Cinderella

Watched Cinderella last August 13. We were seated at Balcony 1 of CCP Theater for 1,030 each. We booked for this show really early thats why we were able to get good seats (we also choose to watch the weekday show to get better seats). At that time, no more good seats available for the weekend show.


The show started about 5 minutes late. We'll its still ok compared to other shows/concert which usually starts 30 mins late.

I'm sharing some of the pictures that i took during the play before i got caught. hehe

The glass slippers (it is shown before the movie started)

Their House (with the stepmother and two step sister Portia and Joy)
The Castle (with the king and queen)
The fancy carriage (with the horses and the fairy god mother)

This is one of Lea's fantastic work. Her acting and voice, well how can I describe it? It's really A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!! She really really has strong and powerful voice. I also like her 2 stepsisters (Portia and Joy) perform, they are both funny.

The production was sooo good, the props were nice, how they changed the scenes (fast and not boring) sometimes they do it with a dance. I also like how Cinderella changed her costume from her ball gown to her rag dress for example.

The music was great too, especially "The Prince is Giving a Ball" song. They sang this song several times during the entire play. Around 3-4 times I think. My sister had LSS with that song after the show. hehe

Well this show is definitely worth your money. I would want to watch it again and again and again... hehe I'm giving it a 2 thumbs up!!! :)

Expo @ WTC!

We joined WOFEX at WTC last Aug. 6-9, 2008. I just want to share our booth from the exhibit. The exhibit was both tiring and fun at the same time. My cousin and I headed the said event for our company.

Our booth is quite big for us.. TADA... after almost 5 hours of setting up and bringing all the stocks in our "bodega" at the back. :)
This is the "Pick-up & Go" section. I did the layout of this area.

The famous Ornaments Wall. We always use this when we join bazaar or trade fair.
The Staffs for the 4-day event at WTC. all smiling for our first day... Everyone's excited.
Sadly, we decided to join this event a bit too late. We're not able to get a space at the main hall, we were placed at the annex of the WTC.

Overall the exhibit was a success. We were able to sell boxes and other items at the same time attract new clients.

Waffle Foldover

After watching the play “Cinderella” by Lea Salonga, we decided to eat something. We went to Pancake House and browse through their menu. After sometime my sister and I had an urge to try one of their mouthwatering desserts.

So we ordered their Waffle Foldover. Its P180.00

It has peanut butter, 2 BIG scoops of vanilla ice cream and candy coated choco bites inside a big folded waffle.

It’s really yummy and filling at the same time. If you’re a fan of peanut butter this is a must try! We weren’t able to finish the whole thing because we already had dinner earlier that night.

Will surely eat there again after some time... want to try other desserts and food as well.

Friday's Potato Skins

This is one of the best snack that I have ever tasted. It is rich in flavor It has two flavors, but i forgot to take a picture of the other one (sorry for my blurry picture).


Upside: The Chips are so crunchy!!! yumyum! If you didn't finish this bag in one sitting, its ok, it doesn't change its crispiness fast. You can eat it after 2-3 nights and you will still get the same crisp feeling as you've tasted it the first night you've opened it. Just put it in a sealed container and you'll still get the crispy chips after a few nights of storing.

Downside: I haven't seen this in our local supermarket. I bought this at Duty Free Philippines. I want to go there again and buy a lot of these. My sister and I love this so much.

Do I recomend you to try this?
Yes, yes and yes!!! This is a must try!! and according to it, it is made of real potatoes so i guess its healthier compared to other junk foods.

WOFEX @ WTC this week!!!

Hi! I'm inviting everyone to the 8th International Exposition on Worldwide Food and Beverage, Technologies & Machineries or WOFEX. It is from August 6-9 at World Trade Center. Exhibit hours is from 10am-7pm daily. This is the biggest expo on food and other related products in the Philippines.

Guidelines: only 16 years old and above allowed entry. Business attire preferred. No shorts, sando and slippers.

We have a booth in the expo. booth # 958 at the annex of WTC. We sell packaging materials.

I have few tickets left with me. if your interested, you can text me to reserve a ticket. see you there!!!

A Not So Good Sunday

As much as possible I don’t want to rant in this blog, but having this not-so-wonderful day last Sunday gave me urge to write it here. Maybe it will be helpful to others so that they won’t waste their money. Here goes…

So it’s a Sunday, hurrah family day, we planned to spend our Sunday for a movie and our usual dinner. we went to check out the movie house in RP-midtown. The movie house wasn’t bad; the elevation is high enough for me to see the movie without moving my head. This is important for us especially were a bit small. Also their leg room is quite adequate for those who have longer legs. So big thumbs up for their new movie house. yehey!!! We watched MAMA MIA, sorry for those who liked it, but we (my family and I) did not like it at all. A friend told me maybe because I’m not a musical type of person, but hey, I am. I enjoy The Phantom of the Opera Movie, I enjoy watching different plays. I’m a former choir member, I love music!!! But the movie, it s--k-! Watching this movie is a waste of money and time. I don’t encourage anyone to watch it… but I guess my review is a little too late… sorry!!

