Spooktacular Halloween!

Just got back from our short weekend treat! Our Halloween Trick or Treat'n was spent at Sofitel Hotel wherein we booked for an overnight accommodation to enjoy the Spooktacular Halloween Specials at Spirals. By booking an overnight accommodation, we were able to enjoy two free tickets for Halloween Trick or Treat, buffet breakfast for two at Spirals (kids eat free!) and enjoy the nice pool for the kids to swim. And to make it more fun, we've invited some of our relatives to join us for a swim and spend the Halloween night with us =) Awesome break from the city! Here's some of our swim photos with the kids ...

Ok, too much fun in the sun eh? Seriously, I need to find the best anti wrinkle cream available in the market for my use. Since I am not getting any younger, and with too much exposure in the sun lately, I need to start taking care of my skin. You see, I am bad with skin maintenance and my derma can attest to that! LOL

a quickie trip

Before I check for another Samsung HDTV for our little bratinella's playroom, allow me to post our recent Tagaytay Highlands family trip last Tuesday.

It was a perfect day spent with the husband's family who went home all the way from Winnipeg, Canada for a short vacation. As we are all pressed for time, and with all our busy work schedules, we just did what is possible for us to do on a short notice ... go on a short trip to Tagaytay. Though as much as we want to go to Boracay, we didn't have any time to plan for a longer and better trip. Very bad! But nobody complained that day, it was simply perfect. We are all glad that we decided to finally had a break and enjoy each other's company on a perfect Tuesday afternoon.

The Bugnot-Bunas-Camacho-Soriano Family



Enjoying the good pizza from Toscano Restaurant at the Clubhouse.

Enjoying the pool at Highlands -- Migo's 1st swim with the cousins

BIL's wedding ...

... would be exactly six days from now. On Sunday, October 18, the Soriano-Raymundo clan will all troop to Tagaytay Highland's to attend the much-awaited wedding of the family. Despite all the typhoons and floods that passed these past few weeks, finally ... this is it! Still a GO wedding. All wedding invitations sent, guests and suppliers confirmed, and everything settled. Yes, after almost one year of wedding preparations by my brother in-law and his fiancee, they'll be walking down the aisle and say their I do's. How time flies so fast!

And of course, my kids will play a vital role part of the wedding entourage. Samantha will be one one of the flower girls, while Ico will be one of the junior groomsmen. Really cool, huh?! I can't wait to see the little girl in her pretty, striking, fluffy red gown. And Kuya Ico, donning an all-black suit ensemble. The husband will be wearing coat and tie too. And as for me, since I am on my 8th month pregnancy, will be in my simple short black dress with striking red accent bag, fab red sandals and nail polish. Hahaha, still aligned with the color theme, right? Can't wait to have our family portrait after this.

So to my BIL and his fiancee, congrats! Wishing you good luck and more kids to come!

family picture

This is our recent family picture. Taken by Howell (of Abie) after our summer get-away at Tagaytay Highlands. As you can see, I am already quite "big" at this photo. Big, by 14 weeks with Baby Miguel (yes, we are assuming it's a boy!LOL.) Well, whatever the gender of our little angel I just hope and pray that he (or she) will be healthy. Praying that I'll have a normal and safe delivery without any complications.

Anyway, I can't wait to see the new addition to our family. I can't wait to take pictures, document and record milestones of our baby. Oh dear, which I almost forgot ... I definitely need to have our system memory upgrade. It will be timely to get new harddrives before the coming of the new baby.

another Tagaytay wedding

Had a quick get away last weekend at Tagaytay Highlands. Together with MIL, BIL and his fiancee, we trooped to Tagaytay Highlands for ocular inspection of Madre de Dios Chapel and Highlands Country Club. So far, the couple liked what they saw and decided to book their dream wedding this coming October 2009. Really happy they've finally settled to hold their wedding here, just like us. A romatic wedding in the cool climate and enchanting city of Tagaytay.

Now I am not sure if his BIL's fiancee will pursue her studies abroad. The last time I heard she's looking for medical assistant training school wherein she can pursue her career. Not sure yet if this will still push thru though. With all the wedding preparations now, I think all her post school studies will be deferred. Thus, nothing definite yet.

Anyhow, we are happy that they finally decided to take the next step. That is, the married life. After being a couple for more than twelve years, think it's about time that they finally tie the knot. Way overdue, but worth the wait. So it'll be another busy year for the family. Another family union or wedding in Tagaytay ...

