One thing I look forward to on our upcoming vacation is to have a nice massage in front of the beach with palm trees covering the sun. Years of office and computer work has taken its toll and having a massage helps alleviate the stress that I accumulate every work week.

My wife has been bugging me to try getting massaged by blind masseurs, and I’m thinking yeah, maybe. Or Maybe I should try something more high tech like orthaheel shoes. The bottom line however, and we both know it, is that we need a more physically active lifestyle!

I’ve been seeing and hearing about Yoga far more than normal, and so I am beginning to be quite curious. I am not a health buff so it is really not in my priority but I know that I have to start focusing on health soon – so why not Yoga?

As far as I can tell, Yoga offers many advantages, specially for busy persons like me. I don’t need too much equipment, just a yoga mat towel and comfortable clothe and I won’t need to go to gyms because I can follow video instructors.

Quite a curious excercise regimen and I am really contemplating on trying it out.

Everyone has a hobby of some sort, some collect stamps, some collect custom made coins. My wife however seems to be collecting snack recipes and trying them out.

My wife has been trying out a bunch of siesta food recipes and recently she was able to make a great tasting batch of Puto – which is simply a bread made with flour, egg, milk and cheese.

Puto

It’s fun when she does these experimental foods, I get to eat some great snacks and the kids also enjoy because they help out their mom with the preparations.

My wife and I are so fond of Japanese food, it is our top priority when choosing to dine out. Our all time favorite is the shrimp tempura – specially if it is done properly – perfectly crispy and matched with a great tasting tempura sauce.

Tokyo Tokyo is one of our favorite, mostly because it is relatively affordable and the food are good. At times we do get orders that are not properly done, but they are few and sparse – which keeps us loyal to them. Another issue I have is that some do not strictly implement their no smoking policy, I don’t care if you smoke macanudo cigar or cheap cigarettes – as long as your second hand smoke does not get anywhere close to me or my family.

Aside from that, the food is great and we enjoy our time eating out.

Fitness is an important issue and thankfully we have made steps to ensure that our family spends time being physically fit. Currently we are tackling cardio exercise requirements through daily, early morning walk and sport. Soon we are planning to upgrade into joining the run craze or get into even more stringent regimens. The best diet pills can help you get slimmer but they cannot save you from the bad side-effects of unhealthy eating and lifestyle.

Lack of exercise has always been an issue with our household – being both work at home parents and raising a home school boy ties us to chairs and leaves us with little to no physical efforts. Instead of working out, we are hiding behind our venetian blinds so to speak.

To change this we have started to wake up early in the morning for an hour of basketball while our youngest walk around the court. Our weekend has also been very busy lately – we have resolved to take our kids outdoors from some physical activities. Our current favorite by far is the Quezon Circle park, with its biking and gokart options, even us parents are assured to break enough sweat.