The Fun Drive

Yesterday, we did drive to SM Dasmarinas, Cavite to shop and test drive the Chery car nearby. It's a small automatic green car and Dirk is really curious if he's going to fit in the car.





Before the fun drive, we dined and shopped at SM for our food and house needs. We then meet the owner of the chery car at their place which is very close to nature.





The car is still brand new and of course Dirk fits in it. It's just a test drive and we have fun doing it.

Baby Jaimee

My youngest grandaughter Jaimee Antonie turned 5 months last November 23. My eldest sister who's taking care of her cooked pansit for that day. Though a little bit heavy for her age, for us, she's our bundle of joy and the source of happiness among family members especially to her parents.

Daphne Moments

Yesterday, i did drive to the newly opened Paseo 4 with my grandaughter Daphne. She first swim alone at our clubhouse pool and have lunch at Red Ribbon. We bought some educational materials at national bookstore like coloring books, molding clay and white board to make her busy while she's with us. She posed for my camera and let the pictures speak for itself.

Homeowner's Meeting

Last sunday, we attended a homeowners meeting here at southforbes. I'm expecting a big number of attendance but only a handful attended. Present were the subdivisions engineers, administrators and staff. We discussed about the on-going problems, plans, future projects and events.



Dirk with our neighbors,Brian of England and Eric of Holland

My Daphne

My grandaughter Daphne Antonette has no class and she's going to stay here for a week. Because all my children are all grown ups, i was back to square one when it comes to child care. I'm a career woman before and i delegated child caring to some of my relatives and nannies.



She has the best of both worlds being surrounded by supportive and loving family members.

My Kids Friends

Last night, the mcdonald's staff of San Pedro visited us for a get-together. They are rosebelle's colleague and they are fun to be with. We prepared dinner for them and we talked lengthily about family life, future plans and their work condition.




Today its the turn of Astrid's college friends to visit our place. They're all been here before for swimming. They visited the new Phuket clubhouse and swim at the villas clubhouse pool. They met and bond with the former movie actor Jake Roxas, who is a frequent guest here in our subdivision.

A Rainy Weekend

The weather is really unpredictable, yesterday its very sunny and today its raining. It's good that the weather is nice yesterday because our dates palm tree arrive. It's more than hundred kilos and it needs manpower to put it where it should be.

A big truckload of dates palm tree


Now the garden looks nicer

Lanzones

I'm really not a fruit eater though it contains lot of fiber, vitamins and minerals. I don't eat guava, siniguelas, santol, guyabano, apple to name a few. But since i tasted lanzones, a seasonal fruit, it became my favorite. It's also available in Germany in Thai Asia shop and they call it Langsat. I remember paying as much as 10 euro for just half kilo and eat it all in just minutes. It has flavor, juiciness, sweetness and a uniqueness that is not found in western fruits.



When just ripe, Lanzones is a tropical fruit par excellence. I'm really very happy that there's still some lanzones available at SM the last weeks. The Lanzones season has ended, at least i was able to taste it.

Soon-to-be Neighbor

Last Tuesday, Thomas and Remy of Frankfurt visited our new home. They also owned two properties at Southforbes Golf Villas and they're now planning to build a house on the lots. Dirk gave some tips and referrals on house construction. The couple are married for 21 years and will soon retire here in the Philippines.

Nature and Beach Trip

Today, we did drive to People's park in the sky in Tagaytay. It's also my first time to visit the place. The park is located on top of the mountain and it offers a good view of Taal volcano in a lake within a lake.






We then proceed to Canyon Cove in Nasugbu, Batangas to dine and swim. Its a one and half drive from our place and i would say that we have a perfect location for our retirement haven, close to nature and the city.







On the way home, we wanted to buy a santa claus christmas decoration but its too expensive because its made of fiber glass. Anyway, i will just be contented with my real santa claus, my one and only Dirk.