Liezl's Den

I’ve been blog hopping and read lots of different stories, some on their everyday lives while others focus on some political, social or just nothing issues, and others share their literary pieces while others just use blog as a release for some angst.

For me, whatever random thoughts that fill in my mind and find it okay sharing and putting it for public view is just fine as long as I’m happy for what I’m doing , anyway it’s my part in this web. It’s up to me how far I would divulge myself in every entry that I would make; or who knows if it’s a fiction or real?

Writing is a form of a release, whatever I can’t put in action or say…well, and here’s my space. Sometimes I just want to chronicle some events that happened to me or to my family and friends.

I really do enjoy reading some bloggers stories. From them I learn how they cope with their everyday lives especially those who are also in abroad, or simply how they enjoy their leisurely trips to other countries.

So convenient and easy, if you happen to get bored or on the verge of contradicting once philosophies or whatever story that is not to your liking then just close the window and that’s it, you are out and hop to another blog that comes up with your satisfaction.

Some blogs are too educational, some are nasty, cheesy, others are entertaining with lots of jokes (hrrmm…green jokes!) and some are just the-not –so –good –ones, but tee hee…whatever they are still they are blogs.

Posted by Liezl at 10:22 PM | Permalink | Comments

I'm so down today after I heard the news na wala na si Kuya Romy.
The man that I used to know as a father here in Qatar is now gone...

Hindi po kita makakalimutan Kuya.

Posted by Sandro Rafael at 1:49 PM | Permalink | Comments

Yesterday, we're both excited akala kse namin makakalipat na kami ng haus; but after some thoughts... hindi pa pala.

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Will you walk into my parlour?" said the Spider to the Fly,

'Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy;

The way into my parlour is up a winding stair,

And I've a many curious things to shew when you are there."

Oh no, no," said the little Fly, "to ask me is in vain,

For who goes up your winding stair can ne'er come down again."

I'm sure you must be weary, dear, with soaring up so high;

Will you rest upon my little bed?" said the Spider to the Fly.

"There are pretty curtains drawn around; the sheets are fine and thin,

And if you like to rest awhile, I'll snugly tuck you in!"

Oh no, no," said the little Fly, "for I've often heard it said,

They never, never wake again, who sleep upon your bed!"

Said the cunning Spider to the Fly, " Dear friend what can I do,

To prove the warm affection I 've always felt for you?

I have within my pantry, good store of all that's nice;

I'm sure you're very welcome -- will you please to take a slice?"

"Oh no, no," said the little Fly, "kind Sir, that cannot be,

I've heard what's in your pantry, and I do not wish to see!"

"Sweet creature!" said the Spider, "you're witty and you're wise,

How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!

I've a little looking-glass upon my parlour shelf,

If you'll step in one moment, dear, you shall behold yourself."

"I thank you, gentle sir," she said, "for what you 're pleased to say,

And bidding you good morning now, I'll call another day."

The Spider turned him round about, and went into his den,

For well he knew the silly Fly would soon come back again:

So he wove a subtle web, in a little corner sly,

And set his table ready, to dine upon the Fly.

Then he came out to his door again, and merrily did sing,

"Come hither, hither, pretty Fly, with the pearl and silver wing;

Your robes are green and purple -- there's a crest upon your head;

Your eyes are like the diamond bright, but mine are dull as lead!"

Alas, alas! how very soon this silly little Fly,

Hearing his wily, flattering words, came slowly flitting by;

With buzzing wings she hung aloft, then near and nearer drew,

Thinking only of her brilliant eyes, and green and purple hue --

Thinking only of her crested head -- poor foolish thing! At last,

Up jumped the cunning Spider, and fiercely held her fast.

He dragged her up his winding stair, into his dismal den,

Within his little parlour -- but she ne'er came out again!

And now dear little children, who may this story read,

To idle, silly flattering words, I pray you ne'er give heed:

Unto an evil counsellor, close heart and ear and eye,

And take a lesson from this tale, of the Spider and the Fly.



by Mary Howitt (1799-1888)

Posted by Liezl at 11:20 PM | Permalink | Comments

Liezl, your baby's bound to be an Entrepreneur

With your baby's well-rounded mix of intelligence, creativity, and charisma, we'd say your baby's bound to succeed in business. In fact, it wouldn't surprise us if they just followed in the footsteps of Henry Ford and Bill Gates — soon as they've mastered walking and talking, that is.

