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2nd day of no classes. we decided to skip lunch and just ate our favorite spaghetti in Pancake House in Sta. Rosa.

 (DJ: what about me?) 

gone in a snap.

pancake is soooo yummy. you'll taste the difference between fastfood pancakes and Pancake House. This is just their classic pancake.

on our way back:
Since it's rainy, water was everywhere on the street. while we were on the road I said:

Me: Oh! a lot of puddles (pronounced: poodles)
Kids: Hahahahahaha! Poodles! It's puddles Mama.
Me: heeheehee

One time, I asked Anjo the title of a song.
Me: What's this song, "you are a piece of meat"?
Anjo: MAMA! It's not meat. It's "Me". It's Clarity.
Me: hahaha! all along i thought it's that gross. "piece of meat" lol

Next time ulet.

Sweet Monday

"Celebration". No classes today. So we made desserts.

beat the gloomy day of a wet Monday!

bago ang lahat

Eat before the battle. 

gotta go!

Abi gets his wish - Max's

No other restaurant just Max's. :) And he had a hearty lunch.
That's Abi.
Yesterday while we were dressing up for lunch he was complaining about not receiving any greetings for his birthday. But we all said --- "Abi, it's not yet your birthday." His birthday is tomorrow and he was expecting us to greet him yesterday. How's that?

Happy 9th Birthday Atty./Eng'r Abi!

with his partner in crime.

while waiting for our turn. DJ likes to contorts his face always. what's with you?

while waiting for our foods. I'm thinking of cutting my hair. But no! I will grow my hair.  hmmnnn.

Abi asked for a pair of soccer shoes which he used once. just once. during his intrams last week. God knows when he'd use it again. :)

French Baker

Have you noticed why I always have French Baker in the house? Well, it sounds "sosyal" (c'est vrai?), but in reality it's not. It's in fact a Filipino owned company and has been in existence for twenty years. Just recently, my husband and I chanced upon a feature story in ANC (Pipol?) and we were surprised to know that French Baker is not a franchise from another country.

But that is not the original reason why I keep on coming back to French Baker.
When I was a young professional working in Makati (naks! nakapag Makati din ako uy!), ito lang ang alam kong puntahang bakery. Jokeeeeee! 

Seriously, French Baker reminds me of my happy, carefree and struggling years in the corporate world. I remember after a long day in the office, whether we screwed up or were commended, our hide out was always in French Baker in cash & carry. Muffins lang solved na. There were times when we would sneaked out during office hours just to buy something there. Well, probably it's not really their breads or muffins why we all enjoyed going to French Baker, perhaps it was the joy of being together and being away from our bosses and from the demands of our work.

Another reason why my heart belongs to French Baker is that it brings back warm memories of my Makati days with a good friend, Annie. Life was simple then. Work from Monday to Friday, laundry and tulog during Saturdays, market/ grocery on Sundays. And of course, French Baker. :).

When I was still working in Batangas, I hate Sunday evenings because it would mean being away from my family from Monday to Friday. So usually, on a Sunday afternoon my hubby and I would go to French Baker in Nuvali, had quiet time reading the papers, ordered pasta and bread and brewed coffee. After that, I would be ok.  

Probably my age 'no? But I really have the tendency to be sentimental sometimes. :)

Happy Lunchie

I was chatting with Boyet, a former office mate, a little before lunch today. Kumustahan, update ng mga happenings etc. I asked him what he was having for lunch and he said tuna sandwich. Oh! I got an idea. I would make my own tuna sandwich for my lunch too. So we said goodbye na and what immediately came next was this:

I reheat my Panini rolls. Yay! swak sa tuna spread. No, I didn't eat two Panini rolls, I ate three. wow! burp burp burp... and more burp.

at ang bagay sa kanyang drinks ay orange juice. Solved na ang lunch ko. Thanks Boyet! Till we chat again.

Me time in the Bathroom

It's soccer day so it's hubby's turn to fetch DJ. Saya! So how do I spend my extra time? Blog!

I can take a bath in five minutes or shorter. No joke. But since I have to stay longer inside the bathroom for obvious reasons (cleaning and scrubbing the most abused corner in our house), I decided to extend my personal regimen too.
So almost everyday (unless I need to bathe in a haste), I scrub.

followed by shower gel.

