20th Birthday Giveaway Date with Genn and Sannie

So I turned 20 last June 6, and I wanted to do something extra special for my readers. It’s always nice to meet the people behind the comments and all the love! I honestly felt really happy while sorting through all the entries. “You inspire me, Say!" statements makes me feel on the top of the world! The giveaway ended on the day of my birthday at 11:00PM. I picked out my winners three days soon after.

Here they are! Sannie (@prinsesanimike) and Genn (@MissGennD):If you follow/read my personal blog, you know how Sundays are always church+brunch with family for me. I personally thought it would be better if I meet my readers on a Sunday since my classes are from Mon-Sat 3-7PM—I can’t really squeeze them in. Luckily, Genn and Sannie were both available on Sunday that week!

You’ll have to excuse my barely made-up face. We were running late for church that morning, and I couldn’t finish my gel liner application in a minute so I decided to just skip it. I did my brows, mascara on my lashes, blush on, foundation, concealer, and EOS lip balm on my lips.My mom and my sisters also had brunch @ The French Baker! Sannie was the first one to arrive. The first thing I noticed: her brows—very defined and perfectly arched! She’s very pretty, too. We decided to order while waiting for Genn. I had my fettucini and Sannie ordered lasagna. I ordered Hot Chocolate in a Pot because I felt that they deserved to enjoy my favorite hot chocolate drink everrr! I felt extremely comfortable with Sannie! It’s like we’ve met before or something. Genn arrived about 15 minutes later and oh my goodness, you all should definitely meet this girl. She’s the bubbliest person I’ve ever met! Before getting all chatty, I went to the counter to give Genn’s order. She had bolognese and iced tea. We sat there for about over an hour just talking about anything! It was so much fun to be with Sannie and Genn! I swear it was just like meeting up with my girls. Genn had a lot to say, it was very interesting to have a conversation with her. Sannie seemed really shy at first, but we got into talking about how they first discovered my blog/videos…etc. Genn is definitely one funny girl. Sannie and I can’t stop laughing because of her funny comments!Before my mom and my sisters left the restaurant, I introduced them to Genn and Sannie and had a little picture taking! Mama’s so cute! *BTW, my sister Lady (in the yellow hoodie) is wearing Etude House’s DARK BROWN Bubble Hair Color—it looks great on her, methinks!*After a quick restroom break with Sannie, we went to Perfectly Polished Nail Salon to get our nails done. We all got the “Perfectly Polished Manicure” which costs PHP 180.00 each. I chose “Big Apple Red” from OPI for my nail polish. (Not a surprise why I picked red!)Genn and Sannie failed to take note of the shades they chose but Genn’s is a very bright and beautiful shade of pink, while Sannie’s is kind of a black shade (but she told me the shade wasn’t meant to be black, but since they service lady put on double coats…the result looked really black!) Same goes with my Big Apple Red, after the second coat, the color dried darker than normal.Sannie looked super gorgeous in this photo (see: above L) Don’t you think so? Genn was all wacky and she totally made us laugh with all her kwento’s!!! Check out her poses! Hahaha!Even when I had a solo shot taken, Genn was behind me---DOING POSES!!! Hahaha! This girl is soooooo crazy I love it!We managed to take a shot together with our newly painted nails! *Lovely wallpaper, don’t you think? And Genn looks reaaally cute in this shot!!!*After having our nails done, we strolled around the mall and I did a little impulse shopping (video and blog about my purchases soon). Genn and Sannie were super great shopping partners! I just looooooooove them! *Genn, thank you so much for the lipsticks!!!*

Have you ever felt 100% comfortable with complete strangers?! I know at the end of our meeting, I did.

P.S. Here’s how I looked—almost bare-faced.Thanks to everyone who joined my giveaway! See you all in the next one.

░ A Day in The Life of Say: Brunch at Cafe de Paris ░

Another Sunday brunch at The French Baker. "Cafe de Paris" makes the title look and sound  more interesting since I know I have been blogging an awful lot about The French Baker already! I ordered something new this particular day--no Chicken Croissant, don't worry! Visit www.thefrenchbaker.com for the menu! 

✔Complimentary Soup (Potato and Bacon)

OUR FAVORITE SOUP EVER!!! 

We can do without the clam chowder or anything else. But Potato and Bacon? Mmmm...

✔Baked Chicken with Mango Salsa

The chicken tastes amazing. Baked to perfection! 

The salsa tasted waaaay too...sour? Because of the vinaigrette. But ain't it pretty?

✔Chicken Parmigiana

Tastes a lot like lemon. Lemon-y. Calamansi-y for Filipinos. 

Yum yum yum in my tum tum tummy.

✔Soup in A Bread Bowl (Potato and Bacon)

The ultimate favorite of my sisters, my mom and I.

✔Mango Salsa

Looks very heavenly! I'd request for "no vinaigrette" next time!

Watch this short video right here for the 'live' show/footage:

░ A Day in The Life of Say: Brunch @ The French Baker ░

My most favorite day of the week would probably have to be Sundays. 

This post is, as usual, about where we ate last Sunday after hearing mass. I've endlessly praised the good food, service and ambiance of The French Baker in Twitter. Never was there a time when I got disappointed with this restaurant. The French Baker is such a homey place...somewhere I would go to whenever I need some carbohydrate fix or just some good ol' ice cream shake.

The interiors of the restaurant is simply very classic. I love the way they everything is set up.  The couches, the chairs and tables, the displayed pastries, drinks, and this 'window' where you can view the chef whipping up the dishes. The only thing I want them to change is having the customers order at the counter instead of on our seats. I think it's a hassle on customers' part.

The paper place mats are simply beautiful! They change designs every now and then, but basically all the designs have something to do with Paris, France.

Water on the house. They add flavor by adding slices of lemons and the like.

This is the Angus Beef Burger that my sister ordered.
This came with a pair of plastic gloves to grab hold of the burger with.

This is the Baked Chicken my other sister ordered. Very palatable.
This will truly satisfy your hunger.

I wasn't able to take a photo of the same dish that my mom and myself ordered, but you will see it in the video embedded down below. We both ordered Chicken Salad Croissant with side potato chips to go with it.

What's a meal without a scrumptious dessert?
This is the Mango Crepe from The French Baker.
10 out of 10. Enough said! Definitely made my weekend.

Hope you had fun reading another one of my Day in The Life posts! 

Watch the video below to see footages.