Baguio family trip

Just got back from our short family trip. A refreshing and rejuvenating break spent in Baguio. Compared from my last visit early this month, the weather was simply perfect for a family trip. Sunny, clear skies matched with the cold Baguio breeze -- truly a haven treat! Very ideal for horseback riding, boat ride, walk in the park, talking and enjoying the breath-taking mountain view while drinking Starbucks coffee at night. Just perfect. I so love Baguio. And I'll never get tired of this place. Next to Tagaytay, this is my ultimate answer for quick city escape.

For the meantime, I leave you some of our Baguio pictures below. Need to unpack our things and sort our goodies (pasalubong treats) for the family. More Baguio kwentos to follow.

Day 1: at the CJH manor

boat ride at Burnham park
Day 2 : horseback riding at wright park
at wright park overlooking the mansion

Our Christmas 2007

How was your Christmas?

Ours was very hectic, busy, tiring but definitely happy and fun Christmas.

Pre-christmas dinner was spent with my in-laws and celebrated their 34th wedding anniversary. We just had simple dinner and exchange of gifts.

By 10pm, we all gathered at hubby's ancestral house in Pasig. It has been a tradition to spend Christmas eve cum reunion of all clan: Soriano-Bunas-Bugnot-Jose-Camacho-Santos here with the traditional gift giving, kris kringle and raffle. This year's party theme, RED and GREEN! (as if may xmas color choices pa!lol.) Again, since this is a potluck feast...I brought my ever-yummy chocolate fountain... another big hit with the kids and adults! Hahaha!

Sam got bike (again) from my in-laws, while Kuya Ico got semi-mountain bike from Tito Willy. Oh we got so much Christmas presents too...we got ang-pao's from our very generous Tito Willy and we won the Christmas raffle twice! Hahaha! Went home by 4am with three big plastic bags full of gifts. Kakatuwa! :)

Christmas day itself, I prepared two simple family meals in one day. Lunch for my immediate family wherein we had shrimps and baby back ribs fiesta. And dinner for Mike's relatives with grilled feast: liempo, pinaputok na tilapia, talong, ihaw dalag and nilaga for soup. Really yummy! And for desserts... bought supper yummy mango torte from Conti's, tiramisu cake, hubby's macaroni salad and Mommy's home made fruit salad.

Gosh...I can imagine my post-Christmas weight now?! hahaha! Really pigged-out this holiday season.

How about you, care to share how you spent your Christmas day? :)

Traditional Christmas picture by the tree

At my in-laws house: wacky family picture with Daddy,Mommy and cousin Dannah

the boys in red and green theme : brothers Kuya Jay, Robin, Mike and cousin in-law Winner

before noche buena. uuyy... my yummy choco fountain again!

Sam busy collecting her gifts

the grand matriarch.. Lola Serya and ever-generous tito willy (our Santa)

Christmas day. Lunch at home. With conti's mango torte! mmm... uuyy..may choco fountain ulit!

MIL 60th Birthday Party

A glimpse of my MIL's 60th Birthday Party Invite in 2D design by Adworks...

Almost done with my MIL's 60th Birthday Party preparations.

Its supposed to be a simple dinner party for immediate family. But when she turned over the party planning to me, it immediately turned out to be a "grand" and “festive” event. Must be my magical spending powers! lol.

MIL’s not complaining. As a matter of fact, she appreciates my party inputs. Now she appreciates that she has a daughter-in law like me who understands nitty­gritty girly stuffs for her party. And she appreciates my “kulit­-ness” and nudging her to spend a little more for herself since she really deserves it. :)

Actually, I just did a little convincing … and presto! I made her realize that being sixty only happens once in a lifetime. And in my heart, I strongly believe she owes this celebration to herself. She’s so busy with work for decades (she’s a public school principal) that she even forgot to celebrate her 50th birthday and their silver wedding anniversary. She even told me she was never given a proper debut as well since she was busy working and helping her parents to send her siblings to school. Aaawww… poor MIL! :( So in reality, this will be her first grand affair, next to her wedding of course!

So to celebrate her 60th birthday party in style, I’ve carefully lined up some surprises and gimmicks for her. And with barely 10 days to go I’ve already accomplished the following:

Party Theme: Red and Gold with Apples

Mommy chose these colors since it’s a festive Christmas color.
Why apples?!? She told me she always has this association (fixation, I guess) with Delicious Apples ... can’t argue with that, right? … kaya ayun, sinunod namin gusto nya! :)

Food: Filipiniana cuisine from Madel’s catering

Filipiniana is very ideal for the Christmas season. It gives us the “familiar homey” feeling on a cold December night. Since the guests were mostly teachers and “older” crowd…they will appreciate this familiar taste and food selection more compared to Italian or Continental food.

