It's the first year that we'e moved on from being a married couple to now a family of FOUR. For the past 3 months, we've done everything as a family. With the twins growing at rapid speed, they're starting to insist on what they want and that also means wanting to sleep closer to us and not on their crib anymore. Being fully aware of the dangers of SIDS (new moms, I urge you to read up on this), it's been a struggle trying to get my little L most especially to sleep on her own and not beside me or snuggling close to her Daddy. For several nights it has been endless cries and kicks until one of us would give in. My sweet little J has always been an independent sleeper from Day 1 but he would still wake up at the middle of the night wanting to feed and that's when he would refuse to go back to be let down on his crib. We're working on it and hopefully soon I'll gain back my space on our matrimonial bed once again.
Aside from us, there's my parents who have been super helpful in taking care of the twins. I say this without exaggeration but I don't think I would have survived the past months without them by my side. It's the little things actually like how Mommy would come rushing in at 8 in the morning, the time when the twins would suddenly tandem cry to signal their wet diapers or simply wanting to be picked up and she would come in to assist or she'd get the crying twin and tell me and Paul to go back to sleep. It's also when Papa would quickly finish up his meal to go check on the twins allowing Paul and I a bit more time to eat in peace. Apart from the people in the house, I also have my sister and brother in law E who willingly stepped in and took care of J overnight when L had to be admitted in the hospital. I also got Paul's sister J and our brother in law Ahia J whom I would run to whenever I have any questions about child rearing as they have 3 adorable kids of their own. As the saying goes... it takes a village to raise a child. In our case, it will take the entire universe to raise our twins.
Speaking of Family, we also got our KTG (Kain Tulog Gang) Family. Even back when I was in Singapore, they're one of the few friends who continued to keep in touch with us. Every time we come home for a visit, they would find time to meet up with us for a delicious meal or two. So, as 2018 rolled in, we joined them for a fun weekend staycation at our favourite city hotel, F1 Hotel Manila. This staycation was to celebrate the New Year and the birthday of one of my favorite foodies and dear friend, Richie of The Pickiest Eater. It was also just the perfect opportunity to introduce the #AngTwins to our KTG family.


To view more details of the room, see my older posts here and here.








We also had drinks from Karla's Swizzle Mobile Bar and while you may think that they just serve alcoholic beverages, actually Karla made sure to add Pink Lemonade slush to the mix which is perfect for the little ones (and preggy/lactating moms) in the group.
Okay, now let's focus on our dinner buffet spread. Chef Chubby impressed us once again. Here are some of the dishes that evening and my personal favorites too:

The last time I had beef with chocolate was at Pasta Brava, my favorite Italian restaurant in Singapore. I was so happy to be able to enjoy this delicious combination again and what made it so good was that the beef was oh so tender.

This was probably my most favorite dish of the night. Despite getting my food late as I made sure the twins are all settled and happy, I was so happy that Chef Chubby made sure that we're all well fed and provided really generous serving of each dish which his staff religiously would replenish from time to time. This was really good! I love the creamy mushroom sauce making this such a very comforting dish.

You can never go wrong with this combination and this was also another winning dish that evening. So yummy!
Aside from all these we also had a salad bar, Herb Roast Chicken, Wok Fry Ratatouille and of course, a good selection of dessert.
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The Kain Tulog Gang (KTG) |
It was such a fun and relaxing weekend staycation. It was a first for my twins and it seems like they enjoyed it as well (despite sleeping most of the time haha). Looks like they took after their staycation loving mom and dad. I guess one factor also is how F1 Hotel Manila made sure that we're having the best time all throughout our stay. From the very welcoming and spacious rooms, to their great service down to the yummy meals that we had all weekend. This is just the first of many staycations that we will surely take as a family.
Check out F1 Hotel Manila located at 32nd Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. Visit their official website for more details.
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