Looking Back At 2011 Part 2

So for this post I've decided to just pick a few pics instead of migrating the whole photo blog...

and here goes...

01.10.11 Photo: Evan wearing Daddy’s ‘crazy hat’…

It's their team's theme for tonight. An excuse to dress down at work.

01.11.11 Photo: Evan doing his homework... Just another proud mommy moment.

01.14.11 Photo: Videoke night with office friends...

Mommy's gotta go out too, y'know!

01.15.11 Photo: Just another weekend...

I love my sashimi but not as much as I love my boys. 

01.16.11 Photo: What our lazy Sunday looks like. Evan's favorite song today is Bruno Mars' "Hey Soul Sister". Been singing it over and over and over...

01.19.11 Photo: Evan now knows simple addition. Another proud mommy moment!!!

01.20.11 Photo: Food trippin’ with Kay, my newly-appointed career counselor.

01.21.11 Photo: Thank God for VLs! Date with Evan.

01.22.11 Photo: Lazy Saturday… movie marathon till evening, videoke and a couple of drinks after Evan went to bed.

01.24.11 Photo: Evan telling me that the human head is supposed to be hard so that the brain won’t ooze out. At least I’m assured my son has brains, not like some people I know…

01.26.11 Photo: There are options. *wink*

01.28.11 Photo: Food trip - chocolates, chips, balut, and chicharon!

01.31.11 Photo: Kulitan on a sick day

02.01.11 Photo: My very own aspara-bacon maki for lunch. I had to go on leave because yaya’s on emergency leave.

02.02.11 Photo: Evan’s handwriting - only note he completely finished.

02.03.11 Photo: A list of what Evan wants to be when he grows up. ‘Twas his idea to list down his goals so that I can give this to him in the future to remind him of his goals.

02.04.11 Photo: 6th Wedding Anniversary Part 1 - no fancy dinner, just quality time with our baby boy.

02.05.11 Photo: 6th Wedding Anniversary Part 2 - Today, it’s just us!

Movie date and dinner.

02.06.11 Photo: Happy 6th Anniv Part 3 - Celebrating it with the fruit of our labor haha… He’s wearing his Toy Story hologram toy as welding goggles.

02.11.11 Photo: Evan enjoying his ice cream (at 9ishPM)

02.14.11 Photo: Best valentine’s gift ever! Evan gave us a handmade card and chooey chocos :) Love it!

02.19.11 Photo: Moms don’t have rest days :D

02.20.11 Photo: Yaya’s day off but I was too lazy to cook so we just ate out. :) That’s Evan’s pizzatrix in the middle

03.01.2011 Photo: Nanay’s 97th Birthday

03.03.2011 Photo: Highlight of the day is always after work

03.05.2011 Photo: Pizza and Antonov, bagong combo! Plus videoke! :)

03.06.2011 Photo: Evan’s sick :(

03.08.2011 Photo: It’s Evan’s exam week… he’s feeling a bit better.

03.09.2011 Photo: This is a gift check I won from a raffle in the office last December. Finally got the chance to use it. Loved the full body massage!

03.15.2011 Photo: We’re loving coffee and yosi breaks lately (as if I smoke).

This is the view from the pantry.

03.16.2011 Photo: Sudden craving for tofu

03.18.2011 Photo: Friday lunch out with friends at Mom & Tina's

03.19.2011 Photo: The family that sings together, stays together! Ate, nephews, brothers and inang visited just to hang-out :)

03.21.2011 Photo: Evan is moving up!

03.26.2011 Photo: Our proud moment!

04.01.2011 Photo: Happy april fool’s day!

04.02.2011 Photo: Evan’s new toy... what he chose as his "gift"

04.09.2011 Photo: PPE for ACN was at Megamall - Daddy and Evan went around toy kingdom while waiting fo me. After the PPE, we went to Green Hills for some retail therapy. :)

04.15.2011 Photo: My last day at BT. Videoke night with my friends.

04.16.2011 Photo: The family that gets vaccinated together, stays together.

04.16.2011 Photo: Tagaytay trip

04.25.2011 Photo: Evan’s loose tooth came off. His yaya, not familiar with the tooth fairy threw it away so he’s so upset.
Oh!..and it’s my first day at work. NJO was fun! :)

04.28.2011 Photo: 2nd day of not doing anything

04.29.2011 Photo: MRT and LRT ride a blur. Been a while since I rode the train… and it was a big mistake.

04.30.2011 Photo: My boy’s… er… boys’ arcade day

05.02.2011 Photo: Yuuuummmyyy ice cream at the end of the day is just the best treat ever

05.03.2011 Photo: Bought new books... Just starting with my resolution of reading a book again. :)

05.06.2011 Photo: Happy birthday to my soul mate and one true love :)

05.08.2011 Photo: Happy mother’s day! Cooking isn’t really my thing. But it’s immense happiness when they enjoy what I prepared for them.

