Monthly Archives: August 2009

August 16, 2009
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Despedida for Tita Mercy

By | Celebrations | 2 Comments

Rina invited me over to join the despedida for Tita Mercy ( Mercy Tuason July 20, 2009 ) .  It was so nice to be surrounded  by this group – the Bridge group from London.  We all squeezed in the table and they were all very happy and enjoying each other….eating together….I want my friendships to be this way 20 to 30 years from now!  

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 What we had for lunch…. I particularly remember the adobo ( the dish which looks like a stew and has potatoes ) Pocholo brought and shared with us, yummy!!! 

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 Sabroso Lechon!   

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Madeline gave everyone a souvenir including me, hugging salt and pepper shakers 🙂  

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August 15, 2009
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Pancake House, Binondo

By | Foodie | One Comment

I treated my friends, Suharto and Rina in the Pancake House of my Mom in Binondo!  We are hardly in the area so since we were there, I made sure I took them there.  

This is what we had…… 

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We most especially liked their specials!!! 

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We could definitely not resist this!!!  The cream cheese in between the pancakes tempted me to try this and we all loved it.  I just had them not put the orange sauce and I had them bring me the regular pancake syrup!  YUMMY!!! 

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August 15, 2009
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Heart Shaped Watermelon

By | Hearts | No Comments

From my Dad. I was saving it for Valentine’s Day…

But since we are talking about hearts and puppy “love”…..

I think the Japanese are like Heart2Heart..they love hearts! 🙂 

 

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August 14, 2009
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Great Deals at Rustan’s Supermarket and Shopwise!

By | What's New at Rustan's, What's new at Shopwise? | One Comment

I find myself going back to the store almost 4 times a week just to check out the great deals!!  And they are not the BUY ONE TAKE ONE deals on slow moving or non interesting stuff.  The items on promotion are really GOOD items that we really use at home!!  So I am busy throughout the week going to Shopwise Pasong Tamo, Rustan’s Makati and Rustan’s Expresslane.  I found out that San Antonio Express lane has different promotions just for their store.  So you can imagine me making my rounds among these three stores and hoarding them to take advantage of the great deals!!! I GO CRAZY!!! 🙂

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Yup! That is my grocery cart with my stash of ground sirloin beef!! 😉

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I think I finished almost everything you see in the photo!! Lamb Buy one Take one in Shopwise.  Not only lamb but RACK OF LAMB on BUY ONE TAKE ONE!

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These are the deals form Expresslane San Antonio! I bought also!!! I am excited to try the pork bacon cut, they told me it was good

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August 13, 2009
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An Evening of Music

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Suharto and Manoling organized an evening of music … I thought it was a great idea!!! Imagine we had our own private music /entertainment!  A nice way to spend time and enjoy with friends! Thanks to Manoling for providing the venue and the drinks

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 Before everyone arrived, it was just Nikki, Juan Miguel and us and Juan Miguel asked me if I knew how to play the piano and sing – he made me sit there and test the sounds and piano….only to find out that he is the one who knows how to sing and play the piano!  It was a revelation to us that evening 🙂 So he warmed up the evening…..Juan Miguel reminds me of Martin Nievera a bit when he sings and moves 🙂

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Suharto brought Kate Torralba to sing…apparently she is a very good musician aside from being a fashion designer!

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Juan Miguel apparently has an in house pianist who he also invited to play that evening 

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Manoling invited Nino Mendoza to come over as well…. Bombi was whispering to us- Nino was the ex-husband of Snooky Cerna! 🙂

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I was really amazed with Juan Miguel and his singing talent! 

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Just like Sandie and Manoling 🙂 Definitely a couple that knows how to enjoy life! Thanks for a great evening!  Looking forward to PART 2!

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