bella

no, it's not bella the vampire. it's ate bella (pronounced a la bella flores, belya). she was our trusted kasambahay in the early 80s. she was a petite, fair-skinned woman. her hair was short and wavy. she was probably in her 20s then.she was hyper! she cleaned the house like a mad girl. mommy and lola would scold her just so she would stop cleaning at the wee hours of the night (and day too). she even waxed and polished the stairs with a bunot! very dangerous! madulas! i remember one time she fell down the stairs - last few steps lang naman! i...

for now

to my dear husband,the past year hasn't been very good.  ok, it has been tough.  ok, it has been very, very, very tough.remember this?  i was very excited then.  i even swore that we'll never be tangled in an LDR again, but look at us now.  we are back to zero, back to where we were a year ago.  we don't have to ask why.  this is the point where all we could afford is to look forward to better days, nights, and...

liquid soap

i am fond of (read: addicted to) DIYs.  when i see something or taste something good, my first thoughts are always, "how do they do this?  how can i do this?"ang next ko naming pinuntirya ay ang paggawa ng liquid soap.  hahaha! a bottle of liquid body soap costs ~ 6 - 8 SGD. a small bottle of hand wash costs ~ 2 SGD. 5 bar soaps cost ~ 4 SGD.1 bar soap will yield 1.5 L of liquid soap that could be your body soap or hand wash. so 5...

visita iglesia 2012

the whole season of lent went by in a breeze.  no pasyon, no silence, just abstinence from meat on fridays, and visita iglesia last good friday.mike made the itinerary, complete with routes and bus numbers.  we read 2 stations of the cross for each church, 7 churches in all.it was hard to take pictures of the altar because most of the churches were closed.  i took pictures of the grotto instead.  loved the grottos! Church 1: Church...