So after the movie, we went to UCC to have our dinner. The last time I eat there it wasn’t so bad. The food is ok, but last Sunday I was really disappointed with their food and their staff as well. For their staff, they hired a newbie, who doesn’t know how to answer our queries. Their (UCC’s) menu does not have description of their dishes, since I haven’t eaten there a lot, we have to ask the waitress what’s included in the dishes, and she can’t answer a thing. She had to call another waitress to answer our queries. We ordered Chicken Salad, Croquet Monsieur, Yakiniku Sandwich and Eel Casserole. Before the meal I took the picture of the 2 sandwiches, I thought I would enjoy these two dishes, but I was wrong.

The waitress describes Croquet Monsieur has mozzarella cheese, white sauce, Ham and cheese sounds yummy right? That’s also what I though but Its not. I can do better sandwich than the one that was served. The white sause was a bit bitin.

This is the Yakiniku Sandwich; it has lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes and of course beef. This is better than the other sandwich, but its not superb either.

Verdict: Most probably we won’t eat there again. Aside from their not so delish foods, I can say that the food was a bit expensive. I don’t mind eating expensive food if the satisfaction that I will be getting will be great as well.

Well, this is my opinion only. You may not agree with me its ok. :)

Never a Night

*This is from a friend for the one that he deeply and truly love...

Never a night were my eyes so dry

The thought of understanding just never goes by

How long do you plan on acting this way?

Uncaring, unjust, unthoughtful words you say

I have tried to change but still not enough

You know your at fault but why still so tough?

All I ask is a simple conversation

Your voice through my head to purify my vision

This vision is black, red, all wasted in tears

No such purity, love, this emotions I fear

Why cant you let go, why can’t you just see?

My love surrounding you, so pure and so free

It’s never to late, a vow that was kept

For the love of my life, for the girl that I wept

So grab my hand, hold it nice and tight

And I promise my love, you will sleep good all night

-tsk2

*i hope things would be better for both of them... i hope her mind will clear up soon, so that she wont make any decisions she might regret later on... hoping for the best!

Trusting in My Lord, My Guide

People see me as someone who is bubbly, carefree and has strong personality. That is so true, but what a lot don’t know is that deep inside this strong girl lies a vulnerable self. Yes, I do get tired, crushed, frustrated, and offended. I am not immune to all of these things.

An event took place in my life that shook my faith in God. Some people whom I trust started to talk behind my back. When I found out about this, I became emotionally unstable. First thing I asked myself is what wrong could I have done for them to do this to me. Perhaps many are like that, seeming to find pleasure in talking about other people and forgetting that they may have already hurt someone in the process. Taking revenge also came across my mind, but I know better, I’m not that kind of person. It would only continue the cycle if I took revenge.

My faith saved me from doing something bad and from the desperate situation I found myself in. This is one of the hardest trials I have ever faced. It’s good that God blessed me with good friends who never left me during those times. These friends shared me their strength so I can move on with my life. My friends reminded me that I don’t have to please everyone, and to just do what is right. They also showed me that I have God who won’t leave me in the dark. During those times, my only prayer to Him was “Lord, please be my guide.” I repeatedly say this simple prayer before I went to sleep.

Now, I am not that affected by this issue anymore. But I admit that sometimes I still remember what happened and I can’t stop the pain from coming back. Whenever this happens, I just close my eyes and say that simple prayer “Lord, please be my guide.” I trust in Him and I believe things will heal over time.

Where do you put your trust in?

- Anonymous -

Escape

Why do people tire themselves by working hard all day? Are they just plain workaholics?! Do they want to prove something at the end of the day? That they are good and successful? Or maybe, just maybe they want to waste all their energy. They are just tiring themselves so that when they arrive home, they will just have to eat their dinner and go straight to bed. They don't want to struggle and fight the urge to think about things. They do not want to have enough time and energy to be able to think about the things that they want to forget or the things that are bothering them. In their own way, they have actually found a way to escape reality.

It is amazing how we can pretend that our lives are fine when we are in front of other people, even though fact is it's not. It becomes easy for us to forget things if we are busy, but by the minute that we rest and stop, that is the time when reality will comes rushing towards us. We find ourselves thinking and recalling even the smallest detail of an event; what went wrong or what to do to get over something, perhaps something that was once yours but is now lost forever.. It may be a material thing or someone close to us.

Everything in life is temporary... Cherish every moment and learn to let go when the time comes that you indeed have to let go...