2017-04-06 00:00
Kap & I take turns leading the family prayer every night. Before we retire at the end of the day,...
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The adventures & misadventures of team GOppets.
2017-04-03 00:00
As you know, I don’t cook, but I do love to watch cooking shows. The seasoned chefs, they look so...
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2017-03-30 00:00
You must be so sick & tired of how I’ve been harping about my new dining room – my new...
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2017-03-27 00:00
When Kap & I were still dating back in the 90’s, he’d take me to the Magnolia Ice Cream Plant...
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2017-03-23 00:00
March 15, 2017 – A day I will NEVER forget.. — Dear Aunties & Uncle, As I tearfully write this,...
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2017-03-20 00:00
Feb 2017. Phivolcs warns Valley Fault residents.. MANILA, Philippines – Residents of Metro Manila and nearby provinces should prepare for...
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2017-03-16 00:00
I was supposed to have a “romantic” getaway in Clark, Subic with Kap my Kap for my birthday. Nagkataon kasing...
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2017-03-13 00:00
Juice-mio. Summer na naman? I didn’t even get to enjoy the December breeze at heto na naman ang init! I thought I’d...
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2017-03-09 00:00
As I shared in my previous posts, for Valentine’s & my birthday (at mukhang pati anniversary na rin yata sinama...
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2017-03-06 00:00
Birthday boy Richard Co a.k.a. Tales From The Tummy asked Kap & I to join him & Irene for lunch at Annam Noodle Bar. As...
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2017-03-02 00:00
Because February lacks at least 2 days, I made up for it by borrowing some from March & celebrated my...
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2017-02-27 00:00
48. Old, SO OLD. My collagen meter may be low, but my happiness meter is at an all time high....
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2017-02-23 00:00
I’m sure by now you’re ALL updated on the Jollibee Valentine Series commercials. Yung “Vow”, Crush”, “Date” (my favorite which...
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2017-02-20 00:00
I’m so very happy to share with you that my favorite hotpot resto in the whole universe is NOW OPEN...
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2017-02-16 00:00
May kasabihan… — — When my then-boyfriend-now-husband invited me to his home the very first time to meet the parents...
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2017-02-13 00:00
The start of the New Year didn’t go as well or as smoothly as I had expected. Umpisa pa lang ng taon,...
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2017-02-10 00:00
This Valentine’s, say “I LOVE YOU” with an Emoticake! ;) — — When you’ve been together for as long as...
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2017-02-06 00:00
Remember THIS? And THIS/THIS? What about THIS? THIS? and THIS? :P I’m really glad I decided to make a blog....
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2017-02-03 00:00
Before January ended, Kap & I were able to catch up with Foodie Besties Richard & Irene over sausages &...
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2017-02-01 00:00
The weekend before school started again after the Christmas-cum-semestral break, Kap & I took the 3 kids out for a...
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2017-01-30 00:00
Ate is a momma’s girl through & through but I’m not perfect -I don’t complete her, lol. Try as I might,...
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2017-01-26 00:00
Ate booked a driver for a day tour further around Taiwan. She was able to get 4k ntd (approximately 6k...
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2017-01-23 00:00
1 bathroom for 5 people is a challenge. Back home, we have 9 bathrooms so no pressure. Kahit isang oras...
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2017-01-19 00:00
Try as we might, it was SO hard waking up at 9am, our self-imposed daily alarm. Having arrived at an...
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2017-01-16 00:00
Kap warned us right after our summer vacay: No travelling until 2018 -his 50th birthday. And this time I was...
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2017-01-12 00:00
Call me KJ (kill joy) but I am all for the ban on pyros. For those of you who have...
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2017-01-09 00:00
Because of the kids’ CHRISTmas gift for the family, (separate post to follow) we decided no more gift-giving for the...
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2017-01-05 00:00
A few days before Christmas, the kids took their yayas to the mall for a shopping spree & lunch. Just...
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2017-01-02 00:05
It’s nice having a blog coz I get to look back in the year that was, and review our life....
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2016-12-30 00:00
The kids are on their Christmas break, 2 glorious weeks that I get to see them not just in glimpses,...
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2016-12-27 00:00
As we were watching the news one night, something must have triggered Kap’s memory that he out of the blue...
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2016-12-23 00:00
Meeting you guys & receiving so much love from you makes me feel all sorts of happy & tingly down to...
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2016-12-20 00:00
Mireio. A Provencal poem. by Frederic Mistral, 1872. Translated by Harriet W. Preston — Mireio is the daughter of a rich farmer....
