Most Popular Country in the World

I considered Germany as my second home and i was very happy when i read an article that it is the most popular country in the world. Here is the article-- Germany is the most popular country in the world despite well-publicised protests against its insistence on austerity measures within the European Union, an annual poll for the BBC World Service revealed on Thursday. More than 26,000 people from around the world were asked to rate 16 countries on whether their global influence was "mainly positive" or "mainly negative". Some 59 percent of those polled rated Germany as having a positive influence, while at the other end of the spectrum, Iran came last with only 15 percent looking upon it favourably. Even in Spain, which is suffering from stringent austerity measures due to a German-led financial rescue package, 68 percent said they felt Germany had "a mainly positive influence in the world". Respondents in Greece, which has seen anti-German protests depicting Chancellor Angela Merkel as a Nazi for her insistence on fiscal belt-tightening, gave it the worst rating with 52 percent saying it was a bad influence. Germany displaced Japan at the top of the table, with the Asian giant's popularity falling from 58 percent last year to 51 percent. Canada and Britain scored second and third, both with 55 percent positive ratings, while Pakistan and North Korea completed the bottom three.

Santacruzan 2013

Last year, my family host the santacruzan and this year its the Dela Cruz family's turns. My son and some of my grandchildren joined the Flores de Mayo, a popular religious festival held in many towns and cities throughout the Philippines as the highlight of the month-long celebration during the month of May. It is usually celebrated with a parade of decorated floats and elaborately dressed participants, representing various aspects of the Virgin Mary and other figures.

Stress-Free Dining

Everyday we have lunch in the restaurant, either Shakeys, Racks, Pancake house, etc and for our dinner, we always ordered foods at Dine@Southforbes restaurant near our house. For me, its more practical than cooking , its saves all the hassles, electricity and the effort.

Family Bonding

My daughter Astrid and my two grandsons are here for some family bonding. Let the pictures speaks for themselves.

My Boracay Blouses

During our last vacation in Boracay, i bought some cotton blouses and its very helpful in this hot temperature. My boracay blouses comes in different colors and i liked very much its comfortability.

Priceless Moments

Below are some pictures taken during our mother's day celebration yesterday. Its full of love and its indeed..... wonderful.

My Birthday

Today is my birthday and i just have a simple celebrations with my loved ones. I spend my great day shopping for some household stuff at Wilcon, lunch at Super bowl chinese restaurant in Alabang and at the Old Spaghetti house, attended Annabel's 50th birthday at Southforbes clubhouse, bonding with my daughters at home and in the clubhouse pool. For me age is just a number what is important is your inner self and how you look at life's perspective.

My Hottest Summer

The temperature here is continuously rising and when we drive to Alabang for some household shopping yesterday, our car recorded a whooping 42 degrees centigrade. Its really very hot and it reminds me of our vacation in Abu Dhabi and Dubai two years ago. Its our first time to spend summer here and its really my hottest summer so far. Hopefully the weather will change next month.

Coach Talk

As member of the social committee for southforbes homeowners association, we have a meeting the other day to discuss future plans and events for our subdivision. During the discussion i noticed that one of the member and me have the same passion for coach brand so i took my camera and make some photos.

Church Duty

I've been in hiatus for my wedding marshall duty at St. Benedict church since December. But last tuesday, i served again for the wedding of a filipina and a german guy. I can relate to it of course because of my marriage to a wonderful guy from the other side of the world. But i think regardless to marry someone from a different culture, the couples have to find the way to live together and overcome the cultural differences. By the way, i also took photo of our Filipino saints, San Lorenzo Ruiz and Pedro Calungsod.