DAVAO

 

Visited the city of Davao this weekend . Tasted the sights and sounds of Davao . The difference during this visit is the horrendous traffic we experience while going around the Metro . It feels like you are in Manila with the traffic during this weekend . Maybe its the Christmas season or as the taxi driver was telling us it's now easier to avail of getting a new car with even no deposit . No wonder the city of Davao is full of vehicles .

The Landers Supermarket open a few days ago and easily they have 70,000 members already , So Davao is a thriving city with a lot of vehicles around and money to spent on shopping .

What I enjoyed the most aside for the buffet breakfast is the 360 view of the city at the Sky View Restaurant  of the Blue Lotus Hotel . You get to see the sky ( sunrise or sunset ) and the Davao sea then a glimpse of Mt. Apo at the back side of the 7th floor of the hotel,. It was a refeshing sight and very relaxing indeed .

Thank you Lord for this opportunity .

  

Bacolod City

 

While in Iloilo we visited Bacolod City via a boat ride at the Guimaras Strait . It is an hour  boat ride to reach Bacolod . Since we have to return back in the afternoon we only visited the malls - SM Bacolod , Ayala Mall Capitol Central and Robinson's Bacolod during our visit .

Both SM Bacolod and Robinsons's Bacolod have Booksale so we spend time there for our book collection . So we brought some book haul back to Manila . 

I miss the Masskara Festival display at the Robinson's Bacolod there was none this year. Although Robinson's undergoing renovations so there were few shoppers at the mall.

While at SM Bacolod looks like a lighter version of SM Seaside Cebu  , there were new stores around to see. There's also a Booksale here so we went to see what we can haul .  We had a late lunch at a Chinese restaurant before headng back at the Bacolod Port for a return trip to Iloilo that afternoon.

Although it was short day trip we enjoyed traveling together and visiting new places for us to explore and see. 

 

Iloilo City

 Has visited Iloilo this month for a few days for a business trip. Iloilo is surrounded by vintage houses with a lot of historical significance. We visited the Jaro Cathedral and heard an ongoing Holy Mass. The church is full and brimming with parishioners and visitors. It's a beautiful church with a lot of saint statues and mosaic glasses . 

Across the Jaro Cathedral is a beautiful and wide park with the old church bell tower still existing . There were few people in the park that day enjoying the afternoon quiet moments .

We vistied SM Iloilo with all its improvements with the new Food Hall at the 3rd level but the Food court still operational at the ground level. There's a Booksale too where I enjoyed spending time finding my book haul for the day .

We enjoyed the food trip in Iloilo with all its batchoy and piaya for pasalubong .  

It was an enjoyable trip visiting the beautiful sights in Iloilo . Maybe in the future we can explore more places   to further study its rich culture .

Isabela

 Just spend the weekend in Isabela with my brother's family especially Alonzo . He stayed with us for a day or even night  and went home the next day to be with his sister BFF who is studying medicine in Ateneo School of Medicine and going back to Manila the next day as class resumes after the long weekend due to the celebation of All Saint's Day and All Soul's Day . 

After spending the day with Alonzo on a Saturday, the next day we went to Tuguegarao for work related business . Seeing the mountains and trees gives you a renewed spirit. Nature has a way of enlivening your soul  .After the usual store visits we went back to Isabela and the next day , Monday , prepared going home to Bulacan , for the next day will be another work week for us .

Such an enjoyable time to spend specal moments with Alonzo. Take you Lord for this opportunity .  

A New Earth

 On the new Earth my family will be complete and we all live together in one place .   We share our every day and spend time always enjoying the dailiness of  life . 

Sometimes you ask where does time go ? It moved so much that you are looking for the years that passed  by missing the special times spent with family or the times that could have been spent together . 

Hope is always present and forever you wish that family is with you most specially during the dark moments . But I'm happy my husband is always there for me , thinking what's best for me and ever supportive of my dreams and activities .Gives in to my uniqueness including the tantrums and all . Always there for me.  

You wish time will stand still so you can bring home everyone and spend the days together as a family like the old times .

Family is Life 

Happy birthday in Heaven Dad

 Happy birthday in Heaven Daddy . Thank you for continuously guiding us in life and protecting us from any danger  especially during the pandemic. As a result we are all safe and protected as a family . Thank you so much .

Thank you for this beautiful morning as we face the challenges of work . We are bless because you love us first . Thank you for being in our everyday . Thank you for loving us no matter what . We feel your love and protection everyday of our lives . Thank you for giving us strength to face our everyday challenges . Thank you for giving us the talents to help others and to bring this talents to our companies . Thank you for complete healing on my blood  sugar , for perfect health and strength of spirit. Thank you for letting me deliver my mission for the day . Thank you Lord Jesus for being my Savior , my Healer , my Deliverer , my Everyday Joy .

Thank you ....

    

What do you remember ?

 

When I was 12 years old I remember playing teacher , writing using chalk at our green gate at home . Sometimes acting as if a teacher teaching the lesson for the day 

When I was 7 years old I remember Tita Leony accompanying me at school because I was absent for weeks due to sickness  and I have to copy the school lessons for the past weeks to cope up .

When I was first year high school I remember playing Jesus Christ in our  school play , such a pride because I even presented for the whole school for our year level

When I graduated in college I remember the disappointment I had because I did not qualify for the Cum Laude because of my Speech grade despite reaching the desired average for the honor students.    

So many memories stored in our human mind that we haul every once in a while to remind ourselves of the good old days