Mango Papaya Vinaigrette

Since I am planning to go on a diet, I made a salad dressing. After eating at Mary Grace Cafe kasi, I said to myself, Im'ma try the dressing they have for their Prawn Salad. It is the Mango-Papaya Dressing. It's good huh!

Here's the ingredients:

1 Large Ripe Papaya
1 Large Ripe Mango
1/4 cup of Olive Oil
1/3 cup of Apple Cider Vinegar 
1 Tbsp Honey
Salt and Pepper. 

1. Peel and put Papaya and Mango meat in a blender. 
2. Add the remaining ingredients except salt and pepper.
3. Blend well.
4. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

It's kinda tangy because of the Apple Cider Vinegar, but it's okay, it'll blend well in the salad.

Will share to you later my dinner. Will try it with salad.

S&R Member's Treat (First Timer)

I had a very tiring day. First, I slept late last night. Hindi na nga night eh, Wednesday na ng madaling araw, around 4am. Woke up 7-ish am, took a bath and fixed myself. I waited for my sis-in-law and mother-in-law to pick me up. And they did, around 8:50 am.

We arrived at S&R Alabang around 9:10 am. Parking was full already.

Near parking entrance

MIL and I decided to fall in line na while waiting for SIL to park the car. As expected, we were late! Haha. S&R opened 8am. By that time, madami nadin talagang tao. Mom called me before I left home, she mentioned that people are already piling up when she passed by S&R.

Mom: Kanina diba umalis ako mga 5:30am, andami nang tao dun.
Me: Oh? gaano kadami? 
Mom: Madami talaga! Grabe pala talaga mag-sale dun ano? Grabe talaga!
Me: Hehe, kaya nga eh. Alis dapat kami before 8am kaso wala pa sina ate. 

Yes! Mom was amazed on those people who fell in line as early as 5am.

We were at the end of the line. 

Did you see the photo above? Grabe no! I am amazed myself. Madami talagang nagti-tiyaga pumila for S&R's Member's Treat Sale. Sorry, I really just can't help myself to be OA sa pagpopost once in a while ng sale sa S&R and items I bought since yesterday, it is my first time kasi talaga to go to their sale. It was a tiring but fun experience! 

Me (left), Ate Jack (middle), and MIL (right)

We arrived there 9am diba? We actually entered S&R around 12nn na. We fell and waited in line for 3 hours.

MIL: Ang ti-tiyaga ng mga taong napila dito noh?
Me: Oo naman ma, sale yan eh! Shopping din yan! 

I was surprised though, that there were no stampede inside! Haha. Well, I was really expecting that the inside will be packed with people. Balyahan sa sikip ang ineexpect ko. Hindi pala. I realized na, there are a lot of people lang talaga outside, waiting for their turn to enter the premises plus waiting for push carts din. Per member kasi is only allowed to have 2 push carts. Since ayaw din magkagulo gulo siguro sa loob, other people should wait for push carts to be available. Kaya pinapipila ng maayos sa labas.

However, just few minutes before we have actually entered, they (S&R Management) announced something. They said, they will allow people, who don't really need push carts, to enter ahead of those who are in line na need ang push carts. However, they still need to follow their line. They can over take those peeps na need ang push carts, pero in line padin. Well, yung iba, naguluhan sa announcement na ito. They thought, pwede sila umalis sa line nila then pumila dun sa isa pang entrance at dun pumila.

Other customers were losing their patience already. They were telling the management that it is unfair to let those people go ahead. Ikaw daw ba, pipila ka ng mahaba, tapos sale, tapos ang bibilhin mo hand full of items only? They were sure na hindi. Even the foreigner behind us told the management din na, if they let those people go ahead of others, they will just take advantage and use other things as baskets, or try to check for push carts that are empty.

