BPI and Tokyo Tokyo Beef Misono!

dax and i are trying to spend less with food by not eating out. last week (or was it last last week?), on our way to the office, he told me we had to stop and get gas at Petron. we paid using my BECC (BPI Express Credit Card) and when i got the charge slip, it was longer than usual. and wow, we got a FREE beef misono at Tokyo Tokyo! well, after a few days, we tried it again.. and got another charge slip with a coupon. weee. we went to Tokyo Tokyo - People Support and i asked the cashier if i can use 2 at the same time.. she said yes but i have to order 2 red iced tea. well, that's fine i guess. 1 order of beef misono is 95 pesos anyway, so i'll still be saving 190. hahaha!

yesterday, we used 2 coupons again. and i still have 3. and... will have more in the coming weeks! by the way, no need for the "coupon" part on the charge slip. as long as you have purchased something worth 500 pesos or more, you can just present the charge slip with your BECC. you can also get up to a maximum of 5 beef misono's in one order. isn't life great?!

chocolates i love!

i love chocolates! i eat chocolates when i'm sad, stressed, happy, excited, angry, anytime. these are my favorites (not in any particular order):

1. Meiji Melty Kiss - i first had this when i went to HK with dax. it is sooooo good. soooo good i bought a few boxes to take back home. it melted though :(


2. Snickers - my first love. peanuts in my chocolate... yummy!


3. Nestle Crunch Dark Stixx - newest addition to my list. dax found this in S&R when we went grocery shopping a few weeks back. i liked it (but not instantly)! now, ill see to it that i buy a box or 2 (one for dax) everytime we go grocery shopping!


4. Ferrero Rocher (and Mon Cheri) - heaven.


5. Bar None - i used to eat a lot of bar nones back in HS. i wonder why they discontinued making this one. i really think its good. i miss.

i still have a lot but these 5 are definitely on my list. yummmmy!

babyCoco's 10th month

gabriel turned 10 months yesterday. usually, my mom cooks pancit for little Gabriel but since his 10th month falls on a sunday, we decided to just eat out.

our first stop was s&r. they have some items for sale and we checked it out first. it was still too early for lunch anyway and we have to wait for gabriel's aunt ann (w/ friend robert) and tito boogie. when gabriel saw the stuffed toys, he wanted us to put him there. well, here's another shot of gabriel with the toys :) dax also got him two toy cars which he really liked. i meant dax for "he". hahaha.

we went to alabang town center to have lunch at brazil! (brazil!) around 1130. luckily, we still got good seats since the place was still not packed. they served asparagus soup then we turned the yoyo green! divina with robert arrived then boogie followed. at the buffet table were salads, paella, pasta, tuna, chicken fingers, mashed potato, some veggies that i didn't try of course.. cakes for dessert... and that's about it. what's f-u-n was, they were serving the bbq'd meat non-stop. it took some time (for them to go to our table) though but it was alright. yummy. gabriel ate macaroni salad, mashed potatoes and he loved the mango cake!

right after lunch, we went to glorietta to get gabriel his new toy car. dax and i saw it last friday when we went to the mall for lunch. since it's his 10th month, we bought it for him. my mom got him a cap. he looks so good in it! he was so funny, he tried to remove it everytime but when my mom told him he looked really good and that he'll use when they walk around the village, he didn't take it off.

we went to bonifacio high street and serendra afterwards. we wanted gabriel to try krispy kreme donuts that dax and i loveee and we also want to try cupcakes by sonja with him. he loves sweets!

the moment we entered cupcakes by sonja, gabriel was doing his funny *takam* look. the store smells so yummy! but the cupcakes for me was ordinary (sorry). i think it's too pricey. anyways, gabriel enjoyed it. he got a box of mini cupcakes for free. i think it was because it's their first year anniversary.

we went to krispy kreme afterwards. he had some free donuts and a hat.

on our way home, he was sooooo hyper. too much sugar? yeah, i think so.

dax and i were so happy he enjoyed his sunday. he was really tired when we got home but still managed to play with his new car.

gabriel went grocery shopping

sundays are usually reserved for grocery shopping. yesterday, we all went to south supermarket and s&r in alabang. it was already 1030am when we left home and in less than half an hour, we were in the supermarket. dax wanted to try if gabriel would like to sit in the push cart. i brought his walkings with me just in case he wants to walk but it seems that he likes the moving pushcart a lot. he was shrieking and smiling. what we did was to give him whatever it is (that he can carry with his 2 small hands) that we'll be putting in the cart such as century tuna - flakes with lemon and butter. we also got him chuckie and some biscuits in animal shapes! i hope he likes them all. according to his pedia, we should start giving him more solids than milk. he might be more *payatot* though since he will need to adjust but he should lessen his milk intake.






after grocery shopping and a quick french baker lunch, we went to s&r which was just a few blocks away. i saw a mountain of stuffed toys and dax and i thought he'd like it. i was just worried he might grab each nose and start biting it (that's what he does with mickey and flabby and henry and all his other stuffed toys).

isn't he extra cute?

my 9 month old son & my 18 year old piano

i woke up earlier than usual today. gabriel was crying and he was looking at me when i opened my eyes. he does this everyday.. he's my wake up call. anyways, i prepared his milk and picked him up after he finished 2 ounces (yes, just 2) since he kept on moving around and i think he wants to go downstairs. while i waited for breakfast, i made him sit in front of my 18 year old piano. and.. i took some pictures. i'm not sure if he'll want to learn to play when he grows up. i started my lessons when i was in grade 3 and stopped when i was already in high school (i think). i had recitals.. i played four hands.. and now, i have zero practice. too bad. dax had some piano lessons too but he liked the drums better. i wanted to take violin lessons when i was younger.. maybe, gabriel would want that! or, no instruments at all. haha!

gabriel looks like he knows how to play the piano:

and obviously... not really knowing how: