May 31, 2009 : Lloydie

Found this photo in one of my hubby's friend... He was so gorgeous... Hindi sya nakakasawang tingnan.. pramis!!!!

So I decided to upload this photo & post as my profile picture sa facebook... At madami ang naiingit.. hahaha.. wala kayo nito ako lang meron....



I love you Lloydie..

May 29, 2009: Last Peace

Month-end get together and birthday celebration of April and May celebrants and blessing of or new office, and despedida for karen.. a big event huh!

It's karen last day of work, nakakalungkot pero we are very happy for her... Nasa 1st step na sya ng kanyang mga pangarap.. hahaha... Nakakatawang isipin na most of her photo eh nakapeace sign sya...

Enjoy naman ang naging program, at araw talaga ni karen, sya ang nakarami ng points.. Aba, aba mahilig ka pala sa music ha... hehhehe..

Pose for the last time.... Peace!

May 28, 2009 : Quote for the day

New office, new building..

And what's nice in our new building, there's a bulletin board in every floor; announcements & there's a quote of the day actually it's quote of the week.

There's more, the first basketball game schedule of the GoodThinkers.. hooot hoot! for the win!

May 27, 2009 : A treat by a friend

Akala ko di na matutuloy ito, kasi naman si Hannah gusto nya kay Uncle Sam na lang kami kumain.. Musta naman yun diba? hahaha...Buti na lang at binawi nya at sinabing sa Mcdo na lang kami... hahaha

At ang naging topic ay ang walang kamatayang hayden sex scandal...Wow! Meron na palang part 2 ang maricar hayden.. At naku bilib na bilib daw sila kay maricar... wooot woot, galing yung kay lea at hannah ha...

Thanks Hannah!

May 26, 2009; My Maintenance Set

I approached my cousins GF during our trip to tagaytay.. She's a derma in JR... I asked her what to do in my face, pimples & pimple marks??

So binigyan nya ako ng maintenace set for my face. Medyo may pagkamahal nga lang, pero I think hiyang sa akin. Kailangan ko nga lang maging routine ito everyday at maging strict ako...

Thanks Mirds!

May 25, 2009 : Angels & Demons

It's our last date for being a BF-GF mode.. because our kids will be coming home in a few days... So nanood kami ng angels & demons the movie sa greenbelt...

At start, di na kami ok kasi galit ako sa kanya... Inis na talaga ako, because he was so persistent to find someone (a girl) in facebook and she was his crush way back long long time ago.. He was like a really excited kid telling me that he cannot find her... And I was, oh my, why you're like that.. So I'm really really mad ang upset... Hindi ko talaga sya kinakausap as in wasak na wasak yung gabi namin...

So pati photo ko for the day eh di naging ok....


photo taken using my n6300

May 24, 2009 : Pasalubong

Super excited na akong makita ang pinakapaborito kong ninang... umuwi sya dito sa pinas galing UAE para magpacheck-up at para matuli na rin ang pinsan ko.. hehehehe..

Well, i really need to say na sya ang pinakapaborito ko (im not being biased) kasi unang-una sa kanya ko nakuha karamihan ng pagiging ako; kikay, shopaholic, funny, she can say whatever she wants to say to a person, she can do whatever she wants to do in her life, at most specially most of the time sya ang critic at adviser ko... And i love her so much....

Here's her pasalubong to me: charles & keith sun glass, guess bag, giordano top, set of anklet and toe rings, 3 sets of big round earings, and gold bracelet accessories.

May 23, 2009 : First Gen

A much awaiting and super exciting summer getaway with my talavera cousins. We drove to tagaytay friday night, geez the traffic jam is so annoying... Nakarating kami sa tagaytay almost 2Am...

Nagising kami sa ingay ni Tita Edith, she's our alarm clock and our guardin for the rest of the trip.. We have to get ready at 7am, papuntang Canyon Cove Nasugbu Batangas. Kasi para makakuha kami ng magandang cottage at pwesto. Just an hour we reached the resort, less the hazzle kasi medyo naligaw pa kami.. hahaha... Mehn, the place is so nice... there's pool & Beach!... The negative side lang eh medyo mahal ang food, example softdrink in can is worth 60 pesos, see it's triple the price!

Umuwi kami ng tagaytay around 3pm, hahaha.. syempre maglulunch pa lang kami...

