New Look for the New Me

It's another year added to my already interesting life. Aside from the fact that each week I get to experience new things, I've also added a new look, actually more of cutting off a few inches on my very long hair. A couple of days before my 29th birthday, Jeff and I decided to get our hair cut. We went to F Salon and Spa in Meycauayan, Bulacan. It's my first time to get my hair cut in that salon since I'm a fan of Reyes Haircutters, but since they murdered my nail the last time I went there, I vowed never to return again.

I was so anxious on what hairstyle would fit my long hair, then during the last minute before my turn on the hot seat I decided to have the short hair style. I thought it wouldn't suit me, because the last time I cut my hair short was more than 8 years ago, during college days. It wasn't looking good, so I thought. I just had it straightened last February, exactly one week before my wedding, so I'm more concerned that the hair style wouldn't fit me.

However, after roughly 15 - 20 minutes, voila, my hair looks better than my long hair. It's a lot manageable and it's not so heavy anymore. It's as if the hairstylist took some weight off my head. Now, I'm happier and excited to get headbands and clips to style it more.

A Happy Birthday?

Guess what? I'm officially 29 years old. You might think I'm too old, but I still feel young, not physically though. Probably because I missed a lot during my younger years that I only get to explore a lot things when I turned 25 up. This is supposed to be a happy birthday blog, but things do happen when you least expect them. Anyway, I still have 24 hours to turn things 180 degrees turn. I do hope it'll turn out to be a happy birthday for me.

It's quite cold tonight because of the rain, earlier today, it was damn too hot. I was drying our washed clothes outside when the heavy rain poured, so sorry for me, I have to wash them again because they got soaked pretty bad.

I didn't eat rice tonight, I just ate Tuna and a few slices of bread, just enough till I wake tomorrow morning. Aia ate some left over rice from yesterday's meal and a serving of her dog food.

I would really love to take a dip, it's so hot during the day and I think the weather's killing me. I hate summer.

Hubby and I got into an argument. I'm not happy about it and I'm getting frustrated.

Oh well, still, happy birthday to me..

Ted's Wife Died of Suicide

My husband and I were so busy last Wednesday because it was Lola's birthday. Since she was in UERM we went there and brought some food. That was a very busy day because we had to rush to Puregold to buy some groceries.

Upon reaching home we turned on the TV and voila, Ted Failon is on the news. Literally, he's the news, apparently, his wife attempted to kill herself. Ofcourse, when someone is killed or found dying at home, especially with a gun shot wound, definitely, the suspects would be the people living there.

There were so many speculations about the case, initially, I read somewhere that the couple (Ted and Trina) were seen having a heated argument in the car and Ted accidentally shot her using his licensed gun. Then the scenarios changed when police reported that Trina was found in their eldest daughter's bathroom in a pool of blood. The police found some loopholes that Ted might be covering up for a crime, not an attempted suicide.

Ted also mentioned in his interview that he didn't finish him morning Teleradyo because he's so worried that his wife won't leave their eldest daughter's room and he instincts probably told him that there's something bad that happened to his wife. Upon reaching their home he went to their kitchen and talked to their maid and drank a glass of water, headed upstairs to check his wife, when he found it locked, he asked his maid to get the key to the room. He checked the room and his wife wasn't there, he tried to check the bathroom but again, it was locked from the inside. He asked his maid again for the key, when they (Ted and Carlota) opened the bathroom, they both saw Trina, on the floor in a pool of blood.

As a normal loving husband that he is, he immediately took Trina to their car, Pam came from the bank and saw them and went with them to the hospital. Ted requested, no police and no media, as this is a family issue that they have to deal with. They didn't bother informing the police, again, they thought they didn't have, or maybe, they didn't want the police get involved.

Trina fought for her life, for two days, she still tried to survive, knowing that Ted and her family are now being scrutinized by the police because of the incident. Until that Friday night, the police were trying to force Pam to go with them for further investigation, while at the ICU of New Era Hospital. Her siblings were forced to go to precinct because they won't go with them, they made a really big mess at the ICU of the hospital. Ted even mentioned that he wanted to go out but his attorney won't allow him.

