Twins Pogi

I just want to share you the picture of my twins wearing their cool shades. Ang popogi (walang kokontra, mga anak ko yan, hehehe) kahit walang mga ilong. LOL!

Si Chris, pacute masyado. Ayaw pa kunwari magpapicture.

Chris

 Si Ian naman, smile kaagad when I said picture picture.


Ian

2Go Cruise Ship Going to Boracay: A Photoblog

Last Tuesday, we went to Batangas Pier to check on the ship that we are going to ride going to Boracay.

Here is the Terminal where the passengers will pass through before boarding the ship.

Inside the pier. Ang linis no? It is very much different from the pier in Manila.

And now, meet CF1 (Cebu Ferry 1)...

The ship's main entrance... 

The ship's front desk...

The ship's mini chapel...

The ship's lounge...

The ship's Super/Tourist accommodation...

The ship's Economy accommodation...

There is also a Cabin and State Room Accomodation. I didn't take a picture of it since they are still cleaning the ship during our ocular visit.

The ship's restaurant...

The restaurant is just small. It can accommodate 40 pax only...

The ship's deck...

According to the 2Go Team, there is an activity every night during the cruise...

A view from the deck...

And last but not the least, our picture with the 2Go Team...

Mama G's Laughtrip: Praps

One Saturday afternoon at SM Southmall, my mom and I went to Starbucks to claim her HSBC rewards.

Me: Ma, ano order mo?
Mama G: Praps
Me: Ha? (ang rinig ko talaga rocks eh sa tigas ng bigkas ng aking madir)
Mama G: Praps
Me: Ano nga yun?
Mama G: Yung lagi kong inoorder, praps. Ayun oh (pointing to the menu board)
Me: Ah frap... LOL!
Mama G: Praps nga! Bakit ba?
Me: Ma, may ibloblog na naman ako. LOL!
Mama G: Sira ka talaga. LOL!

Pareho kami ni mommy na maluha luha sa kakatawa. Sa sobrang tawa ko, hindi ko namalayan na nakatawa pa rin ang facial expression ko habang nag-oorder. Kaya tuloy yung barista tinanong ako: "Ma'am bakit sobrang saya niyo?"

My mom talaga oh, she never fails to make us happy sa lakas ng sense of humor niya.

Thanks Papa G!

The twins are very lucky. They are loved by everyone - especially their grandparents. Super spoiled sila, lahat halos ng ituro binibili.

You want a proof?

Ang dad ko super kuripot niyan, pero pagdating sa kanyang mga apo all out. Kaya last weekend, all their shopping loots are sponsored by him...

Twins' shopping loots

Thanks Papa G for the twins' new sandals, slippers and shades!

Dinner at The Old Spaghetti House

This is a continuation of our weekend escapades...

We ate dinner at The Old Spaghetti House after going around Paseo de Sta. Rosa. We were suppose to eat at Kanin Club but hubby decided to go Italian this time.

We ordered drinks first because we are already very thirsty. We had their house blend iced tea. Well, I liked the taste. It is somewhat orangy. The price is ok considering it is refillable.

House Blend Iced Tea, Php 65.00


For our appetizer, we got their appetizer basket. It is a mix of chicken fingers, calamares and onion rings.

Appetizer Basket, Php 210.00



For the main course, I ordered their lasagna.

Classic Lasagna, Php 165.00

While hubby ordered their seafood marinara.

Seafood Marinara, Php 195.00

and their 5-Cheese pizza.

5-Cheese Pizza, Php 230.00

Well, that's it. That ended our Sunday family lakwatsa.

Sunday Bonding with the Twins

Last Sunday, super hectic ang araw namin. First, we went to Festival mall to attend Church. But before going to Church, since we arrived so early, we strolled around first para maghanap ng new sandals for the boys. Buong Festival mall ata nasuyod namin kahahanap ng sandals. Luckily, nakahanap kami sa Kaboosh.

Next is we went to Sta. Rosa Hospital and Medical Center and dropped hubby there kasi he has to do rounds pa. Then we went to Solenad to stroll. Solenad is a new Ayala establishment in Sta. Rosa near Nuvali. Ang dami na ngang mga open na stores and restaurants doon. High-end ang market niya.

