Laguna Sky

This picture was taken in one of our Philippine Trip back in 2005 during our road trip at Southern part of the country.Hubby fell in love with the scenery so we stopped by for a while  and took pictures of it.The blue sky is so lovely and the place is so serene.Since my husband is a foreigner ,he never get to drive as far as Quezon province because I was afraid that he might  be abducted by the NPA's.

One of the joys of  living in the province is the fresh air,green grass and lots of trees underneath the blue sky.

My Life

My eldest son is into blogging.He made a blog account My Life, at WordPress months ago but decided to write only last month .As of  now ,he has 4 posts so far.The last one was when daddy went to US for a vacation.

He keeps on asking me several times if daddy called already.Before hubby left,he said he will be in Oklahoma airport at 6 am ,Qatar time .So the following day ,first thing in the morning, kuya asked me if daddy is home already .I told him  not yet and it is still 4 hours drive from the airport to grandma's house and he  is too tired to call yet.
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He asked me how far is home from the airport and I said I don't know.This is the funny part,he then asked me his grandpa's speed limit and did the computation right away.

Distance = Rate X Time
Distance = 120kph X 4 hours
Distance = 480 km

Hmm,how come I did not know this at all.Thanks kuya for sharing the math with mama.

                                                                  My Life,my pride and joy

Kids in Blue

                                                                 Mommy Moments- Blue

 Here are pictures of my baby in blue shirt  having fun playing around  the trolleys inside the baggage check in lounge of Qatar International Airport while waiting for hubby's departure.Poor kid was not aware that dada will be gone for one month  to see grandma,grandpa, and his 3 kuya's(brother).

 

 

Kuya's pictures when he was  4 months old.His 2nd pic looks tired while waiting for his meal at Mc do and the last one was taken on his 7th birthday

 

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Pig out Time

 Girls talk about food again.When it comes to eating ,we Filipinos really has a lot of stories to tell.The last time I  make a pig out of myself  was 3 weeks ago .My family were invited the same day at a birthday party and a wedding anniversary of my two good friends.Sadly I never had taken pictures of the food at the events.We had fun eating and chatting at the same time.

Here are some of the pictures of the gatherings I attended  where in I really over ate.

 QL-Filex 3rd Year  Anniversary  party by the beach with overflowing food on the table.It was a whole day affair so we  had separate tables for breakfast ,lunch and  snacks.We had more food for take home.

  lunch time

3rd Sea food and Barbeque Feast .We do it yearly and pot luck so food is not really a problem.

 2009 Christmas Party Celebration.

2nd Barbeque feast  by the beach ,same place where we held the 3rd bbq feast.

1st Bbq feast at a friends house .I was4 months pregnant with my baby then and I was really craving  for lots of food.

     look at those yummylicious looking guinataang crab with kalabasa,buttered shrimp  and sago't gulaman


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Father's Love Letter

 
This video is owned by www.fathersloveletter.com. I saw it at YouTube while browsing. As a christian, I believe that God loves us so much that he sent his son Jesus Christ for the salvation of our souls. Take time out to watch this video and you will feel enlightened by the Words of God, the Father who only wants the best for his children and will  always be  there waiting for us in heaven. 

 


                             My Child…

You may not know me, but I know everything about you…Psalm 139:1
I know when you sit down and when you rise up…Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways…Psalm 139:3
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered…Matthew 10:29-31
For you were made in my image…Genesis 1:27
In me you live and move and have your being…Acts 17:28
For you are my offspring…Acts 17:28
I knew you even before you were conceived…Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation…Ephesians 1:11-12
You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book…Psalm 139:15-16
I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live…Acts 17:26
You are fearfully and wonderfully made…Psalm 139:14
I knit you together in your mother's womb…Psalm 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born…Psalm 71:6
I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me…John 8:41-44
I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love…1 John 4:16
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you…1 John 3:1
Simply because you are my child and I am your father…1 John 3:1
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could…Matthew 7:11
For I am the perfect father…Matthew 5:48
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand…James 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs…Matthew 6:31-33
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope…Jeremiah 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love…Jeremiah 31:3
My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore…Psalm 139:17-18
And I rejoice over you with singing…Zephaniah 3:17
I will never stop doing good to you…Jeremiah 32:40
For you are my treasured possession…Exodus 19:5
I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul…Jeremiah 32:41
And I want to show you great and marvelous things…Jeremiah 33:3
If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me…Deuteronomy 4:29
Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart…Psalm 37:4
For it is I who gave you those desires…Philippians 2:13
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine…Ephesians 3:20
For I am your greatest encourager…2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles…2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you…Psalm 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart…Isaiah 40:11
One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes…Revelation 21:3-4
And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth…Revelation 21:3-4
I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus…John 17:23
For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed…John 17:26
He is the exact representation of my being…Hebrews 1:3
He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you…Romans 8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins…2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled…2 Corinthians 5:18-19
His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you…1 John 4:10
I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love…Romans 8:31-32
If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me…1 John 2:23
And nothing will ever separate you from my love again…Romans 8:38-39
Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen…Luke 15:7
I have always been Father, and will always be Father…Ephesians 3:14-15
My question is…Will you be my child?…John 1:12-13
I am waiting for you…Luke 15:11-32 

