| Tuesday, January 30, 2007 |
| La Luz, here we come! |
i was planning to go to La Luz this April. usapan kasi namin ni hubby, magtitpid na kami kaya wala munang plane trips. pero syempre, gusto pa din namin mag-enjoy kaya yung near at cheap na lang naisip ko. so i called La Luz last week to book for April. tagal ko na din naman gusto pumunta dito kaya lang always fully booked na. so good thing, there was still an unavailable room so i booked it already.
but when i heard about the Travel Fair in Megamall next week, i got excited and still hoping na may good buy, hehe, ang hina ko talaga sa travel temptation. so if ever, i would want to travel on April-May. and so, i had to re-sched the La Luz booking,,,to NEXT WEEK! =)
since it’s hubby’s bday, i just thought to celebrate it there. fortunately when i called, may vacant room pa, pero the bigger one na lang, good for 4 pax. so naisip ko na mas masaya if kasama ang 2 bestfriends ko. kaya i asked Jing & Bodj agad if they can come, and surely they will! =)
i’m so excited, it’s bday celebration x 3. Bodj on 01/31, hubby on 02/10 and Jing on 03/07, hehe.
can’t wait, ngayon lang kami magsasama-samang 4 “bitches” in a “bitch”. haha! =) |
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when he was still a baby, almost all his baby things were Pooh. his 1st bday party theme was Pooh. and he loves Pooh!
when he turned 1, i started to introduce Barney. from then on, the Barney dvd keeps on playing every morning, until now actually. to the point that i’ve memorized almost all of his songs. and if ever we’ll have a budget for his 2nd bday, which is only 2 months away by the way, Barney will definitely be there.
and now that he’ll soon turn 2, his Papa introduced Blue. since he loves dog, we thought he’ll like Blue. and i guess the problem solving will help in developing his young mind. so hubby bought dvds of Blues Clues. and last night, hubby’s pasalubong to lil’ boy was the complete set, with Blue, 3 paw prints for the clues, and of course, the handy dandy notebook and crayon. he loves it!
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| Monday, January 29, 2007 |
| sakit ng unang sugat |
nung Thursday (01/25) pag-uwe ko ng house, nakita ko na may sugat si lil’ boy sa upper lip, sa nose and sa forehead. at ang noo pa nya ay medyo greenish ang color, may konting pasa. so when i asked my mom about it, she didn’t know. pag balik ng kasama namin sa bahay (may pinabili kasi ako sa tinadahan), i asked her bakit may sugat si lil’ boy. napayuko lang daw kanina habang nakaupo. haller, if nakaupo yun at napayuko lang, di naman masyadong magsusugat yun noh, kasi ang lapit lang ng distance if ever he was already sitting down. at eto pa, nasalo naman daw nila agad. eh bakit kaya bumukol pa yung forehead noh! kainis talaga!!! at ang lalo pang kainis dun, she wasn’t telling us, if i didn’t ask. eh kanina pa daw sila nakabalik ng house pero wala siyang sinasabi sa Mom ko, kaya galit na galit ang Lola of course. they went to my Tita’s house kasi sa kabila while lil’ boy was biking. nandun kasi ang cousin ng kasama namin kaya nakipag-chikahan siguro at hindi masyadong nabantayan si lil’ boy.
susko, parang naramdaman ko yung sakit ng sugat ni lil’ boy, nakakaawa. at parang na-imagine ko kung paano sya bumagsak, at ang lakas ng iyak nya when it happened! kainis talaga, but i can’t do anything anymore. i guess that’s the price i have to pay for not being with him 24/7. =(
wala lang, naawa lang ako sa kanya, and hope it won’t mark. =(
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| Wednesday, January 24, 2007 |
| weekend, what’s that? =) |
i surely didn’t have a leisurely weekend. i didn’t even feel the weekend. it was busier and more tiring than my ordinary office week days.
why? because i had 2 major parties, on the same day, and at the same time. =) my 2nd client agreed to start the set-up early in the morning, because i had to be in my 2nd party by lunch time.
01/20, saturday. we left the house at 8am and had breakfast at Somethin’ Fishy. need to check the place for the party i’ll be decorating next Sunday for Bea’s 1st bday. i’ve heard of their eat all you can breakfast for only P84 a long time ago, but didn’t have the chance to try it yet. it was on from 12mn to 10am, thanks for the call centers in Eastwood City. =) so we thought that since it was early in the morning, there’ll be not much people around. but when we arrived, daig pa ang gimik night sa dami ng tao. puno yung labas at loob ng SF. the breakfast was good na din, and cheap for P84. sayang lang walang bacon, kasi for sure, malulugi sila kay hubby kung sakaling meron, hehe. our total bill was around P250, with bottomless iced tea included.
my client, Yeyette, dropped by SF also to get the lootbags and prizes i bought for her. akala nga nya may party kasi ang dami ngang tao, hehe.