I believe a few minutes after the sad event that night, Trina passed away, probably she can no longer stand the fact that her family is suffering so much because of her. Her eldest daughter Kaye felt very heart broken because of what happened to her mom and what the police is doing to her dad.

Now, some rumors have landed in Girltalk that the reason behind Trina's suicide was because of money issues, apparently, there's a 20M worth of life savings from Ted's earnings that Trina had lost. There were speculations that Trina was scammed and she lost everything they had.

Up to this point, there are other stories being brought up by DOJ Sec about a certain Mr. Lee, a businessman and a major sponsor of Wowowie, they said a text message was sent to DOJ's office that this Mr. Lee and Ted brought Trina's body to the bathroom from another room to make it look like suicide.

Here' are my thought about everything..

1. It is possible that Trina indeed committed suicide. The fact that everyone, friends, relatives, siblings had mentioned that Trina was showing signs of depression weeks before the tragic incident, meant that all of them believed she did it. I think if there's anyone who'd think that Ted is guilty, it would be their family and relatives. But where are they? They're beside Ted, supporting him all the way.

2. I believe that the QCPD showed a strong evidence of police brutality, on both accounts, when they "arrested" the maids and the driver and when they "arrested" the brother and sister of Trina. If they can do this to a high profile personality such as Ted's, what more to a regular Juan just like us.

3. I think that these policemen were only showing their power to Ted, I still believe that they are doing these for vengeance, they just found an opportunity to pin down Ted, this is the best time to get back to Ted for exposing them during the rubout issue last February.

4. Just a message for these people, if you think you can get away with the simple Juan's eyes, think again, everything you did were shown on public TV. You have acted way way wrong, way way far from what you're tasked to do. We (tax payers) are paying you to do your job, not to use your useless powers to someone who doesn't need it.

Just my POV.

Repost from Caleb's blog

This is what I found in Caleb's friendster blog. This is funny but true. So, read..

Your Cellphone is not a Boom Box

So you have a cellphone that can play music with this small screechy sound coming out of tiny speakers. Do you think you’re cool sitting in the back of the FX cause you have the latest MP3 of Flo-rider? Does it set your emotions on fire while you listen to Maria’s latest single with everyone in the elevator to hear?

Get headphones for goodness sake! There’s this cool not-so-new invention called an ipod which has replaced the walkman. My point is: Your cellphone is not a boom box. Dont make it into one. It’s extremely annoying to people around you no matter how popular the music you’re playing is. You’re just like the noisy scooter playing really loud music without the bass. It’s just worse cause at least they have a scooter.

My First Time to Swim

It's Black Saturday and it's so hot, so out of no where just right after lunch we decided to take a dip on Villa Erlinda Pavillon again. My brother, Bebe and I went for a dip and it was so much fun than the first time. We didn't have to pay for a cottage since there's no more cottage left, and besides we didn't bring anything else aside from our towels.

I hadn't really had the chance to learn to swim. I mean, my dad would teach me before but it was very traumatic that I wouldn't want to be somewhere above 5 ft of water. Everytime we'd go to the beach or to a private pool, I'd just stay in a corner and just watch my friends swim like fishes.

I started the hour with just watching my brother and hubby goof around, then I tried to make my heavy but cute body float. It did, huwaw.. Then I tried it again, this time I opened my eyes in the water, the feeling was great. Then I tried flapping my feet, it worked. Then I used my hands, I moved a little.

Hubby noticed it and started teaching me a thing or two with swimming, I followed. I was so happy that I was able to move and swim a three meter range. This might be so easy for other people but for me it's an accomplishment.

It's the best thing that ever happened to me this week and for sure I'll try my best to learn more tricks in swimming. Though I find it tiring, I bet it's a good exercise for someone as big as me. You should try it too..

Family Bonding at the Pool

It was March 29 when my family visited our new home, in the afternoon we dipped in to the nearby resort, Villa Erlinda, which is just a few meters from our home. Everyone's happy with our mini bonding.

Happy Anniversary to Moi

It's been a year since I became a freelancer. First, it was more of a part time gig, a small time career. But then I saw the bigger picture, a more income generating career.

