Most girls love flowers..well I do too, but in more than five years that I've been with Mark, I haven't received any flowers from him.  Well it was my fault anyway. :P  Mark was just being obedient when I told him not to give me flowers haha!  Silly me?  I know, right?! But I don't really like receiving flowers.  Well I just don't like the thought of having to walk around, or travel to Antipolo in a public transpo, carrying a bouquet of flowers hahaha!

But I do love flowers, really! I get fascinated whenever I see them. Just like one ordinary afternoon, when I saw my moms flowering plants. I immediately took my camera and captured these lovely flowers in full bloom. I also included here some of my favorite quotes about flowers. ^_^

It's just so amazing how beautiful God's creations are! :)

Be like the flower, turn your faces to the sun. ~ Kahlil Gibran

When words escape, flowers speak. ~ Bruce W. Currie

Flowers are love's truest language. ~ Park Benjamin

Bread feeds the body, indeed, but flowers also feed the soul. ~ The Koran

Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made, and forgot to put a soul into. ~ Henry Beecher

Where flowers bloom so does hope. - Lady Bird Johnson

Flowers are our greatest silent friends. ~ Jim Brown

Last January 9 we went to McDonald's Libis to accompany Jaoey for his classmate's birthday party.

Jaoey and Aila

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Jaoey enjoyed a lot especially during the parlor games where he won a lot of prizes. But my mom claims that it was I who enjoyed the most especially when the mascots came out haha! I just got so thrilled seeing the mascots that I immediately asked my mom to take a photo of us. ^_^

with Birdie

with Ronald McDonald

with Grimace

with Hamburglar

Last January 13 my brother Chino turned 26. We celebrated his birthday with my family and with Mark and Jeff.

My dad cooked these for lunch:

Crispy Pata	Seafood Kare-kare
Bopis	Pancit Canton

And I bought these for merienda...

cake, ice cream, fruit salad

After merienda the videoke was setup and we started singing, but it was Mark who was singing non-stop! Haha! :P We also had a few shots of my dad's Johnnie Walker Black Label Scotch Whisky after dinner.

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Losing weight has been on top of almost everbody's new year's resolution. Although I didn't get to eat much during the holidays because of my braces, one of my goals for this year is to get back into shape too. ;p

Mark and I workout together and we also do boxing sometimes. I also run and do some aerobics/taebo with my mom on Saturdays. I've also been watching what I eat. I don't eat rice and I also take it easy on chips, sweets, and fatty food.

But how can you resist eating when you're served with mouth-watering dishes? Like what my dad cooked earlier for lunch...

Miki

Cream Dory Steak

Breaded Pork Chop

Mixed Vegetables in Butter Sauce

I tried but I really can't! And well yeah, I gave in..Haha!

My Lunch ^_^

I also had a slice of brazo de mercedes for dessert! *drools* Actually these are just a few of the many mouth-watering dishes that my dad loves to cook for us. And every time he cooks, I just can't help but forget about my diet (this also happens to Mark whenever he comes over our house to have lunch or dinner hahaha!).

But it's ok, I'll just get back to my diet tomorrow and will just do some extra rounds of running on Saturday! Haha! :P

If you come across something good,

hold on to it until its time to let go...

Life offers you a thousand chances;

all you have to do is take one.

- Mhae

Almost every Friday, Mark and I would head straight to the Gateway mall after work to watch a movie or just to have dinner. And as what I've said in an old post, we would usually eat at World Chicken. And guess what?  Just last Friday, there we were again, having dinner at his favorite resto! :P

Mark loves eating at World Chicken so much because he doesn't have to deprive himself of eating tasty food just to stay in shape. World Chicken offers a variety of healthy dishes that very much suits his diet.

Whatever his diet may be, if he's prepping up for an upcoming competition, or if he just feels like eating non-stop, World Chicken will surely appeal to his taste buds.

For around Php160, you can indulge into their freshly grilled boneless chicken, with your choice of sauce, plus 2 generous servings of sides.

Mark would usually opt for either gravy or Ranch BBQ sauce on his chicken, with baked potato wedges and potato salad for the sides.

Grilled Chicken Fillet with Ranch BBQ Sauce, Baked Potato Wedges and Potato Salad

But when he's not on a diet, he can go for Mashed Potato and Fettuccine Al Tono as side dishes. I also remember one time, he must have been craving so much for rice, when he opted for the Bacon Fried Rice and Garlic Rice as side dish.

And I, being the not-so-risk-taker-when-it-comes-to-trying-something-new, would always go for gravy on my grilled chicken with Fettuccine Al Tono and Potato Salad as side dish. ^_^

Grilled Chicken Fillet with Gravy, Fettuccine Al Tono and Potato Salad

And for the drinks, fruit shakes will always be Mark's choice. I would usually go for Mango, Melon, Lychee, or Melon-Mango shake. :)

Melon-Mango Shake and Banana Shake with Chocolate-Flavored Whey Protein

And as for Mark, well he's never really picky when it comes to fruit shakes, just as long as it tastes good when combined with Whey Protein of course! Oh my! What a health buff?! Haha! :p

I will be meeting with Mark in a few minutes..hmmm..I wonder where we'll be eating tonight..Hahaha! ^_^

World Chicken & Big Chill
Level 3, Food Express,
Gateway Mall, Araneta Center
Quezon City