Beating the Deadline

Together with mabel, we took the early train going to Frankfurt today. I applied for CIR card(certification of identity and registration) and registered for absentee voting at the Philippine Embassy which ends today.


Though thousand miles away from our country, we still want to participate and exercise our right to vote. The election falls on my birthday next year so its going to be a grand celebration. We should be a part in charting our political future by registering and voting in next year's election.

We have our quick lunch at Thai Express

Some shopping


Snacks at Starbucks where we met some kababayans

Dinner with Friends

My fever is now low grade and that means my antibiotic is effective. But my sprained wrist still hurts so i'm going to have another doctor visit this week. Mutti return to Köln, we did drive her to the train station yesterday.

We also have a spontaneous dinner at Joy's place together with König family and Gwen. It's unplanned so we just feasted on longaniza, pinoy steak, boiled potatoes and vegetable salad. I was able to cook ginisang kalabasa with shrimps. We have lots of girly talk while our partners talk about golf, they're not only friends but golf buddies as well. Eating together really boosts our appetite.

Reminiscing the Past

I'm still not feeling well, i still have nausea and my fever still come and go. I am on antibiotics and water therapy. My sprained wrist is painful but still manageable. It's mutti's last day here and its her wish to have some nostalgic trip on the past.

Though i'm 60.3% fit, i accompanied mutti and dirk at Hotel Bareiss in the midst of the black forest, where mutti and dirk's father always stays many years ago. It is located in a modern, luxurious resort hotel that is renowned for its style and innovation.

The dining room, which looks out on to meadow and forest, is a picture of elegance. It really offers a silver service dining and romantic ambience.


The owner even had a small talk with us and he still remember mutti who is a regular hotel guest before with Papi. They talked about the past and the improvements through the years.



I like the ravishing dirndl attire of the waitress, its so elegant.

Though its expensive, the quality of the food was more than excellent. It's one of the best in Germany. A meal here is an extravagant blow-out for all the senses.



This is one of the best hotels Europe has to offer, a holiday hotel perfect for relaxing and enjoying the surroundings. The price is more or less 200 euro a night per person but its worth it.

I think we satisfied mutti on our black forest adventure, reminiscing happy memories with her departed loving husband 15 years ago.

My Hospital Trip

When i attended a birthday party last saturday, i did go home early because of a sudden stomach ache. It's really painful and i thought i'm just constipated. I also develop a low-grade fever which come and go.

I decided for self-medication, i was relieved of the pain but the fever still there. Then there's new pain in my left hand, i cannot move my hand sideward. The affected area is always warm and the pain never go away. Cool mom is really kaputt.

So today, i decided to visit our house doctor. She first put voltaren cream and a bandage on my sprained arm and check on my stomach. Her diagnosis is accute appendicitis so i was refer to the hospital.

But before my hospital trip, we decided to have lunch at our local restaurant Krone which is just near our place. I would say that my concentration is not on the food but more on the hospital findings later on. I have hospital phobia and i'm afraid of blood.

In Klinikum Offenburg, the medical personnel did a lot of tests on me, urine, blood and ultrasound, i was also refer to the OB Gynecologist and urologist. They ruled out appendicitis and their findings is probably i have a stone on my kidney. So i have to take antibiotics for five days and was not yet allowed to work because of my sprained arm. Thank God, i was not operated and sent home, the hospital is for me not the best place to stay.

Shopping with Mutti

Today, we spend the day browsing and shopping in Offenburg. Everytime mutti is visiting us, she always reserve one day for shopping spree.

This time, she shopped a lot for Janine, dirk's daughter. It's understandable, they seldom see each other. She bought a silver earrings for me, i told her i don't need anything.

Dirk just wait in one side, while her daughter is in the fitting room. Mutti bought a complete wardrobe for her, shoes, fashion & school bag and other accessories.

We then have lunch at Gugglhupf and the foods were really superb.



We then go to Mediamarkt, Bauhaus and our last stop for shopping is at Edeka.

Dinner is at Schloss Staufenberg where we ordered flammkuchen.

The castles "little waitress"

Mutti's Visit

Dirk's mother is always visiting us once a year. She came yesterday from Köln and she will be with us for the next three days. Mutti at 79 is a picture of a perfect health, only some problems with her back and legs that is normal for old age.

Together with Janine, dirk's daughter, we have lunch at Chinatown, a chinese restaurant near our place. The foods are quite okay but monosodium glutamate thickened my face, wee call it here the chinese restaurant syndrome.

Everytime mutti is visiting us, she always had a presents for me. She gave me my favorite Lancome miracle perfume.

Nussbach Fest

During the weekend, its the turn of our neighboring street to have a sunflower festival. Just like in our street two weeks ago, its also jampacked with people.

The fest also give an opportunity for the residents to showcase their products.



I like this very much, the sculptured pig made of wood

It's for all ages, even the kids enjoy a few rides

I met Vivian there and her cute daughter

Unlike our town fiesta where folks prepared guests foods for free, here you need to buy your own food and drinks. We ordered fried chicken with french fries and flammkuchen.