Do you feel the air around you? There's something magical about it. When the smell of cinnamon makes you excited that Christmas is just a few days... When you feel that you can wish, and it will be granted. Christmas at its best.
I always tell myself not to get caught up with everything, the gifts, the parties. The real meaning is within our hearts. The real meaning is Jesus. Let's always remember that.
Last Sunday was spent at the mall. We watched Winx Club hehehe I was very thankful that the whole family had dinner together. It's very seldom that we do that but I love it when do. Thank you to Pre and Tito R for being patient. Waiting for 2 hours for a 20-30 minute performace was a chore but you did it for the two girls who were amazed and delighted.
It was the first weekend that I felt that I can really look forward to Monday.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Cousins
I've had a wonderful childhood. Though I didn't grow up in the same house with my siblings, our family always get together, we'd play and hang with my cousins.
I was just telling Dawter T about Flores De Mayo where the girls in the family would offer flowers to Mother Mary. We'd dress in white and wait for our queue that it's time to walk down the church aisle. Afterwards, we'd head home and feast on some merienda. Then, we'd play. It was so much fun! Sometimes the boys would come but most of time the little ladies would just play "bahay-bahayan", "titser-titseran", "taguan" or "patintero".
I was the eldest in my generation so they were a bit wary of me. I was the bossy "ate". Even the boys would always try to get on my good side. Mind you, my boy cousins were a rowdy bunch. Add my brother to that and it would be mayhem! Hahaha!
I remember the quiet afternoons at the grotto where we would try to catch tadpoles. Or the times we would make green juice (mula sa dahon ng gumamela) and mud cakes (putik!) and use that as our pretend food. I also remember forming secret societies and clubs. How cute!
I wrote this because I miss them. We're in different places in our lives now. But, I want to pull back some of the time and peek in one Christmas where we're so happy to get our aguinaldos from the grannies and put it in our new wallets hahaha Or one outing where we stayed in the water until we're like prunes.
How I took those times for granted! Wish there's a way to go back in time. Hehehe...
I was just telling Dawter T about Flores De Mayo where the girls in the family would offer flowers to Mother Mary. We'd dress in white and wait for our queue that it's time to walk down the church aisle. Afterwards, we'd head home and feast on some merienda. Then, we'd play. It was so much fun! Sometimes the boys would come but most of time the little ladies would just play "bahay-bahayan", "titser-titseran", "taguan" or "patintero".
I was the eldest in my generation so they were a bit wary of me. I was the bossy "ate". Even the boys would always try to get on my good side. Mind you, my boy cousins were a rowdy bunch. Add my brother to that and it would be mayhem! Hahaha!
I remember the quiet afternoons at the grotto where we would try to catch tadpoles. Or the times we would make green juice (mula sa dahon ng gumamela) and mud cakes (putik!) and use that as our pretend food. I also remember forming secret societies and clubs. How cute!
I wrote this because I miss them. We're in different places in our lives now. But, I want to pull back some of the time and peek in one Christmas where we're so happy to get our aguinaldos from the grannies and put it in our new wallets hahaha Or one outing where we stayed in the water until we're like prunes.
How I took those times for granted! Wish there's a way to go back in time. Hehehe...
Monday, November 09, 2009
A Month Ago
Was my last blog post.
Funny how time flies. How you don't notice that life has passed you by. That when you look back, you'd asked, where did the time go?
I wish I have the energy to do a lot of things. But, I have become lazy. I went into a rut.
I want to be crazy once again. So my word til the end of the year is Zeal.
I started with HOPE. I am pushing forward with ZEAL.
Funny how time flies. How you don't notice that life has passed you by. That when you look back, you'd asked, where did the time go?
I wish I have the energy to do a lot of things. But, I have become lazy. I went into a rut.
I want to be crazy once again. So my word til the end of the year is Zeal.
I started with HOPE. I am pushing forward with ZEAL.
Friday, October 09, 2009
Musings
We asked the girls' opinions of having another baby... They are excited but...
