Where are the dragonflies nowadays?

I haven't seen dragonflies lately and so do other insects like fireflies. It is so sad that our children will lessen their experiences to enjoy nature and other wonderful things. Progress really affects our environment. So when I saw a dragonfly, I immediately grabbed my camera and called Dylan for him to experience such a wonder like this. As for now, I think our children will just enjoy it on pictures and they will not have the chance to play with it. It is really refreshing to see wonderful things like this. In our childhood days, they called it as tutubing kalabaw, maybe because of it's size.

Sangitan day tomorrow

I'm so excited to go to our wet market here in Cabanatuan. Sangitan is very famous market here because of the cheapest finds of fish and vegetables. I'm super excited to buy a whole jack fruit weighing about 5 kilos or above. Which I will freeze after I separate the edible part. I will take a picture of it later, and I bet it is only around 100-150 pesos. I will be buying some fish and pakbet vegetables- we are on diet this week hehe.

Camille has grown up

Camille is daddy's youngest sister, also his only sister. They have 13 years gap, when daddy and I got into our relationship, Camille was only 4 years old. I remember when she was at her young age, she was so clever. Now, she has turned into a princess of Facun family. I can't wait for her 18th birthday, to design her motif. She was a part of their Barrio's Sta. Cruzan Parade as Queen of Wisdom, and as a good sister-in-law I designed her arch.

Dylan's 3rd birthday-2nd cake

Here is his 2nd birthday cake that we celebrate here at our home at Cabanatuan City. Very simple and private. But he really enjoy his 2nd celebration and he was so excited to blow his candle and get his toy. Speaking of the toy, Ironman was so so out of season and I don't have time to look for it at the mall. So I looked for it at cheap toy stores in our public market and lucky me I found the only one Ironman toy which I only bought for 10 pesos. And his happiness is very priceless

Dylan's 3rd birthday-1st cake

Two days before Dylan's 3rd birthday, we go home to daddy's hometown- Bunol Guimba, Nueva Ecija. I assume that my father-in-law misses his grandson so much that he insists that Dylan will celebrate his birthday at their house. They catch some ducks at their backyard and cooked an Adobo dish. I buy 3 kilos of spaghetti, Italian with a touch of pinoy style with lots of hotdog. I also prepare Leche flan which I will post later for the recipe (which includes egg white). I also cooked Chicken Tiim- 3 whole chicken. And of course, 3-3 liters of Ice cream (all in 9 liters). Dylan enjoyed his birthday, but I compared it to his birthday celebration here at home (with the second cake) I think he enjoyed more here. Maybe it's because of his birthday cake wish- which is Ironman.

The Fiesta Band

What does it pays to perform as a band in Fiesta? So, I interviewed one of them and she said that it requires a lot of practice. Like for a majorette, you have to be attractive- your face, body and of course a fair legs. And as for the band, they have to be precise in their performance. They need to practice to check their chemistry and cooperation. And according to the one that I interviewed, it is so hard to perform under the heat of sun. The barangay office and sponsors pay for their performance like my father-in-law as one of the sponsors. They also stopped-over on the houses of their sponsors and play their music to show their gratitude. And in fairness to them, they really played well and as well as the majorettes- they really got the fair appearance.

Painting or Picture?

We went to youth camp last week, and we sleepover at the tent. In the morning at around 6, I was so amazed with this scenery and immediately grabbed my digi-cam. I often saw such beautiful scene because I wake up late at the morning due to my insomnia. I only got the chance to see like this one when we went out of town with family and friends. I am planning to print it and put it on a frame and give our wall a nice touch of nature.