I was not really surprised. Kahit ako, naisip ko yun. Pwede naman gumawa ng paraan yung mga taong nauna, na hindi daw need ng push cart, na kuha nalang ng basket of some sort then yun ang gawin lalagyan ng mga bibilhin nila. And yes, totoo nga. We saw those people na nauna sa amin pulling a rubber bayong shaped trolly. They placed the things they're going to buy inside that rubber bayong shaped trolly na binebenta din ng S&R. Pero in the end, pag dating sa counter, hindi pala nila babayaran yung trolly. They just took advantage of the situation para makalamang sa mga nagpagod pumila. S&R Management was wrong to make that awful announcement.

Anyway... Going back to light kwento. I took a pic of S&R inside.

Madaming tao pero hindi sooo many. Hindi pa stampede. lol.

Hmm... we finished shopping around 3pm. Sulit naman. I didn't get to take photos of what my in-laws bought. Pero madami din silang binili na B1T1 and naka-sale.

Eh diba, I said nga on my previous post, I already went shopping yesterday, so konti nalang binili ko kanina. Too bad, some of the items I bought yesterday were on sale na kanina. Tipong P100 - P200 off. Sayang din yun. Oh wellz...

L to R: Zip All Purpose Cleaner, Lysol Toilet Cleaner ata yun (B1T1), Pampers, Colgate (4 boxes),
Ivory Bath Soap, Suave Bath Soap (B1T1), Heinz Ketchup, Hand Soap (B1T1) and Tortilla Chips.

Chocolate overload.

I decided to put the items in storage already. So the storage cabinet now looks like this. Hindi pa nagkasya yung iba. Nakatiwang-wang pa yung iba sa labas.

Hoarding? Hehe. 

Lesson Learned Today:

1. During Early Bird Sale, buy only items that are ON SALE or B1T1. (You can always go back on the sale day itself to check if the items you want to buy have marked down. In my case diba, I bought few items nung Early Bird Sale palang na hindi pa on sale talaga, it turned out, mag-mamark down cya sa mismong sale. Ayon, nanghinayang ako ng kaunti kanina.)

2. Wake up early on the first day sale. It is to avoid the scorching heat of the sun and the heat of siksikan. Well. Not really siksikan pero close to that nadin. The early bird gets the best new items. If you're late kasi, it's either, lamog na yung bagay or bugbog na kakadampot, or ubos na. 

3. As much as possible, bring water, fan, gadgets like phone or ipad or the like, chi-cha or food and folding chair. Pag pumila ka, uuhawin ka kakatayo. Maiinitan ka kasi the longer you're in line, the hotter it will be kasi tumatanghali or humahapon na. You'd probably get bored so gadgets will help you. Antagal mo sa pila, gugutumin ka at mapapagod ka din talaga kakatayo kaya mas okay if you bring folding chairs.

4. Don't bring with you mainiping company. Don't bring your kids, as much as possible. They'll get bored, tired and cranky. Believe me! We waited in line outside for 3 hours. Elderly and kids won't stay that long. Kawawa din kasi.

5. Bring a car! If it is sale and you're planning to buy a lot, please bring your car, your neighbor's jeep, or any transpo. Surely you'll need it. Not necessary though, pero most of the people I saw kanina, would need a transpo and not really commute.

6. As much as possible, if you're a hoarder of home products, food, etc., buy stuff that would last until September-ish kasi by Sept, may sale ulit sa S&R. Hehe. :)

I am really tired. Didn't get to sleep kaninang hapon paguwi kasi naglilikot si Johann. Plus now I am blogging. I just can't contain it that I needed to blog it agad-agad. Hehe. 

BTW, S&R is still on Sale up to March 17. Hurry now! There are a lot of items na ang bilis naubos! Hoarding na!! Hehe. :)

Nytie! 

