Henri's First

Dear Luna, "Mummy, please, let's not eat animals and other creatures!" We were on our way to Henri's first birthday earlier when you blurted this out. Bubba and I got no idea where this came from. We laughed in disbelief. A vegetarian by choice at the age of four. So adorable. True to your word, you didn't eat any meat at the party. You even gave me a weird look when I offered grilled chicken skewer. I was totally impressed. Until I saw you...

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So You Think You Can Dance, Luna?

Dear Luna, Currently checked in Candlewood Suites, Santa Clara. We 're in the U.S. cause Bubba's gotta do a robot demo at some convention in San Francisco next week. All of us are still dealing with jetlag, and our body clocks are still trying to adjust to California's time zone. So we stay in most of the day, stepping out only for groceries and take out meals. Even with the 24-hour cartoon shows on cable telly and the few toys we recently...

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Bolinao In A Jiffy With Yak Pak Philippines

Dear Luna, Less than 24 hours, and we're already packing for our journey back home. Around past three in the afternoon yesterday, we arrived here at Holy Land Beach Resort in Bolinao, Pangasinan. Not the best on this strip, but it has a pool, and it's relatively cheap. Like, P2,300 cheap for an air-conditioned room good for 5-6. With us are bubba, your grannies, mum's Aunt Miles, and mum's Uncle Ninoy and his whole family. This is our only beach...

Mona Vale, A Little Too Late

Dear Luna,   Nana invited us to come to Mona Vale Beach with her today. She went ahead (cause she wanted to do an early swim) while we prepped for the day out. It's quite cold this morn, so we planned to just let you play at the playground. Before heading out, bubba checked his work emails. And while he did so, we spent some time taking photos of you cause you're wearing a new pair of blingin' kicks today. You lost your good mood though when...

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Tamarama Play

Dear Luna, We were supposed to meet up with mumma's friend, Gringo, at Bondi Beach earlier today. Bubba and I couchsurfed at his place about fours years ago in Bacolod when mumma was two months pregnant with you. We were on a two-week backpacking trip in Visayas then and Bacolod was our last stop. Unfortunately, Gringo wasn't able to make it. Since we were already in Bondi area, we let you play at the playground instead on Tamarama...

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