At last! A place to hang out in the Mall, where you're not forced to buy an expensive drink just to hang out. Hah!
As you know, Filipinos love their Malls, and I'm one of them!! LOL
So thanks to Henry Sy, for thinking about the customers. Keep them coming!
The sensor thingie in the parking lot is cool too, ok, ok, call me a probinsyana, but even my cousins from the states thought the thing was way cool. hihihi
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Pho Hoa
I love noodles! who doesn't?? I mean, we're Asian, for pete's sake. We live for noodles, (same goes for rice). Be it Pancit Canton, Beef Mami, Sotanghon, Hofan, Bihon, I could go on...Add to that, my Great Grandfather is a great cook and a chinese.
If someone celebrates their Birthdays, Noodles is always present, it represents long life.
Manila has 2 weathers, hot & scorching hot. A few rain to make us all sick every now & then.
A bowl of hot soup is what you crave when the weather is cold, biting cold. (this is just me, i think). But not on a 35 degree weather like Manila.
My cousin Karla & I, are noodle lovers, we love Pho Hoa's Pho Bo (Beef Noodles), it has thin slices of beef tenderloin, tendons & meatballs and the best egg noodles. Add fresh beansprouts, basil & cilantro. Yummy! I'm salivating right now. HAHA. We just gotta have that sip of hot soup to take away the wear & tear of life.
We use to eat there, twice a week!! Especially during December & July months, we're the weather is changing from hot to cold. Now that she has classes, our visits were down to thrice a month.
The other day, we ate our Lunch there, i just stopped myself from telling the waitress, i think she knows our faces by now, "The Usual Order", which is, Pho Bo noodles, Fried Chili Squid or Chicken Drumettes, or both when we're hungry, and rice.
Ahhh....Just gotta have some soup!! Yummmmyyy!
If someone celebrates their Birthdays, Noodles is always present, it represents long life.
Manila has 2 weathers, hot & scorching hot. A few rain to make us all sick every now & then.
A bowl of hot soup is what you crave when the weather is cold, biting cold. (this is just me, i think). But not on a 35 degree weather like Manila.
My cousin Karla & I, are noodle lovers, we love Pho Hoa's Pho Bo (Beef Noodles), it has thin slices of beef tenderloin, tendons & meatballs and the best egg noodles. Add fresh beansprouts, basil & cilantro. Yummy! I'm salivating right now. HAHA. We just gotta have that sip of hot soup to take away the wear & tear of life.
We use to eat there, twice a week!! Especially during December & July months, we're the weather is changing from hot to cold. Now that she has classes, our visits were down to thrice a month.
The other day, we ate our Lunch there, i just stopped myself from telling the waitress, i think she knows our faces by now, "The Usual Order", which is, Pho Bo noodles, Fried Chili Squid or Chicken Drumettes, or both when we're hungry, and rice.
Ahhh....Just gotta have some soup!! Yummmmyyy!
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
What's in my Bag??
Everyday, i carry my house. I feel incomplete, naked, exposed if i don't have a purse or a bag with me. I guess it stemmed from my mom saying, don't go to the war without a bullet. Sure sure you are ready with everything, but still you have a gun but you don't have a bullet. I remember that day clearly, i left the house in a hurry, we're going to the church, so i figured i don't need money since she's coming with us already (my bank, hehehe), left everything at home. Then nanghingi ako pera, then she found out that i don't have any with me.
Can you imagine the sermon that followed?? Yada yada yada. But it stuck with me. I never leave the house now, without a change or small bill and an ID/license, with me.
I was also a Girl Scout for a year or two i think, and you know the Motto. Always be prepared/Laging Handa. All that crap. hahaha.
So here's what inside my bag.
Pochette or Pouch as my Emergency Kit/Kikay Kit. - This is where i put my extra Napkins, Pantyliners, Wet Ones, also some small loose stuff like Purse hook, Lip balms, Lipstick, Moisturizer, Comb, Purse perfume, Comb, Nail file, Potty spray, Pepper spray, loose clips & clamps, Medicines, Rosary, Mirror, Compact, Swiss Knife.