Moreover, this will give us good excuse to add up lechon, bibingka, puto bumbong and hot chocolate stations for ala “simbang-gabi” set up. Can’t wait on this! :)

Again, MIL chose this caterer since according to her, tested caterer of Pasig schools. Very flexible, easy to negotiate and her price affordable too! Na-trauma din from her previous caterer who came from QC and arrived really, really late in one of her school functions. Kaya ayun, she prefers within the vicinity of Pasig especially December, she don’t trust the traffic daw! hahaha! :)

For P230 per head, buffet menu includes : Corn soup, roast porkloin, kare kare, chicken galantina, rellenong bangus, lumpiang ubod sariwa, buco pandan, fresh fruits platter and Hawaiian punch. Di ba, yummy and mura! :)

FOOD CARTS : Bibingka (DONE!) and Puto bumbong (pending)
MIL got supplier already for the native bibingka. We need to find good puto bumbong maker this weekend! Would you believe MIL prepared a “bahay-kubo” façade for these carts. Hahaha…nauna pa ito than food supplier! excited! :)

Invites: Adworks (DONE!)
I wanted to try other invite makers like Q prints, for MIL but they can no longer accommodate me as of November 23. Sayang! Only Adworks I know who is reliable and can deliver good quality invites in the shortest possible time. Ayan..last minute na kasi si MIL! Hahaha! :)

Anyway, invites and thank you tags for pick up this Friday am. Wohohoo! Bait ni Mye talaga for the rush print! :)

Decors: Balloons c/o MIL’s co-teachers (DONE!)
Not yet sure of the outcome, but I told them I wanted to have balloon pillars for the stage and floating balloons entire garden area.

Give-aways: Pashmina Shawls at 168 Mall (DONE!)
My gift to MIL. I posted my pashmina hunt at 168 Mall. She was truly happy with the idea of shawls… useful for simbang gabi! :) Btw, she told me to go back to 168 Mall again this weekend to buy additional shawls pa. Her guest list doubled ata! Gawd!!

Cake: Layers and Layers by Arlene from Kapitolyo (DONE!)
We wanted affordable three-layer cake for candle blowing. And this supplier fits our budget! :) I can’t wait to see the final output.

Photographer: School official photographer c/o MIL
Another trusted supplier of MIL.

Tarpaulin Decors: PENDING! PENDING! PENDING!
I haven’t talked to suppliers yet. I still don’t have her scanned pictures! My plan is to set up 6 tarpaulin standee ( 6 x 3 ft) with story board per decade of her life. Gosh…sana umabot! :)

Fireworks: DRAGON FIREWORKS! (PENDING!)

Hubby to buy this. After candle blowing, syempre a perfect way to end the night with fireworks!

So that's it... almost complete. I am still asking MIL to get live band for her party to spice up the night, but she told me she prefers Karaoke na lang para tipid. Hmmm... I am sure the band will be a hit but as per Mommy, the teachers would prefer the videoke sessions than noisy band. Again, can't argue with this. She knows her party crowd better than I do! :)

Will post next week post party kwentos...for the meantime, need to prepare for the party program. I need to convince my BILs and FIL to prepare something special for Mommy. Hopefully they'll cooperate with my gimmick plans. Wish me luck! :)

Happy 3rd Birthday Samantha!

And the day came and went ...

After 5 months of preparation and budgeting, Sam's party was celebrated with a resounding success.

My prayers were answered and my egg offering at Sta. Clara worked! It didn't rain the entire day & truly felt happy and blessed. Really, really happy that all my party plans materialized without a hitch. Well, almost! Hahaha! Nothing is perfect. But hey, all the imperfections made it more even fantastic. :)

Thank you to all my party suppliers who made Sam's 3rd Birthday really special.

Invites, Name and Thank you tags : ADWORKS

Adworks never failed me when it comes to invites design, printing and delivery. Their price quite affordable too especially for name and thank you tags. I always recommend Adworks to my family and friends & truly happy and satisfied with them.

Balloons and Decors: YAN-PLE PARTY SHOP

Very accommodating, prompt and friendly Apple. Since Apple knew I had limited budget (and space) for decors, she gladly helped me transform my car garage to a very nice party place.

