Great Weekend That Was

Yay for my weekend!!! :) We had a blast! Hahaha!!!

Saturday - we went to Tagaytay. As I've mentioned on my previous post, we went to Tagaytay riding our S8. :) At 5AM, DH and I were already at the Caltex C-5. We met up with the other MCP members and then we went straight to Caltex Alabang to meet the other participants. We took the East Service Road going to Alabang. We were there at around 7AM. Then, we left Alabang at around 8AM.

From there, we passed by Daang-Hari, Molino, GMA Cavite, out to Aguinaldo Hi-way, straight to Tagaytay. The fastest we did was 100kph, which was not bad as there were 2 of us riding. One of the participants was actually complaining 'cause he couldn't reach 100kph the fact that he's alone on his bike. Hahaha!!! :)

The ride was smooth and cheap. We only spent around Php250 for the entire trip (Manila-Eastwood-C-5-Alabang-Tagaytay-Manila). Not to mention the food was free. Hahaha! Although tiring especially for my back (lucky are those who have the GIVI), it was so much fun! :) DH promised we'll do it again.

Sunday - We woke up at around 8AM and immediately prepared for the 9AM mass. I gave DD a nice bath, dressed her up, had myself and hubby prepare afterwards. We had mass at Binondo Church (Minor Basilica of St. Lorenzo Ruiz), went to 168, had breakfast at McDo, played a little at Timezone (one of DD's favorite play place) and went shopping. Although we didn't have much to shop, we just got 2 rain gears for DH and me, a belt bag for him, a pair of shoes for me, and a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse DVD for DD. She had so much fun running around the place! Hahaha! Oh, and she even called one of the mannequins Mu-mu. She thought the mannequin was scary. Hahaha!

We had lunch at home - pork binagoongan was superb! Then had an afternoon nap. Although at 2PM, we were up already. We dropped the lil girl to my parents' place, then hubby and I went to buy diapers and to the salon for his haircut.

Back to my parents' place, everyone craved for some inihaw. We went out to buy a lot of inihaw. Hahaha! Then at night, we had halo-halo and bibingka. Yum!

Off To Tagaytay

On 2 wheels!!! Yay! :) It'll be our first time to travel to Tagaytay on 2 wheels. We've been there a hundred times already, especially that it's only a few minutes away from our home in Cavite, yet we're excited for tomorrow. However, it'll be just me and hubby. We're leaving the lil girl to my mom. :(

Anyway, I'm so looking forward to this exciting trip. I hope everything will turn out fine, especially that rain has been pouring hard for the past few days. And of course, that we'll come home to DD safe and sound... and with lotsa pasalubong, of course! Hahaha!

History Repeats Itself

Though not much of a history as it happened only yesterday. Hahaha! Anyway, I'm talking about the sleepless day (or night for me). I am, again, sleepless today.

I left the office past 9AM and reached home at around 11:30AM. Unfortunately, electricity was out so we just had lunch. Power was restored at around 1PM. At that time, I already invited DD to bed and put her to sleep. By the time she fell asleep, it was already 2PM. Uh oh... Only 1 hour left for me to sleep and I know, I'll just give myself a headache. Yet, I still tried, but to no success (again).

So, at 3PM, I got up and readied myself for the office. I left at 4:30PM as I need to be in the office at 6PM.

Now, I'm working. Hehe... Well, I hope I can still get enough sleep before I leave at 4AM. Wish me luck! :)

Not Even A Minute Of Sleep

Uh huh... I was up the whole day. After going to the bank for Papa and paying for their bills, DD and I went home. We went straight to bed, played a little, sung a few songs until she fell asleep. I then closed my eyes and counted minutes... minutes... and a few more minutes... hoping I could sleep already. But when I saw the time, it was already 4PM. I still tried to force myself to sleep, but to no success. And when it reached 5PM, I decided not to sleep at all as I need to get up at 6PM. Otherwise, I'll just kill myself from headache.

So here I am, sleepless at 1AM.

Bad Momma

Not me though. Hahaha!!!

Well, I just thought I had to share this...

Earlier at the LRT, there's this woman with 3 kids (I guess they're aged 3, 6, and 8) sitting in front of me. The two elder kids were talking about the continents, "Asia, Europe, North America, South America, ..." Then the mom suddenly butt in, "Uy, history yang pinag-uusapan nyo ah!" I bet, she does not help the kids with their homeworks. Geez...

Then later on, the youngest said, "Si kuya, pulis." Then the mom turning to the eldest son, "Kuya, pulis ka daw? Diba beauty queen ka?" Ok, fine!

