Wordless For My Man - Part 3

Wordless for my Man... but photo captions allowed. (wink!)

our last breakfast dinner baby... you love the soyamilk? hehe...


you look so hot drinking manila beer during lunch =)

obeying what you signed? :P

more happy thoughts & great memories together...


another karaoke session? you're my one and only fan babe. haha!

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Cub Scout Baby Zyrus

Boy scout is for big boys... Cub scout is for little big boys. And yeah oh yeah, Baby Zyrus is a certified Cab Scout. He is soooo into it that everytime he roam around our home he will always say "left, right, left, right, left, right, left", march-style walk mode always. Whew! Also, he keeps on saying that he will give me a grand salute when I go back Manila on November. Imagine how sweet the gesture will be. My son plans to give honor to me, can't wait! Hehe...




Mommy Ybeth: so what do you do every cab scout gathering?
Baby Zy: so many things mommy but you know what I love most?
Mommy Ybeth: what mahal?
Baby Zy: unlimited coke in can every breaktime!
Mommy Ybeth: lol!



Baby Zy: i'm a cub scout mommy, should be ready to help someone always.
Mommy Ybeth: right mahal. very good my son!
Baby Zy: so mommy can i bring beggars to our home and feed them?
Mommy Ybeth: ah... ah... (not sure how to answer actually)
Baby Zy: mommy?
Mommy Ybeth: hmm... still thinking mahal...
Baby Zy: it's ok mommy, don't answer anymore... i understand.
Mommy Ybeth: why you said that?
Baby Zy: because i asked the same question to our scout teacher and he can't answer also!
Mommy Ybeth: waaaaaaaaaaaaa!



Baby Zyrus: we do cub scout activities in a group mommy.
Mommy Ybeth: really? that nice. nice teammates?
Baby Zy: yes mommy. but thier nannies prettier than yaya (his nanny)
Mommy Ybeth: oh, don't bring that topic again and again...
(*history - he's been asking me since he was 4 years old why his nanny is not pretty and requesting me to replace her with a younger pleasing one. hehehe...)



Baby Zy: i also won the drawing activity mommy.
Mommy Ybeth: wow! you got any prize?
Baby Zy: yes mommy. very precious - chewing gum!
Mommy Ybeth: (really laugh hard on that answer) :D


On a serious note, he knows that cub scout should be society's role models and serves as an inspiration for others (adult and kids-alike). I'm so proud of you my son. You have been living to the cub scout principle even wayback when you were still inside my womb. In fact, I'm the very first person whom you did such a big help. You gave my life direction. You mold a better me. Your mere presense reminds me to strive hard for our future. I don't know where will I be without you. Been continously thanking God for letting me have a treasure in you. I love you very much Baby Zy! You mean everything to mommy.

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Wordless For My Man - Part 2

Wordless for my Man... but photo captions allowed. (wink!)

looking forward with more months and years being with you...

don't you just love 11 baby? =)


pares-pares or lucky 9? hehe...

orange lemon tea with bubbles always gives us big smile korek?

hi spiderman! :)

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Happy 2nd Birthday Baby Xiara!

Even if her real birthdate is October 9, today is Baby Xiara's barbie-themed 2nd birthday party. Baby Xiara is my one & only niece and my brother's one and only daughter. Sorry sweetie that I'm not there to celebrate with you. Aside from your parents, always remember that Tita Ybeth, Kuya Baby Zyrus and Mama Lola will always be here for you.

baby xiara's baptismal reception

baby xiara's "dora the explorer" 1st birthday party invites

my brother alexander with his one and only daughter

baby xiara with her mommy sharon


baby xiara with mama lola and kuya baby zyrus

Again to you Baby Xiara, wishing you great years of happy childhood. I know you will grow-up beautiful, smart and God-fearing. We love you!

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I'm in the mood for.... COOKING!!!

Happy weekend everybody! It's saturday and I'm not following my usual "get-out and hang-with-friends" schedule for today. Hehe... Decided to stay home and cook non-stop. Went bedok wetmarket just to buy all needed stuffs to prepare 4 different viands. Detailed ingredients and procedure/s of each dish is at http://ybeth-food-journey.blogspot.com/

Sinigang na Baboy (Phil Pork Tomyum)

Though I only used instant sinigang powder mix, I'm happy with the end result. Sourness of the soup is just enough and not overpowering the meat. Finally found kangkong leaves after minutes of roaming around the whole market. Another goodthnig this time, I didn't overcook the veggies - long bean and white raddish still crispy on every bite. Only problem is I put so much water again (well, I guess that's one of my over and over cooking mistake). So need to throw excess soup otherwise my sinigang will look like an olympic 10feet swimming pool where the meat and veggies are all doing thier breaststroke rounds. Hahaha!

