Last December 27, we all went back to SM Mall of Asia, this time to catch Feng Shui.

When I heard Kris Aquino mentioned on A&A that Feng Shui will be shown in 4D at the Mall of Asia, I immediately told my siblings that it’ll be our Christmas date. Every year, we all make it a point to watch MMFF movie/s together. Usually, I don’t like horror films coz I can’t watch it properly. Blood makes me giddy and squeamish, but since it’s 4D and I want to experience it with my siblings, GOOOOWWW!!! :)

First let’s talk about the movie, or the parts that I actually watched (I am hiding behind my hair and my hands like 3/4 of the film so I went out with crazy bruha hair).

I think Kris Aquino is actually good with horror. I watched the first Feng Shui 10yrs ago with my high school bestfriend, Marie, and I remember being soooo scared. Gaga kasi! Nanood ng last full show at first time kong mag last full show nun. Kaloka! Anyway, where am I? Ayun! Kris is actually good with horror. Her serious, scared face is perfect. While Coco’s acting is undeniably superb. But the one who stands out for me, acting-wise, is Carmi Martin! She is funny, she is crazy, and her drunk scenes are perfect. Her words are slurry and she really looks like an alcoholic. Mata palang nila ni Coco Martin perfect na!

However, this Feng Shui is very far from the first Feng Shui. That first one, hindi ako nakatulog kay Lotus Feet. I swear! And napaliguan ko ng popcorn yung katabi ko sa sobrang gulat. To think nakatago din ako sa likod ng friend ko nun ah. So 1/4 lang din yung matino kong napanood. This one, I am okay na after the film. Walang after-effect like the first Feng Shui. Walang kilabot. Probably because they aimed to make it PG, to earn more on the box-office. Keri na din coz its a Christmas season film. Ganun talaga. Producers have to earn.

Plus I also find the death scenes corny. My friend is right. Hindi okay ang death scenes. Although they imitate the scariest scene on the first Feng Shui where Lotlot saw herself dead on the hands of Lotus Feet. Pero waley. Not really super scary. At ang kapal ng fez ko maghanap pa ng scary no?! Nyahahaha! Sige na nga, mas okay na tong 2nd Feng Shui at least walang after effects.

But watching it on the 4D cinema is our best decision. Since it’s not too scary, watching it on 4D made the experience more memorable. Chairs are moving, there’s wind, there’s light effects and water effects – SUPERB! Mas nakakatakot sya because it’s on 4D. So may gulat factor yung pag alog ng upuan. Hihihi!

4D is also not super expensive, it’s just Php 350. Although it’s just an introductory price pero keri na. :) What I didn’t like though is the fact that it’s not available online! Naku SM Cinema!! Make it avail online please!! We went there on the 26th only to find out that it was sold out for the entire day. So we bought tickets for the next day instead and just watched Bonifacio, a good option actually.

So yeah! All in all it was still fun. :) It’s a good movie and a perfect 4D experience. I hope to catch another 4D film soon. :)

xoxo,

Reigne

We went to SM Mall of Asia earlier today to watch Feng Shui in XD 4D cinema only to find out it was sold out for the entire day. Hanep! Akala ko ba naghihirap na ang Pinas?! Hehehe!

So all of us decided to just catch another MMFF entry on our list – Bonifacio, Ang Unang Pangulo. So this year’s first MMFF entry is another Robin Padilla film. Last year, I only got to watch 10,000 Hours and Boy Golden. I hope this year mas madami ang mapanood ko.

So how’s the movie? It was AWESOME!!

I love the quality of the film. It is very obvious that it was meticulously created by the best film makers. The cinematography is superb. The color transition of the past and present scenes are perfectly done. Tamang tama ang timpla ng kulay sa screen. We watched on SM Mall of Asia’s digital theater making our viewing experience so much better. In fairness to SM, they know talaga which movies to put on which theater. They are already aware that the Pinoy movie goers are so much smart now. They want great movie experience. Nothing less.

The storyline is wonderfully executed. Medyo nabitin lang ako sa scenes ni Daniel Padilla, crush ko kasi! Hihihi!

