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Saturday, April 23, 2011

bargain!

last year, i tried to enter into a business venture to sell px goods such as bags, bedsheets and corelle livingware. i have asked my friend from the US to purchase the goods and shipped it here in manila. the first batch of goods were sold like pancakes, but the second batch, not so :(  i want to "dispose" everything quickly to help declutter our storage room and so that i could mve on! to do so, i will mark down the prices. hope it works!




CHINESE LAUNDRY LARGE HOBO BAG - Php2,700



CHINESE LAUNDRY BOW BAG (ONLY COLOR BONE IS AVAILABLE) - Php1,800

CHINESE LAUNDRY PATENT WRISTLET CLUTCH (AVAILABLE COLOR IS FUCSHIA - Php2,200



CHINESE LAUNDRY BLACK HOBO BAG - Php2,500


JOJO DESIGND BLACK & WHITE JACQUARD HANDBAG - Php1,500



POLO RALPH LAUREN CLEAR/PONY TOTE - Php2,000



BENETTON SMALL NYLON RED HOBO BAG - Php1,900

VALENCIA FLOWER APLIQUE HOBO (PINK) - Php1,500



VALENCIA RUFFLED PVC BAG (WHITE) - Php1,700


ALYSSA TOPS HANDBAG (PALE GOLD) - Php1,500



CORELLE 16pc LIVINGWARE (SQUARED DESIGN)- Php2,600


CORELLE 16pc LIVINGWARE (COUNTRY COTTAGE DESIGN) - Php2,600


EGYPTIAN COTTON BEDSHEET (DOUBLE) - Php2,500




310 TC REGENCY HOME COLLECTION (TWIN) - Php2,300



Friday, April 22, 2011

baked


happy to help

raya and i baked revel bars today. though raya is not so much into pastries like her daddy, i still encourage her to do it with me as a bonding time for the two of us. this is also a way to see if she have interest in cooking / baking ;) and another way to keep her out of the TV.

here's the finish product.




visita iglesia

visita iglesia is one of the practices every lenten season for all Catholics. it is a practice wherein all Catholics visit different churches, pray and do the way of the cross. it is relieving what Jesus went through when He was nailed to the cross. it is for us to remember that He sacrificed Himself and died for us to save us all.

what me and my friends do is visit 7 churches, pray, and recite two stations of the cross per church. i think the real deal is to do all 14 stations of the cross per church. anyway, thats how we do it. so last night, we first went to claret church, then at church of the holy sacrifice in UP. we had a break and ate our favorite kwek kwek, squid balls and fish balls. :) we continued with our journey. the other churches were de la strada, sta clara, eastwood, christ the king and last and final was the new church wich is the st. pio chapel  in libis. it was all our first to visit that church and we had quite an experience there. first of all, dress code is strictly implemented there. so they prepared a malong as cover for people who are in sleeveless (like me) and in shorts. they also lent out crosses, as in the real cross in which all devotees have to carry it while doing the station of the cross. it made us feel the real thing about carrying a cross on our shoulder. cool! it made the process more meaningful.

we capped the night by having a late dinner at shakey's :) sarap! sarap din to have friends like them. im blessed.

oh, and the words that really touched me that spoke of the meaning of the way of the cross were: "life without this love, is death"

Thursday, April 21, 2011

holy week

happy holy thursday! though my husband is a Christian, and i am a Catholic, i still retain some of the practices such as sign of the cross, praying the rosary, asking for intercessions from the saints and Mother Mary among other stuff. this week is Holy week. me and my BFFs will do bisita iglesia later. and this week, our meals will consist of fish and chicken only. i am still thinking of what to abstain from. perhaps abstain from soda and access to the social networ? i don't know. anyway, i prepared a fish dish for lunch. i got the recipe from my good friend nikki eleazar. and here is the final project ;)




looks good. taste good too. though i may have put a little too much of the celery. anyway, everybody enjoyed it.

thats it for now. still have no plans for the rest of the week.

ill keep you posted

Sunday, April 17, 2011

summer outing with the new team

we were at Mount Sea Resort in Cavite yesterday to join hubby's new team for their summer outing. good to finally meet them. though i wasn't able to make chit chat. the kids are with us and everybody brought their families as well. so there was really no time to get to know them aside from joining the games. anyway, i'm sure there'll be other opportunities to get to know them more. this is just the start.

the team

formed into number 100 as a tribute to the company's 100 years of service

the place was ok. typical public resort with pool. not too big not too small for small gatherings. food was ok too. edible. what i liked about the place is that the life guards were so attentive. and also, the shower room is neat. makes it comfortable to take a bath and clean ourselves. i am a bit particular about bathrooms :) hehe. 

the slides which makes the venue so exciting

the kids had a blast swimming. and also the yayas ;) like all other kids, both raya & robin loves swimming. so i'm sure, there will be more swimmings to come, with or without company outing.  


