holiday eating

I find that the past weeks I have added pounds to my weight. Even though our food consumption is not nearly the same as what we would do if we were celebrating the holidays in Manila but still I feel like there has been non-stop eating. And yes I know that I need to do some exercise but really all I want to do is just rest and take it easy while E is still on break from school and there are no activities to bring him to. We can probably use resistance band for some resistance training to help burn those fats. But maybe tomorrow .. for now looking forward to dinner haha!

weddings

We have two weddings in the family next year. And we are so looking forward to going home and witnessing those special occasions. Especially excited too that the kiddos will be part of the entourage. It’s still a little more that a year to go so we haven’t made any definite plans yet. There are a coiple of events that we’d like to do but we’ll see if we can really make it happen. Back to the weddings, I’m not sure if they (the couples) have looked for their rings, they could certainly look at triton wedding bands. Though I am not sure what type of wedding bands they are looking for. If they do already decide to get the rings than that will be one item off the checklist.

more world cup commercials

Posted Pepsi’s earlier, now more commercials in line with the World Cup.

Nike – Write the Future (full-length):

Hyundai

MTN South Africa – Two world wars and one world cup:

Coca-cola: History of Celebration:

World Cup 2010 Kick-off Concert

Videos from the World Cup kick-off concert …

official FIFA World Cup Song – WAKA WAKA (This Time For Africa) performed by Shakira with South African band Freshlyground.

K’naan singing Wavin’ Flag

Black Eyed Peas with I Gotta Feeling

John Legend with Green Light

Alicia Keys with No One

Everyday People performed by Shakira, Angélique Kidjo, Black Eyed Peas, Juanes, Lira, K’naan and Hugh Masekela

world cup fever

It’s the World Cup and no doubt most of the world is tuned in for the next 30 days to the games in South Africa. Of course there’s also no escaping the different adverts and promotions.

Here is Pepsi’s Fifa World Cup 2010 advert:

bubs

Last year, I had quite a few preggy batchmates. But with all the preps we were doing not just for sab but also with E starting school this year, it was a shame we had to pass on the baby shower invitations that came our way. It would have been fun to join in celebrating the wonderful pregnancy of our friends. It is nice though that we have met the bubs since and all are beautiful I must say. Playdates next?

mum’s birthday

Mum flew in a week before her birthday, I specifically scheduled it that way because her birthday would already mark my 37th week which means that I could give birth anytime. Anyways, on her birthday we celebrated it with a yum cha lunch at hilltop phoenix at castle towers.  We initially intended to have the yum cha at eastwood but then we learned that they had a granny smith festival parade that day and preggy me didn’t want to walk a lot that day. After lunch we walked a bit around the mall and even though it was my mum’s birthday it was E who got presents haha. Talk about spoiling the grandson :p I’ll post what E got (a super early Christmas and birthday present) in another post.

At the resto ..

Helping mamita blow the cake …

what?!

What is happening ?

Last Wednesday in Sydney,  this was what greeted us in the morning ..

Dust storm at 6am

and at 9am

And then just this Saturday in Manila ..

this was the view from our relatives house in Quezon City, this photo was taken from the second floor balcony .. thank God everyone was ok.

from facebook:

from facebook (by miggy unabia, Sept 27, 2009, 7am) .. this is very near my mom’s place

from facebook: at my former university

We’re just glad that all our families back home are safe, though there may be material losses but still they are all safe. I wish and pray that all those who are still stranded are rescued and there are campaigns for donations and relief goods that have been setup. You can check out Bianca Gonzales’ blog for a list.

go manny!

I admit I’m not such a big fan of the sport but I can’t help but watch when it comes to Manny Pacquaio. My earliest memories of watching the man in interviews (I think this was pre-Roach) I didn’t like how he came across. But over the last fights he had, I like how humble (compared to other boxers) and unassuming he is in interviews. In yesterday’s fight against Hatton, Ichi and I were in awe with how fast he was, we couldn’t even see the punches. I just hope that he has smarts about him with regards to the money he’s earning now that down the line we don’t hear that he’s squandered all, maybe even follow in De La Hoya’s footsteps (in terms of boxing promotion)? But please don’t go into politics, I really believe he can do more as a private citizen.

canberra weekend pt1

A couple weeks ago we drove to Canberra for the weekend at the invitation of the Molinas. They had planned an early Christmas get-together with their friends there and invited us. As we had been wanting to go for a while now, we didn’t pass up on the invite. Before we went to their home we visited the Australian War Memorial. E had a great time looking at the various items on display. After picking up some food, off we went to the Molinas. It was a fun christmas get together, complete with great company, good food, nice gifts and plenty of laughter.

Driving to Canberra	Car seat fun
Happy passenger
Australian War Memorial
requisite peace sign pose
liking the diorama
party at the molinas
putting to use tita carlene’s christmas gift
gift giving
games
kids turn

With all the pics that we’re accumulating, its a good thing we have external hard drives for storage.