                         Love, Your Dad. Almighty God

True Love

I just read it from one of my Facebook friends status and thought to share it with you. Reading it  made me think of my loving husband and how he treats me as a wife. I would say that he is exactly the kind of guy  mentioned by the author of this poem. For those who are still single I wish that you find a true love who will cherish  and care for you for the rest of your lives together. And for all of us who already found somebody, make the best out of it by building a stronger relationship, unconditional love and respect with each other.

Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot,
who calls you back when you hang up on him,
who will stay awake just to watch you sleep.

Wait for the guy who kisses your forehead,
who wants to show you off to the world when you are in your sweats,
who holds your hand in front of his friends.

Wait for the one who is constantly reminding you of
how much he cares about you and
how lucky he is to have you.

Wait for the one who turns to his friends and says,
"...that's her."


( credit  goes to whoever wrote this, unknown author)

Villa Escudero Coconut Plantation and Resort

Villa Escudero is a resort and plantation somewhere in Laguna,Philippines,one of the prime tourist destinations of the locals and foreign visitors of  the country.It was my husband's first trip to Philippines and I know how much he like to drive around the country so we let him be our driver to experience the Phlippine traffic. Hubby,me and my eldest son visited the place in one of our road trips.The place is so cool and the air is fresh because of the surrounding trees and lake.

 The museum is inside the resort where you can see religious collections ,costume,coins,household furnitures,weaponry,images and other antique stuff  from the Spanish era.My husband  loves antique and a coin collector so he was really amused of the wide collections inside.I was not able to take pictures because camera's are not allowed inside.

I really like the still water of the lake. The bamboo raft  is an added attraction  for  visitors  who wants to cross the lake using  hands as paddle.

 If you want to stay overnight or a longer vacation ,this is one of the accommodations they offer.We went to the place on the way  back home to San Pedro ,Laguna  which is only an hour drive so we did not  stay for overnight.

Mellow Yellow

My stepson playing softball  3 years ago .He and his team mates looks cute in their  yellow uniform .

And here's a yellow flower from my PIL 's garden taken by hubby.

Missing You !

It is my first morning this year without hubby beside me. He is in the the US for a vacation.Me and my kids will be all alone in the house for one month.Huh ,we miss him already.Kuya ,wrote something on his blog 

My Life, last night about daddy.We did not go with him this time ,kuya has school until June and daddy need to be in the US in time for 2nd son's high school graduation , to renew his expired drivers licensed ,tax payments and  have a look at some  properties  somewhere in Oklahoma . 

 We love and miss you daddy! huggs and kisses... mama,kuya and baby.

Arrozcaldo( Rice Porridge) and Tokwa( Bean Curd)

 I was craving  for  Arrozcaldo and Tokwa  since last week but I can't find any glutinous rice around the area and the tokwa can only be found in the Filipino stores which is quite far  from my place.Around 15 minutes drive ,hehehe! yeah right ,for me it is far coz I am a lazy driver.

At last ,hubby took time off from work to do some business at the bank near the Filipino stores or we calls it Filipino souq (store) in the Middle East .I asked him to dropped me off and my little boy at the store and just get back to us when he is done.

I got me tokwa  for QR 12 only ( $3 ) and some grocery stuff.Then hubby came back to pick us up .Guess what I forgot when we were home ? Glutinous rice. Well .what else do I have in the fridge to get a taste of that tokwa right away. I have ,bean sprout ,carrots and green pepper.Okay,that will work.Just need some sauteing  and  frying .Here is my sauteed veggies with tokwa.

