Public Installation of FreeMasonry

Last January 15, 2011 was the 12th Public Installation of Officers of JASML 333 under the jurisdiction of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippines; it was my first time to witness such ceremony since my hubby became a better man. His brethren trusted him with the position of being the lodge secretary. I  was so proud of hubby on how he won the hearts and trust of his fellow FreeMasons.

Hubby and I made it appoint that the kids will be able to witness the ceremony too. Some people may have different concept or image about Freemasonry. But what I see are group of men whose aim is to help the society and making good men even better.

Sinulog Festival 2011

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The Sinulog Festival and the Feast of Sto. Nino are two of the grandest events in the Philippines. These festivities are observed every third Sunday of the first month of the year. The Sinulog Festival is actually in line with the celebration of the Feast of Sto. Nino. It is an event held in Cebu and a lot of people would come and visit the place in order to celebrate it.

The Philippines is the only Catholic country in Asia, and the devotion of the Filipinos to Sto. Nino can be traced back during the Spanish era. Devout Catholics would celebrate this event to thank Sto. Nino for the answered prayers.

The Sinulog Festival on the other hand, would include street-dancing, colorful parades and all sort of festive celebration to give honor to Sto. Nino. In other parts of the country such as Kalibo, Aklan there is also a festival in line with honoring Sto. Nino and it is known as the Ati-atihan festival.

True indeed, there are so many festivities to celebrate here in the Philippines. These events help in the promotion of tourism in our country. I have not participated yet in Sinulog Festival, but I am hoping that in the near future I would be able to experience how our fellow Filipinos particularly the Cebuanos celebrate such wonderful and colorful event.

Happy fiesta to all those celebrating the feast of Sto. Nino.

Simple Anniversary Celebration

Hubby and I celebrated our wedding anniversary last 5th of November. Nothing fancy prepared, a simple anniversary dinner with the kids is what he had. It's fun to see the kids enjoy their favorite meal. Afterwards, we went to coffee shop (again with the kids) to relax. I had my favorite black forest frappe and the kids that their choco frappe too.

 

Black Forest Frappe

Choco Acad Frappe (no coffee added)

Hubby ordered a slice of "Sinful Cake" for him (of course he shared it with me!)

Indeed very Sinful!

 It was a simple yet meaningful celebration, and both of us are looking forward for more anniversaries to celebrate.

People.Events.Places

If you are fond of watching sports events and concerts, then you have to buy tickets ahead of time to avoid the hassle of queuing through long lines and not to mention running out of tickets and miss the event. In the US, all sports teams have their homecourt, this would allow people from their state to have the chance to cheer for their own sports team. Sometimes events held in these arena are not just for sports alone, major concerts by famous celebrities are also held in these venues.

Here in the Philippines, we have the venues like Araneta Coliseum, PhilSports Arena and Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Recently, in major provinces there are already venues like these that can accommodate huge number of people.

Mama Sha's Birthday Celebration

Xtremely Xpresso

My cousin Sharon or Mama Sha as my kids call her celebrated her birthday with us (it was supposed to be with the kids alone, but they have no choice we have to drive for them). We went to Extremely Espresso as recommended by my hubby. He was always telling story about the extra large size pizza, so we thought of giving it a try.

Mama Sha with Jet and Gab

Of course my youngest son Jeon was so excited about it because he already saw the big pizza on the table beside us. So when our pica-pica was served with was Nachos with all the toppings you can think of (cheese, mayo, black olives, ground meat, veggies etc); he did not even took a bite. He said he does not eat chips and would rather wait for the pizza.

Nachos

And when it was time for the pizza to be served, you could see how Jeon's eyes sparkle with excitement and could not wait to eat it.

Jeon with the XL Big Albino Ben Pizza

The Blue Lemonade is the best partner for the pizza and the nachos. It was a fun and gastronomically fulfilling experience to dine at Xtremely Xpresso. I am definitely sure that this won't be the last time we would be visiting the place. In fact, the kids can't wait for payday because we promised them that we will go back to the place.

Blue Lemonade

Because it was not only the kids who enjoyed eating at the place, even my hubby enjoyed it because it was not "damaging" to the budget compared to other restaurants.

Hubby getting another slice