Let the drinks flow!

Happy anniversary to us, happy anniversary PK girls! We can't believe it has actually been a year! What started out as a mere hobby, turned into something great! We would like to thank you all for the support, we wouldn't be here without you guys. Thank you so much for appreciating what we do and helping us along the way. It wasn't easy, we're such amateurs at this but we're here now, celebrating our first anniversary, so maybe we did something right, right? hihi :P

We're a year older now so we'll try to take things up a notch starting with the site's new layout! We hope you like it! It's more mature, more posh, and I guess more sophisticated but that's really how it is when we get older right? We hope you stick around and "grow" with us! It's a step by step process but we'll try to be there for you all along the way. :)

Here's to more years!
Here's to being a perpetual IT girl!

Happy anniversary to all of us!

p.s. hope you all join the anniversary contest we're having. It'll be fun! We also created some icons for you girls to put in your site. We're adding more stuff to the site soon so just watch out, it'll be an exciting holiday season!

Are you an it girl?

Hello girls! It's just a few days away from our anniversary! Are you as excited as we are? Well, here's something that would get you all very excited! In celebration of our anniversary, we are giving away a 2009 Belle de Jour Power Planner! You getting excited already? You should!

Winning is simple! Just tell us what your favorite PK article is and why and you're good to go! Just comment on this post with your answer (don't forget your name!) We will be announcing the winner of the planner by the end of the week so you better go think of your wittiest answer now! The wording doesn't have to flowery or too extravagant, we're looking for depth! We're looking for someone whose answer exudes the perfect PK girl vibe!

Goodluck!

Update: I think there's something wrong with the comment box. If you can't comment, you may send your answers to ilovepeppermintkiss@yahoo.com :)

Oh vintage oh!

New trends are sprouting left and right that it's so passe if we tell you that checkereds are making waves right now (hoho, it's so obvious that they are!) so instead, we're giving you our fashion forecast:

Gonna go vintage, baby!

Ruffles, gold accessories, black and whites, creams, silks, pearls and drama, drama, drama!

Let's take inspiration from the queen of drama fashion herself, B!

err, maybe not backless. But you get the point.

Don't think Blair's the only one sporting this 'new' trend. It's starting to send ripples in the fashion scene thanks to winter runway shows in Milan and New York.

So be an it girl! BE the trend. Sport the stuff even before everyone else is wearing them! (nyuck, reminds me of my red checkered top I wore one time only to find about ten more girls wearing almost the same one)

**hey girls! Roughly a week before our anniversary! Hooray! Watch out for exciting stuff from us!

The Red Cups are back!

Let us all join STARBUCKS in welcoming the Holiday Season! Two signs of the 'Christmas Season ala Starbucks' are..one, red cups adorn the coffeeshops again and two, long order queues --the starbucks planner collectors need to acquire those stickers (y'know)!

So what's new with Starbucks' Holidays Celebration this year? Their new flavor, Dark Cherry Mocha! If you're curious about Starbucks' new Christmas drink, then here's a short description. Dark Cherry Mocha is a dark chocolate mocha drizzled with cherry syrup, topped with whipped cream and sprinkled with dark chocolate powder. Sounds yum, right?

It really is yummy when hot. But when I tried the Frappucino version, I didn't like it as much. It tasted so bitter that I didn't even get a hint of the cherry flavor. But I have to admit, I'm quite addicted with the hot Dark Cherry Mocha but I'd still rather have the Peppermint Mocha (my fave flavor from last year's holiday drinks.)

However, for those of you who love the past Holiday Drinks' flavors, no need to fret. They still have the past two famous Christmas Drinks flavors - Toffee Nut Latte and Praline Mocha.

Anywho, go ahead and try it for yourself ;) Tell us about your experience, ayt? Enjoy!

Kung Fu Panda update

Hello PK girls! For those who didn't get to watch Kung Fu Panda in the cinema, we would just like to inform you that the DVDs and VCDs of the digital film are already out in the market. Hope you enjoy watching ;)

Knowledge power!

