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June 25, 2025

Birthday Celebration at Lugang Cafe

June is my husband’s birthday month, so last May, I informed him of all the dining promos that I’ve seen online. The are hotel buffet and restaurant promos, but he said “ayaw daw niya maghotel buffet” so we ended up at Lugang Cafe since hindi pa namin natatry.

We took advantage of the 11th Feast All You Can promo for PHP688 + Service Charge. This includes unlimited dim sum, noodles, soup, fried rice, and drinks. For PHP888 + Service Charge, you can add one main dish. The promo is already over, so I’m just sharing our experience.

My husband just called to reserve, and we chose Lugang Cafe at SM Aura. We arrived around 11AM so konti pa lang kumakain. Upon seated, they gave us the Feast All You Can Menu and answer sheet.

We were a group of six people and ordered 1 Steamed Pork Xiao Long Bao, 1 Pork and Vegetable Dumpling, 1 Vietnamese Egg Roll, 1 Crispy Eggplant with Teriyaki Sauce, 3 Fried Rice, 3 Noodles, and 3 Soup.

For the main dish, we ordered Taiwanese Fried Pork Chop, Sweet and Sour Pork with Pineapple, Garlic Buttered Shrimp, Steamed Fish Fillet with Tausi, Spicy Clams with Basil, and Steamed Pomfret with Light Soy Sauce.

After our first order, nag follow-up kami ng 1 Steamed Pork Xiao Long Bao, 1 Steamed Pork Xiao Long Bao with XO Sauce, 1 Tofu with Preserved Egg and Pork Floss, and 1 Steamed Chicken Feet with Black Bean Sauce.

Among the main dishes, yung Taiwanese Pork Chop ang hindi namin type, walang lasang pork, puro breading yung nalalasahan namin, I was expecting din yung Taiwanese Pork Chop na nakain namin sa Taiwan. But the rest of the main dishes taste good. For dim sum, appetizers, noodles, soup, and fried rice, okay lang for us.

We were done after an hour, and based on our order, parang hindi namin nasulit yung promo, so parang nagsisisi si hubby. Sana naghotel buffet na lang kami, siguro nag-expect lang kami na baka same experience sa lunch namin sa Din Tai Fung at Taipei 101. Naenjoy kasi namin yung dimsum experience namin doon.

June 23, 2025

Jetstar Flight Experience

Just this month, I was surprised to read that Qantas is closing its Singapore-based Jetstar Asia. Wow! A few months ago, my husband and father-in-law flew from Manila to Singapore and back via Jetstar, and the experience was fine. So I thought we had an option for affordable airfare if we traveled to Singapore.

Oh, by the way, I haven't blogged about it yet, pero magsasara na sa July 31. So i-blog ko na nga, we booked a Manila - Singapore - Manila flight during The Great BDO Travel Sale. The ticket includes a bag, a seat, and food.

I pre-selected the meal online: Hainanese Roasted Chicken Rice, Nasi Lemak with Fried Fish Patties, and Beef Rendang.The meal includes bottled water, rice, and a pastry. This is a budget airline, but they offer more food compared to our Manila to Ho Chi Minh City flight via Philippine Airlines. So it's sad that we have fewer airline options now.

June 18, 2025

Fishing Paper Craft Projects

Two weeks have gone by. I have no blog posts because I was out. We were busy celebrating birthdays and Father’s Day. In addition, we had a road trip to Alaminos Pangasinan, Vigan Ilocos Sur, San Fernando La Union, and Calatagan Batangas. Nakakapagod, but we had fun.

Sa sobrang busy ko, nakalimutan ko ng gumawa ng Father’s Day Card. Good thing, I made Fishing Paper Craft Projects last month, so ito na lang ginamit ko for my husband. Fishing din naman yung supposed to be Father’s Day Celebration namin with my Father-in-law.

Fishing Vest Gift Card Holder

This is a gift card holder, but I used it as a card. This is designed by Dreaming Tree.

Tackle Box Card

This Tackle Box Card is from the Bearly Art website.

