tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207671002024-02-28T21:10:57.520+08:00Got to BelieveA blog about all things happy, warm, fuzzy. Here I write about my son's milestones, our happy beginning and our journey towards being a family of 3 (or more in the future)got to believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095835801844965147noreply@blogger.comBlogger497125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20767100.post-12935856291179186792015-05-25T08:07:00.002+08:002015-05-25T08:07:47.707+08:00Catching up!Not the best of circumstances, but I finally have the time to breathe a little and blog. It's near impossible to write and recall all the stories, but at least put the biggest ones here first.<br />
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Editing photos now. See you!<br />
got to believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095835801844965147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20767100.post-47977514350184453982015-01-23T18:56:00.001+08:002015-01-23T18:56:19.202+08:00ENRICH, my word for the year (2014)<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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My word for last year was <b>Enrich</b>. I want to enrich my life in
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Last year, I've read more books that what I've pitifully read the past 3 years. Thanks in big part to National Bookstore's sale where the photos below are just part of my haul.</div>
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Tried my hand at painting by attending the Life After Breakfast painting class at Taal Vista Hotel.</div>
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It was made more fun because I was able to share this experience with my sister!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I dream to be like Tita Cory and paint and paint flowers. Can't believe I just did the first step!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Learned that my years of doodling is also a good creative output! Here I am with my teammates at work.<br />
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Doggie-shaped sandwiches and an Olaf inspired baon? Enter my oh-so-cute new world of bento making!<br />
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Trying to make healthier eating choices to enrich the body. We finally bought the airfryer. My promise is I will use it (I have to) at least 3x a week.<br />
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Enriched my pocket ( a bit) by disposing of clothes I bought but did not or seldomly wore in an online garage sale. Seriously so convenient!<br />
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Tried my hand at designing and selling personalized, hand-stamped trinkets which actually paid for my Christmas gifts and were my Christmas gifts to family and friend as well. This is such a good strategy. This busy-ness using the hammer fulfilling orders had me glued at home on most weekends so I didn't have tie to shop. Must do this again thus year.<br />
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Bought a nifty camera and (still) trying to take better photos.<br />
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And enriched relationships, especially with family.<br />
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Team Ladan is ready for 2015! Err, well we should be since I am writing it now in mid January of 2015. =)<br />
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Going over them brings back so many happy memories of us as we are starting to build our family. One thing I realized is, we have only a handful of videos! While photos bring you back to a particular memory/event/place, videos really have the power to instantly transport you to that exact moment complete with facial expressions.<br />
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Since last month, I've made a promise to myself to create as many videos as I can by stringing together the photos I have in my files and combining it with what movie clip I have. I'm also starting to capture snippets of my boy more.<br />
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Much as I like malling, I knew every restaurant will be packed with families for the occasion. Having the Balik Bukid Fair on Mother's Day solved the dilemma of spending quality time together (my agenda) without having to spend loads of money (the husband's goal).<br />
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We've visited <a href="http://got-to-believe.blogspot.com/2013/06/experience-farm-life-at-balik-bukid.html" target="_blank">before </a>and have tried all the amenities, so this was more relaxed. <br />
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Now, this looked like so much fun! Too bad we saw this only when we were almost leaving. Those 2 boys looked like they were having the best time of their life!<br />
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Posting this now, months after the actual event , because the next Balik Bukid should be coming up soon.got to believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095835801844965147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20767100.post-80272504945929091452014-09-07T05:36:00.003+08:002014-09-07T05:45:41.452+08:00Family Photoshoot Preview<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Something kept me very busy and preoccupied in the past weeks.<br />
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I was a madwoman pinning outfit posts (before I was lured by Instagram, my real first love was Pinterest), OOTD and scouring the mall and my favorite bazaars. Not that I am complaining. In my past life, maybe I did this =)<br />
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I created mood boards and pulled clothes from our closets left and right.<br />
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In my mind, I had the perfect outfits and perfect time when we would change them. I created an efficient system in my head where we don't have to look the same exactly the same in every frame. And I gave myself an advance pat in the back for thinking about every little detail.<br />
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But guess what? Plans didn't exactly turn out the way I had them planned. We forgot things, didn't consider the weather much (it was at the peak of the midday sun when we went outdoors), didn't realize how heavy the bags I packed were and we had to haul them practically across the photo shoot grounds. And we are covering a lot of space.<br />
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But guess what again. Each picture captured everything I had hoped for: our growing family, the genuine love in our eyes, the fun of being in the spotlight for the day.<br />
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We were also grateful to witness so much creativity and passion for work from great artists and the overflowing love from all families present.<br />
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I cannot think of a better way to spend a Sunday afternoon.<br />
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Here's how our perfect day went.<br />
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Being with my son for the past 5 days (weekend + 3 work days) made me realize how much he has grown and is now his own person. He
gets frustrated easily, plays with several toys at the same time (oh, he looks like his dad but is more of me in attitude) and he is an affectionate and articulate little boy.
