All I Want for Christmas

I love opening gifts on Christmas Eve. Yung tipong hindi mo alam kung ano yung laman ng box na bubuksan mo. Pero syempre wish mo pa rin na sana ang laman nung box eh yung isang bagay na gusto mo oh wish mong makuha.


Wala talaga akong ine-expect oh gustong makuha na material things this Christmas mas gusto ko ang CASH. Kasi isa lang naman talaga ang hiling ko. Sana makilala ko na soon ang future husband ko. Pero dahil sa pag-tag saken ni Marge of Coffeehan nag-isip ako ng mga simpleng bagay na gusto ko.

And here comes my wishlist.

thank you gorgeous Marge!

1. Christmas Card. I love it when I get to receive cards. Mapa-Christmas, birthday, valentines, monthsary or kung anu ano pang okasyon, mas tagos sa puso dahil galing sa puso ang nilalaman.

ganyan kadami gusto ko matanggap
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2. Varsity Jacket. Matagal ko ng gusto magkaroon nito eh. Sana may magbigay.

mas maganda kung personalized..with my name at the back..
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3. Boots. Meron ako nito dati nung college ako ginagamit ko pagpasok. Kahit Rusty Lopez ang tatak nya sumuko rin sa paa ko. Eh favorite kong gamitin eh kaya ayun worn out na. Hindi ko na nga alam kung nasan na sya. Sana mapalitan na.

yan gusto kong design..i prefer the pink one!
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4. Sun glasses. I broke the only sun glasses I have just recently. Naupuan ko sya, ayun wasak! Hindi naman kelangang mahal. Ang mahalaga it can protect my eyes from harmful UV rays.

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5. Photo Album. Kung yung iba ayaw makatanggap nito ako gusto ko. Sobrang dami ko na kasing napaprint na pictures na hindi ko pa rin nabibilhan ng album. Mas gusto ko pa rin kasi na may hard copy ang mga memories ko.

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6. Stuffed Toys. May nagbigay saken ng teddy bear stuffed toy noong 18th birthday ko at lagi ko syang yakap sa pagtulog ko until now. This time I want a big one. Yung mas malaki pa saken.

ganyan kalaki gusto ko at dapat PINK din
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Kung sino man ang Santa ko na magbibigay saken ng mga ito, ngaun pa lang, THANK YOU! *big hug*


This tag post has rules.

1. Kindly use the same title and as well as the first photo that I put here (that blurry picture of a Christmas tree above) in your post.

2. List 6 things that you want to receive for Christmas. 

3. Tag 6 of your friends to make the same post (no tag backs). 

4. Send me the link so I could check it out too.

And Im tagging,

Hash Coffee Table Book
Phioxee of Wanderer
Kulapitot
Rix of Kwentong Baliw ng isang Rixophrenic
Cris of Love Conquers All
Mga Kwento ni Nyabachoi

Madami na kong nakitang ganitong post. Most of our blogger friends were already tagged. Sa mga hindi pa nata-tag you can also share your wishlist of your own and post it to your blog OR share it through the comment box below, just for fun! Malay nyo mapadaan dito si Santa diba?

Top 10 Things that Make Me Want to Stay Longer in the Province

"Im back from isolation!" That's a part of my fb status when I came back from Batangas. 5 days din ako dun. Si mudra ang nag-suggest na dun muna daw ako para mas mabilis gumaling ang sore eyes ko kasi mas fresh ang hangin dun compared here in Manila. True enough, my eyes are better now.

Walang internet connection at wala ring signal doon ang phone service provider ko. Hulaan nyo kung anong network. Madali lang naman hulaan hindi na kailangan ng araw.

Ayoko pa sanang bumalik sa Manila dahil sobrang nag-eenjoy pa ko dun pero kailangan na. May mga naiwan din akong mga kailangan gawin at hindi pwedeng ipagpaliban ng matagal. Im happy na gumaling na rin ang mata ko. Thanks to this Top 10 things that make me want to stay longer in the province.


10. I bought a book, "Fifty Shades of Grey" and finally had the chance to read it. Pero hindi ko pa rin sya natapos basahin. Nakaka-dala kasi ang mga eksena sa book tapos ang lamig pa ng weather. Haaaays erase erase erase!

9. May mga alagang animals ang parents ko doon. Muka na ngang maliit na farm sa gubat ang palibot ng bahay namen sa dami ng animals. Aso, pusa, baboy, kambing, itik, manok, pati kuneho. Isama na rin ang mga dambuhalang salagubang at mga kuliglig na kumakanta sa gabi.