Smaller Pochette - I used it as my camera case now
Notepad, Tissue, Wallet, Ipod, Iphone, Coin Purse, Nintendo DS & Mints.
Pocket of the bag: Rosary, Claritin, Ballpen, Lipgloss & Clips.
Believe me it fits in my bag, the kikay kit is rarely used but a lifesaver when the need arises.
I usually leave the Nintendo & Make Up stuff in the car when i'm just gonna grab something for a short while.
At the end of they day, i feel secure, yet my back aches. Compromise & Sacrifice.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Sleep evades me
Maybe i ate too much?? Well, now...hehehe
Maybe i was stuck in the office all day...
Maybe because we ate Dinner at a late time?? My Mom & I sat at about 8pm. We usually eat dinner around 6:30ish.
Maybe that Crunch Crisp chocolate has got to do with this!!! Sabi ko na eh! That's why i can't sleep for the last few days. Hmpf. Buti na lang ubos na. I ate the last two miniature after dinner. HAHA
What can i do?? I am a Chocoholic...
I Promise to do more posts! I promise!!
xoxo,
lele
Maybe i was stuck in the office all day...
Maybe because we ate Dinner at a late time?? My Mom & I sat at about 8pm. We usually eat dinner around 6:30ish.
Maybe that Crunch Crisp chocolate has got to do with this!!! Sabi ko na eh! That's why i can't sleep for the last few days. Hmpf. Buti na lang ubos na. I ate the last two miniature after dinner. HAHA
What can i do?? I am a Chocoholic...
I Promise to do more posts! I promise!!
xoxo,
lele
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Sick
I rarely get sick. As in the trangkaso kind, with the muscles aching, scratchy throat, high fever, runny nose, coughing my lungs out. As i have observed, it happens to me twice a year. When the weather changes from hot to cold. At first, i fought it off as much as my body can handle. I ordered my WBC's/soldiers to fight! fight! fight! the effing virus. But eventually my body caves.
My Sick months are usually July & December.
July. I get stressed out during my Mom's birthday, and mine too. Then the change of weather from super hot summer to raining cats & dogs. So eventually, my body just can't take all that abuse. Usually right after my birthday, the fever starts. Add to that the depression that comes after adding another year in my life!!
December. All that stress from shopping!! hahaha...Change of weather again, of course. Those Siberian winds just makes our night uber cool & comfy. But for me, sneezing is the order of the day.
Also, after taking the allergy meds, claritin, on a daily basis, my sneezing & scratching have mellowed down. Don't really know what i am allergic to. I just know that since taking it everyday, my sneezing in the mornings & evenings have lessened. Also the scratching & itchiness too! Maybe because i rarely use lotion, and the AC just sucks the air dry.
So after hybernating for 3 days in our house, a cocktail of Neozep, Biogesic, Dolfenal & Claritin, 3 books, sore eyes from surfing the net, my new BFF's Vicks VapoRub & Inhaler, I am now back in business.
I wanna go out tomorrow!! Trinoma maybe??
My Sick months are usually July & December.
July. I get stressed out during my Mom's birthday, and mine too. Then the change of weather from super hot summer to raining cats & dogs. So eventually, my body just can't take all that abuse. Usually right after my birthday, the fever starts. Add to that the depression that comes after adding another year in my life!!
December. All that stress from shopping!! hahaha...Change of weather again, of course. Those Siberian winds just makes our night uber cool & comfy. But for me, sneezing is the order of the day.
Also, after taking the allergy meds, claritin, on a daily basis, my sneezing & scratching have mellowed down. Don't really know what i am allergic to. I just know that since taking it everyday, my sneezing in the mornings & evenings have lessened. Also the scratching & itchiness too! Maybe because i rarely use lotion, and the AC just sucks the air dry.
So after hybernating for 3 days in our house, a cocktail of Neozep, Biogesic, Dolfenal & Claritin, 3 books, sore eyes from surfing the net, my new BFF's Vicks VapoRub & Inhaler, I am now back in business.
