unlike.

Ah, before I check this business card printing site, let me make this confession.
I haven't been taking photos for my P365 since July 1. I know, bad me.
But things have been pretty busy, busy is an understatement.
That and I just started to lose interest.
Not on taking photos, because I love, LOVE photography but more of forcing myself to take a photo daily even when I am not in the mood. So I fail again with this project hahah! Instead, I am more persistent in organizing our travel photos and of course, mini-S' growing up photos because a dear friend is just waiting for my excel and organized photos so she could start doing the photobooks :).

With that, I shall leave you with this relaxing weekend photo I took in May, guess where?
XOXO! :P (on second thought, I can still come up with the P365 photobook but this time July-December would be random shots and they would not be a complete P365, did I make sense? Hee hee)

P365-MMX:0419: Biking.

Stripe and I never thought we will have weight issues or would even consider taking phentermine. I am just simply happy that we are both supportive in terms of our fitness routines. For 2 months now, we have been biking and jogging in the nearby park. Boy, I have developed a love affair with biking and even considered on getting my own so we wouldn't share on 1 bike anymore.

I like it more when there are high terrains and those paths that have obstacles such as this which makes biking more challenging. I guess next time, we will try triathlon. Hee hee.

Have a Healthy Weekend everyone!

P365-MMX:0402: To Do List.

I love productive days and in my case, productive weeks. The past 2 weeks have been very productive for me. I am one happy camper because a day before my HP laptop conked out on me, I was able to upload photos in our Flickr account and was able to back up documents in my EHD. Stripe tried to fix it but I guess we have to retire my poor and very tired HP. So we are on the lookout for a replacement and yes an Asus is in our choices, any more suggestions?

But for the meantime, we can survive with 2 netbooks and our slow-poke PC hee hee.

P365-MMX:0327: Master Cleanse.

I have been wanting to try out Master Cleanse diet but each time I attempt, I cringe at the thought that I would be mixing lemon with cayenne pepper and would be taking sea salt plus water first thing in the morning.

On March 27, I finally got all the ingredients and did it. Lasted for 5 days only as I am starting to feel weak. Yes, I lost a few lbs that I might have lost too if I took this weight loss product. But more than anything else, I got my system cleansed, or so I thought.

P365-MMX:0315: My Trail.

Here I go again with my Diet Routine.
March 15, I started a new routine. I was feeling a bit sluggish and I realized I have once again plateaud on my work-out routine. I needed more cardio so I vowed to wake up early at least 4x a week and jog around the neighborhood for 30 minutes, at least. The weather was a bit chilly, though perfect for jogging. But I was inspired because there were a lot of old people who were up and about, treading the neighborhood park. Funny though, I saw someone in boots as in Winter boots hee hee.

P365-MMX:0314: Any Lucky Penny.

I just had to take a photo of these beautiful purple flowers in between checking this site: www.hairgrowthshampoos.net.

WHY? Because today is a beautiful err lucky day.
Yes, March 14, 2010 brought another affirmative news to our family. Thank you Lord for this blessing, you never cease to amaze us. Truly, another prayer answered. Keep believing in miracles because it happens.

salamat bro!

P365-MMX:0306: Blueberry.

Ahm, how can I seriously go on diet when all I do is cook for my boys and yes, test, taste and eat them. I guess, trying out these best fat burners is an option now :P. This was the first time I baked blueberry muffins from scratch, glad that the mini-Stripe loved 'em. He spreads butter on top of these muffins before biting them.

P365-MMX:0304: Pasaway!

I was seriously doing my lower ab workout when Stripe came home with this! It truly distracted me from my workout routine. The next thing I know, this was gone and I was munching on chips, yes, chips, chips, chips and plenty of chips! He can be such a tease sometimes yay! That or is it because I am already losing weight and he is gaining more hee hee.

P365-MMX:0301: Healthy McD.

I usually bring mini-S to the nearest Mc Donald's after school usually for a playdate or a quick bite. While I am able to diet the whole day amidst my cooking and very accessible pantry, I am unable to resist fast food meals when I am inside one. Thank goodness, Mc D serves this chicken caesar salad as one of their main meals. But then again, that crunchy and oh-so-yummy chicken breast salad meal looks deceiving. Me thinks it's more than 300 calories. Yay!

Oh and yes, I am glad that Mc D has free and very fast wifi, I get to continue my research on credit cards for bad credit.

How was your weekend?

P365-MMX:0227: THE Apple.

One fine Spring day.
After meeting a friend and discussing various insurance packages and these term life insurance rates, our 1st stop at the mall, Apple Store. For the record, I am not fond of visiting gadgets store but Apple is a different story of course :P. I love everything Apple.

And yes, someone's thinking of making the switch soon.

P365-MMX:0224: Chubby Cheeks.

This was supposed to be a surprise birthday drawing for his dad but mini-Stripe erased it and made a card instead.