Reviewing his pictures and making a pact to have them all printed soon, I found this from our Baguio trip with him smiling, showing the lower front tooth that fell off the early part of this year. I didn't even get to blog about that important milestone where he felt like a "big boy" now that the baby teeth are being replaced by permanent ones.
Fast forward to August, he now has 3 permanent teeth, not one needing tooth extraction. Yey for cost savings and louder yey for another benefit of breastfeeding!
I love you my little boy and mom's gonna miss you when I return to work.got to believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095835801844965147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20767100.post-76080943940385075452014-08-03T18:17:00.001+08:002014-08-03T20:10:10.044+08:0013th!It all started with a dress. It was a black, flowy dress with cutouts that made me feel beautiful. I had nowhere to go to that would need such an outfit.<br />
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Good thing it was July and it was the perfect excuse to celebrate our 13th year of being together. Sometimes, I feel we've been together for so long already, and yet I can still remember the day I said (or maybe texted) my sweetest yes.<br />
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The husband made the reservations, and all I had to do was show up and wear my dress.<br />
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Documenting the night failed as I forgot to bring the digicam and thus, these are phone cams that didn't really capture how nice it was at the Skydeck of Bayleaf Hotel.<br />
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ENRICH is my word of the year. I am taking small steps to make sure I fulfill this goal/vision I set for myself for 2014. So, when I heard that the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bentomommas" target="_blank">Bento Mommas</a> are going down South, I immediately signed up for a crafty afternoon adventure. <br />
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I'm a work-in-progress mom (aren't we all?) and lately, I've been getting more creative in putting together my son's baon. A picky eater, he is not. It's just so terribly fulfilling and fun for me when my son says I make the coolest baon.<br />
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For a minimal workshop fee, we get to use and bring home the most essential bento stuff. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GladKitchen" target="_blank">Glad </a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/GladKitchen" target="_blank">Kitchen </a>provided another bagful of freebies for all the participants to take home. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love freebies! We took home products from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GladKitchen" target="_blank">Glad Kitchen</a>. Very useful stuff, indeed.</td></tr>
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It's a very small class, and I thank our host <a href="http://www.mommanmanila.com/" target="_blank">MommanManila</a>, for welcoming me and my son in their lovely home. You see, I didn't know anyone there, I just signed up and showed up in my desire to learn. <br />
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With the Glad products, and the nifty tools in our starter kit, we were taught how to shape the rice. This is probably the only time when playing with your food isn't just allowed, it's actually encouraged. <br />
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My son took a break from all the running and playing with the other kids to check up on his mom.</div>
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My creation was cute until I started decorating the face.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">My 2nd bento creation turned out so much better! This is my bear-y nice sandwich!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">After the session, we exchanged stories over merienda. Concentrating for more than two hours, even if I was putting grapes, and chicken and kiwi inside my mouth from time to time, will make you hungry. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Good thing there's pasta from Mish and chicken from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/markyschicken" target="_blank">Marky'</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/markyschicken" target="_blank">s</a>.</span>The chicken was so crunchy I'm sure this is going to be something I can include in my son's lunchbox that he'll absolutely love. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And we shopped, too! What a complete experience! My son was so happy that the Star Wars set was available there. It's almost always out of stock at their online shop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Thank you to the #Crafternoon group for this workshop. Nice meeting you, <a href="http://www.mommanmanila.com/" target="_blank">MommanManila</a> (not in photo) and <a href="http://www.mrspcuyugan.com/" target="_blank">MrsPCuyugan</a> (right)!</span></div>
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<i>Last summer, when it was scorching hot in Malaysia, I wished for cool weather. Now that it's typhoon season in Manila, I am longing for the bright ray of sunshine to cheer up this gloomy day.</i><br />
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Legoland was the most awaited part of the trip by the youngest member of our 4-person tour group. I was itching to scrap this off the itinerary before because I couldn't figure out how we can get to Malaysia in a very convenient way. We still ended up taking the bus, but no regrets, if it was the trip highlight for this boy, then it was mine's, too!<br />
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Ready for Legoland!<br />
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We went on a Wednesday, no lines on the rides.<br />
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If you are celebrating your birthday, go to the Guest Services Offices. The entire staff sang Happy Birthday to the surprised boy and gave him a birthday pin. Thank you for this, Legoland. It was a nice touch.<br />
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Our first stop was the Driving School where you can actually drive a Lego car. My son has probably dreamed of this even before he thought it was possible.<br />
