Where Can I Find You?

 Disney Pixar Cars Multi Bin Toy Box

Currently I'm looking for a toy organizer for Xian's toys and stuffs and I think the best way to encourage him more to unclutter and keep his space tidy is a Cars toy bin organizer!

The question is,san ba nakakabili neto since I find this stuff online? I once checked Toys R Us but they don't have anything like this and mostly their toy organizers are the usual plastic container (which is currently what we're using for Xian's toys) or probably sa iba nilang store kaya? or sa Toy Kingdom siguro. That I have yet to check.

Other cutie designs which I like:

Baul-inspired

 

toys and books organizer

 

pwede for boys and girls kaya lang baka di appealing kay bagets.

cutie Lolong look-alike bin.kyooot!

simple basket storage

12 bin toy storage organizer

 

hmmm pwede, pero parang ang complicated naman neto masyado.

 this toy box reminds me of our cooler.lol.

cool! kahit si Xian at playmate nya, kasya sa loob nyan.

But, the first picture above is still my choice of toy box. Does anyone knows a store here in the Philippines that sells McQueen toy organizer like that?


 
 

Sunday Tummy Filler

Yesterday we woke up late than usual since hubby and I had a DVD marathon last Saturday night,and since we're off to the church the next day to attend the Sunday mass I just prepared my famous (only in our household) bacon and egg sandwich for breakfast which is as easy as 1,2,3! :) 

Did you know that the first time hubby tried it during our bf-gf days several years ago, he already loved it!  Well,wala syang choice na hindi i-love since that's the sandwich I can pull off with ease even with my eyes closed.chos!

 Here's my super duper simple direction:

Gardenia's white bread

 slice of bread with homemade egg and mayo spread

Add the crisp bacon on top

Cover with another slice of bread.

Voila!

This is our family's favorite sandwich, I sometimes add lettuce and tomato. Instant and easy tummy filler for early morning rush. Actually sa sobrang easy,konti na lang at kaya na ni Xian gumawa nyan! 

Sunday at Valentino Resort & Spa Part 1

My little family went to Valentino Resort and Spa (VRS) last Sunday for some relaxation together with Inay and my sister Sol while majority of the whole nation were glued on their seats watching Pacquiao's Fight. Prior to our out-of-town trip, I made an earlier reservations last Friday before going there. Armed with my printed direction which I got from their site, we went to VRS. We left our place at exactly 8:00 AM and we got there around 9:00 AM.

The Spot!

VRS is a perfect place for relaxation. Our timing was great because there were only a few others at the resort plus the weather is perfect too, so we were able to enjoy our stay the whole day. The little man is so excited because on our way there, he kept on saying "yehey,si-swimming! Mommy andun Nemo?" O di ba,excited masyado si bagets. Pero anak, sad to say walang Nemo dun eh.

The place is situated within the calm and picturesque town of San Jose, Batangas overlooking the panoramic view of Mt. Makulot.(which is also a favorite destination especially for campers and mountaineers) Although they're our neighboring town but we seldom go there unless we have some agenda on that town.

Welcome!

The resort has very decent facilities plus the staff there are very friendly and hospitable especially Kuya-Manong (I forgot to ask his name) who immediately assisted and loaded our baggage to the golf cart and brought us to our cabana after our transaction at the resort's receiving area.

By the way, we only paid 2K for that day; Php300/person for our entrance fee,Xian is already free of charge, Php500 for the cabana, Php 100 for our food's corkage fee and additional P200 for Xian's shirt at their souvenir shop)

 

While settling our payments at busy naman ang aming Xian.

family photo op at their Christmas tree :)

Inay Dear, Sis, Xian and Kuya-Manong

My boys enjoying the ride

Here are some snapshots of the place while we're on our way to the view deck.

Receiving Area / Souvenir Shop

 

serenity,check!

 sana ganito kalinis bakuran ko :)

Two of Their Five Themed Villas (Contemporary, Mediterranean, Filipiniana, Italian, Modern) ideal for overnight stay.

Picture taking of the place was cut short after a minute of riding the golf cart, since we're already at the view deck, that's why I don't have pictures of the other remaining villas, function hall, spa, gym,restaurant and others.

@ the view deck's hanging bridge overlooking the resort's lush garden and huge pools and jacuzzi while on our way to our cabana, kaso mahihiluhin ako kaya bilis-bilis kami dyan ni Xian (Inay and my sister is behind us while the husband was at the back and in-charged of our baggage and food helping Kuya-Manong)

 HAPPINESS!

Looking at our ultimate happiness! :)

The resort have three swimming pools and we chose one of their big cabana near the kiddie pool as our spot since some of the few guests that time take a dip at the biggest pool near the jacuzzi.So, most of the time solo namin ang place.hehe! There is also a charming waterfall which my boys enjoyed a lot. 

 Their mesmerizing iced-blue water.

The Three of Us.