After going to Solenad, hindi pa ako nakuntento, naisip ko na magwindow shop muna sa mga outlet stores sa Paseo de Sta. Rosa. So ayun, go kami doon ng kambal hanggang tumawag na si hubby na finish na raw siya magrounds. Sabi ko kakarating lang namin sa Paseo so I asked him na sumunod na lang.

We went around Paseo de Sta. Rosa. Ang laki na pala ng changes dun. Ang dami ng stores and restaurants compared from the last time I went there. May activity areas na rin in between structures where the kids can run around.

While waiting for hubby, in and out kami sa mga stores. Actually sa kaiikot namin, dumating na pala siya di man lang namin namalayan...

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Sakto rin that time kasi may kite flying activity. Sabi ko kay hubby punta kami doon sa field para makarun yung kambal sa grass and mapanuod nila yung mga kites. When we went there, tapos na yung activity pero may konting kites pa na lumilipad. Ayun, ang mga fingers ni kambal panay turo sa mga kites. Nung nasa grass na kami, inalis na namin sila sa stroller and hinayaan na namin sila magtatakbo. Grabe, sobrang ligalig ng kambal. Kami na ang natatakot dahil baka madapa. At hindi lang yun, pinupulot ang mga dried leaves at sinusubo. Kung kami lang siguro ang magbabantay sa kambal ni hubby, pihado ko papayat kami. LOL!

Chris pointing at the kite

Amazed Ian

Eto ang pinakalike kong picture ni Ian. Aba, marunong magpose ang bagets ko...

Posing Ian

I took a candid shot of my hubby and twins...

My boys...

Chris, Daddy & Ian

After playing around the field, we went back to Paseo de Sta. Rosa and strolled around again. Then we ate our dinner at The Old Spaghetti house.

How about you? How d0 you spend your Sundays?

Food Discovery: Melona Ice Cream

At the ice cream section of S&R, while looking for Blue Bunny ice cream, I saw a box of green Korean ice cream. Then I overheard a couple saying that it is good. I didn't buy that time since they sell in bulk and I still don't know the taste.

Few days later, while hubby and I are buying some pasalubongs for our US relatives at Puregold Molito, I saw again these green ice cream and I got one for me to taste. Well, I can tell you, if you like Magnolia Melon Milk, you are going to like this either. It really tastes like melon. It is smooth and creamy.

On my way home last Saturday, I craved for Melona Ice Cream so I passed by a Korean grocery at BF Homes Paranaque to try my luck. Yeba! There are a lot of Korean Ice Creams and I saw Melona. I bought few and gave my mom and brother for them to try also.

Melona Ice Cream, Php 25.00

My second stick...

The ice cream

Next time I'll try to hoard some para may stock na ako sa fridge.

"Doctor Always Late" No More!

I always tease my husband by calling him "Doctor Always Late". He is always late kasi whenever he is not with me. Bakit kamo? Ewan ko ba, nung nagbuhos yata ng kabagalan ang Dyos sinalo na lahat ng asawa ko. Sobrang bagal talaga kumilos lalo na kapag may kaharap na TV. Aside from that, trademark na ng mga Padua ang pagiging always late.

Anyway, sa work di dapat dalin ang pagiging late. Lalo na sa profession niya (doctor). Dahil paglate ka at marami kang pasyente, aalisan ka ng pasyente dahil maiinip yun.

One clinic day, bigla akong tinawagan ng mom ko:

Mama G: Anak, nasaan na si Doctor?
Me:         Di ba sa San Pedro Doctors siya ngayon?
Mama G: Wala pa eh. 8:00am ang clinic niya eh past 11:00am na wala pa.
Me:         Bakit po?
Mama G:Naku, tumawag sa akin si Tess. Pito raw silang pasyente dun wala pa raw si Doctor kanina pa raw
              sila dun. Sabi nga sa akin "Ano ba yan Linda? Asan na ba yang si Dr. Ryan Nino Padua na yan. 
              Kanina pa kami nandito, 8-10 ang clinic hours niya, hanggang ngayon wala pa."