after that, we dropped by hubby’s office to get the Mickey standees. then bought Belgian chocolate for my choco fountain. then after, i was back in UST for my OB check-up. nope, i’m not pregnant yet (10 months to go pa =) but it was my check-up after my 1st (.). everything was normal, i just have to be back after 6 months for my pap smear. then we told her about our plans of giving birth on 08/08/08 and she said that we need to get pregnant by 1st week of November, so help me God! =)
then went to Gilmore to return the Wireless Lan Card we bought last week. di na pala kailangan yun for Smart Bro eh. we bought it last Saturday together with the ultra powered super bilis hi-tech CPU of hubby, hehe. lahat yata ng kinita namin eh dun lang napunta sa CPU nya, and its accessories. eto pa, i was supposed to buy a laptop for myself sana. kasi naman, di ako makasingit sa PC ni hubby noh. kaya lang, kinapos kami ng budget nung Saturday, huhuhu. =( back to the story, we just exchanged the lan card for a new monitor, kaya dagdag bayad na naman kami, hay!
after that, went home na. kasi from 1-6pm ang schedule ng installation ng Smart Bro sa amin. pag-uwe namin, pinatulog ko muna si lil’ boy dahil napagod sa dami ng nilakad namin.
then i started the works for my party. nilagay ko na lahat ng laman ng backpack sa loob, all 50 of it.
natapos ako around 630pm na sa sobrang dami ng goodies inside, 15 items to be exact. then, drove to my friend to get the other supplies i’ll be needing for my party. pagbalik ko past 7pm, the Smart Bro team were there already. finally, after 2 days, nakabit na ang napaka-bilis na internet namin, hehe. and i can even surf now while talking on the phone, yes! =) kaya kayo dyan, subscribe na din kayo sa Smart Bro! =)
after eating dinner, i was so damn tired already! but still left with so much to do. nagpaka-super woman na naman kasi ako at di ko na pinapunta ang assistant ko. i was thinking na kaya ko na mag-inflate ng 100 ballooons. kaya ko naman talaga, pero hindi ko naisip na madami pa pala akong dapat gawin aside from that. so when i was reaching 90 balloons, di na kinaya ng powers ko, kasi super sakit na ng fingers ko sa pag-buhol ng lobo. kaya i asked help from hubby, na super busy din with his own racket. after that, i prepared everything that we needed to bring for sunday.
around 11pm, nag-BF muna ako at pinatulog si lil’ boy. sa sobrang pagod siguro, nakatulog ako ng di ko alam, hehe. i just woke up around 5am nung sunday with still so much left to do.
01/21, Sunday. around 5am, nagtutunaw na ako ng Belgian chocolate ko for my choco fountain. then made kwenta everything, the expenses and the cash i needed to bring for my suppliers. around 8am, naisakay ko na lahat ng kailangan ko sa van and ready to go, just waiting for my assistants to come.
hubby can’t come with me. umalis kasi ang parents ko, may class reunion sila sa Tarlac. kaya walang maiiwan kay lil’ boy kundi si Yaya, that's why hubby had to stay. hindi kasi namin iniiwan yun sa Yaya lang eh. i wanted to take him with me sa party, kaya lang nakakahiya sa client, kasi malamang sa hindi humiwalay yun sa akin at wala akong magawa.
by 830am, we’re on our way to St. Ignatius. binaba lang namin lahat ng gamit and balloons, instructed my 3 assistants what to do and hurriedly left. drove-through at McDo to buy breakfast for hubby and lil’ boy and food for us also. then back home to fetch my other assistant and got the remaining balloons and other things for my 2nd party.
back to St. Ignatius around 10am. inayos ko na yung styro backdrop and it really looked nice, even Albergus, the caterer, nagandahan dito:
w/ 3D real ring
and these are the floating balloons,
after the set-up, i left 1 of my assistants in St. Ignatius to facilitate the party. then me and my 3 staffs were on our way na to MultiNational Pavilion in Parañaque around 11am. we’re just eating burgers on the way, did’t have time to eat formal lunch na eh.
medyo naligaw pa kami, not familiar with the place kasi eh. finally, we arrived past 11am and started the set-up. super bilis namin natapos lahat, the standees, the prizes, lootbags, choco fountain, etc.
 
 
around 2pm, guests started arriving. she also hired me as over-all party coordinator so we took care of the Registration, Name Tags, Stubs for the Photo Magnet, Gift Table and other things needed during the party. i supplied almost ALL of her party requirements, including Bobi the host, Glimmer Tatoo, Mascot, Photographer.
 
it was a BLAST! 1 guest jokingly said on the phone (while talking to an invited friend) “punta ka na dito sa bday ng anak ni Ruffa G.”, haha, ang bongga kasi eh. =)
sobrang enjoy pero sobrang nakakapagod. i was standing, walking and coordinating the whole time. owel, that’s what i’m being paid for. nakaupo lang yata ako at the end of the party na while eating eh. pero sandali lang din yun kasi after the party, we had to make ligpit everything, the gifts, the standees and all the balloons. good thing halos naubos lahat ng balloons kasi unahan sa pag-uwe ang mga guests. aside from coordinating this party pala, i had to call my assistant in St. Ignatius once in a while to ask how the party is doing. so i really coordinated 2 parties at the same time! =)
we we’re done with everything past 6pm na. and so, we’re on our way home na. kaso minalas yata kami dahil pagpasok namin sa Fort Bonifacio, biglang nanibago ko sa driving and felling ko flat ang tires. so tinabi ko muna and went down, ayun, bagsak nga yung gulong ko sa rear driver side. hay!
the problem: for 12 years that i’ve been driving, i never had the problem of changing tires. and so i was clueless. i was with my guy assistant who didn’t know as well and my 2 girl assistants who definitely had no idea. so i called my hubby and daddy for help. they instructed me where to get the tools needed. good thing it was complete. but after that, what’s next? hehe.
