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1. When was your first kiss and where?
~ simple or torrid? haha. i was 17yo when i had my 1st bf, so that was also the time i had my 1st kiss. i’m really having a HARD time reminiscin’… sa Fort Boni yata. =)

2. When was your first real relationship and how long did it last?
~ after HS graduation, it lasted for 5 months. then we got back and lasted for 2 years.

3. What age were you allowed to date?
~ i think when i turned 18yo. so based on my answer above, ako ay suwail na anak. hahaha.

4. What’s the craziest thing you did (for love) when you were a teenager?
~ i planned to surprise him on our anniv by following him sa USA. pero ako ang na-surprised kasi he went home instead. =)

5. How long was your longest relationship and what’s the secret?
~ 2 years for bf-gf. 4 years and counting now sa married life. secret, nothing really, i guess being open with each other.

6. How long did you date before you decided to settle down?
~ 2 years.

7. How did you know he was the ONE?
~ i guess because of all the signs i asked from HIM. you know, i’m one believer of signs, hehe.

8. Now, at what age will you allow your kids(s) to date?
~ hay, with the generation now, i think around 12yo, may gf na sila. though if i can, i want him to date when he’s 18yo, atleast he’s already mature by that time.

9. When it comes to your kids dating, will you be a cool parent or a strict parent?
~ just right. been there, done that, so i know what they’ll go through. though i hope we’ll be open to each other.

10. What piece of advice can you give to your child when they start dating?
~ same with Karen, enjoy life to the fullest! they can never go back to that “sweet ‘kilig’ times”. oh, i miss that time, really! =)

i’m tagging Cynch, Jade, Liza, Rhea, Toni.

aug 3, 3pm at Makati Parks – Cars party

i’ve decorated Makati Parks several times already. this is one of the fav venues in Makati since the venue and parking space is quite big, and the rental fee is affordable.

down side though, they do accept max of 3 parties a day. so we’re usually given only an hour to decorate the place. though it’s not really a problem, because as i’ve said, sanay na kami dito.

good thing last aug 3, there was only 1 party, so we were there as early as 12nn. i guess there’s not much parties in August. =(

the décor is almost quite the same with my past parties here. but i made a new innovation on my usual cake arch. i made MY new “link-spike” cake arch. =):

this is also the 1^st time we’ve provided Kiddie Food for parties. yes, we do offer kiddie meals now. since i got a lot of raves on my spag cart before, i’ve thought that i can now offer it as a complete kiddie meal package, hehe.

it’s just styro-packed though, don’t want to invest yet on those food warmers and all buffet style, NOT YET! =)

and i was happy to see all the kids (and some adults as well) enjoying our kiddie meal.

it’s already 2:30 am and i’m still up.

as i’ve previously blogged, i’m supah busy this week. that’s why i’m still working until now, even if i’m really dizzy and all. you see, i slept at 3am yesterday and woke up at 6am. and i haven’t slept until now. waaah!

but that’s not the reason why i blog. my Tita from the USA just YMed me and asked details about my brother’s wedding this Friday. and she told me to sleep already coz she knows it’s already late here.

i was about to shut down my laptop when our PLDT line rang. of course i answered it, this can be an emergency case i thought.

and can you believe who called…someone’s who’s inquiring for my party services. yeah, at 230 in the morning!!!

she was checking my site daw, then she tried to dial the landline if it’ll work. and i answered the phone within 1 ring, so we were both surprised, hehe.

it was a valiid inquiry,,, and i thought it was worthy of blogging. hahaha, one for the record huh. =)

Hello,

As usual, late birthday kwento na naman ako. =)

Anyway, just want to share with you my Lil’ Boy’s simple Basketball Birthday Party held last April 6. yeah, more than 3 months ago na yun, hahaha

It was a simple party and we almost provided everything. 

NBA Basketball ang theme, because aside from his addiction to alphabets and numbers, Basketball is his favorite sport even before he turned 1. nagdu-dunk na yan sa goal kahit nung naka-walker pa lang sya. =)

Since hubby is also into basketball, and likes LeBron so much, he decided to have Cleveland Cavaliers as our main team. And to give it a twist, I patterned it na lang to our surname, Cabel, and made it “Cabel-iers”, hehehe, ang corny! =)

Anyway, here it goes:

Venue: Marist Elementary Basketball Court

I had a party for a client before here. And since wala akong makitang basketball court na covered and exclusive, I settled for this. Ok naman kasi malaki yung place, 3 courts ba naman yun eh. Accessible din since mostly from Marikina naman ang guests ko. It has a big parking space, and the guards and manong were accommodating enough.

1^st choice namin was St. Ignatius basketball court. Maganda sana kaya lang hindi covered. So worry ko was super init, kaya we opted for a covered court instead.

