Out With The Girlfriends

My parents enjoy attending Filipino community gatherings. It is their way of relaxing and catching up with friends. I enjoy it too because that means I can play longer with my girl friends. Some of my girl friends I have already featured here in my blog but there's more to tell.

Carmina, Diana and me.

Last July 30 was the Summer Party hosted by the Sto. Nino Group of Stuttgart-Rottenburg. It was a great day for us kids because it was a very fine day, and the means that we can play at the spielplatz just outside the event hall. 

Up and down we went... it was just the four of us. Who's missing? 

And so it was that me and my three other girl friends, (or should I call them my three big sisters?) namely Madelein, Carmina and Diana, enjoyed an afternoon playing at the swing, climbing and eating muffins. 

Enjoying our muffins after playing for some time... With Diana and Madelein.

Too bad Franciska, Diana's younger sister, wasn't there to play with us. She had fever due to the vaccination that she received that day and had to stay indoors with her Mom. It would have been more fun with her around.

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Look, It's A Cat!

Hello everyone! I can't believe it's already June! My Daddy just celebrated his birthday last Saturday and we had a lot of fun. I hope he enjoyed his day with us and with our Filipino friends. This month holds lots of promise for us. We have two sets of visitors coming and I can't wait to meet them. But before I get all excited, I want to show you this creature that has delighted me so much!

Meet Khak! He is a cat... and because I cannot pronounce "T" so well yet, he would just have to be named "Khak". Khak though is not my cat.

I only met him once when we stopped by Meersburg after our chilly ferry ride from Konstanz through the Bodensee (Lake Constance).

Khak is a fat cat. At first I was afraid to touch him, because I was uncertain whether he would pounce on me or scratch me.

But when I started touching him, he did not get annoyed. I guess he loves to be pet. I really enjoy stroking his soft, silky fur.

He makes me laugh and burst into giggles each time he wags his tail.

We even had our moments together when we would just sit... or play head, shoulders, knees and toes!

Khak has made such a good impression on me that I love cats since then!

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Meet My Girlfriends

Hello everyone! How was your Valentine's Day? I hope you all had a wonderful celebration. As for me, I celebrated it with friends and we attended the birthday celebration of our Lola-Nanay. And we had a blast playing in Nanay's room and sharing chocolates! I am years younger than my two friends but they adore me just the same. They would always include me when they play.

And below are some of our photos before we got all messy from playing too much. These two wouldn't normally pose for the camera but I guess, in the spirit of loving and friendship, they gave in to my Mommy's request and gave their sweetest smiles.

Ate Madie is six years old, I will be turning two in a few weeks, and Ate Carmina is five.


With Ate Madie... she is our big Ate. She and Ate Carmina are cousins.


With Ate Carmina... She is Filipino-German but can speak
and understand Cebuano. Ain't she a cutie?

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Ehana's Need for Eyeglasses

This is Ehana and she is my friend from Japan. She is a very pretty girl, with a happy heart just like me. But she has a problem with her eyes. Can you see what it is? Yes, she is a little cross-eyed and since she is still very young, her pediatrician said that this can still be corrected with eyeglasses. I am sure these kids glasses with plastic frames will be perfect for her. I should tell Tita Luisa about it.

Ehana has a very playful nature. She runs around a lot and has tons of energy to jump, bump, skip and hop. It is amazing really, I couldn't keep up with her. Of course, I was still too small then and could not walk yet. I just crawl after her. So maybe she could also use a pair of impact-resistant children glasses so that Tita Luisa won't have to buy her a pair often each time her eyeglasses break. Or Tita Luisa can also choose kids glasses with resin and PC lenses. They come in funky colors too. Just perfect for kids.

I think Ehana is three years old now and she must already be going to Kindergarten. I hope I can see her again, prettier than ever before because her vision has already been corrected. I wonder if she has already started her treatment and is now wearing eyeglasses... Hmmm... I should ask Tita Luisa to send me a photo of Ehana wearing her eyeglasses, then.

