Black Eyed Peas in Manila

They say opportunity only knocks once. And when I learned that our corporate HR are selling BEP tickets at a discounted price, I didn't waste any time to ask Hubby if he wants to watch the concert. And so I reserved 2 tix. When the tix arrived, I was so excited I was already calculating in my head what time I should leave at home--(because the same day is the UN program of my little guy at preschool), what to wear (really?? haha!) and how to get there... yes I am that OC.

Got to Mall of Asia around 6pm (took the train by the way) and I'm glad I did because I don't know where the concert grounds is located, thus I had a lot of time to find it. Lines were not yet that long when I got there. So i waited for hubby to arrived since he came from the work. While waiting I was busy people watching and to be honest, I was expecting a different crowd... but what I saw were well dressed people, working class, even foxy ladies in Chanel bags and high heels :) It just proves that BEP's Music is for everyone who loves music and loves to dance and party!!

As hubby and I walked to the entrance of the Silver Section, I saw the BOYS of Magic.. Slick Rick, Sam YG and TonyTony of Boys Night Out... as I walked passed them, I found myself waving at them and saying out loud " Hey Guys... didn't know you are broadcasting from here"... they were friendly enough to wave back and replied "yeah"... Then I stopped and asked my hubby can he take a picture of me with them. And we walked back and asked the boys if I can have my picture taken with them.. they all replied "sure sure and wave for me to come closer to the booth...They're great and friendly ..yeah men!!!  @_slickrick even replied to me when I twitted the picture below.. sweet!

The Concert started late (it was past 9pm already) but as soon as the music started, the crowd went wild and started shouting, waving their hands on air and started dancing... It was so much fun! Like a dance party but instead of a DJ playing the record/CD, the artists themselves are singing. It was so worth it!

We are too far from the stage but the wide screen will do... I just had to get a picture with Fergie as my background :) Thats a butt cheeks shorts on her... and the camera guy focus on it several times everytime she turns around.. LOL!

 ...and the concert ended with a great fireworks display :)

... Hubby and I are hungry.. its already 11:30pm ... Thanks BEP for a wonderful concert .. truly one of the most memorable concert I have been to. Hope you guys get back together after the haitus.

One of my favorite part of the concert was this ... Fergie's solo in a cute baby doll dress which twinkles like a star (seriously, she asked for total darkness on stage and her dress began to twinkle with lights)...here she sings.. Big Girls Don't Cry.. which I love so much ...so you can hear me singing in the background (haha!) More videos here.. bad audio though. Black Eyed Peas Live in Manila and Black Eyed Peas Manila Concert Part 2

Again... Thank you Black Eyed Peas for visiting Manila. Enjoy the Adobo :)

XOXO.
S

Women and Love

Before You Can Attract A Good Man's Love, You First Have to Truly LOVE Good Men. This is the subject title of the email that my friend Maya shared to me via email. She thought I could share it to some friends. But I'd rather post it here so that, one day, when a woman in need of Love searched the internet about it, she'll come across this post and learn a thing or two.

by Aileen Santos on Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at 8:50 am.

Because they've been hurt too many times, many women have unconsciously set up a barrier between themselves & men. And although they do believe they want to have a relationship with a man, the problem often lies in the unconscious truth that... they don't really like men very much.

It sounds crazy when I put it this way. But it's what's actually happening, if you really think about it.

It's like that scene in Buffy the Vampire Slayer:

"Men are Evil!" Anya told Xander vehemently, then after a beat she asked: "Will you go out with me?"

 Today the media -- tv shows, advertisements, easily accessible porn -- and many women are giving men EXTREMELY mixed messages through their words, actions, and examples:

"Women can do whatever men can do, so we don't need you." WITH "Where are the real men when you need them?"

"Men are clueless and stupid and need women to fix them up." WITH "I need a man to lead me."

"Men don't need to pursue us anymore, these are modern times, we women can pursue them." WITH "How come men don't know how to commit?"

