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Nicole’s 2nd Yr. Studio Pics

Filed Under: Family & Life by grace
Mar.07, 2010

Following our daughter’s 1st pictorial in Pic – A – Boo in Megamall, we then tried their branch in SM The Block for Nicole’s 2nd yr. pictorial! We were actually disappointed with this branch because their setup is not that lively and the photographer is not that good in handling kids. Unlike in Megamall, they don’t play music while taking pictures to keep kids entertained. The photographer also didn’t take much effort in making my little angel smile! Selecting photos are just easy and I’m thankful there are still some that captures my heart! :D

Nicole Angel 1 Nicole Angel 2

Nicole Casual 2Nicole Chef 4

Nicole Chef 3

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SCUBA Diving in Anilao

Filed Under: Travel and Leisure by grace
Feb.28, 2010

Eversince we started snorkeling in Bohol and experienced diving in Palawan, SCUBA diving became a part of our bucket list! SCUBA is actually an acronym for Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. It contains the tank, BCD and regulators.

It’s just this January 2010 when we decided to sign up for the open water diving certification in Scuba World. For 12500 each, you will get the PADI book, learn how to dive and eventually get a diving license when you pass the exercises and the exam. You will start with the lecture, confined water dive sessions (pool) then open water dives.

Diving Buddies

Diving Buddies

We went to Dive and Trek last January 30 – 31 for our check out dive. It was a long trip so we rested for a while and took an afternoon dive and dive again the next day! These are some of the pictures that were taken during our dive. Unfortunately, we were not able to see sea turtles! :(

Cathedral

Cathedral

L300

L300

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Buffalo’s Wings n’ Things

Filed Under: Food and Drinks by grace
Feb.26, 2010

Are you looking for the spiciest buffalo wings in the metro??!! One of our friends recommended Buffalo’s Wings n’ Things in Ortigas Home Depot so we tried it out! Obviously, they serve buffalo wings which came with different levels of spiciness! Starting from Rookie to Nuclear. I didn’t have the guts to try Nuclear so we ordered for Dial 911 and one of their non spicy flavors, garlic parmesan. Aside from the wings, they also serve other American comfort foods: twin dogs, mini burgers, Fish n’ fries, Philly Cheese Steak and dirty rice!

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Dial 911

Dial 911

Garlic Parmesan

Garlic Parmesan

Dirty Rice

Dirty Rice

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Bistro Frequent Foodie (BFF)

Filed Under: Food and Drinks by grace
Feb.25, 2010

Finally, I had the time to get my Bistro Frequent Foodie (BFF) card yesterday!  You can get this card for P1,500 and avail the following:

  • 20% discount on food and beverage purchase at your favorite Bistro Restaurants.
  • Free P1,000 Gift Certificate upon membership!
  • Get an instant card renewal when you accumulate P10,000 wroth of food and beverage at any Bistro Restaurant within the card’s term of validity.

You can go to any branches of Italianni’s, T.G.I Friday’s, Fish & Co. and FlapJack’s and use your BFF card! :)

Bistro Restaurants

Bistro Restaurants

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Intro Dive at Dos Palmas, Palawan

Filed Under: Travel and Leisure by grace
Feb.14, 2010

Diving is one of the things in my bucket list! I had our 1st diving experience last January 2007 at Dos Palmas, Palawan. As part of our honeymoon itinerary, we went to Dos Palmas just for the day tour but we found out that they also offer diving lessons. So we signed up for the Intro dive! This is me with a puffer fish / blow fish which is a known delicacy in Japan. It is said that this is poisonous when prepared in a wrong way!

diving with pufferfish

diving with pufferfish

OK!

OK!

