Eric and Alma : growing old together

Rewind - The day I found out

2006-11-26T18:37:00.000+08:00

Early morning of January 8 (our 1st wedding anniversary), I nervously went to the bathroom with preggy kit in my hand. Sa kaba siguro, I can't remember what 2 lines means...so i had to read the instruction again...oh yes, 2 lines means positive. I was positively happy, ecstatic! It's the best gift one can ever get for a wedding anniversary!

Godparents

2006-11-26T17:19:00.000+08:00

Ang mga naggagandahan at nag-gwa-gwapuhang ninang at ninong ni Basty! Naway gabayan sya sa tamang landas :)

We R Family

2006-11-26T16:54:00.000+08:00

after a month

2006-11-26T16:45:00.000+08:00

Here's a close up picture of Basty taken during his christening. He looks so sweet :)

First picture

2006-11-24T17:48:00.000+08:00

Hello World!

I am Pregnant

2006-01-13T09:18:00.000+08:00

I am 6 weeks pregnant! Oh yes, after 2 months of wanting to have a baby, we've finally succeeded. Yup, it's only 2 months, not a year of waiting.

I found out about it on our first wedding anniversary. It's a blessing!

Opening of gifts

2006-01-05T13:40:00.000+08:00

It's so nice to see the smile on the faces of people when they open their gifts :)

Farewell 2005

2006-01-05T09:22:00.000+08:00

" Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right. " ~Oprah Winfrey

"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day." - Edith Lovejoy Pierce

Remembering all the things that happened last year, I can say that it's a year to remember.

I bid goodbye to singlehood and embraced the role of a loving wife. Now, I am waiting to experience what we call "the essence of being a woman", motherhoood. Will it happen this year? I do hope so.

Being married to the man I love is a bliss. We travelled together. We've been to different places. We were awed by the displays at the Pahiyas festival in Lucban, Quezon. We tried eating pancit habhab, the habhab way. We bought a lot of sandals at the tsinelas festival in Liliw. It's a feast to the shoe-aholics. We enjoyed the dolphin and sea lion shows at Ocean Adventure in Subic. We experienced the magic of Disneyland. We did extra challenge in Ocean Park...tried to see/do everything in 4 hours.

I thank my friends for the friendship we've shared. I also hope that somehow I have touched their lives.

I hope to do more this year. I hope to experience new things and see other places.

2006-01-04T12:58:00.000+08:00

Christmas '05

2006-01-04T10:06:00.000+08:00

Ernel,Annie,Nhelan,Thalia,JM,Nanay,Tatay,Alma,Eric

NLN

2005-12-22T10:24:00.000+08:00

Feeling close with our president...

Albert

2005-12-22T10:20:00.000+08:00

Ang gwapo ni Albert! picture taken last night sa christmas party namin :)

wedding and parties

2005-12-14T09:25:00.000+08:00

We attended our friend’s wedding last Saturday (December 10). Wedding ceremony was at Chapel 2,Clakfield and reception followed at the Grand Ballroom of Holiday Inn.

We were supposed to stay at their villa after the wedding. We just went home when we saw that there are still a lot of people staying, including the family of the groom. The first time a friend of ours had a wedding at Clark, we stayed at the villa. Same thing happened in our wedding; our friends stayed in our villa. We had 2 villas, 1 for our friends and 1 for our family.

It was our depatment’s Christmas party last Dec 12. We had the party at NBC tent. It looked like a company party and not just a department party. The theme of the party was around the world. Our group had to wear Chines/Japanes costumes. My boss actually won best costume. She wore a full kimono including a wig and authentic japanese slippers. Too bad, I didn’t have my camera with me so I have no pictures to post.

It was my ninong Mario’s bday last Dec.12. He will have a bday party on the 17th. We will be missing the bday party of Eric’s lolo. We didn’t know that there would be a bday party on the 17th also. It will be a busy weekend for us. We have to attend the party and then go home (province) the next day (18th) to attend the christening of my friend’s baby girl. I was requested to be one of the godparents. Eric will be a proxy for his sister.

We are not yet done with our Christmas shopping. Oh Boy! Days really go by faster during this season

Nokia's Christmas Party

2005-12-08T18:06:00.000+08:00

I attended the Nokia party last night. It was held at the Captain’s Bar of Mandarin Oriental. Brad Turvey and Tuesday Vargas hosted the party. The theme of the party was nice and naughty. Brad was nice and Tuesday was naughty. They did a great job.

There were games and raffles. I’m not sure how many Nokia phones were raffled off because I did not stay til end of the party. I was there when somebody from our marketing department won the raffle for the Nokia ---. There was a big chance of being picked because we were less than 20 present during the raffle for our company. I’m really not lucky with raffles, how sad.

2 events

2005-12-05T17:47:00.000+08:00

2 events

I’ve been busy planning for the 2 events we held last week. Thank God it’s over now. The planning was really stressful. I even missed my period due to stress (and I thought I was pregnant, sad!)

Thank God I did not miss the famous lechon while we were in Cebu. On our first day, we went to lunch at CNT. Bad thing is we did not have enough time so we were not able to shop. Sorry friends but, no danggit and dried mangoes for pasalubong.

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We were supposed to go to Greenhills last Saturday to do some shopping, didn’t happen. I didn’t have the energy (to think it’s shopping, guess I was really down).

What else can we do when we’re stuck at home but watch DVD series. We finished Grey’s Anatomy season 1, and we are now watching Nip Tuck season 2. Nip tuck 2 is bolder compared to the first season. I can’t watch some of the operation scenes. I like though that Christian Troy(Julian McMahon) is showing his soft side. I cried when he made his speech why he should have his son, Wilber (not his biological son). Too much Nip tuck, I have to stop blabbering now. Last thing that I can’t afford not to mention… Julian rocks, he’s still so sexy!

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005-11-21T08:52:00.000+08:00

We watched Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, last Wednesday. I like the movie. I like the book better of course. In fairness, I can say that the movie is a good interpretation of the book.

For those that are not readers of Harry Potter, they might be confused as to what really happened between Voldemort and Harry Potter when their wands connected.

If you read the book, you will know this:

Priori Incantatem – The Reverse Spell effect

This is what happens when a wand meets it’s brother {Harry's wand and Voldemort's wand share cores. Each of them contains a feather from the tail of the same phoenix, Fawkes). They will not work properly against each other. If, however, the owners of the wands force the wands to do battle…a very rare effect will take palce. One of the wands will force the other to do regurgitate spells it has performed – in reverse. The most recent first…and then those which preceded it. That’s why Cedric have reappeared as well as Harry’s parents. It was kind of reverse echo, since no spell can reawaken the dead.

Chinese food

2005-11-16T08:59:00.000+08:00

Another attraction in Hong Kong is the food. I love chinese food. We tried their hot pot buffet, it felt like our last meal sa dami ng kinain namin. We stayed for about 2 hours in the restaurant. Thanks sa mga pinsan ni Eric and auntie Flor for bringing us to the nice restaurants and for the great food.

Disney Parade II

2005-11-14T20:51:00.000+08:00

Disney Parade I

2005-11-14T08:50:00.000+08:00

Shark Aquarium

2005-11-14T08:49:00.000+08:00

Ocean Park

2005-11-14T08:48:00.000+08:00

Another must see in Hong Kong. It's actually bigger than Disneyland. I think I enjoyed it better than Disney. The only ride i took was the Amazing River (similar to Log Jam of EK). I enjoyed the view and the shows. My only regret is not being able to experience the Dolphin encounter. I wanted to feed the dolphin but we didn't have time to do that :(

Disneyland HK

2005-11-14T08:46:00.000+08:00

Our Hong Kong trip will never be complete without a visit to the newest attraction in HK, of course, I'm talking about Disneyland.

View from the Peak Tram

2005-11-14T08:39:00.000+08:00

Magnificent view of Hongkong from the Peak Tram.

The Peak Tram

2005-11-14T08:33:00.000+08:00

Ate Ada's place

2005-11-14T08:27:00.000+08:00

Auntie Flor picked us up at the Jordan Station of their MTR (version of our MRT). We went straight to ate ada's place. They have a 3bedroom condo. In HK, most of the people live in condos. As explained by our tourist guide, HK is just a small place so they have to make the most of it. They have to build high condos to accomodate the people.

