Sunday's dinner

antique musical instrument from Bali

Our dinner last night

Thank God for weekends.

Have a good week ahead!

Those candid shots

This afternoon when I was outside the roofdeck feeling the nice breeze

Tagaytay

Tagaytay, Feb 25

My husband loves taking photographs

He dislikes being in them though

This afternoon, I was having my own taste of Sunday

Kids were doing their own thing

Playing Wii

Thought my husband was in the computer

and I wanted to spend quiet time alone by the roofdeck

While enjoying the breeze and reading on interiors

I heard someone laugh

When I looked inside , it was my hubby stealing another shot of me

He does that all the time!

Especially when am in the house

in my houseclothes such as the first pic above

He was teasing, it's for everydayflair

Wonder why people have this interest on photographing me in my houseclothes

I remember Reg Yuson, my artist friend, last time he came here

As soon as I opened the door, he had his camera ready and tried to shoot me

I was faster than him

I go, what's up with that?

Reg said, want to take a shot of you in a duster!!!

I DO NOT OWN A DUSTER, REG!!!!

Don't know with that guy, he thinks every woman wears that at home

Anyhow, back to my story

It's actually romantic that when I was thinking of blogging that candid shot of my hubby

I also found these recent ones from our trip to Tagaytay last week

Though I am in my vulnerable state

Am sharing this because I am thrilled

that after 16 years

He still watches me.

Keep clicking!

My recycled mirror

Just got this mirror for my powder room
Our house is still incomplete
but everyday, we slowly get there
Am excited!
Thank you Art in the Park!

People who inspire me

Rina (left) & Cris (middle)


These 2 young ladies, as I've blogged before,
urged me to start everydayflair
They're the nerve center in my son's school
I started "liking" them
when Rina told me that one day
When she gets married
If ever she gets married
Whenever she gets married
Hahaha
She would like me to be her Ninang (godmother)
Rina, you really think you'll get any of my furniture or clothes?
Think again, hahaha

She even told me before she wants my life!

She was even the one who coined up the expression
And the mom is Mrs. Wenger
To which my friends and I copied and use for private jokes

Back to the story
Rina shared with me her cute habit of sending photos to her boyfriend
Of things she likes/loves
Cris, her best friend, is cc-d all the time
I was touched when she felt comfortable enough to share them with me
As I was viewing the photos
I was mumbling
Oh that's my style
that's like my house
that's my bedsheet
uhm, that's like my furniture
then came a photo of a devastatingly good looking man
"Oh that's my husband", hahaha (ok, to my hubby, you're also devastatingly handsome)
then after all the photos
and I was already thinking that's like my life
At the end of the e-mail, she wrote to her boyfriend
Basically, Cris said, that's Mrs. Wenger's house!
To which she replied, I don't mind 'cause it's really nice!
Aawww, these girls really inspire me to always be the best person I could be
Knowing that there are people who look up to you
Makes you not want to let them down
People who keep me on my toes
to always be a good person
and live a good life


If you want great listeners
and enjoy monologues, haha
they're the go-to girls

Someday, Rins & Cris
You will have that dream house of yours
As your ninang, will help you
Make sure of that!

Keep inspiring!

Sharing my childhood biscuit

My son's snack

apple, rosquillos, dalandan juice

I just re-discovered the 70's biscuit that my Mom used to buy, rosquillos

How many of you remember this from childhood?

Ok fine, so I grew up in the 70's

You all know I already celebrated my 40th

Anyhow, a month ago, while in the grocery

Spotted the rosquillos and remembered my childhood

My kids, esp my eldest, got the Western palate

Mostly the cooking of their father

And growing up in hotels

In Bangkok, our food at home was ordered from the Room Service of the

hotel where my husband worked!

Our condo was an elevator away from the hotel

And yea, we lived in the condo connected to Gaysorn Plaza

Oh, those Bangkok years

Back to the main story

My kids have never tasted Kraft Cheddar

not my shortcoming

they just refuse

Funny how a friend of my son's had lunch here a few days back

and we had rigatoni with prawns with of course parmesan cheese

He innocently asked where we buy "real" cheese

Santi's, home for all the homesick Swiss, haha

So, it delights me when my kids like
something Filipino

and something I grew up eating

It's like a bond

and walking down memory lane

I'm passing on a tradition, trivial as it may be

The rosquillos is now a ubiquitous presence in our home

Oh yea, if you notice, the apple was peeled

I now peel apples, go figure!

And my kids really eat apples everyday

I also grew up with the saying

"An apple a day keeps the doctor away"

Enjoy your snacks!

Happy birthday, dear Rima!

with my dear friend, Rima,Christmas 2009


To a very special, dear, and loving friend
Happy, happy birthday!!!
Wishing you all the best you deserve.
Stay beautiful, inside and out!

Snippets of home

Still incomplete but slowly getting there.

Have a good weekend!