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Concentrating on driving. We got him a driver's license after this as a souvenir of this trip and to make the experience more authentic.<br />
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It was really hot and we took refuge in the airconditioned food courts.<br />
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The shark ate him. =)<br />
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Are these regular legos? The structures look amazing.<br />
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Tried the rides. Most of them are okay for the faint of heart. I screamed a lot though on the roller coaster ride for kids and won't post my too funny, see my tonsils picture here.<br />
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Another ride. Forgot the name, but I welcomed the aircon! <br />
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While we appreciate not having to line up to try the rides, it would have been more exciting and fun if he had playmates in this nice play area.<br />
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See you again, Legoland! See you again soon, sunshine!got to believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095835801844965147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20767100.post-66750214912595715342014-07-15T12:00:00.000+08:002014-07-15T16:32:50.468+08:00Finally Learning How to Swim<i>I am finally writing about this because the rain, from where I am, seems so fierce that I might have to swim going home later =) Signal #1 is up. Typhoon Glenda is in Manila.</i><br />
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They say the third time is the charm. In our case, it is! <br />
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Last summer, our boy learned how to swim.<br />
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Our first try<br />
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By the 5th lesson, only his chin will be submerged every time the coach says "bubbles".<br />
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I got very frustrated. At 6, I felt he should at least make more progress than when we first enrolled him two years ago. Out of frustration one afternoon, I packed our bags, asked the daddy to drive us to a public pool, and threatened him that we will not leave the pool until he learns how to float. Bad mommy. Tsk, tsk.<br />
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With a bit more understanding and patience and the guidance of a new coach, he's taken to the water like a fish. <br />
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Now, he takes some lessons from a former Olympian!<br />
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Each school is different, with their techniques, their approaches to swimming. Each kid is different, too. I'm just so happy we found the perfect fit for him last summer.<br />
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My son learned swimming and added a load more confidence in his arsenal but I think I had the bigger take away.<br />
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What this mommy has learned in the process:<br />
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- Kids learn at different times. Lean to listen to them.<br />
- Be patient. I think I already am where my son is concerned. Extend your patience, double it if needed.<br />
- Don't force your kid. They will do it when they are ready.<br />
- Always be gentle and kind. It's what a child needs. <br />
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Keep safe and hope you stay dry! =)got to believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095835801844965147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20767100.post-38248685249982440462014-07-08T06:18:00.000+08:002014-07-08T11:19:19.437+08:00Big School Ready! <a href="http://got-t0-believe.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"></a><br />
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This year is the start of many new things for us as a
family. The biggest change and adjustment we are making is that our little big
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Our boy is an early riser. When he was 2 years old
(and until he was 4 and a half) , he wakes up at the crack of dawn, waits for
the first ray of sunshine to hit our bedroom window and will cockadoodle-doo
(or tiktilaok) until we wake up. This is about 5.30 am. Even on weekends.</div>
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be one of our challenges. But years later, I would hear the “5 more
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School bus picks him up at 5.45! My goodness. So far,
he’d ridden the school bus just a few times in the morning since school opened last
June 17.</div>
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Big school really is big. His preschool is the kind
where everybody knew each other. The guards even know which bag belongs to
which student. The big school tour terrified this mom. Fortunately, the
big-ness thrilled him. And why not? It’s a big playground, now he has more
playmates, and can’t wait to use the school library and the microscope in their
science room. Can I also mention he said they will be watching movies in a
room, too which I interpret as the multi-media room in school. </div>
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subjects he will encounter for the first time. Sibika at Kultura, Filipino,
Music, Computer and Christian Living. Scrap the computer subject, I know we’ll
have no problem there. As for the others, we need more practice so Filipino
will come easier for him. And we need to work on orienting him about the Bible
and the stories. He learned the Big Bang theory years before he was told about
the story of creation and now we have to answer very difficult questions.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shopping for his school bag a week before school started. He chose this ginormous bag. "Mom, I can sit on it!" Ang galing ng sales talk ni kuya sa SM</td></tr>
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We have a hearty eater.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The biggest stress I have now is what to pack