Yun Nan Resto

2005-11-14T08:10:00.000+08:00

We were able to check-in around 1pm. We were hungry already but we didn't want to eat at the hotel. We walk for a few feet and we found this place. There was a waiting line outside so we figured, food must be great. The first waitress we talked to doesn't understand english, fortunately, there's one who does. We ordered braised beef noodles and dimsum noodles, ang sarap. I specially like the ice milk tea. Super busog kami so we decided to rest first. Eric was able to contact chik (his cousin who lives in HK) and was able to arranged how we will meet them.

Fireworks @ Disney

2005-11-12T00:45:00.000+08:00

Hong Kong International Airport

2005-11-12T00:19:00.000+08:00

Arrival @ the Hongkong International Airport.

Cable car ride @ Ocean Park

2005-11-11T00:21:00.000+08:00

Nice Hong Kong view

2005-11-11T00:19:00.000+08:00

Noah's Ark

2005-11-10T10:40:00.000+08:00

Here’s an email from a friend that I find funny so I decided to post it here. He received this email and decided to put some comments. Read on…

Noah's Ark Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah's Ark…

ONE: Don't miss the boat. Unless you want to use air travel…

TWO: Remember that we are all in the same boat. It’s just that some are sleeping with the pigs and some are above deck…

THREE: Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark. Noah must’ve been listening to a PAGASA report.

FOUR: Stay fit. When you're 40 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big. Two words… Power Tools!

FIVE: Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done. Don’t listen to flatter-bugs either; they can do as much damage.

SIX: Build your future on high ground. But don’t you always to get your feet wet in the process? And careful not to build it too high that you cant reach it!

SEVEN: For safety's sake, travel in pairs. Pair of pants, pair of underwear, pair of shorts…

EIGHT: Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs. But when Noah reached land, they celebrated by eating escargots!

NINE: When you're stressed, float awhile.... and while your floating, don’t get additional stress. Don’t know about you but sex has always been a great stress-reliever.

TEN: Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals. That maybe so but Noah had a great supervisor. And besides, the ark didn’t have Leo on it.

ELEVEN: No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting. No comment, totally agree. Don’t want to get on His bad side.

Phobia with all souls day

2005-11-08T11:47:00.000+08:00

Nov 1, 5 years ago, my mom was hospitalized and had undergone surgery for the removal of her gall bladder. We also found out that she has heart problem. She’s now required to take medicines for the rest of her life. As her doctor puts it “para kang kotse na kung di lalagyan ng gas, di na tatakbo”

Last October 31, my mom was confined in the hospital. Her blood sugar count shoot up. She stayed in the hospital for 4 days. She’s ok now but her blood sugar is still not normal. I’m really worried. I’m now reading about diabetes. She’s concerned on the food she should eat. Hay!

Looong Break

2005-11-07T14:37:00.000+08:00

Back to work after 9 days of no work.

Back from Hong Kong trip. I’m so excited to blog about the trip but there’s so much work after the long break. I have the camera with me but can’t upload, forgot to bring the data cable, darn!

Bora part II

2005-10-28T23:47:00.000+08:00

BORACAY REGENCY

I am satisfied with Boracay Regancy. If I am to rate it 1 to 10, 10 being the best, I will give it 9.5 rating. Thanks to Uchie for recommending it. As advised by Uchie, I requested for us to be booked at the new wing. If I remember right, we stayed at room 354. It was a little bit tiring though to go up and down the stairs.

Another plus with Boracay Regency is the safety lock in every room. With other resorts, you have to leave your valuable things at the front desk. With the safety lock in the room, it's more convenient.

They were also accomodating. On our last day, we requested for our breakfast to be brought to our room and they agreed. We were supposed to go to Alfonso's Bar and Grill for our buffet breakfast.

The staff are also the best. Geoff became friends with some of the waiters :)

Bora part I

2005-10-28T23:34:00.000+08:00

Rich,Alma,Geof@Prince Hendrik Cafe

Prince Hendrik Cafe, it’s the only restaurant where we ate lunch. Dig this, for 3 straight days, rich and I had crispy pata for lunch. Yup, that’s right! Rich is a little bit choosy on what he eats and he has a valid reason for being choosy. The last time he was here in the Philippines, he was hospitalized for 3 days due to food poisoning.

Alfonso's Bar and Grill

Our package at the Regency included Breakfast and Dinner. They served Buffet breakfast and Dinner, the food was great.

BER months

2005-10-27T08:27:00.000+08:00

September came and it’s now almost end of October, 60+ days before Christmas. Ang bilis. Medyo madaming activities this October. My cousin Rich from California came to visit. We went to Boracay with his friend Geof. We stayed for 3 days and 2 nights(Oct 7-9) at the Regency Hotel. I really like the place. The place is clean and staffs are friendly. No time yet to upload pix. Will post it soon.

Rich with his cousins (father side) stayed for a weekend at our place. We went to Malate but did not go to a bar. They opted to go to a Makati bar instead. We met with Geof’s friend at M Café. We stayed there for few minutes then left to meet pervs at another bar. We went to underground bar (m not sure of the name of the bar, basta may underground and it’s literally underground). It reminded me of college gimik days. Feeling ko nasa Perk kami (bar in baguio). Maingay and I don’t understand a word dun sa kinakanta nung vocalist ng band…all I can hear is sigaw.

Ate Len also came from China for her annual leave. My in-laws with 3 kulit tsikitings stayed with us this weekend. Hinatid namin sa airport si ate Len last Sunday then hinatid naman namin sa province ang aking in-laws.

Next week we’ll be going to Hongkong. I’m excited! We have a Disney tour package.

Mandala Spa - Bad customer service

2005-10-12T13:27:00.000+08:00

Mandala Spa – Bad customer Service

Last October 8, we went to Mandala Spa to get a massage to relax our tired body. Our appointment was at 430Pm, We arrived there 4:15. I picked their Mandala Signature Massage while Rich got the Mandala Deep Tissue Massage. I was excited because I’ve heard so much about Mandala Spa, they were even featured in the show In Fitness and In Health.

After removing all the clothes and accessories and with only the sarong to cover our body, we were ushered to their Yin Yang Pavillion. The pavilion is open-air. You have a view of the vast trees that surrounds the area.

My massage lasted for 1 hour and 30 minutes, I had to wait for Rich, his massage lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes. When Rich came out, his face was a bit swollen, he said he was uncomfortable with his position, that must be the reason. I didn’t notice how swollen his face was when we were still at Mandala since he was wearing a cap. I only noticed it when we were already in the room. He drank Benadryl antihisthamine. We thought that he might be allergic to the oil they used. In the morning, his face was still swollen. I was worried. I called Mandala at 8am to check if they had the same case before. A guy answered my call, he said they are not yet open and there’s nobody to answer my inquiry. He took my number, both hotel and mobile numbers. I told him that it’s emergency because my cousin’s face is really swollen. He said they will call back. After my call to Mandala, I called front desk to check if there is a hospital nearby. Fortunately, there is on call doctor in the island. The doctor examined him and we told him what happened. He said, it looks like insect bite. I thought it must be, because there were mosquitoes buzzing on top of my face during the massage. He gave him a shot of medicine (I forgot what it was).

I did not get a call from Mandala. My cousin is ok now. It’s a bad customer service not to call back clients when you said you would, specially if it’s an emergency case. I really feel bad. I am not blaming them for what happened, but I was expecting a little courtesy.

SAM

2005-09-23T23:21:00.000+08:00

Warning: Definitely a jologs post

I am now watching Pinoy Big Brother...i have to stress though that i am not an avid fan...just watching...the reason is SAM. Oh yeah, I find him really cute. Don't worry, my husband knows and i always tell him that he's still more handsome than sam ;) He's watching for a different reason...he's waiting for Uma(i'm not sure of the spelling) to admit that he's gay....hahahah!

AOL survey shows most people blog as therapy

2005-09-19T23:17:00.000+08:00

AOL survey shows most people blog as therapy
(i.t.matters 09/19/05)

DULLES, Virginia -- A recent blog survey of America Online, Inc. (AOL) shows most bloggers are not aspiring "cyber journalists" or political activists -- they blog as a form of therapy.
According to the AOL "Blog Trends Survey," nearly 50% of bloggers say they do it because it serves as self-therapy, and one-third of bloggers who responded say they write frequently about self-help and self-esteem topics.

