Today's Sunday Mass and Mother's Day Celebration for My Wife's Mother

Today's Sunday mass with my mother-in-law and my family.

It's the first time of my wife's mother to join us in this church.

As usual, after the mass, a cup of a homemade ice cream for everyone to cold down our bodies before going back home.

As our way honoring my wife's mother for a late Mother's Day celebration, we treat her a special lunch today at the same restaurant we had last Sunday before going back home.

We're so glad to see her happy with our simple way of giving her a late Mother's Day celebration through simple, and yet delicious lunch.

It's our first meeting with her after our last family reunion on the first week of January, 2017.

We're looking forward to have more Mother's Day to celebrate with her and with my family.

Wishing her and my family a good health, more wealth and blissful life with God in our center.

At Pink Sisters Church - Tagaytay, Philippines

It's one of the several photos we had taken at the Pink Sisters Church in Tagaytay Philippines.

At first, we're curious why the church is called Pink Sisters. We just assumed that the sisters there are wearing pink dresses.

Yes, when we're inside the church, we saw them sitting in front of the altar and wearing the traditional style of uniform for nuns, but this time, it's color pink.

We're amazed to see them in this color for we usually see white uniform for nuns in another churches.

Lunch at Nuvali, Sta. Rosa, Laguna

On the way to Nuvali Sta Rosa after a Sunday Mass.

Actually, this picture was taken during Mother's Day last Sunday. We normally ate delicious homemade ice cream after every Sunday Mass.

While on our way to home, our children just thought of the best place to celebrate Mother's Day. But before they said anything, I was already planning to bring them at Nuvali, but I don't know which of the restaurants there.

Anyhow, we ended up at the same restaurant. It was our third time to eat there.

After spending happy bonding moments with my family while enjoying our foods, we then go around taking some photos including this one.

Then all went around farther to see some dresses to buy at the nearby small market for cloths and other items.

We returned home few minutes later and arrived at around 2:30 P.M. We praise and thank the Lord for that another beautiful, wonderful and blissful day.

Celebrating Happy Mother's Day, May 14, 2017 at the Nuvali

We praise and thank the Lord our God for this beautiful and blissful day for the whole family.

We started the day with a Sunday Holy Mass and then a cup of home made ice cream bought just outside the door of the church and a rose flower for my wife immediately after the Holy Mass.

We then proceed to Nuvali, Sta. Rosa for a simple Mother's Day Celebration - lunch at the Uncle Cheffy Restaurant.

After an hour of enjoying our lunch, we then go around to take some photos with the school of fish in the background.

We then proceed to the small market where we bought some dresses for my wife and for our two daughters.

Our eldest daughter didn't buy anything thinking that we will buy her perfume today. We just promised her that we will buy it next time we come visit the place again.

We then returned home and arrived at around 2:30 P.M.

LOVE MORE

It was one of the CFC Philippines' activities that my family had attended in 2014.

The event was held at the Mall of Asia (MOA) located in Metro Manila area. It's a very popular venue for a big event such as this with a theme, "LOVE MORE."

I had a mixed emotions attending that event for one thing, it's my first time to drive into that area. Second, we're excited to see familiar faces from other countries, especially, Thailand. Unfortunately, we didn't see anyone from that country.

Lastly, I was happy to see our children excited to see the place after about five since the first time we visited the place.

Taal Lake

I just found another picture we had in Tagaytay with Taal Lake in the background.

The lake surrounding the Taal Volcano.

The funny thing is, I could not remember what was the occasion, when this picture was taken and who took us this picture.

One thing I am very sure of is, it's one of the best bonding moments I had with my family.

We're so grateful with our God to allow us to have this opportunity to enjoy one of the most important gifts in life - Family.

ENCHANTED KINGDOM

It's one of the photos we had during our Christmas treat to our children and my wife's siblings and relatives four years ago.

About eight months after we arrived in the Philippines, this is so far the experience that made them forget Thailand for a while.

They really enjoyed a lot, everything in this place called, "Enchanted Kingdom" located in Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

Even this time, they still wanted to have those experiences again in that same place.

Our Second Daughter's 14th Birthday Celebration

Our beloved second daughter's 14th birthday simple celebration.

We taught our children since they're still very young the simplicity in life when it comes to this kind of special event in their life.

So, it's our way of celebrating her 14th birthday. It's the same way we had this year for our eldest and youngest daughter.

We did a thanks giving prayer for giving her another blissful year and then she had her wish before blowing out the candle.

Mommy then sliced the cake and everyone was enjoying eating this very delicious cake from the Red Ribbon.

Unplanned Pre-Birthday Treat For our Second Daughter

Picture taking while waiting for our ordered foods for lunch. It's our unplanned pre-birthday treat for our second daughter at the middle who will be celebrating her 14th birthday within this week.