S&R Membership Shopping, Alabang

West Gate Development, 

Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang-Zapote Road

Alabang, Muntinlupa City,

Philippines

Tel No.: 771 - 9999

Email: info@snrshopping.com

Hours of Operation: Monday - Sunday - 9AM - 9PM

Items From SnR

John and I went to S&R earlier to check items that are already on sale. We arrived at S&R around 2pm. Got the things we really needed. Most of the items we need are either B1T1 or marked down. Some aren't so we'll just go back tomorrow or I mean later, midnight na pala.

You know, it is my first time to really buy items in the grocery na ganito kalalaki. It was like hoarding for me pero kanina when we were grocery shopping, a lot of people pala talaga buy or hoard these items. Haha. Parang end of the world or it's like something big will strike earth kaya need mag-imbak ng kung anu-anong kailangan. Haha! Usually kasi, family size for me is yung isang malaking pack ng Joy na nabibili sa typical grocery. Sa S&R gallon by gallon ang labanan! Haha. I wanted to buy Downy and Tide sana.. kaso ang laki and mahalia. Di keri ng budget. lol. By the way, first timer din ako mag-grocery sa sale ng S&R. 

I am not a member, my sister-in-law is. However, after grocery shopping earlier, I am considering on applying for their membership. Before kasi, we would go with my in-laws lang if they will go grocery shopping at S&R. Speaking of, pumunta din sila kanina and they brought Johann with them, naka-motor kasi kami so bawal bata. I mentioned kasi the night before, I might check na for some items na naka sale para hindi na super hassle sa sale day itself. Siguro, naintriga din sila so gora nadin sila kanina.

Hubby went to work around 5pm so he needed to go na by 4:30pm. In-laws and I finished grocery shopping around 6pm nadin. Sa in-laws ko na ako sumabay pauwi.

Hubby and I agreed on a certain budget to spend but as expected, I exceeded. Hehe. Here are the grocery items we bought. Karamihan jan, naka-sale na. Few items lang yata yung binili ko that are not on sale. I will estimate pala the prices ha. Kasi kadalasan, P99.95.. so, gagawin ko nang P100. Hehe.

Everything.

Royal Dansk Wafer - P120/each
Pik-Nik - P91/each
Cowhead Chocolate - P70/each
Gardenia - P60/each
Tang - P370/each
Nutella - P380/each
Cranberry Juice P250/each
Welch Grape Juice - P170/each

Boy Bawang - P99/each
TGIF Potato Skins - P170/each
Nescafe 3in1 - P170/each pack
Caesar Dressing - P150/each
Combos - P150/each
Mushroom - P39/each
Maling - P58/each
Hereford C. Beef - P90/each
Cavendish and Harvey Candy Drops - P60/each

Wesson Canola Oil - P600/each

Zip All-Purpose Cleaner - P150/each
SafeGuard Soap - P350/B1T1 - 8 bars each pack
Zip Dishwashin Liquid - P300/B1T1
Antabax Soap - P150/B1T1 - 5 bars each pack
Colgate - P99/box with 2 tubes
Colgate Toothbrush 3pcs. - P85/each
Citrus Magic - P160/each

Onwards Paper Towel - P250/each with 8 rolls
Bio Zip Powder Detergent - P250/each bag
Clorox Bleach - P180/each

So there you go. Honestly, P5,000 is soooo bitin if you're going to S&R on sale day. We went waaay beyond! Pero sulit naman kasi magagamit din lahat to for a few months. Mababawasan yung monthly na ginogrocery ko. And mauubos to just in time for the second sale this year in S&R on September. By that time, member na ako! Haha. Kailangan magipon ng P10,000 or may be more? for September sale! Hahaha! :))

As I said, most of the items we bought are already on sale, but there will be more later, March 13-17. 

Kaya I need to sleep na, I'll go with my sister-in-law ulit mamaya. We need to leave early. 

Goodluck sa pilahan, unahan at balyahan. Joke! Hehe. 

