Francesca in France

flowers from our bedroom window and the background is the park front of the building where we live.. Too hot, sun is blazing! 


Sa Paloma Beach in St Jean Cap Ferrat, today Sunday. Super hot ang weather, 30° Grabeh, The water is a bit cold, but not to worry because the sun is too hot, parang grilled chicken ang labas ko if not lublob sa tubig! Ganda ng bahay at the background, rest house. St Jean cap Ferrat is flush subdivision for the rich, but the beaches are open to public. 


summer na in Nice!  

MONACO BEACH

Larvotto Plages(beach in English) Monaco.Larvotto is a place in Monaco Montercarlo, where the Beach Club of Monaco is found.My lawyer Jeanie, told me a filipina singer is earning thousands of Euros for a month contract to sing in bars during Summer (month of August) She lives in China, stay in Monaco for a month, and bring back her take home pay.  

Open public beach in Monaco, taken Monday today, so less people. Yesterday was jammed packed , said a Pinay I talked to.Restaurants earned a lot! 

another angle of Monaco Beach, with the buildings in front, and the lounge and shades are free if you order drinks in the restaurant. 


The beach area in Monaco and the background is the Sporting de �t� (Salle des Etoiles) Where the evening events of important people in Monaco is held like Bal de la Rose which a ticket(dinner and dance) per person cost 700 euros. You can spot in this picture topless ladies having some sunbathing. I took the picture discreetly, as if taking the picture of the building, so that they will not shooo me away. LOL Beach is open to public, just dont bring your plastic bags of food.Bring your hat,shades, bathing suit, towel, iced tea and a book.Then enjoy the beach ala "Madame de Monaco". before I forgot, the water enar the sand area, you will find hundreds of fishes, asking for food from people. You can swim with them while feeding them, but you cant fish them out of water. Or near the Palace, there is an Oceanographic Museum, pay 10euros entrance, and you will see thousands of different live fishes swimming inside the big glass tubes, includes sharks. The film Romeo and Juliet(with Leonardo di Caprio) is filmed in that Museum in the hundred of fishes area.A must see, when in Monaco. 

I am too relaxed with my employers, sometimes I discussed with them as if I am with Michel!
Me: Sir, this jeans is yours? Should I wash it now?
Sir: No, its my wifes'.You can ask her...
Me: (shocked face), Its big! It's her?!Really?
Sir: SHHHHHHH! SHHHHHH! (he shushed me!)
Me:Opps, sowweee.

At 2pm, Sir went to the kitchen to start cooking.
He said: I didnt know its already 2oclock. I feel hungry.
Me: Your parasites must be complaining now, Sir...
Sir: Shocked! Is it like that? Noooo.
Me: Sir, Im just joking!hehe
( he must be thinking, "hey, I am a millionaire ?with some parasite?!Come on, are you nuts?"
As usual, me and my big mouth)
Me: "Sir, luto na kayo, hehe"
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Madame had visitor from Germany, staying for the weekend. Today I arrived, saw her in her swim/beach attire.I asked her if there are lots of people in the beach. She said, a lot!
I said: Blooming bloody tourists again!
She said: Hmm, I cant say bad about them, as I am a tourist here too. (Pahiya ako!) Takbo, agad sa kusina,quick! hehe!(One should not say "Blooming bloody... to a German.)
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Thursday, they are ready to go to Germany for the weekend. The taxi arrived to bring them at the airport in Nice.We are putting the luggages inside the boot of the car, when my big mouth starts again:
Sir, Madame packed like a queen! Three days holidays and she have this all four luggages?!!! (pa shocked effect pa boses ko)
Sir looked at me like warning me...Kasi:
Madame is in my back pala, ngiiihhh!
To save face, I said na lang to add:
I think these are all for Annabelles'(thier 10 year old girl) hehe
Buti, Madame ngiti lang.
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When discussing holidays with pay, I am always full of beans with the issue.
I told my Boss, Sir: Its holiday on Thursday, "Feast of God", Monaco.
He called Butler: Is it true?
Butler said: Yes Sir.
Sir: I dont have it red in my calendar!
Me: Sir, your calendar must be 2004!
Sir looked at me like: (Grrrr! When can I kill this woman!)
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Me: Sir, I got now a lot of holidays 3 days more. (I worked kasi even holiday in Monaco, as per his requests)
Sir: And so?
Me: I will have it to go to Phils, Sir.
Sir: But I gave you already a lot and you are now on debit on your holidays.
Me: Sir, there will be more holidays in Monaco, I will pay you.
Sir: Pay, when ?
Me: I am willing to extend my time, you dont want to, Sir!(pa joke kong nasabi)
Sir: Okey! okey, We will count that when you go in July.
Talo sa negosyo Sir ko, pagdating sa akin, hehehe.
Sabi ni Butler, yong dating girl dito, hindi makaporma ng holidays. Ako raw kabago bago, hataw na sa tanong ng holidays.Eh, basta ba, meron, kasi kung wala, di tahimik na ako.
Even Butler, takot mag tanong. Hey, I told him, I got to plan the dates, the airlines availability huh, so I always ask in advance. And they knew it, that stiff ang availability ng airlines dito.
(taas pa kilay koh!)

