Nuvali in Sta. Rosa Laguna

I've always been bugging Alvin to take me and Anika to Nuvali in Sta. Rosa Laguna. I want Anika to see those orange fishes! Buti na lang we still had time on our way home from Tagaytay. Remember I was organizing a surprise party for Alvin that night too? =)

Please do not mind my big fat ass.

I pity these fishes. They remind me of those who attend a rock concert. Yung may nabubuhat na sa taas sa dami ng tao. I wish I had more food so I could give all of them something to eat.

Anika super enjoyed feeding the fishes.

Anika didn't want to go away from the fishes.

Went to Starbucks right before we left to eat this...

...and this!

Bye everyone! I wanna go back here soon! - Anika Summer

Birthday Blog Giveaway Part 2: Hello Anya

Without further ado, here's my second blog giveaway from HELLO ANYA!

Hello Anya sells export quality bags, travel gear and accessories. They have passport holders, luggage tags, checkbook holders, laptop bags, card holders and overnight bags in chic designs. If you can remember, I blogged about it before Christmas. You can read in again here.

Two winners will win this very pretty laptop bag =)

And one winner will win these three uber cute luggage tags.

Bonggels diba?!

Joining is easy-peasy! You just need to follow these three simple steps:

1.) Like the Hello Anya Facebook Page (click! click!)

2.) Post on you Facebook wall: "I want to win these cute laptop bags and luggage tags of Hello Anya at Mommyfleur.blogspot.com!". Please tag Hello Anya.

3.) Follow me in Twitter and tweet: "I want to win these cute laptop bags and luggage tags at Hello Anya! @MommyFleur"

This giveaway will end on February 1, 2012 at 12 noon.

Please leave a comment in this blog entry if you joined and your fb and twitter entries link so I can check =)

Good luck guys!!!! =)

Outfit of the Day: Accessories Tuesday

Good Morning everyone! Ang hirap magisip ng title ng blog post, kaloka. Haha

Anyaways, I was worried last night. The left part of my body was kinda "ngalay". I thought it was because of all the chicharon that I ate yesterday. Alvin also got worried so he got the thing that gets your blood pressure from his mom's house. It registered 90/60 when Alvin took my BP with it. Ang baba daw sabi ni niya. Good thing my doctor friend was on Twitter that time so I asked him. Low normal naman daw yun. Come to think of it, I've always had a low BP. Normal sa akin yun. He just said that I should try elevating my feet and legs. Whew! I thought I was dying already #hypochodiracako

Ewan ko ba. I feel so many painful things in my body nowaday. My back and knees hurt.

ALVIN: Tumataba ka kasi Babe. Hindi na kaya ng spine and knees mo yung extra weight.

Thank you ha. Prangka much?!

But he has a point. Malay mo ganun yun. I seriously need to go to the gym. The only problem is, iniisip ko pa lang mag-gym eh napapagod na ko. I really have to get my lazy ass on that treadmill. I want to have Solenn Heussaff's body #miraclescanhappen.

Osha, ang aga aga I'm talking nonesense. Here's what I'm wearing today:

Outfit: Top from the tiangge inside Parksquare in Makait (Php 200 lang yan!), black pants from Bench, shoes from Aerosoles

While I was going down the stairs from our bedroom, Anika was shouting "Nanay wait! Bago shoes! Kasha!"

This is what she meant pala:

Siya na ang naka pajamas and chucks =) Adorable!

Here are the accessories for the day:

Earrings from the Accessorize sale =)

Left ring given to my by Jo while the right ring is from one of my blog readers, Terry =)

That's it guys!

Happy Tuesday!

Trip to the Picnic Grove in Tagaytay City

Wala naman akong mai-comment masyado with our visit to the Picnic Grove in Tagaytay except that I wish they would develop that place better. Ang ganda sana eh, hindi lang na-alagaan.

Fresh air and open space is good for kids. 

But they have toilets that could haunt Chuvaness night after night.

Though they have these really good masseuse that get paid on donations only. FYI: they trained daw in TESDA.

Anika found twin playmates!

Anika was very happy playing with the tree.

She was practicing pole dancing to her Tatay's horror. Joke.

Umbrellas are a must while walking from one place to another.

Penguins and bubbles are a bad combination for babies, if you want to leave already #megacry

Alvin and Anika enjoying the view.

Alvin wanted us to try the zipline. No way jose!

I do not want to die there. Lol!

It was so hot at the Picnic Grove and sadly there weren't enough trees to shade the benches. Pero panalo ang presko and hangin dun sa waiting area ng zipline. I almost dozed right there and then!

Welcome to the Christian World, Kaitlyn Maeko! (With more photos!)

Last Sunday, we attended the christening of JR and Michelle Pineda-Pastoril's first baby. Michelle (of the Michelle Pineda Photography) is one of my bestfriends who I often refer here in this blog as Pineda. Dalawa kasi silang Michelle eh. So to avoid the confusion, we call them Pineda and Arnaiz.