A few minutes later, they were talking about Dyesebel - a teleserye in GMA7. The aunt who was with them said, "Eh Richard na Richard nga yan eh." (pertaining to the 8-year old boy as Richard Gutierrez' look-alike). Then the mom (again) corrected, "Marian na Marian nga eh!" (she wants the boy to be Marian Rivera's look-alike).

She must be one very proud mom to a gay son... yet the son is fully convinced he's not gay.

Takaw

I must admit, I'm so matakaw tonight! Hahaha!!! Earlier this evening, I was craving for Razon's halo-halo despite the cold weather due to the pouring rain. Hehehe... Then at around 11:30PM, I was already very hungry, I could feel my empty stomach complaining. At 1AM, I finally had the chance to buy food. I went with Dimple as she's already going home. We stopped by Jollibee so she could buy food for her next day's lunch, where we also shared munching on large french fries. Then we headed to KFC for a snack-size Famous Bowl. And lastly, to HK Style Noodles, for a regular order with pork siomai.

Now, I'm so full I could sleep soundly the whole night! Hahaha!!! Just kidding. I need to keep myself half awake for incoming calls and emails (I'm on a night shift in the office).

Happy 17th Birthday, Sis!

Saturday, September 20, was my sister's birthday. My morning started very busy as I went straight to Shopwise (from the night's work) to buy the ingredients for her pasta. As soon as I got home, I prepared everything and started cooking. I prepared Tuna Basil pasta, but this time I used red sauce. Everybody loved the pasta, some even brought home. :) Too bad I was not able to prepare garlic bread for this (was not able to contact Mom while I was grocery shopping). Anyway, we can do it again some other time. :) Mom prepared some breaded chicken, pork barbecue and pork sinigang for dinner. :)

Her highschool barkada came in earlier as they wanted to surprise my sister. They made a banner with cut-out letters and a jumbo card for her. Her bestfriend made a freehand sketch of her which was soooo nice! :) And the gang also chipped in for a bag and a cake as their gifts for her. She was surprised with lots of balloons and a party popper as soon as she opened the door. I can't even forget her reaction when she got surprised. Hahaha!!!

At night, beer was flowing. Well, she's already in college so she's allowed to drink. :)

I hope you had a blast, Sis! Can't wait for next year, it'll be your 18th then. :)

She's Getting Better

I mean, her eyes. :) DD got sore eyes since last week (hence, I got mine from her). But her eyes are better now.

We went to her pedia Tuesday morning and had her eyes checked. It is actually the second time she had sore eyes. The first time, we used Tobradex. But since the pedia suggested that Tobradex may not be effective to the bacteria causing her sore eyes now, we switched to Maxitrol.

However, I'm using both eye drops. I use Tobradex when I'm in the office, and Maxitrol when I'm at home. I hope it won't cause any further irritations since I'm using two different meds. But I had to leave Maxitrol to her, leaving me no choice but to use Tobradex while I'm out of the house.

Hope we'll get well very soon. :)

Sore Eye

Why not "sore eyes"? Because it's only one eye. Hehehe...

The lil girl has sore eye since last week (and it's getting better now) and it got me infected as well. Good thing Tobradex is good for kids and adults. So, we're sharing the same eye drops. :)

I'm actually expecting my eye to get better in a few days, hopefully in 5 days or less. Though it's not at all hurting and itchy, it's just that the feeling is different when you have it. :)

Happy Birthday, Dada!

Last Sunday, September 14, was hubby's birthday. He turned 26 already, and that means I'm next in line. OMG! Hahaha!

I can't believe I'll be 26 years old in 4 months. Hahaha! Well, it's not a problem for me though. As the TV commercial goes "It's okay to be 40, just as long as you look 30." Hahaha! And I think I don't look 26 naman. Hahaha! I even know one who's only 22 but looks older than me. ;)

Anyway, I know this post is already late but "Happy Birthday, Da!" Nicole and I wish you good health, more love, and more money! Hahaha! We love you so much! Mmmmwwwahhh!!!

I'll be posting some pics later. :)

Plurk

So I finally joined Plurk last week. After tons of email invites from officemates, and weeks of convincing me, I finally gave in. Hahaha!

Now, I already have 16 friends and 13.21 Karma points in Plurk. Though my points are still very low to have additional features, but in time, it will increase. :)

And I can now prove that it is addicting! Hahaha! I mean, that you wouldn't want to miss a single response, or else, you'll be flooded with unread updates and responses. Hahaha!

