Some updates.

Time to do some updating. I know it’s been a while hehe! But I know, too, that you do understand what’s keeping me so “busy” these days.

Anyway, just an update, I went for my second pre-natal check-up last Saturday. No extensive tests were done yet but I’ll be back this weekend to have my first ultrasound test. Aside from checking how baby is developing, I’d also need the ultrasound report as a requirement (notification) to claim my SSS benefits later. Hubby and I are pretty excited to see how baby looks like by now. I know it’s still as minute as a peanut but it would really be exciting to get a first glimpse of her/him freely swimming around.

Well, my morning sickness has improved a bit, I think. Unlike before, I barely feel like throwing up at night anymore. Perhaps, the medicine Plasil which my OB gave me is really effective. I’m also given two other pre-natal vitamins to take. And I’m sure one of them is the culprit for making me ultra-sleepy at work. If only, I could make use of the jura capresso in the office and guzzle some coffee, I would have been easily stimulated. I have some flakes, cakes and other mints stocked in my drawer to gobble up anyway.

I think my little bump is slightly getting bigger already. Proofs? My pants and slacks can no longer be buttoned and zipped. Hehe.

So there, pardon for this long overdue update and sorry if I don’t have any new things to blab about except for my pregnancy development. Hopefully, when I get my groove back, this blog will be rejuvenated with some other topics.

Still Slacking.

Now I totally understand when they say that pregnancy hormones can drain your mojos and how they literally suck up your mood. Sadly, my digiscrapping and blogging pursuits are two of the things that are affected much lately. There are a lot of things that needs to be chronicled here but then, I get so easily listless and bored a few minutes after turning on the puter. It’s so totally un-me!

Anyway, pardon with this bulleted list of my recent musings. At least, I still get to recount them even though they’re kinda late.

* This Morning All-Day sickness has just gotten worse this week. My buds are torturing me too, as I’m clueless of the food to take in. Yes, seems like I’m having aversions from everything (food and scents) and I’m getting traumatized with this all-day puking. As mentioned before, I hate processed, fried meats like luncheon meat…now even my favorite siomai becomes unappealing to my buds. I hate scent of perfumes and my shampoo-scented hair. I abhor the whiff of my make-up. Ironically, the smell of sautéed garlic doesn’t make me feel queasy. I’m not complaining, though, that I’m having an intricate first trimester. After all, this is the very essence of pregnancy right? Besides, I’m enjoying all the TLCs that everyone is giving me. Hehe!

* Hubby and I celebrated our 7th yr of being together (gf-bf anniversary) last July 19. Unfortunately and for the first time, we didn’t get to celebrate it lavishly probably we’re still dazzled and both occupied with this pregnancy thing. Hehe! Well, we didn’t fuss or bother to plan anything since we agreed that we have our wedding anniversary anyway to jubilate on big time at the end of the year. At least I also have an ample time to save on Air Jordans that he’s been eyeing lately which will perhaps serve my anniv gift then.

* We attended and coordinated a colleague’s wedding last Saturday. And with all the positive feedbacks and praises that we got that day, my officemates and I are thinking of pursuing this sideline. Probably, I’ll post this in a separate entry complete with pictures.

Home Theater.

I can barely recall the last time hubby and I watched a movie in a theater. Actually, we’ve missed a lot of must-see movies this year that’s why I’m really outdated and left out whenever my peers talk about the latest flicks. Well, it’s not that we’re not into it but our busy schedule just doesn’t permit us to do so most of the time. Probably, it would be nice to just have a plasma TV and a theater seating just like this at home, pop in a DVD then all we have to do is sit back and relax while munching some buttered popcorn.

Golf.

Admittedly, I’m not really into or barely knew anything about golf. Except that players strike a ball into a hole using a club, and that a caddy carries the players’ golf clubs as they troop from one hole to another, and Tiger Woods is one of the best golfers in the world. I’m clueless really about how the scoring goes; what does the terms putt, par and bogey means, etc. Probably, I should start watching the PGA Tour and other golf competitions being shown in ESPN or Star Sports to learn more about this sport. Or perhaps, I should try playing Level Up’s fantasy online golf game called Pangya.

Bye-bye Flabs?

A friend of mine has finally decided to trim down her weight and her “flabs” fast. She is planning to join an exercise program, adapt a diet regimen and might take in a diet pill, which a cousin of hers recommended. Has anyone ever heard of or tried out the Tenuate pill?

Moving.

On Monday, I’ll be transferring again to a new workstation. Actually, I’ll just be moving onto the adjacent cubicle from where I’m stationed at for the last three months. My new space was formerly occupied by our boss, who’s also transferring to the next cubicle. Then some transfers were also made in the Accounting side last week. A lot of us are affected with these movements as our group is expanding. Our workplace was renovated to accommodate 2 additional hires that joined our department recently. Well, I don’t mind the transfer as long as it’d be comfortable, has the same office furniture and as long as it’s spacious as the one I have now…I don’t mind packing up my things, moving and adjusting again.

Thanks.

Wooowwwww..I am so blown away with all the love that you poured our way during this exciting moment of our lives. Paul and I can’t thank you enough for all the greetings and warm wishes you extended to us through this blog, SMS, Friendster messages and comments, yahoo mails, Bebot Forum, CWL yahoogroups..we really appreciate your kindness so much. All the more that we’re excited to spring out this little pea so we can tell him/her how much he/she is welcomed and is loved by many.

