Astrid and Anawangin Cove

For three days, my daughter and her friends experienced a back to basic living at Anawangin Cove. Its their perfect getaway for holy week because there's no electricity and mobile signal. I can't imagine her living without facebook but they survived it anyway. The place is a crescent shaped cove with a mixture of volcanic ash, white sand beach, pine trees and the mountain of rocks blended perfectly. Through the years, the hidden cove has maintained its beauty and serenity that can be attributed to its remoteness. The cove's relative isolation has kept it free from development but there's already a few huts and deep wells on this sparkling piece of natural beauty. Join me as i show you my daughter's adventure in Anawangin Cove in Zambales.

Easter Shopping

The city of Offenburg was very busy yesterday because of the last minute easter shoppers. Stores and supermarkets will be closed today, easter sunday and monday. So its going to be a long weekend and this is a great time for family and friends gatherings. Of course its very important to shopped for easter gifts and foods to be prepared ahead of time. If you wait until the very last minute you will find yourself rushing around to get things that you had forgotten about. To make the easter holiday go as smoothly as possible, prepare a shopping list and to-do list.

Waldkirch Visit

We've just returned from our small trip to Waldkirch near Freiburg. We visited my niece Mary Ann who arrived from Philippines two weeks ago. She is the third daughter of my only brother and she's now performing her dual role as a wife and a german language student.

Quiet Moment

Pssssh, my grandchildren are having their power nap, so please keep quiet....zzzzzz

Family Visitors

Today, my sister and my brother-in-law Thomas came for a visit. We discussed mostly about our family life and future plans. It was just a short visit but we're happy that they exerted effort for some family time.




My brother-in-law was featured in China News with his chinese counterparts

The Strange Weather

The other day the weather is just sooo perfect but today as if winter returns. I even blog about that the summer came too soon in spring. Something is really wrong in this world right now. Many people claim its the global warming and the frequent shifts due to climate change are already disrupting people's lives. The recent strange weather do us more harm than good, is it the effect of human consequences??? Hopefully the weather evens out and everybody will enjoy the coming summer.



Just the other day, i was stunned of the loud noise in our roof because of the sudden hagel rain. It becomes round ice pellets that bounce when it hit the roof and the ground.

Its Grill Time

It was a warm day and Elena invited us again for some grill time in their big terrace. The sisters tandem Joy and Madam Jo prepared vegetable salads while I'm just an assistant. Joy grilled some meat and sausages while her sister prepared the table. And what is cool mom an2nette doing... well being a kid at heart, she's busy watching Coraline in 3 dimension with Vanessa and Kati.







By the way we have breakfast again at Rammersweier Hof with my close friends. I also took photos of the easter decorations and maybe you will get some ideas.








The onions and red chilli hanging on the kitchen door also caught my eyes