Katrina, Daniel and Tomas

Cheeky

8. Hindi lang animals ang marami sa palibot ng bahay namen pati mga gulay at prutas. Yung tipong pag kelangan mo ng kalamansi or sili pupunta ka lang sa gilid ng bahay at pipitas. Kapag gusto mo ng gulay pwede kang mag-laing oh kaya yung sinabawan na gulay na may malunggay, kalabasa, patani at sitaw. Kung gusto mo ng merienda pwede kang maghukay ng ube, gabi, kamote at pumitas ng saging meron ka ng ginataang halo halo.

7. I've got to visit relatives. Yung mga kamag-anak na medyo matagal tagal ng hindi nakita.

6. Pinanood ko ang "The Walking Dead Season 1". Ive heard so much about this series and Im so intrigued. Nung napanood ko alam ko na kung bakit. When I came back I immediately grab a copy of Season 2 and 3. Im so hooked up. I super like the series and Im lovin Glenn!

5. Loming Batangas, gotong Batangas, puto, kutsinta, suman sa latik. Sobrang na-miss ko kumain nyan.

4. Ive missed a laidback life. Yung tipong bukod sa pakikipaglaro ng tagu-taguan, langit at lupa, piko, tumbang preso, chinese garter, luksong tinik ay TV lang ang mapaglilibangan. Chismisan Kwentuhan with kapitbahay, playing with cousins. Walang iniisip na problema. Enjoy lang.

3. Kapeng barako at pandesal sa umaga. Its heaven!

2. Sobrang lamig ng weather parang nasa Baguio lang. Its already 11am but im still on my PJs and still wearing my hooded jacket. Hindi rin ako naliligo na hindi nagpapainit ng tubig para ihalo sa sobrang lamig na tubig kahit tanghaling tapat. Our kubo is literally on the foot of Mt. Maculot, kaya siguro malamig dahil napapalibutan kami ng maraming puno. I super love the morning breeze!

1. Kain, tulog. Buhay prinsesa! Most of the time Im just sitting on the sofa reading a book, playing on my phone or watching TV. Si mudra mismo ang nag-alaga saken. She's serving me my food, water and medicines. I so love my mom. It may sound maarte pero gustong gusto ko pag tinatrato ako ni mommy na prinsesa. Lalo na pag sinasabi nyang "syempre prinsesa ko yan eh". Maybe that's also one of the reasons why I never longed for a sister. Iba yung tuwa na nabibigay saken at feeling ko tuloy prinsesa talaga ako. Prince Charming na lang ang kulang. Yeah I know may pagka-ilusyunada ako minsan. Pero minsan lang naman to at nilulubos ko lang ang pagpi-feeling prinsesa pagpapagaling ko.

Thanks Mom. You're the best!

that's my Mom over there

Manila Ocean Park

It's been a couple of months since I last saw my niece and Im missing her so much. That's why I decided to visit her and thought of taking her to Manila Ocean Park since its on my bucketlist. Kaya lang may sakit sya nung araw ng pagbisita ko. So hindi kami nakalabas. I told her to get well soon para makapunta kami sa may "maraming fish". She agreed and got excited.

She called me after a week. "Tita Nang magaling na ko, punta na tayo sa maraming fish." But I have been busy that time so I told her next week na lang. Pumayag naman sya. After another week tumawag na naman pero di pa rin ako pwede. Siguro naka-5 times syang tumawag saken para ipaalala ang Ocean Park. This is what I like about of my niece, she really have a sharp memory.

And then last Sunday, together with my mom I finally got the time to take her to the Ocean Park. It's our first time to be there kaya pati ako na-excite din. I think we three have the same level of excitement.

They have early Christmas promo packages. So instead of availing the regular oceanarium fee we availed a package amounting to P499 that originally cost P850. It includes Oceanarium, Sea Lion Show and it's Marine Life habitat and Jellies. For more info about their promo you can check it here.

Past 1pm na at hindi pa ko kumakain ng kahit ano mula pagkagising ko so we decided to eat first before exploring. Dahil walang Jollibee doon sa Pancake House kami napadpad.

my mom's pick, seafood gembo

roast beef: I ordered this one. Naubos ko in just a blink.

We finished our late lunch at almost 2pm, just in time for the Sea Lion Show.

The show didnt started on time. Sobrang kinukulit na ko ni pamangkin. Ang tagal tagal daw magsimula. She's really excited and even shouted "tagal naman!" over the crowd. Hindi na sya mapakali sa upuan na parang sinisilihan ang pwet! Para hindi sya masyado mainip, I bought popcorn. Paubos na sya nong magsimula ang show.

