Mother's Day Gift Ideas

I'll be greeting my mom Happy Mother's Day soon, so I looked around for gift ideas.

It looks like it's going to be a day of eating out so unsurprisingly, most of the suggestions revolve around having lunch or dinner in various restaurants in the Philippines.

Cabalen Restaurant (373-2914 / 893-9884) offers Filipino dishes at a P249++ buffet. The create-your-own halo-halo with its 12 homemade ingredients is quite tempting.

And if your mom likes pizza, Shakey's will give dine-in guests a free thin crust pepperoni pizza (regular) on May 10 (for a minimum purchase of P750).

Cravings (426-6681 / 426-6567 / 635-6087 to 88 / 815-4269 to 71 / 426-9736 / 850-4437) offers a "Celebrate Mom" set until May 10, Mother's Day. The seafood carbonara sounds yummy!

If your mom prefers a hotel setting, then try the Richmonde Hotel's "Pampering Room Pacakge" which includes overnight accommodations, buffet breakfast for two, and a spa treatment. For inquiries, please call 638-7777, 689-8411, or 689-8419.

But just in case you're wondering what are perfect and unique gift ideas for women...

The perfect Mother's Day gift is to spend time with your mom. Beyond the popular lunches, or unique presents, or Mothers Day card, it's time that is appreciated even more. No doubt, our moms miss those moments zillions of years ago when we, as little children, got to spend hours with her. It's never too late to revisit that world, don't you think?

To all mommies out there, I just want to wish you a Happy Mother's Day in advance! :-)

[ First posted on 05/07/2009 by Manuel Viloria ]