Posted on May 10th, 2009 at 1:38 pm by Ann
It has been raining the past few days, two typhoons and unpredictable weather… *sigh* can’t believe summer’s ending this soon… we still have our anawangin trip this weekend 
hope the weather’s fine then.
Been pretty busy lately, Cheng graduated from college (April27), we had Labor Day (May1), attended 2 weddings last May 3 and May 8 and today’s Mother’s Day (I forgot to send flowers 
masamang bata… tsk tsk tsk)
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Cheng my youngest sibling graduated B.S. Nursing last April 27 held in PICC. Then the day after, Mommy (Tita Lolet) came home from the states because she’ll be attending Jacqueline’s Wedding (my cousin).
We has a long weekend last Labor Day, I just spent the day at home, snoozing
Whew! I’ve been to 3 weddings this year 
and I’ve been to 2 this month alone ahaha! I guess this year is wedding year ahehe. Congratulations to Mateng and Joel; to my cousin Jacq and Derrick! Hope to see cute little babies soon 
John Peter Bondad’s nuptials was last May 8th, same date as my cousin’s, so I was not able to celebrate with them… Congrats Peter!
Wow Mother’s Day! Thanks inay for the love and continued care even at times, most of the time, I’m being hard-headed and moody. You know I love you so much and someday I’ll be able to pay up all my utangs ahehe! Love you love you :-*
Happy Mother’s Day to all mommy’s out there!
Happy Beer-day Marky! Enjoy! And hope you’ll get what you wish
Anntuts is looking forward to…
-Â Angels and Demons Movie
-Â Anawangin Trip
- May16th is Adi Andrew’s Birthday (my inaanak)
Posted on April 12th, 2009 at 9:56 pm by Ann
Happy Easter everyone! Waaahhh!
What a crazy weekend! Most of my vacation I spent playing Fashion Wars! Waaahh! There’s so much applications in Facebook! I have soooo much things to do [work related :-P] as in sooo sooo much that I think I don’t know where to start ahaha! *I just mentioned it :-P* I think even though I had this super long weekend to relax and stuff, I can’t seem to cut myself from thinking about all the work that I’ll be doing *I guess that’s why I always play Fashion Wars! Ahaha!* oh well enough of my crappy whining and complaining and all that stuff chill… let’s talk about my week
Mixed emotions this week… pressure, upset stomach, bad headache plus an empty wallet! Ahaha! Crappy and sometimes life gets pretty sh*tty – what my brother always say :-P. but hey! Life is not always smiles we’ll have to deal with it ahaha! I’m complaining again
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Holy week… I feel guilty because I feel that I did not do my part venerating the season bad me…
This Saturday I went jogging with friends and it was so refreshing jogging, biking around sampaloc lake laughing… chatting with close friends super nice [see my multiply site for pics :-D]
jovz, g-lyn,ann
sampaloc lake, saturday morning
Internet… it’s my buddy almost the whole week sometimes, killing the time, I goolgle my name ahaha! I just type Ann Banayo, Zarina Ann Banayo, Zarina Ann R. Banayo and just browse the links that will appear after you hit the search button ahaha! Just one of Ann’s ways of spending the time off ahaha! I also browse for the gadgets/accessories that I’ve been dying to have ahaha! I blogged about ShopWiki.com before [see my previous post] and this site is a very helpful specially my searching stuffs in the net. Price ranges, specifications, stores, brands and even by color; you could use in searching the item that you need. Pretty handy, you could check out this one stop shop online store and yeah, Facebook and idlip is the sites that I visit most often now ahehe! Add me in Fashion Wars! Ahaha! I’m hooked! Ahaha!
Well, that’s Ann’s week ahehe!
Anntutay’s looking forward to…
- April 18 High school barkada’s [friends] outing
- April19 Chase Lucas’ christening
-Â May1-3 Ilocos trip
- May8 Jacqueline’s [my cousin] wedding [Peter’s wedding too]
-Â May16 Anawangin Trip
-Â June12-14 Cebu-Bohol trip with officemates
Weeeee! Lots of things to look forward to
Happy Easter to All!
Happy egg hunting
@renee: i’ve updated your url
Posted on January 26th, 2009 at 2:39 am by Ann
Happy Chinese New Year Everyone!
Hope we’ll all get lucky and happy this year!
