5 inches

my gown designer recommended 5-inch heels with platform. this will be the design of my shoes for the ceremony - in champagne color. kaya ko kaya? i'm still not used to 2-inch heels. she says i could wear anything i like during the reception but she highly recommended i wear 5 inches for the ceremony. sige go! whatever. i'm getting married only once. i might as well try out everything outrageo...

aesthetics

oh oh my my! this is it! i'm going home on the 9th for the one-month-to-go countdown!here is how i want my face kolorete to look like. tarush ang pretty ni ate! hahaha di siguro achievable ang kagandahan factor pero i'm after the super natural look. i like the lip color too. i've proven that pinkish lip shade doesn't look good on me. i like it more on the darker side.ewan ko, i have no idea how i want to wear my hair. siguro like the one...

napakahirap magpanggap

super late post. when mami was here, we wanted to treat her to something nice so we decided to have an overnight stay at mbs. thanks to my cousin who's working in a hotel in macau. one of the perks that she enjoys is having discounts to global sister companies. mbs is one of them and we had a tumataginting discount for the accommodation. neat? neat!this is a nice thing at the ceiling :)view from our room. road leads to lau pa sat.it was so...

ang pinakamasarap na pansit sa balat ng lupa

remember when i posted about the pinakamasarap na siopao sa balat ng lupa? well, i know about the pinakamasarap na pansit sa balat ng lupa too! again, it could be found in suntec! as usual, i don't know the name of the stall but if you'll allow me, i could take you there - it's at the suntec food court!my favorite side dishes are luncheon meat and egg. i'm not a big fan of the squid-ball-like stuff but i'm gaga over maling... and eggs! the bee...

walks and talks

i miss my mom. as a kid, i din't grow up to an affectionate family. we weren't the type who would cuddle and snuggle in bed. i kissed my parents before going to bed and before leaving the house but it was more out of respect rather than affection. we didn't hug. we weren't vocal about our love. i love yous were only seen on our greeting cards and we didn't say it freely or randomly. it's something sacred and we professed it only on special...

MBS skypark natuloy din :)

when mami was here, we went to the sky park. mike asked me to promise him that i won't go there unless we are together, but if it's the family then i could go. hehe. it's with the family, so it's fine!this is the "thorny" decor - view from the ground floor. it's really majestic. i don't understand how thorns or grass or whatever this is became art dahil hindi ako sosyal :p it's not an eye candy for me but it's amazing.we went straight to the...

shopping para sa bahay ng mga dwende

bahay ng mga dwende - that's how we fondly call the new home of the two lovebirds, erika and wawin. it's a small one-bedroom unit in makati, just right for "lovers" living together but quite small for a family. with one baby? can do but no room for yaya.i'm way too advanced. why am i talking about babies at this time? i'm writing about the home, not about the family.ok, so we went to ikea to shop for some home stuff for the 2 kids - some stuff...

3 books on my shelf

looky look! i have 3 books on my shelf! it's a mystery how i got the winnie the pooh book. i just found it there! it's all good though. i'm almost done and i looove it. so light!lessons learned:@ always appreciate the little things@ be a child at heart@ it's ok to be silly and foolish sometimes@ your real friends and family will love you despite point 3 above@ it's wonderful to be remembered on your birthday@ thus, make your friends feel special...

ang hirap (part 3)

tapos sinilip ko agad ang kasagutan kasi dinugo ako. tama naman! pero naloka ako sa solowsyon!paanong nangyaring minultiply lang? at may nalalaman pa syang pag-iwan kay 3! at pinaka naloka ako sa pag dibaydibay 2! di ko talaga alam yun! wala akong matandaang ganyan! either my memory is failing me or kakaiba na ang pag solve ngayon! haa...

ang hirap (part 2)

at dumating ang question na ito. grabe hira na hirap ako! di ko maalala kung may mha ganitong tipo nga ng problem solving noon at nakalimutan ko lang or ewan!may i divide a thousand times ako!ayan sa baba ang answer ko. naka box pa. na...

ang hirap (part 1)

kamakailan, napansin kong may pagbabagal nang nararanasan kapag ginagamit ko ang utak ko. minsan nahihirapan na akong mag proseso or mag retain man lang ng info. siguro parte ng pagtanda, or siguro sadyang ganun na noon pa at ngayon ko lang napansin hahaha!sa suhestyon ni jan, bumili ako ng aklat na ito. practice in mathematics. sabi sa harap ang persyir hayskool raw. cool! siguro naman kaya ko...