S&R Membership Shopping, Alabang

West Gate Development, 

Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang-Zapote Road

Alabang, Muntinlupa City,

Philippines

Tel No.: 771 - 9999

Email: info@snrshopping.com

Hours of Operation: Monday - Sunday - 9AM - 9PM

Mary Grace Cafe with Partner Iris

Natupad din ang wish ko! Nakakain din ako sa Mary Grace Cafe. You know kasi, I have been reading and seeing people posting photos or reviews about this cafe. Food looked yummy and the ambiance is sooo cozy. I have been asking my bestfriend, May, and hubby to go with me para makakain dito. All the time, fail. Imagine, ilang months ago ko pa gusto itry jan ha! Hehe.

Then early this week, my other best friend, Iris of Three Hand Star, told me that we can go out any time this month. Just tell her lang daw earlier so she can file for leave. So we set our date to Thursday, March 7.

So yesterday, no, it is 3AM na as I write this, and it is already Saturday, so 2 days ago, we met at SM Southmall. We met around 3pm na. Agad agad, we went to Mary Grace kasi gutom na kami pareho.
We chose to stay outside because I want to smoke. Yes! I do smoke. :)

So anyway, here's the entrance outside:

Outside Mary Grace Cafe.

I call Iris as "partner". It is like a term of endearment to each other. We came from an all girl school, St. Scholastica's College, Manila, so it's like a normal thing to us already. But we're not lesb or anything okay? Nothing against lesb, I have a lot of friends who are in that thing, I just want to clear lang that Iris and I are not. :)

Going back, the table outside was nice. Girly! Hehe. First, we ordered Mushroom Pate, Prawn Pasta with Mango Papaya Vinaigrette and Mushroom Cream Pasta. However, the waiter asked us if we're sure of our order. Kasi, mushroom na yung appetizer then mushroom pa yung pasta. He was kind enough to suggest a better option. Kesa nga naman maumay kami sa mushroom. Hehe. We didn't think of that.

I asked for their best seller. He suggested Cream Cheese & Artichoke Heart Dip and Onion Dip with Crispy Cassava Chips. Honestly, I was waiting for him to suggest Grilled Kesong Puti eh, nakakahiya naman, piliin namin yung hindi nya sinuggest. And may be, those two are really the customers' faves. So we went for the Onion Dip.

Since we are sharing for all the food that we ordered, the waiter told us, he can serve the salad and pasta separately na. Hahatiin na daw nila for us. Mas convenient nga naman. :)

Here's the photo of what we ordered:

Prawn Salad with Mango Papaya Vinaigrette.

Mushroom Cream Pasta

Onion Dip with Crispy Cassava Chips

They were all yummy. I'm an any food lover. So kahit ano, masarap! Wag lang atay! Haha! Cassava Chips were really crispy and it went well with the Onion Dip. The Prawn Salad was really flavorful. I'm not really a salad person but I liked it. Favorite ko kasi ang prawn siguro. Hehe. Lastly, the Mushroom Pasta was really creamy. Honestly though, it tastes like my Chicken Mushroom Pasta. Although mine doesn't have an essence of truffle. :D

I asked partner is she wants to order dessert. Parang ang sarap nung Mango Bene eh. I want that. And since partner told me na masarap yung Chocolate Cake nila, I wanted to try that too. So sabi ko, both nalang, if it's okay with her. 

Hanee: Anong gusto mo? Gusto mo Brownie Ala Mode?

Iris: Hmmm.. Pwede kaso mas mahal cya!

Hanee: Hmmm.. (Namimili...)

Hanee: Parang ang sarap, Mango Bene nalang. Pero gusto ko din ng Chocolate Cake. Dalawa nalang.

Iris: Sige! Sige!

Hanee (Tingin kay Iris, while saying) : Okay lang ba? Dalawa nalang ha. Para "magtikiman tayo". 

Iris and Hanee: (Tingin sa isa't isa sabay tawa ng malakas). Hahahahaha!!

Hanee: I will never ever say that to a friend ever again!! Hahaha. 

Iris: Haha, ang pangit pakinggan. 