for him every day. He eats breakfast around 5.30-6 am. His next meal is at
10.10 am. He usually eats every 2-3 hours so I need to make sure what he eats
at breakfast will last him until recess. And what he eats at recess will last
him until the 1.10 dismissal time.<br />
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So, what do I do? Wake up at 4.30 am to start
preparing his bento box. I hoarded lunchboxes last summer and I’m buying
bento
stuff online. I followed Pinterest users to get more inspiration for
bento
lunches every day. My goal is simple: make eating fun and healthy. I get
a high everyday every time he eats "simot sarap" his baon. (means down
to the last morsel, but the Filipino expression just seems more apt)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm a work-in-progress mom. Forgive the hotdogs while I get the hang of things. Mahirap to think of healthy snacks pala every day.</td></tr>
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got to believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095835801844965147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20767100.post-28241544124940944882014-06-29T18:55:00.000+08:002014-06-29T18:55:14.417+08:00A weekend in DavaoLast year, one item in our summer bucket list was to see a waterfall.<br />
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That didn't materialize, as well as probably 90% on that list.<br />
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I'm so happy that months after, we were able to tick that one off the list. Thanks to our last minute booking and decision to join the dad. He's attending the wedding of a good friend, and we happily tagged along.<br />
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I packed the day before our early morning flight ( i think 4 am) and we overslept so we were running and puffing as we got to the airport. Mom and dad were tired and stressed. I am usually very early for my flights. But this boy thought all that running was the start of our great Davao adventure.<br />
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Our home for that memorable weekend was the <a href="http://greenwindowsdormitel.com/our-hotels/" target="_blank">Green Windows Dormitel</a> where all the wedding guests were billeted. We love our Boutique King Room (highly recommended! plus they have a salong at the 2nd floor where I had my hair done for the wedding) and after checking in and resting a bit, our family together with another family of three started our Samal Island tour.<br />
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What 5 yr old won't be fascinated with caves? Ours surely got curious with this Batcave at Monfort Bat Sanctuary. The clusters of fruit bats gave me the creeps, and the smell was something not so pleasant. But, anything for the boy....<br />
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Our next stop was Hagimit Falls.<br />
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It was a long walk/trek, but the view was so refreshing.<br />
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Given more time, this will be a good place for a stop as it offers native huts perfect for picnics.<br />
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See a waterfall? Check!<br />
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"Twas his first time on a hanging bridge, too.<br />
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The rest of that afternoon was spent at a resort where the sun's rays was so harsh I the sunlover chose to hide under the shade, ship my mango juice and eat pizza.<br />
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Unfortunately, I can't seem to find where I saved most of our Davao pictures. Will update this with more photos as soon as I find the energy to look for them.<br />
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The reception was at Waterfront Insular where we posed in front of this giant letters spelling Davao. Perfect for the souvenir shot!<br />
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got to believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095835801844965147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20767100.post-85576140743737988972014-05-22T16:36:00.000+08:002014-05-22T16:36:10.065+08:006th Birthday Celebration: Around Singapore Day 3, Singapore ZooA few months after our 2006 wedding, the husband and I visited Singapore and had the greatest time. My favorite was our day at the Zoo.<br />
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Because he <a href="http://got-to-believe.blogspot.com/2010/05/trip-to-zoo.html" target="_blank">loved Manila Zoo</a> so much, I just know the zoo trip is an absolute must.<br />
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We scheduled this visit on a weekday. After an MRT and a convenient bus ride after, we arrived to our destination on a semi-cloudy morning. <br />
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After the requisite picture by the entrance above, we started our day of exploration and wonderful discoveries.<br />
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Get a map. The place is huge and you need to strategize. Be at the right place at the right time. <br />
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Check the show and animal feeding schedules. <br />
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If you don't have an
unlimited tram pass, this can save you maybe kilometers of aimlessly
walking. And please wear comfortable shoes, apply sunscreen and this is
what I forgot, bring hats!<br />
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I love my Canon G15! Look at these photos. I'm getting the hang of taking better pictures. <br />
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Almost giving up with the heat, I almost asked, no wait, begged the boys to go home. Good thing, we passed by a group of tourists and curiously looked at what the commotion was.<br />
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This is an experience that's hard to beat. We fed a herd (is that the
proper term?)of rhinos! A basket of fruits is $10 but look at that
sheepish smile on his face. He does that when he's extremely pleased
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How many times in your life can you feed a rhino? They
