Christmas 2008.
A blog post loaded with photos.
I brought out his gifts on the morning of 24th.
These are mostly books, crayons, fire trucks, toy animals, and his train set and Lego.
From then on, DS couldn’t stay away from them.
Must be the wrappers. I used wrappers with prints of his favorite characters.
We went to Tagaytay on the morning, and once we were home, DS was again beside his gifts.
Waking him up on Christmas Eve wasn’t so hard. He was up when he was told that he’s gonna open his gifts already.
Syempre, picture muna.
Opening of gifts.
His ultimate gift. His Lego Community Builders Set and Community Workers Set.
Santa was generous, he also gave him a Thomas Train set.
The boys loved ‘their’ Lego.
Come Christmas morning…
Happy 2009!
“Here’s to the bright New Year, and a fond farewell to the old; here’s to the things that are yet to come, and to the memories that we hold.”
“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.”
~ Edith Lovejoy Pierce
“Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow: The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true”
~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson
“Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right.”
~ Oprah Winfrey
Random Questions 4.
1. What do you wear more, jeans or sweats? Jeans.
2. When is your birthday? 19th of December.
3. Do you swear a lot? No.
4. Where did you get the shirt(s) you’re wearing? I bought it.
5. Do you have any regrets? I do, but I don’t dwell on them too much.
6. What was your first alcoholic drink? I’m boring. None.
7. Do you want something/someone you can’t have? No.
8. What color are your favorite shoes? I don’t like shoes. I wear flip-flops most of the time.
9. Who would you like to see right now? My family.
10. Are you a social or antisocial person? I’m both.
11. Have the cops ever come by your house? No.
12. Ever been in love? Yes.
13. Ever had braces? Yes.
14. Who was the first person to really break your heart? I’m not telling. 
15. What do you wear to bed? Shorts and a shirt. A wear pajamas if it’s cold.
16. Who was your first best friend and are you still friends with them? Raquel from elementary. But I haven’t seen her since high school.
17. Who was the last person to disappoint you? ;(
18. Do you trust people easily? No.
19. Who was the first person you talked to today? DS or DH, I couldn’t remember.
20. Who was the first person to text you today? Litzie.
You can grab this from Chikai. Time for me to check affordable insurance rates on the internet. I need to look for a more stable insurance company as I am having doubts with our current company.
Kanin Club, Again.
Another set of photos from our lunch at Kanin Club. I just realized that we frequently have our lunch there. I like it there mainly because their serving is big, especially the pancit, that we have enough leftover to last us until dinner, which means no cooking for me.
Looking at his Mickey Mouse workbook.
Vegetarian Curry. I thought this looked delicious when I saw this from one of the tables so I ordered one. Unfortunately, I didn’t enjoy it so much.
Pancit for DS.
Bistek, para maiba naman.
So I Can Read.
I have been having terrible headaches a few months back. I remembered reading the Twilight series a lot during those times. And I have been reading it using my phone, which does not have the biggest screen, so I thought that I might need to have my eyes checked. So I did. Mine is not a perfect vision but the doctor said that it’s nothing to worry about. I know my right eye have a grade, but based on her explanation there’s no need for it to be corrected. But she advised that if I do read lot, then I need to get myself a pair of reading glasses. I will be getting myself a pair this coming year. I just need to look for a frame that suits my face and of course, one that suits my budget, too. I saw a very nice selection of Holiday frames from Zenni Optical. And I’m surprised that their stylish glasses are very affordable. They also have a write-up about choosing a frame and I found it very useful especially for first-timers like me. Good thing I haven’t bought mine yet. I plan to get my reading glasses from them and maybe get something for friends and family, too.
New Crayons.
I was glad to have found these twistable crayons in the bookstore. I bought two sets, the mini’s and the true-life. This one’s less messy compared to the usual crayons as DS usually breaks his crayons. I am planning to buy the set with more colors and hopefully we have those bigger sets here. I also like the flip-top pens as I will never have to look for missing caps again.
He Can’t Wait.
Because he couldn’t wait to open his gifts and he is into traffic signs, we put a No Estong sign on his gifts. I only put the gifts out on the 24th and it was indeed a good idea as DS couldn’t keep his hands from his gifts. I think a got him a little too much gifts this year. But there’s only one big ticket item there and the rest are affordable and useful as most are books. I should have added a tv stand on my gift list as I have been wanting to replace the one in our room.
What Holiday Cookie Are You?
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You Are a Shortbread Cookie |
 You are very realistic about yourself and the world. You aren’t much for dreaming or fantasizing… you’re happy with your life as is. More than most people, you appreciate the value of hard work. |
Bubba Gump.
Posting these makes me hungry. Here’s what we had during my birthday lunch. And since I eat my dessert before I have my meal, we had the big chocolate chip cookie served.
Here’s DS feasting on the cookie. And even dipping the fries on the ice cream.
Because he is into traffic signs, I had to take a picture of him with the Stop sign.
I was also able to shop, mostly things for the house like pillows,
faucet, and some more gifts.
Because I Like His Shirt.
Big Feet.
Big shoes.
Big Buddha made us wait for 40 minutes for our food so we transferred to Bubba Gump for my birthday lunch. We were able to finish the big burger and the pasta. Normally, we would have leftover of pasta but this time we ate them all. Not to mention the big chocolate chip cookie we had for dessert. We couldn’t finish the whole cookie though so we took home half of it.
I’m yet to post the rest of the photos as I am looking around for affordable moving trucks. Not for me though. But how I wish we can move some place nicer.
Just Some Photos.
Taken at the Greenbelt Park when we had my birthday lunch a few days ago.
By the stairs lined with tons of poinsettia.
The frog which I didn’t really like so much.
And the fishes.
And the ducks, freely roaming around the place.
Christmas Program.
Before I read about mesothelioma, let me share some photos of the Christmas Program in DS’ school. If he just stood on the stage during their Halloween presentation, DS this time couldn’t stay at his place during their performance. And during their Christmas Alphabet presentation, he just stayed in the middle, when he was supposed to stay on the right side since he was holding the 2nd S. *sigh*
Before the program.
Mic test. Playing with the microphone before the program starts.
With some of his classmates.
Singing Must Be Santa.
The Christmas Alphabet.
True!
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You Are a Discount Shopper |
 You love to get things as cheaply as possible. You live for sales. It’s partially because you like to save money, but it’s also because you like the thrill of finding a fabulous deal. Of all the types, you tend to shop frequently but rarely by. You keep an eye on prices. |
First Exchange Gift.
He got these Hotwheels cars from his classmates Vince during their class exchange gifts. All the boys wished for Hotwheels cars while the girls mostly wished for a Barbie. The school somewhat discourages parents from spending on gifts for every classmate of their kid (which is actually a good thing), hence the exchange gift. The gift should also cost around 200 pesos only.
Here are some more photos during their exchange gifts.
I now need to look at some spring plungers which I know nothing about.
