kgb noc xmas party 08

december 13, 2008

the blue leaf

i had an earlier committment, saleng's baby boy miell's 1st birthday at marikina which i'll post next as soon as i get the pictures from her, so my attendance to our department's xmas party was suuper late i was almost teary-eyed while i hastily drove to the venue. i almost did not make it to registration (for the raffle!) hence the drama, gets? especially when there's this gamut of prizes from a game console to a 32" lcd flat screen tv. the tears weren't exactly an exaggeration ok! ehehe

not only did i had to be at a children's party, i also came from a graveyard shift & spent an ample amount of time to bond & have breakfast w/ rye at the pancake house near our place. i woke up 3pm, suppossedly 2pm to give a li'l leeway for hair & make-up. i was only able to insert an extra few mins for a blow-dry...sigh. after which i went to alex' to fetch her & borrowed some of her fancy accessories then drove back home to fetch my daughter & yaya for saleng's son's birthday. the jollibee party started before 5pm & i was supposed to leave 5pm but my daughter was antsy to see the jollibee mascot & we had to at least eat so i stayed for an hour more. i left 6pm (our xmas party registration opened 6pm), sent my daughter & her yaya home, got dressed, put on a thin amateur make-up ahahay then fled to the fort. i arrived before 9pm, the registration closed 9pm, thank God they extended it. after the party, i was no longer sure if all my efforts were worth anything because i only won a P500 sodexho gift certificate! geesshh!!!

anyway, i was surprised to still had sincere fun the entire time. i did mention on my previous post that i was in charge of the entertainment, once again. i was able to successfully & cheaply book (hehe) the juan pablo dream yeyeye!!!

jpd during their 2nd set

jpd here while waiting for their 2nd set my girls plus me

my team

as expected, my british boss extensively enjoyed the band which was my objective in the first place.

the venue was posh, the food was fantastic, the people were fun, everybody won something & the band completely made the night just perfect.

riverpark

i got so excited when my sis-in-law & kumare got a tiangge stall at the riverpark in marikina for the park's annual christmas bazaar. the lease is until next month only.

alex was finally able to market her unique art-y accessories, ones she personally crafts & sam looked clearly delighted everytime she was able to sell a one or 2 of her also unique merchandise of clothes, accessories, figurines & sex toys. yes, sex toys!!! hahaha

watching & helping them sell got me so engrossed i even thought of renting my own stall & have a bodega sale! but ofcourse the yearning got immediately spoiled when my mom gave me a big NO NO. i have work so i won't be able to man the stall 24x7. my sister's pregnant (yes! she's having a boy in 3 more months!), my mom has to tend to my dad when he gets home from work every night & selling would greatly stress her. so i had noone.

setting aside the inggit hehe, i still found time to visit sam & alex' tiangge every after work & enjoyed watching the thick crowd & the ruckus brought about by price negotiations & the hustling & the non-stop touching & not buying (of goods) of those who entered the tiny but fabulous stall of ours (uy nakisali!)

that's alex; that's my back...i brought old clothes to sell which i'm afraid are still not disposed off yet *:(

november 20, 2008
saleng's bday! i went to the tiangge one night & met w/ my lovely friend saleng & brought her a slice of cake for her birthday. we walked to a nearby bar to celebrate after the bazaar closed at 2am. we tried the new infinit alcopop (2.5% alcohol content) & shared a bottle each. we said our goodbyes before 5am. lovin' ya always saleng! mwaaah!

saleng & myself; sam; saleng's brother & his gf

rayne's 3rd birthday

november 23, 2008

shakey's tomas morato

yipee! another amazingly fun birthday bash i personally brewed for my lovely daughter who just turned 3 yo. last month!

why shakeys? - my kumare's daughters had a party at shakeys 2 months earlier at a different branch & i was greatly satisfied with the taste & quantity of the food they served at that party.

cake & cupcakes - from ana baluyut

tarpaulin & ty cards - by daddy ryan

loot bags & souvenirs - by mommy genna

balloons, playmats & crayolas - by shakeys

barney mascot - kidzstar kastles

this time i invited close relatives only & a few chosen kumares. our objective was to make it a smaller affair than last years & much warmer, one which our daughter would recognize everyone around her.

problem was, rayne caught the flu the day before her party so she wasn't able to really mingle much, not even w/ the kids. you'd see her mostly cuddled by her dad, by me, or by her yaya. my poor baby...

anyhoo, everyone had a blast, which got me surprised, considering most guests are adults. the key ingredient to rayne's party that made it all 101% fun? the super hilarious clowns i hired c/o rayne's ninang saleng...& their fee was cheap!

rayne's fabulous cake by ana baluyut

souvenir items & showing off daddy R's wonderful tarp work

loot boxes, souvenirs & game prizes

we started off an hour late (as usual, parang cebu pac ah! hehe). there's the birthday song, the games, the clowns, balloon twisting, magic, & ofcourse i got barney! barney danced, barney sang (not really. swayed, yes) the i love you song with all the kids, food!, candle blowing & picture taking w/ the barney mascot & lastly, the loot bag giving.

kumareng alex; jolo, ate ann & aj

sam, rt, ian & pink barney!; fontanillas w/o shiela, saleng, miell & jun

family picture w/ pink barney at the front

family picture w/ pink barney at the back

the lolas; guests tuned to the funniest clowns ever

aj, involuntarily sang solo the happy birthday song; delos reyes youngs

my baby's a li'l scared of clowns, just like mama hehe; my baby w/ her tito mico

ice cream all you can while waiting for all the guests to arrive; rayne coloring play mats

biboy, nik & mica; the birthday song

rayne had no appetite for pizza, pasta nor chicken; cute sway w/ her snow white costume

everybody's obviously enjoying ha!

jaramillas; trish, badeth & nick

kids lovin' it; adults too!

rayne's cousins w/ barney; kainan na!

miell, ninang saleng

my cute daughter w/ her tito aj; ate anna, jolo & badeth

baby boys having dinner (sam & tylord; saleng & miell)

ninang dimple & ninang alex; the youngest getting face paint

my baby blowing her 3 purple candles; nick, rt, sam & me!

watching & participating in the magic show

w/ daddy ryan

the goths, my niece trish & the photographer alex

face painting

nik & jolo; my supportive mom

the store manager was quite impressed by rayne's loot bag presentation & ty cards that he asked to take one of each. (thank you!)

we packed up before 7pm, rushing the rest who still wanted to get face painted. everyone of my relative left w/ a wide smile on their faces.

phew! nice job me hehe.

my daughter at 3 already learned how to:

bike

dance in rhythm

form sentences clearly

sing songs w/ correct lyrics

is still a die-hard fan of spongebob squarepants

eats by herself

potty-trained!

calls everybody by name

very obedient & respectful, uses 'opo' in place of 'yes'

very eager to go to school which she will next year june

max'd sweetness!!! etc etc

my birthday with for my princess? - that she gets well (because she was sick on her day) & that she starts to learn to clean up after herself hehe.

ryan & i agreed to spend less on her next birthdays to save money. money we can spend on a family trip abroad in a year or 2. hongkong na sana!