My Ninang's Golden Birthday Celebration

We attended my Ninang Vivian's 50th birthday celebration last Saturday at the Diamond Hotel. It has been a while since the last time the Garcia Clan had a bonggang party. 

This is my Tita Ninang Vivian, the birthday celebrant...

photo by Smart Shot Studio

Super ganda niya ano? Hindi mukhang 50 years old. Mukhang mga 30s lang eh. Tignan niyo naman ang kanyang mala sutlang kutis... super flawless di ba? Lam niyo ba, hindi lang maganda yan sa panglabas, pati sa panloob maganda rin. Sobrang bait niyan and matulungin. Sabi nga ng Tito Ninong Rody ko (her husband) during his speech, lahat na ng M nasa Tita Ninang ko na. Anyway, hindi ako magtataka kung bakit super duper blessed ang family nila.

Hindi naman kami masyadong prepared ni Mama G mag-attend ng party that day. Kaya nga as early as 2:00pm nasa parlor na kami to have our hair and make-up done.

Here am I after my hair and make-up...

Pwede na ano? Nagmukha na akong tao. Hehe.

Ang mga kulilits, di rin masyadong prepared. Hehe. Talagang pormado sila for the event.

Here are our photos inside the car on our way to Diamond hotel...

Ian

Chris

Moi

Ian & Me

Chris & Me

Here is my overall outfitey that night. Paselfie-selfie shot na lang for OOTN (outfit of the night) kapag may time. Hehe...

Dress: Meg Paris
Purse: Hermes (my mom's)
Shoes: Rusty Lopez
Hair & Make-up: Hairzone by Angelo Falconi III

At the event, there is a photobooth. Siyempre di namin pinalagpas yun. Bad thing, hindi kasama si hubby kasi hindi pa rin siya pwedeng lumapit sa amin because of he still has German measles.

photo by Shutterbugs Photobooth

As expected, the party is very sossy, extravagant and fun. Talagang pinaghandaan at pinagkagastusan. The theme is Paris kaya ang mga decors ang bobongga. Akala nga ni Mama G give-aways yung mga nasa table. Muntik na namin iuwi buti na lang at tinanong muna namin. Props lang pala. Hehehe.

Lam niyo ba, may mga surprise awards at the end of the event. Nanalo nga ang mga kulilits na best dressed male eh. O di ba, di nasayang ang mga efforts namin? Hehehe. They won a miniature Eiffel Tower! I super like it nga eh...

photo courtesy of Google

Late na rin natapos ang party. Ang mga kulilits nga ayaw pang umuwi. Dance pa raw sila sa party. In fact, nagtantrums si Ian dahil gusto pa raw niya magdance. Ok lang sana eh kaso lang hindi sa dance floor sumasayaw ang chikiting. Umaakyat pa ng stage at dun nagtatatalon. Haaayyysssttt. 

So that's it! Kailan kaya ang next bonggang party ng Garcia Clan?

Update on Our Condo

Sa wakas! Malapit lapit nang matapos ang condo unit namin. Partition, mirror, carpet and decorative frames na lang at ready na. =)

Here are some of the pictures that I took the last time we went there...

Medyo okay okay na ano?

Kaya if you know someone who is looking for a condo unit in Makati, please refer it to me. =) My personal email address is rnpcag@yahoo.com.

Here are some of the details of our condo:

10th Floor
39 sqm studio type with balcony
Fully furnished
The Grand Midori Makati Condominium
Legazpi St., Makati City

To know more about The Grand Midori Makati Condominium, please check their website at

http://www.thegrandmidorimakati.com.ph/

Hold-Up Lolo Em!!!

Hindi pa pala tapos ang kwento ko...

After we watched a movie at SM Southmall, niyaya kami ng FIL ko to have a snack at Hoagies. While eating there, may batang naglalaro na nakamask ng Iron Man. Aliw na aliw ang mga Kulilits. Panay turo sa bata sabay sabing "Iron Man! Iron Man!"

