A&D's Weekend Guide (August 12-13): The Nearness of We, The Ultimate Mommy Clearance Clearout Sale and More!

I haven't done this in awhile!

Here's what's happening this weekend!

August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month! Mommy Mundo together with photographer and breastfeeding advocate, Stanley Ong, is having a breastfeeding exhibit entitled "The Nearness of We" to celebrate the special bond between a mom and her child and the family that supports them.

Come visit the exhibit at The Podium Mall starting August 9-13 and SM Aura Premier from August 14-17!

Another Mommy Mundo event! The Ultimate Mommy Clearance Clearout is also happening this weekend at The Great Big Room of Fun Ranch Ortigas! August 11-13 10AM-7PM!

If you're in the south, there's also an End of Season sale happening! Stock Wipeout will be at the Madison Galeries at Alabang Hills. It's a one-day event (August 12) only. Doors will open at 10AM!

Oh and Common Room is now open in ATC!!! Please come and visit the store! It's near the cinemas and Pancake House.

Happy Hump Day, guys! Konti na lang weekend na!

A&D Antipolo Eats: Eggs for Breakfast

Another weekend, another road trip! After Y's exam week, I needed my much deserved break. Ako talaga? Haha! We all needed a quick trip to enjoy ourselves, revisit a favorite and discover new restaurants and feed our soul. BOS has been wanting to go back to Antipolo to try Eggs for Breakfast and Vieux Chalet (next post!) and so we did last March.

We were choosing between Rustic Mornings and Eggs for Breakfast. Since we were all hangry na and Eggs for Breakfast was nearer, we had brunch here.

Eggs for Breakfast is located at Velada Estate, #21 Don Juan Street, Villa Cecilia Subdivision Sumulong Highway, Barangay Mambugan, Lower Antipolo, Antipolo, Rizal. Just Waze it! :)

Very instagrammable place!

The place looks like it's a part of a compound of events places, parang a guest house turned into a restaurant. It's a small cozy restaurant which can seat probably around 40? Before arriving at the cafe, I checked for reviews online and suggestions on what to order. I also always asked what's the recommended dish/es whenever we try new restaurants, so here's what we ordered:

BOS ordered Lemonade, Php40.

While I had their Flat White Php130. They served good coffee ha..

BOS had the One Pan Breakfast, Php470, which probably was the most sulit dish we ordered that morning. We all ate from Papa's Plate!

The kids shared this plate of Buttermilk Pancakes with Eggs and Bacon, Php280. It was just okay. Kids didn't finish them. The pancake was a bit bland. They like the fast food kind more.

I had the Eggs Benedict, Php330. It was good but nothing special. I really wanted to like it but it was just okay for me.

Verdict? Food was just okay. Price point is a bit high. Maybe I would have enjoyed our food if it wasn't so hot inside. Order the One Pan Breakfast if you are going to try Eggs for Breakfast, the others weren't as memorable.

Eggs for Breakfast

Velada Estate, 21 Don Juan Street, Villa Cecilia Subdivision, Lower Antipolo, Mambugan, Lower Antipolo, Rizal

Operating hours: 7AM to 5PM

Contact Number: (02) 213 2434

Facebook Page: Eggs for Breakfast

Instagram: @eggsforbreakfastcafe

Toy Kingdom's Amazing Toy Expo 2016

We never leave the mall without paying a visit to the toy store, "Toy Kinggom" as Raizo calls it. He would sometimes bug us to go to the mall because he wants to go to the toy store daw. Toys to kids is like moth to a flame! We've been seeing Toy Kingdom's Amazing Toy Expo commercial on Cartoon Network and ever since the kids saw it, they've been bugging us to go and to the expo we go this weekend!

The Toy Expo 2016 is happening this weekend (August 19-21) at the 2nd level of SMX Convention Center! Get first dibs on the newest and upcoming toys in the market, special price offers and freebies awaits shoppers!

Bring the whole family as there will be something for everyone! Dad can have a sneak peek of the latest toys like Suicide Squad or Star Wars, Mom can buy all the Plush and Play plush toys, and the kids can have all the fun at the meet and greet of Shopkins and Power Puff Girls for Y and Paw Patrols for R! Ohh I can't wait!

Here's the schedule of stage activities this weekend! 

Visit www.toykingdom.ph for more details!

Facebook: Toy Kingdom
Instagram: @toykingdomph

Twitter: @ToyKingdomPH

A&D Weekend Guide: Tara Na sa Nayong Pilipino Park Ngayong Mayo 28-29!

