Bubbly Blabber

     Today is 12.12 and this is not just a special day as a lot are on sale in Lazada and Shopee… but because this is the day our princess was born 12 years ago. Giulia is truly an answered prayer, indeed one of God’s greatest gift to our family.       As Giulia grows older, I notice that she is growing to be like me, but definitely a better version. She is smart, witty and funny- actually a natural comedienne. She is a very confident and not self conscious. She is a friend to everyone. She is also very caring,  sweet and thoughtful. She is not selfish as she always thinks about what her brother likes.       I am so grateful that Giulia is like my best friend. I ask her for her fashion advice, on what looks good on me or not. She is better in color combination as I only know blue, black or white. She is also our go-to with techy stuff and socmed apps. Now, she sometimes does my make up as she now knows how to use highlighter, c...

June 25 – It’s Giulia's culminating activity – still at Alabang Town Center… happy that my lola, my tita and my cousin are all so supportive to Giulia! They even gave flowers to Giulia to congratulate her for a job well done. 😊 June 26 – Sharing here the official photo from the photographer during the awarding of Giulia’s gymnastics competition. June 27 –  It’s my Ate’s birthday today! So even if I had to go to office for the official resumption of our project, made a special collage for my sister and of course I posted it in her FB wall. June 28 – So grateful for holidays! Today is Eidl Adha and since yesterday was my sister’s birthday, she treated us today for laser tag! So much fun! June 29 – Now time to reimburse the food that was served in our kickoff last Tuesday… June 30 – It is not often that I get into a meeting with our president. So sending this remembrance… I am truly inspired when I get to listen to his directions and guidance. He is full of wisdom. July ...

June 18 – It’s Father’s day today… and what better way to celebrate than go to Gerard’s (and Gavin’s) happy place! Meat & Brew! June 19 – Time to replace Gravy Grace’s battery… thankful for my company for providing a company car where I can also reimburse all car-related expenses. June 20 – Got some authentic Japanese mochi from my very thoughtful and generous officemate. Thank you Mat! June 21 – Giulia is so techy and witty… look at how she communicates to me… June 22 – Again Giulia is playing with my phone as I am surprised to see a selfie. June 23 – It’s my tita Myrna’s  birthday! So happy that she gave us some “ayuda”. June 24 – It’s Giulia’s first ever competition in Gymnastics! So proud that she got 4 out of 4 Gold medals! Wow! That was fast! We are almost done with the first half of 2023. Off to next week as we officially close the first half of the year.

  June 11 – It’s showtime… oh I mean, movietime! Here is a picture of the “madams”and the “chaperones” June 12 – The De Guzmans are in Singapore and my sister shared James’ artwork in Singapore Science Center. June 13 – Giulia had a sleep over in Lia’s house so I asked her to send a picture. June 14 – Updated my BPI online account. June 15 – Gerard made some homemade tacos and the kids love it!!! June 16 – It’s my Lola’s 98 th birthday… so happy that my Lola is so alive and healthy. Road to 100!!! 😊 June 17 –  We had our advance celebration of Father’s day in Pancake house.. so nice of Pancake house to give a treat to the fathers. The official second week of June is done! Till next week!

  June 04 – We had our household prayer meeting via online and it is good to reconnect with our CFC brothers and sisters. This is where I realize that you can really draw strength from other people. June 05 – I was trying to upload entries to my Project 365 and our internet is so slow. I thought it was just us who were experiencing poor network.. but then got this advisory from PLDT… June 06 – We are planning to go to Solen clubhouse in the weekend, unfortunately got the feedback that it is being renovated. So sad. June 07 –  I got invited to join the homeowner’s association of Solen and since houses there have no gates, pets of other people sometimes wander around other people’s houses… here’s a pic of a turtle that was found in the backyard of resident. June 08 – It’s Ate Fra’s birthday today… she is now 17 years old… one more year and my niece is already officially an adult! 😊 June 09 – Gravy Grace (my BRV) is now 3 years old which means I need to have my car r...

  May 28 – It is our first time to eat at Villa Parmigiano and even if the food is a bit pricey… the food really tastes so good! 😊 Definitely coming back to this restaurant again! May 29 – After a long day work, time to chill and relax with my children… May 30 –  Today, we remember my father-in-law Papa Melo… it has been already 2 years since his passing… we love him and miss him. May 31 – I was appointed as Sir Bobet’s OIC so I had to attend the meeting with Sir Poch. I am fortunate that he invited us to have lunch at the Alabang Country Club. June 01 – Unfortunately, one of my colleagues who I was with yesterday, tested positive for Covid. Thank God that I have no symptoms! So had to refresh myself of DOH protocols… happy to know that I do not need to isolate as I am fully vaccinated and with no symptoms. June 02 – So happy and proud of my nephews who both were awarded for academic excellence! Good job Jb & James! 😊 June 03 – Giulia again requested me to ...

July 02 – Since it’s already the second half of the year, it is time for a dentist appointment! July 03 –  Our highschool batch is celebrating our 25 th anniversary, so here I am giving support through the purchase of the ticket for the homecoming. July 04 – This is a picture of our family having a meal together… July 05 – Since Giulia and Gavin has accumulated so much clothes, time for an online garage sale. Thanks to Giulia for helping me to edit the pictures and include the prices. July 06 – So happy that even I have posted only last night, I already have a buyer for my online garage sale. Thank you for your purchase! July 07 – You might think I am not working at home… here is a screenshot of the business requirement docs that I have asked the team to review. July 08 – We experienced to have 7 children! Here is a picture of Giulia and Gavin’s cousins as we treated them for a dessert. Whew! Done for the first week of the second half of this year.

May 21 – We are planning to travel to Quezon this coming weekend so here I am trying to find an accommodation…. May 22 – I had an intense meeting today and was so surprised that my heart rate rose above normal levels! But all good now, I just had to breathe and pause. 😊 Thanks for my smartwatch for reminding me to calm down. 😊 May 23 – After a toxic Monday, I had to prepare a calming, relaxing soup for everyone as this week is the start of Giulia and Gavin’s vacation. Here is a picture of my nilagang baka. 😊 May 24 – It has been a few days already since my mom’s birthday celebration but it is only today that we got the official pictures from the photographer. 😊 May 25 – My sister had a covid scare again this week, but they tested today and happy to know that they are all negative. 😊 May 26 – It is Jason and Claire’s wedding and so happy that even if they said that there will be a typhoon – thank God for a perfect weather 😊 It is actually not perfect but the timing of...