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Around Niagara

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http://ift.tt/1fwofke Coming from a long drive of about 6 hours from New York to Buffalo where my brother and his son G met us, we were exhausted and famished.  The weather forecast for the rest of the day was cloudy with rains.  All these combined would have been enough to dampen our spirits and reschedule our tour of Niagara for another day.  But our strong desire to see the majestic falls was such, that we willingly went through drizzle, fog and chilly breeze just to see her.   This was one of the things we were here for after all... And seeing the magnificent Niagara falls, though partly covered in fog that day, was just breathtaking.   Travel doesn't become adventure until you leave yourself behind. - Marty Rubin

A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz. ~Humphrey Bogart

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I have never tried being on a glass floor... until today.

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Reconnected on the other side of the globe

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Found a patch of snow... What a blessing to share with the sons their first snow experience...

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http://ift.tt/1j2IiGe We just wanted to spend time as a family together with my brother's own when we planned this spring vacation.  The snow sighting was an added bonus. :D

Our boys... in outlet shopping heaven

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Busted my boots walking along Manhattan and replaced them with a pair of hi-cut Chucks

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Making memories in New York

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http://ift.tt/1nrxCUS Central Park cruising on the Hudson with eldest son with the other sons actual shot from our (Airbnb) balcony

We're here! And the host wasn't kidding about the view.

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Thawing at Mountsberg

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http://ift.tt/1hbpML5 The temperature the past days in Milton, Toronto seemed like winter.  Each day that I checked, I gasped... A single digit high is certainly chilly and almost no match for the flimsy layers that we brought with us.  I guess it's just me and my unfamiliarity with cold weather.  There were instances I thought this was the perfect time my hot flashes should be acting up.  LOL Anyway... After the Easter Sunday mass, my brother brought all of us to Mountsberg Conservation Area where his son and my youngest hunted for "easter eggs" and watched a presentation about birds of prey (which they had in captivity).  The younger ones had fun with that while the older ones had a wonderful time just being there, watching the kids giggling, and heartily munching on junk food.  This was totally far better than being in malls back in Cebu or being cooped up in my brother's house wishing it were spring. :D

Easter Sunday mass at the Holy Rosary Parish

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http://ift.tt/1r8xI2W The weather was still chilly last Easter Sunday in Toronto, especially for this family from Cebu, but seeing the church full of parishioners was heartwarming. It caught me by surprise to see a lot of people as I thought only churches in the Philippines were always packed. It looked like the whole community was in there that morning, dressed in their Sunday best, to celebrate the mass for the Risen Lord. The atmosphere was solemn yet festive, it actually felt like Christmas.

Celebrated our 22nd anniversary with my brother's family in Toronto

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One degree centigrade spring weather...

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Our 36-hour Good Friday

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Touchdown Vancouver

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2014 Visita Iglesia - San Agustin Church

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2014 Visita Iglesia - Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

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2014 Visita Iglesia - Archdiocesan Shrine of Jesus, the Way, the Truth and the Life

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2014 Visita Iglesia - Our Lady of Montserrat

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2014 Visita Iglesia - San Sebastian Church

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2014 Visita Iglesia - Our Lady of Remedies Church, Malate

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2014 Travels... and thoughts

April 16, 2014 - Wednesday After making all the preparations for our summer trip to Manila, Canada and USA, this was the day we flew to Manila.  We actually timed it right after Matt and Kyle's final exams so they didn't have to fly home to Cebu and thus, save on travel cost in the process.  Instead, they would just wait for Jerry, Jake and I to get to Manila where our flight for Toronto would originate. It was Holy Wednesday.  We were met by Pa and Ma in their red new Innova as soon as our 730am flight (we took an earlier flight after our original 8am flight was delayed for an hour) arrived in Manila.  We dropped our luggages at the nearby Remington Hotel where we booked 2 rooms for 2 nights.  Then, with Jerry on the wheel, we went to get Matt and Kyle from DLSU. Because we needed to buy some items on Junnie's wishlist for Toronto, we decided to go to Greenhills.  And for some reason, we chose to eat at Luk Yuen.  Chinese food is always a favorite any...

It's always lovely touching base with grade school batchmates

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Holy Wednesday

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Off to see loved ones

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Our version of Ryan Lochte 🏊

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Ipad and a glass of choco lava to keep him company

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Let's see if I could last the night with just this for dinner 😉

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Quite a stretch but it doesn't hurt to set goals

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And that red couch looks really nice for a photo op

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A little special treat

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Defying gravity... Our older sons back in 2010 in a zoo in SG #tbt

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http://ift.tt/1iwjiTH The son "liked" it on my IG account with a comment saying "LOL. We will repeat this Ma 😜".  I replied "yup! plus more stunts pa."  Missing the boys who are still in Manila for their finals week... See you in a few days Matt and Kyle!

National holiday today... checking emails while in shorts

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His "borrowed" office for this morning...

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http://ift.tt/1ihw4W8 Because of the company's work-from-home set-up in Cebu, hubby does his work practically anywhere.  Most of the time when he is not traveling, he is working at home.  In fact, he has claimed the boys' room as his office.  The sons are away to college anyway.  At other times, he would be at a coffeeshop or at his sisters' restos whenever our youngest son and I have our own appointments/errands in the mall.  Then we would just meet up for snacks, lunch or dinner. This morning, we accompanied our son to his swim class at the club.  Courtesy of my sis-in-law's membership, we could stay and enjoy the peace and quiet by the pool at La Veranda.  Food is okay and reasonably priced too. As hubby and I enjoyed a good and filling brunch, I happily made a mental picture of the moment. The sun was out.  There was a slight breeze.  The only sounds we could hear were from the chirping birds, the rhythmic splashing of Jake's legs again...

Family OOTD

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Malunggay ice cream and maja blanca cheesecake...👍👍

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