10 Things That Made Me Happy On My Birthday

1. The beautiful and loving family I am blessed to have in my life.
2. The sweet birthday kiss I received from my little girl.
3. The fabulous weather. The sky was so unbelievably blue!
4. The gotto and crunchy tokwa't baboy I devoured for breakfast. Delish!
   
5. The first lotto ticket I'd ever bought. It would be more fun if I won the lottery though.
   
6. The big bunch of flowers from A. They were so beautiful.
7. The dinner date at Le Souffle Rockwell with A. Great ambience and great food. A loved the succulent rib-eye steak and the Ciabatta bread and the grilled chicken and dessert I had were superb. The only thing that ruined the moment was the little roach roaming around our table. Thank God the roach decided to stroll before the first course was served or else I'll freak out. They had us of course moved to another table.
   
8. The steaming cup of Morrocan mint tea after the heavy supper.
9. The amazing feeling of being surrounded by books. We had a Fully Booked trip after the dinner. I was tempted to buy Sherry Argov's "Why Men Marry Bitches?". Not that I'm a bitch or anything. Well, okay define bitch. Hehe.
10. The late night movie to cap it all off. We watched "Tropic Thunder" which is by far one of the funniest movies I had ever seen. I swear I had no clue it was Tom Cruise!
    

My Birthday Wish List

Just random things I would love to have.

Nikon D40x. A beginner's DLSR. Not too pricey and easy to use. *My dearest A will get this for me. Yay!*

Lumix LX3. A 10.1 megapixel point-and-shoot camera with interchangeable lens. How cool is that?


MacBook Air. Who wouldn't want the world's thinnest notebook?


Belkin CushTop or any brand of comfortable lap desk. I need one badly. I am tempted to use a bed tray right now or DYI my own stand.


Wireless Mighty Mouse. Not than I'm an expert or anything but I find it hard to edit images using the trackpad.

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Montorguiel GM. Simple, stylish but not overly expensive. Yeah, sure.

Image from http://louisvuitton.com

Any great books on parenting, housekeeping, cooking and Origami or any good books/novels period.

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So there.

* All other images are from Amazon.

the party suppliers

Our hula girl turned ONE on May 12. We had a small celebration at home and had the big bash on the 18th. The party was a blast! Everyone had fun.

Thanks to our families and friends who had gone a long way despite the weather. Party will never be a success without you guys. Salamat din to all who helped to make the party possible. And most importantly, we thank God for keeping our precious baby healthy. Cheers!

The Theme: A Birthday Luau!

The Hula Girl’s Outfit: Gras Skirt, Flower Haku [Head Lei], Leis - Hidalgo St., Quiapo
Cotton Crochet Bikini Top - DIY by MIL

The Hula Girl’s Photos: The Picture Company, Alabang
http://www.picturecompany.com.ph/

The Venue: Orchard Golf and Country Club Community Main Hall
http://www.theorchardgolf.com/

The Invites and the TY Cards: DIY by Tito Pipo and printed by Ninang Tin

The Cater: Town’s Delight
http://www.townsdelight.com/

The Cupcake Tree) and the Chocolate Fountain: Sweet Solutions
http://www.sweetsolutionsbakeshop.com

Balloon Décor, Styro Art, 3d Standee,Tarpaulin: ArTin Balloons
http://artinballoons.multiply.com

The Host: Ms. Bubbly of Clowning Around
http://www.clowningaround.com.ph/

The Main Act: Amazing Bubble Show by Clowning Around
http://www.clowningaround.com.ph/bubble_show.html

The Side: Glitter Tattoo
http://artinballoons.multiply.com

The Giveaways, Loot Bags and Prizes: Leis - Quiapo, Banig Bags - Rockwell, Toys/Prizes - Divisoria and SM Supermarket

The Food Cart: Nestle Ice Cream Party Package
http://www.nestle.com.ph

The Photographer/Videographer: Director’s Cut
http://www.directorscutdvp.com

Others: Sound System, Turkey and Lechon [Daddy's resources]

PHOTOS HERE