My sister and I (plus Chin and Zeph) like dining out. We love trying food from different fast food, restaurants and hotels. My sister recently purchased discounted vouchers of buffet lunch or dinner at Seasons in Manila Pavilion so last May 18, Friday, we headed there. The buffet, according to Ensogo, is originally priced 1600 so at 650, we got 60% discount.
One good thing about this buffet is children 7 years old and below are free of charge so we were able to bring along Allie. But then again, I don’t know if it’s really a good thing because Allie wouldn’t stay foot that day.
My sister was able to take pictures of almost everything in the buffet so now I share with you what was on the menu that day.
( Appetizers and Main Course )
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It’s been years since I left Vibal but I never lost touch with my friends from that office. We may not talk for days or months but on special occasions, I invite them and they come no matter how far or how hard it is to go to my place. And just the same, they still invite me to come to their occasions so when they do, I find time to go whenever I can.
So, last May 12, we were privileged to be invited to the Villa Manalaysay’s residence because it was their city(?)/barangay (?) fiesta. Gee, I’m not sure. Going to their ‘hacienda’ was not easy especially when you have a kid with you and it’s raining but, what the heck, we reached the place anyway.
As I’ve mentioned, it was fiesta so, as expected, we ate. I don’t want to bore you by detailing what’s on the menu and what and how much I ate so let’s just say we ate, they sang, we ate again, we chatted while listening to the senior citizen’s belting old songs in the videoke and ate again.
Oh, we also had picture taking sessions. Let me share with you some of our photos. :)
Funny face raw pero hindi lahat nakisali.
EK looks scary in this photo. Haha! 
She says, CUTE. Blame my parents. Hehe!
He says, Mana sa Lolo. POGI. :)
EK also gave Allie an Elmo stuffed toy when we were there. I placed it in her pocket. Do you see the red thing in her left side pocket? That’s Elmo. I think she likes Elmo because when I removed it from her pocket she tried to put him back.
After a few hours, we went home. It was already past 9, I think, when we reached our place but Allie was still energetic. She even had time to play with Elmo.
Allie would like to thank her sponsors. Tiny Manila shirt from Ninong Julien, yellow shorts from Tita Kaye,
stuffed toy from Tito EK and toy tea set from Ninong Mon and Tita Roxy. :)
Venue: Burgoo, Gateway Mall, Cubao
Right after we accompanied Mama to the airport, we headed to Cubao. It was already lunch time so before we took the FX to San Mateo, we decided to have lunch. We were supposed to eat at Cibo but because the place doesn't look cozy and the staff from Burgoo gave us a Free Supreme Sampler Coupon, we decided to dine there.
To avail the free Supreme Sampler, we had two order two main entrees that are priced higher than it. We decided to order N'awlin's Classic Platter and Oklahama Back Ribs.
( Pre-Lunch Photos )
Lunch is Served!
The Appetizer: Supreme Sampler. The menu says its a combination of Buffalo wings, Sta. Fe spring rolls, mozzarella sticks and onion rings but I don't see Sta. Fe spring rolls plus, our sampler has french fries and celery stalks(!?!).
The Main Course 1: Oklahama Back Ribs - "Seasoned pork ribs, marinated overnight in our Oklahoma home-style mix charbroiled and basted with the traditional barbecue sauce."
We also ordered four cups of plain rice but I didn't include the picture.
The ribs was not how I expected it to taste but it's just okay. The N'awlins' Classic Platter, on the other hand, was a good mix of meat, seafood and vegetables. Kaye and Rayman said the food had spices that they do not like. Yeah, I think I tasted that, too. Whatever they are, it's not something we usually get to taste in other food but I'm okay with it.
Lunch was good. I enjoyed our food and everyone went home full. On my next visit here, I want to try their filet mignon, lamb chops and spinach grilled salmon.
