Completely New SUBIC BAY...

Over the long weekend, my family and friends went out of town and experienced a completely new and different SUBIC Bay trip.

After regularly visiting Subic for many years, there are still many new places to discover.

New beach resorts: One of them is the Camayan Beach where we went. Nice white sand beach. They have very accomodating staff. Facilities are excellent but the food are a little expensive. You can bring food or grill there. You just need to rent a griller. We rented a big hub(Cabana) @ P750. They have nice snorkling and dive sites and relaxing beach front hotels too.

New hotels: My favorite are the ones at the freeport - The Lighthouse and Vista Marina. They have nice rooms and swimming pool but as usual, those hotels are fully-booked again.

Here are the pictures of our full of fun trip! 3 days and 2 nights!

checked-in at the Subic International Hotel Saturday pm...



reserved 2 twin ajoining bedrooms so the kids can see each other and play anytime ...





had lunch at the MEAT PLUS CAFE. Jovy's favorite American cuisine resto. Good food and yummy steak. Still the best!



then went straight to Royal Subic Duty Free to Shop shop shop!
(Jane and my favorite part of the trip haha!)

got these in my shopping bag.

chocolates...



and more sweets!



my kids love these tiny colorful gummy bears...



our new favorite gimik place, Ralis Bar & Grill.. by the bay. Nice view, cool weather, great food.





The restaurants specialty...Blackened Stuff - Loiusiana or Gulf Coast specialty: meat or fish coated in a unique blend of spices and cooked in special wax.

What we had...blackened chicken breast. We just love the taste of the blended spices. Crispy in the outside too.





the next day, we went to Camayan Beach resort and the kids really enjoyed swimming and playing in the sand.











Got so many pictures to share so just please take a look at my slide. :) Cant wait to make another mini album for this trip!!

Scrap at last!

I finally had time to scrap! Here are two 12x12 layouts I made.

PRETTY, PRETTY PRINCESS...





FRIENDS ARE TREASURES...

Another Party Success!!

Say Waaaccckkkyyy!!!

How I love organizing birthday parties!

This is the second time that I organized my daughter’s bday party without any help of a paid party organizer or a caterer! (Only of course with the help of my friends and relatives.)

On her 7th birthday 2 years ago, I have prepared great ideas for her costume themed party called, "Fairies & Elves". Our venue is in a very nice garden where we decorated it like a fairy land.

We set up party booths like fishing booth, balloon popping booth, magnetic dart booth, tattoo booth, and arts & crafts booth. My SIL helped us make the invitations. And my MIL & I had great ideas to decorate the party place, tent, chairs and tables with nice bright colors of cloths & glittered butterflies. I hired an excellent party host in fairy costume too! The kids really enjoyed the party games.

On her 9th birthday celebrated last February 16, 2008 her party was held again at our favorite place - The Garden Club. This time, she wants her party themed "Decorate your own CUPCAKE". And since it’s only a small party, we did not hire a party host or a caterer. Instead of hiring or paying extra money, I made plans of doing all of these things to make her party an unforgettable one....

Here are the party photo preparations:

Decorations for the party place...



scrapbook flowers decorated with colorful gems for the tent...



I made blue, purple and pink frostings for the cupcakes...



and some nice toppers too!!
cut-outs of nice party pictures from my pps & stick each of them in a plastic coffee stirrer.



I made simple invitations...





some decorations for her cake.... those toppers came from my scrapbook stuff. i used popcicle stick and sticked some pop-up butterfly & flower stickers.





busy decorating their cupcakes....



look at these pretty cupcakes they made with toppers on it!





they had card-making contest...



Joaqs showing his greeting card for her cousin Brianna...



her party give-aways... SANFO TREATS!! I decorated each treat with nice pastel ribbons and made thank you tags printed in colorful papers.





decorated the party place....





and cooked all the yummy food!









My daugther and her guests had so much fun!
Took a lot of pictures so please take a look at her slide show.

Eat Right

Here are delicious way to start my day. Eating the right breakfast can make you stay satisfied and on track throughout the day.

a nutritious sandwich or toast that is rich in fiber and low in sodium...



Low-fat breakfast cereal. Balanced mix of plump golden raisins, chopped papaya, apple flakes, tossed with light and crunchy cereals...



Low-fat milk. Excellent source of calcium with less than 2% fat.



50% less fat and salt tuna flakes in vegetable oil. High in protein.



Natural sweetener. A delicious alternative to ordinary table sugar found in honey, fruits and berries. 100% Pure Crystalline made from corn. Absolutely no bitter aftertaste!

Brianna's Birthday Dinner

February 12 is my daugther's birthday. She turned 9 years old. We had dinner at home and celebrated it with the whole family.





bought her a small chocolate mocha cake from Red Ribbon.....



and cooked her favorite white sauce carbonara pasta....





My hubby & I planned to give her a small party because she's one smart little girl! - 2nd honor in her class. She's in the 2nd grade and studies in St. Paul College Pasig.

Her small party is scheduled, Saturday, Feb. 16 at 3pm in my favorite party place -THE GARDEN CLUB just a few blocks away from my in-laws house.