Haha! Anyway, yes! We ordered both.

Chilled Mango Bene

Chocolate Cake

Both were a winner! Mango Bene is a sure hit for me. Mango balances to the sweetness of the whole cake. So saktong sakto lang, and malamig cya! Sarap! Chocolate Cake naman was sooo yummy. Soft chocolate chiffon plus caramel-y filling inside and chocolate-y outside. Nakakatakam ulit! :D

Took this pic. :D

From my ipad.

From partner's itouch.

I definitely recommend Mary Grace Cafe to you guys. Food's great! Tamang chill lang since the place is so cozy too. People who serve you in Mary Grace are so nice as well. Highly recommended.  

Never ending ang chikahan. Good food + Good company + Chikahan = Good Vibes! Love it! We both decided to meet once in a while and try to explore other resto's in the South. :D Sama pala natin si Jane, para di magtampo. Hehe. Missed you partner! And missing you again! :) 

Next stop, Shi Lin! :)

Mary Grace Cafe, SM Southmall

Upper Ground Floor, Food Street Area

SM Southmall, Alabang - Zapote Road,

AlmanzaUno, Las Pinas City

Tel. nos.: 823 - 7746 / 823 - 3197 / 823 - 2954

Mon - Sun 10:00AM - 9:00PM

Potty Training

Yez! It is already midnight, and I am talking about potty training. Well, in my boy's age, he is suppose to be telling us, adults, already whether he is going to pee or poo. I am actually having a hard time in doing so because, everytime we talk to him about that, may be at the back of his mind, he thinks we are just joking or playing with him.

We always tell or ask Johann: "Baby, tell mama or papa if you're going to poopoo okay?" or "Are you going to weewee?" That's our scenario everyday. If we remove his diapers, maya maya, naghahabulan na kami 'coz Johann peed somewhere in the house, even pooped! He would tell us palagi, pero after he does something na. Lalapit yan sakin, "Mama, weewee." or "Mama, poopoo." Yun pala, tapos na! ehehe.

We didn't want to force him to do so kasi syempre, baka ma-pressure. Lalong hindi na magsabi. He would pee naman on the toilet every night before sleeping eh. Pero poo, hindi talaga.

However, earlier, before sleeping, he told me repeatedly, "Mama, poopoo baby." At first, I thought he was bluffing. He seldoms do that to us kasi. But, it seemed to me na parang seryoso ata tong baby ko. So I went with him sa cr and made alalay to him on the toilet bowl.

It took us around 10-15 minutes before he finally and successfully did it. Hehe. Yes, it was a success for me as a parent and also for him.

I just hope he continues telling us padin whether he is going to pee or poo. Baka one time big time lang ngayon eh. Hehe.

Lunch Date with Twin!

Hiyee!

Yesterday, my best friend/twin, May, and I decided to have a lunch date. It has been 3-4 months I think, since we last saw each other. Take note, we live in the same village ah! Hehe.. She has been busy with work, ako naman, been sick, been busy and our free time just doesn't jive. Buti nalang, we were both free yesterday.

That's my twinee May @ Chili's.

We had lunch in Chili's Alabang Town Center. It was our first time to eat there. Food was really great. We ordered Triple Dipper, it is like a platter that consists of Chicken Crispers, Wings Over Buffalo and Southwestern Eggrols. I am a whatever foodie so I loved all three! Hehehe. Then we also ordered Grilled Shrimp Alfredo Pasta with Mushrooms as added topping. I love anything with shrimp and mushroom. So yeah, I liked, no, loved the pasta as well.

Top Left: Triple Dipper, Top Right: Grilled Shrimp Alfredo Pasta with Mushrooms
Bottom Left: Logo, Bottom Center: BlodyMary, Bottom Right: Zombie

We wanted to make sulit of our lunch date and since we needed to go home just before the sun sets, we ordered alcohol/cocktail. Yez!! sa tanghali po yan. Haha! Mine was BloodyMary and May ordered Zombie. We didn't finish drinking it eh because we were sooo full already. We spent 3 hours yata eating and chikahan.

