May 28

I have never been a tourist in my own country, but I do know that Philippines have numerous sceneries to be proud of. The archipelago that is situated just above the equator, have the most wonderful weather throughout the year. Perfect for all the activities that you want to do- whether you want to play with the sea or go out walking!

Talking about Philippines…I am so blissful today as I have learnt that we are in TOP 77 of the final candidates for the New 7 Wonders of Nature… We have 4 entries who made it to the TOP 11, namely: Tubbataha Reef, Chocolate Hills, Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park and Mayon Volcano.

So I am calling all Filipinos out there to be proud and cast your vote here to make Philippines Number 1. We have so many things to be delighted with and it’s time to the best among the rest :-D

May 24

A few days before arriving here in Vietnam, Inah has asked me to go to Damsen because Papa wasn’t able to bring them due to his busy schedule. So, I promised them that we’ll go today as they don’t have much time to roam around since they’re flying back to Manila tonight.

Damsen is one of the famous theme parks here in Ho Chi Minh City. With 25,000 dong you can enjoy the beauty of the park plus the numerous activities that you can do inside. They have roller coaster, sports activities, mini zoo, crocodile farm, exciting rides and a lot lot more. Its vast land area will consume time so it’s advisable that you go there in the morning.

Happy family at Damsen. Entrance. 3D Movie Theatre

Du Day. Slide. Elephant Ride

May 3

we went out early today para mamasyal kasama ang buong family (nestle and mine) kumain muna kami sa boeung keng kang market ng aming paborito na bbq then bumili na ng bus ticket going to ho chi minh para kina mama, inah, benok at my kids…wala ng available seat for tomorrow so i bought the next day’s trip, i bet papa will be a bit sad for they will not be able to arrive tomorrow. soon we went to wat phnom (temple in the city) to say some prayers and feed the monkeys roaming all over the place. nakakatuwa kasi andun lang un mga unggoy pakalat kalat, bumili kami ng lotus para yun ang aming ipapakain sa kanila. one by one the monkeys came to us, some are nice and some are not! yun iba swapang, nagagalit un malalaking unggoy kapag nagbibigay kami sa ibang unggoy ng food, they are even running after us and act biting, meron namang isa bigla na lang yumakap sa legs ni inah from behind kasi itinatago nya yung bunch ng lotus sa likuran nya, hayun sya ang nagulat nung ayaw ng bumitaw sa kanya ng unggoy…si sweet naman, tumataas ang adrenalin kapag outrage na un mga monkeys - worried kasi sya at baka mangagat, malakas pa naman ang rabies ng mga unggoy!

after wat phnom sa soria mall naman kami nagpunta. i went to the toy section with andrea and aaron while the others did their own shopping. ang hirap maging parent kasi your kids are expecting you to give them all the things that they want! halos lahat ng laruan gusto nila, wala na nga silang pakialam kung mahal ba yun or hinde basta ang alam lang nila ay gusto nila yun, tsk tsk! so what i did is ask them to choose the best toy that they want. andrea chose barbie and a mushroom tent while aaron bought a naruto scooter and a ben ten wristwatch. mind you bago kami nakapili ng laruan katakot takot na bartering ang ginawa ko.

phsar thmey naman ang next stop namin, namili lang sila ng konti dun tapos dumirecho na kami sa parkway. bumpcar ang una nilang nilaro, and dahil buntis ako syempre andun lang ako sa isang tabi kasama sina mami deng at mama :P naka 2 rounds pa sila bago kami naglaro ng bowling. ang kulit ng mga bata kasi 1st time nilang magbowling, what can we expect from them syempre canal lahat ng tira, hahaha :D after almost 1hr ng paglalaro pumunta na kami sa sovanna mall (3rd mall na namin to :P) past 3 na ng makarating kami dun kaya kumain na kami ng late lunch namin. pizza galore ang inorder namin then some salad and fried chicken wings. ang dami kong nakain, nakalimutan ko me prenatal check up ako in an hour. kaya naman when i arrived at the hospital, the nurse weighed me immediately and measured my bp. nung kausap ko na si doc sabi nia, over weight na daw ako, kasi in the span of 1 month 4 kilos ang ibinigat ko which is not good for me, hayun she insisted that i better go on a diet and should lose weight at least 1 kilo by my next check up, boohoo! ang sarap pa naman kumain, kainis! i dunno know if i am disciplined enough not to overdose food but i have to try or else ako rin naman ang mahihirapan. i posted some photos of our pasyal kanina and for more photos click here \':D\'

