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A Day at Quezon Memorial Circle

March 8, 2015 / Filed Under: Mommy Moments, park, play places, ykaie

Quezon Memorial Circle

Ykaie enjoyed our day at the Quezon Memorial Circle last week. Why were we there? Well, peanutbutter♥ had to get an occupational permit at the Quezon City Hall and we wanted to accompany him. Since QMC is just right across the Quezon City Hall, we decided to park the car there then Ykaie and I will wait for him while he does his business.

Quezon Memorial Circle

It’s actually just our second time at QMC. The first time was a couple of weeks ago when we accompanied my nanay to buy plants. Nanay and I roamed around and bought Chrysanthemums and Pansies while peanutbutter♥ and the kids (Ykaie, Cyra, and Cyvrine) went off to the playground. I was surprised that QMC had such a big playground. It’s perfect for families because it’s free and the kids can do active play.

Baguio Trip 2015: Mines View Park

January 29, 2015 / Filed Under: Baguio, park, travels

Mines View Park

Another tourist attraction in Baguio is the Mines View Park. We were able to drop by there before checking in at Pine Breeze Cottage.

Mines View Park

Mines View Park is one of the most popular and most visited place in Baguio. We spotted this painting along the entrance where the stalls selling native handicrafts and food pasalubongs are. And we decided to have a wacky shot taken.

Mines View Park

Rizal Park Children’s Playground

August 4, 2011 / Filed Under: Manila, park, playground, travels

The last time I’ve been to the Children’s Playground was last March 2009. I brought one-year old ykaie to see the playground. Back then the playground looks sad because the paints are old and they were already chipped. Good thing it was renovated and restored by the Department of Tourism through the National Parks Development Committee late last year. Now, children can enjoy a beautiful playground at a very affordable price.

Last month, Sis and I took Ykaie, Thea and Cyra to the Children’s Playground. The entrance for both adult and child is P10.

I can still remember my tatay {father} taking me and my cousin Karen here a long time ago. The entrance fee back then was around P1 per person. Can you imagine how cheap it was? Tatay would let us play around the park to our heart’s content. Then he would buy us dirty ice creams and would treat us to Lugaw {Congee}. Yeah, I don’t think there was a Jollibee near the park at that time and I guess tatay is too stingy {kuripot}. LOL!

But those were real fun times!

Now, it’s ykaie’s turn to have fun with her cousins at the playground.

This giant shoe reminded me of a nursery rhyme:

“There was an old woman who lived in a shoe.

She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do.

She gave them some broth without any bread;

And whipped them all soundly and put them to bed.”

Ykaie went up the top of the giant shoe but cried because she doesn’t know how to go down the step ladder. I went inside to get her and brought her down.

It’s a good thing that now there are stores selling snacks inside the playground where you can buy chips, hotdogs, candies, siopao, sodas and snow cones!