I first saw the opportunity in Girltalk, read a few threads, which took me around two weeks to finish in the office. Saw a few fellow Girltalkers that are into freelancing and i followed their instructions. I signed up, completed my profile and took some tests, applied for several jobs and voila, after two weeks of patiently waiting I finally got a job. It required me 40 hours a week, so, after my 9-hour shift at Dell Libis, I'd go straight home and work overtime for 4-5 hours a day, and during my day off, roughly 10-12 hours. It was stressful, but it was rewarding.

After sometime I finally got an opportunity to work full time, got additional part time jobs and another full time. I had to let go of my career as a Technical Support Senior Assistant in Dell Libis to give way to a new career, a better opportunity, a greener pasteur. I've let go a career that most people have never experienced, but in a way, I'm happy, because now, I'm the boss of my own business.

And as a celebration of my new found career, I'd like to invite you to my chosen path. Just send me a buzz if you're interested. Happy freelancing to us. Happy Anniversary to me.

Missing out some of my friends

Lately, life seems so perfect. We're in a perfect home, we may have a few problems but so far everything's running smoothly. Until a few minutes ago, I browsed through my friendster profile, checked out all the testimonials, yes, all 141 of them. I was teary-eyed when I finished down to the very first testimonial from Faith. Then I realized, I miss my friends, the old to the new ones. I miss the true friendship we shared, not just at work but with everything.

I still remember my high school friends, college buddies and work mates. I also miss the people I met in between. They know who they are and believe me, I really miss them. Browsing through my friendster profile made me think, is moving to Marilao a really good choice? I'm so far from my friends yet living a good life.

I miss Michelle from highschool, who now lives in San Juan, I miss her sister too. I miss Jomai, Jona, Thet and Irish from college, they're the dearest to me. I miss Faithy, my Etel best buddy, Mama Sacha, Amor, Jex, Caleb, all of my team members in Swordfish, miss you guys. I miss Sharon and Precious, my cool friends in Sykes. I miss Titser Jo and all of my batchmates in Convergys. I miss Pao, Joy and Pansay, and all my boys in Siemens. I miss Bang, Asia, Joel and everyone in Dell. Now, I only work, eat, sleep with my hubby. No qualms about it, but I really get sad at times.

So, just a simple message to everyone, I miss you guys.

Earth Hour

What activities can you sacrifice even for just an hour? I pledge not to use my computer (which is the source of my income) for one whole hour to support The Earth Hour. I'd turn off our lights and my ever reliable PC to help save mother Earth.

Let's all give an hour of our busy lives to mother Earth, remember to turn off your lights tonight, 8:30 PM till 9:30 PM (March 28, 2009).

My First French Toast

I had this crazy idea the other night about a new business opportunity. See, when we moved here our loading business is not earning much compared when we were in Pasig. For almost two weeks here we only had one customer asking for a load. So, I decided to change our business strategy, instead of focusing ourselves in the loading business why not add a mini resto business. Our garage is so big that it can fit two cars, since we don't have a car yet why waste the space, right?

For starters I'll serve gourmet sandwiches that I really love preparing but never had the time to do so. I will also serve fries and finger food like chicken wings and nachos. For the drinks, I was thinking I would never serve softdrinks, instead, I'll serve fruit shakes and gulaman and sago, then if the business grow bigger then probably I'd serve frappucino just like what starbucks' offer.

I'm just at the dreaming stage, but then hubby made me realize it would take time before we get to that stage. First, I'd need a bigger fridge, a table for my toaster, blender and microwave oven, ofcourse I'd need a table and some chairs for the customers. Thinking about it, I'd probably save first and buy the stuff before really pushing through with my plans.

So, for now, I prepared my first French Toast, I liked it but it needs more improvement, and if I'm really serious about this business I should perfect the art of making sandwiches, French Toast including.

Dell Pasay bought by Teleperformance

I'm just at awe when I heard this story from GirlTalk that Dell Pasay was sold to Teleperformance to a whopping amount of 200+ Million Pesos.

I used to work Dell Libis, spent over a year as a DOC agent and I can say that next to Etelecare, Dell handled their employees pretty well. It's been a year since I resigned and I still can't believe it because the last time I went to Dell Pasay was when I took my final pay, it was back in November last year.