You've probably noticed how quickly your baby makes friends and connections at the park or how skillfully your little one creates their own little worlds with blocks. Bringing up a business-bound baby can be a lot of fun — but be prepared for plenty of lemonade stands and newspaper routes in your future. And as your little one develops that worldly savvy, just make sure they don't mistake money for the meaning of life as you help them hone their business and leadership skills. Even at this early stage, we can tell — you're sure to be richly rewarded for bringing this gem into the world.

from Tickle

Posted by Liezl at 9:11 PM | Permalink | Comments

Wala lang, habang nagpapatunaw ng kinain naming Adobong Manok, at habang naghihintay ng dina-download ko, sulat muna ako dito.

Bagong version ngayon ang ginawa kong Adobong Manok. Ginisa ko na muna at hinayaang maluto ang manok. Nang medyo napiprito na cya doon ko pa lang nilagay ang pinaghalong toyo at suka na nilagyan ko na rin ng paminta.

Mukhang masarap din kse daming nakain ni Dimps, hehehe. Ako control muna kse tumataba na naman yata. Hirap mag maintain ng ideal weight.

Posted by Sandro Rafael at 8:11 PM | Permalink | Comments

I got a nice sleep last night and I was planning to go to work early today, while doing some stretching, I heard some kind of raindrops outside the house; yes it’s raining in Doha! After my stretching, I went back to bed and sleep again :)

Posted by Sandro Rafael at 7:37 AM | Permalink | Comments

I'm relatively happy that our Princess is little_bit_getting_well now, after 3 days of having a diarrhea and fever. Slowly she's now back to her usual self: a dynamic superrrr baby girllll!

Today is Black Saturday and here in Qatar you'll not feel the solemnity of Lenten Season.

Personally, as daily in the morning I tend to meditate as I prayed my “wake-up” prayer and in addition this week I'm also trying to imagine the “religious celebration” back home.

Also, oh yes! Very worthy to mention, I finally finished watching Mulan after more than 10 attempts. Since last week I started to watched it; but not able to finish. Cute movie, I almost cried, hehehe, at the end (hey, it took more than a week for me to finished it!).

We got a bunch of “5-in-1 DVDs” from Souq. Yes, "those kind" of DVDs are openly available here in Qatar!

Posted by Sandro Rafael at 2:36 PM | Permalink | Comments

Happy birthday and happy love anniversary Dimps!
Well, as always all I can give to you is my love as a gift.
Love you forever.

Posted by Sandro Rafael at 8:40 AM | Permalink | Comments

Another year that adds to my life, and another year which I should be making up to with my pursuit for more learning as of life per se…as a mother, as a wife, as a friend, as a child.

It’s like I’m still yearning for more from the zest of my existence, just halfway there; contentment, happiness, ambitions…I want to widen my horizon and touch my real existence as a whole.

There’s something inside me that needs to be awaken; like a fire that needs to be rekindled…Like a placid body of water that wants to be stirred up; like a child who wants to wander and dance in a rain while reaching for the rainbow in a mid-summer morning.

I want to learn new things, as I learn from my precious child.
I think for once let the course of my destiny pave its own path.
Let His Will be done…

I want to thank my loving husband for everything; for a wonderful life worth living with you…Thanks for caring us, for always being there for us, for your unwavering support and kindness and most of all Thanks for your Love.

I would want to thank also my precious daughter for her sweet innocence which emanates her goodness, her warmth, and in her small ways she showed me how much she loves me.

For my parents, brothers and sisters, friends and acquaintances; life would not be complete without all of you…

And most of all I thank God for everything, for every person He sent to touch my life, for the gift of Love, Faith and Life.

Posted by Liezl at 10:37 PM | Permalink | Comments

We had a very long day as for today; went to our future flat ( I think the least for us to wait is just a week or two and it will be ready) and to Ninang May’s house and waited for Dad Nath for almost two hours , call of duty again.

Princess is the model for the day; she showed them her cute and smart sassy pose. And finally, we went to City Center again for a small celebration and dined at Applebee’s (again!).

Our little lady asked for some candies when we passed near Sweet Factory, with no words to say just grabbed Dad Yam’s hand and led him to the stall.

Posted by Liezl at 9:34 PM | Permalink | Comments

I want to hit the bed...but my baby Sean Linus kept on squashing my bladder and my eyes are atill glued to what I'm reading...

Posted by Liezl at 11:24 PM | Permalink | Comments

Well, for consecutive days now, we’ve been to birthday parties, window shopping and just a lazy afternoon walks in Corniche.

Quite a bit happy, we are near to transfer to a new flat! That’s what I’ve been praying for, even for my birthday wish (huh! I’m not yet too old for some wishes). I’m just too desperate to move out from this uncomfortable situation, I hate to say but I do really hate to see my neighbors’ faces especially that Pakistani family and his slave (need not to mention those ugly and old creatures!).