Ate : I want to carry the bebi! (Ano yun? Doll? hehehe)
Bebi A : We will hold hands. I will be the ate. He will follow me everywhere! (Ano yun? Bodyguard? hehehe)
Ate : I want to carry the bebi! (Ano yun? Doll? hehehe)
Bebi A : We will hold hands. I will be the ate. He will follow me everywhere! (Ano yun? Bodyguard? hehehe)
Little Things
No matter how mundane, come to the Lord with all your heart. Have faith and believe that your prayers are answered.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Day 2
Day 2 was reserved for Disneyland. While Ate A wanders around the city, my troops and I went to Disneyland.
Yes, it is a dream come true. I am uber sentimental so when I saw the entrace, my eyes became watery. I think no matter how many times you go to Disneyland or wherever it may be, Disneyland will always hold a magical place in one's heart.
Dawter T wore her birthday badge and as soon as the staffs saw her, they greeted her a warm happy birthday. They also gave her stickers. (Fast forward, we now have stickers that would last the girls til secondary school... Of course, I am exag!)
We took photos near the entrace, the train station as background. Then, we hurried inside because I reminded Pre that characters might be coming out in the city hall area. True enough, Mickey and Minnie were already at the center of the "plaza". Pre lined up while I quickly went to the gift shop to buy the autograph book. Being a scrapbooker, I tend to be a hoarder of all things paper hahaha We waited for about 30 minutes and I can see Bebi A's patience wearing thin haha It was very hot and I know that my girls are still tired.
Our turn came and we managed to have our picture taken and our book autographed by the two mouses. We also saw Goofy but by the time we finished with the mouses, he was already gone. He'll come out at 12PM though so we walked a bit. That's when we saw the beautiful Mulan. Yes, she is very pretty! I even asked if she was really Mulan hahaha Dawter T said she is.
After that, we went back to Goofy.
The High School Musical cast was at the castle. They were performing live. My girls' comment were, "they're not the real cast" ~~~ I can see that they are not so interested. Haha. Maokray tong mga anak ko! E halos mga Pinoy pa naman hahaha.
After the show, we went past the castle and rode Cinderella's Merry Go Round. The girls were so excited! It's their first time to ride one. After that, we went to the 3D Mickey Mouse show. That was really great! We watched it twice (me thrice as I have watched it in Florida with Tita Aji's family) but I could have stayed there all day. Bebi A was a bit scared though but got a good laugh towards the end when Donald got stucked.
Since we were following the schedule, there was another show "The Golden Mickeys". It was another good show but it was in Chinese (with English subtitles) hehe The songs were in English though. After that we went to the Small World show. There were lots of people, some of them even fought in the queues. Argghhh... Bebi A slept when we alighted from the boat. I bought some hotdog buns for us to eat. It was very, very hot outside!
We trekked to the shows one after the other. We managed to catch the parade then off we went to see the Lion King show. It was really nice. Cousin I told me not to miss it. Then, we went back to the benches near the hotdog bun stand. We cooled off for a while, Pre and I were already debating if we're waiting for the fireworks display as my girls were showing signs of tiredness. Hehehe. That's when we saw Donald Duck, we couldn't have our picture taken anymore because Donald was on his way out but he did sign our autograph book. After that, Bebi A asked me to take her to the ladies. I put down the autograph book near Ate. Asked her to take care of it. When we got back, we decided to go try one of the rides. We saw Pluto and told Pre that I will just have him sign our book. Buttttttttttt, where's the book?
We quickly went back to the benches, it was not there. Asked people who were there. They didn't see it. So, in short, it was gone.
We were a bit disapppointed and tired. So we just decided to come back the next day. Oh well. Life goes on, right? Hehehe
Yes, it is a dream come true. I am uber sentimental so when I saw the entrace, my eyes became watery. I think no matter how many times you go to Disneyland or wherever it may be, Disneyland will always hold a magical place in one's heart.
Dawter T wore her birthday badge and as soon as the staffs saw her, they greeted her a warm happy birthday. They also gave her stickers. (Fast forward, we now have stickers that would last the girls til secondary school... Of course, I am exag!)
