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A few weeks ago, I wrote about Joaquin's birthday party.  This time, I'd like to show you pictures of the party taken through Ces Kasilag's eyes. Ces has been our default party photographer for our last 3 parties.  She knows our preferences and I am happy with her work. Here are the Elmo centerpieces, towers and lanterns by Polkadots Other party details

I was just telling my friends last week that I have no more planned trips for the year. Then,  something unfortunate happened that a trip to Baguio was in order.  Over the weekend, Vic and I made our way to the summer capital. It was an impromptu trip that we had no time to book our hotel for the weekend. Although it was a spur of the moment thing, everything else felt conveniently planned.  Travel was a breeze. Literally. Thanks to the interconnectivity of NLEX, SCTEX and TPLEX we made it to Baguio in 3.5 hours, two stops included. We got back  to Manila in 3 hours because no speed limit was imposed on the whole stretch of TPLEX.  Our usual hotel was fully booked but the alternative was good enough. We stayed at Chalet Hotel, owned and operated by the Dulcinea group. It is only 3 years old so facilities are quite new. It was adequate for our overnight stay.  In our short stay, we managed to try out 5 new restaurants. Yes, we were never hungry. Hehehe. Unfo...

Thanks to the Great Miles Getaway, I was able to score roundtrip business class tickets for Haneda.  We took the PAL red-eye flight from Manila and arrived in Haneda around Midnight. This was a DIY trip with my husband, whose last visit to Japan was more than a decade ago.  You can just imagine his excitement.  I just secured the tickets and left him to make all the other arrangements.  He did the research about airport transfers, booked our hotel and AirBnB accommodations and figured out our stops.  He got a reservation for his Kobe Beef birthday dinner at one of the leading restaurants in town.   This was my third visit to Japan.  First was the Tokyo with the ACS.  Next was Sapporo for the second round of THREE.  This time, with Vic, I was able to explore and familiarize myself with this lovely Japanese city.  Most of my previous trips were spent inside rehearsal rooms so I was glad for the opportunity to come back. I'd like to ...