Fab Find

Being inspired by Mommy Fleur's cute Divisoria Find, I wanna post my own cheap thrill last week (uhmmm,hindi nga lang sa Divisoria ha!) while patiently waiting for my sister and her friend on our Coffee Fridate. To kill time while waiting for the girls, I decided to stroll around the commercial building near Starbucks that sell goods from Bangkok with a slim chance of buying anything yet I end up with this:

I was smitten by this cute safari print pump shoes with matching trinket which is perfect in my office attire and also in jeans.Fab find talaga!

The price?  it cost lower than P500 but higher than P250.you do the math a la Price is Right.haha!

 

Lovin' Weekend

My schedule last week was kinda hectic because of some school activities that's why just thinking about weekend makes me want to jump with joy.Here's the photos of how I spend my precious weekend with family and friends.

*Last Friday after work, I met with my sister Sol and her soul sister Gracie (which makes Gracie girl my adopted sister) to bond over our favorite frappe at Starbucks.

meet my younger sister Sol! I'm 2 years older than her and we really have a lot of happy moments remembering our childhood days.She's more of a twin sister to me rather than a younger one :)

After a few hours of laughing (mostly on my part; these two girls really had a lot of funny stories and they're the "bangka" of the night) and talking about lots of different things,we headed home happy and reenergize! Yebah!

**Then Saturday after halfday of work, me and my office friends tried the new pizza and pasta place near our school which offers good food at a very affordable price(It's not actually that new, di lang siguro namin talaga na-try kagad :D) 

Anyway, the food are yummy plus also pocket friendly, probably because their target customers are the student population.This became one of my favorite place to eat with friends when I'm at work. I'll separately blog it soon. Here's a picture of me with friends last Saturday.

 while waiting for our food.

***Finally come Sunday, just another Family Day Out with my two boys. After  hearing the mass, we went to the mall for another dose of Xian's playtime. He's a Quantum baby. He love to try all the rides but this one is his particular favorite,when I say favorite, wala kaming punta dun na di nya yan sinakyan:

di ko nga mawari kung ibon ba yung kasakay nya or monkey.anong creature ito,whatcha think?

another favorite - red car.

My mag-ama's carousel ride! see the little man's happy face :)

before we bought the ticket,the little man specified that he want to ride the tei-ger (tiger) and not the horse.

After Xian's play time, we had our lunch at Bigg's Diner (which I'll separately blog too as soon as I'm not that busy,hihi!) 

while waiting for our food, here's what makes my two boys busy.

sweet mag-ama moment captured on cam.

After we filled our tummy, we're supposedly going to watch Harry Potter but on the last minute the little man backed out so we had no choice but leave the SM cinema which starting to be a little crowded that time because of other moviegoers. 

 ayun naman pala eh, mas feel nya ang na i-watch ang Cars instead of HP. sige baby,next time pag showing na!

We just stroll around and buy new loots for the little man before heading home.

There you go, that's how I spend my weekend. nothing beats quality time with love ones noh?

Bake and Churn's Chocolate Ganache Ice Cream Cake

Bake and Churn is known for their yummy and affordable ice cream cakes which proves that good food (or should i say good dessert) doesn’t always have to be expensive. Their slice of cake ranges from P40-P58/slice if you want to taste a piece of this yummy dessert.In one of our quick trip to the grocery, we settled for their Chocolate Ganache Ice Cream Cake in cup which cost around P45.This little piece of goodness is perfect to satisfy a sweet tooth when it is needed most.The top is layered with very rich chocolate ice cream and some chocolate chips to boot. The bottom part is a layer this time of moist chocolate cake.cake and ice cream in one,winner devah! ;)

hubby steady lang,wag kang gagalaw :D

Bake and Churn offers a wide-ranged of choices of ice cream cakes perfect for every occasion. You can opt to buy a slice,in chilly cups or a whole ice cream cake.Other flavors to die for includes:

  

Yumminess di ba?

 

Selecta Hershey's Ice Cream

Summer's over but my craving for ice cream is still the same. Having a sweet tooth, I love chocolate bars and I also love ice cream. who doesn't? good thing two of my fave comes in one combo! Thanks to Selecta Hershey's Ice Cream Collection which has four different flavors. I always prefer to buy the 800 ml pint size which made the husband comment "my,fan ka pala ni Carmina" (remember the ice cream commercial where the husband and wife tandem have their ice cream moment in pint?) :D

I love the Hershey's Kisses ice cream,enough that you need not to eat a pintful to feel sated.  It looks like cookies and cream because of the white and brown choco mixed and divided into two inside the container added with Hershey’s choco tidbit pieces,only with a different taste.

my favorite flavor :D

While my two boys love the Hershey's Milk Chocolate with Almonds which is loaded with chocolate chips and chocolate swirls sprinkled generously with almond compare to the plain Hershey's Milk Chocolate ice cream.It looks like a melted giant bar.

in their baby-daddy moment *awwww sweet..inggit*

I haven't tried the the Selecta Hershey's Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups ice cream probably because my taste buds doesn't crave for it because I don't like choco-peanut butter bars in the first place.hehe!