I had a great time kasi kwentuhan galore kaming dalawa. That's actually our usual naman so, nothing new. Hehe.

In the bus on our way home. Oily and ngarag na! Hehe.

Missed her so yesterday was a blast.



Chili's Alabang Town Center
LGF, Corte de Las Palmas Expansion, Alabang Town Center, Muntinlupa City
Tel no.: 846-2647

On Vacation!

Yes friends! I'm on a biglaang vacation. Secret ang reason why. But, I can't help thinking, this may be good for me. Fresh air! Well, hindi lang basta fresh air, cool breeze with matching pangagatog,literally. Uber lamig kasi where I am. Brrrrr!

Anyway, I am with my uber kulit son Johann. So far, he's enjoying it here. Although he has been looking for his lola Dory and papa. I just keep on telling him they're at work. Hehe.

I love this! Perstaym talaga. Nag-alsabalutan for a vacation. Hehe.

I'm in Cavite! Where my loving ninang lives! More of that on my following posts! We'll be staying here for days, I guess.

Lamiiiiiig!!! :)

Hello World? Again?

Oh yeah! I know that from the previous post I've made, I said that "I'm back" in blogging world. But, I had few things to do that I was so pre-occupied and I was so lazy to blog. Yay!

I will really try my best to keep my posts updated! Goodluck to me. I think this blogging thing was my New Year's Resolution. I failed but I am coping up! :) Yey! That's the spirit!

I just want to share to you that yes, officially, I am still alive and will do update this blog as much as I can. :)

Have a pleasant evening!

Johann's 1st Birthday Prep Part 4

part 3

My Checklist:

• Theme
• Color Theme
• Venue
• Invitations
• Tarpaulin
• Entertainment
• Cake
• Cupcakes
• Food
• Tables and Chairs
• Guests
• Souvenirs
• Giveaways
• Games and Prizes
• Balloons
• Photographer

GUESTS


Hmm.. If you actually know me personally, you'll know that I have a lot of friends. Tipong, anywhere I go, meron akong barkada/tropa or the like. The same with my hubby, John, he also has a lot of friends! Especially mga close namin, madami sila! hehe.

My visitors were roughly around 16-20. Kay John, around 20+ din. Plus other adults na neighbor namin. Then, cousins pa ni John (na madami din). So if I'd estimate the number of adults, hmmm.. 50-60.

During the game Trip to Jerusalem

Rough number of people palang yan. Wala pa yung mga late na dumating

Invited kids naman were around 40 lang talaga.. However, there were gatecrasher kids na kapitbahay.. Di na napigilan. So around 50+ din yun. Yay! (Sa part na ito, mejo frustrated ako na mejo okay nadin.)


Well, felt both talaga. Alam mo yung tipong, I invited a number of kids lang.. then prepared a number of loots para sa expected kids. Tas biglang sosobra yung kids. They were not the priority sana to receive loots pero may ilan na isang loot lang nakuha.. Supposedly kasi, 2 loot bags yun. 1 for the school supplies and 1 for the candy loots. However, come to think of it, sabi ni John, nabuhayan yung  party when those kids arrived. It's like with the saying na "the more, the merrier".

Some of kids, having fun during one of the games.

And again.. come to think of it, atleast, everyone received something. Kesa wala diba? :)

Success padin naman! :)

SOUVENIRS and GIVEAWAYS (including Loots)


Trial and error ang souvenirs. Ilang beses din ako bumalik ng Divisoria to buy loots. Everything I bought has an Angry Bird design/logo to match the theme.

Trial and error in packing

Sippy cups for the babies

Angry Birds!

Walang katapusang Angry Birds!

Nakakalulang Angry Birds!

Loots!

Candy loots and School Supplies loots. Repacked by yours truly! 

