My Amsterdam Friends Visit Here In Manila

I have known Sher since 1997. Her parents and my dad are friends there in Amsterdam. But we didn't become close until my last visit to Holland in 2004. Kasi everytime we go to Holland and we visit them in their house, Sher doesn't really talk much. Later, I discovered, super mahiyain pala and she didn't talk Filipino that well that time. Eh nabarkada sa mga Pinoy friends niya dun, so when I went back in 2004, chikahan galore na!

I went to Amsterdam in 2004 as per advice of my doctor because I needed a change of environment daw. So i stayed there for 5 months. The first month was soo boring that I really wanted to go home na. But after a month, Sher invited me to go out with her and her friends and after that, ayoko na talaga umuwi! haha!

I missed this girl so much grabe! She was the one i had my Paris adventure with. We went around Paris in two days! Super adventure kasi we were just commuting, shopping and muntikan pa kami ma-Chinese Mafia sa Louis Vitton store there! (Remember that mare?!) Kaloka talaga! I had so much fun with her and after that, we became close friends na.

Im really happy because Sher lets me know when she's here in Manila and we make sure that we meet up. I was so excited when I received a text that she, Jeff (her hubby) and Jhadie (their super adorable baby girl) were already here in Manila!

Sher, Jeff, Jhadie and I met up in Greenbelt 5. It was 3pm na already and they haven't had lunch yet because they came all the way from Gapan (uwian yan ha!). Actually nagbabalik balikan sila ng Gapan-Manila-Batangas. Hehehe. Sher told me bahala na daw ako where so I took them to Chili's Restaurant and natuwa naman sila. They ordered steak and patat (french fries). Sher & I love patat!!

Here I am with Jhadie. Sher's baby girl's so adorable and sweet! Manang mana sa mommy! 

Jhadie, Sher and I at Chili's. The tiara on Jhadie's head is given to her by my highschool friend, Tin Mesina, who's the manager of Chili's in Greenbelt. Super thanks Tin!

After our lunch, we had dessert at Bizu's in Greenbelt 2. Here we are with Jhadie, Sher, Jeff's sister and her japanese husband. I ordered 3 kinds of macaroons and Jhadie loved them so I let her eat all of them hehe. They ordered coffee and drinks na lang because full pa sila from our lunch.

Jhadie's dad Jeff took this picture. Natuwa si Jhadie sa camera phone ko so she kept on asking to have our pictures taken.

It came out like this =)

Another shot by Jeff.

Group shot which Jeff took from outside the resto. So nice the interior design of Bizu's no? So French and I love the colors! The food here is great, by the way, especially the french macaroons. Medyo pricy pero masarap =)

Wait, I don't have picture here of Jeff! He was the one who kept on taking the pictures eh. It's okay. Take my word for it na gwapo siya. Sher and I belong to the lucky girls who are married to super gwapo guys. Uy, magsmile yan si Jeff! haha!

Here we are, mga mommies na pero pretty pa din. My goal is to be as thin as Sher by the time Anika reaches the age of Jhadie. Fabulous looking ang Mommy Sher, parang dalaga pa din!

I forgot to mention that whenever I'm with Sher, super mega kwentuhan and chismisan (gossiping). So imagine our chikahan that time because we haven't seen each other in 3 years! I keep on running out of breath kakadaldal haha! Etong mahiyain kong kumare, nuknukan pala ng daldal! And I noticed that before, we talk about our friends, clothes, showbiz gossip pero now mostly mommy stuff na! Well, okay, nandun pa din ang gossip (who's dating who na, who's broken up with who, okrayan etc) pero mostly about our baby girls na eh =)

Hopefully when Anika's bigger na, we have the means to go back and forth to Amsterdam like what I did back then. Para close din sila ni Jhadie. For the meantime, sina Sher na lang ang magback and forth! haha! 

Hay naku mare, I can't wait for our "cheap but fabulous" vacation next year!! Oh, I have to start planning that na pala!! Im so excited!!