ang hangganan ng pag-ibig

*** warning: this is a semi-cheesy post ***ang pag-iibigan namin ni mike ay may hangganan. opo. ngayon pa lang, alam na namin ang mga hangganan ng pagtitinginan namin.bilang magkalayo ang pag-iibigan namin, minsan nag-uutuan kami sa webcam para mas sumaya ang usapan. kung sino ang unang mang-uto, dapat magpauto at magparaya ang isa. bawal ang hindi magpauto. example: ipapamonstra ko kay mike ang mga kissing scene sa pelikula - yung tipong nakanguso ka at nagmo-move sideways left and right yung ulo mo. kapag ginawa nya yun, panalo! tawang-tawa...

project 365 - day 27 - my sako bag

this is my favorite sako bag. when april was assigned in japan about 2 years ago, she asked me if i wanted to buy a bag. i said yes, trusted her judgment to pick one for me, and my favorite bag was born. good choice, april!i love it because: 1) it's big and matibay, 2) it's white and goes with any saplot color, 3) it's simple. whenever i fly back to manila, i bring this as my carry-on bag. what does it hold? my laptop, among other stuff that...

you are awesome!

can i just boast of another proof that my God is an awesome God? i could not count the times when i am in dire need of something, and when i haven't even started asking yet, God readily provides. i do not know what i had done in my past life (if i had one), or what i have consciously or unconsciously done in my younger years, that made me deserve the blessings i have now.i always find myself buying toto tickets, hoping for the luck lightning to hit me just once. then i dream of all the wonderful things my family and i could have. i never win....

project 365 - day 26 - bahaghari!

for the sake of the beauty of the rainbow in this picture, i'm pretending i'm in a good mood at this moment.we were off to another house viewing earlier today when we spotted this beautiful rainbow. it was drizzling and we were walking near pasir ris mrt when we saw it. the last time i saw a rainbow was around a year ago. so rarely does a rainbow appear that i sometimes think it's a mythical thing :) whenever i see one, i still imagine that there's...

project 365 - day 25 - earth hour (not)

there's no earth hour on this nook of the earth :( look at all those lights!we were very eager to participate in the earth hour. 8pm -> we had dinner at home. 8:30 -> we turned off all the lights and headed to the pool area. and this is what we saw :( all lights were ablaze! there were a number of units with no lights but we're not sure if they participated or if the owners were just away from home.i love how manila participates so dramatically...

project 365 - day 24 - pakikay

this pic was taken last night while we were watching american idol. keyla's so funny. if she sees you wearing her clip, she'll snatch it from you. if she sees you wearing her shades, she'll take it from you. she ended up wearing everthing!she's learning so many things now! she can stand for about half a minute, she can walk 2 steps so far. then she realizes she's not holding on to anything, gets scared, and sits down. oh, and that pa-bubbles-gamit-laway...

project 365 - day 22 - amber, purple, and blue

on our way to our house viewing earlier today:the sky was captivating!the photo didn't give justice to the majestic scenethe way i see it...amber - like a glowing fire, the sun mightily displays its last moments of splendorpurple - somewhere in between of day and night, not loud, not sereneblue - the night finally winning the battle, not exactly dark, more of peacefulso much drama in one spot!amazing to think that despite the chaos all over the worldthere...

project 365 - day 23 - ewness

ok, so i'm cheating on my project 365. i'm not posting on some days and i'm double posting today. hehe.but i really, really have to show this one 'cause it's so kadiri. i found tons of dirt inside my keyboard at the office. i always see some dirt inside but i never knew there was this much dirt! and it's not even all of it! i frantically shook my keyboard and all the dirt and hair started to fall. i stopped shaking after a few minutes because...

project 365 - day 21 - a love worth giving

jan is one of the most generous persons i know. she's currently reading "a love worth giving" by max lucado. she raves about it everyday. since she likes it so much, she bought another copy and gave it to me. awww. i haven't started reading it yet but i'm excited! at the back of the book, it says: "loving people isn't easy" -- indeed! i could think of a couple of acquaintances now and i could say that i don't love them. i may even hate them...

project 365 - day 20 - move it

ok, it's not a magic wand. it's kuya's new toy and nakiki-toy ako. :) it's ps move and it does make you move! on the tv reflection, kuya's holding the pink wand i'm holding the blue one. i'm not a fan of gaming gadgets but i've tried wii once or twice and it's great! turns out, ps move is ps's wii. haha. labo.we tried the table tennis game and it's hilarious, fun, and lively! i know we looked like fools because we have a glass wall and people...

project 365 - day 19 - now what?

ok, so i now have my exercise mat. interested in trying yoga.ok, so i now have a book about making earrings. borrowed it from the library. and sunshine taught me where to buy the epektos.ok, so i also really, really want to try knitting. and sunshine also taught me where to buy the knitting stuff.now wh...

project 365 - day 18 - slumber!

the baby girl in deep sleep! i love it how she sleeps this way. dapa kung dapa! pati muka nakadapa susme. pano na ang ilong? :psleep peacefully, dear baby! mw...

