inspiration

In every thing we do, somehow there's always someone or something that inspires us. I've been into writing blogs already but not religiously. I find it actually fun, it feels like talking to someone out there, expressing your thoughts freely.But seeing 'te Blessie's blog (www.blessiesanctuary.blogspot.com)made me enthused to do more. She's my inspiration. I admire how she can express spur of the moments thoughts and ideas without hesitation. Reading back my old entries made me realize that there are lots of things that are happening to us that we might felt so mundane, but then if we try to look back on things, these are actually  important occasions that has material effect to what we are and what we have now.

Blogging really has touch many lives. Where ordinary person like me can express thoughts to the world. We all have heroes, and in blogging  I should say, 'te Bless is mine.=)

Lollihop

We're so lucky in the Philippines because we always have sunshine the whole year. Kids can always play outdoor. Summer time here is the best time for us to do that. The sun sets at around 9-10 in the evening. But during cold and rainy season, that is to no avail. Indoor playground is a hit at these times. Lollihop, an indoor playground which is around 15-20 minutes drive from our place is the place to go for active kids, i should say. I remember the first time we brought Johann to the place, he was still very small and cannot even climbed the stairs. But now..oh no!! he can even climb to the highest. I've got pics here for you to see.

This was taken last easter monday. We were supposed to go to Munich Zoo because Johann is so fascinated with animals lately and the weather is so lovely. When we were there, it was horribly full. All car parks were full, the lines going to the Zoo was overly long. So my hubby decided to go there which is around 10 km from the zoo, and if you're avoiding the crowd and the sun is brightly shining indoor is the place to go. I was a bit disappointed but definitely we had fun. Seeing the joy in my little angel's eyes is enough reason for me to have fun.=)

no time to cook?

I was totally lazy last monday and I want to eat something light and easy to prepare. I looked into the cupboard and there I remember we bought basil pesto last Saturday. I checked the canned goods and I saw tuna, so I say to myself..perfect! I can have tuna pasta with pesto. Nothing is complicated, I just cooked the 250 g. pasta according to the package instruction.

for the sauce:

olive oil

garlic

1 can tuna

150 g basil pesto

salt

Pour the olive oil in a skillet, add the garlic, tuna, basil pesto and season with salt. Then just mix the cooked pasta.

there we already have a tuna pasta with pesto..so easy right?here's a pic of what we had for lunch.

It may be very light for jerome so I decided to add some salad. Again, nothing is special, I just used whatever was available.

oak leaf lettuce (green variety)

green olives

black olives

paprika

cucumber

tomato

just mixed everything and pour the salad dressing. Its a ready mix salad dressing which you can buy in the supermarket. What I use was vinegar and oil, Mediterranean art. Here's a picture of the salad:

We had enjoy the meal,though so light and easy, just good enough for the lazy day.

Mother and toddler group

It's really been a long while since i had my last entry. Having a child can really change your world. More so, when you're living in a foreign country. I remember the old days when I was young, my parents perhaps have really no problem at all in finding playmates for us, for we are 5 children in the family. Aside from having siblings, neighbor kids are just around the corner. Here in Germany it's quite different,aside from the fact that we don't have relatives here, the neighborhood is not as open and warm compared in the Philippines. They're very nice though. The long cold season contributed to it as well, it's but natural for people not to love outdoors when its cold. Johann will be turning 3 this july, he's more active now and needs a lot of interaction from other kids. It's a good thing we found this mother and toddler group where he could also play with other kids. The only problem and good thing the medium (of communication) is in german. It's a problem because Johann hasn't established one language yet, he's not yet speaking to us in a sentence and here he is to be in a german speaking group. Good thing, because it would be a good way of learning the language.

The first day we joined the group I really thought Johann may not like it, he's just wrapping his arms around me and looks like he's afraid of the group, but as soon as the group started singing and dancing, he became more relaxed and eventually joined the other kids. I'm just so happy to see him, happy to be with other kids 'coz he is usually afraid to be around with  other children. The next time, I'm very sure he's really liking the group, he was so excited when we arrived in "Familien Zentrum" literally means Family  Center.He let me remove his shoes with a delighted face and ready for the activity. This is something we both look forward every week, for Johann to have fun and me practice my german=)

Finally,I'm back!

It's been more than 2 years since I last wrote something here. Anyway, here I am again adding some letters to this pages of mine. If it was not for ate Sheila, I would not be enkindle to write again. I was so lazy writing blog since I got pregnant.

Now, life is so different since my last entry. I now have a 22 months old little boy, not so little anymore but not yet big enough to do things by himself. My typical day almost always revolves around him. A whole lot of work and a whole lot of fun as well.