September 2nd, 2010 -- Posted in Personal |
Wish you all A Merry Christmas, May the Joys of the season Fill your heart with goodwill and cheer. May the chimes of Christmas glory Add up more shine and spread Smiles across the miles, To-day & In the New Year. -Rosie Cash
Peace on earth will come to stay, When we live Christmas every day. - Helen Steiner Rice
Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart… filled it, too, with a melody that would last forever. - Bess Streeter Aldrich
The only real blind person at Christmas-time is he who has not Christmas in his heart. — Helen Keller
Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.- Washington Irving
Christmas is a time when you get homesick - even when you’re home. ~Carol Nelson
The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. ~Burton Hillis
Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time. ~Laura Ingalls Wilder
Christmas is forever, not for just one day,
for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away
like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf.
The good you do for others is good you do yourself…
~Norman Wesley Brooks, “Let Every Day Be Christmas,” 1976
September 2nd, 2010 -- Posted in Personal |
The BER-MONTHS start and I want to greet the world in advance a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Hope, Peace & Love.
August 18th, 2010 -- Posted in Home & Family, Personal, Websites |
I was browsing my Facebook profile when a photo of a friend caught my attention. It’s not the photo actually but the presentation so I checked on the website of the photo editor. PIZAP is a free online photo editor where you can edit your pictures in easy steps and no need for you to sign up. I am not a techie guy but I find the editing very easy.
August 19th, 2009 -- Posted in Personal |
I already got a Facebook account. It all started from invites that reached my email, hearing it from TV and lastly when a friend showed me how it works. At first, I had a second thought of joining because I am afraid not to return the favors my friends will do for me. Also, I thought it’s more of socializing and chatting with online friends. But when that friend introduced me the vast list of games I can deal with I got interested to have my own account.
At night when I am in front of the computer and doing my online stuff I really feel sleepy knowing that I am the only one awake. Glad to know Facebook to keep me awake and do short time entertainment to help me carry out for the rest of the night. I already tried FarmVille, Farm Land, Barn Buddy, and several others. From time to time I check on my farms to know if time to harvest, weeding, watering and removing bugs.
My kids were happy to see the farm and they promise me to take care of it. Hope my incoming neighbors will be generous to dole out some gifts to me. 
August 5th, 2009 -- Posted in Personal |
Thank you is not enough
For all the good deeds you’ve done
For the Filipino people
For our beloved country
In the name and glory of God.
Thank you for giving back the freedom
For Filipinos to treasure, protect and defend
For our kids today
For the present generation
And for the many generations to come.
Thank you very much to your children
For giving you and Ninoy to us
For bearing the unbearable
For embracing your love for Filipinos
With open hearts and composure.
Thank you Mommy Cory
For all the love and sacrifices
For fighting with us
For touching our lives
And till we meet again.
August 4th, 2009 -- Posted in Personal |
At about 4:00pm today (Tuesday, Philippine time), the necrological rites for the former President Corazon “Cory” Cojuangco Aquino will begin. Families, relatives, friends, politicians and more flanked the Manila Cathedral to take part on the said rites for the well-loved former president of the Philippines.
The website of Cory is sharing a live video streaming of the necrological rites and the happenings at the cathedral. For announcements, schedules or for your prayers and condolences do drop by at CoryAquino.ph.
August 4th, 2009 -- Posted in Personal |
Pure, unconditional and eternal. Those are some of the words to describe the kind of love Ninoy and Cory had for each other here and in heaven. As I watched all the news coverages and interviews on TV I can’t help but cried, really cried so hard. All the hardships and pains, all the battles fought, they stood for each other and the love even flourished, deepened and grew stronger.
Cory’s life as a mother and as a wife came not like a bed of roses. It is tough to be a wife to someone like Ninoy who fought not only for his family but for all his countrymen. He is a man of honor and integrity that even life he is willing to offer for his country. As a mother to her kids, Cory needed to be stronger and braver. But our beloved Cory did well triumphantly.
An expression of his great love to Cory, Ninoy made a poem entitled “I Have Fallen In Love (With The Same Woman Three Times)” on October 11, 1973 while still at Fort Bonifacio for their 19th wedding anniversary. It is a poem full of words of love and gratitude from a man for his beloved wife. Thanks Mary Joy of Cebu for sharing this video.