project 365 - day 17 - yours and mine

this is how my towel rack will look like in a few more weeks.naks.parang pang may-asawa na a.thanks to ate a for the gift. i just washed them :)for now, balik cabinet muna kayo, dear towels.babush.meme ...

project 365 - day 16 - tweets to @God

dear God,please be advised that i created you a twitter account #manual_nga_langyour timeline is the fancy glass bowl #candle_holder_from_ikealast night, i sent you 5 tweets #pls_see_inside_bowlwow! you have 4 new tweets! #pls_see_outside_bowllove...

project 365 - day 15 - hanggang sa muli, donya guada

i've been working overseas for almost 4 years now. i don't know why we still cry each time we say goodbye. mike said that the setting in their house is very different when somebody has to leave. it's very casual, like they'll see each other again after a few hours. for the camachos, it's drama rama sa hapon.donya guada stayed here for 2 months to take care of the baby girl. the original plan was wawin and donya guada will be here for only a...

project 365 - day 14 - one little candle

lighting a little candle for the earth... if earth is our mother, she would be a battered, abused, torn, old woman. she has cared for all the races throughout the ages and we just go on pretending that she can sustain us forever.lighting a little candle for all the victims in japan: dead or alive. those who survived need a great deal of strength to start over again. those who died are probably still lost souls. i wouldn't know for certain th...

project 365 - day 13 - pambayad

during our honeymoon in boracay, mike borrowed his papa's digicam - a sony w370. i could tell my father-in-law (sometimes it still feels weird to say that i have a father-in-law and a mother-in-law now) fancies the cam so much as it has a panorama shot, and a high pixel pixel chuva. so the unthinkable happens during the honeymoon - we broke the camera! wow! how do you break a camera during your honeymoon? simple: take it by the poolside, don't...

project 365 - day 12 - just like good old zurich days

i had a lunch date with 2 wonderful people today. jan and shine. jan sprained her ankle and had to stay home for 3 days. shine and i visited her during lunch break today. we had salmon pepper rice, which isn't really abstinence material 'cause it's so sarap. well, not as sarap as april's salmon dish but ok na rin.some 2 years ago, i was in zurich with these lovely girls. those are some of the best days in my life! life was simple: go to work, go...

project 365 - day 11 - 17th

view from the pantry on the 17th floor. i don't know what's in that pantry that makes me feel gloomy. must be the tinted glass walls... must be the heights... must be the far-far-away and up-up-there aura. must be the anap people na naninitsit kapag nagkakatuwaan at nagkakatawanan kayo sa pantry.we heard some news last week that we'll be deported back to the 6th floor. something to look forward to! :) i can't wa...

project 365 - day 10 - my mood today

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project 365 - day 9 - pampabyowti ng balat

today is gala day with the mommy, with the brother, with the sis-in-law, and with the baby. it's time to say goodbye to the mommy next week so we bought some pasalubongs. isama na rin natin ang pagbili ng mga pansariling pangkolorete.i labeled the pic for easier illustration. may ganyan?!sa larangan ng makeup, i'm a loser. hahaha! i'm not sure why, but when i've had a few attempts of applying eye makeup, my brothers said i looked like an aswang....

project 365 - day 8 - baby babble

the little girl watches her baby babble video. her parents borrowed the dvd from the library yesterday. i could tell she loves it. she's very attentive but she doesn't make attempts to repeat the babbles that she hears. not yet. take your time, little girl. :) she also smiles shyly when she sees something she likes.she's a big girl now. take your time, little girl. i love you!...

project 365 - day 7 - sunshine

friday is lunch out day! we went to lau pa sat today and i got me this yummy corned beef meal at tapa king. i had an interesting learning today.auntie: how you want egg ah? sunshine? well done?me: huh? yes, auntie sunshine well done.auntie: so how? sunshine? well done?me: yes.wow! kung masasandok lang siguro ako ni auntie ng sandok nya, sinandok na nya ako. fine. she pointed at sunny-side-up egg.auntie: like this ah?me: aaah! yes yes! sunshine!so...

project 365 - day 6 - blurry

last night, i had that dream again.the one that has been recurring and haunting me for more than 5 years now.in my dreams, i am tasked to read a reading from the Bible.the usual setting is in the church during mass.or sometimes during a gathering, like the scene last night.there i am, all poised to read and excited to proclaim,and feeling all honored to be chosen to tell the world of His words.and all of a sudden, the pages become blurry.and i force...

project 365 - day 5 - din tai fung

i had dinner with the dominic girls today: ate josh and jess. we were supposed to have a birthday dinner for jess last week but migraine attacked me. bad migraine.i love these din tai fung pork chops. so tender! so tasty! it comes with fried rice that's oh so yummy too! we also ordered 2 shomai products but i can't recall the name. i just remember that they're very, very good :)) some things i found odd:they are now serving tea in styro cupsif...

project 365 - day 4 - counting the days

this is the view from one of the bedrooms of what has been home for us for the past year. beyond the palm trees lies a busy highway - busy even at night but it's not that evident in the picture. i love the color of the street lights! i love the palm trees!by end of april, our contract ends and we won't renew for the following reasons: 1. the place is far from our work, 2. the rent is expensive, 3. we heard the owner is selling the unit.once again,...