God is so good because after 15 minutes, 2 soldiers were on our way. so i asked for help to which they gladly obliged. 1 soldier was manning the traffic, while the other one was doing the dirty works, with my assistant. while i was holding the flash light, to the extent na nakaluhod na ako at nakatuwad sa daan just to give them light sa ilalim, haha. it was reallllly tiring, ang sakit ng tuhod and legs ko!
eto ngayon ang highlight ng story, while he was changing tires, i was thinking kung magkano ibibigay ko as my way of thanks. so tipong i set an amount in my mind, pero habang naghihirap sya eh tumataas ng tumataas yung presyo ko, hehe. tipong pagtanggal ng flat tire, pagkuha ng reserved tire at paglagay at pag-lock ulit ng new tire. halos sa bawat pawis na tumatagaktak kay manong sundalo ay naaawa ako at dumadagdag ang metro ko for him. so when everything was ok, i got money from my bag, yung total amount ng na-metro ko sa kanya. aba, si Manong sundalo, paalis na. so hinabol ko talaga at inaabot yung pera while saying my many thanks. ayaw talaga nya, wag na daw, ok lang daw yun. sobra! sobrang dakila nya! to think na ang tagal at ang hirap ng ginaw nya ha. meron pa palang mga natitirang mababait sa mundo, hehe. please help me pray for his good karma! =)
and so we’re back on the road. sinundo ko muna yung assistant ko sa St. Ignatius, then went home around 8pm na. that’s the only time i ate dinner.
over all, it was still a happy day, sans the flat tire. it was tiring, but happy. especially when i saw how happy my client Mek was when we were leaving. she was all tired but oh so happy with the party. while Yeyette texted me this when i asked about her party: “The party was so fun. We liked Simond and his antics. The backdrop is beautiful and so were the baloons. The lootbags plastic bag lang were too small for d items so we had to transfer them to a bigger bag. Your “assistant” was very helpful. Thanks again. Next time again”. wow, super thanks for that comment. hehe, medyo sumablay lang sa lootbag. kasi i bought it in Divi, the regular lootbag, biggest na yun actually. ang problem, nagpapdagdag sya ng balls sa lootbag items nya. kaya kapag pinasok mo pa yung balls sa loob, medyo masikip na nga yung bag. =)
i’m so happy organizing big parties such as these. naubos din ang mga calling cards namin, so i just hope more bookings to come.
downside lang, i’m missing my lil’ boy so much! weekends kasi are usually spent with him 24/7 eh, pero kapag may events, syempre, hindi pwede. lalo ko pa syang nami-miss kasi puro kids ang kasama ko sa event, kaya naaalala ko sya lagi. anyway, we always make it up to him naman whenever we’re free eh. and we almays make it a point na isama sya sa LAHAT ng lakad na pwede syang isama, or if not naman, dapat may isa sa amin ni hubby na maiiwan sa kanya.
owel, that’s life. you need to sacrifice some things in order to live. as long as we are happy with what we are doing, that’s what really matters. and of course, as long as we are one happy family! thank God for everyhting! =)
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| Sunday, January 21, 2007 |
| 12+++ gifts of Christmas |
Christmas 2006 was so much fun! the activities were merry, but my gifts were merrier. =)
thanks, thanks for all these:
Mama – Vtech Smart TV
Papa – Nike Free shoes
Lolo & Lola (mother) – Little Tikes slide and Street Tuner car
Lolo & Lola (father) – clothes
Ninong BJ – talking easy writer and road builder
Ninong Bodj – drum set
Ninong Lance – cash gift
Ninong JZ – Havaianas slippers and original dvd movies
Ninong Jake – Pooh pillow and Pooh water bottle
Ninong Eric – cash gift
Ninang Mae – watch
Ninang Dette – Mickey railroad train
Ninang Jing – rocking horse
Ninang Ann – Safety 1st water bottle and wash cloth
Ninang Arlene – books, shirts and play ball
Lolo Ador – cash gift
Lolo Jay & Bong – cash gift
Lola (Tita) Pinky – 2 shirts/shorts
Lolo Bobby – shirt/short
Lolo Dan – cash gift
Tito Karlo – cash gift
Tita Jen – Mickey Mouse Fishing Boat
Tita Karen – bubble gun
Tita Denny – Cars backpack
Tita Che – frame
Tita Pinky – PJ set
Tita Winchelle – Pooh pillow and Pooh briefs
Tita Giselle – toy car
Tita Rhona – toy truck
Tita Linel – cap
Tita Shiela – Pooh couch
see you all next Christmas! God bless you all! Love you! =)
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| Friday, January 19, 2007 |
| lunch out |
another productive lunch-out kanina, 01/19. =)
went to my styro supplier to get my sports theme styro back drop for my sunday party. it's so nice, i'll post pic soon.
