House stuff we need

We still need a lot of stuff in our small home, and even if we have moved a month ago it is still not in very good order because we've been busy. we still have things in the box and I hope I could find time soon to arrange them.

We do not have a couch yet and a washing machine which we badly need. I thought I could get one now but with the recent problem we had, there goes my budget for the washing machine. :( But I'm determined to have one next month.

And not that sound bars home theater is in our priority list right now but I am sure the husband will love to have such someday and  he needs to replace the old TV too if ever. Would you believe our TV is a surplus tv we bought from the port area 4 years ago? but it is still working very well and we do seldom watch TV shows anyway. But that's a good buy!

Oh well, those stuff can wait... for now I am thankful God is providing for our every need and that He knows when we need them.

Gifts for Mom

It's mothers day next Sunday! Have you bought your mom a gift? what did you buy? If you haven't, what are you planning to buy your mom? Flowers? Cake? Is till do not have any idea what I will give my Nanay, if she'll be here with us I might take her out na lang but if she's in the province, might send her a card.

If you need gift ideas for your mom, here's what I can recommend from personalcreations.com.

I love their mommy mug (I would love to have one someday!)

And the mom and dad's bibles :)

But i think hand made gifts for mom are awesome!! better if you an make your own right?

Rizal Re-Creation Center

This huge place surrounded by lots of coconut trees is located at Rizal,Laguna. Our church has been here few times but this was my first time. I think the rates is quite reasonable, the food is not so much to drool for but is good enough.

How to get there: From Makati where our church is located

We went to Buendia Taft terminal of JAC LINER bus (which is by the way free wi-fi) going to Lucena City.(Approximately 2 hours or less) We alighted at San Pablo City, took a tricycle for the jeepney terminal going to Nagcarlan,Laguna. We just told the driver we're going to Rizal Re-Creation and then few minutes later we're already at the place :)

And if you want to play chess while waiting for your activity to start, here's the chess pavillion

But don't be surprised, there is no chess board but chess on the floor instead :) the pawns are big!!
There is a snack bar and a tree house.

There is also a basketball court, volleyball and indoor games, bonfire areas and two swimming pools, the other one with slides but they don't have pool lift.

And I did not miss the top man's show : Joe Mauk with his blue top. I hope I can make a separate post about him and ho he is using his top show to share God's gospel.

I'm sure a wedding is possible here also, I wish I inquired but if you want to know more about the place , here's their contact info taken from their site.

Re-Creation Harvest, Inc.

Unit 1408 Robinsons Equitable Tower

ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center,

Pasig 1605, Philippines

Reservations Office:

(632) 638-7248, 638-7369

Mobile Nos.: 0928-5082616 / 0928-5082617

Email: rrc@re-creationcenter.com / rizalrec@yahoo.com 

Rizal Re-Creation Center

Arban Street

Rizal, Laguna, Philippines

Tel. Nos.: (049) 563-3456

Manila local call to Laguna office:

(02) 520-6095.

Youth Camp

I know I have not been posting regularly here and I already have so many backlogs, pictures to blog in my file are piling up and I hope I'll be able to update and upload them soon.

I am here now in Rizal Re-Creation Center in Rizal,Laguna for our church youth camp and I thought I would be resting here (as I was told) but I was totally wrong. It's okay though.Since this is my first time I am enjoying (the work) as much as I can.

We just had our "amazing race" game and the campers had a blast although we were all tired. I was worried for a while when a camper fell down and thought about social security disability insurance immediately but Praise God she's okay now.

And in between breaks (which is now) I still have to work while the other counselors are resting. :(

Anyways, have to go now but I promise to give you decent updates and post when I get back to normal life..probably June :(

Nagsasa Cove

The picture was snatched from a friend's facebook page, they recently did a trip there and I was so envious. The place is so similar with Anawangin although double the distance of the boat ride in Anawangin thus making it more expensive. But still I'm dreaming of going here one day, camping, with outdoor firepit for the bonfire, 'mores, fishing and swimming or just lazing around the beach.

 

Anybody wants to schedule a trip there with me? I am so missing the sand and the beach!!

:(

So much to blog so little time..:)

For now, all I need to do is rest and sleep because tomorrow begins another crazy week.

I am so looking forward on the days that I can just lie down in bed and spend the whole day playing games, reading or just sleeping.

Holidays come quick pleaaaaaaase :(

Simple Wedding Anniversary Ideas

What do you usually do to celebrate your wedding anniversaries? Easy question for those who are materially blessed because they can just go anywhere they like to go or eat in any fancy restaurant they want to. I wish I belong to such type then I would not have any problem now thinking on how and where to spend our 5th wedding anniversary.

Not that celebration is a big thing to me, I just want to remember the day in a special way. Actually, we're used to having simple celebration for the past 4 years.

