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The Weekend’s Priceless Moments

25 May 2009 Ibyang Sanchez 1 Comments Category: Aussie Life, Cherished Memories, Photography, The Married Life, Travel

Friday night date with the Husband. We watched Star Trek this time. We almost thought we wouldn’t be able to watch due to delays in getting to the cinema: looking for a book that I want (didn’t find it at Borders), getting caught up in the rain (as in we were dripping wet but we were like kids playing in the rain) and looking for a place to eat dinner (biglang nag-brown-out sa McDo!!!), by the time we found a place to eat, na-delay pa ang order namin. But we made it! I was already wondering if we were meant to watch a movie that night.

I love Star Trek! It was entertaining and had a lot of funny bits so I loved it.

Being a part of my cousin Patrick’s 8th birthday. Saturday was a busy day for me and the husband as we helped in giving Patrick and his friends a great time during Patrick’s 8th birthday celebration. For more than three hours, Husband and I ran around taking photographs of the kiddos, watched them play games and laughed so hard from all the silly things they did. So fun but very tiring.

The party extended till dinner time, as relatives and friends came by to wish Patrick a happy birthday.

Sharing the joy of communing with koalas and kangaroos with my parents. Sunday, we took my parents to Featherdale Wildlife Park so my dad can experience touching a koala and feeding a kangaroo. We had so much fun especially my dad. Seeing my dad and mom so happy was priceless.

Catch up with a friend at Starbucks. After our Featherdale adventure, we went to Westfield Mt Druitt for a little bit of shopping. Since my parents are leaving soon, we had to buy pasalubong for the Phils. We had lunch at Pizza Hut, went shopping, then hung out at Starbucks before we went to church. I invited our friend Bhenie (she lives nearby) so we can catch up. As usual, chikahan and tawanan. 🙂

Thank God For Long Weekends

18 May 2009 Ibyang Sanchez 6 Comments Category: Charmed Life of a Mrs, Cherished Memories, Photography, The Married Life, Travel

Spent another long weekend so can I take my parents out on Friday, spend time at home and hang out with the Husband.

Friday we went to Sydney Olympic Park so my Dad can see the place.

My ulterior motive was for them to taste the best ribs in Australia (for me, that is). We had lunch at Ribs and Rumps (I made a resturant review here).

After a hearty lunch, we just had a bit of walking around Olympic Park then went back to Blacktown for dessert at Max Brenner.

My Dad likes Capuccino and was amused to see a unique way of serving Capuccinos in Max Brenner. It was served in what they call as a Kangaroo Cup.

The Kangaroo Cup has a sort of a pouch on one side where a a piece of chocolate is placed. The cup’s irregularly-shaped plate had a Kangaroo drawn on it. Cute!

As for the taste, my Dad says their Capuccinos tasted very chocolate-y. Yummy!

On Sunday, the Husband and I went out for a movie date–Angels and Demons.

I love it! For me, it was better than “The Da Vinci Code” movie.

Happy Monday everyone!

Day-out with the Parents

9 May 2009 Ibyang Sanchez 0 Comments Category: Aussie Life, Cherished Memories, Photography, Travel

Took the day off on Friday so I can spend time with my parents.

We had lunch at St James Hotel for some steak.

Then we attended mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral.

Walked around Hyde Park.

Had coffee and cake at The Coffee Club.

I had my usual Cafe Americano and tried their New York Cheesecake. It was lovely.

My mom had hot chocolate and it was delicious, i loved it! I think I’m going to spend some “Me” times here soon, I need to go back for their cheesecake!

Late afternoon was spent at Paddy’s Market in Chinatown to shop for pasalubong for the Phils. I told myself I’ll focus on buying for stuff for the Phils but I found stuff for me too!!! Yay!

I also took them shopping for Koreanovela DVDs. My parents love koreanovelas so I indulged them. And to top the great day, we took them to BBQ City for dinner so they can experience Korean BBQ dining.

Windy Day at Blue Mountains

26 April 2009 Ibyang Sanchez 0 Comments Category: Aussie Life, Cherished Memories, Photography, Travel

Yes, we were at the Blue Mountains again :), this time we took my parents.

It was a very windy day…as in “it-almost-tear-off-our-ears” windy. Notice how the trees swayed left as the wind blew hard.

Made my parents so cold, felt very winter for them.

We had to make them stay indoors every 15-20 minutes, give their body a rest from the cold wind outdoors.

I was very cold myself but that never stopped me from wanting to take photographs. So during one of their “indoor” break, I went out by myself and took photos of trees changing their colors.

Ahhhh, the beauty that is Autumn.

We had lunch at the Revolving Restaurant in Scenic World. The buffet costs about AUD$26.++ per adult which includes soup, salad, mains, dessert and coffee & tea…and the best view anyone can ever have when having lunch in Katoomba, Blue Mountains.