Lunch time photo shoot at the 7th floor Cafeteria of Net Quad

Basti's new glasses from my aunt

The 70th year of the Arellano Law Foundation was celebrated with a grand alumni homecoming. Papa was an awardee together with other prominent and successful graduates of the school. These are the photos I took using Erin.

post-birthday celebration for Liza * a craving for Dad's merienda buffet that got busted * ended up having early dinner at Heaven & Eggs Rockstar * teasings * photo opps * more teasings * updates on each others' lives * more photo opps * capped the night with more stories and further photo opps at Coffee Bean Greebelt * a discussion on whether Tope should shave his head * laughter galore when Tope disheveled his hair and took off his dentures (oops!) * more stories to say * opinions flew here and there * a night that I didn't want to end * an opportunity that may take a while before it can be repeated thanks so much for a wonderful evening with some of the most amazing and awesome people I know. 'til the next time and there should definitely be a next time! I love you guys!

20 March 2009 - Bloggers' Night Out Party by Playboy Philippines 58 photos It was one night of fun and meeting new friends from the blogging world. Sans the traffic I had to go through finding the location (I haven't been going to the Ortigas area for the longest time) and that Athan made me wait for 3 hours didn't change the fact that it was one blogger event that I'm happy to have attended. I was one of the boys and I enjoyed it. Jagermeister was served and I gulped down 2 shots of it. It was pretty good but I had to control myself as I had to drive myself home. Food wasn't really that great because they only served pica-pica. I wasn't able to get any but it was okay. The Playboy bunnies were awesome. They were very pretty too. We all got copies of Playboy but I failed to buy the latest one. The music at the bar was good - should I say refreshing. I finally got to meet the ever famous Azrael Coladilla who was one of the organizers of the party. This guy is just so bubbly and seems like he doesn't run out of energy. I also met Manuel Viloria, the husband of Angel Viloria who authored Mom's A Stewardess - a favorite book of mine. It was a boo-boo when I mixed up Angel with Cathy Guballa who wrote Heaven's Butterfly. It was embarrassing but I'm thankful that Mr.Manuel didn't mind at all. I also met Dante, Paolo and Jane (yogajane) at the party. It was actually nice getting to meet the faces behind the names, especially Jane, who looked so fabulous that night. We didn't get to finish the party since I have a very early appointment at the doctor's the next day. We had a sumptuous dinner at Tiananmen Bar where Athan and I bonded a bit and caught up on each others' affairs. Don't get me wrong, I'm not turning into a party girl again. I'm done with it. However, having my social life back has never been this cool! I'm enjoying it and I'm here to stay!

I finally attended my first blogger event after almost 6 years of blogging. The food was fantastic (and my diabetic's diet was ruined). I met a lot of wonderful & beautiful people (mommy bloggers, Ms. Janette Toral, new blogger friends, etc.). I won a t-shirt through the raffle for the first time in my 33 years of existence. And of course, the FREEBIES!!! Who will forget the gorgeous pair of Ipanema's that I got from the new Gisele Bundchen line called Seeds?? The Philippine Ballet Theater dancers modeled and danced for all the attendees. Ballet dancers are really graceful and I just loved taking their photos. No flash photography was allowed and I used Sly's manual settings. Hmm, I don't know ha but the shots were cool, at least in my opinion (of course, I took the photos! Love your own, right?). The lighting was enough for me to take shots of the beautiful people that performed for us. I will be joining their "Walk the Green Mile" campaign on March 21st at The Fort as well. I can't wait. And I think Lyna and her sisters will be joining too! Yay!! A lot of firsts for me this day and it's something I will never ever forget!

It was too late when I found out that the video camera's battery was nowhere to be found. I had to resort to just capturing everything through photos. My little guy can dance - something that Mommy cannot do no matter what. I guess it's one of those things I can attribute to his father and I'll concede to that. He can dance and he can sing (which he definitely got from me. LOL!). Future star in the making? Probably. But for me, he's my one and only star and my angel too.

She's the it girl that day and she deserves such a wonderful life. Happy birthday, Mayeth! Thanks for sharing your special day with us.

My very first time to attend a family day. I have to give credit to my unico hijo for convincing me to go. I got his report card and his teacher told me that Basti is no problem child at school. He's adored by the teacher. Well, he's my son indeed! LOL! Enjoy the photos!

The NDR team is known for good food - anywhere, all the time. And our 2nd year anniversary never deviated from that theme. 2 years and still going strong as ever! We were not complete but still it was a great get together. Happy 2nd anniversary to all of us!

This was by far the best office Halloween-themed party I've ever attended. Halloween and alien hunt, funny fortune telling, best dressed team and voodoo diva activities made it all the more special and most of all F U N! Team Audi won 3rd place in the Best Dressed Team category! Congratulations Fraud Case Setup Team!!! Great job!! Congratulations to all the winners! Best Dressed Team: 1st place - Team Maserati 2nd place - Team Camaro 3rd place - Team Audi Voodoo Diva: 1st place - Team Camaro 2nd place - Team ...oh no! I forgot! I'm sorry...if you remember, please, please, let me know! Thanks! 3rd place - Team Shelby

A preview of our Halloween celebration at the office.

Finally, a vacation!!!

Basti went to the Manila Ocean Park with his uncle and his girlfriend. Did he have fun? Let the pictures speak for themselves.

I celebrated Easter with my younger siblings at The Heritage Manila.

Photos from the Fashion Week of Fraud Recovery

Our company had our annual Christmas party at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza last December 9th with a 50s and 60s theme. A lot of my colleagues came in their best 50s and 60s attire and it was really a blast, except for the food that didn't even fill up our hungry tummies. It was my first time to attend our Christmas party and I had fun, especially that I got to go with my closest friends from work.

Basti wanted his photos taken so here goes