05.16.2011 Photo: The barista just gave me a new name.

...and that's it! This just means I also did not realize my resolution of having daily pics for the whole of 2011. haha

Looking Back At 2011 Part 1

It’s been over a year since I last posted and needless to say a lot has happened already. There’ve been too many projects at work, too many mommy and wifey  stories as well as great and little milestones too. 

Before moving forward to the present, I would like to show what happened in the early parts of 2011 (as my last post was welcoming 2011) by exporting my Tumblr account here. It’s going to take a little while as that would be two quarters worth of daily pics.

01.01.2011 Photo: He's got two of Ben10's omnitrixes

01.03.2011 Photo: After work/ office lambing is always the best part of the day

01.04.2011 Photo: Reminiscin' work at home memories

01.05.2011 Photo: My sleeping Botchok

01.06.11 Photo: Celebrating little accomplishments at work (as if! haha)… and trying to stay positive despite the challenging issues and personalities

01.06.11 Photo 2: Goofy Evan

01.07.11 Photo: Lunch out with office friends

(while bashing back stabbers and ass kissers)

01.08.11 Photo: Weekends are best spent with the family.

01.09.11 Photo: Weekend! Playing with Evan, cooking for the family, and attempting to eat a balanced and healthy diet.

That's it for now. Will try to post more of my 2011 pics as soon as I find time.

Thanks for reading!

New Year

For some people, the New Year brings a feeling of hope and optimism. It closes the year that was and gives people reasons to hope and believe that great things will happen. I am one of those people. Not that it’s the only time to feel hopeful but it gives that sense of closure and start of a new cycle.

Closing the year 2010, I looked back at how the year went for me and my family and here is my Top 10 list:

10. Witnessed miracles and good things happen to my friends and family: a friend is now in remission from lymphoma; babies being born; wishes and prayers granted.

9. Kept my balance by spending “me” time not only to pamper myself but also to reflect.

8. I moved to a job where I got a raise on my 6th month. :) Seriously... I got a job where I met new friends and formed new bonds.

7. Hubby found a job where he was recognized and even got promoted on his third month.

6. Kiddo did well and is doing well in school. His grades improve every quarter, he's getting more and more curious of the things around him, looking for answers, finding explanations to things.

5. Despite our own problems and issues in life, my family especially my Mom and Ate helped me during a crisis.

4. For the entire year, none of us in the family had to be hospitalized… except for my brother who had cholesterol issues. But aside from that, we never had anything worse than cough and colds.

3. Hubby and I have a good relationship. We’re normal people, we also fight but we love and respect each other. We had a few dates as a couple and a lot of “us” times.

2. I have a son who loves me. I love his random kisses, hugs and I love you’s. He makes me feel like I’m doing the right thing in terms of disciplining and rearing him although there are times I’m unsure.

1. I am surrounded by people who love me. Just by having them around and knowing that they’re ok, makes me feel so much blessed.

Of course, New Year wouldn’t be complete without setting the goals for the year. Mine are really just simple:

1. Project 360: Take a photo everyday to remind me of the day’s highlight/s
2. Read at least 1 book a month because this is something I have never done ever since I worked… and that’s like a decade already.
3. Get another raise or look for business opportunities.
4. Enroll Kiddo in a class (drums and/ or karate) this summer and transfer him to a big school.
5. Help hubby with his goal of getting his diploma – a major task!
6. Finally start running (or any form of exercise) and start eating healthy.
7. Live in the moment (read: less Facebook and twitter)… and not to worry so much of the future.
8. Baby girl!

.. And my simple wish for the year is for all of my loved-ones to stay healthy and happy – for them to have their hearts’ desires.

Happy New Year!

Kiddo's Fifth

We started the birthday bash at the Manila Ocean Park. We first watched the Marine Life Show, which was a short show of two sea lions. Then we went inside the Oceanarium to marvel at the different kinds of fish, sharks, and other sea creatures. His most favorite were the sharks. We spent perhaps almost half an hour in front of the shark tank. After “fish-seeing”, we had our late lunch inside the Ocean Park mall. Then we continued our “sea quest” with the Jellies dark room which we breezed through quickly to make it to another Marine Habitat thingamajig, only to find out it was basically just the same as the Marine Life Show.



Before going to Robinsons Place, hubby had an idea of strolling at a park nearby, which was part of the day’s highlight because it’s Kiddo’s first time to go there. When we reached Rizal’s shrine, it started drizzling. Good thing, we chanced upon a calesa. Hubby and I wanted Kiddo to experience this so we grabbed the opportunity and rode immediately. It’s part of the Filipino culture that’s almost dying so we wanted him to have a try while he still can.

After the awesome calesa ride, we went straight to Max’s Restaurant at Robinson’s Place for the family dinner. We had a reservation at 6:30PM. Kiddo’s yaya, my mom, sister and nephews were there. My in-laws also came – Hubby’s mom, 2 sisters, and aunt.

We ended the day with our usual videoke session at home. But for kiddo, the best part of the day was receiving gifts and opening them.