FULL OF LOVE

one of my favorite songs. sung by ella mae saison. still searching of how can i post the song here so you can listen but for now let me share you the lyrics of this song.

http://www.themusichutch.com/listen.php?songid=108829



FULL OF LOVE

full of love
like a river overflowing
every space in my heart
is meant for loving you
should i have to tell you
your my life,my soul
my only one and all.

full of love
there's no room for any question
in my mind, in my heart
I'll just refuse to see
cause we're not meant to be
I'll just close my eyes
to very someone new

you can break this heart of mine
and still i love you
and though you love her more than me
still i need you
though you've hurt my feelings now
why do i need you?
that's the way i am
my heart is FULL OF LOVE..

bOhOL bEE FaRm

 as promised in my balik sa bohol post, here are the images and some info from our bohol bee farm experience.

so here is our room, beehive suite #2. we were originally booked for a bungalow but upon arrival and getting inside the room, we decided to upgrade for a bigger room. actually i was hoping for a free upgrade coz based from what i have read also from online blogs, but unfortunately we were upgraded but with a fee. but it's okay, ill just hope that ms. vicky wallace of bohol bee farm would eventually gave us free room upgrade when we decided to go to bohol again. ;-)

auntie lola enjoyed her poses around the farm. well, she have that attitude of assuming unlikely positions in front of the camera. ;-)

 this is the view from the steps to the viewing deck.

SeCRet ReCiPe

 

it was May 2011 when Ensogo offered this Secret Recipe voucher. me, a self confessed always on a budget foodie, knowing that I am not good in cooking =D, wants to try new restaurant and new grub, immediately snaffled 2 vouchers of this. then came one Saturday of May, we just passed by SR Megamall branch and inquired if we can use the said vouchers without prior reservation. and luckily, after the SR staffs maybe convinced their manager, we were allowed to dine and use our coupons.

We ordered 1 serving of their bestseller singapore laksa; well, that was according to the attendant. The serving is good to be shared and daddy bee was impressed and gave his thumb of approval right after tasting the laksa. It is a spicy, tasting noodle soup.

 together with the melon shake as requested by daddy bee.

 since the laksa is spicy, we also ordered spaghetti bolognese for our baby bee. just to warn you, there was nothing to be raved about after eating their bolognese. as for me it was just almost the same as other's spaghetti. actually, my mom do cook the best tasting spaghetti for me and also agreed by dady bee. ;-)

 and this was my drink, lemon shake.

for the dessert, since Secret Recipe is more known for their cakes, and so we opted for chocolate cheese, being one of the most talked about cake of SR in the cyberspace. and truly, this was one of the reasons why anyone would go back to Secret Recipe.

as for the price, we were able to use our 2 vouchers to pay for our orders, so more or less it reached PHP1200. bit pricey and that's the good thing with these vouchers. ;-) 

BaLiK Sa BOHOL

we're almost through with the first half of this year. and as usual i am lagging with my blog posts. this post was for our company outing last february 2011. just a little info. since we celebrated our first wedding anniversary in bohol last june 2010 and my officemates also wants to see and experience the beauty of bohol, finally they agreed to shoulder some of their expenses just to have our company outing in bohol. 

because of budget issues they booked their tickets with cebu pacific in one of its seat sales. they chose cebu as their entry and exit airport so it eats a lot of their time. as for me, my husband and aunt as we voluntarily booked our tickets via Phil Airlines which is of course more pricey than theirs.

we booked the earliest flight to tagbilaran on feb 24 that gave us a whole day ahead of them as they opted for afternoon flights via cebu. so we were at the airport as early as 3am for our 5:30am flight. we decided not to bring our precious baby bennok for our return flight is via cebu airport and this will be our first time to ride the ferry from bohol to cebu. and we dont know how will the experience be. so instead of baby, we brought teddy since he was not with us yet during our first trip to bohol. 

at the airport, we already missed baby. so we spend our time goofing around the camera with teddy.

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aMaZinG BennOk!

my baby, bennok is only 18 months old. and yet he already know the letters of the Alphabet. he can also recognize numbers from 1 to ten. please watch for the video to see for yourself.

