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September 8, 2009

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Lune Spa, Avenue Square, Naga

By Heart2Heart | Spas, Travel | One Comment

Across the Avenue Plaza Hotel is Avenue Square with restaurants, shops and other services…..

Most importantly, there is a spa! 🙂 We had no time to try it but I checked it out and I think it will be enough for a quick stay in Naga and it is conveniently located beside the hotel

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September 7, 2009

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Avenue Plaza Hotel, Naga

By Heart2Heart | Travel | 3 Comments

Dad and Mom went to Naga on a business trip, so we tagged along! The kids have been wanting to go to CWC to wakeboard!

I saw this hotel from my friend, Dexter’s facebook and I made sure we stayed atleast one night in this hotel in the city. My bestfriend Eds also recommended this hotel.

It was beautiful..like a boutique hotel type. Not 5 star but very very decent and more than I expected from a small city

Since we were a family with my Dad and Mom, we reserved for two rooms. But when we got there, Mom was smart to just change it to the Presidential Suite which was the price of our two rooms. Good thing it was available

It had a living room in between the two rooms

that has a spacious patio

View from the patio- they say that is the house of the owner of the hotel

A kitchen and dining table

The Master Bedroom with a King Bed- the rooms are not that big but they are comfortable enough

The other room which is connecting to the living room – so it was much better since we were all together –

From the patio of the living room, you can see Avenue Square ( a small strip mall owned also by the same owner as the hotel ) – it is the back of the strip mall. Mom said that maybe they should also have stores/restos in the back side facing the hotel. The hotel is convenient as it is located beside Avenue Square which has restaurants and a few shops

Swimming Pool area

The room comes with buffet breakfast!

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Chef Doy’s and Grisini Sept. 9, 2009

Naga Oriental Wok September 9, 2009

Church of Nuestra Señora de Peña de Francia September 9, 2009

Touring Naga September 8, 2009

Lune Spa, Avenue Square, Naga September 8, 2009

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September 7, 2009

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American TV 2 Go Digital Television Unleashed

By Heart2Heart | Entertainment, Great Inventions | 3 Comments

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September 6, 2009

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Recipes from Lusso at Mothers Club

By Heart2Heart | Recipes | No Comments

I feel so bad that I have not been attending Mothers Club recently…Again I missed August Mothers Club and I missed Gaita who has made it a yearly tradition to come over every August. Thanks Gaita for sharing your recipes and sharing yourself with us. Thanks to Mimie Huang de Ocampo for organizing Mothers Club. And to Alexie Claparols for documenting everything. I hope to see you guys all soon

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September 6, 2009

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By Indira Gandhi

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September 5, 2009

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Lola’s Saturday Lunch

By Heart2Heart | Foodie | 3 Comments

Every saturday is lunch with Lola Charing. This tradition has been going on ever since we were kids. We try to make it as much as we can, because we want to visit Lola and at the same time we all love her food! 🙂 And she really makes sure that we all eat well! Thanks to Tita Rose who helps Lola manage the house and takes care of all the food!

This was the saturday lunch of about two weeks ago. I will have more features of Lola’s Saturday Lunch……

We look forward to the appetizer which is there almost all the time- Vargas Kitchen Pizza.

Lola supports her sister’s business 🙂

Tita Rose’s famous salad dressing which she invented and we all love

Corn Soup which my son, Javier, loves

Salmon which Javier also loves 🙂

Tilapia for the health conscious ones, like Dad

Kare Kare which my husband, James loves

Anything with cheese, Heart2Heart loves 🙂

Paella!!

Vargas Kitchen butter cake

Vargas Kitchen Brazo de Mercedez!!! The middle part a bit melting and oozing out…..but still YUMMY!!!

I even asked Lola if I could take home some!! My favorite!

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September 5, 2009

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Yaya, You Are Such a Winner!

By Heart2Heart | For kids, Workshops | No Comments

Hello friends! Learningville recognizes the role of caregivers, yayas as we fondly call them, in every Filipino family. We have to admit that they truly are partners and assets in the development of our children. It is only right and proper, then, that they be allowed to grow and become more equipped to handle their role and responsibilities.

