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Tagaytay in February 9 Jun 2009 | 02:43 pm
Marlie's first outing was in Tagaytay last 15 February - yup, a Valentine's day trip, and a very cold one. Took this photo at Antonio's where we had breakfast. We didn't know they moved out of the mai...
Kape't gatas 1 Jun 2009 | 10:10 am
Coffee and cream that I love so much... Spot the difference...
What's wrong with me... 19 Apr 2009 | 05:50 pm
1. I woke up to the sound of insistent, blaring horns. Horns in my sleep? Why of course, I was in my car driving to work. Yes, I fell asleep during a traffic jam along J. Vargas Avenue. Thank God for ...
Petnames 22 Mar 2009 | 11:16 am
Why do we have petnames for babies? I really don’t know. The funny thing is they come out so naturally and in many variations. So far we have these for Marlie: Kookoorichkin (sometimes Kookoorich), Ni...
Curious 11 Mar 2009 | 01:45 pm
Whatever I hold these days, Marlie quickly grabs: telephone cord, cell phone, glass of water, notebook, pen. Recently I got an electric breast pump and was trying to read the manual. It's funny how sh...
Binondo food tour 8 Mar 2009 | 03:40 pm
That's our guide Ivan Man Dy. Thanks to him, we were led to quaint, simple stores offering the best siopao, dumplings, and lumpia I've ever had. Our group was pretty big - about 30 people. Payment is ...
Crying over spilled milk 2 Feb 2009 | 09:30 am
“Don’t cry over spilled milk”... I never thought I would take this quite literally but I did, in every sense of the word. And boy did I cry buckets over spilled breast milk. As a breastfeeding Mom wh...
Three months 15 Jan 2009 | 09:05 am
Don't worry, I'm not going to post Marlie's pictures every month, although it is tempting =) Now I have to make good on one of my New Year's resolutions - have photos developed monthly and organize th...
Two months 15 Jan 2009 | 09:02 am
How time flies! A sure sign that I'm getting old. Though I'm looking forward to time passing quickly as it would mean seeing Marlie grow. I can't wait to hear her speak. Hope she'll like books and mus...
Christmas 12 Jan 2009 | 02:42 am
Christmas this year was special, it being full of "firsts": (i) Marlie's first Christmas; (ii) our family's first photographs in a studio; (iii) a bigger and noisier family reunion as my cousin and he...
