Mother's Day

Our Mother's Day activities started off wrong because I was really sleepy the whole time having stayed up late to make the Mother's Day post. We even had to go commute to TriNoMa after church because my mom had to go to yoga and she's heading straight there after. Then when me and my sibs stop by McDonald's to grab a quick breakfast, they didn't have breakfast anymore even though those were the only pictures they had on. When we finally got to TriNoMa, it was wild! It was like a third of Manila decided to converge on this exact same triangle!



It took us close to an hour to just to find a restaurant because

1. we wanted something different from our usual fare
   
2. there really were that many people
3. and we were cheapskates (at least I was)

We ended up eating at Fish and Co. because

1. it seemed different from our usual fare
2. even though there were many people here, they gave us free snacks and drinks while we waited
3. and I thought fish was supposed to be cheap

Boy was I wrong. Ok, to some this might not be considered expensive. To me though it is. My upper limit per plate is P350 max unless it's eat-all-you-can then I'd consent to go up to P600, and once to P900. This one was at least P500/plate and didn't include drinks. I didn't have the heart order, but we eventually settled on a few things. Mostly Fish and Chips and a New York Fish and Chips which had cheese. I ordered the Grilled Porkchop Basilica to share with my mom (she has yet to arrive at the place because the line going in to the parking was terrible).



The food turned out quite good (it better be right?). I like the porkchops, though the rest of them didn't. They liked the fish which I thought was ok. In fact I'd say the whole experience was fun if not for the costs hehe... I'm such a cheapskate. Well, as long as my mom was happy, we were happy. And she got a surprise too (oh, I forgot to mention that we picked this one partly because they promised to surprise moms with a gift hehe).



She got some tote bag and GC from Rustan's. And they even commissioned somebody from Digiprint to take photos of their guests as souvenirs.


From left to right, there's my brother, his fiancée, my grammy, mom's sis, mom, my sis, and me. This one was actually taken using our camera, I couldn't scan the one she took because our scanner's broken (for about a couple of years now... hmm, come to think of it, I don't even know where it is now).

So why this lengthy discussion about our Fish and Co. lunch? Because my mom wanted me to blog about them. Said she appreciated their service, how they responded with courtesy and even enthusiasm with each of our many requests. So if anyone from Fish and Co. TriNoMa ever wander into this blog, our heartfelt thanks for making our mom feel special.

Then we wandered aimlessly around the mall until we were pulled in by DQ for dessert. I can just imagine the calories we ingested that day, not that I'm concerned or anything.

Before we headed home, we swung by Timezone where my mom somehow ended up playing the simulated version of the game show Deal or No Deal.



Finally, we went to Thewi Thai Massage (more about them next time) for nth time. Had a relaxing and satisfying time before we all went home.



All in all, while it didn't start out well, it ended well, with all of us relaxed and my mom happy (at least I hope). And that is what's most important after all right?

So how'd yours go? Feel free to write and let me know. I'd love hear about your Mother's Day experience too! God bless you all! :)

Photohunt: Happy Mother's Day

It's Mother's Day! Happy Mother's Day to all moms out there!

Here's my mom, and she's my date last September 5, 2003 at the Manila Hotel. The day I took my oath as a licensed Physical Therapist.



We don't always see eye to eye on a lot of things, but she's always supported me. Yes, sometimes grudgingly, much like Marlin having difficulty seeing Nemo let go of his training wheels. But moms will be moms right?

I remember on the way home, I got a pretty scolding for wearing the lousy shirt I'm wearing. A cotton shirt will never look formal, it will crumple when you move. See mom? I remember what you tell me.

Things like this happen all the time because she loves me, I know that. And I? I definitely love her. I sure wish I say it enough, I don't and now it's sort of awkward to say so without an occasion. (Thank God for Mother's Day right?) I know this is cheesy, and I'm not likely to ever show this to my mom, but it doesn't matter. If I'm to start a blog, I might as well start it right and say the things that really matter to me.


Now I wasn't exactly tagged by Dianne, I sort of saw her post and tagged myself. I think it's a worthy cause and since there is no specific theme for this week I thought I'd go ahead and hit 2 birds in 1 stone. :)

1st Bird: PhotoHunt. Just found out about this last night after coming across Aloha Penny's entry and I got intrigued. Now I'm not much of photographer, but it's really quite simple. A theme is given for each Saturday. I just need to post a photo that best represents the theme and voila!

2nd Bird: A Mother's Day meme. Rules are simple: (1) Post a photo of you and your mom together and include “I heart my mom” somewhere. (2) Tag your friends! I'm only tagging a few people: runaway cat, tiffy, cams, maybe arbet, and carney. If you feel like doing this, just go ahead and do what I did, tag yourself!

Here's another one for the road!


Yep, that's the chocolates I'm giving her. (courtesy of my friend Pia--I'm sure you don't object right?)

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