I wanna go out tomorrow!! Trinoma maybe??
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
CliqueBooth
Cousins and a pamangkin
cousins
crazy dudes
these are the dayz of our livvesss...
Here's my Crazy, Loud, Weird, Naughty, Obnoxious Family...
Mom's 60th Surprise Birthday Party!!
Can you tell that we love photos?!?! that's why i thought of this as our souvenir...
A Very Wonderful Day...
Our Typical Family Day is transformed into a panic filled yet excitement day. Because this is not just an ordinary sunday. This is my Mom's Big Day. Her 60th birthday. And we planned a Surprise Party for her!
So we did what we usually do on Sundays, hear mass at our favorite church, with our second favorite priest officiating, Fr. Azer, had brunch at our "suki" for breakfast, Wan Chai Tea House.
Bought a cake for her, good thing the Resto just opened, we usually open it, the first customers for the day, as we were singing our hearts out for the Birthday Girl.
Everybody, my Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, some Friends, are already bursting at the seams with excitement!!! We couldn't keep it anymore. We are all excited for this Surprise Party for the Most Wonderful Person, for us, in the Whole Wide World. hehehehe..
Meanwhile, she has absolutely NO CLUE. We told her that we had reserved a restaurant where, just us, her family would be there. Told her to dress up cause we would be doing family pictures. My Mom, who is OC when it comes to details, especially pag kainan and parties plans ahead like a week before. Then suddenly, on her 60th birthday, she doesn't have a thing to do?? A milestone with no plans, nothing to do??
She felt guilty..she ordered our cook to make Pancit & Menudo to be given away to our neighbors, friends and to her beloved employees also. She felt guilty kasi daw, konting kibot lang sa bahay namin, may handaan, meron lechon, then on that day, what with everybody greeting her on the street, walang feast??
That afternoon, around 3pm, while hanging out at her newly renovated garden, my mom found an ant hill on one of the potted plants, she called Ricky, and they destroyed, or killed the ants. with newspaper fire and all...hahaha! it was a sight.
Meanwhile, my kasabwats or accomplices are in a panic mode, some are hyperventilating, some are already dressed and fully made up already. As for me? i've been in a panic mode for weeks, and they're just feeling the pressure now...WTF?!?!
Around 5pm, i told her to take a shower 'cause she's all sweaty. In order for her not to get shocked or "surprised", i wore my dress na, she merely raised her eyebrows. I told her, memake-up an kita, she answered with a loud & firm, "hmpf" like a big NO. LOL. I called for reinforcements, we blow dried her hair, put make up on, the darn hairspray woudn't work, she was finished at around 5:30ish..
Then she walked into my room, and asked what time would we be going? I said around 6:30. huwat?? eh ung reservations, 7 pa eh. i almost had a nervous breakdown. Scattered around the room were invitations, prizes, etc. Good thing she didn't notice..
Then pandemonium broke. My family had started arriving at the venue, and they said walang tao. i was like, whaaat?? filipinos are always late!!! turns out they were early birds (haler! excited!!)
Mommy wanted to go na, then i stalled saying, i'm not done with my make up. Nagpunta sha sa balcony, nagyosi, and started calling up everybody. Calls & text flew between Valenzuela and Quezon City. She called Ricky to back up the car in the garage, she doesn't want people seeing her. Guilty talaga sha...
Finally guests started arriving, actually they were on time, 6pm, my family is just early & excited. HAHA. So we've been given the go signal to depart. All packed in the car & off we go.
Meanwhile, my darn cellphone kept ringing, asking us where we were. Every few minutes i text them. Then somewhere around Congressional Avenue, she started asking questions na. San ba nagpa-reserve si Ninang mo? Sabi ko sa isang restaurant, na may private function room na tayo lang. ahhh..ok..When we U turned and made the entrance to Gazebo..she said..Gazebo?? di ba dito ikakasal si Angie?? I told Ricky to drive fast before she saw the crowd waiting for her. She saw everyone waiting for her and said..ano ito?? ay dipuga!! hahahahahaha!!!
Happy Birthday Mommy!!!
