tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87493921550943722352024-03-14T09:44:14.846+00:00Kalokang Buhay ng Isang Pinay sa UKayA Filipina's Crazy Life in the UK (with her family, of course!)Kristeta (kalokang Pinay)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14099065311625752894noreply@blogger.comBlogger112125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749392155094372235.post-85206337829934815322012-06-19T13:13:00.002+01:002012-06-19T13:13:19.414+01:00Celebrating Father's Day<div class="mobile-photo">
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We've been trying to be good by not eating out so much but we decided to break that for this special day. We went to Nandos Chicken for lunch, where we ordered Lemon & herb grilled chicken for thr 3 of us, plus bread & butter and Sweet potato mash for Poj. It was yummy not to mention hassle free, medyo nagsawa na ata kami sa luto namin, lol. On top of that we were given 20% when I showed my work ID. =) Not bad, right?</div>
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We went to our fave park at the mo, The Common, here in Southampton. We remembered to bring Poj's bike and we let him ride it until he got tired. Eksaktong andito na kami sa lake nung abutin sya ng pagod kaya ibang scenery naman (normally hanggang playground lang kami nakakapunta and he wants to stay there to play). Nainggit sya mega sa mga taong nagfifishing doon. We promised to do that sometime this summer.</div>
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We stayed here for a while, simply enjoying the sun and the view. We wished we were more prepared and have brought bbq or picnic man lang.... (insert parinig kay Papa E to be more organized next time, lol).</div>
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On the way back to the car syempre nadaanan namin ang playground at hindi pwedeng hindi magstop-over! We let Poj play there for an hour. Thank heavens for long days of summer, kahit late na mataas pa rin ang araw =)</div>
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Papa E said he had a lovely time, to follow po ang gift ah? </div>
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Although I wish we were home to be able to greet my daddy in person. But for now Skype had to do.</div>
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Happy Father's day to my Daddy, to Papa E and to all amazing Father's out there! </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I can still remember the pregnancy, the labour and his early days... but I still can't get over the fact that my little Poj is now 3 years old last May 31.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>We started the day with surprising him in bed with his birthday cake whilst we sing Happy Birthday to him. We could tell that he was surprised with all the candles and the singing until he remembered that it was his birthday.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ayan, nakita nyo na si Poj ng bagong gising, lol! Request nya ang chocolate cake na ito & he was really happy to see that I made it for him. And even when we gave him his gifts he asked if he could start eating it, haha!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Syempre we told him to open his pressies first. We bought him some learning books to encourage him to improve his literacy and numeracy skills. We also got him more paints, pots and paint brushes.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>He is also into pretend play so we got him a play cash register too. He is with us whenever we buy our grocery and he is always intrigued with all the zapping of the bar codes and with the till opening. Kaya ganun na lang ang galak nya when his toy register scans the grocery items that were included in the box, may play paper money and coins din as well as a debit card & card reader. The calculator on the til actually works as well as the mic. He loves to shout " I need help with the packing please!" lol</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>And since we didn't throw a birthday party for him, we decided to bring a cake to nursery instead. They had the cake after their afternoon meal where everyone sang a loud happy birthday to Poj. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Graduate na ata ang Poj ko kay Thomas, he picked this Disney Cars cake himself =)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>We are noticing a lot of changes with Poj. He is becoming more independent each day and is becoming such a sweet and polite boy. He thank us for his birthday and said that he was happy, this actually made my eyes water and when I gave him a tight cuddle he said he loves me. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>It's his birthday pero feeling ko kami ni Papa E ang binigyan ni God ng gift....</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Happy 3rd Birthday Jace Ethan! We love you ♡♡♡ </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>These are so sweet. My friends must know that I love flowers! The top one was from my best friend from the Philippines. T</i><i>he box of flowers arrived as a surprise. I remember reading the enclosed card and smelling the freesias and felt special =) Thanks bff Oliver for the gorgeous flowers.</i></span></div>
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As with all holidays, it all comes to its end. In the morning of our trip back to the UK, Poj made sure he went to his favourite rides at the hotel lobby. We also went back to the Disney Village for Papa E's birthday lunch and for a little Disney shopping. It is a good thing that the hotel allows their guests to leave their luggage in a secure room even after checkout and that allowed us to enjoy our last morning in Paris. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>One of the things that I love about the whole place is the attention to detail. Even from the park's entrance you can already feel that they are celebrating their 20th anniversary (the golden cake that the hippo was holding has a number 20) as well as all the colourful banners everywhere made the place feel a lot more celebratory and inviting. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Happy 20th Anniversary Disneyand Paris!</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Poj may be young to remember all of these but he had fun on the day. And even when it rained heavily in the middle of the day, we still had a good time. Pero syempre, buti na lang libre lang ang tickets namin, hehe.</i></span><br />