I've been hearing a lot of rumors about Dell Philippines getting bankrupt and all, but I never thought that they would actually sell Dell Pasay, as many asked, "why Teleperformance?".

Now the next question is: What will happen to Dell Libis?

Orbit Xylitol Food Tour

I was just browsing my friendster pics, going back the memory lane after a tiring walk in SM Marilao, when I saw my Orbit Xylitol Food Tour album, until I remembered, this post is due last year but I didn't get the chance to post it because I was probably so busy working.

Anyway, it all started with the only forum I had the patience to join in to, GirlTalk. There's this thread where you can get so many freebies here and abroad. Someone posted a link where I can just register online and wait till I win something. It was supposedly free lunch for two but I didn't really expect anything. After a couple of weeks somebody called me informing me that I won in their contest and I should submit some documents to confirm my identity. At that time I could not remember a thing, until they mentioned Orbit Xylitol which rang a bell. I did send the documents they needed and my hubby's. By the way you can find the list of winners here, luckily they still have it on their site.

I waited for nearly a week until that Saturday came, I can't remember the exact date though. Hubby and I went to Serendra in Bonifacio Streets without expecting anything. There was a registration infront of Cuillere and some photoshoot. We even hesitated to order at first thinking that they might ask us to pay for our drinks, since the first stop was just Milkshake. Until they served the milkshake, we got surprised when they served the Tenderloin Tips, Croque Madame for appetizers, Codfish Croquettes and the best milkshake on earth, the Carabao Milkshake.

After a very sumptuous meal at Cuillere we were then brought to Makati, where the Steak Room is waiting for us. Actually when we reached the Steak Room I no longer have the room for the biggy steak they offered but I still gave it after looking at the price list of their steaks and finding out that a single slice of their steak costs nearly 2K pesos, just imagine a once in a lifetime chance to eat there. They also served salad, which tastes like ginger, and the soup which they called onion soup but doesn't taste like onion at all.








After a great time in Steak Room we were brought to a wine pairing at Galileo Enotica. I enjoyed their wine, cold cuts and their cheese, but since I was so full I never had the chance to drink more than a glass of red wine. I just enjoyed the somehow "Food Party" provided by Wrigley's and the coverage of the Lifestyle Channel. I also got the chance to see the commercial from our cable TV.

Thanks Wrigley's for such a wonderful time with all the free food. Till the next food trip.

Aia's Kakulitan

It's been a week yesterday since we moved to the new house. Instead of celebrating it we started out the day with Aia's kakulitan. It started out when last Sunday I noticed that I can't let her roam the garage because she can easily get out through the small openings in the gate.

So, what I did, I placed the plastic bubble wrap I used for the computer and cover all the small openings in the gate so she won't get out. Until yesterday she managed to take them down.

As part of her "parusa", while I'm giving her a bath I put a "sipit" on her ears and tail. I initially placed them where she could easily get them off. Until late in the afternoon I noticed that she no longer wags her tail and around 7 PM I noticed blood on the floor. I checked her out without touching her tail and I noticed that there's still one left on her tail near the "pwet".

We tried everything we can to get it off but I guess it hurts really bad that she attempts to bite off anyone's hand who touches her tail. Upon seeing the blood, I got really scared that it might be due the "sipit" I put her. My brother and I hurriedly brought her to the nearest vet outside the village and they gladly openned for us though it's a little late.

There, Aia got angry whenever we try to place a muzzle on her mouth, she would really attempt to get the leash out of her and run away, good thing the clinic is really big. We couldn't even get her weight because she would strangle every time we do it.

Because we are running out of options I decided to ask the nurse if it's okay to sedate a dog. She called the doctor to ask for an opinion and so we did. It was hard to keep her calm and that's our only option. We waited for sometime, as the nurse would tell her "wag mo nang labanan". After around 10 minutes she's already calm and we easily placed the muzzle on her face and finally, we got the "sipit" off her tail.

We checked her tail and found the wound quite far from where the "sipit" is. I believe since she can't reach the "sipit", she just bites her tail to somehow ease the discomfort of the "sipit". The nurse put betadine on the wound and because Aia's dozed off I had to carry her back home.

