Happy Birthday, Little Brother!

It's my little brother, Manfred's birthday today! :) Nikko and I joined the "I'm Shoe in Love" bazaar at the NBC tent today (will post about it in the succeeding days) and so my family decided to celebrate Manfred's birthday in the Fort area.

Here are some photos:

Happy Birthday, Big little brother! <3 Thank you for the insane inside jokes! :)

With the family.

Nikko and Janna

 And of course, it was time for some outfit photos:

Top - Zara; Skirt - Bazaar; Shoes - Pab Der. This is also what I wore to the bazaar itself.

Necklace - Boracay

Bag - gift from my maternal grandma, Lola Nanay

8th Anniversary Dinner at Cafe Ysabel

We had our anniversary dinner last Thursday at the very cozy Cafe Ysabel. It's famous for its romantic ambiance and its delectable food choices. As a matter of fact, the Anthony Bourdain visited this restaurant a few years ago.

While waiting for our food

Hello, Nik!

:)

Lobster Crustacean Bisque

US Rancher Steak Fillet

Seafood Pasta in Olive Oil

Dress - Forever 21; Shoes - Charles and Keith; Bag - Prada; Headband and Belt - from a bazaar

<3

Cafe Ysabel

 

It was such a lovely night for both of us. Thank you, Nikko for dinner. :)

Café Ysabel

455 P. Guevarra Street, San Juan Metro Manila

(632) 726-9326 and (632) 725-5089

Blufish

Last night's dinner was at Blufish in Eastwood City, Libis. Blufish is part of the Red Crab group so expect nothing but fresh seafood goodness.

Shrimp and Lobster Bisque

Grilled Prawns Tandoori

Paella Royale

Ah! The Red Crab Group really never fails!


Blufish, Eastwood Mall

G/F, Eastwood Mall Veranda, E. Rodriguez Jr. Ave., Bagumbayan, Libis

Quezon City, Metro Manila

Philippines

(02) 900-0886

Shabu Shabu

I'm a big fan of Shabu Shabu. As a matter of fact, Healthy Shabu Shabu is my most favorite restaurant in Powerplant Mall. I find soup very relaxing. Plus, I know it's healthy, too.

Here are food photos of our dinner last Wednesday.

Fate

Tonight, I went out with Nikko 'cause his relatives from the States invited us to dinner. We had dinner at Something's Fishy, Eastwood. It was my first time to meet Nikko's uncle and aunt from the States but I was already able to meet their 7-year old son, Jordan Oip before. Three years ago, when I visited my own relatives in California, I met Jordan. My uncle there runs a day care center and I didn't know that one of the kids there was Nikko's cousin! It was only when I saw a list of the kids who were in the day care, that was posted on the fridge that I found out that Jordan is Nikko's cousin. Talk about fate.

So this is what I wore:

Mullet Dress - Shoppesville; Shoes - made by Nikko; Bag - BCBG

I like this photo a lot but it's blurry.

It's my good friend, Ice!!! I saw her on our way to Something's Fishy!

with Nikko

Seafood Paella! Yum! <3

With some of Nikko's relatives

Photos by Nikko Santos and Heart (Nikko's cousin)

 

Too bad I wasn't able to take photos of me and Jordan 'cause he fell asleep even before dinner.

Tali Beach

Last night's dinner was at Seafood Island, Araneta Center. We like going to Seafood Island not just because we love seafoods, but also because when we can't decide which food to mix and match, their boodle feasts would always be the solution.

We ordered the Tali Beach Boodle, which features grilled chicken, shrimp, liempo, squid, tilapia, tahong and crabs with grilled tomatoes, lato, watermelon, green mangoes and steamed rice. Since there were only four of us (Mommy, Manfred, Nikko and me), we just ordered the smaller version, the one that's good for 3 to 4 persons.

Of all the boodle feasts we've tried, this is the best in terms of presentation.

Look at those hanging shrimps!

When the feast was over, Nikko used up some of the untouched, thus clean banana leaves to make me a pair of earrings.

Haha! :)

Thank you, Nikko for my earrings! :)