weekend yeys!

I've been away for almost the whole weekend. Where I've been to? Here's a roll of the events:

• Dinner with Lloyd's family at SM Sta Rosa to celebrate Lyeo's (their bunso) birthday. It was a super fun day that we got to bond with their extended family's babies: Yuri and Yohan. Yuri was so matakaw (but really cute) and Lloyd's Tatay Gavine enjoyed taking care of Yohan. hihi. And I was still able to pull a little surprise for Lyeo, where all the diners in Max's knew that it's his birthday (+ a free birthday ice cream :p) HAHA. 

Yuri and Yohan with the drummer boy from SM's Christmas parade

• We did some grocery shopping with Lloyd's parents and Lyeo and his girlfriend Mich. Ang cute lang. I'm really at home with them that Nanay trusts me with the items I suggest especially with the girly stuffs (while Lloyd sidecomments "ano na naman yan?!?" hehe. boys. pfft)
• After several months, I was able to visit a CLP again, at SFC Dela Paz-Golden City chapter. As soon as we arrived, the speaker Bro Jomz asked Lloyd if he could be the sharer for Talk 11 (Life and Mission of SFC) and I'm glad Lloyd willingly said yes. WOW. So he was called in front of about 30 people and told us how he has been blessed by God through SFC, with his studies, his career, his family. And the best part of the sharing? He said "And syempre, ang greatest blessing eh yung nakilala ko yung girlfriend ko, yung God's gift ko, na mahal na mahal ako, na talagang inaalagaan ako...." (at biglang hindi ko na narinig 'yung iba nyang sinabi dahil kinilig na ako. ^_^)
• Reunited with my true love: playing worship music. I've been on hiatus for quite a while, and I just missed playing the guitar for the Lord that I just strummed the strings with all I can. I know I'll be back. 
• a CLP night with Bro Lloyd would never be without a fellowship. so we had some movie marathon at Sis Majo's house and watched The Amazing Spiderman. It really issss ammaaazzziiing! Spiderman IS amazing!  
• After having lunch on Sunday, we drove to Genber Emporium in Landayan to shop for cabinets for the Carmona home. Ha! I chose the cabinets and the shoe rack that Nanay liked as well. weeeee... plus points! And I love it how Lloyd listens to my suggestions especially if it's for the home. :p 
• Finally, double movie date with Fafa Ray and Mars (visit their blog here). weeee! and Skyfall was really awesome. James Bond is still James Bond. And we also loved the character of the antagonist Raoul Silva. Mean yet funny and uhhmm...gay. hehehhe...

Monthsary double date is now a habit. :)

• To finally cap off the night, Lloyd and I dropped by for some barbeque and isaw for dinner . And we therefore conclude "iba pa rin ang streetfoods, malasang malasa talaga" yuurrrmmm!!! 

Whew! Thank You Papa God for yet another fun weekend, for affirming me that I'm at home with Lloyd's family, for the gift of music, and for the company of good friends. :) Amazing, Lord!

731 days of love. ♥

September 24, 2012, 1:15 AM. We are exactly two years together!

Well, we welcomed the day with our friends, slept at around 3am, got up at noon just in time for lunch. Pretty lazy day at first as we had to wait for Lyeo to come home from work (because he brings the motorbike with him). So at around 4:00 PM, we put on our motor gears: rubber shoes, black jacket, backpacks, Lloyd's hand gloves, arm sleeves, and our helmets and started hitting the road at 4:20 PM. Destination: Tagaytay City! ♥

Our route itself was exciting as we are trying on a new one. We took the Timbao road which is just near Carmona Estates. The road leads to Laguna technopark where I got a view of Amkor's plant 4 (hurray!). Unfortunately, since we don't have a Nuvali sticker, we were not allowed to pass through Nuvali gate so we had to re-route via Greenfield and drove along with the shuttle buses for employees working in the Technopark.

