Saturday, December 26, 2009

my little Christmas adventures ^^

Howdy guys! I know, you have been all uber busy these past two days -- Preparing stuffs for Noche Buena, Party dito, party doon, Reunions and exchanging gifts. Dito naman sa house, ganun din. Maaga pa lang punong abala na ang aking Ina sa pagluluto ng pagkain for Noche Buena. Sounds weird nga eh, kase nakaugalian na sa pamilya namin na matulog na lang right before the clock ticks at 12 Midnight every December 24. Naghahanda kami pero, di naman kami kumakain sa mismong oras ng Noche Buena lols. Ganunpaman, di naman nasasayang ang mga pagkaing inihanda kase tinatabi lang sya then on the 25th iinitin lang, solve na may bogchi na para sa buong pamilya at mga bisita ^_^

December 25, around 12:05 AM
- Habang abala ang buong Pilipinas sa kani-kanilang Noche Buena, ako naman ay bisi-bisihan sa paglalaba ng susuotin kong pamporma para sa pag-gagala namin sa araw ng Pasko. Habang maingay sa labas: mga nagvi-videokeng kapitbahay, mga batang nagsasayawan sa saliw ng tugtuging "Nobody", mga tunog ng firecrackers, ako naman ay abalang abala sa pagkukusot ng aking t-shirt at pantalon lols. Pakwenselo na sakin yung mga nakikita kong magagandang fireworks display sa kalangitan.

Christmas Day: December 25
- Maaga pa lang ay isa isa nang nagsisidatingan ang mga inaanak ng nanay at tatay ko sa bahay. Grabe parang may children's party sa bahay. Sangkaterba ang mga tsikiting! Buti na lang at wala pa kong inaanak at this point, kase sa totoo lang wala din naman akong maibibigay sa kanila. Although may pera ako, parang di pa rin sasapat lolz. Habang nagkakagulo sila sa salas, ako naman ay bumabawi ng tulog sa kuwarto dahil sa pagkapuyat ko sa paglalaba the night before.

- First time in many years, na magkakasama muli kaming magkakapamilya sa pamamasyal this Christmas. Medyo nanibago nga ako dahil nasanay akong nasa bahay lang tuwing pasko minus my father kase lagi syang may work sa Japan nung mga nagdaan na taon. This time, nandito siya for Christmas yay! Akala ko ay di matutuloy ang pag-gagala ng aming buong pamilya. Nagkaroon kase ng konting aberya at di pagkakaunawaan between my mom and dad. Buti na lang at natuloy din kahit papaano ang aming pamamasyal. Nga pala, para menos gastos sa pamasahe, nanghiram ng sasakyan ang tatay ko sa company nila and its a good thing ay pinayagan naman siya ng kanyang bossing. So di na namin problema ang masasakyan. Ang hirap magcomute kahapon dahil araw ng Pasko, dagsa ang mga tao sa lansangan. Punuan lahat ng jeep, taxi at bus. Mga around 2:30PM na kami nakaalis sa house dahil may humabol pang isang bisita, yung uncle ko.

First Stop:

PBB House at the Front of ABS-CBN building in Mother Ignacia Street, QC. Actually, ako talaga ang nag-request sa father ko na dumaan muna kami sa harap ng ABS-CBN haha. I took a shot of the facade of the PBB house using my sister's cellphone camera. Parang naging tourist spot na rin yung harap ng house ni Kuya kase ang dami ko din kasabayan na kumukuha ng photos. Too bad, nasa Cavite pa sila ngayon (with her daughter and hubby) at dala niya yung cp. Kaya di ko tuloy nailagay dito yung piktyur ng bahay ni Kuya. Ang liit lang pala ng Bahay ni Kuya kung titingnan mo ito mula sa labas. Sa tv kase, tuwing pinakikita yung front ng house parang ang laki. Pero pag andun ka na talaga at personal mo na syang pinagmamasdan, dun mo malalaman ang malaking difference.

Second Stop:

Luneta Park, particularly in Manila Ocean Park, located in Manila Bay sa likod ng Quirino Grandstand. Eto na, naexcite na ko dahil ang buong akala ko ay makakapasok kami sa loob ng Ocean Park. First time ko sanang makikita ng up close and personal sila kumpareng Nemo at iba pang nilalang mula sa karagatan, kaso pagdating namin, naku ang haba ng queue ng tao sa labas then tinanong namin ang isa sa mga staffs ng park kung magkano ang entrance fee. "400 pesos po sir!" Waat? baket ang mahal ang sabi ko sa loob loob ko. Dahil walo kami sa pamilya (kasama ng sister ko yung anak nya then kasama din ng kuya ko yung anak at asawa niya) at medyo tight budget kami, minabuti na lamang namin wag nang tumuloy. 400 is 400 noh!? Poor lang kase kami lols. Pero nanghihinayang talaga ako dahil andun na eh, konti na lang eh, makikita ko na sila Nemo ng malapitan. Di bale, pinangako ko naman sa sarili ko na babalik ako dun one of these days!

On the way pabalik, hinatid namin yung sister at pamangkin ko sa Robinson's Place sa Ermita, dun kase nagwowork yung asawa niya bilang chef. May family reunion daw yung sa side ng asawa niya sa Cavite at kailangan nilang umattend.

After that, sinundo naman namin yung bunso kong kapatid na nagwo-work as a Call Center agent sa PLDT, sa may Rotonda. Oh diba, walang Pasko-pasko sa kanila lols.

