Wattamolla
Wattamolla Beach 2021
A quick getaway from the city with our friends today as we visited Wattamolla Beach. …
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Lani
A butterfly face
We were about to sleep and Ethan was lying beside me when he suddenly decided to move…
Ethan
Ethan's 6th Birthday
Our big boy turned 6 today and we celebrated it with two simple activities. …
Funny
We're you a sad person?
Ethan and I were preparing pancakes for breakfast and we were having a laugh when he s…
My Cancer Story
Chemo, Cycle 1, Day 7
A week has passed since I started chemo and I'd say it had been a pretty good star…
School
Ethan Aces Kindie!
We just received Ethan's year-end school report card and it looks like our yet-to-…
My Cancer Story
Chemo, Cycle 1, Day 2
I wasn't going to post another update until there was a major change in my conditi…
Funny
I Would Cry
Ethan was answering an 'About Me' questionnaire from his school. This was his…
Learning the Aussie way
Driving in the Name of Love
We have a new driver in the house, woohoo! In the name of love, as Lani says it is, …
My Cancer Story
Chemo, Cycle 1, Day 1
I had my first cycle of chemotherapy today at the Western Sydney Private Oncology Cent…
School
Proud of My Ethan
Telopea Public School had its year-end presentation this morning, awarding the school …
My Cancer Story
To C or not to C...
... unfortunately, that is not the question. Because there is no doubt I will undergo …
Australia
Our PR Visa timeline
I used to frequent a couple online forums (BritishExpats.com and AustraliaForum.com) w…
Wet'n'Wild
A day of blessings
Such a wonderful day it is! We received not one, not two, but three great blessing tod…
Worries
The biggest change
My cancer diagnosis has brought about many changes in our lives. From the food that we…
Recover
Ahhhhh... Comfortable Sleep, Finally!
Sleeping has been a problem since I had my surgery last 17 October. It's not that …
My Cancer Story
2 weeks after surgery...
... and I'm still not well. At least not as I expected to be. No thanks to an infe…
My Cancer Story
The Get Well Soon Card
Ethan drew me a Get-Well-Soon card. He explains, "That's you dead (on the b…
Funny
Shazzy Daddy
Ethan came inside the room and gave me a suprised second look. He smiled and said: …
My Cancer Story
And it's done!
My long list of first-time experiences continue on today. First time to undergo ECG, s…
My Cancer Story
There's A First Time For Everything
This new development had me looking back a bit at life, and I realize that I have bee…
My Cancer Story
Hey, guess what? I have cancer!
Yup. I do have cancer. Colon cancer to be precise. I guess it hasn't fully sunk …
My Cancer Story
When life throws you a curveball
The past six months had been somewhat a struggle for me health-wise — a long bout with…
Playground
Monkey Mania Erin
Took some cute pics of Erin playing at Monkey Mania Bankstown yesterday. She's go…
Ethan
Ethan's finally met the tooth fairy
The past few days Ethan has been complaining of toothache. Really really bad toothache…
Paella
Yummy Paella
As a continuation of our 12th wedding anniversary celebrations, Lani cooked my favorit…
Wicked
A Wicked Anniversary
On Sunday, my love and I are going to celebrate our 12th Wedding Anniversary. To add a…
Medicare
The joy of being Aussie!
For the first time in more than 2 years, we've gone to the doctor without paying a…
Funny
Egg and Rice
Me : Ethan, do you want egg for breakfast? Ethan : Yes Me : How do you want i…
fever
Erin has fever
Do I look sick? Our little baby is sick today :( She's had fever between 38…
Repairs
Piano repaired!
I did mention in a previous post that I bought a digital piano for $50 . It is working…
Medicare
Medicare, finally!
At long last, we already have our Medicare card! Well, not really the card yet. It&#…
Trips & Holidays
Our Snowy Mountains holiday
Late post. Recapping our Snowy mountains adventure last month. The Pink Yeti 2…
School
Telopea's Aladdin
Ethan's school is celebrating Book Week so the kids were asked to wear costumes of…
Trips & Holidays
Snowy Mountain: Update #1
Getting ready with the upcoming trip. We've already bought enough snow clothes for…
Funny
Lying for brownies
Baking is one of Ethan's favorite things to do. He loves it so much that every …
Trips & Holidays
We're going to snowy mountains!
