THANK YOU LORD!

May gusto sana ko ikwento, pero hindi pa pwede eh. Don’t worry, pag pwede na, you’ll be the first to know! =)

I’m so happy today, kami ni Poy, and my whole family for sure =)

Thank you Lord! I can never express it in words. Your promises are true. Salamat po. I love you Jesus! This song is for you…

I come before You today, and there's just one thing that I want to say
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord For all You've given to me, for all the blessings that I cannot see
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
With a grateful heart, with a song of praise, With an outstretched arm I'll bless Your Name and

Thank You, Lord, I just want to thank You, Lord

For all You've done in my life, You took my darkness and gave me Your light
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord
You took my sin and my shame, You took my sickness and heal all my pain
With a grateful heart, with a song of praise With an outstretched arm I'll bless Your Name and
Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord

MIMAY’S HAPPY PLACE

If we’re friends in FB, most probably you have noticed that Mimay’s photos are usually taken in a kiddie slide. Favorite nya kasi. Whenever we go out, we ask her where she wants to go and she’ll surely say either “mowl” (mall) or slide. If she said mowl, pagdating namin dun maghahanap yan ng slide.

Halata ba na favorite nya ang slide?

           

Since our Mimay is super duper active, nakaka stress talaga whenever we bring her to slide. I understand that part of toddler’s phase yung mauntog sya and all pero I still can’t help not to feel paranoid everytime we saw her sliding upside down. Yes as in una ulo! Kaloka!

But since slide really makes our daughter happy, as in literal na kinikilig, hubby and I are planning to get her a kiddie slide like this.

This will be a perfect Christmas gift to her, what do you think?      

ONE MONTH TO GO

As much as I don’t want to put negativity in my post today, I can’t help not to feel bad. Hay let me just release this ha and hopefully I’ll feel better after.

Do you remember my emo post weeks ago? To refresh you, this is about me feeling torn about Mimay and Naynay staying here in Dubai or returning back to Pinas. We prayed about this then come up with the final decision that Naynay and Mimay will return to Pinas before my mom’s visa ends. We have arranged their flight and that is exactly a month from now.

who wouldn’t be sad leaving this cutie?

As I type this, I feel very heavy hearted. Eto na naman kasi. Mahihiwalay na naman sa amin si ineng. Ang sakit na naman but we have no choice. Lalo kami magtatagal dito sa Dubai if we will not be practical with our decision. We also notice that we are becoming selfish if we let Mimay stay here with us growing not like a normal kid. Yun bang may ka interaction na bata din and hindi puro adults. And also, we plan to send her to preschool next June so if we renew my mom’s visa then uuwi din naman sila early next year, sayang naman. Hindi joke ang amount ng visa nya hence it would be really very impractical. 

But I know God’s plans are always better than ours. I fully trust Him. I’ll try not to be sad anymore because I know God will do miracles in our family.

I am just praying for that time where we will never be away from our Mimay. I know that time will come, in God’s perfect time, it will come…

INDIAN SNACKS

I think I’m starting to love Indian foods. At first I was super gross at the taste of it, but now hinahanap hanap ko na sya! But still not those kind na curry level with putok-y smell ha? Come I’ll show you my current faves which I usually order in our pantry every breakfast.

This is Vada Pav. The Indian version of burger. It’s a vegetarian dish which consists of spicy potato mixture coated in flour and deep fried. It is slid in a burger bun and garnished with fresh onion, lettuce, cucumber, red bell pepper, etc.  What makes it more interesting is the sauce that comes with the burger. This green sauce is called chutney. According to our pantry cook, chutney is made of mint leaves, coriander, ginger, garlic and lots of green chilies.  Crunchy, tasty patty in a soft bun dip in a spicy sauce makes me drool!

Next is Bread Pakoda. It’s almost the same like the Vada Pav. Made of potato and other veggies mashed and stuffed in bread, then dip in a batter mixture and deep fried. Best also with chutney and catsup. Hmmm I want one!

Vegetable Manchurian is also one of my favorites. Parang okoy in Pinas but spicy version lang. I think it’s a combination of Indian-Chinese cuisine. It’s made of mixed vegetables formed into dumplings and deep fried. Goes best with sweet chili sauce.

photo from net

Last is my current discovery, Cabbage Sabzi paired with hot chapati. Sabzi is like ginisang repolyo with Indian spices. While chapati is a soft, flat Indian bread. Perfect together!

photo from net

Nagugutom tuloy ako eh! =)

NANIPOY HONEYMOON PART 2: BOHOL

After 25 years, finally I was able to find time to blog the 2^nd part of our honeymoon. Straight from Palawan, we had an afternoon flight to Cebu. We opted to go to Cebu first and tried the fast ferry going to Bohol. Maiba lang :)

We didn’t stay in Cebu anymore because hubby and I have been there already during our first few landian months. Cebu was actually our first out of town trip together =) But I promise to come back there again, because I want to experience the Sky Walk Extreme. Wala pa nun when we went there.

