good idea, Balb

It's a week before my birthday, and people have already started asking me what I plan to do on D-Day. I tell them that I want to curl up like a fetus and hide in the bathroom all day. Hehehe. But I thought my friend had a better idea...



Hmmm... now how do I get myself some snow?

pic of the day

Kung hei fat choi! I heard somewhere that pink (aside from the obvious red) is a lucky color to wear today. I'd like to thank Balb for the pic and the suggestion. Hehehe! I told you I'd think about it!

pic of the week

For those who wanted to do something different with their hair. Be afraid, be very afraid.

Posted with full permission from the alien, este, lady, herself. Just like me, she's always good for a laugh -- even if it's at her own expense. Hehehe.

highschool reunion

We finally saw Min after three long years. At kahit na para kaming nag-tour of Metro Manila sa kaka-decide where to meet and eat, natuloy din ang very very very short reunion with our balikbayan friend. And if all things go as planned, Min promises to come back with her hubby later this year.

ayoko ng atis

Thank God this is just a hoax. Thank you EYK for forwarding this to me. Hehehe!

happy bagong taon!

The rainy New Year's Eve called for lots of vitamin C (hence the orange juice --- check out my dad's cool new dispenser)...


... and soup --- very very very hot vegetable soup.


The confetti shower officially started the "hanapan ng barya". Of course...


... the kids preferred to play with the kalat first.


Treasure hunt extreme. Basta hanapan ng barya, walang kama-kamag-anak, walang kaibi-kaibigan! Even the kids eventually got into it!


The show must go on! Despite the rain, tuloy pa rin ang putukan and fireworks. As usual, super mausok at super maingay!


A confused Father Time... kinda wearing the wrong sign.


Kids will be kids. Kahit madami ang handang food, they really prefer hotdogs. Hehehe.


First family pic of 2009. Young Toot2 couldn't be coaxed to face the camera. Di bale, next time na lang. Hehehe.


Kawawang Santa. Look at what we found during clean-up time.

pumatak na naman ang ulan...

It rained last Christmas Eve!


It still rained on New Year's Eve!


We weren't able to turn on the Christmas lights outside the house due to the rain. Haaaay. Delikado kasi.

swimming in December

One day last week, Huangcholi and Chetski kept the jokes coming in this 7-hour mahjong session with their hilarious banter and commentary. Panalo ang comedy act nilang dalawa!

Rudolph, Prancer... sino pa nga ba ang mga reindeer?

We found quirky-looking reindeer horns at Market Market a few weeks ago, and thought they will look great come kodakan time on Christmas Eve.

Toot2 and Lance tried them on for fun...

... then posed with their dad...

... while I tried it on something else.

Uncle Mau tried it on his head... then on his chin...

... while Lance tried them all.

tick... tock... tick... tock

After the evening mass, super tagal ng paghihintay for midnight. To pass the time, Toot2 played with the Thomas Train towelsl he got, Curt kept on reaching for candy, the kids passed the time making faces for the camera, while Wig and I talked about... nothing important.

boredom-proof

While waiting for 12 midnight, we did our usual Christmas "intrams", but this time, with newer games (thanks to korean variety shows and Chetski for the ideas!).

One game involved twin popsies and whistling, while the other game, "dibidibidip" involved a lot of cross-eyed looks and blinking. Hehehe.

Exchange-gift with a twist. We tried Chetski's game, this time with more than 10 people. Sobrang saya! Never saw kids and adults fighting for chocolates! Preggy Teacher and hubby got most of the toiletries for obvious reasons, while Mom and J took most of the hangers (nobody wanted them although they were nice naman!)

nonstop kainan

Menu highlights. Seoul Sister's famous lasagna, Ablana favorite tacos, Christmas staple queso de bola, recipe-based molo soup, and Auntie Lea's laing.

Christmas Day was also Lola Auntie's 40th, so Brother, este, Uncle Mau led a short prayer for her, pati na rin for Auntie Kris and my own Lola. A lot of relatives and friends came to pray and of course, eat. Hehehe.

Nephew Toot2 wanted to go home pero his dad wasn't around yet. Mom sat beside him to entertain him. I sat behind my mom to entertain myself. Hehehe.

2 mrs and 1 miss

Bihira kami magkita ng highschool barkada pero we make sure we see each other during the holidays, kahit hindi kami complete. Same time -- lunchtime. Same place -- my house.


Haaaaay, my inaanaks are growing cuter and bigger every year. And it's really good seeing them getting along so well.