Join Plurk! :) Or you might want to receive an invite from me, that would be great! Hehehe...

I Miss My Babies

Even though hubby was home the whole day yesterday, still I was unable to spend time with him. I got home at around 1PM. And in a few minutes, I was already in dreamland. Then, I just felt my lil girl and hubby kissing me. So I opened my eyes, but just for a few seconds. Darn, I was really sleepy! She even tried to wake me up to ask for milk, but I just can't get off the bed to get her one. :( Bad Mama!

Today, when I get home, I promise to play with her to make up for yesterday. :)

Happy Birthday, Miel!

Last Sunday, September 7, was my niece's third birthday. And since she didn't have parties on her 1st and 2nd birthdays, I thought of letting her experience it this time.

Well, it was not actually a party - lots of guests, games, puppet show, food carts, etc. Nope, she still didn't have them. Yet, I enhanced her simple birthday celebration. Instead of just spending her birthday with the usual "kainan", I provided her with party hats, lotsa balloons and loot bags. We also had some game prizes prepared, but since there were only 3 kids who attended (3yo and below), we just gave them away as a loot. Instead of a simple cake, I bought a Dora the Explorer cake topper and cut out some others as added decoration. We also had ice cream on cone and the usual hotdogs with marshmallows (always in kiddie parties). And to make her candle-blowing extra-special, I bought my bubble machine and popped some party poppers. I'm sure everyone had fun (especially with the party poppers, hehehe). :)

Just sharing:

You'll Be Missed

My MIL's leaving in 3 hours. She's going back to Tokyo to take care of my SIL and her family. Well, my SIL's pregnant with their second child. And being a mom to a 3-year old lil girl while dealing with the effects of diabetes during pregnancy requires a much needed help from, who else, mom.

Every year, my SIL's family spends Christmas in Manila. But since she'll be giving birth in February 2009, and she opts to give birth here, they'll be coming home to Manila in January 2009 instead. Unfortunately, BIL won't be with them that early as he's only allowed with 2 weeks of leave from work. So he'll be here a few days before my SIL gives birth.

Sis, I wish you safe pregnancy. Take care! Mwah!

And to Mommy, we'll miss you! See you in December (I guess). Mwah!

Emo = Laslas

Nope, it's not over a lost romantic love. Hehehe...

I've found one of my best guy friends here in the office. And since he's leaving in... uhm 2 days :( ... I'm starting to miss him (we seldom see each other since we're on different shifts). I'll surely miss my best breakfast-lunch-merienda-dinner-inuman bud, my best confidant, my best advisor, the best love-breakup-recovery stories, the best smile, and most of all, the best boxer ever (he makes me his punching and pinching bag).

Seriously, I'm getting emotional na 'cause I'll miss you a lot. :( I can now imagine how my days will be at the office... without you but with them. Sakit sa ulo!

Inviting The Stork Over

Whenever I feel helpless, taken for granted, less loved by the husband - call it self-pity - I would always think of getting pregnant again. Not because I want another baby this early, considering DD is only 1 year and 9 months old, but because I want to feel special, again.

The perks of being pregnant include more attention from people, especially your husband, being the boss, and being too much pampered and loved. I'd love to feel that again.

I just hope I don't need to get pregnant again just to have those extra-special treatments. :(

Adventure In The Middle Of C.M. Recto

Just like last night, heavy rain poured. But tonight, I was able to prepare for it. I left home wearing shorts and flip flops. Hehehe... So in case there'll be flood on my way to the office, I can still go without the worries of walking in soaked pants and shoes.

Just before I rode the first jeep, I can already see the water ahead. Thus, I expected flood along the way. But when I reached Divisoria, I couldn't help myself but utter some bad expression because of what I saw - people walking in the middle of the road with dirty water almost knee high. OMG! With that, I already knew I'll be having the same experience. :(

Aside from Divisoria, I also had my feet swim in the dirty waters of Recto, just before Avenida. Poor legs and feet, poor skin too. :(

As soon as I reached the office, I went to the shower room and had my legs and feet washed THRICE with soap and water.

WFH

This afternoon, heavy rain started pouring. And since I'm working on a night shift, I usually start preparing at 7PM.