When it is time for us to go na, ayaw umalis ng mga Kulilits. They want to watch the kid in mask daw. Kaya ayun, sabi ni Lolo Em, he'll buy the Kulilits an Iron Man mask each daw.

So there we went to Toy Kingdom and looked for an Iron Man mask. Hala! Ang mahal pala ng mask na yun. It's around P2k plus each. Buti na lang at malaki sa Kulilits at kung hindi mapapasubo talaga si Lolo Em.

We looked na lang for an Iron Man action figure kaso lang out of stock. Pero ang isang anak ko (Chris) maabilidad! Nung nakita niya yung toy na gusto niya, hindi na binitawan. Pinapalitan ko ng iba pero ayaw talaga ibigay yung hawak niya. Guess what kung ano ang ginawa? Ayun, dali daling tumakbo sa cashier dala yung toy na gusto niya. Kaya ang Lolo Em, wala nang nagawa, binayaran na lang kaysa naman umiyak ang apo niya.

Si Ian naman, walang paki-alam yung anak ko na yun. Kahit ano, masaya na siya. Kaya ok na sa kanya sila Sulley and Mike ng Monster's University.

Sabi na lang namin, share sila sa lahat ng toys. Pero, as usual, since bata sila, ang sagot: "No! It's mine!" Pero buti na lang at hanggang salita lang sila. Sa house kasi, nagsha-share naman sila kahit papaano.

Here are the Kulilits showcasing their toys:

Chris with his Iron Man 3 Assemblers...

Ian with his Sulley and Mike...

We'll be Maid-less Again...

Guess what? Our maid talked to me this morning. Nagpapaalam na siya. She'll be leaving us na raw. =( 

Kinukuha na kasi siya ng kuya niya sa Iloilo. Dun na raw siya magwowork para magkasama sila and para mas-malapit sa house nila which is in Bacolod.

Haaayyysssttt... Hubby's "Don" life will be over. Hehehehe. Ako ok lang naman. Ako pa rin naman ang nagluluto and nag-aasikaso sa mga Kulilits eh. Ang naalis lang sa akin na work is yung paglinis ng bahay at paghiwa hiwa ng mga ingredients para sa pagluto.

Anyway, nandiyan na yan. Nothing is permanent naman di ba? Think positive na lang! At least, maka-save ako sa mga expenses - maid's salary, food, utilities, etc. Aside from that, our privacy at home will be back. Lam niyo yun, yung tipong kahit magpalakad lakad ka sa house na naka-undies lang o di kaya hindi mo na kailangan mag-lock ng CR. Hehe. =)

So sa amin ni hubby, good luck na lang! Nagawa na namin for more than 6 months with the Kulilits, alam kong kaya namin ito!!!

Hubby Has Rubella

OMG! It's been one week na pala since the last time I blogged. Haaaayyysssttt... Pasensiya na ha, busy busihan ngayon ang lola niyo eh. Ang dami sobrang inaasikaso. Para nga raw akong hindi buntis eh. Lakad don, lakad dito kasi. Hindi ba napipirmi sa isang lugar.

Anyway, lam niyo ba, my hubby has Rubella or commonly known as German Measles ngayon. Kawawa nga eh. Di ko alam kung saan niya nakuha yun. Nung nakaraang linggo, nagkapigsa tapos ngayon German Measles naman. Kaya ayan major isolation siya ngayon sa amin. Lalong lalo na sa akin kasi nga preggy ako. He was advised by my OB to stay away from me for 3 weeks. Imagine that? Para tuloy siyang preso ngayon. Nandun siya ngayon nag-stay sa room ko sa house ng parents ko.

Namimiss ko na nga si hubby eh and kitang kita rin sa kanya na miss na miss na niya kami ng mga anak niya. Kaya ayun, hanggang tanaw na lang muna kami. Tapos ang mga anak niya sabay sabi sa kanya ng:

"I love you daddy!"

