our little Joy

Here, are some photos of Joy with the family last December 2007.

This was taken at the Aviation Security Group-Special Operations Unit HQ at the NAIA compound. My husband took the kids with him to their unit's christmas party.

Joy, carried by her Papa posed with two of her ninongs, Sam dela China(in blue and white striped shirt) and David(in ASG black shirt).

Here, Joy and kuya JB plays with the other kids at SOU's 2007 christmas party

bag enamoured

She was so keen on having that pink Disney princesses bag that she gamely posed for it, of course mama thought of alibi's just so nothing is bought on a whim!

Here my daughter plays with the doll that her lola Pilar bought for her instead of the pink Disney bag (see previous photo).

Taken hours before New Year 2008 (ooooops! house in disarray, hehehee...)

mostly of Joy

Joy is a typical 3-year old, makulit na malikot and madaldal kahit bulol pa. Noong mas bata pa sya ang tahimik and very shy, she was to me a very fragile kid (even now kahit makulit at malikot na) she would cry whenever her kuya is being makulit. I even considered staying at home so I can take care of her, I was afraid she was not being taken cared (by the yaya) of the way I would want her to be.

I sometimes tell JB to look after his kid sister and not to leave her sister while they are outside. I told him as gently as I could, that some people are not good, that those people sometimes take away kids and make them work for money. My son of course is still young and he forgets some serious talks we've had but he did look after his sister most of the time more so if the yaya is not around. Joy is turning up to be a hardy kid like her brother. My fears after all can be set aside. But, of course nothing's lost in being cautious.
Joy loves to dance the "Marimar," it is the most popular cinenovela on TV's primetime these days.

Here is Joy dancing the "Marimar" even on the street!

Macalelon Public Market

From the mananahi we went to the market to check if there's still some fresh fish. Here's the banner for the town's fiesta we missed. It was over when we got there.

We love it when we are in Macalelon, 'coz there fish is not just a bit cheaper the fish there are freshly caught from the sea.

That was the first time JB and Joy watched how a fish is cleaned at the market.

Upon seeing the burger stand, the kids asked if they can each have a burger. Knowing that they may not like all of the ulam at dinner later, I agreed just so they won't go hungry later and then ask for midnight snack! If we were at home, midnight snack is ok, but in Macalelon the stores are closed by 7 or 8 in the evening. My kids really are not that picky, it's just that when it comes to seafood they like fish but they dislike crabs, prawns or shrimps, squids, octuposes, sea shells, etc. They only like fish, be it fried, paksiw, pinangat, inihaw, basta fish.

to Macalelon

We took some potshots while we were on the bus to Quezon and here's one of Joy and her Papa.

We arrived at my in-laws' home at around 2-3 in the afternoon. They were happy to see the kids, "ooh, they've grown so fast!""you're taller than your kuya," "you're taller than your ate, you don't look like a 3 year old!" were just some of the cheerful comments we heard of our kids. We'll they've got good genes! Heheheee!

After a bit of rest, we went to the mananahi for Joy's flower girl dress/gown. She was excited then was a bit disappointed when the yellow orange gown was handed to me so we can check if it fits Joy.

"Bakit hindi kulay pink?"

Our little girl have this fixation with the color pink. She prefers almost everything in pink. We learned the art of evasive alibis even white lies just so we can make her use not pink things. Were we glad when she acquiesced to wearing the orange gown. We were so relieved, 'coz she didn't like the color at all.

Dora at the Alabang van terminal

Last December (2007) my family attended the wedding of my husband's paternal cousin, in Macalelon, Quezon. Our kids were excited. It's been so long since we as a family last traveled farther than Metro Manila or Dasma. Besides my daughter is still 3 years old, so she stays mostly at home, while my son is in the 2nd grade at Holy Child Jesus Montessori. Nowadays hubby and I had to synchronize our scheds with that of our son so we can all spend rare bonding times together.

So, we really were glad when my husband was asked by his cousin to let Joy be one of the flower girls and JB to be the ring bearer. Of course, the thought of my kids specially my daughter marching as flower girl and my son as ring bearer made us more excited of the event than our kids!

We took the van ride to Alabang from the Robinson's terminal. The kids were delighted when they saw the Dora and Friends Activity Center (Or was it a hill/mountain? A path winds up a structure made to look like a hill/mountain. The structure was decorated with Dora characters.) I took some shots of them while the van was being filled with passengers.

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Greenbelt to Glorietta

 

The pocket garden at G3

I have always wanted to post photos of Greenbelt and Glorietta so my family, friends, and former classmates can somehow picture me walking to and from work each day. I took the following photos all over the web and I took the liberty of posting them in my blog since no copyright label accompanies each photo.

 

This is another shot of the pocket garden at Greenbelt. Seattle's Best, Starbucks, Cafe Havana, other cafes/restos, as well as the entrance to G3 (Greenbelt 3) fronts this pocket oasis. I always pass by here in the morning after getting off the bus. The place beyond the garden is now under construction and will be called G5. It will house more high end shops for the upper market - the A and B crowd. 

 

The Greenbelt chapel located right smack in the middle of Greenbelt's shopping area.

 

Another shot of Greenbelt's pocket garden and pond. 

 

The pocket garden at the back of Ayala Museum and G4. This portion of Greenbelt's mini park skirts the chapel.

 

This is Ayala Museum's front facade 

 

The walkway. I often pass through here in the evenings on my way to the bus station at Park Square.

 

Glorietta 4's main entrance. The building at its left side is Ascott which was formerly named Oakwood, the site of the Magdalo soldier's (coup d' etat attempt) stronghold. 

 

Inside Glorietta, at the mall's center. Often the site of mall activities such as fashion shows, auto shows, etc. It is where the Glorietta play place (my kid's favorite place at Glorietta) is located.

Paris' short hair

No matter, Paris is still NEWS! I think her birthright afforded her that! Here's some of Paris' latest photos I saw on

http://www.thehiltonfiles.com/paris-hilton-in-malibu-with-short-hair/.

She's sporting a new hair style. I think this has something to do with her hair extensions business whatsoever.

TOPSHOP

TOPSHOP

TOPSHOP is currently the place to shop for fashion conscious people in UK and the US these days. I am curious as to how the clothes there look like. With all the buzz it's been getting, more so when Kate Moss signed in.

I found TOPSHOP's photo at (again) http://chicinparis.wordpress.com/ . I read the following entry from the same site:

"...of the moment fashion at great prices. With the pound making London a very expensive city these days its nice to find fun clothes at bargain prices. TOP SHOP now has a vintage section..."

Phoebe Behind the Scene

I came across this interesting tidbit about Phoebe Cates. It somehow caught my curiosity 'coz it was once thought that she figured in a car accident before and because of it she passed away. And it was tought (I think even these days) that she is part Filipino.

Thanks to http://chicinparis.wordpress.com/ for the following tidbit.

one of Phoebe Cates latest pics

"...former actress and now boutique owner of the eclectic Blue Tree boutique in New York City. Phoebe has a funky look and style. Her wardrobe is made up from an eclectic selection from her discoveries abroad. Her greatest asset is her hair – a super cut and very shiny ..."

As young as ever...