vanity atbp

exactly 2 months before the wedding! i have neglected my skin big time for the past months thinking, "there will always be time to pamper."my face has always just hit the sack right away after my laaaate night showers. no moisturizer, no toner, just my pillows :p hello wrinkles! hello dark circles! hello blemishes! now i'm cramming... like i always do. oh! and i have some dark rashes on my rib area! i have no idea what they are but they are...

the little children

saw this group of kids one morning while jan and i were buying our daily serving of taho. they look so cute: holding hands with their partners so they won't get lost. listening to teacher's instructions while walking.they may be little but they are great! all children are...

QT

call it quality timecall it multi-taskingthis is us video chattingthis is us checking out our phone appsthis is us umaartecut! heh...

attentive

i love it how keyla listens to every word i say when i talk to her.as if she understandsas if she digests and processes the wordsas if she's ready to fight the world equipped with what she was just taughtas if!grow up to be a good listener, baby girl!grow up to be a good learner, baby girl!not so much with the academics, but with things that really matter in life...

baging

i love it how keyla plays with my hair.yup, i know my hair is dirty.and she shouldn't play with it'cause she'll put her hands in her mouth later.but she'll grow up soonby then she'll be less fascinated with small, silly stuff.life my hair!keep the fascination alive, baby girl!you'll grow up soon...

hold me now

i love it that keyla now knows how to hold her bottle (sometimes).she now knows that if she kept the bottle still, it will give her what she wants.she has these pink bottle handles and those are so useful!sometimes, she accidentally pulls the bottle out of her mouth.and she attempts to bring it back.only, the bottle goes straight to her nose or to her eyes!almost there, baby girl!you are growing too fa...

lechon?

i love it how keyla wraps her legs around the arm of the person feeding her.we have no idea why she does that."you are not going anywhere! i need my dede!"baby, don't do that so much... you look like a lechon.but a very cute lechon! :...

love ko to

we were so happy with don m's birthday surprise party at kbox that we didn't want the night to end. as in! we were possessed - not with evil spirits. we were intoxicated - not with alcohol. we were high - not with drugs. nothing worldly, only good company and laughter. and it was enough to keep us happy for how many hours.from kallang, we wanted to do something different and bold. take note: it was past 10pm then. we thought of going to the...

kbox parteh parteh ni marco

noong lumipas na kaarawan ni don marco (sya kasi ang pinakamayaman sa aming samahan), naisip naming sorpresahin sya ng salu-salong may kantahan. bakit kamo? dahil mahilig syang kumanta. yun lang hehe. naisip din naming maging sporty sporty tulad ng swimming, bowling, dahil mahilig din sya dyan. pero pilay si mike kaya kantahang walang patid ang nagwagi. di na rin kailangan mag-abalang magluto dahil may kainang wantusawa! so solved na ang mga...

australian tea

my favorite dev manager was here last week with his wife. they had a holiday in australia and on their way home to switzerland, they dropped by sunny singapore. i was really excited to see them because his soul is one of the gentlest souls i've ever met. i call him "marco the great".he never raises his voice no matter how ugly the project situation may be. "we do our best" - this is what he always says and i love that line. it invites no further...

back on track

i was so tamad today so i decided to go for a quick run para mabuhay naman ang dugo. i haven't done this for sooooo long. wow pati pag jog may picture :pso nice the afternoon skies :) these lovely sights one won't see on a treadmill :) i'm not getting any younger. i know i owe my body so much for not exercising for a very long time. too much work :( if only i could make a dedication to jog for at least 30 mins a day, it would be perfect. the...

keyla's first habanyas

during our first singapore trip (dec 2006), we asked cecil what she wants for pasalubong. she excitedly exclaimed, "habanyas ate!" mommy and i were clueless and speechless for a few minutes until we finally figured out she was referring to havaianas!wow chochal! from then on, we also call havaianas "habanyas". and no, we didn't get her havaianas for pasalubong :plookie look! here is keyla's first pair of habanyas! so cute! it's still a bit...

breakfast meal

yummy breakfast one weekend. ikea hotdog and fried rice (c/o tita) and cadburry choco dri...