Tuwang tuwa si pamangkin habang nanonood. I can see it cause she just keep on clapping, smiling and laughing the whole time. Im glad she enjoyed and the thought of it makes me happy as well.

The trainor have choosen one from the audience to interact with the sea lion. That girl was really lucky to have kissed by Henry (sea lion's name, if I really heard it right lols).

After they entertained us we move forward to see their marine life habitat.

Then we went to the much awaited ni pamangkin na maraming fish.

May 7 parts daw yung Oceanarium pero hindi ko na napansin kung anu ano yung mga yun dahil sa kababantay kay pamangkin. She was so overwhelmed by a lot of fishes she didnt even know where to go first. Kami naman ni mudra habol lang ng habol sa kanya ay mali ako lang pala kasi si mommy nag-eenjoy din sa maraming fish haha!

Actually super nag-enjoy din naman ako. I love sea creatures! Sobrang nag-eenjoy ako sa snorkling. Natutuwa kasi ako pag nakakakita ako ng maraming fish. Isnt it amazing how they look, they swim, they live. Feeling ko nga isa akong sirena sa huli kong buhay eh. Nakakatawa lang na ngayon eh hindi ako marunong lumangoy. Pangarap ko rin marating ang Great Barrier Reef at lumangoy sa kalaliman ng Pacific Ocean.

The pictures below were some of the fishes that really fascinated me inside the Oceanarium of Manila Ocean Park.

I forgot it's name. They dont move nor swim. They're just like that, very still.

look at their teeth!

this one swims up and down, up and down..grabe nahilo ako sa kanya

Sa sobrang dami ng fish hindi ko na sinubukang tandaan ang mga name nila kasi for sure magraramble lang sila sa utak ko sa sobrang dami.

Shanen posed with the biggest swordfish I ever saw

The Oceanarium was very crowded that day. I just thought maybe because its a Sunday. Kaya hindi na rin kami masyado nagtagal at dumerecho na kami sa ibang attractions. If you easily get irritated by crowd, I suggests you go here on weekdays.

Trails of Antartica

souvenir shop

Jellies

final pose

We really enjoyed a lot. A great recreation experience with my two favorite girls. Next visit, I'll surely wait for the musical fountain show (7pm) and will watch the Penguins.


P.S.
Hi friends! I already have this on my draft a day after our visit to the Ocean Park pero hindi ko natapos dahil sa aking mata. I have a sore eyes. Kaya sa mga pictures makikita nyo na hindi pantay yung mata ko at namumula na yung kaliwa. Ako na ang pasaway, may sore eyes na nakuha pang gumala at eto pinilit na tapusin ang post na to at magbloghop kahit na nararamdaman ko ng sumasakit na naman sya.

my left eye on its 4th day...natupad ang dream kong maging singkit

I cant stand to stare at the monitor kahit sandali lang nai-stress kagad yung mata ko at sumasakit. Kaya hindi ako makapagbasa ng blog updates nyo. I cant bake, I cant read, I cant go out, and I still cant see Breaking Dawn 2. I feel so useless! Ang dami kong kailangang gawin na hindi ko magawa. One week na sya ngayon, hindi pa rin gumagaling. But I already saw a doctor yesterday and hopefully gumaling na sya sa mga ne-resetang gamot. Sabi ni mudra umuwi muna daw ako sa aming resthouse kubo sa Batangas at doon magpagaling. I'll be leaving tomorrow and will stay there until my eyes get well. Ang dami ko ng na-miss na blog updates nyo. I will visit your blogs pagbalik ko. Sobrang miss ko na kayo! Bye for now.

highschool get together

Hello friends! What's up? Naramdaman nyo na ba yung feeling na sobrang gusto mo mag-post as in ang dami ng happenings na gusto mo isulat sa on-line diary pero parang ang bigat bigat ng mga daliri mo mag-type. In short, tamad na tamad ka? Ganon kasi feeling ko nitong mga nakaraang araw. Parang gusto ko na lang i-post yung mga pictures without words, height of laziness. But this time I tried to be productive in blogging (ano daw?), so here is my new kwento.

I spent the long (holiday) weekend in my hometown. Just so you know, I am a true blue Batanguena. I came from a small town called Cuenca and spent half my life in a tiny barrio which is literally on the foot of Mount Maculot.

