My dad has retired from his work for more than three years now and I miss his office. Yeah, I miss it. He used to have a huge office with a T.V. and couch and his own bathroom. Then they have two conference rooms both with projection televisions so it was really fun when I had to go there and wait for him. My most favorite part was at the back of their building is a small plane which the owner turned into a restaurant. It was so cool! And whenever I go there to eat, I just tell them to charge it to my dad and they would!

It’s just sad that their office had to move because of the country’s bad economy. And the owner of the restaurant had to close it down and tear down the plane because business had gone bad and the plane was already too old to run. Those were the days…

One of my favorite food is fried, grilled or stewed eggplant eaten together with shrimp paste and rice. I could eat that everyday and I won’t even complain. But one time my friend told me that eggplant you won’t get any nutrients in eggplant and it is high in uric acid. Afraid that I might get arthritis at an early age and might find it hard to look for osteoarthritis relief, I started eating eggplant less frequently, which made me sad a little. But then I read about eggplants and found out that it is not high in uric acid and studies even showed that eggplant is effective in the treatment of high blood cholesterol hypercholesterolemia and in the control of cholesterol. Now, nothing can stop me from eating one of my favorite food! I also liked it in the Filipino dish kare-kare. Another thing that my mom does is she stews it and then mashes it together with vinegar and chopped garlic and then she serves it together with salted fried fish. It really tastes wonderful, you should try it.

I love going to Anilao and I meet a lot of interesting people there. One time, the camp where we always go to was full so one of the members of the camp, Doc Willy, offered us his beach house just a few minutes away. His place was really nice and interesting. It’s like a little community of little houses. First thing you’ll come across to is the guest room then if you walk about a few meters away is the kitchen. Just outside the kitchen is the dining area, which is made up of teak outdoor furnitures. Then there’s a flight of stairs leading down to the main house and there’s another flight of stairs leading finally to the beach.

It’s really an interesting and beautiful house. And what I like most about it is the dining area which is shaded by two giant trees. Doc Willy even hired a professional to landscape the whole place. It’s really very beautiful and I’d love to back there anytime.

I’m not a big fan of jewelries but I do some pieces that I love. I really love animal jewelry in particular, like pendants, earrings, etc. Right now, I have a necklace that I wear everyday and the pendant is a tricolor bear. The bear is gold and on one side the bear is holding a bronze baby bear and on the other side the bear is holding a silver heart. Isn’t it cute? Aside from bears, I also dolphins and butterflies. I once had a butterfly shaped ring but I asked my mom to just sell because it was too big and she bought me a a pair of gold heart earrings.

My most favorite piece is a bracelet. I especially love bracelets with charms like my favorite animals, flowers, hearts, moons, stars and suns.

Both my niece and nephew have their own nanny. The other one, Nanny Aiza, will be going home to the province later today and the other one, Nanny Lyn, is still new at her job so I have to help take care of the kids. That’s fine with me because I did take care of them when they were still babies but what I’m thinking is I do have a deadline with my work and I still have some stuff to clean in my room. If only the kids are still babies, I’d put both of them on baby slings so i can still move around and do stuff. But that’s okay, I think I’ll manage. And my dad is also home to help take care of the kids.

The nanny hasn’t been able to visit her province for at least a year. We bought her siblings some food and some toys for her to take home. I’m sure her siblings will be very happy. Nanny Aiza will be back on Monday and I’m really looking forward to hear stories about her trip.