Just finished booking this lovely house for a quick getaway to Snowy Mountains!
Iglesia Ni Cristo
A blessed Centennial Worship Service
Last Jul 27, the Iglesia Ni Cristo celebrated it's 100 years of re-establishment. …
Piano
New old piano: Yamaha Clavinova
I've been trawling Ebay and gumtree for weeks now trying to find a cheap digital p…
Funny
Ethan and his Tagalog
We want Ethan to learn to speak Tagalog. And we think he also wants to learn. Every on…
iphone
Got me an iPhone 5S
I've been complaining the past few months on how slow my iPhone 4 had become. It t…
Life
$150 in-app purchases
OMG! I just received 6 receipts from Appstore for purchases of $24.99 each. That'…
Trips & Holidays
A Family Day
Such a joy to finally have a day to spend with the family. It's been such a busy …
Lani
Spot the difference
Ethan asked Lani to help with his Spot-The-Difference puzzle, and she did. Ethan:…
Repairs
My first iPhone 5 repair
Working on my first iPhone 5S repair today. I've done a few Iphone 4, 4S, 3GS, and…
Learning the Aussie way
Speak Australian
This conversation with Ethan today while we were driving home. Ethan : Daddy, what d…
Song Writing
Ethan's song composed for Ayane
Irene Serrano and daughter Ayane paid us a visit today. Ayane is one of Ethan's be…
Funny
Daydreaming
Ethan and Mommy this morning Ethan : Mommy, what’s daydreaming? Lani : It happ…
Funny
Why are you doing this to me?
I woke Ethan up in the middle of the night to change his clothes because he had an ac…
Erin's milestones
Erin first word
After 2 months of trying to get Erin to mimic me saying the word "Daddy", sh…
Trips & Holidays
My Singapore trip
Just got back from a week away from my family. I had to go to Singapore for a series o…
Funny
The Perfect Mommy
This converstation in the car today on our way home from worship service. Ethan : Da…
Erin
Erin's 1st birthday
I've been meaning to write this since last Saturday, but I've been too busy th…
Funny
Flowers for Mommy
We were at ALDI yesterday buying groceries when Ethan saw a bunch of flowers. Ethan …
Trips & Holidays
Gold Coast 2014
Just got back from our long weekend vacation at Gold Coast. Such fun and relaxing 5 da…
Funny
I'll marry you, Mommy
Ethan : Mommy, when I become a dad, I'll marry you. And we'll love each other…
Massage
Massage and Pains of Life
This happened as we were about to sleep last night. Ethan : Daddy, can you massage m…
Sad
A sad day for Ethan and Daddy
It is indeed a very sad day. We just learned today that Ethan's favorite game, Fre…
Projects
Project: Car Tint.. and Battery
Pulled an all-nighter with Papa last night. I had been planning to tint my car windo…
Musical
The Lion King
Our very first Musical - The Lion King. I've always wanted to watch this show ev…
Diet
Healthy or Yummy?
It's a tough choice. Iceberg lettuce with fresh oranges, pineapple bits and co…
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Erin
Erin's birthday invites and envelope stamps
Invites are done. Erin's birthday is happening really soon!
Funny
Missing out on all the fun
Ethan loves baking. So every time we have the chance, we try to get him involved in th…
IELTS
IELTS results again
We had our IELTS exams at the beginning of this month, part of our preparation for our…
Funny
Put it in your blog?
Had this conversation with Ethan a couple of days ago. Ethan : *hick* Me : Hiccupi…
Erin
Preparations for Erin's birthday
And it's on. We have already booked the venue for Erin's 1st birthday celebrat…
Life
Only 3kgs in a week
And so I failed. Not terribly. But still a failure. As I mentioned before, I was tryi…
Life
My diet plan - progress
So as I mentioned here , I'm on a week-long regimen in the hopes of losing 6-8kg o…
Life
My Diet plan
I'm fat and I know it. I have been struggling with weight since I was a kid. And n…
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