Food Find: Nutella Yogurt

And I thought nothing can top finding Salted Caramel Yogurt but I was wrong. Last week, I passed by Yogurt World and they offer new flavours which included Nutella! Yup, the delicious and nutty goodness of Nutella transformed into yogurt. 

I had no plans of snacking while at the mall last week but my curiosity pushed me to grab a small cup and fill half of it with Nutella yogurt and the other half with Salted Caramel. I just had to taste it.

And I loved it! Their Nutella yogurt tasted similarly to the real Nutella spread. It's sweet, nutty and had a very faint sour flavour of yogurt. It's like eating frozen Nutella ice cream.

Here's another reason to love Sydney...we have Nutella yogurt! I say it's a must try if you're visiting this lovely city.

Yogurt World

Level 5, Westfield Sydney

Pitt Street, Sydney NSW

Birthday Dinner at Mizuya

One of our group of friends organized a birthday dinner for me (awww thank you dear Hanes!) and it was held at a Japanese restaurant and karaoke bar. It was my Husband and I's first time at Mizuya. We always pass by this establishment on George Street but thought it was just a karaoke bar. We discovered that it was also a good place to catch up with friends while enjoying great Japanese food.

We went there solely for dinner so there was no need to book a private karaoke room (maybe next time?), however, eating at their dining area felt exclusive as each table looked like little rooms/cubicles. I should have taken a photo so you can see what I'm talking about but never worry as Hubby and I will be coming back there soon to eat again so I'll take photos then.

Each cubicle has a touch-screen monitor where we get to order what we like. The monitor showed the name, amount and photo of each of their dish. This is so convenient and non-fussed. Once we tapped on the dishes we liked, the orders came arriving at our table. 

We had a feast that night as the food just kept on coming...and vanishing into our tummies LOL. 

Garlic and Chili Edamame

Silverfish with Seawood Salt

Seaweed Salad

Soft Shell Crab

Tonkatsu

BBQ Salmon Steak served with bean sprouts and broccoli.

Spicy Karaage (my favourite!)

Spider Roll made of cucumber, avocado, crab stick, egg omelette, soft shell crab and topped with chili powder.

And of course we had noodles!!! 

Mizuya offers great desserts too. 

The Mizuya Dessert Trio: Japanese Cheesecake, Green Tea Brulee and Champagne Jelly.

The Shiramata Sundae made up of Green Tea sundae and Sweet Red Bean.

Everything was soooo good! The seafood and sushi tasted fresh and the meat dishes were perfectly cooked. Every dish was tasty and flavourful. The desserts gave us that sweet finale which we all loved.

Mizuya Japanese Restaurant and Karaoke

Basement, 614 George Street

Sydney NSW 

Phone: 02 9266 0866

Do More Of What Makes You Happy

I found this card that says, "DO MORE OF WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY" at a stationery shop so I placed it on top of our book shelf where we can always see it.

We already have a happy home but it's always nice to have little notes that will remind us

to always do things we love, 

to never take the things we love for granted 

and

to always think of what will make us happy.

Life is too short to pursue things that make us unhappy. Life becomes more meaningful when the things we always do results to a happier you.

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A Happy Ibyang Day!

Without even asking, the universe had a way of gifting me with flowers on my birthday. On the way to brunch, we saw a garden full of colourful flowers in bloom. Thank you dear God. Thank you Universe. I welcome my new year of great possibilities with happy thoughts, a peaceful heart and an open mind. 

An "Ibyang Day". A phrase gifted to me by one of my dear friends Pen (thank you, love!). I've expressed my desire to family and friends to have a quiet celebration but somehow, they found a way to make me feel that my day is important. I'm so blessed to be surrounded by beautiful people who always make me feel well-loved. My family and friends are the world's greatest gifts to me!

Here are a few snippets of my more-than-a-month-long birthday celebration:

Friends gifting me with a birthday cake a month before my birthday. The Rubber Duck visiting Sydney. Meeting Liz Gilbert and listening her talk at the Sydney Opera House. The Hubby granting me my wishes (a book and a bag). Receiving greetings from family and friends from around the world via phone, twitter, FB and IG. Birthday brunch at Coco Cubano. Attending mass at St Patrick's Cathedral. Dinner with friends at Mizuya. Satur-date dinner with family on Australia Day.

To family and friends who remembered and celebrated Ibyang Day** with me, thank you very much! May you be blessed a thousand times with the positivity you wished me. 

** Ibyang Day is celebrated every 22nd of January.**