21 April 2009

Should I Go? Or Should I Go?


THE GYM


Catchy dance music blaring
Bodies are a-twirling
Hands and feet in the air
Matted wet and sweaty hair


Treadmills, bikes a-whirring
Dumbbells, weights are a-banging
On the floor and each other
Stepper not getting higher


Heaving chests and heaving sighs
Pinching arms, abs and thighs
Are they getting smaller?
Are they getting harder?


The vain and the unhealthy
The av'rage and the wealthy
I guess a reg'lar should be
For someone as fat as me

12 April 2009

Weekend Specials

Half an hour to go, and my birthday's over. Hubby's already snoring and baby girl's already in Dreamland. I am still awake, blogging away and waiting for the food to be digested. I was so full from the simple birthday dinner I had with my family, my little brother, my eldest brother and his family. They even bought cake for me. The restaurant's crew then sang a lively birthday song for me and presented me with vanilla ice cream topped with walnuts and chocolate syrup.

Perks of celebrating my birthday on Easter Sunday:
  • A joyful event was also commemorated today: the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who suffered and overcame death for our sakes, in whom we have the confidence of putting our faith in a living God.
  • The restaurant held an Easter Egg hunt game with stuffed bunnies as prizes. We didn't find any egg, but were given a little peach egg as a consolation prize with candies inside and a strip of paper telling us we can claim a free kid shake. Cool huh?
  • The family beside our table found an Easter Egg. Since the couple had three sons, and I guess they found my baby girl adorable, a pink stuffed bunny was added to her collection of stuffed toys. Although, I should have returned the bunny after finding out that they have a 7-month old daughter at home.
  • I could go to work well-rested after 4 days of vacation, and with high spirits of giddiness from my birthday and the excitement of receiving gifts.
The first (official) gift I received was a red blouse from one of my closest friends, then a lip gloss from another close friend. I met with them yesterday and we talked about a lot of things while eating, walking, window shopping, eating again (we tried out a Vietnamese restaurant called Zao and the food was mostly yummy), eating yet again (this time coffee and cupcakes from Cupcakes by Sonja for dessert). Plus, a book from my little brother entitled The Widow And Her Hero.

Simple celebration. I have yet to treat my parents who are presently in China, my colleagues, and another close friend who wasn't able to come yesterday. Also, I want to thank all who greeted me through SMS, Friendster and Facebook.

Hopefully Yours...









HOPE

What prompts us to strive?
What keeps us alive?

Where do we get the drive?

What fuels our desire?
What keeps our dreams on fire?

What clothes those we admire?

We love even if we're hurt.

Here sorrow and joy spurt,
Why words of love we blurt.

God planted this in our hearts,
Of us this is a part.

Hope gives us a fresh start.

Chance to make life better.

The courage to weather.

God's hope makes us stronger.

10 April 2009

The Queen Is In


Here's another award for me given by Andrea of MomWriterMe. It's heart-warming to know that there are people who enjoy my blog and take time to read my posts.

Thank you, Andrea!

I want to pass this award to the wonderful female bloggers on my blog list.

There are other Queen of Blogs badges here, if you want a pink one or a purple one. I chose the silver one because it has a certain shine to it. He he!

06 April 2009

Palm Sunday Trip


At last, I got to ride the cable car during my 3rd visit to Tagaytay Highlands. Behind us in the photo were the mountain, trees and log cabins (I think). We went with Rix - my hubby and my mom. The four of us tagged along with my brother who had rented a log cabin for an overnight stay with his wife's siblings and their families. We were there for a day tour.

First, we drove to Laguna where we met up with my sister-in-law's siblings at Jollibee. After they arrived, we had lunch at Leslie's Restaurant, which has a great view of Taal Volcano. Too bad I didn't have a photo of that. Then after they checked in, we stopped by the log cabin, which looked pretty much the same as the last time we rented it. We got the guest card so Rix, Elhaym, my mom and I headed for the swimming pool. Elhaym was really excited and kept saying "Hweeming". I put sunblock on her and forgot to rub some on myself! LOL. I guess I was excited, too. We descended the small flight of stairs to the cold pool. Elhaym did not seem to mind and wasted no time splashing the water. Plenty of people were taking a dip, too, most of them with kids, but it was not overcrowded, thank God. After about an hour of playing with water and watching Elhaym enjoy, we showered then took a few pictures on the bridge over the pool before we headed to the horseback riding area. Nope, we didn't get to ride a horse, but at least Elhaym got to see a real, live, breathing horse. I wanted to take her to the zoo when she's a bigger, because she likes animals.

Elhaym, my mom and I fell in line for the cable car ride. We almost backed out because my mom thought it would take too long. Well, it kinda did. Elhaym was getting impatient. Obviously, we didn't and we even got to be included in the last trip. Whew! It was a spine-tingling ride for me as we were already super high above the mountains and I was a bit scared to look down at the trees below. What I did was I pointed out the sky, the trees, the mountains, the houses, and the golf course to Elhaym. A blast of cool air welcomed us when the doors opened, as it was already late in the afternoon. We arrived at the Country Club where Rix was waiting for us. We again drove to the log cabin to retrieve the leftovers from lunch and the doggie bag for Mocha, the mongrel that looks like a Pomeranian.

We were heading to Manila at around 6 in the evening. Elhaym seemed pooped out as she slept the whole way to Aristocrat where we had dinner. I could hardly keep myself awake, too. We then brought my mom home where dad was waiting. We stayed for less than 5 minutes then home we went. Elhaym slept again, cried a bit while I changed her into a fresh diaper and PJ's, then drifted to Dreamland again. I also did after I prepared for bed.

That's our first swimming trip for the summer. I hope we get to swim again soon.

01 April 2009

The Smarties


Thanks to Chris of The Mommy Journey for awarding me with this bling.

Accordingly, the recipient of this award is not your everyday blogger, if you visit their blog, one thing for sure, you will learn something (but most of the time, a lot) that really worth the time you spend reading their post. Their post is always well-written, with good grammar,very insightful, inspiring, thought provoking and you always wish that you've written it. They always have a great stories to tell, either about life, about themselves, or their family. Once you read their blog, there's one thing that will stuck to your head, that they are absolutely, no doubt, a Smart Blogger!

  • Link the one who gave this award and let them know you posted it.
  • Pass this to as many Smart Bloggers as you can think and make sure to write something about them, like what makes you think they are Smart.
  • Let them know they have an award.
I am passing this award to:
  1. Meg - Her blog is a trove of knowledge and emotions
  2. Tara - I like her writing style, very expressive
  3. Sandy - Her blog is funny, yet sentimental and it transports me with her stories
  4. Khaled KEM - His poems provide a good read
  5. Allie - There are so many ideas here for activities with kids
  6. PM - She has thought-provoking posts and fascinating personal stories

Have A Break...

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