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2015-09-26T17:31:00.000+02:00

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Amazing Walls

2015-06-12T09:46:00.002+02:00

my son Jaki and daughter Zendra
at Montagnana, Padova

Not stones, nor wood, nor the art of artisans make a state;

but where men are, who know how to take care of themselves, these are cities and walls.

-Alcaeus

Foto #73: Test of Time

2013-08-13T19:02:00.000+02:00

Colonne di San Lorenzo, Milan, Italy

The Colonne di San Lorenzo is the best-known Roman ruin in Milan. It is located in front of the Basilica of San Lorenzo. It is a square with a row of columns on either side, which were taken from a temple or public bath house dating from the 2nd century. The columns were moved to their current location sometime in the 4th century. South of the columns, one of the medieval gates of the city is still in place, with Roman marbles in it.
Up until 1935, the space between the church and columns was entirely occupied by old houses abutting onto the façade of the church itself. Indeed, the church complex was fully surrounded by old houses. Despite the plans to conserve this ancient urban fabric, the renovations led to the demolition of the old houses and the isolation of the monument on the front side. Following bombing during World War II, the church complex became isolated also on the rear side, where the fenced Basilicas Park now stands, allowing popular views of the complex and of another church nearby.

Source: Wikipedia

Foto #72: Walk With Love

2013-08-12T16:53:00.000+02:00

The deeply injured knee of mine

The show must go on.

I need to enjoy my travel, even in pain when i walk.

This is the nth time i got deep bruises in the right knee.

Why is it always the right one?

Foto #71: Believe in Yourself

2013-08-11T16:51:00.000+02:00

Venice, Italy

Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Foto #70: Little Things Mean a Lot

2013-08-10T16:49:00.000+02:00

Vatican City Miniature, Bergamo (Italy)

You can always see the greatness, even in the most little things in the world.

Foto #69: That Fast?

2013-08-09T16:36:00.000+02:00

My niece, FAE (my brother's eldest daughter) @ Castello Sforzesco, Milan

When you blog about kids, you will find yourself a little older.

Kids really grew up so fast and you just don't notice it's been a more than decade since you've last seen them playing on their cribs. Fae is my first ever niece. My brother Jun (next to me) married so young. It's really cool though to grow up with your own kids. I can't immagine some parents who got married at the age of 40 and have kids at the age of 45. That's "too old" for me. My niece is just one year older to my eldest son, CJ. 20 more years from now, I guess and i hope, i will read a blog from both of them, writing about their kids too.

I know it will be just a blink of an eye.

Foto #68: Everybody Dreams

2013-08-08T16:33:00.000+02:00

Top view of Lake Como, Brunate

One way or another, our dreams will come true. Yet sometimes, we really need perseverance in order for them to really come true. Dreaming is free, so dream big, It doesn't matter if you aim high and go for it, as long as you don't hurt anybody in the process.

Foto #67: History

2013-08-07T16:26:00.000+02:00

Ruins inside Castello Sforzesco, Milan
15 years ago i have my photo of the same location.
Now it's my daughter's turn.

From high school to college, i have been hearing this phrase during our history subjects. Not all of histories are repeated though. Sometimes, once the mistakes were all learned, it should never be repeated. And the good history can be repeated as long as it acts for a better future.

Foto #66: Wonders

2013-08-06T16:19:00.000+02:00

Observatory Cave @ Montecarlo, Monaco, France

God put us into this world to enable us to share the wonders inside of us. You just have to understand yourself more and serve your real duty on earth.

Foto #65: Beginning & Ending

2013-08-05T16:08:00.000+02:00

Chiesa del Carmine, Milan

So while we are all in IT, we should enjoy the moments between the beginning and its ending.

Foto #64: You Gotta Have Faith

2013-08-04T16:22:00.000+02:00

Oldehove Leaning Tower, Leeuwarden, Netherlands

When we are really down, the first thing to do is look UP and say a prayer!

With God, all things are possible.

Foto #63: Don't Loose Hope

2013-08-03T13:08:00.000+02:00

I was digging old photos to be put on some empty picture frames yesterday and i found this one (foto on the left). Zendra was only 3 months here. If you will really looked into it, her face was so red. Nope, it's not the usual rashes that you get when you're a baby. Z's case is different. It was scattered too in her head and some in arms and legs. Don't ask me how many times i brought her to her pediatrician to be checked-up. We were always once or twice a week at the pediatrician's clinic. Tough! No one yet can't recognize what was on her skin. First they test everything: allergies from herbs, milk, fruits and other baby foods. I got so weak for Zendra having been injected on different parts of her body, including neck to get some good veins. They're all negative. But for precaution, they change her baby milk into a soya milk. Nothing changed. The soya milk changed into rice milk. It doesn't only costs too much, but nothing changed, again. The reddish things with liquid inside return. Strange. All day and night, i put gloves on Z's hands so she will not scratch. Of course, it's itchy and disturbing. she cries all night and we almost have no sleep. i'm starting to loose hope, really.

I brought her to a dermatologist and he gave Z a lot of medicines to take and some creams (again).

I should say, some doctors here were not good enough. They kept on giving trial medicines. But to no effect.

One day, her face become so red and looks like it's burning, i immediately brought her to the hospital for emergency. Finally, the allergologist came to her rescue. She was so nice and calm. She gave me a small cream to put on her face, and after 2 weeks, it's finally healed. She continue to see Zendra for about 2 months and the rashes continue to diminish. The "rashes" though continues to go away and come back. But no more liquids, just looking like a normal rush. I personally changed her milk, from rice milk to normal fresh milk, without consulting anymore her pediatrician. I don't hope anymore that these rashes on her face will ever leave Zendra. She has been through a lot of injections and medications. The chicken pox added pains and itches on her skin when she was 4 months. Poor Z.

