A wedding we will go

Attended a wedding last night

Couple were prom dates

Just in their late 20's but been together for 10 years

Everyone has a cute love story to tell

Best wishes!

Sweet nothings

this is Manang from Joyce where I buy rhum cake

her pasalubong from Bacolod

Yesterday, after my son's tennis in Rockwell

Kids and I had dinner and as usual went to our fave stall in Baker's Dozen

It's the Joyce stall selling rhum cakes, etc

Funny thing is, my kids love to get the samples which is already embarrassing

But this Manang keeps re-filling everytime and encourages them to get

We see each other often, in Rockwell and the monthly American Women's Bazaar

Last Monday, after tennis again, she asked if I can come this weekend

She will give me something

Was so touched when yesterday, she gave me this piyaya which she brought from her vacation

from Bacolod

I was really touched for her to have thought of me

What a nice gesture from someone I just smile at and share cordial greetings

and buy from every now and then

Things that make you see how much goodness there is in this world despite of.

Okay, okay, need to go real soon!

Til next!

Lazing around

My view while lazing around

It's the weekend

Could've done a lot but it's one of those days when you just don't want to move

Been so busy with routine stuff, events, and entertaining my mother-in-law

So today, just thought will lie around, read, blog, listen to music with my kids

Have to go soon anyway

Finally have the final design for our kitchen

Need to go to Space 2000 for signing

Afterwhich, pick up some clothes for alteration

Church then go to a wake

Dinner with MIL and kids, she's treating

while hubby's at work

So while I still have an hour before I leave

Am enjoying my quiet, do-not-disturb time

Happy rainy weekend!

My childhood souvenir

w/ flash

without flash

At an event I covered

Wearing my Mom's dress from the 70's

I remember her wearing this when I was about 7

Then she started wearing it as a housedress

So, I just asked her to give it to me

And had it reworked

I am just amazed how fabrics then are really so different from fabrics now

This has withstood more than 3 decades and the color and quality remain the same

Gotta sleep, been a busy, busy week.

Night!

Mistaken identity

After lunch at Antonio's
We did our usual thing in Tagaytay
Buy fruits!
Then plants but today just got a planter, no plant
We brought my hubby and MIL home then kids and I went to Rustan's
Have a wedding next Sunday and didn't want the registry to have a limited choice
But alas, there were a few left
So, I was my stubborn self of getting a gift I thought would be nice and not the
trash bin , picture frames & spatula that were left

Rustan's is my fave store and people there know me
Funny how my painting classmate's daughter-in-law who used to work in Rustan's
told my classmate , she knows me because I'm always in Rustan's
My husband, years ago, went shopping with me and said how come everyone knows you?
I said, Oh I always window shop here, hahaha
Yea and they know your name?
I don't know what he's wondering about, this is the case even in Hong Kong

Salespeople know me!

To cut the story short
My good sales attendant , Phat, from WMF, assisted me
Told her just tell the guy from wrapping section to give it to the guard downstairs
They know me

When I came down
Guard said, "Ma'am , is this yours?"
I said yea, didn't the guy tell you?
Guard said, Ma'am he said, the tall lady( come again?) wearing (guy describes what I was wearing) , and a foreigner
I get that a lot! ( not the tall part, hahaha)

I look so Filipina but when I shop they speak English to me
in Rustan's San Antonio, when I buy grocery, they always ask me for my diplomat card
When I lived overseas, no one thought I was Filipina
Another Asian but not Pinoy

I really wonder cause I can be poster girl for Pinays
Oh well, still a mystery to me
Why people mistake my nationality

What is it that makes them think I'm a foreigner...

Hmmm, any ideas? Would love to know!

Happy Saturday!

Antonio's, please

my dessert

my duck with truffle & foie gras

my mother-in-law visiting from Switzerland

foyer at Antonio's

We trekked to Tagaytay for lunch at Antonio's

It's been 5 years since I last ate there

As always, it did not disappoint

Too bad my mom was not able to join as she's under the weather

When you want good food, lovely ambiance , where else but Antonio's.

Always a pleasure.

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w/ Ana Antonio

w/ Linda Ley, this is what aging gracefully is about

Just sharing with you pics from a recent event I covered

Happy weekend!