Diego

This is dedicated to Diego my pet who died a year ago. This is the only picture I have left of him, because I never thought I'd lose him just like that. My mom didn't tell me that he died so when I went to Valenzuela I was devasted when my sister surprised me that he died already. Oh well.. I miss you.. Mwah

Yael

I used to have two rabbits, the first one is Lola, the second one was Yael. I got him a week after I got Lola. He's more of a baby compared to Lola, he's usually sleeping and would rather sleep in my lap than roam around the house when they're out of their cage, compared to Lola. I named him after the vocalist of the rockband Sponge Cola. I love them so much and cared for them like I'm caring for two babies. I don't want to elaborate how I lost Yael, it still saddens me when I remember that day. I hate losing pets because I treat them as my kid. But this post is for Yael's memory, though he only lasted a month he'll always be remembered. I'll miss you baby...

Lipat bahay (part 1)

Whew.. Kakagaling ko lang from a 1-day off. It's a little tiring though. Kasi nung Saturday, as soon as I arrive home nagdala kami kaagad ng gamit to our new house. Then nung Sunday, as early as 4 AM naglinis na ako ng house, preparing other things na madadala pa namin that day, at the same time naglaba narin ako, kahit mga underwear lang and ilang pants para sa 1 week na trabaho. Kasi by Thursday kailangan atleast 40 percent ng natitirang gamit namin madala na namin sa lilipatan namin and come Friday, dapat andun na kami matutulog. As soon as Jeff arrived from his weekly church service we had lunch then we again went to the new apartment with the two mini sofas' and ilan pang gamit namin. Tapos naming dalhin dun ang mga gamit, nilibot lang namin ang bagong lugar naming titirhan, mas malapit na pala kami sa palengke, infact nilakad lang namin iyon from the new house. Nalaman ko rin na from our place ilang hakbang lang sakayan na ng mga jeep na papuntang Cainta. So, it's more accesible for me, mas madali na akong makakapasok. Di ko na kakailanganing mag tricycle. Si Jeff naman ang medyo malalayo sa trabaho, but since he'll be applying to a different company again, baka mag apply nalang sya sa Ortigas para mas malapit. Nagmerienda kami sa Palengke then we went to a computer shop in Kapasigan to check our email. When we arrived home around 6 nagluto na si Jeff ng dinner at ako inuunti unti ko na ang mga damit namin. We ended the day na most of our things nailipat na at prepared na for lipatan.

It's a mix feeling, knowing na in a few days we'll be in a different apartment, with different people to deal with, panibagong pakikisama. Mamimiss din naman kahit papaano ang maraming bagay na nakasanayan na namin sa apartment namin ngayon. We have our very own security, accessible din naman sya kahit paano, at ang mga madalas naming kinakainan. Ngayon, sa bagong apartment, though mas malaki sya I'm just a little scared kasi I saw a big rat roaming around the area outside the house. Wala kasing pusa dun unlike sa apartment namin ngayon. Asa dulo kami (ulit). Ayaw ko sana nung huling apartment kasi nadala na ako na asa duluhan ang bahay pero parang sinasadya ng panahon dahil talaga namang mas maganda ang duluhang apartment dahil sa bagong pintura ito ang maraming nirepair na part ng bahay. Yung asa gitna kasi bukod sa mabaho na eh ang dumi pa ng pintura, at tinanong ko yung may ari kung papapinturahan nila, sabi niya hindi, so ayun right there and then pinili namin yung dulo. Ang ikinagusto ko dun naman ay ang environment, tahimik, konti lang mga kapitbahay, maaliwalas, mukhang wala silang pakialam sa isat - isa at malaki yung apartment. 2-bedroom, may sariling kuntador, may dirty kitchen, nakatago ang CR at yun nga bagong pintura. Kasyang kasya na ang mga gamit namin dun. And one more, ang water ay overflowing. May sarili na kaming water, we don't need to share to other renters. Medyo mahal nga lang, 2K over the rent nung apartment namin sa Dr. Pilapil St., pero I know and im hoping it's gonna be worth the stay. No more neighbors na insensitive sa ibang tao, chismosa and pakialamera. Malayo narin kami sa squatters area na maingay kahit hangang madaling araw. Ngayon, kami nalang ang mag iingay sa bagong apartment. Hehehe.. Anyways, I hope we can finish moving everything before weekend para makapag rest na ako. I need it badly.

This too shall pass

When I got home yesterday I immediately looked at the mini bottle na pinaglagyan ng sample ng acid sa stomach ng hubby ko. Sabi kasi ni Doc the other day was kapag nagbago ang color ng yellowish liquid na yun ibig sabihin may nakatirang bacteria sa loob ng tummy ni Jeff. It calmed me nung nakita kong yellowish parin sya and good thing na hindi natapon hehehe.. So, meaning to say talagang hindi pa ganun ka grabe ang sakit ng asawa ko. Masyado lang akong nagiging worried sa kanya dahil sa iba ibang sakit na nararamdaman nya.

