gimme some coupons

in times of austerity, what does one with a champagne dream, but with a beer budget do? why, get a coupon book of course! mr t and i would not feel guilty eating out as it's a buy-one-get-one-for-free deal.

it's just the start of the year, but we were are able to use some of the coupons already.

delightful breakfast at bohouse - check.

fun times in fun city for baby - check.

dinner at duo - mark with a cross!they did not accept our coupon as i only ordered a salad, and the coupon states that you have to order a  main dish.boo!

and just as a wonderful surprise, my office gave us another book of coupons with equally thrilling deals!

so we now have these two thick discount/coupon books, and i do not think we will be able to use all of them.

you (and your guest) are welcome to drop by and rip off any coupon that you may fancy.

well, except the ones for fun city.unless you want to be given the evil look by baby.

hee.

weekend round-up

we set up our christmas tree last night. hopefully, the trimmings and the overall look of the tree will improve in the years to come, but for now, this is our christmas tree.and we are happy to see it all glittering and shimmering.baby even had a comment on it, "it's nice!"

weekend roundup

it was a weekend just for us! friday was beach day as we took baby out to the sea.and oh, how she loved it!

we were quite surprised as it was not hot as we thought it would be.we went out at around half past seven in the morning, and went back home two hours after.we would not have gone home yet, except that baby swallowed some sea water and we did not have her water bottle with us!

weekend (s) roundup

mr t and i just got back from a roman holiday, possibly our most stressful trip ever.more about it later while i catch my breath.

in the meantime, some overdue stories...

weekend (s) roundup

we've been taking advantage of the great weather and eating out a lot in the balcony.soon it will be summer, and i will not be able to properly breathe na naman...

weekend(s) roundup

life happens.so sorry for the late posts.

we still love our cafe o or paul's friday breakfast brunches .here's our view from cafe o:

how remiss of me...

to not post about our holiday celebration.well, life happens.and now i'm posting so i won't forget.

christmas was an easy affair.we were like a family of gypsies the whole year round hopping from one place to another that we just wanted to be on our own in our own place and to celebrate our first christmas as well, just us...

things i'm grateful for: tokyo lovin'

day 1

narita airport was a breath of fresh air and efficiency.

after around an hour from the airport, we arrived in aoyama in the middle of a rainy night.we hauled our wet, er, backs off and tried to find a cab to take us to our hotel as the bus from the airport only stopped at certain places.great, we thought, welcome to a nice holiday.there we were, just off sunshiny boracay,and we were greeted by a cold, wet tokyo.

weekend roundup

well, well, well, the universe probably realized that whatever is in my piggy bank cannot possibly suffice for a new camera! nyark. mr t was able to fix my broken camera.hooray! the lens does not fully shut automatically, but it can still take photos.well, that's all i need. thank you!

weekend roundup

my office gave us free passes (thank you!) to the ferrari world theme park, days before its official opening on 27 october.

mr t and i went there last thursday night.it's located at yas island in abu dhabi and it's the largest indoor theme park in the world and the first ever ferrari theme park.now, i'm not a fan of cars so i was basically clueless when we went there.it was all so, uh, red.duh, ferrari color kaya.

the best things in life are free: family outings!

it was a very good family weekend for our li'l family.we went out for our usual friday breakfast brunch, and passed by a closed ice cream shop.look at the reason why they're closed:





lol.

10/10/10

such an auspicious date.i tried to capture the perfect time on the web (with me bugging my husband pa to look for websites showing world clocks), but i was too early to click the camera! 10/10/2010 and 10:10:01 lang tuloy.pwede na :-)



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my husband is working in abu dhabi today (on a saturday!) i admire hardworking people.i do admire mr t's dedication to his job.for one thing, this is the job that puts food on our table and a a roof over our heads so i don't really want to complain.my poor husband deserves to get proper massages though, but silly ol' me cannot properly do one! ugh.i just wish i know how to properly do these reflexology massages, you know? it's actually a part of my mental bucket list - to properly learn how to give good massages.someday!

baby was in a bad mood yesterday.she would not eat properly.mr t and i were actually thinking of going to a proper friday brunch in one of the hotels here, but baby was just not in the mood.so we settled at cafe o for lunch.usually, we have our breakfast there.it was our first time to try their lunch.it was great! they had a set menu.i had mango and crab salad, stir-fry vegetables and fried vanilla ice cream.mr t had tom yam soup, pepper steak and tiramisu.their mocktails are oh-so refreshing!





i had my balikbayan box (care package) delivered to the philippines.i played lots with baby.she can do a bit of hide-and-seek now.she also knows now how to give-and-take stuff.and she understands it when you say "no!" to her.and oh, she can do high-five, too! adorable!

