Travelogue

The blog says “mga trips” (travels) but the truth is, bibi and I don’t travel together that much. Well, bibi is more of a homebody.  But me? I could say I was quite a tripper - I did not pass any opportunity to go to new places especially when I was still single (Boracay, Coron, Subic, Pampanga, Baguio, Ilocos, Pangasinan, Cebu, Bataan to name a few).  When I got married, I was lucky to go on business trips to Singapore and Hongkong but sadly, without bibi.  This made the few trips I have with bibi very special and memorable.   But I know, someday, my homebody bibi will be more than happy to tour anywhere once our little Buting is old enough to travel.

• Bohol (Panglao Island Nature Resort) – Dec 2005:  This is where we went for our honeymoon.

Our first airplane ride together!

New Year Tradition

When I was growing up, New Year’s Eve is just a normal night with lots of noise and smoke.  We do not have a grand meal with the family unlike others who have medya noche with lots of relatives present.  It is not surprising since we rarely eat together as a family on regular days.  Well, that was just our family thing.  In addition, my mother has a bakery business, thus, during the December holidays, the bakery is very, very busy.  I was not unhappy since this means the business is doing good.  It is just by the time it’s New Year’s eve, everybody is really tired especially that we do not close the store until we feel there will be no more customers.  So, no medya noche.

Dear Little Buting: @ 6 months!

Dear little Buting,

These photos were taken on my 35th birthday.  That explains the presence of a beautiful bouquet of a dozen tulips, the same flowers I had as my wedding bouquet.  Of course, it was given to me by your sweet and loving tataybibi.  Your tatay was not a flower person during the ten years we were boyfriend-girlfriend.  That is why every time he gives me flowers, it is really special and makes me really happy :)  But the greatest birthday gift I received? You, my dear little buting…

me, my bday flowers and the greatest gift of all :)