YaKiMiX pOdiUM -- 2nd ViSit

After our first yakimix experience, daddy bee and myself really wanted to go back there and have another taste of everything it has to offer. Last April 27 was our second visit, but this time we went for a weekday lunch buffet. And as planned we did not bring our precious baby for us to eat freely, hehehe (bad mommy).

my first plate

 I originally ordered mango juice for my drink. But after the first glass I find it too sweet so I changed for the blue lemonade.

Then daddy went on for the grilling part.

June 9, 2009 PART 2

This is the continuation of my post titled June 9, 2009.

After our engagement happened on October 17, 2008, (will try to photoblog about this) we started to save up for our wedding. Unfortunately my mom was diagnosed of myoma and operated in February 2009. Our savings was spent for her operation and hospitalization. Later part of that same month, we found out that I am pregnant. Of course we are both happy but the fact that we wanted to get married first before the baby did not materialize. And since we are broke at that time, we do not know if we will push through the wedding anytime soon or we will just have it postponed. Personally I prefer to have it postponed to at least have our planned/dream wedding, but my husband then boyfriend and elders wanted to have the wedding as soon as possible for the child's sake. March to April we were so busy looking for funds for our wedding. I should say I am very lucky to have someone like my husband as he literally did everything just to have the funds for our wedding. and so we were able to finalize the details first week of May 2009. From then we speed up all the preps. Date, venue, caterer and everything. So this wedding was really prepared for only a month. This was the product of our combined idea and his perspiration.

our sketched baby pics in wedding attire - used in invitation

June 20, 2011 - Special Non Working Holiday

While we are still complaining that May 1 this year falls on a Sunday, same with June 12, and the holiday wasn't moved to a Monday....it was a really a celebration that June 20, 2011 Monday was declared a Special Non Working Holiday. To commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal who was actually born June 19, 1861. A Big yeheyyyyy!!!!

If you want a copy of the proclamation signed by our President please go here: http://www.gov.ph/downloads/2011/04apr/20110426-PROC-0154-BSA.pdf

Oh My HALO HALO!

summer is here! and i noticed that this past month until today madalas ako maghanap ng halo halo or anything na malamig. at pag sinabing halo halo hindi pwedeng hindi ko matikman ang halo halo ng razon's.

so last April 5, when we (daddy bee, baby bennok and myself) are wasting our time in serendra and market and market we decided to try razon's outlet here.

and since i am also craving for pansit, we ordered razon's pancit palabok and 2 orders of their famous halo halo. unlike any other halo halo na maraming sahog hindi ang sa Razon's. coz if my gustatory organ (aka taste buds) is correct. their halo halo only consists of saging na saba, shredded macapuno, leache flan, and the milk blending in the perfectly shaved/grind ice. a perfect mix! that we (daddy and me) sometimes call it "orgasmic", heheh, pardon for the term if it in anyway i offended you. but that's how we described our feelings everytime we eat razon's halo halo.... but unfortunately not in their market market branches.

nakakain na ako ng halo halo nila from their SM Megamall, MOA seaside and Robinsons Galleria branches. at dito nga sa Market Market. I am bit disappointed with how they served their halo halo here. among the other branches I can say na dito sa market market hindi masyadong masarap ang pagkakagawa nila ng halo halo. well at least for the one that was given to us. i wasnt able to savor the taste that i was always looking forward to everytime i order their halo halo. we really dont know where exactly it failed, maybe on the measure of each ingredients, or in the way the ice was shaved or maybe the mil was not enough. still it was not as "orgasmic" as what the other branches are serving. ;-)

it was a different story for their pancit palabok (or i dont what they call it). masarap ang kanilang pansit kaya hinayaan na lang namin ang halo halo, heheheh. tamang tama ang pagkakaluto ng noodles na sinamahan ng itlog, hipon, chicharon at ang kanilang red sauce.

overall, i will still go back to razon's for their halo halo at pansit. i'll wont just expect so much from their market market branch for their halo halo. anyways, still for me Razon's got the best halo halo here in metro manila.

here's another shot for the yummy pansit.....and the halo halo from their market market branch.