then drove to sanctuario de san antonio hall to check on the place. jody has asked me to decorate the place for her 2nd baby's baptismal on march. i've seen the place before, but i needed to check it again to know what's bawal and not for the decor. good thing they allowed everything, pwedeng magkabit at magdikit sa ceilings and walls. medyo old na kasi yung place eh, kaya siguro they're not that strict anymore. and because the venue is kinda old na nga, jody asked me to improve the total look of it, para maging "baby" ang atmosphere. that i have to think about pa. =) |
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| Tuesday, January 16, 2007 |
| Merry Xmas Lolo & Lola! |
for 2 years now, lil' boy has been giving xmas gifts to his lolo & lola, apart from our gifts to them.
last year, i just bought some small items for them from lil' boy. a pambahay dress for lola and a magic coffee mug for lolo.
this year, wala akong makitang magandang bilhin. until i went to WTC Bazaar last 12/20 and saw this:
it's a black&white board na kukulayan mo using paper clay. at ang pang-color ay sticks only. sobrang toxic gawin kasi sobrang pakonti-konti lang yung pag color mo, eh ang laki kaya ng drawing. pero i found it cute at feeling ko, ma-appreciate nila kasi labor of love talaga.
ang problema, i only had 4 days to finish it all!
so pinag-puyatan ko talaga at tyinaga ko. hanggang sa pasko na eh yung wordings pa lang na "We Love You Lolo & Lola" ang natapos ko, hehe.
we still gave it out anyway. and as expected, super naaliw ang parents ko. they thought na tapos na yun as is. pero sabi ko na they need to finish it all. haha, sa kanila ko pa pinatapos.
so tinuruan ko sila paano gawin. and since my dad is super tyaga on those kinds of craft eh ginawa nya talaga. at nainggit yata ang mama ko kaya tumulong din sya. they did their own drawings. my dad did the lolo part, while my mom did the lola part. atleast they got to choose the colors of their clothes, haha.
and here they are, finishing their masterpiece.
 
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| Monday, January 15, 2007 |
| coffee break |
jan 12, friday – hubby and i had our well-deserved coffee break! =)
side kwento: last Wednesday (01/10), hubby and i didn’t go to office. tuesday night pa lang kasi, nilalagnat na si lil’ boy, we’re just wondering why eh wala naman syang colds or cough, wala ding may sakit sa house para mahawa sya. so we assumed na pilay na naman dahil sa kalikutan. =)
so Wednesday morning, may lagnat pa din kaya we decided to take a leave from work at dalhin si lil boy sa manghihilot. after the hilot early in the morning, we ate breakfast sa Jollibee, wawa naman kasi si lil’ boy eh, iyak sya sa hilot. =(
after that, napag-usapan namin ni hubby na hindi na lang muna kami papasok the whole day and decided to do our saturday errands instead. sa saturday kasi kami naka-schedule mamili ng prizes for our big party on jan 21.
side, side kwento, hehe: i have a very busy officemate (who was referred by Jopay, thanks Jops!) who got me as her over-all party coordinator for the party of her 1st born in Parañaque. pati pagbili ng prizes sa Divisoria eh hindi na nya magawa kaya kasama na yun sa services ko. anyway, i enjoy going to Divi always. =)
back to the main side kwento, pag-uwe namin ng house, lil' boy was already doing ok. so Divisoria we went. =) nag-mrt lang kami ni hubby, enjoy kasi we got to talk a lot. we’ve been so busy lately na hindi na kami masyadong nakakapag-usap eh. then diretso na kami sa Divi Mall. at dun na kami namili ng worth 15k na prizes! i texted my 2 other clients kasi na i’m going to Divi, baka gusto na din nilang magpabili. and of course, they did. one less hassle na nga naman sa kanila yun di ba. kaya namakyaw ako ng toys dun, super dami, mga 8 big red & white stripes bag and blue plastic bags dala namin. so obviously, di na namin nabitbit ni hubby sa sobrang dami at sobrang bigat. kaya hinatid na lang kami ng pedicab sa Juan Luna ba yun, where he got us a cab. buti na lang mababait sila manong, but of course, ang ganong kabaitan sa Divi ay may katapat na malaking halaga. =) we arrived home by a cab around 4pm. at sobrang pagod na.
every night, it has been puyatan nights for the two of us. actually, 3 pala kasi nakikisabay si lil boy sa puyatan, kaya lalo akong napupuyat. hubby has so many rackets (projects) now, the biggest is the website of Jessa Z. while i’m having 2 big events next week, kaya busy sa pag-coordinate with the suppliers, sa pag-assort ng prizes & loot bags and of course, sa pag-compute, hehe.
thank God that 2007 seems to be a bright year for our businesses. hubby has been doing a lot of projects and i’ve been receiving a number of inquiries and bookings lately. =) hope na magtuloy-tuloy lahat. =)
and because of that nga, puyatan kami at gising ng madaling araw to finish our commitments. not to mention that we still have to be in our day jobs everyday. but not that we’re complaining. we love it! we love what we’re doing, keep it coming! =)
at pagakatapos ng napakahabang side kwento…now the main story. =)
pag-uwe ng house after work, nagpasama si hubby sa client nyang photographer. he had to get the pictures para sa lay-out nya. so sinama na din namin si lil boy coz we decided to have coffee sa Starbucks Marquinton after. a simple way na din to celebrate our monthsary. yes, we still greet each other every 12th of the month. =)
so we had a great time at Starbucks, missed the frap. lil’ boy loves hanging out also at this place:
around 10pm, we decided to go home. paglabas namin ng Starbucks, i saw a familiar face, friend ng bestfriend ko. so pareho pa kaming nagulat and he told me na kasama daw nya si Jing, nag-CR lang. so pagtalikod ko, i saw Jing coming, hehe. kanina pa pala sila sa Starbucks, kaya lang nasa labas sila while we’re inside, mahamog na kasi kaya i didn’t want lil boy to stay out. she was about to text me na daw to tell me na she’s in Marquinton nga. sayang, kasi lil’ boy was sleepy na kaya we had to go home.
