Three in a Row!

Such an apt title for this post, I say. This is because I celebrate my birthday exactly a week before Christmas and a fortnight before New Year. Some of the extra-ordinary things I did during these past few days (literal translation: the weeks my birthday, Christmas, and New Year are celebrated) were driving to the nearest shopping center from our house, reading tarot cards for my friends and trying not to be such a big ****head for a few weeks (turned out harder than I originally thought ). Hehehehe.

I also received wonderful gifts. Hopefully, the gifts I gave got great receptions as well. I truly enjoy gift-giving this holiday season. Because when you give gifts during a persons birthday, it is usually obligatory (it was their birthday after all), but if it was given during the holiday season, it means (for me personally, that is) that you thought of the gift you gave to the person, thinking that this person would enjoy such a gift. Moreover, you begin to feel that you are part of the season of giving love and hope.

The birthday and Christmas celebrations my family had were very fun.

Santa Baby

Buh-bum.. buh-bum...

Santa baby, just slip a sable under the tree, for me
Been an awful good girl
Santa baby so hurry down the chimney tonight

Santa baby, a '54 convertible too, light blue,
I'll wait up for you dear
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight

Think of all the fun I've missed,
Think of all the fellows that I haven't kissed
Next year I could be just as good
If you check off my christmas list

Santa baby, I want a yacht and really thats not a lot
Been an angel all year
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight

Santa honey, one little thing I really need, the deed
To a platinum mine,
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight

Santa cutie, and fill my stocking with a duplex and cheques,
Sign your x on the line
Santa cutie, and hurry down the chimney tonight

Come and trim my chirstmas tree,
With some decorations bought at Tiffany's
I really do believe in you,
Let's see if you believe in me

Santa baby, forgot to mention one little thing, a ring,
I don't mean on the phone,
Santa baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight

Hurry down the chimney tonight
Hurry, tonight.

Post Script... A very very nice song for the season of giving, is it not, ladies? The most memorable versions of this song are by the late Eartha Kitt , the breathy number done by Cynthia Basinet and the muppet version done by Miss Piggy.

Birthday Preparations

Me and my sis' birthday is almost at hand. We share one birth date, exactly a year apart as it is, and every year we try to celebrate it on that very date. Anyway, for this year, my mother has pursuaded us to try and have a unique / novelty / specialty cake for the celebration. The reason: to celebrate our 21st birthday, though a year late for me and two years late for my sister, because in Ireland, the 21st birthday is when they pull out all stops in the celebration.

Searching for that special cake is quite taxing, especially since there are not that much cake designers around in Manila. I tried looking in the net for tips on choosing a cake designer and here's the list so far:

Shop N Zip

http://www.shopnzip.com

It is an online shop with a lot of designs or various types of cakes. I am just not sure if they create specific designs for each of their costumers.

Kink Cakes

This specialty shop unfortunately has no website, but Reuters has written an article about them and shot a video regarding the shop and what they offer. A regular sized cake for 15 people ranges from PhP1000 to PhP1500 with no additional cost for complex designs.

Planet Cake House

Planet Cake House is another specialty cake house. Though they have no website as well, they have posted pictures of their past creations on http://www.sulit.com.ph for perusal of potential costumers.

Claycakes - http://www.claycakes.com

This cake shop creates wonderful theme cakes for weddings. I am just not sure about other occasions though. Their cakes range from PhP4000 depending on the design. They were also among the featured cake shops in an article from Inquirer.

Cakes By Carla - http://www.cbcarla.com

Dexter's Bakeshop and Coffee House - http://www.dextersbakeshop.com

Pastry Bin - http://www.pastrybin.com/

Cake Concepts - http://www.cakeconcepts.com/
These websites offers a lot of designs to choose from. They also cater to creating a cake out of your own designs. Unfortunately, they have no price range written on the website regarding each cake. They do, however, have contact numbers and addresses on their websites so as to direct potential buyers to where they could order their one-of-a-kind cake.