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Trapeze

Been under the weather...
Promise to write something soon...

Happy long weekend!

Lace-y

After an event I covered last night...

Silver lining

At an event...

My David Beckham

at a Chinese wedding, my hubby's teammates in soccer

w/ Mio, Cel's sister

Attended a wedding last night

I know, my life is so full

but yeah, not much time to sleep

Though I was lazy to go to this wedding

as I have never met the couple yet

It was important to my hubby as it's his coach's son's wedding

He's been playing soccer since we moved back to Manila

and he's the only white guy in the team

well, there's a couple but not regulars

He's their rockstar since he's white

Even when they have guests from China

Everyone would want a picture with him

Because he's white, hahaha

Last night, though I was being a brat of not wanting to go

I was glad I did

I got to meet his teammates

and saw how welcome he is

and how they like him being part of the team

Man, they even made him officer and made him read in Chinese, go figure!

I was also amused how they all come up to him

and even when we were waiting for our car

They were like schoolboys calling out his name

from their cars

And some while walking to the parking

Just cool and amusing

And now I understand why Sunday football is important to my hubby

And why he really enjoys it

Good workout for the body and soul.

Nice to be part of the team

Signs you're way too involved in your own construction when...

For months, I breathe the construction, my waking and sleeping hours
my conscious and subconscious
So, I decided to put some humor in and share what I've been going through these past months

Signs you're way too invloved in your own construction...

1. Somebody asks you, "Ma'm, did you perm your hair? It's nice, it's wavy"
To which you reply, "No, I just came from the site when I just shampooed , hence, the dust settling on the hair made it wavy"

2. Every person you meet, whether stranger or otherwise, would hear your non stop stories about the developments of your construction

3. When your construction worker, the one who installs the tiles in your bathroom, asks you to be godmother to his child

4. When what you're going to feed them at your thank you party, you need to call several people for advice on the kind of food they'll enjoy

5. When the people befriending you on facebook and you confirming are the sales people in Wilcon

6. When you start giving advices to the sales people in Wilcon & Home depot and give inspiring messages since you feel you have a bond with them

7. When you know their life stories and shed tears because the nicest one there who's always happy to serve you lost his mom at such an early age and his stepmom doesn't care and how they're not regulars and would end contract before Christmas

8. When since you know this fact, you ask for their resumes and try to find them a better future

9. When even when your eyes are closed and your hubby is apparently watching you, asks you, okay , what have you decided for the hanging artpiece? Gosh, how does he know that's what I was thinking???

10. And the number 1 sign you are way too involved and obsessed, you can't stop blogging about it!!!


Hahaha, hope you enjoy my 10 things. Coming real soon...

Lights!

railings will still be painted in black

checking out the place at night

Would it ever be complete without an update regarding construction

Since we have switches now

we were able to visit site at night and see how it looks during the evening

with the lights on

Almost, almost there...

Wait, there's more

Oh wait, am not done with my angels story

When I cam home from the event I covered in Alabang

guess what the guard gave me

this super yummy cheesecake that even my hubby liked

Thank you to Yvonne Dayrit- Romualdez of Miladay

for this wonderful, yummy cake she sent

God really knows how to keep me inspired amidst the stresses of construction

Thank you for the friendship.

Much appreciated!

My earthly angels

w/ Anne G., my 40th bday

w/ Eds & Rica at my bday party

w/ Jackie L. , New Year's Eve

w/ Cel

I know, I know, what kind of commitment do I have?

Calling it everydayflair and I haven't been uploading photos

Truth is, I haven't been asking my "everydayflair photographers" to take my pic

as am running around everytime

We are moving in 3 weeks!!!

Last Wednesday, my driver was absent

I haven't driven since 1993

so it is quite harrassing for me

if my driver decides to take the day off

There were numerous suppliers waiting for me

and materials needed in construction need to be bought urgently

Meetings

Everyday is planned to meet target date

Then the sched of the kids

Even with a driver, my husband & I always make it a point to bring

and pick up kids from school

Usually, he brings them

and I pick them up

Had to ask favors that day so my children will have a ride home

It really helps that we live so close to the schools

I am just so blessed and thankful to these people who made last

Wednesday a walk in the park

Rica Lopez-de Jesus

Rica's son & my son are in the same varsity

hence, there's the weekly school practice

Thanks to Rica, my youngest had a ride home after practice

Jackie Laudico

My other son had to go to catechism (CCD) after class

but since I teach, I had to go way earlier than him

Despite Jackie being super busy

When I was telling her about my dilemma of the driver

she volunteered and said she'll pick up my eldest and bring to Sanctuario de San Antonio

Phew, what a relief!

