After 17 months

Has it really been that long?

I have disappeared from the blogging world for almost 18 months! During that time, I ‘sort of’ forgot about my blogs. I also didn’t visit any other sites in my blog list. I also stopped digital scrapbooking. And not just gradually, mind you. I made a full stop!

I think I have been overwhelmed and pressured before to keep my blogs (emphasis on the ‘s’) up-to-date constantly. I had around 5 blogs to keep track of. Very time consuming. That time, Liam was 8 months old and was crawling and learning to walk. So my attention had to be on him all the time.

And so I lived my life…off-line. Except for daily visits to my Facebook account, I stayed away the computer most of the time.

But a few weeks ago, I received a notice of renewal for my domain names. I had to decide if I wanted to renew it or stop it altogether. I thought of not renewing them and deleting all the blogs I made. So I visited the sites one last time. After visiting my sites, I also browsed my online friends’ sites. Then, I started to miss it -- blogging about my day and my experiences. I missed reading other mom’s blogs and learning new things.

So, instead of deleting all 5 blogs, I have decided to retain two. This one – about my experiences and life as a mom. And my digital scrapbooking blog. I also made a resolution to try to update these two blogs often.

But I have to take baby steps, though…Please bear with me if I won’t be able to post regularly. I am not going to pressure myself unnecessarily so I won’t promise updates regularly.

So, I will be seeing you around, then? :)

 

We were at the Peak

Thank you to all my visitors and readers who stop by and leave comments despite my loooong absence.

One important lesson I learned from our trip was ALWAYS bring extra batteries for the camera! I was so silly NOT to bring any extras. This was our first family vacation and I did not even think of buying an extra battery pack for the camera. Halfway through the day, the battery was already drained. So we had to use the cellphone camera instead.

I have FINALLY finished sorting the pictures from our mini-vacation. Allow me to share them with you. Some were taken using Nikon Coolpix and some with Nokia E51.

Victoria Peak, Hong Kong

On the way to the Peak Tram Terminus. We just walked from the Central Station to the terminus and we got a little disoriented and lost.

After a scenic route through Hong Kong Park, we made it to the terminus.

 

Photos taken from the Sky Terrace at Victoria Peak. Leelai and Papa Wins enjoyed looking thru the large binoculars (?) wherein you drop HK$5 to be able to see.

It was glaring so we were squinting alot.

 

Liam's first time to stand on his own for over 30 seconds. A momentous event at a special location!

The breathtaking view. This was around noon.

 

 

That's it for now. Next post will be photos and a short review of our hotel - Hotel Benito.

 

• Peak Tram (roundtrip) + The Peak Tower Sky Terrace - $48 (adult)
• Peak Tram (roundtrip) - $15 (child, octopus card)
• The Peak Tower Sky Terrace - $10 (child, octopus card)

I'm (sort of) back

I'm back...well, just sort of.

We came back from a ten-day vacation last Thursday. It was a fun yet very tiring trip. First we spent 6 days in Manila and then four in Hong Kong. There was so much walking and carrying that I got sick for two days when we got home. And then, the two kids got sick one after the other. As such, I might not be able to be online as much for the coming days.

The kids must come first. And then I must (MUST!) clean our house! So blogging will be taking a back seat for now.

Thanks so much for still visiting! I still read my email and WILL blog hop from time to time...

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