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Facebook Symbols

Filed Under: How-To's by grace
Jan.18, 2010

Have you ever wondered how do people  put those symbols in their facebook shoutouts?! Well, here it is:

♥ – love heart

♫ – big musical note

♪ – small musical note

☺ – smiley face

☻ – smiley face #2

☼ – sunshine

Hold ‘alt’ then type 1 – ☺

Hold ‘alt’ then type 2 – ☻

Hold ‘alt’ then type 3 – ♥

Hold ‘alt’ then type 4 – ♦

Hold ‘alt’ then type 5 – ♣

Hold ‘alt’ then type 6 – ♠

Hold ‘alt’ then type 7 – •

Hold ‘alt’ then type 8 – ◘

Hold ‘alt’ then type 9 – ○

Hold ‘alt’ then type 10 – ◙

Hold ‘alt’ then type 11 – ♂

Hold ‘alt’ then type 12 – ♀

Hold ‘alt’ then type 13 – ♪

Hold ‘alt’ then type 14 – ♫

Hold ‘alt’ then type 15 – ☼

Hold ‘alt’ then type 16 – ►

Hold ‘alt’ then type 17 – ◄

Hold ‘alt’ then type 18 – ↕

Hold ‘alt’ then type 19 – ‼ (it’s one character!)

Hold ‘alt’ then type 20 – ¶

Thanks to Oli’s Blog!

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Ellen DeGeneres Joins Idol

Filed Under: Entertainment by grace
Jan.11, 2010

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We enjoyed watching Adam Lambert and Kris Allen from American Idol Season 8. Here comes season 9 and we’re all excited on knowing who will be the next American Idol! The first audition will be held in Gillette Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts and will be aired on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010. A few months after Paula announced her resignation in Twitter, Fox announced that she will be replaced with Ellen. So the famous comedian talk show host, Ellen DeGeneres joins Idol’s judging panel along with Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi.

Can’t wait to see her criticize the first batch of the audition.

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Disney Holiday on Ice 2009

Filed Under: Events by grace
Jan.06, 2010

New Year  of 2009, our family went to Dino’s Alive in MOA. This year, Jan. 1, 2010, we (hubby, Nicole and I) went to Araneta Coliseum to watch Disney on Ice! This would be Nicole’s first time to enter the Coliseum! :)  At the entrance, you will find a booth wherein it sells the show’s program for Php 350. There are a lot of people and some kids even wears their minnie/mickey mouse costumes! We actually paid for 3 seats but Nicole doesn’t want to sit! Bummer! So we just had it occupied with our bags while she clings unto me and sits on the arm rest! Since we’re seated in Upper Box A (row B), we were fortunate enough to cover the whole show on video courtesy of our HD handycam! :) Now, I’m having a hard time transferring the file to our popcorn ‘coz the file is too large! :( Have to convert the files first but our MAC is now running out of space! :( sigh…

Here’s their opening number:

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Sagada Restaurants

Filed Under: Travel and Leisure by grace
Dec.10, 2009

Here are some of the resto’s that we visited in Sagada.

Alfredo’s Inn and Restaurant - This is located just near the town hall. As soon as we arrived to Sagada, we took our breakfast at Alfredo’s.

Alfredo

Alfredo's Inn & Restaurant

Inside Alfredo's

Inside Alfredo's

Yoghurt House – Aside from their famous yoghurts, their carbonara is also a must try! :) I know that authentic Italian carbonara doesn’t have cream on it but I like it creamy! And this is the creamiest carbonara that I’ve ever tasted, next would be Gourdo’s. Their service may be slow but it’s worth the wait.

Yoghurt House

Yoghurt House

Must Try: Carbonara

Yoghurt House: Carbonara

Masferre’s Country Inn and Restaurant - As you enter the resto, you will immediately notice old photos of Sagada’s most popular son, Eduardo Masferre. They mainly serve Filipino food. The food was great but I just find it quite pricey.

Masferre's

Masferre's Country Inn & Restaurant

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Sagada, Mountain Province

Filed Under: Travel and Leisure by grace
Dec.04, 2009

After Banaue, we went to Sagada. It is one of the municipalities in Mountain Province. For the adventurous traveller, this is the place where you could go trekking, spelunking, rapelling, camping and caving! It is famous for the “hanging coffins” and its challenging caves! Their climate is like Baguio but since this is not yet centralized, it is much colder.

sagada

You can get this map from the town hall to show you what to expect in Sagada:

Sagada Map

Sagada Map

How to get to Sagada:

There are 2 routes on how to get to Sagada. Click on the links below for detailed information:

Manila – Banaue – Sagada

Baguio – Sagada


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