After attending the Sunday mass yesterday in Laguna area, we're supposed to take our lunch at the Southpoint golf driving range.

The venue was chosen because of my plan to practice to iprove my golf driving skills in that area.

It was a wrong timing for all the staffs there were out for their company outing.

So, we landed at the Kenney Rogers' Restaurant where we ordered one whole roasted chicken with side dishes, Burrito, Muffin, etc.

After eating our lunch, we went shopping, buying in advance birthday gifts for beloved daughter.

As usual, buying for anyone of them, means buying for everyone.

It's another blissful day for the whole family and for all this, we praised and thanked the Lord.

Wishing for a very happy, healthy, blissful and abundant 14th birthday for our beloved daughter.

"May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May the Lord make his face to shine upon you,
and be gracious to you.
May the Lord lift up his countenance upon you,
and give you peace."

Beloved Retreat 2014

It's our first and only time overnight in Tagaytay in 2014.

We were invited by our friends in our CFC community to attend the Beloved Weekend Retreat.

We liked the place very much, but because of the financial difficulties, we could not afford to go around for we just ride with our friend's vehicle.

Anyhow, what's important for us at that time was the message of the Lord we have heard from the speakers and the community praise and worship and thanksgiving.

We praised and thank the Lord our God for that wonderful experience.

One of Our Family Outings in Tagaytay, Philippines

This is our whole family photo in one of our trips to Tagaytay.

At least, we got somebody to take us this photos. This is after our attendance in one of the Sunday masses at the Pink Sisters Church in Tagaytay.

The view is at the place where people call it "high land". It's one of the spots in Tagaytay where people visiting the place normally takes some photos.

It's really a very nice spot to take some beautiful photos.

Lunch of at Balinsasayaw Restaurant at Tagaytay

It's a lunch date with two families: my family and my office mate's family at the Balinsasayaw Restaurant at Tagaytay, Philippines in the fourth quarter of 2015.

After receiving our company's midterm bonus in that year, I and my colleague had agreed to bring our families at one of the best restaurant in Tagaytay, Philippines.

The restaurant is very popular in it's very delicious and tender beef in soup and vegetables which is popularly known as "bulalo" in Filipino language.

It was a fun day for everyone enjoying the foods and knowing more about our individual family.

It was the first time both members of the family had met each other. We're looking forward to meet them again in that similar occasion.

Watching Live Alice in Wonderland

Our children's school field trip ended at a Theater at the Greenbelt area, Makati City, Philippines.

It's the most awaited part of the field trip to watch a live show of Alice in Wonderland.

After travelling from one place to another for the different field trip locations, such as in Taguig City, Pasay City and then Makati City, our children were so exhausted.

However, when we arrived at the Theater, their individual energy started to wake up. When the casts began to show up in the stage, all students were shouting and they were then awaken completely.

They were so excited and curious to see the live version of the Alice in Wonderland which they repeatedly watched at home DVD.

They're so happy, but a little bit frustrated because they thought that what they watched Alice in Wonderland at home would be the same in the live show.

Anyhow, it was a wonderful experience for the family. We praised and thanked the Lord for that blissful day.

On the Way to our Children's First School Field Trip

It's our children's first school field trip in 2013 to Metro Manila area.

Since we're new here in the Philippines and our children were still too young at that time, then me and my wife accompanied them all the way.

All of us were so excited of what we will see in those places we're going to go. True enough, our children and both Mom and Dad were amused with what we had seen first time in our lives.

I will post more of our pictures in this topic in my next post later.

Family Bonding at the Golf Driving Range

Below are some our photos during our family bonding moments at the golf driving range in Laguna, Philippines

A different location, difference experience and different feelings.

This is my wife's second experience in the golf course area, Her first was when our eldest daughter was still inside her womb.

For our three children, it was their first time and they really like it.

Each of them, except my wife, had tried hitting some gold balls in this golf driving range.

My eldest, did it well, our second daughter tried it hard but found it difficult and our youngest daughter was trying hard hitting every golf ball and did good most of it, though short in distance but, in the right directions.

I lectured them first, giving them some basics of golf, such as feet position, swing, follow through and etc.

After about 30 minutes, they became tired and hungry. So, they left me alone and they went to the club house to order for foods for our lunch.

Few minutes later, I finished my golf driving practice and followed them to the club house's restaurant to join them. I lectured them first, giving them some basics of golf, such as feet position, swing, follow through and etc.

The foods were delicious and not as expensive as we thought. The price is reasonable for that beautiful golf location.

After eating our lunch, we went around again just to the see the beautiful views of the surrounding near the restaurants and the driving range and take some photos there.

After taking enough photos, we decided to go back home and along the way, we still took some photos of the sloping up and down terrains we passed by.

What a beautiful and wonderful family bonding in a beautiful golf location.

We praise and thank the Lord our God for this another family bonding moment He allowed us to experience that day.