Chix & Tell

A ugust just said hello by dropping me an invite to what would be my first try in food blogging. And I am just excited to know that I would be strutting down San Miguel Street to find where the king crabs are: GUSTEAU's CRAB HAUZ ! Now I'm drooling! I am no connoisseur but I sure know how to eat with GUSTO! and in this case, it's a gusto with GUSTEAU'S! I came to the place where a gigantic crab tickled the hungry knots in my stomach. Man, am I "not" excited to get my hands on those claws! I got to the restaurant shortly before twelve noon and found it bustling with people: looks to me to be  a group of businessmen and families. Nice ambiance, I've noticed. Shortly after the members of the Sox Bloggers came to join me in our table, a courteous wait staff approached us to inform that food will be served in a short while. ( As I did not take breakfast that day, my mind was actually screaming: "Yesshh, puhleaz!") Ah! Not to be disap...

My youngest son & I joined this year's night run of Suncity Suites in celebration of their 3rd Anniversary and we certainly had a blast!  Miles was dressed in his Captain Sparrow costume in line with the hotel's anniversary theme, Caribbean . I gave instructions to the pirate a few minutes before gun start while we fell on the queue. This, being his first run in the open streets, the stage mum in me was excited for him and so I went like, " O, pag di na kaya, hinto, hingal, pahinga ha. Pede naman maglakad.  "I had imagine the two of us running abreast each other . And then, there goes the "Bang!" The pirate bolted off like Speedy Gonzales! Or did he see Captain Barbosa  somewhere that made him sprint that fast?! Ala hoy! I tried to catch up to no avail. I can  hear my heart beat as loud as the   Kuerdas Band would hit their drums! I half walked- half ran and frantically called Poppy to inform him I lost his pirat...

Her name is MARIA YSABELLA. She is "NENE" to Tito Roy and Tito Biboy, "MIRAY" to Tita Chewi, "MAYANG" to Tito Myk, "MAIA" to her siblings, "ZYIA" to her fwends, To Mama, MY MINI ME. My favorite daughter . ( I don't have much choice, she's our only dawtuh!).  Beautiful and Lanky at the age of thirteen. When she was younger (with a few strands on her head, we call Hair), her favorite soap opera character is "BAGYO"  ( the villain played by Mark Gil in Mula sa Puso). Am I glad that she didn't grow up like one, whew! So we named her " BEANS".  Short for BAGYO-BEANS! You want to please her? She loves HELLO KITTY You want to piss her? Give her NINA! She is MAIA. My baby. My Little Lady. My Mini Me. This is a re-post from my old blog "The Mom in Me"

I wish I could paint A rainbow in the sky Bring splash of colors To the gloomy outdoors. I wish I could play A happy melody And bring harmony As well as blissful memory. I wish I could sing Like a bird in the spring And touch a soul Who will forever glow. I wish I could shower Raindrops to the flowers Let the mist cover All the four-leaf clover. I wish I had A fairy's wand For it's your wish I want to grant.

This is a sequel to my previous blog  re RA 10172 . I went to the Local Civil Registry of General Santos City today to get an update on the RA -thingy and much to my appreciation, I was led to this room which handles queries under this act. I found myself at the end of a short queue with people whose problems were mostly misspelled name entries  ( ako lang ata ang may gender issues sa mga to!) So when it was my turn, the nice lady gave me a list of documents required to file a petition for correction of Sex ( Refers to the biological and physiological characteristics that define men and women---para malinaw lang, hehehe) AGAIN, to those whose fate I share with , ETO po ang requirements natin: Birth Certificate or Certified Transcription ( from LCR & NSO) Baptismal Certificate issued by Religious Authorities Earliest School Record/ Documents ( Pakalkal niyo po school records niyo sa Elementarya) Medical Certificate from the Cit...

photo from google image There she stands Mighty and proud. In the crowd, She just would stand out. Admiration she would be earning Without even trying. There she stands Pricked by her thorns. Ignore so hard she tried The pain that burns inside. The sap flowed freely As she was pierced deeply. The cactus wept. The sap ran endlessly. And then it dried suddenly And crystallized before her eyes. I was mesmerized By the beauty she remained to epitomize.

Members & friends of the Google Business Group Gensan  & Sox Bloggers met up on  June 30, 2013  to celebrate the Social Media Day in Blugre SM Gensan.   It was one fun-food-and-freebies-filled day courtesy of    Google and SMART Communications. Since I got anatomized , I've  always been very enthusiastic about attending meetups.  Aside from the activities being full of information, its also full of food! Teehee!  And you get to meet new friends. And you get to REALLY enjoy learning more & more of the Google Products and  the social media and the responsibilities & opportunities that come with the use of it.  So when GBG Gensan Community Manager Avel Manansala asked me about my GBG experience and what I can say about Google Products, here's what I have shared: As a member of the academe, I  appreciate how Google Drive has become such a convenience ! I have required my kid...