tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65614651796701459602012-02-16T16:55:40.989-08:00by Ena Manansala4Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08345886686379206423noreply@blogger.comBlogger371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6561465179670145960.post-39328767200713499152009-02-15T18:54:00.000-08:002009-02-15T23:54:31.483-08:00

I have always been fond of reading books since high school. During summer breaks from school, I always look forward to a 2-month reading spree of reading pocket books or magazines. But then somehow, since I got so busy and caught up with "marriage and motherhood"...my interest somehow faded and completely disappeared. But now, I have made a promise to continue my passion for reading. My kids

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This is my current "flavor of the month"! From Teriyaki Boy Group, Inc, Sizzlin' Pepper Steak House at The Atrium of Megamall. This is so good and affordable...just P185. Served in a sizzling plate, which is wisely covered with a round carton so the smoke and sizzling sauce would not get all over your shirt. As soon as served, you will be asked by the waiter to turn the beef upside down if you

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Erin Louise celebrated her 8th birthday last 9 October. I let her choose her own birthday outfit and guess what...after hours of going around Megamall, she (finally!) found her "tweeny" get-up in Bayo. A blouse in her favorite color (pink), and a pants that fits her well. I must say she chose wisely...indeed she can wear this (and I'm sure she will) over and over. Her birthday cake is her

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I feel sad today…my boss for two years has now officially (and physically) transferred to another department. I admit during our first few months, we didn’t exactly hit it off — she doesn’t like my style, and I was still adjusting. To cut a short story shorter…after a one-on-one talk, we decided to give each other a chance. I guess open communication with each other greatly helps. And voila! A

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Every friday night is a date night with my Ex-Boyfriend...Abet, my husband of course!..he's my Ex-bf right? Fridays are our night out twogether - just the two of us. We either watch a movie, shop (or window-shop), but definitely have dinner somewhere. It doesn't have to be somewhere expensive or classy (we reserve those kind of restos for special occasions) but some place where we could fill up

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Diane celebrated her first decade! She turned 10 last 4 July. And as promised she got her very first cellphone. To celebrate the special occasion, the whole family had dinner at Serye, in Eastwood, Libis. She's in Grade 4 this year and I'm very proud to say doing her own homeworks, but still has to learn to fix her own bag or things without me telling her often. She even studies for quizzes on

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Happy 24th Wedding Anniversary to my sis Ate Blessie and Kuya Carlo! Wow, 24 years! As early as now, excited na ko to celebrate your Silver Wedding Anniv and renew your wedding vows! Naks!...san ba gagawin?...Glass Garden, Shangri-la, The Tent? Ha ha—dami ‘nyo nang bridal entourage!And also a very happy happy birthday to my sis, Ate Blessie! A year older, a year wiser, prettier, wealthier,

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I was able to convince Abet to watch Sex and the City movie last Friday at Shangri-la. I loved the movie! I really enjoyed watching kahit na two-and-a-half hours yung movie. I missed watching the girls—their clothes, bags, shoes, and of course their own stories. I’ve been a fan for years and have been watching the tv series…yes even the re-runs! I got teary-eyed in some scenes – like when Carrie

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See what Franco can do...We call it "The Flower Tongue".

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We had plenty of special occasions celebrated in May. First on our list is a double birthday celebration. On 10 May, we had a swimming party for my sister, Betsy. We had a nice time at our all-time favorite swimming venue at Aqua Park, Forest Hills in Antipolo. The rains somehow knows how to spoil things -- but anyway, good thing na rin - at least di nangitim (ulit) mga kids! :) At dinner on the

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Abet and I watched Toto’s concert in Araneta. It was a good show. Great music! Abet was awed at their musical instruments...especially the drums of course! Hubby knows how to spot a good musician—the bassist, drummer, guitarist…The concert started late. It was disappointing at first because the first few songs they sang were I think from their new album. The audience was already shouting the

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Took some pics going to Caylabne last Black Saturday to celebrate my sister's birthday. Though I'm not a photo pro - thanks to our new camera, it may seem like I am one.Here's my favorite shot. Sunset caught on our camera perfectly!

