Papa Ber cooks Carbonara and Garlic Buttered Shrimp

He is not good at surprises. Tanggap ko. :) But he's effin' good at cooking delish foods!

We ate lunch together last Wednesday. Guess what he prepared for me? My favorites: Carbonara and Shrimp! Ohh! :)

His version of Carbonara minus the grated cheese. Made out of thick creamy sauce! Yumm! ^ ^ 

Garlic Buttered Shrimp. Ohh I can live my entire life with only this! Mine, can you cook this again? Please? :)

Truly, the best way to a woman's heart is through her stomach! Haha! Hello consistent weight gain! :D

Bon Voyage, Grace!

Grace (or Grasya as I sometimes call her; some calls her Paying or Ying) is my college classmate. She's now based in SG. She works in a Korean restaurant as an Assistant Outlet Manager. FYI, she is our "bridge". Hihi!

After a week of vacation here in Pinas, Grace will be flying later to SG. Despite the heavy rain and flood, we went to their house last night and had some kwentuhan and kainan. She prepared Pansit, Mixed Veggies, Maja Blanca, and my ever favorite Buttered Shrimp. ^_^ And oh, thanks for the big bar of Toblerone! She knows my favorite. Haha!

Grace, have a safe flight later! See you on December. :)

Thank you and God speed, Grace! :)

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

I know it's one of my super late posts, but whatever! Better late than never, right? :p

Last September 3, we celebrated Dad's birthday with my family, lola, lolo and Papa Ber. We had a surprise dinner at Kamay-Kainan, Trinoma Mall since my dad always wanted to dine at any eat-all-you-can restos . I have work from 4pm til 12mn but I decided to have my leave so that I could go with them.

Me and Papa Ber left home first to buy cake and confirm the reservation. I initially planned to buy at Red Ribbon. But unfortunately, they sell very few choices of cake. So we opted Goldilocks instead. We bought their Double Dutch Round cake, my dad's favorite flavor. 

Goldilock's Double Dutch Round cake - Php 490
Sorry, I crop the sides! Daming kalat eh. :p

After placing our order at Goldilocks, we went to Kamay-Kainan and checked if they really have their 20% off promo from 6:30pm onwards. Their normal rate per person is Php 289.16 only. Upon confirming, I asked one of their staffs to reserve seats for 10 persons. We took advantage of their 20% off hehe! I also asked if we can bring the cake inside the resto. Pwede naman daw, but hindi pwede kainin dun. Or else we have to pay Php 500 for the corkage fee. No way! Mas mahal pa yung corkage fee kesa sa cake?? 

My family came before 6:30pm. We had some picture taking first, kwentuhan at kulitan. After that, buffet table, here we come! :p Sadly, I didn't get the chance to take a picture of the buffet table. But they serve a variety of dishes, mainly Filipino foods. They have Pork Adobo, Pork Binagoongan, Menudo, Pansit Bihon, Lumpiang Shanghai, Lechon Manok, Sinigang na Hipon, Inihaw na Hito, Itlog na Maalat, Corn Soup, Tokwa't Baboy, Pinakbet, Laing, Bopis, etc. They also have their Dessert Section: Ginataang Halo-Halo, Minatamis na Saging, Fruit Cocktail, Brownies, and many more. 

Photo from here

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I was still suffering from GERD (or Heartburn) that time so I didn't enjoy the foods that much. And I am not a fan of eat-all-you can restos. Konti lang ako kumain. But I am gaining weight easily. U-N-F-A-I-R! :( Isinuka ko lahat ng kinain ko. Hinay hinay kasi dapat, naexcite ako masyado haha! :p

Although I did not enjoy the eat-all-you can experience, I'm already happy seeing my loved ones having a great time. Lalo na si Daddy! :)

It was indeed a great experience. Family + Superb foods + Laughter + Bonding moment. It's priceless! :)

Happy Birthday Daddy Obet!

We love you so much! :*

Kamay-Kainan

Trinoma Mall, Quezon City

I just realized....

I used to say that I want a guy who can sing songs for me whenever I ask him to.

Someone who's too shy but will still sing for me and be proud that he did it just for me.

Someone who doesn't mind if he looks stupid, as long as he sees me happy.

And I just realized I prayed for this man.

He may not have the greatest voice,

He may not hit the highest note,

He might sometimes sing out of tune,

He might be needing extra kapal muks just to sing a piece.

But it doesn't matter.

Cause I love you just the way you are! ^_^

Thank You, Lord for giving me this wonderful gift. :)

Baby, you light up my world like nobody else! ^_^