Lesson learned for me, I promise to never put anything to Aia and endanger her life. I love her so much and I'd give anything to keep her longer. She's my companion and my baby.

Finally, Moved...

After a very hectic and tiring move, we are now in Bulacan, finally, whew.. It's as if we traveled all the way to Baguio from Manila with so much excess baggage, hehe. The place is far from the convenient Pasig, far from the very busy streets of Mercedes and San Miguel, but I can say it's all worth it.

We are now situated in our very own home, with a two car garage, our very own huge room, great kitchen, and a lavatory. Really really nice. We've already spent our first 24 hours here and so far all we had we're just minor issues. We'll be able to set up our internet connection pretty soon.

FMCC shirts

Finally, my hubby finally bought the shirt he wanted. We now have the FMCC shirts. Check out Bebe's and my shirt.


One Love


3 Stars and a Sun


Authentic

Our last day in Pasig

Wow, after almost four years in Pasig City we're now moving to Bulacan. I never imagined myself living outside of Pasig, but this opportunity came and we can't miss it. We can now live comfortably in Bulacan with a big house and a quiet environment. Ofcourse without the perks Pasig had always been known for, still we will find the opportunity to navigate through the different places in Bulacan and find an alternative.

I think it just came out as a spontaneous decision for us both, right after the wedding, we thought of something we can do, another project. We first thought of buying a bigger fridge, but then there's not much space in our itsy bitsy apartment that can accomodate a bigger one. Next, we thought of replacing our tiny sala set, but then again, the space, always the space. So, we thought of, since we hardly go outside the convenience of our home and we really don't mind travel time, being late, etc, why not we try to find a home that can fit all of our appliance and we can live comfortably without the hussling and buzzling noise of the city.

We tried the world wide web for answers, we went to sulit.com.ph, buyandsellph.com, moveinthecity.com, and even craigslist.com. Until we found this tiny add in buyandsell.ph about a certain home for rent in Bulacan. So, we did call the phone number listed and we we're asked to call back. We did after a few hours and I spoke with the owner, ate Nida, she was very nice and accomodating, she invited us to view the apartment the next day. I can hear from her voice that she's not very confident that we're interested, who on earth would want to live in Bulacan if you're already in the the business district.

After a few talks with Jeff we finally decided to try to check out the house. We also found another ad, this time in olx.com, which is a townhouse for rent, it has pictures on the add and the best part is, it's also in Bulacan. So a day after we headed out to Bulacan to check these two houses. Since Jeff is pretty much not used to travelling for more than a hour, I can see that he's a little aggravated with the situation. But upon seeing the house, we're both surprised that it's inexpensive and still, it's in an executive village. We also got interested with the townhouse but it's much more expensive compared to the house.

We really talked about it and our decision was final, we're taking the inexpensive one. We realized, if we are to move to a new house, in Bulacan, we need to be sure that it's compensating the fact that we're no longer in a city part of Metro Manila, and living in an expensive townhouse will not make thing better.

So, here we are, painfully packing our things and awaiting for the big day, tomorrow. I think we almost have everything ready. I already booked for a 6W truck for only 3,000 pesos with two helpers, bought some stuff that I know the house would really need. Like a shower curtain, some concrete nails and hooks. We just need to make sure that we get everything ready for pickup tomorrow afternoon. We're outahere by three..

3 Stars and a Sun

Exactly one week ago when the Master Rapper passed away. Since then, Jeff had been so passionate trying to get at least a shirt from three stars and a sun, hoping that somehow FM will not be forgotten and somehow we can help him unite the country in our own little ways. So, today, two days before we move to our new home he decided to get a shirt from Broadway. He then sent me a message saying that there's so many people trying to get a shirt in Broadway and he's asking for help to locate another place to get it from. So, I made some research and these are the information I found:

Price: Printed Tees - Php550, Embroidery Tees - Php650, Poloshirts - Php1,200, Special Edition Tees - Php650 and Php850

Shipping cost: Php125 (Luzon), Php140 (Visayas), Php150 (Mindanao)

And only available on these shops:
3 Stars & a Sun Stores

Broadway Centrum (Mezzanine Flr. Broadway Centrum, Aurora Blvd. cor. Dona Juana Rodriguez Ave., Q. C. Contact: 0905-7174389)