She got teary eyed. I mean, naiyak sha talaga. Pati mga tiyahin ko na makukulit nagsipagiyakan na..she really didn't expect it. she really was surprised...
and then everybody was hugging & kissing her...
Meanwhile, naiwan ako sa car kasi naiiyak na din ako!!
So we did what we usually do on Sundays, hear mass at our favorite church, with our second favorite priest officiating, Fr. Azer, had brunch at our "suki" for breakfast, Wan Chai Tea House.
Bought a cake for her, good thing the Resto just opened, we usually open it, the first customers for the day, as we were singing our hearts out for the Birthday Girl.
Everybody, my Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, some Friends, are already bursting at the seams with excitement!!! We couldn't keep it anymore. We are all excited for this Surprise Party for the Most Wonderful Person, for us, in the Whole Wide World. hehehehe..
Meanwhile, she has absolutely NO CLUE. We told her that we had reserved a restaurant where, just us, her family would be there. Told her to dress up cause we would be doing family pictures. My Mom, who is OC when it comes to details, especially pag kainan and parties plans ahead like a week before. Then suddenly, on her 60th birthday, she doesn't have a thing to do?? A milestone with no plans, nothing to do??
She felt guilty..she ordered our cook to make Pancit & Menudo to be given away to our neighbors, friends and to her beloved employees also. She felt guilty kasi daw, konting kibot lang sa bahay namin, may handaan, meron lechon, then on that day, what with everybody greeting her on the street, walang feast??
That afternoon, around 3pm, while hanging out at her newly renovated garden, my mom found an ant hill on one of the potted plants, she called Ricky, and they destroyed, or killed the ants. with newspaper fire and all...hahaha! it was a sight.
Meanwhile, my kasabwats or accomplices are in a panic mode, some are hyperventilating, some are already dressed and fully made up already. As for me? i've been in a panic mode for weeks, and they're just feeling the pressure now...WTF?!?!
Around 5pm, i told her to take a shower 'cause she's all sweaty. In order for her not to get shocked or "surprised", i wore my dress na, she merely raised her eyebrows. I told her, memake-up an kita, she answered with a loud & firm, "hmpf" like a big NO. LOL. I called for reinforcements, we blow dried her hair, put make up on, the darn hairspray woudn't work, she was finished at around 5:30ish..
Then she walked into my room, and asked what time would we be going? I said around 6:30. huwat?? eh ung reservations, 7 pa eh. i almost had a nervous breakdown. Scattered around the room were invitations, prizes, etc. Good thing she didn't notice..
Then pandemonium broke. My family had started arriving at the venue, and they said walang tao. i was like, whaaat?? filipinos are always late!!! turns out they were early birds (haler! excited!!)
Mommy wanted to go na, then i stalled saying, i'm not done with my make up. Nagpunta sha sa balcony, nagyosi, and started calling up everybody. Calls & text flew between Valenzuela and Quezon City. She called Ricky to back up the car in the garage, she doesn't want people seeing her. Guilty talaga sha...
Finally guests started arriving, actually they were on time, 6pm, my family is just early & excited. HAHA. So we've been given the go signal to depart. All packed in the car & off we go.
Meanwhile, my darn cellphone kept ringing, asking us where we were. Every few minutes i text them. Then somewhere around Congressional Avenue, she started asking questions na. San ba nagpa-reserve si Ninang mo? Sabi ko sa isang restaurant, na may private function room na tayo lang. ahhh..ok..When we U turned and made the entrance to Gazebo..she said..Gazebo?? di ba dito ikakasal si Angie?? I told Ricky to drive fast before she saw the crowd waiting for her. She saw everyone waiting for her and said..ano ito?? ay dipuga!! hahahahahaha!!!
Happy Birthday Mommy!!!
She got teary eyed. I mean, naiyak sha talaga. Pati mga tiyahin ko na makukulit nagsipagiyakan na..she really didn't expect it. she really was surprised...
and then everybody was hugging & kissing her...
Meanwhile, naiwan ako sa car kasi naiiyak na din ako!!
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