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Ten days before my birthday, my husband reserves a room in one of the resorts in Batangas. He called and informed me that he already reserve a room for my birthday celebration. But after two days, he called again to follow up on the confirmation letter and unfortunately, the waiting list pala kami. So he called last Tuesday to check if there were any back-out guests but he was informed that all guests prepaid the reservation already. My birthday falls on a long weekend so maybe that is the reason why the resort was fully booked. 


I told him about the Crimson Hotel Rainy Day Promo, he tried to book on the website but he was getting a different rate so he just called Crimson Hotel to reserve a room three days before my birthday. I think it is better to call to avail of the promo rate. 


Fast forward to my birthday, since Alabang is not really that far, we left the house past 12nn. We ate lunch first at home to save money. Hehehe! I’ve seen pictures of Crimson Hotel’s lobby but I was still amazed when I saw it up close. Sa sobrang laki, naging playground ng aking anak while we’re waiting for my husband. I thought we still need to wait till 2PM but they allowed us to check in as early as 12:50PM. Yehey! The staff ushered us up to the elevator door. 

As always, we requested king size bed but unfortunately, it was no longer available so we settled for twin beds which are too small for 3 persons. But anyway, we love our bed, pillows, and comforter. It is one thing I always look forward to in our staycation. Comfortable bed and pillows. 

Sharing with you the photos of the room. 




We stayed in our rooms while waiting for the Afternoon Tea Time which is 3PM, which is included in our package. We’re excited because this was our first Tea Time experience. Lakas makasosyal. We were asked if we want coffee or tea and after twenty minutes they served the three-tiered stand of cookies, pastries, and sandwiches. 

I first learned about California Pizza Kitchen when HSBC had a promo but since Alabang Town Center is far from where I live and I don’t know if their pizza is yummy, I did not redeem the free pizza using my credit card slip.

Every time we go to Alabang Town Center I always see this restaurant but it was only last Sunday that we tried this restaurant after my lab test in Healthway. Since it was our first time we just availed the P999 promo + P120 for 1 pitcher of iced tea. The promo includes your choice of salad, pasta, and pizza. The meal is good for 3 to 4 persons. 

Even though I have some not so good experience when it comes to food and service in Pancake House restaurant,  I do give chances so I still eat in this restaurant. I shared it before my not so good experience in their Boracay branch and would you believe it happened again in Festival Mall branch. 



I ordered the same meal which is Hot Roast Beef and same experience, ang tigas ng kanin and even I informed the staff about it, mukhang nireheat lang ang rice sa oven. So I did not eat the rice anymore. I was thinking na pag dinner, do not order any rice meal. 



Well, my husband and son were satisified with their order. What I like in Pancake House, they give activity sheet and crayons so my son has something to do while waiting for the order. 



Well, this happened November 2013 so after several months we tried this restaurant again and hoping na ok na. Two weeks ago after my check-up in New Sinai, we went to SM Sta Rosa to eat lunch. We ordered Pork Vienna and because my son wanted fried egg, my husband ordered Arroz a la Cubana. Nag Pancake House kami para sa egg, hehehe!. 







My husband said, I should try the Country Sausage because it is delicious. #promise He ordered and I was shocked sa sobrang liit and for me, ok lang lasa. Naovercooked lang daw sabi ni hubby. But I think this is not worth it for P100+. 



Can you suggest any meal that I should order in Pancake House?

In times of difficulties, practically, money is one of the most important things people must have. Thus, people work and even look for other ways to earn extra. They tend to look for a business that could give them money in an instant in less hassle. However, not everyone seems to find the right business for them. 


In choosing a business for earning extra income, there are a lot of opportunities available. However, it depends on one’s interest. Since businesses come in different industries, people must know first if what particular line of business they want to have. In this way, they can definitely make money of it. 

Going back, when it comes to earning in instant in less hassle, it’s quite difficult to find the right business indeed. However, there are businesses have this feature and one of it is the trading industry. If you are a fan of trading such as forex, well then, these businesses you should give a try to instead especially that it can be done at home even if you work with other stuff. 

How advantageous forex trading to interested individuals are plenty. To know, the following are some of it and why people try their luck to it. 

Less Hassle

Among other businesses that can be invested, forex trading is one of the businesses that offer less hassle way of earning especially today that trading can be done at home. Convenience is served definitely! 

Earning in Instant 

If you have an effective strategy in doing trading, applying it to forex may lead you to earn extra in less hassle indeed! That’s one of the factors why people go for forex trading despite its risks. 

