Fangtastic! - Costumes & Candies - Boo'yah!

Happy Halloween everyone! =)

While everyone's out trick or treating, I am now nursing a bad case of hang over with our Fangtastic party last weekend.

We have been planning, cutting, drawing, printing, brain storming, climbing up the walls and ceilings to put up our amazing Halloween props!

Making this Fangtastic party has been so much fun and it's such a great feeling to see the fruits of our labor and creativity come alive and be appreciated and awed by our monster guests.

The bewitching welcome room

w/ the lovely host on the side

Black candles & spider webs adds charm to any Halloween table.

I will post a separate entry on the whole Halloween interior and the how to's but first -

Let me regale you with the amazing Spiderman who loves his suit so much that he was wearing it 3 days in a row! LOL

Halloween won't be complete without trick or treating for the kids.

Sweets for our sweets. Candies galore!

Beautiful Halloween cupcakes

After our sumptuous dinner, we started off with making a mummy contest for the kids!

and breaking the Pinyata. The yarn broke before the pumpkin pinyata so XP Gensan Monster went up the second floor and threw candies to the candy mongers.

Once the kids program are happily munching/ counting their loot, it's time for the adults to have some bizarre fun!

The lovely Pancit has graced our Halloween party wearing a corset.

I am not scared of the clowns but this one scares the shit out of me.

Amazing is a over used word in this post but I have no words except AMAZING for the people who gamely dressed up in costumes and painstakingly put on their monster make up as adherence to the party dress code.

My lovely monsters, as I'd like to call them now, have shed off their inhibitions and dressed up to the night nines!

Angel slash cupid trying to capture the Pinoy Flick Zombie

Monsters of the night!

Monsters, angels, clowns, devils, terrorists, Schwarzenegger, scary movie dude mask, witches and vampires have all danced, laughed, ate and took gazillion photos of the night away! =)

This has got to be one of the most memorable Halloween ever! Not only because of the success of the party but because along the way we have discovered vast potentials on what we can do.

Is anyone in need of a party planner here in Kuwait? Call us! LMAO!

It's been 48 hours since the Fangtastic night but I still can't get over it. Rawr. If only I'm still here next year so we can make this as an annual thing.

I <3>

Family Time @ The Hilton Hotel Kuwait

The pure detox entry I did yesterday reminded me of another pampering me and my sister got at the Hilton Hotel couple of months ago.

Thanks to Ate Amy, I got a couple of passes for The Spa's Aquamedic pool which is sublime IMHO. Aside from the use of the pool, we're also able to use the Moroccan bath, the steam and the sauna.

It's my sister's first time to experience all that so it's a wonder seeing old routines through new eyes again.

August was still Ramadan time that is why after our Aquamedic pool session, the parentals are waiting for us at the Ramadan tent of the Hilton.

The tent is 4 times bigger than our house in the Philippines!

Ever since I've arrived here in Kuwait, all special occasions of our family has always been celebrated in Hilton Hotel. Not only proximity wise, they also serve really good food and gives us great service. It doesn't hurt that we have some wasta inside too. Teeehee!! =P

I love this lamp! I wish I can take this home

During Ramadan, people normally break their fast by eating laban milk and dates.

Since I'm not particularly found of dates that is not in cake form, I broke my fasting with all these!! =D

Really long stick bread is yummy!

The tent have different food stations. From traditional shawarma, grilled kebabs to different kinds of pastas.

My plate is a mishmash of everything and anything!

One of our favorite every time we eat at Hilton is their dessert station. It's where you can find layers upon layers of heavenly goodness!

My dessert plate. Gazillion worth of yummy calories.

I've said it before and I'm posting it here now, Ramadan for some reason invokes the hunger within that people eats more than normal.

It's very true but lame enough reason as my excuse for overeating during the Ramadan season! LOL!

No. You're Weird!!!!

I'm getting so used sleeping surrounded by these

Spider webs & hanging glow in the dark skeletons

Spider & webs everywhere!

Madam skeleton on the chaise lounge

Who wouldn't feel safe with this guy watching over you?

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!

I know... I know it's not until next week but heck it's so fun celebrating it everyday this month. I seriously love this holiday.

Pure Detox!

There's nothing more wonderful after a hard day of desk job and

cardio on the treadmill

but a rejuvenating bath soak.

This time my mother told me to use The Body Shop Wasabi bath soak

and instructed me to drink 3 small bottles of water before submerging myself into Wasabi bliss.

Detox is a must for everyone out there especially to those who absolutely loves Johnny Rockets breakfast

on a glorious weekend morning by the park.

The detox should be done 3 times in 3 consecutive days for it to be effective. On those days & week following that, expect a lot of toilet trips.

Government Warning: Smoking is Dangerous to your Health

My mom and my aunt are smokers. Not only are they smokers, they are very picky on what they smoke!

Most of the time, the cigarette that they would only puff is not available here in Kuwait making their friends and family import it from Thailand.

Now this particular brand of cigarette is not only available in that country but this photo gives a pack from there a blog worthy post

Disgusting right!?!?!? EEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!

In hoping that the people I know would be as disgusted & scared enough to stop smoking, I posted this on Facebook and tagged all the smokers in my friends list.

Wadya know! They untagged themselves! Hahaha! They said it's super disgusting but apparently not disgusting enough to stop smoking =|

I should've known better. My mom and my aunt solves that hard reality & yucky problem by covering the photo with ink so they can smoke in peace.

Fail!

Halloween & Party Land

Beside Christmas, Halloween is my second favorite holiday!

This year, with a little prodding with the old people, I finally got the go signal to decorate our house.

Which better place to get decorations but in Party Land! So after work, I asked my driver to take me to the biggest Party Land branch which is in Shuwaikh.

Their window display is so eerie & cool at the same time!

The store is full of wicked designs that will amaze, startle and will make you scream like a little girl.

They have masks galore!

and costumes too! All kind of paraphernalies you could think of is there.

The very same weekend after I went, I dragged the family + a dozen extended ones back there for costumes & more Halloween decorations.

FUN!

Who's Excited About Halloween?

WE ARE!!!!

Wonderful Dinner Cruise on the Bateaux Dubai

On the 20th of August, I have enjoyed an enchanting dinner along the Dubai Creek under the starlit sky on board the unique Bateaux.

That unforgettable luxury cruise experience served us sumptuous four course gourmet meal.

For the appetizer we had - Salmon w/ Baby Artichokes, Capers & Tarragon

and sinful Crabs and Prawns Cocktails with Avocado

Seafood en Papillote for the main course!

Dessert was Strawberries with Date Crumble & Mascaporne Ice Cream

Everything was absolutely delicious!

Except for the drinks. Don't order their Long Island. You'll gag.

Aside from that the whole night was fun with non stop talking and loads of laughter. We hardly felt the boat move true to its Bateau form. It's really way up there compared to the other dhow cruises.

From Bateaux's glass enclosed interior, we saw the landmarks and historic sights along the Dubai Creek.

• The British Embassy Building
• Maktoum Bridge
• Dubai Courts
• The Floating Bridge
• The Clock Tower
• The Dhow Wharfage
• Dubai Chamber of Commerce
• The National Bank of Dubai
• The Etisalat building
• The Twin towers
• Deira tower
• The Old Souk/ Spice Souk
• The Gold Souk
• The Heritage and Diving Village
• Sheikh Saeed's House
• The Diwan and Bastakiya
• Dubai Museum
• The Grand Mosque
• The Old Boat Port

It was a wonderful dreamy night and I wish this experience to every girl out there.