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My youngest daughter celebrated her 3rd birthday last 5 March. She adored her 3 pretty birthday cakes! - her favorite Dora, Boots, and Backpack. I even dress her up same as Dora's attire. Here's our gift for our little Dora - which she opened even before her birthday dinner celebration...I think it's broken now - I haven't seen it these past few days...I'm pretty sure it's broken now...with 4

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Kids loved Enchanted Kingdom when we were there during the holidays. These pics says it all!...Enjoy watching.

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Just wanted to post my son's dance during their Family Day in school. Look how serious he is...how he concentrates to remember the arm movements.I specially post this for Tita Vi...hope you'll enjoy. :)Feliz Navidad!

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My kids (and nieces) always look forward to Trick or Treat time during Halloween. They get to dress up and live up the character of their costume. It has been their annual tradition to attend various trick or treat parties…specially the one at my Ate Blessie's office in RCBC Savings.Gia dressed as a Baby Witch, Erika (my niece) as a Flamenco Dancer, Erin as Belle from Beauty and The Beast, Bianca

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Erin celebrated her 7th Birthday at The Big Red Barn in Fun Ranch. The party was great!—good food, a funny party host, a superb magician, smiling party guests, happy kids playing around, and best of all, one happy kikay birthday celebrant.Her birthday cake was a surprise for her. On her other birthdays, she got to choose what character she would like for her birthday cake. However, this time, it

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My only son, Franco Albert, turned 5 years old last 6 September. From Buzz Lightyear to Lightning McQueen to Spiderman...he is now Bumblebee (of the Transformers). Since it's his last year in his school (he'll enroll in a big school next year) we decided to give him a small birthday party in school. Food and drinks were brought in during their recess time. His classmates were all seated,

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Digital cameras are great. So many high tech possibilities to do with your pictures. My kids loved viewing recent pictures taken from our digicam through the television. After that comes their most favorite part...posing in front of the camera with their wackiest and funniest faces. Here are some of them......a little subtle at first......warms up...and soon at their wackiest!

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It has been three weeks straight…No week can pass by that I would not go…I long, I yearn, I crave for…A Frozen Banana!Gotcha!Yes! It has been three straight weeks, nearing almost a month long affair. Oh, my sweet tooth is at it again. I have been coming back again and again for Sanfo Treat’s frozen banana. Sanfo Treat sells chocolate-coated apples on a stick, decorated with anything you may like,

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After much cajoling, my husband finally agreed to have one of our Friday night dinners at Mom and Tina’s. This restaurant is located along Libis, in front of SM Hypermart. We can actually go there anytime since it is on our way home, but the traffic along that road may get tight at times so Abet usually takes another route—the one with lesser traffic. We see people queuing up either to get dinner

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Me and my mini-me daughter had a joint celebration last Sunday, 8 July. We had a grand lunch at Gerry's Silver City in Ortigas. Good thing I reserved a day before as the place was lined up with waiting customers. Of course our menu won't be complete without my kids' favorite! Kare-Kare! Ooooh Yummy! Watch the video I made...just click away...Since both of us celebrate our birthdays in July,

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Dear Kuya Bimbo, Kuya Boyet, and Kuya Benjz,Hi Guys! I guess you are all surprised about this letter. How’s everybody doing? So much has happened all these years I have not seen all of you in person. Almost 17 years for Kuya Benjz, 7 years for Kuya Bimbo (am I correct?), and though just 2 months for Kuya Boyet…..how I missed you guys (together with your families) so much! It makes me sad whenever

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My family went up to Baguio for three-days, two-night vacation. First, to celebrate our tenth year wedding anniversary, second, for Abet’s birthday (last 25 May), and lastly, to let the kids enjoy what is left in their school break this summer. We were booked at Camp John Hay Manor Hotel and boy it was perfect! The Manor Hotel has a cozy, relaxed, and luxurious ambiance—you could even open (

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It is embarrassing to admit that I can only count the times I actually said I Love You to my Mama (face to face that is), but this does not mean I love her any less. During Birthdays, Mother’s Day, Christmas, Wedding Anniversary, and Valentine’s Day I have given dozens of gifts with cards and wrote those three important words. I know for sure she knows how much I love her but I know deep inside

