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My blog received a Liebster Award thanks to my Nappytales. It was very thoughtful of her. I'm such a big fan of her blog so be sure to check it out. 

So let's have a bit of blog fun, shall we?

The rules for the Liebster Award are:
1. Each blogger should post 11 random facts about themselves.
2. Answer the questions the tagger has set for you, then create 11 new questions for the bloggers you pass the award to.
3. Choose 11 new bloggers (with less than 200 followers) to pass the award to and link them in your post.
4. Go to their page and tell them about the award.
5. No tag backs.

11 Random Facts About Me

1) My favorite ice cream flavor is bubblegum.
2) I'm a real wimp when it comes to horror films. I would skip the scary scenes by squeezing my eyes shut and covering my ears.
3) I stare into space when in deep thought.
4) I have a penchant for anything that's purple or peach except for hospital rooms.
5) My real name is Princess Nenita. I prefer to be called Tet.
6) I like wrapping gifts a lot (and unwrapping too hehe)
7) My first big crush was Mario (yes, super mario, come on and save the princess).
8) I am the youngest in a brood of three girls.
9) My first big novel was Louisa May Alcott's Little Women.
10) Favorite drink to chug is chocolate milk.
11) I am so proud of my little girl, she inspires me everyday. 

11 Questions From Abigail

1) What’s your one favorite food, that one thing that you just can’t resist to have one bite even if you’re full?
    Buko pie (young coconut pie)

2) What is your karaoke song?
     Claire Marlo's Till they take my heart away

3) What is your ultimate happy thought?
     Healthy and happy loved ones

4) Where did spend your summer as a kid?
     Swimming in Don Bonifacio
     
5) Why did you decide to maintain a blog?
     Mine still needs a lot of work...getting there and off my lazy bum :)

6) Why did you choose that blog name?
     It was derived from stardust in one's eyes.

7) Where do you want to be right this moment?
     On a private jet to visit family in different parts of the globe 
 
8) What’s the meaning of your name?
    According to wiki, the feminine form of prince.   
     
9) What expensive thing do you want to buy that you don’t really need?
    A new phone
 
10) A movie line that you can’t forget? and from which movie?
      "Come on in, and try not to ruin everything by being you." - from the 90s film, As Good as It Gets

11) Any easy recipe you can share?
      Pinoy Burger Steak

Ingredients: 1 can of cream of mushroom, 1 cup of fresh button mushrooms, 1 medium onion, half a clove of garlic, soy sauce, salt, pepper, beef patties (can be homemade or frozen - I use the Sadia ones)
Fry the patties and set aside
In a saucepan, saute garlic and onion then add the fresh mushrooms. Pour the can of cream of mushroom and let boil then add a dash of salt and pepper and sprinkle 1 tbsp soy sauce. Toss in the fried patties and voila! 

I'm sorry if my cooking terms are mediocre.

I am happy to give this award to 

Maita Atienza, Makeup Artist Philippines 
Selene Over the Pond
Spill beans
Scribblelicious
Beyond My Picket Fence


My Questions

1) What's your comfort food?
2) What are you reading at the moment?
3) Favorite actor and actress?
4) Your current ringing tone?
5) Dream vacation?
6) Define happiness.
7) Night owl or Early bird?
8) Any beauty regimen/s?
9) Your fashion icon?
10) What was your least favorite subject in school?
11) What advice would you give to new bloggers?

 Now, it's your turn :)

One Fine Day

It was a pleasant long weekend spent mostly catching up on sleep. When my little girl snoozed, I snoozed along. Too bad, hubster had to work and was only given a day off to spend with us so off we went to the outskirts of Dubai where the sun, sand and sea sparkled. 

We joined the water-loving throng in Atlantis Marine and Waterpark. My little girl was a bouncy ball of joy in her pink, floral swimsuit eager to plunge in the adventures that lie ahead. Her happiness was so contagious, her swimming-challenged mommy couldn't help but cozy up to the crystal blue waters. I prefer lounging and eating junk food while inconspicuously people watching. 

Little E loved The Torrent River ride where she sat contently on a water float while being scooped and whisked off by artificial waves. She wriggled in delight the whole time. It was priceless.

I had planned to post some snaps but my curious little nephew went on a binning spree on my phone the other day before I could save them on a memory stick. Thank goodness I was able to upload some of them on Instagram - Me and Little E , Litttle E and me 

Films for the Heart

My all-time favorite movie has to be Sleepless in Seattle. I've watched it countless times, wept fresh tears every time and be transported to seventh heaven during closing credits with Make Someone Happy (Jimmy Durante) playing in the background. Here is the final scene where Annie, Sam and Jonah finally meet. 

  

For films that pull at the heartstrings or simply give you the warm fuzzies, you may want to also check out:

While You Were Sleeping (1995)

As Good as It Gets (1997)

Flipped (2010)

I have to end this post with this unofficial music video of "Make Someone Happy" I found on YouTube :)