Party With The Nifties

I have been wanting for months now to start blogging again.
But what do I blog about? I have nothing to say.
So today, I am trying to overcome this sill 'when you have nothing to say syndrome' just to get me going. Just to keep my finger busy...and I will keep hitting the keyboard with whatever nonsense excuse there is to talk about. Ha!

While no doubt the holiday season is keeping everyone in a rush...I on the other hand seem to slowly find my balance, and hopefully I get to have that full rest before Christmas! Last weekend was fun, I had a great time with the girls, and I promise I am going to blog about each of them! Yup, soon!

These are snapshots of the fun times we had...

 

 

 

Good food. Good wine. Great friends. Indeed, I am blessed.

Merry Christmas To All!

Today I got the best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. While we miss Papa so much...we're still able to celebrate Christmas in honor of his memory.

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas!!!


May God continue to bless you all...

Christmas Escapade

The Sunday after after Christmas allowed me and the IT Guy some time to explore Bacolod City. We visited few places with a good friend of ours, Hustler.

The first stop was at The Ruins!

 This place was owned by one of the prominent families here in Bacolod. It's an old house that they burned down intentionally to prevent it from being used as Japanese headquarter during the Japanese - American War.

Here is the IT Guy with our friend Hustler!

And of course, Mariposa wanting to fly! LOL

Here are my two bodyguards...

After having coffee at The Ruins, we proceeded to Mambukal Resort. It's a hot spring resort...with very affordable but decent cottages.

The kids are playing!!!

All in all it was a very fun Sunday...and we're so glad we found the time. We've been meaning to visit these places since we got here in Bacolod but work always get in the way. It was so worth our time!

If you happen to visit Bacolod, make sure to find time to visit these places...you will LOVE them.

So that's it for my Tuesday's Tales! I hope to being more fun tales in the weeks to come.

Happy New Year!!!

I'm back!

I won't let 2010 pass me by without wishing all of you the timeless treasures of the season...the warmth of home, the love of family and the company of good friends.

May peace break into your house
May thieves come to steal all your debts
May the pocket of your jeans be a magnet for lots of money
May love stick to your face like Vaseline
May laughter assault your lips
May your clothes smell of success like smoking tires
May happiness slap you across the face
May your tears be that of joy
May the problems you had forget your home address
And may the Lord gift you with good health!

Cheers for another wonderful year...

From Cebu, Philippines...HAPPY 2011 to all of you!

Love,

Happy New Year from Cebu, Philippines!

From Cebu, Philippines, we wish you all a happy 2010! May the new year bring you joy, love, good health and success. Cheers!

Sending you all Hugs and Kisses,

Mariposa's Christmas Decor

So glad to be back to Fun Monday before ending the year!

The lovely Gattina is hosting this week and her task for this week is --

Just take a picture of one Christmas ornament which you love the most, explain why, and if you don't have any explanations it's also OK. For those who haven't celebrated Christmas, just take a picture of something else you love as decoration.

This is quite easy to do and I have more than one. I remember doing a similar theme in my first year with Fun Monday, but of course I'm not posting that old photo. ;)

First off, here is my Christmas tree! This year I did not so many decors like I used to but I decided to bring the tree out the porch. This is a favorite decor as there was no Christmas without it. So here it is with its lights. I love them in evening...it feels nice listening to the lights sing those Christmas carols. 

Then under the tree is where my gifts are. (I know there are not decors but I love them and my Christmas tree is not complete without them!) I love wrapping gifts and moreso the fun of distributing them to friends and families. Here is my taking a short break with my wrapping of gifts adventure. Iwas not halfway then...but the IT Guy asked me to pose and so the obedient me did as he told me and you see there one harassed butterfly! LOL

 

 And my most favorite Christmas decor of all is the Nativity! And most especially this one as this was given by a friend 12 years ago. One of my most treasured decor. For 12 years I have kept it and I intend to keep it forever. By the way, here in my place we this Belen. We always display the Nativity in our living room every Christmas. It's not so big we can put it on top of a table, a low shelves, etc.

 

 So that's it. Let me go and visit the others now and see what they have. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2010!

Hugs and Kisses,

The Little...

PhotoHunt: TWELVE

These are Sean's little twelve friends... Unfortunately the IT Guy can't make him join them in the line. LOL

Thanks to all who sent me eCards, eMails, and gifts. Also to those who gave me a ring, thanks so much! A bit late, but hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! I had a big one with family and friends.  And this afternoon, I had the chance to spend Christmas with the children at Cebu City Medical Center Pediatrics Ward and I promise to write a post about it tomorrow. :)

Please visit PhotoHunt's HQ to see others' TWELVE !

Photo Holiday Cards

I just did a post about sending holiday cards and well as the days pass, ideas keep coming in and it's just getting better and more exciting!

Remember I mentioned about the thrill of sending customized holiday cards to friends and families specially for the ones who are really far from us? Well...what could be cooler than sending them photo holiday cards!

I think sending some photos as holiday cards will just add to the thrill and excitement of getting something real...you get to touch it...feel it! Perfect!

So today I am going for sure to spend more time in my archives looking for photos with friends...families to have my photo holiday cards ready soon. What I'm doing is making a list of people whom I want to send these holiday cards and brainstorm what photo I want to send them. Once I have everything organized I can have them printed. Hopefully all would be sent out by last week of November to beat the holiday rush. Or it would be funny getting a thank you message from a friend for a Christmas card on a February with a P.S. of "happy valentine's". Ha!

Postcards for Christmas!

When was the last time you received a postcard? And I mean a real one!

Yesterday I got one. And I saw it just now. Mom left it at my beside table and since I was in bed the whole time due to hay fever I missed it yesterday.

