La Vie en Rose

PADRE PIO PLACES: Exploring San Giovanni Rotondo

monette — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:15:00 +0000

Interesting places to visit on your pilgrimage tour to San Giovanni Rotondo, otherwise known as Padre Pio's mountain.

Italy: Planning Your Trip to Padre Pio’s Mountain

monette — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:21:11 +0000

I am writing this post to share with all of you who want to go to San Giovanni Rotondo to visit Padre Pio on your own, without having to sign up for a whole pilgrimage tour across Europe.

Philippines: Padre Pio Church in Libis, Quezon City

monette — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:50:53 +0000

The Padre Pio Church in Libis is not just a place of worship, but a place where one can commune with his soul and with his God. For directions going to this church, please click here.

Italy: The Padre Pio I Know

monette — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 07:11:44 +0000

This blog post is actually about the circumstances behind my trip to San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy. I took this trip to fulfill a promise I have made to the dear Padre after an almost impossible prayer has been granted through his intercession.

Baby Names

monette — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:38:52 +0000

Since I blogged about the names I thought for the little cherry that’s growing in my tummy, I have received countless inquiries on where I got those names. I didn’t know that people would actually be interested…hehe. You people are incredible! I love you! Ok…let me see. How did I ever come up with those names? The [...]

Fireworks Display at the Eiffel Tower!

monette — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 23:00:20 +0000

Video of the fireworks display at the Eiffel Tower -- July 14, 2009.

Insomnia Makes Me Reminisce

monette — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:51:39 +0000

I write this post with fondness for years gone by. :) Whenever I cannot sleep, which is more usual nowadays due to what they call “pregnancy insomnia”, I will myself to think of happy thoughts. And tonight, for some strange reason, I remember watching The Sound of Music over and over again with my cousins — [...]

A New Chapter Begins

monette — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:37:57 +0000

Today, of all days, is the best time to blog. Why? Because my “all-day sickness” has temporarily left me. It must be the baby back ribs I ate for dinner. :) Oh let me share the good news: I AM PREGNANT! — for real! My family and friends can’t believe it, and neither can I at [...]

Street Dancing in Paris

monette — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:33:05 +0000

Street dancing along Champs Elysées!

Learning French My Own Way

monette — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:02:11 +0000

A sharing of how I learned to speak the French language.

Blueberry Confessions

monette — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:12:24 +0000

Paul Patisserie -- an exceptional patisserie in Paris.

Green Star Juicer

monette — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 10:57:27 +0000

The second-best juicer for cancer patients and raw-food enthusiasts.

Miraculous Medal

monette — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:05:59 +0000

Stories and pictures of my tour at the Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in Paris.

Easter Bunny Overdose

monette — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:06:13 +0000

Lindt's Easter Bunnies for 2009

Love, Love, Love, Love…Crazy Love

monette — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:27:18 +0000

I grew up with the Gboys as my extended family. These crazy guys from Ateneo are like brothers to my husband, and so they are family to me as well. They spent four eventful years in high school together…so you can just imagine the bond and the love they have for each other. Eventually, a [...]

Where to Stay in Paris

monette — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:07:44 +0000

Three best Paris apartment rental choices!

And We Meet Again

monette — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 03:39:18 +0000

I stared at the little pizza on my hand with disbelief. This was the same pizza flavor I ate some eons ago before boarding the same KLM flight en route to Amsterdam, and then to Paris. Some things never change. I took a second bite and it finally sank in — I’m staying in Paris [...]

DFA: Philippine Passport

monette — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:18:17 +0000

Valuable tips for braving DFA's Philippine Passport Application, Renewal, and Replacement

Recipe: Pesto pasta Alla Genovese

monette — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:13:38 +0000

A quick recipe on preparing your very own pesto pasta alla genovese...just like in Cibo.

Recipe: Vegetable Tempura

monette — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:49:04 +0000

Learn how to cook vegetable tempura and tempura sauce.