The survey also revealed that when it comes to relieving real-life pressures or dealing with personal issues or tragedies, six times as many respondents prefer to write in their blog or read blogs written by others suffering from similar problems rather than to seek counseling from a professional.

Conversely:
only 16% say they blog because they’re interested in journalism;
as few as 12% say they blog in order to break or stay ahead of the latest news and gossip, and
a fractional eight percent blog in order to expose political information.

WRITING FOR THEMSELVES
According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, about eight million internet users say they have a created a blog, and according to a Technorati study, the number of blogs in existence doubles about every five months.
The AOL "Blog Trends Survey," conducted by Digital Marketing Services, Inc. (DMS), questioned 600 people who write one or more blogs on the Web, and examined why they write blogs and what they write about.
"What we’ve noticed is that bloggers aren’t necessarily wannabe journalists, or people out to break news or get noticed by the public. They’re writing for themselves, and their blogs serve as a recreational and therapeutic outlet for their thoughts," a press statement quoted AOL Community Vice-President Bill Schreiner as saying.
"In a way, blogs serve as oral history. When it comes to sharing blogs and reading other people’s blogs, we like to connect with people, learn about their lives, and find common ground. There’s no pressure to write about a particular subject or keep blogs maintained a certain way, and it’s not necessarily a popularity contest," he added.

AOL and AIM blogs are a product of AOL Community and are available to Web users on the AOL.com and AIM.com portals. They give people a virtual soapbox from which to express their thoughts about anything -- hobbies, families, jobs, friends, news or celebrities.
AOL and AIM blogs provide bloggers a simplified way to share opinions and photos online with friends, family, and others on the internet. Consumers can choose an existing template or design their own to create a private blog or public one to share with others.

An overview of top survey findings:
Nearly 50% of respondents say they write a blog because it serves as a form of self-therapy.
One-third of bloggers write about self-help and self-esteem topics.
Fifty-four percent like to share their thoughts and feelings with others, and
43% like to chronicle their life and interests.

In times of need or high anxiety, one-out-of-three people (31%) say they turn to either writing in their blog or reading the blogs of other people who are experiencing similar issues; that’s six times as many people who prefer to seek help and counseling from a professional (5%). The No. 1 answer was seeking advice from family and friends: 32% vs. 31% who turn to blogs.
Only 16% of bloggers write a blog because they’re interested in journalism;
12% to break news or stay ahead of the news and gossip curve, and
only eight percent write a blog to expose political information.

’ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING’
Consumer bloggers feel no pressure to write a blog:
only 16% write one because it is the latest internet trend, and
21% because their families or friends do.
Most bloggers (66%) feel free to write on "anything and everything."
Sixty-six percent of respondents say they do not feel any pressure to have to frequently update their blogs, although they do care about how often the blogs they read are updated. Sixty-five percent say they at least sometimes pay attention to how often other bloggers update their blogs.
Sixty-percent consider themselves to have a "laid back" blogging personality.
A small number (3.8%) describe themselves as blogging perfectionists, obsessive and compulsive.
Only 12% worry that their blogs are funny and witty.
A significant percentage (47%) say they feel no pressure at all when they know they have an audience reading their blog. Although, 54% admit it may take them a little longer to write an entry when others may read it.
Only 13% of people feel disappointed if other people’s blogs attract more readers or responses.
ETIQUETTE
Forty-percent of bloggers say it is important to address messages people have posted in their blog in a timely manner.
Sixty-one percent of bloggers feel that posting a comment on another person’s blog is the "right thing to do."
One-in-five bloggers (23%) worry about offending people in their blogs.
More than three-out-of-five (65%) of bloggers admit to feeling disappointed when people post negative or abusive comments to their blogs.
Twenty-nine percent of people write blogs to improve their writing skills and 41% to stay in touch with family and friends.
Survey respondents write and maintain an average of two blogs.
Consumer bloggers spend an average of four hours per week writing their blogs.
When asked why they read other blogs, most (53%) say for entertainment, 44% say to get a new or fresh perspective on the news, and 36% say to interact with other participants through posting.

The survey was conducted last July 17-22 through Opinion Place, an online research site operated by DMS. Opinion Place utilizes real-time, randomized assignment of respondents to surveys based on a scientifically process. A total of 600 Web users completed the survey. The screen qualifications for this study were males and females aged 18 and above who write one or more blogs on the Web.

Great Quote

2005-09-14T09:43:00.000+08:00

"When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power." - Hugh White

This is a great reminder for me. Sometimes, it's so hard for me to move on. My past haunts me, because I let it. No matter how I analyze what happened in the past, the past cannot be changed.

W@W photo mosaic

2005-09-12T23:49:00.000+08:00

W@W Photo Mosaic

This is the current logo of Wedding's at Work.

I sent our picture, but can't find it in the photo mosaic :(

8 months

2005-09-10T09:10:00.000+08:00

It's our monthsary today. Wow, 8 months na kami :)

We had lunch at Pho Hoa in Greenbelt. I told my hubby what I want then I went to the ladies room. I told him I'll just drink from whatever he will drink...well, he ordered Apple Carrot for me. He did that coz he knows I need to have a high fiber diet. Why oh why some healthy food don't taste good?! I didn't like the taste, so I closed my eyes and gulped.

Si honey ko naman, he didn't like the taste of the noodles soup. Super rice person kasi sya. Sabi ko nga I can live by eating noodles and pasta lang and veggies....sya dapat talaga may rice, otherwise it's not a meal for him.

Favorite movie quote

2005-09-06T23:46:00.000+08:00

from City of Angels:

"I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss from her mouth, one touch of her hand, than eternity without it. "

Share your favorite movie quote :)

100 things about me

2005-09-06T09:16:00.000+08:00

1. I speak kapampangan dialect
2. My father is from Pampanga and my mom is from Tarlac
3. I'm the eldest in the family
4. I love reading books
5. I will choose a good book over a good movie
6. I bought LOTR complete book set but got to read “The Hobbits” only
7. it frustrates me that I get sleepy every time I try to read LOTR
8. I read all Harry Potter books (can’t wait for book 7)
9. I think I cried when Sirius died
10. Godfather is my all time fave
11. Watched all Godfather movies
12. I love how Mario Puzo created the characters in Godfather
13. I love Boracay
14. now I find it difficult to enjoy other beaches
15. First time I wore a 2 pc swimsuit was on our honeymoon
16. I’ve never been out of the country
17. I like to travel Europe
18. but first, I would like to go to the beautiful places here in the Philippines
19. Palawan is first in my list
20. I’m afraid of crowded places, specially unfamiliar places (divi,recto)
21. I’ve never watched a movie by myself
22. can’t imagine doing that
23. I feel stupid when I eat alone
24. I put the TV on sleep mode when I’m alone at night
25. I’m such a sissy
26. I love Sex and the City
27. Now that the series is over, I miss my girls
28. Good thing, there is Desperate Housewives
29. I’ve watched all seasons of Friends in DVD
30. it’s really a classic for me. I can watch it over and over again and still laugh my ass off
31. 24 is bad for our health
32. can’t do anything while watching it
33. Jack Bauer is my hero
34. I like Julian McMahon of Nip Tuck
35. he’s oozing with sex appeal
36. I had a crush on Alicia Silverstone
37. duh! As if!
38. I don’t eat ampalaya
39. I know how to cook
40. I like to learn how to cook elaborate dishes
41. I also like experimenting new dishes
42. ‘swam mais’ is my fave dish
43. I love shrimps, however way you cook it
44. I’ve tried jumping shrimps (raw shrimps with calamansi and salt only)
45. I think I can be a semi-vegetarian if I will myself
46. I can live without pork
47. My job now is my second job
48. Sometimes, I miss being an account manager
49. I hate no-brainer jobs
50. I attended college in Baguio
51. If I have a choice, I would love to settle down, there
52. have many fond memories there
53. happy memories and painful memories, no regrets
54. I am me because of all those experiences
55. I can relate to the song of Regine “You’ve made me stronger by breaking my heart”
56. I miss college gimiks
57. I miss my walks in session road
58. I fondly remember the 3 plus 1 promo of Colt, oh man, those were the days
59. E-mail is not yet accessible to everybody then, so I correspond with my friends thru snail mail
60. My greatest fear is not to have children
61. I’d like to have max 4 children
62. I would like to be a good mother
63. Our place is full of dolphin displays
64. my friends don’t have a hard time thinking what pasalubong I will appreciate most
65. Some of my friends are my friends since elementary
66. I hate confrontations
67. I don’t like insensitive people
68. I get dizzy when I see blood and I’m afraid of needles
69. I have very low pain tolerance
70. My favorite color now is green
71. it’s my honey’s fave color, now it’s mine too
72. I dream to have a Jaguar one day
73. my honey always say that I should dream of something more reachable
74. I would love to go on a cruise
75. and explore asian countries
76. I attended a class on how to make candles
77. never done 1 after a month
78. I recently attended a scrapbook class
79. haven’t done any scrap booking yet
80. There is so much to learn in joining yahoo groups
81. My eyes were opened to the world of blogging thru weddings at work
82. I love blogging
83. I enjoy blog hopping.
84. I have a gay cousin
85. and I totally accept him
86. I experienced mid twenties emotional crisis before I got engaged.
87. I asked my honey to give me some space to find myself
88. Many people say I don’t look my age, I look younger
89. sometimes it’s not a good thing, specially at work
90. My favorite alcoholic drink is Absolute Kurant Vodka with Sprite and ice
91. I don’t have a singing voice
92. You will NEVER see me in a karaoke bar
93. My hubby was my high school crush
94. We were classmates from first year to fourth year
95. He proposed to me Christmas of 2003
96. Our first dance as husband and wife was “The way you look tonight” by Michael Buble
97. My bridal song was “Panunumpa” by Karol Banawa
98. We got married January 8, 2005
99. I love my honey
100. I am happily married