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<br />got to believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095835801844965147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20767100.post-1168950381913582682014-05-14T11:24:00.001+08:002014-05-14T11:24:37.994+08:00Teaching this old dog some new tricksThe dog is me, and yes it's not easy. But don't let age keep you from learning new things. The fountain of youth's magic is to always challenge yourself, and age doesn't have anything to do with that.<br />
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So, last year, I finally did some self enrichment. First I had to convince the boys to take me to Greenhills. There I handled a pointed object dipped in ink. I took up calligraphy lessons.<br />
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Everything is so light and airy and pretty, including <a href="http://inkscribbler.com/" target="_blank">The Inkscribbler</a> herself! I have not written anything with an effort to make it nice in so many years. My handwriting now, at best, is okay and legible so I was understandably nervous.<br />
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In a twist of roles, it was the boy who brought the mom to her class. Met my teacher and shook her hand. <br />
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It was an interesting few hours. Calligraphy is a beautiful art but I have a long way to go before I get anywhere near beautiful.<br />
If there's one thing I learned, practice weighs a lot here and it's a reminder that I have to unearth my nib again.<br />
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Go and take new lessons! Yes, even if you're not a student on summer vacation. <br />
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The Baguio trip was to be a food trip for me. I must have scoured all the blogs out there looking for recommendations and happy food discoveries in Baguio.<br />
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My goal was to find and eat at at least 10 of the most recommended places.<br />
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<b>Pizza Volante</b><br />
Located along bustling Session Road, it seemed to be popular with students. The first floor only has a few tables and the 2nd floor was too cramped for families. Order the pizzas and you'll be okay. I deviated from what they were known for, hoping to warm my tummy with soup one night. FAIL! Stick to pizzas. =)<br />
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After dinner, we decided to get coffee and cake at Vizcos, known for their strawberry shortcake. I prefer denser cakes, but those who like light, fluffy cakes will like this better.<br />
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<b>Cafe by the Ruins</b><br />
I made it a point we eat at this landmark resto so the meet up with our old friends I subtly suggested to be here.<br />
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Hoard this kamote bread when you go to Baguio.<br />
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Read a lot of good reviews so this is a must try. We went too late and most of the offerings at Happy Tummy weren't available anymore, and Canto was closed for renovation. There really is reason to go back soon.<br />
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Next time, I need to eat at:<br />
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PKNY Cafe<br />
The Manor<br />
Rose Bowl<br />
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my Gulay --- went up and down Session Road looking for this and finally
found it-- right after it closed for the night. Arrggghhh!!!!<br />
Hill Station <br />
<br />got to believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095835801844965147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20767100.post-11845020680087915782014-05-06T19:00:00.002+08:002014-05-06T19:00:56.204+08:00The True StaycationAnd this is the true staycation-- staying at home!<br />
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The days leading to the long weekend proved stressful for me with the news of water and a possible power outage. And in one of the hottest periods of the year, too. We prepped by buying paper plates (yes, no water is a great inconvenience so while I may be an earth warrior most times, we needed to be more practical in those few days also), putting up our water tank again and filling it with water, and me--well, I almost booked ourselves in a nearby hotel because the thought of no water and no electricity is simply just too much.<br />
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Good thing I promised myself I will wait until the last minute and if Friday rolls in and we don't have both-then that's the time to pack our bags and leave the house.<br />
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Thankfully, we didn't have to hie off to the comforts of a hotel. The water service resumed on Thursday night.<br />
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So, our vacations days at home were filled with lounging around and doing the art of nothing. My mind is usually going overboard with a million and one things I want to do at work and the many projects I want to start, continue or finish in the house.<br />
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That Thursday, we started a little tradition of going to 7 churches for the Visita Iglesia. The last time we did this, it was only the two of us and we were praying to be blessed by a child. Now, we already have our son with us. A 6 year old who walked, read and prayed with us.<br />
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His preschool was non-sectarian and he is at the stage where he is fascinated by science and has read and watched how the earth was formed by explosions and all that. So now, explaining this was a bit tricky, especially the Resurrection part where Christ died and lived again. His expected reply was "That is so impossible, Mom! You cannot die and live again!." We have a few important things to learn and discuss this summer.<br />
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As Easter Sunday rolled, we literally felt alive again. The rest did us good.<br />