So nung narinig ko yun, ako ang nahiya talaga. Siyempre asawa ko yun tapos sasabihan ng kakilala ng ganun tapos sa mom ko pa pinadaan.

So after that incident, kinausap ko ng masinsinan si hubby. I told him na he really needs to change his work habits. Hindi na pwepwede yung wala siyang value sa time because he is just starting his career and building his name. Pangit naman kung bago lang siya, sira na kaagad credibility niya di ba? I even told him about our twins' pediatrician. Before kasi he has clinic sa Asian Hospital. He chose to close na lang his clinic there and just settle at Makati Medical Center and St. Lukes Global City because he always arrives late. Sabi nga niya sa akin "Its better that I lose this clinic rather than I lose my patients."

So far, so good. Hindi na siya nalalate ngayon. I see to it kasi na sabay kami aalis ng house para wala siyang takas. Hehehe. Kahit siya natutuwa siya sa changes kasi he is more productive, efficient and mas maaga siya nakakauwi. Aside from that, wala yung pressure or ngarag feeling. I just hope na magtuloy tuloy na ito and maging part na ng system niya.

Food Discovery: Royal Dansk Vanilla & Chocolate Wafer Sticks

One of my favorite snacks is wafer sticks. During my dalaga days, I used to buy different flavors of Stick-Os - chocolate, vanilla and strawberry.

At the S&R sale, I saw cans of Royal Dansk Vanilla & Cholate Wafer Sticks. From P170.00, the price is marked down to P120.00.

I immediately got the two flavors to try kasi mukhang masarap and maganda rin itong snacks for my twins.

Di nga ako nagkamali, masarap talaga siya. Crunchy yung wafers. Hindi siya yung nadudurog kaagad. And yung fillings niya hindi tinipid. At siyempre, kung like ng mommy, like din ng mga babies. Ang bilis nilang nauubos yung binibigay ko kaya panay turo sa lata once naubos na nila yung nasa hands nila. Naubos nga kaagad eh, the can of vanilla flavored wafer sticks just lasted for two days.

Grocery with the Twins (A Late Post)

Bringing my twins around with me catches a lot of attention. The usual question that strangers ask me is "Twins?". Wala talagang araw na hindi matatanong ang question na yan if they are with me.

During the sale at S&R few weeks ago, I brought my twins with me. As usual, naging center of attraction na naman sila. Iba iba ang comments that time, may nakakatuwa, nakakaproud, weird and offensive.

Comment #1: Deadma Lang...Di Naman ako Nakikipagcompete eh.

Stranger: Ay, twins. Twins sila?
Me: Opo
Stranger: Sa akin naman triplets. (showing his daughters)
Me: Ah, ok.

Comment #2: Very proud momma ako!

Stranger: Kambal sila?
Me: Opo
Stranger: Ang cucute ha. Nakaktuwa. Ang popogi.
Me: Thank you po.
Stranger: Sandali lang, hintayin ko mga apo ko, ipapakita ko lang sila.
Me: Ok po.
Stranger: Oh tignan niyo oh, kambal, ang popogi.
Me: Babies, say hi. Flying kiss. Wave goodbye.
Ang Ian and Chris, di pinahiya ang mommy nila. Bibong bibo sila kaya tuwang tuwa naman ang mag-anak.
Me: Sige po, mauna na po kami
Stranger: God bless. Bye mga pogi.

Comment#3: I know it right, so don't rub it in my face...

Stranger: Are they yours? (pointing to my twins)
Me: Yes
Stranger: Oh, they don't look like you.
Me: Ah, they look like their dad. (at the back of my mind: oo na no, di ko na kamukha mga anak ko, wag mo na ipagdiinan)

Comment #4: Tamang kulit lang si Lolo

Stranger: Miss, san ba nakakakuha ng ganyan? (Pointing to my twins)
Me: Ah, diyan lang po sa tabi tabi.
Stranger: Ang hirap kasi maghanap ng ganyan dito sa grocery eh.
Me: Hahaha...sige po, mauna na po kami.

