Random Thoughts

I saw this video over the weekend and my oh my, it made me cry to buckets!

I LOVE coca-cola's happiness project. Kudos to you and more power!

Obviously, we loved Army Navy so much that after almost a month, we went back to have dinner again.

The burgers, fries and iced tea were the give away. The kids were in love with Army Navy too!

Now we're thinking when to go back again. YES, we're officially hooked!

And all I can say is that we ♥ Army Navy and we ♥ to eat!

We were supposed to watch the symphony of lights and sound last week but we ended up eating a late dinner so we didn't make it to the last show at 9PM. Last Wednesday, almost all of us were free so we took the opportunity and went to Ayala Triangle Gardens.

I didn't know what to expect to be honest. I haven't heard about this show until Wednesday. That's why when we saw the show, we were mesmerized, especially the kids.

The Symphony of Lights and Sounds is an impressive display of Christmas lights that blink in harmony with famous Christmas songs. It happens in Ayala Triangle Gardens every year.

It was definitely worth your time. I just would like to warn you to prepare since there are so many people there. Take care of your belongings and make sure that your kids are safe.

Have fun!

What books and/or magazines did I read this month?
- Still Reading Ken Follet's White Out
- Still Reading The Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother
- Started reading "Before Ever After" by Samantha Sotto

What movies and/or TV shows did I watch this month?
- Game of Thrones
- Breaking Dawn
- Pacquiao/Marquez Fight
- The Sound of Music at Newport Theatre
- Harry Potter Series

What special days did I celebrate and how?
- Andie's 3rd birthday at Unang Hakbang
- JC and Rachel's Wedding in Clark, Pampanga
- Sam & Migo's Birthday!
- Our first Christmas party this year with the Twitterafia at Shakey's El Pueblo

What gifts did I give and/or receive?
- We gave Andie a party and a small doll
- Toy for Migo and Bag for Sam

What illnesses or health concerns did I have?
- Thank God, I didn't get sick this month
- The kids had cough and colds

What fun things did I do with my friends and/or family?
- Hubby and I redeemed our voucher at Shui Massage for the first day of November
- Went to Clark for the wedding
- Celebrated Sam & Migo's birthday at Valle Verde
- Family Day while we watched Pacquiao/Marquez
- Night Out in OPUS
- Watched the Sound of Music
- I had facial and massage at Santre before the month ended!
- Watched the light and sound show at Ayala Triangle Gardens

What new foods, recipes or restaurants did I try this month?
- Holiday Inn Wedding reception
- Yellow Cab Delivery
- Opus
- Fely J's Greenbelt
- Serenitea (twice this month! Yebah!)
- Army Navy
- CCME for the party food
- Ordered BBQ and pichi-pichi from Amber for our "thanksgiving" dinner
- Shakey's (Christmas Party)
- Yabu
- Wee Nam Kee

What special or unusual purchases did I make?
- A bag and a watch (*wink*)
- Christmas Gifts

What were this month's disappointments?
- WE had a very busy month but we had so much fun!

What were my accomplishments this month?
- Fulfilling birthday party at Unang Hakbang
- Done with the little girl's 2nd tri exams
- My blood test went really well. Thank you Lord!

Happiness is...

1. Light and Sound show at Ayala Triangle
2. Dinner at Wee Nam Kee after
3. Early Twitterafia Christmas party at Shakey's
4. Giant pizza! YUM!
5. CFC Chapter Christmas party at Jay J's
6. My little Pony
7. Barbie Jewelry/Music Box
8. Songs by Hillsong
9. My phone
10. Looking forward to lots of get together SOON!

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YEY!

So, what are your plans for today? I almost forgot about today not having work (and school for kids) so I wasn't able to plan for this holiday.

Maybe this is the best time to look into some classes from online universities that I've been eyeing for months now. I've been wanting to go back to school these past few days.

Or maybe we are meant to stay home and REST.

We'll see.

Have a nice day, everyone! (*wink*)

It has been months since I wanted to try Pino Resto Bar. But this restaurant is always out of our way. That's why when we were in Quezon City a few weeks ago, we decided to check it out!

We ordered their famous iced tea which I found really good, considering that I don't like iced tea that much.

To start off our meal, we had crispy shrimps with salted egg, which the kids really love.

Crispy Shrimps with Salted Egg (P225) made of fresh shrimps fried in a light batter with salted egg and sweet chili vinegar.

We had fish sinigang sa miso and bayabas.

The soup was a little sweet, thanks to the guava. This is probably the only sinigang that I like!

Lastly, we had Kare-kareng bagnet!

Kare-Kareng Bagnet (P245), I've read is Pino's House Specialty. Authentic Ilokano crispy pork belly served with annatto-peanut sauce. No wonder, because it was REALLY GOOD! Now, my tummy's growling again, just by thinking about Pino's yummy food. Argh! We will definitely go back to try their mini tacos and crispy pata stuffed with laing. It sounds gooood!

Becase of these restaurants, a lot of people now want to become chefs at these restaurants. Are you also interested? You can find out
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Pino Resto Bar is located at Malingap St., Teachers Village, Quezon City, Metro Manila. For reservactions call +632 441-1773.

To celebrate our family day two Sundays ago, we watched the Sound of Music at the Newport Performing Arts Theater.

Prior to this, the girls were so excited about the play. They knew the story because they've seen the movie for several times already. So they looked forward to it everyday. And finally, one Sunday, it was time to watch the Sound of Music! Woot!




We enjoyed the play very much! Especially the Ate who was dancing towards the end of the play. I highly recommend it to those who know the movie very well. It's a must see. And I assure you that your kids will love it too!

Before I forget, I'm sharing a couple of photos from BUB's mobile studio, during Sam & Migo's Birthday party last November 5, 2011.

We were rockstars!!! (*grin*)

We made it our own family tradition that we spend our kids' 3rd birthday as an outreach to give back for all the blessings that we've received. This year, God led us to Unang Hakbang, a foundation that gives out of school kids an opportunity to study.

The place was the perfect place to celebrate Baby A's 3rd birthday because those kids deserve a party. For studying well and taking the opportunity for their future.

There were also special guests who came to the party!

The Lolo and Lola, Titos, Titas and the cousins.

The party started at exactly 2:30PM. All 30 kids invited were already there getting excited by the minute.

Finally the clowns are ready!


We started with balloon twisting, then we proceeded to the games.


When the kids saw the prizes we prepared for them, they ALL wanted to join the games. Good, since we have a lot of prizes in store for them.

After the relay game, the longest happy birthday followed, bring me was the next game, then the "look for angry bird stickers".



After these games, the kids were getting tired and the prizes left were not enough for another game anymore so we decided to have Baby A blew the candle.


It was a riot for all of us but I really felt the fun. This is the time I realized that ALL of the kids (including Ate A and Baby A) are having fun!

Now, it was time to EAT! We served spaghetti, chicken, hotdog, ice cream and juice.



Time flew by so fast! Hubby and I didn't even have time to eat! After the snacks, it was time for the magic show and a little acrobatics by the clowns. The kids and even us adults love it!



It was a simple party for Baby A but I can see that everyone had so much fun. We were so blessed to have met these kids at the foundation. In a couple of hours, they taught me something I will never forget, they taught me the true meaning of sharing.