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Missing Inay’s Paella… am sooooo hungry!
Posted on January 1st, 2009 at 3:33 pm by Ann
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Wow! 2008 has been a very wonderful year, and the most exciting and adventurous one I hope to gain more [not weight pleassseee…] this coming year it has been a rainy new year
To start the year, I had a fight with my bother because he took a bite at my grilled hotdog which he cooked for our New Year dinner. Wahehe! So mature I guess we’ll be arguing all year wahaha!
i haven’t prepared my new year’s resolution for 2009 yet but loosing at least 10 kilos from my current weight [which is confidential] is definitely on top of it i hope I’ll be more productive this year and see places more travel! Yay! I have plans lined up for 2009 already – there’s miss anj’s and my cousin’s, jacqueline, wedding, in February and May respectively. I also have Palawan in March and [probably] Bohol in May my sister, cheng, will be graduating from college this May and next week, tatay will be here for their [inay and tatay’s] 25th wedding anniversary on January 7th wow! That means I’ll be turning 25 this 2009! Waaah! Good/Bad thing I guess ahehe! Hope I’ll get lucky this year and bump to that someone that I’ve waiting for hihihi
Happy New Year guys!
Happy Birthday Daryll Dingle!
Belated Happy Birthday to Debbie and Nor!
Advance Happy Happy to Yzhel and Oyi!
Posted on December 26th, 2008 at 3:06 pm by Ann
Maligayang Pasko! [Merry Christmas!]
Happy Birthday Jesus and thanks for all the blessings that we’ve received and for the friends and family that we’ve shared it with
inay, ton, cheng and anntuts during Christmas Dinner
pio, michelle,helen,anntuts,jem,jovz and rico in jem’s place
jovz,yzhel,helen,anntuts and rico after a few drinks in Fat Larry’s
Posted on December 20th, 2008 at 12:35 pm by Ann
Less than a week before the BIG day and I haven’t finished my gift list. I have a lot of cramming to do.
I was searching online for some gift ideas and I ended buying something for myself at ebay happy! Ahehe! I bought this Twilight inspired charmed bracelet weeeh I got this last Saturday and now I’m waiting for Charlaine Harris’ Dead Until Dark book weeeh I’m excited to receive it i’ll have it by next week, i guess :-D
I think I’m getting into purchasing items online that was my first online shopping experience [bracelet] except for the occasional flower deliveries that i’ve done before for my mom
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Speaking of online shopping, i you may want to check this site - ShopWiki.com. it’s like an ultimate shopping guide for the online shoppers out there ShopWiki aids the shopper where in if you search for an item that you want, say accessories like luggage or gadgets like ipod or any stuff that you like or need, it’ll return all stores where your searched item is availble. It also shows price ranges and the site even provide shopping guides related to the item searched so the buyer will know what’s on sale and will also have a deeper knowledge about the item that he/she wants to purchase. It gives the shopper a wide array of choices and greater deals plus savings. You can search items from arts and crafts, electorinics, computers and even stuff for your pets can be searched in this site! how cool is that?
The ShopWiki also have shopping directory and they even have gift suggestions for any occasion and shows the best selling products online that is very helpful; like in my case – in the verge of cramming it’s a very nice and helpful site so go check it out
i’ll be continuing searching for items for myself as well wahehe. Happy Holidays! and Happy shopping!
Posted on November 5th, 2008 at 12:14 am by Ann
It’s a bit late but still, Happy Halloween guys!
How was your All Saints’ and All Souls’ weekend? Mine? Same old same old.
I was not able to visit my grandparents’ burial ground last Saturday. But I did go home to San Pablo 
Treat
A bunch of cute kids with adorable costumes went trick or treating last Thursday in our office.
We had a Halloween party of our own – mark, mitch and ela. We had dinner and wander the booths in south cemetery
My inay’s (mom) homemade cooking this is one reason why I want to go home every weekend
salisbury steak inay style
Night out at Marvin’s with HS buddies – jovz, yzhel, ghe
Trick
“What did you said?†unintelligent thing to say on the phone, bwahaha! Right after I blab this sentence, I figured I said it wrong and that sounded funny. buti na lang si mark ang kausap ko nun that would have been very embarrassing wahaha!
Have you ever met someone who’s so full of himself? Well we did and it was a dragging night except the happy parts without him wahaha! Sorry ela
That was my weekend ahaha!
try this!  have fun! trick or treat!