Her coconut trees pillar perfectly fit the Hawaiian theme, although some commented that it looked more like grapes than a tree. Well I guess because the balloons used were colored purple. How many times do you see brown balloons nga naman & hahaha!

Loved her 2D Lilo and Stitch themed piata. Nicely done. My niece loved the pinata so much that she asked Sam s pinata for her upcoming birthday this December.

Balloon burst was also a big hit to kids, as always! Though when I am about to pop the balloon, that is the only time we realized that Apple s crew forgot to give me the balloon stick to burst the balloon. Hehehe! I was able to grab the next best thing na lang from the gift table. Think it was the stick from one of the caterer's decors. Hahaha!




Tarpaulin Design: MELISSE BAYLOSIS (N@W) and Tarpaulin Printing: SIGNEX PRINTING (c/o Bayan supplier)

I am always "suki" of Melisse for tarp design. Her rates very affordable and she's really nice and friendly. Very prompt with my queries and service delivery.

For the tarp printing, what can I say... got good price per sq ft. Thanks to our office supplier. I was able to avail the Corporate rate. Hehehe!

Catering Services: TODDLERS UNLIMITED by JOSIAH'S CATERING

Truly happy with Josiah's. Trusted catering services ever since I got married. Tita Jett is very accommodating as well as her AE Joanne.

Food was yummy especially food for the kids; loved their ever famous baked spaghetti! The kiddie food was extended to adults as well. Despite reserving 30 pax kiddie food..they were able to extend the food to adults too! Galing noh! :) I was told that the Mongolian buffet was yummy too (though, never get the chance to taste it myself), but I got little disappointed with the long line at the buffet station. Plus, cooking time was quite long. I should have asked for bigger stove to accommodate more on- the-spot cooking. Also, I was surprised with the very small Mongolian bowl used. I didn't expect the bowl to be used to be really, really small (imagine the soup bowl in Chinese restaurants & that's the size used!) I did not expect they'll provide the big bowls...but at least, twice-sized standard soup bowl would have been better. Hence, guests need to line up for second or third servings. Good thing the guests are ma-diskarte ... they'll prepare at least two bowls each. Sadly, the AE did not inform me that serving size will be like this. Otherwise, I should have ordered more adult food. Joan (AE) is fully aware that I only have Mongolian food for the adults. She should have at least warned that servings will be made on small bowls so that I could have assess if I need to add more food items. Good thing the Mongolian food tastes so yummy! Moreover, quality and taste were not compromised! Guests loved it!

Sadly I forgot to consider this during the post party evaluation. The head waiter asked me to sign evaluation form..syempre, sa pagod and post party blues I forgot to put this on my comment. Hehehe! But I immediately texted Joan and Tita Jett the next day for my comments.

Set up was superb,linens used were clean, even the flatwares and glasses. Although I specifically asked for baby pineapples for table centerpiece, this did not happen due to unavailability of pineapples (out of season). They instead replaced it with twigs and scattered sea shells to make it a little Hawaiian-themed. Not bad! over all effect was nice.

Josiah's staff are always efficient, courteous, accommodating and very friendly. Even if they are tired they were still happy to assist guests.

Overall, I am very happy with Josiah's. Glad I got them for Sam's party. Highly recommended.

Food Carts and Inflatables : JELLY BELLIES

I always preferred the services of Jelly Bellies. Even though a little pricey, I still prefer to get them. I know I can count on Angelette as always. She's very nice helpful, really prompt and very accommodating to all my requests.

I tried to seek Little Royalties (c/o Pizzie) services few months back but got so disappointed with her lack of interest to my party queries. Then I decided to switch back to JB. Someone I trusted and really dependable. Again, another highly recommended supplier!

Food carts arrived early and they were able to set up on time. Some came as early as 230 pm together with the mini castle inflatables :) Food carts availed from JB : Big Chill, Buy the Bucket and Arce Dairy Ice cream. Real winner and hit to all my guests!

Sam enjoyed the mini castle inflatables. As a matter of fact, she stayed most of the time inside the bouncer than entertaining her guest. Hahaha! Glad I chose to get this instead of the Bubble Show & Sam enjoyed it so much until 730pm! Sulit. :)



Cupcakes and Cakes : QUINTBELLES BY ELAINE SHIH
I was looking for affordable cake supplier months before Sam's party. Since I am on a budget, was thinking of getting all cupcakes this time. Luckily, was able to know Elaine Shih from Jody's party. Her cupcakes really affordable and yummy! Loved her moist chocolate cake too! Sulit talaga! Btw, thanks Tito Willy for the cake gift.