We took photos near the entrace, the train station as background. Then, we hurried inside because I reminded Pre that characters might be coming out in the city hall area. True enough, Mickey and Minnie were already at the center of the "plaza". Pre lined up while I quickly went to the gift shop to buy the autograph book. Being a scrapbooker, I tend to be a hoarder of all things paper hahaha We waited for about 30 minutes and I can see Bebi A's patience wearing thin haha It was very hot and I know that my girls are still tired.
Our turn came and we managed to have our picture taken and our book autographed by the two mouses. We also saw Goofy but by the time we finished with the mouses, he was already gone. He'll come out at 12PM though so we walked a bit. That's when we saw the beautiful Mulan. Yes, she is very pretty! I even asked if she was really Mulan hahaha Dawter T said she is.
After that, we went back to Goofy.
The High School Musical cast was at the castle. They were performing live. My girls' comment were, "they're not the real cast" ~~~ I can see that they are not so interested. Haha. Maokray tong mga anak ko! E halos mga Pinoy pa naman hahaha.
After the show, we went past the castle and rode Cinderella's Merry Go Round. The girls were so excited! It's their first time to ride one. After that, we went to the 3D Mickey Mouse show. That was really great! We watched it twice (me thrice as I have watched it in Florida with Tita Aji's family) but I could have stayed there all day. Bebi A was a bit scared though but got a good laugh towards the end when Donald got stucked.
Since we were following the schedule, there was another show "The Golden Mickeys". It was another good show but it was in Chinese (with English subtitles) hehe The songs were in English though. After that we went to the Small World show. There were lots of people, some of them even fought in the queues. Argghhh... Bebi A slept when we alighted from the boat. I bought some hotdog buns for us to eat. It was very, very hot outside!
We trekked to the shows one after the other. We managed to catch the parade then off we went to see the Lion King show. It was really nice. Cousin I told me not to miss it. Then, we went back to the benches near the hotdog bun stand. We cooled off for a while, Pre and I were already debating if we're waiting for the fireworks display as my girls were showing signs of tiredness. Hehehe. That's when we saw Donald Duck, we couldn't have our picture taken anymore because Donald was on his way out but he did sign our autograph book. After that, Bebi A asked me to take her to the ladies. I put down the autograph book near Ate. Asked her to take care of it. When we got back, we decided to go try one of the rides. We saw Pluto and told Pre that I will just have him sign our book. Buttttttttttt, where's the book?
We quickly went back to the benches, it was not there. Asked people who were there. They didn't see it. So, in short, it was gone.
We were a bit disapppointed and tired. So we just decided to come back the next day. Oh well. Life goes on, right? Hehehe
Friday, September 11, 2009
Day 1
We booked our tickets with Jetstar. I tried to make everything fit our budget. The girls were so excited and so were we. We were not able to eat breakfast... As usual, we were running late. So, Pre said we'll just buy something when we're on board the plane.
When checked in with Jetstar, the lady at the counter said. "Maam, you're holding Philippine passport, make sure that you have $700USD."
"Huh, why?"
"It's the policy"
"I've been there before and they have never asked me for show money." At that I was fuming so Pre drew cash and we exchanged it to Hongkong dollars.
Still. I was fuming. Kainis. Di man ako makabayan, ayoko talaga naapi tayo.
So, off we went to the gate. Picture-picture. Then, at last we boarded the plane.
The girls were asking questions about the plane, commenting about it. Pre and I smiled to ourselves. They were cute. It's not their first time but they were too young to remember their first plane ride.
We ate breakfast then we slept throughout the flight. I was praying that the immigration officer won't ask any questions or ask about the show money because really!!! that would really pissed me off.
We were in line with some lola's from Pinas. These lolas were the konya types hehehe Pre was asking me if I will be like that when I got old. I don't think so.
Anyway, we went straight to the hotel. And, boy, was I glad that we pursued that hotel. Though a bit pricey versus the ones I initially inquired on. It was worth it especially for the two girls. It was Disney all over.
What's more? We managed to get a birthday pin for Dawter so I don't need to order a birthday cake just to have that. I told her about the birthday pins that I saw when I went to Disneyworld and the Kikay in her got very excited! Initially, when I inquired about it over the phone, they told me that they won't be able to give her one since her birthday has passed. God has his ways! We are truly blessed! These little things made the trip so memorable and swak in our budget hehehe.
