Friends For Keeps

Last Dec 26, 2014, i met up with my High School friends. We didn't see each other for like 3 years. My other friend just arrived from Dubai. If it weren't for my friend who just arrived, this will not be possible. My other two friends are just here in the Philippines but we're all busy with so many things but we talked about it already that we should give ourselves time to meet and hang out sometimes with the kids around. Of course we want our kids to be friends too :) We wento Eastwood and chilled at Publiko Eat + Drink. We all had a great time. It's like we didn't see each other for a long time. All the laughs, stories and memories, it's so refreshing. I'm so blessed to have friends like them. True friends are really hard to find indeed but i got so very lucky to have true friends, them!

My High School Friends :)

Whatta Holiday

We spent our Noche Buena at my lola's house. We made her really happy! The food was great, too bad i had a terrible colds so i didn't taste any food and just ate a few just for the sake of it. The kids are all happy to receive so many gifts and cash.

We spent Christmas at home coz i wasn't really feeling well due to my colds. We left my daughter Mazie at my lola's house so she can spend Christmas with my sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles and cousins. But me, Vivo, Marvo and Vinno just stayed at home. 

us with my dearest lola

me and my son Vinno :)

Gifts!

more gifts! :D

and even more gifts! :D

Happy Birthday Papa Jesus!

Let us not forget to celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. May He guide, protect and bless us everyday. Have a Merry Christmas y'all! God bless! :)

Nuby Feeding Bottles

My mom-in-law gave my son Nuby feeding bottles. He didn't like it. The teat's hard and not round. By the way, he's using Pigeon since he was born and he's still loving it. We didn't encounter any problems. My son is 3 years old and he's still using feeding bottles to drink milk. I don't wanna rush him and besides, he doesn't eat rice that much but he drinks a lotta milk. He drinks 100 oz a day or higher.. from Enfalac, Enfapro, Enfakid and now Bear Brand. Sometimes i give him Milo from his sipping cup. My other 2 kids drink Milo or Bear Brand, sometimes they mix it together.

Vinno is feeling better now, just some cough and colds but the fever is gone. I have colds and i hate it. Just please, please don't gimme a fever.. Christmas is 2 days from now. I don't wanna be sick on Christmas Day.

Nuby!

Sweetest Mom-In-Law Ever

We received a package last Dec 19 Fri from my mom-in-law. Just a small box with chocolates, some toys,wallet with cash for my daughter and some stuff. She sent the package Dec 11 Thu and we received it Dec 19.  It was fast, it only took 8 days from Switzerland to Philippines by air. She's coming home soon, maybe April or May and we're all excited!

Here are some of the things she sent.

Swiss chocolates are the best!

Toys for my boys!

Drypers vs MamyPoko

Vinno's using Drypers XXL and it's a perfect fit to him and most importantly it doesn't leak. Unlike MamyPoko, it leaks. Hubby didn't find a XXL Drypers in the grocery so he looked for an alternative diaper that is XXL so he bought MamyPoko Extra Dry XXL. It says extra dry so i said this must be really good. Well, it's not and I'm not satisfied at all! So when i woke up in the morning, Vinno was all wet! mamyPoko leaked, so now, i have to wake up in the middle of the night to check if he's wet. Whatta shame! I'm totally dismayed by this product. The price is not right for the quality. It's pricey talga! The Drypers is costly but the quality is good, it doesn't leak! So i'm never ever gonna buy MamyPoko again! Not in a millions years! 28 pcs pa naman yung binili. Hayy. Whatta waste.

Today, Vinno's not feeling well. He has a fever. Cough and colds. Maybe one of the reason he got sick is the diaper MamyPoko. His back got really wet. I dunno how long he was wet. And it's chilly pa naman this season. Good thing i didn't turn on the aircon well kasi nga it's cold naman. I already gave him bioflu. Hope he feels better soon. Christmas is near pa naman.

Here's the diaper that didn't exceed my expectations. Haha!

Kinder Joy Not Safe

By the way, i just wanna share this article regarding Kinder Joy that our kids love! Please read.

My kids ate a lot of this product. I'm not saying that all Kinder chocolates are like this. Just this one. My kids love Kinder products and i'm still going to give them Kinder chocolates but except for this one. Please spread! Thanks! :)

Mazie's Class Christmas Party

Mazie's getting really forgetful. Just yesterday she forgot her lunch box and today she forgot her exchange gift. She put it in the brown eco-bag with some other stuff. They don't have school next week so how are we gonna get it? The lost and found is close for sure this Christmas vacation. Good thing there's no food in the bag or else it'll spoil.

By the way, here are some of the gifts she received today. Thank heavens she put these in her backpack.

Flower pens. Correctional tape

Vinno thought the flower pens were candies! Its so colorful!

