By Hadrien
By Baz
By Baz
1.22.2010
Masterpieces - Part 1
Just wanted to show off some of the mokongs' masterpieces. They've been having informal art classes with Papa and just started painting last week. The boys play art director by telling Papa what they want him to draw and where. They then put their paintbrushes and markers to work, and....voila!
By Hadrien
By Baz
By Baz
By Hadrien
By Baz
By Baz
1.03.2010
Christmas 2009
'Tis the season that's so busy. Lalalalalalalalalala.... What with all the christmas parties, programs, get-togethers, reunions, shopping lists, wrapping and gift-tagging marathon on top of all the work that needed to get done before the end of the year. We have a lot to be grateful for during the past year. But as I look back, foremost of all the blessings showered on us is the presence and assurance of the constancy of family and friends.
During the holidays, we celebrated with:
1. Hadrien's class where the little mokong sang We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Silver Bells, Happy Birthday, Jesus, It's My Favorite Time of the Year (teachers J and N, correct me if I'm wrong:) ). While Hadrien LOVES performing and attention being lavished on him, he seemed to be a bit distracted while performing. Is it because B (who was in China attending a wedding?) was not there? Hmmm..... At the party, we picked up hand-made christmas cards by the little mokong to go with our christmas gifts to family. The cards were a big hit among our families.
2. Baz's school during the christmas concert held at Xavier School. Now performance is something that Baz does not particularly relish. Actually, that's an understatement. Baz detests having to perform and all the attention that goes with it. This has to a certain extent rubbed off on us as we anxiously looked forward to these occasions. But each opportunity gives us reason to hope. And again, we were not disappointed as he performed beautifully during the class numbers - never mind that he did not join in the Swahili song performed by all his school-mates.
3. students and sisters of the Padre Annibale School in Marikina. This was the Mokongs' Christmas Project as conceptualized and implemented by them. So moved were they by the effects of Typhoon Ondoy that they decided to break the piggy-bank to buy school supplies, food that don't need refrigeration, spam, popsicle sticks and other staples. In preparation for their sharing, they weighed and 50 3-kilo bags of rice and packed all 50 care packages. Family and friends were on hand to help out as well - Auntie Ricci helped us shop for school materials in Binondo and came with us during the sharing, Mama and Papa helped us pack and contributed to the Jollibee snack fund, and Raffy's office friends added art materials to the loot enjoyed by the children. It was a chance for the boys to meet other children, hear first-hand how the flood affected other children, share their blessings and serve in their own small way.
4. Office christmas parties and other yearly traditions. December 23 was jam-packed. The kids started off with lunch mommy, mama, papa, Tita Ed and Tito Mikel then attended the children's christmas party at SRMO then had a leisurely afternoon tea at the Peninsula where they posed for their annual picture by the gigantic tree (no fake Santa this time!) then attended the IUBI/mommy's law office christmas party. Phew!!!!
5. Christmas Eve in Alabang with mommy's family and Christmas day in Tahanan with Daddy's family. Needless to say, there was a LOT of gift-giving this year which the boys thoroughly enjoyed. Back at the Parc, as soon as each boy finished his dinner, Santa rang the doorbell to individually deliver the Little Amsterdam blocks for Baz and the Beams and Girders toy for Hadrien. The boys had to earn their christmas gifts though by practicing packing away, patience and participating more in school.
6. a Marian Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Lipa, Batangas and to the Mountain of Salvation where a lady named Emma de Guzman has been experiencing visions of Mama Mary. We helped ourselves to the spring water at the grotto and said a special prayer for our intentions. On the way between Lipa and Batulao, we drove by Taal lake for a wonderful view of the volcano. We were treated to traffic on our way back down to Manila which presented us with another opportunity for more eating!
7. geek lunch with Mai, Nonie, Jill, Miguel and Gabby at The Frazzled Cook, Hadrien's restaurant of choice which is conveniently located right by his school. The boys had fun with Nonie's boys while the DVD player served as nanny to the boys. Now, if only the DVD player could take them to the toilet....
8. Tita Ed and Ickyboy on December 29 at Dragon Gate. Mokong Hadrien chose to wear his superman costume to lunch that day, and earned his brother and him another opportunity to go to Raffy's office to show off.
9. Lunch with Tita Ed, Jolly and Kristine on December 30 at Bistro Filipino. This might be the only adult-only event during this break. We feasted on Filipino food with a twist and had way too much food for one meal!
10. New Year's Eve at Alabang. This is the first time the boys managed to stay awake until midnight and buena noche. Probably because this was the first time they really understood that new year's even marked the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010 (as as Gramps put it, the beginning of a new decade!). Like last year, we judiciously refrained from buying any paputok and enjoyed fireworks at, literally, our neighbors' expense!
11. New Year's Day at La Vista. The boys got to play with their cousins more this time and gave us a glimpse of christmas, birthday and new year parties to come!
Happy new year everyone. Thanks for sharing our journey in 2009!
