Photos of the Week: Rain

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Photos of the Week: Cute!

Just want to share some nice photos picked from the net, courtesy of We Heart It site.

Old Churches: Bulacan II

Photo Gallery of Old Churches, taken during our Visita Iglesia 2010 (Part 2)

St. John the Baptist, Calumpit

San Isidro Labrador, Pulilan, Bulacan

San Agustin, Baliuag Bulacan

Sto Nino de Bustos, Bustos Bulacan

San Juan de Dios, San Rafael Bulacan

Old Churches: Bulacan I

Photo Gallery of our Visita Iglesia 2010 (Part 1)

Nuestra Senora dela Asuncion – Bulacan, Bulacan:

San Ildefonso, Guiguinto Bulacan:

Sta Isabel, Malolos

Immaculate Concepcion, Malolos

Barasoain Church, Malolos

Santiago de Apostol, Paombong

Sta Ana, Hagonoy

Aliya’s 2nd Year!

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101 Minus 15th – Bonding Moments with Ma & Dad

#23 of my 101 - Relaxed Moments and Adventures with Parents (Abroad or Province) – This time it’s Subic!

I have planned for this trip for multiple purposes. It was originally because the announced store opening of Puregold Duty Free Subic was March 15. I booked right away for the house of my dear former Boss Manny from SGV as early as February and I happened to secure the place. Great! It is also the birthday getaway of Jolo and Lean. And I really have to squeeze this gimick in my tight schedule because of my commitment (to myself) of at least 2 adventures every month. Plus, it can also be a treat to Mama and Dad! So, off we go!

I invited my parents to come with us for some meaningful bonding moments. With only us in the big house (of 4 bedrooms, 5 baths and one big play room), we watched there the Pacman boxing with Clottey and just relaxed! Or so I thought, because relaxing is not suitable if you have 3 kids in tow. So we went for a great fun at Tree Top Adventure! I think this is a must in Subic! So, we tried the “rides” if that’s what is called of tossing us between trees, sideways and upwards! Jolo and Papi did the “Interactive Tree Fall” and “Surfing” while Jolo and I did the “Superman” (read more here as this is also an accomplishment of one of my 101), later on Lean and I rode the Canopy Ride for 40-minutes cable ride (chair) atop the trees up to 150 feet. See for yourself, see this site. The following day, we went on beach swimming at All Hands Beach (which Aliya enjoyed so much) and sunset watching.

But the highlight of our escapades (at least for me) is our daily breakfast at the garden… Just the family and Mama and Daddy! relaxed talks and lots of laughters! Great, great weekend!

Did I mentioned that the store did not open on that weekend? so I just drop-by to see the set-up (while they watch the sunset….)

see pictures on my multiply site, and the sample below:

Celebrate Friendship!

I have a long-outstanding promise to a friend to post our pictures in internet, I keep reminding myself and keep on forgetting, until today. And I did more than just posting it in my FB account… I made a Smilebox digital scrapbook with designs, music and all… that is, with effort!

This is a compilation of our “celebration” of friendship that filled our 2009 with joy and inspiration… just being together.

Sis Natz, eto na….

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Malaysian Movie 2007 by Bong Ngii

Here’s our photos during our Malaysian travel in 2007. The motiff and theme and music of the Smilebox production is brought to you by Bong Ngii (no other than Lee Andrew – pen name of Lean)!

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See also other SmileBox creations at Digital Photo Collection at my page.

The Holiday A-Z Photos!

A - St Agatha’s Resort Grand Reunion & Papi’s Bday (#18) (# reference in previous blog)

B – Boat Ride up to Cruz sa Wawa at Bocaue (#20)

C – Complete Cousins

D – The DAY (my day) (#10)

see also pictures here: Ways to Celebrate a Bday

E – Eucharistic Day of Lean (#4)

F - Family! (#16)

G – Gift-Giving for Kids (#13)

H – Home for Holiday – Chuko & Deanne (#12)

I – “I” Moment at our Christmas party… Audit Bday Tribute (#7)

J – Surprise Bday Treat for John-john (#1)

K – moments with Kuyas (#22)

L – night with SVS at Lorna T’s house in “Dahil May Isang Ikaw” (#2)

M – Kuya’s visit at our house @ Marilao (#23)

