I must be doing something right. š„° My girls saved up money from their allowance to give me an early Mother’s Day gift. It now sits on the corner of my kitchen counter so my cats won’t be able to knock it down and to cheer me up when I cook or wash the dishes.
I decided to stay local for today since my girls are over at their classmate’s house to finish a project. When I was driving back from their classmate’s house, I got a chance to take a photo of the mountain in my backyard…
It was a very hot day so there are no clouds enveloping the moutain peaks.
As Atsuko Okatsuka (the standup comedian) said, spend time in every square meter of your house. You paid for it. So now that I have a more comfortable chair where I can lean back, I am finding that I’m spending more time here. Plus the beach umbrella has kept the place cooler. I waited here for my girls to message that it was time to pick them up.
After fetching them, we drove to the flower shops to buy my mom a bouquet of carnations for Mother’s Day. She loves flowers like I do and I pledged that I will keep bringing her flowers as long as I live.
On our way to a carinderia, we spotted the new bike rental station on campus, similar to Movr in BGC. It was already almost 6 pm so it was not worth it to try it at that time since it was already getting dark.
For dinner, I only spent a little over PHP 300 for the three of us. Carienderias are like eateries that you can find in hawkers centers or kopi tiam in Singapore where you can buy something affordable to eat. I wasn’t into cooking today because I have a blocked pipe that where my kitchen sink drains into and I’m still waiting for my contractor to fix it.
Anyway, I was craving for something spicy so I got sisig on a sizzling plate with generous green chili and a dash of red bird’s eye chilis, fried egg, and lots of onions. Soy sauce and kalamansi to top it.
I really don’t have to be always driving to faraway places to have a relaxing weekend. In Metro Manila, we always try to escape the city to be able to say we had a relaxing weekend. Nowadays, being at home is already relaxing because I don’t have to escape from the city.