New Year @ Global Village

Don’t start the year off by spending money. Frugality on the first day sets the tone for wise money management in the coming year. Kaya naman go na lang kami sa Global Village. It’s been 4 years since the last time I went to this place and I must say that there are lots of changes In span of 4 years.For once meron na silang canal walk and lots,lots,lots of paninda. Para na siang pinasosyal na Tutuban Mall.

Being Filipino we went straight to our country Philippines and to my surprised isa lng ang me paninda ng gawang pinoy. Almost all of the stalls were run by Chinese and all of the products were from China. Tiaggean lng tlga sa Divisoria! hehe
The good news is there’s this one booth that sells filipino delicacies like Kwek2x na paborito ni daddy A, siomai, turon and much more. We ordered Lumpiang Toge and I was suppose to order Goto kaso ang tagal so balik kwek2x kami..Namiss pala namin to!
Shopping is not part of our plans so after roaming around the countries the little boy kept on asking to go to other side. The Circus area.
He’s so excited to ride in the Ferris Wheel. Maheheart attack na ata ako sa kaba kasi ang taas nun. But I can see his excitement so I asked daddy A to accompany him kasi I have fear of height.

While they were in the Ferris Wheel Raquiza and I ordered Potato Twirl. Ang cute kasi patatas na nakapalibot sa stick. Cute lang pla sia kasi di sia masarap..hehe

After the Ferris Wheel ride umiral na naman ang pagka adventurous ng anak ko kaya mega ride sia talaga.And of all the rides na sinakyan nia I was praying the whole time. I am not into rides kasi as in matatakutin ako kaso nagmana sia sa daddy nia,walang takot! Infairness, of all the rides na tinry ang pinaka naboringan sia ay ang Carousel. He’s not happy at all.

If you’re planning to go there I suggest to wear jacket or bring bonnet kasi super lamig as in. Shorts are not allowed pero di ka naman tlga makakapagshort kasi manginginig ka!Hahaha..

Global Village will run from October 21st, 2012 until March 30th, 2013.Entrance is Dhs 10.

P.S. Do you have any suggestion on how can I get rid of the fats I gained. Yan kasi ang problema lakas kumain eh tabain naman..huhu

New Year Eve Celebration

Hello everyone! How did you welcome 2013?Do you have New Year’s traditions that your family celebrates?

In the belief of ushering in a prosperous New Year we also follow some of the traditions that we inherited from my mother.

For Noche Buena we cooked Creamy Carbonara to signify long life. We also serve traditional delicacies made from malagkit (glutinous or sticky rice) like ang pamatay na biko ni Keke —that’s so good fortune will stick around throughout the year. Assorted fruits are also in our table these signify a month of a prosperous year.Di din kami nagluto ng chicken kasi daw buong taon kang “isang kahig isang tuka” sabi nga ni ake for 27 years in her life she never recalled seeing chicken or fish being served in our table.So erase ang supposed to be Roasted Chicken and replaced by Lechon Kawali pero inoven kaya ang lutong ng balat..yummy! Raquiza cooked her signature Yangchow Fried Rice while I cooked Buttered Garlic Shrimp. I forgot to purchased 7-up kaya I cooked the shrimp in orange juice and oyster sauce. Sarap ng sarsa as in!
Our cake is from ate Sherly. Natabunan ang No Bake Cheesecake ko kaya di ko nahain. And for the first time I prepared Fruit Salad. Nalimutan ko na ang paggawa nito simula ng lagi nilang sinasabing nagkakatonsilitis sila sa tamis..haha

The same goes for the neatness of our home. Daddy A vigorously cleaned and declutter everything especially ang lalagyan ko ng bags. Ang ayos na nila promise!
While in the Philippines go all out with the noise on New Year’s eve using all the paputok, in our home we only used torotot to scare away evil spirits.

But what makes our New Year Eve extra special is we always end our year with a whole-hearted prayer.

How about you are you a big fan of New Year?

Best of 2012

Happy New year!

One of the great ways to bring in the New Year into our life is to reflect on past times and FUN memories.

Like what I’ve said 2012 has been full of so much goodness to our family. I will always be glad to look back through a full year of posts that will remind me of all the sweet memories I’ve shared with family and friends, and all the fun learning through play activities I’ve had the privilege of sharing with you over the past year. Thank you for an amazing year! Sharing my life of being expat,makulit na chatmate of my sister,supportive wife to daddy A and loving mother to little A is very rewarding.

This blog has become such a big part of my life. Lots of kwento and sharing happened here.Thank you for spending your precious time of reading our life!

Here are the most-viewed posts over the year.

Who wouldn’t know Angry Birds!We did this activity when little A and I are in our Easter theme unit. I always love doing activities with him without stressing him out.Our little guy loves Angry Bird toda max and since playing it on the phone is a big NO for him I simply used emplty bottles and created our customized Angry Bird Bowling set. Isn’t cute??!

Seussical Magical World – Dr. Seuss theme was just right for little A’s 3rd birthday.This will always be our favorite theme.From planning to execution everything was made out of love.

Pretend Play – Playing Veterinarian – Pretend play was always a huge hit for us. And playing veterinarian/doctor gives us the chance to explain the importance of conquering the fear. Well,kids will always be scared of the doctors but at least with this fun activity we can helped them to widen his imagination.

This really surprise me. This post is the mostly search here. Maybe because little A was really cute here or maybe they were looking for the “Cedie and munting prinsipe” outfit.hehe

Summer delights – Nutella Chocolate Swirled Banana Bread -You should really try this! Masarap talaga kaya pasok sa top post.

A day with Super DAD! This post is extra special to me. With all the DIY I made pwede na kong maging “Wife of the year”..hahaha. I loved surprising hubby and made sure that in every occasion of his life he will always feel special.

