1. My brunch, frozen maryland crab cake, frozen broccoli, one egg.
Does not look good, does not taste good.
2. Dinner, noodles again. 
3. Fifth time at the Hot & Juicy Crayfish restaurant in Las Vegas.
I am perhaps the only customer who cleans her table.
4. In Las Vegas or in the Philippines, guinataan bilo-bilo is still one of my favorite desserts.
5. Bellagio changes their lobby decorations according to season.
6. Fresh flowers have always been a major part of their decor.
7. This huge Italian jar reminded me of the lemon tree Edmund planted a few years ago. In just a year it became the most popular lemon tree in the neighborhood. The fruits were big, with smooth skin and they tasted sweet and juicy. Then one day, Edmund decided to trim the branches. He got carried away and ended up cutting it almost to the ground. Parang kinalbo. The stems and leaves grew back but the fruits were no longer the same as before. The skins are now full of dark spots. The fruits are smaller and fewer. Nagtampo.
8. I spoke to the sales staff at the Hermes boutique in Bellagio. She said they get about 16 pieces of Birkin bags a month but they only sell them to their regular customers. Unless you are a valued customer, you will have zero priority.
As a start, you may introduce yourself by buying scarves, shoes, other bags, clothes, even plates. Your name must appear in their computer system, many times.
9. Hermes watches
10. Hermes ceramic bowls and plates
11. I recently met a Chinese American who moved from San Leandro, California to Las Vegas three years ago. He said five young guys pooled in $50,000 each to open a Korean bbq restaurant. In 5 months they offered the restaurant to a friend of his for $50,000. After three months, they lowered the price to $20,000, after two months, they were asking for $10,000. After one more month, they told his friend he can have the whole restaurant for free.
They couldn’t earn the upkeep of the restaurant including the $3,000 a month rental. Because the boys signed a 5 year lease, the building owner took over all the improvements including the kitchen equipment.
12. Last year, someone won the $489,000,000 power ball. The family is Black American and the matriarch is a pastor. They put up a foundation and has since spent $16M helping their community. Their old house will be renovated soon to welcome homeless people who have no place to stay.
This ramen reminded me of what one of the sons said about the changes that occurred in his life since winning that massive pot. He said the only difference in his life is that he now puts shrimp in his ramen.
13. I took Uber from Bally’s hotel to McCarran International Airport.I paid an extra $59 for a seat upgrade. I moved to row 3 aisle. It was a good decision. I was a lot more comfortable because of the leg room and I was able to watch the movie, Beauty and the Beast starring Emma Watson, Nyke’s first love.
14. I was worried about this baby boy passenger, baka lumabo agad ang mata.
The mom lets him watch computer games on her iPhone. Actually he was so behaved and quiet. His eyes were glued on the screen.
15. Instead of inflating the tire, I deflated it. I didn’t know how.
16. My sister told me buti na lang I didn’t go with them to the picnic because it was a sizzling 106 degrees. She knew there’s no way I could have withstand that kind of heat. It was 102 degrees when I went to the church but I didn’t walk outside.
17. Craving for Red Lobster.
18. I miss the key lime pie of Fat Michael Restaurant. I think theirs was the best. Sayang that restaurant closed a long time ago.
19. The full moon was extra large last July 9, 2017.
An SLR camera could capture the moon’s beauty better.