"Men don't need to earn our love anymore, we'll sleep with them for free, they don't even need to remember my name." WITH "I just want a man who truly loves me for who I am, and stay long enough to grow old with me."

Isn't it any wonder that even Good Men are now confused?

Although Men are biologically & psychologically designed to be Providers, Protectors, Leaders & Warriors, society has been telling them that we no longer need them to provide for us, we don't need them to lead us, we don't need them to grow in character and be strong for us - we don't even need them to respect us.

We have essentially taken away their identity. And Women have also suffered in the process.

The good news is, the solution lies within the same problem.

Because Men were DESIGNED to respond to Women. ;-)

When a man behaves in a certain way towards women, it's because the women in his life have trained him to believe that "it's what works." That behavior could be good, or bad. Either way, it was inspired by women and reinforced by women.

"Behind every successful man is a woman."

This quote implies that it's a woman's influence that inspires a man towards success & greatness.

I agree with this... which is why I know the opposite is also true:

"Behind every unmotivated & dejected man... is also a woman."

If there are men in your life who are jerks... you have to truly be honest with yourself and find out how you are (unconsciously) giving them "permission" to be that way. Because once you become aware of this, you can start changing this.

Whatever kind of behavior a man is used to doing right now -- as long as he is a Good Man at heart -- the important women in his life can always influence him in the way he was designed to go: towards being a Protector, Provider, Leader, and Warrior once again.

This is why the world is in NEED of Fabulous Women who could reignite men's hearts, and inspire them to reclaim their place in the world.

- Women who will naturally inspire men to respect & value them, because they clearly respect & value themselves.

- Women who will inspire men to step up as leaders, because they know how to support their challenging journey towards leadership.

- Women who will naturally invite men to pursue them and build strength of character as they do, because character is what they also value most in men.

- Women who will love men as they are -- human beings who don't have everything figured out yet, just like them -- and inspire them to be greater versions of who they are because of their gentle & loving acceptance.

Some women can keep on blaming men, and demand that they shape up without them having to do anything different.

But that's exactly the definition of insanity:

Doing the exact same thing you've done before, and expecting a different result.

Dear Women, let's be more Fabulous from now on.

Because when we do, EVERYONE wins.

:-)

Aileen Santos is a Relationship Coach based in Manila, Philippines. She is on facebook. Like her. http://www.facebook.com/coachaileensantos 

xoxo.

S

Shenski's Burp-ger

Married life is no bed of roses. It has its own hits and misses. And one of the hits are not always make-up-sex but peace offering from the guilty partner. I'd prefer diamonds, weekend beach getaways, out of the country trips, shopping spree ...but what my better half offered me is a eat all you can at The BURGER PROJECT. Since its free, i took it.. hey there's no such thing as free these days :)

He picked me up from work. It was raining. we know the area where Burger Project was located (near Claret School in Quezon City) but then due to the heavy pour of the rain.. we need to stop and call his friend Bong because we have been circling around for minutes...and so finally after driving cautiously to the opposite direction, we found it!

The place was almost full, considering the unforgivable rain, I was excited when the girl on the counter handed me a piece of paper with the ingredients you can choose from to make your own burger. And so here goes: I chose, Oatmeal Bun, Single Angus Beef Pattie (quarter pound), Caramelized Onions, Lettuce, Tomato, Bacon, Garlic Mayo, Mozzarella Cheese and Cheddar Cheese...

And before handing it to the girl, you can put a name on your Burger... and I called it...Shenski's Burp-ger!

my Burp-ger has arrived

hubby got 2 angus burger patties (HEAVY!)