Anyways, here's the very cute christening invitation:

Michelle told us godparents not to be late so 1030am pa lang, present na ang pamilya Sombrero sa Magallanes Church. Apparently, 1130am pa daw ang binyag. Napagkamalan na naman tuloy ako na excited ng asawa ko because nauna pa kami sa bibinyagan sa simbahan. Kasalanan ko bang advanced ng 30 minutes ang wall clock namin sa bahay?! Lol!

Outfit of the day:

ME: Top from the NBC tent bazaar, Mango jeans and CMG wedges. ANIKA: Gingersnaps top, H&M leggings and Meet My Feet shoes

The christening room of the Magallanes Church is beautiful. They have their own airconditioned area, complete with a wall mural of Jesus' baptism with St. John the Baptist and a water feature where the priest will pour water on the baby's head.

The Magallanes Church has already been renovated. Natural light pours inside the church. No wonder a lot of couples want to get married here.

Maeko (pronounced as May-ko) slept while waiting for her turn to be baptized.

Her cute dress was made by the shop of her great grandmother =)

So very pretty!

Aside from Anika, there was also this cute baby girl present to witness Maeko's baptism. Ava is the daughter of one of Michelle's friend, Jenny.

Hi Ava! =)

The family that were having the baptism before us were taking forever to finish. We all patiently waited inside the church. The guests were going gaga over cutie pie Maeko who had just woken up from her morning nap.

Anika and Alvin got tired walking around the church so they also rested =)

The guests while waiting for our turn.

I made tambay outside the baptism room because anong petsa na, nagpipictorial pa the people in the first scheduled baptism. Nakaramdam naman that it was almost 12noon already so one by one they went out of the baptism room. 

Yehey!! It was our turn na! =) Here are Maeko's proud parents, JR and Michelle. In fairness sa priest ha? He memorized all the things that he had to say in the ceremony, including the Gospel! No kodigo on hand! Bongga si father! 

Around them are Maeko's Ninongs and Ninangs. Hindi pa daw lahat nakapunta nyan pero ang dami na namin! Lol! Can you hear Arnaiz in the backround? "Ang dami daming ninong at ninang, ano ba yan?!" Hahaha! I love you mare!

My camera's battery gave up on me right after the christening ceremony. I borrowed the photos of the after ceremony pictorial from Pineda and the reception photos from Arnaiz =)

Mr. and Mrs. Pastoril with the priest.

The godparents.

The reception was held at the clubhouse of Woodsville Viverde Mansion. Fresh air, natural light, good food and good company made it super enjoyable.

Anika and I with my bestfriends L to R: Pineda, Arnaiz and Vivian

The place was styled by Queensland catering. The place looked amazing in touches of pink and other girlie colors!

LT: Wow ang ganda ng paper roses!

ME: Tunay kaya yan.

LT: Onga, paper roses ang tawag sa flowers na yan.

Ah okay =) Hehe. Ganda the flowers noh?

Here's a photo of Arnaiz with Anika (and with Andrew, Arnaiz's better half). Arnaiz is one of Anika's favorite godmothers. I dunno why but for some reasons, Anika would go with Arnaiz everytime they see each other. Eh ang pihikan pa naman niyang batang yan sa sinasamahan. Maybe because ang puti ni Arnaiz. Mukhang mayaman kaya kids like her! Hahahaha!

Thank you ninang for these super kyoot slippers!

The part I love most in the reception is Maeko's cake corner. It was designed by Queensland catering and the cakes were from Cru Kitchen. THE CAKES WERE DELICIOUS!!!!!! Great idea pala to have a variety of delicious cakes instead of one cake.

They had the Belgian Chocolate, Decadence, Red Velvet, Carrot Walnut and Almond Sansrival, I especially liked the Red Velvet cake and the Decadence which is the Quezo De Bola cheese cake! I'm craving for it tuloy as I'm typing this!

Here's Maeko's mom, Michelle who looks so slim in her outfit =) I so love her pants!!

Outfit: Top from Forever 21, pants from The Ramp, belt fromForever 21, shoes from Steve Madden

Here's Ava's mom, Jenny. I love her top too!

Outfit: Top from Maldita, jeans from Mango and sandals from Charles & Keith

I wanted to take more outfit photos but was so dyahe to do it. Ang gaganda pa naman the clothes that they were wearing lalo na the mother and grandmother of Michelle! Sayang. Eto namang si Vivian and Arnaiz, ayaw magpapicture! Hmp. Next time, kakapalan ko na fez ko to ask party guests what their wearing =) 

The food was catered by Queensland catering. Ang sarap promise! I especially liked the pasta, barbecued meat and the fish tempura. Yummy!!

This is me feeding Anika while trying my best not to eat all the food in the plate. Ang sarap eh!

Here's the super happy mom with the adorable Kaitlyn Maeko.

And just before we left the reception, we had our photos taken from the photobooth of Hollybooth Photobooth!

I hope you enjoyed looking at the photos, says Maeko =)

Congratulations Daddy JR and Mommy Michelle for the successful event!

Welcome to the Christian world Baby Maeko! We love you!