Happy Memories

Thanks for the sweetness, Sudha

2009-03-05T01:41:00.000-08:00

Thank you Sudha for these lovely tags. Actually, I got a little confused which tag I was suppose to have from you, but, I think having all these 3 will be very enjoyable, so I'll grab 3.

For everybody's info, Sudha is a friend I met here in the blogging world. She had always been so sweet and always finds time to comment in my posts. Of course she has other things to do like most of us but she really make it a point to include me when she had to pass on her tags and awards.

So, for the first tag....Here is my share...

The rules:
“Use Google image to search the answers to the questions below. You must choose a picture from the first page of the results, and post it as your answer. After that, tag 7 people.”

1. The age of my next Birthday!

2. Place I would like to travel !

3. Favourite food !

4. Favourite Place !

5. Nick names I've had !

6. Favourite Colour!

7. College Major !

8. Name of my love !

9. Hobby !

10. Bad habits !

11. Wish list !
Ultimate dream...to be with Billy!

The second tag:

Queen Marie Antoinette was born on November 2, 1755 in Vienna, Austria. She was the youngest and most beautiful daughter of Francis Stephen I and Maria Theresa, Emperor and Empress of the Holy Roman Empire. Marie Antoinette was brought up believing her destiny was to become queen of France. She married the crown prince of France in 1770. Four years later she became queen when her husband was crowned King Louis XVI (House of Bourbon )

Last tag

These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement (? big word, lol). Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.

I am excited on this part, coz it's passing these beautiful tags and award to my beautiful friends...Please accept the 3 tags and award shown above with all your heart, Sudha was right when she said that doing this is really enjoyable.

But anyone who would like to grab this tag and award, is always welcome to do this. Coz this is for all my ever loyal readers. Thanks for taking time to pass by my blog.

Drum roll!!

ANNE Of My Little Home
CLAIRE of My Rendezvous
GEN of Wonderful things in Life
HAZEL of A Place of Reflection
JESENIE of Ozlife
ROSA of Rosa's Love
UMMA of Happy Moments...Happy Thoughts
ROSE of The Journey of My Life

Take a Walk!

2009-02-26T15:12:00.000-08:00

Hey Mom! Look at them. Why are they hugging at the park?

Lonely, I am Gee Lonely, I miss my Billy...wahhhhhhhh!

Hey Mom! Come and get me...

How do you like to have a walk at the park? For me it is very refreshing, specially when I need to have a breath of fresh air. When I am exhausted. I would like to walk in the park.

Walking is reputed to be one of the best exercises there is. Walking is favored because it can be done just about anywhere, requires no special equipment and does not require a gym membership. Walking is good cardiovascular exercise no matter where you do it, but a new study has found that walking in a rural area or park is better for the psyche.

According to psychologists, a walk in the park a day keeps mental fatigue away. I truly agree coz after having a walk at the park, I feel relieved and I can breathe freely. I guess the oxygen that I am being able to inhale in a big surrounding really helps.

On the other hand, if you cannot get out for a walk, look at pictures of nature scenes, which have a restorative effect.

You can do this while in the office, it will refresh your mind and my favorite color green also is very good to look at even only in pictures, to substitute the green colors of the leaves in the garden or in the park.

Best Mom Award

2009-02-13T21:08:00.000-08:00

Valentine's Day is not just for Lovers. I consider Valentine's Day also as the best day to celebrate with my children.

Bearing a child in my womb for 9 months and giving birth to 2 beautiful children is the best thing that ever happened to me. The feeling is unexplainable.

It is the essence of being a woman. Now I am sharing to you my picture with my children.

This time, I would like to give this award to:
Anne
Gen
Rose
Willa
Umma
Sudha

Here are the cute rules for this cute award:
1. Show the award logo in your post.
2. Pick a picture you have with your kiddo(s).
3. Post should include your best experience as a Mom.
3. Nominate other blogger mom's out there that you consider the best mom, like yourself.

Thanks so much for accepting this award, MOMS!

Happiness Quotes

2009-02-10T17:13:00.000-08:00

John Templeton
Happiness comes from spiritual wealth, not material wealth... Happiness comes from giving, not getting. If we try hard to bring happiness to others, we cannot stop it from coming to us also. To get joy, we must give it, and to keep joy, we must scatter it. .

Mary Baker Eddy
Happiness is spiritual, born of Truth and Love. It is unselfish; therefore it cannot exist alone, but requires all mankind to share it.

Martha Washington
The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not on our circumstances. We carry the seeds of the one or the other about with us in our minds wherever we go.

Anon
Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.

Alice Meynell
Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind.

Victor Hugo
The greatest happiness of life it the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.

Happy Birthday

2009-02-09T03:43:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday MJ and Faith!

Last Sunday, Feb 8 we attended a double birthday bash for MJ and Faith. They were very happy and the party was very successful. The food was great...I brought Addy, Kyle and Alexa with me.

Anne got very busy and Faith got scared with Barney (he's too big). Well, it's not only Faith that got afraid but also a couple of kids around. Nicole, when she was Faith's age, is also afraid of mascots.

Passionate Blogger

2009-02-05T19:58:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Anne for this award.

