Just An Update

Hi, Mommies!

I have been going around the blogging world, checking up on fellow Mommy bloggers, and I noticed that a lot of blogs have not been updated for some time. It would be nice to keep in touch with all of you and find out what you've been up to and see how your little ones have grown. I am one of those moms who have been quite busy to write anything about our life at home, especially about my little boy. Hopefully, I'll be able to update my blogs regularly starting with this one. Wish me luck!

We are still here in Vietnam, and trying to fit in the expat community here. Unfortunately, since I am neither here nor there for a long time, I haven't been able to forge any new friendships. I'm hoping that will change soon. (fingers crossed)!

Europe Trip 2011

In Frankfurt, and I am joined by my family to meet up with hubby's parents and relatives who travelled from Australia, for a birthday trip for my dad-in-law. We all gathered in Dittweiler at my in-law's family home before heading to Croatia. We spent 2 weeks in Croatia - traveling from Zagreb-Crikvenica-Rovinj-Split-Dubrovnik. We celebrated my dad-in-law's 80th birthday in Crikvenica, his hometown. We also went to Venice, Italy with a drive-by in Slovenia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. From Dubrovnik, we flew to Paris, France for the last leg of our trip to visit Disneyland Paris before going back to Frankfurt, then Manila.

Here are some of our photos:

Frankfurt, Germany

Venice, Italy

Crikvenica, Croatia

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Split, Croatia

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

A few days after we arrived in Manila, news of the tsunami and earthquake was shown on TV. We were quite fortunate, having left earlier than our planned extended stay. It was also lucky that my sister and her hubby went to another island far from Tokyo after we left their home.

Let us help in any way we can and pray for those who have lost their lives and those who have lost their loved ones.

Photos: Google

Two Birthdays and a Trip

It's our birthday month! CB celebrated his 3rd birthday with a Toy Story theme at McDonald's. I made a Toy Story cake using a ready-made marshmallow icing cake and decorated it using a Toy Story poster and toy figures bought in a toy store. My little boy was so happy with all the gifts and toys he received!

A couple of days after, we travelled to Tokyo, Japan where my younger sister and her husband are staying for a couple of months for a short teaching stint in a University. Unfortunately, CB (cheeky boy) got sick and contracted a flu. It's a good thing my brother-in-law spoke fluent Nihongo, we didn't have to go to an international hospital for consultation. My little boy had to take Tamiflu, as part of his recovery meeds, though.

Oh, and I had a simple birthday celebration, got cool gifts (like Hello Kitty stuff LOL) from my mom and sisters. It was so much fun to be with my family again!

New Year, New Post!

Happy New Year!

Gad, it's been such a long time since I posted on this blog! I miss blogging, for sure. But just can't seem to find the time to just sit down and start it. One of my new year's resolution is to update my blogs at least 1-2 times a month and fingers crossed, I'll be able to do that. Since I find it a real effort to sit long enough infront of my laptop, I will try to post more photos and short notes with it. I miss my blogging friends too, and will start visiting other mom blogs again.

Hubby moved up the corporate ladder again and we have moved to Vietnam. It's our first time to celebrate New Year here and I must admit that it was a nice change from all the noise and pollution (from fireworks) I've been used to in Manila. No fireworks show in sight, being on a high floor, we could see a lot from a good distance. We had a simple family dinner and opened some gifts after that, then watched the New Year's countdown in different countries on cable news (CNN and BBC).
New country, new adventures. Catch up with you all soon!