Every Christmas, I find time to
meet my college friends who are my children’s god parents. This year, we opted to dine at Snacks and Ladders in Maginhawa, Quezon City, perhaps with Ken having in mind that my kids will be joining. (Another bonding story with my college friends: http://missvalenzuela.blogspot.com/2015/12/christmas-time-is-reunion-time.html)
The restaurant was truthful to its
tagline, “the happiest place in Maginhawa,” because the moment we came in, my
son Vladimir had been ecstatic to play its humongous chess board right beside
the parking lot. My daughter, Hillary, followed her big brother and enjoyed
playing with the pawns too.
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| Chess Players |
I noticed that the people who hang
out at the place are mostly teenagers – rich, thinking, decent kids —like the kind
of kids that study in ValMaSci (This is compliment, hahaha!).
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| Play Area |
The walls of the resto have shelves
that display their available board games and toys that are either for rent or
for sale. My good friend, Julie, accompanied my son to get a Jenga, which is my
son’s dream toy. Ken, Vladimir’s godfather, also
patiently played with him.
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| Ken & Vladimir playing bouncing balls |
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| Hami playing with some colorful Tetris blocks |
We had a lovely night spent.
Vladimir received a toy, a wristwatch, and activity books from his godparents,
Elmi and Ken; while Hami received a kitchenware set from her godmom Golda (it’s
a totally perfect gift for Hami because she loves to play with spoons). I
already told Julie that she will be the next godparent of my seven-month unborn
baby in my tummy, which she gaily responded with “ssuuurrreee!”
At
first, I was hesitant to go to Maginhawa. Good thing I changed my mind because
that not-so-explored area turned out to contribute a fine experience for my children. This 2016, we had happy
holidays indeed!
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