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Summer is HERE!!! While the weather may be pretty contradicting at the moment, April is just a few days away and I am definitely crossing my fingers for sunshine-y days ahead. A travel bug attracts other travel bugs. Your entries to my recently concluded Crumpler giveaway contest just made me more excited for summer knowing that we're all raring to head out to various domestic and international destinations in the coming weeks! For those who are still planning their fun summer getaway, check out the 7th FLOW Surf Yoga Samba Weekend Retreat on April 28 to 30 at the Aliya Surf Camp in Baler, Aurora, Philippines . This is an exciting 3-day weekend that will surely spark your spirit and leave your body and mind relaxed and revitalized. I'd say this is what most of us need at the moment. ;o)

I was born to a family who loves to eat. Save for my Dad who has turned into a picky eater after his operation, the women in my family continues to be avid food lovers and our dinners, for instance, can go on and on and on. Sadly, it's only I who wasn't gifted with a sexy body that whatever I eat immediately zooms straight to my hips and butt. I'd call it ala-JLo asset if only I don't have a growing tummy too. *boo!* Just watch how my sister and Mommy would eat. They'd be the first to sit down for dinner and the last to leave the table. After dinner, you'd find them nibbling on chocolates, dried prunes, chips and a lot more. Life is truly not fair. *sigh* Anyway, one night after dinner, Pan and I were still craving for something sweet. Since we miraculously ran out of our chocolate stash at home, we decided to take a short drive to have some fondue! Yes! Fondue for dessert sounds yummy! The best thing is, I know just the place. After doing my regular bl...

I jump-started my weekend with lots of eating. Yes, after weeks of not being able to eat out as we've been having a crazy, jam-packed month, I made up for it last Saturday. Paul and I headed to the NBC Tent to join our friends and favorite food buddies Richard, Irene and Lauren to check out the Best Food Forward which was on its 2nd year already. Like a very organized expo visitor, we made our way in by going through each aisle starting from the right side of the tent as we moved towards the left. There were also a lot of concessionaires located outside wherein most of them where selling grilled or deep-fried items. I find this year's BFF to be more organized and attractive as they did away with the white sintra boards and stainless steel dividers which were present last year. The set-up actually reminded me of how we did Yummy Eats last year. Since most booths that needed major cooking were situated outside, this also eliminated the smoke from filling up the main tent...

I love being the bearer of GOOD NEWS! Just the same way that I love receiving good news myself. Before I finally reveal who's the lucky winner of the recently concluded Crumpler Dry Red blog contest here at Frannywanny.com , I'd like to thank ALL 109 readers who took time out to submit their entries. If only I have 109 Crumpler Dry Red bags to give out, I'd gladly play Santa to all of you who joined right now. The guessing game is over and I'd like to present to you the Crumpler Dry Red 6 ! This is what one lucky reader will be receiving from me very very soon! Before anything, let me show you why this bag was my bag of choice and what makes it oh-so-ahhhmazing . This is one versatile bag . You can easily turn it into a sturdy backpack or into a light suitcase . It has a convertible strap that gives you the chance to either tote it like a sling bag, carry it like a backpack or hold the handles too. Furthermore, it can easily fit your 17" laptop and a few ...

"What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice And everything nice..." - What are Little Boys Made Of , a nursery rhyme After our filling dinner at Sumo Sam , Paul and I decided to walk around the Greenhills Town Center to check the other establishments out. As we reached the back portion where Ha Yuan , a kebab place and an Asian mart are located, we also found Pastry Princess . I couldn't help but enter this cozy looking cafe that has a pretty baby pink interior. Oh how I drooled as I look at the glass case filled with all sorts of yummy looking cupcakes! Suddenly, I wanted to have a cupcake for dessert! (Who said I was full from our Sumo Sam dinner? Not quite!) The store is small but with free WiFi , this makes a great place to work or to hang out while enjoying a cupcake or two! In fact, we saw a mother-son tandem enjoying their chosen cupcakes that evening. The son was happily playing while the mom was busy with her laptop. They also serve coffee, tea a...

While Paul and I love going out with our friends and family; once in a while, we make time to just spend a quiet evening enjoying each other's company. One Saturday night, we decided to have dinner out at the newly opened Greenhills Town Center located along Granada which is adjacent to Gilmore and Ortigas Avenue. We've been looking forward to checking this place out as it's located so close to home. Another place to consider when dining out most especially when we want to avoid the Greenhills Shopping Center traffic. Greenhills Town Center is a small commercial complex that houses a number of food establishments like McDonald's, Ha Yuan , Seattle's Best Coffee, Red Buffalo and our dinner choice for that evening -- Sumo Sam . There are quite a number of new food shops that I will make sure to visit in the coming months. Sumo Sam is located right at the entrance of Greenhills Town Center making it very easy to locate. Note though that parking is quite limi...

How was your weekend? As we are minutes away from Monday, I'd like to share with you how I spent these two amazing stress-free days! Boy, time flies when you having fun! Yesterday, I woke up earlier than usual as I spent my Saturday morning at Mercato Centrale . Aside from visiting our former co-tenants, we joined the fun sampling activity conducted by Jollibee as they treated ALL market visitors and vendors to a cup of the new Jollibee Sundae Mix-ins MILO Blast !!! What's cool is that even Jollibee was there to join in the fun! Of course, I couldn't help but have a photo op with the happy orange bee! :) Jollibee , meet Mickey Mouse (points to my favorite weekend shirt) !