Happy Mellow Yellow Monday everyone!
The next pictures were taken inside the Circle of Fun entertainment center in the Circle. Entrance fee was P40 and senior citizens were free. Prices of rides range from P30-P70. Here we were getting ready for a jumpshot.
The family that eats a dinosaur together, stays together!
One of our more serious pictures taken near a scary booth. No, we didn't get in the booth, ha ha!
Here's to more family adventures this year 2011!
Ito ang aking bunsong anak at nag-iisang babae sa tatlong magkakapatid. Ang tawag ko sa kanya ay huggables, kasi ang sarap niyang yakapin. Ang lambot talaga at extrang unan ko siya sa gabi dahil kayakap ko siyang matulog. Malambot na ay napakalambing pa, wala na talaga akong hahanapin pa!
Hay, sana ay hindi siya magbago hanggang sa kanyang paglaki.
"Oh darling don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little
Oh darling don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up
It could stay this simple
I won't let nobody hurt you
Wont let no one break your heart
No one will desert you
Just try to never grow up
Never grow up"
My eldest son sprained his ankle yesterday during a dance practice for their foundation day presentation. During the dance, he stepped on a classmate's foot and twisted his own. He was brought to the clinic where ice was applied on his foot and he was sent home after two hours. He was not able to go to school today, but he was telling me that he will try to go to school this afternoon. He really wants to participate in the dance presentation but with this injury, I dont think he can. Anyway, here are the steps we did to care for his sprained anke:
This was taken at the restaurant at Coron Village Lodge last October. The ceiling decor was very nicely done and complements the ambiance of the restaurant.
The food we ate here was very good, the servings were very generous but the waiting time was really long. They prioritize the guests who are staying at the lodge, more than walk-ins like us.
Kamay nga pala ng asaw ko ang nakuhan ko ng larawan. Pinapadagdagan ko pa kasi ng yelo para mas masarap! Kaya walang tama, parang juice lang!
Thank you Lord for a wonderful year that was 2010 and I look forward to an even greater new year! I am happy because of:
The picture above was taken, non in Thailand or Cambodia but at an amusement park in Quezon City. It is a reminder to myself that I want to travel outside of the country before I turn 35, which is just year from February. But I want to visit more domestic destinations as I can and I am even willing to extend my Asia travel another year if there are more domestic than international seat sales from airlines. Anyway, I still have to ask friends who have been to Puerto Princesa about their hotels and other activities and how much they have spent. Again, this is a budget travel and we hope to spend no more than P5000 per person for this trip.
Remember the camera that I bought last June 2009 from the money I received from blogging? The lens was damaged when we went to Boracay last July. What was so weird about it was that the camera I borrowed from a friend who works in Boracay also developed the same problem. I had my camera repaired last July, then returned it for repair again after two months and then again after one more month. The last time that we used it during my daughter's Christmas party, it conked out again! I bought a new camera last year already because I consider a camera tools of my trade, but I am still paying for it, interest-free. So my dilemna is what to to with this camera that conked out. I paid P1,200 for the repair, and P100 for every back-job request. The only good about going back to the repair shop is that they offer great photobooks that I buy everytime I am there. But I really cant keep on going back to the repair man everytime it conks out. I was told that the cost of replacing the lens was P2500 and I can already buy a new camera at that price so I just opted for the repair. But I guess I should have paid the higher price that suffer this! The other camera that got damaged will be sent to me this week for repair and I was thinking if I should just have the lens replaced at a higher cost. What to do?
For the first time, we did not our kids new stuff this Christmas. There were just too many expenses because we were building our home in Montalban and our 13th month pay were used up. But they still receive gifts from their Ninong and Ninangs, their Titos and Titas and from my friends and office mates. Instead of any material gift, we just opted to stay as a family in Go Hotel. That was actually our gift: we were at the mall all afternoon and we had dinner then we slept at the hotel. I am happy that my kids did not feel that anything was lacking because they didn't receive any new stuff. I am lucky that they were happy just being together as a family, sleeping in a new hotel that you would think we were staying at our own apartment london. There are other occasions that we will buy new stuff, like this coming graduation for Ishi and Drexelle's birthday in March. Ishi wants a roller blade and Drexelle a new bicycle and I know that we can already buy it for them at that time. By then, their classes would have ended and they can enjoy their summer break with their new toys!
Imagine being minimum wage earners, paying rent and utilities and sending 2 kids to school. Armed with just determination, we signed up for this starter row house and lot in Montalban Rizal some 6 years ago. Then the neighbor let their dogs live in my house, with very good intentions of course, saying it prevents vandals from destroying my property. The dream was almost shattered, save for the employee loans being offered by the company I work for. Then slowly but surely, the house was built. Then came Ondoy and the dream was laid to waste again. But still, we persist to build this house. So, yes we are so proud of this house. And it is still a continuing project as of now. We are still saving for the second floor, a Patio Heater if needed, and a rooftop and a lot, lot more. We know that we will never give up on this house and one day, it will be just as beautiful as we imagine it to be!
Five minutes of sheer happiness for the kids for only P30.00: the paddle boat ride at the Circle of Fun inside the QC Memorial.
To be a child and to be this happy at such a simple thing!
Happy Watery Wednesday everyone!
So it really is a matter of having a good eating habit. I now think of exercising to keep my body fit and free from sickness rather than for losing weight. I know that to lose weight, I should change my eating habit and just go for food that are really needed by my body, like fruits and vegetables and stay away from filling foods like the delicious pasta above which I cooked last New Year. It really is difficult to lose weight and I envy people who have discipline and can say no to junk food. I guess I need more discipline in what I eat and to just maintain my daily exercise regimen for a healhtier body. Goodluck to me
Taken at QC Memorial Circle last January 2. Happy Mellow Yellow Monday everyone!
2. Include the kids in making a healthy lifestyle. Encourage more exercise and active life for them.
3. Strive to have the best relationship with my husband. A happy couple always means well-adjusted children. I am blessed with the most loving husband and I want him to feel that he is the best husband in the whole world!
4. Save more and work harder to build the house and buy a car.
I choose to make a New Year's resolution this year that will be sure to make me feel better all the time. Instead of aiming to lose weight or save money, which I struggle to do all the time already, I would like to aim to be a better person this year. Below is my New Year's resolution: To Look For Goodness!Look For Goodness
"In everything, goodness is there, our goal is to find it. In every person, the best is there, our job is to recognize it. In every situation, the positive is there, our opportunity is to see it. In every problem, the solution is there, our responsibility is to provide it. In every setback, the success is there, our adventure is to discover it. In every crisis, the reason is there, our challenge is to understand it. By seeing the goodness, we'll be very enthusiastic and our lives will be richer."
But my husband has other ideas! They went to Bulacan early morning of New Years eve, the firecracker capital of the Philippines and bought these to make noise!
Yes, we did celebrate the New Year with a bang, lots and lots of it! It was noisy and fun, but I would really rather have just those colorful torotots above. Anyway, it was good that my husband and his friends still had all their fingers intact!
