life .. or something like it

What is happening ?

Last Wednesday in Sydney,  this was what greeted us in the morning ..

Dust storm at 6am
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and at 9am
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And then just this Saturday in Manila ..

this was the view from our relatives house in Quezon City, this photo was taken from the second floor balcony .. thank God everyone was ok.

from facebook:

from facebook (by miggy unabia, Sept 27, 2009, 7am) .. this is very near my mom’s place

from facebook: at my former university

We’re just glad that all our families back home are safe, though there may be material losses but still they are all safe. I wish and pray that all those who are still stranded are rescued and there are campaigns for donations and relief goods that have been setup. You can check out Bianca Gonzales’ blog for a list.

I didn’t get to plan anything for Ichi’s birthday this year. Preggy mama here didn’t really feel like planning anything for this year. Although initially we planned for him to take leave on his birthday and have yum cha lunch and a movie after. But with him being busy at work these past months, he wasn’t able to get the leave.

E and I went to the mall the day before Ichi’s birthday to buy him his gift and a cake. E was very excited to get home and wrap the gift for his dadai and I asked him to keep everything a secret. Which he did for a while at least haha, he couldn’t wait to tell his dadai about the cake and the magic candles we got for it. So he kept mum about it up until dinner time when he finally couldn’t hold it in and told Ichi about the cake and the candle. Good thing he still didn’t tell about the gift.

He (E) was so excited about the magic candles that he couldn’t wait until 12mn, he kept on looking at the clock. He didn’t want to go to bed without having his dadai blow the birthday candles. So when 12mn came, he quickly reminded me and off we went to the kitchen to get the cake and give his dadai the birthday gift.

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E had so much fun watching the candle light again and again. After the candle blowing, E went  promptly to sleep

I finally finished the second half of the calendar yesterday and the directory included today. The last thing would be the calendar cover. Still waiting on some photos for that and hopefully before the end of the week everything is done.

Credits:

JULY — Papers by Eva Kipler from I Am Father & I Am Brother. Tabbed card & Alpha from I Am Brother by Eva Kipler. Frame from I Am Father by Eva Kipler. Stitches from Oliver by Leah Riordan.  FONT: Impress BT.

AUGUST — Papers from Magic Rainbows by Rhonna Farrer, Martha by Erica Hernandez and Something Pop by Fei Fei’s Stuff. Border from Magic Rainbows by Rhonna Farrer. Photo Mask by Cinzia Loosemore. Journal & Alpha from Its In The Air by Kate Teague. Felt Flower, Wool Blossom & Postcard from Apple Blossom by Tia Bennett. Stitches from Oliver by Leah Riordan.   FONT: Impress BT & Maiandra GD.

SEPTEMBER — Papers, Alpha & Photo Mask from Jake by Randi Oh. Stitches from Oliver by Leah Riordan.   FONT: Impress BT & Liorah BT.

OCTOBER — Papers from Happy Go Lucky, Journal from Bounce and Alpha from Promise, all by Shabby Princess. Stitches from Oliver by Leah Riordan. Frame from Spring Romantic by Doreen Stolz.  FONT: Impress BT & Liorah BT.

NOVEMBER — Papers from Kidlet by Jeanelle Paige. Stitches from Oliver by Leah Riordan. Frames from Beep Chugga Zoom by Sara Carling, Ecologirl by Bibounette and Stacked Frame by Kim Broedelet. Alpha by Scarletheels Media.  FONTS: Impress BT, Liorah BT & Maiandra GD.

DECEMBER — Alpha from Forever Grateful by Gina Cabrera. Stitches from Oliver by Leah Riordan. Papers from Winter Seasonal Sampler by Shabby Princess and Berry Days by Kate Teague. Frames from Les Elements by Loloden and Funky Floral by Leah Riordan.  FONT: Impress BT, Liorah BT & Maiandra GD.