Great are people who have no problem with regards to their health.

Tsk..tsk!

My family acquired through generations (I guess) the illness of being hypertensive -- if you may call it an illness.

I still remember when I was still young when 'tatay' would go to his doctor for a regular check up on his blood pressure. Also, 'nanay' did the same thing. My father actually had been hypertensive even he was still as young as 12 years old. Nanay would tell me that his first time application for joining the Philippine Army was a failure because of a high blood pressure result. But of course, after a series of carbo intake discipline my father joined the military in 1951.

My birthdays weren't really celebrated with parties, drinks or even balloons when I was a kid. As I remember, Nanay used to cooked "pancit bihon" and or "adobong manok" and that would be our family menu for lunch.

Last year, a small bonding time with my siblings was organized by hubby plus of course, the sweet kisses from my two sons. :)

This year it was also celebrated as simple as it used to be.  We, (of course kuya john, luiz and my hubb) just went to Market Market again to celebrate the event.  Actually, it wasn't planned at all until my phone rang and hubby told me to fix the children and myself because he had rendered half-day service from his work in Marriott Hotel.

Maybe this is one of the most exciting moments of my life...aside of course, from the time that I bore my children and be with the man that I have always love-- I am excited that my eldest son will be in his secondary schooling this coming June, 2012.

New adventures I guess for both of us, especially he, who really made the best out of that Admission Test at Makati Science High School. He fortunately passed the exam and ranked 29 in Private Schools Category last January 14, 2012. It was one of the best gifts that our family received for this year.

Actually, aside from being a Photographer, I also wanted to be a videomaker. Nah! Not for me but you know whom? I really wanted to do a video for my children.

I hope you consider this one for a trying hard mom vidmaker!

It was really a long drive to and fro -- QUEZON TRIP was finally pushed through last April 30, 2011.

The trip was enjoyed by us (hubby and the kids) and some co-workers of Hubby in the office.

I was very excited because t'was the first time we, as family would spend summer 2011 for the first time.

Woke up early at 2am, prepared stuffs and packed-up all the things needed for the trip.  Each had  a backpack assigned.  So in short, we had 4 backpacks for each (hahahaha).

The afternoon was soo soo great last Thursday and the weather was perfect and matched the excitement of all the people who love BFF Che.

"We are happy for you, BFF".

That was the word we told our friend Che when she finally knotted a tie to her eight-year boyfriend last April 28, 2011.

The wedding was so simple (anyway, friend wanted it to be that way) but memorable for her. All of the important people were there to witnessed her having vow with her man.

From her parents, relatives and us (her BFF) we were so sure that the event was worth remembering and would considered as her most treasured one.

The wedding was held in our nearby community chapel St. Vienney here in Cembo. The ceremony began at exactly 2:15 in the afternoon.

Mottif was royal blue and golden yellow.

When I was still young nanay (mother) cooked this for me as my snack in the afternoon after I woke-up from my nap. (It was a family practice, by the way to take an afternoon nap every after I had taken my lunch)

This is called Champorado, a Filipino food wherein glutinous rice (malagkit) is being cooked with cocoa (tablea, chocolate powder as such)