Cookie Lollies: LAYERS AND LAYERS BY ARLENE

Last minute addition, cookie lollies from Layers and Layers. I was not able to taste the cookie lollies (again!) but I was told by my niece it was ok naman daw& tastes like cookie! Hahaha!

Anyway just wanted to add this as tokens sana for the older kids. But surprisingly, it was gone right after the candle blowing.

Party Host with balloon twisting entertainment: JHOANNE PARIS N@W

The ultimate last minute decision I did. Getting professional host was kinda pricey and I am thinking since it will be just a simple house party I don't need a party host. But I'm glad I've decided to get one. Well, it made my life easy during the party. Hahaha! Thankful to Joanne for accommodating my short notice request.
The balloon twisting also added some sort of entertainment to the kids. Kids enjoyed the simple balloon show prepared by Ate Shiela.

Give-aways, Loot Items and Toy Items: c/o TOY KINGDOM, DIVISORIA MALL and SM

Got the Stitch bag from TK last August. I bought 35 pcs that time thinking I'll have few invited kids only. When I came back last October to add more, I was disappointed that no more bags available :( So, I've decided to give priority to kids 7 and below for loot bags. :)

Game prizes: LILO AND STITCH DISNEY, HK

I know I won't be able to find Lilo and Stitch items here in Manila since I tried looking for these items as early as May. I was able to get these prize items from our previous Disney HK trip. Glad the kids enjoyed the prizes too!

Photo and Video: ICO, MIKE, ME and some family relatives

Due to limited budget, I've decided not to get professional services for photo and video. Since I have digicam and dvd videocam, I've decided to ask relatives to take pictures instead. My mistake, since I asked for favor services only, I can't impose them to take our pictures all the time. So bottomline, I missed good party shots! :( and most of the time, Ico and Mike was holding the video/camera, we missed getting family pictures.

Lesson learned: should have dedicated photographer during the party. If a relative will be assigned, should give proper instructions not to leave us. Hahaha! Better yet, pay na lang talaga for services para di maka-istorbo and families can enjoy the party too! :)

So that's it. Despite missing some items (like the party poppers!) everything went well as planned. Party was a huge success! It did not rain!! Thank God! Eggs offered at Sta. Clara worked! Hahaha!

Guests enjoyed the party, Samantha had a blast with the mini castle and we did have a great time with families and friends. We were more relaxed and happy this year compared to Sam's previous parties. I guess holding the party at the comfort of your home made a lot of difference.

Can't wait for another party planning next year! hahaha! Would you believe I am already thinking of celebrating Sam's 4th birthday party na?!?! OA noh! I was so inspired with Sam's pure delight on bouncers. Hence, I am considering of renting bigger inflatables next time with food carts available for kids! Few kids and neighbors invited para tipid lang! Hahaha!

Happy Birthday, my dear pretty Samantha! We love you so much! :)

For more party pictures, please check out http://community.webshots.com/user/samgabrielle...to follow..pag completely uploaded na! :)

btw, sorry... i've edited this post more than 10 times for uniformity of fonts...but somehow, all the settings I used was not saved nor published... grrrr!! sorry... :)

Remembering the dead ... our cemetery trip

My Nov 1 mornings usually spent with Papa at Heritage Memorial Park, Taguig. As early as 8am we were already here to visit and pray for Papa. I so love going here since the place is not crowded. No traffic at C5, parking is not a problem and lot of specialty food booths like Pizza Hut, Kenny Rogers, Chowking and Wendys. Yummy! :)

Btw, this is our usual "reunion" time with Papa's Chinese family.

Family picture...my brother Raymond, Jean and Adrian. Me, Ico and Sam with Papa peacefully resting.

Together with my Mom ....


Ironic?! Love this picture... see my Papa's Chinese family on the left , and see us on the right side. O di ba...we live in perfect peace and harmony! Dedma lang...Bwahaha!



Sam and Kuya Ico just love the open space. Can't stop running! :)


Mommy and Sammie while waiting for breakfast...obvious ba low batt na si Sam! lol.


Got so hungry... went to Bonifacio Global High for lunch but ended up eating at Hap Chan Market! Market! since most of the restos at Serendra on holiday break. You see, our family so love Chinese food... particularly Yang Chow fried rice!

With Sam and my niece Adrian...