We traveled this route for 1 hour 15mins with our motorbike

Our journey was easy and breezy and I really thank God for the perfect weather. There was no traffic and no hassle at all. And we knew we're near our destination as we already felt the cool Tagaytay breeze passing through our helmets and touching our faces. Finally, at 5:35 PM, we checked in at Keni Po hotel.

photo from wandering gene

We fell in love with the place at once! Well, I first checked out some hotels in tripadvisor to find some cozy yet affordable places to stay in Tagaytay, and this hotel has really captured my interest. It's just along Tagaytay-Calamba road, right beside one of my favorite churches, Ina ng Laging Saklolo Parish Church. The room we had was just small and simple, but really comfortable. (unfortunately though, we don't have much pictures since we're not fond of taking pictures of ourselves. boo!) A sliding door leads you to a veranda, and our room is facing right the parking lot of the church (weeee!). The room also has its own mini-bar where it serves bottled water, soda, beer and snacks, which you may get anytime and just pay later when you check out. We really loved the place that we will surely come back here every after 3 months. :) Anyway, more pics on their blogsite: http://keniporooms.blogspot.com/

We then felt our tummies grumbling at around 7pm and decided to drive along Tagaytay and find a place to dine. Where to? We have no idea! But we simply enjoyed our stroll, with still the cold breeze kissing our faces, and we were led to Carlo's Pizza. It's just in the same compound as Starbucks and Teriyaki Boy. We first thought of dining at Teriyaki Boy or Yellow Cab, but I insisted that we don't since we can also find these restos in Manila. We gotta try something new! So yes, we gave Carlo's pizza a shot!

Carlo's Pizza is an Italian restaurant which also offers a good view of the Taal Lake. Unfortunately though, since it's already dark, we can no longer see the lake. But the cool breeze from the lake and relaxing ambiance in the resto made the night romantic. :) Service was good and the waiters were attentive. Now for the food choices, since Lloyd and I are both salad lovers, Caesar Salad won't be missed in our choices. I had a dish of Spaghetti Bolonese while Lloyd had a two-pc chicken combo, one of which was Italian-glazed and one was crispy fried. Finally, since we are dining in a pizza place, why not try their pizza! Hence we had their Pizza Verona (it has garlic, mozarella and cheddar cheese) which was delightfully tasteful and was made even more special when you put on some Caramba Chili Verde which of course is a chili sauce but still brings out the pizza's natural taste even more. hhmmm yumyum!

Affordable Italian dining experience 

Pizza Verona!

We capped off the night by dropping by Starbucks to have coffee for desert, for some more kwentuhan, planning, discussing about some more stuffs, and just simply laughed around. That's where Lloyd is best at, making me laugh and making my heart equally happy and joyful. :)


The next morning, we hit the road once again at around 11am, dropping by the pineapple stalls for pasalubong for his and my home. Stress-free travel! Thank you Lord. ♥ and if there's one most special thing about this trip, that is I know that I could always live like this and I could always enjoy these simple roadtrips with my sweetest blessing. There'll be more roads to take, and even foods to eat, and I'm sure I'll enjoy every piece of every moment. Being on our second year, maybe we were already past through that very cheesy stage. Because right now, we're just busy - and excited - of working and planning and building for our future, together. ♥

my daily dose

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*ring ring ring* 

I gave him a ring but he's not answering. I tried again after 10 mins but I got rejected. MY GOSH! I just have to hear his voice since we haven't talked for the day yet! I SIMPLY NEED TO HEAR HIS VOICE. THAT'S ALL. 

so after 5 mins, he texted back: "Sorry nasa chapel kasi ako nung tumawag ka." 

wow. thank You Papa God. such simple words but just enough to be thankful to You for this guy.

Salo Set A

A simple dinner is all it takes.

A simple dinner to take my breath away.

I just love how you want me to bond with your family, and much more with how you bond with mine. 

Our dinner last Monday was just awesome. Happy tummy, happy heart.

I can just be ever grateful for you. for Us. 

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