Star wars marathon

2005-09-05T23:35:00.000+08:00

We did a marathon of starwars last weekend. I just hate it that the star wars 5 DVD didn't work fine. I think it's in the middle part when it cronked up. We had no choice but to go to star wars 6. I have a confession to make though...i fell asleep before the end of star wars 6...my honey finished it tough, he stayed up til 2 am. As usual, we woke up around tenish the next morning and had brunch by 11 and had meriendacena at 230. Went to our office around 330 for the vaccine flu.

Speaking of vaccine flu...i have to tell you this, I am really afraid of needles...yaiks. My honey had to hold my hand during the vaccination.

Sunday naman was road trip for us. Sayang nga, if only nakalabas kami ng mas maaga, nagpunta sana kami ng gateway. I am waiting for the right movie para ma-invite ko ang honey ko to try the new movie theater in gateway that has lazy boy chairs and unlimited popcorn and soda. I am thinking na ok na rin siguro ang 250 na charge nila...kasi naman we buy pop corn and soda naman when we watch movies. I'll tell you once nakapunta kami.

Busy August

2005-08-29T23:21:00.000+08:00

Been busy this month...no time even to blog...glad i can spare some time now...not that i am complaining. I welcome this change. I've been complaining before that i'm doing nothing. Now, I'm doing a lot of things. Can't say though that I am fully satisfied now...oh well.....

Me and my honey have been doing nothing much really. Our daily routine is office gym house. Mr and Mrs Smith pa ata ang last movie na napanuod namin. We were supposed to go to Puerto Galera last weekend pero di natuloy. Had dinner na lang at bad's condo...didn't go that well either...hay! He turned....can't tell...he's reading my blog, baka sakalin ako...hahaha...Happy bday badster, love you friend!

Planned to go to Singapore kaso di na rin tuloy yun kasi wala ng Tiger promo :(
Planning to go to HK na lang para makapag disneyland...sana matuloy...anybody knows a good package?

Love story

2005-08-04T15:03:00.000+08:00

I made this post in one of my yahoo groups....

How/Where/When did you guys meet?
>>>We were classmates in highschool(we later found out that we were classmates in prep). We were in first year HS then when i dreamt of him..as in hindi ko sya iniisip, bigla lang na napanaginipan ko sya and the dream was not even a romantic dream pero the next day bigla ko na lang syang na notice na may dating pala sya and matalino pala(he's the only guy in our top ten list). Ganun lang yun, pero di ako nagpa cute or something sa kanya, i mean the attraction i felt was not really strong so i moved to diff. crushes, had relationships. Sya naman, busy din sya pursuing other girls so di rin nya pansin ang beauty ko.

When did you first feel the attraction? When did your spouse first feel the attraction?
>>>year 2000, lagi kaming nagki-kitakita ng mga HS friends ko, then one time we saw my hubby sa starmart and asked him to join our gimik...after that madalas na namin syang kasama sa napapdalas na weekend gimiks. During that time, nagkasakit ang mom ko, sya yung nakakausap ko about my problems kaya naging instant close kami. nung kami na, I asked him kung kelan sya na-attract sakin, sabi nya nun daw nakita nya how strong i am, nakita daw nya na i can handle problems and may mga iba pa daw, small things ganun.

How/When did you guys become a couple?
>>>Hubby's bday, november 2000. Para tipid, anniv and bday na nya ang gift ko sa kanya...hehehe

How/When did you know that he/she was "the one"?
>>>I asked myself if I can see myself spending the rest of my life with him, and the answer is an absolute YES. I was brokenhearted with my previous relationship and i was so in love with that ex of mine and I always wished for him not to end up with the girl he cheated me on, it took years before i could say i am so over him.. and then one time i just realized that i don't care anymore, all the bitterness gone because i'm happy with my relationship with my hubby. I finally found "the one" who made my heart whole again (corny no..hahaha)

Any other 'kilig' details, I'd love to hear them! :)
>>>He proposed to me in a very romantic way. He decorated his room with roses and he bought ballooons and of course, there's chocolate. He asked me to close my eyes and he guided me inside his room. He knelt down with a diamond ring in his hand and asked me the question every ladies would love to hear. I was really surprised and I just cried. He did it Christmas eve.

now that we're married:
>>>We had the rose ceremony in our wedding. Every monthsary namin binibigyan nya ako ng single white rose.
Every morning as soon as he wakes up he kisses me and say he loves me..before he sleeps din pala.
He cooks for me on weekends
He surprised me with a harry potter 6 book. He ordered it in Canada pa. I actually cried when he gave me the book, i was touched by the gesture

TV series in DVD

2005-08-01T23:43:00.000+08:00

We've just finished the first 2 discs of the first season of "Desperate Housewives". I am enjoying the show. I like the build up of the characters of the four 'desperate housewives'.

I still can't relate to the character of Lynette since I don't have a baby yet. I understand the war between Gabrielle and her MIL. I just want to clarify though that i'm not at war with my own MIL.

I still miss my original four girls of "sex and the city". I love the wittiness of Carrie Bradshaw, the sex appeal of Samantha Jones, the demureness of Charlotte York and the independence of Miranda Hobbes. I miss the chit chats.

Before 'desperate', we finished the complete first season of "Lost". We're still at lost(pun intended) at all the mysteries of the characters...waiting for season 2.

My honey's favorite is still "24". Oh well, Jack Bauer is still my hero ;)

Thank God for TV series in DVD, otherwise, we'll be stucked with all the teleseryes that play all the way til 11pm i think.

Oh my, this is too much tv!!

My chef

2005-08-01T13:57:00.000+08:00

My honey can cook and he's really good at it. He's the official chef on weekends.

Harry Potter 6 - The half blood prince

2005-07-27T09:13:00.000+08:00

better stop reading now if you haven't read the book and you plan to read it...major spoiler coming up...

conversation with eric last night:

me: hon, sad ako
eric: why?
me: namatay kasi si dumbledore

it's funny pero i was really sad...i'm thinking though that there might be a twist in book 7...well, i'm actually hoping that Dumbledore may still be alive. ...just like LOTR when I thought that Gandalf died and was surprised that he's still alive in LOTR2.

I also think that Dumbledore and Snape made a plan before the "death tragedy" happened. I don't know, but i don't want to question the wisdom of Dumbledore. Surely, he has a very valid reason in trusting Snape.

I also like the pairing of Harry and Ginny.

Can't wait for HP7!

