mrsmarikit | Heart Captures

Feb

16

Instagr.am Love – Week 6

This blog category is moving in snail’s pace. I found it so troublesome to sort photos on the iPhone because you can’t tell right away which ones were taken using Instagr.am (IG). Gah! So after downloading on my Mac, I painstakingly went through each one and picked out the IG photos I haven’t uploaded yet. So, here they are. My 2nd to the last installment of our Manila Holiday photos. Whew!

Playtime at Power Plant Mall, Rockwell:

My kids will never get tired of play areas like these.

Oh, how we miss Ate J. She helped us a lot during our holiday.

Sy was so scared of the car rides. He’s hanging on for dear life!

Happy girl!

Lunch at Cafe Juanita with my charms and mother-in-law:

The beef mechado was good but the sinigang na corned beef was nothing close to Sentro’s version.

But this dessert I love!

My charms in the Bellagio pool.

Had a massage treat from my mother-in-law.

Last Day at Filinvest, Alabang:

Default pose with Jollibee.

Amelie enjoyed her quick trip to the salon.

The kids rode this carousel a gazillion times already. Hee.

The mall was gearing-up for the Chinese New Year.

Clark, Pampanga trip with my fam-bam:

You can’t tell from the facade of the building how cozy the restaurant is on the inside. – @C Italian Dining.

Lounging while the staff were working on our orders.

Bellissimo!

The food’s great and so was the bill. Ha ha.

C Resto had a lot of popular patrons. This one was written by Jimmy Santos, TV Host.

Solid! Hee.

Found this the daintiest of them all!

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Feb

14

Heart’s Day 2012

Family / Instagr.am Love / Life in Australia / PP: PS CS 5

We had our family dinner out at Phoenix (again) last Sunday. The major reasons why we dined out was 1) I was unwell that weekend and didn’t want to cook and 2) We celebrated a big milestone in our little family’s life (blog entry to follow ). So we thought that it’s fitting to make it our V-Day dinner, too. Hee.

The hubby made my day with the pretty red rose and a box of yummy cupcakes he brought home today.

The kids enjoyed these goodies, too!

Amelie made this flowery Valentine’s Day card for her Daddy.

The best Valentine’s gift!

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Feb

13

Protected: Our Valentine’s Surprise

Family / Life in the Philippines

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Feb

06

A Sentimental Note

iPhone / Life in Australia / Love Notes to Amelie / Love Notes to Isaiah / PP: PS CS 5

This morning, I went home to an empty house. I drove my daughter to school, she’s on her 2nd week in Kindergarten and then my son to his 1st day at day care.

Despite the heaps of chores I have to do, here I am all weepy and feeling like something is amiss. This separation anxiety is surely getting the best of me. But I have to trust that even without me, my kids will thrive. They will discover new and exciting things in this world that they will not learn being with me everyday, in our little sheltered environment. And that as they grow and mature, all these worry and sadness will fade away.

But for now, I’ll just sulk a bit more in this misery of missing my kids. Missing their laughter, cries and endless chatter that make this house a home.

These were taken during the holidays. School started in January 30 here in Sydney. See here how the playroom gets (and stays) messy day to day.

My kids love playing with playdough.

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Feb

03

Bangus (Milkfish) Fix

Family / iPhone / Life in the Philippines / PP: PS CS 5

My sister treated us to Bangus Restaurant, Mall of Asia branch last December. I heart their sinigang bangus belly to bits! Now, I’m craving. ((Sniff)) Nonetheless, Happy Saturday!

My sister-in-law, J and daughter, LA.

With my princess…

..and my prince.

Dessert at the Creamery.

More poses.

With my sis, C.

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Jan

29

Something’s Brewing

Canon 5D MII / Family / Marikit Speaks

There is something about the number “3″ that makes it special for me and my family. Because hubby and I got married in 2003, we had our first child in 2006, our second child in 2009 and now that we’re in the year 2012, we have this new project, our new “baby”.

Anyway, excitement mounts over this latest and greatest adventure. It is so huge that it made my tummy do somersaults as we went through the early stages. My hubby is equally excited and is so looking forward to see the outcome.

A huge blessing this will be. More updates soon!

Photo taken at Sonya’s Tagaytay. (Jan 2012)

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Jan

27

Pinterest is Addicting

Marikit Speaks

I opened a Pinterest account a few months ago but never got to start using it until yesterday. And I am hooked! My favorite board to date is Home Ideas. I think I’m going to spend a fair bit of my down time pinning ideas for our future home. Yihee!

Isn’t it cute how members are called ‘Pinners’? Happy Friday!

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Jan

26

My One Word for 2012

Canon 5D MII / Family / Life in Australia / Marikit Speaks / PP: PS CS 5

Last December, I thought of starting the New Year with One Word. It is a word that I’d live by, remind myself of often and be happy about just pondering. My one word for 2012 is FREEDOM. Last year has been a tough yet rewarding year in so many aspects in my life. I will never ever forget 2011 and how it had made me a better person. At least that’s how I see myself now.

Why freedom? I have read in one of my favourite author Barry Neil Kaufman’s writings that “we are born with many beliefs”. That as we grow older, these beliefs, wrong or right, form part of who we are and determine how we will live our lives. For example, growing up in a province in the Philippines and having a very simple mother and a very strict father, I believed that I should dress up and present myself a certain way. A way that will never hurt my parents’ ideal image of me. Hence, I never wore nail polish. The first time I did, as far as I can remember was during my wedding. I was already two weeks short of turning 30 years old then! But last year, I broke away from this belief. I painted my toenails red. It felt good. During our Christmas vacation in the Philippines, I had my fingernails painted red, too. Oh, sweet freedom! It was like I had set myself free from my own judgments. Judgments that have put lids in all of what I wanted to do in life.

It does not stop there. I have been “unearthing” these beliefs in me and slowly but surely changing my perspective and totally turning my back from them. So long as these newly-formed beliefs do not go against my faith in God, they don’t hurt the people around me and they make me happy, I’m totally there.

How about you? What is your One Word?

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Jan

26

Instagr.am Love – Week 5

Family / Instagr.am Love / iPhone / Life in the Philippines / PP: PS CS 5

It makes me feel a bit homesick looking at these photos taken last Christmas. ((sad face))

Taken at Power Plant Mall, Rockwell.

At Toys R’ Us at the same mall. Love, love my little boy’s smile here.

The dynamic duo.

Had dinner here at the Ayala Triange branch.

While waiting for the light show to start.

Watched this the 2nd time.

All sweaty and tired but happy to have seen this attraction the second time around.

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Jan

26

Instagr.am Love – Week 4

Family / Instagr.am Love / iPhone / Life in the Philippines / PP: PS CS 5

My husband and I agree that our last Christmas vacation is by far the best we’ve ever had. This only made us look forward to our next planned trip back to Manila, God willing. Here are a few more catch-up photos from my iPhone.