 

Yummy Treats from Goldilocks

Last weekend, hubby bought some goldilicious treats from Goldilocks as his pasalubong. Hubby knew that I’m a sucker for sweets,anything sweet for dessert eh masaya na ko,pero wag lang naman purong asukal. He bought Brazo de Mercedes roll, Caramel Popcorn and Coffee Crumble Polvoron. I love Brazo, it always reminds me of my happy childhood memories.

 meringue rolls with golden yellow custard filling.ooops, I already got my share :)

popcorn coated with rich, creamy caramel.tamang pang-tanggal "umay".

I’m not really a fan of Polvoron but this Coffee Crumble Flavor is an instant fave for me. It’s not too sweet, just the right amount of sweetness with distinctive taste and aroma of coffee and enhanced with crunchy praline,perfect to satisfy my taste buds :-) 

sweet and creamy polvoron

My sweet tooth always finds it's way to you.You're the one, Goldilocks!

How bout you,what's your favorite treat from Goldilocks? :)

Guess What's Making a Comeback!

Yes siree! after almost a month of looking for this brand,SansFluo is back in our household and now comes in its new simple packaging compare before.

SansFluo's new look

I want to do the chicken dance for a while.Ok,I'm kinda exaggerated! But the thing is this is my dilemma for the past few weeks, SansFluo is out of stock here in our area, even in stores that usually sell this product like Mercury Drug, Watsons, and other supermarket in the two biggest mall here in Lipa. All of a sudden they're not available. You see, Xian's doesn't like the taste of other brand even though they're both orange and strawberry flavor. I tried Fluocaril and Hapee for the little man but to no avail. According to him, "hanghang" daw unlike SansFluo wherein he loves the yummy taste of the flavored toothgel.

you two,ekis kayo kay bagets! both of the tube are still full.

Worse, I have to forced him just to brush his teeth thoroughly. The usual effortless "brush-brush moment" with the little man became a sort of "sapilitan moment" for the past few weeks just because his usual toothpaste is not available.

Funny thing is, since I can't find this brand anywhere within my reach,hubby bought the SansFluo toothpaste all the way from Manila pa.yes,desperate move.haha! I texted him one working day to look for it and thank God may nakita naman sya.yey! sana pala dati ko pa naisip,tsk! My bad.

Anyway, hubby bought two SansFluo with Xian's fave flavor. I guess this will last for a couple of months na before he consumed the two tube. Probably that time,SansFluo is available here already.Now,the little man is back to his happy "brush-brush moment" once again. He developed the habit of brushing his teeth after every meal.The magic of SansFluo for him is still there.Fuss-free toothbrushing. Happy mommy me :) 

 

SM Hypermarket - Batangas

 Grocery Time = Family Time

It's a good thing there is already SM Hypermarket in Balagtas, Batangas for our "quick trip to the grocery" moment.  We don't have to drive all the way to SM Lipa or Robinsons Place to do the groceries. After all SM Hypermarket is just a 10 minutes drive from our house,Thanks to Expressway.

Before SM Hypermarket, the establishment was formerly a Makro wholesale store. I remember I always tag along with my mom whenever she'd go to Makro. I was in High School then. Comparing the previous and present, the building underwent a few renovations from air conditioning system, lighting conditions and other facilities. Having a huge parking lot is also a big plus for shoppers.We don't have a hard time looking for parking space. The establishment itself is huge, like other SM Hypermarkets and could accommodate a number of different products.  There were also a lot of shoppers when we went there one lazy afternoon considering that it's a holiday.It's a plus that they have lots of food to choose from different stalls for a quick snack.

in our grocery (pambahay) outfit :D

we had our snack first,friend chicken for the little man and shawarma for me and hubby with our fave Buko Shake.

typical mag-ama moment at the supermarket.

Overall, this is just another great improvement for our province. It gave more jobs to Batanguenos, and gave convenience to most shoppers who live nearby. I’m even luckier for having the new supermarket just a few minutes away so we could do rush shopping anytime. :)

SM Hypermarket - SM Batangas Branch
National Rd. corner Provincial Rd., Batangas City
Operating Hours: 9:00am - 9:00pm
Customer Service: (043) 783-1747 / (0923)-6586024