It’s a tear jerker, an eye opener and a gentle reminder for us Filipinos on how we’ve been repeating histories over and over. Sabi nga ni Rizal on this movie, “kelangan maging malaya tayo sa isip at sa puso”.

Bonifacio is not my favorite hero. I never believed that violence would bring freedom. I never believed that violence is the answer to anything. No matter how hard life is. But I believed that Bonifacio is a great man. And that we Filipino’s did him a major treachery by killing him, by even thinking that he is not an honorable man, that he is guilty of treason. Same mistakes we do over and over again. And it is very much captured on this film.

I love that it made me remember my History classes. Of how much I know and how much I still want to know. I always thought, as a kid, that history is a waste of time. Because I am not good with remembering names and special events. Heck! I am not good with memorization at all. I love Mathematics, hands down. But now that our film makers are creating movies like this, it made me realize how important history is. That we are bound to learn something from history so we won’t commit the same mistakes over and over again. I hope the movie goers would see what this movie is all about. Kaya pala si Robin Padilla ganun ang mga litanya sa IG. Totoo nga! This movie is supposed to be an eye opener. :) Bonus nalang ang katotohanang, sobrang ganda ng pagkakagawa nya! :) At ang pogi ni Daniel at Robin!

I haven’t watched the others, but based on my initial assessment (naks! akala mo authority sa Filipino film industry) – this is a major contender for that Best Picture trophy. I love that Robin Padilla is now gearing on creating high quality films. That it’s not all about suntukan and barilan now. Kailangan mo ng mag-isip. And that’s why I love MMFF films. They offer different flavors.

This movie is super highly recommended for those na trip magpaka movie critic. Just don’t expect heavy action ha. It’s not Bad Boy Robin Padilla anymore.

xoxo,

Reigne

Hello! Hello! Did you guys miss me?! I miss blogging too. It’s just that, I am super busy lately. Busy practicing my yoga positions while breastfeeding. Busy crawling and climbing everywhere  I could crawl and climb. Busy talking and laughing and smiling and EATING!! Oh how I love eating. If you want to be friends with me, just give me something to EAT please. Or DRINK! :)

So when my Nanay brought me to this cool place that serves FRESH SUGARCANE JUICE, I was soooooo happy!!!

Dream Cane Juice Bar is the newly opened store of Tita Russ, my Nanay’s friend and ex-officemate. A few weeks ago, Tita Russ was kind enough to invite me and Nanay to try out their products. :) At first, I was like “Here we go again! I’ll watch Nanay eat and just wish I’d taste whatever it is she eats thru her milk.”. BORING!!!!!

But I was sooooo ecstatic when Nanay allowed me to have a few sips of the fresh juice!! And oh my!! I love love LOVE it!! I wanna finish the entire glass actually but Nanay won’t allow me. Ugh! But I had my fair share. Hmmmm… Happy happy!!

So why did my Nanay allowed me drink it? Here’s why!

Dream Cane Juice Bar offers all-fresh, all-natural sugar cane juice. Not too sweet. Although if you find it a bit sweet, you can always dilute it with water like what my Nanay did. My pedia says I could have fresh fruit juices as long as I take it in moderation. And sugar cane juice is perfect for me.

Plus Nanay saw that it was prepared fresh and clean. Tita Russ uses a stainless, food-grade, high quality sugar cane juicer. The store is very clean and everything was prepared fresh when you order. Nanay took some pictures but it was not nice. Hihihi! So she got this photo from the official Facebook page of Dream Cane Juice Bar here. But promise, it looks as clean and as awesome in person.

You can also enjoy different flavors of sugar cane juice. Tita Russ made Nanay taste them all – Lemon Ginger, Orange, Calamansi and Buko Cane! And Nanay loves everything. Although her favorite is the Buko Cane and the Orange one. I should know, she drank them all. I had to tug on her to remind her that I want a couple of sips too.