He arrived late na, we have to borrow some money from his family because we are running out of budget na. May dala na rin syang ulam for us, bigay daw ng mom nya. We ate then we went to bed. There were things we talked about last night, it made me realize that somehow all his life, he's bothered by his relationship with his brother. Na may mga panahong nagkikimkim sya ng sama ng loob dahil sa ibang pag trato sa kanya ng mga kamag anak nya, pati mga tinuturing nyang kaibigan. Alam ko rin naman na kakaiba talaga ang asawa ko, he's special for me, because siguro alam ko na sya lang din ang totoong nakakaintindi sa akin, gaya ng ginagawa kong pag iintindi sa kanya, kasi nga mahal ko sya eh. I guess hindi ko pa talaga sya ganun kakilala before we got married. Actually ngayon ko unti unting naiintindihan kung bakit may mga ginagawa syang mga bagay bagay na hindi namin pinagkakasunduan, this is the stage of acceptance, siguro nga may mga bagay na hindi mo mababago sa isang tao. Kailangan lang ng pang unawa at the same time adjustment.

We talked siguro for atleast an hour, yun talaga ang gusto ko sa relasyon namin ngayon, we're open to each other and we don't keep secrets anymore. Nagsasabi na kami ng hopes, fears and even yung feelings lang namin for that day, it's great to know that he's my bestfriend, my lover and husband. I know we'll make it, like what I always tell him, move on lang ng move on, this too shall pass.

Häagen-Dazs

Ice cream day daw.. I though at first, wow, galing naman dahil lang natapos na ang Tell Dell, which is a yearly thing for Dell, eh magpapa ice cream na sya, Haagen Dazs pa. We were given stubs early in the morning during the shift, we can start savoring sa ice cream ng 9 AM. When I saw it, wow, totoo nga, imagine mo naman, Haagen Dazs costs P100 plus per scoop and yet libre dito sa Dell. Maganda rin ang presentation, pang summer na summer. Pero bakit ngayon lang, patapos na ang summer diba? Nag uulan na nga eh.. Although, kung tatanungin mo ako about the taste, it's just the same as the other coffee flavoured ice cream. Ang sarap lang itago ng cups, pang sosyal talaga. At one more point is, bitin kami!!!..

Here are some samples of the ice cream courtery of http://www.haagen-dazs.com/products/product.aspx?id=64.

Endoscope

Yesterday, May 24, 2007, I accompanied my hubby in Medical City to attend to his scheduled endoscopy session with Doctor Eustachio ( I hope I spelled it correctly). We waited for nearly an hour before the doctor arrived, Jeff got dressed up in a hospital gown and was not allowed to eat atleast 8 hours before the session. It was somehow a very traumatic experience for me seing my hubby on the hospital bed and getting ready with the endoscopy. They first sprayed an anesthesia on his throat, I guess para di nya ma feel yung intensity ng gagawin sa kanya. Pinatagilid sya to his left where he can see a view of his stomach through a monitor. Then they put in a cable (coaxial) in his mouth. This cable holds the camera that is somehow connected to the monitor. Pinapalunok sya everytime they have to enter another part of his internal organs, like his stomach, intestines etc. I don't know how to describe it, pero parang mas ako ang nahirapan sa nangyayari during the session. I can't imagine myself in his position, parang I can't swallow that much para lang ipakita sa kanila ang internal organs ko. I know it was excrutiatingly painful for him, all I could do was touch his hands and punasan ang drool sa bed. I almost cried but if I did I know it would've been harder for him to bear. Anyways, natapos din sya after 5 minutes (the longest 5 minutes of my life). The doctor said his stomach is fine but again, he confirmed that he has a Hiatal Hernia and a mild gastro something. Sabi ni doc di na daw maalis yun, it's a lifetime thing, pero may chances na ma lessen ang sakit ng tyan as he ages. There's some prescription that he has to take and it costs 100 pesos per tablet, He has to take it for atleast 2 weeks to ease up the pain. To give you a sample, here's a picture of the device na pinasok sa body nya... Imagine ka nalang..

The Baguio getaway

These are just some of the pics when we stayed in Baguio for two days.. It was fun especially the climate there.. It was somehow cold considering it's summer time. We had a lot of good times, especially here at the Cathedral.. It was so solemn inside, and outside, wow, a breath taking scenery..


Bebe feels like he's in the States..


This is our last destination in Baguio, the shrine, wow, it's actually my first time here. Though I've been in Baguio for atleast 4 times I never got the chance to visit this beautiful place.. I think Im at the 200th step.. I don't look tired though..