The following day ,hubby and me went to his favorite store, Megamart .I looked  for some glutinous rice but to no avail so I got me something instead.A pack of instant Arrozcaldo.Good enough for me and better than nothing.I just added a cup of cooked rice and let it boiled.Put  some some flaked left over chicken breast and hard boil egg. I fried  some bean curd too dipped  in soy sauce and vinegar , a little sugar and chopped pepper..And here goes my finish product .

And my dessert was Del Monte Pineapple fresh from the Philippines.

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Food I Choose First on a Buffet

Whenever I go on  a  buffet  I always look  for the soup first then get me another plate of  vegetables and sea food. If it is a Filipino buffet the  first thing I grab is the rice, laing(if there is any),  dinuguan, binagoongan, ampalaya con carne, buttered crab and of course the ever popular kare kare. Never mind the pancit (noodles) and spaghetti because  we  usually have it  in almost all of  the Filipino gatherings we are attending to.

And for the other restaurant, I always get food that I don't usually eat or cook at home  in small portions so I can taste all the food  they are serving as much as I can. And then get me another plate or more of  the food that  suits my taste.

Most Expensive Lunch

What was my expensive food ? I am a cheap person so I consider every food that I eat outside as  expensive.
The most expensive lunch for me is every time we go to US and eat at one of the restaurants there with our 5 children.

One of the  most expensive breakfast I had was a  french toast, 2 pcs of turkey bacon, one half grillled tomato , half a cup of potato wedges and a glass of capucchino from the Italian Resto at  Villago  Mall 2 weeks ago at a price of QR 50( 600 pesos).

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

This is one of my families fave food. My hubby likes the sweet and sour taste of the sauce and pineapple chunks but really hates mushroom in his meal. My son, on the other hand is not much of a veggie eater. So in order for them to eat these healthy vegetables, I thought of something to trick them by mixing chopped veggies on the hamburger meat or fish flakes. By doing this, they can eat their not so favorite vegetables without them knowing it.

Ingredients:

• 500 grms ground beef
• 1 medium size potato –cut into small sizes
• 1/2 small carrot –cut into small sizes
• 1 stalk green onion – cut
• 1/4 cup mushroom
• 2-3 cloves garlic
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:


1. Throw all the vegetables in the food processor ( potato ,carrots,green onion ,garlic,mushroom). I have the small processor that I have been  using for a long time now and is really  a great help for me. It saves me time  from chopping all the veggies very finely.

2. In a big bowl, place the burger meat. Pour in the chopped veggies. Mix well.Add 1 tsp salt  and pepper or according to  taste.

 

 3. Form into balls and bake at 350 degrees F  for 30 minutes.

Sauce:

• 1 small can pineapple chunks
• 6 tbsp white sugar
• 1 tbsp tomato catsup
• 1 onion –quartered
• 2 tbsp corn starch dissolved in 2 tbsp water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1tbsp soy sauce
•  Pineapple chunks syrup
• 1 bell pepper  cut into strips
• 1 small carrot cut into strips

Directions:

1. Stir fry bell pepper and carrots.Set Aside. 
2.  Mix  water, catsup, pineapple syrup, soy sauce, salt pepper. Cook until boil. 
3. Thicken with corn starch. 
4. Add carrots ,bell pepper and pineapple chunks. Remove from  heat.
5. Pour sauce on top of the meatballs.
6.  Serve with rice or mashed potato.

Baby goes Yellow

I always see Mommy Moments in most of the blogs that I read but I have no idea what it is  all about  until I bumped into ViVaPiNaYs mommy moment entry. At the last part of the post, there is the" clicked  the link below for more info" . So there goes The "Mommy Journey", with 56 Mommy Moments entries so far that says "you're next". I checked each entries  one by one and all I saw  was the cute  kids pictures in yellows.

So next thing I did was go on my children's pictures and search for yellows  for my first Mommy  Moments entry. Okay, here is my entry. The bundle of our joy, my youngest  boy  playing inside his yellow baby gym.The pictures were taken when he was only 5 months old.

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When my son met Santa

Mommy Moments-Red

 Christmas 2009 was when my youngest son first met Santa Claus. He was probably wondering who is this big man with white mustache surrounded by children that is  trying to snatch him. Actually this was his 2nd Christmas, he was only 6 months old then and he was not able to see Santa.