During the holidays, we celebrated with:
1. Hadrien's class where the little mokong sang We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Silver Bells, Happy Birthday, Jesus, It's My Favorite Time of the Year (teachers J and N, correct me if I'm wrong:) ). While Hadrien LOVES performing and attention being lavished on him, he seemed to be a bit distracted while performing. Is it because B (who was in China attending a wedding?) was not there? Hmmm..... At the party, we picked up hand-made christmas cards by the little mokong to go with our christmas gifts to family. The cards were a big hit among our families.
2. Baz's school during the christmas concert held at Xavier School. Now performance is something that Baz does not particularly relish. Actually, that's an understatement. Baz detests having to perform and all the attention that goes with it. This has to a certain extent rubbed off on us as we anxiously looked forward to these occasions. But each opportunity gives us reason to hope. And again, we were not disappointed as he performed beautifully during the class numbers - never mind that he did not join in the Swahili song performed by all his school-mates.
3. students and sisters of the Padre Annibale School in Marikina. This was the Mokongs' Christmas Project as conceptualized and implemented by them. So moved were they by the effects of Typhoon Ondoy that they decided to break the piggy-bank to buy school supplies, food that don't need refrigeration, spam, popsicle sticks and other staples. In preparation for their sharing, they weighed and 50 3-kilo bags of rice and packed all 50 care packages. Family and friends were on hand to help out as well - Auntie Ricci helped us shop for school materials in Binondo and came with us during the sharing, Mama and Papa helped us pack and contributed to the Jollibee snack fund, and Raffy's office friends added art materials to the loot enjoyed by the children. It was a chance for the boys to meet other children, hear first-hand how the flood affected other children, share their blessings and serve in their own small way.
4. Office christmas parties and other yearly traditions. December 23 was jam-packed. The kids started off with lunch mommy, mama, papa, Tita Ed and Tito Mikel then attended the children's christmas party at SRMO then had a leisurely afternoon tea at the Peninsula where they posed for their annual picture by the gigantic tree (no fake Santa this time!) then attended the IUBI/mommy's law office christmas party. Phew!!!!
5. Christmas Eve in Alabang with mommy's family and Christmas day in Tahanan with Daddy's family. Needless to say, there was a LOT of gift-giving this year which the boys thoroughly enjoyed. Back at the Parc, as soon as each boy finished his dinner, Santa rang the doorbell to individually deliver the Little Amsterdam blocks for Baz and the Beams and Girders toy for Hadrien. The boys had to earn their christmas gifts though by practicing packing away, patience and participating more in school.
6. a Marian Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Lipa, Batangas and to the Mountain of Salvation where a lady named Emma de Guzman has been experiencing visions of Mama Mary. We helped ourselves to the spring water at the grotto and said a special prayer for our intentions. On the way between Lipa and Batulao, we drove by Taal lake for a wonderful view of the volcano. We were treated to traffic on our way back down to Manila which presented us with another opportunity for more eating!
7. geek lunch with Mai, Nonie, Jill, Miguel and Gabby at The Frazzled Cook, Hadrien's restaurant of choice which is conveniently located right by his school. The boys had fun with Nonie's boys while the DVD player served as nanny to the boys. Now, if only the DVD player could take them to the toilet....
8. Tita Ed and Ickyboy on December 29 at Dragon Gate. Mokong Hadrien chose to wear his superman costume to lunch that day, and earned his brother and him another opportunity to go to Raffy's office to show off.
9. Lunch with Tita Ed, Jolly and Kristine on December 30 at Bistro Filipino. This might be the only adult-only event during this break. We feasted on Filipino food with a twist and had way too much food for one meal!
10. New Year's Eve at Alabang. This is the first time the boys managed to stay awake until midnight and buena noche. Probably because this was the first time they really understood that new year's even marked the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010 (as as Gramps put it, the beginning of a new decade!). Like last year, we judiciously refrained from buying any paputok and enjoyed fireworks at, literally, our neighbors' expense!
11. New Year's Day at La Vista. The boys got to play with their cousins more this time and gave us a glimpse of christmas, birthday and new year parties to come!
Happy new year everyone. Thanks for sharing our journey in 2009!
Video Catch-Up
My form of de-cluttering is organizing photos and uploading videos to somewhere safe just in case.... Enjoy!
Now if only I can figure out how to efficiently move videos and pictures to one computer (as we downloaded to 2 computers) so that I can finally print and make more photobooks and slideshows.
Not sure if I posted these videos here but just in case I haven't.....
Now if only I can figure out how to efficiently move videos and pictures to one computer (as we downloaded to 2 computers) so that I can finally print and make more photobooks and slideshows.
Not sure if I posted these videos here but just in case I haven't.....
"2" from malou.khan on Vimeo.
"Sabay-na-Sabay" from malou.khan on Vimeo.
Happiness is Hadrien from malou.khan on Vimeo.
The Baz Connection from malou.khan on Vimeo.
So Happy Together from malou.khan on Vimeo.
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