We are flying via Sydney to get to Manila. These days, there are no direct flights from Brisbane to Manila anymore. If I remember correctly, the direct flights have been cancelled a few months before our previous visit - which was more than 2 years ago. Anyway, as we are flying from Domestic airport in Brisbane and landing to Domestic airport in Sydney, we intentionally book an early...
Sunday, November 15
Tuesday, October 27
The Brothers Gibb
I didn't know what Beegees mean until we have visited Thee Beegees Way at Redcliffe, the hometown of the band. Mcj told me that it is short for The Brothers Gibbs, as Aussies are known for shortening or giving things nickname. But really, it was not an Aussie who gave Beegees their name....
Saturday, October 24
Things I am Thankful
Mcj's birthday. Busy at work. Working at home now on a Saturday night. Leaving a bit late to go to work.Time to make breakfast on weekdays.Time to do yoga on a weekday morning.Abundance of Filipino Christmas Songs in youtube. I'm listening now and it just makes me sad and happy at the same time.Time to read lots of books, aga...
Half Packed
It's not long now. Mcj is doing a countdown every Monday, it seems. Four weeks to go. I can't say that I am ready. I have packed one full suitcase and stuff for the two other suitecases are lying about. I still have many things to attend to, some last minute shopping for presents, hotels to book, extra domestic airline baggage - they only have 15 kilos free baggage.I...
Happy Today Daddy-o
This week, we celebrate Mcj's happy today. We had our special dinner on Sunday and just had cake on the actual day. &nb...
Sunday, October 11
Updates, updates, updates
We've been working in our garden, mostly on ornamental plants though. We don't have a full-blown garden yet, still in the works but maybe we'll get it built or made when we come back from our coming trip. We have repotted some plants and fertilise them.I did some packing for our upcoming trip. It's been going on for quite a while now but today, was quite serious. The stuff...
Tuesday, October 6
Working from home
Most of last week and today, I have been working from home. it's not an ideal scenario when there are customer items to address or when i have to connect to shared databases or files. but over all, it has been okay. connection is good albeit slow at times. so what happened? well, due to the hail storm last weekend, our 2nd floor office got flooded. we can blame...
I won
yeah! we're talking of monetary value here. I'm not a gambler but for fun I joined our footy tipping competition at work. You know, the one where you pick the team that will win every week. hopefully before the game for the week starts. It has been a tight competition for all of us. there have been different leaders at some stage. different winner for the half-way...
Sunday, September 27
Busy Month
It has been a busy weekend and busy month altogether. A lot of things happen in our family - fun, exciting things.Got in touch with friends. Reconnected and shared a lot of news and laughters.Busy helping friends move house. A big month indeed.New developments, new blessings, new beginnings.All in all, a lot of things to thank the Lord Almigh...
Bitter Sweet
Okay, another chick flew out of the coop. I'm the first to and that was almost 18 years ago. I have been back to peck but didn't really stayed that long.This time, it's the youngest chick who has a chick. And it breaks my heart to know he went with a bit of a heavy heart. I suppose, it's a sacrifice that one has to make at some point in one's life. On the other hand,...
Sunday, September 20
I call this rustic
I grabbed this from facebook (if you are the owner and dont want this on my site, please send me a message and I will remove it). Isn't it ingenous? I really like the idea of using a barrel for a sink. I might copy this if we are going to build a country house. &nb...
Bahay Kubo
Tatay built a small shelter at the block of land that we bought recently. While we are planning and saving for the ideal family home for the whole extended family, he had this built for shelter. It's really for his benefit as everyday he is at this place for work. Also, we are planning...
Saturday, September 12
Bubu App
I'm really surprised that there are not many apps available that will help parents measure and reward productivities of their kids. I'm talking of itunes. Maybe, I don't know the keywords to search for them? Maybe, I am stingy that I don't want to pay unless I have seen how does the...
Christmas in July
err, it's now September, I know. But my poinsettia just bloomed and it was supposedly in July when it was the height of winter. I have this for 3 years now and it has been thriving on neglect. I seldom feed them with fertiliser. They get watered not so religiously but then it's...
Spring Cleaning
the shed, anyway. Mcj has been spring cleaning the shed. It's not really because he wants to. Yes, has been in dire need of cleaning since we moved but you know, it's something that nobody really wants to do. Today, it has been done or started as he needs room for more tools and stuff. Funny that. You would think that, he's cleaning so of course, it will be clean....
Saturday, September 5
Happy Father's Day
so around dinner time, I was told to "distract Dad while I get his present". I wasn't good at following instructions. how can you distruct somebody sitting across you eating their dinner. Anyway, it was a great Daddy and Bubby moment when he handed Mcj his advanced present.Happy father's...
Junk Mail
those that are dropped-off your yar or mailbox.We used to have a sign on our mailbox that says "No junkmail". we intentionally put it there when we bought the house. actually, it was more of Mcj's idea as he is so opposed with too much waste paper. plus, it feeds my vice - shopping.anyway,...
Saturday, August 29
I Don't Even Own One
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Ten years ago...
.. today, we professed our love, devotion and loyalty to each other. It is a wild ride. It has it's ups and downs. And these ups and downs are what make it all exciting and exhilirating. We are blessed with a lovely boy (who used to be an angel - haha) who added spice to our lives. I am praying that we will be blessed with many more years together to enjoy everything...
Thursday, August 27
And it is on...
..it has been a while but things have been doing good on the homefront.Been busy at work for Mcj and me.The Tatapilla has been busy at school... lots of activities and homework.So far so good.More updates coming ...
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