Then my eldest calls me from home when I was already in class

"Mom, don't I have CCD today?"

"What are you doing home? You're supposed to be here"

So I called Tita Jackie,

"Jack, you brought J home"

Oh sorry, mare, San Antonio pala"

You know how good she is

She went back to pick up my eldest at home then

dropped him off to CCD, grabe, what a friend!

Then there's my friend Anne

How do we go home from class?

No cabs in the area

Anne's daughter goes to class too

No problem, driver's there and will wait for you

Afterwhich, I still had to prepare dinner (my hubby & I cook at home, maid only cleans)

then go to Alabang for an event

Thanks again to my photographer in Town & Country

who picked me up and brought me home

Then there's Cely who despite her busy sched

quickly met up with me for lunch the day after

just to listen to me vent about the construction

And of course, there's sweeet Rima

who always calls me whenever

just to check how things are going with the construction

and to always be a breath of fresh air

So many angels around me

Am blessed to have very good friendships

That's why I always say

Life's good!

Goldie

Outfit from years back : Culte Femme

Halt-er

I love the look of halter necklines
Not sure why I don't have a lot of it

At a recent event I covered
Hmm, I think it's obvious where.

Happy almost Friday!

Metamorphosis

Remember this?

It's now this...

Loving all the developments

Less than a month away...

Shirt fabric

w/ my good friend, Anne Gonzalez

w/ Anne G. & Furnitalia's Florence Kho

w/ Heidi & Melo

At a recent event I covered.

Wearing casual tank and long skirt

love how comfy the shirt fabric is of my skirt
And am liking how long is back

Just for variety

Enjoy your weekend!

Musings of Mrs. W

top from Hong Kong

Took a mental health day yesterday morning

was in the site early for an hour and a half

was going to buy more tiles and stuff but decided to

go to Greenbelt 5 , bought hanging lamps

So excited about this

I've been wanting these lamps for over a decade

and couldn't use them cause you need a high ceiling

And since I have super high ones

I can finally have them, yipee!

Best of all, not so expensive

as other lighting options

So, went around Greenblet 5 then Glorietta

Got myself something

I know, I know

I shouldn't be shopping for myself

but I needed a break from hardware stores

and much as I like and enjoy hardware shopping

didn't want to make life long commitments, if you know what I mean

So a shirt and a skirt after

and a shirt for my almost teenage son

Went back to the site

tried on the lamps

which the workers couldn't understand

but in awe

as they're not traditional lamps

So I heard the word "malikhain" from them, yet again

Picked up my eldest cause he goes to catechism with me

Met a mom of my student

and told me how appreciative she is

That means so much to teachers!

When I started out teaching

I was very apprehensive

then the kids got to be

rowdy

I was , everytime, asking myself

what did I get myself into?

I was starting not to like going

But then the kids started getting to know me

and from flying paper airplanes while am teaching

I have seen huge improvement in them

I teach IS kids

and it's a big challenge cause the school has diverse values

For me to be able to touch their lives

and influence the kind of person they can become

closer to the Big Boss

is just my utmost goal

I don't give homeworks which would be to memorize

beatitudes or commandments

homeworks are always about applying what we learned in real life

or making them closer to their families

Slowly, I am enjoying teaching

I have come to understand and love my students

and I feel they have come to respect and value me

That is what makes everything worth it

When people ask me why I do all these volunteer jobs

Which are often thankless jobs

I always tell them

I've been given much, this is just payback time

And honestly, the way my students are progressing

and I see their interest in learning more

I'd be crazy not to continue with what I'm doing

I could be sleeping, shopping, reading or socializing

at these times

But life for me is not about the number of hours spent

alone(though we need this)

But more so the number of hours we have touched lives and made a difference

Wednesday's becoming a favorite day for me!

Comfy feel

top: ZARA kids

You probably have a full dose of my construction updates

but now is really crunch time

So my outfits lately

have been pure comfort and though I still wear heels a lot

I've stored flats in the car so I can change when I visit the site

Love this ZARA kids shirt I got years ago

very comfy and cute at the same time

Went to the parlor in the morning

Despite people calling me for decisions

I decided to have an hour to myself

then had a 2 hour meeting with my contractors

guess what it's about?

