8 Things Tag

Thank you so much Vicky for this tag. I was having fun doing it. And here is my 8 things list:
8 Things I'm Looking Forward To:
-our next camping trip to Ocean Beach
-go fishing with my family
-a boating day out with my family
-hubby's birthday sometime next month
- arrival of my sister's from the Phils ( we miss them so much)
-David's 6th birthday (no plans yet. i have to remind hubby about this)
-friend's visit sometime next month
-Dorothy's upcoming district cross country race
8 Things I Did Yesterday

-did the washing
-cleaned the house
-cooked hubby's vegetables soup
-took the kids to school
-picked up the kids from school
-read my new recipe book (to check out a recipe to try this coming weekend)
-went to the shop and bought things i urgently needed
-packed a package to be sent to the Phils.
8 Things I Wish I Could Do

- bake a yummy chocolate mud cake
-travel around the world with my family
-make everyone happy
-play a keyboard
-exercise everyday ( I am lazy to do it especially it is getting cold here now)
-visit my family in the Phils more often
- sing
-sleep early before 10:00 pm
8 Shows I Watch

- 7 News

- Better Homes and Garden
-Ellen DeGeneres show
-City Homicide
-Border Security
-Funniest Video
-Sydney Weekender
-Huey's Cooking Adventure
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Our Cross Country Runners

(Dorothy and David)

At their Hughes house team while waiting for their respective races.

It was David's turn first to run being a kindergarten. They ran 1 km around the school back playground.It was his first race and he ran with all his best along with the other kindergarten boys. It was not a bad finish after all for he came out 6th place. Everyone made it to the finish line with no drop outs which was great.

While Dorothy on the other hand, ran about 3 km in the 11 yr old girls. Luckily, she came out 1st place and will definitely be representing the school for the District Cross Country sometime next week. She is so happy of her performance this year. Much better as compared to last year though, for she was just in the 3rd place. Her second time in a row to represent the school again for the District Cross Country. Good luck to the school runners team for this coming big event !

My Mum's Day

Usually my Mother's Day is a day of surprises, excitements and be with my family. Gifts that come from the heart and the home/school made cards are my best gifts ever every Mother's Day.
My kids were getting excited too and cannot wait for the day to come. They'd been hiding the gifts they bought from school a few days before the day came and forbade me to enter their rooms..hehehe..I think that it would also serve right as I didn't like to be able to see what they had in store for me. They slept early that night so they can get up earlier before me . When morning came and with hubby's supervision, Dorothy made my breakfast and arranged the table with all their gifts around my breakfast. This is always her designated task every Mother's Day to be in charge of the breakfast table. I wasn't actually sleeping at that time but pretending to be asleep and listening to the clattering from the kitchen. I think that was because of my excitement building up inside me that's why I cant anymore drift back to my dreamland the first time I opened my eyes.
After a time, the door of our bedroom suddenly opened with David first in the queue to greet me, then followed by Dorothy and hubby. Dorothy and David jumped on the bed to be with me and gave me big cuddles and kisses. Then they asked if I am ready to come out from the bedroom and see what they had in store for me. I was having teary eyes to see my breakfast was all surrounded with their gifts. Dorothy bought me a scented candle, card and 2 packs facial tissue while David gave me a fancy pen, cute teddy bear and a card. Hubby gave me a recipe book which I actually need for my slow cooker. Thanks for all the gifts ! I love everything you guys gave and prepared for me for the day. It's another memories to remember and cherish in my entire life.

Then, as part of the celebration, we had lunch in one of the local clubs here, Penrith Panthers. I devoured again my favourite seafood platter as well as hubby while the kids had salad, fish and chips. I was a bit famish when we arrived there so I eat what my stomach could fit in ..hehehe

Sunset

Just another addition to my sunset collection:

On April 29, 2009

a wide angle sunset on april 14, 2009

Over The Top Award

It is such an honor again to receive another award from DavidFunk. I have been getting awards from him and I am so glad he always include me in the list . Thank you so much for this award, my dear friend. Even though, I am not really sure whether I deserve this award but I really appreciate it. And guys, please check DavidFunk out. His blog is always worth a visit.
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Each recipient of the award will acknowledge the person who honored them with the award and then go to http://overthetopaprons.blogspot.com to copy/paste the award : Your Blog is Over The Top. (located on the right sidebar, scroll down).