Neo-China Town Mall (Bradco Avenue corner Diosdado Macapagal Blvd, Parañaque City. Contact: 0927-4526133)

Robinson's Place - Imus, Cavite (Aguinaldo Hi-way, Cavite. Contact: 0927-7954287)

Metro Manila Distributors

X Print VMall - Greenhills (3rd Flr V Mall,Greenhills. Tel: 722-8913)

X Print Trinoma (2nd Level Trinoma, Quezon City. Tel: 916-9644)

X Print Market! Market! (2nd Level, Market! Market!, The Fort, Taguig. Tel: 856-0168)

Lokalida - Festival Mall (Alabang, Muntinlupa. Contact: 0917-4078940, visit: www.lokalidad.multiply.com)

Salbakuta Hood Gear (2nd floor, Yellow Lane, Victory Mall, Monumento, Caloocan City)

Provincial Distributors

Nueva Ecija - Wings Of Dreams Ent. (Pacific Mall, Cabanatuan City. Contact: 0917-8338374, E-mail: boss_yvz@yahoo.com, visit: yvesteban14.multiply.com)

Tarlac - Plates and Dishes (Tarlac, Tarlac. Contact: (045) 491-4198)

Baguio - Trends and Gadget (Baguio City. Ryan Mendoza, Contact: 0916-3906778, visit: nocturnalphoenixrjm.multiply.com)

Pampanga - Edzon Drugstore (Angeles, Pampanga. Contact: (045) 889-4395 or 0916-6777035, Email: mackoy@gmail.com, visit: http://store.cyjen.com)

Laguna - Jennibelle's Treasure Box Boutique (Unit C, AHJ Calderon Bldg. #14 Dinulos Subd. New Canlubang, Brgy. Paciano Rizal. Calamba City, Laguna. Email: evabiatch@yahoo.com)

Iloilo (Contact: Jan Onate 0917-8814865, Jenn Onate 0917-7172232 or (033) 3205817 Email: janonate@yahoo.com.ph)

International Distributors

Dubai (Al Ghusais 1, Dubai UAE. P.O. Box 72527; or contact Mark Ingalla at 050-2250527, visit: www.fmccdubai.multiply.com)

Abu Dhabi (Rowell "taui " Mallari Contact: 00971 55 643 0164 or 00971 50 933 0369 Email: thawee_16lick@yahoo.com, visit: fmccabudhabi.multiply.com)

US (Myla and Winston - (707) 3640611 and (707) 3860558; Email them too at mylage@mac.com and stone88@mac.com)

Singapore (Anthony Munoz and Janice Bautista; Email: fmccsg@gmail.com; Site: http://fmccsg.multiply.com; mobile nos.: (+65) 9817-4834)

Hong Kong (Filmart 7Seas Building, Fortress Hill; or contact Mr. Joey at mobile no. 092832956)

I called the branch in Trinoma, GreenHills and in Market Market. GH and MM are all out of stock with all the shirts, in Trinoma, the only one left is the polo shirt costs 1,200, size 2XL. So I guess hubby has to go to Broadway as early as 9AM tomorrow to get his much awaited shirt.

Excerpts from FM's multiply shop.

WE LOVE YOU FRANCIS M.

Today we went to Francis M.'s wake, it was very solemn there, maybe because it was just around 7AM when we went there. There were at least 5-7 men and women in uniform within the vicinity of Christ the King and one even reminded me not to take pictures, I obliged of course, out of respect for Francis M. My hubby saw Maxine and said that she looks really tired, while I saw one reporter there who was speaking with one of Francis' sons. There were not much people that time, maybe 5-10 people who went there were his fans, wearing their baggy jeans and bling blings. Some came in groups and some were just alone with their small prayers for FM. He's at peace now, at least that's what I saw in his face, no hatred, no fear. He's now with our Lord and we're happy that his suffering had ended. WE LOVE YOU FRANCIS M.

Our New Place

This is just to show you how our new home looks like. I know, I know, this is really far from the usual Pasig we've always lived in. It's way way far from the very convenient place that we started from. We will have to adjust not to go out late at night just to get something to eat. I didn't see any McDonalds, 711 or MiniStop near the area but I guess this is one sacrifice that we can do just to get a very convenient house, very nice looking and so much affordable.