we were home by 11pm, pero slept late pa. not because of the coffee, but because of the rackets. =) well atleast we had a break! |
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| Thursday, January 11, 2007 |
| 1st weekend of 2007 |
jan 6 – we attended the 4th bday party of my inaanak Niko at Shakey’s El Pueblo at 11am.
medyo eat & run lang kami dun kasi i had a party at 3pm.
a lucky way to start the year right! =)
i left around 1pm with my assistants. di ko na sinama si hubby, sya na lang nagbantay kay lil boy.
Aline’s party is at 3pm sa Kamayan Edsa. she got my choco fountain, cut out 12x16 Piglet cake and my Pooh mascot. we arrived there past 2pm. after i set-up everything, i left my people and punta naman ako sa St. Ignatius Clubhouse.
i have a tentative party there on the 21st. tentative kasi di pa kami nag-uusap ng client eh. tentative din because di ko alam if kakayanin ko pa ang 2nd party on the 21st. same time at Parañaque pa yung isa at QC nama ito, hehe. good thing when i asked them, pwede naman daw mag-set up early in the morning. and as per my client, ok lang din daw sa kanya na morning na lang ako mag-set-up. she really wanted to get me, kahit na may prior party na ako. =) and thanks to Jody for referring me!
the clubhouse is nice, big and cheap for the 5k rate, down side lang ay nasa 2nd floor, walang allotted parking at medyo hindi maganda ang daan sa village, ang tarik! =)
after sa clubhouse, dumiretso na ako sa house ng client inside the village also. we just discussed the decors that will suit her Sports theme. after that, balik na ulit ako sa Kamayan to fetch my people.
good thing Aline liked the cake, sarap daw. and the choco fountain was really a HIT sa lahat! imagine, i was bringing some dippers for 150 pax, pinasobra ko lang kasi 100 pax lang order nya eh. 1st time na naubos lahat ng dippers ko pati the Belgian chocolate ha, at 150 servings pa yun. sus, grabe, kagulo daw ang mga bata dun, pati matatanda. happy pa din ako kahit na naubos lahat kasi that only means na they love my choco fountain. =)
i arrived home before 6pm. sakto lang na dinaanan ko ang mag-ama ko for the 6pm mass in Sta. Lucia. my parents reserved seats for us kaya sama-sama pa din kaming nakapag-simba. after the mass, we just had dinner at the yummy Chef Islaw again. sayang lang kasi wala yung mga musikero. after eating, konting shopping, then went home na.
it was a tiring day, but definitely a good one to start the year right. =) |
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| Wednesday, January 10, 2007 |
| Dec 31, Sunday |
stayed home the whole day preparing for the Media Noche party held at our house. our relatives started arriving around 6pm, and we all heard the 7pm mass. kaka-miss talaga sila Tita May! =(
my "binata" sa church
after the mass, kainan na kami. though we missed Tita, naramdaman pa din namin sya kasi nag-sponsor sya ng lechon eh, hehe. thanks Tita! =)
super sarap ng balat, as in tipak-tipak na balat yata kinain namin. paano naman, ilan na lang kami noh. kung dati, unahan at agawan sa balat, ngayon, pwede kaming atakihin lahat sa dami pa ng balat, haha. naghahanap na nga kami ng Calci-Block (sp?) eh, hehe. sarap ng kainan at chikahan.
kaya eto si lechon, nahubaran na. =)
then my younger cousins went out para magpaputok na. they even had that “Boga”! lil’ boy enjoyed the loud noise, at parang dedma lang sya sa mga paputok, ni hindi nga nagugulat eh. and he loved the fireworks of course. buti na lang every year eh magaganda ang fireworks ng kapitbahay namin, haha.
then we had gift-giving, as usual, lil boy received a lot of gifts.
pagdating ng 12mn, super lakas na ng mga paputok. pero ako, puro torotot lang, hehe. takot ko lang sa mga ganyan, pati kasi mga fountain minsan eh sumasabog na noh.
sadly, around 5 minutes after eh mahina na ang putukan. not like before na 1am na eh tuloy pa din. hindi din masyado mausok kaya hindi masyadong maitim ang butas ng aming mga ilong, hahaha.
by 1am, nakapagligpit na kami and ready to sleep na.
hubby, lil’ boy and i just said our prayer of thanks for a wonderful 2006 and prayed for a better 2007! =)
same wish goes out to all of you there…a better 2007 to you! Happy New Year! =)
Jan 1, Monday
woke up late, as usual. =)
just went to my ILs in the afternoon and had dinner with them.
pagdating sa bahay, prepared for a new year in the ofiice, kasi Back to Work na ang Jan 2, ang daya! =( |
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| Tuesday, January 09, 2007 |
| Dec 30, Saturday |
we attended the 1st bday party of Zyrch at Mc Do in Bayan, Marikina. we supplied the additional pabitin. as usual, it was short and sweet. kakakain pa lang namin, uwian na agad. owel, late kasi kami eh, hehe.