BaBy BennOk's 1st YeaR

my baby is growing so fast. that's why i always look at his pictures since he was born. na mi miss ko na yung maliit na mama, laki na kc nya ngayon eh. here are some of my favorite pictures of him.

after 40 hours of labor, baby bennok came out via CS early morning of October 19, 2009

this was taken when he was 4 days old

YaKiMiX pOdiUm

Last Saturday, April 9 we've got to try Yakimix. Podium branch is the one nearest to us. Ive been longing to eat here since I read the good reviews about this buffet restaurant. We were on our way to Robinsons Galleria to use one of the coupons that I bought online when I noticed that it cant be dealt during holidays. And because of the huge crowd in SM Megamall we decided to go to Podium instead. And upon checking the restaurants we decided to try this yakimix.

Price per head is 580 since its dinner time on a Saturday. We were welcomed by the receptionist and seated away from the buffet table. Its ok as our 1 yr and 6 months old baby is with us. Our server asked us on what our  preferred drinks for 65 pesos only, bottomless. They got wide array of drinks, from soda to fruits juices, and so we opt for mango juice as we have a baby who will share our drinks. The set up was ok, the typical buffet style. The choices are good as it includes raw fish and meat. I so love the grilling as you can see with your own eyes as how tender and cooked you want for your food.

Here are my two benjamins while they were cooking our food.

Taking pictures of the buffet is not allowed so we just tried to get at least one of each viand but unfortunately i got tired of my super active baby so I wasn't able to get a picture of each plate that were brought to the table. I was just disappointed that the podium branch didnt have high chairs for toddlers/babies. It could have been more convenient for the three of us if they have chairs for super active babies like mine.

For the dessert, there is a huge collection of ice cream and cakes. But what kept me from coming back in the dessert area was the gummy bears! hehehehe, i sooooo love their gummy bears.

Overall, the money went out of my pocket was worth all the food and flavor daddy bee, baby and myself got to savored. And as early as now we are planning when to come back here but without baby bennok for us to fully utilize their buffet. And hopefully will get more pictures on our next visit.

OuR bOhOL tRip......4tH DaY

 bennok beach bumming...

 naligo sa dagat ang mag ama

 with mamita

 and as early as 9am nasa airport na kami

fOrGet yOu

just want to share this song by Cee Lo Green. gwyneth paltrow had her version in one of her Glee stints. here is the song:

I see you driving 'round town
With the girl I love and I'm like,
Forget you!
Oo, oo, oooo
I guess the change in my pocket
Wasn't enough, I'm like,
Forget you!
And forget her too!
Said, if I was richer, I'd still be with ya
ha, oh ain't that some shit?
ain't that some shit
And although there's pain in my chest
I still wish you the best with a...
Forget you!
Oo, oo, oooo

Yeah I'm sorry, I can't afford a Ferrari,
But that don't mean I can't get you there.
I guess he's an Xbox, and I'm more Atari,
But the way you play your game ain't fair.

I pity the fool that falls in love with you oh
(oh shit she's a gold digger)
Well
(just thought you should know nigga)
Ooooooh
I've got some news for you
Yeah go run and tell your little boyfriend

I see you driving 'round town
With the girl I love and I'm like,
Forget you!
Oo, oo, oooo
I guess the change in my pocket
Wasn't enough, I'm like,
Forget you!
And forget her too!
Said, if I was richer, I'd still be with ya
ha, ain't that some shh?
(ain't that some shh)
And although there's pain in my chest
I still wish you the best with a...
Forget you!
Oo, oo, oooo

Now I know, that I had to borrow,
Beg and steal and lie and cheat.
Trying to keep ya, trying to please ya.
'Cause being in love with yo ass ain't cheap.

now, I pity the fool that falls in love with you ohh
(oh shh she's a gold digger)
Well
(just thought you should know nigga)
Ooooooh
I've got some news for you
uh! I really hate your friend right now!

I see you driving 'round town
With the girl I love and I'm like,
Forget you!
Oo, oo, oooo
I guess the change in my pocket
Wasn't enough, I'm like,
Forget you!
And forget her too!
Said, if I was richer, I'd still be with ya
ha, oh ain't that some shh?
(ain't that some shh)
And although there's pain in my chest
I still wish you the best with a...
Forget you!
Oo, oo, oooo

Now baby, baby, baby, why d'you wanna wanna hurt me so bad?
(so bad, so bad, so bad)
I tried to tell my mamma but she told me
"this is one for your dad"
(your dad, your dad, your dad)
Uh! Whhhy? Uh! Whhhy? Uh!
Why lady? Oh! I love you
I still Love you! Ohhhh...