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backtrack to July 22

me: hon, ang status ko kanina sa YM e "harry potter is out, but i don't have a copy yet" . tapos bigla akong pinadalan ng e-book. grabe no, kaka release lang may e-book na, so di ko na kailangang bilhin yung book.
hon: ay ganun
me: yup. pero nag parinig ako sa mga friends ko, baka sakaling maisip nilang i-gift sakin...hehehe

Eric then gave me a bulging brown envelope..

i knew instantly what's inside the envelope and I just cried without opening it. Oh yes, you guessed it right. It's the Harry Potter book6. I was touched because i really didn't expect him to buy me the book. He's not really a book reader and thinks that the book is expensive plus he gave me a gift already. He told me that he's supposed to give the book on the 24th, but decided to give it to me because of our earlier conversation. he told me that i better inform my friends that i already have a copy of the book just in case maisip nilang maging generous sa akin.

The book cover is different. He got it from Canada. He thought daw na baka wala pang book dito before my bday. Well, let's forgive my honey for not knowing the official release date of HP since he's not really a fan. It's also lighter than my HP5 book. Speaking of HP5, I think I will read it again.

6 months

2005-07-08T23:53:00.000+08:00

It's our 6th monthsary today! My honey is a sweety. Last night he gave me a rose. I was surprised! We were together after six and we came home together and i didn't even notice he has a rose. Let me backtrack first....

6pm I received a text from him saying it's traffic, so he'll be a little late in picking me up. He arrived about 630 then we parked at RCBC and went to the gym. We arrived home at about 830 then I cooked beef nilaga for dinner. I would say that he liked it. He ate so much! Well, I liked it too (not that i am bias...hahaha). Since we ate so much, we were so lazy to move, felt heavy.

This is the funny part. I wish i could have recorded his reaction when after his bath, he was about to ask me to get the towel for him (he does that sometimes, forgets to bring the towel in the bathroom) and i was already at the door when he opened it...he really jumped. shocks, i'm not a good story teller so i can't do this in a way that you will fully understand how funny the situation was. I'm actually smiling right now, just remembering his face and the jump. I can say that we had a good laugh last night.

1145 I was already in our bed while watching tv and he's at the back drying his hair then he called me.....when i looked up, there he was with a single white rose! mushymushy! Oh, I love surprises and white roses!

Then he told me how he succeeded in keeping the rose from my sight. When he said it's traffic, it's not really traffic...he was late in picking me up because he went to the flower shop. He hid the rose in the compartment. When we arrived home, he told me to go up and not wait for him while he park the car so that i can prepare for dinner already. I was so busy preparing for dinner that i didn't notice him when he entered the room.
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wow, 6 months after our wedding and we're still so in love with each other. no major fights. i wish we'll stay this way forever. others say that we're still in the honeymoon stage. oh, i hope ours will always be in the honeymoon stage.

fantastic 4, Nip/Tuck

2005-07-07T13:09:00.000+08:00

Watched Fantastic 4 last night...

The movie is ok naman, mag eenjoy ang mga bata. I like Harry Potter movies better...hope you get the point. I like the built of Chris Evans (a.k.a torch) and of course I like Julian McMahon (of nip/tuck). I find his eyes and voice sexy. I first saw Julian (as if in person, syempre sa tv screen lang) in 'Charmed' and i find him sexy. I like his portrayal of his character, mysterious. His character naman in nip/tuck is sexy din (he's playing Christian Troy). Super like ko yung scene na naka designer briefs sya (hmmm, naughty).

Here are some memorable quotes from nip/tuck: (from imdb)

Gina Russo: What's the matter Christian, not attracted to pregnant women?
Christian Troy: No, just not attracted to you.
Christian Troy: You didn't have an orgasm, is that right?
Grace Santiago: Not a shudder.
Christian Troy: You're a liar. I rode you like a triple crown jockey, and you came.
Grace Santiago: Get out of my face right now.
Christian Troy: I counted each contraction. Three times. Or were you doing your Kegel exercises?
Grace Santiago: [whispers] Lock the door.

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Christian: [in reference to the vandalizing of his car] I'm serious, I felt violated. The last time I felt like this was back in the early 90s when some girl shoved her finger up my butt with no warning.
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Christian: [about Dr. Santiago] She's a troublemaker and her shoes are cheap.
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Christian: The line that divides the porn industry and the plastic surgery is a thin one. We're both selling fantasy, aren't we?
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Sean/Christian: Tell me what you don't like about yourself?
(They always ask that question at the start of every consultation)

So, if you were asked that question, what will your answer be?!

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i'm supposed to talk about fantastic four, but i got carried away by the thought of Julian...oh well, nothing much to say about fantastic 4 anyway.

time out, lulu's bday,ninong mario

2005-07-07T11:01:00.000+08:00

Tagal ko na palang walang post dito sa blog ko...what have i been doing in the past weeks?

Last Friday, I had my time out and our time out movie was 'War of the Worlds'. All I can say is napagod ako after watching it. Superb acting by Dakota.

We had dinner @ aries and beng's condo..thanks to lou-ann for the vodka kurant! Happy bday lulu :)

Aries went to Singapore last Saturday kaya nagpa dinner sya ng Friday. He'll be there in time for Gay's bday. I wish makapunta din kami ng honey ko sa sing....(i'll keep my fingers crossed)

We had lunch naman last saturday with ninong mario. I'm glad that Eric likes him na...not naman that he doesn't like him before, it's just that he doesn't fully understand siguro why i am close to him. Sabi nya he's nice and he's very intellectual. Mario's comment naman was 'eric is way too mahiyain' and 'you look good together'. I just want them to get along well with each other beacuse they're both important to me. I treasure my friendship with Mario. I know that I can always turn to him for good advice. Anyways, we'll be watching fantastic 4 later...i hope mas comfy na sila with each other.

We stayed home lang last Sunday, i told eric that we should not go na lang to the gym since we will be cleaning naman the house, that will be our work out na. We did the laundry and then general cleaning. After naman, we rewarded our kasipagan by watching DVD while eating popcorn.

night out with his friends

2005-06-24T09:51:00.000+08:00

Went to Gweilos last night with my honey to meet his friends. At first, I thought of not going with him, stay home and watch Nip Tuck (liked this show, Dr. Troy is ooziing with sexx appeal). but then I thought that he might go drinking galore if i let him go alone, so i came along. Of course, my presence did not stop them from drinking and staying out late...i should have known.

I wished i would bump into some of my own friends, nope, did not happen! Oh well, it was my honey's night. I guess, he's feeling the same when we're with my friends. But, he knows more about my friends so i guess he can relate more to the stories than i can to their office issues.

weekends with in-laws

2005-06-21T23:58:00.000+08:00

My SIL arrived 2 sats ago (jun11). We picked her up from the airport and we surprised my FIL and MIL. Days before her arrival, she e-mailed eric and told him about her plan to surprise MIL and FIL. She requested for 'Kilawin' so Eric called MIL and told her that were coming home this weekend and he wants kilawin. Once SIL arrived we called up in their house so they won't suspect anything. It was really fun seeing them really shocked when they saw ate len coming in the house. It was a blast after that.

Last Sat, Eric went home (Capas) in the morning so he can drive them back here in MaKati. We went out and dine at Krokodile in Greenbelt 3(with side kwento). Sunday came and it's time for ate len to go back to China. She almost missed the flight because we were not mindful of the time. After seeing MIL and FIL with their grandson JM settled in the victory bus, we headed to greenbelt to attend mass. We then watched Batman begins. liked it a lot! it's not just another action filled movie with no good story line.

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Krokodile at greenbelt 3
Their service sucks! We were almost done eating when our drinks were served. We called the attention of different waiters and still, the drinks arrived so late i almost lost my appetite. Horrible service!

Despedida party / Civil Wedding

2005-06-09T11:22:00.000+08:00

Last Sunday, we had a despedida party for our friend Jon. He's a seaman and he'll be away for 6 months. We're going to miss him.

They say there's a lot of money for a seaman, i'm not sure if i will ever let eric be a seaman if he asked me. Good thing he's not thinking about it.

We really had fun that night.

