She is among all other things, a creative writer who weaves creative thoughts and reality seamlessly.

On retirement she writes:

“What I am trying to say is one still has to fill one’s days with a balanced fare — enjoyable and dutiful ; fluffy and solid; physical and cerebral. What I call the three Ps: Poetry, Purpose and Play. And, not to forget — Passion!”

She loves Anne Tyler:

When a book hits me hard, as a Tyler almost always does, I virtually go down on my knees at its end, kissing the book, blessing the author, and wishing her “Long Live!” that she may forever write and never stop filling and refilling the treasure trove of her works.

We come across a writer of this caliber once in a while and there is no doubt her works should be in print.

And it is now. The book is entitled “In Another Dress”

Annamanila’s daughter, Alina wrote about the book and the author. Momblogger friends iMom and Ann Khaye also wrote about the book in their blogs.

Here we are during her book launching, with a scanned article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer:

Annamanila with iMom, Wenchie and Rachel and me.

Thanks to Rachel and my bro for uploading this in Fezbuk.

I could not have seen this without this scanned page since I do not have the newspaper itself AND a scanning software.

I don’t know what has gotten into me but I did. I signed up for the shortest distance though it seems like a full run for me, lol.

I guess I had to take the first step, blindly if it seems like so, in my quest to find a fitness program for me.

Sure, I am not that prepared in terms of stats, stamina and even the proper gear but then again, when will I be if I didn’t take this risky step?

I know this developing affinity to walking (and uhm, ok, something that resembles running in between walking) may seem too late to come but I am feeling the good effects. I see the same results with the fit-looking and happy guys (ok, senior citizen guys) who walk faster and cover longer distance than me.

I seem to feel lighter maybe because I sweat a lot when I do my rounds. This is probably one of the best fat burners one can have.

I hope I will be able to finish and not be a DNF. Did.Not.Finish

The kids had so much fun! We moms had fun too and I have to say spending time inside with the children was fun, fun and fun! Yes, playing, moving around and interacting with friends is way more fun and beneficial than being a couch potato or playing computer games.

It was difficult to take photos because the kids were on the move. No complaints though, just showed how much they enjoyed playing: running, playing on the floor, climbing, going down the slide, burying themselves in the ball pit, building blocks, shooting basketball and so much more.

Mauie, Cess, Trixie (my daughter), me, Chats, Salen, Feng and Cookie.

Hmmm… I forgot to ask though if parents can join their children inside. We were able to go inside to take photos. And another thought, who needs diet pills when one can burn a lot of calories just by having fun? Wheee!

Here is one last group photo with Apple Morales. Happy smiles = had fun

Active Fun Children’s Play and Party Centre SM North EDSA can be found at the 3rd floor of SM North EDSA Annex, Quezon City.

Last Saturday, the FilipinoMomBlog.com “family” had a get-together at Cookie‘s home to celebrate LadyCess and Feng‘s baby shower. it was also Cookie’s birthday month so the event was celebrated in her home.

Here is a photo of us which was taken by my son:

In our midst is the AnnaManila who took time to grace the special occasion.

Of course when we get together, expect a lot of laughter, a lot of photos and more laughter and photos

Happy mom = happy home, so they say.

I am so happy I met these wonderful ladies with smiles that bring warmth to my heart.

Smiling and laughing seems to come naturally when we are together I am sure orange nj cosmetic dentist`s perception of us would be good 

Looking at them last night during a dinner hosted by Cookie in her newly-painted lovely home, I can’t help but be nostalgic, feeling that these children seem to be growing up too fast.

As a parent, no matter how fast my children seem to grow and mature, they would always be my babies

Homeschooling takes a lot of my time away from blogging as well as other mundane tasks too many to mention. And there is this new hobby. Farming.

Remember these okra, pechay and ampalaya (bitter gourd) yield? Something like that except these are gone now, along with my herbs

The rains did them damage. The snails love the leaves of the okra plant and sweet potatoes. No matter how many times I throw these creepy crawly snails out, they seem to be coming back, chewing like they are challenging me to throw them out.

Ok, back to farming. Even my son is excited about this new hobby of mine but hubby is not happy. At all.

Why not? Because this is not the kind of farming that will give us real food.

This is virtual farming called Farm Town.

I am trying to keep myself from opening a tab and work in my neighbors’ farms for if I do, I will never stop until I am satisfied with what I have done.

I tell myself that this is just a phase and after that, I will blog like I have never blogged before.

After I finished plowing and planting some crops