Most of the time I use our Gugo shampoo unless I am in hurry. This shampoo needs to stay in your hair for at least 5 minutes, so while I clean the CR I have this on. Normally, I refrain from using conditioner except when I feel i have a terribly bad hair day (naks! parang lagi namang bad hair day eh)

But if I want to have an extra smooth and shiny hair I use the "normal" shampoo.

and yes!Conditioner. For economical reason, I buy giant sizes.

When I was working I was very diligent going to the derma. That was when I was still financially independent :). Pero ngayon, I need to be "smart" enough to find ways on how to look as if nag papaderma pa rin. But how? Good thing I found Cure. When applied on a dry face, I just have to rub it carefully on circular motion and voila! dead skin is automatically removed. I do this twice a week. I make sure I put argan oil when done with washing.

I finish it off with a cleanser.

 That's how it goes everyday. I am done after 20 minutes. It's definitely a "me time" and "inday time" together. :)

Free (wo)man

one of the perks of being alone all day long is the freedom to eat (and not to eat) whatever your heart desires. No pressure to cook decent meals etc etc. Except for my daily companion, Sarah,

I am on my own during weekdays. So I eat whatever is here, stuff myself with anything when starving. The safest is fruits, so there should be fruits all the time. Like these rambutan from our neighbor

Nakain ko na un marami dyan :) 

pero dapat balanse din. dapat may sweets para sweet din ang buhay.
chocolates from an overseas trip of husband (actually, tatlo yan. Anyare sa 2? hmmnnnnn)

pag may sweet, may spicy din. para hindi boring.
spicy tamarind from Annie (2 din yan. Naglaho na yun isa)

But of course our body needs something solid and nutritious.Like this:

Tuna omelette. Palaman grande!
Chow!

Sinfully healthy

a bowl of Nestle Cereal with two mangoes for breakfast. healthy except that it has Alpine Full Cream Milk. Sarappp.

Have a great day everyone!

so true, try mo!

Happy Birthday Anjo

"So where is lunch?" I asked while "beautifying myself". You know, eating out is one of the few chances that I get to use my red lipstick. I was sure that we'd be in a nice restaurant since it's Anjo's 10th birthday.
"KFC!" "Did I hear it correctly Anjo?"
Owkay. It's KFC. How about my make up? huhuhu. You dont go to KFC fully made up right?

But anyway, my little girl who maintains her diary already is writing about her crushes, her dream of becoming a singer, her frustrations and her going to a fashion design school in the future is now on the verge of becoming a lady.

(she asked for a pair if Converse as a birthday gift)

Happy Birthday! May all your dreams come true!

thins

look at this

I totally forgot this in our chiller. But while watching a documentary film on Ninoy last Sunday, I scoured our ref and this caught my eyes.This was from my cuzin Shiva sent a month ago.

  it's sooo thin but unappealing to the bagets.

so i had it for myself.
the result?

almost empty in a snap.
:) by yours truly.
Sa uulitin Shiva. :) thank you.

Everyday

this is what I do everyday while waiting for DJ.

killing my time listening to Magic.

And this is my view everyday

Familiar faces of mommies, nannies and drivers. everyday. :)

Answered prayer?

Our 7 year old refrigerator is having some "sticky problem", its door refuses to close fully unless we push it hard or in my case, I kick it. It was purchased in 2006 when hubby had his own apartment in Laguna, it's stylish and reliable, and I love its big freezer. but maybe it time for it to be replaced.

 Pero sayang pa rin. It's functioning well pa esp. the freezer but every time I open it to get something inside,  I get irritated when i see the cracked vegetable bin.grrrrr
This weekend we are planning to window shop for  anew ref.

I want Samsung inverter - the big one!

(wouldn't it be nice to have this organized ref in real life?

 I am wondering where they put their left over foods)

Of course we couldn't afford this. The cost, the huge space it needs and the electricity bill. Nevertheless, I am excited to get a new one. I can't wait to organize my stocks. BUT, we need to check first our finances before plunging in it. Carefully.
For the meantime, just continue on kicking it baby!