Check out the pictures.


Bebe enjoying the new door..


The Garden of Joaquins..


The outside of our house


Bebe's happy space..


My kitchen..


The rooms..


Our gate..


The unfinished side..


The lavatory..


Our salas..

Gloc 9, Andrew E and Dice and K9's Tribute

Today we all feel saddened by the death of Francis M. His death brought out so many talented people he helped and had touched his life in Eat Bulaga earlier today. One of which is the song Lando where Gloc 9, Andrew E and K9 sang. It touched me so deeply especially seeing Gloc 9 cry out his feelings about FM's death. Please check out this link in youtube.

Francis M

I dunno what title I should give it but the whole thing came as a surprise, my husband and I were just watching this noontime show until they all came back from some commercials and we noticed that there was a commotion, almost everyone were crying and my husband said immediately, "patay na si Francis M". I didn't really believe it until it came out of Vic Sotto's lips. We were both startled with the news and had to keep saying "Oh my God" until it finally sinked in. Indeed, he passed away this noon and it came as a shock. He's one of the best in the industry and I'm pretty sure he'll be remembered for his goodness.


I also came across his multiply site, feel free to to check it out and say your goodbyes.

Wedding Pictures

Memoirs of Our Wedding (2-7-9)

I guess this is another new beginning for us, after several years of hiding behind our theater curtain we finally tied the knot and showed everyone how we love each other.

We came up with a limited budget, we actually set a limit so we don't have to go beyond our means. It disappointed some of our relatives on both parties and we didn't have enough choice but to give way and extend whatever we could give. It was a very terrifying event, having to go through such decisions made our 1 month preparation a one whole drama.

Though we had a lot of contradictions we managed and got everything settled. We held the wedding and reception in a restaurant in Valenzuela called Tabrieza. It wasn't at all the best there is but I love the place because of it's accessibility and the food. We had a taste test a month before the date itself and got everything settled. I got the cake from Red Ribbon and our dresses courtesy of SM. It was on sale so we grabbed a halter type dress for me, a black one, and a long sleeves dark blue polo for Jeff.

By the way, the most important of all, the ring, I got it on a lay away plan through Golden Gills, the band is two toned, yellow gold and white gold in matte with a small diamond in the middle. This is the hardest one to get because it just took me two months to pay for a nearly 30K value ring.

The whole wedding was great, though there were still disappointments in between I love how we held it, in fact, they (invited guests) weren't expecting it to be that great because it was just a civil wedding.

I will be uploading pictures on the next post.

Wedding is the worse decision I ever made

Why do we get married in the first place? Is it the parents' decision who to invite or is it the couples'?

Update on the Work

Wow, it's as if I neglected posting here since I found my dream career. Just to update you guys. that full time stint didn't work so well. I mean, for the first week I worked for him, it was chaos. He had so many demands, like I should work from 11PM to 8AM, if I extend my working hours, that would be unpaid. Then he traveled to DC from CA, he was expecting me to know every single detail of his flight, like his flight number, the kind of cab he should be using, and he expected that I should be able to make a hotel reservation for him without his credit card, and I also used my own Skype account to call the hotel and the congress. And came Friday, technically Saturday my time, it was so difficult to get my salary. It took me hours before I was able to get in touch with him. He even mentioned in our discussion that my salary should be in a bi-weekly schedule, which is not what we've talked about during the interview. Right after I got my salary from him, I've thought about resigning but I still gave myself a couple of days of thinking. Came Monday night, when I was supposed to report for work, I immediately filed my resignation letter. They tried to make me change my mind but naahh.. Working for him is hell.. And besides I felt so underpaid with the kind of salary he gave me.

New Career

It's been a month since I last posted, it was because I have been busy and stressed at the same time. It was last April when I started focusing some of my time in my part time gigs, came May I got this opportunity of a lifetime to have a permanent work from home and would be giving the same salary as my current employer is providing. At first, I never had any intention of resigning, maybe just an additional income without deductions. However, it irked me to find out that the company itself wouldn't do anything to keep me as their employee so I decided to immediately sign my resignation letter and submitted it before I log out yesterday. Now, I'm looking forward to a new career that will start later tonight. I hope to learn from a new employer and I hope that he will keep his promises to me.

