// morsels of life //

It's Melbourne Cup again so it's a holiday today. But we took the day off to go to the Melbourne Zoo instead. The place is just few minutes drive from our place.
It was Lori's first visit to the zoo, so we're all very excited.
Packed some sandwiches, drinks and chips and off we went.

First stop, Gorillas! The lovely weather made it so good for the apes to come out of their caves and "mingle" with visitors.

Then it's time to check out the Elephants, Giraffes, Reptiles, Lions, Bears and Orangutans. It's really a nice thing to hear our little girl while she repeats the name of the animals she sees. She even took time to stop for a while and listen to birds chirping when we were at the Aviary area. Did not have the chance to take a glimpse of some animals (such as other big & small cats) as they were on "hibernation" (just had their lunch and sleeping).

Before we head home, we took Lori to the zoo's play area. She even won a free second ride in the carousel but the little girl was probably too tired to finish it.

Got home before 4PM.
Looking forward to more fun family days.

Labels: family, Lori, melbourne

A strong typhoon (Ondoy/Ketsana) hit Metro Manila and other areas once again and left tragic scenes throughout the metropolitan.
Watching the news last weekend was very heartbreaking to see a lot of people displaced and trying to brave the heavily-flooded streets. Read more here.

Thank God, my families and some friends are all safe.
If you know any person/organization in Melbourne who accepts and sends donations/relief goods to the victims of this disaster, please leave a comment or message me via this blog. Thank you.

Labels: pinas

Decided to take an afternoon stroll at Westfield in Doncaster today.
Half-hour drive from the city.
So far, it's one of the biggest and fab shopping centres I've ever seen.

I like the interior of the mall. It has some resemblance with Powerplant (Rockwell) mall in the Philippines. The structure is also neat and has touch of affluence.
Westfield houses the two popular retailers, Myer and David Jones and other typical Australian stores. They also have wide choice of cafes and restaurants.

In fact, we had yummy snack at T.G.I. Friday's. It was the first time I've seen their resto chain here in Australia. Made me miss my Accenture days.

Then, passed by Toys R Us store where we purchased a little pram for Lori's doll.
Lori enjoyed pushing it around and learning to have sense of direction.

Labels: family, melbourne, shopping

Our baby girl is turning 2 tomorrow! Yipeee! :)

We actually had a celebration last weekend in our place.

Lori wore a lady bug inspired tutu dress. So charming!

Our friends came over to join us. Glad they enjoyed the food and treats.

We were hoping to hold the party at Carlton Gardens, but the Melbourne weather was really "stubborn"!

That's why our house was jam-packed. But it was a happy party, afterall.

Winston and I noticed that Lori is in her "terrible two's" stage already a week before her birthday. She often throws tantrums and always making demands.
But despite those things, she knows how to make amends by giving us sweet kisses and warm cuddles :)

Happy Birthday, my dearest baby girl.
I love you!

Labels: celebrations, friends, Lori

Happy Father's Day to my dearest husband.
Thank you for being so patient and loving through the years.
Lori and I love you so much!

Hope you liked the pair of Levi's jeans :-)

Labels: celebrations, family