Tita Russ was super nice because she gave some bottles of fresh sugar cane juice that Nanay refrigerate right away and drank the next day. Hahahaha! I had some too. But only too little because Nanay drank them all. And my DaddyLo and Cupcake and Toto and Mama Chubby also had their share. They all loved it. It was gone in no time. Cupcake and Daddy Lo kept on talking about how great it is for my Daddy Lo because it is very healthy.

My Nanay is very interested in this one because we are all trying to live a healthier life. We are now using all organic stuff at home so Dream Cane Juice Bar is really perfect for our household’s new peg.

So if you happen to be on the Madaluyong area, pay Dream Cane Juice Bar a visit. They also have this promo – very like the sticker collecting peg of Starbucks. So if you happen to collect enough stickers, you can have a sugar cane juice in a mason jar. Very like the one I’m holding on the photo! :) And like their FB page too to get updated on the latest. Aside from sugarcane juice they also offer breads and lambanog and the famouse Yema Cake. Yum!

This is my very first review on the blog! And I must say that this one is really highly recommended!!

xoxo,

#FabSkye

Happy birthday my little man!! :) All our hardwork with your therapy and meds and diet are all paying out. I wish you'd continue being the strong Boi that you are. You don't know how much happiness you bring us. You will always be Mimi Ate's baby. :) I love you from the moon and back my little lucky charm. I hope you enjoyed our little shopping kahit rush.

A photo posted by Celerhina Aubrey (@reigningstill) on Dec 12, 2014 at 1:27am PST

It’s an important day for my family! :) Today is my little man’s 10 birthday!!! 10 years of happiness. 10 years of blessings.

To those of you who read my blog since forever, you’d probably know Boi. He is my, now 10 years old (woohoo!) baby brother, with cerebral palsy and global developmental delay. So he’s our little 10 year old who basically acts like a 2 month old. Hehehe! Now that Skye’s 9 months, she’s actually more mature than her Toto Boi. :-P

But it’s totally okay! Our family has long since accepted the fact that we we’re blessed with Boiboi. A boy with special conditions, special needs and that’s okay. Because no matter what, that little Boi is the love of our lives. Yes, Skye’s our newest baby but she’s not our only star. Our family was blessed to be with a boy who loves us unconditionally and who we love unconditionally. He thought us to value life and appreciate the little things. I was never a whiny parent because of him.

I am thankful that my boobs are sore and aching because that means my Skye sucks them hard, something that we need to teach Boi when he was a baby. I am thankful that my arms are sore and my hips are aching and my feet are screaming because I have an active baby, something we never experience with Boi. Pag umiiyak ang anak ko noon sa madaling araw, at gustong gusto ko na ding umiyak at sumigaw dahil sa puyat at pagod – naalala ko ang mga panahon (10yrs ago) na hindi din kami natutulog dahil nagbabantay kami ng sanggol na di marunong umiyak.

But now, our little man is showing some signs of improvement. Super nakakatawa because after all the errands we need to do in the morning (for his therapy) which lasts until past lunch time I tell you, we went to church in Baclaran and then went to the mall with my Mama, Papa, my cousin and an aunt. We had Boi use Skye’s stroller! And I’m super happy that he could now sit on a stroller!!! Ang babaw no? Nyahaha! Pero one of the reasons why we can’t bring him to the mall anymore is because he is too heavy to be carried. And he’s not comfortable on strollers before. So now that we we’re actually able to stroll around the mall for hours while he’s seated on the stroller is happiness!!

I got him some clothes yesterday too! I think nagseselos na sya kasi laging si Skye nalang ang may bagong damit. Don’t get me wrong, my love for my brother and daughter are equal. I love them both so much. But it’s difficult to buy clothes for Boi because he is now too long and too thin. :( We need to fit the clothes to see if the length and the fit are okay. Sometimes the length is perfect pero para naman syang rapper sa luwag. So yesterday, while we were fitting his clothes, I know that he is happy and excited. Like a normal boy buying his pamasko. Ang saya lang!