The mansion, need less to say..

Si Dog - las.. ehehehhe Cute name for a St. Bernard.. Btw, he's drooling in my hands.. eheheh ewe..

Don't we look excited? eheheh

Nice view

Ang ganda ng view from the Dell building, ang sa harap ng aming building is McDonalds tapos Shakeys ata yung kaharap nya.





I dunno what it is, pero parati syang nakikita sa mga TV shows.




Picture lang po ito..

Dates to remember

Anyone who loves orange?
My meeting with mah good friend Pao..
I love this picture kasi kainitan to ng Spiderman 3. Habang naglalakad lakad kami sa Megamall, sa basement, may lumapit sa aming 3 guys at pinakanta kami ng Spiderman, Spiderman.. Chuva.. I forgot the entire lyrics pero nabigla talaga ako at wala kaming nagawa kundi kumanta nalang.. ehehhehe.. Salbahe sila..









Me and Pao at Megamall.. May date kami.. ehheheh


Actually, kasama namin asawa ko, sya kumuha ng pic.. Cute namin noh? nang hiram ako ng cam kay Pao dito sa pic para sa aming bakasyon grandeng mag asawa sa Baguio. Thanks sa cam gurl. Mwah..

Lola, the rabbit

Let me introduce my rabbit, this is lola, my very chubby pet.. I got her through a store in Divisoria. I forgot the name of the street but it's where you can buy different animals / pets.

Here she is trying to get some food.


Camera shy, isn't she?


Wow, Lola, are you an addict?

There you go.. hehehehe

Photoshoot with mah new team..

These are the photos taken with the team I belong. Enjoy..


It seems like SL Jon is dancing..



We're still finding our places..



We really can't be still..




Pose..



Serious mode..



We're goofing around.. ehehe.

Lipat Bahay

Lilipat nanaman kami, tama sa pangatlong beses lilipat kami ng bahay. Syempre sa Pasig parin. Gusto ko talaga sa Pasig eh. Maganda ang environment, maraming mababait na tao and parang province sya sa gitna ng city.

Unang bahay namin ni Jeff, asa isang makipot na street, luoban kung tawagin, Villa Lamok pa ang pangalan ng street. P2,500 lang ang upa namin, mura kung tutuusin, pero kung talagang susumahin mo lugi parin kami. Bukod sa napakaliit (size lang sya ng room namin), eh ang dami pang problema. Unang naging problema namin ay ang koryente, dati syang bahay nung anak ng may ari, nung namatay ang asawa nung lalaki dahil sa panganganak, pinarentahan nalang nila yung bahay, pero dahil sa koryenteng share share, naging share share din ang bayad. Kaya kahit ang gamit naming iisang electric fan na maliit at TV na 12 inches, P800 and ibinabayad namin sa electric bill, di pa namin nakikita ang bill (magic anoh). Ganun din sa tubig, dadalawa lang kami, panligo lang ang gamit namin dahil nakikilaba kami sa Tito nya na 2 houses away, pero ang bill, magugulat ka sa 200 - 300 pesos. Ganito ng ganito ang sitwasyon namin for 5 months, until on the 3rd month we decided to leave. Although may mga advantages din naman nung andun kami. Nakakautang kami sa kapitbahay ng ulam. Kahit ala kaming ref nakakapag ulam din kami ng masarap pero syempre may bayad yun pagdating ng sweldo. Isa pang nakapagpa trigger sa amin umalis ay yung CR. Imagine that asa labas ng house ang CR, may instance pa nga na may tao sa loob ng cr na di namin kilala. Bastos diba. Anyway, hindi pa iyon, nung malapit na kaming umalis bigla nalang isang araw napapansin kong parating may "ano" dun sa CR, yun pala nalaman kong kahit anong flush ang gawin ko bumabalik lang ang "ano" na iyon. Kadiri diba? So, ayun sobrang nareach na ng bahay na yun ang limit ko kaya dali dali kaming nagbalot para lumipat kasama ang iilan naming gamit.

