Game On!

Bought this a couple of days ago. My Ninang's late birthday gift to me! :-D Yahoo! Just started playing badminton late last month. Thank you Tita Gina :-) I love it!

Today, I Met My Little Niece

Today, my brother and I spent the good part of our day in Medical City visiting my sister who just gave birth earlier. We arrived a little after 1:00 pm with my sister still not back from the OR. My brother-in-law was there in the hospital room to greet us though. It didn't take long before my sister finally arrived looking incredibly tired (understandably) and about ready to pass out but she didn't go to sleep immediately.  We waited for my niece to arrive but the prep was taking a while. To pass the time, my sister and her husband showed us a doll they bought for their new baby girl. 

This, my friends, is Rosie. 

 

My sister and her husband thought that it'd be fun to have Rosie constantly present in my niece's pictures sometime in the near future. However, for health reasons, Rosie must stay clear until further notice before she actually gets to meet her new friend.

(Emo? hahaha)

 I'd like to now forward this small narration to the part where I finally see my niece in person. You have to understand my excitement. After twelve nephews in my father's side of the family and only one niece, finally, we get to welcome another girl.

Everyone, meet Sofia Gabrielle Avecilla-Riofrio. Born on March 19, 2012, 5.4 pounds at 8:45 am. Welcome to the family my dear niece :-D May God bless you with protection against any harm and with bountiful love from all your relatives. Can't wait for the others of our clan to meet you :-D

Tokyo Cafe

Just so you know, I didn't time this post to come right after the Japanese Festival one but it just so happened that we ate at Tokyo Cafe earlier and I felt like writing about it. There's a mall near our house called SM Southmall that is currently undergoing a big revamp. One of the new places that opened in the mall was Tokyo Cafe. My brother and I had always planned to check it out and we had our chance awhile ago after buying a present for my sister.

As I looked through the list of food they have, I noticed that the price of the drinks were that of a typical cafe but the food was expensive. Made me grimace a bit. I ordered a cold green tea drink that I hoped would go along with the clubhouse sandwich meal that I got while my brother asked for some iced cappuccino paired with his french toast. Our drinks came first and the lady said our meals would be arriving in about ten minutes. So we waited it out.

Look, it came with some liquid sugar. I thought the glass for it was cute. The service was a little bit slow but we had a lot to talk about so I didn't really mind but I hope they'd be faster next time we come here. When the food did arrive, mine came first and I was surprised at how big the set was.

It was a three-decker-three-set meal with french fries. The sandwich was a combination of ham, bacon, tomatoes, lettuce, onions, potatoes, mayo, and mustard. And this was considered a light meal in the menu. A little hard to eat - with it being so thick and all - but really good nonetheless. Then, the french toast arrived.

(There were supposed to be six pieces but we forgot to take a picture before diving in for a taste.)

These square pieces of bread were bigger than in it looked in this pic. Another great pick for the night. Loved the whipped cream. On a scale of 1 to 10 in sweetness with 10 being the sweetest, it was probably around a 6 (according to my brother - he ate more of it after all). 

Though that was all we ordered, I couldn't help but look around the other people in the cafe and glanced at the food they ordered (surreptitiously of course). Each dish was more than plentiful for one person. At least you'd get your money's worth in quantity. I have no complaints with the taste. I wish we could have tried more though. Maybe next time.

花火!!! / 02

[For part 1 of this entry, click here]

Part two! As I said in the previous entry, this is where I'll be posting the pictures of us 'dancing' in a circle around the stage in the middle of the courtyard. I don't actually know what we were dancing to but from what I understand, it had something to do with the harvest like soil, water, etc. I think someone told me that but I can't remember now. Basically, the dance went something like this:

〜(￣▽￣〜)

 (〜￣▽￣)〜 

〜(^∇^〜）

（〜^∇^)〜 

┗(＾0＾)┓ 

┏(＾0＾)┛ 

〜(￣△￣〜) 

(〜￣△￣)〜 

ヘ(^_^ヘ) 

(ノ^o^)ノ 

Hahaha! I couldn't resist. They were just too cute. Seriously though, there were different dances for each corresponding element and each dance lasted for a few minutes while going around the stage. It's like a march dance. It sounds silly when I describe it like that but I can't find the words. Here are some of the pictures.

Then here we are. (You can't really see us that clearly in the above pic.)

 (We're behind the girls in yukata)

 (Me and my friends)

 

This was us before dancing. Pretty psyched, right? 

Here are some more random pics from that day.

 

 

 



Like I said. Random pictures. Finally, here are some images of the fireworks. They don't do justice but they're still nice.

BUT! My favorite pictures for the night....!

Super cool   (/^▽^)/


A shout out to my friends Tin and Chino for allowing me to use your pictures. Thank you! And also, a big, big thank you to the Crisostomo family for inviting us. Super duper thanks! ヾ(＾∇＾)


ありがとうございました!