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<i style="font-size: x-large;">Hope you guys could check out these YouTube videos. The first one is the Disney Magic on Parade and the second video is the 20th Anniversary Light Show and Fireworks. Poj loved the light show and kept saying "amazing" after every set and every time the fireworks go off. =)</i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Our train arrived in Paris late afternoon. There was a free bus shuttle to the hotel right outside the train station. The same train station is within the Disney village. So after checking in to our hotel (I blogged about the hotel, <a href="http://kalokangpinay.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/dream-hotel.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>) and freshening up, we rode the shuttle bus back to the Disney Village.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>When we have sorted our stuff I remembered that they use a different socket than the UK. I don't know why I forgot to bring our adaptor when we've been there before, duh! Luckily they have one at the reception that you can borrow. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>It was then that they told us that we could avail of the '1st night discount voucher' to their restaurant which offers international buffet. It was very reasonably priced that it'll be silly not to try it. And we were glad that we did as it was one of the best buffets we've tried. The staff were lovely and spoke good English. They had different cuisines on offer and huge dessert and fruit tables.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>They also gave Poj a treasure chest with a toy car inside which I thought was a nice touch. And in one corner of the restaurant was a section for the kids to play when they have finished their meal so you can still enjoy yours without the risk of them getting bored. We were happy customers when we left. Sayang lang we weren't able to take photos to share here =)</i></span><br />
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<i>And here's just some of the reasons why Poj fell in love with our hotel.</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Ito na yata ang pinakarushed na preparation ko sa isang trip. I know it's only a short trip pero with a little one - mahirap na may makalimutan. I usually pack light wherever we go pero since having Poj I had to change. I've learnt early on that it's better to carry a massive bag packed with all his stuff than to forget something he needs and regret it. So that explains the big luggage (isa lang naman for the 3 of us) which I packed at 1am the morning of our trip.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I shared here before that Sky TV gave away 2 adult tickets to Disneyland Paris for it's 20th anniversary. We are on a tight budget but thought we could loosen the string for a little bit for this one time. It's Papa E's birthday after all and the tickets are free. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Just like in London, our train arrived on time. And we're lucky coz from the bus to this last leg of the journey, there were a lot of empty seats. So kahit free ang ride ni Poj we never had to sit him on our lap. He was even free to use two seats as his bed =)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>It was cold when we got there but luckily the free shuttle bus to our hotel didn't take long to arrive. Please bear with me, I'll blog about our hotel and Disney next =)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>It was a change of plans at the eleventh hour from going to a trout farm where we could catch our own fish & bbq them on site and have a picnic - to having it at home instead.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>And if you're asking kung bakit walang pics ang mga friends namin at pagkain lang ito ay dahil sa nadelete lahat ng pics na kinuha ko with my cam - I swear I transferred them pero wala talaga. This has not happened to me before, kaya you can imagine how very annoyed I was with myself =(</i></span><br />
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<i style="font-size: x-large;">Buti na lang may napadala yung isang friend naming si Cheche ng mga kuha nya from her cam =)</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I have blogged about a different part of the New Forest last year (click<a href="http://kalokangpinay.blogspot.com/2011/10/lymington.html"> here</a> for pics). And since I love coming to this place we decided to spend our another day date here.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>Thanks a lot to everyone who greeted me on <a href="http://kalokangpinay.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/mothers-day-2012.html">Mother's Day</a>, you guys are awesome! </i><i>As promised, here is the post about the cake shop & cafe that I raved about on my previous post. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>Choccywoccydoodah is not your usual cake shop. Although they have regular designs that you could view and buy online or in their shops, they are more popular for their decadent, bespoke, hand made cakes for any occasions using Belgian chocolates. They also sell unique chocolate gifts and chocolate cake decorations.</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">They have a show on Sky TV which features some of their cakes and how they make them. I love chocolates and have always wanted to visit their shop ever since I saw their show. That's why I was so happy that Papa E drove us to Brighton so that I could finally visit their shop.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>After visiting their shop, we went back to the seafront. I left Poj and Papa E to play at the beach while I window shopped. There are a lot of cute & quirky shops in Brighton. They're great coz they are small businesses so you know that you are buying unique items. There are also a lot of artists here, these are evident with all the paintings for sale and galleries in the city</i>.</span> </div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">I think the visit satisfied my chocolate cravings for the year. It was a sweet <a href="http://kalokangpinay.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/mothers-day-2012.html">Mother's day celebration</a>, literally!</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks again Papa E & Poj for the wonderful day and for my <a href="http://itsourlife365.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/mothers-day-gift.html">pressie</a> =) </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>It started with a lovely bouquet of flowers & lots of hugs from my mag-Ama. Then after hearing mass we travelled 63 miles (1 hour & 35minutes) to Brighton.</i></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Brighton is one of the popular places in the South. I've only been there twice and have only seen very little of it. We usually stay at the beach whenever we visit. I guess it reminds us of the Philippines. Just the smell of the sea made me really homesick.</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">It was a pretty relaxed day. Nothing was planned & there was no schedule to follow. All I know is that we're going to the beach. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>They also have a coffee shop where they sell hot chocolates, milkshakes, coffee and cakes. I had a chocolate cake and believe me, it felt like tasting a piece of chocolate heaven. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>It was a special day made perfect by my two loving boys. Thank you so much for showering me with so much love, Papa E & Poj. I love you too very much.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Happy Mother's day to all the moms, mommies, mothers, mga nanay, inay at ina out there, cheers!</i></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>They also gave me a Mother's Day pressie, <a href="http://itsourlife365.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/mothers-day-gift.html">here</a></i></span> .</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I remember blogging about the loot that Poj received after his Development check last year after her turned 2. Time must really fly coz here I am blogging about his new "treasure bag" =)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>The bag of books is from Bookstrust. Booktrust is an independent charity dedicated to encouraging people of all ages to enjoy books. Bookstart is the national programme that encourages a lifelong love of stories, songs and rhymes by providing free packs of books for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I am grateful for charities such as this that help first time parents on how they can encourage their kids to love books and enjoy learning. </i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b>Golden stories and glittering characters.</b></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Thanks Book Trust =)</b></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>But before buying our vegetables, we decided to go around and see what was out there. We didn't have any expectations since we got there pretty late (we went there after hearing mass at 10am). But we were lucky coz we still found these...</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>We love hosting Filipino themed parties and would use our palayok and wicker plates as well as cook famous Filipino dishes. But our group is getting bigger (yay!) so we needed to get some more. Luckily we found these last Sunday, now we don't have to wait until we go home to buy some more. We weren't expecting to see these at the car boot sale, but like I said you can find absolutely anything and everything there =) We bought 10 at 10 pence each.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Our verdict: Papa E loved the crispy squid. We also think that the pasta was excellent. </i><i>Adding fresh garlic and parsley to the chips have added wonderful aroma & flavours =)</i><i> The steak was fine, but I have to say that I've tasted better. </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Unfortunately there was a big group of noisy girls there that made it extremely hard to hold a proper conversation. Especially when there was already a loud-ish music playing in the the restaurant. Good thing that we have been warned by friends that the place could be a bit loud & busy (since it was really popular).</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Because of the name, the food were quiet expensive for what they are. Nevertheless, Papa E and I still had a good lunch. Although I am not sure if we would go back even if we're lucky to be given another voucher. x</i></span>Kristeta (kalokang Pinay)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14099065311625752894noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8749392155094372235.post-63803204112448603232012-03-03T21:14:00.002+00:002012-03-03T21:19:10.230+00:00Movie Date<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Isang himala! Yup, nagdate kami ni Papa E =) Di ko na maalala kung kelan ang huli naming date kaya excited kami. We used up our last 3 days of annual leave this week (kasi ang policy sa work ay "Use it or Lose it!" - di pwedeng i-carry over for the next financial year). </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>So for the first day of our leave we went to see a movie. Papa E picked the last movie we saw kaya it was my turn to choose this time. I love action movies as well as romcom. But for it to feel like a proper date, I decided on The Vow. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Hindi naman ako big on make up, bare lang lagi kapag pumapasok sa trabaho. Feeling ko kasi asa ward lang naman ako, no point magpaka-glam, hehe. At kapag lumalabas naman usually ay face powder lang at lipstick para may konting kulay ang lola. Nagpromise na nga ang isang kasama ko sa trabaho na tuturuan nya akong magmake up - naawa ata kasi ang putla ko palagi!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Thanks to my super bait na ate for these at thanks din kay Celine sa pagbitbit nito for me, mwah mwah tsup tsup =)</i></b></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">December pa kami huling nagkita-kita at tulad ng dati ang araw ay puno ng kumustahan, kwentuhan, tawanan at syempre kainan.</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Ang hindi nakasama sa pictures ay ang mga prutas na nakahain sa mesa pagdating namin(grapes, strawberries, blueberries, oranges, melon at mangoes), ang chicken wings at chicken nuggets para sa mga chikitings, ang fruit salad, cassava cake at home made puto =)</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>At ang mga pics na super like ko, ang blowing ng candles kung saan pinalibutan ang celebrant ng mga chikitings na tumulong sa kanya just in case di nya kaya iblow magisa sa dami ng kandila - joke, peace po Tito George, lol =)</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Like ko rin ang storytime nila Tito James, Poj at Jasmer. Super sweet din ang mag-kinakapatid na sila Poj at Kian sa panonood ng Thomas movie. Sayang lang na hindi ko nakuhaan ng pic ang kulitan nila Poj at Cayden (sya ang cute boy na katabi ni Poj sa blowing of candles, sya rin ang kuya ni Kian). </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Super saya talaga kapag nagkikita ng ganito. Thanks ulit George, happy birthday! Kelan nga ulit ang susunod na pagkikita natin?</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><b><i>Click <a href="http://itsourlife365.blogspot.com/2012/02/pancake-day.html">here for the Pancake recipe</a>.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>The food were delish as we expected and way better than the pictures. The service was quick too and the staff were attentive. The only problem was that the waitresses are Chinese and their English are not great - so communication was a bit of a problem. But we got all of our orders in the end so all is forgiven, lol =)</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>I have made sure that Papa E left the restaurant fully satisfied and happy coz I told him not to cook Chinese again for a while. But to my surprise we had left overs that were lovingly put into take away boxes which we had for DINNER! Kaloka! Umay and sawa to the max! Ibang mainggit si Papa E, maybe the next time my friends and I go for Chinese I'll just tell him we only went to a Pub, hehe =)</i></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">These meals are extremely popular. They do it for a very reasonable price which means you can enjoy a wonderful meal in the comfort of your own home. </span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">As much as we would love to go out for a meal at a restaurant, we know we can't because we don't have anyone here that could look after Poj. Plus knowing that Valentine's day is very much celebrated here, you will have to make sure that you book well in advance to guarantee a table!</span></i></b></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">So we were organised this year & went to M&S in the weekend and picked our menu.</span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>It was just divine. Papa E loves seafood and the the scallop with the white wine was just lovely. It made us really excited for the rest of the meal. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>I love my steak rare or medium coz I want them to be soft and tasty whilst Papa E likes them well done. We were so excited about our meal when it was cooked that we forgot to prepare some veggies to go with it!</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>It was not too sweet but was very rich. And as much as I love my dessert, I could not finish the lovely treat. </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>And apart from the wine (I picked Zinfandel Rosé which is my favourite. It may not be the best choice with the steak but hey ho, I went with my fave!) there was also a box of chocolate...</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>A romantic hassle-free candlelit dinner cooked by my Valentine. And just when I thought it could not get any better than this, he gave me <a href="http://itsourlife365.blogspot.com/2012/02/my-valentine.html">this</a> and told me that when we go to <a href="http://kalokangpinay.blogspot.com/2012/02/disneyland-paris-treat.html">Disneyland</a> in April, we'll spend some time in the city of Paris as well. </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Thanks Papa E ♡♡♡</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i> Yes, you read it right =) </i></span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Sky TV is treating their customers to 2 free tickets to join in the 2oth anniversary party of a lifetime! </i></span><br />
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<i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> We didn't really plan to go there this year but this treat is much to good to miss. So even though we've been there before we know that it'll be more fun this time coz we have Poj =) And it's perfect too coz Papa E is celebrating his birthday in April & we wanted to do something fun for the whole family. We've not decided yet if we want to tour Paris for the rest of our stay there or to buy more tickets and spend the rest of our break in Disneyland. </span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>But since it's his birthday, I'll leave him to make that decision =) </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>#ilovefreebies =)</i></span><br />
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