La Perouse and Brighton Beach

We had a very enjoyable day with Hilda and her niece and nephew Andrea and Toti at La Perouse and Brighton Beach today.

It was a great day to hang out at the beach eventhough it was a bit wintry cold. The sun shined brightly the whole day which made us capture great photos, have a small picnic, enjoy the view while having lunch and walk along the shores while sipping our hot chocolate.

Toti and Andrea visiting from Manila

at Botany Bay National Park (La Perouse)

i never saw blue like that

i love the rock formation at La Perouse

photographers at work

picnic time

at the other side of La Perouse

Lunch at Boat Shed

Our view at Boat Shed while having lunch (it was sooo relaxing)

sipping hot chocolate at Brighton Beach

still at Brighton Beach

My FAVORITE PHOTOS OF THE DAY:

A. OUR JUMP SHOTS - we had the funnest times doing our jump shots :)

Toti and Andrea

Streetfighter Jumpshot with Hilda (sobrang aliw ako dito sa shot na ito!)

Andrea, Toti, Hilda and Ivy

grand finale jumpshot

B. SEASCAPE/LANDSCAPE SHOTS

La Perouse

La Perouse

Brighton Beach

C. BIRD PHOTO

Black Bird at La Perouse

I fell inlove with La Perouse today---it was just sooo beautiful there. I really really love it. It has now become one of my favorite places in Australia. :)

We're OK...

...and most importantly my Husband is managing well.

Things have been sorted out in the Phils, with Chris' Mama being incharged of everything. To everyone who has messaged, emailed, called us and gave generously: Thank you very much. Your gestures are of great comfort to us.

After work, we met up to attend mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in the City. Since the mass was at 5:30PM, we had an early dinner at Asagao, a Japanese restaurant with sushi train.

Sushi Train in Asagao

Gusto kong maaliw ng konti si Chris kaya ko sya dinala dun. Since he came here in Sydney, he has expressed interest in eating sushi. So I thought today would be a perfect way for that. I think it worked naman.

When I took photos of him and asked him to smile, nag-smile naman.

Pero pag di mo siya kinakausap, makikita mo sa eyes nya na malungkot sya.

Another good sign is that he got the camera and took photos too.

After our quick dinner, we headed off to St. Mary's Cathedral. Right after the mass, as we were walking in Hyde Park, Chris told me that he felt better, that he felt lighter after attending the mass. I think that's what we call Grace of God diba? I believe that little acts of faith does a lot of wonder for the mind and spirit. As long as you bring yourself to God in any circumstance, he will comfort you.

He also said "thank you" to me for accompanying him to church and for all my help which made me really happy today.

Grandma Laurencia

Death is inevitable. And even if you prepare yourself and know that it will happen soon, when the inevitable happens, it is still painful. You realize that even if you are somehow prepared, the grief is undescribable.

Last night, Chris' Grandma, Laurencia Inson, died peacefully in her sleep due to old age. She is very dear to Chris as she was the who took care of him and his brother while Chris' Mama worked overseas.

To our relatives and friends, kindly say a short prayer for the repose of Grandma Laurencia's soul. The Inson Family is in grief but is also comforted by the thought that Grandma Laurencia is now in the loving embrace of our Father.

Patrick Turns 7

Our youngest cuzin Patrick turned 7 today :) *sigh* How time flies...wala na kaming baby.

In celebration of his birthday today, our Grandma cooked Pancit Bihon and his parents bought KFC (that was his only request) and a simple ice cream cake for dessert. And to make him really really happy, his parents made him play Wii today even if it was a school day.

On Saturday, he will have a big party at home for relatives and friends, then on Sunday, he'll have his Bowling Party for his classmates.