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At 6 , I thought<b> </b>we graduated already from this so I prepared sugar cookies for us to decorate. <br />
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Of course after I've prepared the dough and the icing ingredients, he declared what he really wants is to the decorate eggs. And so be it.<br />
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And it didn't end with the painting. Of course, we have to hide and then find them.<br />
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<br />got to believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095835801844965147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20767100.post-50996081789353860612014-04-30T19:32:00.000+08:002014-05-02T08:23:57.045+08:00The Cool Baguio WeatherAlong with half of Metro Manila, we trooped to Baguio last January to enjoy the pleasant weather. It was a spur of the moment decision, meaning everything was decided on, planned and booked in a week. <br />
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Another spur of the moment, but a well-worth it investment: a nice Canon G15! Small but packs a punch. I happily took all our Baguio photos with this and my amateur eye says I've made (and read all over the internet) the right decision!<br />
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We made the trip at 11 pm on a Deluxe bus to Baguio from Pasay and
reached the Baguio Terminal around 5 pm on a very cold early morning (we
heard it was 9 degrees that day)!<br />
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After a brief cab ride, we were welcomed by the warmth of Citylight Hotel, our home for 3 days. It's perched on top of a hill (aren't all places in Baguio do?) so we can just <strike>easily</strike> walk from the hotel to Session Road at night.<br />
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My sleep deprived self had to double check if I was seeing a bear at a hotel lobby. Turned out, it was the Front Desk officer with a really cute hat.<br />
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My son sweats like crazy. Nobody believes it when we say that when we
leave the house for a simple trip to the mall, I bring at least 2 extra
shirts for him. When we are out the whole day, we bring at least 6. Not
to mention the countless <i>pamunas </i>for his back. So it has been my dream to dress him (and me!) in cool spring- season clothes.<br />
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So, that makes this Baguio trip a dream come true! Our OOTDs were documented and we tried to be as colorful as possible. <br />
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I have to commend Citylight's breakfast.Very good selection and they offer something different in the two days we were there.<br />
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The hotel is also very near the Cathedral.<br />
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Not wanting to waste a second, we hailed a cab to Mines View Park.Cab drivers are mostly nice and more importantly, give the proper change to passengers. I wish Manila drivers will be like that, too.<br />
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I don't know if it's just me looking through the eyes of my son, but Baguio is more beautiful, cleaner and greener this time.<br />
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Maybe because we were there early, or it must be the weather but I honestly couldn't believe Mines View Park can be this peaceful.<br />
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Of course, don't leave Mines View without a pic by this distractingly pink-haired horse. They smell, but they look so photogenic.<br />
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After my fill of pictures, and going around the stalls, we rode a jeep to our next destination: The Mansion. Aside from the facade, there is really nothing much to do or see here so I made this little boy pose and pose for my new camera.<br />
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<i> "This is Instagram-worthy"</i> (per the taho vendor). Looks nice but only has one measly strawberry--not cool!<br />
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I really, really love the woven cloth and want to purchase rolls to be crafted into shorts and other chic stuff. I do believe in promoting local products and artisans. Here's us making the most of our costume-rental. <br />
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Just across is the Botanical Gardens. I will take my old photos out of the <i>baul</i> and edit this entry with my photo on this spot taken when I was around Jared's age. Now, that will be a cool throwback!<br />
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After 4 attractions in one morning, we were famished by lunchtime. I trolled blogs for days to check the best places to eat in Baguio so I don't know why we ended up eating at Gerry's Grill at SM Baguio for lunch on our first day. =)<br />
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<i>to be continued</i>got to believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095835801844965147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20767100.post-17880244508864490682014-04-30T18:46:00.000+08:002014-04-30T18:46:00.904+08:00Money Making Schemes of a Five Year OldAn ad is effective if my son keeps on singing the tune, or asking us to buy something. He is at the age when he's starting to get vulnerable and falling into advertising traps.<br />
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But this series of Sulit ads are something different! It made my son into an instant entrepreneur! <br />
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"Daddy, you keep on watching TV. Sige, I will sell the TV on Sulit."<br />
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Jared busy typing on Tati's phone: "Tati, how do you spell telescope".<br />
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Tati peeks into the phone.<br />
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Jared apparently took a photo of his old, red play telescope and is trying to upload it on Sulit.<br />
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The note clipped to the picture says: Go buy lego painting P40<br />
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This he displayed at the gate.<br />