"I miss you daddy!"

"Get well daddy!"

Pero ganun talaga, tiis tiis muna. Better be safe than sorry ika nga nila. Sandali na lang naman ngayon ang 3 weeks eh. Bukas makalawa, magkakasama na ulit kaming lahat! =)

3D Movie Date with Lolo Em and Lola Es

My MIL called me up this morning and asked me if the Kulilits want to watch Despicable Me 2. Sakto naman because the twins are bugging me to watch it every time they see pictures of minions and I told that to my MIL. Kaya ayun, she told me that they will pick us up in the afternoon so we could watch it at SM Southmall.

Afternoon came, eggzoited ang kambalistik kaya nagbihis kaagad sila ng kanilang Superman attire. At a little past 4:00pm my FIL picked us up.

When we went to Southmall, cinema 1 na lang available ang Despicable Me 2. 3D siya so mas expensive. No choice kami, kaya we watched there na rin.

First time ng mga Kulilits mag-watch ng 3D. Ang winoworry namin is baka tanggalin ang 3D glasses. Well, hindi kami nagkamali. Tinanggal nga! Pero buti na lang si Ian hindi masyado kasi movie addict yung batang yun eh as compared to Chris.

After the movie, picture picture muna ang mga Kulilits with their Lolo Em and Lola Es...

The Kulilits Loves Vegetables

The Kulilits started to eat solid food at 6 months old. As much as possible we feed them healthy food. Since we don't eat pork and beef at home, no choice sila but to eat only fish, chicken, vege-meat, fruits and vegetables. I don't cook separate food for them except, of course, kapag uber spicy yung ulam namin and hindi nila kayang makain. I read it somewhere kasi na hindi dapat iba ang food ng mga babies and dapat masanay sila na kung ano ang naka-serve sa table.

As a result, they love eating fish and veggies!!!

You can see below na super gana nila kumain kahit vegetable lang ang kanilang ulam...

Simo't sarap yan ha! Hopefully, madala nila ang pagkain ng healthy food hanggang sa pagtanda nila.

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The Kulilit's First Dental Check-up

Last week, we went to Asian Center for Dental Specialties (ACDS) in Alabang for the Kulilit's first dental check-up. Dentist kasi dun yung sister ng bilas ko and I asked her a favor if ok lang kami mag-visit para ma-experience lang ng mga Kulilits kung ano ang ginagawa during a dental check-up and she's kind enough to accommodate us. =)

We arrived at ACDS 10 minutes before 11:00am since our appointment is at 11:00am. Isa lang ang masasabi ko when I saw the clinic - ang SOSHAL! Super nice ng clinic and makikita kaagad na hindi yun basta basta dental clinic lang. Sayang nga eh kasi I wasn't able to take photos of the reception.

So there, we went inside na the clinic. Super clean and organized ng loob. Aside from that, there are 2 LCD TVs - one in front of the dental chair and one on the ceiling. Ang cool ano? Dr. Agnes D. Manzanillo (the dentist) tuned it at Nickelodeon for the kulilits para malibang libang.

Here is the LCD TV on the ceiling...

Since Ian is the kuya, he went first...

Here is Ian while Dr. Manzanillo is brushing his teeth. She used an ordinary kiddie toothbrush kasi baka raw mabigla or matakot yung bata if she uses the motorized one eh.

Since Chris is isa't kalahating inggitero, hindi na siya makapaghintay sa turn niya that's why he climbed up the dental chair na rin. Hehehe.

After Ian, Chris naman. You could see here na super excited siya to have his teeth checked...

Very cooperative naman si Chris...

Overall, hindi naman gaanong nahirapan si Dr. Manzanillo sa mga Kulilits. Hindi kasi sila takot eh. In fact, excited pa nga. Hehe. Yun nga lang nung natikman na yung toothpaste and flouride, medyo umatras yung dalawa. Matamis daw kasi yun sabi ni Dr. Manzanillo eh that's why hindi nagustuhan ng mga Kulilits. Di kasi sanay kumain ng matamis yung kambal. =)

Para souvenir with their Tita Agnes, photo-op muna sila with her sa reception before we went home...