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"I did not ask God to let me find a perfect man, I asked God for me to be perfect to whomever I find."Abet and I will celebrate our 10th year wedding anniversary on 12 May 2007. How time flies...especially when you’re having the time of your life, and how this precious time brings memories that are even more precious.Perfect! We do not have a perfect marriage. We both have our shortcomings. It

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Diana Marie is the eldest amongst my 4K. A true-blue “Ate”—smart, caring, and a certified leader among the rugrats. With one look at her, all my relatives have one comment in common… “Ay!...Si Ena(ng) maliit” (small version of Ena). There’s no doubt that I look like her when I was her age. I can see great resemblance. I can see moles on her located at the very same spot as mine (freaky!). I can

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My youngest, Gia Mikaela, the baby-est in the family (cause for me the other 3 kids are still babies). Gia is adorable, smart, active, talkative, funny, sweet, and can easily amuse you with her charm. At age 1 you can hear her saying (more of mumbling that is!) something which makes you wonder how can she be interested in what you’re doing?...she’s just a year old!As she turned 2 years old last

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That’s me. I admit I have a fetish on bags—branded, quite expensive, conventional, and practical. Most of my bags were given either as birthday gifts, Christmas presents, or from a relative abroad. You wouldn’t see me carrying a bag that does not have “signature”…you name it—(don’t want to brag though) Lacoste, Esprit, Nine West, Ralph Lauren, Gap, etc. But I don’t go for bags that are too costly

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The title says it all for my second child, Erin Louise. She loves girly-stuff, any stuff that is pink-colored , cute dresses, skirts, colorful (even high-heeled!) sandals, bags (like me), Disney Princess, Barbie, headbands, bracelets, teddy bears, nail polish, glitter tattoos, capri pants, sleeveless shirts...whew!...and the list goes on! Of all these girl-stuff she loves...one baby-stuff she

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Meet Franco Albert, my one and only son (together with 3 other daughters). He loves the movie Cars so much that he imitates Lightning McQueen's antics with Ca-chiao! as his favorite expressions these days. I've lost count as to how many Lightning McQueen toy cars he has - he even has the complete set of the characters in the movie (he also has plenty of Buzz Lightyear figures when Buzz was his

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Eastwood Fuente Circle definitely comes alive every wednesdays. No other band to really get the whole of Eastwood rockin' - The Bloomfields. We were there last night for Tita Vicky's despedida dinner. Had a nice dinner at Heaven and Eggs, and boy! it really was a heavenly treat...with their steaks and angus beef tapa...Yummy! Dinner was even made more pleasant(even though it was really hot even

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Whole family (with in-laws) went to Subic, Olongapo this weekend. It was fun, fun, fun...UBE to the max...that is Ultimate Bonding Experience! We checked in at Soreabeol Hotel inside Subic, kids (and us too!) had a great time swimming, eating, and just enjoying the VERY HOT weather! There are plenty of things to do while you're in Subic. We specially enjoyed "Boardwalk" which comes to life at

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I own plenty of privilege points cards. From Mercury Drugstore's Suki Card, Laking National Card, Shopwise Card, to Shoemart's SM Advantage card (which I think, is my most used card) to name a few. If you're a mom who frequently shops at these stores, these cards can get you rewards...combined with patience of course! You earn points by buying from their stores and affiliates. Though you may not

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I give my 4K (as in 4 kids) birthday parties on their 1st, 5th, and 7th birthdays. And organizing these events are so much fun for me. The most recent one we had was last year, during my youngest daughter, Gia's, 1st birthday. I am really "hands-on" to every details of the party. Though I leave the food to the caterer I hire, I definitely make sure I choose good food to serve. For me the fun part

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My kids love Fun Ranch! That is an understatement. In fact they adore Fun Ranch that they jump for joy and get excited upon hearing "We're going to Fun Ranch!". They even do everything you ask them to do - just as long as they know you're really going there.Fun Ranch is located beside Tiendesitas along Ortigas Extension. They have rides and food stalls that are really attractive to the kids (and

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Welcome, Everybody! I am definitely new to blogging. I'll try to be as interesting as possible...talk about anything and everything under the sun. I am amazed with the different blogs I saw...especially the blogs of Moms like me! Handy informations are easily hand in to you...just by searching and surfing the net, which is so cool!

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