happy mother's day!

no, this is not my mom, nor is it a satire for my mom. i sent her flowers and she cried :)

took this picture late this afternoon...how very apt...first coz it's mother's day and second, it's sort of a practice for my trip to south africa hehe!

still raving about my Sony Cybershot

things i like about this cam:

color - it's pastel pink. 'nuff said!

easy to carry - compact and light, it fits inside my small purse so i can bring it anywhere i go

cool features - it not only has face detection but it recognizes a person's smile as well. how cool is that?

image quality - up to 8.0 megapixels and 3x optical zoom

ease of use - with touchscreen LCD, everything is literally at the touch of your fingertips. for those who are queasy about scrubby fingerprints on the screen, they can simply use the stylus pen that comes with it

here are some shots i took tonight while waiting for my ride. i used the scene for subjects with soft background and considering i took these with one hand, i'd say i did well

i cannot say it enough! i love, love love my new cam!

Sony Cybershot T70

my newest toy has finally arrived.

thanks to my brother's gf, jam (who was sweet enough to hand carry her for me) i now have in my hands, the coolest point and shoot digital cam ever! ok ok, so i'm biased coz it's pink shoot me! pun intended hahaha!

prepare to see some really cool pics on posts ahead. ooohhhh i can't wait!

2007 in a glance

as i welcome every new year, it think it's best to look back and reflect on the year that was. here are the highlights of 2007:

january

my family spent the new year in baguio. it is one of those holidays that i shall forever remember.

bought a house in Bulacan

march

bottomless margaritas @ TGI Friday's

my sister and i got back together after months of falling out

april

my personal life took a major blow

dear friend samantha got married in boracay

two of my closest friends lost their loved ones

may

beach! beach! beach!

voted hoolah hot momma at the company outing

june

found out the ex had a new baby

consecutive weekends in Tagaytay first with chinabank friends then with my family to celebrate father's day

less than a month upon diagnosis, cousin kuya pochie passed away due to liver cancer

july

had a minor episode on being single and got all weepy about it

august

got promoted

september

watched cinderella

sucky turnover month

pau's car came

october

had a minor disagreement with a friend from work

dear friend pam got her visa

much to my utter surprise, my sister told me she was getting married and being the overprotective sister that i am, i was of course apprehensive

november

met my sister's bf, marlon who turned out to be a fine man and my family approved.

Sabangan Beach with chinabank friends...last out of town trip before pam leaves for the US.

the itch that couldn't be scratched struck again. fuck it!

had one of them pre-birthday episodes

the Manila Peninsula Mutiny

december

wasn't too excited when i turned 32

pau got married

missy the newest bitch in the house made a debut

mama lily (papa's sister) passed away at the age of 86

on christmas eve, pau told us she's pregnant and everybody was ecstatic! i remember my dad did one of his silly dances and i got teary hehe.

finally found the perfect template for this blog.

here's to better things to come in 2008

related post:
recap of 2006

it's a blog world

i've been on sick leave the last 2 days (bad cold/cough plus i sound like some macho guy). normally, i wouldn't last a day doing nothing since, as most of you know, i don't really watch TV that much. plus, even if i wanted to watch, there wasn't anything nice on the tube and i've finished all my DVDs. i still don't sleep much so staying in bed was not an option.

but bored, i was not this time. i was oblivious to the time of the day. missy took most of my mornings. she's onl;y 10months old so she wants to play all the time. she smelled funny but i didn't mind. it was fun.

afternoons are naptime for the lil bitch so that left me with my ever trusted computer. it was blogtime for me. and i meant not just writing but reading other people's entries, both of strangers and friends, as well. it has become a habit for me once i go online.

call it whatever you see fit but i love reading them. it's my version of tele-novelas i guess. except of course, the ones i read are really happening and not just one writer's story.

blogging serves not just a medium for me to express my thoughts. it allows me to look at other people's lives and makes me want to appreciate more and complain less.

a means of escape you may say. but i don't see it any different from when we watch movies or read books.

it is life as it unfolds, a front row seat to one's journey. and while most are there to entertain and bring smiles to our faces, there are those where reality bit hard and still continued to inspire.

i write not to please. i read not to judge.

blogging is therapy for me and the best part is, it's FREE.

newest bitch in the house

everyone, meet missy - the ugly but uberly adorable pug.

poker princess

my second attempt at playin the game and i ended up the big winner woohoo!!! yupyup i'm officially on the road to becoming an addict! the other week, i was at this bazaar at the NBC tent and i was immediately drawn to this box of poker chips! i didn't buy though, not yet anyway hehe!

and once again, i've proven "the boys" that women are better than them in more ways than one!

hahaha who's the man? i'm the man! woohoo!!!