Soft and Comfy!

Amber while watching TV. Who needs a costly mattress?

Mama's Post Birthday Celebration!

We celebrated Mama’s birthday last Saturday. And what better way to do it? Malling and eating! Both our favorite pastimes!

We went to Fairview Terraces. That’s the newly opened Ayala mall in Fairview. Amber didn’t like it there that much because she prefers to go to the lumang mall. That’s SM Fairview just across Fairview Terraces. Eh dahil berdey ni Mama, her choice prevailed! The little girl didn’t get a chance. ;)

We had a hearty lunch at Gerry’s Grill. Ako ang may pakana nyan, because I craved for their inihaw na pusit!

Clockwise from Top: Inihaw na Pusit, Crispy Fish Fillet, Pancit Bihon, 
Seafood Rice, Bulalo and Shrimp Gambas. 
Crispy Pata, Mama's special request, is not in the picture. :)

And so, we pigged out. :D

After eating, we had enough food left to takeout for dinner. We even had an extra Pork Binagoongan, which we had for free! Or we only paid for a hundred bucks because we bought their Circle of Friends card for P100. 

This is like a loyalty card that enables you to avail of a free dish every time you reach a food purchase of P1,500. Since we can already make use of it that time, we bought one and had ourselves an extra Pork Binagoongan for dinner! Sad thing I don’t eat anything with bagoong. But the rest of the gang was delighted!

Mama doesn’t want us to buy her a cake anymore because it has been already more than a week since her birthday. Instead, we just had dessert at Banapple, located inside the Wellworth Department Store.

White Chocolate Truffle Berry Cheesecake, Dark Choco Tiramisu Cheesecake,
Blueberry Chessecake and Old-fashioned Chocolate Cake.

Happy birthday, Mama! Wishing you more and more healthy years!  

Daddy's Baby Brother

To: Baby brother of Daddy
From: Amber Mommy Daddy

Nope, Daddy doesn’t really have a baby brother. It just seems that all babies are either baby brothers or baby sisters to Amber. :)

So, what’s the story behind this little gift card?

At the mall, I asked Amber to help me find a gift for Daddy’s friend’s baby who will be baptized the next day.

Amber: Sure Mommy. Is the baby boy or girl?

Mommy: Boy.

Amber: Oh, a baby brother!

When we got home, Amber approached me holding the gift box and pointing to the card attached to it.

Amber: Mommy, you have to write the name of Daddy’s little brother sa “TO:”, then write our names sa “FROM:”.

Mommy: Later na Amber, kasi Daddy doesn’t know the name of the baby yet.

Amber: It’s okay, just write “Baby brother”.

Mommy: Let Daddy write the name na lang when he gets there tomorrow.

Later, I found her intently writing on the gift card and tadaah! Job's done! 

Libang na libang ako. It just proved how persistent and determined she is. And I’m glad she’s learning to spell words without any help from us. Good job, Amber!

Although I think I have to include PATIENCE and THE VALUE OF LISTENING TO PARENTS in our next lessons. ;/

Bitter

An officemate and I chatted about a very popular foreign retail store that has been, and is still creating a buzz in the metro since it opened years ago. The ekonomista in me, who I would have preferred to have kept her thoughts to herself, just had to comment that I’d rather go to local department stores like Landmark for my clothes because it offers nicer designs at very affordable prices than go to that popular retail store whose price is still more expensive even if it is on sale.

Seriously! I would.

Just then, my konsensha butted in...

Konsensha: Wag kang bitter, wala ka lang budget pang-******!!!

Hahaha! I found myself laughing out loud at the thought! Sarap sakalin ng intregerang konsensha na ‘to! Tawag kaya dun -- PRAKTIKAL! Hmpft!

DIY: Matching Bracelets

One lazy afternoon + faux pearls + bored mom = mommy and amber’s matching bracelet!

I’ve been looking at my stack of faux pearls, which I accumulated since planning my wedding. Well, I didn’t use any of them in my wedding at all. I just love looking at them, different colors,... different sizes... they look like colored bubbles. Looking at them relaxes me.

Then I saw this Hello Kitty bracelet that was given to Amber by a Korean friend and thought, what if I have something like it to match hers?

But since I don't have the exact Hello Kitty materials, I eyed my faux pearl collection and tadah!!! Made matching bracelets for my little girl and myself. :)

Would look better if I used semi-precious beads. Hmmm, a trip to Villalobos St. in Quiapo might indulge my passing fancy for semi-precious beads! Have to plan a trip! Ciao!