Snapshots :)

pose!

sunset :)

ladyguard :)

pango :)


lily!

~My birthday went by fast. We just had a simple lunch celebration in BF. I cooked baked fish, chicken with stir fried vegetables and walang kamatayang tuna pasta :) It's always nice cooking for Drago's family coz they're so appreciative :) I guess because none of them really cook, so even the simplest dish gets great compliments. Hehe! Thanks everyone for celebrating with me!

~I haven't been running lately because of the rain. It's been raining almost incessantly for the past 2 weeks. The only good thing about it is that it's not humid anymore :) This weather reminds me of schooldays... :)

~I cancelled my original plan to take photography classes because i realized, and alot of my friends who are photography enthusiasts also told me, that it's so easy to learn the basics online. And it is! I watched tutorial videos on youtube and looked through different websites. I took down notes and tried some tricks and techniques, it's quite fun! But I'm out of subjects already. I love taking pictures of Julia but i wish i had a different view/background (aside from our house!). When it gets sunny again, i plan to take a daytrip to Tagaytay and have a practice shoot :) Baywalk is also on my list :) Once school starts I can join Zobel's photography club so i can learn with a group. At least it's free!

~I'm so looking forward to Angels and Demons :) I loved the book and I adore Tom Hanks so it can't go wrong! :)

Greenfield City Run

Last Sunday we were at the Greenfield City Run in Sta. Rosa. Our friends from Elorde ran the race with us. I ran 5k, Drago ran 10k. It was fun! Especially because it's a no-pressure, non-competitive run...for us at least. There were of course the more serious ones who were in it for the race record.

In fact i took my sweet time and finished the 5k run in 40 minutes. That's kinda slow, but then, not bad for my first race :) My goal was to run/jog the whole way...and I did! Drago finished his 10k in 1:01 (1 hour and 1 minute). His goal was not to go over 1 hour. Sayang! 1 minute nalang! hehe :)

After the race we went for a well deserved breakfast buffet at Poquito Mas :)

right after the race

With Senator Pia Cayetano

I don't even know why we got so starstruck with Pia Cayetano when I see her jogging around our block almost everyday :) She ran an effortless 10k and was cheering for the finishers at the finish line. Isn't she cool? :)

pussy cat :)

The other night, Julia was so knocked out when we got home from BF around 8:30 she didn't even wake up while we changed her clothes and diapers.

Nor did she wake up when we did this:

meow...zzz....

Thanks to my accomplice, Drago :) We had a really good laugh! haha :)

Holy Week

We spent Holy week this year with family. Mostly my side of the family since most of the Sabitsanas were away on vacation. We went to visit my brothers, titos, titas and other relatives in Tanauan. We were there Good Friday and Easter Sunday. It was a nice, fast and quiet drive (especially on Good Friday) because there were barely any cars on the road. Everyone's probably away on vacation. Oh well, No outings and getaways for us this Holy Week. We need to set aside extra money for Drago's pre-PAL expenses. I can't believe he's starting in May! Hopefully time goes by fast :)

On Saturday, we were glad that the malls are open again. We planned a day out with Julia and went to Bonifacio High Street. We also needed to sign up for the Greenfield City Run at the Nike branch there so we decided to make a day out of it.

Here are some pictures:

FRIDAY
Spent the afternoon at Tita Vic's house. I took lots of pictures of the Julia and Mia. The two were of course ecstatic to see each other :) Julia didn't want to leave!

*cute purple outfit from Maddie :)

Saturday
We went to High Street. Had a few donuts at Krispy Kreme and spent about an hour at Fully Booked while waiting for Nike to open. That place is really cool! I don't mind spending an entire day there :) Julia had sooo much fun playing in the children's area. I'm going back there sometime soon. Drago liked it too! Then we had lunch at Clawdaddy's. Good food and really big servings!








Sunday (Easter)
Went to the 7am mass in Zobel. Then I hid a few plastic eggs in the front yard so that Julia can have an Easter egg hunt :) I put stickers, candies, crayons, coins and even yakult inside the eggs! (yeah, the eggs were big enough to put yakult inside) Julia had lots of fun! Though it only lasted a few minutes :) At around lunch time we headed to Tanauan. There was a mini get-together with relatives because my Tita had a blessing for their newly built commercial spaces. Spent a few hours there before heading home to avoid the northbound traffic.

HAPPY EASTER to all!!!

Beach!

Yesterday was a holiday so my friends planned a daytrip to the beach. We went to Canyon Cove, a residential beach resort in Nasugbu Batangas. The place was really nice. Perfect for group or family outings :) I think it's been newly renovated. Actually some parts are still under construction and and the bathroom/ shower, though it's clean, still needs alot of work. But it was ok because the pool was really nice (and huge too!) and the beach area is clean. Plenty of people though since it was a holiday. The fee was 500 per head with 200 consumable on food and drinks. Sulit na :) They also have other fun water activities like scuba diving, banana boat, kayak, paddleboat and jetskii :)

I'm so glad Mama let us borrow the alterra (thanks mama!). We just popped in Julia's Dora dvd and she was quiet during the whole 2 hour drive :) Plus we really needed the space. Imagine if we had to stuff all of Julia's beach inflatables, a pail of sand toys, picnic mat, bags and food in the trunk of our car. Yikes!

Julia had a blast of course :) It was sooooo hot! Negra na kami! :)

I posted the pics on facebook but here's a sneak peek:

beach bums

milk break

mukang native ng Nasugbu :)

After our mini excursion we went straight to BF for ate Jill's birthday dinner :)

Watta tiring day!

Happy Birthday Tita Jill!

My New DSLR

I've been 'breaking in' my new camera since I got it last thursday night :) I'm really enjoying it! The pictures are amazing! A dslr really takes quality pictures...without effort! It's just overwhelming trying to learn all the settings and manual functions so I just set it on AUTO most of the time. hehe.

Here are my first 100 pictures :)

Among all, this one's by far my favorite:

papa and joey

I'm planning to take basic photography classes this summer and join one of the photography clubs here in alabang. I also have a couple of friends who share the same enthusiasm and i'll probably be asking them for tips and crash lessons :) I'm just not the self-study kind of person. Hehe.

Gotta go get a camera bag!

Canon DSLR

I'm supposed to pick up my new dslr today. Weeee! Drago has an orientation class for PAL but hopefully it doesn't last all day. We're supposed to meet Kim of Kimstore at MOA this afternoon Can't wait! :)

Okay, so I was supposed to order the Canon Rebel XS from amazon and have someone bring it back for me this April but apparently none of my relatives are coming to visit this summer. The next trip would be around June or July when my mom comes back from her vacation. Summer would be the perfect time to get the dslr since i'll have time to learn how to really use it and join photography clubs or even take a few classes. So anyway, I considered my options and decided that it's ok to pay a little bit more and get the camera here rather than wait til July. Then one of my co-teachers (thanks Eunice for the tip!) told me about this amazing site on multiply called kimstore. They sell gadgets at a relatively cheaper price than most stores. The Rebel XS in amazon is $489 which is roughly P24k and the Canon 1000D (it's version in asia) at kimstore is P26k. So i'll just be paying an additional 2k if ever.

I decided to just go for it =D

Now if i'll be able to get it today i'm still not sure. Kim told me there's only one unit left and she can't hold it for me for long. If someone else wants to buy it she's gonna have to give it up.

Maybe the next picture i'll be posting will be from my new dslr! Or maybe not? We'll see! :)

Karate Kiddo

stretch...

punch...



smile...



...and pose!