The gluttonous peace offering

Steps in creating your own burger project

We ordered potato wedges and onion rings on the side... and hubby order strawberry milkshake while I settle with ice cold cola. And damn!! it was delicious and heavy on the tummy. Oh and you have to forget about counting calories if you plan to eat here...I do suggest that you visit this place when you are hungry.. or super duper uber hungry. Half hungry is just a waste of money. You should be so hungry and craving for an angus burger because this meal does not come cheap... depends on how much ingredients you plan to include on your customized burger, prepare around P400-500 per person. 

For me, I definitely felt bloated. Not a good feeling when its already around 10 pm and you don't have any activities afterwards aside from watching your favorite TV series and sleep in a few hours.

The Burger project is located in # 122 Maginhawa St. Teachers Village, Quezon City. Tel. No.:  916-7678986. Open daily: 11am- 12mn

Enjoy your Burp-ger!

xoxo.

Breakfast on Weekends

I work 5 days a week (yeah working mom life sucks.. wish I could just stay home and take care of the family) . But someone has to make a living so during these busy, hectic and rush hour chaos driven mornings I no longer have time to eat at home nor cook for the family. Thus another thing I look forward during the weekends aside from the longer snooze-time in bed and no need to drag my ass to the shower and go to work.. its the only day in the week that I can cook for them.

pancakes, bacon and coffee makes my weekend mornings complete :)

Cooking for the family in general makes me happy... because they are the people who judge and tells you the truth about how your food tastes and even if they hate it.. they will still eat it and love you nevertheless. As i mentioned in my other posts, I am no chef.. I like to pretend that I am while i'm in the kitchen but I don't have the "skill" which exact measurement science or can cook a new dish by just staring at what's inside the fridge. I am more of the cookbook dependent, ready to mix marinade and the straight from the box kinda chef. And our breakfast on weekends will surely include a box of pancakes. And i love my pancakes with crispy bacon and hot decaf coffee. Before i use pancake syrup but when I tried using Smucker's Blueberry Preserves (which they also have sugar free variety) ... I never looked back. Though my husband prefers the uber sweet Baguio's Mountain Maid Strawberry Jam from the Good Shepherd Convent and my son prefers it as it is.. with butter :)

Different strokes for different folks.

TGIF kiddos!

xoxo.

FEZ your Fear

It’s our friend Abi’s “30 is the new 20” birthday bash and when she told me that it’s going to be at FEZ Resto-Bar in Serendra, a big cloud of ( ? ) came into mind. The place is unfamiliar to me since I’m not fond of going out on bars for drinking sessions. Not because I don’t like to drink… it’s just my body rejects any alcohol intake when I reaches approximately 50ml for beer, vodka ice, etc… conversion in terms of hard drink aka uses shotglass, that’s equivalent to 1 shot glass… if I’ll intake more that this… I’m surely going to puke everything I ate and drank for the past 12 hours. So yes. I don’t Drink!

When we got there, a cozy place with wooden panels and a bar came into view, there were only 2 rows of tables which can be occupied by 10 people on each row. The other row was occupied by another group and the other was reserved for us. Since we don’t know what to order, the staff was kind enough to suggest the following:

 The Birthday Girl

Morocsan Wanton Cups – Beef

Fez Royal Kebab Platter

Chicken & Mango Ceasar Salad

Pita Pockets Chicken Tandoori

Lychee Martini

  

And the verdict: They were all delish! And ordered second round of everything when the others arrived. We also ordered a pitcher of Lychee Martini and again order second round and third… but I didn’t count after because I already stopped drinking when I’m done with half a glass… and gave the rest to my husband. I just ate the lychee fruit that came with each pour of his martini drink J

Thank Abi for a great night! Happy Birthday!

Us with the Birthday Girl

Fez serves Mediterranean, Moroccan food. Wide selection of alcoholic drinks too.

Address: Unit 1CO7A Serendra Commercial Strip,Bonifacio Global City, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City

Tel: 901-1840

PS. If you are wondering why the subject for this post.. it means that our birthday girl has FEZ her FEAR (faced her fear) of entering the Three O… graciously. xoxo.