Ang pinakahighlights ng trip na ito ay ang aming inuman session nung gabi... Lahat kailangan umiinow... walang minor minor.. kailangan uminom ka ng Jack Daniels at iba pang mixed drinks...

Masisisi nyo ba kami, kami yata ang First Generation ng Talavera cousins.. Kulang nga lang dahil wala si Ate Marlene..

May 22, 2009 :Cool

I really don't know if my attire for the day is cool or fashionable?


I know it's not fashionable... it's more of being cool and hip... Kasi naman i will be with my cousins trip to tagaytay that day so dapat medyo comfortable na suot ko at yung nakakarelate sa kanila.. (it means that im much older).. hahaha

May 21, 2009 : With Dell Friends

This is my 2nd time na sumama sa gimik inuman with my hubby & his DELL friends...

Syempre, laglagan na naman... I know hindi comfortable si hubby na nandun ako, first sa Hooters yun, di sya makakapagpapicture with hooters girls, 2nd sya ang star of the night kasi sobrang laglag na sya ng mga kaibigan nya, 3rd hindi sya makaporma.. hahaha... Pero happy ako kasi masaya silang kasama, bawal nga lang ang pikon..

My first time naman na maka one-on-one si Pola, my hubby's officewife ....And our first Photo na magkasama.. She's John's bestfriend and girlbestfriend sa office.. So I know na hindi pwedeng mambabae si John.. hahaha...I'm proud of my husband, kasi he knows how to take good care of his friends...



Medyo tinamaan nga lang ako ng konti, so after hooters, I bought a Cafe Latte at Starbucks.. And the result, I'm still awake till 3am!!!


thanks han for the photo kahit na blurred

May 20, 2009 : About Time

It's about time for me to cook my most favorite food...
Katsudon...
Kabboomm... another winner...



I think malilimit na pagpunta ko sa Yoshinoya at Karate Kid nito.. hahaha... same taste lang naman po pala, kayang-kaya ko na.... next na yung beef teriyaki/yakiniku...

thanks han for the photo

May 19, 2009: Chicken Ala King

My first time to cook a chicken ala king (ala french baker)... I bought the croissant in a french baker the one used in chix ala king.. So I decided to cook it on my own way.

I prepared one serving for my Baon....

Not bad for the first time huh!!!...

May 18, 2009 : All worth it...

I went to my daughters school (Malate Catholic School) and have them enrolled... As I said to my previous blog, my hardly earned money will go to my daughter's tuition fees...Thankful that I bought that bond ring, ahaha..

While looking into the official receipt of MCS, i got teary eyed. I felt something wonderful in my heart, a fulfilling mother.. Now I know the answer why I have to wake up every morning and make some hard works....


d40

Hard to find Ingredients

May 17, 2009
For a change, we decided to do the grocery at LandMark Makati. Han's officemate told that it's a bit cheaper there. I don't think so. Maybe I'm comfortable, or I'm much familiar with SM. I bought the dried basil leaves, han bought the selecta new edition ice cream at LandMark, and that's it.. hehehe, & we ended to SM Makati for the rest...

I was so happy because I found the dried basil leaves at LandMark, then the Mirin at SM Makati (Supermarket).. I'm a fan of basil leaves ok, even in fried rice, pasta, etc. And the Mirin, wow, I'm going to cook Katsudon, my ever fave food...

this was taken using my D40; location: in our kitchen

May 16, 2009 : A not so typical Saturday

I used to be out of the house everyday Saturday; I'm in the mall, or having a photo shoot, or in my photo class, or do the grocery & window shop... Definitely, I'm out of the house!!! But school days is coming & our kids will be home soon.. So we decided to clean up their room and the house (my hubby & me) since we don't have any helper yet... Unfortunately, hubby got sick so I have to clean the house all by myself. While cleaning, i do the laundry, I'm online; (multi-tasking huh)...

Here's some trash i got from our kid's room, and some laundry.

May 15, 2009 : Fruit(s) of my Hardship

It's a 4 days late from last years (big) gift giving from the Management.. Our big boss just gave me a hint of it first thing in the morning.. So i've been a spoiler for the nth time, i posted a status saying "may naamoy ako, kayo meron?" And boom meron nga!!!

Sorry for me (and for the things i wanted to buy), bcoz this gift is for my two lovely daughters tuition fees & school needs...

