A little sunshine to brighten up my very wet and scary day: My nephew, Liam, was featured in Mommy Fleur's blog! It turned out that Juvvy, Liam's mom (and my sis-in-law), is a fan of this blog and submitted Liam's picture to be featured there. Actually, I've been meaning to do that too but I'm glad that Juvvy beat me to it hehe! Endearing Liam -- Mommy Fleur ... READ MORE
Liam and his IKEA toys
Liam, my nephew in Cebu, got these cool IKEA toys as gifts from his dad (my brother) who just came in from Singapore Thailand: Will Liam become an accountant when he grows up? This pretty MULA Abacus ($9.99) will not only give him early concepts about colors and counting, it will help develop fine motor skills and logical thinking. But I heard that Liam's favorite ... READ MORE
Goodnight Cebu, Hello Bohol
AJ and I chose to have night flight out from Manila to Cebu last Thursday because of the long lenten break and we wanted to avoid the traffic and the long line at the airport. There was no traffic or line at the airport at all. NAIA Terminal 2 looked almost deserted with very few people waiting for their flights. We traveled light. I always bring a book with ... READ MORE
10 Things I miss about Cebu/Bohol
Happy Easter, everyone! I hope you all had a nice and meaningful lenten break last week. AJ and I got back from Cebu yesterday and it's only now that we are feeling the exhaustion from all the traveling that we did while in Cebu and Bohol. So I took a day off from work today to rest and recharge for longer office hours that I will be having starting this week - what ... READ MORE
Birthdays and Estrel’s Cakes
Today is my dad's birthday (Happy Birthday Daddy!). He turned 65 but we opted not to hold a big party for him (as others are wont to do, since it's a milestone age). We know that his only wish was to spend his birthday with Liam, his only apo (only grandchild) so last Saturday, my brother and his family flew from Cebu to surprise him. AJ and I picked them up at the airport, ... READ MORE
Villa San Miguel
Last Saturday AJ and I attended a family reunion from my dad's maternal side - the San Miguels - which was held at a private swimming pool owned by one of my dad's cousins (I think 2nd generation cousins already). It's called Villa San Miguel and is located at Calamba in Laguna. The last time I've been there was ages ago, back when I was a kid and don't know how to swim ... READ MORE
New Year Feast
Happy New Year, everyone!!! How did your celebration go? =) Here at our home (my side of the family), we no longer strictly observe the Media Noche (Midnight Feast), where families gather together at the stroke of midnight to welcome the New Year and feast on lots of food. For several years, we have been having this feast at dinner time (instead of midnight), so we won't ... READ MORE
Celebrating Liam’s Cowboy-style Birthday
Let me share with you some pictures from Liam's 1st birthday celebration last Saturday. I made sure to capture the details of his party so we could have something to look back to when we plan his next big birthday (when he turns 7). Our celebrant has plentiful of guests (250 pax) so finding a venue that would fit this number of people and tots was the biggest challenge ... READ MORE