I see you driving 'round town
With the girl I love and I'm like,
Forget you!
Oo, oo, oooo
I guess the change in my pocket
Wasn't enough, I'm like,
Forget you!
And forget her too!
Said, if I was richer, I'd still be with ya
ha, ain't that some shh?
(ain't that some shh)
And although there's pain in my chest
I still wish you the best with a...
Forget you!
Oo, oo, oooo

June 9, 2009

preparation at astoria plaza hotel

shoes -- syempre ang hinanap ko sana ay glass shoes ni cinderella kaya lang wala eh. wala akong makita. wala rin akong nahanap na pwedeng gumawa in less than a month so nagkasya na ako sa boccalo shoes.



the engagement ring. was given to me october 2008. while we are on our puerto galera trip. syempre dahil malaki size ko binalik muna sa jeweller at pina resize.



the gown.. from divisoria.

StOcHaStiC SeNtiMeNtS

will try to compile all random, spur of the moment thoughts:

wHeN u KnOw wHat WiL MaKe u HaPPy, u gRaB tHe OppORtuNity, sOMetiMeS tHeRe aRe nO mORe SecOnd cHanCeS!

sOmE tHinGS aRe nOt MeaNt tO LaSt...... tHey JuSt taKE a pLaCe iN yOuR HeaRt aNd MakE yOu SMaRteR tHe Next TimE.

MARRIAGE.....itS a LiFetiMe cOmmitMeNt.....LiFetiMe tO SuppORt eaCH OtHeR'S StRenGtH aNd EmBRaCe EaCh OtheR'S WeaKNeSSeS.........

"Simply put, you believe that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy." -Wayne Dyer

"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't." -Erica Jong

dEStiNy iS fOR LOSERS. itS jUSt a StuPiD eXCuSe tO Wait fOr tHiNGs tO HaPPeN iNStead Of MaKiNG tHeM HaPPeN. - Blair Waldorf

OuR bOhOL tRip......3Rd DaY

On our third day wala ako masyado kwento. Salamat sa lahat ng mga nag post sa PEX, SP at GT dahil sa kanila hindi ako masyadong nahirapan.

Maaga ulit kami nagising at pagkakain ng almusal sa W&G larga na papunta ng Panglao Island Nature Resort and Spa. Nasa kabilang side ito ng Panglao Island so hindi talaga pwede hindi mag rent ng van/car. I was able to negotiate to W&G at dahil hindi na nila kami na pick up sa airport because we were picked up by Kuya Tatsky, one way transfer na lang binayaran ko for PINR transfers. Daytour per pax costs 450 pero ok lang kasi 350 is consummable on food and drinks naman. So sa aming tatlo 1050 agad ang dapat naming ispend for our lunch.


eto ako..sunog! ;-) but still the view is breathtaking









haaayyyy....sobrang ganda talaga dito sa PINR.. and according to daddy bee isa ito sa magiging dahilan ng pagbalik nya dito. ;-D

OuR bOhOL tRip......2nD DaY

To continue with our Bohol Trip last June 2010, our second day started very early. Kay kuya tatsky na rin kami nakakuha ng mag island hopping sa amin. Call time was 5:30am so the night before we informed Whites and Greens that we will be having our breakfast around 5am and that’s one thing I want sa Whites and Greens madali silang kausap at halos lahat ng request ng guests pinipilit nilang ibigay. Like on our second night kinailangan na naming maglinis ng feeding bottles ng aming baby bennok. Since maalat ang tubig sa W&G, ang pinagamit nila sa amin ay ang bottled water nila sa dispenser at hindi nila kami siningil ng additional charges.