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Praying with Friends

Last Friday, I was astonished to find our house filled with our new friends. You should all note that I am not used to seeing many people in our house since there is only me and my Mommy during the day and only the three of us on weekends and evenings. So I was really surprised. I even hid in the kitchen for a while when they started showing up because I was shy. I am not so familiar with some of the faces though but when Nanay Cata showed up and then Tante Liza, I began to warm up and be my usual self. Unlike in the old days and in some conservative families in the Philippines when children were asked to stay and hide in their rooms when guests are around, the usual custom here in Germany is to introduce the children to the guests and are expected to also entertain them.

My Mommy and Daddy were happy to see me mingling and charming our guests. I was a good girl and didn't even cry. When I wanted to go to my room to play, I would pull Tita Cha's or Tito Mark's hand. Some of the guests even willingly hold me in their arms. I am not scared of them anymore.

Tired and sleepy after all the guests have left.

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Franci and Me

Hello everyone! Meet my friend Francisca or Franci (pronounced as Fran-si). She is two years older than me but we are very close. She is half-Filipino, half-German.

We love to play and dance and sing together. We only see each other once a week, every Friday during the Novena for Sto. Nino because we live far away from each other. When I am not around, she would ask, "Wo ist Samantha?" (Where is Samantha?) She used to call me Semanta when I was still new here but now she knows how to say my name correctly. How about that?

Here are our photos during the Rosary Fest last Saturday. She would always look after me and we would chase each other at the hall's corridor. When I was without a dancing partner, she would take my hand and dance with me. We really had a lot of fun!

I did enjoy my day at the fest even though it was raining. There will always be fun things to do when you are with a friend. Right?

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Blogger Friendship Award

I received this Blogger Friendship Award from Mommy Jerla. Thanks po for the thought! And please take care on your pregnancy. Will be praying that you will have a healthy baby. God bless you!

The rules are so easy:
1. Place the logo / banner on your blog.
2. Add a link to the blog who gave the award.
3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
4. Add links to the blogs that you have nominated.
5. Let them know by leaving a message (shout) on their blogs.

Passing on this award to:
Mommy Kikamz of Just About Anything
Ate Chloe of My Girl
Yena of Yena's World
Yeung Lei of Spices of Life
Wendy of "I'm a Five Years Old Blogger!"
Mommy Enchie of Sweet Nothings
Mommy Phoebe of The Baby In Between

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A Surprise Visit

It was an early Wednesday morning in our house in Yokohama when the doorbell rang. Mommy wondered who could it be. She wasn't expecting anyone that early. And to me and my Mommy's surprise, it was Tita Kikit, a very good friend from Gifu. Daddy was expecting her though, since they talked on the phone the night before. Hehe!

An early morning shot with my family and Tita Kikit.
Daddy is all dressed up for work too!

Tita Kikit: Sam, nanindog pa gud imo buhok!
Me: [blushing! hihihi!]

We played together while Mommy was preparing breakfast. We played inai-inai-ba, the Japanese version of peek-a-boo! It was fun. She also sang me some songs and played with my favorite polar bear, Phoebe, then, when I got tired, I went back to sleep.

Dozing off in Lalaland.
Photo Credits: Kikit Avenue


Exhausted and too sleepy to notice this shot.

Who is Tita Kikit by the way? She is my parents' friend from college who is now living in Japan and works as an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher). She teaches English in Elementary and Junior High School. She also works part-time in a Ramen Restaurant in Gifu Prefecture. Tita Kikit also writes wonderfully. You can visit her blog at Kikit Avenue to read about her adventures and mis-adventures.

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Of Gifts, Presents and Presence

I had a blast on my 1st birthday and baptismal celebration. I am very happy to be showered with lots of love, hugs and kisses, and gifts from my Mommy and Daddy, godparents, aunts and uncles, grandparents, and of course, cousins! And I am thankful for all the wonderful material presents that my guests gave me. THANK YOU all especially to my godparents for the wonderful dresses and to Kuya Miggy for the educational toys.

Too eager to open my gifts! Hehehe!


Hmmm... I wonder what's inside this box?
It's a blouse and skirt from my Mommytita Ebbz. Thanks po Ninang!


I love Mickey Mouse gift bags! Does a mouse come with it too?


Look! I got a cute little Precious Moments bag from Ninong Raymond! Thanks po!


A very interesting and funny book from my Ninang Judai.
It makes a silly noise each time you turn the page. Hihihi!


What's inside this small bag? It was an itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny-yellow-polka-dot-bikini!

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