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 [...]
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 [...]
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! [...]
Maia and Mommy’s Excellent Adventure
Maia has been a traveler ever since she was three months old. It was when she first crossed the waters to Mindanao, as we joined her father who had found work in Iligan City. When we lived there not a week went by that Maia did not go on a trip of any sort. Whether [...]
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