ruby's rocks

i'm helping my friend ruby (aka alex) sell her one-of-a-kind goodies.
if you are interested to see more of her resplendent work of art, her multiply site is http://rubyrocks.multiply.com/
she accepts made-to-order requests as well.

her quality rocks (beads)

sold in single designs

watches, bangles, bracelets

vintage glasses

post-holiday starry starry city

january 10, 2009
the whole family went to the star city after the holidays. we waited for holiday fever to wean down for a more subtle crowd at the star city. we won't be able to withstand the plethora of people (as seen on tv), not to mention the kids getting squashed!, if we did go there during the holidays.
picking january 10 was just perfect. the theme park was still fairly crowded, a max of 30mins to wait in line for a ride still was normal.
there are several new amusement rides & game booths & frankly, i think star city's growing more modern (& safer hopefully) every year which is cool.
after paying tickets for everybody, my daughter couldn't hold her excitement she grabbed every toy she saw at the shopping stalls & played for several minutes, probably unaware of what really was in store for her at the star city. when we went inside the main of the carnival, she got all the more delighted.

at a stuffed toy stall near the entrance; my mom & niece pat

ate anna, sam, nik & trish lined up for the snow white train ride; aj & nik

lined up for the octopus ride; tylord & rayne

w/ trish; nik

ian & sam after a horror ride; trish, ian & sam braved this swing ride

cousins

cousins at the peter pan ride

for a ride-all-you-can ticket pass, one can use about a minimum of 5 rides if you start late in the afternoon due to the long lines. it was perfectly fine since the kids got tired easily due to the walking & waiting. we got home after midnight.

my worlde part 2

25 random things...

i posted this at my facebook. wanna share it here too...so here i am *:)

(in no particular order)

25. i've always dreamt of having my own band. playin' guitars or doing vocals.
24. i played in a band once in a school after college
23. i joined a sorority back in college, now an alumni, still have strong connections w/ the elders & college residents
22. i am antsy to buy the nokia 5800 express music as soon as it becomes available!
21. i've been to singapore, hongkong & the united states
20. i got addicted to final fantasy X i played it over & over & over again on ps2!
19. i have a tattoo on my lower back, a cross, got it when i was a freshman at college
18. i want another tattoo, at my heel or near my ankle bone
17. i used to be the best counterstrike girl player at my old job's online gaming server
16. i don't drive like a girl
15. not txting back ticks me off big time
14. i made my grade school mates believe i saw the care bears in real life hahaha!
13. this is the day i met him so you'll see this number in my email address, pin codes etc..
12. i have 5 best friends..i wonder who wins if there'd be 'who's the bestest bestfriend?' challenge ehehe
11. i hate losing..not in sports though..i'd give that away haha
10. i rock at guitar hero
9. i'd rather eat galunggong w/ kamatis than any steaks from outback resto
8. i've fooled alot of men w/ my age. some would ask which school i go & most guessed i'm 23 years old. nice!
7. i don't like sharing my food haha
6. i love dogs! now i've grown to love our persian cat whisky
5. kabab w/ ox brain is the best!
4. men are ridiculously needy
3. i'll have curls this month
2. i need to stop smoking
1. my daughter is my battery...she keeps me goin' & goin' & goin'...

drunk on whisky

the title must've caught your undivided attention...teehee...
i'd like to introduce you to our new family member whisky.

he's a year old pure white traditional persian cat whom i recently acquired from a very amiable stranger i met through the local buy & sell pages in the internet. he was desperately seeking for a buyer for whisky (he named him cloud; we changed it to whisky) for reasons like he has too many pets to begin with, his house is getting too crowded (he's selling reptiles, birds & dogs as well) & his other cat, a himalayan, is about to give birth.

whisky's the 2nd cat i checked out. almost bought the first if only wasn't the owner too honest to tell me that his cat is very aggressive towards male cats & has actually killed about 5 in the neighborhood. kamusta naman ang pagbenta mo iho diba? hehe...but i am glad he told me or else i have had buried a number of male cats at our backyard already right?? haha

seriously, rye & i had to think of our daughter. if rayne gets too excited & accidentally hurt the cat...i don't want to even write what happens next...so i had to scratch that & move forward & look for another.

then i found him.

i never knew how easy it was to care for a cat. he is litter trained so i got him his own litter box before i brought him home. i'd just scoop his dung & piss (molds w/ the litter & basically turns as hard as stone) from his litter box. he eats cat food & we bathe him once in 2 weeks since he doesn't get dirty at all. & that's it! way too easy! finally i found a pet that does not get on my mom's nerves hehe.

and my nieces instantly loved him.

ark avilon zoo

january 18, 2009

rayne just turned 3yo & has grown to be extremely curious about her surroundings. in every conversation, & i mean any, she has become very inquisitive...always asks the question 'why?' & she'd intently listen to our reply...& guess what she'd say after? another 'why?'! & that would go on & on & on until she gets satisfied hahaha! i do the same thing to her too & she'd just answer 'because'! not fair hehehe.

last weekened, we brought our daughter to the mini-version of the montalban, rizal's avilon zoo at pasig (near tiendesitas). at this age, she can recognize & name most animals. when we got to the zoo, she quickly & excitedly pulled us & pointed at the animals as we approach them & named them one by one.

rayna had so much fun specially when she fed the rabbits, chickens, guinea pigs & gold fishes.

the parents had fun too!

feeding time at a makeshift barn

mommy & the owl

humongous turtles & the owl

some of the animals are not caged! guests can touch & interact w/ the animals

the ark avilon zoo is the ideal place to teach your toddlers how to care, feed & interact w/ animals. entrance cost: P200. not bad diba?