More than the place, It's always the people we are with that makes every bonding memorable,ayt? :)

How to Get There (From Manila):

Take SLEX and go out through the last exit, Batangas Exit.
Drive straight along the highway until you see the sign for STAR Expressway. Turn right to STAR.
Take the Lipa Exit. Turn left.
Go straight until the road forks. Take the right side, going to Cuenca.
Just drive straight and you'll see the sign "Valentino Resort & Spa" on your left. Turn here and you'll find the resort.

Valentino Resort and Spa
Barangay Pinagtung-ulan, San Jose, Batangas
Telephone Number:(043) 783-0558
Mobile Number: 09175155936

Xian and the Peppermint Mocha Frappe

Despite the much awaited Pacquiao-Marquez Fight, we spent our Sunday Family Day in a nice and serene place outside the city for some relaxation (I'll do a separate post about it as soon as I have my much awaited luxury time) 

On our way home that afternoon, we dropped by to Starbucks to have our favorite frappe. I was supposed to have my Java Chip Frappe again but at the counter,I changed my mind and tried one of their seasonal offering which is the Peppermint Mocha Frappe. I already tried their Toffee Nut Frappe when they introduced it last year and I liked it. 

While waiting for our order, Xian is busy doing his pa-cute pose for his Tita Ninang's camera.

For my Grande Peppermint Mocha Frappe, I love the  ruby red sprinkles with the right hint of peppermint (duh,ulit-ulit?!) leaving my mouth with that slight minty coolness (malamang!) without overpowering the mocha flavor in my tastebuds. I paired it with Toffee Nut Loaf (which by the way became a hit to hubby's palate). These two really smells and taste like Christmas which instantly gives me this yuletide high!

the little man's hand and his choice of frappe

hmmmm,mesmerized?

When we asked the little man what he can say about the taste, his quick answer "Mommy,Asim!" Huh,Ano daw? Iba ka talaga anak!

 
  

Status: B.U.S.Y

Hello mommy blogger friends! How are you? I missed you all and I missed reading and dropping comments to your posts. Rest assured that I will squeeze some time to read it later. Sorry for the lack of posts for the past few days, I had a lot of things in mind right now. Busy sa life because of some reasons, busy din sa work since we'll be having our Foundation Day celebration for the whole week with series of activities. Busy is an understatement. Chos! Isama pa ang internet connection problem ko na tlaga namang nakakasakit ng ulo .Saklap! :(

 photo source: image from Google 

I never thought my November will be like this, I had a lot of stories to blog pa naman sana from the past weekend.

Hope to be back on regular programming the soonest!

Toy Car, Again.

Continuation of Xian's day out last time.

After his play time, we headed next to Toy Kingdom. While I was busy checking out possible gifts for my 2 godchildren as part of that day's agenda, my two boys are also busy with their own thing. 

 pili,pili..

When they passed the collectible toys section,hubby asked Xian if he want a die-cast toy car again then showed him the design (If you happen to see Xian's toys, 80% of them are toy cars, no wonder he's a big Lightning McQueen fan) Although di pa nya nakikita at nache-check lahat, he promptly said no like. Himala. toy car,NO LIKE? Hmmm...

 

Gone are the days when the little man is much easier to please with just about anything.

Turned out iba ang gusto nya that time. You see at his age, he already have preferences from food to clothes,color, tv show at kung anu-ano pa. Then Xian pointed to the toy he like from the other side.

When I came back,eto na sila.

RC car again?

hubby's asking what's his color preference between yellow and red.

Lovin' yellow.there you go!

As expected, his favorite line nowadays, "look mommy, di-drift ang car!"

 

 

Xian's Fun Time, Play Time!

From our first long weekend, we decided to bring Xian to SM Lipa for a dose of play time since I also need to shop a birthday gift for Heinrich and to my another inaanak who also celebrated his birthday last week.

Malling is incomplete without an arcade visit with my two boys. In short, pag nasa Quantum or Timezone kami, parang dalawa yung anak ko,haha! Aside from Xian's usual carousel ride and other arcade rides, which is paulit-ulit na lang din na picture and pose sa mga favorite rides nya that's why I will not post it here anymore kase baka mauta na kayo.yun at yun pa din.

Anyway, after spending an hour and a half in Quantum, while strolling around we saw this play room called Simple Ride-Jump filled with giant inflatable slides, ball pool and other soft play area and rides, initially after the little man saw few kids of his age screaming with delight, he pulled us towards the fence entrance and there, I know you get the picture.

Their admission rate for 20 minutes is P60, P180 for 1 hour (I forgot to ask the rate of the unlimited playtime)

Simple Ride-Jump!

our happy Xian.actually iniisip na nya strategy nya sa pag-akyat.

What's nice about this is he gets to play with other kids and interacted with them, as in instant friends kagad sila. Xian had a lot of fun going up and down the inflatable slide. Up,down, roll around, jump.Repeat 100x.Walang pagod.

 

O di ba, hindi naman masyadong masaya ang munting binata namin no? Good thing that before he reached his 1 hour time limit, he is already satisfied with his play time, I think 45 minutes lang sya nag-stay. he didn't insist of staying anymore because the place is already jam-packed.