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    Wednesday, July 9, 2008
    The Flame of Friendship - keep it burning! :)
    The Flame of Friendship

    flameoffriendship



    The Flame of Friendship.

    A symbol of spirit of unity.

    The burning icon of love.

    Undying picture of hope.

    The hot symbol of oneness.

    The Flame of Friendship.


    And now it’s your turn to flame yourself! Meet new friends. Discover friendship. Make bonds. Copy this post starting from the PICTURE ABOVE to the end and add your blog on the list below.

    Let’s start FLAMING!


    Thanks Roselle, for the tag and I now pass this friendship flame to Ralline and Lohanna. :)



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    Friday, May 30, 2008
    first and last


    Thanks, Jody for the tag :)
    Participants: 1. Me and Mine 2. Creative in Me 3. Little Peanut 4. Pea in a Pod 5. Sugar Magnolias 6. Supermodel Wannabe 7. FunFierceFaboulous 8. A Sweet Taste of Life 9. My Simple Joys 10. In This Game of Life 11. Scribbles of My Life 12. ADD YOUR BLOG!

    First
    * First real job: Accountant (Nestle)
    * First screen name: abrilata :p
    * First funeral: my uncle, dad's side
    * First pet: dog, i think!
    * First piercing: ears
    * First tattoo: none yet!
    * First credit card: JCB
    * First kiss: 1st bf (not hubby! shh....)
    * First enemy: baka yung mga kalaro ko nung bata pa ako. hehehe

    Last
    * Last car ride: last sunday from a birthday party
    * Last kiss: from the little simon and franco, before they slept

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    Monday, May 19, 2008
    Tagged : Arte Y Pico Award

    Awarded by blogging buddyRoselle. Thank you very much, I appreciate it a lot!


    Now there are some rules, I need to pick five other blogs to get this award..

    For those of you receiving the Award, here are the rules:

    1) You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also for contributing to the blogging community, no matter what language.

    2) Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.

    3) Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.

    4) Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte y Pico” blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.

    http://arteypico.blogspot.com/

    Make sure you visit the link above.

    I would like to present this award now to my very good friend and neighbor Haydee, dear friend Ralline, blogmates Shiela, Joy and Amor . Have a good week ahead! :)

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    Thursday, May 8, 2008
    Tagged [Bloggers Around The Globe]

    I was tagged by Meeya - thanks, girl! :)
    Let all the bloggers around the globe come together in unity by blog linking. All you have to do is add your name to the list. Don’t forget to specify the country where you are from and of course, link your name to your respective blog. If you have two or more blogs, add and link ‘em all. Then invite 8 or more bloggers to do the same. Here we go!

    Julia from Philippines, Catherine from Malaysia, Shi from USA, Mitch from Philippines, Hailey from Philippines, Sexymom from USA, Liza from Philippines, Sasha from Philippines, Thess from Netherlands, Marie from Philippines, Evi from Canada, Christine - Marikit from AU. Christine - Strawberrygurl from AU, Meeya (Marikit, Memes, and Finds) from USA, April from Switzerland and YOU

    so to continue the trip around the world, i'm tagging Haydee in Switzerland, Lohannah in USA, Mich in Singapore, Joy in Australia, Marlet in Hawaii, Amor in France, Ralline in the Philippines and Hugi in India. :)

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    Monday, March 17, 2008
    Photo Hunt 1: I Spy...
    ... with my little eye, five horses. can you find all of them? tell me where you see them in the photo or what colors they are. click photo to view larger image. enjoy! :)

    this was taken at camp john hay in baguio city when we were on our christmas holiday in the philippines.


    ok... here's the answer. did you see all the five horses?

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    Saturday, March 15, 2008
    Simon Andreas: Then and Now
    And now it's Simon's turn:

    Here are the Rules:

    If you still keep your baby’s first 3 days photos, We would love to see them. Label them as 1st, 2nd or 3rd day (as shown below). After that, please post the most recent one, one photo will do. You can post as much as you want though. I’m sure you will realize and tell yourself “seems like yesterday”.


