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.