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2016-12-16 00:00
This is it!
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2016-12-13 00:00
Hay naku Babyson, where to start? :P Out of my 3 babies, ikaw ang pinaka-layas, pinaka-matigas ang ulo, at pinaka-deadma sa akin...
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2016-12-10 00:00
An Afternoon Tea at the Writers Bar of Raffles Makati is made more special this Christmas Season as the Manila Symphony Orchestra‘s...
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2016-12-08 00:00
When Kap went to have his overnight thing with his tennis buds at Casa Cumbre Monte (see previous post), I...
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2016-12-05 00:00
I try not to keep a short leash on Kap. He pretty much still gets to do what he usually...
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2016-12-01 00:00
I finally felt the December breeze, woohoo! \m/ Up until mid-November, it was still unbearably hot & sunny and I...
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2016-11-28 00:00
When we moved to our first home in Alabang 23 years ago, Kap was able to find a diverse but...
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2016-11-25 00:00
My Babyson is 18 now, turning 19 in 3 days. And you know guys who hit that age, they think...
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2016-11-22 00:00
Every other Tuesday, Kap has a long standing date with his mother. Walang paltos yan, rain or shine, pwera nalang...
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2016-11-17 23:00
Not once in her stint at school all these years has my eldest daughter asked me to give her a...
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2016-11-11 00:00
Last year, we were away for the undas break so my Ursula costume had to remain at the back of...
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2016-11-04 00:00
One of my pet peeves is receiving unsolicited advice. In Filipinos, that trait is a given. In chinese families, more...
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2016-10-31 00:00
The 2 senior citizens in the homefront have a bad habit of nit-picking & finding fault with the household help....
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2016-10-29 00:00
Kap’s tennis buds are like his second family. Beyond the banter & laughter is genuine love & care among this...
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2016-10-28 00:00
Most similar to Kap’s GMRC (kagandahang ugali at asal ba) is my Bae. Second to him, she is really the kindest in the...
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2016-10-19 00:00
For those of you who have been following our life story a while now, you MUST KNOW Kap’s fondness for...
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2016-10-13 00:00
If you’re looking for fun & excitement this October, City of Dreams Manila is holding a 10-day modern celebration inspired by...
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2016-10-10 00:00
Received some messages of concern over the couple of days. Thank you so much for caring guys, and for the...
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2016-10-03 00:00
And just like that *snaps*, it’s October! Malapit na naman ang pasko! But before that, 4 very special birthdays are...
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2016-09-30 00:00
Even with new hotels popping up left & right, Makati Shangri-La Manila will always hold a special place in our...
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2016-09-28 00:00
My Lovey is off to college next year, she’s the last of the bunch. My painful joints & rickety bones...
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2016-09-26 00:00
It’s been a while since I set foot in Rockwell Mall, otherwise known as Power Plant Mall (the site stands on...
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2016-09-22 23:00
My Mom has gone through so much the past year. It’s only by God’s grace that she is still with...
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2016-09-20 23:00
Any chance I get to dress up & go on a romantic date with my ruggedly handsome better half, I’d...
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2016-09-19 00:00
Before we left for our month-long trip, Kap kept looking everywhere for the Rayban sunglass we gave him as a...
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2016-09-16 00:00
So with all the GOlobe30tting updates, I haven’t gotten around to apprising you guys of our lives post-holiday. It’s back to...
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2016-09-14 00:00
One great thing about having chefs for friends is you get to be their guinea pig.
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2016-09-12 00:00
Just sharing with you how my kids, especially Ate, always protects & defends me. She wrote this yesterday in reply...
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2016-09-11 00:00
At this point in my life, I have learned 2 things: 1.) Evil has no Age. 2.) Money is really...
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2016-09-09 00:00
I like nice surprises!
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2016-09-07 00:00
T is for Tea.. and it’s also for Tiffany & Co.!
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2016-09-05 00:00
Day 30 — Alas, our journey has come to an end. Years of build up to this big trip, and now...
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2016-09-03 00:00
Who doesn’t live for the weekends? I may be a professional bum, but come Friday, I get all happy & excited knowing...
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2016-09-02 00:00
Day 29 — Did you know ba that in Cathay Pacific (IDK about other airlines) you can’t buy additional luggage...
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2016-08-31 00:00
Day 28 – Rome, Italy — July 18 (2pm) – July 20 (10am), 2016 | Via Lorenzo Valla, 25, 00152...