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To daddy, see my son is an entrepreneur. Sure, he learned internet shopping earlier (" I already placed it in your (Amazon) cart, Mom" ), but he's now into selling! <br />
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<br />got to believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095835801844965147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20767100.post-33655916776528284412014-04-29T18:38:00.001+08:002014-04-29T18:38:35.418+08:00How a small family celebrates New YearWhen 2014 rolled in (yes, this post is a quarter late), it was just the three of us at home. My sister and her family and mama had lunch in the house.<br />
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I get to tell them what to wear. You know boys will just throw anything on for most part so this one is a plus for me. Red it is for New Year! And as their queen, I'm in the traditional polka dots. This is the pre-selfie pod days. =)<br />
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I didn't have to cook up a storm. Here's our New Year spread. Acck, hopefully, it won't be any indication of how rich or prosperous we will be this year.<br />
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If we were asleep, won't matter but this year is the first year the boy is awake at 12. Thank you to neighbors and those in nearby villages for treating us to nice fireworks displays that got oohhhs and ahhhhss from the first timer.<br />
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It's a bit of a challenge to do it I realized because our son goes through about 6 outfit changes each day. So difficult to be color coordinated so I will content myself with this.<br />
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We were supposed to just ride the buses going to Sentosa but while eating at breakfast at Vivo City Mall, I mentioned the word cable car and the boy immediately said he wanted to ride one. Thank you, Grandma for the treat! It was a fun (and for the semi altophobic me) and unnerving few minutes.<br />
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Getting his coin souvenir from this machine you need to hand crank.</div>
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Checking in at Hotel V Lavander was a breeze (and if I may add, checking out took less than one minute!!!) and after surveying the room (it was small, around 16 sq. meters but very clean and gave us a nice view all the way to the Singapore flyer), we were off to our first adventure.<br />
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Ahhh, his dream is for our room to look like a hotel room: all white sheets. We were billeted at the top most floor of the hotel which is right on top of the Lavander MRT station--how's that for convenience? <br />
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Our days are carefully planned. Since we have a senior citizen and a little boy with us, the plan was to stick to one main attraction a day. But man, it is still very tiring. The heat had a lot to do with it so I am thankful for Singapore's airconditioned walkways which made this midday trek more bearable.<br />
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On our first day, we explored the Gardens by the Bay.<br />
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But the thought of another long walk, this time with no shade from the underground walkway to the main garden attraction is so far we decided to ride the tram instead. Here is the boy looking every inch the tourist while waiting for our ride.<br />
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This was our ride to the cooled domes.<br />
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Going to the garden area, we passed by this impressive floating baby.<br />
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You can actually see the super trees from the outside but because of the heat, we paid SGD99.00 for the four of us so we can visit the two cooled domes, the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest as well. The cooled dome never sounded so terribly appealing to me as it did that day.<br />
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<b>The Flower Dome</b><br />
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This was just okey for me-- if I can skip it I will but for tourists, you can't buy ticket to just one attraction. <br />
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Now this I like! It has trails, a gigantic waterfall, lush plants and mist. It looked like a scene straight out of Avatar. Alas, we missed having a picture taken by the giant waterfalls =(<br />
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Our first day was full and I'm glad we booked an early flight out of Manila. Our 6 year old was so game in walking, too! No more "carry me mom/dad" unlike our travel to Hong Kong two years ago.<br />
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It really also helped that our hotel's located right on top of an MRT station. Going in and out of our hotel was a breeze! There is also a Fair Price supermarket nearby (the 2L water here was $.75 compared to $2 at the convenience store), a Kopitiam at the ground floor and a Wendy's branch for quick meals.<br />
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<br />got to believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095835801844965147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20767100.post-1266247215717827412014-04-10T11:29:00.001+08:002014-04-10T11:29:37.372+08:00How a monkey is making my photos look nicerI'm so tempted to just dump all the photos of our previous trips, but this time I will try to edit them and make it look more blog worthy.<br />
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<a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/" target="_blank">Picmonkey</a> is a free and easy to use photo editing tool. I just upgraded to be able to use the features that I want but the free version will be very useful especially for editing newbies. I work with artists and designers every day and I appreciate all the hard work in tweaking photos to showcase the best, because our photos tell the story, right? It's just that personally, I want them to look nice, and do it fast because I don't have the whole day to edit photos-- I also need to keep one active 6 year old entertained.<br />
