First off: My daughter’s new song titled Poker Face is now playing at My Space. Please tell us what you think. Thanks so much!

My husband and I spent the whole day with Lexi at the university for Parents’ Day. We left the house at 8:20 AM in time for 10:30 AM brunch. Lexi requested to bring Mango, our Lovebird pet, to the dorm and a couple of other stuff. I mentioned to our lovebird that he was coming with us and he chirped in agreement as if he understood what I was talking about. As I was getting ready for our trip, my husband hauled everything to the car except Mango. We totally forgot about the bird. Afraid that he might be left behind, he made a series of squawks, which immediately caught our attention. Whoa, such a smart bird!

We arrived at the university on time. We stayed in the dorm, for a little while, including Mango. Mango was a little uptight, probably due to unfamiliar places or maybe the drive up scared him. But he settled down after a while.

We had brunch at a school cafeteria. At first, we were a bit hesitant to eat because you know how school food is from experience. We were wrong! The food turned out to be pretty good with lots of choices from biscuits and white gravy, scrambled egg and salmon (delicious!), ham, roast beef and horseradish sauce, muffins of different flavor, bread, cakes, fresh fruits, fresh juices, and many more–all for $10. And Lexi paid for the three of us under her meal plan, which we paid for in the beginning of the year. She doesn’t usually use up her meal tickets because on some days, she goes home late from work and cafeteria closes by that time. What a waste! Maybe, I will visit her often and take advantage of her unused meal tickets.


Can you tell how hungry I was from the size of my plate?

The next three pictures were taken after our brunch in front of Lexi’s dorm, trying to burn off some calories. I ate a little too much kasi.

Thereafter, we headed off to the mall to do some shopping. Lexi needed a pair of boots and stocking cap in preparation for winter. It gets cold at her school. We also bought some cute blouses on sale for Lexi to wear at work. She works at a department store on part time basis, usually on weekends.

We swung by at Wal-Mart to buy some snacks, water, fruits, and personal stuff for Lexi before we went back to the dorm. She asked me to hem her work pants, which took me about half an hour while my husband took a quick nap.

Then we headed out again for a sushi dinner. We didn’t leave the area until past 6 PM and didn’t arrive home until 8 PM. All together, it was a lovely day, spending quality time with my daughter.

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