So going back to the sea tour, 5:30 am and the four of us are on the boat to the chase dolphins. Heheh really chase the playing dolphins. The sky is a bit makulimlim at that time maybe because the sun hasn’t completely up at that time. Marami na ring mga Bangka sa lugar and we were welcomed by playing dolphins. Buti na lang malinaw ang mga mata ni daddy bee, sya ang taga sigaw sa akin kung saan banda ang mga dolphins. We are not so lucky enough to have pictures of jumping dolphins kaya nag video na lang kami. Para akong bata kasi tawa lang ako ng tawa kasi natatawa ako dahil hinahabol namin at ng iba pang mga Bangka ang mga naglalarong mga dolphins.
Mga 30 minutes lang din kami dun kasi nawala na yung mga dolphin. Mga maaga talaga silang mga hayop (reference to early morning persons) heheheh. Kasi mga 7am pa lang tapos na sila maglaro. So our next destination was the balicasag island. Sa kasamaang palad I don’t have proof pictures that we went to Balicasag. Nakalimutan ko ilabas ang aking camera. When we docked here meron na agad mga lumpait sa amin para ihatid kami sa snorkeling spots. Sasakay kasi sa isang mas maliit na Bangka para dalhin doon sa snorkeling site. Akala ko nung una malayo yun pala malapit lang din dun. At syempre may bayad yun, hahahahha! Dito pa sa atin lahat may bayad. ;-) Nag enjoy naman ako sa pag feed ng mga fish dito. Napakasaya! Lalo na pag may hawak kang tinapay at lalapitan nila yung kamay mo that you almost touched them, haaayyyy napakasarap ng feeling. And so I missed my baby. Di bale pag malaki na sya babalik kami ng bohol and I let them experience the fish feeding. Snorkelling is also one of the things na kahit araw araw kong gawin hindi ako magsasawa, aside from swimming. I remember my first snorkeling was in Puerto Galera in 2004, super enjoy din dun kaya lang nung bumalik kami nung 2006 hindi na maganda ang corals at madumi na yung snorkeling sites sa Galera. 

Our snorkeling lasted for almost two hours o mahigit pa. Kaya pag uwi ko sunog na ako hehehe. Then we proceed to Virgin Island. Maaga pa nun kaya medyo lubog pa yung ibang part nung isla. Ganda rin dito, white sand kaya lang nung nahibas na kita na yung dumi, mga basura at yung mga maiitim na halamang dagat. For me this place is not ideal for swimming lalo na pag low tide. Ok pag high tide. Maganda talaga ditto sa lugar na ito kasi meron pa kaming nakasabay na mga Korean nagpi pictorial sa lugar na ito.






Nung nagsawa na kaming magpicture at marami na ring nagdadatingan we decided to go back to the resort. Kasi its almost lunch time na rin. We didn’t eat at Balicasag kc feeling naming mahal ang pagkain doon. So we went back to the shore in between Whites & Greens and Dumaluan.

Then we went straight sa mag lola na at that time ay namamahinga sa duyan sa ilalim ng mga puno. Masaya ang baby ko na parang relax na relax pati ang lola nya. Kasi pala kakagising lang nila. So we just prepared the things we need to bring then we asked the W&G personnel on possible transfers to Bohol Beach Club. Wala daw saka malapit lang naman daw so we decided to brave thru the scorching sun at naglakad mula W&G to Bohol Beach Club. Grabe ang init dahil tanghaling tapat na nun. Pero sa ganda ng BBC nawala ang pagod namin. At naghanap agad kami ng pool na paliliguan. BBC has three pools. But for daytour guests yung isa sa may unahan lang pala ang pwede gamitin. We didn’t know that until we went back after eating. Heheheheh. At dahil ayaw naming umalis sa pool nay un pinabayaan na lang kami ng guard. Malay ba namin noh. Buti na lang late na naming nalaman kc kung una pa lang hindi naman talaga kami magpupumilit pumunta sa mga hindi pwede. Kami pa, we’re disciplined individuals (naks!) Hindi ko na rin matandaan magkano ang daytour sa BBC. Magkaiba price pag weekdays and weekends. Part of it ay consumable pero medyo mahal pa rin binayaran ko when we had lunch at their restaurant. Mas mahal pagkain ditto sa BBC compared sa PINR. Ang ganda ng view sa may restaurant nila. Kaya after eating nagpa picture ako kay dadi bee, heheheh! Then we spend the whole afternoon swimming kaya negra na ako. Enjoy na enjoy kami kaka langoy. Lalo na si baby bennok tuwang tuwa sa pool. Mga 5pm ng makaramdam na kami ng pagod kaya picture picture na lang din at naglakad pabalik ng Whites and Greens Resort. Refreshing talaga ang tanawin sa dalampasigan ng bohol. Parang gusto ko nga lumangoy kaya lang low tide na. Pagbalik namin next week isa ito sa mga gagawin ko. We just ordered sinigang na isda sa Whites and Greens for dinner at natulog na kami ng maaga para sa panibagong lakwatsa sa susunod na araw.