After checking in, we rode the shuttle to go to Disneyland station, the train from Disneyland was really cute!!! The windows were shaped as Mickey ears and inside the train were some figurines of Disney characters. Galing! Dun pa lang e natuwa na kami.
We went to Hongkong station to meet Ate A's ate. Then, we went to Jollibee. Yes, we went to Hong Kong to eat at Jollibee. The experience was not nice though. There were some Pinays who tried to bully us because we were saving seats, hayyy... And we were so hungry, so alam nyo na... Tempers flared and the food was not what we expected. Still, it was Jollibee.
After breakfast cum lunch cum merienda, we waited for the mass at the nearby church. We were pretty sure we won't be able to attend mass the next day so tired as we were, we attended the anticipated mass. Ok! Pre was laughing at me because I was so sleepy. Apo talaga ni Andres because after the mass, we were energized.
We went to Times Square afterwards. Again, picture-picture then tried to find a Pizza Hut. The girls love pizza and we managed to find one. The taste was not the same, the girls were a bit disappointed. They asked why hahaha
After dinner, we went back to the hotel. We were very tired then. But we got very excited with all the Disney stuffs in the hotel.
Then, we slept.
Day 1 was over. Excited for Day 2.
When checked in with Jetstar, the lady at the counter said. "Maam, you're holding Philippine passport, make sure that you have $700USD."
"Huh, why?"
"It's the policy"
"I've been there before and they have never asked me for show money." At that I was fuming so Pre drew cash and we exchanged it to Hongkong dollars.
Still. I was fuming. Kainis. Di man ako makabayan, ayoko talaga naapi tayo.
So, off we went to the gate. Picture-picture. Then, at last we boarded the plane.
The girls were asking questions about the plane, commenting about it. Pre and I smiled to ourselves. They were cute. It's not their first time but they were too young to remember their first plane ride.
We ate breakfast then we slept throughout the flight. I was praying that the immigration officer won't ask any questions or ask about the show money because really!!! that would really pissed me off.
We were in line with some lola's from Pinas. These lolas were the konya types hehehe Pre was asking me if I will be like that when I got old. I don't think so.
Anyway, we went straight to the hotel. And, boy, was I glad that we pursued that hotel. Though a bit pricey versus the ones I initially inquired on. It was worth it especially for the two girls. It was Disney all over.
What's more? We managed to get a birthday pin for Dawter so I don't need to order a birthday cake just to have that. I told her about the birthday pins that I saw when I went to Disneyworld and the Kikay in her got very excited! Initially, when I inquired about it over the phone, they told me that they won't be able to give her one since her birthday has passed. God has his ways! We are truly blessed! These little things made the trip so memorable and swak in our budget hehehe.
After checking in, we rode the shuttle to go to Disneyland station, the train from Disneyland was really cute!!! The windows were shaped as Mickey ears and inside the train were some figurines of Disney characters. Galing! Dun pa lang e natuwa na kami.
We went to Hongkong station to meet Ate A's ate. Then, we went to Jollibee. Yes, we went to Hong Kong to eat at Jollibee. The experience was not nice though. There were some Pinays who tried to bully us because we were saving seats, hayyy... And we were so hungry, so alam nyo na... Tempers flared and the food was not what we expected. Still, it was Jollibee.
After breakfast cum lunch cum merienda, we waited for the mass at the nearby church. We were pretty sure we won't be able to attend mass the next day so tired as we were, we attended the anticipated mass. Ok! Pre was laughing at me because I was so sleepy. Apo talaga ni Andres because after the mass, we were energized.
We went to Times Square afterwards. Again, picture-picture then tried to find a Pizza Hut. The girls love pizza and we managed to find one. The taste was not the same, the girls were a bit disappointed. They asked why hahaha
After dinner, we went back to the hotel. We were very tired then. But we got very excited with all the Disney stuffs in the hotel.
Then, we slept.
Day 1 was over. Excited for Day 2.
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