I studied in a semi-private high school. Its been 11 years mula ng huli kong makita ang karamihan sa mga highschool classmates and friends ko. Hindi ko alam kung bakit hindi pa nagkakaroon ng grand reunion yung batch namen.

Two months ago a classmate contacted me. Mag-reunion naman daw kami. Ako daw ang mag-inform at magsabi sa mga classmates namen kasi kapag sya baka wala na naman daw pumunta. Masipag kasi sya magpa-reunion, ang problema konti lang ang dumadating. Last time nga 6 lang sila eh, hindi rin ako nakapunta hehe.

Since it's a long weekend at Undas, I scheduled the mini get together last November 2. Marami kasing umuuwi sa probinsya pag ganyang okasyon at long weekend pa kaya sinamantala ko na para magkita kita kami.

Medyo marami ang nag-confirm pero konti lang kami na totoong nakarating. Yung iba kasi nasa ibang bansa, yung iba may pasok kahit holiday, may deadma lang, may nasa malayong probinsya, yung iba phone patch na lang at yung iba drawing!

We decided to held the reunion at Mt. Maculot View Resort.

Mt. Maculot View Resort was a pioneer in my hometown among its kind. Though small, they still have exciting amenities like the activity tower and zipline. Meron silang 3 pools, one for kids, one for adults and a private one with jacuzzi. You may want to check out their site for more info. Let me tour you first on some parts of the resort through these pictures.

View of the kiddie pool from our cottage.

the grotto

Way up to the hanging bridge.

Pasaway kami sa hanging bridge. Two person at a time lang pala  ang maximum load limit. Buti na lang hindi bumigay yung bridge, ang lalaki pa naman namen.

We arrived there at 2pm and paid 180 each for the entrance fee. At dahil generous ako I paid for our cottage, mura lang naman. Pot luck ang food. I brought tasty bread and spaghetti.

At dahil may swimming factor, yung iba ay nagsama ng chikitings. Inggit much na naman ako.

Among us na nakasama ako na lang ang single. Kaya may times na hindi ako maka-relate sa kwentuhan nila about asawa at anak. Haaaay sana next time maka-relate na ko.

By the way, I want you to meet my Bes. She has been my best friend since 4th year highschool. Iba kasi ang set of friends ko from 1st to 3rd year kasi ilang beses din akong nalipat ng section. Pag umuuwi ako, minsan sa bahay nila ako natutulog. She and my mom shared the same date of birth. Inip na rin sya mag-maid of honor sa kasal ko.

with Bes

with my bestfriend's unica hija...kabog ako sa two piece ni inaanak!

Meet the boys and girls of then, IV-Molave. 54 kami lahat sa section namen but as you can see sa pictures wala pa kami sa kalahati na nakarating. Our section was third from the top and we are called Molavians. Fourth year sections were named after the trees.

the boys

and the girls

Nung magdidilim na pinauna na nila umuwi yung mga kids. We opted to stay until 10pm. More kwentuhan about each other's life, about sa mga kalokohan nung highschool at syempre ang mga crushes at dating love team. Konting inuman at sobrang daming kulitan at tawanan. Ang sarap lang alalahanin ang highschool life. Being in highschool was one of the highlights in my life. Remembering each and every part of it always makes me smile.

nakikita nyo ba ko?

Until then Molavians!

who wore it best?

Tell me sweet friends, who wore it best?

Valerie's photo source
Pink Line's photo source

gown by Edd Sy

Yah I know what you're gonna say pero walang basagan ng trip, blog ko to! LOL

fun and fruitful October

Puro na kasi katatakutan ang nababasa kong post ngayon kaya eto magpopost naman ako ng masaya. Pero kung gusto nyo pa rin mangilabot ng konti ngayong Undas try nyong basahin ang makapanindig balahibo kong kwento. Just click the pink link ;)

October 14 was Chloe's birthday. Sino si Chloe? She is the third baby of our tropa and my bff Hash's first born. The celebration was held in Jollibee somewhere in Cainta. Nag-enjoy lahat ng bata at ang mga feeling bata. Hindi lang naman kasi pambata ang mga games may pang-feeling bata rin.

That's me on the right side helping out the little girl's team to win the longest line game.

Kulang ang tropa.

with the birthday girl

Chloe and mommy Hash

feeling bata with Jollibee.

