Birthday 2013

So.. Every 9th of February, we spend a very special occasion for the bf. But this tine it was extra special.

“Pick something special to wear for lunch”, he said over the phone.

“How about my yellow pants and white top”, I said.

“Na-ah. You ain’t comfy with that. Try the blue polka dots dress. The one that looks good on you.”

Okay. So we met at Edsa Shangri-La mall. Little did i know we were walking towards Edsa Shangri-La Hotel!

We went into a restaurant named “HEAT”. I so went “oh my gosh! Buffet!”

“Darn it. You shouldn’t have let me eat my breakfast!” I told him jokingly.

“If I did, you’d be complaining the whole day about having a headache because I did NOTNOT let you have breakfast”, he answered.

So here are some pics of what we had for the hearty lunch!

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I soooo love Chinese foods!

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Dessert heaven!

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Kunyari diet. It’s his 2nd plate already.

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One for the road.

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2013? Be good to us, okay?

Old Love

The couple I know who are still in love more than they were before
The couple I know who still argue and laugh at the same time
The couple I know who still send each other letters through snail mails
The couple I know who still have affection with each other more than ever
The couple I know who enjoys growing old together
The couple I know who  enjoy simple things together
The couple I know who drink coffee twice a day together, one in the morning, one in the afternoon
The couple I know who doesn’t have pet names for each other, but when they call each other’s names, it sounds so special
The couple I know who reads the morning paper together
The couple I know wherein the one nags, the other one shuts up and kiss the other, then laugh.
The couple I know who remained faithful to each other
The couple I know who laughed at the silliest things together even if it has been told over and over
The couple I know who’s smiles only are reserved for one another
The couple I know who still whispers “I love you” before going to bed and one more “I love you” upon waking up
The couple I know who’s eyes glisten when they hear each other’s voice
The couple I know wherein when the one plays the piano, the other one sings                 The couple I know who listen to oldies but goodies sunday music and dance
The couple I know wherein the one invites the other to dance for no apparent reason, just because they feel like it
The couple I know who will stay in love with each other forever.

Mom and Dad.

You inspire me so much to dream and to cling on to hope, even when sometimes it seems like there is none.

“The question is asked, “Is there anything more beautiful in life than a boy and a girl clasping clean hands and pure hearts in the path of marriage? Can there be anything more beautiful than young love?”

And the answer is given. “Yes, there is a more beautiful thing. It is the spectacle of an old man and an old woman finishing their journey together on that path. Their hands are gnarled, but still clasped; their faces are seamed, but still radiant; their hearts are physically bowed and tired, but still strong with love and devotion for one another. Yes, there is a more beautiful thing than young love. Old love.”-anonymous

Heavy-gat

“Heavy-gat”– short for heavy rains and hanging habagat. It has been raining cats and dogs for almost a week now due to monsoon rains, and 90% of Metro Manila have been submerged in floods. Number of affected families are continuing to raise, not to mention death toll. God bless their soul. God bless for those who are stranded in the road. God bless the homeless. It pains me to see this type of deluge that affect anyone.

A lot of people need help in times of crisis such as this. I wanted to send help in my own simple way via sms. How? It’s easy.

Text RED<space>AMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4143 (Smart)

G-Cash
Text DONATE<space>AMOUNT<space>4-digit M-PIN<space>REDCROSS to 2882

You can donate the following denominations:
Globe: 5, 25, 100, 300, 500 or 1000
Smart: 10, 25, 50, 100, 300, 500 or 1000

Who knows? You might just save a life.

Seriously, DOST PAG-ASA need to change their flood warning system. Just a suggestion though. It can really be quite misleading you know.

Stay safe and dry, everyone!

Beat the Heat…Indoors.

Summer at its peak! But I’m home on a holiday, too lazy to go out because of the crazy heat! Metro Manila had been experiencing 36 to 37 degrees at its max for the past few weeks already.

While wanting to beat the heat outdoors, I wanted to kill time by playing around with my camera. My furbaby, Venice, just taken a bath and I thought of having her as my subject.   It was nice playing around with her and her beanie bear, taking advantage of the available light in the room.

Thank you, Venice for making my time worthwhile! 🙂

 

Venice with her beanie bear
The camera just love her!

 

 

Hearty laugh for a healthy heart

After watching our first ever movie for 2012 which is the Hunger Games, the boyfriend and I roamed around the three big malls in Makati amidst the heat of the scorching april sun. A few hours later, we felt the need to eat dinner as we have been walking around for almost an hour or two already.

North Park Glorietta 5. One of our favorite chinese resturants in the metro. That’s where we had our hearty dinner. Double pork ribs, brocolli in oyster sauce, siomai, 1 rice, yes, we shared rice and fried bread whith cream dip. My first time not to order the usual wanton noodles there as we are trying to cut down the carbs.

Starbucks. The laughing part begins. I was trying to explain to him about white wine and red wine. To cut the story short, here goes our conversation.

Me: The best white wine can be found in Champagne. (referring to france)

Him: Brazil?

Me: (blank stare) France! Anu bah!

There. We couldn’t stop laughing.

One month from now, we will be on our 7th year already. We are really looking forward for more laughter in the future. Who knows, Brazil or France, wherever it may be, laughter will always keep us together.

 

 

Power to Wow

I know, I know. I’m waaay past my teenage years already for this best-friends-turned-into-an-item thingy, I admit, I was a bit tickled pink after watching the clip, but hey! I’m a sucker for short films. Lately, I’ve been experimenting with the use of my SLR’s video function. Sometimes I find myself lurking into the web for nice videos that might inspire me to make my own. After stumbling upon youtube and saw this go “viral” on the net, I just find this short story’s cinematography awesome. Beautiful location they have here. This by the way is an ad by a local whitening lotion here in the Philippines which is SkinWhite. These two kids got the chemistry, right?