Here you go hahaha!

Yup, made of condoms hahaha!

Reference, anyone?

Yup, they give out free condoms hahaha!

Ummm, Nice blooms?

Haute Couture

Retro.

Yup, the whole place is adorned with condoms, from clothing up to floral arrangements, there is no shortage of condoms. But besides its novelty. the restaurant is more than just a giggly thing. Cabbages and Condoms restaurant is more than a quirky name, it's actually a social movement. You see, this restaurant was actually started by an ex-politician named Mechai Viravaidya, who is championing relevant social issues, one of which is family planning and sexual health. By putting up this restaurant, a fraction of the profit goes to various projects and programmes of Population and Community Development Association (PDA) of Thailand, not bad, right?

Too hungry to flatlay

*drooooooling*

You know what else is not bad? The food itself! Aside from being a platform for educating the masses about sexual health, the food in this place is actually good! I couldn't recall much of all the food I ate then, but I can definitely vouch for their sticky rice and mango! It is the perfect contrast to all the spicy dishes like the Nor Mai Farang Phad Gung, which literally burnt my tongue huhuhu!


After stuffing yourself with the best Thai food in town, you can swing by their handicraft store to buy different Nick Knacks, like these bad boys:

Soooo, would I recommend people to go here should they ever find themselves hungry in Bangkok? Why, of course yes! Just make sure to remember that they are open from 11 am to 10 pm. Although, just a friendly advise, better not bring that conservative aunt of yours who is anti-RH bill, unless you wouldn't mind hearing a 2-hour sermon hahaha!

Love Always,

Nicole

Initially, that's how I feel about this Thailand trip. I'm not that excited to travel to Bangkok, because I thought it'll be very similar to The Philippines, so what's the fuss? Truth be told, it is indeed very similar to my home base, but contrasting as well. Anyhoo, let me story tell my trip to the Land of The Free Taste Smiles :)


You see, Manila traffic is delirious, that's why it is a must to be at the airport much earlier than the usual 2 hours before your flight time-frame. Our flight to Bangkok was at 9:44 am last November 30 and I remember waking up at 5 am, and left home at 5:30 a.m. from Pasig to Paranaque, where Terminal 2 is. Fortunately, it is a Philippine Holiday that day, so there were no work or classes, hence no traffic (woohooo!). Arrived at the airport at around 6:00 a.m., then proceed for check-in and immigration.

Huhuhuhu Airplane food 😍😍😍 Because Calligraphy is lifeuuuu!

It was my first time to fly with Philippine Airlines, and I must say I feel well-taken care of throughout the 3 hour flight going to Bangkok. Here are the things I liked about this plane ride:

Hulas face with focused bebegel Annie Rose hahahah!

Yup, those Log-like things are the toes of the reclining Buddha.

BEBEGELSUNITED HAHAHAH!

Legit Sawadee Cat

A tiny fraction of the wall from the Temple of The Reclining Buddha.

Huhuhu so yummy!

The HULAS Crew

Donya Nicole and the Legend of the Fish Pond

... If the fish swum out of the ocean, and grew legs and they started walking. If the apes came down from the treeees, and grew tall and started talking- ok enough hahaha! I can't help but sing Sam Sparro's or Ellie Goulding's version of Black and Gold. Anyway, I wasn't intending to create a matching gold skirt and sequined heels, in fact it should've been a metallic purple instead. But since my weakness is everything gold golddigger pala hahaha, I gave in and colored it in gold instead.

Also, a quick tip: Buy a white ink pen! White ink pen does wonders, especially in emphasizing highlights, or making some details look shiny *wink*.



Anyway, here are the materials I used to create this beauty:
👑Faber Castell Mechanical Pencil
👑Canson 200gsm Watercolor Paper
👑Sakura Gelly Roll White Pen
👑Sakura Koi Pocket Field Sketch Box 24's

Here's to a blingin' weekend to everyone! Happy Friday!

Love Always,

Nicole

P.S.

Here you go! Sam Sparro ❤️❤️



P.P.S.

You can also check out my artworks in Instagram at @nicjustwannadraw ❤️❤️❤️

Yup, this is me and other aspiring Cheveners.

Waiting is the hardest thing to do. It's harder than actual suffering in ways of drafting essays, and researching is. It is also in waiting that we get to see someone's true colors, hence the saying Patience is a virtue. I'm pretty sure, those who have applied for the Chevening Scholarship is feeling all antsy and nervous right now, because like them, I have to wait for Chevening if they'll put my application to the next round... by February 2018.

So, you're asking, 'What is Chevening?', where your mind is most probably pronouncing it as Che-ve-ning. Chevening, or Shiv-Ning is a scholarship funded by the United Kingdom Government. It offers opportunities for people from different countries to pursue their postgraduate studies in The UK, and in this way be able to contribute to their own countries. So, if you're granted to be one of the scholars from this prestigious scholarship, you get to study in your chosen UK university, then after graduating (after a year), you must go back to your country, and serve for 2 years.

The thing with Chevening is, it is VERY COMPETITIVE. The brightest, most impressive future leaders of different countries apply for this. Upon stalking checking, I've noticed that those who were granted scholarship are future doctors, economists, lawyers, and other jaw-dropping important careers that made me shrink up, upon realizing what I finished in college, and what area I am planning to study should I get this scholarship. Man, I'm scared.

Me too Will, Me too.