witness how robin enjoys floating :)


raya having fun

Friday, April 15, 2011

another christmas vacation

i can't wait for december. i know it's way too early to be excited but i am!! remember in one of my blogs, we spent the new year just chillaxin. we plan to do it again. this time, we will try an out of town trip. we plan to go to capari resort in san vicente, palawan. what's good about the place is that it will be open to the public starting this month. so its new! only a few rooms that will make our vacation more intimate. more bonding. im sure the water will be great too. palawan is palawan!   

can't wait to go to palawan again. i've spent my honeymoon and a company outing there and its just so magnificent!

hope this push through.

conversations with Raya

i've been meaning to write all of the funny & witty conversations i've had with raya but i don't know why i haven't done it yet until hubby mentioned it last night during our date. this is also to have a record and let her read it someday.

here's some of them:

  • me: "honey, how's school?"... raya: "mommy, please keep quiet, i'm tired"
  • me: "honey, what's the objective of the game?"... raya: "to play!"
  • me: "raya, pls come here and take a bath".... raya coming to me says: "yes your majesty?" then she made a bow
this is it for now. i'll just keep on updating this.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

frustations

i recently finished watching the complete first season of Top Chef Just Desserts and i realized that there is more to baking. its exciting! i still have a lot to learn about being a pastry chef and i haven't even started yet. sure i love sweets and i like to bake. now i wonder if that's enough reason to really go full blast on it. i have always wanted to enroll in a culinary school so i could learn everything that i have to to become a really good pastry chef. afterwhich, i've also thought of applying in a hotel or resort. question is, how old will  i be then after i finish the course? will somebody hire me? i know that it shouldn't be a hindrance. i should concentrate on becoming the best, right? but hey, reality check, age does matter in the work place and the companies usually hire the young ones.

so what to do? just do it. start now. worry later. how? it is so costly. i don't have the funds. when? now? my kids are still young and i only have 1 yaya. hire another one? where will i get the money to pay for the extra help too?

aaarrgh! this is so frustrating. i just watched in the news last night the interview of jessica soho with john pelias, it was mentioned that money shouldn't be a problem. so what is the solution of my concern right now? perhaps baby steps? enroll in short courses?

wait, i have to go back, sit and think hard. do i really want this? in one of bo sanchez' e-books, he asked, how intensely do you desire your dream? simple, yet very powerful question. i still don't know the answer. i should continue reading and do what he asked so that i would know.

am i having a mid-life crisis?

i just want something more. i feel that i can do more. i want to be good at something.

i believe that there is nothing wrong in wanting to be more than just a mother and a housewife.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

no yaya update

its been more than a week with no yaya and my sanity is still intact. haha! it's not that hard, really. i just have to get away from the computer ;) for the past days, me and the girls have been spending a lot of time together. we read, play, dance, watch ben10 and megamind (over & over & over & over....), sing, write on the new white board, swim in the inflatable pool,  etc. i have a reliever who does the chores. i still do the cooking and giving teh girls a bath. the good thing about this aside from the time together is that we are in bed by 8pm. i ought to keep the schedule once school starts again in june.

the not so good part about it is that me and hubby can't go on a date night. plus of course, couldn't stay out too long when i do errands or visit the laundry shop.

so i was wondering, why i wasn't able to do it before? like spend most of my time with the kids? maybe because our schedule is different when there is school? or i depend too much on my yaya? or maybe becuase i worry too much on how to help husband financially? hay... if money wasn't really a problem....

whatever it is, i just vow to spend more time with my family. i'll worry next ;) or the best is, just leave all my worried to God and pray harder!

Monday, April 4, 2011

thank you, tita lynne




last picture of tita lynne

thank you tita lynne. we've learned so much from you when you were still with us. and more so when you joined our Heavenly Father.

we learned the importance of family and are trying our best to keep it closer.



you'll be missed. but we will not forget.


Sunday, April 3, 2011

of life & death

today is the first year death anniversary of our dear tita lynne mandap. she is the sister of my mother. we are close to her family since she is the only relative we have here in the philippines (mother side). when we were small, we used to spend summer vacations in her house. we also spend most Christmases and New Years with them. she and her husband, tito abel, were one of our godparents during our wedding.

i wouldn't write a necro here. instead, i would want to share what i learned about life and death through her.

put your family first, next to God of course. prioritize their needs, take care of them, love them unconditionally. it might also mean putting one's needs and wants on hold sometimes, not on the side, but on hold.

spend time with loved ones as much as you can and enjoy it.

share your joys and pains.

hobbies, passions and likes are best shared.

work hard. save enough for security of the family and enjoy your hard earned money. spend it!

blessings will garner more blessings when shared.

prepare. know God more, be the best Christian you can be, forgive, repent, get medical insurance, and burial assistance.

accept death.

avoid regrets.

be happy

Friday, April 1, 2011

i am loved

got a wonderful surprise this morning ...




and the card says ...