Weekend Tidbits

We spent the weekend in Manila for two very important things: my dear tito's funeral and my nephew's 1st birthday.  

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After the funeral, we had lunch at Resorts World.  It was also a breather of sorts for us before heading out to the birthday party.

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Baby Eli's birthday party at Bayview Hotel.  I loved the set-up.  It was really nice :)

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Aly is such a lolo's and lola's girl!

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Enjoyed the photobooth with the sibs.  Too bad the hubby missed this.  He was somewhere mingling with my BIL's business associates.

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Ironic, I know -- both events happened on the same day so you can just imagine the emotional rollercoaster that we had to go through, but both are really worth going home for.  I wouldn't miss them for the world.  

Instagram

As I mentioned in my previous post, Instagram is one of my favorite apps on my new iPod Touch.  Big thanks to my friend Cia for getting me started on this.

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I haven't posted a lot of photos yet and I have yet to learn more about how this app really works, but I'm having so much fun with it.  I love the different filters that you can use on your photos.  Here are some of the photos that I've shared so far:

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Caught Aly playing with the iPod. Richard and I love the top right photo.  Heehee!

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I finally decided to have my eybrows fixed by a pro. I was at Browhaus last week.

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Aly excited for an afternoon with friends to celebrate a birthday.

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Learning how to eat Korean.  My Korean friend (Aly's BFF's mommy) took me and another mommy-friend for lunch.

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Our little girl's off to sunday school because this year she is set to have her first Holy Communion.  So excited!

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A new addiction?  Aly and I finished this pack of macarons in less than 30 minutes. 

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Typical grocery day lunch at Hua Seng Hong: shrimp wonton and bbq pork noodles with chrysanthemum tea.

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I missed the free facial (voucher they sent to me was in Thai!), but happy with what I got.  I'm loving my membership even more with these free samples that are perfect for travel.  All I need now is to go on a trip!

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Richard's pasalubong the other night: crepe cake with strawberry sauce.  Yummy!

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My suking Japanese food delivery service let me down yesterday for reasons I could not understand and it broke my heart.  Thank goodness for good old reliable room service.  I got fried rice with pork and fried egg.

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Boo!  No, it's not Halloween yet.  Heehee!  This is the face that my husband has to endure every night.  Haha!  Treating my zits with Mario Badescu drying lotion.  I thought I've seen the last of my pimples in my teens.
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This morning: R makes the best coffee ever!

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If you're on Instagram too, let me know so I can follow you :)

iPod Touch

My sister got herself a new iPhone so she gave me her iPod Touch.  This baby was a gift from mom and dad from their US trip.  I remember mom and dad's original plan was to give one to each of their four children, but I declined, saying that I'm not really a techie, and asked for Michael Kors instead.

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Until a couple of weeks ago, when the iPod arrived...All I can say is, "where have you been all my life?!"

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My new baby with a Madonna wallpaper, ofcourse!  I also kinda splurged on the protective sleeve since I got the iPod for free -- in purple, double ofcourse!

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So now I'm a kulelat techie being a late bloomer in the gadget department.  Haha!  Apparently, there's more to this baby than just playing music -- it has a camera, you can download apps, go paperless with the notes....my favorite apps are Instagram, Grocery List, the calendar which I sync with my Google calendar and Alarmed.  All the apps that I'm using now are free, which is a big plus.  I haven't bought any of the paid apps yet, but I know I'll get there soon.  I'm still looking around for the ones that are really worth buying.

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I'm also looking at the possibility of blogging via iPod Touch.  Gosh!  I sound so techie already!  Haha!  But really, I think my life has changed a bit since I got this baby.  I feel so cool whenever I whip it out of my bag.  Heehee!  Thanks, Ange, mom and dad for giving me the iPod.  It's a great gadget to have around.  I love you!  

DIY Storage for Bangles

 My bangle collection is growing so it's time to get them organized. 

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Materials: a plastic storage bin + cardboard -- those cardboard cores for aluminum and plastic wrap would have been perfect for this, but the ones that I have in the kitchen are not yet finished and I couldn't wait any longer so this will have to do for now.

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Organized the bangles according to color (that's just me, you don't really have to do this!)...

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And voila!  A more organized bangle storage.

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This is how it looks from the side.

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Hope this helps! :)