Covered Ears.

Looks like we will be having a loud and noisy evening later. Our neighbor is currently setting up the shade/tent, chairs and tables and other party safety equipment for their party tonight. And yes, it's only mid-afternoon but their videoke is now blaring loud causing great annoyance to all the villagers. But among all of the villagers, it's us who's deeply affected because they're just right beside us. We're living in a townhouse style village so just imagine how our ears are aching now.

My Sunday.

How's your Sunday noon everyone? Mine's just perfect. Me and my boys have just recharged through a relaxing afternoon nap. We just also had a hot and freshly cooked bibingka for merienda to our tummy's delight. Even though I have a few pending online works to do, I'm taking it easy and enjoying this long weekend. Tomorrow's a non-working holiday so it'll be another day of relaxing and chilling. We'll accompany the husband to the clinic for their company's annual physical examination then we'll go malling afterwards. I'm instructing hubby to take this chance to have his eye checked by the doctor. He's been complaining recently of frequent headaches, perhaps due to eye strain or something since he's been working in front of the computer longer these weeks. He might need to wear his eyeglasses again just like he used to before during his high school days. But I hope it's nothing serious. For all we know, he just needs to relax and prevent himself from getting too stressed from work.

Currently...

• munching a bunch of puto
• feeling/counting Baby A’s knee/elbow pokes and his “locomotion-papaya-dance” steps
• tweaking a new blog’s template (yup, my 3rd and “would-be” main blog)
• checking the status of my new and recently bought domain (a .com this time, baby!)
• synchronizing recently downloaded mp3s into hubby’s ipod

Overload.

So many happenings, so many snapshots to upload and so many stories to tell….but so little time to do so. If there’s one term to describe the week that was…OVERLOAD just fits right…photos, gifts, stories, “sweets” / food (patay na naman ako kay OB ko niyan), and while everyone seems to be enjoying the holiday break..I had work overload this week! Arrgh! Let me catch my breath for a while. Promise, I’ll be back with some more entries and hopefully, some digiscrap layouts too. Happy weekend everyone!

Just Checking In Quick!

I'll sneak in here quick before starting today's work. I know I still owe you several updates regarding our anniversary, the RAK, the sweet surprises I received this week (including our Bebot exchange gift) and several other updates but I just can't do them at the moment. So that means you still have time to join! I promise, I'll be back this weekend. Hopefully I can start flooding entries by tomorrow night.

Even though office work is neck-deep in this "most wonderful time of the year", my colleagues and I are somehow feeling the Christmas spirit with all the gifts flooding our department's doorway. Gifts from fellow colleagues and from our beloved business partners (that's how we call our vendors) are overflowing. This is one of the perks that we in the Purchasing Group truly enjoy! In the spirit of Christmas, we decided to share these blessings to the whole Finance Group through holding raffle and random drawings. So there, we are taking home nice loots from expensive wines, grocery packages, gift certificates to small office desk items like planners, calendars, notepads and promotional pens. Funny and ironic though, all the preggies (including me) in our department drew and took home the much sought wines.

Online To-Do's

Why I didn’t get to blog for one week? Well, as anticipated, pending tasks at work were the culprit. I extended some extra hours just to cope up and since I need all the rest I could have after a tiring day, I didn’t get to hang out that much online when I get home. I’m just glad that it’s weekend so here am I, updating my blogs madly and planning my online itinerary. 1. I pretty have a handful of blog assignments that are nearing deadlines so I better start doing them. 2. To those who left messages on my tagboard and left comments on my previous entries, I owe all of you blog visits. I’ll hang around in your nooks in a while. 3. Hubby started doing our Christmas shopping for gifts already but there are still several in the list that we haven’t thought of what to give. I’ll surf for great ideas later. 4. I must also start browsing for baby stuffs. I’ll research the must-haves and other necessities that Baby A will need. I’d also start hunting for baby furniture like drawers or closets for his things and probably, baby cribs too. Seems I pretty have a hectic line-up of to-do’s so I better start going and will be back in a while. See yah later.

Squeaking Bed.

It seems we are in need of replacing our bed already. I am not actually sure what’s eerily squeaking, if it’s the bed frame or the foam mattress. With the coming of Baby A next year, we need to have a king-sized one since I’m planning to co-sleep with him perhaps, during his first few months. I guess we’ll start canvassing and plan when to purchase it. For the mean time, we’ll just bear with the squeaks or probably hubby can remedy it.

Online DVD Rental.

With the onset of piracy, video sharing internet sites (Youtube, etc) and peer-to-peer file sharing applications (Limewire, Kazaa, etc), I wonder how the video rental shops are still making business lately. Although the government is already exerting tremendous efforts of combating piracy, these businesses should also come up with innovative ways on winning their patrons back. In the US, they have these so-called Online DVD Rental Companies where one can rent DVDs by mail. These companies operate with such premise:

1. Customer avails rental service through the company’s website.
2. Customer sends a list of movies and the DVDs are sent directly to their mailboxes.
3. Customer watches the DVDs and sends them back in the mailbox for pick up. A prepaid return envelope is used for this.
4. When the company receives the returned DVDs, movies next in the customer’s list will be sent.

