Surprise Surprise

While i was at work today hubby sent me an sms saying he had a surprise for me

…boy was i surprised!

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Weekend Food Choices Week 48: Meet Our New Accomplice

Hubby has just about had it up to here with my nagging him to take my food photos with his SLR because i get so jealous with all the nice macro shots my foodie gurus produce! So short of getting me a DSLR which he will eventually just end up carrying on our dinner trips, he got me a Sony NEX-3

Goodbye LX3…hello NEX3

La Vie En Rose

Literal translation: The Life in Pink
Meaning: Life is happy.

On the contrary, im having a not so good week. I’ve been sick since the weekend, a bad cough that just wont go away and the worst thing is, i lost my voice so i’ve lost a couple of days of work! *!@?!?!!*

But at least, i do have something to be happy about

Just Another Manic Monday

Last weekend one of lima’s tires got busted (a horrible experience) and because hubby felt sorry for me… he got me new rims!

ok, the “felt sorry” part is kind of going overboard, but yes, we did get these gold SSR for me

this is how lima’s tires looked initially

and this is my personal tire changer (AKA hubby) installing the new rims with his pneumatic impact gun and wearing his official uniform hehehe!

thadahhh!

and so i went to work this morning with lima wearing her new shoes yay! *wootwoot*

and just as i thought that was the highlight of my day, when i got home, i found more goodies!!!  hubby had for me a little package ive been waiting for, maybe for 3 weeks now!!

*hopping up and down*

i could not open it until after dinner, i just wanted to savor the unopened envelope! hehehe! im such a masochist!

finally after dinner, i ripped open the package

my Borders & Frontiers shirt designed by one of my favorite artist, Danny Roberts

my treasure…

hmmm…i wonder if ill ever really wear this or just keep it as a collection?!?…  i loooovvveee it!

now, who ever said mondays are always manic, could be right… as i am happily manic today!

Getting Burned while Watching the Speeding Grease Monkeys

my hubby is a grease monkey. he loves to work on cars and thus 1/4 or our garage is filled with tools and equipment. i have yet to brave the grease laden contraptions to put to rest my OC conscience which i know is far from happening! hehehe!

hubby’s love for fixing and modifying motors engines, leads to the inevitable racetracks, sometimes as a participant and sometimes as a photographer.

this year, hubby had not participated in any race because his partner ruby has a clutch to be mended so donning his photographer cap and lugging a ton of equipment, we got up early on a sunday and headed to Meycauayan Bulacan for the Autocross 2009.

When we arrived, the makeshift racetrack already had cones set up. the venue was a big empty lot with streets and greens, a lot like a village waiting for houses to be built.

a tent was set up for the Club Mitsu boys (and gal -thats moi)

thanx to DY’s ever supportive dad, a big fan powered by a generator was at hand complete with cushiony chairs! (ok, only a girl could get excited about cushiony chairs! hehehe!).

other cars arrived, mostly driven, some carried on flatbeds

soon the drivers finished the registration procedures and got instructions at the announcement booth.

drivers were to race the track in pairs, both going opposite directions but running the same course. they were given 2 runs and a penalty of 2 seconds for each cone they carnaged.

while waiting for the race to start, we went to check out the car show at the sides of the track where a couple of interesting rides were parked. the last time i had seen a Lamborghini in real life was at a museum in Germany back when i could still count my age with my own fingers so this was a treat!  i had wanted to ask the owner of this car if i could sit inside so hubby could take my picture but hubby said that was silly -ok fine!
so less i embarrass him in front of the racing community, i had to restrain myself and appreciate the eye candy from its outside! hehehe!

finally the race started and one by one hubby’s CM buddies were called to the starting line

this is DY who championed in one of races that day! congrats DY!!

next to run was DM

and then SA

we didnt get much pictures of TM because hubby was shooting the video cam during his run
(and i was at the sidelines keeping his he-avy camera under the umbrella – dakilang assistant).

here’s a shot of TM getting ready to race against DGL.  it was a close race!  yay for TM who quietly amazed the crowd as he flew in just a few measly seconds after DGL.

DGL is a multi awarded racer from Cebu. he wowed the crowds during the trial runs with his speed and loud engine revving.

i overheard he was a drag racer (eavesdropper! hahaha!) who ships his car to manila or where ever a race is held.

a few minutes of light rain frustrated some of the racers due to the slick on the track but that didnt stop the event. it was a crash of one of the cars that took nearly an hour to clear that broke the momentum of the race. luckily, no one was hurt aside from the car (and most likely the driver’s ego).

we stayed for as long as we could but when the skies looked like it was going to pour some more, we decided to head home, the dakilang assistant with burned extremities because she forgot to put extra sunblock on her arms! ooooucch!