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A More Relaxed and Light Travel

19 January 2009 7 Comments Category: Travel

Husband and I are going on a short trip tomorrow and for the first time, we are traveling light.

Define traveling light. We are only bringing 1 DSLR with a Flash, 1 Point and Shoot Cam, 1 Tripod and 1 Handycam. We won’t be bringing a 2nd DSLR, our Lomography cameras and…(drum roll please)…the laptop!!!! When I realized we won’t be bringing the laptop, I’d have to admit that I felt kinda scared. I can live without the internet but I’m worried about not being able to download our photos as soon as we arrive in the hotel after a long day of exploring and shooting. That’s just me being paranoid hehe.

However, the Husband and I have agreed that it’s about time that we do a more relaxed and light traveling (a.k.a. not bringing all our gadgets) for once. Ang una ngang dare ay wag magdala ng DSLR, point and shoot lang. But with the kind of P&S we own right now, hindi umubra.

Why are we doing this? Simply because, we’ve been wanting to have a vacation wherein we won’t have too much “photographing” to do. Our travels in 2008 were very well-documented and well-organized that we explored and took photographs of every corner of every place. But this time, we are looking forward to a more relaxed vacation–in the sense that we won’t have to click the camera every minute and we won’t have to be stressing too much on packing gears whenever we go out. I swear, hindi talaga biro ang mag-travel na may photography ka pang iniisip.

A more relaxed vacation also means that we don’t have much of an agenda on this trip. We have two scheduled dinners (one was because we needed to reserve and the second was we’re meeting a friend) and a musical to watch (which we needed to buy tickets in advance). Other than that, we don’t have any planned itinerary—I don’t even have an idea where we’ll have my birthday dinner! The only plan we have is that WE WILL FOLLOW OUR SENSES, wherever our feet takes us, whenever we see something that will interest us, that’s where will go.

And guess what? It’s already 5:00pm now and we’re leaving tomorrow and I haven’t packed anything yet. Since we won’t be gone long, we won’t be bringing much clothes too. The only thing I got ready right now are our tickets and booking confirmations for the trip. Yay me for being so relaxed! hehe.

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Weekend Snapshot: 3-in-1 Party! :)

Housewarming Party.
Anniversary Party.
Birthday Party.
All in one day!

Saturday was spent with our couple friends as we officially welcomed them in to our home and to celebrate our 2nd wedding anniversary and my birthday (both occassions happening this week!). 

The Husband and I were so happy to seem them all—it’s been a long time since we’ve had an occasion where everyone was there.

We had a great time catching up, laughing our heart’s out, playing with babies David, Caleb and Joaquim, playing Wii and of course, eating. 🙂

For more photos: Click here.

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A Trip Down To Memory Lane

The Husband has finally converted our wedding AVPs into MP4. These have been uploaded in youtube and vimeo but because we are celebrating our 2nd anniversary week, I’m sharing these videos with you my dear friends in the blogosphere.

There were three AVPS that were shown on our wedding day.

The first one was a tribute to our parents which showed our baby to adult photos. The song used was “Thanks to You” which truly describes how much we are grateful for the love our parents have given us. We love them so much, without them we are nothing.

The second AVP consisted of two songs: (1) Accidentally Inlove and (2) At the Beginning. The first song was a tribute to our friends and the second was our prenup photos taken by Mel Cortez. If you are a close friend ours, you might see yourself here.

The two songs in this AVP were both from two famous cartoon movies, “Shrek” and “Anastacia” respectively. Was it intentional? Yes and no. Yes because we wanted two songs that had a common denominator and no because it so happened that those two were really our favorites and best speaks of how we are as a couple.


Chris and Ivy Prenup AVP from Ibyang Sanchez on Vimeo.

And the last one, shown at the last bit of our wedding programme, the grand finale.

It was the Onsite AVP showcasing the events that happened from pre-wedding preps at the hotel to the Church ceremony.

These three videos will always remind us how far we’ve come, how much we have grown as individuals and to finally facing life together as a couple.

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Litratong Pinoy: Asul

Ito ang aking lahok para sa Litratong Pinoy ngayong Huwebes na may temang ASUL.

Si STITCH na mula sa sikat na cartoon movie na “Lilo and Stitch” ay isa sa mga paborito kong cartoon character.

Ito ang pinaka-una kong Stitch na stuffed toy. Nang minsang nagkasakit ako at nang dumalaw ang aking ex-boyfriend (na ngayon ay asawa ko na) sa aming bahay, sinorpresa niya ako sa pamamagitan ng pagbigay nito. Hanggang ngayon na mag-asawa kami ay katabi namin ito matulog.

Ang pangalawa kong Stitch na bagay ay galing pa rin sa aking asawa. Ito ay isang key chain na binili nya sa isang souvenir shop sa Hongkong Airport nang siya ay mag-stop over mula Maynila papunta sa Dubai. Ito rin ang isa sa mga bagay na nagpapaalala sa amin na kami ay dumanas ng long distance relationship.

Ito namang Stitch na ito ay regalo sa akin ng aking pinsan na si Patrick. Espesyal ito dahil binili niya pa ito sa Hongkong Disneyland. Tuwang-tuwa ako nang matanggap ko ito dahil kahit munting bata lang (anim na taong gulang palang siya noon) ang aking pinsan ay nakuha niyang maalala ako.

Ang pinakahuling item sa aking Stitch mini-collection ay ang stuff toy na “Stitch and Angel” kung saan magkayakap si Stitch at ang kanyang kasintahan na si Angel. Nakita ko ito sa isang toy store sa Singapore nang kami ay mag-stopover doon last year. Pinapaalala naman nitong stuffed toys na ito na sa wakas ay magkasama na kaming muli ng asawa ko dahil nang mabili namin ito sa Singapore, pabalik na ako ng Sydney mula Dubai na kasama ang asawa ko.

Maligayang Huwebes!

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Great Find: Sandwich Container

Last month, some bloggers and I were sharing tips on how to effectively wrap sandwiches (click here.)

Since I lived here in Australia, I learned to like wrapping our sandwiches in aluminum foil, it’s easier to wrap sandwiches and it never makes it soggy. However, I also know that aluminum foil is not environment-friendly and can be costly.

During the Christmas Holidays, I finally found a solution to wrapping sandwiches…

…a Plastic Sandwich Container!!!!!!

I found this in the Chinese Store for only AUD$2.00. It’s microwave safe and re-usable. What joy to find a cheap alternative to wrapping sandwiches.

This sandwich container can hold two sandwiches. Not bad huh?

I started using it last week and I’m happy to say that leaving my sandwiches inside the sandwich container does not leave it soggy and it prevents my sandwich from being squeezed in-between stuff inside my bag. And best part is, it lessens the use of aluminum foil in our home, so less costs for the household.

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