So okay, maybe the tv show with same title is so last season but really, the meaning of those words hasn't faded with time. Knowledge IS power! So to make you all PK girls much more powerful, we have here two sites that would surely tickle your fancy and undoubtedly add a handful of facts into your beautiful heads!

www.rulesofthumb.org - Click here if you want to find interesting articles about about different things in life! Want to forecast weather? Then just stare at the way ants crawl up your walls. When they travel in a straight line, expect rain but when they scatter, then you're up for some fair weather! Did you also know that if you want your cat NOT to jump up your lap, then don't make eye contact with it! Cool, right? --these are just some of the interesting information you can pick up from the site. Click away to know more!

www.damninteresting.com - Visit this site if you want to read interesting articles from the past, present and even predictions of the future! It has origins of things, unsolved mysteries and other fun articles that would surely rouse anyone's curiousness! Want to know the story behind the phrase, "remember, remember, the 22nd of November", then check this site out!

So there you girls! If you're bored and want to do something a little more productive with your time, why not just visit these sites and gain for yourself some very fascinating information? I mean hey, as passe as it may sound, Knowledge IS power!

A taste of Thailand

S and I have been big fans of Jatujak (pronounced as 'chatuchak') eversince we 'discovered' it in 2007. What is it exactly? It's a Thai restaurant in Mall of Asia offering the best of Thai cuisine!

My recent trip to Bangkok has made me remember the days of gorging on glorious food with S. Tasting the real thing reminded me of days we would (almost) skip class just to eat at MOA (hehe, bad!). But you know, the greatest realization I had in Bangkok while eating authentic Thai cuisine was how CLOSE Jatujak's food here in Manila is to the real deal!

We've been eating there for more than a year already and it is about time we rave about them here at PK!

So what exactly do Jatujak offer? Here's the best we've tasted (so far):

We celebrated our friend's birthday there and with a big group of six, we ordered fish (trying to be healthy and all that. hehe) Well, FISH we got! This one is truly a show stopper!

Crispy pla-pla with chili sauce

Sate Pork php 179.00

Chicken in Pandan leaves php 195.00

And of course you cannot say you've tasted Thai food until you've gotten a bite of their famous Pad Thai! Jatujak actually offers a really tasty and very CLOSE version of the original!

Pad Thai php 145.00

Jatujak is very proud of their Iced Coffee. Well, they should be as Thai coffee tastes wonderful! You have to check out their Milk Tea too! That's actually one of things I think Jatujak got exactly right from tasting Milk Teas in Bangkok. Just be warned that it's very unlike the local Nai Cha from Chowking. Thai Milk Tea is different. Wonderfully different.

Thai Iced Coffee php 65.00

So if you want a taste of authentic Thai cuisine without burning a hole in your pocket, then head out to Jatujak! It'll be worth the trip! I'm also very sure your friends, and your entire family would love it!

SM Mall of Asia
2nd Level unit 237 Entertainment Mall,
SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City556-0850

SM Mega Mall
104 Upper Ground Bldg A,
SM Mega Mall637 -1772

SM North Edsa
421 Annex the Block,
SM City North Edsa 442-0354

You brave enough?

If you still have post-halloween spirit, why don't you go for the ultimate in scare-fest and visit Hotel 626? I tell you, it will scare your pants off!

Click if you're ready to test your courage:

http://www.hotel626.com/

some facts and trivia:

1. It's a game created by Frito Lay (what a mad way to promote chips!)

2. You can play it ANYTIME, just set your computer watch to 6:00 pm

3. Best to play it with a friend or having a ym window open :)

Get ready for 2009!

It's not yet the end of 2008 but somehow, something about yearends always make me feel giddy for the next year. Well, well, my giddiness has been escalated to the next level when I remembered that we (S and I) are getting our Belle de Jour 2009 planners this month! Yes girls, the Belle de Jour 2009 planners are ready for release! Yay, yay!

The 2009 edition takes inspiration from the '70s with its groovy get glamorous feel. It also has MORE coupons (60 in fact!) and has bigger spaces for writing your whatnots! :) It still has the usual menstrual and expense trackers, goal/dream page, and all the other great things you love about your BDJs!



The newest addition to the bunch? A Belle de Jour Notebook/notepad that can also store all your coupons so it would be easier to bring these discount cards wherever you go!

It's not yet too late to pre-order your own Belle de Jour 2009 power planners! It'll even make for the perfect Christmas gift for your diva mom or your sassy sister! Visit their site for more information on this :) http://www.belledejourpowerplanner.com/

Or IF you can wait later or until the new year, the power planners will also be available at the following:
- National Bookstore
- Powerbooks
- The Rockwell Urban Bazaar in November