Summer Fishing Card

This is supposed to be an easel card, but I forgot to finish it. This design is from the Summer Craft Party of The Bearded Housewife. '

Happy Father’s Day Cake Topper

I also made a Happy Father’s Day Cake Topper using Happy Heart font.

June 04, 2025

Graduation Craft Projects

Last year, I created numerous graduation craft projects. I had already shared the Graduation Cake Topper and Graduation Cards, but forgot to share some of my finished projects, such as the 3D Graduation, Graduation Truck, and Letter Z Graduation.

3D Graduation Paper Craft

Graduation Truck

Letter Z Graduation

This year, I also added more graduation projects for future use.

You Did It Card

Graduation Gnomes

Graduation Flower Pot

The six projects above are designed by Craft with Sarah, and the two projects below are from Cricut Design Space.

Congrats Cake Topper

Congrats Male and Female Cards

May 29, 2025

Fishing at Caylabne Bay Resort & Marina

My father-in-law is into fishing now. It started when my brother-in-law gave him a fishing rod last Christmas, and now he has a growing collection of fishing rods. And because of that, my husband searched for “Best Fishing Spot in the Philippines”, pero hindi pala madaling maghanap.

Our best fishing experience was during our vacation in Norway. We are blessed to experience this every time we visit my mom. You can check my old blog posts.

Fishing Adventure 2017

Fishing Adventure 2019

Fishing Adventure 2022

Here in the Philippines, we also experienced fishing while staying at The Farm at San Benito. We were lucky na may ganoon activity for the kids kasi yung next na visit namin, wala na sa list of activities yung fishing. Binabalik din yung fish na nahuli.

Our second fishing experience was in Macampao Beach and Leisure Farm. The resort has a fishing pond, so we caught 7 bangus. We paid PHP300 per kilo + PHP250 cooking charge.

Just recently, we went to Caylabne Bay Resort & Marina for our third fishing experience. This is supposed to be a Father’s Day Getaway, pero hindi available lahat ng June 15, so advance celebration na lang.

My husband discovered their Summer Day Tour Fishing Packages. You can choose from Package A or B. Advanced reservation is highly recommended. Day Tour Fishing is from 6AM to 6PM

Package A - PHP1580 per person

Set lunch with dessert and cold beverage.

Package B - PHP1680 per person

Set lunch with cold beverage and afternoon refreshment

Caylabne Bay Resort & Marina is located in Ternate Cavite. We left the house around 4:30AM, fetch my in-laws in Binan, Laguna and travel to the resort. We arrived past 7AM, ang tagal din ng biyahe, parang nagpunta na rin kami ng Batangas.

Upon arrival, we paid for our reservation, and the staff asked for our preferred menu for lunch. We can choose Chicken Adobo sa Gata, Arroz ala Cubana, and Breaded Fish Fillet with Tartar Sauce.

We purchased shrimp bait, PHP150 per 100 grams kaso wala ng balat. Kung alam lang namin, sana pala bumili kami ng shrimp sa palengke. Anyway, nakahuli naman kami ng lapu-lapu fish but unfortunately, they are all small so pinapakawalan lang din namin. Expectations vs Reality talaga, malalaki kasi yung nakuha sa sample photos sa website.

Nagtatawanan na lang kami kasi we paid PHP1580 per person plus 300 grams pa na shrimp. Tapos wala kami naiuwi na fish. Well, charged to experience na lang. Maybe, nakasummer vacation ang mga fish kaya wala kam nahuli, hehehe!

The primary breakwater is not included in the approved fishing grounds, so limited din yung spot kung saan kami pwede magfishing. The staff said, once or twice a month lang daw inoopen yun.

We can stay up to 6PM pero since low tide na rin naman and nakakapagod yung wala ka mahuli, nag give up na rin lahat. Naligo na lang sa beach bago umuwi. We left before 5PM. Despite our experience, we had fun naman.

“It doesn’t matter if the rod is or isn’t bent. Time spent fishing is time well spent.”