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  • Manila Zoo Revisited

    Posted on Tuesday December 29th, 2009 at 08:52 in tourism, new finds, pia ng buhay ko

    Pia and I visited Manila Zoo again yesterday. If I remember it right, it's her third visit. She was only three years old when she first went there. That was three years ago.Although there are some improvements in Manila Zoo, it is still in a sorry...

  • Pictures: 2009 Disney on Ice at Araneta Coliseum

    Posted on Sunday December 27th, 2009 at 02:43 in disney on ice, pia ng buhay ko

    Using my simple point-and-shoot digital camera, here are some pictures I've taken tonight during the 2009 Disney on Ice presentation at Araneta Coliseum.Goofy with the gang on a jungle cruiseDonald Duck and Minnie MousePia got a new Disney on Ice toy...

  • Coin bank for Daniel

    Posted on Tuesday December 22nd, 2009 at 20:59 in my life, pia ng buhay ko

    For quite a time now, I have been maintaining a coin bank, where I drop P10-coin every time I have one. And whenever Pia is in Makati for her vacation, that's the time that we open the coin bank, count the coins together and then go to the bank to d...

  • I found Nemo!

    Posted on Tuesday December 8th, 2009 at 07:28 in new finds, pia ng buhay ko

    When I saw this Nemo stuffed toy being displayed in one those stores at Coastal Mall, I thought of Pia and decided to buy one. 'Finding Nemo' is one of her favorite movies. The sales lady initially priced it at P580 but I was able to get it for onl...

  • We\'re going to watch 2009 Disney on Ice!

    Posted on Friday November 27th, 2009 at 21:29 in my life, news and events, pia ng buhay ko

    We're going to watch 2009 Disney on Ice - Disney Adventure! To avail of the 2009 Disney on Ice Promo, we used a BPI Credit Card in buying our Disney on Ice tickets. That entitled us 12% discount! Unfortunately, there are no longer seats available f...

  • She\'s growing so fast...

    Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 16:32 in pia ng buhay ko

    Time flies and it flies really fast. It seems like just yesterday when I wrote this article. Pia was just less than a year old that time and I was so worried about the future awaiting her. Here's a couple of Pia's pictures I took yesterday when I v...

  • I\'m on YouTube, too!

    Posted on Friday November 6th, 2009 at 23:55 in video, pia ng buhay ko

    Through the years, I've accumulated plenty of Pia's video I captured through my phone. I thought of uploading them to my YouTube channel. This one was taken when we went to Manila Ocean Park last year.These are raw videos so please pardon me for po...

  • The world always looks brighter from behind a smile

    Posted on Monday September 14th, 2009 at 08:21 in pia ng buhay ko

    Seeing Pia smile like this makes me forget that I'm tired from a five-hour travel and still lacks sleep.It's First Quarter Grading Period Honors' Day at Pia's school today and she's in the Honors' List! She made me a real proud daddy! More pictures ...

  • Zhu Zhu Pets Funhouse Set Available at Amazon!

    Posted on Saturday August 22nd, 2009 at 01:09 in pia ng buhay ko

    ZhuZhu Pets - Funhouse Set with Hamster will be available at Amazon.Com on Sept 1, 2009 for only $29.99. You can pre-order now!I'm planning to get one but for Pia but I have a bad experience with buying stuff online. I bought an adapter/charger for...

  • Zhu Zhu Pets | Hamster Toys For Kids

    Posted on Friday August 21st, 2009 at 19:49 in pia ng buhay ko

    Pia will surely love this zhu zhu pets. I'll buy her one if the price is reasonable. :-)Last year, I bought 2 pairs of hamsters for Pia but the pets did not last long. I bought another pair but but same thing happened. She's been requesting for me ...

  • A Letter from Sophia

    Posted on Tuesday July 21st, 2009 at 07:48 in pia ng buhay ko

    Pia gave me this letter during my birthday few weeks ago.Using a bond paper, she improvised a greeting card by folding it and drawing a heart, bird, flower and a tree. And then she wrote this inside the card:"Daddy I love you! Mwah!"Ok, she misspell...

