// morsels of life //

Hey, hey, hey!!! Finally! Got the spare time to blog once again. It's been a while since I wrote in this journal so it's time for updates.

Anyway, since I became a working mom, my daily routine really did change. I got used to it already that I tend to be surprised whenever I have idle times.

But I like how things are improving now. More dreams are gradually coming true :)
One of them is owning our first house here in Australia. Yes, we have recently purchased a place to live in!
I will tell the house purchase details soon as I don't want to put a jinx on it.
But so far, things are falling into place and we thank God for it :)

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An easy recipe everytime we crave for something different, Oysters Kilpatrick.
To make this, all you need is a dozen of shucked fresh oysters, diced bacon, Worcestershire sauce.
Arrange the oysters on a bed of rock salt in a baking pan. Sprinkle the bacon bits and put few drops of Worcestershire sauce. Grill it in the oven for 8-10 mins on medium-high heat.
Serve with lemon wedges and salad or potato chips.

Delish and lovely! :)

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Joined the Telan family to celebrate the 3rd birthday of their son, Kenny. The theme was Thomas the Train.
It was held in their house yesterday in Wyndham Vale, 45-minute travel from the city.

Lori had a great time dancing and playing with the kids.

My daughter also met one of the big sisters in the group, Janelle. She just loves to cuddle and look after Lori during the party.

My super cute godson, Ethan loved the attention while everybody is watching him eat his cereals and "doing raspberries" (sticking his tounge out).

It was an afternoon of chikahan and kulitan. The boys showed off their "talents" as they try to hit the right notes with the Magic Sing karaoke.

Enjoyed the home-made food prepared by Beth, Kenny's mom.

We all had a full tummy as we head home.

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Ballarat is almost 2 hours drive from the city. I find the location very relaxing and perfect for a family getaway.
Stayed at Wyndham Resort with our pinoy friends.
The resort has one of the most grandest mansions in the region.
The place is truly a heritage. I liked the way they preserved the old but elegant structure of the houses. The rooms were cozy and nice.

For the two days, we enjoyed lots of fun activities and road trips.
Visited the Kryal Castle (which is 20-minute drive from Wyndham)...

I had the chance to dress up as a "royal queen" for only 10 bucks, hahaha.

The men played poker at night, while the ladies watched tagalog movies...

Soaked ourselves in the warm pool...

Photo ops at the lake...

Played tennis, basketball and indoor golf.

A fun, chillax weekend! :)

View more photos on myFlickr.

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Visited couple Eian and Gina yesterday at their cozy home in Bonbeach.
It was our first catch up eversince the sad moment last October when they lost their first born, Caleb.
Good to see them again and know that they're doing ok.
Looking forward to more meetings to make them feel that we're always here.

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It was not a good summer day for Victorians yesterday. In fact, it was the worst ever as temperature reached almost 47C and resulted to bushfires and home blazed. Death toll is also feared to climb. It's such a catastrophe.

As for us, we just spent the hot morning at the Victoria Gardens shopping centre. We don't have airconditioner in our "ancient" apartment and staying at the mall is one of our ways to stay cool. Here's Lori playing in the baby care room...

On the brighter note, we joined our friends and Apiado family to celebrate the 3rd birthday of their dear son, Joshua later in the afternoon. Venue was in Laughs Galore, Deer Park. It's an indoor play centre with facilities for kids to enjoy and have fun like jumping castles, huge slides and ball room.

Lori particularly enjoyed tossing the colorful balls in the ball pool.

As for us adults, we totally enjoyed the abudant meal served that was composed mostly of pinoy favorites such as pancit, sisig, dinuguan and lechon! Yum!

Got home before 12 midnight. Felt thankful to be alive.

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Just got home from our day trip to Geelong Adventure Theme Park. The location is a 1.5 hour drive from the cbd. It is a perfect summer getaway for kids and kids at heart.














Summer fun day indeed!

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The weather yesterday was a bit bad but that didn't stop us to meet our pinoy close friends and have a simple assembly in Apiado family's residence at Taylors Hill. A 30-minute drive away from the city.

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I flew to Canberra then went to the Philippine Embassy there early this morning to have my passport renewed.

Going there all by myself was the only logical option I got coz my passport will expire on December. Plus I need to have a valid passport when we fly home on November.

The embassy requires personal appearance as they have implemented the MRP (machine-readable passport) effective last September 1.

I find Canberra a bit boring, based on the "blue" ambiance when I arrived there.
Luckily, I only needed to spend few hours there.

But anyway, I took these pictures just to kill the time while waiting for my return flight.

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We're almost done moving our stuff to our new apartment. The place is just few blocks away from Swanston Street, but it's still in the same suburb, Carlton.

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We've been apartment hunting for quite a while now. Our 10-month contract for our current unit will end soon.

And few days ago (while I was browsing some properties), I discovered something so amazing over the internet. Domain.com.au website now features a Street View (courtesy of Google) of the property alongside the conventional maps and photos.



This one will enable you to check out a street level view of properties and walk down the actual street by panning, rotating and zooming the map. Isn't it cool?!

I find it very useful especially if I want to familiarize myself to a certain place. And since we'll be doing inspections on several apartments this week, I'm really glad to learn about this feature. I can now explore the whole neighbourhood and see the nearest shops and establishments around the place.

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