SSS #182: Klom+Pen

Got a bit of happy news from Manila a few days back.

The “package” has arrived!

Yes, my much-awaited prize for winning my first photoblog contest ever has been signed, sealed and delivered! Check this out…

I may not be a certified “shoe-girl” but this is one pair I am definitely excited to get my hands on!  After all, it is certainly a welcome addition to my Dutch clog (klompen)  ”mini” collection. Thanks very much, Ms Admin!

But wait, there’s more…

There was even a cool Litratong Pinoy (LP) pen thrown in! Now, if that’s not generous, I don’t know what is…

Such a pity I didn’t receive these earlier as they would’ve been perfect entries to my “Akin”-themed post on LP… just as well, though, they still are cool pre-V-Day treats nonetheless!

Here’s to more prizes and pleasant surprises!

PS Many thanks too to my favorite sister for taking photos of my prize(s) so I can at least appreciate them virtually – hahaha!  You’re the best, ’soy!

 

SSS #181: Flying High

This afternoon, hubby and I brought the kids to the corniche to stroll a bit and enjoy the cool winter breeze…and I ended up doing something I have never done before…

I flew a kite!

Call me naive but watching the kite dance with the wind was a totally blissful (almost) spiritual experience for me – not to mention a perfect mother-sons bonding activity.

Colored paper + sticks + string + some wrist and arm action = a thoroughly relaxing and wholesome afternoon!

Thank God for simple pleasures like these.

 

 

LP #91: Akin

Minsan, iniisip ko, ano kaya kung ako’y may dugong bughaw…

…na kahit anong bagay na naisin ko ay puwedeng maging akin?

Pero kung tutuusin, sa paniniwala ko, wala naman talagang kahit ano na tunay na akin.  Lahat kasi ng meron ako sa buhay na ito ay hiram lamang at pawang biyaya.

St Stephen’s Cathedral, Brisbane, Australia

Ano sa palagay ninyo?

Happy LP sa lahat!

 

SSS #180: If the shoes fit…

… and they’re on sale… then most definitely… BUY THEM!

Though I am NOT  a confessed shopaholic – usually scouring the mall racks only when I really have to – coming across great deals like these might just make me change my erring ways. Did I just sense hubby’s heart rate go up a notch?

Presenting…my “highlight(s)” from the recent kingdom-wide sale…

Wait, there’s more…

Talk about taking mother-daughter bonding to a higher level – hahaha!

And the icing on the cake?

The price (SR25 per pair or roughly USD7) literally blew us away!  Now if only all sales were this attractive…I bet I might just give in to “retail therapy” more often

 

 

LP #90: Balak

Kapag lumantad sa harap mo ang isang katerbang matamis tulad nito…

Ano kaya ang magiging balak mo?

 

LP #89: Magustuhan o Maibigan

Madalas ay maituturing lamang na “pantawid-gutom” ang pagkaing inihahain sa mga eroplano – lalo pa kung tulad namin na karaniwang lumilipad sa “coach class”… Bukod sa ordinaryong presentasyon,  pangkaraniwan din o minsan pa’y kulang sa lasa ang timpla ng pagkain.

Kaya laking gulat namin nang makita ito sa “child’s meal” ng aming bunso…

Singapore Airlines, you’re the best!

Ang cute di ba? Paano naman di maiibigang kumain ng aming mga chikiting kung ganito ang ihaharap sa kanila?

Para malaman kung anu-ano pa ang gusto at ibig ng mga kapwa litratista, bumisita lamang po dito.

Maligayang LP sa lahat!

 

SSS #179: Coloring My World

Last Wednesday, hubby and I agreed to just let dear daughter play hooky… 

Before I raise a few eyebrows for our seeming “deviant” behavior, let me just say that we decided to do so since she was showing early signs of the sniffles which we didn’t want to get any worse… and also because… hubby and the boys were running late and waking up dear divalette in the morning can be such a production number most times – hahaha! There.  I said it. Caveat completed.

I digress though.

So there we were in our all-too familiar mother-daughter set-up… until I felt I badly needed to catch a little bit more of sleep.  What to do when our little spitfire was already “tuned-up” and raring to go for the day?

Here’s when all those holiday presents come in handy.  Enter the coloring book with matching crayons.

I’d say this definitely kept her occupied and happy all the while I was catching my much-needed shut-eye.  When I woke up – she even proudly showed me what she had accomplished. Hurray!

Refusing to smile… “Artist Pose” daw kasi

Now how’s this for a win-win situation?

So did we live happily ever after the remainder of the day?  Almost.

Until I noticed this…

All you who know Tagalog or some Filipino would understand why seeing this “bothered” me somewhat.

And then it was just hilariously ever after for us that day!

 

LP #88: Manipis

Matapos magpakabusog noong Pasko at Bagong Taon, marami na naman sa atin ang gustong magpaka-seksi(k) o di kaya’y magpaka-macho (nurin).

Kung ayaw magpa-Belo o Calayan, ano kaya ang mainam?

E di mag-ehersisyo!

Huwag nga lang sosobra at mahirap naman maging ganito…

“Manipis to the max”! Gaano kalayo kaya ang binisikleta niya para pumayat ng ganito?

Maligayang LP sa lahat!

 

SSS #178: A Silly Shampoo Story

Overheard this “classic” exchange between hubby and divalette as they were lying side-by-side on dear daughter’s mattress getting ready to hit the sack for the night…

Divalette: Papa, did you use my shampoo?

Hubby (emphatically): No!

Divalette (asks again): Did you use my shampoo?

Hubby (getting annoyed): I said no…

Divalette (not giving up – never say die talaga! ): Did you use my shampoo?

Hubby (exasperated and wanting to end repeated “questioning”): Yes.

Divalette (no words but lets out a “shocked gasp” as if letting us know that she knew all along her Papa was using her shampoo – although he wasn’t – really!)

I think we truly have one tough persistent cookie here for a daughter.  She’ll never let-up until she gets what she wants!  Future lawyer/prosecutor? I wonder…

Hubby and I could only share a knowing smirk after yet another “episode” from our little drama princess!  Oh, the joys of parenthood!

 

 

LP #87: Makapal

Isang “extra challenge” para sa mga fashionista…

Carry niyo ba ito?

 

Bukod sa makapal na suwelas, may bonus na pompom pa – sa harap ng sapatos!

Ang larawang ito ay mula sa uniporme ng isang Evzone (Greek National Guard) na nagbabantay sa Tomb of the Unknown Soldier sa harap ng Greek Parliament sa Athens.  Pinalad kaming makita ang tanyag na “changing of the guard ceremony” noong kami ay mapadpad doon ilang buwan na rin ang nakakaraan.

At ito naman ang “complete get-up” para sa mga interesado…

 

Ito ang aking lahok para sa tema ngayong linggo sa Litratong Pinoy.  Mabuhay, mga ka-litratista!