Thursday, October 29, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Welcome to the world Kaku! =)
My parent's first grandchild... son of my eldest bro, Carlo and his wife Jayanne.
Carlos Enrico A. Chua = Kaku!
Hehe...
Monday, May 25, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Shangri La Mactan - A Day in Paradise
For my final day in Cebu, Mia and I decided to spend our Monday at Shangri La Mactan. =)
We got a day pass aka A Day in Paradise. Not a bad deal at all. You get a full day pass (8am - 6pm) with access to pools and the beach, free towel use and lunch buffet at Tides. For an extra P300 each, you can use the lockers at the Health Club... which had a wet and dry sauna, jacuzzi, showers... with free towel, soap, shampoo, gel, etc ready at your disposal. =)
We had so much fun! Time flew so quickly. The pools were lovely and the beach was great! nice white powdery sand... and the water was full of fishes! you could even feed them while snorkling. =)
A great great way to end the weekend!
Looking forward to more weekends like these. =)
Plantation Bay with Mia's Family for Mia's 25th Birthday
had lunch with Mia's family and grandparents at Kilimanjaro Restaurant at Plantation Bay.
Announced to her grandparents as well that we're engaged. =)
Happy day!
The Dinner =)
Had dinner at Anzani, one of Cebu's newest and finest restaurants along Nivel Hills overlooking the City...
Special arrangement with the staff for our special dinner... asked for the best seat in the house... originally offered a nice corner table for two... while waiting to order, decided to have our drinks first on the patio with a view of the city lights... nice =) ... then instead of our corner table, we were led to their Wine Cellar which had a table already set for just the two of us... great ambiance... good food... truly a wonderful and memorable dinner. =)
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Down the Easter Road: Hangad's Easter Online Concert
Down the Easter RoadHangad's Easter Online Concert
Down the Easter road, we rediscover that we are God's BELOVED.
Chosen.
Blessed.
Broken.
and Shared.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Tagaytay Roadtrip with ACMG friends
A great way to spend a rainy saturday with Jeanie, Mar, Aiz, Toby, Bea, Joey, Neth, Cez, Erica, and Enzo. =)
Lunch at Josephine's and coffee at Starbucks. =)
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Down The Easter Road: An Online Easter Prayer Concert
Over the last four weeks of Lent, Hangad's "Down the Easter Road", an online prayer series comprising reflections and songs, aimed to deepen one's experience of the Lenten and Easter season.
In the first week, we prepared ourselves with a module about Listening to God and Entering into Prayer; in the second week, we reflected on God's Unconventional Loving; in week three, we moved on to think about Human Sinfulness; and in the final week, we were grateful for the Lord's Healing and Forgiveness.
On April 25,we invite you to visit
once again and celebrate the season with us through our exclusive online easter concert. Together let us look back on our journey down the Easter Road, and bask with joy and gratitude in the glory of Easter.
For inquiries, contact mail@hangad.com
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Binondo Wok-ing Tour with HS Bakada
Old Manila Walks (www.oldmanilawalks.com) tour with Vic, Iris, Jolly, Shar, Gippy, Chiqui, Bennett, Doodle, Eric, and Drew.
Fun and filling! =)
No pix of the food as requested by our guide. You have to experience it firsthand. =)
Monday, March 16, 2009
Down the Easter Road: An Online Lenten Prayer Series with Hangad
Take our hands, lead us Lord, let us walk with You down the Easter Road.
Change our hearts, move our souls with the love we find on the Easter Road.
In our hurried and taxing lives, we often overlook the true spirit of Lent and Holy Week. We eagerly anticipate the joy and celebration of the Christmas season, but we seldom appreciate the significance of Easter. We need to constantly be reminded that Easter is the Christian occasion of greatest importance - even over Christmas. After all, everyone is born. But only Christ was reborn! What would be the significance of Christ's birth, if there were not a resurrection? What would be the meaning of Christmas, if Jesus did not go on to suffer, die, and rise again? This divine miracle of Easter came to pass for all of us. So in commemoration, we are invited to relive the journey He took down the sorrowful and glorious Easter road.
This Lenten season, come take this journey through prayer with Hangad. Share with us four weeks of reflection, to ask for the grace of the Holy Spirit to reveal to us once more how we are beloved by God despite our human frailty.
For four weeks until Easter, set aside ten to twenty minutes of your time as we are guided by different prayer themes. Each week, scripture and music will lead us into recollection and prayer.
http://www.hangad.org/downtheeasterroad/Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Cebu March 2009
Visited Mia again last weekend (Mar 7-8). Stayed at Microtel Mactan (thanks to the GC I won at the LCF Christmas party!). Cool place. Quirky design. Beach was ok. Sand was rather rocky.
Enjoyed a really good buffet lunch at Gustavian (Terraces, Ayala) and dinner at Cyma (same place). Dinner at Microtel was not bad either.
A great weekend with Mia as usual. =)
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Sinulog - Cebu January 2009
The day started well as I explored Plantation Bay again and swam a bit in the nearby lagoon and pool before checking out and heading for Mia's house. However it was quite difficult to get a taxi that morning and the girl in charge of travels for the hotel didn't do much to help. So I decided to catch the hotel shuttle to the airport and get a cab from there which I easily did. The trip from the airport to Mia's house was uneventful but when I finally got out of the cab and entered Mia's house, I suddenly realized that my Creative Zen mp3 player was missing. It fell out of my pocket when I left the cab. Doink... Bad trip. Loved that mp3 player. Good thing there was more to this day that helped brighten it.
Watched parts of the Sinulog celebration parade on the street as the performers made their way to the Cebu Sports Complex for the contest.
Had lunch with Mia's family at Mooon Cafe located at the new wing of Ayala Center Cebu. Went shopping afterwards, picking up souvenir t-shirts from Island Souvenirs. Then had gelato at the newly opened Gelatissimo - chocolate truffle, roasted almond, and wild berries. Yum!
Then for dinner, we headed out to Tinder Box. Had salad, seafood risotto, and pork schnitzel. And triple chocolate layered mousse for dessert. The food was ok. Kinda pricey but enjoyed it nonetheless. The conversation was 'bitin' as usual since we had to go home early (by 930pm) per Mia's parents' orders. But stayed up with Mia until late night (a little past 11pm) just talking outside their house.
Another enjoyable and memorable Cebu trip. =) Can't wait until the next one to be with Mia again.
Plantation Bay - January 2009
Visited Mia in Plantation Bay last Jan 17 to celebrate "Christmas, New Year, and my birthday" and to experience Sinulog (see next album).
Stayed at a Lagoon View room c/o Mia. Went rockclimbing, did some archery, and basically just relaxed at the Mogambo SPA pools. Sarap. Great way to spend the day with Mia. =)
Stayed up until dinner talking until Mia had to go home. Woke up the next day to go around again for a while and swim before heading to the city to meet up with Mia for Sinulog at around 10am.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Christmas 2008
Christmas Eve at the house, Chrismas brunch with the Mossesgelds at Tito Monchito's house, and Punta Fuego after.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Bacolod get-together with DBP Peeps Dec 2008
Met up with DBP peeps from Bacolod for a night out at Mushu.
Nic, Nescy, Ruj, Chrisse, Gene (MAP 4), and Nescy's cousins (and my cousins at another table). =)
Purple Ninja
Tokyo Pop
Siomai Platter
kwentuhan
loud music
fun fun fun!
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