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Mar

Another Saturday at IKEA Thailand. Anyway, I have posted before how much I love IKEA Restaurant and you can read it here! So, for the third time we went to IKEA Thailand, we had these following meals for lunch:

Salmon in Chive Sauce with potatoes and beans…

Penne with Tomato Sauce (Vegetarian)

CJ ordered Asian Chicken Rice with Mixed Vegetables and I ordered Black Pepper Pork with Rice and Mixed Vegetable which I posted here already.

Then for dessert we just got Blueberry Cheesecake to share….

And here’s our pushcart then with all the goodies we had for lunch (including Isabelle’s baby milk bottle, hehehe!)…oh, since we got IKEA Temporary Family Card, K’s coffee and the ice tea were free—both refillable!

After eating…we went shopping again, yes, we are having fun and forgot the time…got out of IKEA Store night time. But before going out we had Chicken Hotdog Sandwich from IKEA – Bistro Cafe which I have no photos yet, that will be my next assignment if we will got back soon! Lolz! Anyway, here’s the kids patiently waiting for a taxi at a taxi lane and we just don’t know how we fit inside a taxi…that’s one thing I love about them—flat packaging: easy to stack means easy to pack, very travel-friendly packaging!

Isabelle changed into her pink dress here for she got messy when we were eating at the Bistro – Exit Cafe.

Well, I can’t wait to be back there again (hahaha, dreaming!)…will wait for my permanent IKEA Family Card first because I misplaced the temporary one! FYI: having the family card will saves you a lot…so, better get one for yourself if you will be going!

Until next time…have a great week, everyone!

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Mar

Cafe Fish…

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We don’t have kitchen for our first 6months here in Bangkok and with those days, we’ve been eating in restaurants, food halls or food courts, cafe, pub, everywhere for lunch and dinner with few breakfast (because we got complimentary breakfast from the hotel)! There are times that we just don’t know which place to go. So, after going around the Food Hall area of Emporium Mall, we ended up eating at Fish Cafe again. Yes, again for the second time but I havn’t posted the first time yet! Well, this for now (few pictures—hehehe!)…here’s the dining area with its open kitchen.

Since, we can’t decide what to get again, K decided to just get a Seafood Platter that will be good for all of us…and while waiting for it, strawberry smoothie and coffee came first…

Then the Seafood Platter with goodies: seabass, prawns, calamari, mussels and clams that comes with two Spanish rice…squeezed with lemon and ready to eat! Its huge…we all say wow when they served it, specially the kids!

Yes, we finished it all…we even ordered for extra Spanish rice. We are lucky that it was a good meal and the staffs were nice to us! If have a chance we will be back there for sure, just don’t know when because its bit expensive, well at least for us. Lastly, our kids after a good meal…

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Fish Cafe

Park Food Court, 5/F Emporium, 622 Sukhumvit Road

Tel: +66 (0)2 259 9345. Open daily, 10 a.m.-9:30 p.m.

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Mar

Late Brekkie at Parrot Cafe…

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Weekend’s always special because all of us will be having breakfast all together, although late for breakfast, well, we usually sleep-in on weekends—no school and no work!

Anyway, one of those weekend breakfast was spend at Parrot Cafe in Admiral Suites…and here’s what we had then:

Daddy’s Full Breakfast…

CJ’s American Fried Rice…

Pancakes for Isabelle…

Deep Fried Seabass with Sweet Chili Sauce + Rice for Mommy…

And here’s our two beautiful kids both enjoying their orange juice and we love them dearly!

Kuya CJ

Isabelle…

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Mar

Flowers…

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Flowers can make me smile and I always want to have flowers in our house. So, I bought a lovely flowers 10 days ago before we moved here at Garden Grove.

So, everytime I am going to Villa Market and Fuji Supermarket, I always passed to stalls of flower shops along Sukhumvit Road. But I havn’t tried buying from them, I think it will be expensive and I simply don’t need one because our room in Baan Sukhumvit’s always decorated with real orchids which are so gorgeous.

Monday before we moved I finally got the guts to asks how much is one arrangement is and to my surprised it is not as expensive as what I am thinking. And they understand me, I think, so I ordered for a mixed of red and orange flowers to be pick-up on Thursday by lunch time, the seller keep saying ok, ok and more ok! I left the place happy and smiling…

But to my surprised when I come back to get it, there’s none…although the seller remember me! Oh, well…that made me choose from what’s made already.

And this what I got…combination of pink, white and red flowers! I think, its lovely and I am happy with it, that’s important!

It adds colors to our new place…kids and K loves it.