Braces

I've always fancied wearing braces back in High School, as what a normal kid growing up in a private school would always see from her "rich friends". Most of my friends wear them before and since our family is not well off, I cannot even get my teeth checked by a local dentist. I always just rely on my ever reliable toothbrush and "Colgate". But I've always promised myself to get it once I get a nice job. Back then to get braces on your teeth you have to prepare atleast P60,000 for both the upper and lower teeth. Now, I've asked some friends who got themselves their braces, they paid around P20,000 - P40,000, which is still infact costly for me. But everything changed when I learned that an officemate of mine, a dear friend, is capable of installing braces, she's not licensed though but what the heck, I'm not after her license, and the fact that I just want a non-functional braces, why would I pay P20,000? Right? Anyway, after months of begging, she finally gave in, and she scheduled me last Monday. I never realized it was that easy to get braces on. It wasn't really tough, though I think it's because I never really had issues with my upper front teeth. They look good already, I just need them to look better. It only took around 30-45 minutes and voila, I got cute braces on my upper teeth and I got them pink rubber bands too. I still have 2 other colored rubber bands and once I need them she would be there to install them. I then became interested, so I'm planning to put braces on my hubby, and maybe I can fix his dental issues then, hehehe.. Anyway, I have not photographed myself yet, but once I get a picture of myself with my new braces on, I would definitely post it here.

A not so special day..

Yes, my dear readers (if there's anyone so interested to read this blog) it was my birthday on the 20th of April. It was nothing special, just like any other day. Though I filed for a vacation leave, it was nothing special as it was when I was a bit younger.

The original plan was to celebrate it with my family and hubby in Valenzuela, we're planning to go the nearest resort and spend quality time with them. Until Monday last week came and mom told me she had to rush my younger sister to the nearest hospital, she was really sick that time and they thought she's suffering from a dengue outbreak just like what happened my brother a few months back. After a few days, she was brought home but still not that ready for such heavy activity, then we had to cancel the plan and she might still get sick if we proceed. Anyway, hubby and I went to Valenzuela for a visit, and I guess to celebrate my birthday with them, though not in a resort as planned. I brought lots of fruits as my sister would need them. Then, as part of the celebration we ordered two boxes of large pizzas and ate them all. It was a short celebration but I really had fun.

Came the original birthdate, last Sunday, hubby and I went for a dip here in Pasig's Rain Forest, entrance fee for a resident of Pasig is just P60, table and a couple of chairs are not gonna be charged on you. We bought a couple of chips and a cake (just to remind me that it's my birthday) and stayed there for 3 hours. It was fun though there's so many people packed in the 2 pools and the kiddie pool's water is turning brown already. It was still a good experience, though I'm now becomming slowly irritated with the thought that in 2 years time I'll be 30. Whoa..

The Reunion

Last month was Reggie's Birthday, though I promised him that I'll immediately upload these pics, I was just too busy with work and life that I forgot these pics and stored it in my PC. Anyway, as promised, though a little late, these are the pics on your birthday Reggie.

Just a short story on his birthday, a week before the said day, Mama Sach invited me through text and apparently did not include the venue of the celebration, which I forgot as well. Since I haven't seen her for the longest time I hurriedly agreed, again, through text. Came Sunday, the day of the celebration, just got off from my night shift work, I went home, did some house chores and at lunch went to a salon to get my hair fix and meet up with my hubby in Megamall. As agreed we went straight to SM North Edsa to meet my friends, at the bus, I suddenly remembered that the last time I talked to Reggie he resides in Parañaque, which is really really far from Pasig, I began to doubt if we will still be able to make it, because I still have work the day after that. Anyway, since Faithy brought her car and we're already on our way, we just had no choice but go to Parañaque. It was really far that we nearly thought that we're lost, we had to ask a lot of people before we even reached the place. Anyway, after I think an hour and a half to two, we reached the said place and we stayed for like an hour then went back Pasig, at last, eeehehehe.. I hope Reggie and friends will read this. I enjoyed your party and our reunion. Thanks for the invite.