I was so glad to finally get to play with the idea and hubby was really amazed!

Thank you again sweet readers for making 2012 a wonderful year!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year

2013 is here!Wishing you a New Year filled with joy, prosperity and abundance blessings!

I would like to take this opportunity say “thank you.” THANK YOU for all of your kindness, your support and for reading my blog.

This year has been full of so much goodness to our family! We are truly grateful!

Cheers to fresh starts, new faith goals and warm wishes for 2013.

What’s your mood for today?

Is enjoying some great quality time with my family

Keeping little A busy @ home

I can’t believe Christmas has come and gone. We had a fun, enjoyable Christmas celebration.The perfect holiday. I hope all of you had a fun and enjoyable Christmas holiday as well.

Trying to keep little A occupied with wholesome, inside activities can be a chore. Thank goodness from his tita for giving him such an awesome presents.

Though there are new toys strewn all over the house,little A is having a fun time. Messes can wait !

Have a fab weekend!

Family Christmas Celebration

Hello everyone! How’s your Christmas? Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.
Here in UAE Christmas is not considered as holiday though some of the company are giving lieu day. We’re lucky because daddy A and Raquiza were off as well. A little time out from work stress means family day!

At dahil nga,Christmas season is a family affair we decided to watched the Live Dolphin & Seal Show at the Dubai Dolphinarium located inside the Creek Park, Gate 1.
Dolphinarium is in the festive mood so on every show there’s raffle draw and they were giving great prizes. At dahil nga gusto ni Lord siguro na mas mapasaya ang pasko ni Raquiza the lucky girl won a gift voucher worth aed 250 from Spa Genie. Sulit na ang entrance fee namin.

The show lasted for one hour and right after the show the little boy requested for popcorn.

From Dolphinarium we went to Dubai mall for dinner. We decided to eat near the fountain because you naman how the little boy enjoying the show. Kaya sa P.F Chang kami kumain. Yummy ang Dynamite Scallop.

Senti mode-Siguro if we were in our country then I’m very sure we will definitely have MMFF movie marathon..haha. Maybe right after watching Enteng Kabisote my siblings and I will watch One More Try. Then will go to Enchanted Kingdom or di kaya naman Manila Ocean Park with the kids. Nevertheless, next year naman hopefully we’ll try to go home para mas masaya kasama ang pamilya.

Christmas Wishlist come true..

Ang pasko ay di lang sa bata!! Hahaha..kasi me gifts si Santa samen..

They say that the elves are watching and reporting to Santa if you are naughty or nice. So to make sure you’re stocking will be filled with your christmas wishlist you have to be nice all the time otherwise there will be no christmas presents for you. Sad naman yun divah!

And because Papa Jesus knew that we are so nice (walang kokontra!) pinabigay na nia ke Santa ng aming presents. Yehey!! Ang saya ng pasko!

Portable DVD from us,Rice Cooker from Ann,Diary from Connector (wala na kasi siang Starbucks Planner..hehe) Comfy slippers from Jo and CK perfume from me..

CK Euphoria perfume from Tita Keke..wacky face nia yan!

at dahil di nadeliver ang original gift ko sa kanya, I opted to give him shirt sa New Year malamang umabot na yun..

Yehey! Finally, I’ve got FitFlops na..Alam mo ung like mo ung slipper pero di mo maatim bilhin kasi ang mahal..Buti na lang galante si Santa Raquiza. Thanks!! I lke it much..

And because the Gueverra Family knew that I am a baker (wahahaha) Kitchen apron set for me..Thanks!!

My favorite gift from Hubby!!

sabi ni ake konting smile lang daw..eh di ko napigilan ang saya ko eh!! hihhihi

Day 25 – Opening of Christmas presents

This Christmas our family has so much to be thankful for. For one thing, my sister is here with us.No wonder that  being with her makes the christmas countdown extra memorable.

One of my family’s favorite Christmas traditions is the opening of christmas presents under our tree.

After the Christmas-everything is over and we are all ready to just sit around and enjoy the bits of wrapping paper and ribbons that are twirling around our toes.

The little boy could not wait for this time. He keeps on asking if it’s time na to open all the gifts under our tree.

It’s proven that our little boy is trully blessed with all the people around us. He’s so loved! His laughters and excitement is contagious.

Thank you so much Tita Aemi and Ann for his Zoo Lego. Tita Ann thank you for the new book. You just don’t know na sobrang happy si mommy to add The Giving Tree in our collection.

Tita Raquiza’s gifts were so precious as well as the little boy requested to have new Hot Wheels. In addition she also gifted him Fitflops. Yehey!!

Thank you Daddy for the Ice Cream Set. Now we can eat more flavor. The little boy kasi likes to play pretend Ice Cream Shop and he’s always asking what flavor we want to order.

I already mentioned how I like Veggie Tales kaya nman I ordered Veggie Tales Bible from Amazon. Happy!!

It was such a cheerful countdown for our little boy regardless of stresses of life.

From our family to yours Merry Christmas!!

Day 24 – Christmas Eve Dinner

Merry Christmas everyone!

For our day 24 of our 25 days of cheerful christmas we prepare simple noche buena and sing a birthday song to Jesus.

Most of our handa are easy to prepare lang kasi I don’t want to stress myself in the kitchen coz hubby is not feeling well.

We have Seafood Vegetable, Hotdogs, Fiesta Ham and Yang Chow Fried Rice. Very handa lang nmin sa Tayuman, Manila. Haha

But for the sweet treats I baked Sugar Cookies with Nutella Frosting and Chocolate Chip Muffins. I also added personalized chocolates.