This year, I initially though of going back to our wedding venue and dine there (how wonderful it would be) because our anniversary date (April 21) is Holy Thursday and the start of the very long weekend holiday here in the Philippines but because it's Lenten season, the venue which is also a restaurant might be closed on that day. if not, I'll see if we can have dinner there on the 21st since we are scheduled to go home dawn of that day. It will be good to be back and see the place again after five years.

If the place is close, well, I think celebrating with the whole family will not be that bad since everyone of us (siblings,nephews and nieces) will be at our parents house. It would be great too!!

We can also watch a movie and eat out after like what we did on our 2nd year. it doesn't have to be at 5 star hotel, we can even have it at any fast food out there. It doesn't matter.

But guess what I desire most right now, is to book our selves at least two nights in a nice hotel so we could have the rest and sleep I so needed!

Oh well, what ever it may be, the best part remained to be "celebrating it with your best friend, the man you married"

gift for the husband

With all the love I get from my husband, especially in times when hormones are hitting me so bad that makes me the most unloveliest woman in the whole world- he deserve more than a pat in the back, I think he deserve a real gift. And I hope in time for our wedding anniversary this month I can get him to choose from G shock Watches or the least I can do buy him any brand of watch, I know he'll appreciate it.

But then, with or without a gift, I am assured of his love for me :)

I can't imagine how happy he would be though if he opens a box with any of this inside:)

Finally

Tonight will be our first night in our new place. I feel sad though, the excitement of being just us has waned as months passed by, I think I got used to having so many familiar people around. I think I got used to having someone close to you nearby but I’m okay, I know I’ll get used to whatever is set before us. Adjustments are not easy for anyone naman di ba?

This afternoon, hubby will be moving out the last of our stuff and he’ll start fixing the new place, haven’t been there since the first time I visited. I know it’s a mess and boxes are everywhere (maybe that’s the reason I am not that happy-I guess I am too tired to arrange all our things)

We will be internet less (during evenings) for quite sometime- I am still undecided if I will buy a broadband or apply for a DSL or not to have any internet connection at all-after all I can still blog and do some tasks in the office after office hours or during breaks. So I’m reading about cissus quadrangularis extract because I can’t do that later anymore.

Oh.. the stress of moving. I hope I’ll get over with this soon.

Sam Brew Cafe

 I've been wanting to try their coffee ever since I saw them opened their coffee shop a few houses away from our church/mission's center where we are currently residing, I think that was few months ago but only got to try it this March, first with a kumare, where we talked about her daughters' (my inaanak) 7th birthday and then last Tuesday night with my Basha group :) we surely didn't talk about best diet pills for women obviously because we were in coffee and deli shop.. But we all badly needed a coffee break so off we go!

And this time I brought with me my camera to make sure I will have pictures to share.

This two lovely Precious Moments tall figurines will welcome you once you step foot on their facade. And I find them very very cute!

 I ordered Macadamia Iced Blended Coffee which they served in this tall glass for only 110.00. Not bad? The first time I went here I ordered Caramel Machiato for only 85.00.

I still love Starbucks machiatos though but I commend this small coffee shop for loving the environment and not using any paper or disposable cups at all.

And because this is just around the corner, we will definitely be here again and again and again :) I hope!

Sam Brew Cafe
Arellano Avenue
Palanan,Makati City

Changing template

Guess what? I am trying to change the template of this blog yesterday but I failed and I lost some of my widgets, now I have to rebuild my 3 link list and that will not be easy, with my hands still full that will probably be done next week, so sorry if you don't see your link here but promise I'll put it back. I am so frustrated that after years of blogging I can not still master the changing of template especially with the html codes.Oh well, there is not much to get frustrated about because I was never a techie, It took me years to be familiar with the blogging terms and stuff, I find it too hard to open/operate new gadgets, even ipods and psp's are sometimes too complicated for me. I rely solely on my husband for that.

How I wish though he's into blogging as well, because for sure he'll learn codes better than I do.

Anyways, I will still change this template (because this has been up for years and I am so bored with it already) I hope I can do that this weekend.

Full weekend

And I am tired and I need a real coffee break!

Okay, just so you have an idea how full my day was and my weekend so far..
Saturday, woke up at 6 :00 in the morning because we attended the VBS training at CSM Paranaque, that was 8:00 till 4:00 in the afternoon but I have to leave early because I have another seminar in Mega mall at 4:30 PM. And not only that, we hurriedly went home after the Mega mall event because we still have rehearsal (band practice) for the Sunday worship service, and we printed invitations for a friend's wedding (regie & jiji) and here I am..still typing. It's already 2:41 AM.

Tomorrow, Sunday (which is today already), I also have a full day schedule, a prenup in the afternoon right after the worship service and then to San Mateo and to Cogeo at night.

I just hope I will still have the energy for all of that..

but guess what? I dread Monday :) hehe..kahit na sana busy weekend..basta wag lang mag Monday..:(