Sopas (Creamy Macaroni Chicken Soup)

I asked my Mom for a dish I can make using my leftover roasted chicken and she told me to use it for creamy macaroni chicken soup (or sopas in tagalog). I found my mother's instruction very simple so I was very confident I can cook it properly. Smell was good, color of the food was enticing... but different story when I tasted it. Gosh, it tasted so milky as I put one big can of evaporated milk. It's so creamy that if you remove the soup from the noodles and put coffee on it you will have a nice aromatic mocha frap. Waaaaa! I was so frustrated with the result that I called my mother and complain. Turns out, I only need to put small amout of evaporated milk and not the whole can. The solution, throw 1/2 of the existing soup and add more water, put it to boil and season it with salt/pepper again. After so many adjustment here and there, I finally had a decent Sopas. Thank God!

Munggo Guisado (Sauteed Mung Beans)

End result of my munggo guisado is ok. Though taste is a little different since I think the beans here in Singapore is harder to boil and the bittergourd is not like the ones in Philippines (taste and apperance wise). Partner with hot steam rice and fish sauce, I ate alot of this earlier - and my stomach is still full up to now. =)

Green Mussel Soup

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Green mussel is tahong in tagalog and it is one of my favorite seafood. Preparing this soup is very easy as you only need to boil the water with ginger and salt, pour the mussel, wait for the shell to open and viola! Steaming hot hassle-free seafood soup in an instant

Saturday is about to end. After so many finger skin cuts and oil/boiling water mini-burns, I believe I had a productive day. I realize I can stay the whole day at home and make it interesting if I want to. I finished the green mussel soup and sauted mung beans but I still have 4 microvable containers stock on the fridge for my leftover sopas and sinigang. As to when will I eat and finish those foods I don't know. Whether I do this kitchen activity regulary, I can't say. But one thing is for sure - I really had a heck of kitchen fun!

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Gotta go now guys. Will meet with old housemates for dinner and cocktail. :)

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Wordless For My Man - Part 1

Ladies and gentelmen, it goes without saying that you'll all be seeing more of blog titles like this from now on. =)

Wordless for my Man... but photo captions allowed. Hehe... (wink!)

Baby, every "wordless for my man" article is for you. No words enough to express how happy am I with you so let our pictures speak for itself. Thanks for everything. Love you alot babe!

dinner in bed

home-cooked red sauce pasta and red wine - perfect!

thanks for the suprise babe. love it!

our last park night picnic was too good

our tent ready for the next camping. hehe...

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Zy's Addiction: Bye Disney Cars, Hello Naruto

Sharing to you a recent conversation I had with my son.
Baby Zyrus: mommy, i don't want disney cars anymore.
Mommy Ybeth: ok, but why?
Baby Zy: i will turn 6 years old. disney cars only for little boys.
Mommy Ybeth: ohhh... so we will stop buying disney cars toys now?
Baby Zy: yes mommy but i have a new favorite.
Mommy Ybeth: really? what's your favorite now.
Baby Zy: naruto mommy. let's start collecting naturo toys ha.
Mommy Ybeth: sure mahal. you know mommy won't say no to you.

Prior to Disney Cars, my son got addicted to Barney, Spongebob, Justice League and Bob the Builder too. Gone are the days we used to sing barney songs together; watch spongebob episode over and over again; wear superman/ batman costume almost everyday; and just recently he gave up saying bob the builder's famous line "can we fix it". Now, all his old toy fascination are neatly displayed on a transparent cabinet as he is not interested with it anymore - adding his disney cars collection anytime soon.

Now my quest starts by getting to know Naruto and making myself familiar with him. Who is he anyway? I google an image and he seems like one of those famous japanese anime figurines. Whew, difficult to relate as I'm used to a more less-violent looking cartoon characters. Oh well, anythnig for my son. Can anybody help me where and how to start collecting Naruto stuffs? Is he available on any major toy shop here in Singapore?