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2016-08-29 00:00
Day 27 — Florence July 17, 2016 | Via dei Bardi, 6, 50125 Florence, Italy | +39 335 624 0624 1...
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2016-08-27 00:00
7 months. That’s how long the house for rent has been sitting there, unoccupied. Prospective tenants came & went, pero...
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2016-08-26 00:00
Day 26 – Florence, Italy — July 16, 2016 | Via dell’Agnolo, 55, 50122, Florence, Italy | +39 347 224 4950...
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2016-08-24 00:00
Day 25 – Venice, Italy — 2-hour high speed train from Milan to Venice: 8.5k php/4 pax July 15, 2016...
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2016-08-22 00:00
Day 24 – Milan, Italy — Plane fare from Zurich to Milan: 30k php for 4 pax. 1 hour ride....
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2016-08-19 00:00
Day 23 — We are such slowpokes. Sleeping right now seems more delectable than going around. Lalo na at malamig...
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2016-08-17 00:00
Day 22 – Zurich, Switzerland — Switzerland is said to be the happiest country on the planet according to the...
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2016-08-15 00:00
Day 21 — Yeah, we’re ready to leave London, as beautiful as it is. We’re all Londoned out by this...
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2016-08-13 00:00
My kids are going gaga over an app in the iphone called pokemon go. Just the other day when Kap...
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2016-08-12 00:00
Day 20 — 10 more days to go before I see my beloved Ate again wheeeee!! I’m glad her friends...
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2016-08-10 00:00
Day 19 — I live for lazy days. I’m such a couch potato that only shopping can get me moving,...
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2016-08-08 00:00
Day 18 — Woke up to this.. ;)) — — Kap is getting domesticated by the day ha, lol. Aba,...
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2016-08-05 00:00
Day 17 — Went to the mall today to have our wifi connection checked. We were able to use the...
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2016-08-03 00:00
Day 16 – London —— A day without Ate is a day that just isn’t complete. 3 It’s like I’m...
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2016-08-01 00:00
Day 15 — Today is a bittersweet day for me. My Sweetness is leaving for Manila, and she takes a...
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2016-07-30 00:00
Fresh from our SKETCH afternoon tea in London comes another opportunity to have a tea date with my lovely princesses...
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2016-07-29 00:00
Day 14— v— Umagang kay ganda. Kap woke us up earlier than usual so we can get an early train...
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2016-07-27 00:00
Day 13 — Took a day trip to Bruges today. The train takes approximately an hour to get to the...
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2016-07-24 00:00
Day 12 – Brussels, Belgium —- Good morning Brussels! Took a leisurely shower, shampooed, lathered up, a dab of perfume here...
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2016-07-23 00:00
Hello Manila! The GOppets are back!
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2016-07-22 00:00
Day 11 – London to Brussels — Goodbye for now London, catching a train going to Brussels in the afternoon. Again,...
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2016-07-20 00:00
Day 10 — Our last whole day in London with Ate. How time just flew by. It’s been 10 days,...
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2016-07-17 00:00
Day 9 — The 2 older kids went back to Westfield Stratford to queue for limited edition Nike shoes, so...
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2016-07-15 00:00
Day 8 — It’s been 2 days & our wifi from vodaphone still wasn’t working. Hirap maging turista, pinagloloko kami huhu. It’ll take...
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2016-07-13 00:00
Day 7 — Done with pretty much of the London sightseeing yesterday so today is a leisurely day (I hope)...
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2016-07-11 00:00
Day 6 – London — It was already past 4pm by the time we left the apartment, but I was...
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2016-07-07 16:00
Day 6 Paris – London (Buy London Pass HERE) So grateful for the men in my life. Carrying our heavy...
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2016-07-06 00:00
Day 5 — Our last whole day in Paris was pretty chill since we were able to go & see...
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2016-07-04 00:00
Day 4 Since we pretty much got most of the important sightseeing out of the way yesterday, it was time...
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2016-07-01 00:00
Day 3 Started our day late. Got home from Disney at around 12 midnight, got gas & returned our rental,...
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2016-06-29 00:00
Day 2 – Disneyland Paris — Unfortunately, our accommodations didn’t work out. The place is just too crowded for 5...
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2016-06-27 00:00
Day 1 – Paris, France (Buy Paris Pass HERE) — June 21-26, 2016 | 20 Rue Dauphine, Paris, Ile-de-France 75006...
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