I am so happy! I usually get one from a friend in LA but this time it's from an old friend. She wrote there - "...sometimes the real thing feels better. " So very true. I'm technology passionate but somehow a part of me still enjoys some old stuff...such as the traditional snail mail...and printed postcards.

So this morning I'm trying to make some quick searches and see if there are any good postcards I can order and send to friends. I found one site which offers printed postcards and they're customizable! Yes you can upload your own design...print your own text using their different layouts.

This discovery is making me so excited for the coming Christmas. I always love sending gifts to friends but let's face it, it's just quite hard to send gifts to friends and acquaintances across the globe...but sending printed postcards is just...fun and thoughtful, in my opinion.

This weekend I'm going to work with the IT Guy on several photos and design for our printed postcards...I hope to send hundreds of it this coming Christmas. We still have enough time, right?

It's All About Christmas

Today is the second Monday of the month...and yes Christmas is getting nearer...and I always find myself in the middle of the hustle and bustle of the season.

I originally intend to post several things here...but just got a call and well, at 7:41 in the morning...I am not just in a mood to say it's a beautiful Monday!

I am not a self-acclaimed self-reliant person...but to get a call from somebody...to tell me about a problem he is having on the road...when I am still in my pajamas...and knowing I am helpless and knowing my mood swings...and a little twist and turn of my day can make me go back to being pill dependent and all is just outright selfish! First off, not only it will make me feel helpless...it puts me in a panic mood and to reject my call telling my I'm not a help after all?! F@ck that! Why called me in the first place?!?

Enough...

Okay...where was I...ah, Mamalang is our lovely FUN Monday host this week...and she sets the following as theme --

It's the Christmas season, and I want you to tell us what are your three favorite Christmas Carols and a picture of your favorite Christmas "thing". It could be a Christmas tree, or your mantle, or a church, you in a Santa hat.

So, it will be all about Christmas here...at least for today!

I am still not done with this whole decorating thing at home...but if you want to see a glimpse of what I had last year, click HERE. That quite sums up what are some of the things I love about Christmas...

This part, I just added quick...one theme for Fun Monday last year was to feature a favorite ornament we have in our Christmas tree...so, if you could take a look at my quick header! ;) Yup, yup...

And for my favorite carol...I mean my favorite Christmas song...here is one, Nat King Cole's The Christmas Song...used to be I put it into auto play, but it might annoy some people...so there, just click it if you want to listen with me!

Mp3 Codes @ www.mp3glam.com

That's my entry for Music Monday too...

For more FUN and MUSIC, visit -

SMID for MUSIC Monday...

Mamalang for FUN Monday...


I wish everyone a FUN and MUSICAL Monday!

Christmas Is Not Yet Over

Yes, it's not yet over for me...because just the other day I received presents from Yummy!

I got the following;

(1) My favorite Elizabeth Arden Green Tea



(2) Elizabeth Arden Make-up Set







I got them last Friday...I was in bed because I was sick...and it was like a very potent pill, it made me got up...and actually go to work.

Yes I did go to work or what reason in the world will I have to try the make-up on...LOL

It may sound childish, funny and absurd, but it was so true at that moment...

I'm just glad I have these little things that give me joy...yes, I'm very easy to please!

They Made Me Speechless...

Some wines....

To add to my butterfly collection!

An executive planner...more stunning in red!

Fendi sunglasses...

Hahaha, love this pearly wristwatch!

My first time to have a white wallet...

More pink items for me...though Crocs will never look nice in my small feet.

I thought I'm over with those pink boots days!

And here's another one!

And a lot more!

Thanks for all the gifts...

Auld Lang Syne!!!

In response to Wholly Burble's post...here is my Fun Music Monday entry.

I just love this song that I can't help but echoes her song...

So here is another entry of Auld Lang Syne...

To say how grateful I am for all my friends is such an understatement...after all, they say, our greatest assets are the people who care for us...then I realize, how wealthy I am!




May peace break into your house
May thieves come to steal all your debts
May the pocket of your jeans be a magnet for lots of money
May love stick to your face like vaseline
May laughter assault your lips
May your clothes smell of success like smoking tires
May happiness slap you across the face
May your tears be that of joy
May the problems you had forget your home address
And may the Lord gift you with good health!

Happy New Year!!!

Cheers to a wonderful 2008!

Ciao 2007

I'm doing a quick review on what are the things that happened this year...not in any order of importance of course...

(1) I attended the COPC Training in Singapore. I met so many nice people and got my certification...it was a tough thing to go through, but now, I'm a COPC Registered Coordinator.





(2) My brother got married this year...








(3) Another year with Yummy!




(4) A new member of the family came! Baby Sean Hendrik, my nephew...






(5) I was able to drive to the south of Cebu island and enjoy sunrise!










(6) I was able to do several of crafts...here are samples.




(7) Joined Charity Walk.




(8) Life at work is becoming bearable as each day passes!




(9) Company's Christmas Party... Go...Q!!!

On the way to the party...









The Operations Managers...








With Christal from HCD...




Coffee after the party...






(10) Spend more time in the mall in the last month of the year...LOL

With Mom...



(11) I did some changes to my hair!







(12) I did get to know our Vendor Manager, and he is not an @$$ after all. It was in his second visit this year that I get to know him more. I was right for not judging him then though I know he had his biases against me... ;)

(13) This year had been financially better for me despite all the challenges I've had.

(14) Here is my partial review: Partial Audit Report - Mariposa 2007

(15) I have met wonderful people here in BLOGland...and that, I'm so grateful!

(16) And a lot more! Maybe my brain is just too overwhelmed to remember all right now...but these are monumental things that are so real to me as of the moment!

Note: Please excuse me for spoiling myself for posting lots of pics today...I'm just too visual right now!