back to blogging..welcome Yr 2011

whew...Xmas have passed, new yr is welcomed and my vacation is over. It was the best vacation i have ever had. Now back to work..hell busy with the customers, contracts and back to being alone and lonely in this dessert island of Dubai. I'm planning to shutdown my facebook anytime soon so this blog would be busy by then. Sometimes it feels better to be invisible esp. if you feel wrecked inside.

PI vacation i never really went literally going out of town roaming around Philippines..no, but I went out with bunch of great people, visited familiar places and met old buddies. It is cheesy and 'clichey' but family & friends are the true riches of my life.

Our home, este house..i feel occupied even without doing anything but just wandering around my house..home is where your heart really is.



below is kuya anjel & dade..

my dearest mom have done a great job beautifying our simple abode

i just learned that when you want a mother to smile, compliment her house

our precious altar w/ dade modeling it hehe..

cousins..i grew up having all these cousin's around..i will always be the baby of the family..i love them ow so dearly..the fun&laugher& even drama we share everyday is a true happiness and im truly grateful for it.

shey&ishen..they are both my pamangkin shey calls me 'mommy save'..OMG she is only 5 but is so bibbo..she's my alarm clock every morning

the night i landed and was welcomed by my two cute nieces..

  ishen is my inaanak, this is the first time i saw her..she is so dear to me cus her mom happens to be my closest dearest cousin ate malen..i love them so much.

 

girlfriends..well im really one lucky lady having this girls around.. Opal, Jong, Ann, Rose and Tracey. We really have a great bond and sisterly love. no walls, no bounderies. sisters by heart. we are the best of friends since high school so its like 10yrs already and will be forever counting. Im overly happy as i have a solid friendship with all of them. They all have the a beautiful heart. They're not the type of girls who are annoying. They all are lovely. I am proud of what they have all achieve and extremely proud and grateful for simply having them as my best friends. It feels like home when I am with them. I love them so much!

so love the backdrop..

w/ bro.harold,our guidance counselor in HS he happens to be my cousin's better half

posing in front of our fave korean restau in subic

we greatly miss our two barkada, Rose en Trace, they are is KSA and in US :(

yellow cab is a delight!! esp their pistacios flavored ice cream

college BFFs..im indeed lucky cus during my college yrs, I found good companies which till this day never fails to remember. Ramon & Mae, plus Niño and Randel too. Though i fail to meet Niño, the 4 of us got to bond. mae&mon is a couple since 2ndyr of college. Way to go.. I'll be an abay when they marry..(assuming hehe)

w/ bess mae, one of my loyal..sweet & pretty friend..she never fails to remember

we are in randel's backyard in ilwas subic..with their blossoming mango tree

outside dampa in cubao..

kababata..some friendship never fades just like my what i have w/ friend jr and she has her own jr too.

luacan elem teachers..mame's bffs..mom is by far the oldest teacher in their school. .yaiks hehe..i like hanging out w/ mom's co-teachers cus they are kalog and puro jokes..kaso i got tired of saying 'no mam la pa po bf' theyre'll giving me ultimatum na.

 Weddings..two of my relatives wed, one in intramuros and one in subic. they're both have a nice feel-good reception

my cousin's wed in San Agustin Church, Intramuros

the wackiest wedding entrace i've ever seen..how cute!

below is in subic, i fell in love w/ the beach..so beautiful! probably when i get wed (..??) it would be by the sea..by the way the name of this resort is 'by the sea'

noche buena..welcoming christmas w/ a beautiful prayer from dad..

  xmas..is really for kids and for the kid-minded too hehe

my cute nephew..piolo

sweet little princesses

the reyes's xmas party will not be complete w/o the paagaw ng P20..total fun!

as a yearly tradition, all family plus all those working abroad have to contribute P1000/- for the prizes&raffle draw

got a gift from tita ima!..they're from aussie and went home for xmas..

new yr 2011..tito dan & tita ima bought dad this firecrakers straight from bulacan



first visitor for d new yr is my cousin, rambo..he is a baller and plays for Maynilad

one of the high lights of our new yr is the paagaw ng coins..everyone went crazy!

clubbing..one description of dubai workers is having a quote 'i-do-not-have-a-nightlife'..sure there are bars around but nothing beats the company of the barkada.

this is in pier one in subic w/ mah best enemy opal

two margaritas for jong&opal

club bosa in angeles city

beach&resorts..

my girls and i went to whiterock in subic..P500/- each and a cove is worth P2000/- kinda pricy but worth it

part of the freebies is 30mins kayaking..

this pool have waves..its fun

alfredos resort, san fernando city..we stayed overnight here courtesy of tito dan&tita nels..they booked our whole suite for like P8000/- for that night only..whew!

this is in subic castellijos boundery, a private pool owned by my friend's aunt. i wont suggest swimming in the middle of the night during cold months..sure colds&flu the next day..but tnx angela for letting us enjoy ur aunt's little paradise

fiestas..

this is my friend ramon carrying shey, we went to santo niño fiesta

balsik's fiest w/ my HS classmates, ezekiel section

nathan christopher..i have tons of pamankin from cousins but this time, its my very own nephew,..he is one cute little boy!! kuya anjel en tess must be so proud..im proud too! i love you nathan!

this is shot by my kuya..one of my fave pic..

streetfood..ow so sarap..well aside from the yummy fishballs&kikiam, its the experience im after..things u used to do brings back some good old memory.

St.John..this church is the core of our town Dinalupihan, and is just right in from of my HS campus. im glad i attended one simbang gabi here. i missed the place!

simbang gabi w/ my bestfriend jong

a giant xmas tree outside St.John Church..merry xmas!!

Juliennes..my friend runs a catering business..they offer the best cake in town!

SCTEX..the not-so-new roadway going to either Subic/Clark/Tarlac..the view is just breathtaking..the forest..the farm..amazing! coming from a dessert land no doubt i miss the natural greeneries around. you can see Mt. Malasimbo below, Dinalupihan's pride.

public transpo..for 5 yrs of my college life i have been riding this bus well not specifically bataan transit but been riding this route..its good to have it experienced again.

remember mt.pinatubo's eruption back in 1991? this used to be solid lahar soil, now its pampanga's one breath-taking view just along the road..

SM..even if the malls here in dubai are incredibly well-built and have wide variety of things to offer..for me..SM still..yeah its hell crowded, typical but in this crowded area you would find the warmest and nicest people.

Mame&Dade..finally..the moment i have been waiting for..no words can best describe the days spent with mame&dade..they just mean the world to me. love you both!!!