Christmas Parties and Exchange Gifts

Today was a tiring day but fun! Vivo, Me, Marvo and Vinno attended Marvo's Christmas Party. Vinno had so much fun! It was his first time to attend a School Christmas Party. He would dance every time the music's on and i noticed that his pockets were full of candies. I always saw him removing the candies off his pockets and put it on the floor, of course i took it. Then the next thing, his pockets were full again. Haha. I think Vinno enamored some peeps at the party. Marvo joined the games and won just twice! hehe. There were also "Palawit" and "Hataw Palayok". Marvo won at the "Bring Me" game and when he hit the "Palayok". He also joined Trip To Jerusalem but dismally he lost. He received a lotta prizes like candies and chocolates. The candies and chocolates didn't last long, Marvo and Vinno ate it all up at the party. Here are some of the prizes he received and the gift.

Prizes. Gift

At the party

Mazie's Art Club Christmas Party was today and tomorrow is her Class Christmas Party. Her food to share was, puto, macarons and chocolate cake. There was a take home. They didn't finish it all. She came home unexpectedly early today. I thought she was whole day. Oh well! Mazie received these gifts today. 

Nice!

The brush was Mazie's exchange gift for the Art Club Christmas Party which was today. The bag is for her Class Christmas Party. Her food to share for tomorrow is a vanilla cake. 

Hello Kitty brush and bag

Christmas vacation starts now!! :D 

Christmas Is For Sharing

Just 9 days to go and it's Christmas! Let us not forget the true meaning of Christmas. Jesus Christ our savior was born. Be a blessing not just to yourself, to your family, but to others as well. We should consider ourselves lucky despite the many unfortunate events happening in different places, we are still intact and safe in our homes. Now is the best opportunity and chance for us to count our blessing and give to the poor and the afflicted whatever we can afford to share to make them happy this Christmas.

Every Christmas Party of Marvo's school (San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila School of Marikina City), they invite 24 families from adopted community in Marikina, designating one for each class, from SPED and Preschool up to Fourth Year. They will be the center of love and unity during the Christmas Party. By the way, have i mentioned that my eldest son Marvo is autistic? Yes, that's why he's in the SPED Division. The school assigned each student of what to share. Marvo was assigned to share noodles and sugar.

Marvo's Christmas party is on Dec 18, Thursday. The food assigned to him was puto or macarons. I guess we'll just bring both. His exchange gift is worth Php100. We can bring the whole family. I am thinking of bringing Vinno with me. I'm having second thought actually. I don't think if i can handle Marvo and Vinno at the same time while i am carrying so many things like the food, eating utensils, drinks and the gift. If only Mazie can come but Mazie have school so she can't come. Vivo can't come too so it's just me and Marvo. But who knows? Super mom ata to! I can handle such things! Piece of cake!

Nail Art Is Love

I started loving nail arts 2 years ago. I didn't know i have a talent of hand painting my nails. haha! Yes, yah heard it right, hand painted! I don't use stickers, as they say, stickers are for cheaters! Last night, i got so bored so i painted my toes. Here's the picture of the nail art i did.

bow tie and polka dots

This is very easy to make. Use dotting tools, if you don't have one, you can use the tip of the pencil to make the dots and to form the bow tie. If you want big dots, put a lotta polish on the tip of the pencil and less polish for smaller dots. Easy right? Go try it now! :)

Santa Santita :D

I am currently listening to Buses And Trains by Sixpence None The Richer. I love this song. Listening to this song brings me back the 90's.

By the way, that's Mazie in Santa Claus costume. Others thought it's Marvo. They're look alike in this picture. It was taken a year ago. That costume still fits her but just a lil shorter now for Mazie, coz Mazie became really tall. Her feet's getting bigger too. Last year she was size 6, and now she's 7. How time flies?!

Ruby Please Stop Striking Countries

It's a long weekend indeed. Some students are happy coz there's no school and some are don't and my daughter is one of 'em. She knows the aftermath every time we have typhoon. She even asked me why there's no school coz it's not raining hard in our area. A bit windy though. I know in some provinces, they're not doing okay coz of Ruby especially in Visayas. I wish they're all okay and that Ruby didn't leave a catastrophe. Lets keep praying not just for our country but for other countries as well. By the way, long weekend is over. There's school tomorrow.

It's cold and i'm liking it. Hope our weather will stay like this forever even if the sun is up. Oh well, i know it's not gonna happen. But, who knows?! hehe

We had chicken sopas for lunch, our all time favorite. So perfect for this cold climate. Vinno ate a lot, as in a lot. It's one of his favotites too. They want chicken sopas for Dinner again. That's how they love my chicken sopas! haha.

My Body Is My Alarm Clock

Good morning! So it's Sunday but i woke up early and Vinno, geez!. No alarm clock needed, i woke up on my own. I slept at 9 pm so i had like 6 hours sleep. I am currently listening to La Da Dee of Cody Simpson. It's the song of the movie Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2. I watched it last night in HBO, that's how i knew the song. I liked the song, It's an upbeat song so i downloaded it right away. Vinno and i ate fried rice and sausage for breakfast. I had black coffee. I usually don't drink black coffee but since we ran out of creamer, i had to. I need coffee! Can't live a day without drinking it.

