I’d like to congratulate all the medallists at Vancouver Olympic,especially Japan’s pride,Mao Asada who won the silver medal for figure skating!

Ski and Snowboard?? Oh,this isn’t about the Vancouver Olympic but our own family adventure!(You can read and watch Vancouver Olympic news on any channels but not ours,right? haha!)

I really want my daughters to learn any winter sports to enjoy our place rather than complaining about the weather.We should appreciate and look forward to welcome every winter,just get excited to it as a reverse psychology…coz you know we were kinda….”darn…it’s getting cold…winter is in the air” issue..hehe

Hubby and his colleagues,me,Ally and Cocoa went to skiing/snow boarding last Sunday!

The last time we went skiing was about 16 yrs ago!I only tried it once,and never learnt it,hehe.Hubby was really good at it!

It was Ally’s first time…she can skate,but not ski…and I may say that skiing is really difficult!I can’t compare it to snow boarding coz I haven’t tried it yet…though,watching the snow boarders around,I think I can do it too!

Huh??Am I sure?? I have an Acrophobia so how can I put my ass on the lifts or ropeways that will take you on top of the mountains?? Hehe…maybe I could roll down until I reach the bottom of the hills!

I got my best instructor with me so what to fear??

Uh oh….my mom is cominggggg….here she comesss…and…oh noooooo…….Cocoa was so worried of me!

%$#&$!!!!! OUCHHH! Haha!! I didn’t know how to break so I had to fall over!It was fun! I luv this pic..,look at Cocoa,he was trying to push me up! Get up,Mom!Are you ok? Nice shot,Ally…I knew it! You were just waiting to take a snap for this kind of scene! After lunch,Cocoa and me ended up sledding…It was far way easier! LOL! Hubby then started to snow board with his colleagues(they went up the hills so no video taken)..,for the first time…and it was so amazing that he managed it,with all the speed,according to his friends.

Anyway,I wanna share you a video of hubby and Cocoa….(Pls. do minimize the sound of your computers)

Cocoa was very silent,yeah?I think he did enjoy it!!

“Mom,we’re in a public toilet so stop taking a pic of yours coz you’re embarrasing me!”

It’s alright,Ally…I’m not taking a pic of me…I’m taking a pic of my new iPhone!!

hahahaha!

That’s all for tonight… Nona,our favorite Photobucket is acting up since last night…I can’t upload pics and vids properly…look at those gigantic size of pics!! LOL!

I shall share more next time!
Thanks for reading!!

First of all,I’d like to thank you guys for the greetings,here and in Facebook!

My gorgeous blog friend in America always surprise me with this artistic and elegant B-day e-gift..,the fact that I haven’t done anything for her,yet…Thanks so much,Carlots!! You’re such a dear,sweet friend of mine!Muahh!

Almost 4 years in the Blogosphere and this guy,not only a dedicated and creative blogger,never failed to visit and to send his,along with her wife,greetings occasionally…Renny and Diane,please embrace my appreciation!

I’m so crazy with my new ‘toys’..,I switched to iPhone(32GB) and bought a digital frame as well just recently.What shall we do with a 32GB gadget?? Put loads of datas and files in it! haha! So,let the pictures tell you how my B-day went…

Let’s start with my B-day home made chocolate cake!Haru,with the help of Ally baked this for me.Well,Haru is really good at baking or making chocolates/pastries or any dessert.This one was tiny,but oh boy,the taste was really heaven!!

A B-day cake model? hehe

Bear with me..,it’s my B-day anyway and this is my own blog so let me fill your sights with my own pictures..

I prefer using iPhone than my old digital camera!

My husband and me never go out without our children.But on this night,Haru and Ally volunteered to stay at home,to look after Cocoa as well…So,me and my husband went out on our first date,hehe…come dine and drink with us!!

We chose this Japanese Izakaya,Hana No Mai!

Happy Birthday!!Cheers!!

Sashimi,raw Maguro..mmm,yummy!Very fresh!

My fav oysters!! Ugh…I had lots of them!

Pickled veggies!! “Those kids who eat veggies are loved by God”…According to Eat Bulaga’s Little Miss Philippines contestant.

Nankotsu Karaage(fried chicken joints)mmm..sarap pulutan!I prefer it better than fried chicken while drinking,it’s not so heavy and stuffy.

First set…with that festive salad,fried potato balls with cheese,and Katsuo tataki(fish with fried garlic for toppings)and the pics above…I’m already full!!

“You should eat some more,it’s your Bday today!” The usual kind comment of my hubby…So,after my beer,I had Mango and Peach cocktail! Very sweet…

I’m not into sausages…look at the Japanese glass for Sake,very cute,right?

How could I resist my fav. steak?? This one was really Japanese,healthy steak!I luv it!!

Octopus with wasabi!Don’t miss this Japanese pulutan when you happen to visit any Jap.restos!Really good!

