A Month After
I promised Leah that I will try to blog everyday. Kahit short lang. Pineda wants to plan a Mommy Fleur Day. I said better siguro if I blog more muna before the meet up para maramdaman niyo muna ulit...
View ArticleLessons & Realizations
This photo was taken when Anika and I visited my good friend Abby in California last year. We were in her convertible and we were driving to San Diego. Namimiss ko na yung ganyang ngiti and feeling....
View ArticleAuro Chocolate Cafe
I can’t eat chocolates. I love them but I can’t eat because caffeine makes me palpitate. This was why I was hesitant to try eating here at Auro Chocolate Cafe when Barbie said na dun daw kami maglunch...
View ArticleA Day Well Spent
A day well spent last year. Haha. This blog post has been sitting on my drafts for over a year already. I still want to post this blog entry kasi it was the first time I ate at Wild Flour and the first...
View ArticleThe Elephant In The Room
Written last May 2022 and stored in my blog drafts: A few days before Anika and I left for our one month US trip, I was in a mall. I was walking towards the restaurant where I wanted to eat. In front...
View ArticleFleurdeliz 2.0
“I know you thought the breaking was the most painful chapter. It wasn’t. Turn the page. The next part is much longer. It’s the healing. The rise. The comeback. It’s the birth of the new you. And it’s...
View ArticleWhere to Stay in Tagaytay: Quest Hotel
There are so many hotels in Tagaytay now. Just recently, I was looking for a place to stay and I was surprised how expensive they were especially the hotels overlooking the Taal Lake. This afternoon,...
View ArticleA Good Start
Bilis ng panahon. Parang kelan lang, I was celebrating my birthday. Now, it’s the middle of February already. Before you know it, maririnig na natin si Jose Marie Chan. This year started quite well...
View ArticleMy Letter About Boys For Anika
To tell you the truth, I have been following the Vhong (lekat kang H ka), Deniece and Cedric news since it started. A lot of people are greatly affected by it. Imagine, nawala ang attention kay Napoles...
View ArticleMy 5th Birthday Letter For Anika
Dearest Anika, Today is your 5th birthday. It’s past midnight already and I’ve just finished going through all your photos since you were born. I realized that I have been doing that every year on the...
View ArticleDear Anika #1: When You Graduate Kindergarten
Last weekend, Alvin called me to tell me that one of our wedding godfather is sick. He’s battling with cancer and it all came super sudden lang. The worse part was grabe na daw the cancer when they...
View ArticleDear Anika: When You Feel That I Don’t Love You
Dear Anika, There was one day when your yaya, Ate Abby, told me that you shouted at her when she was making you sit farther from the television at home. She said when she was making you finish your...
View ArticleDear Anika: Things To Know Before Having A Boyfriend
Sulit din ang bili ko sa Salt Water sandals ni Anika. At first, you would think that it will not make bagay to a lot of clothes pero it goes with anything din talaga. Dress: PEPPERMINT; Sandals: SALT...
View ArticleDear Anika: Your First Independent School Fair
Dear Anika, Today is the start of your week long school fair for this year. You are in first grade and you were very excited. Today also marks the first time you will go to the school fair all by...
View ArticleAnika and Lyn’s Homemade Strawberry and Avocado Ice Cream
Hi, everybody. To the people new here, you have to know that I love ice cream. Bata pa ako, I can finish a gallon of ice cream by myself. Ang kahati ko lagi is si Faye because ang hilig din niya sa...
View ArticleOne Day… {For Anika}
Inspired by Tina Fey’s A Mother’s Prayer for Her Child, I wanted to create a similar post for Anika with the hope that one day she will be able to read this na hindi ko siya pinupwersa. Harhar. It is...
View ArticleRebuilding
OOTD: Top from Shop Myka Limchoc; Pants from American Eagle Outfitters; Shoes from Tory Burch Hi, guys. First, sorry ang weird ng design ng page ko. I’m not sure how it looks like on your end pero I...
View ArticleWhere I Buy Exercise Clothes
Since one income lang tayo sa life guys, I am slowly learning how to make tipid more. To put it bluntly, tinitigilan ko na magwaldas ng pera. Every peso counts ang peg ko ngayon. I have to admit that...
View ArticleWhen I’m 100%
Dress from Shein I journaled a lot when I was on the road to getting better. I counted. I have 4 notebooks filled with letters to people, notes, bible verses, learnings from my counseling sessions and...
View ArticleRaising Anika Tip #1: Communication
Do you remember that party, guys? That was the surprise party for Anika’s 7th birthday. After her blindfold was taken off, she saw all her cousins, classmates and friends. She couldn’t process her...
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