N – New Year’s Eve (#21)

O – Opening of Seri Asia (#9)

P – Party! Party! Puregold Audit Family (see this also) and SVS Family! (#6)

Q – Queue at Charity Gift Giving

R – Raffle, Bingo & Games on Xmas Eve (#15)

S – Star Awards for Auditors (#8) (more info here)

T- “These are the Days” (#21) A Music Video @ YouTube – click here

U – Unstoppable “Sports Tournament” – Swimming, Bowling & Basketball

V – Dinner date with Verna and later on with SGV Friends (#5)

W – Wacky Photos! (#14) see more here

X – Xmas Spirit! with Daddy & Mama!

Y – bYe Time… 1st round (#24)

Z – Z-read, bYe… 2nd Round (#25)

Sunset Jump Shots!

The pictures were taken at our favorite farm that witnessed a lot from our childhood days! Taken during sunset, that’s also our favorite time to play!

We just had a great, great time during and after our gift-giving activity, the day before Christmas! If there is one moment that I will choose to just “stood still,” this will be it! I came to believe that life is CREATED for moments like these. No other trimmings, no other frills and fuss, no fancy place and ambiance… but just laughs, fun, and great time… surrounded by family and loved ones and nature and blessings! (Made even better with the presence of my brothers Lito and RIcky and their kids, especially Chuko and Deanne plus Te Leli! – whom we have not seen for 10 years….)

Memories are made of these! Wow!

These Are the Days….

My greatest appreciation to my staff and colleagues at Audit Department. Life and work wouldn’t have been so engaging, rewarding and “easy” without the enthusiasm, commitment, motivation of these people. I have learned a lot from this bunch and I hope that I was able to inspire them too. Our moments of working, planning, achieving and playing together deserves this video clip I made:

These are the Days, by Natalie Merchant.

my Aliya….

Aliya is growing up… fast… the changes maybe subtle, but it’s there! Here’s a smilebox slideshow showing her “transformation” in four months (from August to November in 2009)….




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and here's her slideshow during her 1st year on earth....



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Aliya in 365 days….

Random Pictures Taken In September 2009…

ALiya’s growth in 365 days will be chronicled in my subsequent blogs…

Picture Story #19: Salute to the Filipino Spirit!

“Filipinos may be poor… but they are not poor in spirit”

Amidst calamity and disaster, Filipinos still find ways to survive and brings the best out of the situation. Filipinos cannot be defeated by any crisis, but can always rise from the rubble…. with a good spirit!

catching fish amidst the flood for their meal (with smile on his face!).... (self reliance)

taking a break and comprehending where to start (hope)

building foot bridge amidst city street (ingenuity)

image of mother and child in flood (acceptance)

cleaning, salvaging what's left.... life must go on.... (endurance)

religious procession of the faithful (faith)

working together to rebuild the nation (bayanihan or volunteerism)

a school girl going to school in a improvised raft driven by a boy (perseverance)

JUST NOTHING CAN BRING THE FILIPINO SPIRIT DOWN!

Picture Story #18: Let These Pictures Speak For Itself…. AGAIN!

Typhoon hit Philippines again! October 6, 2009 (barely 2 weeks after typoon flooded Manila in Sept 26)….
This time it hit the northern Luzon causing devastation to ricefield, livelihood, mountains, roads and lives of too many people…. How sad…

see related posts re: typhoon pepeng (see) and its aftermath (see)….

Picture Story # 16: Let these Pictures Speak for Itself :(

Typhoon Ondoy Hit Manila…. Sept 26, 2009…

Please pray for our fellowmen! Let’s help!

for donation please course-through this trusted site:

http://www.kerygmafamily.com/modules/subscriber/donationsondoy.php

for more info: google “typhoon ondoy”

Picture Gallery #14: Bora…Once Again!




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My favorite pictures now in SmileBox... Been very excited doing this scrapbook... Napupuyat ako!

Picture Gallery #13: Aliya’s 1st Digital Scrapbook

My first digital scrapbook project about Aliya, I just tried it and it’s fun… But still nothing compares with the labor of “love” when you do manual scrapbooking (and journaling, for that matter)… there’s an element of art if you do it by hands… but anyway, i will just have to do both! check the site, it’s great!



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