My last drink was Umeshu,plum wine.I’m a cheap drinker eh?hehe

Ugh…I’m really full….honestly speaking,Haru’s chocolate cake was far better than this!I’m proud of that!

Before leaving,I took a shot of this…I just luv the Japanese ambiance of this place!

Time to go home…we must catch the last train…I didn’t let hubby to drive that night,coz it’s illegal and dangerous to drive after drinking alcohol…

We came home at midnight..,Haru and Ally were still awake waiting for us,busily making V-day chocos.I’m glad that 13th was Sat.,my daughters could stay up untill the wee hour in the morning.Haru presented this to her father.

This one was from Ally…What about my B-day presents??!! hehe

From Haru’s boyfriend,chocolates!lol…very sweet..and sipsip! Thanks Masato!

From Haru…I thought her gift was the homemade cake alone..,this is really surprising!

Hmm..not bad I guess…

Now…what’s in this red box???

Whoah!!Kitson Los Angeles!!Hubby’s present,though she let Haru do the shopping,and this was the result,hehe…Do you think it would fit in me?LOLsss!

Let’s see…hmmm….LOL!

Family bonding…until 3 AM!Taking videos and pics,talking,laughing,playing video games,eating,drinking…ahhhh!!I can’t ask for more!And oh,I’m no longer dieting,I’m trying to maintain…am I really maintaining my weight?

Since this was a date with my hubby,taking print club photos would be fun!Our first,I think,without our children.

Good souvenirs for us!

I love you..,but hubby’s usual reply……….
I love you..,more than you do….

By the way,I wanna share with you this wonderful gift I got from my sister…I was really touched…lots of tears flowed when I saw this…so please try to take a look after leaving your comments.

Happy Valentine’s Day!!!!

How’s your weekend guys?

I hope you had a great one!

Last Saturday morning,I woke up freezing…not the usual cold but colder I thought,so I opened
the window and wow!!

It’s snowing almost everyday..,however it melts at noon, so we don’t really have to shovel to clean up the drive way or the front yard…

Before it got dark,I’ve made a decision…time to move your ass,Ghee,or else your outer place would become a dangerous zone the following days…

Stop complaining!Shame on you!Your 80 or so year old neighbour is doing her task!So why can’t you?LOL…It was fun anyway..

This little fellow,with Ally were having fun in the snow,while I talked to my neighbours every now and then while shovelling.Why should I do it??They looked so gloomy and silent..,just like ‘robots’ moving back and forth,hehe…Well,some laughters to contribute would make our job lively and fun!

They are very fond of Cocoa too,so I could say that having Cocoa around helped us a bit…

Luckily,I have no back pain yesterday,but urgh…my legs are sore!!Please do volunteer,I need some massage right now..haha!

Feb. 8th is my father’s B-day…wherever he is…I still pray for him…

Darn…it’s already February!!How I wish this one day would be deleted in the calendar..hehe

Anyway,I’d like to label my past recent years…

Year 2006..,A Sexy Messy Year…
Ally started to go to elementary school,so I became self-conscious again.
I started to blog and spent most of my nights with Ricky,my first laptop.
I found myself addicted to voice chatting,talked to different foreigners
globally,hehe.I needed that American accent being an English Instructor,
the best and convenient way was the internet.

Year 2007..,A Virtual Challenge!
The Blogosphere became the effective publishing sytem in the market!Oh gee,everyday was a crazy day to see your accounts here and there loaded with tasks/assignments!It took lots of time to manage it,although its worth it(I think I only slept 3 to 4 hrs. a day coz I was teaching full time)…It was a real challenge,a matter of fact!Well,the happy days are over..,I always hibernate,otherwise my REAL world might stop revolving! haha! OA!!

Year 2008..,A Perspective=>Reality!
After a lot of moving,6 times I think,I came to the point of seeing myself and my family settling down in a place for good.Hence,it was a good chance to buy a house and keep it until the last minute of our journey here on earth.How I love our home!BUT,it will take me another year to totally adapt and appreciate our new environment,including the people.

Year 2009..,Slow But Busy??
In terms of work,my days were slower which I kinda liked.I was busy with the activities,the meetings,and so on of our organizations.Luckily,only one month remaining and our responsibilities would be turned over to the new officers!Yay!

Year 2010..,A Business-Mindy 12!
Yeah,12 months should be applied to working-mom season again!I assume that this year is gonna be a (another) lucky year!In fact,I won a hundred dollars from the lottery on New Year’s Day!!LOL! Cocoa made a sign,he barked out loud when we heard that the ball would start to roll!Shallow thinking…But well,no harm to be an optimistic!Try it!You will feel better! hehe

Have you ever labelled your years?
Have a great week ahead,blogmates!!

Remember V-Sen,guys?

He is a Home Premium Windows Vista of mine…

10 days ago,Ally installed something from Online Games..,something she even can’t remember…
I came home that night,found out that the screen was frozen so I shut it down.After a while,
I turned it on again…the screen had changed..,the bar was moving but it took a couple of minutes..,nahh,an hour…oh noooooo,a couple of hours?? Yeah,it couldn’t start up!!!%$#$^&#!!!!!!!!

