Now that the new year is about to begin, I’m thinking of new adventures to conquer. I believe this would be a good year to try something different, and the first thing that came into my mind is playing a travel guitar in the great outdoors! The last time I joined these types of activities was when I was still a young Boy Scout! I’ll have to get all the gear that I need including first aid kits, tents, and a travel guitar that can fit on my camelpak!

My youngest is nearing his second birthday and as I usually complain in my blogs – he is growing up really fast. Right now he knows almost all the usual words we use at home and can speak many of them himself albeit not as fluently but he definitely understands us as we talk.

This seemingly fast growth drives me to further spend more quality time with them, even when I am always at home. I hope that I can help steer him onto the right path, and help him stay away from crowds that buy cheap cigars!

The old photos of Pasig river as shown here feels like an alternate universe that never existed.  Because if you look at Pasig river now, its a filthy river that carries all the waste of the city.  There have been various attempts to clear the river – but obviously without the political will to sanction individuals and corporations that throw their waste on the once beautiful river, it will continue to be problematique.  Maybe instead of wearing funny tee shirts, we could wear images of the old Pasig river – as visual reminder for everyone of the once majestic river.

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.

Car maintenance is never ending…! Now we are plagued by problematic interior problems – with the front doors and the power windows! The seats on the driver side also need a new foam pad and we also want to change our seat cover. Sigh! Anyway I’ll be taking it for repairs either this week or the next – once we get some free time to do it.

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.