Date: May 10, 2012
Venue: Ronario's Residence
The birthday boy with Kuya and Ate Mel
Time flies. Years ago he was just a little boy and now, he’s seven already. My birthday wish for him? I wish for passion for studying to grow in his heart for he is a very intelligent kid. He needs to be more interested in learning and more focused in his studies because it would be a waste of great talent if he will not. I just know that my nephew has great potential and he is capable of achieving great things.
May 5, I met with Mich for our much-awaited girl bonding/airing out of grievances date. We initially planned to
We had our brunch at Chicken Rice Shop were we both ordered Hainanese chicken. After our brunch, we had hours of talk about money, motherhood, work and family matters. I know it’s not necessary for friends to share the same opinion on things but it’s just wonderful that we agree on important issues.
We both feel anxious of debts and gives importance in settling our financial obligation. We both value honesty in our friendships and are never comfortable with acting nice to people who we do not like. We also believe in sticking up with our friends when we know they are right.
After our conversation, we parted ways. Mich had to do some errands while I went home.
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May 6, 2:00 am, Chin and I went to the Serranos because it was Ryan’s birthday celebration. I was expecting it would be a poker night so I actually slept before we left so I’ll feel recharged but when we arrived what was laid in their garage was their above the ground pool (AGP) and not the poker table.
We were able to take a dip in their AGP but I didn’t stay long because the water was so cold.
Obet, one of Allie’s godfather and one of Chin’s best buddies, was also there. I was happy to hear from him some good news. I don’t know if I’m at liberty to share it so I’d rather not tell.
We really had interesting discussions from the wee hours till the crack of dawn, mostly about family and married life.
Obet shared a lot about what he went through in the past – family and business wise- and I must say that he did a great job handling everything that happened.
On the other hand, we also talked about our married lives. We talked about how sometimes one of us, or most of the times wives, overreact about the simplest things done wrong in the house. We tackled parenthood and our fears in raising kids. We also had a long debate on bad habits that we want them to change and I was glad with how Obet echoed my view on this issue.
I think the sun has risen when we left the Serranos’ residence. In fact, the host was already sleeping in the couch during the latter part of our discussions.
The discussions were pretty refreshing for me because we don’t usually tackle those topics when we’re there. It was easy for me to open up to him and share how I really feel about what’s being discussed. It was also wonderful to hear from a man that he understands some of the things that women say or do.
Medyo mahaba nga lang ang kwento kaya pagtiyagaan nyo nang basahin.
Noong huling linggo ng March, may tumawag sa akin mula sa Citibank. Tawagin na lang natin yung Citi Sales Officer na Mara. Nag-ooffer sya sa akin ng Cebu Pacific Card nila na may free flight to Boracay na promo. Interesado naman akong kumuha ng bagong credit card kaya kinausap ko sya at tinanong-tanong.
Nagkasundo kami na ipapasa ko sa kanya yung application form at yung mga kailangang documents pagkatapos ng Holy Week kasi nasa Cavite pa ako at nasa San Mateo yung ibang documents na hinihingi nya kaya hindi ko maipapadala.
Pag pasok ko ng April 10, pinasa ko na yung hinihingi nya. Pagkatapos naghintay na lang ako mula sa kanya.
Pagkalipas ng ilang araw, wala akong narinig mula sa kanya. Naisip ko, baka nadecline ako kaya hinayaan ko na lang.
Tapos nung April din, hindi ko na maalala kung anong araw yon, may pumunta rito sa opisina namin na nag-ooffer din ng credit card. Metrobank naman. Nag-apply kasi yung officemate ko kaya nagpunta yung ahente para kunin yung photocopy ng ID nya at para mapirmahan nya yung application form. Nagkataon naman na lumabas sya ng kwarto kasi may inutos si Ma’am kaya pinaghintay ko lang siya rito. Habang naghihintay sya, inalok nya ako na mag-apply rin.
Eh dahil nga parang walang nangyari sa application ko sa Citibank, naisipan kong subukan yung Metrobank. Habang nagsusulat ako eh inalok nya rin ako ng Citibank na credit card. Sabi nya meron din kasi siyang kilala sa Citibank. So sinabi ko sa kanya na meron na akong application. Sinabi ko rin na pakiramdam ko nadecline ako kasi wala nga akong narinig mula kay Mara.
