boracay

During my last few days of senior year in high school back in 2009, I spent a lot of time listening to my friends plan for the Bora trip that the seniors of most schools go on after graduation. Flights, accommodations, beach activities, possible drunken escapades, pre-Bora shopping and other preparations, there was really a lot of Bora talk from pre-grad to post grad to the trip itself. I couldn't blame them; even I felt excited. My whole barkada and even others out of it could not contain their excitement as the trip got closer and closer. Sadly, I wasn't going. I wasn't allowed by my parents at that time, and I couldn't afford to pay for the trip myself. While my whole barkada spent about a week in the beautiful island celebrating the grad, I was in Manila (my boyfriend didn't go either, but he was in the States at that time).

Today, I'm 21, a college graduate and working (eek, i feel old). My Atenean friends graduate from college and decide to go on a Bora trip once again to celebrate being out of school. And since I'm a Bora-with-friends virgin (I went with my family twice when I was younger), I decided to spend my first set of earnings on a trip I've been itching to go on with my friends. Ateneo de Bora with the graduates!

We spent 5 days on the island doing what vacationers do when in Bora: drinking, eating, fly fishing, happy hour-ing, skim boarding, partying, cam-whoring and enjoying. On one of the days though we decided to check out Ariel's point, which is a 30-45 minute boat ride away. For P1600, you get unlimited booze, food (yummy, grilled, babuyan food), cliff diving and a beautiful and peaceful hang out place for you and your friends (peaceful if you don't end up with rowdy groups of people on your trip). This, I would say, is probably one of the highlights of my trip because I still can't get over how I was able to step off the board of that crazy 15 meter high cliff jump. It was much higher than I expected it to be! As for my best Bora meal, I would have to give it to Hawaiian Barbecue. We were not able to eat in a lot of places, but this sure was the best one we ate in during the vacation.

Here are some shots from the trip.

A part of Ariel's Point

Above are just some photos taken by my friend Alec using his GoPro. To get a glimpse of how the trip went, you can check out the video he made here. So glad that we have Alec around to document trips like these. Great way to look back on vacations!

Of course, fun trips always end feeling like it was way too short and went by way too fast. When is ending a vacation ever looked forward to? Now I am back to work. Seeing all the Bora photos on my feed now from people spending labor day weekend there makes me extremely envious (that's why I decided to look back at photos from my trip and post something here. Haha!). I don't know if I would mind the amount of people there (Bora looks like it's crazy packed), but right now I just really want to go back!

motto

We just all have to stop trying to live according to the world. 

sensei sushi

Presenting! A load of photos from my delicious meal at Sensei Sushi. I've been hearing about this place a lot and seeing it on my Instagram feed, so my sisters, mom and I decided to try it out yesterday. 

Even though we went on a Wednesday during lunch (and expected there to be little customers), we decided to make a reservation just in case. When we got to the place, we realised that no reservations were needed. The place was empty. But little did we know that because we reserved, Chef Bruce made himself available to serve us. Now that made our trip to Sensei more interesting! More expensive, too.

We didn't know what to order because the food on the menu and on the restaurant board were familiar, but were slightly different takes on the usual Japanese dishes. We wanted to try all without having to order each dish and finishing with tons of leftover. So.. we left it up to the chef! He whipped up an unli-course meal filled with dishes of what he felt were the restaurant's best sellers and what he personally felt like making at the moment. He said that when we start feeling full, we just have to say stop. The problem was.. even if we did feel full, we all refused to say we've had enough and still kept asking for more.

What we were served:

Tuna Cubes. The first and favorite!

White Shrimp Ceviche

Tuna Tartare

Fresh Oyster

Seared Hamachi

Pig Head Katsu

Lambtaco

The palette cleanser (forgot what was in it)

More Hamachi

Spicy Tuna

Roasted Sea Bass with Aligue rice

Rib-eye steak with ponzu, butter and truffle oil

I don't remember exactly what this is called, but I remember it having some frozen cheesecake.

Chef Bruce's inconsistent Lava Cake

At first, Chef Bruce mentioned that he didn't really like making Japanese food. He said that his Jap style actually went against the traditional Japanese style of cooking, which got me less excited because I was really craving for traditional Japanese. But once we started eating, I didn't even care. Everything was all too delicious. Too good, that we really didn't want to stop! So much flavour bursting out of just one dish that we were all left mmm-ing and wow-ing after each one. And even though Chef Bruce's style is a bit different, I was still able to get my Jap fix.. and more! Definitely so much better than I expected.

If you decide to check this place out, I recommend you give them a call and ask to be served by Chef Bruce. It really is so much better when you get to see and hear about the food you're about to eat. Aside from that, you get to hear about the Chef's interesting life story and experiences while indulging in his mouth-watering creations.

life

Just a short, non-Fellow announcement update.

Life has been quite good lately. I've been pretty busy with some work and a little Fellow, and busy for me is always a good thing.

I am happily working for a production house called Seabiscuit Films, with a group of people I never fail to gain knowledge from and get inspired by. I'm an accounts executive, but on the side I get to join in on shoots to be a production assistant.

Seabiscuit at the Blackberry Z10 Event

Seabiscuit x The Fat Kid Inside

I don't have a nine to five job. I just go to work when needed, usually for meetings and shoots. Sounds pretty chill but really it could be exhausting. The early call times and late night shoots leave me drained and eventually sick. But that's prod work, and it is all very worth it!

As for my "free" time, I work a lot on Fellow. From the small little office in my room, I relocated and turned the house living room into Fellow headquarters. Haha! I needed more space and assistance, so I moved down all my materials. My mom, sister and my boyfriend (who is now a Fellow partner), work with me in fulfilling the orders. 

On a non-Dan related note, our Labrador gave birth to two beautiful puppies. The pups are about two months old and have gotten the necessary shots, so they are now ready to be sold (unfortunately). We don't have space for two more Labs (we now have three Labs and a pug), so we can't afford to keep them.

In case you are interested, send me a Facebook message or email me at danielamgamboa@gmail.com :)

Here are the pups!

That is all!

fellow's summer collection

This is mighty late, but I released the Fellow Summer Collection last March 13, 2013! If you haven't already seen it, please check it out here. Some of the accessories are now sold out, but we've still got some awesome pieces you could add to your summer look!

Our best seller for this collection are the helms, which we actually still have stock of. It can be worn by guys or girls, on its own or with a bundle, and it will still stand out!

Our anchor wraps, of course, never fail to sell. They're just so perfect for the summer season!

Majority of this collection's anchor wraps are made with material from the States. They're very limited, so try to grab one for yourself before they get sold out!

We have a bunch of other great pieces in our Facebook page, please check them out :) We're thinking of releasing more for this summer, so stay updated! LIKE us on FB and follow us on Instagram @everyoneneedsafellow :)

fellow summer

Announcement of when the Fellow Summer Collection release will be on the Fellow Facebook page tonight! :)

new and improved fellow

Check out this new and improved Fellow!!

New look and a NEW collection for 2013!! Fellow's Summer Collection will be out VERY SOON! Like us on Facebook and follow fellowaccessories on Instagram for updates! :)