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Here is a comparison:<br />
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And a closer look.<br />
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Before - The picture nicely captured the father and son joy of riding the cable car for the first time but I wanted a brighter look to the photo.<br />
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The one year between him being 5 and 6 really brought a lot of changes and in a lot of ways, he really is a big boy now: independent, can speak his mind, has developed his interests (in science, particularly about the universe, dinosaurs, legos) and those we seriously took into consideration when we began planning this birthday trip.<br />
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It should be noted it was also a year of setting aside extra funds for this trip so we can enjoy what we felt will be a treat for our boy--Singapore and Malaysia.<br />
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My simple pleasure in life is to do mock bookings on Cebu Pacific's website. Yes, I almost always book every time I see a promo with no intention of ever going on a trip but the 75% off tickets to Singapore were too hard to resist. At P6,000 per RT ticket, this sealed the weighing in I had been doing for several weeks prior.<br />
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My real target though was the Singapore Airlines promo for just $210nett but never reached them by phone or email.<br />
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Here are some photos as we boarded the (very early) morning flight to Singapore. <br />
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The a little more than 3 hour flight went by in a breeze. Kept the boy entertained with snacks and movies on the Ipad.<br />
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And before we could get bored, we have arrived in Singapore!<br />
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Everything at the Changi (which he early on pronounced as Tiangge) Airport fascinated him. The vastness of the space, the walkalators, even the drinking fountains!<br />
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His first ever MRT ride in SG. Of course, mom has to capture it on cam.<br />
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We went around the city by MRT and Jared so loved the efficiency of it all. Fascinated with all the stop,s platform changes and various exits, he really got to know this system and by our last day knew our surrounding stations better than me!<br />
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<i>Stand by for Part II!</i><br />
<br />got to believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095835801844965147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20767100.post-66707182679973543002014-03-28T19:16:00.000+08:002014-03-28T19:16:00.468+08:00Jared Says, the almost 6 year old edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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His fascination with science and planets continues.<br />
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J: Mom, when was Jupiter reclassified?<br />
Mom: reclassified?<br />
J: when? When was it reclassified as a dwarf planet?<br />
M: huh?<br />
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While praying<br />
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J: ...and Dear God, please do not let the sun burst, not in 13 million years because I don't want to get toasted.<br />
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J: grandma I'm going to the CR<br />
Grandma: Okay, call me when you are done<br />
J: It's okay, I can do it by my selfie!<br />
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p.s. Jared in year 2014, selfie is a big word. It means taking photos of yourself, fyi.<br />
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<i>and because we have a boy who loves hotels</i><br />
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J: Grandma, I want our room to look like a hotel... white bedsheets, very clean.<br />
Grandma: That's not possible<br />
J: Why?<br />
G: Look all your toys are kalat, stickers on the headboards etc etc<br />
j: Oh, never mind. Let's just stay at the hotel when we have money.<br />
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J: Mom, oh white bedsheets, white pillowcases. Did you get these from a hotel, mom?<br />
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<br />got to believehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15095835801844965147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20767100.post-75384383676642995232014-03-26T19:08:00.001+08:002014-03-26T19:08:42.930+08:00Feeling NostalgicI will turn 37 tomorrow, but age doesn't affect me anymore. I've long embraced how wiser, more experienced, calmer and ehem prettier I feel as I get older. Never mind the gray hair, I've had those pesky ones since high school and I blame it more on genetics than age.<br />
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I'm teary-eyed because my baby boy is graduating on Friday! I should put my emotions in check because it might be a little funny if I cry on a graduation for kinder students! We have at least 11 more years of schooling to go.<br />
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From a small preschool, he'll be moving to a much bigger school so I shouldn't be a selfish mama and focus more on my feelings when this time is also all about big changes for him. New school, new classmates, new schedule, new level, new everything!<br />
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Thankfully, he seems to be really excited and is looking forward to being a "big kid" who goes to a "big school". This line from him sums up his torn feelings about being mommy's baby and being a big kid:<br />
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"Mom, I'll try to still be a baby, okay? If I can't do it, then I'll be a Grade I. But I will still love you mom."<br />
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I love you more little big boy. <br />
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