Why would you let me stay here?

Since it's the last day of summer for my dear brother, I invited him to swim with me in Ohana. The last time when I was here, was when my friend Mario had his birthday celebration, and that time totally blowed up my mind to swim again.  We swam for two hours and it actually felt so long already. I don't know what happened to the, "swim until sun down attitude that I used to had" lol. Anyway, it was still fun, since my brother taught me some strokes that I had long forgotten. I shall master the back stroke soon!  Back float + blue skies = ultimate stress reliever

Can I just say that my Mom makes the greatest things! She made this yakult + gelatin experiment, which tastes so good especially if you're a yakult fanatic like me. And with that Mom, who would not look up to her greatness, humility and strength; imagine handling a business, a husband, 3 insane kids, and employees; who's, not to mention, dependent on her. MY GULAY life as a Mom is so tiring, but she still pursues to be one - never retiring. I could never imagine life without her. I love you! :D

So my Mom and Bro are back in Manila from Palawan, and you know what that means.... freedom! Hihi I actually thought that it's going to be a loooooong weekend full of work load, but I guess I got used to it that it all seemed to be alright in the end. I saw what you did there. lol For the last two days, I've been manning out my mom's store, and that means waking up early, punching numerous digits into the cash register, getting immune to strangers looking at me and avoiding the gaze of .... (awkward). It all involved some tedious work especially if I'm in charge of all the money matters - somehow getting the right arithmetic was my job. Here's a bunch of accessories, my Mom and Brother bought for me. It's so awesome that my Mom knows what I want, and my cute brother, who picked the one from the left, is amazing for picking a beautiful piece. Isn't it pretty? A very cute turtle that my brother bought for himself! It's so freakin' cute!...

I'm on for an outfit shot once again. It's been a while and I know that I still suck on lighting my photos well. Damn, artificial lights are so darn hard to fix. Anyway, forgive the rambles for I am just disappointed. Anyway... I am so deeply and irrevocably in love with detachable collars. I know I loathe them before, but now is a total make-over. I somehow gave them a chance when I saw a lot of bloggers trying it out. Why not, right? It makes an outfit a little bit formal and classy. You guys should try it out, it may seem weird at first, but you'll eventually get a hang of it. This outfit was worn when my family and I had dinner at Ho Chai Lai for my Dad's late late birthday celebration. As usual, Chinese food would forever be filling our tummies.

As always, New Years Eve was celebrated at home with the relatives, but this time only my Lola and Tito visited us- rounding up a very intimate dinner. Nonetheless, it was fun and fulfilling. I love love love Mom's Carbonara! I'm not really in the mood to elaborate, so let the photos do the telling... not much though. Intimate dinner with candlelight is intimate.  My brothers playing Gears of War while waiting for midnight. Fireworks from afar, since Muntinlupa banned selling fireworks.  What I did while waiting for the clock to strike 12.  ♡

This year, a lot of time was given for me to prepare for Christmas because school's not acting a bit rough, but sadly, the Christmas spirit did not poke me at all, making any special treats missing-in-action. Though yesterday's Christmas Eve gave me some dose of Christmas spirit, it left me hanging and feeling sad because I did not had the chance to do anything good. I can't say it was my worst Christmas because I still felt happy for some part of it, but I could say that this was the 'least' Christmas I felt. But for the 'least' part here's my favorites. Christmas party for employees of my parents business was fun. I was there watching, but I laughed my butt out all the way.  Christmas money from my relatives. Time for me to buy the book that I want. :D Simple bonding over food with my favorite people in the world, my family.  ♡ My brothers birthday, which wasn't that special, but at least I made him feel he was loved.  ♡ I got to wear th...

The usual family bonding with food is up again. We ate merienda at California Kitchen Pizza for free, thanks to Standard Charter's promo. My family would never eat here not unless it's free, because as they say, the food's very plain and ordinary. Nonetheless, you can't say no to anything free. Thank you credit card promos! Christmas is just around the corner. ;) Zee cute little brother. /makes pisil Zee parents. Yiie! <3 Kuya, why you no picture? :(

As I was cleaning my parents room yesterday, I saw this one picture of my mom. She concealed to me that this was her almost 20 years ago. I really like the photo, that I posted it in my clipboard. Hihi <3

My mom has a huge influence on me. She was the first person I knew when I stepped on to this planet (even if I do not remember), and ever since she was always by my side. Aside from my late yaya, who I also considered as my mom, my real mom was the person I always confide in and somehow knew I could talk about with anything. Though sometimes I find it hard to release all my thoughts in mind because of being scared of certain outcomes, I somehow gradually overcome and tell it to her somehow. Aside from being a big influence, she somehow has been a role model for me. My friends always told me how pretty, sexy and young my mom is and I have no rejections with it ever since. I always wonder why my mom, despite giving birth to three children (myself included), is always that fit and just about her figure. Yes, one of the things I simply adore about her is her figure. Though right now, she tells me she has grown to be fat, I still think she is a bit slim. Why mom, why?? My mom also is us...

Want more? Have you guessed where I have been all my life? loljoke. For about two days already, I literally hanged-out in a different location, which is quite unlikely. You see, my father got hospitalized yesterday morning and I have been spending my time in the hospital. With barely a morning face without any trace of make-up, I went early in the hospital. Good thing I got my laptop at hand, I thought of so much things to do.. and that involves the use of an internet connection. Sadly though, the wi-fi was not free anymore *sobs* . So I spent my morning reading.. 'The Hunger Games' *insert jolly face* . Through out my reading, I got tired and the oplan camwhore happened.. again. Haha! Pardon my face, I got less than 5 hours of sleep before that, and I remembered that I drank coffee, which made me, unsleepy. Tomorrow would be the sort-of operation my father would have to go to. I hope it goes well. Wish him well. Adios!

It's the third consecutive week that we ate at Kenny Roger's. My family had (again) our usual rounds of the famous whole grilled chicken together with side dishes and muffins on the side. But this time, my uncle and grandmother came to join us. It usually is just the five of us, but now, we're seven! Ever wondered why we always dine here at Kenny's? Because we have a privilege to enjoy free food and in weeks time the promo is about to end, so we try our best to maximize our privileges. But to tell you, I am sick of all these chickens. Haha! Later after eating my set of food, I just had to blurt out loud. 'Ayoko naaaa!' Just weeks of consecutive habits makes me bored and sick . It made me realize that constant usual work without any randomity makes life boring and predictable. Every work we do should have some spice and everything nice. Hihi. I usually tell myself how unpredictable myself could be. I do not know but I have a double sided thing in myself. ...