Makati Shangri-La Manila has always been like a second home to the GOppets.

My fashionable kids were on a mission. 😛 Serious eating ahead.

When at a buffet, we normally skip the salad station to give room in our tummies for more “worthy” things haha.

But Kap couldn’t resist having some. And pretty soon I was sharing in his yummy kani salad plate. Dee-licious!

Which I immediately regretted after seeing the fantastic & colorful display of so many sushi & sashimi assortments here! <3 Huhuhu I wanted a piece of everything!

I suggest you forget the usual tuna & salmon. Instead, go for the gold..

UNLI UNI! Can you believe it? And not distributed sparingly too. THREE thumbs up! <3

Yep, seeing the look of delight on my babyson’s face, we definitely struck gold at Inagiku! 😉

Yummy in our tummies! <3 Next to Kap & the kids, nothing comes closer to my heart than the freshest sushi & sashimi. Omnomnom!

Now THIS is what a birthday plate should look like, don’t you agree? I did say pass on the tuna & salmon right? #pasaway

I finally listed to my expanding tummy & stopped piling my plate with the heavy stuff..

Uhmmmm.. except for the sukiyaki station.

This I simply CANNOT let pass. The sweet broth & tender beef was worth the diminishing tummy space. 😛

Finally, I got to what I really came here for. The teppan station.

Carnivorous me was so very happy!

And I wasn’t the only one. My babyson’s eyes are half closed from happiness, lol.

Imported striploin beef. So amazingly tasty & tender.

But I preferred the chunky tenderloin. Heaven!

A bit of ebi tempura to take out the beef umay. Then another round at the teppan station for more meat, teehee.

Happy GOppets. You can tell when we are happy with the food, you can barely see our eyes. Well, except for mine because of the falsies, lol.

I love the attention to detail in this fruit carving. Inviting one to sample the lush fruit platters.

But alas, I had to go for the sinful treats. Like this fried ice cream!

And a bevy of these beauties. The more sinful, the yummier it becomes. Why is that, pray tell? @_@

After my babyson’s bout with camera shyness -which thankfully he has overcome. My Lovey naman is in the don’t-take-my-picture phase now. They take turns in giving me grief, I tell ya! 😛

Driving shoes! Blue, to match my current bag!

And also to match Kap my Kap. Now we are truly SOLE-mates. 🙂

Thank you so much, Inagiku and Makati Shangri-La Manila for the love! :-* Cake blowing comes a close second to my love for gift openings don’cha know?

What a happy birthday indeed. 🙂 Family, thoughtful gifts, Japanese food & chocolate cake, what more could a girl want on her birthday? (ok except maybe a magic pill to take off 100 lbs!)

To be honest, I was dreading the coming of another birthday because, after 40, who’s counting, right? But if birthdays are always as fun as this, then bring it on! 😉