LIGHTS!!!

We finally finalized all the lighting

crossed out some in the plans

changed this to that

put this on that

and voila, 2 hours of walking around imagining

what and where to put

Then quickly rushed to my client's place

to approve paint color

I am so excited about this project

it's a young lady's room

It's going to be the hippest and coolest teen room ever!

Gotta go pick up the lamps I ordered

Someone's gotta do the job around here

See ya!

Casual Monday

top from Bangkok, pants: ZARA, belt: GAP, bag: Fino

After I brought the kids to school, went straight to the construction site.
It's barely a month to move in and there are decisions we have yet to make.
Stayed there for 2 hours then went home to check e-mail.

I purposely didn't open the computer the whole weekend
Wanted peace and quiet

Of course, I opened to gazillion e-mails today
And some had to call already to reach me
I miss the days when there were no cellphones

My day was spent making decisions from the most mundane of what ceiling fan to choose
to what floor pattern
to the installation of solar panels and solar water heater
to wallpaper
Thank goodness, I am now quietly ,at home, blogging

Moving real soon and I have so many emotions
of excitement, sentimentality
Plus I have to deal with the kids' anticipation too
The days just go like the wind
just going through the motions
and looking forward when I can relax and enjoy
the fruits of our labor

Christmas is near
I have never been not ready for Christmas
I usually am almost done by August
First time that I haven't started anything
Have to get into it one of these days

Another one I look forward to is simbang gabi

Enjoy the week!

Home with a view

casual set-up, serving take out Chinese food from Eat Well

our home with a view

One of the last dinners I will probably host in this home
As I am gone the whole day

Site inspection and meetings in the morning

then catechism class in the afternoon

Decided to just serve take out food from Eat Well

Had a wonderful time

talking about life, the world

and just about anything one can think of

I have hosted countless parties and dinners

at this home of ours

I love entertaining

My guest, last night, asked me

if I would miss the place

to which I replied a ho-hum answer

We've moved countless times

as it's part of the expat life

In Bangkok alone, we moved 3 times in a span

of 2.5 years!

The thing we've done to always make it feel at home

despite the difference in country or location

was have the same pieces

When we started out, we never bought stuff for the sake of it

We always waited til we find the right one

Hence, we plan to keep the same stuff in the new home

Interesting how it would look in a totally different perspective

I am so at home in our home

I love it

It still evokes a feeling of warmth & coziness

I still enjoy looking at it to this day

Being greeted by the greenery of the golf course in the morning

while being hypnotized by the skyscrapers at night

and the cars moving by the flyover

It's lovely, mesmerizing

and comforting

It is home

It was in the past 6 years

and it will , in my memory,

Forever be

Like a cape

jacket : Culte Femme

jeans ZARA

Had a fairly easy day

Well, have a lot to do but decided to take it slow

Had my usual meeting

with architect, contractors

then met up with my friend, Anne G., lunch at Chelsea

picked up kids

home

It's just barely over a month

til move in

Am not dealing with my emotions yet

More concerned on logistics at this point

Wish this cape-like I'm wearing

can give me super powers

I can dream, can't I?

Remembering

top: forgotten where, skirt: Bangkok (about 8 years old), bag: Fino (about 6 years old)
What's amazing about Fino, a Filipino brand, is that it is so well made, it's indestructible, and proudly Filipino

This was me last Saturday
Usual checking out of site in the morning
lunch out with the kids
tennis
went around Rockwell
specifically National
books are on sale

checked out potential Christmas gift for kids
went home
Church , was lector
one of the most fulfilling

Family decided to stay home for dinner

Restful, quiet night
Going to visit my dad
early the following day

Hope you all had a restful
and meditative All Saints Day!

Bfast

Roland & Jackie Laudico's new fast food restaurant at the Ayala Triangle

Roland & Jackie

moi on a Sunday afternoon

top from Dressing Room , given by Trisha Santos, shorts, Culte Femme

w/ Popi Laudico


We have never missed a birthday of Orlando, Roland & Jackie's son

We trekked last Sunday to their newest venture, a fast food resto

in the very new & hip, Ayala Triangle, called Bfast

Party was held there

Several restos are soon to open

Golden Spoon, owned by another good friend, Rica & James

was just beside Bfast

I believe it's now operational

Really nice when we have open, airy ,clean spaces in the metro

This must be so happenng come Chrstmas time

What are you waiting for?

Go and be fast!