Crepe FAIL!!

So recently I've been really into crepes. My friend Maiko & I have been on a mission to find the best crepe on the island!! As I mentioned before, so far the Harajuku Crepes have been the best ones we've tried so far. The other crepe place we went to was this small hole in the wall mom & pop's type place called Ailana's Shave Ice (not to be mistaken for Wailana's). That was pretty good.. but the crepe wasn't folded and wrapped up cute like how Japanese crepes normally are. It was also a little more soggier. The crepe skin itself seemed more eggy... like a runny omelet lol. But it was filling and satisfied my crepe craving! Wish I had taken a pic of it but the crepe wasn't as presentable so I didn't feel like it needed a picture :/

Anyway, last night Maiko and I had our sudden urge of crepes again. We planned on going to the mall to do a little shopping and then we were going to hit up Harajuku Crepes at Shirokiya for a late night crepe. It was around 8 o'clock and we figured since Shirokiya closes at 9, the crepe place would still be open.

Well I guess the crepe gods were frowning down upon us because we were like literally a second too late. We saw a couple eating a freshly made crepe... so we thought ok great they are still open! But we didn't see the mean korean lady at the counter so we waited thinking she was on break (like she usually is). Then one of the Shirokiya staff came up to us and said the crepe lady just left :( You should of seen the expression on our faces... it was like someone told us it was the end of the world. We glared at the couple who were scarfing down their crepes and walked out... hungry and wanting crepes even more.

We contemplated Papa Beards, bubble tea and cheesecake... but I think we were so set on our mission to eat crepes that night we were willing to go all lengths for it. I had heard about a crepe place in Waikiki and thought that would be the next best thing. So we drove down to Waikiki... parked my car at the Royal Hawaiian and then walked all the way to The Crepe House which is located next to 24 Hour Fitness by Pacific Beach Hotel. It felt like forever walking there, but when we finally got there we were pretty damn excited.

They had a vast selection on savory and sweet crepes. They had pizza crepes, ham and cheese, pb&j and even loco moco crepe!! The crab cake crepe and the tuna & egg crepe sounded pretty good too.. but I was in the mood for a sweet one and ordered a strawberry & banana w/vanilla gelatto crepe (yes it's gelato instead of ice cream!). Maiko got the same thing except with cinnamon gelatto.

We were a little startled by the price though... it was about $7 for a crepe with everything in it. At Harajuku Crepe it's $5!!! But I guess it was kind of expected, being that it's in Waikiki and all. We were so hungry that we didn't care about it being $7 anymore. Crepes were made fast and handed to us nicely wrapped like the Japanese way ^_^ So the final verdict?

It was ehhhhh. Yeah that's all I can say for it. It honestly looked like it was going to be a pretty amazing crepe but the crepe itself was very thin and dry. Not moist and fluffy like Harajuku Crepes. Even the whip cream wasn't that good :/ The strawberry and banana still tasted a little frozen. And normally by the time we finish eating our crepes, we are so full that we complain about how full we are for the next 5 min. But this time? We got right up afterwards and walked towards f21 without a struggle. That just goes to show how unfufilling it was!!!

Oh well, I guess Harajuku Crepes won once again!!!!

End of 2010 & Beginning of 2011 UPDATE~

So I guess my attempt to update my blog more has failed once again. I really was on a blogging streak at one point and blogged almost everyday! But of course, that didn't continue for very long because one, I got really busy with work, the holidays & just life in general and two, I was lazy. Plus I was still getting adjusted to my new life with the fiancé! Which btw, has been fun and great.. but definitely learned a lot about each other that we didn't know before (even after being together for 5 years!) It is nice though being able to wake up to him every morning and going to bed with him every night ♥ Anyways, my goal this year IS to blog more! Lately I've been really into Yelp. I seriously love Yelp cause it's real people writing real reviews so you know it's not bullcrap.. well most of the times at least. I even found my new hair dresser from Yelp! See I got a new hair cut =)
I almost feel like as if it was fate because I randomly decided at 7 in the morning to get my haircut but wanted to try someone new. I typed in "hair salons" on yelp and the first thing that popped up was Winam Hair Studio which was a minute away from me. I was like wow that's convenient AND Hillary (the hair dresser) had all 5 star reviews so I figured she must be good. Lucky for me she was available that morning and I was able to schedule an appt at 9AM! She gave me the "I can't stop looking at myself" haircut. I was so happy with the results. Finally a hairstylist that is able to cut my hair the way I want it!! She has her own private little studio and it's pretty much by appointments only. I feel like I found the jackpot!!