Our highschol friends

mads,nons,carol,kent,eric,alma,JON,__,rufo,armel,aries,laque(i feel bad because i can't remember the name of rufo's wife)

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Before the despedida party, I attended a wedding with my MIL. It's the wedding of laverne, eric's bestman during our wedding and one of his bestfriends. It was so unfortunate that they only had a tent set up then it rained. Eric was supposed to give a speech but he wasn't able to come due to unforseen event. FIL was one of the principa sponsors but he was with Eric at that time, so my MIL proxied(is there such a word?) for him.

I wish the newlywed the best! According to Noemi(bride), they've been a couple for 8 months before they decided to get married. They both came from bad relationships and they don't share the same religion. I'd like to see them prove that love conquers all...sabi nga nila, against all odds :)

last Monday

2005-05-26T11:29:00.000+08:00

Medyo matagal tagal na pala kaming di nagsasama sa inuman ng aming mga friends, kaya last Monday, we had a blast. Bonus pa na andun father ni Aries, ang kulit din, at least nakakasabay sya sa mga kakulitan namin. Halu-halo na nga ang ininom ng mga guys, naubos nila ang isang bote ng lambanog, vodka kurant, vodka vanilla, rhum coke, san mig light, red wine. Super food trip din kami. Nagluto si Aries ng hotdog and adobong pusit, sarrraapp! Ni-raid namin ang cabinet ni Bads.

Below are pictures na pang soap opera/teleserye...hehehe

Fitness First Plus

2005-05-19T23:07:00.000+08:00

I grabbed the promo of Fitness first Plus at RCBC Plaza, no membership and admin fee. I will only pay 2 months in advance and i have a contract for 3 months. Payment is thru credit card. After signing up, they gave me a gym bag, water container and headset. I am thinking of enrolling my honey as well.

I went there yesterday and tried the Aqua aerobics, i enjoyed it. The pool is heated so the water is relaxing. I joined the beginners session. There were only 6 of us who attended the session. At first, I was shy to go to the pool wearing my swimsuit, but when i saw others who are doing it so naturally, i locked my inhibitions in the locker :)

I hope I can do this regulary. I have to keep in mind that the monthly pay is not cheap and i have to make the most out of it.

Liliw : Tsinelas festival

2005-05-18T23:29:00.000+08:00

We passed by Liliw on our way home. I've never heard of it before. There are so many shoes/sandals to choose from and the price is not expensive. Some say that shoes being sold in bazaars mostly come from Liliw.

I bought 3 sandals and 1 rubber shoes. If only we were not in a hurry, i might have bought a lot more.

Pahiyas..d continuation

2005-05-17T23:18:00.000+08:00

Here are some of the pictures taken in Kamayan. The place is nice and the food is great, but the service sucks.

After lunch, we planned to go to the Grotto but it was so hot so we went straight to Lucban. There were few houses with decorations. According to Ryan, they do the set up at 12 midnight. We were able to buy lambanog and some pasalubong stuff, of course we did not forget to buy the famous longganisang lucban.

After Lucban, we decided to go to the Grotto and brave the heat. We were asked if we have invitation so we can park at the parking inside, because we don't have one, we just parked outside. We later found out that there's a wedding at the church below the grotto. It was the silver wedding of Francis Dy and his wife. They have politician guests, you can tell by the number 8 plate numbers and red plates. I saw Jaworski.

The Grotto of Via Dolorosa is so high, i failed to count the number of steps beacuse i was so tired and out of breath while going up and even while going down. It's actually a station of the cross with huge images. Here are some of the pictures to give you an idea (to those who haven't seen it yet)

After the tiring climb at the grotto, we headed straight home to relax. We took a dip at our host's pool. It was relaxing, the water in the pool was lukewarm. For dinner, we went to Woodridge. We planned to go to a bar but most of us were tired so we agreed to forget the drinks in exchange of bed.

Pahiyas Festival

2005-05-16T23:13:00.000+08:00

FUN FUN FUN!!! I had a great time last weekend.

Bam-bam and Virgie picked me up at shopwise around 8pm then we met up with my honey and Andrea at Buendia. We ate dinner at a bulaluhan house (forgot the name of the resto, name has Grace), i like their Bulalo, it was so tasty and the meat is tender. We arrived at Lucena around 12 midnight. We chat with our hosts (Mr and Mrs Go with their son Ryan)for a while and headed to bed to gain energy for the day ahead.

Woke up at 8am and had Lucban Longganisa for breakfast. Indeed, the longganisa from Lucban has a different taste than that from Pampanga. I have to say that I like the Lucban Longganisa.

We went to GraceLand, in Tayabas. It's like Fontana in Clark. There's pool, man-made lake, playground, restaurant and rooms for rent.

1.me and my honey, madmade lake as background 2. swimming pool 3. room
1.hotel type building 2. my honey pointing at the building

welcome to GraceLand

After the tour in Grace land, we headed to Kamayan sa Palaisdaan to have lunch. We were there at around 1130am and guess what time the food was served....it was after freaking 2 hours. The service was sooo bad.

TGIF

2005-05-13T23:37:00.000+08:00

Thank God It's Friday!

Since Monday, i've been counting the days and wishing for days to fly fast. I'll be seeing my honey tonight, yipee! Bad news is, he's going back to Tarlac on Monday and probably stay there for another week, darn! :(

Nothing much happened this week. It's actually a boring weeek. Good thing I met with friends yesterday. It has become a routine for us to meet at least once a week @ Con Fusion. The place is located at the corner of San Agustin and Paseo de Roxas. It's the mid-point to all our offices. It's so nice to hang out there, have coffee and smoke occasionally. We do catch up on the latest buzz in our busy lives(m not so busy now, am i?). We vent out our frustrations at work... Hmmm, i kinda did that yesterday. I would love to vent it out here too, but i'm not sure it's proper, so i'll just shut up.

Anyhoo, i'm excited about out trip to Quezon tonight. We'll be there for the Pahiyas Festival. It's my first time to go there, hope it will be another fun weekend. I love weekends :)

4th monthsary

2005-05-10T23:48:00.000+08:00

My honey gave me this watch for our 4th monthsary. I did not expect it, he's so sweet! It's a perfect match to our wedding ring (see picture, and notice the wedding ring)

Ako, kiss na lang ang gift ko sa kanya ;)

We watched "The Wedding Date" starring Debra Messing (Willl & Grace) and Dermont Mulroney. It's a romantic comedy flick, nice date movie.

Miss ko na naman ang honey ko, he's in Tarlac for a week (again!).

Ocean Adventure

2005-05-10T09:52:00.000+08:00

Our trip to Ocean Adventure was fun. I've always wanted to see a dolphin and I saw some last Saturday. I actually volunteered to be part of the show, but only kids were chosen...oh well....sabi nga nila, you can't have your cake and eat it too (tama ba?). I also enjoyed the Sea Lion show....medyo bitin nga lang, sana mas mahaba yung show.

I did not like Camayan beach though...maraming bato and di ganun ka clear ang water.

All in all, ok ang trip namin, at least I can now say that i've been to Subic na :)

Ocean Adventure here we come

2005-05-06T23:56:00.000+08:00

We are going to Ocean Adventure tomorrow. First time ko sa Subic(nakakahiya mang aminin) so I hope it's gonna be fun. Supposed to be we'll stay overnight dun, kaso tinatamad daw si honey eric ko, so uuwi din kami same day. May dolphins kaya dun? I hope to see one. Sana pede ring mag swim with them :)

Roland, my friend

2005-05-06T23:44:00.000+08:00

I’m writing here about my friend Roland because he saw my blog and asked me kung bakit wala man lang mention about him (Peace lan!)

Since he will be reading this entry, dapat nice things lahat ang isusulat ko…heheheh…kidding aside, Lan, is a friend on call 25/8 (syempre dapat SMART). Di sya marunong magalit. There are times na na a-abuse na sya (namin) pero wala lang yun sa kanya. Here’s a line na sinabi nya sa akin na di ko makalimutan: “di ako nagagalit sa tao, nagagalit lang ako sa sitwasyon”. He uttered those words sa bday celebration ko, a year or two ago. That’s how bait my friend LAN is. He is also kulit, he’s jealous when I mention other bestfriends…I have to tell him na wala syang ka level as my friend.

With Lan, I can share embarrassing experiences that I can’t tell others. I know kasi na kahit anong kagagahan ang gawin ko, he will still accept me as me and will never judge me. Di rin sya nang-iiwan sa ere. Mahilig nga lang syang mang-asar, na minsan eh out of line, pero forgivable naman.

