NADINEs 2013 BIRTHDAY

 Nadines 39th birthday lunch at Sugi Resto in Greenbelt 2..

I went ahead to Greenbelt to have lunch with Nadine and the rest of the family. It was not an ordinary lunch cos that day was my sisters birthday.  This family loves surprises. So this one was another surprise for the celebrant. I was advised to go and meet them in the mall.  From the mall, we proceeded to Sugi.

What made this ordinary lunch extraordinary was that Brett reserved a private tatami room for us. We were able to experience an authentic traditional japanese restaurant were in we had to take off our shoes, sat on the floor and felt Japanese ambiance around us.  The room was all to us, there is a button to press if we need assistance. Waiters in their kimonos were there to take orders and assist the customers to their needs.

 







 I had assorted tempura, it was 3 piece consisting of shrimp, fish and eggplant.  I had assorted sushi.  There was a bowl of beans sprout for side dish and our favorite appetizer was the pickle salad.  There were bite size of fruits too. It was served ala carte and presented in trays.  One full tray and huge portion of servings.  We stayed for a while and took pleasure on our food.


 The Origins of Sugi.
 Owned and managed by Sugi Management. Corporation, Sugi was established in Greenbelt Arcade. back in February 2, 1983. Sugi was conceptualized and tested on a modest scale by Toshikazu Yoshida in M.H del Pilar prior to Makati operation.
The name sugi is japanese for pine tree from where this fragrant wood is taken from; a tree which can only grow higher and higher.

After lunch we strolled the mall then dropby in a pastry bar where we had the cake for the celebrant.  Aaron sang for her mama and said his wishes for her.  It was a yummy cheesecake for everyone.

the birthday cake-cheesecake for all of us

ARRONs CHRISTMAS PLAY

 December 18 2013: I was invited to watch the ISYC Christmas play. It was presented with a family wherein the kids started to ask their parents how people celebrate Christmas around the globe ...and about that time the cute performers started to sing Tagalog Christmas songs..The Filipino Christmas celebration..that was they portrayed.

 On the later part of the play, they presented the Nativity of Jesus.  The scene after when Jesus was born, the section Camel where my nephew Arron was a part of, started to sing Silent Night. And again when it is the kids performing, its always mind blowing..somehow touches the heart maybe because of their genuine singing and performances.

They ended the play by showing the ISYCs effort to help the Yolanda victims..They showed photos of how every kid and their families and the teachers took part in their donation drive for the victims.  I know Aaron broke his piggy bank to shell out his savings to buy some stuff for the victims.  Hopefully these kids will continue and take with them what they have learned.

The after celebration of Aarons performance was in Bistro Mateo in Tiendesitas Pasig.  We had lunch and surprised Aaron with presents for a great performance.