As a rule of this award you have to write what you are passionate about.

In my case, I am passionate in making it a point to chat with my fiance everyday. He is my passion.

Now...I am sharing this passionate blogger award to all of my readers. Feel free to grab it!

Contest worth Participating for

2009-02-02T06:36:00.000-08:00

Gen of Wonderful Things In Life is hosting a contest this Love Month. This is an ultimate contest you should not miss. The rest of the prizes and the contest's mechanics are posted in her site.

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Chinese New Year

2009-01-31T21:29:00.001-08:00

Billy with friend Sergey joined with Chinese community in Georgia in celebrating Chinese New Year. We both hope that next year, together with our children, we will be witnessing the same event. It will surely be a lot of fun!

Pick up Lines

2009-01-27T20:35:00.000-08:00

Last night I was with a bunch of friends. We had fun with pick up lines.

Here are some of them:

Did you fart? Because you blew me away
You must be in a wrong place - the Miss Universe contest is over there.
Was that an earthquake or did u just rock my world?
I may not be a genie but I can make your dreams come true
Are you a magnet cuz im attracted to you
Does this rag smell like chloroform to you?
I wish you were DSL so I could get high-speed access.
I know its not Christmas, but Santa's lap is always ready.
Baby your like a student and I am like a math book, you solve all my
problems
Can I take a picture of you, so I can show Santa just what I want for
Christmas.

I'm sorry, were you talking to me? Her: No. Well then, please start.
Roses are red, violets are blue, how would you like it if I came home with you?
Are your legs tired, because you've been running through my mind all day long.
Are you lost? Because heaven's a long way from here.
POOF! (What are u doing?) I'm here, where are your other two wishes?
I hope you know CPR, because you take my breath away.
Girl, you better have a license, cuz you are driving me crazy!
If you were the new burger at McDonalds you would be the Mcgorgeous!

Kilig noh? When you're with your friends. It is really a lot of fun...

Win! Win! Win!

2009-01-26T23:03:00.000-08:00

Before anything else, I would like to extend my anniversary wishes to Mira. Job well done!

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Parenting a Teenager

2009-01-25T15:50:00.000-08:00

Parenting a teenager is not an easy job. Yesterday, I compared my height with Nikki's, gosh! she's already even with my eyes. She had grown so fast. The last time we checked both our heights, she's even with my neck. Now, I am alarmed. Teenagers nowadays are difficult to raise. Well, of course, the use of internet can be very dangerous for growing teens too, since there can be videos that they should not see online.

But, what worry me most is that there's this classmate of Nikki that often gives her cellphone loads. Hmm...I don't like that idea. Although Suraji, his classmate is also our neighbor and basically they grew up together in the same neighborhood, it is still uncomfortable for me.

I never thought that it would happen this fast, that our baby Nicole will soon be a teenager. She will soon be one of those teenagers that will not like their mom to kiss them in public. Wahhhhh!

Indeed parenting a teenager is a tough job, so what I do, I just make sure that she's busy with her academic and non academic activities in school, so she will not be able to entertain suitors. Grrr!

Nicole with aunt Alexa
Now, while writing this post, I can still remember those times when she will still play with her crib. Whatever!

Life is Wonderful

2009-01-20T22:08:00.001-08:00

God is so good. He gives us moments that makes us happy and it is a feeling that makes us realize that we are so blessed to be in this world.

This place is awesome and what makes it more wonderful is because I am with my family.

We had so much fun on this day, this is one experience that is very memorable and perfect!
Taken at Seagull Mountain Resort. It is quite far from Davao City. But it is worth the long travel. The falls is so cold, brrrr. But Billy didn't mind it at all. The kids were too cold, they cannot stay long at the pool.

Feel young again

2009-01-20T17:18:00.000-08:00

Billy never runs out of surprises. He sent us a lot of gifts this Christmas. Since Christmas is always for the kids and kids alike, our kids really enjoyed the gadgets he sent to them.

Nikki loved Hanna a lot and so she enjoyed the dvd of Hanna. I felt young again after watching the same video, it's great to be a kid again!

Addy loved the little laptop. It is very educational. It teaches him a lot of things.

It is a beautiful life indeed when you are blessed with a goodlooking hubby and who loves you with all his heart. He is worth the wait.

Me and Pupay

2009-01-19T03:51:00.000-08:00

Winnie the Pooh is one of my favorite cartoon characters. I like the color yellow, but not as much as green though. Addy and I bought this pooh hotdog pillow and we decided to name her/ him?...Pupay...

Hotdog pillows are really nice and we put Pupay at the edge of the bed so Addy won't bump the wall, lol.

But Addy has a " before bedtime" mannerism. He would play with the nose of Pupay, so now, Pupay is noseless. Bad Addy!

At the Mountains

2009-01-18T07:16:00.000-08:00

Billy and I loved to go to the mountains. The fresh air refreshes us. He also likes to walk and feel the cool breeze.

New Site

2008-12-29T03:32:00.000-08:00

This is my newest site. My 3rd and I am so happy with this new site. This was designed by Rose. She is great and generous. She taught me a lot of things about the designs and layouts.

Hats Down to you Rose!