At 8PM, I left home. It took me at least 10 minutes waiting for the first jeep to ride on. That means, only a few are traveling. When I got to Divisoria, flood was at least 6 inches high. Bearable as I just folded up my pants, I was able to pass through it. As the jeep reached Recto (before Arranque Market), we got stuck in traffic. After 30 minutes of being stuck there, I already phone my boss. Though she was still hoping that I can make it to the office, I'm already hopeless. Flood was already above my knees (around 2 feet high, I guess). With the flood and the traffic, I was not able to get off the jeepney. So, I got stuck there for at least 1 hour.

When she finally allowed me to work from home (as she got hopeless too), I was not able to get off immediately. I still had to wait for the vehicles to move, until I saw land so off I went. However, it still took me at least 1 hour to get home. (But on an ordinary day, it usually takes me 15 minutes of travel from home to that place.) As soon as I got home, I went online and started working.

Of course, the lil girl was happy to have me here tonight. Although we were not able to play before going to sleep, she was still happy to sleep with me. So now, she's here, sleeping like an angel, beside me. :)

Not Because Of Us

I hate it when we have to argue because of other people. Look, the problem is not with "us", but always with them. Should they have not been doing things that would affect us, our life would be very peaceful, I bet.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T is the key. Should they have known to respect other people's privacy and ownership, should they have known to appreciate other people's effort and contributions, "argument" would not been part of our vocabulary, I tell you.

When will they ever learn?

Tonight, I Must

I must finish a couple of tasks tonight:

• Card for the September birthday celebrants in the office
• Dora cut-outs as cake toppers for my niece's birthday.

I hope I can finish them all tonight. Wish me luck! :)

2 Hours Of Sleep

Yes, I had only 2 hours of sleep this afternoon. I'm working on night shift this month, so that makes my 10AM til 6PM my bed time. Unfortunately, DD woke up at 5PM (we slept at 3PM) and didn't go back to sleep. So I had no choice but to wake up to look after her. {sigh}

Sleepy

I feel sooooo sleepy. :( I think I had only 3.5 hours of sleep this afternoon. But I needed more than that as I spent the whole morning til the afternoon running errands for my dad. And the hot weather drained all the energy I got. :(

I hope I can sneak for a few hours of sleep later.

Sunday Night Out

Last Sunday was great! For several reasons, it is very seldom that our family goes out together (my parents with us children). I honestly cannot remember the last time we went out together. :(

So last Sunday was fun! Papa had to use his Adidas gift certificate as it was already the last day, August 31. And since the lil girl has always been wanting to go back to Trinoma, off we went. :)

The heavy rain did not stop us. We left home at around 6PM, while the rain was just starting. We were in 2 cars: sis, bro, and his GF in one car; me, hubby, Mama, Papa, and the lil girl in the other. It took us a few minutes to find a parking space (the mall was packed).

First, we went grocery shopping. It was Papa's first time to use his credit card, and his knees weakened when he saw the total amount at the counter. Hahaha!

Next, the Adidas store. There were actually 2 Adidas stores there, but my bro found a nice pair of shoes in the bigger store. So, that's where they used the GC for.

Last, dinner at Teriyaki Boy. It was their first time to eat there (not for me and hubby), so I had to guide them on which to order. Well, it's good to know everyone was so full. Hehehe... And since Papa was so weak due to the grocery bill, Mama and I volunteered to pay for the dinner.

Hope we can do it again soon. And I hope it will be more often. :)

Baby's Haircut

DD is now sporting shorter hair. She had her hair cut last Tuesday. And I must say, I love her hair! Hehehe... Well, any length actually looks good on her, which is so nice. :)

Here she is before the trim:


And her new do:

Cam Strap From Jacq

Well, it's something you can win. Hehehe! I joined Jacq's contest for a cute and kikay camera strap. :) I love the prints and the colors!

Though I know I have a small chance of winning (the other girls have more than one blog, and I only have one. hahaha!), it's still fun joining this contest. :) Well, I actually look forward to being a member of their circle. I really wish to be their online friend. Hehehe!

9 Days

I've been out (of the cyberworld) for 9 days. Hehehe... Well, I had a 4-day vacation from work last week. Great and not so great. Great because I spent so much time with my DD. Not so great coz we just stayed at home almost the whole week. :(

I planned to spend at least 3 days in Laguna with DD, but DH didn't want us to. So, I had no choice but to stay at home and wait for him coming from the office every afternoon. Bum! Hahaha!

Anyway, I enjoyed it a bit as I was able to spend endless days playing with and taking care of DD. I was also able to do some wifey duties which I have not done during office days (going to the market, cooking, preparing lunch/dinner, etc.).

I wish for more days like that. I wish to spend more time with my family. I wish we can afford it soon. :)