Second house namin ang tinitirahan namin ngayon hangang sa katapusan ng June. Okay naman sya, in fact it was our very last option kasi we were running out of time nung makita namin sya nung Nov '05. Pinaka dulong bahay sya sa isang compound ng apartment ng kapitan ng Baranggay Sagad, maliit, parang kasize lang ng dati naming house, ang maganda lang 2 storey sya. Medyo sira sira na ang tiles ng kitchen, mainit kung umaga, maingay naman kung gabi. Pero wala kaming masasabi sa mga may ari. They treated us like their own kids. Malapit sya sa school, malapit sa kainan at malapit sa sakayan ng jeep. P4000 ang rent, naging P2000 per sweldo ang naging pagbabayad namin. May kuntador na ang kuryente kaya ang P800 naming bill sa dati naming bahay naging P150 nalang. Libre din ang water kasi naman wala namang gripo sa loob ng bahay, kinailangan pa naming bumili ng mahabang hose. Ang naging problema lang talaga ay ang mga kapitbahay. Nung una nakikisama kami pero talagang di na namin makakasundo ang mga tao dun. Isa sa mga trigger points kung bakit kami nag decide umalis. Ang tagal din namin dun, 1 year and a half. Ang dami rin naming naipong gamit sa bahay na yun, from the deskfan, aparador, kutson and maliit na tv, nakabili kami ng kama, malaking kutson, ref, malaking TV, sofa ang kung ano ano pa. Siguro swerte rin ang bahay na yun, pero may kakaibang mga pangyayari din sa bahay na yun, kahit ilang beses kaming magpalit ng ilaw sa salas parati nalang napupundi, kailangan di sya patayin, otherwise 4 hours bago sya mabuhay ulit. Saka ilang beses akong nasisiraan ng gamit, yung computer, minsan ayaw na magboot, yung electric fan twice na nasisira, ngayon naman yung ref. Parang sunod sunod na nasisira ang mga gamit sabay ng pagkakasakit ng asawa ko. At ito na nga, maglilipat na kami, unti unti, pero sisiguraduhin namin na by Friday next week nakalipat na kami dun, kahit anong mangyari. And were hoping to start a new life. Sana nga..

Memories with the Dell XPS laptop

These are the photos taken by yours truly while playing around with the ever beautiful laptop, Dell XPS back in training. Archie (my trainor) was too busy to notice me.

" Do I look good with a crown?"

" Si Señor!!!"

"Oink, Oink"

" I should be dead by now, if this is real"

"You're doomed!!!"

Graduation after training

These are the photos taken on our graduation from training (DELL), April 20, 2007, my birthday.. We performed a not so nice dance number from the sound track of Austin powers, that explained some of our outfits.

Endoscopy

It's Tuesday, 2 days from Jeff's (my husband) endoscopy schedule. It's quite scary knowing that his doctor might find something unsual in his stomach that might result in an operation.

He first experienced stomach pains back in 2005, when we're still living together without the church's blessing. He would suddenly scream in pain and would curl up in bed. I would give him Kremil S, thinking it's just a simple hyper acidity. After 4 times of taking Kremil S, I knew then that it was worst than I initially thought. I called his mom, who worked in a hospital years ago and was advised to give him H2Block. I don't know what it was before but I had to do something, so I bought a few and gave one to him. It somehow took the pain away for several minutes, and lasted us days without him feeling the extreme pain. One mid morning when everyone's asleep my husband just grabbed my hand and saw him crying in pain. I couldn't describe his pain because I think I felt it too. Afraid to rush him in a private hospital with only P500 in my pocket, I called his uncle who lived nearby to accompany us in Rizal Provincial Hospital, which is 15 minutes away from our lovenest. When we got there, it took us atleast 20 minutes before a nurse attended to his needs. He was just checked, questioned what is painful and was given a piece of paper containing the medicine he needs. His uncle and I immediately rushed to the drug stores outside only to find out that the drug he needed costs P600. God bless his uncle for bringing extra bucks. The drug that was injected to him only lasted an hour, and by 4 am, back at the lovenest, the excruciating pain got back again. It was one of our lowest, we couldn't find any word to describe the situation, it was the worst. Came 6 AM on that day, I decided to bring him back to his mom's home, where we can get help. With teary eyes, I told his mom of his situation and asked for help, they immediately rushed him to UST, they bought him several medicines and when they brought him home, it seems like his back to normal again. I don't know what it caused it but that was the start of our yearly visit to hospitals.

May of 2006 when the same thing happened. We were at the verge of our relationship due to miscommunication and misunderstading when he had the same attack. He was staying with his mom when he was scheduled for his first endoscopy. I was so afraid that even were not together I managed to asked his mom about his conditions. It only lasted for a brief moment and it was gone even before we got back into each other's arm.

May of this year (2007), just last Sunday, he went to Manila to attend a quarterly meeting of Prex (his org). His brother sent me a message that he had another attack but will be on his way home to Pasig (our house) in a few hours. I immediately gave him two H2block, which I keep in our medicine glass. It calmed him for a few hours, Monday morning came, about past 3 AM when he decided he'll not report for work due to the same excrutiating pain. He called in for half day thinking that the H2block could get the pain away, but after sleeping for another 4 hours he decided to go on absent for that day. We immediately went to Medical City, then the scary part again, he had to undergo another endoscopy and an ultra sound. Now, i'm getting more and more concerned about his health I wouldn't know what to do on Thursday. I never expected that the simple stomach pain would reach this far. But were hoping for the best, and that he would be permanently healed.