With this in mind, Learningville offers, “Yaya, You Are Such A Winner!”, a two-part Yaya Development Seminar, aimed at enhancing our children’s yayas’ knowledge and skills in helping us bring up our children. Attached are our e-flyers with details. Hope you will allow your yayas to avail of this opportunity and pass it on to other families as well.

Thank you so much!

TEACHER YAYI ESPENILLA-FUA

0917-8918824 or (02) 434-3506 learningville@gmail.com

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September 5, 2009

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Orla Kiely

By Heart2Heart | Fashion, What's New at Rustan's | One Comment

SWEET NOSTALGIA

Orla Kiely welcomes the new season, celebrating the ease and nostalgia of perfect summer’s past with a sweet, sanguine and multi-faceted collection for sultry days ahead.

Renowned for her characteristically vibrant colour palette, retro-inspired graphic prints and playful approach to design, London-based Orla Kiely has over the last decade created not just a brand, but rather a distinctive and accessible world encompassing womenswear, accessories, travel and home-wares. Spring/Summer 2009 once again salutes the trademark Kiely style – upbeat, fresh and feminine, this season with an irrepressible 70s ‘Summer of Love’ theme throughout her womenswear collection.

Enchanting Patti Boyd-like ensembles come to life as wide-brimmed floppy sun hats and striped jersey’s pair with crochet cashmere cardigans, dream 70s-style denim jeans and modest school-boy shorts. Simple summer dresses in gingham, textured silk and seer-sucker, culottes, silk scarves and light-weight trenches take you back to the romantic not-too-distant past; while beach chic makes waves with 50s-inspired bathing suits, bikinis, super-cute playsuits and pinafores, pleated, gathered and high-waisted tulip skirts alongside the perennial summer favourite – hot-pants.

Colourways follow temperate days with buttercup yellow, rose, raspberry, strawberry and cream, apple green and lavender dominating the fun and frivolous SS09 range, which includes rope-handle shoppers, slouchy perforated leather and multi-button bags. Summer blooms in endless floral prints as sunflowers, poppies, whimsical daisy chains and delicate miniature flowers are scattered alongside nautical stripes and offbeat lovebird, tortoise and elephant motifs.

Transcending pervasive fashion whims and trends with her optimistic and independent vision each season, Kiely’s combination of bold, quirky repetitive patterns and pared-back, modern silhouettes in natural fabrics has seen her launch 16 successful flagship stores in locations including London, Paris, Hong Kong and throughout Japan, with a further 500 independent stockists in the US.

Orla Kiely is exclusively available in Rustan’s Makati and Rustan’s Tower.

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September 4, 2009

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Short Courses at Enderun Extension

By Heart2Heart | Recipes, Workshops | 4 Comments

I was able to take a peek at the new Enderun Campus at Mc Kinley Hill. It is beautiful!

Thanks to my Assumption classmate, Tricia Castañeda Tensuan, for inviting me to join one of the culinary courses. What an experience for me ..though I was not really prepared to do any cooking! 🙂 I am sure many cooks and foodie lovers out there will enjoy the courses here.

As soon as I arrived, they gave me a key to the lockers so I could put down all my things and prepare for the class

I was given an envelope with the recipes and an Enderun apron

I entered Kitchen Laboratory 1

I was late and class had started. Wow! This is my first time to attend a professional culinary course in a Culinary School! I was so excited! I remember when my Mom would send me and my sister to cooking lessons with Nora Daza when we were kids. We enjoyed it!

The course starts with the instructor/demonstrator doing the actual recipe in front of the class

Oops!! It is Chef Thomas Wenger taking a peek at our class. He was actually holding a class as well in the next door kitchen

Then everyone gets to taste the finished dishes

Afterwhich, each one goes to their cooking station!

Wow! Each one has their own cooking station with their own complete ingredients. This was my area…

Under each station is a chiller to store all the ingredients

Thanks to Chef See for helping me out and cooking for me 🙂

The finished dishes. Each one gets to cook a complete recipe and then gets to taste it….. and since we cannot finish everything, we get to bring the rest home!!