after the party, we went to Sports Center just beside it at sa Tambay kay Lim basketball courts. naghahanap na kasi si hubby ng venue sa 2nd bday ni lil’ boy. he wanted a basketball theme, since super addict silang mag-ama sa basketball. kaya lang, wala kaming makita magandang venue. we don’t want it in our neighborhood covered court kasi baka daw madaming manuod. but i actually want a swimming party. so bahala na. it all depends kung may budget ba kami for a 2nd bday party?! yan ang tanong! hehe.
we were home by 5pm at pinatulog ko na si lil’ boy. me gimik pa kasi ako eh. =)
i left the house around 7pm. christmas party naming 3 ng best friends ko. i was at Seaside Ortigas already by 730pm, followed by Bodj. so namalengke na kaming 2 while waiting for Jing. by 8 pm, we were all eating the yummy buttered garlic shrimps, calamares, baked tahong w/ cheese and ensaladang mangga. hay, just remembering made me hungry! =) we gave our gift to Bodj, yung Havaianas na binili ko sa Rustan’s nung 12/29. binayaran na din nya yung drums na gift nya kay lil’ boy. gift nya na ako ang bumili, hehe.
after that, as usual, dapat Starbucks kami. kaya lang, nagyaya si Bodj na mag-comedy bar. gusto daw nya panoorin si Gladys, eh kami din. tsaka gusto ko din sila Jose and Wally. feeling ko masaya yun, parang Bulagaan, haha. so, we planned to look for them. swerte nman at 1st stop namin sa Zirkoh Greenhills, we saw their names na. pero wala nga lang si Gladys. so by 10pm, we were laughing our hearts out already sa mga gay performers pa lang. so bastos kaya so funny, hahaha. their primetime was at 12mn pa, dun pa lang lumabas sila Jose, Wally & Jimmy. honestly, mas natawa pa ako dun sa mga gay hosts. kasi walang ginawa sila Jose kundi mag-caroling sa mga foreigners eh. though enjoy pa din naman, kasi enjoy kasama mga best friends ko! pero mas enjoy sana ang “live bulagaan” kung nandun si Bossing, hehe.
we left Zirkoh at 130am. and i arrived past 2am. tulog na mag-ama ko.
i really missed this kind of gimik. this is my 1st time na inabot ulit ako ng madaling araw sa daan from a gimik. usually kasi, early na ang uwe ko kasi my baby’s waiting for me pa eh. but since medyo malaki na sya (huhuhu!), nakapag-adjust na ako ng oras kahit konti. i think the last time we went to a comedy bar eh buntis pa yata ako nun, more than 2 years na din yun noh. and i miss the gimik and coffee time with my friends, yung tipong i can go home whenever kasi wala akong inaalala. good thing i had enough of those when i was still single, super na-enjoy to the max ko na lahat yun nuon. kaya now, though i missed it sometimes, i still wouldn’t trade any barkada event or any amount of frap to quality time with my family. =)
anyway, i just missed the nightlife kaya i was so contented. |
| posted by apple @ 6:28 PM |
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| Dec. 25, Monday |
Dec 25, Monday
left the house around 10am and arrived at San Fernando, Pampanga around lunch time. had a sumptuous lunch as always! after that, nagpasikat si lil' boy. dinala kasi namin yung alphabet toy nya na kabisado na nya ang letters. when asked if where's "A for Apple", he'll point on the letter A, and so with all the letters. kaya tuwang -tuwa ang mga lolo at mga pinsan ko sa kanya.
then chikahan with my cousins and gift-giving. aliw si lil’ boy kasi marunong ng humawak at kumilatis ng pera. at magaling din kasi pagtanggap nya ng aguinaldo, sabay intrega sa nanay, haha.
lil’ boy had fun playing basketball (as always!) with his Kuya JM.
 
we were bringing a lot of gifts when we arrived, and we went home with so much gifts also.
i just love Christmas, i love receiving gifts but definitely love giving gifts more, pramis! =)
side kwento: i just love giving gifts, i love buying and wrapping them all up. minsan nga, nagkakadoble pa iyong mga gifts ko kasi pinapalitan ko kapag may bigla akong makita na sa tingin ko ay mas magugustuhan nila. and i love it more when i see na gusto nila yung gifts ko, lalo na ang mga kids. i think this year ako talaga nag-splurged sa mga gifts. christmas just hit me so hard that i found myself buying Hot Wheels, Barbie and Shelcore as gifts to the kids. (with matching batteries pa yun sa mga "favorite" kids para they'll enjoy my gift agad. minsan kasi, reklamo nating mga nanay, mas mahal pa ang battery sa regalo eh, hehe.)good thing they all liked them. and to my surprise, naubusan pa ako ng card noh. meaning i was able to to wrap more than 100 gifts, kasi i bought additional cards pa for pahabol na gifts eh. =)
back to the story, we were home by 7pm. just had dinner and rested. we were all so tired with the Xmas happenings! =)
it’s so sad kasi we didn’t have the yearly Xmas reunion with my mother side. kila Tita May kasi yun ginaganap every year, eh since they went to the States na last April, wala nang gustong mag-host, hehe. eh kasi naman, New Year na sa amin, kapagod naman kung pati Pasko noh. it’s our 1st xmas without them, kaya kakalungkot talaga. parang ang tahimik ng mga celebration kasi wala silang 6! we just missed them so much!