Looking at all her videos and photos from the 3rd month to her first birthday, they're not all that well, with all her face so red. But then again, i told myself, "mawawala din 'yan nang kanya."

I just stop the creams and medicines. I got tired of buying...it's costly and useless. I just don't put anything on Z's face. No talc, no soap, no nothing. I just use Oilatum bagno, to wash her face and body.

Hope, hope and hope.

A month after her first birthday, i wake up with a happier face, Zendra's red face is not red anymore. It seems like nothing has happened. Thank God!

With all her sufferings when she was a baby, i guess Zendra got her "sweet revenge"...

That is, being a kid-model now!

Foto #62: Simplicity

2013-08-02T16:05:00.000+02:00

@ Madonna di Cornabusa, Bergamo

I just love this phrase.

Need to say more?

Foto #61: 20 Days to Go

2013-08-01T16:29:00.003+02:00

Welcoming August!

If you have been following my photo blog, you will notice i'm changing frames/borders.

That's what i want. Each month has its own look.

So anyway, today is the first day of August.

20 days from now will mark our 12th wedding anniversary.

I mean 12!!! Really?

@ Ristorante Love, Milan

countdown with me....

Foto #60: You're Unique

2013-07-30T16:01:00.000+02:00

Stones from the seashore of Marina Massa, Tuscany, Italy, that i brought home

Foto #59: Just Throw It

2013-07-29T15:59:00.000+02:00

I have this mannerism not to throw away receipts/tags/letters right away, and without noticing, it accumulates all the drawers in the house. I always tell myself to relist/recopy the items' prices, to know where the budget goes. Hub said, "what's the point of keeping those receipts. We got the bank's copy." Good point.

Foto #58: Be Always Thankful

2013-07-28T15:51:00.000+02:00

Inside the miniature of Duomo di Milano @ Melide, Switzerland

Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough. (Ophrah)

Foto #57: I Love CJ

2013-07-27T21:24:00.000+02:00

He was born barely 1.750 kilos, premature and got a urinary infection. For the first time, he made me a mom. Life just taught me a lot after his birth. He didn't grew up with me, but as much as i could i find time to be "with him". Thanks to the techie stuffs now, facebook is the number one way for me and my son CJ to communicate. Feels just like he's just beside me. He's 18 now and studying what he really wants. He failed me in some ways, but i hope he's taking all his time to make it all up to me. He's my son, i will always be there no matter what.

Foto #56: Friendship is Like a Thief

2013-07-26T15:21:00.000+02:00

Freesia & Zendra @ Giardini Pubblici di porta Venezia, Milano

Friendship is like a thief. It just comes without a warning.

Kids i guess easily find friends without that big effort.

The story of Zendra and her new friend, Freesia, started during one of our trips. We went to Verona, Italy and there she is, always want to be near Zendra. She was a friendly one who didn't hesitate to come with us while we are having our pictures. And that was it, i found not only one friend, but two: Freesia's parents, Ivy & Frei.

Lucky us!

Foto #55: Man on Wheels

2013-07-25T15:14:00.000+02:00

My hub and our little Z @ Esselunga Supermarket

I always find a man going out with his daughter so sexy. I don't know why, but i did. It's always my duty to know more of the needs for the house, and yes i make my list. Only that i always forgot my list at home, or i might bring it, yet forgot to buy the ones listed, and bought the ones not on that list. Just how many of you arrived at home and will say, "Oh, i forgot the eggs, or oil, or something!" And yet, it's on your list. Funny, it's turning to be a habit for me. So, when my hub got some time to go with me in a grocery, i always tell him to remind me of the list.

And i don't understand why men keep on passing through the liquor section, checking out the price or something. In the end, picking up a champaigne or a beer. Well, at least, my hub got his "domestic side". He ends up buying plants! (obviously, not on my list). =)

I'm not an expert in "husband psychology", but i think the very thing to consider before asking your husband to do the grocery (alone) is to never send him with a long list without specified brands/names. Chances are, he'll end up calling you every now and then. Sometimes you'll end up saying, "leave it honey, i will buy those later if you can't find them."

Foto #54: Breather

2013-07-24T14:57:00.000+02:00

Marina di Massa, Toscana

Everyone needs a break! That's true. After almost 10 months of cold and snow, a beach break is all we needed. Sun visors, sand and ice cream. That's all you'll ever need. =)

Foto #53: Sweet

2013-07-23T14:53:00.000+02:00

Taken in front of Bachmann's @ Luzern, Switzerland

The store gate itself got gigantic macaroons and when you come inside Confiserie Bachmann's store, you will find all the sweets in the world. They got different types of chocolates, made from different sizes, shapes and flavors. There's also a corner where you can just help yourself pack and weigh them in order to get its price. But, of course, don't expect the chocolates to be cheap (just because it's all made in Switzerland. Bring enough money or you might find yourself, just drooling around and having a watery mouth. =)

Foto #52: Hub's Baby

2013-07-22T12:49:00.000+02:00

I have been a struggling "gardener" lately, buying flowers and keeping them alive. Hub got him a plant too. "Mas matagal itong mamatay at madaling i-maintain." He used to pick up lavenders on sidewalks and put it in the vase too. "Para mabango", he said.

Peg kung peg!

Foto #51: Godsend

2013-07-21T12:40:00.000+02:00

Sometimes, the thing that you least expected, least thought of and least remembered, just popped out at the very right time. I found this envelop inside my folders of receipts and documents.

Happiness!