Testing…testing…

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

CLICK on the photo to see the rest…The week we bought her, it was raining non-stop! Excited pa naman kami to go around and test our little baby. So our first shots were taken at home…

 

Then last Thursday, it was Hari Raya Raji so it was a Public Holiday. Kendz and I headed to Orchard to take some photos (playtime ni Nikki and Eos). I'll post some of those pics next time. Meanwhile, let me share lang our first few shots using baby Nikki. Hopefully, I resized it low enough for faster loading.

 

Singapore’s Countdown to 2008

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

I am still stuffed with all the noche buena food I ate last night! Whew! I will post photos next time…

Now I'm thinking: Where should I spend my new year countdown this year? In my almost four-year stay here in Singapore, I have developed an alternating pattern of spending the holidays in Manila and here. There is the ever-present theory that the countdown fever only lasts for two minutes here, as compared to other cities in the world where the celebration fever can last til the wee hours of the morning. Well, those on the SG clubbing scene is exempted from this theory, of course.

So here's a rundown of my choices for the 2008 countdown. How about you, where will you be as you welcome the year 2008?

Read on, guys… and for more updates on SG nightlife, do visit e.clubbing.com ! CHEERS! TAGAY!

CLARKE QUAY: COUNTDOWN THROUGH THE MUSICAL LANES

Come experience this year's hottest countdown party at Clark Quay hosted by Najib Ali. 5 streets covering Clarke Quay will be converted to party-lanes each with its own music genre: pop, soul, world, latin and hip-hop.

10pm till late. Admission is free.

CHIJMES: DISCO COUNTDOWN PARTY TO 2008

The Most Anticipated Chijmes Countdown Beckons! Dance the night away as you soak in the energy and excitement. Be there, be seen, be at Chijmes - Celebrating Life, as we revel in the New Year with live latin jazz performances.

10pm till Late, Chijmes Lawn. Admission is free. (more…)

Few days before Christmas

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

 Now that I’ve accepted the fact that only a miracle can make me fly over to Manila to spend my Christmas with my family, I get this sickening feeling in my stomach everytime I go to Orchard Road. Standing amidst people doing their holiday shopping makes me even more lonely. The lowest of all lows would be today, when I was walking along the pedestrian tunnel of Scotts Road. There was a string quartet playing Christmas carols! And though they are English songs and not the ever famous Ang Pasko Ay Sumapit, I still felt so homesick! In a movie-like trance, the ghost of Christmas Past appeared before me, making me remember those Christmas activities when I was still back home.

 

 

… attending endless Christmas parties… gift-giving AND gift-cramming… tiangge, tiangge and more tiangges (Greenhills, BF Ruins, Alabang, etc)… setting up your home’s Christmas tree (in our family’s case, we would have a Belen too)… going to a friend’s place after noche buena to drink the night away… wish lists sa office… exchange gifts and monito-monitas… office christmas parties, sometime with matching dance or song presentation hahaha…

Over the past years, I (unintentionally) alternated spending the holidays here and in Manila. One time, my flight was Christmas day itself. It was such a nice feeling to be going home on Christmas day! For us Pinoys, Christmas means coming home and being with your family, celebrating inspite of life’s hardships.

Here, they also have their gift-giving. Actually, sometimes it seems that it’s all what Christmas is supposed to be for them. Sometimes I wonder if they know that Christmas is the day we celebrate Jesus Christ’s birth, that it’s not only the “holiday of Christians”. Even non-Catholics here practice the tradition of gift-giving, which I find amusing and thoughtful at the same time. And the most common gift is… chocolates!!! And yes, they do have their own version of “Simbang Gabi”. Most Cathollic churches here, especially those that are frequented by Pinoys, have mass starting on the 15th of December at 8pm. The sad part is, we have work on the 24th of December. Luckily, I get to work only half-day on Christmas Eve. Unlike back home, we start preparing for Christmas Eve dinner as early as the 23rd.

 

 

 

Merry Christmas, y’all!!!

  

Our new baby is here!

Monday, December 17th, 2007

Finally! We've been waiting for her for a long time now. The time has finally come! Meet our newest baby, Nikki…

 

(This is not the actual photo. Nikki, for now, is still camera shy haha. But it's the same Nikon D40.)

Can't wait to start shooting using a DECENT camera!

LP (and some alcohol woes)

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

So anyway, after having my haircut, I went to Nayong SariSari Store (or whatever name it has–i forgot!) in LP (Little Pinas–haha) to buy some Pinoy stuff:

• Lucky Me Pancit Canton (calamansi flavor)
• Palabok Mix
• Tinapa
• Manggang Hilaw
• Barrio Fiesta Sweet Bagoong
• Chicharon
• Knorr Magic Sarap

If I need to go to LP, I always go on a weekday cuz if I go on the weekends, the place is literally overflowing with Noy-pis that it's difficult to do the stuff you're supposed to do.

Upon making chicka with the bicolanang tindera, I just had to ask if they're secretly selling Ginebra San Miguel. Hahaha!!! I miss my good ol' gin! Pero wala e. It's really not worth it to sell those because of the high import tax and if they smuggle it naman, it would be way too dangerous.

So this coming Christmas, I have to settle for Absolut Vodka to wash away my homesickness. Thanks to Tin and Marjon for buying one for me at the DFS upon their return from Pinas. And my gosh! The price difference ha!

Absolut Vodka at Cold Storage : $71

Absolut Vodka at Duty Free: $20 ONLY!

That's why if someone's coming from the airport and they ask me if there's anything I want them to buy for me, I always have a one-word reply: AL-CO-HOL!!!

 

Picture grabbed from here…Thanks for sharing!

A Hairy Story (continuation)

I couldn't tahan the haircut I got last night. So I went and had my hair cut again after work kanina. This time, I went to LP. Sa isang pinoy salon dun. And voila! They were able to repair the damage done by Jantzen's stylist hahah! Galing talga ng pinoy!!! I was able to get a haircut that's almost like the one I wanted. Sammy said, when my hair grows pa, I should come back daw so he can style it again. Yehey!

Sammy's Unisex Salon (haha unisex–mga pinoy lang talaga mahilig sa word na to!) was a typical pinoy parlor. Pero ha, in fairness, a lot of people really told me na magaling sila mag-cut.

Jantzen's Wash and Cut: $25

Maganda Unisex Salon: $15

Getting the style I want: Priceless.

So you see, it's not the name or the appearance of the salon. It's really about how they understand what you want.

Yehey!!!

A Hairy Story

I love my hair. And I am proud of it. Di nga ako sexy or flawless, pero maganda naman ang buhok ko. That's why one of my hatest moments is coming out of a salon with a haircut that I am not satisfied with.

 

I've been wanting to get a haircut for a long time now. The last haircut I had was after the wedding. It was an impulsive decision I made while travelling from Manaoag, a few days after our wedding. We were in Tarlac Highway, then we stopped in this small shopping complex. I saw (more…)

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