Do you believe in Santa? I did when I was a kid. I can still remember when my paternal grandfather would dress up as Santa Claus :) We had Christmas stockings that were filled with candies, received lots of gifts and sang Christmas carols. It really is the most wonderful time of the year!Now that Kelsea's turning 4 in a few days, she knows already what to expect on Christmas. And that is gift-giving! We also have a book entitled "A Story of Christmas" which tells us why we give gifts to others ... [ Read More ]
Archives for October 2012
Tony & Jackey’s Hair Blessing Rebond
I have a wavy hair. But as years passed by, those wavy strands became curls...unmanageable curls! So, one of my "me time" is to have my hair rebonded. I have tried hair rebonding from two salons and one home service which I blogged about here.It's the time of the year for a hair rebond and I'm tired of hubby making fun of my "kinky" curls daw lol! On the first week of October, I stumbled upon a great deal from Metrodeal. It was a Hair Blessing Rebond or Digital/Setting Perm and Haircut at Tony & ... [ Read More ]
Guess Who’s Brewing Soon in Daang-Hari Road?
Daang-Hari is a long stretch of road that connects Las Pinas and Muntinlupa to Cavite. Passing by here will let you see a lot of Villar-owned subdivisions (Portofino, etc), an Alveo-owned (Verdana Homes) and other properties from other developers. Little by little, this road is becoming more commercialized. Restaurants are being built. Just this year, McDonald's opened at Pontevia. McDonald's Pontevia Currently, mall construction is also on-going in Pontevia. Pontevia But this caught my ... [ Read More ]
My Pre-Schooler Makes Me Proud
Last week was the first assessment test for Nursery and Kinder in Kelsea's school. Each kid will be paired with a classmate. The pair will take turns on a one-on-one test with the teacher for 30 minutes for three days. I very much appreciated their way of giving their students a test.On a normal school day, hubby would drop our daughter to school while I'm the one in charge of fetching her. But for the three days of assessment test, I accompanied Kelsea to school and waited for her to finish the ... [ Read More ]
Saibachi: The Best Takoyaki
What is a takoyaki? According to Wikipedia, "Takoyaki is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special takoyaki pan. It is typically filled with minced or diced octopus, tempura scraps (tenkasu), pickled ginger, and green onion.Takoyaki are brushed with takoyaki sauce, a sauce similar to Worcestershire sauce, and mayonnaise. The takoyaki is then sprinkled with green laver (aonori) and shavings of dried bonito (katsuobushi).I've tasted a lot of takoyakis ... [ Read More ]
4 Reasons Why You Should Bring Your Family To Ayala Triangle
Last Sunday, a few of my college block mates and I (with families) had a mini reunion. We decided to have lunch in Kanin Club in Ayala Triangle. Sunday is the recommended day to go here since there's no work from most of the offices surrounding the park. If you're going to have lunch there during weekdays, be sure to arrive early or else you'll surely wait to be seated especially in known restaurants. Ayala Triangle in Makati Here are reasons why you should bring your family (especially your ... [ Read More ]
Art Attack: Paper Plate Art
One Sunday morning, Kelsea and I were reminiscing her Kindermusik summer class she attended two years ago. They had an activity wherein they made colorful fishes made of a small paper plate and cut-outs of colorful art paper. We decided to do it again so I prepared the following materials: Paper plate (big or small) Art paper, construction paper Scissors Glue Pencil or pen (for outlining) I already cut a pie-shape from the paper plate to let her attach it as the fish's tail. It was supposed to ... [ Read More ]
2012 BDJ Fair
I’m super excited for the 2012 BDJ Fair at the SM MOA Music Hall on October 14! :) Just a couple more days and I’ll see you all the Fair! The 2012 BDJ Fair is open to everyone! :) Drop by and visit the different partner booths, and get the newest editions of the Belle de Jour Power Planner, Navi: Your Life Navigator and the FMN Notebooks at 20% off! Their newest planner, everything is possible, will also be released at 20% off! Enjoy the various fun activities from our various brand ... [ Read More ]