Upon arriving Bohol, we were greeted in the Tagbilaran port by the Boholano driver of Alona Tropical Resort. We have booked our 3 days, 2 nights in the said resort as recommended by my sister friend Abby. Pick up and drop off from the port/airport is included in the package. It was a good 20-30 minutes ride from the port to Panglao Island where the resort is located.

As soon as we arrive, we immediately made tambay in the serene beach. The fresh air is indeed very calming. Then had our dinner overlooking the beach, hay ang sarap!

Our stay in Alona Tropical Resort is very sulit because the place is clean and refreshing and at the same time rates are budget friendly. I love their beachfront! We stayed in their Deluxe Aircon room which is made from bamboos and nipa hut.

The resort also has a cozy swimming pool which hubby and I get to enjoy too.

As much as we wanted to stay lang sana in the resort and enjoy each other, we needed to see the beautiful places in Bohol. Sayang naman because we’re there na. So on our 2^nd day, we rented a car with private driver and roam in the city of Tagbilaran. Our itineraries include visits in:

Blood Compact Shrine

Baclayon Church

Lunch in Floating Restaurant, Loboc River

Tarsier Encounter

Hanging Bridge

Man-made Forest

And ofcourse, the Chocolate Hills!

We also get to see the basketball court where Cesar Montano used to play, so what??? Hehe. Crush ko kasi sya so I was partly kinikilig imagining that Cesar was there ;p Luka much lang!

Right after the city tour, we made sure to spend our remaining days in Bohol by just lounging in the beach and in our room. Sinolo ko talaga ng bonggang bongga si Poy. Di kaya sya makalakad after LOL!

It was surely one the best vacations Poy and I had. Our honeymoon preparations were all worth it. I just wanna say thanks to my bibi for making all these possible.

Flight back to Laguna

Fyi, Mimay is not a honeymoon baby. Kainis nga eh. Career to the max pa naman kami haha! So the following month, mas lalo namin kinareer, and there was light, este Mimay pala =)

I HAVE A KWENTO

Kelan ba naman nawalan? Pinaglihi kasi ako ng mommy ko sa puwet ng manok, so I was really inborn madaldal :) So here it goes…

The other night, we went out for dinner. This particular fastfood that we went to has a play area which made our Mimay super happy. While hubby was ordering and my mom seated on our table, Mimay and I went in the play area in the 2^nd floor. I let her explore the slide & the play house. Then I notice people keep on arriving in the 2^nd floor and there were sound sytem, etc. After asking one lady, I learned that a Christian service pala was held every Monday night and Friday there. So I told her that I’m a born again Christian too. She was really giddy to know that, hence her invitation.

ate: sis we have service tonight, baka gusto mo umattend. may kasama ka ba?

me: ahhm yes, nasa baba sila naorder pa.

then mimay came running towards me and hugged my legs.

ate to mimay: hi baby! ang ganda mo naman.

ate to me: ganda ng pamangkin mo. ilang taon na?

me: she’s two and she’s my daughter.

ate: ows di nga? may anak ka na? hindi halata, mukha ka pa’ng dalaga.

me: (smiles shyly) wow thanks. baka maniwala ako haha!

ate: totoo. kaya pala maganda baby mo, ang ganda kasi ng mommy.

Ang haba ng intro ko pero yun lang ang gusto kong ikwento haha!

do i look like a tita to Mimay? ;)

One more pa. I have a new girl office mate. One day when we were in the pantry, she came to me.

officemate: hi! Jhanil right?

me: hello! yup it’s Jhanil. welcome to CMS!

officemate: thanks! oh by the way, your niece looks very adorable in her pose. she’s so pretty!

me: huh? my niece?

officemate: yes! I saw her photo in your table the other day.

me: Oh I see! she’s not my niece, she’s my daughter.

officemate: really your daughter? you’re joking! you’re married?

me: yes! and she’s really my daughter. her name is mimay.

officemate: I can’t believe it! u look young, and it doesn’t look that you’re married and has a daughter.

me: haha thank you so much! you made my day haha!

Hindi sa pagyayabang, that happened many times na. Parang gusto ko na tuloy maniwala lol!

SABI KO NA EH!

This comment to one of my FB photos from my Sumiden friend Ate My, really made my day! Ate My, thanks for your honesty. You really made me smile bigtime, ewan ko lang si Poy haha!

I so know that the day will come where you guys will notice that Mimay is starting to look like her Mamee. And Im just too happy because that day has finally come! Mwahahahahaha!!!

Sabi ko sa inyo eh, wait lang kayo and it will come out naturally. Ako talaga kamukha ni Mimay. So now, wait pa kayo more. Ilang years pa, akong ako na talaga lahat ng features nyan haha!