Found this cute kid in Berrima looking at me while I was taking photos. At first I wondered, why he was putting "his" iPhone infront of his face while watching me. According to Chris, he was imitating me.
And then I saw his shoes...
So I waved at him and signaled him to come closer.
Jackpot! I was able to take a photo of his shoes. :)
Why fancy his shoes? Because it was the same as mine.
Cadbury has pulled their Eclairs off the shelves as these are made in China.It is not yet confirmed whether it has melamine-laced milk but it is being recalled as a precautionary step.
More on the story here.
Had a nice weekend spent with relatives.
27 September 2008
Saturday morning was spent at Berrima to celebrate the feast day of our very own San Lorenzo Ruiz.
After the mass, we had a procession going to the Grotto. Another prayer session was held there for Mama Mary.
Chris and I explored Berrima, took photos of the different shrines/mini-chapels, before we joined our group for lunch.
Two of the shrines/mini-chapels that I liked.
Would love to go back here again for a more quiet and prayerful time with God. We joined an association called Aguman, who organized this trip so that the proceeds will go to school children in the Philippines. There were three big buses so you can just imagine how many Filipinos there were in Berrima last Saturday.
After lunch we went straight to Corbett Gardens in Bowral for the Tulips Festival. A first time for me and the Husband.
Tulips everywhere!!!
Corbett Gardens also featured different flowers...most of which I don't know the name.
This was one of my favorite shot from the photos I took.
The weather was great! Very sunny, perfect for a day-out. Corbett Gardens is just a small to average sized garden so after exploring the whole lot, we just sat in a shaded area and relaxed a bit while eating paddle pops and ensaymada (our baon!).
Arrived home in time for dinner. Our usual Saturday night ritual involves watching a film and eating junk foods. This time we watched "What Happened In Vegas" (It was hilarious!) and ate Chippy (pinoy na pinoy). :)
28 September 2008
Sunday morning was spent doing laundry, tidying up our room and getting ready for the birthday lunch of our Tito Joey.
By 12:30pm we were at Tito Joey's having lunch. And since this is a Filipino party, there's always lots of food from salad, ulams and desserts of kakanin. Sarap!!!! They even had Danggit so I was a very happy camper!!!
Since this was a kapamilya's party, lunch party became meryenda party....then dinner party. Ayos! So technically we were there the whole day. What's good about parties like this is that I get to bond with the Titas, while Chris gets to bond with the Titos. Us ladies, we have the dining area all to ourselves, having tea or coffee with dessert, while the gentemen stays at the backyard having pulutan with beer. I also got to hang out with the kids in the rumpus room and got to watch Hellboy and Wall-E.
Back home at 7:30pm. Called my parents to say hello and update what's happening in our respective countries. Chris and I were a bit tired but happy that we had another enjoyable weekend. Lights off at 10:00pm.
--Sisig, Crispy Pata, Kare-kare, Bicol Express, Pancit, Pinakbet, Kaldereta, Mechado, Hal-halo, and Turon.
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Fusion of two of the best cameras in the world...
Cakon....Ninon!
...nang minsang mapaglaruang idugtong ang Nikon flash sa Canon body.
...but no, because on Sunday morning, our desktop computer died on me. Dead. Gone.
Our laptop, for sometime now, has been dead too. It needs repairing but since we still had the desktop, we can still survive but less time on the computer for both me and the husband.
So we had to assemble a new computer two days ago. We just attended the morning mass at 10:00am, went home to check the cause of the desktop's death, had lunch, then off we went to the shops. At 2:30pm, we were back home, putting in the new motherboard, processor and power supply in. Husband did most of the work while I did laundry on the side and I fed him Pancit Canton and Vcut.
It would have been non-urgent had we not been doing photography. Nowadays, having a computer is an integral part of our lives...we simply cannot do without it. There's always photographs to download from our cameras. Plus, when your computer dies on you, you have this paranoia that your photographs may have been affected (of course it's not but you're paranoid nga eh).
Oh well, it's over and done with. We now have a new computer at home. Bittersweet moment because we're not really financially ready to buy computer stuff but at the same time relieved that the computer is up and running--and faster too.
20 September 2008, our 20th wedding monthsary, our golden month.
If there's such a thing as a golden year (it is when your birth date is the same as your age for that certain year), I'm making our 20th month on the 20th of September our golden month.
Last Saturday, the Husband surprised me with a movie :). After our lunch party with friends and afternoon tea by the lake, the Husband insisted that we stop by the shopping mall before going home. I thought we'd just have our usual weekly coffee date.
Before we went to the cafe, I exused myself and went to the ladies' room and when I got out, I found the Husband still outside the cafe and said "Let's watch WALL-E, it's starting in 5 minutes". I was like, "No kidding!!"
So that's how we celebrated our 20th month. :)
And because it is our 20th month, let me answer Nikki's question a couple of months ago: "How did you two meet?"
Ours was the classic story of enemies turned friends. We used to work in the same bank in Makati, he from the Marketing Support Dept and me from Training Dept. In 2001, Training Department was the only department that had a multi-media projector (MMP) and so all departments, including Chris' department, borrowed from us. At that time, I was also in-charge of training facilities and equipments so whoever needed to borrow an equipment should coordinate with me.
Everytime Chris' department borrows the MMP, he would ALWAYS drop by our office during lunchtime---and of course, that made me hate him. And so everytime he would disturb me in the middle of my lunch break, I'd lend him the MMP but I would be very hostile (as in nagsu-sungit ako ever) to him. Basically, that's how we interacted at the office. And everytime we passed by each other, deadma ako!
In February 2002, I got invited by one of the Marketing Support's guys whom I'm friends with. Ojie said "the gang" will have drinks at Decades (in Makati Cinema Square) after work. I asked, "Sino yung "the gang"? and he replied, "Tayo-tayo lang na taga-Head Office." And so I went. Lo and behold, Chris was there. Eto na.
Me: Bakit nandito yan?
Ojie: Barkada yan.
Me: Kaaway ko yan.
Ojie: Okay lang yan. Bandido, si Ibyang. Ibyang, si Bandido.
And that was it. We HAD to be friends.
Celebrating our 2nd SyotAnniversary in Baguio (December 2004)
Eventually, our gimiks became a regular thing so little by little, Chris and I became good friends and each other's confidant. We've seen each other get over heartaches at work, life and love...shared milestones, frustrations, dreams, childhood memories, kalokohans and office tsismis. From kwek-kweks, fishballs, KFC, McDo to Starbucks sessions. Before we knew it, "magic" happened. So here we are today, now husband and wife, but still the best of friends.
Marriage is a challenging thing, it is never easy...there are hurdles that will take you sometimes by surprise. Everyday you learn something new about your partner. One moment you're fighting with each other, then kissing and making up the next.
It is crazy...it is one great bumpy ride...but it is fun when you have your best friend and partner holding your hand thru it all.
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