Jakie and the Beadstalk

So you don't have the time and budget to go to Baguio. Then Visit Tagaytay instead! Located in the Province of Cavite, Tagaytay is popular for the view of Taal Volcano, the smallest volcano in the Philippines (smallest nga ba?) Tagaytay is also popular for its windy and a little bit cold climate.  It's not as cold as Baguio, but ask the natives of Tagaytay and they will surely tell you it's cold there that their houses require chimneys during the cold season. Since Tagaytay is not too far from us, we go there on weekdays if we have time.  One can do a lot in a day in Tagaytay. Going there on a date is really romantic.  Going there with family (and a lot of kids)  is extremely fun. 1. Visit Picnic Grove.  Pay the entrance fee of P40.00 (adult) and you can have a whole day of fun! I think the entrance fee is free for kids 4 years old and below.  Batman flying, not in Gotham City but in Tagaytay City!  At Picnic Grove, you can go fly ...

It's March!!!! I love March!!! March is the perfect time to fly kites! Why? 1. My sister's birthday month (and mine too!) 2. It heralds the coming of summer which is my favorite season! 3. I know it's going to be vacation soon (No teaching for me for two months, so that means I really get the weekends off and I can come home early during weekdays) = more bonding moments with my kid! 4. It's swimming and outing season! 5. Holy Week is oftentimes celebrated in March.  It's reflection time too.

Hmmm... I only read about it today. And gosh, if this were true, the article came out eons ago... 2007! "Harry Potter author JK Rowling has revealed that one of her characters, Hogwarts school headmaster Albus Dumbledore, is gay. She took audience questions and was asked if Dumbledore found "true love". "Dumbledore is gay," she said, adding he was smitten with rival Gellert Grindelwald, who he beat in a battle between good and bad wizards long ago. The audience gasped, then applauded.  "I would have told you earlier if I knew it would make you so happy," she said. "Falling in love can blind us to an extent," she added, saying Dumbledore was "horribly, terribly let down" and his love for Grindelwald was his "great tragedy"." Huli na ako sa balita! Photo credit:  www.fanpop.com So, I started reading the Harry Potter series again.  This is I think my 6th time to read the Sorceror's Stone.   I ...

Kids grow up so fast.  But no matter how fast they grow up, parents would still look at them like babies (they way my parents look at me and my sister and brother). And kids are sooooooo cute. Ang banat nila, walang katapat. Here's one from my kid: Yesterday on the phone... Me: Hi baby, how are you? B: I'm fime, uh, fine... Me: What are you doing? B: I'm watching. Ay, mali pala. I'm lie downing. Bwahaahahaahahhaah!!!! Here's another years ago. (I just got out of the bathroom, newly bathed and wearing a green, flowery "daster") B: Hi mom. Me: Hi babe. B: Si Princess Fiona ka ba? Me: (Grrrrr...) Sinong Princess Fiona? Yung ogre or yung princess na talaga? B: Ahhhh... (smiling that super sweet smile, but the pause was too long...) Yung princess talaga. (Nag-isip pa!!!) photo credit:   kamangalimbani.blogspot.com  

I was telling myself I needed to try to make a "to-do" list and a "to-have" list.  The first, I'm slowly trying to imbibe for my everyday activities and the second is something that I've only done once or twice. But for the year of the Water Snake, I've decided to really come up with a "to-have" list every year. It should contain all the "material" things that I need for a specific year.  Since it's a "to-have" list, then the list must contain necessities only, not those for my wishful thinking.  Of course, these things are available at "Sulit.com.ph" so I have included pictures of these items that I really need to have (and also lurv, lurv, lurv to have, ehem, ehem). Now, first is: ...drum roll please... 1. IPAD! - I don't mind if it is second generation, so long as it is an Ipad, it's working and it's got all the apps I need like the Safari, iTunes, Facetime, Reminders, Cl...

We recently went to Tagaytay to buy beef at the Mahogany Market.   Buying beef there is really something.  The meat is still warm and even pulsating. (Tumitibok-tibok ang laman!)  (Price: P250 per kilo) At syempre, hindi pwedeng puro beef lang ang bilhin sa Mahogany.   Hubby eats veggies voraciously so I bought greens and tomatoes.  Papa likes the raw peanuts.  So I bought these too! There's the Common Lettuce, Red Romaine and  Baby Green Romaine This bag of greens costs P50 only (1/4 kilo) I bought yellow bell peppers too for only P18 pesos each. This is almost the size of my palm While I'm not too fond of tomatoes, I bought them too because they looked good to eat. And I was told that these were grown locally, meaning in Tagaytay. Cherry tomatoes are sold for P35 for each pack like this And then I saw the most pretty tomatoes I've ever seen! They're in a vine. I totally forgot what it's called!This is also lo...

Sunset from a Tagaytay Window S-T-R-E-S-S-E-D!!!!!!!!!!! I can't tell you how much cause words would not suffice to describe how stressed out I am. And considering that it's just the second month of the year! Whew!!!! BUT... I know things would soon be more relaxed.  So for now, I would have to contend with a prayer that I will feel better soon (cause I've been sick for what, 3 weeks at least!) and everything would be a breeze soon.  I remember one of my favorite songs from one of my all-time favorite movies, The Sound of Music, "My Favorite Things." "When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I'm feeling sad I simply remember my favorite things and then I don't feel so bad." Who are my favorite people?  1. Hubby and Baby 2. Mama and Papa 3. Kuya and Eryx 4. Momi G, LA and Donat 5. Caru & Mamater What are my favorite things? 1. Sunset 2. Chicharon 3. Fried Chicken and Gravy 4. Rain 5. C...