Dec 26, Tuesday
just stayed home the whole day. super bumawi kami sa tulog at pahinga. just played with lil’ boy the whole day, explored and arranged his new toys. at nag-ayos ng mga natanggap na gifts.
Dec 27-29 - BACK TO WORK!!!
yearly, naka-leave na ako ng buong Xmas break. but dahil sa pesteng sakit ko pa din before, eh naubos ang leave ko. kaya no choice but go back to work. ok lang naman kasi halos wala ding tao sa office, kaya no work pa din, hehe. more work sa Glorietta, Landmark & SM. =) |
| posted by apple @ 10:32 AM |
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| Dec 24, Sunday |
woke up late na, sunod sunod kasi na puyat eh.
we just spent the whole day at home. around 6pm, binihisan ko na si lil boy and he looked so pogi and binata with his polo shirt, pants and Nike Free na gift ni hubby.
heard the 7pm Xmas mass with my whole family. kaaliw pa kasi lil' boy wanted to walk and go out, so sinamahan ko sya sa labas. eh sakto naman na offering time na. nakita kami ni Tita Ruth (neighbor in charged of the offertory) kaya hinila nya si lil' boy at inabot yung envelope (cash offering). so i instructed lil' boy na lumakad lang at iabot sa priest yung envelope. he's so good kasi nagawa nya yun ALONE! he was in front because he was the youngest. then may nag-guide lang sa kanya and he walked straight and handed the envelope to the priest. nagulat pa nga Lolo nya who was seating in front (mass server) nung makita si lil boy sa harapan eh. di ko lang na-picturan baka mapagalitan ako ng pari, haha. kaaliw talaga, at 1yr 8mo, nakapag-offer na sya mag-isa. pwede na syang mag-ring bearer! =)
then after the mass, went home na and lil’ boy blew the 2 candles of the bday cake for Jesus. =)
then had dinner with my family and Tita Pinky at home by 8pm.
after that, gift giving na and picture taking.
lil’ boy received so many toys, but he liked the Road Builder his Ninong Tito gave him. he was all eyes when my Kuya was building the road. at himala, kasi dalawa pa ang gift ni Kuya ha, it’s a miracle! =) naasar kasi sya pag-uwe namin kasi nakita nya yung bagong toy na binili namin kay lil’ boy, eh almost ganun din daw yung gift nya. pero yung magnectic drawing board nya, nagsasalita, hehe. me sounds kasi yung alphabet nun eh, kaya mas hi-tech! nevertheless, he again bought one more toy for lil’ boy after that. kainis nga kasi dedma ba naman si lil boy sa gift kong VTech na Smart TV, hmp!
my 2006 Christmad gifts (from my family) =)
at past 10 pm, alis na naman kaming tatlo para lumipat sa ILs. we dropped by Ninong Jake (hubby’s barkada) first to give my inaanak’s gift. lil’ boy also got his gift from them. then headed to Parang na to my ILs. lil’ boy had fun playing with his 3 cousins. more fun opening his xmas gifts. we just ate a little coz we were all so full already.
we went home past 1am, kasi early pa kami the following day eh.
Merry Christmas! =) |
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| Wednesday, January 03, 2007 |
| Dec 23, Saturday |
woke up around 8am and ate buffet breakfast at the restaurant. after, headed to the rooftop pool area. hubby and lil boy enjoyed the jacuzzi, while i enjoyed taking pics of my 2 boys.
after swimming, lil boy had his nap while i packed our things na. we left the hotel by 12nn and headed home.
by 6pm, we were at SSS, Marikina already for the Christmas Party of hubby’s barkada.
potluck so we brought lumpia and brownies. while the host (Jay & Winchelle) cooked yummy carbonara. Marchen & Ann (my barkada also) brought chicken, Eric & Faye brought crispy pata and Mozart & Rhona brought relleno. Paul & Cary joined us also. it was a happy dinner with chikahan and picturan in between kainan.
after dinner, the boys had the usual inuman, the kids (Alen, Nice, Dia & Phoenix) were playing in the bedroom while us, misis, were having our usual tsismisan sa porch, just beside our hubbies. tipong bantay ba, hehe.
then we had our exchange gifts. the kids were happy kasi dami nilang new toys. 