Comment#5: Di tayo close ha

Stranger: Ay twins...Miss, paano ba gumawa ng ganyan?
Me: Di ko alam eh, swerte lang.
Stranger: San ka nakapwesto? Sa taas o sa baba?
Me: (I  just smiled at her and at the back of my mind: "ah ok. di ka naman masyadong bulgar no?")

Forwarded Email: Makati Security Advisory

I just want to share you an email. Whether this is real or not, just be cautious and careful guys...


From nino albano


Dear friends, I just met with a friend who had just emerged from a 9 hour


ordeal. He was kidnapped in the heart of the Makati business district


around noon the other day. he emerged from IPL towers on leviste st.


Salcedo village to go to a lunch meeting in pasong tamo. He decided not to


take his car because parking in makati can be hassle. Talking on the phone


he hopped into the first available cab. Later he realized the cab was


taking a route that was unusual. He called the driver's attention but was


ignored. The cab entered into urban road , the road by urban bank which is


parallel to buendia. It stopped and 3 other men got in. He tried to


struggle but they stabbed his wrist . When he heard the sound of a gun


being cocked , he stopped struggling and gave into all their demands. They


had him withdraw from all four banks accts , took his celphone and palm


pilot and dropped him off in cavite somewhere near trece martires. . He was


able to make it back to makati He reported the incident to the makati


police and was told that it was the third incident in the week. One


happened to a student who got a cab in rockwell , the other to a citibank


female executive who was taking a cab from paseo de roxas to glorietta but


ended up in cavite. the cabs were stolen. Targets are students, employees


and executives . Please warn your friends to be careful . The best way to


take a taxi would be in the queues where they hand a pc of paper with all


the taxi info or just call for one reputable taxi .





Please take care everyone.*

Bonifacio High Street and Free Doughnuts

As I have mentioned in my blog  "One Black Saturday at Makati Parks", we went to Bonifacio High Street (BHS) after we went to the park. Wala talagang kapagod pagod ang mga Padusters.

When we arrived at BHS, ang hirap magpark. So on the way to the other wing, we passed by Krispy Kreme and I noticed that their red light "Hot Doughnuts Now" is on. I immediately told hubby that I'll go down so that we can have free doughnuts (FYI: If that red light is on, they give away free original glazed doughnuts). My mom, Jenny, Mary Rose and I went out the car to get some free doughnuts. Sarap talaga ng doughnuts ng KK kaso nga lang over sa tamis.

After getting some free doughnuts, Mama G claimed some free drinks from Starbucks (HSBC promo naman ito). Ok na combination di ba - Free doughnuts and Free Coffee?

Naglakad lakad lang kami sandali after to look for new sandals for the twins (bibili raw kasi sila ni Papa G). Kaso, wala akong type. Very limited ang design. Meron ako nagustuhan kaso di naman sandals. I liked the high cut Converse and Little Toms. Soon I'll buy them pag medyo malaki na ang boys para hindi naman sayang.

We tried also Mothercare, kaso wala din maganda na sandals. Nakakita si Papa G ng long-sleeves na may hood. Yun na lang ang binili niya for the boys to be used in our trip to US.

So that's it. That ended our Black Saturday. We didn't stay that long at BHS because Mama G felt sick already.

Our Future Home

Our first investment as husband and wife is a condominium unit at Makati. We got it on a pre-selling stage way back 2008.

We visited the site this month to check on the progress of the construction. It's almost up. By the way, the target date of turnover will be at the end of this year and we are very excited.

Here are some pictures taken by my hubby:



Billboard showing the future look of the condominium



The facade

Tower 1 and Tower 2

One Black Saturday at Makati Parks

This is a continuation of our "gala" last Black Saturday...

After swimming at Newport, we went to Makati and rested for a while to my parent's condominium while waiting for hubby do his rounds (Yes, you heard me right. Kahit mahal na araw, work work work pa rin si Doc Padu).