    THEN:

    • Day 1: In the birthing suite, after the bath after feeding:

    • Day 2: In our room, having a nap with 2-years, 8-months & 12 days old kuya:

    • Day 3: Having a nap again, while the rest were having lunch:

    NOW:

    • At La Pelouse in Bex:

    • Naptime, but mommy didn't put me in my own bed so I just slept on the best available one:

    • At a friend's house in Villars:

    • At the Geneva Car Show:

    Baby bro. is now 1 year, 9 months and 7 days old. I'm tagging all other moms (and dads, too!) for this meme! Join the reminiscing!

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    Franco Lorenzo: Then and Now
    Taking cue from Princess Amelie , here are Franco's photos:

    Here are the Rules:

    If you still keep your baby’s first 3 days photos, We would love to see them. Label them as 1st, 2nd or 3rd day (as shown below). After that, please post the most recent one, one photo will do. You can post as much as you want though. I’m sure you will realize and tell yourself “seems like yesterday”.


    THEN:

    • Day 1: In the birthing suite, after the bath and about to feed:


    • Day 2: Transferred to the maternity ward:


    • Day 3: Dressed-up to leave the hospital:



    NOW

    • At a friend's house in Mt. Pelerin:


    • At the Avenches Carnival:


    • At the Geneva Car Show:


    • And again at the Geneva Car Show:

    How time flies, indeed! He's now 4 years, 5 months and 17 days old.

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    Thursday, March 13, 2008
    TAG: Fill me in
    I AM… a stay-at-home mom of two boys.

    I WANT… to travel as much as I can, for as long as we can afford it.

    I HAVE… a new mobile phone.

    I WISH… I could be fluent in French.

    I HATE… back stabbers.

    I FEAR… i won't be able to finish photobooks of ALL of our pictures, they're piling up too fast!

    I SEARCH… for new things to teach my kids and myself.

    I WONDER… how it feels like to live a country that is covered with ice.

    I REGRET… not having brought my Dad to see Australia.

    I LOVE… God, life and my family.

    I ALWAYS… cook.

    I AM NOT… a very patient teacher.

    I DANCE… when in a party and nice music.

    I SING… in the shower.

    I CRY… when I'm hurt, at sad and touching movies.

    I WRITE… in my blog when I have the time.

    I WON… the title Calendar Girl, in an initiation for new employee in my first job 10 years ago.

    I AM CONFUSED… when somebody doesn't understand what I am explaining.

    I NEED… to get some exercise.

    I SHOULD… start to look for a stand for the old TV, since the new TV will arrive in a few days.

    THE LAST THOUGHT YOU GO TO SLEEP WITH IS… praise and thank God for all the blessing in my life.”

    Next to tag is Maan, Jigi, Amy, Roslyn and Mickee

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    Monday, February 25, 2008
    four times four meme

    thanks madame Haydee, for tagging me, this is very interesting! made me thinking! hehhehe :)

    4 Jobs I've Had (the last four ones)
    been an accountant all my life (except for those part-time and summer jobs during college), maybe i'll just state the positions I've held :)
    - Financial Planning Analyst, Aristocrat Technologies, Australia
    - Business Analyst, Nokia Australia
    - Business Analyst, Nokia Philippines
    - AP Accountant, Caltex Shared Services Center, Philippines


    4 Movies Watched Over and Over

    - My Best Friend's Wedding
    - The Wedding Singer
    - Pirates of the Carribean
    - Cars (courtesy of my eldest son)

    4 Shows I watch ( right now... )
    - CSI
    - Grey's Anatomy
    - Dr. House, M.D.
    - American Idol

    4 Favorite Things To Eat
    - Caldereta
    - Lechon Paksiw
    - Pandan Chicken
    - Penang Beef

    4 Places I Would Rather Be (i should say i'd like to visit, because i'm happy to be here or basically anywhere for as long as i'm with the kids and hubby - can't agree more with Haydee!)
    - Maldives
    - Palawan
    - Paris (again)
    - Rome

    4 Things I Look Forward To This Year
    - learning to play the piano
    - Franco's going to the local school
    - an overseas trip (visit the U.S., hopefully!)
    - spring and summer! :)

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