When I went to Divisoria, first was with my ninang, second was with John and third was with my partner, Iris. Super lula kami sa mga Angry Birds stuff sa DV. Everywhere you look, may Angry Birds, so hindi rin kami nahirapan. :)

Aside from the loots, that were given to the kids, I had a different souvenir to be given to families. I had  ref magnets made by UnliPrintShoppe. However, I was the one who designed it, they just printed it to put on the magnets. :) 3x4 was the size of the ref magnet and it cost P15. I ordered 50 pieces. Not bad na! :)

After receiving the package from UnliPrintShoppe.

Ref Magnets! Designed by yours truly.

DIY paper packaging for the ref magnets. 

Stickers printed by UnliPrintShoppe.

Effort kung effort mga vakla. Labor of love yan!

Paper packaging and the ref magnet.

Finished product laid on the table.

GAMES and PRIZES

I just had to make sure that everything would go well regarding the entertainment so I prepared games. I know that the clowns may have games in mind. Pero I insisted. Teehee! :P

I prepared some of the games, so I have to prepare the prizes also. Every game would have major prizes and consolation prizes. Dito ako naloka mga teh. Kinailangan ko i-coordinate and/or i-arrange lahat. Pag mejo mahal, major prize.. Pag mejo mura lang, consolation. Haha! Headache!

But! But! I talked to a friend of mine. She said na, her nephew daw was so happy going home. He didn't win in any of the games pero andami nya daw nai-uwing loots/prizes. Pwera pa yung main lootbag ah! The kid said daw: "Tita, ang saya saya ng Sabado ko ah!"

And I am glad to hear that from her. Atleast, everybody happy! Nobody went home with nothing. The kids were happy and more than satisfied! :) Parang nag-shopping lang ng loots! hehe.

Additional thing were the pabitin and palayok. We prepared 2 pabitins and 2 palayoks. Super generous stuff ang mga nakasabit and nakalagay sa loob. We even threw coins for them to catch. Talagang swerte ng mga batang ito! hehe. :)

BALLOONS


More than a month before Johann's party, I was already brainstorming on everything. So, while planning, I am searching for ideas in the internet too.

and I did my homework with regards to balloons! I got a lot of ideas on how I like the balloons to look like sa party. I even read forums about balloon decors, where to buy balloons, what type of balloons, etc.

In a forum, mommies said that they bought their balloons in Lollipop Balloons. It's their bet because in some balloon shops, they really don't sell tingi. They sell their balloons per pack and per color. So I researched on Lollipop Balloons. I even went to their shop in Binondo. Naka P1,000+ din ako sa balloons. However, I was happy naman, because I chose the colors and number of balloons that I needed. Walang masasayang. :)

John informed his cousin RonRon (Thanks Ron!)to be there in the party so that he'd be able to help us in decorating the balloons. He knows how to decor using balloons kasi. So far, so good. Well, I didn't really get or see the exact decor/design that I had in mind.. Pero hindi na naman importante since, what's more important is the birthday boy and the party itself. :) Somehow lang, at the back of my mind, it would be better sana if mas maayos yung balloons. :)

Extra balloons

PHOTOGRAPHER


To tell you honestly, I wanted to hire a professional photographer to take photos of the Johann and his Bday Party. Kaso nanghihinayang nadin kasi ako. Good thing, my partner, Iris, was available and agreed to be my photographer. I asked that as a favor and promised to make bawi nalang. Labor of love nya nadin yung para sa inaanak niya! Hehe. (Right partner? Hehe. Thanks!)

Left to Right: Jane, Gladys, Iris (the photographer), Leni and Yveth.
Yeesss! Exposure! Lol!

Almost all of the photos of Johann's Party that you'll see in my FB, were taken by my partner Iris.

Also, aside from a photographer, I also wanted to have a Photobooth. But then again, out of budget nadin, so hindi narin natuloy. May be next time! :)

Finale.. to follow.. :)