ICHIBA WITH MY BP GROUP

I love celebrating birthdays. Not only does it ensure a getogether with special people in our lives with great food, but I also get a blast seeing other people grow old.

Bwa ha ha ha ha!!! Bitter sentiments from a senior citizen looking lady!!! He he he he he!

Of course I'm kidding. I'm happy to celebrate and see friends/family being blessed more by turning a year older. It is indeed a getogether of merriment, laughter, and love!

Just like when we recently celebrated the birthday of our BP friend Gem. She treated us to a staycation in Belmont Hotel, then for dinner, we all went out for ICHIBA in Resort's World. We all had fun because not only did we savor delicious Japanese food but everyone got along so well (yep even the kiddies) that we all enjoyed chatting up the night.

PLUS, kaming mga "Titas of Manila" were so glad that the youngest of our group is finally catching up to us "oldies." Bwa ha ha ha ha!

(Belated) Happy Birthday dear! Tumanda ka na din like us Gem! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

The BP Group are in ICHIBA, Japanese Market!

We had dinner here last year also for Gem's birthday. And since we all had a delightful dinner then, we thought of having the same thing tonight.

MOTHER'S DAY CELEBRATIONS 2018

The MOTHER'S DAY SEASON is here once again and that means I'll see a barrage of social media posts on how users love their mothers with matching quotes and pictures. I'm happy for them and feel their joy in celebrating this wondrous holiday with the first women in their lives. But really for me, MOTHER'S DAY is now all about honoring and giving appreciation to the beings that made me a mother.

My little lords!

Don't get me wrong, I still made the day special for my Mom to show my appreciation for her. It is important to spoil the lady who has given herself to her family all her life. What I'm referring to right now is how I celebrated MY day. Yes! I'm a Mom too you know!

Kahit na ahem... coca cola bottle body pa din!

Kidding!

I know I could have some ME time by going to the spa, do some shopping, have a night out with friends, get a boob job and forehead reduction (he he he he). But like I said, I would rather celebrate MOTHER'S DAY by making memories with my little lords who have given me so much joy, happiness, strength, and purpose in getting my act together.

"Me time" for me is STILL with my little monsters! Seeing them happy after all makes me so much happi-er twenty times more.

Now that is MY kind of MOTHER'S DAY CELEBRATION!!!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all the loving mothers out there!!!!!

RYU RESTAURANT ( LUCENA CITY )

The YAPPY BUNCH are in Yub's hometown in Lucena City spending time with his family for the Chinese New Year. Normally, we would be in the streets of Binondo stuffing ourselves silly with Chinese food. But this time, he decided to spend it instead with his Yap family.

Tonight though we agreed to try out anything that the family craved because we were still full from our Palaisdaan lunch. It was suggested that we go for this new cafe that also had live music and platters of food....

RYU RESTAURANT!

And no, this is not the Ramen hub that's popular in Quezon City.

RYU had a sleek wooden design that's reminiscent of cafes in the Metro.

A CELEBRATION IN CIBO

Our dear friend Gem celebrated her birthday so mareng Gail and I thought of treating her and the family to her restaurant of choice. And because we're considering not just the enjoyment of the seniors (he he he he) but of the kiddies as well (we have more fun when it's a family gimmick), her choice that night was in CIBO, POWERPLANT MALL!

Wohoo! We're all in CIBO!

NADAI FUJISOBA WITH OUR DOG PENNY

We've been meaning to take out our dear Penny that's why when when we had a free day during the weekend, we went for it. We would've loved to try out the malls for her but we don't have yet all the necessary papers at hand. So we decided to just take her out in Bonifacio High Street where the open park was very pet-friendly.

Penny is a very behaved dog but as usual, once she got out of the car, she pooped! It was a mighty big one too. Don't worry, we packed the essentials -- paper, plastic bags, alcohol, and water to clean up the big mess she made. Ha ha ha ha ha. From experience, I know that's what she does when she's nervous.

But after a few sniffs, she was okay na!

RUSTIC MORNINGS IN HOLIDAY INN AND SUITES!

It was a Sunday and that means THE YAPPY BUNCH will be out for our usual family day -- something that is very sacred to us. I promised myself that, like with my family, even if the little lords have their own gimmicks or families in the future, they will still reserve Sundays for mass and lunch with us fuddy duddies. Basta, whatever happens, we will always be together. NAKS!

For the last day of the week, the Yub and I received an invite to check out RUSTIC MORNINGS' collaboration with FLAVORS RESTAURANT in Holiday Inn and Suites.

RUSTIC MORNINGS and FLAVORS RESTAURANT? Now those are two worthy sites that have already captured my heart and tummy before, and they're going to "work" together???

Woah!!! That's definitely a kablooey in my tummy!!! We would be crazy to miss this, so we are definitely IN!

Wait. I forgot if the kiddies are included in the invite?

Meh. I'm sure they'll be fine at home with whatever. We ARE talking about RUSTIC MORNINGS serving brunch with FLAVORS RESTAURANT here!!!! He he he he!!

Oh I'm kidding. Ha ha ha ha ha!

Or am I?

If you see their mouth watering spread though, you might think I'm not. Ha ha ha ha ha!

OH. YEAH.

Summer was in full swing that Sunday that's why HOLIDAY INN AND SUITES was a cool refuge for the hot weather. 

When we got to FLAVOR'S RESTAURANT, a familiar face greeted us.

JOHNNY KAHUKU'S HAWAIIAN SHRIMP HOUSE

After our staycation in BELMONT HOTEL, THE YAPPY BUNCH and TEAM VIRREY decided to have lunch together since we really didn't want our day to end yet.

We were supposed to have Korean at the wish of birthday girl Gem, but when she went ahead because she felt really sick, BB Aning and I checked out the other restaurants to try.  

And that is how we ended up in JOHNNY KAHUKU'S HAWAIIAN SHRIMP HOUSE!

I heard about JOHNNY KAHUKU'S from BGP Marian and Manong Fred before. They said the food was good and somehow reminded them of the food trucks in Hawaii.

Good thing we were able to get a table for our group because the restaurant suddenly filled up real fast!

KIMSUY CHINESE CUISINE ( LUCENA CITY )

We were in Lucena City to spend the Chinese New Year weekend so naturally, when we were deciding where to go for dinner that Saturday night, we went out for some Chinese food. 

The choice that night was in KIMSUY Chinese Cuisine!!!!