I’m not planning for any celebration for my big day; just want to be with my precious daughter and loving husband. We have to save more bucks now, one baby is coming soon and monthly flat rentals are quite high so we have to tighten our belt.

And I promise not to be smitten with my obsession for shopping, things have to change, we have to set some priorities like savings, educational plan (but not buying those pre-need insurances but putting money in the bank for our children), and more investments.

Time flies so quickly, so we have to adjust ourselves with it and be a ruler of our destinies; wherever path we want to traverse.

Posted by Liezl at 12:32 AM | Permalink | Comments

)Name the last four things you bought:
= gifts for Xena and Ebenezer, chocolates, scented candle, and gift wrap

2) Name four drinks you regularly drink:
= water, hot tea, iced tea, mango juice

3) Last time you cried?=
I don’t want to remember

4) What's in your cd player?
= nothing for me but baby songs for Andrea

5) What's under your bed?
= toys of my adorable toddler

6) What time did you wake up today?
= 9:00 am

7) Current hair?
= shoulder-length hair

8) Current clothes?
= I’m wearing my usual clothes while I’m in the house, blouse and shorts

10) Current worry?
= transferring to the new flat, when it gonna be happen…I want to move out now!

11) Current hate?
= our Pakistani landlord, who doesn’t know the meaning of a contract and who has no soul at all, he can be liken to a mad dog!!!

12) Favorite places to be?
= Corniche, Applebee’s, City Center and Intercon Hotel

13) Least favorite place?
= wala

14) If you could play an instrument?
= hmmm…before when I was in my grade school, an ukulele

15) Favorite color(s)?
= pink, white and baby blue

16) How tall are you?
= 5’2”

17) Current favorite word? words?
= none

18) One person from your past you wish you couldgo back and talk to:
= no one

19) Favorite days?
=Friday and Saturday, that’s my loving hubby’s day off

20) Where would you like to go?
= anywhere as long as we would be having fun there and it is okay for a toddler

21) Where do you want to live when you get married?
= in a serene place, wherein no one would intervene with us

22) Favorite food(s)?
= chicken espetada, fried hamour, mushroom steak, and Caesar salad with thousand island dressing

23) Colors of most clothes you own:
= white, pink, blue and red

24) Number of pillows you sleep w/?
= only 1 but I’m surrounded with 8 pillows

25) What do you wear when you go to sleep:
= shirt and shorts or a pajama

26) What were you doing 12AM last night:
= I’m in my dreamland

27) How old will you be in 10 yrs:
= I’ll be 35 then

28) What do you think you'll be doing in 10years:
=I will be running my own business, enjoying my kids and touring Europe and Asia with my family

29) Do you have braces?=
I don’t need one.

30) Are you paranoid?!
= sometimes…

31) Do you burn or tan?
= both

32) What is the brand of your wallet(s)?
= mango, nine west and oasis

33) Your alarm clock?
= wala, I don’t need alarmclocks I have my daughter to wake me up.

34) Brand of shampoo?
= pantene

36) Notebook?
= hmmm…singapura

37) First real memory of something?
=can’t remember

38) First screen name?
= dimple

39) First piercing/tattoo?
= nope!

40) First enemy?
= can’t remember

41) Good cry?
= I had…a lot!!!

42) Last library book checked out?
= hmmm…can’t remember that was the time I was still in college

43) Last person you yelled at?
= our landlord

44) Last beverage drank?
= pepsi

48) Last annoyance?
= 2 days ago

49) Last disappointment?
= wala

50) Last thing you wrote?
= about my existence here in the beautiful world?

Posted by Liezl at 12:22 AM | Permalink | Comments

I know…I know… I’m nearing my 26th birthday, may be, you think that I’m already having some memory lapses huh! I just want to make a list of the people and stuff that I love and crave for. And for the special happenings in my life in this beautiful world, be it a mark for my existence and I want to be remembered with all these things. I want to make up to 1oo list but for now those things that lingers my mind would go first and hopefully be able to finish it in a day or two...