Third Stop:

SM City Marikina: Napagkasunduan namin na bago umuwi ay dito na kumain for dinner. First time ko din pala makatuntong sa SM City Marikina at ang masasabi ko lang ay "Wow, puro tulay!" ahaha. Astig kase yung pagkaka-construct ng building ng SM sa Marikina. Since, nasa tabi siya ng Marikina River, may mga bridges connecting the whole building from the main road. Nasa bandang ibaba yung parking area, hanggang level three siya. Nung typhoon Ondoy daw, hanggang level 2 ng parking area umabot yung flood waters. Anyways, nakahanap naman kami ng maayos na parking space sa front level ng mall. We decided na sa Chowking na lang kumain. Hmm, medyo mabagal ang service nila dito ha!? halos, kainin na ng large intestine ko ang small intestine ko bago naiserve yung foods. Considering na hindi naman puno ng customers yung fast food nang pumasok kami. Suggestion lang, sana magdagdag pa sila ng ilang service crew para mapadali ang pagseserve ng pagkain sa mga customer. After ng chibugan, nag-stroll lang kami ng konti sa mall bago umuwi. Hindi ganun kalaki yung mall, pero masasabi kong isa ang SM City Marikina sa mga da best SM branches out there. Maganda yung architectural design nya at may free Wifi zone pa sila. Whee! magdala ka lang ng Laptop at maginternet ka maghapon dun sa loob - solve ka na!

*pictures taken from the net.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

My Christmas Wish List ^^



"The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree:
the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other."

~Burton Hillis


Maligayang Pasko at Masaganang Bagong Taon!

Thanks to Mikayla for these lovely mini gifts ^_^

Friday, December 18, 2009

[ Merry Christmas ] Maligayang Pasko!



'Tis the time of the year again! The inevitable time of the year we've all been dreading and yet excitedly anticipating... dreading because, you know, you have to force yourself to formulate new ways of avoiding your inaanaks once again. To squeeze your Grey matter and your pocket just so you and your family can have a jolly holiday... very stressful indeed! and yet it is also the most anticipated season, not just because of the reverly, the Simbang Gabi and the Puto Bumbong, the "Pangangaroling", family reunions and party, party, party all around. In simpler terms: the sight and sounds of Christmas, even the joy of opening the gifts you received would pale in comparison to the true reason, although most of us tends to forget to invite the birthday celebrator, let us all try to remember to greet Him and let Him have center stage, so to speak, in our lives this Christmas... and experience the Joy in our hearts once again... Simply the reason for the season... the birth of Jesus Christ, our Saviour!

May the spirit of Christmas be always in our hearts...
Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year to All my fellow blogistas!

Saturday, December 12, 2009

[Round 3] Blog Awards (Christmas Special)

Christmas is forever, not for just one day,
for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away
like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf.
The good you do for others is good you do yourself...
~ Norman Wesley Brooks, "Let Every Day Be Christmas,"

Hello mga parekoy at fellow blogistas! Eto na naman ako for another round of Blog Award. As I always saying sa mga previous rounds ng blog award ko, this is to show my appreciation sa lahat ng mga tao (mga regular visitors at mga bago) na laging nakikitambay at bumibisita dito sa aking munting blog. Marami siguro sa inyo ang nagtatanong kung bakit ko ginagawa ang mga bagay na ito. Ganito lang yan, masaya ako kapag may napapasaya akong ibang tao ^^ Alright, drum roll muna... without further ado, here is the award button and the list of people who will be getting this award. This is also my advance Christmas gift for everybody!


The simple Rules:
1. Right Click > Save Image or Copy Image then put it in your blog/site.
2. Don't forget to thank the award giver ^^
3. You could also create a post regarding this award (optional)
4. Share your blessings to the less fortunate this Christmas.

This Star ng Pasko blog awards goes to the following peeps.

:+: Aehlyn :+:
:+: Alkapon
:+:
:+: Arvin :+:
:+: Chester :+:
:+: Eiji :+:
:+: Ice :+:
:+: Iya_Khin :+:
:+: Jag-kun :+:
:+: LordCM:+:
:+: Lionheart :+:
:+: Mr. Night Crawler :+:
:+: Nyny :+:
:+: Pink Note :+:
:+: Pusang Kalye :+:
:+: Reigun :+:
:+: SaulKrisna :+:
:+: SuperJaid :+:
:+: Xprosaic :+:

Important, Please READ: This award also goes out to all the people in my blog roll. If you see your name on my blog roll list, please grab the award button above and experience the joy of Christmas in your hearts. ^_^ I'm sorry if I didn't list down all your names here... magiging sobrang haba na kase ng entry eh hehe ^^

To my foreign friends, "Star ng Pasko" means Star of Christmas!

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Smile and Laugh


     A smile is a gentle curve line that makes a lot of things straight. A smile brightens one's day. And what more if it's a big laugh - a laugh that brings joy to the people around.

     A laugh maybe an exaggeration of a smile. We usually add some giggling tunes to our smile and from there we can have different sounds of life. There are laughs which sound like a neigh of a horse. Then there are the guys low-pitched laughs and the Santa Claus ever-popular "Ho-ho-ho". But the sound doesn't matter anyway; what's important is that we're doing something which can prolong our lives.

     A smile and a laugh offer relief to each obstacle and victory to each life's game. A smile is a good way to start our days. It shows how ready and joyful are we in facing the reality. It also shows how thankful to God for giving us another day to grow and explore the wonder of this world.

     Just a smile can brighten someone's day. It makes the person feel that somebody loves and believes in him.

     A smile is also a means of saying that we should learn how to laugh at our problems. We should not take these problems seriously, but of course, we should not take these problems for granted, but instead, we should give all our best in solving them. Looking back at those times when you were dead serious with your problems, you just can't help but laugh at the memory.

     Smile and laugh are two short words but can do a lot in our lives. So remember, KEEP SMILING, KEEP LAUGHING!


*This entry is in line with Sir LordCM's Isang Minutong Smile campaign/event this coming December 8, 2009.