work on the 27th. Other upcoming trips include a summer trip to Siquijor Island with a couple of co-worker-now, really, really good friends and the two best friends since young/high school and college, in April. We will be there during the Holy Week this year since it's a really long weekend then. The last one is a trip to Davao City for a close friend's wedding. This one is for the room mate and best girl friend from when I was in Dumaguete City, the loveliest island city-town hybrid I so miss as of late. I'm sure there'll be more trips along the way, yes. I also am attending my little brother's graduation from college in the month of May so that makes four...or five. I've lost count. I sincerely promise a lot of pictures, outfit pictures, travel pictures and guides after every trip, yes.

There was a planned Tokyo trip but I don't think I'm making it. I need to get the existing, now-opened for anytime travel air tickets to and from Tokyo, Japan but this one might take a while to retrieve so... It's been missing around the house since last year-ish. I'll think about Seoul, South Korea next year instead as tickets there are definitely waaayyy cheaper than Japan's.

Fandom...? I'm still as obsessed as ever. Latest targets: Japan's Da-iCE and Cube Ent's BtoB or Born to Beat, especially rapper Jung Ilhoon. I think I'm slowly easing back to Jpop. It's my first fandom and it'll remain still the best for me outside of my latest wandering around the kpop realm. Anyway, meanwhile, some of my favorites from Ilhoon. Yes.

Yep, I'm still quite the same after all these months. Although I've been working more and more, I guess, I've been learning to take the time off on weekends and holidays and well, to take the time to just do my thing. I have more plans for the coming 2020 especially big ones...I really want to move abroad soon so yes, that's in the works too,...so that one, I'm sort of excited and thrilled for although I'm also, at the same time, quite scared of it. I've such big plans for 2020 that I don't know if I'll be able to sustain the momentum until the next few years or I'll end up burning out like I did intermittently two to three or even more times in the past so...I'll take care not to overwhelm myself by then. 

Anyway, I'm more active on the fangirl account on Twitter and am semi-active on the selling account on Facebook... I'm also always lurking around the selling account in Instagram and sometimes switch to the personal blog Instagram account so I'm not all that hard to miss. I still limit Facebook usage because I don't see myself getting over hatred for Facebook due to their lack of good security measures. I'm also quite active on posting on the Tumblr account as it's linked to my blogging Twitter account so... you know where to find me. Just really, email me or message me on Twitter or Instagram (avoid Facebook as much as possible, please) if there's anything you'd like to let me know or so. I'm always checking on there so it's not hard for me to reply to emails and SNS messages then. 

And until the next post! I still have to pack up...yes.