Chris, Dr. Agnes D. Manzanillo & Ian

Asian Center for Dental Specialties (ACDS)
www.acds.com.ph


Clinic Schedules:

Monday - Friday : 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday : 9:00 am - 12:00 noon
Sunday & Holidays : Closed

Makati Branch

Suite 404 Alexander House Bldg.,
132 Amorsolo St., Legaspi Village, Makati City
Tel: 8185940 or 8163988
Mobile: 0917-8032237
Telefax: 8163997
Email: acdsmakati@yahoo.com


Alabang Branch

Unit 207-208 2F, The Commerce Center Building,
Commerce Avenue corner East Asia Drive,
Filinvest Corporate City
Alabang, Muntinlupa City
Tel: 5551524 or 5550829
Mobile: 09178042237
Email: acds.alabang@yahoo.com

Ginisang Alamang at Pritong Talong

Sa wakas! Nakakain na rin ako ng pagkaing matagal ko nang inaasam!!! Ang tagal kong naghahanap sa palengke nito pero sa supermarket ko lang pala matatagpuan. I'm so happy dahil nasatisfy ko na ang craving ko!

Presenting...

Ginisang Alamang at Pritong Talong...

Ang sarap nito lalo na kapag nakakamay! Yum! Yum! Yum! Wala lang, simple pleasures... =)

Pasalubong from my MIL and SIL

My MIL loves to buy ng kung ano ano for the kulilits. Since the kulilits are big boys na and doesn't wear diapers anymore, she bought them additional briefs. Aside from that, she bought them pambahay clothes too.

Guys, look at the brand of the brief. Tawang tawa nga kami ng MIL ko diyan sa brand na yan eh. Nakasulat kasi "Hanefford". O di ba, may Hanes na may Hanford pa! San ka pa? Hahaha!

Thank you Lola Es for the diapers and pambahay clothes!!!

Ang SIL ko naman, she came from Thailand. Kaya may mga pasalubong din kami from her. She bought the twins cute souvenir Thailand shirts and gave me a display pewter.

While her pasalubong for hubby is a poster of The Beatles...

Thanks Chezca for the pasalubong!!! Sa uulitin! Hehehe.

SWAG: Pizza Hut

One night, hubby went home with a box of Pizza Hut pizza. It was given by one of the med reps in his clinic at San Pedro.

Nakakatuwa lang talaga si hubby dahil kapag may nagbigay sa kanya ng food hindi niya talaga gagalawin yun kahit tempted na tempted na siyang lumafang. He'll make sure na buong buo niya ibibigay sa amin yung mga goodies niya. =)

Here at the kulilits with the box of pizza...

Thank you med rep for the pizza! Ilang araw din namin naging breakfast yung pizza. Hehe.  =)

Breeze Sigeland Adventure and Late Lunch at Aveneto Pizzeria

Grabe, 2 weeks na pa lang nakalipas and I haven't blogged about my Breeze Sigeland Adventure.

Well, it all started on Twitter... I discovered that Breeze will be having an event at MOA. I got curious kaya I checked what it is about on Facebook. Then, na-enganyo ako to join nung binasa ko yung about the event kaya I pre-registered na.

Tapos, I learned that Breeze is giving away golden tickets sa Twitter (parang VIP something ito for the event eh) by joining the Twitter contest. Nagbakasakali ako kaya I joined. Then, yun nga I won a golden ticket.

Since, I'll be bringing along my SIL, Ai, for my other son, I asked hubby to join also in Twitter at baka manalo rin ng golden ticket. Kawawa naman kasi sila if ever ako lang ang hindi pipila tapos sila pipila ng pagkahaba haba. Since sobrang suwerte din, hubby won a golden ticket too. =)

During the event...

