Priceless

Time flies by so fast. It was not too long ago when Caitlyn was too afraid to ride stationary cars that you see in video arcades. But now she rides on cars at theme parks. And she rides on her own!

We went to Star City yesterday to bring my wife’s nephew, Neekee, who is visiting from Zambales. My wife got ride-all-you-can passes for herself, Neekee and Caitlyn. It costs PhP 250. I thought it was a bit pricey considering that there isn’t much to see at Star City anyway. My yaya, my brother, and I just got the entrance-only ticket, at PhP 60.

Caitlyn had her first ride at the carousel. She’s used to riding carousel at the Mall of Asia so we were already expecting that she’ll get on one. But I was surprised when we went to the Snow White train ride. Caitlyn did not hesitate to ride the train and even seated on the front seat with her Kuya Neekee. There was an adjacent Little Mermaid boat ride beside that and we attempted to bring here there but she hesitated. I thought maybe because her Kuya Neekee was not with them.

When we got to the Rodeo car/truck ride, Caitlyn insisted that she wants to ride on one. We were a little hesitant because her Mom couldn’t join her there because the ride is for little kids only. But eventually we found a truck which is a bit enclosed and we had her ride that one. She’s riding by herself. She didn’t get scared and was having fun the whole time. Even though the ride climbs up, it was okay with him. She sure had fun with that ride. J (As evidence, she even rode it again when we passed by it the second time).

Next ride she got on was the plane ride with her Mom. She was seated in front and her Mom was on the back. She also had fun with that ride and didn’t get scared.



After all the rides and the fun my baby had, I realized that the ride-all-you-can my wife got for Caitlyn was very much worth it. Caitlyn wasn’t able to ride all the big and complicated rides yet, but it was very much worth it seeing her enjoy the experience for the first time. :)

townhouse swimming

Finally we were able to go swimming at our townhouse’s swimming pool yesterday. My baby has been looking forward to go swimming there since we got the place, but something always comes up when we plan and we weren’t able to push through with it until yesterday.

It sure looks like we will have a lot more swimming activity in the coming weekends. :)

Ted's Batchoy

We had dinner at Ted's Batchoy at Mall of Asia last Saturday. My wife's been wanting to try it out and finally we were able to.

I had their set meal of sisig, rice, batchoy and regular drink. It was pretty cheap at PhP 99! The batchoy that goes with the meal is big enough for merienda. And I won't forget to mention that it tastes great also. :) It tastes just right and not as salty as most of the batchoy that I've tasted before. The sisig tastes different than your regular sisig, but it tastes good as well.

My wife had their extra super batchoy, and puto. She enjoyed it a lot. There also was an extra soup that they gave away.

All in all it was a pretty filling and cheap dinner. I won't wonder if next time we'll go visit the place again.

National Sports Grill

We had a teambuilding dinner at National Sports Grill (NSG) last night at GB3. It's a going away dinner for one of our colleagues who will be taking on a new journey in his career life. It's also a time for the rest of us to unwind after days of hard work.

We ordered their Gold Medal wings as appetizer, and then we had a variety of pasta and pizza. We also got pork chops for everyone to share. Their food tastes okay but the serving size is a little small for sharing. That's why I had to order every now and then.

I liked their pizza a lot specially the pesto sausage one. Their pizza has a thin crunchy crust, which is how I like pizzas. :) I don't quite like thick crusted pizza's as I get full easily, and I get to taste the bread more than what's on the pizza.

NSG is quite a cool place to hang out. Their sporty ambiance, and the sports events shown on their TVs, makes it a good place to dine, and drink. :)

Dora the Explorer nights

My baby's interest in Dora the Explorer came back recently. She always looks for her Dora DVDs at night before going to sleep. She used to watch Dora a lot when she was around 1 year old. After that she got interested in other DVDs like Barney, Sesame Street, and High Five. But recently she started looking for, and watching her Dora DVDs again.

Her mom and I could hardly watch TV at night. Now I am wondering who the real boss in the house is. ;)

Looks like I'll be looking forward to more Dora the Explorer nights. :)

iPod

My wife gave me an 80GB iPod Video last Christmas. It's one of the most used (but expensive) gadgets I have. I’ve always wanted to buy one, but I was hesitant because of the price. My wife has been pushing me to buy one but I was the one who resisted. Until Christmas 2006 came, and my wife gave me one as a gift! She probably got tired of me looking at it in the store's shelf every time. ;)

Good thing she bought me one as I find it as one of the most useful expensive item that I possess. :) I find the photo storage a cool feature as well, as I get to carry my digital pics anywhere and show it to friends instantly without having to log onto a PC.

The unfortunate thing about it though is that they are already marketing new edition/model, slimmer ones with more disk space. Which makes you wish you also had one of those. ;)

Fantasy basketball

The start of the NBA season is almost here and a couple office friends have started setting up our new season of fantasy basketball!

Fantasy basketball is something like living your dream of being an NBA team owner, drafting your own players, and trading them as you desire. It's like getting your own team without spending the big bucks. That's what makes it to be "fantasy" as well. ;)

We've been into Fantasy basketball for about 3 years now. We use Yahoo's fantasy basketball. We usually put a small pot as prize money so it will make the games (and trash talking) more interesting. ;) But more importantly, it's a good reason for friends to get together, chat, and have fun. Let get it on!