Vince: Breakers Basketball Camp MVP

Vince attended the Breakers Basketball Camp last week. On the last day, they had award giving. I was surprised when his name was call to get the MVP award. I know he's "the best" but that's a mom's opinion :)


Another thing that surprised me was when they called him VINNIE. Parang gusto kong matawa pero nagpigil ako. But Shannen and Rein could not contain themselves. They said Vinnie is short for vinegar :) 

First Memories

Last week, I was helping Vince out with his English homework - Earliest Memory. I was surprised that he has a good recollection of Shannen's birth. He remembers some details that I already forgot.

When I was already by myself, I tried to think of my first memories. I can actually recall two things when I was about 3 or 4yo, both in Agno where I spent a couple of years. The first one, a relative 'borrowed' me from my lolo/lolo to spend a couple of days with them. We went on a boat ('bangka') to cross the river to get to their place. I sat on the boat and touched the water as it ran through my fingers. At night time, I asked for milk which they didn't have so I cried a lot :)

The second one, I was in kindy near the plaza. Every time my Lolo Ponso walk past, I would stand on the table and call his name at the top of my voice. We would then wave at me. I'm not sure if the teacher told me off. Maybe she did and I chose to forget about it :)

Shore to Shore 2012

This year's Shore to Shore is a special one beacuse we did it as a family. In the previous years it was just Vince and I doing it. But this time Shannen is big enough to do the 5kms walk.The turn out is amazing. Little kids to grandparents went out to get active while enjoying the beautiful Takapuna and Milford beaches of the Shore.

Vince clocked it at 45minutes (nauna sya sa amin) while Henry, Shannen and I arrived at the finished line at 1:17:39. We'll beat that time next year :)

Neighbours Day Aetearoa 2012

Last weekend was Neighbours Day Aotearoa. We’re lucky to celebrate this event with the wonderful and supportive people of Meadowood/Unsworth. Aside from the opportunity to get-together with the people in the neighbourhood, the organizers also made sure that the day is full of great activities. There was a community treasure hunt a la Amazing Race. There were 16 stations that you go to where you need to do something. Our favourite was planting trees at Unsworth Reserve. Now everytime we drive pass the area, we'll be reminded that we are part of the community.