1. I grew up in a small town in San Jose N. Samar.

2. I have only one brother and very loving parents.

3. My Zodiac sign is Pisces.

4. I love to daydream as most Piscean do.

5. As a kid I love rainbows and care bears.

6. I attended my elementary grade, like I was only playing.

7. My high school life was plain but my close friends put color in it.

8. I love to eat chocolates ‘til now that I’m in my twenties.

9. I prefer to have small group of true friends than having a flock of false ones.

10. In my younger years, I was so thin, like skin and bones only.

11. I went to UP for my college.

12. My first remuneration was too much for me so most of it went to my family.

13. I’m married to the most loving and wonderful man; he is my best friend, my lover, and my confidante.

14. I’m a mother to an almost eighteen months old, adorable Andrea.

15. At this moment, I’m having our second baby, hopefully, he is a boy and we’ll name him Sean Linus.

16. I love pink color; almost all of my clothes are in the shade of pink as well as my daughter’s wardrobe.

17. I always crave for Godiva chocolate to be specific.

18. I love to wear pants and sandals (those strap ones).

19. I would love to travel around Europe, that’s one of my dreams in my life.

20. I don’t wear eyeglasses yet.

21. My husband thinks that I’m still baby face even though I’ll be having our second child.

22. I would love to work again in the near future.

23. I love my family very much.

24. I’m a person who loves red roses as well as pink ones.

25. I love to shop for trendy outfits and bags.

26. I love to collect perfumes.

27. I hate to say this, but I also fancy diamonds. I love jewelry!

28. I want the smell of my baby and my husband.

29. I want longer nails (but not too long) with polish, but not red.

30. I’m always in front of our computer, and like some gadgets.

31. I love to eat in Nando’s, Chilli’s and Applebee’s

32. I would like to go to a place, like farm or a beach.

33.I treasure my few friends.

34. I want to be grandmother when I’m already in my fifties.

35. I want my children to be successful and be God-fearing individuals.

36. As for now I want to stay at home with my kid and take care of her and as well as our upcoming baby.

37. I like scented candles, body scrubs and moisturizers.

38. I love to drink Starbuck's Frapucchino with caramel, mocha and chocolate.

39. I love to take picture of our adorable love child...Princess :)

40. I'm fond of collecting accessories.

41. I love to read novels and books.

42. I would like to invest in a business that could surely give a return and possibly would lead for us to retire from work at an earlier age.

43. I don't want arrogant, self-opinionated jackals...

44. I hate false friends, so watch out!

45. I prefer night than day.

46. I love to watch the sky at night and gaze on the stars.

47. I love puppies and gold fish, but can't have one since I have babies...

48. I love to draw and paint.

49. Sometimes I can't remember names of my old acquaintances...duh!

50. I'm a fighter and positive thinker (some friends may agree but others may not).

51. I want to learn HTML.

52. I want to learn other languages, like French and Spanish.

53. I love to read but can't find time for it.

54. I would like to go back to school for my master's degree.

55. I would like to study interior decoration.

56. I love simple and sensible talks with friends over a gastronomically satisfying food in a fine restaurant.

57. I am impatient (most of the time).

58. I want to learn how to drive a car.

59. I hate people who are fond of bad-mouthing their friends.

60. I’m the one who is stricter when it comes to disciplining our daughter than my husband.

61. I’m not romantic, but once in a while I indulge myself.

62. The focal point of my existence is my family.

63. I can be moody (sometimes).

64. I’m very friendly.

65. I’m good to those who are good to me. Treat me bad and I’ll not back off.

66. I want to migrate to another country, be it in Canada, London or U.S. or just go back and live happily in the Philippines.

67. I don’t want that my children would grow up in this Muslim country.

68. I am a homebody person.

69. I like doing all those wifely stuffs.

70. I want our home to be always clean.

71. I want to save money.

72. I love shopping, how I wish that I have all the means to buy what I want.

73. I believe in God, as well as Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary.

74. I want that my children will be religious.

75. I’m so happy with my life as a mother and a wife.

76. I love to eat junk foods but I hate it when love handles occur.

77. I want to be back to my old size.

78. I’m lazy to do some exercise in the home that’s why I need to go to a gym.

79. I want my children to have a healthy lifestyle when it comes to food.

80. I would love to buy lots of books and novels.

81. I hate terrorists.

82. One of my wishes is to have world peace.

83. Another is to stop the sickening and worsening condition of corruption in our government.

84. And most of all is to uplift the lives of poor Filipino masses.

85. I wish I have a power to deal with these kinds of dilemmas.

86. And to put an end to civil war in some countries.

87. How I wish

Posted by Liezl at 3:20 PM | Permalink | Comments

It seems that longer lapses on our web log is taking place, just been so busy these past few weeks from the time that we arrived here from our vacation; all our weekends were spent looking for a new flat to transfer to.

Luckily, we found a new flat only that it cost too high for our budget; but we don’t have much option to choose from since the trend for the rents are jacking up due to the upcoming Asian Games here in Doha.

Our little lady is gaining more weight and becoming more active, she’s nearing her 18th month maybe that’s one reason (huh!). And our little Sean Linus inside mom’s tummy is following the suit of her older sister, he’s doing some gymnastic moves more often.

Posted by Liezl at 9:20 AM | Permalink | Comments