We were on our way to the car park yesterday when I saw dried leaves sprawled all over the street. Much to my excitement, I haphazardly took this photo hence the blur.

I am excited about our first Fall experience. It seems as though the change in season brings us new and exciting things to look forward to. I would soon hunt for those beautiful autumn leaves, their color changing from red, orange, yellow, brown or even purple! I should have my camera with me all the time when I go out now.

And while others are getting ready for summer, here we are gearing up for cooler, breezier months!

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Atlantic City, 2005

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Got this tag from Dang. Thanks, girl!

1. While I can’t clean the whole apartment everyday, I make sure that no space in the apartment gets filthy for so long. Who likes to live with filth anyway!

2. I must wear color/shade coordinated clothes, belt and shoes.

3. I am my worst critic.

4. I have CTS.

5. I have long and curvy fingers. The curves are from years of cracking my knuckles. Yikes.

6. I am a Jane of many trades and a master of none. Some people are just like that.

Can’t decide on who to tag next, so I tag any one who likes to join in!

To celebrate Easter, the family spent the weekend in Canberra, a 2 1/2 hour drive from Sydney. There’s not a lot of places to see and things to do there, considering how small the Capital is in terms of population and developments. But the flipside of it is that we were able to tour all the key places such as the Australian War Memorial Museum.

The motorcycle in photo caught my interest because I wasn’t aware that Harley Davidson existed over a hundred years ago! (pardon my ignorance) I only heard about the popularity of this bike through my father who is into motorcycles and cars. No wonder their models are so expensive and that the name Harley has been made synonymous to “Greatness”.

This particular model, however, was used during the Australian war in 1942 thereby gaining the title, “The Bike That Won The War.”

Happy Easter Monday and Happy WS, too!

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San Diego USA, 2004

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I wish I can sum up my entry in 1 snapshot, hope this is valid.

Amelie attended her 1st birthday party here in Sydney. It’s Bella’s 1st birthday, the little girl from church. Little Dynamo’s a huge indoor playground that is situated in the city. Bella’s mom and dad had the place reserved from 530 - 8pm and all the kids were soaked in sweat from having too much fun on the playground!

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Credit: Paper used is from Dots & Daisies Kit by Heather Ann Designs.

I’ve been ignoring past tags to my blog because of pure laziness. Now that I’ve started it, I think I’m going to love this! Thanks Em and Meeya for the tag, which was started by Mitch of When Silence Speaks.

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: Fresh from the clean-up!

Day 2: Near my bedside

Day 3: In deep thought

Now

@ Sydney Opera House

@ the Apartment Building

@ Home

Where did the time go?

I am tagging Ethan’s mommy Mich, Mina’s mommy Tin and Soox!

Tagged by Mama Mee. [Ayan, dahil labs kita. ]

1. We are where He wants us to be. We have lived a full 6-7 years in Singapore and it was time to move on. I am glad we heeded His call.

2. Our new church. Back in Singapore, R and I did a lot of church hopping, which was tiring to say the least. Thankfully here in Sydney, we never had to. We felt at home in the first church we attended to. Would you believe that we later on found out that the pastor’s wife is a distant relative of my uncle? And that two of my church mates back in the Philippines are the pastor’s wife’s nieces? Small world.

3. Financial, material provisions. Even if we’re on single income now, we have enough to sustain our daily living, to spend for occasional recreational activities, to share with friends and family and still able to save.

4. Health. Aside from minor health issues, overall, the family’s in good shape.

5. Relationship with my family. My husband and daughter are my anchors. They keep me afloat, focused and content. Losing the career I once had (the very thing I thought gave me security) liberated me. Money, promotion or recognition – they are nothing but my family is everything.

Same with my bigger family back home. I am glad that my parents instilled the value of being close with my siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles. I wish to do the same with my daughter.

6. Relationship with friends. Knowing that there are people who love and care for me like family is a big blessing. I may not have a girl best friend but having my close friends around and blogger friends across the miles make me really happy.

7. The Internet. I can’t imagine living day to day without the internet. It’s like losing a friend to be honest. I surf for recipes, do research on my baby’s development, I do my hobbies and much more with the help of the internet.

8. My gadgets – laftafs and cameras. I know it sounds materialistic but I’m glad I’ve invested in them. I take care of them like my pets.
I am tagging Leah, Jojo, Cata, Dang and Jolana

Credits: Embellishments by Amy Teets of Scrapix-Design. Papers by Gina Miller of Digichick. Ribbon by Heather Melzer of Heather Ann Designs.

This is my first time to join the Weekend Snapshot Challenge. I very much want to learn to take better photos and be inspired by the guys who join in. So here goes:

Over the weekend, the family went for yet another impromptu visit to the city. It was my first time to see the city packed with so many people! The weather was great that day and we went in and around The Sydney Opera House and the Royal Botanical Garden. We went home so tired from walking that we called it a night at 9pm. He he.

My husband and I climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge five years ago. It was a great feat for me especially for someone who is afraid of heights! I don’t think I can do that again though. He he.