Paco Park Redux
Finally visited the Paco Park (when it was open), as part of Sam’s mother’s day treat for me. Didn’t have much time to sit and ruminate under the shade of the old acacia trees because we had Maia the whirling dervish with us, but we did get to walk both the outer and inner circles [...]
Pre-owned bliss
Most gadgeteers will not rest until they have had the latest most recent model of the gadget(s) that they are currently into. I have a few friends who cannot sleep, who sweat cold beads while looking at the website or catalog page of the latest model cellphone or music player, and can only breathe a [...]
Smilies :)
Recognition day yesterday at Olivarez College, Parañaque City. Third year high school awardees are Xavier “Kuya Maui” Cortes, Third Honors and Barbara Tuazon, First Honors, here with their Class Adviser Mr. Edwin O. Provido. During the ceremonies they also acknowledged Xavier’s other contributions to the school.
I like this photo because it’s one of the [...]
Summer’s Here
Now that summer’s here we expect a noisier household, with Kuya Maui at home all day and Maia bringing her neighborhood friends over to play. Summer’s when we expect the electricity bill to rise because we get our water from a tank powered by an electric motor. More electric fans on for longer periods in [...]
41 is the new 35
Happy 41st Birthday, Mahal!
Alam mo, pinaghandaan ko talaga itong araw na to, para sayo.
Pinatigil ko buong Metro Manila sa pamamagitan ng transport strike para tahimik ang bertdey mo.
Hinanda ko narin ang mga regalo ko para sayo sa araw na ito.
It was 25 years ago today
Top left: Athelstan & Mom, 1986; Top right: circa 1995; Bottom left: 1999, Bottom right: 2007
Twenty-five years ago the most wonderful thing to happen in a woman’s life (bar none, I insist) happened to me. I had my firstborn son. His father named him Athelstan, after an ancient English king. I had added the [...]
RJ’s Birthday at Dream Land Caloocan
Spent most of the day in the water at Dream Land Resort in Caloocan. It’s quite a long cab ride from Parañaque but this was a special occasion. It’s Rafael James Gaerlan’s 2nd birthday. RJ is Maia’s younger cousin.
My shoulders and arms are starting to feel the sunburn, so I’ll let the pictures speak for [...]
Saturday at the Manila Zoo
The last time we were here was in 2002, and we were a bit wary today before walking through its gates. The Manila Zoo is a landmark from Sam’s and my childhood, in much the same way as the Nayong Pilipino.
It was a very pleasant surprise to find the Manila Zoo in such a [...]
Four the Birthday Girl
Upper left: Maia at a month and a half; Upper right: Maia @ 1;Lower left: Maia @ 2; Lower right: Maia @ 3
Born on Valentine’s Day 2004, Himaya Amarantha. We call her Maia (or Maya-Maya, Maiakot, Kotikot, Kotiw, Miss Papot, Big Girl, Little Girl, Baby, Sweetie, Hoy Maldita, Antang, Amarantang, Miss Gaerlan, Oi Himaya! [...]
Horn-tooting :)
We interrupt this series of serious blogging for some serious horn-blowing.
In the recently concluded Private Schools Association of Parañaque scholastic competitions held on February 11-12, 2008, the winners are:
Olivarez College - Secondary Education Department
Extemporaneous Speech - Xavier Lourenco Kapauan Cortes - 1st Place
Spelling - Xavier Lourenco K. Cortes and Wilfred Dave Gonzales (Team) - 1st [...]
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