2005 Rewind: Memories are made of these…

Year 2005 had been such a wonderful & busy year for our family. It may not be the perfect year but it's a good one! After more than a year and a half stay in Bangkok, we still managed to visit several places in Thailand before finally saying goodbye to this shopping haven country and to our friends whom had become dear to us ... most especially to our beloved... service apartment " Somerset"( I miss the 24-7 aircondition! & free breakfast...giggles!) . We even had the chance to travel back to HongKong and see the beauty of Shenzhen in China before finally settle back home, here in Manila. Our kids moved to a bigger school ( a Catholic School) Elizabeth Seton wherein Denzel passed and was accepted to a one- level higher for his age ( he's 7 & supposedly in grade 1 but now he's attending grade 2), Dale did excellent in the entrance exams too which resulted to a one-level up for his age like his kuya...he is now attending Prep @ 5 years old wherein he's supposedly in Kindergarten. But above all, the real Blessing we've got... is the Birth of our Most Awaited Princess, who'd been a Perfect Gift for me on Mother's Day 2005...Christine Diantha and the start of our Dream House... May this New Year of the Dog 2006 be Fruitful and Prosperous if not better than what we had for the Year 2005. And below are some memories of the passed year... January :
* though Thailand mourned about the tragic Asia Tsunamis … we still celebrated the New Year with the Capucao & Valeroso less the traditional colorful fireworks….

February :

1. My very 1st Brazilian dining experience happened on Valentine’s Day @ Fogovivo , Hotel Intercontinental, Bangkok.
   
2. DenzDale’s McParty with their cousins Sean & Harvey who flew all the way from Penang, Malaysia.
   
   

March:

1. Farewell Bangkok
2. Hello to my Louie Vuitton Bag! yippee!!! ( hubby surprised me in buying the LV before leaving Bangkok for good..Luv him & Luv IT!)
3. our China Adventures : Happy Kingdom, Splendid China, and Windows of the World .

in China with my kuya joey

April:

1. Back in Manila, a month stay in Oakwood Premier Makati
   oakwood w/ my dear friends, flor & johnson
   

2. baby shower sponsored by the sassy sisterettes

3. had our LUCIDA !

May:

1. 
   Diantha’s Birth on Mother’s Day ! via Ceasarian Operation @ the Perpetual Help Hospital c/o Dr. Macrinela Hayag
2. Hubby's Company-Family Outing in Tagaytay Highlands

June:

1. My Birthday
2. 1st month with Diantha
3. Denzel & Dale in big school @ Elizabeth Seton
4. Father’s Day at Padis Point
5. renewed Driver's License
6. was able to drive Lucida after giving birth to Diantha.
7. acquired Diantha's passport !

July:

1. acquired our lot in Citadella Executive Village, Las Pinas City...very nice location…just opposite Southville Int’l School in BF, just beside the Las Pinas Doctors Hospital, our kids school is also nearby and close to almost any commercial establishments: Macro, SM SouthMall & SM City Sucat, ATC, Festival Mall, airport…to name some.
2. Diantha's Christening @ The Shrine of Jesus and reception followed @ Max's Restaurant, Pasay City.
3. First Out - Of - Town Swimming in Laguna with Diantha.

August:

1. 
   Our 8th year Wedding Anniversary @ Fogovivo Brazilian Restaurant, Greenhills…
   this time with our 3 kids
2. Hubby gifted me with a complete set of South Sea Pearl he bought from Malaysia
3. had my most awaited dental appointment for the replacement and fixture of my porcelain jacket...this time hubby and I decided to have it done on a "Fixed Bridge"...although it is somewhat costly...it's for the better...hehehe...

September:

1. My son, Dale who is now attending Preparatory class @ Elizabeth Seton performed @ the CCP for their school’s Pearl Anniversary Celebration: On the Wings of Music.
   dale @ ccp
   

October:

1. 
   hubby’s simple bday celebration
   @ home & in Bluewave.
2. 
   2. Denzel represented his Grade 2 class in their school’s Mr. & Ms. Personality Contest his very 1st Personality Contest ! ... following my footsteps…? huh!
4. 3. our family also had the chance to visit the much talked about house in town…
   the Pinoy Big Brother House in Q.C.
   after attending Jasmine's Birthday... t'was smaller than what we've seen in the boobtube... a lot of people taking turns to have their pix taken in front of the said house.
5. Diantha’s 1st Trick or Treat’n experience…Cittadella Exec. Village & in Alabang.

November:

mmm.can't remember any particular memoir for this month...anyways,

December:

1. another 1st with our princessa! Celebrating the yuletide season with our Christine Diantha
2. holiday shopping spree…
3. had my beauty treatments!... facial, footspa, had my nails & toes done, hair rebonded at last!...ahhh...Merry Christmas! hahaha
4. spent Christmas Day in Tagaytay
5. received my new Guess watch ( with swarovski crystals in stainless steel) from hubby this Christmas
6. and the start of our house construction in Cittadella Executive Village!
   
   
   2005 Down-Lows:
   
   Bangkok Farewell
   financial deep water caused by a dear friend