The Parking Angel

My friend Honey was the one who introduced me to the parking angel. She said she always prays to get a good spot to park whenever she's out.

We tested last weekend to recuperate from the bad days I had due to the haze. Miggy has to rest too from his gym activities.

We've been running around the metro the past two days and the parking angel has been very kind to us. With Miggy busy with his appointments, it's just me and Sweetie going around and I'm grateful we've been blessed to park near the entrances since it's hard to get around on a wheelchair.

Thank you parking angel 😇 

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Should I Frame my Baby Yoda Project?

After a gazillion years, I'm almost done with my Baby Yoda grid quilt project! Rawrrrrr! It took me so long to hand quilt it since I have to rest my arm from repetitive movement. I had to rest in between, but I finally finished the last stitch last weekend. 

And now I just need to add the binding. I haven't gotten around to doing it since we've been busy with a long list of errands. I also got sick and was down for a few days, so that's why we're cramming a lot of stuff right now. 

I'll probably take a break from sewing when I finish this project. I need time to finish organizing my "maker/sewing" room which looks more like a bodega now. I am thinking though to make one grid quilt annually to add to my "collection". Should I frame them? Here's the Pikachu one I made two years ago.

What do you think?

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Plumbing Needs for Your House

We had an OMG moment when the engineer overseeing the construction near us told us that the owner who hired him to build the house didn't have plans for a septic tank. We eventually discovered that they didn't also connect their sewage properly. It affected us severely because their rainwater drainage and sewage was flowing back to us. (Read more about what happened and how it eventually got resolved here, here and I just realized I didn't write about the ending, will do soon).

Anyway, because of that very bad experience, we resolved that when we build our future home we will make sure to cover all areas of plumbing. Here's how we thought about it:

• What should the connection to Maynilad look like? 
• How can we check if there's water coming in or none?
• How do we want to store water? A tank? Cistern? Are you collecting rainwater?
• How do we reduce having the tank cleaned? (It costs at least 6k to 8k to get a tank cleaned!)
• How do we want our bathrooms set-up? Will we use a heater? Do we want a high-tech toilet (we chose the regular one)?
• For the kitchen, do we want to use a heater? Do we want to use a water filter? Do we want to have a faucet on top of the stove (nope)? What kind of sink are we using? Are we having just one big kitchen or a dry and wet kitchen? 
• How do we plan to do laundry? How many faucets do we need and how many washing machines are we going to use? Do we need an outdoor sink? What about drainage?
• We also thought about where we need to have water for watering the garden and cleaning.
• And most importantly, where will the septic tank be located? For this one, you need to ask your HOA or barangay where the connection for sewage is located. 

It's not the most exciting thing to think about, but it's very important to plan it ahead. It's easy to plan when you have a good understanding of your routines and needs. Think about the future too. We have been collecting rainwater for a few years now and that's what we use to water our plants. I think we saved a lot from collecting rainwater for our plants and cleaning outdoors.

A good plumbing system will save you a lot from having headaches. 

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Don't Turn a Blind Eye to What is Wrong

I know what you're thinking... This is not a political post or commentary. The past few days we've been watching, "Love is Never Gone". It's a series on Prime which we initially got to watch on YouTube. It piqued our interest, but we only continued watching it this week.

Sunset in Morocco

The series was very vibrant. The locations where they filmed was not just a backdrop, but also part of how the story was told. It was well thought out and barely any boring moments.

Once upon a time in Morocco :)

The quote, "Don't turn a blind eye to what is wrong," was uttered by Ronnie (JM) to Raya (Fyang). They were arguing about the crimes her family was involved in. Well, just watch it :)

Enjoy!

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New Gift from the Birds?

New leaves grew out from one of my pots. I let it grow to see whether it's a legit plant or just a weed. I finally took a photo of it and Google Lens identified it as Callisia Gentlei (common name Callisia). 

The plant just grew and I'm not sure if it's from seeds that birds dropped or a part of it has been in the soil. Remember, we rescued some of my Mom's plants last year and new plants grow out of the pots we got, haha. Perhaps it's a gift from my Mom, haha.

I'm still not sure if it's a weed or a legitimate plant. I'll probably re-pot it so it doesn't eat up the nutrients of the other plant in the pot. Let me know if this is really Callisia and if it's worth it to keep. 

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Amici

It's been awhile since I last got to dine at Amici. If I remember correctly, I was able to dine at the original resto in Don Bosco many, many years ago. We have not been able to come across it when we go out. Funny thing is it's just a few steps away from Lore where we've dined at several times, haha.

Anyway, Sweetie and I got to try it last week while waiting for Miggy. I absolutely loved the carbonara I ordered and also got Miggy a plate so he could try it too. The small plate I got was enough for two meals for me.

Sweetie got chicken parmigiana which he liked too.

The staff were very friendly and efficient, we came back after some errands to pick up our cake and also got pizza to bring home, haha.

And pistachio chocolate cake was amazing!

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Still

I woke up with slight fever and just rested the whole day. I didn't even get to see any of the cats :'(

I hope tomorrow will be a better day.

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