We are so lucky that every Sunday lunch, Tina “Martha Stewart” brings chocolates or some dessert over even if it is not her turn! 
This time she brought over a whole ice cream sundae bar!!! WOW!! Of course, everyone got excited again!
Belle France ice cream from Rustan’s supermarket…YUMMY!
I was able to take photos of a few bowls of sundaes…only because the others ate theirs so fast!
James’ concoction
Jaime’s concoction
Ramon’s concoction
I have been wanting to feature this for the longest time, but never get to try it when I am in Rustan’s Makati. I still have not tried it but I was able to take photos! Interesting flavors of cupcakes and very creative! I will definitely try it next time!
Shangri-La, Rustans3/F Children’s DivisionMandaluyong City Mobile no.: 0922-8980271 Rustans Makati, 3/FAyala Avenue, Makati City Mobile no.: 0922-8790348
How come no one ever told us about this place??? We always see it beside Starbucks on our way from the Fort going to Mc Kinley. I always wondered to myself if the it was a good place. I was waiting for someone to recommend the place to us. Finally, we decided to go and try it for ourselves….and WE LOVE IT!!! Now, whenever we want pizza, we go here because it is so convenient for us- it is in Fairways Tower behind Manila Golf Club. Even at night when we get hungry, Jaime tempts us by saying” Joey Pepperoni?” and of course we all do not refuse!
Only to find out that the Executive Chef is the chef behind the famous Don Bosco Pizza place which we also like!
We like the fact that they put the parmesan cheese on the table because we always like to sprinkle additional parmesan cheese on our pizza while it is still hot and straight from the oven!
We asked them what their bestsellers are- they said THE WORKS and JOEY PEPPERONI - so we ordered that! YUMMY!!!!
The next time we came, we ordered THE WORKS but Jaime had the green and red peppers removed- still yummy!!
And I wanted to try the FOUR CHEESE!!! YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!
And to top it all of…they give less 50% between 2 pm to 6pm for all PIZZAS!!!! What a GREAT DEAL!! Sometimes we just TAKE OUT if we are a bit lazy to go there!
And they serve Jim’s beers ( Jim’s Global Beer Exchange August 31, 2008 )!!!
Happy Birthday to a very kind, generous, simple and accomplished young man! To the man behind Starbucks in the Philippines!! We are proud of you and we all love you!
He celebrated his birthday with us in Azuthai ( Azuthai July 3, 2008 )!! YUMMY! We were able to try three of their new dishes which were all very good! We all enjoyed and ate so much!
And a surprise visitor who is one of the bestfriends of my brother! :-)
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I visited my cousin, Marga, in her beautiful store in Eastwood. I was very impressed with what I saw and amazed at how Marga and her husband Eugene have managed to grow their business. Dwell is a very big store and has a wide variety of choices for furniture at very reasonable prices. Do come and check it out!
Dwell is owned and operated by Marga and her husband, Eugene. I did not know Eugene had some interior decorating skills Apparently, Marga told me that he did the layout and putting together of the furniture pieces in the store.
More power to you guys!!!
My beautiful cousin, Marga
They have another furniture store along Reposo st. in Bel Air 2, Makati
Tel: 890-7246
An intimate tea party took place at Rustan’s Makati on the magical children’s floor to introduce the Katrina Goulbourn Babes line of christening gowns. The mood relaxed and friendly like a baptismal celebration - with the whimsical, beautiful setting and vignettes by Rustan’s featuring different settings themed after Goulbourn’s designs, where ladies chattered and enjoyed none other than the Peninsula’s delicious high-tea from petite tea sandwiches to delectable mini pastries.
Six adorable babies, who were carried around by their proud and lovely mothers, wore the christening gowns for the occasion – bringing her designs to life, and showing a range from traditional and romantic to more modern, even coloured pieces, with elements taken from our heritage.
In the past, baptismal gowns were made by the mothers or grandmothers themselves in more traditional designs using lace and embroidered fabrics, with a similar look, in natural white, cream or ivory – often unisex in design and with the intention of handing it down from one generation to the next. However, with women busy in the work place and the almost-lost skill of sewing and embroidering in the home, gowns are now often store bought or in the rare occasion, custom made by individual seamstresses under the direction of the mother/grandmother. Gowns often lack quality fabric and construction, with those that are off the rack, done in often repetitive designs with typical machine embroidery, each of which are hard to differentiate from the next. This leaves young mothers with very few choices as to what gown they can find for their baby to wear on this special occasion. “I wanted to offer mothers christening gowns that are modern in feel but with a dreamy, timeless look. With busy lives and careers, mothers nowadays have little time to devote to the art of creating a gown for the baby’s special occasion. They have a modern point of view and may not necessarily have an heirloom gown to pass on to their child. Many mothers want to find a new one, if their own is in bad shape, that is beautiful and unique to then keep as an heirloom gown for their children’s children.” says designer Katrina Goulbourn.
Katrina has been doing gowns for the baptisms of her brides’ babies for years now, though this is the first time she presents a full collection of these special gowns to buy off the rack. From traditional shades of ivory and cream to delightful colours, both pale and bright, she offers an array of choices in colour. The designs are both unisex and also specific to gender, with distinctly girlish or boyish charm.“Colour is something I started experimenting with as it opens up a whole range of choices, and life is colourful after all! It was so refreshing to design this line, like living in a fairy tale, my imagination was so full of ideas, I tried to capture the dreams of a child, of the parents and bring them in to each gown.” explains Goulbourn.
Mothers, you need dream no more of christening gowns you seek for your precious little one with the arrival of this charming line.
Her first collection entitled “A Small, Small World” takes inspiration from historical costume and Philippine culture, with themes that are Filipino, Spanish and Chinese in influence.The Katrina Goulbourn Babes line of christening gowns offers baby couture gowns. The gowns are atypical, with design influences coming from anything for the little princes and princesses – historical costumes to current trends in fashion and culture. No design is exactly alike with fabrics dyed per piece to match hand-picked trimmings, lace and custom created embroidery.
This event was made possible by Rustan’s and the Peninsula. Photos by Rachel Rillo
Katrina Goulbourn Babes Christening Gowns is exclusively available at Rustan’s Makati, Shangri-la Plaza and Alabang branches, Children’s section and at Silk Cocoon
