wow, one month old na me!!! 

why in the world am i wearing this??? 

when i grow up i want to be a boxer. 

kulit ni mami sleep nga ako eh! 

mami, san tyo gimik??? let's go!! 

isn't he the cutest???!! 

sa likot nya minsan nkatagilid na... 

tulog lang ng tulog... 

he's often asleep but this time i managed take this pic with his cute little eyes open... 

one of my baby's first ligo, laki pa ng tummy nya and the cord hasn't fallen off yet. 

don't disturb me... 

my precious little boy, dolf alixandro born jan. 14, 2006, 11:21am at 7.12 lbs.  

death by ukay and other Baguio stories...

i first went to baguio for an eight-day silent retreat at the jesuit mirador villa before my college graduation. we were holed up at the villa atop the lourdes grotto for the entire 8 days and all we did then was pray, eat, sleep, eat, sleep. it was truly meaningful though we we're not able to talk to anyone else except our spiritual director.

it was only during our last night when we were able to talk with our fellow retreatants that i remembered we were more than happy to talk and even shout than eat. it was even past 10pm when we were allowed to go down and roam the streets. i vividly remembered how eerie we felt when our taxi driver toured us around and pointed out the "ghost spots" of the city. it wasn't comfortable feeling scared and cold at the same time. we ended up having a few beers just below the steps where the lourdes grotto was.

that may have been over five years ago. i have been to baguio several times since then and i still feel quite eerie though i've already discovered several scenic spots and other more enjoyable things to do in baguio. this city used to be my most fave in the entire country.

yeah, used to be, because the last time i was there like a couple of months ago i was quite disappointed with how it became too crowded and polluted. traffic has never been that congested. it pained me seeing that the view atop sm baguio where all we could see are lines and lines of houses instead of the usual trees. i used to enjoy walking along session road then but lately it's just so annoying seeing it too crowded no matter what time you would pass by.

well anyway, there's but one thing that is still prodding me to go to baguio other than taho and sweet corn, and that is of course the ukay :D in ukays you can find clothes at really cheap prices and which designs and styles you can't find anywhere else in the malls and tiangges. i've been an ukay hound for sometime now. not just in baguio but also when i go home to my province in iligan. it could become quite addicting especially when you get to find some priceless gems for like 20-30 bucks.

i was in baguio last weekend for a seminar but i also devoted half of my day scouring the stalls in bayanihan. well, anyway let me just share some of my finds...;)

my bro asked me to buy a friend of his a turtleneck jacket. i told him jackets in baguio are kinda expensive but i'll find something for her in ukay instead. i got to find this giordano chocolate brown turleneck shirt made of cotton and lycra at P35 (3 for P100 with the rest of my finds). steal!!! hehehe...

i actually found this first in a small shop beside bayanihan. it's a lacy sweet colored peach skirt with fine embroidery. and yes, it's just P30. 

i love skirts esp the ones which are longish and unique. this is an abercrombie and fitch drawstring skirt with paisley design which i could just adjust whenever i ahm gain weight heheh...P35 din po. 

i find this very girly, simple yet classy. it's off white cotton with lace trimmings. also at P35.00. 

this is a simple black dress with dramatic eyelet design on the hem and adjustable spaghetti straps. also a steal at P35.00 ;) 

this spaghetti stapped dress is made of fine chiffon, sarap isuot at super soft and comfy. the straps are adjustable...P35 lang po but 3 for 100 along with he rest of my finds. 

this has got to be my nicest find...velvet ballerina flats at P230 (as tawad from 280).