The actual Sigeland event is at 11:00am. Since excited kami masyado, we arrived at MOA before 11:00am.

Actually, may mga activities na that time when we arrived. Carmina Villaroel with her son and Tessa Prieto Valdes were there.

Then nag-ribbon cutting ceremony to signal the opening of the Sigeland...

Here is the Sigeland, a cashless store, where you'll only exchange a toy for a pledge.

Ang bongga ng mga toys! All along, I thought tipong Divisoria toys lang ang ipamimigay ng Breeze since marami raw silang ipamimigay. Pero pagdating sa actual event, puro Toy Kingdom toys pala!

When the Sigeland was opened, unahan levels sa bikes. Hindi kami nakaabot kahit VIP kami kasi sabay sabay nang pinapasok yung mga participants. Kaya ayun we waited na lang for the next batch of bikes which was released in the afternoon pa.

Habang open yung Sigeland, may ongoing activities sa stage. May mga demo and games. Siyempre sumali ako since I wanted to win some Breeze products. I tried Breeze with Active Bleach na rin kasi eh and effective talaga siya.

Here is my loot from the event...

While waiting for the next batch of bikes, picture picture muna ang mga kulilits with the Breeze products that I won...

Afternoon came and finally the new set of bikes arrived. Achieve naman ang waiting efforts namin since I got bikes for my boys. Naniniwala na talaga ako sa kasabihan na "kapag may tiyaga, may nilaga."

After the event, we ate late lunch at Aveneto Pizzeria. Siguro, gutom na gutom na ako that time kaya ayan tuloy sobra sobra ang naorder kong food.

I ordered the following:

Onion Rings...

Chicken Strips...

Classic Carbonara...

Meatball Spaghetti...

Large Seafood Pizza

Our group picture...

Honestly, we were not that satisfied with the food's taste. Hindi na siya yung Aveneto taste na gaya ng dati eh. Pero in terms of the price and quantity, reasonable naman kasi the food there is not that expensive and they have really big serving. Ang dami ko ngang take out for Doc Padu eh. Hehe.

O sige na. I have to go. As usual, need to do a lot of things today. =)

Malas!

Lam niyo ba, sobrang malas ko last Wednesday. I'm so depressed talaga kasi I lost the watch of the  charm watch that my mom gave me last Christmas.

Sa lahat pa talaga ng mahuhulog na charm, yung watch pa talaga! Pwede naman sana yung iba na lang di ba? Sobrang sad ko talaga ng ilang araw dahil hinayang na hinayang ako. Bukod sa mahal yung watch, eh gift yun ng mom ko sa akin. Ako pa naman ay isang senti and masinop na tao. Lam niyo yun. Sabi ko nga sa mom ko eh, ballpen nga lang na nawala eh, di ako magkanda-ugagang hanapin, mamahaling watch pa kaya?

I tried to call Yakimix Greenbelt the following day hoping that someone saw my watch. Unfortunately, wala raw nag-surrender sa kanila. I tried calling also Greenbelt parking admin baka sakaling nahulog ko sa parking, kaso lang wala naman sumasagot sa office nila. I searched also my mom's car and my bag, pero wala talaga.

My mom suggested na bumili na lang ako ng pendant watch and yun na lang ang gawin kong replacement. Sana nga lang at makakita ako ng perfect pendant watch na pwede kong ireplace sa watch ko.

Furnishing of our Condo Unit

Ang pinaka-pinagkakaabalahan ko ngayon is yung pag-fully furnish ng aming condo unit sa Makati. As in! I live in Las Pinas kaya sa biyahe pa lang ubos na kaagad ang oras ko.