My sister Analisa, one holding the baby, my nephew Cameron, Adelfa, my sister too, Kimberley, daughter of my sister Anette, living in Woolich( Kimberley was a 2nd runner up at Miss Young Philippines UK 2004 last November, held in London, as sponsored by ABSCBN.The little cute girl is Analisas' daughter. Also a contestant for the Girls teen, but didnt win, too chatterbox kasi this one.Analisa and family lives in Earls Court, Warwick road, London, where the photo was taken. Her husband, a filipino working in a Hotel as Chief Electrical Engineer.
The story of Analisa and daughter is these:
In going to work, she brought her son, in the stroller, and going home she would pick up her daughter in school.One time, the bus is nearly the bus stop so Analisa said, Go, Joan, run ahead, and tell the driver we are coming. So Joan run faster, and when reached the bus stop, she stopped the bus, and she told the bus driver: Mum is coming, please wait. Meanwhile Analisa is rolling while running, with the stroller and the bus waited for them, driveers' eyes rolled. Kayo na siga!
Another story, when Analisa was still pregnant with Cameron, they were inside the Bus,standing up as the bus was full up and Joan, the chatterbox (madaldal!) said to her mommy: Mum, I wish I had a seat to offer you...while Joan caress her Mum's tummy. One Brit was conscienced bothered, offered the seat to Analisa. LOL. Sometimes to be a chatterbox is useful! LOL


The person that made my trip memorable and enjoyable. Michel, of course, he is priority, hehe, in Buckingham Palace 


me, in china town, while waiting a seat for us inside. 


Me and my niece Kimberley.She is 14 and look! Kasize ko lang ang bewang, hehehe.She is off to school Friday, my first day in London 


ang apat na Maria in Whiteleys Mall. After dinner we went to Starbucks Coffee at second floor. Left to Right: Me, Analisa, Adelfa, and Anette. Sarap ng feeling kapamilya ka!
Kwento about Adelfa (siya yong youngest):
She babysits one time to her little boy alaga, because they are attneding a birthday party. Ngeeeh, andoon din pala ang tatlo pa niyang binibabysits! Invited din! Hala nag sabunutan na, at nagaagawan sa kanya! Eh isa lang ang contrata niya to take care of! Kaya ang mga nanay, nakiuspa na lang, naalagaan na lang niya ang tatlo pa. Ayos! Kumita ng 40£per bata per hour ang Adelfa! Eh 4 hours yong party, kaya, hehehe, bilangin magkano hakot niya! Ikaw na marunong mang uto ng bata, para madikit sa nanny! 


in Mexican Restaurant , Whiteleys Mall, Bayswater, London. A sunday lunch with Michel. First time I eat Mexican. Okey naman pala. Heavy nga lang and ang laki ng Order. Michel opt for salad, natakot sa mga orders! LOL 

My sister Anette's House in Woolich


My sisters' building, (the whole rowhouse )where her house is situated. 




Semi detached house , she paid 80 pounds rent a week, with a garden at the back. for barbeque.Two bedrooms and a bathroom at the top floor and the ground is where the living room and kitchen, she got a lovely cat callled GIZMO 



my sister Anita's house in Woolich, out side London 


Gizmo, one year old cat. A snob, like the Brits, hehe. 

HARROD'S LONDON, UK


harrods deparment store, owned by ALfayid, bf of diana. There is a donut shop here that is very delicious. 


Meat shop inside harrods, me the miss piggy, hehe 


Me shopped too at Harrods. I bought donuts! LOL . Inside Harrods there are lots to see and buy, even all the jewelries, all types. But shocking ang price! Natakot ako! I find also staffs that are Asiatics, selling Chinese products.The taxi of London, In black and looks like a car model of the fifties.I find the goods very expensive, so we just stay for coffee and donuts and move to Kensington Palace. 

The Kensington Palace:


The kensington palace, the Kings grandstaircase, the ballroom dance floor and the dresses.Displays in the rooms introduce many people who have lived in the apartment ove the years, including various senior courtiers, the Duke of Sussex,Prince Louise, HRH The Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon.The tour offers the unique glimpse of life of the previous occupants in the Palace. Very nice to be here, I feel like I am the Queen too! Hehe 


Going to the State apartments where the King and Queen formerly lives.The series of rooms explores pageantry and etiquette surrounding court occasions and explains how tailors and dressmakers made those luxurious dresses and gowns. The displays includes also lavish ebroidered court suits and sparkling court dresses as well as modern clothing worn by living members of the royal family. 


At Kensington Palace where Diana lives with her boys. Here is the gate where the flowers are offered when she died, all roads are covered of offered flowers. 


BUCKINGHAM PALACE

(Where the Queen of England lives)


this is the whole of the buckingham palace where the Queen lives and where the events of the Palace took place. 



buckingham palace, sunny sunday today, at the background, three japanese tourists joining me by waving their arms up. The weather is a bit cold, so i bought this pink GAP windstopper coat and Michel likes the cut, we looked for one but didnt find one.We didnt went inside as it was still close, but I saw the guard in red uniform and flurry hat really do not move!Fascinating!  


Lola Francesca, in her newly bought bagets Gap bag. Pili by sisters , at bagay raw! sige na nga, kahit mahal, kasi branded. Mind you sa Pinas, maybe half the Price na lang.And the silly Japanese young boys at the back are still stealing my limelight.