Tapos sinabi nya na mag-fill up na lang ako ng bagong form. Hindi ko naman ginawa. Sabi ko sa kanya, may kausap na ako. Sabi ko, kakausapin ko na lang siya kung sakaling walang nangyari sa application ko kay Mara.
Tapos nung April 30, nakareceive ako ng message mula sa Citibank na natanggap na nila yung application ko. So, naiisip ko, baka hindi lang agad naipasa ni Mara yung application ko.
Tapos nung May 5, Sabado, dumating na yung 2 credit card sa bahay. Nagtaka ako kasi yung isang card, alam kong hindi yon ang nirequest ko. Pero hinayaan ko na lang.
Tapos nung May 7, Lunes, tinawagan ako ni Kuya na ahente ng Metrobank. Tinanong nya ako kung natanggap ko na yung credit card ko sa Citibank. Sabi ko, oo. Akala ko naman tinatanong nya lang ako kasi kung hindi pa eh kukulitin nya ako na sya na ang mag-aapply sa akin. Tapos sinabi nya na ipinalakad nya raw sa kakilala nya yung application ko sa Citibank. Hindi ko na maalala kung ano pa ang sinabi nya pero basta pinalakad nya sa kakilala nya.
Nung sinabi nya sa akin yon, naisipan kong tawagan si Mara. Parang nakalimutan na nga nya ako tapos nagulat sya na na-approve na raw pala ako. Sinabi ko sa kanya na tumawag nga sa akin si Kuya sa Metrobank na nagsabi na ipinalakad nya sa kakilala nya sa Citibank yung application ko.
Noon ko lang nalaman na wala pala siyang nareceive na email sa akin at ibang tao ang naglakad ng application ko.
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This has been in the computer for quite some time now waiting to be posted. I wonder why I haven’t blog about it yet.
Anyway, there was no occasion but we headed to the mall last March 29. Since Chin and I were free of Allie, we decided to go to there. I was supposed to buy myself new shoes but, unfortunately, I wasn’t able to buy one.
The only thing that we accomplished that night was trying a new restaurant. My husband is a true Filipino who thinks a real meal should have rice. So most of the time we eat at Filipino or Chinese restaurants. That time, we had our dinner at KKK.
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This year, I (or should I say WE) have been mindful of our spending because we’re saving our money for bigger things like this construction. We have tried to avoid impulse buying and lessened the number of times we dine out or have fast food delivery.
It’s kinda frustrating that I can’t buy some of the things that I want and that I can’t do all house improvement at once but I’m learning to embrace the idea of making the most with what you have. It would probably take years for us to finish everything that we want to do in our house and I’ll try to be patient.
Aside from the ceiling and room division, I hope we have enough money for a built-in closet. I want our closet to have more space for clothes in hangers because I don’t want to fold too many clothes. Haha! But the problem is, the space for the built-in cabinet is not that big. Anyway, I found some photos in the Internet that can serve as inspiration for the built-in closet. My apologies because I cannot credit photo sources.
( Closet Inspiration )
I keep on saying how much I love the month of April and our wedding anniversary is among the many reasons why April is my favorite month.
Nothing fancy for our anniversary. We just went to Trinoma to have a “dinner date.” But before that, we decided to buy ourselves sunglasses. It’s our anniversary gift to ourselves.
After buying sunglasses, we decided to pick a place for our dinner date. My first suggestion was Yakimix but when we reached the place, all tables were occupied and there were still a lot of people outside waiting to be seated so we left.
I told Chin I want to try something new so no Chinese, Filipino or Italian cuisine (because we just had Italian for my birthday). Eliminating those three options made it harder to find a place. I got tired of walking and we almost ended up eating in Mann Hann but, in the end, we decided to eat at Tempura Japanese Grill.
( Tempura Japanese Grill )
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