So for you my little man, HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Mimi Ate loves you soooo much. And you don’t have to worry. Us having Skye means having another one to love you. Your pamangkin loves you so much. Kahit na lagi ka nyang nagugulpi lately. Pasensya ka na. She doesn’t know that she’s hurting you. She just wants to play with you because she loves you very much. She’ll grow up with so much love for you, like the rest of us. Because you are special. Because you are our little prince. Because you are my lucky charm. And because you are, and will always be, one of my biggest blessings.

I LOVE YOU Toto BoiBoi! Stay strong. Pataba ka naman kahit konti lang so you could sit already. :) Sipagan lang natin sa therapy and Tamang KAIN, okay? :) Push natin yan! We’ll claim that by 12 years old, nakakaupo ka na. :) Para it’ll be easier for Skye to play with you.

We’ve been seeing Hong Kong Noodles & Dimsum House in Sta. Cruz, Manila for quite some time now. The ReigningTatay has been bugging me to try it out, so one fine afternoon, we did!

And here’s what we had.

Sweet and Sour Pork

Beef and Wanton Noodles

Blue Lemonade

Funny because it was the blue lemonade that made an impact on us. I love love LOVE it. As in, it’s a perfect lemonade. Not too sweet nor too sour. It tastes like a true lemonade. Not that tangy ones most restaurants offer nowadays. :)

The noodles are also delicious. Though not over the top yummy, it was delicious. Plus it only costs around Php 100+ if I’m not mistaken. Super cheap. Actually, most of the meals here are affordable. Swak sa bulsa talaga.

I noticed also that there are loads of customers dining in. It’s probably sikat on the area. So if you happen to be on the vicinity of Sta. Cruz and wants something to warm up your tummy at an affordable price, do visit Hong Kong Noodles & Dimsum House.

I’ve been receiving a lot of Mila Stories requests lately. Sorry naman! Mila is uber busy with her apo that she barely had time to crack some jokes. Puro funny and kulet antics nalang ni Skye ang bukambibig ni Cupcake lately. So medyo matagal bago makabuo ng 3 episodes. Next time, I’ll also include some of the funny antics of my other family members – Mila and Friends na ang peg. :)

MAHANGIN

Mila owns a small sari-sari store at home. So a part of our living room is full of her paninda. May nakasabit na chichirya sa taas, may instant coffee, etc. etc. You see the picture? So, all of us are downstairs including Skye who’s sitting happily on her baby bouncer gifted by her Ninang Jerellt.

Mila (to Baldo): Anak buksan mo nga yung electric fan, pawis na pawis na si Skye.
Baldo: (opens the electric fan)

Eh super lakas ng hangin! We have an industrial fan on our living room kasi walang aircon so imagine how mahangin it is to the point na nagliparan mga paninda ni Mila. Hahaha!

Mila (galit): Ano ba naman yan! Ang lakas lakas naman kasi ng electric fan mo eh!! Dapat number 3 lang!
Baldo (clueless): Huh?! Eh number 1 nga lang yan eh.
Mila: Kaya nga malakas!!!! Dapat number 3 mo!!!

So apprently, sira ang fan sa baba. Yung number 3 yung pinaka mahina and the number 1 yung pinaka-malakas. At si Mila lang nakakaalam nun! Nyahahaha! Ang joke dun, eh sya pa galit! Ang cute. :)

TIPS TO GET PREGNANT

I was asking Mila on tips how to get pregnant so I could share it with a friend.

Mila: Inom sya kamo ng beer.
Me: Totoo ba yun?
Mila: Oo naman! Inom din kamo ng beer asawa nya?
Me: Ganun? Para super effective dapat pareho sila? Totoo ba yun?
Mila: Syempre! Maniwala ka sa akin.
Me: Sige sasabihin ko nga yan, no harm in trying naman.
Mila: Oo tapos sabihin mo, NOOD SILA NG BOLD AFTER UMINOM NG BEER!
Me: Nyahahahaha! Kadiri ka alam mo yun?

SEBUHIN

Sissy, Mila and I are talking about Sissy’s crush.

