Loved

Dec 23rd, 2010

Girls day out with my angels/princesses! Too bad I was rushing to another event that evening that I had to leave them early heart-brokenly. :( Anyways, the girls are as awesome as always. We laughed the hardest when all of us are together and I truly cherish the moment.

Dec 26th, 2010

The Sakandarians gathering in Lagaoh, Kelawat.

Our family sans Uncle No. 1 & Uncle No. 3

Nina..Kristi's family

Mama..Kitot's family

Lip is absent. Aki Dupalan's family

Fanny's family was on their way when we took those pics, so no pictures of Aki Apal's family. :(

Good food brings the family together! My fav of the day was the cinnamon bread Iat baked. It was so delicious that Jaime & Joy couldn't stop eating it as well. :)

Again, too bad that everyone has multiple agendas clashed in the 26th and the gathering was cut short coz everyone had to leave early. :((((

I am blessed with lots of good things in life, but if I am allowed to have my favorite blessings, it would definitely be FRIENDS & FAMILIES!

Luncheon

Event: Clifford & Florainie's Engagement Luncheon

Date: Dec 27th, 2010

Venue: Hibiscus Hall, Lembah Impian Country Homes

Candid but I like!

Clockwise: Roscoe, Ron, Cafferil, Frank, Carolyn, Friendee, Charlie, Casey, Crystal, ME!

Commentary: FOOD WAS AWESOME! Especially the hinava and tuhau. Glorious!!

Congrats brother and Polo on your E day! We look forward for the BIGGER day ^^

And another special event...

Birthday kisses to my dearie sista Carolyn Lhudz! Mmuahx..Happy 21st birthday (hopod toun digulu..lol)

More festivities to come! December, I don't want you to end. Please.

Merry

And the feasting continues..mercilessly. What should I do with my expanding waistline? (>.<)

You gotta love December.

Am perfectly aware of the paganism origin of celebrating Dec 25th, but hey, I am NOT celebrating the day but I am celebrating the season. Where families and friends get together doing happy stuffs.

The first half of December was undoubtedly MERRY. The second half could be anything..ranging from crazy to insane. In terms of feasting, of course. But behold, thou shall not forget to be modest. Jan 1st, 2011 we shall fast then! ^^

Save me from the sugars!

Birth

It has been a year since I was twenty-two. I am a year older, (hopefully) wiser and definitely heavier.

birthday dinner with familia at one of our fav eatery, Kahve's

I should do what makes me happy,

Be with who makes me smile,

Laugh as much as I breathe,

and Love as long as I live.

ChaCha is indeed 23 now

There are many things in life that will catch my eye, but only a few will catch my heart...I am going to pursue those while I am twenty-three. After all I am going to be 23 for only a year, and that is a short time!

Striving to be a better person. And happier.

Eskrim

Ice-cream is exquisite-what a pity it isn't illegal. -Voltaire-

Seriously craving for ice-cream, especially on this Sabbath.(=.=")

Colors

Tis the season to put up colorful ornaments!

Spent the weekend on a camp and it was loaded with fun lessons. Breakout activities consisted of more than ten classes to choose on. I chose these four classes.

• Class #1: Reflexology

This colorful chart indicates the pressure points in which will release our body's natural painkillers, the endorphins. Google can help you understand on how it allegedly works. (:

• Class #2: Grooming (LOL-ness)

I was busy gossiping with sista during this class, so the only point I can clearly remember is DON'T WEAR MORE THAN 3 COLOR in an outfit, or else you'll look like a walking Christmas tree. And I believe, the best color is the one that looks good on you. ^^

• Class #3: Juicing (haha..)

Pr. Jibil playing Jamie Oliver and taught us how to juice stuffs. That magic juicer can perform wonders, I want! ;p A variation of colors makes the juice healthier, thus any creative combo is encouraged. Starfruit+pineapple (yummy), apple+carrot+ginger (uhm), cabbage+pineapple (ugh), spinach, beet, zucchini, name it. I heard even balatung can be juiced. Uhm.. And there's no sugar or water added. Can't be any healthier than that.

• Class #4: Sushi Making!!!

This was our first homemade messy vegan sushi (June 2010), made using common sense and tv (or YouTube). Instead of sticky rice, we used BROWN UNPOLISHED rice. The choice of rice really made a difference.

White Japanese rice mixed with vinegar are used here. The color are slightly different but the taste are significantly different.

The other classes include:

Basket weaving

Flower arrangement

T-Shirt applique, hair grooming & styling, chair & foot massage, vegan cooking, pancake, local food cooking, car & machinery maintenance, and so forth. And it is only for one day. Fun Friday indeed.

Sabbath was fun too. Performed impromptu puppet show for the kids and learnt about the powerful little hummingbird who have the ability to broadcast its color depending on the light source and angle of the viewer (more from Google...again). Interesting story about this little birdy told by the man in pink! (:

Candid shot of Kelawat participants with our guest speakers Dr Miriam from Southern Asia Pacific Division (based in the Philippines), Mrs Glenda from Central Philippines Union Mission and Mrs Sim from Southeast Asia Union Mission (based in Singapore). The only pic that I had that shows my fav colorful skirt..teehee..

The puppeteers doing another puppet show on Sunday. As Mrs Sim said in her facebook, this three girls became good friends with the (cheerfully colored) puppets!

Random shot of a beautifully colored butterfly.

Don't be fooled by the bright blue sky. It rained hard all throughout the camp and there's burutak all over.

'Twas an educational camp and the devotional lessons are inspiring as well. I'm sharing the lessons and blessings I had during the camp here because it is so wrong not to share. Especially with the jolly season forthcoming.

Care to color up someone else's life today? December luv peeps!