I don’t see any reason why this can’t be adapted in our country. Everyone is practically connected to the internet nowadays anyway.

Before I Take a Nap...

Hmm..this is just quick since it’s my “our” afternoon nap time na and while I also wait for the downloads to finish (bought digiscrapping goodies this morning - weehh! bumabalik na ata si mojo ah). I better start dozing off while the little angel inside me is still asleep. Nagiging malikot na talaga siya lately and seems parating gising. I have a small body frame so I can really feel even his slightest movements. Also I noticed, parang madalas naninigas ang aking tummy ngayon…normal lang ba yun at 6 months? Hmm wala namang pain somewhere pero it’s a bit uncomfortable lang that my tummy is stretched tapos matigas.

Hmm..wala na bang hahabol sa Guess Baby A’s Gender Game? Sayang ang $5!

Friday Morning Post.

Happy Friday everyone! So how are you wrapping up your week? I’ve got not much extraordinary plans to share since I am still on a house arrest over the coming week, obviously I’ll still be just staying at home, tinkering this laptop, finish these scarce online assignments, be glued on the tv when I run out of sites to surf, sleep and eat. Pretty boring really. At any rate, I’m just seizing this moment that I can totally relax, I get to be pampered, not worrying of anything especially with work (although sometimes I can’t help but wonder if my boss is still alive with all the pending tasks I left and I’m also wondering how it’d be so magulo na naman when I get back).

Hmm..about 95% of those who joined the Guess Baby A’s Gender Game are certain that it’s a “HE”, huh? I’m not revealing yet to give time to those who’d still want to participate. Just received some Paypal earnings today and so I’ll be picking 2 winners of $5 each (or who knows if I’m feeling a bit more generous, will pick 3!). So get those guesses coming in. I’ll probably end this and announce the winners in a day or two.

And oh, happy Thanksgiving to those who are celebrating it. Gobble Gobble! Have a big turkey bite for me! Good luck on your Black Friday Sale shopping!

In Search of a New Car.

I forgot to blog about the misadventure of our very dear Green Machine two weeks ago. It conked out again while we were on our way to my in-laws’ house in Quezon City. We were unfortunate but luck was still a bit on our side since we just wheeled off the garage. We were running for about 10 secs when the machine just stopped suddenly then it wouldn’t start. I ended up controlling the steering wheel while hubby pushed back the car to the driveway. We had it towed to the service center the next day to have it repaired. Although it got fixed, hubby is thinking of selling it and buying a new one. He’s not yet decided of the make and model to buy but he’ll definitely consider Toyota, Kia and Honda Cars.

It would be helpful if we have a local site of Carsblvd.com here where consumers can compare wholesale prices of vehicles online depending on the preferred or chosen car model, make, year and trim. Two quotes will be provided for free. Let’s say you would like to compare Honda Car Prices, just hop over their site and choose your preferred details from the drop down menu and in just a matter of seconds, you’ll have your Honda Car Quotes instantly. You also get to browse and read more about each type of car make and model on their Top 10 Car Searches. Loans, insurance, and refinancing options are also presented on the site. This is truly an amazing site and surely, car enthusiasts will find this site useful.

The Plastic.

Like most people, I own several credit cards but I only maintain and use a few of them. As of my last counting, I have six all in all and I’m planning to cancel the 3 latest ones I received since 1.) They were sent without me applying for them 2.) Why would I pay for annual charge fees if I don’t really use nor I plan to use them? Actually, I’m doing this for control purposes so I won’t be tempted to shop and swipe madly. Lol!

There are actually several types of credit cards being offered nowadays. Among the popular choices recently are those 0% credit cards where one can avail 0% interest rate on any purchases made and those that offer introductory 0% balance transfers. Another type is the rewards card where earned reward points are redeemed towards items from their own catalogue. Well, owning a credit card has indeed its perks and advantages. It’s just up to the holder on how he/she manages the usage of it so as not to end up with a bad credit and choosing the right type of credit card maximizes the benefits and perks of owning one.

Why oh why?

There are so many couples wanting and trying so much to conceive, very much willing to take on the challenging responsibility of rearing a child, and yet they are hardly blessed.

There are expecting mothers out there, already going through the bliss and are thrilled of experiencing Mommyhood in a few months time, but the little peanut growing inside her tummy is suddenly taken back.

Then there are those who are blessed but they reject this blessing through abortion or abandon them in orphanages.

Why is life so odd?

Anne, Nyree, Karla, to my elder sister Lei, to my cousin Janelle..hopefully ours will come soon…in His perfect time.

To Angie, Dianne and Wanda..you’re still blessed to have your little angels up there. Hugzzzzz.