Pero, subalit, ngunit, datapwa, hindi pwedeng mapabigyan ko ang aking sarili.. Matagal ko ng gustong bumili ng bond ring, at meron akong nakita sa Kashieca pero medyo may pagkamahal sya, so pinag-isipan ko muna ng mabuti (mga 1 oras lang naman).. At sinabi ko kay hubby na i wanted to buy that ring with necklace but the price is a little fancy and he told me "do you really need that?'.. So I decided not to buy... I bought a cheap bond ring from Genevive Gozum instead.. But I was so sad, and hubby can't take it, so he told me "c'mon lets buy it.."

Hooray! Alas here's the fruit(s) of my hardship....(bond rings plus the necklace)


thanks to hubby for taking this picture; using my Nikon D40

PhotoJo 365

Here's another project adopted from Myls... The Project 365.. Taking a Photo a day and you will see your life in a whole new way. And here's how:

Project 365: How to Take a Photo a Day and See Your Life in a Whole New Way

People will often say that their whole lives flashed before their eyes after they experienced a traumatic event. Perhaps it’s a bit morbid, but we think that sounds pretty incredible.

When Taylor McKnight started taking a photo a day on January 1st, 2004, he never imagined the project would not only serve as a way to remember a year, but also help him understand what was important to him in his life.

Whether it was his relationships, his career, or his fashion sense, recording a photo a day for a whole year left him with a rich visual history of his life. And it made him a better photographer to boot!

Now that he’s in the middle of doing it for a second time, we asked Taylor to write about it for us. Read on for our tutorial on how and why to create your own daily photographic history.

Why do it?

Taking a photo a day is a big undertaking with big payoffs. Here are just a few reasons why you should consider doing it:

• Imagine being able to look back at any day of your year and recall what you did, who you met, what you learned… (Often we find it hard to remember what we did just yesterday or even last night, let alone a whole year ago!)
• Your year-long photo album will be an amazing way to document your travels and accomplishments, your haircuts and relationships. Time moves surprisingly fast.
• Taking a photo a day will make you a better photographer. Using your camera every day will help you learn its limits. You will get better at composing your shots, you’ll start to care about lighting, and you’ll become more creative with your photography when you’re forced to come up with something new every single day.

Tips on How to Do It

Here are six tips on how to create your own Project 365:

1. Bring Your Camera Everywhere
   Yes, everywhere. Get in the habit. Grocery stores, restaurants, parties, work, and school. Going to a movie theatre? Snap a pic of the flick with your phone–there are photo-ops everywhere. If you have one of those tiny tiny cameras, you have no excuse not to have it in your pocket all the time. And if you don’t? Camera phones are a great substitute.
2. Make Posting Easy
   You can install blog software like Movable Type or Wordpress on your own site and create an entry for each photo, but for true ease of use, try a photo sharing site. Flickr will let you post a week’s worth of photos in 2 minutes flat, and fotolog and Photoblog.com are geared toward a photo-a-day workflow. Making it fast and easy means you’re much more likely to do it.
3. Vary Your Themes
   Try to capture the day’s events in a single photo. Perform photographic experiments. Take a photo of someone new you meet, something you ate for the first time, or something you just learned how to do. Take a photo of something that made you smile. And don’t forget to take a photo of yourself at least once a month so you can remember how you’ve changed, too.
4. Tell a Story
   Use your blog entry, or your photo description, to explain what’s going on in each day’s photograph. How good did that dinner taste? What made you want to take a photo of that stranger? It’ll help you remember down the road, and it gives friends following along a better appreciation of why you took the photo you did. You don’t need to write a lot, just enough to add some color.
5. Don’t Stop, No Matter What
   This is perhaps the most important tip of all. You will get tired of taking a photo every single day. Some days, you will consider giving up. Don’t. The end result is worth the effort. Remind yourself why you wanted to do it in first place.

   There will be times you’ll think there’s nothing interesting left to take a photo of, and times you’ll think you didn’t do anything exciting enough to take a photo of. There’s always a great photo to be made.

   Get out of the house and take a walk. Or stay inside and look around. Take a photo of something important to you. Take a photo of the inside of your house so you can see how your taste has changed over the years. Take a photo of anything, just don’t stop.

   N.b. It helps if you’ve told your friends about the project and asked them to follow along. Their encouragement will keep you going!

6. Post early, post often
   Plan on going through and posting your photos at least once a week so you don’t get backlogged and feel overwhelmed. Ideally, post every day or two. Again, spend the time up front to make sure it’s quick and easy to post. It’ll make all the difference.