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Lan, you’re a friend I will treasure forever! Hope you’ll never change (sorry, pang autograph message..hahaha).

From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you for the friendship.

some bora pix

2005-05-03T16:09:00.000+08:00

talo ang maskulados sa mga boys namin...hehehe

MVAS OPS and Sales

party girls at cocomangas...the place to be in bora!

ang nakakalasing na bottle of illusion

Alma Pearl Milcha Myla ---> Boracay babes! hahahaha

Gay

2005-04-28T23:42:00.000+08:00

Our friend GAY is leaving for Singapore. I wish her all the luck!

Si Abby din, one of our friends is working there. Gay will temporarily stay with her muna. Other friends are planning to work na rin there...malaki kasi opporunity for IT peeps there. Ako kaya? hmmmm....

blog! blog! blog!

2005-04-28T09:20:00.000+08:00

Everybody's blogging!

I used to have a diary. My diary is a private space for me, i wrote all my deepest thoughts there, things I felt should not be shared to anybody. It's a journal of my day to day life. There are times that I go back and read entries in my diary. It's a nice feeling, it brings smile in my face. Sometimes I can't beleive i've done those things...or felt those things. The crushes, the heartaches, the disappointments, happy/failed relationships...oh, those happy days and the not so happy days. There were problems i thought i could not survive and yet here i am thinking of how shallow they were.

Blogging feels like having a diary and sharing it to the world. This blog is not just my space, but rather, it's a journal of two lives making it out in the 'married life'.

To my fellow bloggers, blog away! :)

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la lang, feeling ko lang kasi ang dami ng may blog, even sa friendster meron, kainis lang coz i can't access friendster in our office even after office hours, :(

Photobucket

2005-04-27T23:36:00.000+08:00

I signed up in Photobucket and i am now trying to add multiple pictures in 1 post.

I miss my honey, so pictures nya ang ginamit ko for trial...hehehe

Date...and some thoughts

2005-04-26T23:36:00.000+08:00

I surprised my honey yesterday. I told him to meet me sa NBS greenbelt then we had dinner and watched a movie ("Guess who" starring Ashton so cute). We haven't done that for a long time..lagi na lang kasi kaming sa bahay. I'm so glad that my honey appreciated it.

He'll be assigned in Tarlac for 2 weeks kasi so I told him na dapat mag date kami :) He left kaninang madaling araw and I miss him already.

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Apr23
I was supposed to watch Martin's concert but my friend who's supposed to go with me was sick. All I can say is that i'm really disappointed with her. It's not about her being sick...i just don't like the things she texted to our other friend...oh well, just letting it out here.

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I would like to try to make a scrapbook. I'm overwhelmed with all the information i'm getting. Buti na lang i joined a yahoo group and all the members are so supportive...they answer all my questions.

Cooking / Martin Nievera

2005-04-23T09:43:00.000+08:00

I'm proud to say na i've learned to cook 3 new dishes this past 2 weeks. I don't even know the names...hahaha...basta 1 was beef na minarinate muna before cooking (got the ingredients from MIL of my friend) and the other naman was quail eggs plus veggies. Kagabi yung tortang pork giniling.

Mukhang nagustuhan naman ni eric...well, he should...kung ayaw nyang magiyera :)

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I'm a Martin Nievera fan!

I'll be watching his concert tomorrow night, sa Clark. The concert is with Patti Austin. I'll be watching together with Mads, my friend. ...sad nga, kasi company outing nila eric tomorrow and overnight sila sa isang place na ni-rent nila.

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Had lunch with Mario, Elang and Di

24

2005-04-18T23:44:00.000+08:00

Don't start this series if you don't want to be glued infront of your tv...this is sooo addicting!

Activities namin last weekend:
1. we ate breakfast while watching 24
2. we did our laundry while watching 24
3. watched 24
4. watched 24
5. watched 24

Eric is really not into watching tv series, pero sa show na ito super hooked sya. Kakatapos lang nya ng season 2 and we're now into season 3. Yesterday, we ate lunch 4pm na.

Jack Bauer is my hero (OA no!)

Earthquake / Nightmare

2005-04-16T03:38:00.000+08:00

Last April 13, I received an e-mail from a friend regarding earthquake prediction that will take place 2nd or 3rd week of this month. I prayed that it will not happen.

Yesterday at about 4:50pm, as I was having coffee with my friends at Seatlle's, Myla called to check kung asan ako. I told her where I am and she asked me if it's because of the earthquake prediction that's going to happen 5pm that day. I really didn't know about it, it just so happen that I was out and I was really glad that I was out. Thank God, nothing happened yesterday.

Last night, I had a bad dream...Di masyadong clear yung dream ko pero parang flooded ang paligid and a lot of people are holding candles and praying....it's really terrifying. I really hope and pray that nothing bad will happen.

Let's all pray!

Summer fun

2005-04-14T23:59:00.000+08:00

Tuloy na tuloy na ang Boracay namin, yipee!

Flight details:

April 29
Manila - Caticlan
0545 - 0645 ------> promo flight kaya super aga!

May 1
Caticlan - Manila
1505-1605 -----> good thing i was able to change departure time, it's 1135 before

We will be staying at 357 resort. I'm excited na...Session road will perform there on the 29th, what a welcome coincidence.

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On May 7, we will be going to Ocean Adventure in Subic. It's SMART's Fun familia. Bubong will provide a house where we can stay para overnight kami dun. I think i'm more excited here than going to Boracay...i've been to Boracay but i've never been to Subic.

Next target : Palawan :)

P word

2005-04-13T23:58:00.000+08:00

"Ano preggy ka na ba?"
"Ano may laman na?"
"buntis ka na ba?"

I've been asked a thousand times na ata if i'm pregnant na ba...the answer is "NO, i'm not yet pregnant and not planning to be in the next few months."

I had a touching conversation with my mom few days ago. She asked me the question and i told her na hindi muna and she was surprised to find out na hindi pa namin plan. I told her that we want to be prepared emotionally and financially. Sabi nya kahit daw mag baby muna kami ng isa because i'm not getting any younger (hey, i'm not that old, late 20s pa lang) and iwan na lang daw muna namin sa kanya, sya ang mag-aalaga...panganay kasi ako, i guess she's really excited to have apo na.

We're not really planning to wait too long naman and if bigla akong mabuntis, ok din lang sa amin. We just want to enjoy our time together without the hassle of being preggy na agad....i mean i cannot tell if i'll become moody or not di ba...kawawa naman ang honey ko kung ilang months pa lang kaming kasal then sobra na ang mood swings ko and demands. .....though sometimes when i see cutey babies, i want to have one na rin...que sera sera

Digital storybook

2005-04-11T03:43:00.000+08:00

I am excited to share our digital album kahit na draft pa lang.

Please check it out: Our Big Day

Jane's wedding

2005-04-06T09:43:00.000+08:00

group pix
Originally uploaded by Alma and Eric.

I still don't know how to post multiple pictures in one post so here's a group picture taken in the wedding of my friend I mentioned in my last post.

A friend's wedding

2005-04-05T18:08:00.000+08:00

me and my honey,
originally uploaded by Alma and Eric.

Last Saturday (April 2), we attended the wedding of our highschool friend,Jane. Ang saya saya, ang daming fireworks kasi from Bulacan ang mother side ni Jane..hehehe...I think they got the fireworks for free.

I wonder how my friend felt when she saw her teacher crush nung highschool sa wedding nya...la lang, naisip ko lang :)

Question: Did you/will you invite your exes in your wedding?

staying with in-laws

2005-04-02T04:05:00.000+08:00

I spent my holy week mostly sleeping, reading and eating.

