Life In A Snapshot

Taken on January 10, 2010

We missed celebrating the holidays and New Year with DadMa (Ace’ parents) for they went to Mama’s hometown then spent the New Year in Dumaguete City. When they arrived from their vacation, we invited them over for dinner on Sunday evening and this was the very first dinner that we are complete, at least on my side. We had grilled Tuna belly, Beef with Ampalaya, Crabs and Brazo de Mercedes (from Goldilocks) for dessert. I must say, everybody’s so full that we weren’t able to finish the cake.

We deviated from the usual tradition of welcoming the new year in the comfort of our home or celebrating with relatives back in our hometown. PILs chose to celebrate the holidays in MILs hometown and in Dumaguete City hence we missed them in this occasion. The whole family (except of course from my late mother) went to Paradise Island Park and Beach Resort – a five-minute boat ride from Davao City – in the afternoon of December 31st. We don’t know what to expect in celebrating new year at a resort so we were stunned as we watch fireworks display from the nearby resort. I am not ready for a fireworks shoot as I haven’t read how to go about it so we had not-so-good fireworks photo. I know I should use a tripod because I’ve been shooting on slow shutter speed but I don’t know why I never stood from my post and get the tripod. Maybe I don’t wanna miss a minute or two of the grand fireworks display. I think I even told Ace to use tripod when he got the camera from me but he, too, doesn’t want to stand up from where he is seated while watching just to get the tripod.

What’s great in spending the night in the nearby island facing Davao City is the stunning view of the majestic Mt. Apo – the highest peak in the country- that will greet you early in the morning. Such a great view to start the day and the year!

It’s Saturday! It seems like yesterday the week just started and now it’s weekend! Where did the days go? Though it is weekend and should be time for relaxation from work, I will be on overtime today until everything’s done. Cut-off on Monday and got lots of pending tasks like checking out for Ferrari parts! Hope payout will then be early just in time for hubby’s birthday next Sunday. Maybe we’ll just have dinner with PILs, my sisters, BIL, the kids and our neighbors here at home if plans will push through.

The little boy seems to be so fond of the Thirdie.

After so long, finally Ella has a pet dog named Miyaki!

Ella saw our neighbor’s daughter’s scooter. Then she was sweet talking to me “Tita, ang gift mo sa akin sa new year scooter na Barbie ha. Tapos computer game. Kung may pera kayo (Tita, your new year’s gift to me is scooter, and computer game. That is, if you have money).*lol*. Who could say “no” to that sweet little girl? She just know whom to ask!hahaha. She has outgrown her toys and is now asking for bigger and functional things…and she just know what she wants! The computer game, I could get it for her but the scooter? I don’t even know how much it costs so I am thinking the computer game is enough.

This is one of the last photos of Eman I took before they moved to the mountains…errr….near the subdivision where we will be living months from now. This is one of my personal fave and was thinking of having it printed so we could send a copy to Daddy. I am sure he will be happy to see his handsome grandson and will be looking forward for the day that he could send Eman to the store to buy cigars. Oppsss, that’s not allowed now. So Daddy has to buy his own and because children under age 18 are not allowed to buy cigars even in the small stores in the neighborhood.

Frankly, I never had the chance to attend a baby shower maybe because in our side of the globe, baby shower is not part of everybody’s culture. Even with the well-off friends that I have, they didn’t have or are not having a baby shower. I have only seen baby shower on TV…a baby shower for a celebrity expectant Mom. Now if I’ll have the opportunity, I would love have a baby shower..for a change though traditionally it’s not part of our culture. That baby shower could help the expectant parents as they will receive gifts for the baby.

Our little Ella, Mamang’s darling has really grown up! This was taken last month when they visited us here and the first thing she said when they arrived, “tita, six na ako” (tita, I’m already six years old). Oh, how time flies so fast!