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Mar

Ikea Restaurant…

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…in Bangna, Thailand! Yes, we finally went to the first IKEA Store here in Thailand last February 19, 2012 few days before we moved here at Garden Grove. From Soi 20, Sukhumvit Road we took a taxi passing thru expressway…took us more or less 30 minutes to reached our destination, also lucky that the chatty taxi driver knew Ikea. Shopping is not the first thing we did in Ikea, but we ate lunch first…as they say: “Never make decision on an empty stomach.”

Ikea Restaurant’s located at the heart of the store…so after you saw the showroom, you’ll probably passed the restaurant going to the specialty shop and self-serve warehouse to check-out counter. But us, we went straight to the restaurant! Anyway, we fall in line…get our trolley, put on trays and get glasses, cups, Ovaltine drink and water bottle. Chose our dessert and ordered our meals…went to the cashier area and paid it. Then get our drinks at the coffee and softdrinks/ice tea counter!

So, here’s our trolley…full of goodies for the four of us and made us happy eating lunch there!

Then here’s what we got…combination of Swedish and Asian cuisines! *smile*

15 pcs. Swedish Meatballs for Daddy (135 Baht)

Black Pepper Pork with rice and mixed vegetables for CJ (95 Baht)

Asian Chicken Rice with mixed vegetables for Mommy (65 Baht)

Kid’s Chicken Nugget and Fries for Isabelle (65 Baht)

Almond chocolate Cake (65 baht)

Muffin with Refillable Coffee (35 Baht)

We also got Ovaltine Drink (9 Baht), Bottled Water (7 Baht), Refillable Softdrinks and Ice Tea (2 for 25 Baht)…and Isabelle got apple slices (23 Baht).

I am writing the prices of foods here at my blog for the first time because I find it affordable…a complete lovely meal that’s easy on your wallet. What can you asks for?

And here’s the happy kids before starting their meal…

Oh, yes, you have to clean your table and put the dishes and trays back to the station, cool isn’t it? I love that idea…

All-in-all, it was really a good meal and everything taste delicious. And in between we are browsing to their catalog although I got a printed list already of what we will be getting, K still enjoyed looking to it. If we will be back to Ikea, we will for sure going to eat there again and indulge our taste buds with palatable array of food! Well, I did already on my 2nd visit, I tried their pasta with tomato sauce that I will share next time…and we’re planning to go this weekend. Will keep you posted!

After eating we went up to go to the showroom to start looking around…I love it and more of it soon!

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Feb

Sweet Love…

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I don’t know why my title is Sweet Love but yeah, will be sharing with you the desserts we had last Valentine Family Dinner at Windsor Suites Cafe but if you are interested to check the other foods that night, you can check it here and here…

Anyway, enjoy and have a slice or two!

Lemon Cake

Blueberry Cake

Caramel Custard

Chocolate Cake

Strawberry Jelly

Chocolate Pudding

Cherry Pie

Thai Dessert

Assorted Sweets…

Syrup for the Sweets

Pineapple / Papaya

Mexican Turnip (Singkamas) / Watermelon

4 different Ice Cream Flavour

4 different toppings

Well, after sharing all of these…I hope you find something you like?!

I am also sharing another family picture that night…

And just US at the lobby of Windsor Hotel…

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And joining again at Food Friday hosted by Ms. Maiylah…

Also linking with Yummy Sunday hosted by Ms. Bogie…

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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P.S. My apology for not visiting last week, just had so much on our plate then…by moving from one place to another plus other stuff that needs to be done!

I will visit you this week. Thanks and see you around!

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Feb

Dinner with Family…

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Few days before Valentines’ Day, K and I were contemplating if we will have Valentines Dinner offered by the nearest hotel in our area and leaving kids behind in our little room with a hotel staff to look after them…

But we decided not to go for that, for having the kids with us on that day will be more great. So, we just went to an International Buffet offered by Windsor Suites Cafe in Windsor Hotel. Last minute, I made a reservation for the four of us. Windsor is just beside our current place and we passed by to this hotel few times a week to go to the next street where some restaurants are also located, infact some of the staff there knew us already.

Anyway, we had family dinner…not so many people on buffet but many avail the Valentines’ Dinner.

So, we started going around the buffet tables and see international cuisine, sumptuous seafood and B.B.Q. with the full buffet…plus the desserts!