Guess who was the biggest face in this drawing? ME! Yay!
I still look fat to my kiddo even if our weighing scales are telling me I lost 7 lbs. There must be something wrong with them, I better weigh myself in one of those weighing scales in the mall :P.

P365-MMX:0223: Meet my Friend.

Meet my friend, Strawberry Shortcake.
I am not so much of a Hello Kitty girl but I am this.

Isn't she the cutest?

P365-MMX:0214: CLEARance.

I don't want to sound like I am bragging but I am uber proud on this particular shot. This is a raw photo and was taken only once :P. I took this while Stripe was busy checking tuxedo sales during the President's day sale last Month in one of our favorite malls. I was in a hurry because some stores do not allow camera and I was trying to sneak at least one shot and I was successful.

Yes, those are my black boots :P.

Guess what? I was happy to come home with empty hands, yey! :) See, I'm doing good with my New Year's Resolution :P. Stripe is so proud of me too.

P365-MMX:0211: Biyernes.

Since we do not have anyone to leave mini-Stripe with, except for occasional Parents' night at MyGym, we make sure that Stripe and I allot one day a week for just the two of us. Yes, Fridays are meant for home-dates, beers, chips, movie marathon and catching up with the hectic week that was. Mini-Stripe has been consistently sleeping at 8ish or 9ish, and so we have at least 4-5 hours of weekly dates :P. Also, Fridays are meant for Stripe to enhance his toy and by that, I meant his car. This time he was very busy looking for wood dash kits at CARID.com. Yea, boys and they car :P.

P365-MMX:0209: The Plan.

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Todo na ito! Please give me back my pre-wedding weight!!!

Stripe is so patient at making this kind of meals for me. He makes the best salad, in my opinion. He has been also very supportive at my yoyo dieting, non-stop weight woes and what-not. But one thing's for sure, we have to seriously hit the treadmill everyday because there are 2 big reunions we are attending this year. Of course, we want to look our best :P.

P365-MMX:0120: Tokyo-Tokyo Craving.

BURP.
Satisfied my Tokyo Tokyo craving. A bit.

Seriously though, for the longest time, I have been craving on Tokyo-Tokyo's (a Japanese fastfood in Manila) Red Iced-Tea, Yakisoba, Maki, Shrimp Tempura, Beef Tepanyaki etc... etc... At first, I thought an appetite suppressant will do the trick but then, Stripe decided to just get me 16 pcs of these rainbow maki. Not bad.

A Fresh Start.

Wow, this officially marks my 1st post on Day 3 of the 2nd decade in the 2nd millenium.

2010 also marks my 6th year in blogging and to be honest, I am not so sure if I can still sustain blogging for the rest of the year. I am starting to be very VERY delinquent in blogging, so let's see how far I will go this year, blogging-wise. There are far more plans I have in mind like looking for full-time job :). I am ready and I am excited to go back to the workforce, so job search engines such as this site that offers the best jobs in philly are something I frequent these days.

How was your New Year's? Ours was composed of lotsa fun, funny convo, silly jumps and food binging :). I will share a few photos in a wee bit but for the meantime, let me share this prayer with you. I wish all of us a blessed and peaceful 2010.

May today there be peace within.
May you trust your highest power
that you are exactly where
you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite
possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received,
and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content knowing
you are a child of God
Let this presence settle into your bones,
and allow your soul the freedom to sing,
dance, praise and love.
It is there for each and every one of you.
— St. Thérèse of Lisieux

to you and yours

How is everybody's thanksgiving weekend going along?

We had a wonderful time and my first time to camp out at BestBuy. It was truly an experience of a lifetime hee hee. I'm still crunch with time at the moment because of a Sunday Thanksgiving get-together but I realized I haven't dropped you all a Thanksgiving greeting so here's wishing you all the Blessings you want and dream to come this Thanksgiving 09. We hope to spend next year's Thanksgiving out of town, orlando vacations perhaps?!

Have a good week ahead y'all!

busy in the kitchen.

I have been quite busy in the kitchen and have been learning new recipes from my mom. Most recipes that we are whipping are dishes and cakes that my little one would love. I cannot remember when he stopped liking rice, so I make sure to learn new dishes that can be eaten without rice. Here are photos of what we recently cooked. I promise to share the recipes in my food blog shortly. What's cooking in your kitchen?

BEEF EMPANADITAS


BANANA PINEAPPLE LOAF BREAD

...off to check this drug rehab site for a friend.

he loves picking up flowers for mama

Stripe is no doubt a very romantic husband, sometimes mushy I may say hee hee. He's the kind of husband who never gets tired giving me flowers or sometimes plant hahah! (like what he did last Valentines.) So I never wonder where mini-Stripe got his training, he just loves picking flowers for me :).

What's nice about having my folks around is the fact that Stripe and I can go out on errands while leaving mini-S at home. One time, we went out to check some truck accessories and this is what I saw in the passenger's seat. The little boy's surprise, definitely, he loves picking flowers for mama.