May 8, 2009

My daughter takes after me in that she has has a sweet tooth.  Well, most kids her age do!  But since the Little Munchkin often sees me whipping up dishes and goodies in the kitchen, she often volunteers to help with anything, be it pouring or measuring ingredients.  So I indulge her.

Much as my daughter loves sweets, one thing she didn’t take from me is how quickly I get, uhm, chubby. At least, I don’t have to worry about her being pressured by peers to take diet pills.  *cross fingers*

May 6, 2009

Dalawang tema na naman ang muli kong pagsasamahin sa lahok na ito para makabawi sa aking pagliban sa pagsali sa LP noong nakaraang linggo.

(I’ll make up for missing last week’s LP by again posting photos for two themes: last week’s and this week’s. )

LP #55:  Tulay (Bridge)

Kuha ang mga sumusunod na larawan sa San Antonio noon pang Hulyo ng 2007.  Ito ang kauna-unahan naming pagbisita sa San Antonio.

(The following photos were taken in San Antonio in  July 2007.  That was the very first time we visited the city.)

Isang maigsing indoor bridge sa basement ng Holiday Inn Hotel

Tulay kung saan magandang tanawin ang River Walk na nasa ilalim nito.

LP #56:  Umpisa Pa Lamang (Only/Just the Start)

Agosto ng 2007, isang linggo bago ang kaniyang ikatlong kaarawan nangg magumpisang mag-aral ang aking anak.  Narito siya at abala sa pagdedekorasyon ng kaniyang baunan…

(Abby started going to school in August 2007, just a week before her 3rd birthday.  In this photo, she is busy putting decorations on her lunch bag…)

At narito naman siya sa umaga ng kauna-unahang araw ng kaniyang pag-sisimulang mag-aral…

(And here she is on the morning of the very 1st day, not to mention the very first time, she started school

Masyado pang maaga para malaman kung anong propesyon ang pipiliin ng aking anak sa kaniyang paglagi.  Hangad ko lamang ay maging positibo ang kaniyang ugali pag dating sa pag-aaral. Magmana sana sa kaniyang ina.  Hahaha!

(It is way to early to tell what profession Abby will choose when she grows up.  Architect? Engineer? Doctor? Become one of a number of Mesothelioma lawyers? I just hope she keeps the positive attitude she has right now about school and learning.)

Isa pang lahok para sa LP DITO.

Mabuhay!

May 4, 2009

The first ever million dollar question for ChikaTuesday is: “What is your marriage porposal story?”

The first and only time I ever shared our wedding proposal story in my other  blog was in November 2008 as an entry for Litratong Pinoy’s “Maalaala Mo Kaya?” theme.  I’ve decided to just republish the story here in all its Tagalog glory.

25 pounds ago Unang araw ng Pebrero ng taong 2001 nang ako’y pormal na yayaing magpakasal ng aking kasintahan ng mahigit pitong taon.  Pormalidad na lamanag ang pagyayayang ito at ang pagbibigay ng singsing dahil bago pa man ang araw na iyon ay nakapagpasya na kaming magpakasal sa susunod na taon.

Nakakalungkot! Ang payat namin noon!  Hahaha!

Pitong taon na ang nakalilipas simula ng araw na iyon ngunit tandang-tanda ko pa rin ang mga kaganapan.  Hindi “book worthy” ang aming proposal story.  Hehehe.  Maghapon kaming bumisita sa iba’t ibang simbahan sa Makati noon at naghahanap ng pagdarausan ng aming kasal.  Noong kinagabihan, dinala ako ng aking pinakamamahal sa Cafe Maestro sa Reposo (bago na yata ang pangalan ngayon) para sa isang romantikong paghahapunan.  Tinulungan siya ng isa naming matalik na kaibigan na mai-reserve ang ikalawang palapag ng restaurant para lamang sa aming dalawa. Alam ko na siyempre na iyon na ang gabi.  Bwahahaha!  Habang hinihintay ang aming inorder na pagkain, itinanong na nga ang mahiwagang tanong sabay bigay ng singsing.  May I cry ako siyempre matapos sambitin ang matamis na oo.   Pagkatapos ay dumating ang waiter at iniabot sa akin ang mga bulaklak (ang sweet ng waiter ano?). Nagdessert kami pagkatapos sa lobby ng Shangri-la Makati at nang ako’y ihatid na sa aming tahanan, saka kami nagpicture taking!

Didn’t I say it’s not book-worthy?  It’s not one that’ll get you aaaaawing, ooohing and aaaaahing.  Come to think of it, I couldn’t be bothered one bit.  The bottom line is, I married my one and only true love.  And that’s all that matters.

It’s here finally, the first day of the first week of the new WifeSpeaks!  Today, we start ofF with Memoir Monday, where we are supposed to post a photo that best captures the given theme.  And today’s theme is COMMITMENT. Aaahhh, commitment, that word some people are allergic to.  Hee hee.

The wedding day is when couples officially and legally commit themselves to one another as husband and wife.  I chose two photos from our wedding day, photos which I’ve already previously posted on my other blog, photos from when we were skinny and weight loss pills were farthest from our minds. Haha!

Hubby saying his vows

Me saying my vows

Vows are more than just a verbal statement that we are committing ourselves to our chosen life partner.  It is a solemn promise usually made before God and witnessed by people close to the couple.  And in case you want to know what Hubby and I said, you can find it HERE, the Tagalog version, at least.  

Enjoy the rest of your Monday!

May 3, 2009

Yesterday, May 2nd, the day of the big fight between the Philippines’ pride Manny Pacquiao and Great Britain’s Ricky Hatton, was another excuse for Pinoys the world over to come together.  It was another potluck event for us.  What’s a good fight if there’s no good food?   And we had lots of good food!

Unfortunately, Time Warner had a problem with their connection, which affected all of Austin.  We were so close to not being able to see the match!  Good thing one of the guests (Bless him!)  subscribed to an on-line live feed of the match.  So we still got to watch the game via a computer/tv hook up!  Whew!

Nobody expected the match to be over in just 2 rounds.  Before the match, most of the men in our group were saying Pacquiao was the underdog.  Well, you know what happened.   What happened to Hatton was scary.  I thought he was going to be brought out in a stretcher.  It’s a blessing he was still able to get up at the end of the fight.  I honestly hope he is well.

So, let that match be a lesson to all ye boxing hopefuls.  Be sure you have all your bases covered when you enter the ring!  It’s never too early to secure term life insurance online quotes, specially when you have a family depending on you.

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