Apr 25

ang saya ng naging bakasyon ko sa pinas and now it’s my family and nestle’s family’s turn to vacay here in cambodia and vietnam!

andrea, mommy joyce and aaron

last april 21 we flew from manila going to ho chi minh city, vietnam to have a couple of days vacation at my pap’s crib, we weren’t able to roam much and enjoy the city for we don’t have much time and to think that we haven’t gotten enough sleep! boohoo!!!

what we did is palengke tour at cho tan binh in the morning with mama, mami deng, inah and nica. mami deng enjoyed the fruits that’s sold and even bought a lot becoz of their gigantic sizes, hehe! they even enjoyed the food trip that we had. They tasted bun bo hue (which is one of my fave noodles), local taho na merong coconut milk, leche flan with coffee syrup, tra da, and banh mi :-) tapos bumili kami ng karpa for lunch and some veggies para terno sa ulam…ang saya ng naging palengke tour un nga lang sobrang init ng weather.

we went home afterwards and mama started to cook lunch while we and the kids played and do our own stuffs. later in the afternoon we went to maximark to buy some groceries for nico - kasi ba naman un mga immigration officers sa naia kinonfiscate un iba naming dala, eh most pa naman nung mga nakuha ay para kay nico kaya naman namili pa kami ng konti para naman masulit na din un gala namin. then we went to the city and bought our tickets going to phnom penh, cambodia. last trip na un kinuha namin para naman pagdating namin sa cambodia off na sila pong at masusundo na kami ng ayos. 6 hours din ang madugong byahe, kaya talagang nakakapagod. nagdinner din kami sa kfc ng magutom na ang mga bata tapos pumunta kami sa ben tanh market para mamili ng konting souvenirs…past 10 na kami ng makauwi sa bahay, lahat nga ng sakay ng taxi tulog dahil sa pagod, hehe!

ho chi minh city, vietnam with the whole family

on our way to cambodia which was very strenuous dahil sa dami ng dala namin, we tried all our efforts para mabuhat lahat un, even andrea and aaron helped pulling their trolley bags to lessen the weight that we have. nahihiya man ako sa mga kasama ko wla naman akong magawa kasi di ko sila matulungan ng husto gawa ng preggy ako :-( pero nagawa pa din namin, ang kapalit nga lang sakit ng katawan, tsk tsk

the kids are getting impatient on the way, di naman kasi sila sanay sa mahabang byahe, kung tutuusin mas mahaba pa ung byahe sa bus papuntang cambodia kesa dun sa eroplano papuntang vietnam. after 6 hrs we reached phnom penh and there nestle plus the whole gang welcomed us…syempre sila na ang nagbuhat ng lahat ng mga gamit namin no, 3 boxes lang naman un na malalaki plus 12 bags na malalaki din…kawawa din sila after kasi binuhat nila un mga gamit namin hanggang 4th floor kung san kami nakatira.

first breakfast sa cambodia

nagdinner kami tapos nag ayos ng konti then nagpahinga na kami kasi me pasok ako the next day. im happy na andito sila with us. mama and papa will follow but im not sure yet as to when they’ll get here, but i hope soon. syempre nag moments din kami ni sweet kasi 10 days kaming di nagkita. i seldom tell him how much i love him but that night i dont need to say anything more, i know deep inside of me that he’s the guy that im going to spend the rest of my life with…im just way too lucky to have him :-)

Apr 14

im back to philippines and there’s nothing like being home!

dumating ako sa bahay around 7am, nakita na nga ako agad ni mama kaya tuwang tuwa sya na nakarating na ako sa bahay. konting kwentuhan then i called mommy deng agad to inform na andito na ako sa pinas. after a while nag breakfast na ako ng fave ko na palabok pagkatpos umidlip ng konti dahil kina boss nick naman ako maglalunch! past 12nn na ng makarating kami sa apartment nila nepo, ang sarap ng lunch na niluto ni boss nick - sinigang na lechon na baboy! the best!!!! ang dami ko ngang nakain, hehe!!!

halos maghapon na kami dun sa kanila, nagkwentuhan tapos inayos un booking then namili ng konti sa palengke, nagpabeauty sa f salon and umuwi na sa bahay…nakakapagod din ang maghapon gawa ng sobrang init…but di ko na ininda un dahil happy naman ako na makasama ulit ang family ko…

before i forget, i wanna say thanks to my pongsky for fixing my blog. ang ganda na nya ngaun plus the fact na me sarili na akong domain, hehe! cheap kasi ako ayaw kong bumili :P love u long time for being the best partner in crime :D