A little miracle

One day, we hung out in the mall and found a 200 dirham bill lying flat in front of us. We waited for minutes for anyone who might be looking for it. But then nobody came. So we accepted it with big smiles and grateful hearts. We bought a brand new Lightning McQueen diecast. What a cool treat from heaven!

typical sunday at the park

kind of a hanging bridge nga ang papa maoy nakuyawan!

akii and the tire swing.

sunday means like a "monday" here in Dubai. So way mga taw hehe.

happy he got his big leaf.

creek park.

Rented a family bike that's suppose to be two guys working on it.

But since the wife is too small, the husband does all the work.

Poor guy. On the brighter side hon, we had a fun ride.

"Push papa! C'mon papa, push pleaaaase!"

Akii & Zaiid.

The biggest ant I've ever seen.

I love this.

100 times better than strolling at the mall.

that's perfect. let's go buy it.

ZAIID: wow mama look! yellow car! that's perfect... uhm mama... let's go buy car?
MAMA: ok c'mon let's go buy a toy car...
ZAIID: no... not toy car! uhm.. that one yellow car mama!

Uh I don't think that's possible langga.

happy new home, happy 2010

We are so blessed to have found this place. The boys loved (including the husband) the rooftop. It's got everything - actually more than what we have imagined. It offers sports amenities - tennis, basketball, and squash courts, a swimming pool - a separate one for the kids, and a gym fully furnished with Nautilus equipments. The best part though is even if I got a bigger space to clean up, our home looks more like a real home now. Maybe it's the vibe of the place, it's friendlier and well... homey.

Here are some photos of the boys enjoying our new place. Happy 2010 everyone!

'Giyang Pasko!

We arrived just 10 minutes before the program starts. We had to drag Zaiid all the way from the gate to his teacher. He was still very sleepy. Poor baby, we had to wake him from his afternoon nap.

He was kind of wondering what he was doing up there. He stood there motionless, looking at the crowd. Aaaw... my baby still looks very sleepy. He sings the whole song "Give Love on Christmas Day" at home happily but right now, he's just not feeling it.

After two more numbers, the children were brought up to the stage in groups or individually to say "Merry Christmas" in different languages. To my surprise Zaiid spoke up clearly a "Giyang Pasko!" (Maligayang Pasko) It was sooo funny! I wasn't prepared for this! I missed a video!

After the children's singing, the parents were asked to join in the games. Uh, no thank you hehe. While the prizes and games were up, the boys had a great time on the playground. Dirt and sand yes, but who cares? Tonight they're having their party! Finally we were up close with the famous yellow slide. A chanting after school hours saying how cool was the slide in school. Baby Manghud gets a fun share at the little pink slide too.

And finally, it was gift giving time. The pupils were asked to bring one new toy in school so the teachers can exchange it with another toy. Zaiid got a teddy bear and immediately gave it a hug.

'Giyang Pasko everyone!

family day at festival city

N3 Class of De La Salle Montessori

DPICT Illustration Exhibition

"Illustration brings words to life through visual representation, depicting reality in a recognisable form whilst delivering a clear and strong message. DPICT will explore this concept and will help to create a network among illustrators as they view each other’s work and initiate a dialogue about their common passion."

This is going to be my first ever exhibition outside Cebu. I'm thrilled, scared, and excited all at the same time. I'll be sending my framed artworks tomorrow. Yay!

Opening: 16 December 2009, 7pm

Exhibition runs until 7 January 2010

at the Gallery of Light, Manu Chhabria Arts Centre

DUCTAC, Level 2 MOE, Dubai

For more information call DUCTAC: 04 341 4777

or visit www.ductac.org

Timings:

9.00am - 10.00pm (saturday to thursday)

2.00pm - 10.00pm (fridays & holidays)

global village

Before Manona flies back to Italy, we wouldn't want her to miss Global Village. So here are our photos of the trip :)

Waiting for Nawas, our favourite carlift.

And so we enjoy the place...

Akii enjoying a little bit of freedom...

The most exciting part was that our 3.4yo had his first carnival ride, the Caterpillar. He insisted that he is not scared and is ready to ride it with his Papa. Way to go little chugger!