Hindi pwedeng walang gift at bilang inaanak ko si Chloe, nagrequest si mommy ng gift. In fairness na-haggard ako ng bongga sa ni-request ni mommy.

eto ang requested gift ni mommy for Chloe

Hash requested me to make a cupcake tower as a gift for Chloe. Bilang bakery naman ang business ko at para naman sa inaanak ko kaya sige na nga. First time kong gumawa ng cupcake on a tower at mukang nagustuhan naman nila. When I posted the pictures on my timeline madaming nag-like at may mga nag-inquire na agad at gustong um-order.

My former officemate saw the pictures and ordered 2 boxes of cupcakes. Mukang nagustuhan din ng officemate nya cause she ordered another tower for the birthday of her brother's friend.

A simple Barbie-and-Ken-themed cupcake tower.

May um-order na rin ng cupcakes for Christmas giveaway and hopefully matuloy yung sa wedding souvernirs *fingers crossed*

And just recently my pretty and supersweet blogger friend Maria of Super Wander Girl, ordered a box of cupcake and custard cake.

I call this mushroom cake.

custard cake

chocolate cupcake

So ayan, bukod sa business eh na-meet ko na rin finally si Super Wander Girl.

She suggested na gumawa na raw ako ng facebook page oh kaya ay site for my cakes and pastry business. Thank you naman sis Maria sa support and sa feedback like what i've told you kapag naayos ko na siguro ang product line i'll take your advice. It was so nice to meet you. Sayang at konti lang time naten hindi na tayo nakapagkwentuhan, pero sabi mo nga next time ulet. At aasahan ko yan ah.

Magpo-promote na rin ako dito, habang wala pa kong facebook page charot! Kung type nyo yung cupcakes ko, you can contact me here for inquiries. Thanks!

So much for the business balik tayo sa fun. This time fun run naman. Last October 21, me and bff Hash together with two more friends joined the PUP Alumni fun run 2012: Takbo para sa Kalikasan at Karunungan. This is my 3rd fun run this year.

It was held on the CCP grounds. Sobrang aga namen dumating dun. 4am kasi ang announced starting time but we run almost 6am na. Ang dami kong pawis dito ang saya!

Kunwari tumatakbo sa picture halata namang hindi.

picture picture pang-alis ng pagod

At ang dami rin nameng kulet!

did you see the rainbow?

Finally, we finished 3k! Hindi man lang kami napagod. Next time 5k na. I saw a post of blogger runner Light/Balut of Run and Keep Running kaya nalaman ko na nandun din sya. Sayang lang at hindi kami nagkita.

muka ba silang pagod?

eh kumusta naman ako?muka ba kong napagod?

This October pa rin, I joined Gracie's Network blog contest and Im so lucky to win. The prize was a blogger shirt. Bago nakarating saken yung shirt ay mejo na-stress muna ng konti si Gracie. Medyo mahabang kwento but what's important ay nakarating na saken ang shirt. I promised to post a picture of it and here it is.

I love the shirts! Thanks again Gracie.

Last Saturday, another friend of mine got married. Oh yeah, kasalan na naman and as usual bridesmaid na naman ako. They were the subject on My Top 10 Favorite Shots- Pre-nup Edition. I'll be doing a separate post about the wedding. Ang saya lang dahil nag- Gangnam Style dance kami sa reception together with the newlyweds.

I also want to take this oppurtunity (naks!) to greet my bff and a pretty mommy Hash of Hash Coffee Table Book a happy happy birthday on November 1.

Nalulungkot ako kapag naiisip ko na malapit ka na ring umalis at malayo samen. Paano na ko? Sino na yayain ko manood ng sine na agad agad pwede? Sino na yayayain ko mag-kape kapag may problema ako at masama ang loob ko? Sino na magpapayo saken ng mga kalandian? At sino na mapagkukwentuhan ko ng mga kalandian na ginawa ko na tinuro mo saken? Pero alam ko naman na para yan sa family mo kaya kahit malungkot hindi ako kumokontra. Basta dont forget to work hard for my wedding alam mo na yan. Bilisan mo lang ah kasi nararamdaman ko malapit ko ng makilala yung mapapangasawa ko. Thanks for everything and you know how much I love you sis. I am so blessed that I have you and tropang Adik.

May kasabay nga pala syang mag-birthday na blogger din. Happy birthday din sayo Kulapitot! Isabay mo na yung treat mo saken sa treat ni Zai para bonggang bonggang masaya.

Ayan muna kwento ko sa ngayon. I will be spending the holiday in my hometown at bibisitahin ang puntod ng mga namayapa ng mahal sa buhay. How about you? Saan kayo sa Undas? Dont forget to visit and pray for our deceased relatives. Huwag na naten hintayin na sila ang dumalaw saten. Happy Halloween!