Chloe and I were admiring an artist doing her magic using charcoal, when she blurted out “I want me draw too, Ma” so I asked her if she can sit down still so the lady can draw us, “Yes, Mommy.” We met the artist, Orsi Joni from Budapest. It was her first Art Festival outside Europe and first time in Dubai.
Oink… oink… One day, LittleMiss woke up and declared she love’s Peppa Pig. We have not found one item in the store here, it is expected since we are in a Muslim country. Daddy C went on a business trip to London and only found a Peppa Pig plush toy at the airport before he boarded the plane and it was the last piece. He found this construction playhouse set (similar to Lego) at Toys R Us near his hotel at Houston, without hesitation he bought and had to hand carry back home for the LittleMiss.
Halo-halo is the Philippine’s ultimate summer dessert. It’s the perfect treat as soon as the weather heat’s up. I remember consuming at least 2-4 glasses of Razon’s halo-halo weekly when I was pregnant with Kuya V. Aling Foping’s is a well-known outdoor eatery in Davao located at Matina Town Square (MTS), famous for it’s halo-halo, bibingka and chili con carne. It still remains to be one of our pit stop when we’re visiting Mama in Davao, it’s her favorite place to get this cold treat.
Last weekend, we had a relaxing fun Saturday Pik-Nik at The Westin Dubai. We entered a white picket fence area, chose a blanket to relax on with our basket filled with salad, antipasti, bread, cheese, cookies, cold cuts and sweet treats. A selection of drinks, burgers and hotdogs are also available.
We surprised the LittleOnes with The Happy Sweetheart Box for Valentines day. True to it’s name, the Happy Box definitely brought smiles and giggles to our home – a reason why they deserve a feature here. Here’s a short video of what’s inside.
For the first time we attended some sessions featured at Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, there was a lot to choose from but decided on two session that interested our Kuya V. 1st Session: The War Horse Puppets in Action Daddy and Kuya attended the session together. Both boys were so amazed on how the puppets were made, it takes them 1 year to complete 1 horse. It takes 3 men to carry one horse puppet and they have to study every move a real horse make – how the ears moves, the tail and even the sound it makes. Kuya noticed that he was the only young kid in the audience. His next wish is to watch the War Horse play.
We are excited for the weekend! Our March started off with Kuya V’s term 2 examination (a two weeks stress for me), a good friend will spend the weekend with us and a stay-cation to a nearby Emirate. I have been planning to go meet an author or watch a show at Emirates Airline Literature Festival, but never really got a chance too. Told the boys about the programs this year and both chose to watch the War Horse Puppet show and meet the author of Exploding Loo – Rachel Hamilton.
Philippines has a big Chinese population and we have inherited a lot of their traditions. Binondo is the capital’s China town where you can find the famous Eng Bee Tin which sells traditional Chinese sweets like hopia, ampao rice, mooncake and tikoy. Celebrating Chinese New Year is not complete if one doesn’t get to eat tikoy (Nian Gao), coated with egg and fried. Consider yourself lucky when you receive one as a gift because it means that the person wishes you luck. In Dubai we can’t find any stores selling Nian Gao, worry not because it is easy to make.
Cuddles and Crumbs 