Lakwatsera's Random Nuggets

Salamat Koji-san! I love coffee:)  It's great to start my day with cappuccino:) I recently discovered "Good Day" cappuccino from my officemate Koji:) Muchos gracias amiga! Kisses chocolates from my good friend Kai:) Thanks much 'day! Tired and stressed from work?  Have a break! Have some chocolates:) It will surely energize you, just don't overeat lest you want to end up diabetic. For me, eating chocolates is like getting a hug:)  It makes me feel better:)  Our Wedding Day @ Astoria Regency, Zamboanga City Always remember to surround yourself with people you love.  I feel really blessed to have a loving and understanding husband, not to mention a really great cook! I love you hon! Meet my best friends for life, Atty. Marlon A. Estabillo and my soul sister, sexy buddy Ms. Floricel de Vera-Tamayo I don't always see them as often as I want because as they say life gets in the way.  Nevertheless, I miss them and love them...

It's a beautiful day for a ship tour! Although it was drizzling a bit, nothing could dampen our spirits.  We were about 15 pax in our group scheduled to tour the U.S. Navy Hospital Ship USNS Mercy @ 9am last Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Ship tour photos with our USN guides. Photos during the briefing and orientation @ the USNS Mercy. Facilities of the U.S. Navy Hospital Ship Some more photos during the tour with hubby and friends from the office.

Arrival of USNS Mercy (photo taken from our office view deck).   Some photos during the arrival of USNS Mercy (photo taken from our office window). USNS MERCY's PRIMARY MISSION is to provide rapid, flexible, and mobile acute medical and surgical services to support Marine Corps Air/Ground Task Forces deployed ashore, Army and Air Force units deployed ashore, and naval amphibious task forces and battle forces afloat. Its OTHER MISSION is to provide mobile surgical hospital service for use by appropriate U.S. Government agencies in Humanitarian Civic Assistance (HCA), disaster or humanitarian relief or limited humanitarian care incident to these missions or peacetime military operations. However, the purpose of their PORT VISIT to SUBIC BAY is R&R.  The U.S. Navy hospital ship is berthed at the Alava Wharf from July 2, 2012 until July 7, 2012. We were fortunate to have a ship tour today and that is on my next post. Check back soon!

I feel so blessed to be part of a loving and generous family.  Hubby's mom and dad never fail to inspire me.  Their love grows deeper through the years!  This post is dedicated to them in honor of  their 54 years together.  Here's wishing them more happy years together.  Love! Love! Love! Anniversary Greetings for Papang and Mamang:)

I've always believed chivalry ain't dead...not until last night... I have always believed people are generally good but again  I was proven wrong last night... Here it goes... Last night, hubby and I had to catch the bus' last trip home, we missed it by a few minutes at the bus terminal, nevertheless, we managed to chase the bus as we rode a tricycle from Magsaysay Drive to 14th St.  We finally boarded the bus, as expected there are no more available seats :( Honestly, I am ready to endure the 30-minutes bus ride home standing up than queue for a jeepney ride home.  I was half-expecting some gentlemen who are seated would graciously offer their seat, there were about four of them near me...There were about five ladies standing as well.  To my dismay, these gentlemen either pretended asleep or looked at the window:( I even noticed the other one near the bus driver, covered himself with the curtains, lol!    To cut the long story short, no gen...

I believe our full Saturday in Camp Dangwa, La Trinidad, Benguet and Baguio City deserves a separate post:) Hence, this "Part 2" blogpost.  Early Saturday morning at around 6am, half of our group went to the local "talipapa" or market for food supplies. Our day officially started with home cooked breakfast courtesy of our chefs, Hubby, Caloy & Atty. Mike plus chitchats with our generous host during breakfast.  Here goes our itinerary for the day: 1. Our sumptuous breakfast! 2.  Some photos @ our accommodation @ Camp Dangwa with our generous host... 3.  Stroll @ Strawberry Farm 4.  Lunch @ MANN HANN (SM Baguio) 5. UKay2x shopping(Wagwagan) 6.  "Pasalubong" shopping @ Baguio City Public Market;sidenote:  the kiosk on the left made me LOL! 7.  Massage @ Burnham Park 8. The rain failed to dampen our spirits @ Mine's View Park 9.  Ending our day with thanksgiving and prayer for a safe trip back home...

Our group of nine(9) pax were supposed to go to a camping adventure in Nagsasa Cove, San Antonio Zambales last Friday, June 8.  However, due to weather condition we postponed it and instead went on an impromptu trip to La Trinidad, Benguet and Baguio City.  I must admit, I haven't thoroughly explored the City of Pines in the half-a-dozen times I was there. A day before the trip, I jotted down our itinerary---some places I would love to visit and re-visit are the following: Camp John Hay Wright Park The Mansion Good Shepherd Convent Mine's View Park Strawberry Farm Burnham Park  Baguio Cathedral SM Baguio Bell Church Treetop Adventure Tam-awan Village Butterfly Garden Botanical Garden We were on the road to Baguio City by Friday afternoon of June 8.  Thanks God for SCTEX and Marcos Highway, by past 7pm we were already in the City of Pines!   We were greeted by fireworks as soon as we arrived the city as we pass by Burnham Park because of ...