Belated Happy Birthday Koi and Jacq!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JO!
@myrels: eto pic namin ni piglet
Posted on November 4th, 2008 at 11:44 pm by Ann
It’s the time of the year again!Â
Whew! Time does fly so fast, less than a month from now, it’s Christmas again!
Simbang gabi (Night Mass), puto bumbong, bibingka, parol (Christmas Lantern), Christmas Trees and stockings, mistletoe, snow (I wish :-P), caroling are in season again. Ooohh, I can smell the roasting of chestnuts. Hmmmm…
Parties and reunions, monito-monita (gift giving) are part of the celebration as well. I’m not that looking forward for reunions though, because tatay (dad) is not here to celebrate with us, he works abroad. I don’t have a lot of cousins and relatives so pretty much cheng, ton, inay (mom) and I will spend the Christmas together. We’ve been like that for as long as I remember so that doesn’t bother me. Perhaps we’ll go to an amusement park this year
And of course my most awaited part of this season, aside from Noche Buena, what else? Christmas shopping! You got to choose presents for your friends and family and buy stuff for yourself too for me it’s a way of pampering yourself after a year of hard work ahaha! That’s the fun part, but you need fuel to get things running – anda/moola/ money! Ahaha! Desperately needed of a sideline
Back to my Christmas shopping blabbing, I’m done with my gift list, ahehe, the problem now is where to buy them, considering my fixed budget of course if you have the same dilemma as I am, try browsing these sites for couple of good finds like multiply.com, ebay.ph, shop.com.
Like in SHOP.COM, they have a broad selection of items to choose from, plus they offer great deals and prizes as well, how cool is that? The site also offer discounts, coupons and free shipping. They have a promo right now, the Top Holiday Gifts Give Away! and the lucky customer can have a chance to grab a flat screen TV, iPod Touch, GPS Navigation System and more!  The promo runs thru December 14.
You can also go to department stores, bazaars and to tutuban for cheap finds. The stuff that they sell with varying prices and you lots to choose from. Research does not hurt, you can browse magazines and the net for some cool and nice presents for this year so that you’ll get an idea. Plus there are a lot of bargains, sales and freebies that some stores offer, be it online or not, offer.
Start your holiday shopping early so you’ll not get caught in the rush. happy shopping everyone!
Posted on June 12th, 2008 at 1:14 am by Ann
maligayang araw ng kalayaan sa inyong lahat!
happy birthday nic!
Posted on May 1st, 2008 at 7:29 pm by Ann
The memo reads…
“This is a note for all personnel in the Philippines.
The President of the Philippines has issued Proclamation No. 1463 declaring May 1, 2008, Thursday, as a Regular Holiday throughout the country in observance of Labor Day”
Searched the phrase may 1 labor day ; Wikipedia has the following definition:
May Day occurs on May 1 and refers to any of several public holidays in many countries.May Day is synonymous with International Workers’ Day, or Labour Day, which celebrates the social and economic achievements of the labor movement. As a day of celebration, however, the holiday has ancient origins and can relate to many customs that have survived into modern times. Many of these customs are due to May Day being a cross-quarter day, meaning that it falls approximately halfway between a solstice and an equinox.
When we were little, May 1 rain = “miracle” rain. It was said that May 1st’s rain could cure illnesses and such and could even bring good luck. So whenever there’s a downpour on May 1, my siblings and I would bathe in the rain. I don’t know the reason behind this pamahiin/hearsay/belief, but I perceived May Day as such. I don’t even know where this “belief” originated. May 1, 2008 fell on Thursday; many thought that Labor Day will be moved on Friday since Friday will be a sandwich day. Well you can’t blame them to think this way since we’re used to “moving” the holidays to give way to long weekends. I’m not a party pooper or anything, don’t get me wrong, I do love long weekends since I could go to our province and spend more time with my family and more sleep for me , and it’s just that, the frequent rescheduling of holidays, doesn’t bring the essence of the holiday; I mean, a holiday/celebration was set so that people could remember that “glorious” day. Holidays today, is just a holiday.
As for me, I got to spend my May Day in Trinoma with may roommates - she and kate. Glad to spend a day out of the office ahehe.
Happy Labor Day to everyone hope you enjoyed your day off
