This Sunday, I celebrated my birthday at Milky and Sunny, with family and friends.
It was so much fun!
First
of all, Ate Star, designated party planner (and one-woman design team),
turned the already beautiful M&S into an even more colorful and
happy space.
Second, the food was overflowing and delicious! :) Plus, Moonleaf Teas for our beverage.
Third, I had four birthday cakes -- four of my favorite cakes (because I have just so many on my list, hehe).
Wait, this is inaccurate. I had four boxes of cakes.
But, to be exact, I had 2 1/2 cakes , 2 mini cakes, and 1 pie.
Half of CBTL's Chicago Cheesecake plus two mini tiramisu cakes, Chocolate Cake from Polly's (best chocolate cake evahh!), Banoffee Pie from Purple Oven and Strawberry Shortcake from Conti's.
The cakes... were for me, the highlight of the party, because I've really, really, really wanted to celebrate my birthdays like this for a long, long, long time, but it just seems fitting and more special to do it this year since I turned a quarter-of-a-century-old. :P
(More photos as soon as I acquire them from everyone who took pictures... so many beautiful shots!!).
Thanks so much, you guys!!!!
To Ate Star, for being so crafty and arty, and spending a whole lot of time handmaking the decors.
To Kuya Botchie (KB), for patiently driving us back and forth (to Katipunan, Galle, Kapitolyo, etc, etc), and for the Purple Oven Banoffee Pie! :) To Framie, too, for coming to M&S, though you were feeling under the weather.
To Bernard, the owner of M&S, for allowing me to celebrate in your resto, for letting your kitchen cook some special dishes just for my birthday, and for not charging me corkage for bringing in my cakes and teas. Hehe! To both Bernard and Don, for my half-a-cheesecake from CBTL and my two mini tiramisus.
To Cai (my poste), for being the official photographer (aka "documentarist" hehe), and to Chen, for helping Ate Star decorate. To both of you, for the Conti's Strawberry Shortcake.
To Ate Dang and Cheska, for the book and the awesome mixed tape (ay CD pala!). I'm listening to it right now, the songs are awesome!!! :)
Also, to my Mom and Dad, who weren't there, but who let me and Ate and KB out of the house on a Sunday! And of course, for bringing me forth unto this world. Hehehe! :P
Laters,
Binky
~photos by Star, Bernard and me. Please don't steal.
My goodness! It's Saturday again! This week passed by so quickly.
I've been so busy in the office, I didn't have time to update at all.
But last week was pretty eventful, indeed!
Last Sunday, I had my hair re-colored (I'm slightly a redhead now, yep, only slightly!), then two dinners. What?!! :P
Here's dinner number one at Pino, Malingap.
Carbonara with mushrooms (but this is a special request from Ate, because we weren't in the mood for the usual Sisig Carbonara). Yum!!!
Then, we went to Eastwood to meet with KB and Framie and Bernard, and also, to grab dinner number 2.
What was supposed to be a "salad dinner" (we already ate at Pino, remember?), turned out to be...
Caesar Salad. Ate's Favorite!
and... Shrimp Mango Quesadilla...
... and Chicken Finger BLT with Fries!
We couldn't help ourselves! Eating for five people again!
Then on Monday, we bought this cake - Conti's Strawberry Shortcake- for Dad for his birthday. It's our family's favorite.
Yun lang!
Friday was also fun, eating with friends at Pino, Jupiter. But that's for another post! :)
Til next time,
Binky
Last Sunday, we (me, Ate Star) went to Robinson's Galleria for a get-together with our cousins (fatherside). We watched The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and I cried the whole time. I thought it was heartwarming, hopeful, at times depressing (very, very), but I did enjoy the film, overall. The soundtrack was fab. Asleep by The Smiths!!
Anyhoo, afterwards, KB and Framie joined us to eat well.. at Eat Well. Hehe! Chinese food!
Over dinner, we talked about college experiences, first loves (and first heartbreaks), Europe, bands, bikes, art, going to the States, money, work, movies, more heartbreaks.
KB also very kindly and very coolly helped our niece Cheska with her trigonometry homework. KB still remembers so much from his classes, it's amazing! High school math was tough, I honestly don't remember how I survived it!
He wrote the answers on tissue paper. What a geek! Ahaha!
It was really fun.
Aside from the occasional meeting with my cousins or friends, my visits to Galle are rare, and I usually only go just for two things:
1. Saizen - the superstore to get useless, 85-peso, Japan-made knick knacks; and,
2. Ms. Polly's- for their chocolate cakes.
Ms.Polly's is at the top of my favorite (chocolate) cakes list. Moist, rich, but not super sweet.. it's just.. heavenly!
Anyone who knows me well would also know that I have a love affair with cakes. And here it is, my number one -- my perfectly round, perfectly delicious chocolate cake.
This week has been super busy, what with all the things I have to do at work! Grr.
I can't wait for the weekend already.
Until next time,
Binky
