The Pancake House

Dirk missed very much our Philippine pancakes that we decided to have lunch there yesterday. As always, their pancakes is out of the world delicious and the crispy pork vienna that i ordered. I was not able to consume it all and have the rest for dinner.




By the way, some of our balikbayan boxes arrived yesterday. Its mostly our kitchen junks and old household items that can be useful here.

Water Filters

Just wanted to share to you pictures of our water filters that Dirk changed yesterday. That shows that water here are really not safe nor hygienic, look at the brown dirt that the filters accumulated. Water is life so its much better to play safe than sorry.

Its Fitness Time

Since we arrived here barely a week ago, we already have two consecutive aerobic sessions with my neighbor friends. There are lots of tempting foods here that i need to watch my weight. Its also not the aero sessions but the bonding time with my wonderful friends.

The wait and wait in Kuwait

Our agony of waiting started when they announced that our flight to Kuwait will be delayed and we're going to stop in Rome to pick up some passengers. Then they announced that we're not going to stop in Rome anymore and will fly directly to Kuwait but first the plane has to tank because the fuel is not enough. In Kuwait, we're surprised that the flight to Manila was re-schedule the next day at 8 am and in fairness they provided an overnight stay at airport hotel with dinner and breakfast. They said that the pick up time in the hotel going to airport will be at 6 am but the bus came to pick the passengers at 7:20. So instead of 8 am flight we left Kuwait at 9 something and arrived in Bangkok in the evening. Thanks God finally we arrived at dawn in Manila today and happy to be back with my family and our home sweet home.

Our New Ipad

Gadgets have become a major part of our day to day life. With our new Apple Ipad, we find it very useful, entertaining, engaging and also a better e-book reading device. Gone are the days where we carry heavy laptops during our travel, now its more lighter and even a cure for boredom when there's heavy traffic.

Our short Köln/Bonn Trip

I already mentioned in my other blog that we visited Mutti in Bonn and attended the necrological service of Tante Krista in Köln. It was a sad day for the family during the service but on the lighter side, we're happy that Mutti is recovering fast from her knee replacement operation. Everytime we're there we always find time to visit Papi's grave. Its a short trip but what is important is the bonding moments of the Bachmann and Zillich family.

Random Photos

Refreshing moments with friends at Palazzo



our new place

pumpkin festival announcement

our grilled ribs for breakfast

on the baking mode (banana cake)