This is the second weekend event I am excited about and I highly recommend you make time to visit too! One of my goals as a mom is to expose my kids to the Filipino culture, even though we are Chinese by race, all of us are born in this country and are Filipino citizens after all. I don't know if my kids will remember every place we have took them but I really hope they do or at least have some kind of impact on them.

Since we're saving up for a trip to Japan, I told BOS maybe while we're saving for the trip, we can do small trips locally whether it's an out of town trip, a day trip or even just a trip to a museum. Growing up, I only saw Intramuros (and toured around) and Taal Volcano on post cards, alam mo yon pag may project sa school? But I never saw the actual place until I was in college. I want my kids to be exposed and appreciate our culture and the beauty of our country. Have you heard of Nayong Pilipino Park in Luneta? Nayong Pilipino used to be near the airport, I remember my achi had a field trip there but my batch never went there and it has since been transferred to a smaller location in Luneta. I never knew it was relocated until Roma (of Common Room) invited us (the Common Roomies) to be part of it! I had to say no because I have Closet Cleanout Sale but I promised to visit on Sunday!

I've been following the progress and updates Common Room, Parkfest, Nayong Pilipino on Instagram, if you haven't, you have to follow na! Local crafters and artists have collaborated and will be putting up permanent installations around the park. I can't for my family to see Nayong Pilipino for the very first time!!!

Makers working overtime on their installations!

Super excited for this butterfly installation by Iori Espiritu

Lettering on a Kalesa by Abbey Sy

I wonder what this is. Let's all find out this weekend!

There will crafters, artists and makers who will sell their works and creations. Bili kayo ha! Let's support the local makers!

There will be talented bands and musicians to serenade Parkfest visitors! Walang dull moment dito! Ang saya diba?! Sarap tumambay dito!

Parkfest wouldn't be a fest if there's no activities throughout the day! Take advantage of all the activities!

If you are planning to stay in Parkfest the whole day, take the advantage of National Museum's FREE ADMISSION! It's free for the whole month of May. I haven't been to National Museum so we're taking advantage this Sunday! If you haven't been to Rizal Park, take advantage na din! Did you know nag-date kami ni BOS sa Japanese or Chinese Garden when we're still dating?

Picture tayo sa may Rizal Monument!

There's a minimal fee of Php30 for 1 Day and Php50 for 2 Days at Parkfest!

Excited ka na ba? I know I am! If I can't take my kids yet to the different places in the Philippines, I can still take them to Nayong Pilipino and show them the places we'll visit! Let's show our kids our love for our own country and explore places we've never been to and revisit them because they are worth revisiting!

See you guys!!!

 For Waze, use "Orchidarium Manila". Parking for Parkfest is between Nayong Pilipino office gate and Museum of the Filipino People.

For commuters, here's the guide from Parkfest:

From the CaMaNaVa* (north of Manila) area:
*CaMaNaVa stands for Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela
Option 1. From Monumento, take an LRT 1 Yellow Line going to Taft and get down at United Nations station. This will be the start of Luneta/Rizal Park.

Option 2. From Monumento, ride a jeepney along Rizal Avenue bound for Taft Avenue and asked to be dropped at T.M. Kalaw.

From around Manila:
Option 1. Ride a jeepney along Rizal Avenue bound for Taft Avenue and asked to be dropped at T.M. Kalaw.
Option 2. Take an LRT 1 Yellow Line going to Taft and get down at United Nations station, walk towards T.M. Kalaw.
Option 3. From Lawton/City Hall area, ride a jeepney going to Baclaran and get down at the Shell Station at the corner of M.H.Del Pilar and T.M.Kalaw.
Option 4. Along Roxas Boulevard, there are FX that are Sucat-Lawton. You can ride this and asked to be dropped at Luneta.

From Quezon City and Marikina:
Option 1. Take the LRT2 Purple Line and go down at Recto Station. From here, transfer to Doroteo Jose Station of LRT 1 Yellow Line and ride an LRT bound for Baclaran. Go down at United Nations Avenue.
Option 2. From Cubao, you can ride a jeepney/FX that is bound for Quiapo and asked to be dropped at Rizal Avenue. Ride an LRT 1 bound for Baclaran via Doroteo Jose Station. Get down at United Nations Station.

Areas by the east side of Metro Manila (i.e. Pasig, Mandaluyong, Pateros etc):
Option 1. You can ride an MRT southbound to EDSA-Taft Station and transfer to the LRT1 via an elevated walkway to EDSA Station and ride an LRT bound for Monumento. Get down at United Nations Station and walk towards T.M. Kalaw.