Darn!!VIRUSSSSS!!!! Ok,calm down…I can fix it…I said it to myself.

Luckily,I still have Ricky,my Windows XP.I searched through google…This time,I didn’t want to call the “Support Line” of my internet provider,or the maker of my laptop otherwise, it would take 3 or more hours for us to figure out the problem.I tried a lot for a whole day,a very stressful day huh?Finally,I opened the reformat option,clicked here and there,but gosh!I couldn’t understand the Kanji!!URGHHH!!!Yeah,my lappie was Japanese…So,what happened?? I totally lost the whole Operating System!! Waaahhhhh!

I gave up of course!Through my friend’s referral,I called for the help of this Filipino technician,Ronald,coz I believe that any electronic shops will charge me outrageously.

So tonight….Ronald brought me back my V-Sen…TADAAAA!!!

V-Sen is no longer a Home Premium Windows Vista nor Japanese,but he is now a Windows 7 ULTIMATE in English!! Hurrayy!!! haha! Thanks Ronald!!

Well,I’m just so happy!Ultimately happy!

Happy Golden years,VK!! I wish you more healthy decades to come!!

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Cocoa says….

Hurray!!My Dad is away so this chair is mine!

This is so nice to sit in!

Good to relax while watching TV…

Where is my Dad anyway? Well,he is far away in the snowy land working.

Snow is so nice to look at although my Dad complaints about the cold!

Actually,I miss my Dad…I wait for him every night…He will come home next month I know..,so I`ll be patient…

I think it`s alright with my Mom coz she has less work in the kitchen,therefore she can manage to blog and facebook recently…hehe

I thank you..,bow!!……………‘COCOA’

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

How`s your Holidays guys?I know that I`m pretty late to ask although I find it no harm to do so,right?

Greetings to all of you!! I wish you all the success and happiness this 2010!! Let`s get rid
of the negative vibes and embrace this new year with enormous spirit and enthusiasm!!Fragility and vulnerability come unto our way every now and then,which should be labeled as “challenges” not hollowness(generally speaking,including myself).Smile and let other people smile back at you!!

It is not my intention to take lots of your time about the episodes of my hibernation,so let me just share you some tidbits of it,as if any one interested? :)) I should know later when I do my round whoever exists in the blogosphere.

Ally finally got her most wanted gift on her B-day…

Ally named him Cocoa,a toy poodle,coz of his color…He was only a month(nearly 2mos.) old when he came to our home.Hubby ordered from a breeder,almost a year ago,luckily the breeder called us 2 weeks before Ally`s B-day.It was a surprise gift of course,so my husband picked him up soon as Ally left for school on her B-day.My reaction the first time I saw him was still fresh in my mind..,overwhelmed,excited,astonished,and so on!He was in a very tiny box,that I could almost mistaken it as cake!haha!

Cocoa is our new baby…he was so little and lovely…He seemed to like us soon as he met each and one of us!Ally jumped for joy when he saw him!And that scene was a treasure…something to keep in a corner of my heart…

When Cocoa became 2 mos. old,it was our queu to take him to the clinic for his first vaccination.Guess what?He was only 1.5 kgs on that time!

Beautiful eyes,face and fur…Smart,energetic,huggable,and sweet…

He brightens up our days…fills our home with laughter…he likes to kiss and lick(it`s alright,he eats pepper mint snacks that serve as his toothbrush,hehe)and his fav.food are cabbage,meat,beef jerky,and apples.

What a charming scene to look at! But hey,Cocoa likes me the best! :)) He cries,barks while jumping in 2 legs whenever I go out.He follows me everywhere,sleeps with me everynight(just recent,coz he hates cold),sits on my lap when I take a break,and more!One thing I appreciate is that he is an easy learner.I find it challenging to train him…He makes me real busy though…One of the reasons how I lost my time to blog or even browse the internet.

Within 2 mos. or so,he`s got bigger in all our surprise!He weighs 4.2 kgs now,had all his vaccinations done(3,including the anti-rabies),and we started to walk him in the same course everyday.I enjoy it a matter-of-fact,just like how he enjoys it.He`s such a charm in the neighborhood.

He needed a hair cut,I realized that when I saw this pic.So,3 days ago,we took him to a pet salon for a shampoo and hair cut.(haven`t taken any pic yet after that)…

We got a new toy and a baby all in one! Oh well…my smallest baby is now 10 yrs. old and almost as tall as me.It`s not bad to add another member of the family in form of Cocoa!

Oh,by the way,I`m excited to know that my one and only sister has just began to experiment how to blog.I really miss our bonding,along with her children,and it`s really convenient that we can chat/talk and catch up towards each other through the means of the internet.Please welcome her whenever you got a chance!

Again,I wish you all the best this year!! May your wishes be granted and may this year endeavor us with affirmative lurement!!