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And because of that, no more Mabuhay Lounge for him but good thing that Philippine Airlines still provide lounge access but there is no specific lounge for Philippine Airlines passengers. The staff will be the one to assign which lounge you can access so my husband was able to try a new airport lounge in NAIA. 

I already blogged about Miascor, PAGSS and this time, let us have a glimpse of Marhaba. This lounge is located in NAIA Terminal 1, adjacent to Bay 9, West Satellite. So if you want to have a comfortable place while waiting at the airport, you can go to Marhaba. 

If you don’t have complimentary lounge access, you need to pay $23.14 for 3 hours of stay. The lounge is open from 7:00 to 24:00. Children under the age of 2 years old are free. Keep in mind that online bookings cannot be made within 24 hours of service airport local time. So for shorter notice bookings, it is better to call (971) 800 627 4222. 

The lounge offers international cuisine and hot and cold beverages, restrooms, shower area, prayer room, meeting room, and for entertainment, they have newspapers, magazines, TV, and wifi.

I have a long list of dream travel destinations pero dahil “Love the Philippines”, let us focus on our own country muna. Six years ago I posted my “Top 3 Places on my Travel Bucket List” and after six years, among the 3 places, I only visited Batanes. Oh no! kelan ko kaya matatapos ang bucket list ko. 

And going back to my “Travel in the Philippines” blog post when I took a test and I realized that I haven’t visited the other side of the Philippines so nadagdagan pa yung list ko. Waah! 

Albay is not part of my top 3 places before but since I was a kid this has been on my travel bucket list because I wanted to see Mayon Volcano. Then I recently watched “I Love Izzy” movie so mas namotivate pa ako na puntahan. Hehehe! 

I was supposed to visit Dumaguete when I was still working but I changed my mind kasi feeling ko ang laki ng expenses ko for just 3 days but if I could turn back time, sana pala hindi ako nagkuripot, iba rin naman yung experience traveling with colleagues. 

Just this year, I’ve seen a few interesting resorts in Dumaguete so I included this on my list and of course, I want to visit the famous Silvanas store. 

Four years ago when we visited the World Travel Expo, we discovered a resort in El Nido and we liked the package but the problem is, we don’t have a plane ticket yet. The staff was generous because they extended for a few days yung offer so my husband gave them his email address and they sent the offer.  

We checked different airlines but unfortunately, there is no flight available na on our travel dates so we let go of the package. I just hope I can visit El Nido before my senior years, ang hirap naman mag island hopping ng kulang sa energy. Also, there is a problem with clean water in El Nido so I don't see myself visiting anytime soon. 

My husband planned to celebrate his birthday in Siargao but the pandemic happened in 2020 so nawala ulit yung chance na makavisit. In addition, April and May is no longer our school break, ang hirap naman magplan ng Siargao kung rainy season na ang bakasyon. 

Well, time will tell when I can visit these places but for now, let's just craft na lang. I made this Surfer Box Card for my entry. The SVG template is from The Bearded Housewife and I just duplicate the surfer so I can print and cut the Love The Philippines logo. I made a mistake in gluing the elements, ang baba nung araw. pero pwede na yan. Hehehe!

Instead of browsing or scrolling on my phone, I just use my time wisely so I craft. Hehehe! Cricut Philippines has a Father’s Day Giveaway so I decided to join, malay mo swertehin ako manalo ng Cricut Maker 3, ang tagal ko ng wishlist ito. There is no harm in trying naman. 

I thought I will only make one craft project pero dahil gising nga ako ng madaling araw, nagcraft ako every day. So I am sharing the different craft projects that I’ve made. 

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you already knew that my son was fond of dinosaurs when he was 5 years old, We watched Jurassic Park 1, 2, and 3 movies for the nth time. We also we watched the Jurassic World movie in the cinema and visited Dinosaurs Island. So when I saw this Dinosaur SVG file, even though my son is not into dinosaurs now, I still make it. This is a shadow box file but I used it for an easel card. 

I’ve been saving this Couple on Beach project for our anniversary pero ginawa ko na for my entry.  My husband and I were schoolmates so people thought that we met in school but the truth is, we first met on an island. 

I’ve been trying to finish my Gnomes Countdown Project since May kaso sa dami ng gusto ko gawin, hindi ko matatapos-tapos. But I am glad that I already made the Coffee Gnomes, a few weeks ago so for my third project, medyo easy na kasi finish na yung gnomes. I just die-cut the COFFEE letters and assembled them. I plan to put this on a frame for my future kitchen.  

Katatapos lang ng birthday ni hubby and Father’s Day but I still make this Grill Master Card. Honestly, we only use an oven or electric grill if we wanted grilled food but I consider my husband a grill master kasi siya ang taga grill namin sa Samgyeopsal and Yakinuku restaurants. Hehehe! 

For this card, I used metal cutting dies for the Grill Master word, embossing folder + Distress Oxide for the background and Layered BBQ SVG. 

And for my last project, it took me two days to finish this one, akala ko nga hindi ko na matatapos. I only need 9 animals but I ended up making 26 pieces, I just stopped when I realized na kelangan ko na tapusin yung entry ko. I purchased the 32 Egg Holders SVG file so I wanted to finish them sana kaso hindi na kinaya ng powers ko. I will share the rest kapag natapos ko na yung remaining 6 designs but for now, here are the 9 animals layered crafts that I used. You can view my finished project on my Instagram Post, 

For Bee Happy Craft Weeklies Week 25: Pinoy, I made this “Peace” easel card using the colors of our Philippine flag. 