And guess what? Hindi biro ang mag furnish ng condo ha. Magastos! Nakakawasak ng wallet!!! To date, almost P100k na ang nagagastos namin and to think yung ibang kitchen appliance and gamit na dinala ko doon is stock ko pa. Tapos, may mga kulang pa kaming furniture and divider. Haaayyysssttt! Hopefully, next week madeliver na ang dapat maideliver para naman maayos ko na ng tuluyan yung condo. Kulang ko pa kasi yung mga decorative wall frames and ibang anik anik eh para naman magkaroon ng buhay yung unit namin.

Lam niyo ba, laking tulong ng internet sa akin. Kasi kahit nandito lang ako sa bahay, nakakapagcanvass ako and nakakadiscover ako ng iba't ibang options. Kaya ayun, kahit papaano nakakamura ako. All of our furniture online ko binili. Ang laking difference naman talaga kasi sa malls eh. As in libo ang difference. Yun nga lang, you have to trust your instincts kasi hindi mo nakikita ng actual yung items. Kapag naideliver na sa iyo, wala nang balikan. Except of course kapag may defect yung items na dineliver sa iyo. Tapos, aside from that, cash on delivery (COD) ang terms.

I'll show you yung konting improvements ng unit namin:

From bare condo unit...

To semi-furnished condo unit...

I only got a double bed for our condo. Super laki naman kasi if I queen size bed pa ang kinuha ko. Baka naman maging puro kama ang laman ng unit namin. Hahaha! Pasensiya na sa bed sheet ha. I know hindi bagay. Lumang bed sheet kasi muna ginamit namin since umo-overnight overnight kami sa condo habang nag-aayos. I already bought a new comforter set which I'll use if ready na for occupancy yung unit.

Tapos ang curtains... I wanted sana a darker shade kaso lang may color requirement ang condo. Dapat daw white, beige or yellow para raw maganda tignan sa labas ang building. And pansin niyo, may mga gaps yung curtain. I bought ready made curtains na kasi. Mas cheaper siya kaysa magpatahi ako. Reremedyohan ko na lang yan pagbalik ko. Kailangan ko tahiin para maging buo and need ko rin iksian yung haba.

With the curtain rod naman, wala na kaming choice. Napansin nga ng mom ko na medyo manipis yung rod na ginamit namin. Wala kasing matabang rod na angkop sa haba ng windows eh. Pero keri naman kahit papaano.

Eto yung kitchen namin. Ito yung kahit papaano complete na. The small kitchen appliances, tools, cookwares, dinner wares and silver wares are placed inside the cupboard para naman di masukal tignan. I'm thinking na lagyan ng malaking mirror yung wall beside the dining table para naman lumaki tignan yung unit namin.

Here is the living room area. Eto pa lang so far ang nandito. At least, nakaset-up na.

Basically, almost complete na. We will just wait for the sofa bed and chest drawer to be delivered para mafinalize na yung magiging design ng divider. Then yung carpet, decors and wall frames to follow na lang.

I'll show you the fully-furnished unit soon. Hopefully, bago matapos ang July tapos na kami dito. =)

Hello Again, Cyberworld! =)

Hello guys! I'm back! =)

Ang tagal kong nawala ha. More than a week. =( Super busy lang talaga ngayon. Ang dami kong inaasikaso. As in kaliwaan. Nandyan ang furnishing the condo, prenatal checkup, pedia checkup, errands at kung ano ano pa! Most of the time I'm not here at home and if I'm at home naman, what I do is canvass, canvass, canvass and update, update, update. Kahit nga sa mga kulilits nauubusan ako ng time to teach them sa sobrang kabusy-han ko eh.

Anyway, about nga pala sa first blog giveaway ko, walang nanalo kasi wala namang sumali! Hahaha! Siguro olats lang talaga yung item na for giveaway. Bibihira lang naman kasi ang marunong gumamit ng pang BP di ba? Pero sana sa mga susunod na blog giveaway ko may sumali na. =)

So that's it guys! Mag-uumpisa na akong magkwento ng mga nangyari sa akin nung mga nakaraang araw. =)

Happy Sunday guys!!!