Me: Tangeks! Papuntahin mo dito. Lasingin natin, para ma-rape mo na.
Sis: Ayoko nga. May girlfriend yun no. Two Wives lang?
Me: Girlfriend palang naman. Pero sabagay masama yun. Antayin mo nalang muna magbreak bago mo papuntahin dito at lasingin.
Mila: Oo nga dapat lasingin mo pag broken hearted para mas matindi ang tama ng alak.
Me: Para ma-rape nya ng husto no?
Mila: Hindi! Para hindi nya maalala ang SEBUHING katawan nyang kapatid mo kinabukasan.

** Images are all from google.

We’ve been itching to try Kanzhu in SM City Manila ever since they opened months ago but we only got a chance one weekend after my therapy sesh for the DQT.

Once seated, we were served with these sweetened peanuts with sesame seeds – which is uber yummy. I am a sucker for nuts and this one is the best. I hope they sell this peanuts in packs. Promise I’ll buy!

Braised Beef Noodle Soup (Php 165)

Since the major reason why we’ve been itching to try Kanzhu is becasue they promised to serve hand-pulled noodles, we gave Braised Beef Noodle Soup a try. The soup itself is yummy. The braised beef is perfect. But we didn’t really like the noodle itself. Pang instant noodle lang ata kami. Weird because that Chinese couple seated next to us is gushing over the noodles, so mukhang kami nga may problema. Balik Lucky Me nalang siguro ako. Hihi!

Chinese Olive Fried Rice (Php 200)

Sissy got the Chinese Olive Fried Rice simply because it’s a house specialty. Which is a perfect choice because it’s super yummy. :) I was a bit skeptical at first because I can’t imagine olives on my fried rice but it turned out perfect.

Delicious Chicken with Chinese Pepper Gravy (half order, around Php 200)

Okay, we opted for the Delicious Chicken with Chinese Pepper Gravy simply because it says it’s delicious. Ang kyot no? Actually, the chicken is just okay. Yummy, yes. But not over the top yummy. But the gravy is just perfect. It simply made the dish stand out.

Shrimp Hakaw (Php 125)

And because we just have to have Hakaw if it’s on the menu, we gave Kanzhu’s hakaw a try. It’s delicious actually but Wai Ying’s Hakaw is still my our fave. Wala! Ang taas na masyado ng expectation namin sa dimsum ever since we tried Wai Ying.

Classic Milk Tea (Php 85) with Pearls

I also gave their milk tea a try even if Chatime is just one kembot away. Well, their milk tea is just okay. Nothing super extra ordinary pero hindi naman nakakapanghinayang.

What I love most about this resto is the nice ambiance and the nice staff. The tables are clean and orderly. there are enough space to walk around. And the staff are attentive and very nice.

Hello fashionable friends. :) Another beauty post for y’all.

One of the things I have learned about make up is the importance of make up brushes. I used to think that it’s really not needed as I could always use my fingers in applying my make up. that brushes are just for the pro.

But, brushes would definitely help you achieve your everyday no-make up- make up look. And for me, my best find when it comes to make up brushes is Marionnaud. :)

You can find Marionnaud brushes in Watsons Store and I swear they are the cheapest, high-quality brush in the market. I tried the others, some are even more expensive than this brush but so far, they are my favorite.

Although there are tons of make up brushes available in the market, I think there are 3 most important ones – foundation brush, blusher/contour brush and eye liner brush (not in the photo). If you have these 3 on your make up kit, you’ll be fine.

Foundation brushes are important in applying foundation and/or BB cream. Although using your ring finger is fine, I find it more convenient to use the brush. First, because it’s less messy and second, because it evens out the application. I love Marionnaud’s Foundation Brush in No. 33. The bristles are soft and it doesn’t fall off easily. Been using mine for more than a year now. I just clean it with brush cleaner as often as I could. This brush only costs around Php 150.00. Super mura!

Marionnaud’s Slanted Blusher/Contour Brush is my go-to blusher brush. It’s not too big nor too small plus I love that it’s slanted making it easier to apply blush. I’m not yet that okay with contouring so I use this mostly on applying creme blush. This one costs around Php 200.00.

Make up is easier with the right tools!