Anyway, yesterday was my son’s Recognition Day and it is one for the books because my son is part of the Overall Top and Gold Eagle Awardee. It is on his bucket list for the longest time to make it to the list but of course, it is not an easy journey. I know that the competition is hard especially if there are more or less 240 students in their grade level. 

My husband and I never pressure him to be part of the top but we don’t want a failing grade. Last school year, he made it on the list for 3rd and 4th quarter only but now we’re happy that he is part of the overall top from 1st quarter until the final ranking. He got the 6th Honor and Gold Eagle Awardee. We’re so proud of him because his hard work paid off kahit minsan naiinis ako kasi mas marami time maggadgets kaysa mag-aral. 

If I remember right, when the third quarter came, my husband teased him that he will buy a new cellphone for him kung makakapaglakad siya sa red carpet. In our school, only overall top students + parents ang nakakapaglakad sa red carpet. The rest of the awardees, solo lang na naglalakad. Hehehe! And tinototoo naman ng anak ko and syempre, my husband bought a new cellphone. 

Also, we are glad because, after three years, we’re back to regular programming. We don’t have Face to Face or Virtual Recognition in the year 2020, we had Virtual Graduation in the year 2021 and Virtual Recognition in the year 2022. So yesterday was a moment to remember, dahil sa aming pagbabalik, nakapaglakad pa sa red carpet. We don’t know if it will ever happen again, not because I have no confidence in my son but like I said, I don’t want to pressure him, as long as he gives his best. Ang ayaw ko mangyari yung maburnout sa pag-aaral at tamarin na lalo na sa college years. 

Of course, I made a You Did It cake topper kahit hindi na naman kami nakabili ng cake. hehehe! I also made a card for him and for us. For us? Weird noh? During Recognition Practice, I read kasi na pinagdadala sila ng art materials so I asked why? My son said, gagawa daw sila ng Thank You Letter. Oh di ba, wala na surprise so gumawa na lang ako ng card and sabi ko doon na siya magsulat. And dahil hindi naman tinago ng anak ko yung card after sulatan, nabasa ko tuloy bago magRecognition so habang nag-iiyakan mga parents habang nagbabasa ng letter after Thanksgiving Song, kami ni hubby nagkatawanan na lang kasi nabasa na namin.

I used metal cutting dies, an embossing folder, and distress oxides for the card. For the cake topper, 3 layers of glitter and textured cardstock. The font is Klose Slab.

Unfortunately, we didn’t have a special celebration after Recognition because we had a scheduled appointment in the afternoon so after the event, we rushed to Makati for our appointment. We just ate at Pho Hoa in Makati kung saan may available na table. Lunchtime din kasi so punuan ang mga restaurants. Bawi na lang next time, sabay-sabay na para tipid celebration. Hehehe!

Also, when I was organizing my craft supplies, my husband said “alam mo mas marami ka pa papel kaysa sa bookstore”. Natawa na lang ako but in my mind, kelangan ko pa talaga magcraft. Actually, it is one of my goals this year na gamitin ko yung digital files and craft supplies and tools na binili ko. So if you are reading my blogs, you will notice that I started joining craft contests or craft fests para majustify ko yung craft expenses, oops should I say investments. Hehehe! 

Anyway, my husband was not working from home last week so solong-solo ko yung room and I have more space for crafting kaya ang dami ko nagawa. I did not buy any gift for him, but I made this 3D Father’s Day Fishing Shadow Box. I like the message “Thank you for feeding me well but also teaching me how to fish”. My husband wanted to experience fishing again, ang tagal na kasi nung last experience namin so ito na yung souvenir. Hehehe! 

This SVG file needs 11 layers of cardstock, I struggled to cut the first layer because the letters are ripping maybe because it was my first time using the brand of cardstock and I am still trying different settings. It was not perfect pero hindi naman maarte asawa ko. Hehehe! 

And because of the Fishing Shadow Box, I made this 3D Dad Fishing Layered Craft. I reduced the size to 5 inches only so cutting is also a challenge because it is so thin. 

The 3D Father's Day Truck Layered Craft has 6 layers of cardstock. I have no problems with this SVG file even though I reduced it to 5 inches. 

The Best Dad Cake Topper is from Craft with Sarah, this is my favorite among the three. My husband bought a roll cake last Friday for our merienda, so nung nag Father’s Day, hindi na kami bumili ng cake so we were not able to use this cake topper. 

The first card that I made is the Trophy Card which you can use for Father's Day or the Birthday of your Dad. This is only 2 layers of cardstock so make sure you are using medium or heavy cardstock for the base. 

The 3D Dad Layered Craft can be a cake topper but I used it for my card. Happy Father’s Day is stamped and embossed. 

The Tools Card is from The Bearded Housewife, I changed the design a little bit and changed the message to “You have all the rights tools for being a great Dad!”. This is the card that I used for my husband. 

For the “To The Best Dad” card, I used a metal cutting die, stamps, distress oxides and ohuhu markers to make this card.

Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar is a beach resort, convention center, and heritage destination rolled into one. Indeed this is a unique destination for every traveler because there are so many things that you can experience in this resort so it is not surprising that they received a lot of awards for over a decade.