We were suppose to go to Luneta that afternoon but it is too hot that is why we just went to the park nearby - Legaspi Interactive Park and Washington Sycip Park.

Here is a picture of the Legaspi Interactive Park. It has playground, jogging trail, stage, benches, etc. I use to jog here before I got pregnant. You can see that it is surrounded by different condominium already.

Legaspi Interactive Park

It is also nice in Washington Sycip Park. Dito naman, lover's lane...hahaha...may isang hilera kasi ng benches dito na puro pairs ang nakaupo.

Washington Sycip Park

One...two...three...GO!!! Start na ang mga makukulit. Parang nakawala sa hawla. Takbo dito, takbo doon. It was their first time na maglaro sa grass kaya very curious silang hawakan. Natawa nga ako nung pagdating namin sa Legaspi Interactive Park, pagkababa kay Chris, triny niya hawakan ang grass...Ayun, si kulit, nasubsob ng di oras. Ang funny part dun is, pinalo niya yung grass kasi bad daw yun. Hahaha.

Well, kitang kita naman sa mga faces nila na super nag-enjoy sila park. Simple things nga lang talaga...di matutumbasan ng mga mamahaling toys.

Ian playing around

Chris playing around

At siyempre, I took the chance na magpapicture sa mga cute boys ko.

Chris & Ian with Mommy

Inside the Washington Sycip Park, there is a wish stone. Sa tagal ko na nagagawi dito, ngayon ko lang nalaman na may ganito pala dito.

Wish Stone

Ang curious na mommy, nagtry magsulat sa wish stone...

Hindi rin pwede mawala ang souvenir shot ng mga yaya.

Jennifer & Mary Rose

Well, that ended our tour in Makati parks. But wait... Hindi pa tapos ang gala namin that day ha...Dahil after that, we went pa to Bonifacio High Street with Mama G and Papa G.

One Black Saturday at Newport Condominium

We don't have any vacation plans last Holy Week. My hubby and I decided to stay at home, rest and clean the house. But, we got bored...hahaha... That is why we had an instant plan. I contacted my cousins and invited them to swim at my parent's new condominium at Newport City.

The condominium is divided into clusters and they share one big pool. Here is the picture of the swimming pool entrance.

Swimming Pool Entrance

It is nice that they have this little fountain.

Fountain

Here is the big swimming pool. It has a jacuzzi and built in sun bathing bench (I'm not sure what it is called).

Swimming Pool

My little one is very brave. Nakakatuwa at hindi nangilala. Sumama kaagad kay Tita Ninang niya. Aside from that, hindi ininda ang cold water ng pool. Kahit nanginginig na sa lamig, go pa rin.

Ian with his Tita Ninang Ruvie

Group picture muna with the Titas and Mama G.

Ruvs, Ian, Ruvie, Mama G, Chris & Monek

They enjoyed swimming kasi medyo solo pa nila ang pool that time.

Swimming Time

Mama G trying to entertain Chris. Medyo tinotopak that time, ayaw sumama sa mga tita.

Mama G & Chris

Ian is enjoying talaga. Addict yata sa water eh. He is playing here with his Tita Ruvie Lyn and Tita Ninang Ruvie Joy.

Ian with Tita Ruvs & Tita Ninang Ruvie

Eto na, tinopak na talaga si bunso. Inihaon ko na kasi iyak ng iyak.

Topak Chris with Mama G

Si Ian naman, walang kasawa sawa to swim. Now, he is with his Tita Mikka. Oh di ba, lahat sinamahan niya.

Ian floating with Tita Mikka

Chirs is back! He is hungry lang pala. After mag-recharge, sugod kaagad sa pool. You can see naman in his face that he is enjoying di ba?

No more topak Chris

After swimming, we ate our baon, spaghetti, for merienda. My mom cooked it for us. It is her specialty. Wag ka, that day puro spaghetti laman ng tyan ko. Hahaha... Spaghetti for breakfast, am snack, lunch and pm snack. I didn't eat dinner na kasi nanawa na ako...Hahaha...

At 12:00nn, nagpack up na kami. Kanya kanya ng lakad afterwards.