As always, we had a very busy weekend.  Last Saturday, I woke up at 6AM to go to the market. in the afternoon, we attended a birthday party at Shakey’s in SM. After the party, we went to Pulilan, Bulacan, to visit my eldest sister’s house that has been unoccupied for years because they are now based in the US.  Some parts of their house were ruined by termites and need to be repaired. I took pictures of their house to show them the damages.

Come Sunday, I woke up early to prepare the foods needed in the canteen. I stayed in the canteen to assist the cook in introducing our new menu. In the afternoon, Abeth told me that Andre will join the parade in our Barangay’s basketball league. Abeth’s cousins bought a pair of jersey for Andre.

And here he is…Our little angel is not a baby anymore…

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Aking ipinagtataka kung bakit nawala ang aking lahok para sa nakaraang linggong tema ng Litratong Pinoy, kaya ito ay akin muling ilalathala. Paumanhin…

Ito ang aking paboritong alahas na aking isinusuot halos araw araw: ang aking bilog na hikaw, ang aking engagement ring, at ang aming wedding ring.

I’ve been very busy lately and still busy with so many things.

• I need to finish the kitchen testing for the new menus that we are going to introduce.
• Print flyers for our new products
• Finish creating the standardized recipes so that if ever I am not around the cook would still be able to cook the food based on my recipe
• Write about safety equipment
• Recomputation of our financial statement
• Design a new tarpaulin to be printed
• Design a new menu card
• Post our Balay Indang experience
• I need to perfect my sisig recipe
• And of course my office works

I need a break!

Do you have an idea what Andre is doing here? He’s actually sitting on his feet on the rug while pooping. This is where I told him to poop to avoid stepping on the cold floor, which is made of tiles. It is also the part of our room where he is allowed to eat to avoid getting ants on our bed. I actually have different colors of foot rugs, which is placed in different parts of the house. Kulet noh

The three of us went to Sito Lucia Resort last weekend to keep our promise to Andre. We promised him that we’ll go swimming when his colds are gone. So we kept our promise. We packed our bags and went to Sitio Lucia Resort, which is located at Sta. Maria, Bulacan, just 45 minutes ayaw from our house. We arrived around 10am and went home at 5pm.

Here are some of the pictures. (I did not post picture of mine because I’m still overweight. I think I need to try weight loss products now. Haay. )

We did not bring baon, we just ate at their restaurant. They had reasonable food prices.

And we had these for lunch:

Burger with fries for Andre with ketchup of course. for P60.00

Andre enjoyed the fries with lots of ketchup! A ketchup monster I may say.

Sizzling Chicken for mom (P130.00)

The chicken was deep fried with a special gravy with some mixed vegetables. The taste was okay eventhough the presentation was not that good.

Sizziling Squids for Dad (P150.00)

I find this dish expensive because the squid was not that big.But the taste was fine.

We all enjoyed the day and looking forward to our next swimming because it’s really getting hot na.

There’s so much pain in my chest right now as I write this post after watching the opening number of the hosts and guests of the Philippine’s longest-running noontime variety show Eat Bulaga, in which Francis M was also a co-host. Francis Magalona, also known as “the Master Rapper”,  passed away last Friday, March 6, due to to multiple organ failure secondary to severe sepsis and secondary to pneumonia. He was diagnosed wit leukemia in August 2008.

I am not a fan of hip-hop or rap music, but he’s the only rapper that I like. Francis M gave birth to the Pinoy rap with the release of his debut album “YO” in 1990. His kind of music is different from other local rappers because his music has a good sense. Through his kind of music, he was able to express the nationalistic part of him. He’s a proud Pinoy. With all his contributions to our country through his arts and talent, he has made us proud Filipinos, too.

I can also feel the pain of all the people who loves him as if I am also a friend of him because I know he has a good heart. It took me 2 hours to finish this short post because I am so busy watching the tribute show for him. Kaya eto, my eyes are swollen. Huhu. His passing is a big loss to the Philippines’ entertainment industry because he’s one of the best Pinoy Music artists. He’s a legend, an icon.

Here’s the lyrics of one of his songs that tells a good meaning.

Kaleidoscope World

So many faces, so many races
Different voices, different choices
Some are mad, while others laugh
Some live alone with no better half
Others grieve while others curse
And others mourn behind a big black hearse
Some are pure and some half-bred
Some are sober and some are wasted
Some are rich because of fate and
Some are poor with no food on their plate
Some stand out while others blend
Some are fat and stout while some are thin

Some are friends and some are foes
Some have some while some have most, yeah

Every color and every hue
Is represented by me and you
Take a slide in the slope
Take a look in the kaleidoscope
Spinnin’ round, make it twirl
In this kaleidoscope world

Some are great and some are few
Others lie while some tell the truth
Some say poems and some do sing
Others sing through their guitar strings
Some know it all while some act dumb
Let the bassline strum to the bang of the drum
Some can swim while some will sink
And some will find their minds and think
Others walk while others run
You can’t talk peace and have a gun
Some are hurt and start to cry
Don’t ask me how don’t ask me why

Some are friends and some are foes
Some have some while some have most, yeah

Every color and every hue
Is represented by me and you
Take a slide in the slope
Take a look in the kaleidoscope
Spinnin’ round, make it twirl
In this kaleidoscope world

To Francis M, we know you’re in good hands. You’ve touched the heart of many people of all ages.

Your memories will live forever. May you rest in peace.