San Juan, Batangas

2012 was a good year...stressful yes. But we tried to de-stress as much as possible.

Last year we went to 3 different beaches. First was in Calatagan during the Holy Week. We were with my family. You may find my post about that here.

Second, we went to San Juan, Batangas last June 2012. This time, we were with Arch's sister and her family. We stayed at Laiya Coco Grove. We really enjoyed our stay there. Medyo di lang maganda yung beach kasi madumi, maybe because it was habagat season na. But there was a pool that the kids enjoyed, may trampoline pa na okay sa mga tweens na kasama namin. The food was also great. Kasama na yung meals sa bayad namin, buffet pa. Mura pa yung ibang food like coffee, beer, and coffee hehe! =)

The accommodation was so-so. Luma na siguro. Pero ayos na rin naman. Important naman sa amin is comfortable yung mga bata.

Next beach stop...Boracay! =)

Updates updates

Yes, I am still alive! Haha!

Have been busy with work and house thingies kaya I was not able to update this blog. Bad bad me. I do not even have the time to blog hop. Yes, ako na ang reyna ng kabusyhan haha! Wala na ako sa circulation' Ano nangyayari sa Philippines? Tapos na ba ang impeachment? Haha!  Oh diba, walang alam.

I am thinking when kaya ako magiging parelaks relaks ulit? Though, hiningi ko to kay Lord, tanggap lang ng tanggap =)

What have transpired in the last few weeks? Weekends are allotted for grocery time, shopping for house items and time for Antonio and Arch...or diba, kahit weekends busy pa rin?

We went to Calatagan last Black Saturday and Easter Sunday...and I so want to go to the beach again!!!!! Hopefully, we will have another family outing first weekend of June. If not, I have to wait for December. Boracay here we come! Woohoo!

Oh by the way, I have reserved for Antonio's preschool na. Which reminds me, I have to enroll him na pala haha! I am also looking for his school service. Tricycle na lang ba or school bus? Hmmm.

Antonio is enjoying naman playing with our kid neighbor...Palaging nasa labas. Minsan, ayaw muna kumain lalabas na. Unfortunately, he got sick this week...so bed/house arrest muna sya. Ang sama ng ubo nya grabe. Last Monday, he was coughing all through the night...kawawa naman. So I asked my husband to bring him to the doctor. I was ready na our pedia will give him antibiotic kasi ang sama talaga ng ubo. I told Arch, wag sya bibili ng gamot pa kasi I can get free medicines. Ayun, pagtapos sa doctor, sabi ng doctor..sipon lang yan. Viral lang yan. She just asked us to give Antonio Dimetapp, Solmux and Calpol. After 3 days, wala ng ubo (paminsan minsan na lang). Wow I so love my pedia!

So ayan, hopefully, I will be able to update this blog regularly na =)

Valentine's Day gifts

We do not normally celebrate Valentine's Day on the 14th...ayaw namin makipagsiksikan. This year, we do not have plans yet...basta sabi ko lang sa husband ko manonood kami ng Unofficially Yours...maybe we will watch it on Saturday! Hehe!

I decided to buy my husband a cake (Frozen Braso de Mercedes from CaraMia) last Monday and I gave it to him na rin that night...because I knew he will have a busy schedule yesterday, February 14.

Yesterday morning, I was surfing the net while my son was playing. He formed this thingy into a heart and greeted me - "Happy Valentine's Day, Mommy!". He is such a sweet boy!

We made this heart card naman, which was Antonio's gift for his daddy. I cut the heart and wrote the dedication at the back. Antonio drew the face =)

Since busy nga si hubby yesterday, I did not expect him to give me flowers or a gift...pero naghahanda na ako ng 'tampong' script in case wala nga syang gift. Haha! When he arrived, he surprised me with a bouquet. =)

We capped off the day with us watching 50 First Dates. Hay, kinilig na naman ako! =)  

May 25, 2006

This day is a memorable one for me and for Arch…a life changing event happened! Haha! Here is the story…

2005 or a year before he proposed, I told Archie na yaw kong pagusapan yung mga future plans kasi I want na pag pinaguusapan na, sure na sya. So wala talaga kaming pinaguusapan na serious pa before he proposed.

A week before he proposed, I was telling Archie super kinukulit ako ng mga boss ko about our wedding plans. His answer lang was “magandang pagusapan sa bora yan”. Medyo nagiisip na ako pero syempre I dismissed the thought kasi yaw ko naman umasa diba? Then a day before we left for Bora, he told me he will be going to Greenhills. So I thought a baka bibili ng ring! Bwehehehehe! Since, our flight was the first flight out of Manila, he slept na sa house namin. As we were arranging our things, he told me that he needs a padlock para sa bag nya kasi mag checkin sya ng bag. I thought kung may ring syang binili, di sya mag check in so yung thought na he will propose vanished.

We arrived in Bora – May 25, Thursday, lunchtime. After lunch, he said he wanted to sleep. He told me to wake him up at 5pm. He was sleeping and I was watching tv. Then, I noticed that bawat galaw ko nagigising sya, which is super weird...Kasi si Arch, super antukin yun e. Kahit di sya inaantok, pahigain mo tulog yun! Hehehehe! (He told me after he proposed that he was nervous that was why he cannot sleep)

Anyway, we went back to the beach a little past 5. Nag happy hour kami sa BTR. He was driking San Mig Light then ako tequila sunrise. Then, I just went to the CR, pagbalik ko, sabi nya alis na daw kami. E I have not finished my drink yet. Sabi nya ubusin ko na daw. Inubos ko naman agad. Ahaha! The sun was beginning to set na. As we were walking along the shore, he asked what was the reason why I like the sunset na...(the reason can also be found in my previous post) I told him that I read somewhere that sunset is a promise of tomorrow. And then he told me that for him, it is a promise of a new tomorrow and he wants to spend the rest of his tomorrows with me. Then, I hugged him then sabi sandali lang, may sasabhin pa daw sya. Ahaha! Then he he popped the question na..."Marie Antoinette Collantes, would you want to be Marie Antoinette Collantes Abad? Will you marry?" My answer, “Yes, I will marry you!”


After that, naglakad na ulit kami at nagtetext na ako sa family and friends ko! Ahahaha! =)