  • You're the 1, Goldilocks!

    Posted on Tuesday June 9th, 2009 at 07:57 in food trip, pia ng buhay ko

    Pia is a picky eater and it's always a struggle convincing her to eat more during meal times. She's been like that since she started eating solid foods. When she was younger, we even tried giving her heraclene, with the hope of improving her appeti...

  • Panglao Island vacation with Pia!

    Posted on Friday April 17th, 2009 at 09:00 in tourism, pia ng buhay ko

    It was five years ago when I first learned about Panglao Island. I think it's through one of those Wow Philippines campaigns by then Tourism Secretary Richard Gordon. I remember telling Setsu that we will visit Panglao Island in two years time and ...

  • Pia's Moving Up Ceremony

    Posted on Friday April 3rd, 2009 at 21:48 in pia ng buhay ko

    I went to Pangasinan yesterday to attend Pia's Moving Up Ceremony. Yes, there is such a thing complete with toga and all. During my time, I went straight to elementary school so this is new to me. :-)She's now finished with kindergarten class and is...

  • Pictures: Barney Birthday Celebration at Mall of Asia (MOA)

    Posted on Monday December 1st, 2008 at 17:29 in news and events, pia ng buhay ko

    Here are some of the pictures I've taken during Barney's birthday celebration at Mall of Asia last Saturday.BJ, Riff, Barney and Baby Bop playing with magic musical fun machineThose with VIP Tickets were given the chance to have a picture with Barney...

  • Pia makes me a Proud Daddy!

    Posted on Thursday November 20th, 2008 at 23:35 in pia ng buhay ko

    Hello there! It's been a while since I last updated this blog. I've been busy with work for the past few weeks. Added to that is that the vitamins I'm taking right now makes me sleepy. As a result, I could no longer blog at night like I used to do. A...

  • Barney's Birthday Celebration

    Posted on Saturday November 8th, 2008 at 22:06 in news and events, pia ng buhay ko

    When Pia and I went to Mall of Asia for trick-or-treating last week, she saw a poster of Barney's Birthday Celebration. We watched Barney's Just Imagine Live concert last year at Araneta Center. And as expected, she wants to watch Dino-mite Birthd...

  • A trip to Manila Ocean Park

    Posted on Thursday October 2nd, 2008 at 08:23 in pia ng buhay ko

    Upon learning that October 1 was declared a holiday, I immediately plan a trip to Manila Ocean Park with Pia. A typhoon almost disrupted our trip. But since the rain wasn't that heavy, I decided to went on with the plan and I'm glad I did.Here are so...

  • Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday

    Posted on Tuesday September 30th, 2008 at 18:11 in pia ng buhay ko

    It was like only yesterday when I wrote this article. But Pia is a big girl now, she turned 5 years old last July. How time flies! ...

  • It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it

    Posted on Thursday September 11th, 2008 at 07:21 in my life, pia ng buhay ko

    Bought some books today.Books for Pia. Except for Papa's House, Mama's House, I'm bringing these books to Pia when I visit her tomorrow. Papa's House, Mama's house deals with children growing up with separated families. I don't think she's ready for...

  • It's not the meat, but it's appetite that makes eating a delight

    Posted on Wednesday August 13th, 2008 at 09:04 in pia ng buhay ko

    Pia has always been a picky eater and it's always a challenge for me to make her eat well during meal time. When she was a little younger, we even tried mixing heraclene on her milk hoping to improve her appetite. But without luck. Until now, she ...

  • It takes a long time to grow young

    Posted on Sunday August 3rd, 2008 at 06:03 in pia ng buhay ko

    Birthday ni Pia noong nakaraang Martes, July 29. Limang taong gulang na sya at nasa kinder na ngayon. Ang bilis talaga ng panahon. Parang kailan lang ay sanggol pa sya na iyakin at madalas ay tatahan lang sya kapag kakargahin ko sya it ihehele. Pero...

  • Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened

    Posted on Monday July 7th, 2008 at 19:45 in my life, pia ng buhay ko

    Officially, wala na ang edad ko sa kalendaryo simula kahapon. Pero looking at the brighter side of it, pasok pa naman ako sa mga numero sa lotto. Hmmm... ang tanda ko na. hehe!Ispesyal na araw ko kahapon kaya naman ispesyal din ang kasama ko maghapo...

  • Finally, an update!

    Posted on Thursday June 19th, 2008 at 07:51 in my life, blog life, pia ng buhay ko

    Medyo naging busy ako nitong mga nakaraang araw at magiging busy pa sa mga susunod pang mga araw. Hindi ko pa tuloy nasasagot ang ilang mga comments sa blog ko.Kaya eto na muna ang ilang maiigsing updates at samu't saring komento. 1. Niko Ganda, na-u...

  • Pia's New Pet: Dachshund Dog

    Posted on Wednesday June 4th, 2008 at 03:48 in pia ng buhay ko

    Ito ang bagong alaga ni Pia ngayon, si Monique. Bigay sa kanya ng Lola Emma nya na Tita ni Setsu. Dachshund daw ang breed ni Monique. Medyo mahaba ang katawan nya at maiigsi ang paa.Lagi syang may kwento tungkol kay Monique. Tuwing pinupuntahan nya d...

  • Enrollment na naman ni Pia

    Posted on Tuesday April 22nd, 2008 at 09:39 in pia ng buhay ko

    Enrollment na naman ni Pia. Pinapag-isipan ko pa kung kinder muna sya o kaya ay sa prep na agad. Five year old pa lang si Pia pero sabi ng titser nya, pwede na naman daw sya sa prep para sa susunod na taon ay grade 1 na sya.Pwede na pala ang 6 year o...

  • Bonding with Pia: We watched Dora the Explorer Live!

    Posted on Saturday April 19th, 2008 at 05:34 in pia ng buhay ko

    Hindi ako pumasok sa trabaho noong Biyernes para samahan si Pia sa panonood ng Dora's Pirate Adventure Show sa Aliw Theater.Kakaunti lang ang nanood kahapon. Medyo nagkagulo pa nga nang nagpasya ang organizers na palipatin sa harap ang mga nasa likod...

  • Tuloy na tuloy na kami ni Pia sa Dora the Explorer Live!

    Posted on Thursday April 10th, 2008 at 09:21 in blog life, pia ng buhay ko

    Dahil nakapagbenta ako ng tatlong kapitbahay kanina, nakadelihensya ako ng pambili ng tiket namin ni Pia para sa Dora the Explorer Live! At kanina nga ay pumunta ako sa Mall of Asia para bayaran na yung pina-reserve kong tiket. Malaki ang atraso ko ...

  • Dora The Explorer Live!

    Posted on Sunday March 30th, 2008 at 06:53 in pia ng buhay ko

    May request na naman si Pia. Gusto nya raw panoorin ang show ni Dora, live daw sa Aliw Theater. Medyo aayusin ko lang ang schedule ko at magpapa-reserve na ako ng ticket. Tamang-tama sana kasi bakasyon ni Pia. Kaya lang, medyo madami ako lakad ngayon...

  • There are three stages of a man's life: He believes in Santa Claus, he doesn't believe in Santa Claus, he is Santa Claus

    Posted on Saturday March 29th, 2008 at 09:05 in pia ng buhay ko

    Bihira kami magkia ni Pia kaya naman sa tuwing magkikita kami, sinisugarado kong may pasalubong o regalo ako para sa kanya. Nitong huling pagkikita namin, dala ko yung pinabili nyang ibon.Hangga't kaya ko siguro ay ibibigay ko lahat ng gusto nya sukd...