Convenient 

If convenience is what you look for to a business as your sideline, forex is definitely a good choice to have. If you opt to trade today, you have the option to trade later or the next day. Plus, you can do it anywhere, anytime you like it as long as you are connected to the internet. 

Practical 

Unlike other businesses that one can invest to, aside from less hassle, earning in instant, and convenience, investing at it doesn’t require you to spend much! For as low as $100 as your startup capital, you can initially start your earning at forex right away. 

Choices are Plenty 

In investing at forex, you do not need to worry of where to invest as a lot of forex websites are available such as Varengold (click here to check the site https://www.varengoldbankfx.com/en/). 

Learning is Easy and Fun

If you are new to the industry, that’s not a problem too as learning it is very easy with the help of the website itself to where you want to invest. There are other sources available as well on where you can learn and understand how forex trading works and how to avoid its risks. 

If you are still out of idea on where is the best to earn extra, never think twice but go in to forex trading right away!

Last year I’ve mentioned in my Things to do in Singapore post that how I wish I could go back to Singapore and visit Universal Studio Singapore and Legoland Malaysia. I never thought that after one year this dream will happen.

Read: Things to do in Singapore


I already posted our Malaysia and Singapore trip but just in case you haven’t read it yet, I’ll be sharing with you our 6 days itinerary. Since we seldom go out of the country, I make sure to visit two countries in one trip if possible para tipid din sa travel tax. Hehehe! So we visited 2 countries and 3 cities in just 6 days.

Day 1 Petronas Twin Towers 

Our first leg is Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia via Cebu Pacific, we stayed in Sky Hotel Bukit Bintang, a quite new hotel in Bukit Bintang which is walking distance to shopping areas and Petronas Twin Towers. We reached the hotel past 7PM so we had dinner first and went to Petronas Twin Towers. If you want street foods, you can also visit Jalan Alor but we did not do this since we have kids in tow.

Read: Sky Hotel Bukit Bintang
Petronas Twin Towers 

Day 2 DIY Kuala Lumpur City Tour 



Our second day was Half Day Kuala Lumpur City Tour and Batu Caves. We’re supposed to go to Batu Caves after lunch but my son was not in the mood already so we went back to the hotel. For our half-day city tour, we were able to visit Petronas Towers, National Monument, Istana Negara, National Mosque, KL City Gallery, Merdeka Square, Sultan Abdul Samad Building, KL Tower and National Palace.

Read: DIY Kuala Lumpur City Tour

Day 3 DIY Singapore City Tour 

We checked out early for our Kuala Lumpur to Singapore flight via Air Asia, I chose the airplane over the bus because I dislike long land travel. After one hour we reached Singapore, we had lunch at the airport and off we went to South East Asia Hotel, it is our accommodation for three nights.


We took rest for an hour and we started our DIY City Tour. We started our tour at Clark Quay and we wanted to visit the following places; Asian Civilization, Fullerton Hotel, Merlion, Esplanade, Makansuntra, Helix Bridge, Gardens by the Bay and Marina Bay Sands.

Read: South East Asia Hotel Review 
DIY Singapore City Tour 
Where to Stay in Singapore
How to Get to Singapore from Kuala Lumpur

Day 4 Universal Studio Singapore 



Day 4 is our wedding anniversary day and we celebrated it in Universal Studio Singapore. We all know that the theme park entrance fee is not cheap so we really stay from opening till closing time of the theme park. If you are not tired yet you can also visit SEA Aquarium after USS.

Read: Universal Studio Singapore 

Buy or Book Your Ticket 
Klook Exclusive: Universal Studios Singapore Ticket 1 Day Pass 
Universal Studios Singapore Express Pass 
Universal Studios Singapore VIP Tour Experience

Day 5 Legoland Malaysia 



Day 5 is reserved for another theme park which is Legoland Malaysia. Yes, we went back again to Malaysia and this time, Johor Bahru. It is more or less two hours away from Singapore and we took a bus from Singapore Flyer. We only visited Legoland Malaysia but you can also visit other theme parks in Johor Bahru.

Read: Legoland Malaysia

Buy or Book your Ticket 
4G Sim Card (Johor Airport Pick Up) for Malaysia
Private City Transfers between Singapore and Johor Bahru
Singapore to Johor Bahru - DIY Itinerary + Private Driver
Klook Exclusive: Legoland Malaysia Hero Access Pass and Meal Voucher in Johor Bahru.