Afternoons spent with Mike's lolo at Evergreen Memorial Place at C. Raymundo Pasig. MIL usually delegates food items per family while she's in charge of flowers, candles and tent. We were tasked to bring pizza as always for the family!

Why I so love it here? Aside from the place quite near to our house (20 mins away!), lots of street food available at this area. Mike and I had yummy balut, penoy, isaw, ihaw tenga,quail eggs, cotton candy and dirty ice cream. Hahaha! Mike ate so much isaw last night and he's complaining of tummy ache this morning! takaw kasi! lol.

with hubby's cosuins and my dear MIL (standing). Btw, nice flowers Mommy!

Mike with his cousins Dannah and Shai shai. And look how they love eating the dirty ice cream!

Party Preps for MIL

I was tapped by my lovable MIL to help her organize her 60th birthday party this coming December. Isn't that great! :) Party planning again for me ... but this time, MIL’s budget! :)

She asked me to help her prepare for 150 guests who are mostly co-teachers, close friends and relatives. It will be simple party to be held at their residence, but I wanted to ensure that everything would be “simply perfect” for her… wow, pressure! Hahaha! Rarely does my MIL celebrate this “big” and I wanted it to be truly special and memorable for her.

I’ve got lost of birthday gimmicks and surprises lined up for her and I can’t wait to share all these. Almost every night I would make kulit to hubby, sharing different party ideas and verify MIL’s preferences. He would always say, “ooopsss, bakit kasama kami dyan?” or “mas excited ka pa sa Mommy ko ah!” Hahaha! True, I am really excited for her. Bakit ba?! :)

I guess my excitement was so contagious that I was able to influence my MIL to shift to party mode immediately. Surprisingly, she asked for my favorite curtain maker last weekend and asked for new curtain design for their home. She told my curtain maker that she wanted to change all her old (lace curtains, hehehe!) to a new design like mine. She wanted the grommet-style curtains this time in preparation for the festivities this coming December. She liked daw how my curtains made, simple and yet elegant looking. (Naaks…syempre, deep inside happy ako kasi she’s proud how I fix our home!)

So… off to Larry’s curtain again this weekend at Divisoria with MIL :) Bonding moments again… and si hubby, “Oh no… Mommy and Jacqui together = longer shopping time! lol.

Thank Heaven for Food Take-out and Deliveries

Don't you just love food deliveries and take-out food?!

Since it's a long weekend break, we've indulged ourselves with food deliveries and take-out food. I've been quite a lazy cook for the past few days and my ultimate solution: dial food delivery! It makes mom's life easier and stress-free with simply dialling the magic delivery numbers and presto... food ready right infront of your doorsteps! :)

Note our weekend indulgences below:

Thursday:

While watching "Ocean's Thirteen" DVD, we called Mc Donald's delivery at 11pm. Mc Donald's is the only 24-hour food delivery near our place.

Anyway, look at Sam's picture happily munching her favorite chicken nuggets from Mc Do!




Friday:

Due to typhoon, My mom and my sister's family stayed with us for the night. While enjoying our videoke concert, we again had sudden craving for late night snack. Pizza Hut delivery the only number to go! :) Got pizzas with stuffed sausage and cheese crust! Yummy! Don't you love Pizza Hut Palm Cards "Buy one, take one!" hehehe :)

Saturday:

We got call from my FIL that we will be hosting dinner for relatives from Canada. Hmmm... that was really spur of the moment advise huh!?! Again, since we got the advise quite late, I've decided to dial food delivery for dinner. I called Lola Idang's for 2 orders of kare-kare and crispy pata. Then I called the famous Ado's Panciteria for Miki Bihon Guisado pick-up. Bought pork barbecues along the way and MIL offered to bring ice cream and cake from Goldilock's. Express dinner feast ready in less than 1 hour.

Dinner went great with videoke party and bowls of Jollytime buttered popcorn re-capping the night!






















Sunday:

We had late night snack from Jade Palace. While watching "Bourne Ultimatum" on DVD, we were munching on siomais, siopaos and beef noodles! Yum, yum!! Sam loves siomai so much that she finished one order (4 pcs) of siomai in one sitting. Grabe appetite!!


Monday:

We had KFC chicken and rolls for snack at Megamall, but decided to buy Jollibee chicken for dinner. Grabe... Fast-food fanatics! Actually, it was Kuya Ico's idea to get Jollibee this time since he didn't join us for snack at KFC. Syempre, we can't complain!

Look how Sam loves Jollibee fried chicken! Pa-simple pa! hahaha!