We had bread, soup and salad bar to start with…

Then they have mixed salad to choose from…

Chickpea Salad

Pork Salad

Chicken Salad

Coleslaw

Beetroot Salad

Smoked Ham

They also have, Boat Noodle with assorted Thai Spices, Dried Pork, and Fresh Green Leaves with Authentic Dipping and Condiments…

And yes, this part of the buffet area is the one we had most…

few Japanese delights, mussels, oysters and shrimps

All these plus the main course, bbq’s and desserts complete the dinner that night but I will be sharing more of it next time for now I need to go to bed…its late, really late. Lucky no school tomorrow, AISB’s having 2-days break making it long weekend.

Well, I actually never tasted it all…but we had great time having kids with us, complete the night! And thanks to CJ for taking some pictures! Here’s the happy kids of us…CJ and Isabelle!

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Feb

Chesa – Swiss Cuisine

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We love to try different cuisine from time to time and our current location now is surrounded by nice restaurants of all sorts. And one of it is CHESA, its a Swiss Restaurant in a beautiful teak house with white-tone interior accented with red color that creates elegant but relaxed atmosphere that serves authentic Swiss Cuisine. They got Swiss Cuisine on their menu, no Thai food so diners can really enjoy the delicious Swiss food.

Photo: Chesa Swiss Cuisine

Anyway, to start with—we ordered Thurgauer Kase Fondue or Mild Cheese Fondue of Gruyere and Emmental Cheese and Kirsch (traditionally served with one day old bread)…

Then K got Capuns Auf Chesa Art or Swiss Chard Dumplings with bacons, onions, and cheese in a creamy sauce…

I got Gebratene Egli Filet Mit Mandeln or Pan-fried Perch Fish Fillet with Roasted Almond and Butter…served with rice!

While kids both got Penne Pasta with Tomato Sauce…

And here’s K and CJ enjoying their Cheese Fondue, Isabelle and I is not fan of it…

Cheese Fondue’s very filling, I almost got full even before my order came although they are really fast in serving dishes. And yes, there are lots of choices in their menu, from appetizers to desserts…Chef’s fondue specials, set lunch and they also have special menu, together with a wide selection of wines and drinks! I am sure you will find something you like.

All-in-all it was a great time, simply wonderful place to dine-in, relaxing Switzerland ambiance with great dishes was surely a memorable dining experience for our family….I just hope we can afford it always! Lol. We love the food and staff’s are friendly, its a family-friendly place…even the Owner/Chef (we not sure) are nice too, very accommodating especially for first timer like us! Hope to be back sometime soon…

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You can visit their website HERE for more!

CHESA – SWISS CUISINE

5 Sukhumvit Soi 20, Sukhumvit Road, 10110, Thailand
Tel: 02-261-6650

Open from 11 am to 11 pm

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Feb

Dinner at Leslie’s Restaurant…

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Last December 27, 2011 after an afternoon trip in Tagaytay, our family decided to have dinner in the area. So, I suggested right away that we will eat at Leslie’s Restaurant. I know the food there is delicious, I’ve been there few times during college days and my working days. Luckily, no one disagree. So, Papa drives us to Leslie’s…

And because we are all hungry and I am craving for some Filipino foods already plus the cool weather in Tagaytay, I’ve decided to just get the package for 5-6 people and added Beef Kare-Kare…

So, here what we got…

Crispy Pork Sisig

Filipino Style Chicken Barbeque

Laing con Hipon

Tilapia

Bulalo Special ~~(sorry, they are faster…)~~

Beef Kare-Kare at Bagoong

Leslie’s Creamy Leche Flan

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lots of rice and drinks…softdrinks for us and coffee for Daddy!!!

Here we are as a happy diner…Kent, kids and I together with my Papa, brother Gelo and Tita Lynne…unfortunately, Mama cannot come with us because they are busy at work (she works as a cashier in our baranggay), we just g0t her something from Leslie’s.

Gelo and CJ…

Isabelle and CJ

And last but not the least, my pretty charmer!

Our dinner was great, we all enjoyed the food even K, he likes sisig, laing con hipon and bulalo…we like them all! Hehehe! We are lucky that the assigned waiter to us was alert, so that’s pretty good! The time we were there, its full…but lucky to get a table in the main building where nice music is being played. The architectural structure’s mainly built from wood and stone that highlight the modern Filipino theme that the restaurant has together with a blend of Spanish style! And since its night time already, we wasn’t able to see the view of Taal Volcano but we really enjoyed the cool breeze of Tagaytay. We love it…and I hope to be back soon!

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Leslie’s Restaurant, Tagaytay

Aguinaldo Highway Crossing, Silang

Tagaytay City, Cavite, Philippines

(+6346) 413-1065

6:00am – 12:00am

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