Now, I am passing this wonderful award to all who are in my linked list. Please do grab this award if you can get a chance. Have fun blogging..

Chrysanthemums for Mother's Day!

While me and hubby visited a nursery garden nearby, the flowers caught my attention. Lucky me, I had my camera in my bag so it gave me a good opportunity to take some photos to share with you while hubby was busy looking for a particular thing.

Chrysanthemums are loved all over the world and popularly called "Mums " . They come in different colors, pattern and sizes. They naturally in season here in Autumn and make a perfect gift for Mother's day. Giving a bunch of chrysanthemum to Mums is a tradition here carried by many generations. It's quite cheap and abundant this time.

To all MUMS and MUMS TO BE, Happy Mother's Day!!!!!

Puto Cheese

I've been wanting to try to make puto cheese. A friend of mine in our neighborhood always makes puto cheese and never forget to share some with us. Since the kids as well as hubby are loving it, I decided to give it a try. My first attempt after such a long time of wanting to make one. I was glad that I was able to squeeze in a bit of time making it during school holidays despite of the kids bugging me around.I used puto pans which were sent by my sister from the Phils long time ago and never been used. I just stocked it up in our cabinet and totally forgotten it until this time that I got the nerves to try to make puto cheese . It comes pretty handy with heaps of greaseproof paper cases to line with the pans as well which is more easier for me and save a lot of time. I ended up making puto with cheese and without cheese. The kids and hubby love both.

Blogger Buddy Award

First and foremost, I would like to thank again my dearest friend,DavidFunk for sharing me this wonderful award. Even if I am not really sure if I deserve this award but honestly I feel honored again. He is one of the nicest and sweetest friends I have met here. Thank you so much once again, my dear friend, David.

Now, I am passing this wonderful award to all my friends in my list who dont have this award yet. Have fun blogging.

Writing on the Sand

I just saw him the moment he started to jot down his name on the sand with a piece of stick. He wrote it very carefully and neatly aiming to be perfect with full concentration all throughout until he finished it. It amazed me that even on the sand he still writes beautifully. Writing is apparent as one of his favourite things to do aside from drawing.
Before he started kindergarten , he just had a scribble-like handwriting that you cannot even hardly read. But with constant practice and with determination each night, he got it right, writing neatly and beautifully.

Six Unimportant Things That Makes Me Happy

Thank you so much to my dearest friends,tammy and Dhemz for sharing me this tag. This tag is all about those things that are not really important yet for some reasons, they bring happiness into our everyday lives that spending money for them is not a waste for they make us happy. So here are my list of 6 unimportant things:

1. Scented Candles : I always love scented candles and cant help myself to have one burning as if there is nothing more relaxing and soothing. I am always drawn to the shops that sell them and can't help myself but to buy sometimes the scents that I love most. My favourites are lavender, frangipani and musk.

2. Old Books- Oh.. I don't know what i have been up to. I just love to collect and collect but never read them. You can tell by the look of it that they are quite old. A choice of mystery, adventure and romance are all in there. I got them from garage sales and from friends. I have them stocked in one of our cabinets. Sometimes I come to the point of wanting to throw them away so I can use the cabinet for some other things but never done it.

3. Vases and plant pots- Another thing what I am crazy about of less important is collecting plant pots and vases. Again, you can tell by the look of it that those are inexpensive and not grand but in good quality. I have them for years now. I got them from "hunting treasure" around here too. I still got few that I didn't include in the picture taking because they are in use at the moment.

4. Pocket Notebooks - These are the latest addition to my collection I bought since the start of the year. hehehe..I have a couple that I carried everyday if in case I need it. Everytime i go to Office Works shop, I never forget to buy one for me. 5. Mugs- If ever I can get a chance and have a bit of extra money, this is one of the things that comes to my mind. The one in the picture is the latest addition to my collection. I just stock them in the cabinet and use them if I need to. Sometimes, if friends are coming over for a cuppa and if I feel I'd like to use something for a change, I just select from my collection.

6. Succulent Plants - I cant never take off my eyes of them and can't stop myself collecting them either. They are truly a beauty . They are versatile type that can grow very well to any weather conditions, soil type, indoor and outdoor. They dont need too much care and attention and easy to grow so it suits very well to my lifestyle. I have quite a collection. I love their colors and shapes not to mention their interesting flowers. The pictures below are just some of my favourites among my collection