A Visit to my Family

After our memorial park adventure, we visited my family who just live nearby. I'm very happy to see my other children and grandkids. The new addition to the family is now barely a month old. Our three shitzu girls are now grown up as well.

Remembering Departed Loved Ones

Today is the day to commemorate our departed family members and friends. Yet the ritual of consciously remembering loved ones who have passed is an important spiritual practice in all our lives. It brings death into the context of our daily experience and reminds us that dying is not the end. So to avoid the chaos in the cemetery today, we visited the grave of my mother yesterday. There are already some people there doing their way to show their eternal love to their departed loved ones. We prayed the rosary and laid flowers on her resting place.

Newfound Friends

Four years ago, we began contemplating on an early retirement. Though i am just in my early 40's then, i already visualized a life here near my family. Last year, we moved to our retirement house at Southforbes. Slowly, we're meeting new friends and lots of activities here and there. Dirk plays golf with his golf buddies while i'm attending yoga and aerobics with my neighbor friends. I also have some bonding moments with my family and its much better than living thousand miles away.

Midnight Bonding

After our aerobics session last night at the clubhouse, we proceeded to Imee's place for a midnight snack, meeting and bonding with my newfound neighbor/friends. I was amazed by the beauty of their house, it just matches the kindness and generosity of the owner. We have lots of fun and i'm slowly adjusting to our new community.

Kids Halloween Party

Halloween is one of those holidays that needs to be celebrated with a big bash. Kids love halloween and likes to wear costumes. So yesterday, the first ever Twilight Wednesday was held at Southforbes villas clubhouse.











It was attended by more than a hundred kids and teens including my own grandchildren. One of the highlight of the event is the trick or treat wherein they got loot bags from the residents. Special awards was also given to kids with nice costumes and make-up.









A get together for residents and organizers followed. Its a successful event, the turnout of participants was more than expected and its good for community building.

Aerobics Night

Though my body still hurting from Yoga exercises, i still attended the aerobic session with my neighbor friends. It combines rhytmic aerobic exercise with stretching and strength training routines with the goal of improving all the elements of fitness. While having aerobics inside one of the rooms of Southforbes Villas Clubhouse, the others are busy decorating the hall for the kids halloween party today.