We went to Tarlac last March23(wednesday) and stayed at eric's parents house. Naisip ko na buti na lang na we're working here in Makati and not staying there. Ang hirap! Don't take me wrong, mabait naman parents nya pero ang hirap kumilos sa bahay. I mean, i always have to think kung ano ang move na dpat kong gawin para di ko sila ma-offend or para maganda naman ang impression nila sa akin. For one, i'm not sure if they're expecting me to be cleaning the house or cooking or doing stuff like that.Her mom kasi is super domesticated(syempre full time housewife sya)...ang bilis nyang mag work sa kitchen, minsan iniisip ko nakakaharang lang ako pag binabantayan ko sya... I ended up always in the room na lang and reading my all time fave book (Godfather)..pero while reading, there's this nagging thought na, naku baka iniisip nila na lagi na lang akong nakakulong sa room..ang kaso, di ko rin alam kung ano ang gagawin ko kung lalabas ako ng room....waaaa...ang hirap! inisip ko na lang na ilang araw lang naman...whew, buti na lang i am back in my space!

Our wedding album update

2005-03-18T00:33:00.000+08:00

I talked to Poyanne Lara yesterday, she informed me that Dino said our digital storybook will be ready by end of March...ooopss, yung draft lang muna. We have to see the draft and approve it muna bago nila i-album. Sana by mid-April makuha na namin.

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By the way, Happy Bday sa lolo ko who turned 81 today. More bdays to come!

fun in fontana

2005-03-14T10:09:00.000+08:00

maghoney sa fontana,
originally uploaded by Alma and Eric.

Yesterday (March13), we (maghoney and maglabs) went in fontana to enjoy the waterparks of fontana. We did not really plan for it...naisip lang namin nung saturday night. Pero we ended up having lunch sa picnic grounds ng clark kaya ang saya saya. Sometimes kasi when we plan our trips di natututuloy kaya aliw talaga kami na natuloy kami kahit biglaan lang. Eric's mom cooked fried chicken for us nung morning na paalis na kami and we bought drinks and tsitsirya na lang sa Puregold. Actually, kahit siguro delata lang ang food masarap pa rin...it's really different when you eat outside no, yung picnic talaga, sa ilalim ng malimlim na puno :)

please click to view our pictures in fontana

Tanging Ikaw

2005-03-12T04:27:00.000+08:00

Last night, my honey and I watched "Tanging Ikaw" @ Onstage Greenbelt. Now, don't think na masyado kaming nahihilig manuod ng mga concerts and play...may nagbigay lang ng free tickets kay hubby :) Sana laging meron...hehehe

"Tanging Ikaw: Kakaibang Pagtanghal ng Pag-Ibig" showcases Filipino classical love songs reminiscent of the long bygone era of the "harana" , but given a more modern twist.

Featured performers were Robert Seña, Isay Alvarez, JM Rodriguez, Pam G and the Philippine Madrigal Singers. The show also featured well-loved folk dances such as Sayaw sa Bangko as performed by the Kaisahan ng Lahi Dance Ensemble. - MB

I didn't know JM Rodriguez can sing and dance well. Sa kanya ako super naaliw kagabi. Another part pala na nagustuhan ko is yung performance ng Madrigal singers ng isang rap song pero inawit nila sa style nila ng pag-awit...imagine also one of them doing ocho ocho dressed in a flowing blue gown...it was witty and funny.

We didn't finish the show though...ooopss, sorry to be rude but we got bored with the speech of ____. We didn't know that there's a speech part. The idea is generally good...pero sabi nga, kanya kanyang taste. Sana nga nakauwi na lang kami ng mas maaga para napanuod pa sana namin ang "Full House"...oh yeah, baduy na kung baduy pero we do watch it and super aliw kami ni hubby sa romantic comedy na show na ito ng GMA7.

Firedance

2005-03-11T10:25:00.000+08:00

Firedance
Originally uploaded by Alma and Eric.

Last February 25, we watched Firedance at Araneta Coliseum. Fire Dance Cirque is a new concept in live entertainment that uses acrobatic, dancing musicians to create new, non-traditional modern ceremonial dances that celebrate life through the beat of the drum.

We enjoyed the show, kaso lang parang medyo bitin. I was also expecting a lot of fire effects pero i was a bit disappointed.

VDAY and my honey

2005-02-18T04:48:00.000+08:00

My honey gave me chocolates and 1 white rose...soooo sweet! Di na kami lumabas (which is a good thing..so sad about the vday bombings), I prepared dinner (i cooked kilawin) and I bought candles and aromatherapy oil para naman medyo romantic. We than played yung bigay na CD ni ninong Mario...it's a new age music with title "Garden of Peace"..it's something that you might hear sa spa..it's so relaxing...It's our first vday together and I think we did good! It was just perfect for me.

Yesterday, i went home after lunch dahil sa dysmenorrhea...i felt so bad kaya nagpaalam na akong umuwi sa boss ko and i told my honey about it, he was so concerned na umuwi din sya just to check on me then he went back to work (that's d good thing of having a house near sa work).

I love my honey very much! I really appreciate all the things he's doing for me.

Meet the Fockers

2005-02-12T00:28:00.000+08:00

We watched "Meet the Fockers" last night, kami ng honey ko with my mom and brother. They're staying with us dahil nagpa 2D Echo si mama sa St. Luke's and sinamahan sya ng brother ko. Kaya walang yaksu samin ng honey ko...hahaha...

Tawa kami ng tawa sa movie...kaso lang di pala nila napanuod ang Meet the parents kaya may scenes na tumatawa ako and di nila masyado gets why. Aside from being a comedy flick, you can also learn some lessons from the movie. Here are some lessons I learned:

1. If you want trust, you have to trust others as well. (wag magpaka CIA)
2. You have to be careful with the words you use infront of the baby; (You don't want their first word to be 'asshole' =)
3. Make effort para mag bond ang in-laws at parents mo (to make your life easier)
4. You don't have to kiss ass; you can be yourself infront of your in-laws
5. hmmm....whipped cream is fun ;)

Our first monthsary

2005-02-09T10:05:00.000+08:00

Wow, parang kailan lang super busy kami sa pag plan ng wedding namin, and now, 1 month na ang nakakaraan ng pagiging mrs. rivera ko. There were times talaga na super stressed out kami during the planning stage, sometimes umiiksi pasensya namin and nagkakatampuhan kami. Buti na lang nagkakabati din naman agad.

I believe every bride will agree with me na ang sarap magpakasal. That is so true! Mas masarap ang buhay after...ang sarap ng feeling pag umaga paggising mo na katabi mo ang mahal mo. Every decision you make you know na may susuporta sa iyo. I know bago pa lang kami kaya ganito ang nararamdaman ko, marami na ang nagsabi na honeymoon stage pa kasi kami...oh, i wish na forever kami sa honeymoon stage.

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We had lunch sa bubba gump kanina. I texted him kaninang morning na mag lunch date kami. I also bought a rose for him (we incorporated the rose ceremony in our reception program). He gave me a necklace. Sabi nya meron pa daw syang gift sakin sa valentine's day...naku, wala pa naman akong maisip na gift for him para sa day na yun.

Basta happy ako with my honey! i love him so much!

Madness in Music - Tag Along

2005-02-04T13:47:00.000+08:00

I've been tagged by kitts

Random 10:
1. Sleeping to dream (Jason Mraz)
2. Stay (Liza Loeb (or is it Lobe?))
3. My Immortal(Evanescence)
4. Rise & Fall (Craig David/Sting)
5. Eager Angels (Session road - local band)
6. Bittersweet symphony (the verve)
7. Confessions (Usher)
8. Why (Avril Lavigne)
9. Shut up (Black eyed peas)
10. Melt with you (Jason Mraz)

1. What is the total amount of music files on your computer?
Alma: around 1GB siguro

2. The last CD you bought is:
Alma: RnB explosion

3. What is the last song you listened to before this message:
Alma: Ready for Love (India Arie)

4. Write down five songs you listen to a lot or mean a lot to you:
1. Panunumpa (Carol Banawa)- my bridal march song
2. Thank you (dido) - i dedicate this song to my honey eric
3. The way you look tonight (Michael Buble) - first dance
4. Minsan (eraserheads) - reminds me of my college friends
5. More than you'll ever know (Michael Ruff?) - reminds me of my past

5. Who are you gonna pass this stick to? (3 persons and why)
Eds - ano trip mong music?
Nice - song for your bridal march?
Grace - song for your first dance?

March down the aisle

2005-01-27T13:40:00.000+08:00

alma down the aisle, originally uploaded by Alma and Eric.

I picked these pictures as a start of our journey together

Walk to eternity

2005-01-27T13:39:00.000+08:00

eric down the aisle, originally uploaded by Alma and Eric.