31 Photos in 31 Days: Day 23

we had *iftar at jedoudna, a lebanese restaurant near our place.it did not disappoint as we were still so full until the next day!

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i'm catching up with my movies-to-watch list this summer.the other day i was able to watch "the bucket list." ya, i'm waaay behind all you movie buffs out there.i'm currently watching "alice in wonderland." i still have to watch the ending of these movies (i've watched them onboard a plane, but i've never seen the ending):

-the lovely bones
-shutter island
-that movie about john lennon when he was a teenager

*Ramadan dinner.This is the evening meal when Muslims break their fast.

31 Photos in 31 Days: Day 10

our dinner.mr t had to work late so we ordered in.we had japanese food from haru robatayaki.yes, we love our asian food. we had sushi and maki take, miso soup and vegetable tempura.

arigato!

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baby was wearing her sleeveless, red blouse today.so cute! u have to get her more sleeveless dresses.i just want to pinch her arms.hihi.

31 Photos in 31 Days: Day 8

mr t makes the best pasta dishes and salads.a combination of both, you have a pasta salad.teehee.


our dinner

i remember my mom would always reprimand me for not wanting to cook.she would scare me, "hala, you will never find a husband.you should learn how to cook." i got so scared that i always said to myself that the man i would marry should have the following traits in the proper order: 1) he can cook; 2) he should not be a senorito or a spoiled brat.one brat in the family is enough; 3) he should treat waiters and service staff nicely; 4) he should have nice, smooth skin (haha). and my husband has all these qualities and more.gosh.thank you, lucky stars.

31 Photos in 31 Days: Day 2

we went for a dinner buffet at choiches in rotana yas island.we were pleasantly surprised that we liked the place, plus some of the food.we did not get so full like what usually happens when you do a buffet.probably because it's a working day.

i like this impromptu eating out.mr t was just picking me up from work and we were supposed to go home, but we decided to take a detour and go to yas island for some munching.

ramblings

mr t probably got tired of my whining: my neck hurts, my back hurts etc that he finally decided to get me a "work station." we went to ikea last thursday after work.we managed to find this nice chair and desk.before i would just plop the laptop on the couch and type away.

no wonder i'm having neck/shoulder troubles.speaking of which, the physical therapist in our office clinic just called me and said i still have two sessions of therapy.yay.according to her, my insurance called the clinic and told them i still have two pending sessions.well, i don't know how it works, but i immediately booked myself for 2 more (free) massages!

world cup!

I have to thank crushwitheyeliner.blogspot.com for this link: kickette.com. Haha. Perfect for the season.Wee.

So, which team do I support? Of course, for the love of mr t (and jogi, and mario, and basti...heheee), i fully support germany.i'm also for two asian teams - japan (i have a minor in japanese studies, after all) and south korea (my friends adore koreans). or probably, i will support the team with the hottest players.hmm... have to browse kickette.com to look for and validate the cutest players.

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my husband and i went on two impromptu dates this week.as usual, i get "kilig" when this happens.

we went to barasti at le royal meridien to meet his friend, l.






as l had to stay only for an hour, we just went ahead to have dinner and to go to the barasti stadium that the hotel constructed only for world cup viewings.there are lots of these viewing places in dubai.

then last night after work we met up at marina mall in abu dhabi.i was just initially planning to window shop, but lo and behold, mango was on sale! heee.we were also able to get some clothes for baby.

we went to the yas hotel for dinner, but the restaurant that we wanted to go to was under renovation.ok...

we just walked around outside the hotel since it is in the yas marina circuit after all (where they have formula one races).







we decided to go to amerigo's, a mexican restaurant in park inn hotel.we did not expect much 'cos honestly the place looked like it did not have much to offer.but we were pleasantly surprised that the food tasted nice.

Babies!

i wanna watch this film called "Babies" (also known as Bebe). See link. Oprah has endorsed it, and anything that Oprah endorses, I follow.Yes, I'm gullible that way.Anyway, this is a French documentary film that follows four infants from birth until they are about a year old.They follow babies from Namibia, Japan, Mongolia and the U.S. How cool is that?

If I were not a mom myself, I don't think I would bother.But I think this is just so cute, and it would be a nice DVD gift to a new mom or mom-to-be.

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