68/365 Every night, I offer a prayer for the day that was, for the gift of life and for the blessing of anothe beautiful day.

69/365  Reading in the dark? Well, if the rotational brownout continues, this will be a common sight with the kids.

70/365 Dementia cake from Kooky & Luscious. This cake is truly a chocolate lover’s delight. A truffle cake white chocolate almond pastille, dark chocolate mousse and ganache. Yummy!

71/365 Last hoorah for this school year. These are my son’s reviewer, ready and waiting for him this weekend.

Marahil isa sa mga katangian ng mga Pinoy na tunay kong hinahangaan ay ang pagiging likas na madasalin. Kahapon lamang ay nagsimba ako at pinagmasdan ko ang iba’t ibang uri ng tao na dumalo sa misa. Napansin ko na ang karamihan ay mga taong nag-oopisina. Nakakabilib kung paanong isinasakripisyo ng mga taong ito ang oras ng kanilang pananghalian upang makinig ng misa.

Kaya naman siguro kahit anong hirap ng bansa natin ay nakakaraos tayo. Sa harap ng krisis na pang- ekonomiya at politikal at ang mga kalamidad ng dumarating, ang lahat ng ito ay ipinagpapasa-Diyos na lamang natin. Di ba’t naipakita rin natin ito noong nakaraang EDSA People Power Revolution kung saan ay rosaryo at dasal ang iniharap ng mga tao sa mga nakabalandrang tanke ng mga militar?

Isa sa pagpapatunay ng pagkamadasalin ng mga Pilipino ay pagkakaroon ng simbahan at kapilya saan ka man dumako. At kahit sa mga mall ngayon ay nagdaraos na ng misa para di na makaligtaan ng mga tao ang pagsisimba lalo na tuwing araw ng linggo.

Magandang Huwebes sa inyong lahat!

(Probably one of the characteristics that I like most about Filipinos is that they are prayerful by nature. Just yesterday I attended  mass and was able to observe people who attended — most of them are office workers. I can’t help but feel astonished at these people who have sacrificed an hour (which is their lunchtime) to be able to hear mass.

Perhaps this is the reason why we are able to overcome all the hardships that our country is experiencing. Be it economic crisis, political crisis and even in the face of natural calamities, we have learned to trust in the Lord. Didn’t we just demonstrate that during EDSA People Power Revolution? That despite the blockade of military tanks, people were there to face them prayers and rosary?

The fact that you can find chapels and churches everywhere you go, is an indication that Filipinos are prayerful. Now even in the malls, priests celebrate mass so that people won’t have any excuse of not hearing mass especially during Sundays.

Happy Thursday!)

63/365 Salt and Pepper Spare Ribs from ZHU Chinese Cuisine.

64/365 Cheesymada from Bread Talk — anything with cheese is heaven for me.

65/365 Beads, beads and more beads… I am quite surprised at how much I have collected over the years.

66/365 Awww… that anxious look My daughter as she awaits the results of the Cheerleading finals during the NCC. I’d love to cuddle her and say “I love you no matter what.”

I enjoy watching this kind of competition. Even as spectator, the rush of adrenaline cannot be avoided as you watch the each of the teams try to achieve their flawless routines, execute those intricate gymnastic moves such as tumbling and cartwheel and of course, the nerve wrecking stunts for the flyers. These flying stunt is one that makes me screech whenever they throw those bodies in mid air.

My girl and her team was in for a real competition this time. Last year, they were invited only for an exhibition to introduce a new Juniors Division for the NCC.

It was a tough competition for all the competing teams. This is my daughter and her team mates as they anxiously await the announcement of the winners.

Although they did not bag the 1st place, they are all winners. They came in as 2nd runner up. You can see that most of them were quite disappointed, but they put up a good fight. This is what’s good about exposing your kids to sports, they get to face failures and be a better sport. Next year will be another year and hopefully they’ll do better. Congratulations to all of you!

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Napakayaman ng ating bansa sa yaman ng kalikasan. Tuwing ako ay dadalaw sa iba’t ibang lugar sa Pilipinas ay namamangha ako sa ganda ng ating bansa.

Isa sa mga paboritong kong kunin tuwing ako ay maglalakbay ay ang kalikasan. Tulad nitong unang larawan, ito ay kuha sa Malcapuya Island sa Palawan.

Heto naman ay sa Palawan din, sa Kayangan Lake, Coron.

At eto ay kuha 100feet above ground, nung minsang nagkaroon ako ng lakas ng loob na sumakay sa Canopy Lift Ride sa Subic Tree Top Adeventure.

(Our country is rich natural resources. Every time I visit any part of the country, I am awed a the beauty of the Philippines.

One of my favorite subject, is to take shots of nature. Like this first picture which was taken in Malcapuya Island, Palawan.

This one is also in Palawan, Kayangan Lake in Coron.

And this photo was taken 100 feet above ground when I had the courage to ride the Canopy Lift Ride at Subic Tree Top Adventure.)

58/365 Liquor Bottle – I chanced upon this in the house of my friend. I loved how the afternoon sun reflected the glass.

59/365 My son’s toy violin …

60/365 Gelatin, a healthy snack and a refreshing one especially when eaten chilled.

61/365 Lumang Sapatos (Old Shoes)

But one cannot enjoy this alone, you need to play it with friends. Fortunately, his classmate decided to have a “Dart Tag Party”. The kids were so excited to attend. It was an intimate party held at their residence.

It was one of those moments that you get to see the boys sweat and play, which I believe is good for their generation. Since most of them can stay in front of the computer, TV or console game the whole day, this kind of play is a refreshing change. Reminds me of how filthy we get every time we play outside when we were kids.

Well, of course did have their own kind of enjoyment while the kids are at play.

It was already night time when the kids decided to rest for awhile but still play .

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These are all part of my daily regimen. I love to moisturize my skin, experts say that’s the secret to younger looking skin. With no preference on the labels, I always put on a moisturizer on my face every morning before I go out and then body lotion. At night, the  regimen for my face is to cleanse, tone and moisturize. Before bedtime, I keep my lipbalm, eye cream and hand cream in handy.

The skin is the largest organ of our body and we need to take care of them