Option 2. You can ride an MRT southbound to EDSA-Taft Station and from there ride a Quiapo/Divisoria bound jeepney via Taft Avenue. There are also buses from the south that are bound for Lawton, you can take that, get down at United Nations Station and walk towards T.M. Kalaw.

Option 3. You can also ride an MRT northbound to Cubao and transfer to LRT 2 Purple Line bound for Recto and ride an LRT 1 bound for Baclaran. Get down at United Nations Avenue. (This route is crazy and impractical, but it works).

From the south (Pasay, Makati, Paranaque and more southern area):

Option 1. Ride an FX or bus bound for Manila City Hall or Lawton and get down at Luneta.
Option 2. From SM Mall of Asia or along Taft Avenue, take a jeepney bound for Divisoria either via Taft or Mabini route. Get down at Luneta.
Option 3. Ride the LRT 1 Yellow Line bound for United Nations Station and get down at United Nations Station and walk towards T.M. Kalaw.
Option 4. Around Makati and Pasay, ride Libertad-LRT or Buendia-LRT bound jeepneys or Ayala-Leveriza bound buses and get down at the LRT station. Ride either an LRT or jeepney along Taft Avenue and get down at United Nations Station or Luneta/Rizal Park.
Option 5. Along Roxas Boulevard, there are FX that are Sucat-Lawton. You can ride this and asked to be dropped at Luneta.

For private vehicles, Rizal Park is accessible via Roxas Boulevard and Taft Avenue. It is actually advisable to come from Roxas Boulevard as there's ample parking and usually less car at this area. Taft Avenue usually have congested traffic.

All photos are grabbed from Common Room Facebook Page, ParkfestPh Facebook Page and Nayong Pilipino Facebook Page! Like them all ha!

A&D Weekend Guide: Garage Sale at Closet Cleanout Sale!

It has been really a busy and out of the ordinary week for us and I couldn't wait for the weekend to arrive! I'm so excited for this weekend's event! I'm doing two separate posts because there's too much to tell you about each event.

First is the much awaited 3rd run of the Closet Cleanout Sale! I have't read the book of Marie Kondo but I learned from my friends how it works. I've decluttered all of the things that didn't spark joy, said my thank you and put them all in boxes and ready to be sold this weekend! I have tons toys, clothes, and accessories to sell! Please do drop by!

Entrance is FREE!! Just mention to the guard that you are going to the garage sale at the Clubhouse! Gates will open at 8am till 1pm.

And here's just some of the things I'm going to sell this Saturday at very very low price!

Dresses for only Php200. They're in very good condition pa!

Baby Float for Php100 and Anna Doll for Php1,200!

Occasion Dress worn by Y during her 1st birthday. Selling it at Php300 only :)

All these and more on Saturday! Seychelles and Cole Vintage will also be there and will be selling at very low prices as well. See you!!!

A&D Weekend Guide (March 4-6 Weekend)

And just like that, it's March na! I can't believe how fast 2016 is going. School is ending in less than two weeks, I'm turning older in a few days then it's finally summer na! Grabeeeee! There's so much happening this weekend and I wanted to go to each of them BUT it's exam week! Arghhh! BUTTTT if you are free and not busy, you can go to all of these great pop-ups, a fun run and a workshop!

Now on its second run, some of my mommy friends and their friends are selling their pre-loved and some are brand new and never been used branded items like Marc Jacobs, Repetto, Zara, H&M, and more!!! This is a one-day sale only! I'm telling you it's worth the travel cause you'll never know what you might take home at just a fraction of the original price!

If you want to buy toys at super great deals, you must visit the Kids Craze Sale Summer Edition! I bought a lot last Christmas and well it's never too early to shop for Christmas this year. Heehee!

SM is also having its 3-Day Sale! My favorite is the first 2 hours of the first day of sale because of the additional 10% for SM Advantage card holders!

Learn something new and join School of Styling's  Bouquet Corsage + Boutonniere Making this Saturday at Glorietta 5 Atrium in the morning...

...and head straight to BGC for The Gourmand Market for lunch!

The Gourmand Market by nawwTys kitchen 

presented by Globe Platinum 

March 4 - 6 

Friday to Sunday

11am to 11pm 

C1 Park Bonifacio High Street Central (fronting cinema building)

After the The Gourmand Market, you can make your way to south of EDSA and drop by The Travelling Trunk at The Henry Hotel! Shop, eat and enjoy the al fresco movie night!

And last but not the least, I wanted to join this Mommy Milkshake Run but I'm so sad I cannot. It's not too late for you to join!

 The Mommy Milkshake Run 2016 is a mom and family-friendly run held to promote active family bonding outdoors. There will be two distances offered: a 3K and a 5K run.