2D Invites, Tarp Backdrop, Standee, Balloon Décor, Personalized Balloons, Mini court centerpiece, Themed Food Carts, Personalized Tumblers, Couch, Round Bag, Inflatable Slide & Bouncer, Little Tikes Basketball, Cake, Cupcakes – www.yanple.com

We provided everything, syempre naman noh, forte ko to eh, hehe.

Since basketball naman ang theme, I decided to have an “All Food Cart’ party. Tipong parang sa mga usual basketball games lang talaga, na they get their food from stalls lang. =)

Although I provided something heavy din naman, like Pasta Cart, Burger, Pizza, etc. para naman filling pa din sa mga guests.

Everybody enjoyed the idea. Para daw silang bumalik sa pagkabata, tipong na-reminisce nila yung mga school fairs na you get your food from stalls / kiosk. At talagang nasulit ang mga carts ko kasi pabalik-balik lang ang mga guests the whole party time, kain lang sila ng kain.

And they liked the idea, kasi nga daw unqiue yung concept, not the usual buffet and all. Medyo mas exciting yung dating. =)

The kids loved the Inflatable Bouncer and Slide. I really needed to put this up, kasi I know naman na not all are into basketball, especially the girls and the little kids. At least they had fun too bouncing and bouncing. And the mini slide added to the attraction as well.

The invite was nice din daw, 2d frame so unique din. I also included my son’s pics from the time he got addicted to basketball until the most recent pic nya in his “Cabel-iers’ jersey”. =)

Uniform (jersey) – neighborhood mananahi =)

I wanted to be in uniform talaga. Gusto ko nga sana pati mga parents namin naka-uniform eh. Kahit shirts lang with logo in front and tipong may nakalagay na “Coach”, “Manager”, etc. sa likod, hehe. Pero wala na yun sa budget kasi nga simple party lang,  kaya kaming Birthday family na lang. hubby made the logo and we just gave it to our mananahi. Ok naman lumabas, though masyado lang malaki yung logo dun sa jersey ni lil boy, hehe.

Host (Symond)

One of my favorite and most affordable host. We weren’t really planning on getting a host, I was thinking of “all play” na lang sana for the kids (basketball & inflatables). But since I needed to have a simple program, like yung blowing ng cake and games, I booked Symond na. tutal mura lang naman sya eh, complete package pa (English hosting, balloon twisting, magic show, puppet show and sound system). Overall, it was OK. The guests enjoyed the whole program.  And the games were themed also, puro basketball-related. Everybody enjoyed the 3-point shootout for the daddies.

Prizes & Loots – good old Divi, san pa ba?! =)

Overall, it was FUN, FUN, FUN! Though we were dead tired after the party, everything was worth it.

Finally, natuloy pa din ang 3^rd bday celebration ng lil boy ko.

After kasi ng 1^st birthday party nya, hubby told me that the next would be on his 7^th. But I was really planning na until his 3^rd bday, may party talaga. Not just because I’m addicted to parties, but I really wanted to celebrate the first 3 years eh. Then yung 4-6yo, kahit sa house na lang, ok na ako.

On the 2^nd birthday, pinagbigayan ulit ako ni hubby na mag-party, this time, swimming party naman. And ang bilin nya sa akin, last na daw talaga yung 2^nd, hehe.

Early this year, I was telling him plans na for the 3^rd birthday party, hahaha. Wala namang nagawa kasi addict din sa party ang asawa ko eh.

So next year, as in simple party at home, sa school or sa Jollibee/Mc Do siguro. Or baka wala na din kasi we have bigger expenses next year. Sana lang mapigilan ko ang sarili ko, hahaha.

Eh as early as now, ang dami ko na namang naiisip na gimiks for his 4^th bday, nyahaha. =)

Thanks for reading this, sorry medyo magulo kasi rush lang talaga to.

Pics can be viewed here.

it will be one hell of a busy week for me!

080808 - i think everybody will be attending a wedding on Friday, lol. i have a lot of friends who will be attending weddings, different couples i mean. of course, it’s THE perfect date of all time!

my brother will also be getting married with his Australian-based fiancee this Friday. though it will just be a civil wedding and a simple reception party after. 

on a sad note, this was my planned birthdate for my 2nd baby. which obviously won’t push thru because i didn’t get preggy, as per my OB’s instructions. you can read it all here.

and this weekend, i’m having 4 parties. yeah, and 2 of those are really big parties. 2 parties on Sat, one of those will be an evening adult party, so puyatan ito. and guess what, i have a morning party the following day. so we need to be at the venue by 7am. wow, walang tulugan!

too many things to do and buy this week for my parties. too many things to prepare and all.  good luck to me!!!

busy, busy, busy!

july 26, 330pm at Southbay Garden - Barney party

it was a chapel-like venue, the stage was the altar. the white portion, cartolina-like covering the ‘altar’ was an eye-sore. it was dirty, and not suited for a stage backdrop. so after we set-up the tarp and the link balloons around the tarp, the upper white portion was still unappealing.  so i needed to do something about it…thank God for my link-twirl balloons, it saved the over-all look of the stage.  =) click the pic for more pics.

