christmas at bondi

On Christmas Day we decided to go to Bondi Beach and as expected it was packed. We didn’t really get to explore the area, save that for the next trip. And yes, E spent the whole afternoon playing on the sand, digging a hole for a mini-pool.

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checkmate

E playing with be-chiak .. well more of clowning around haha!

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christmas lights

A day before Gar (who’s on assignment in Melbourne) arrived to spend the chrissy holidays with us, I saw on tv a feature on some streets in Sydney that do a yearly christmas lights decor. So I looked up the streets to check if there was one nearby. After picking him up from the airport, we spent the afternoon at wentworth common at the olympic park and after dinner along with the Bauis off we went to Ashbury to check out the houses. We were all excited to see the houses (the ones they showed on tv were really nicely decorated, I just didn’t catch which area it was), according to the website there were four streets that participates in the yearly tradition. When we got there, the first street that we went to had only 1 house that put on christmas lights, as it turns out it was only the second street that most of the houses decorated. One particular house had all the people stopping and spending at least a few minutes (see the pic of gar below). I’m guessing that this was the house that started it all on that street, I read that they have been doing this for 18yrs. We only managed to get a few photos, we weren’t really ready for night shots haha!

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turning a year older

I am thankful.

For the blessings – that come and continue to come.

For the little bumps – for they make me grow wiser (hopefully!), learn and appreciate what I have more.

For my family – for loving me in spite of all my shortcomings. hehe. miss ko kayo!

For my extended family – for being there for the three of us.

For old friends – for making the effort despite the distance.

For new friends – for making our life here a bit easier.

For Ichi and E!

2008 has been more of a transition year for us, I wish that this year we will get our groove back. Here’s to exploring more of Oz this year.

Happy birthday to me!!

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