My family and I were at Antipolo City earlier for our annual Station of the Cross reading. It has been a tradition of ours to visit the National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage / Immaculate Concepcion Parish at Antipolo every Maundry Thursday, even if it means traveling 1.5 to 2-hours from our home in Makati. After the reading and offering of prayers to Our ... READ MORE
The Good Stuff
Just sharing with you some of my recent discoveries these past weeks... Baker's Twines from Paper Chic Studio. I have been stalking Paper Chic Studio's facebook page for a time, hoping to buy some of their baker's twines and colorful loot bags but I could not make the order form work. Then at the eve of the Chinese New Year, while waiting for the clock to strike 12, I ... READ MORE
A Sumptuous Birthday!
I celebrated my _ _th birthday last week in a very quiet but food-filled way. It fell on a weekday and I took the day off from work so I can relax, hear mass and spend a quiet dinner with my family (which turned out to be not-so-quiet!). I chose the newly-opened Watami at Glorietta 5 for my birthday dinner because it's new and for a fully serviced Japanese restaurant, ... READ MORE
Liam’s Stressful Haircut
Who would've thought that a toddler's haircut can be so stressful? Liam, my adorable 2-year old nephew, was brought to Cuts 4 Tots Hair Salon in Glorietta last December for a much needed haircut. My brother and sis-in-law tried to get him a haircut in Cebu many times already but all are in vain. Liam just won't have it. AJ and I tagged along with Liam's lolo and lola ... READ MORE
Celebrating Christmas 2012 & New Year 2013
We celebrated Christmas and welcomed New Year at our home. Compared with last year, this year's celebration was more upbeat - with AJ and I entertaining friends over at our apartment and then there's my little nephew, Liam, who also spent the holidays here in the Metro (much to the delight of my parents!). To prepare for Liam's coming, my dad re-decorated my old room and ... READ MORE
Merry Christmas!
As we celebrate the birth of our Saviour, may our hearts be filled with love, peace and joy. Merry Christmas! ... READ MORE
Dalmatian Dog Bone Invitations for Liam’s 2nd Birthday
When my nephew Liam turned 1 in October last year, his parents threw a cowboy-theme party for him and his guests and I made the simple, Western-style invitations for them. This year Liam will turn 2 and he will celebrate it in school with the Dalmatian dogs as theme. You see, Liam loves animals, and is most fond with "Aw-Aw" - a dalmatian dog stuff toy given to him by his ... READ MORE
Farewell, Inay
It was a weekend of mourning for us as we learned of the death of my maternal lola (grandmother) whom we fondly call Inay (mother) last Sunday morning. She was 90 years old. We immediately traveled to Batangas (my mom's hometown) to arrange the wake and the funeral which was held yesterday. I have many fond memories of Inay back when I was a kid. I used to spend summers at ... READ MORE