Anyways besides finding my new hair dresser... I also found THE perfect boots..

Thanks to Bamboo Sky =)

This past Christmas was Russell's and I first Christmas together in our new apartment. I decided I was feeling in the Christmas spirit and got our first Christmas tree!

Yes, of course a fake one. And yes, that's a BBQ ornament.. I just had to get it for Russell.

All my prezzies.. feeling a little *spoiled*

Unfortunately Russ was working on Christmas day so we decided to spend Christmas Eve together at his parents' house.. which btw I have not seen in years. So I was a tad bit nervous but dinner turned out great! His dad made a feast for us and I brought over my pathetic sausage stuffed mushrooms. Russell's dad actually made stuffed mushrooms too but it was clearly obvious that his was much better appearance and taste wise than mine. They were nice enough to compliment mines and in fact, liked the crunchiness of the sausages (in other words, I burnt it). Oh well at least I tried!

My chocolate peanut butter toffee turned out pretty amazing though!

Russell's dad prime rib

Yummy samosas!

Ally girl

On Christmas day I spent it at my mama's house. We had a Chinese feast... way more food than we needed!

Had this box awaiting for me when I got back to my apartment :)

From the hubbster!!! Yes I do love my Louis ;)

.... And it's initialed!

Been really into crepes lately. My friend Maiko & I have been on a crepe hunt. We discovered Harajuku Crepes at Shirokiya.

I must say these were pretty damn good crepes. Almost as good as the ones in Japan. But beware of the scary korean lady who is not so friendly....
Maiko & I will continue our crepe hunt.. but for now, Harajuku Crepes is the best we've tried so far.

My cooking has also gotten a lot better!

See! I have proof. Even my sister liked it and that's saying a lot.

My beef quesadilla

Pork belly fried rice and stir fried veggies.. I think even Russ likes my cooking but hates to admit it ;P

New Year's was pretty mellow this year. Russ & I decided to stay in since he had to wake up early the next morning for work.
My New Year's outfit...

My New Year's nails

Pop champaaagne!

Time for some bubbly~

Fireworks from our balcony


... as you can tell with this pic, I still don't have the iPhone4 :(

With the fambam on New Year's Day 2011 @New Otani Hotel... definitely not the same without grandpa :(

So I made a few New Year's resolutions and I am DETERMINED to accomplish it all within this year =)

1. To be on time and PLAN ahead of time.... in other words no more procrastination!! (This however, didn't go so well for my bday party haha... but will update you more on that another time).
2. Start wedding planning (I guess this goes along with the first one).
3. I should probably, however, figure our wedding date first!!!
4. Stop shopping every weekend and spend WISELY. Yes, I need to follow the footsteps of my friend Maiko who is a smart shopper and doesn't buy everything she sees in site like I do =)
5. To be a cleaning maniac like my fiancé. Normally in most relationships it would be the other way around... but in my case, Russ is the clean freak!! Not me.
6. Make a trip out to CA to see the BFF Sarah.
7. Make another trip out to Seattle to see the other BFF Chiri.
8. Save all my babysitting $$$ for the wedding.
9. Work out.
10. Brush up on my cooking skillz.

I have a few more.. but those are the main ones. Oh and not to stress out so much!!!! Cause I tend to do that to myself a lot =)

I was going to post some bday pics from my 25th bday party but this post took me forever. I'll leave that for another update =) Promise I won't take another 94758759838 million years to write up an update.

Hope you all had a wonderful new year~! Btw, new layout for the new year!!

P.S. This is my motto for the year...