around 11pm, medyo antok na kaming mga misis. kaya nag-alok ng kape si Winchelle. pero sabi ko, “Starbucks na lang tayo!”. kanina pa kasi kami inaasar ng mga asawa namin na bibigyan na lang daw kami ng pera, mag-shopping muna kami, para di kami naka-bantay dun. so starbucks we went. ang problema, lil’ boy won’t get off me. buti pa sila, mga toddlers na ang mga anak nila, kaya kuntento na sa room maglaro. eh ang anak ko, hindi humihiwalay yun sa akin eh. so no choice, sinama ko na lang si lil’ boy. eto pa, we were 5! sino daw ang mag-drive at kaninong kotse ang gagamitin? i’m the most trusted experienced driver (been driving since 18yo), but i had my baby in tow. the 3 of them, beginners at di pa kayang ipagkatiwala ng mga asawa namin sa kanila. yung isa naman, an experienced driver also, pero kakabalik pa lang from USA, at di pa ulit nakakapag-drive dito sa Manila. so walang gustong mag-drive, kaya ako na lang daw. pagsakay namin sa van, they found out na kandong ko si lil’ boy while driving, coz ayaw magpakarga sa Ninang Ann nya eh. so ala-Britney Spears pa daw ako, kaya wag na lang, delikado daw. lipat na naman kami ng kotse, si balikbayan na lang ang nag-drive. ang kaso, super safe driver, US driving ang ginawa nya. lahat yata ng intersection eh "1st to Stop, 1st to Go" ang ginawa namin, kahit na walang sasakyan, haha. buti na lang wala masyadong sasakyan, kasi baka abutin kami ng 1hr papuntang Starbucks, Marquinton. we were joking her pa na baka kailangan naming bumaba para mag-traffic, haha.
alleluia! we arrived at Starbucks safe and sound. sabay text lahat sa mga asawa namin pagdating, hehe. for sure kasi, nag-aalala sila. =)
kaasar kasi lahat sila parang dalaga. ako lang ang may bitbit na anak. buti na lang behave si lil’ boy dun at naglaro lang sya while was drinking my frap!
we went back past 12mn. at nag-rejoice ang mga mister pagbalik namin, ang PLASTIC! hehe.
we left around 1am. it was really a fun night. everybody happy! =) |
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| Dec 22, Friday |
i was on TCP leave in the office.
i left the house past 12nn for my 2pm salon & spa schedule. but before that, dumaan muna ako sa Valle Verde 1 to check their clubhouse. Mek, an officemate hired me to be the over-all coordinator for her son’s 1st bday party on jan 21. so i staterted looking for a venue. since VV1 na lang ang open on that date, i reserved the slot na agad. i just took pics of the venue, then left after.
then went to Fort to check naman another venue for another client, the Navy Golf Club. medyo malayo na yung place, though ok din naman ang venue. and since i was already there, dumaan na ako sa All Flip Flops sa Bonifacio High Street to buy yung Havaianas na pina-reserve ko. ubos na kasi yung Cartunistas na gusto ni hubby sa Glorietta and Rustan’s eh, buti na lang meron pa sa Fort.
after that, went to Emphasis Salon na in Rockwell. arrived there just in time for a soothing 3-hr body massage, body scrub, foot spa, manicure, pedicure & (painful!) eyebrow threading. wow, i was really pampered! and that was the best thing i’ve done for myself before the year ends. i definitely deserved it. =)
after the treatment, i was supposed to go back home to pick up lil’ boy and our things for our overnight stay sa hotel. but since hubby went home early from his office, nag-cab na lang sila ni lil’ boy to Glorietta.
so around 7pm, we were eating all we can at Dad’s in Glorietta. eto pa ang funny sa experience namin. since super daming tao, dun na kami sa Saisaki area sa dulo. we were with my officemates eating and having fun. nang biglang may mga “musikero” sa Dad’s at tumugtog per table. ang kaso, nag-request yung katabing table namin ng “Boom Tarat”! hala, si lil’ boy ko, biglang tumayo sa high chair nya at sumayaw, ng sumayaw, ng sumayaw! hanggang sa lahat ng tao na sa Saisaki area ay naka-tingin sa kanya, tuwang-tuwa at pinapalakpakan pa sya. and i was one proud mama, hehe! he was so cute, and full of energy and sabay talaga sa tyempo ang pag-sayaw nya. and people we’re asking how hold he is, etc. etc. he was so sikat, and he definitely love the fame because he was so pasikat at the same time, hahaha. finally, eh natapos na ang kanta, kaya pahinga na si lil’ boy. ang kaso, paglipat nila sa ibang table, yun ulit ang ni-request. di ko alam kung super na-cute-an sila kay lil’ boy kaya repeat performance na naman ang aking anak. hay, kapagod din ha, kasi he was on the high chair, so mega bantay naman ako. kasi baka biglang malaglag sa sobrang “BOOM, BOOM, BOOM”! nya eh. =) sa pang-3rd request nila dun, hay, tumayo na ako at umalis na. aba, pagod na ang anak ko noh (pero sayaw pa din ng sayaw whenever he hears that song!) at wala namang TF eh. =)
paglabas namin ng Dad’s, me mga dalaga pa dun sa labas na bumati sa amin, fans daw sila ni lil’ boy kasi he’s so cute and aliw sumayaw. o di ba, nagka-fans club kami bigla, hehe. sayang lang, we weren’t able to take pics or video nung mga tao while watching and clapping, medyo dyahe din kasi, baka isipin stage mother ako. =)
after dinner, went to SM to do last-minute shopping. then dropped by Toy Kingdom to buy a toy for lil’ boy. we bought yung Pooh na magnetic drawing board.
we checked in at Makati City Garden around 9pm na.
my new toy & stuff toys from Dad's
we were both tired kaya around 12mn, super antok na kami ni hubby.
pero itong si lil’ boy, energetic pa din at gusto pang maglaro. pinakiusapan ko lang para matulog na. aba, minsan na lang kami makapag-hotel noh, kaya sayang naman kung hindi namin sulitin! =) |
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