Simbang Gabi.....

Simbang gabi is one Christmas tradition I look forward to each year. I like seeing the people rushing to church. Love the bibingka and puto-bumbong stands outside church, pandesal in the morning, plus a variety of fruits near the entrance gate of my village. There's a lot of goodies to choose from.

Honestly, I don't like waking up at three in the morning to catch the 4am mass. However, this year, my work allows me to attend mass at 4am. happy..... The first three days, Necy (our helper) and I attended mass at 4am. However, on the 4th day, I decided to attend the 8pm mass. Since it's a Saturday, I would like to give Necy longer time to rest ^^.

On the first night of Simbang Gabi, I saw a shooting star.. It was a beautiful sight. Now, it's the fifth night already... time flies...Christmas is really near.. Yey! Happy! There's a lot of things to look forward to this Christmas...

I took a picture of the star lanterns, each one represents a day ^^

 

I wanted to take pictures of the choir and the 'belen', but I'm shy... there were too many people ^_^ Next time, i'll try to get snapshots.

Meeting....or Eating?

My team had a meeting last Thursday.. it so happened that we were also famished, so my superior suggested that we have a 'dinner' meeting. Good idea! We headed off to Racks in El Pueblo. Actually, we thought of going to Shakey's but changed our minds when we saw Racks ^^

 

 I got the classic pork with mac & cheese... very unhealthy :)

When we got there, few people were dining, some also in a meeting of different kinds; business, reunion or what have you. Luckily, we were able to finish ours before the place got jam packed and noisy.

Cafe Breton

Last Wednesday, I had to do errands with my sister. Before going home, we decided to have dinner in one of our favorite restaurants... Cafe Breton. I like this place not only because of the wonderful crepes, but also because it's a spot where normal mealtimes can extend to long hours of conversation and bonding with friends and family.  The interior is simply warm, pleasant and comfortable. The music complements the mood of the place as well. When we were there..they were playing Christmas ballads, and my sister and I couldn't help but look forward to our holiday celebration.

When I crave for crepes... I hit this place

Deja Vu - one of the best selling desserts... sinful, i know :) On top of the crepes, we also had Breton Mozarella Burger...

 

Dinner's on my sister, coffee should've been mine, but we were too full, so we agreed to leave it for next time.

Declaration of Love

I'm in love with my bestfriend --> Czarina. She's my aikane.

I'm not a lesbian.. I just want to express how much I love her. We've been bestfriends for 10 years... and we've spent more than half of those years on opposite sides of the globe. Still, I wouldn't be where I am now if it weren't for her. She keeps me sane and grounded.

Today's advice is:

"Make sure you've resolved your issues. May it be family, friends or love life. Make sure you have nothing else to regret, no ifs nor buts. Then, wherever you go, everything will be great"

Keeping Promises....

Promises are made to be broken.....

When someone promises something, I just nod my head and forget about it. In reality, 9 out of 10 promises made are broken. Whether intentional or not, the end result is always a forgotten vow. So, to avoid  negative feelings about it, I just let go. I believe that the more I understand and accept that promises are, indeed, made to be broken, the more I appreciate those that are kept and the people who made them.

**Thank you for keeping yours....