Christmas is fast approaching and so is the typhoon Ruby. We don't feel it yet here in Manila but it already landed in some provinces. So be safe guys! Lets pray for our safety especially those who live at the affected provinces and provinces that will be affected by this typhoon.

Shambles. Pristine.

Okay. So i left Mazie and Vinno in the bedroom. After an hour or so when i went back, i was like.. What the hell happened here?! The mattress was off the bed, the toys were all scattered on the floor and Vinno peed on the floor. When will i ever see our bedroom so pristine? The room was a shambles. I didn't expect to see the bedroom so messed up knowing that Mazie was there with Vinno. Well she should have stopped Vinno from scattering the toys and from peeing on the floor. But no! She was too busy playing the Ipad. She's Vinno's ate so she should act like one. But anyways, it already happened. Of course, i was the one who cleaned all the mess, well Mazie helped me by picking up the toys but the rest, me! I had to scrub the floor so it won't leave any bacteria.

Mama Chit's Burger

Okay, so i was really digging this burger at Mama Chit's. I finally got my hands on it! Well for Php 85 it's worth it. The burger's grilled and not fried. The burger is juicy and the bread is a lil crunchy and the vegetables are fresh. The canned soda came from the US and it's a bit pricey. The price for me is just not right. For a soda? Seriously? Come on! In the US it's just cheap. It costs Php 100, it's more expensive than the the burger! Imagine that?! Oh well!

By the way, Mama Chit's was featured at Kris Tv. I heard that their price increased after they've been featured at Kris Tv. Who would have thought? But anyways, i will still buy Mama Chit's burger coz as i've said it's really worth it! You should try it.

Mama Chit's located at 278 J.P Rizal St. Marikina City.

Vinno's A Grown-Up

Vinno's growing up way too fast. We were watching downstairs when suddenly he went upstairs. I got curious so after 10 mins or so, i checked up on him. When i went inside the room, i saw him sleeping on the bed. I didn't know that he was that sleepy. He didn't even say: mommy am sleepy. He usually says that and even asks for milk before going to sleep. And he would also grab my hand so i can scratch his head or back whenever i'm beside him. Well sometimes he still does it. And i'm so liking it :) Well, sad to say but he can't stay as a baby forever :( By the way, i still made him milk even though he fell asleep. He can drink milk while sleeping. Yes, ya heard me right! So i put it in his mouth and he started sipping it and he finished a 10 oz milk. Bottoms up!

While he was sleeping, i was staring at him and my gosh! He's so adorable. Having him is such a blessing! I must have done something really good at the past to bless me with such a wonderful kid. He's an angel! He's our angel! We love him so much! We love our kids equally!

Vegetable Lover

When i was a kid, i don't eat vegetables. But as i was growing up, i got curious and wanna know if it tastes good or not. I first tried eating my lola's famous lumpia, and i liked it! It wasn't bad at all. So from then on, i learned to love vegetables! I even look for vegetables if i don't see it on the table. Now, i love vegetables!

My forever fave Tacos! 

It's very easy to make.

Ingredients: 1/2 kilo ground pork or beef, taco mix (i love the spice it gives), cabbage, tomatoes (i prefer green), cheese, vinaigrette.

Procedures: Put the ground pork or beef in the pan wait til it's cooked. Then put the taco mix in a 1/4 cup of water, then put it along with the ground pork or beef. Let it absorb the liquefied taco mix and it's done. Cut the cabbage into thin strips and the tomatoes. Mix it to the cooked ground pork or beef then put some grated cheese and the vinaigrette and it's now ready to eat. I use mr chips or taco shells.

Boiled baby potatoes with mayo garlic dip. 

How to make the garlic dip is easy. You just need a mayonnaise and garlic. The first time i did the garlic dip, i didn't like it. I cut the garlic too small so when i mixed it with the mayonnaise, gosh! I can't see the garlic! I just want the mayonnaise to absorb the taste of the garlic. So when i made it the second time, i cut the garlic into big strips. Then i mixed it up with the mayonnaise and after an hour, i removed the sliced garlic in the mayonnaise.So may garlic dip is garlic free. haha!

Onion Rings! 

By the way, just so you know, i don't eat raw onions. I just don't. I don't like the after taste and the smell! But i eat onions when it's cooked. I used a breading to make this one. Just dip it into the breading then fry! I forgot to dip it in the egg so it didn't absorb the breading that much.

Marvo's Letters For Keeps

Look how sweet our son is. He wrote that letter for us this year's Valentine's day. He's just so sweet! We are so lucky to have him. He's not just sweet but he's smart too. By the way, my eldest son has mild autism. We're not ashamed of it. He's very special in his own way and he's God's gift to us. We're actually proud of him coz he's been doing great lately, he draws so well and he can do some household chores now. He's not that "pasaway" anymore. So, cheers to that! :)