For me Cory is not only a former president, a mother and a wife. She is definitely not only an icon of our country’s democracy but also a true and genuine Filipino who had so much love for the country. Her words, prayers and examples may remain in the hearts of every Filipino and that someday Cory will smile on us from heaven because we are able to make her prayers come true.
June 7th, 2009 -- Posted in City Tours, Personal, Travel |
The family had just attended a birthday party of one of my nieces. It was held at McDonald’s SM Bacoor branch at around 3:30pm. Unfortunately the celebrant got ill before her party. She had measles and she was hospitalized for several days already due to fever. It was sad not having the celebrant around but the party went fun together with our relatives and friends of the celebrant. We had some games and then after that eating time. Yours truly participated in 2 games: Bring Me (see the video) and the group game (sort of Basketball Cups). I both won in the games. Yipee!!! After the tiring games we had our snacks and ended the party well.
The family did not go home immediately. We went in a computer school to buy a new printer to replace our troubled EPSON Stylus C20SX, hehehe. After some canvassing made we decided to buy the CANON Pimax iP1980. Since we had a multi-functional Brother we bought this one for printing purposes only. The printing procedure is very easy and they have great promo on the warranty. It costs Php2,195.00 with inks (black & colored) already. Right after that we went home coz we’re all tired already.
The host told us to get anything that starts with letter “P” (tagalog or English word). As you can see, I almost searched and exposed all the things in my bag to search for the items. Fortunately with the help of my kids, sisters, niece and nephews I got 14 items that starts with letter “P” and I won the game. See video here.
May 11th, 2009 -- Posted in Personal |
Tomorrow is the 9th birthday of my daughter. Time flies so fast that on 12:11pm of May 12, 2000 (Friday) I gave birth to a baby girl who is now a young lady. There were times of arguments and misunderstandings but I hope you understand me and papa that we just wanted you to be a good person inside and out and life is not that easy to take. The road in front of you is still a long way, a long journey to take and I hope you will always remember our words of wisdom as you go on with life.
May 9th, 2009 -- Posted in Personal |
One day from now it’s MOTHER’S DAY. On TV, I see on teleseryes how they give importance to all the amazing and wonderful mothers out there like me, hehehe. In my favorite “May Bukas Pa” (There’s Still Tomorrow), Lorna Tolentino plays the role of a mother looking for her lost child kidnapped by their family driver 7 years ago. Would really be it Santino??? Well, that’s all we have to find out.
I became a mother 9 years ago. Time really flies so fast but my journey since then and until now keeps lingering in my mind and heart. It was not easy but enriching and fulfilling. Being a mom is truly a tough job. It is a 24/7 job, unending and unselfish.
To all the mothers in the world, the big day is nearing. Have a fun-filled and love-filled day with your love ones.
Being a mom concerns not only of what we can give to our kids but what we have to give up from ourselves in the name of love for them. - Crissy
March 31st, 2008 -- Posted in Personal |
This month is a very busy one for me. I thought I could find a lot of time blogging since my daughter is on vacation from her schooling. But I am wrong coz I forgot that my 4-year old son will soon be off for his schooling by June. I don’t have a helper at home so I do all the chores. I need to divide my time for my husband, kids, chores and blogging. Actually everyday is a busy day for me, lol.
I have two kids, an 8-year old girl and my 4-year old boy. Two months is such a short time to prepare my son for his schooling. As compared to girls, boys are not that easy to handle like my son, lol. At times I told him to write a certain letter he will insists to write a different one. When I taught him on the basic different parts of the body he’s not taking it seriously. I’m in doubt if he understood or not but when my husband comes from office I usually told him to recap what I taught to our son so I can be sure if his getting it. Well I guess I need to cross my fingers that he will follow his teachers and be a good boy there.
As to my blogging, I will probably start with the Bicol Region here. Why? I guess I love cooking food with this coconut milk (or “gata ng niyog”). The family enjoys eating seafood with a mixture of coconut milk plus a bit of siling labuyo (red chili). Well of course not for my 4-year old boy (I always have a special one for him) but my daughter enjoys it as long as I will not put too much chili on it. My husband used to travel in Bicol because they have 2 FM radio stations there – Naga and Legazpi. He shared with me the food that he was able to eat there and sometimes we went on our experiment (our own version of the food).
In this blog, together we will explore the Philippines but mostly I will give you details on the beautiful spots and the different recipes of a particular place that I will be featuring.
Thank you so much for dropping by and enjoy your reading. God bless and take care always.