july 26, 3pm at Mc Kinley Clubhouse - Groovy Chick party

july 27, 2pm at Big Red Barn - Disney Pincess party

july 27, 3pm at Friday’s Fort - Barney party

we just supplied themed carts for Friday’s. it was supposed to be a lakwatsa day for my family in Boni High Street while waiting for my people attending the food carts.  but it was raining hard and lil boy was not feeling well. so we really wouldn’t enjoy the outdoor BHS, so i just left them home. and i just went to Market, Market and went shopping to kill time.  =)

finally!

i finished watermarking and uploading all my party pics, except for my parties last week.

these things kept me BUSY the past few weeks, whew!

please check out my party pics here:

http://yanplepartyshop.multiply.com/ <— pics per category

http://community.webshots.com/user/yanple <— pics per venue

http://www.yanple.com/ <— website is updated also in terms of current rates

i love my work. and i love it MORE when clients appreciate what i do.

a simple “thank you”, “job well done”, “guests were impressed”, “we really enjoyed the party”, and other related words are enough for me to keep me going. and to remind me that i’m on the right track.

one busy and stressful afternoon this week, i got this email from a past client. and it surely made my day.

we did her cutie baby’s baptismal decor months ago.

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and now, she’s busy with her daughter’s 1st bday preps next year. yup, next year and she’ already booking me as early as now. here is a part of her email:

“sure naman na po na on Feb. **, 2009 ung 1st bday party ni R****, and we are definitely going to ask for your brilliant skills to dress-up R****’s party venue! =) Do we need to deposit a downpayment for you to block off the date po? We’re kindda worried po kasi baka may mauna na magconfirm with your services for Feb. **. hehe! Sorry for being this paranoid huh! Gustong gusto kasi talaga namin ni hubby na ikaw mag dress-up nung venue. =)”

aaaw, lavit! =)

thanks, thanks for the nice words. and for really appreciating what i love doing most. =)

july 19 , 3pm at PAFAC, Villamor - Thomas the Train party

july 20, 9am at Blue Whale Grill, Fun Ranch - Cars party

july 20, 3pm at Big Red Barn, Fun Ranch - Safari party

please click the pics for more pics. =)

since hubby worked overnight last Tuesday, he was entitled to a full day off. and he availed of this last Friday.

he was the one who took lil boy to school. during dismissal, we both fetched him and started our day out.

we first ate lunch at Steak MD, because we were both craving for ‘affordable’ steaks. hehe. but of course, a drive-thru at Mc Do won’t be missed, for the chicken of lil boy.

after lunch, bought balloons and Belgian chocolate for my choco fountain.

then went to Robinsons of course for my weekly treat to lil boy. also bought some grocery items for my chocolate fountain that weekend.

it was already 4pm and we were on our way to my IL’s house. then hubby suggested to try the famous Pan de Amerikana restaurant in Marikina for merienda. we’ve been passing by that resto for a long time already, and i’ve heard a lot of good feedbacks also, but we haven’t really had the time to try it. though i always remind hubby to eat there everytime we passed by. so that was the day, we finally entered the resto. it has a nice ambience, cozy, quiet, peaceful, and what’s more, there’s wifi, hehe. the food was cheap, but satisfying enough. what’s really yummy is their ‘wheat pandesal’ na super biggie. so we bought a lot for take home and pasalubong.

while eating, hubby told me that he wanted to ‘drink’ that night, and that i ask my bestfriend Bodj if he wants to join. so i called Bodj and asked him if we can drop by their house for some drinking session, hehe. unfortunately, he had to work overnight because they had a migration in Globe that night, istorbong Globe talaga yan, hehe.

we went to my ILs after, for our usual dalaw. of course, lil boy had a grand time playing with his cousins. around 6pm, it was time to go because we were all tired already.

but since i still didn’t want to call it a night yet, i called Bodj again and asked what time does he need to report for work, 12mn pa daw. sus, so i immediately set it out, hehe. i asked him to prepare dinner as we were on our way to their place. hahaha, demanding! then i texted our other bestfriend Jing who was on her way home already to just go straight to Bodj’s house. instant gimik, mwehehe.

imagine the drive we had, from Marikina to QC, back to Marikina, then to Roosevelt Ave. again. just for the sake of gimik! and with our lil boy in tow. =)

we arrived there by 730pm, Jing was already inside the house, while Bodj was still out buying our dinner, hahaha. after eating, inuman na sila ni hubby while chika to the max kami.. dami food, he even bought cake and ice cream, as per Jing’s request.

we finally called it a night by 11pm. bagsak na si hubby kaya i drove back home.

it was once again a Fun Friday for all of us. =)