Day 6 Back to Manila



Day 6, we still have a half day to stroll or shop but we decided to stay in the hotel to rest our aching feet. After check-out, we went to Changi Airport for our afternoon flight via Philippine Airlines.

Read: 2 Days in Singapore
5 Days in Singapore with Kid

It’s been more than a year since I stopped buying powder juice after I’ve seen some photos like this in Pinterest “Rethink your Drink”. 

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Our family used to love ice tea powdered juice, actually my son still loves ice tea but of course, he is not the decision maker every time we go to the grocery. So instead of powdered juice, we are buying these juices because I feel that these are healthier than powdered juice. Del Monte Four Seasons or Pineapple Juice, Tipco Broccoli and Cranberry Juice and Citrus Farms Calamansi Concentrate. 



How I wish I have a juicer so I can make my own healthy juice or smoothies?

I’m not fond of cheesecake but it changed when I’ve tasted the blueberry cheesecake of Calea in Bacolod,  so I search for easy recipe and I’ve found No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake, click here for the recipe.  I love the idea of no bake desserts because I can make easy desserts without sweat.

But last week, I wanted to make blueberry cheesecake in a jar so no more slicing and I found No Bake Layered Cheesecake in The Fat Kid Inside site. Inspired by this recipe I’ve made my homemade blueberry cheesecake using five ingredients only. 



1 pack of all purpose cream 
1 pack of cream cheese 
1 pack of Crushed Graham Cracker 
1 can of blueberry 
1/2 cup sugar or 1/2 cup of condensed milk (I used condensed milk) 



1. Using a mixer, whip the cream, cream cheese and sugar or condensed milk until the cream starts to form peaks. 
2. Divide the mixture into 2 bowls and set one aside. 
3. In one bowl of cream, add blueberry and mix again using mixer to make sure that the fruit is blended. 
4. In a glass, add the crushed graham cracker to the bottom of your glass. Press down to compact. Add layer of the cream mixture. Add another layered of crushed graham crackers. Add the blueberry cream mixture and top with blueberry. 

5.Place in the freezer and chill to allow the cream to set. 

Today is the first day of August and a few weeks from now I’ll be celebrating my birthday but no definite plans yet. This reminds me that I haven’t posted my hubby’s birthday celebration last June. Hehehe! We had a staycation in The Bellevue Manila Hotel before the first day of school, oh yes, huling hirit ng summer vacation. 


Last summer, I was checking for different resorts where we could celebrate his birthday but we had home improvement last May and there was an unexpected tuition increase so we decided to have a simple celebration instead. But God is so good, a week before his birthday he received a reward from his company, “overnight stay in any hotel worth P5000”. 


I immediately search for hotels where we could spend his birthday. We both decided to stay in any hotels in Alabang area para malapit lang and we chose The Bellevue Manila. We booked the cheapest room which is De Luxe Room for P5,500, there was no promo on the date that we reserved. Sayang hindi umabot sa Father’s Day promo. 

Sharing with you the photos of the room. We stayed in the Main Wing where rooms are not yet improved. Just ask them if you want to stay in new rooms but of course, the rate is not the same.







After staying in the room for two hours, we went to Vue Bar to get our welcome drinks and swim too. 



Then we went to Pastry Corner to buy cake and ensaymada, good thing they have a small cake. I love their ensaymada, sulit for P65. The Truffle Cake P150 was gone in 60 seconds. lol 



My favorite part of a staycation is buffet breakfast, we had breakfast at Café d’Asie. Good thing my son is still free or else lugi na naman. (6 yrs old below) 

My plate

We enjoyed our staycation and I told my husband na next time galingan niya ulit para may free hotel ulit kami sa birthday ko. #pressure

Like 

1. Service is good. 
2. We don’t have a bathtub at home so we really like it if the bathroom has a tub.
3. Bidet and phone beside the toilet are available. 
4. Swimming pool is big.
5. Free Wifi 
6. I love that they have hot chocolate during breakfast.
7. Pillows are soft and fluffy and the bed is comfortable. 
8. There are fast food and restaurants near the hotel. 
9. Free shuttle is available. 

Dislike 

1. At that time there was ongoing construction beside the hotel so we were not able to use this pool. Sayang mas type namin ito. 


The Bellevue Hotels & Resorts
North Bridgeway, Filinvest City, 
Alabang, Muntinlupa, Philippines 1781 
Tel (632) 771 8181 
E-mail tbmnl@thebellevue.com 
Fax (632) 771 8282