Lucban Buhusaya + IJ's 1st Bday

We celebrated my inaanak's party last Easter sunday in lucban :)

His parents chose the date to have a pool party theme as the town celebrate the "Buhusan" festival. 

When M told me about this tradition, I thought there are people throwing water along the road. 

I didn't know they also setup inflatable pools in front of their houses, kids having fun with waterguns and most of the people are wearing rashguards / swimmng outfit. :)

I love our traditional pinoy birthday parties - with hotdog on sticks + marshmallows, home-cooked foods and games like Pabitin and basagan ng palayok, neighborhood kids -  it brings back childhood memories ;p

Kids having fun :)

Happy Birthday IJ!

30th Birthday and a day at PCAS

I turned 30! :))))

It was M's birthday a few days before me and we just had a simple celebration for him.

A bucket of chicken joy (free from BPI lolz) and our fave donut. 

Then came saturday with my family, we had a simple lunch feast and merienda.

For our celebration, I just wanted a simple and meaningful one so we booked a visit PCAS (Paws and Claws Animal Sanctuary) in Bulacan. We brought some donations and also our cake to share with their staff. I'm also very excited to see our sponsored dog Vino ( they changed his name to Leo) but the name "Vino" already stuck in my mind.

The sanctuary:

The long roof in the left side is for the dog's kennels and the right one is the cattery.

Vino's kennel

The dogs kennels are very spacious. Some dogs are in cage because they have conditions and need to be isolated..

 sick puppies guarded by a duck 

This puppy named Aki, is roaming free :)

In the cattery...

cats' names

this one wants me to carry her :)

very malambing one

The staff are very accommodating. They even bought softdrinks and sang "Happy Birthday" for us :)

This is ate rachel holding Vino. Special thanks also to kuya Erwin, kuya Eddie, kuya nestor and ate jenny ( I hope I remembered their names correctly)

Vino is such a fluffy and beautiful dog.

Snowbell met Vino :)

Tired snowbell

I do hope that they walk every single dog outside of their kennels to minimize the need to clean the kennels everyday. We were not able to bring some cleaning materials, I think they need a lot of those - detergents, gloves, sponge, garbage bags etc.

I would say, it was a nice, inspiring and opening experience for me.

 It was a great stress reliever and I felt ready to take on the week.

It inspired me to be more, to give more.

Seriously, even if we don't have the means to adopt a pet for now, we can sponsor, donate or volunteer. This kind of non profit organization relies heavily on donations so we really need to help them so they can also help a lot of furry friends.

For more info:

http://www.philanimalrescue.org/

About the sanctuary

http://www.philanimalrescue.org/the-sanctuary.html

August Celebrations

Celebrating birthdays for 3 days :)

Friday = Colleague's birthday treat @ Yakimix, 

It was my first time to eat okonomiyaki :))))

Saturday celebration for my lil bro, hello Mernel' cake and cute Party with bear cake from TLJ :)

Then Sunday @ Luisiana Laguna for M's grandmom 

Mernel's cake again, Mango flavor this time and has yema fillings.
(ok naman parang yema cake)

I got to eat pancit lucban after n months :)))

I remember last year I wrote some piece of advice to my lil bro, this time I would just like to add this:

 Vote wisely (wag iboto ang mga oportunista at sumusuporta sa mga religion fanatics okay?) 

btw snowbell luvs ice cream cone ;p

Kiddie Party at Teresa Orsini Homes

my niece turned 2 and we celebrated her birthday at Teresa Orsini homes.

I love her DIY sweet buffet arranged by her mom and I was surprised that even the food buffet were all home-cooked.  Good job to all of them. :)

Special guest..... Jollibee!!!

Some games..

Lolz these letters (Dear Happy Birthday???)

Celebrant wishlist: adult diapers, foods, cleaning materials and school supplies for the kids.

It was a great feeling seeing those kids very happy with the event, games, Jollibee and giveaways.

I asked one little girl where's her mom, she answered "nakakulong po". Aww sad reality...

Teresa Orsini Homes is located in Muntilupa, which is a home for the elderly and children, they also accept elderly paying clients who wish to stay here for retirement. I told M, when we get old, there's no problem with me staying in this kind of place because I don't need to worry about household chores. I just don't know how much one need to pay to stay here. 

http://teresaorsinihome.org.ph/