Thank you for the constant reminders and yes, I will definitely take the utmost care for myself and moreso, for this little blessing growing inside me. I’ve never felt so much responsible like this before, knowing that someone precious is entirely depending on me for his/her dear life. Just like what my wedding coordinator-turned-friend said, “for everything that you do, for every food and drink that you take in..you have a little person to think about first”. And I absolutely agree. This is so true, isn’t it?

I’m only about half way through my first trimester and I know, there’s a still a long way to go. More hardships to toil, more sacrifices to deal with…I know it’d be hard along the way..almost intolerable…but I’ve already psyched myself and I’m all set to experience those…all for the love of our little precious.

There would really be a lot of changes in our lives from this moment on…allotment of our time, realignment of priorities, probably changes in domicile setup, grocery shopping cart contents (bulk of which would then consist of baby stuffs such as baby foods, tranquility diapers, etc.) We haven’t straightened the concrete plans yet but hopefully, we’ll do well as we go along.

Green Machine.

Just last weekend, we had Green Machine “repaired” as the aircon fan suddenly stopped functioning while driving home to Frisco. It’s a good thing that we’re near home when it happened, otherwise, we might have been stuck somewhere with an overheating, conked out car. As the mechanic evaluates the machine, it turned out that there’s really nothing to worry about as the aircon fan was just loosely unplugged.

But it seems Green Machine is really requiring us to shell out some money for a repair. This time, the car’s machine is producing a strange, disturbing sound as it accelerates. The mechanic suspects something’s wrong with the bearing of some part. I just don’t know the exact details but what I heard from hubby is that the entire machine needs to be dismantled to further check out that specific bearing. I am not sure also if they need some plasma cutting services. I just hope, Green Machine gets repaired with not much cost to burden us.

In The Womb.

I find myself getting hooked with the National Geographic’s In The Womb Specials recently. This special features the extraordinary world of twins, triplets and quadruplets as they developed in a mom’s womb. I’m really astonished with how these creatures are formed from a single cell (if identical), how they develop, and how, as early as fetus stage, they interact with each other. It’s just funny to see them kicking each other, seemingly playing and enjoying their stay in the womb. It’s probably a lot of fun growing up with an identical twin sibling whom you share the same DNAs and looks with.

Company's Grief.

One of our agents was killed instantly last week when a 10-wheeler truck rammed into a passenger jeep and crashed his body as it wheeled over him. I think this was shown on the morning news. His family and relatives are all living in the province so it was the company who took care of everything and of the expenses in the hospital and funeral home. His body was flown to Bacolod and his Manager will be attending his funeral on Monday in behalf of the company. We heard that his family is depending on him for living. Now that he’s gone, it’s a good thing that the company offers a life insurance as a benefit (like that of the globe life insurance) to its employees.

Sports Eyewears.

For those sports enthusiasts looking for the latest trends on Sports Eyewears, check out ADS Sports Eyewear. It is an optician owned and operated company specializing in sports-specific eyewear. They offer Prescription sunglasses and protective sports eyewear such as motorcycle sunglasses, cycling sunglasses, golf sunglasses and even Swim Goggles and Driving Glasses manufactured by Adidas, Nike, Rudy Project, Harley Davidson and a lot more. They all got it here at great prices, free shipping, lifetime warranty and a liberal return policy.

We're Back.

We just got back from our last Summer swimming “hirit” with our best buds and it was a blast! I can’t fill in so much details and stories for now since my eyes are drooping for lack of sleep. Well, what you expect on get-togethers like this are endless swimming antics, feasting over food (although we didn’t have much) and endless chitchatting until the wee hours of the morning. Hmm, I could say that the place is nice although I wish the service could have been better and the rooms a bit cozier like that of Orlando vacation homes offered by Villadirect. Nevertheless, the whole barkada still enjoyed the outing.

More of these stories (and photos) later.

Clickin'.

Here’s what I was supposed to blog since Tuesday.


Yes, you saw it right. I treated myself and finally purchased my own semi-dslr camera (thanks to PPP) that I have been wishing and planning to buy since December. It’s a Canon Powershot S3 IS digital camera. I bought it during the Anson’s Installment Craze in Glorietta that ran for the whole month of May. Lucky me, I also got a camera bag as well as a 512 MB Memory Card as freebies. I am still tinkering and getting myself familiarized with the overwhelming but nevertheless, exciting features. So far, I can now successfully execute a shot with the Super Macro Mode feature.


I can’t wait to learn all other features. Hubby’s also excited with this new toy but he’s so tamad to read the manual and learn the features by himself. According to him, he’ll just wait for me to master them then he’ll rely on me. Haha!

Since only Alkaline Batteries are supplied with the cam package, I’ll probably buy a battery / charger kit next time for a long lasting power and of course, more shots.

On another note, here are the other pampering treats I had this week (aside from the camera). Finally, the digiscrap mags I pre-ordered at bookoto.com finally arrived. So many inspiring layouts! I just hope I find time soon to digiscrap again.

Lastly, here’s Puss in Boots:

I am not sure if I will still be able to complete the collection. Last time we inquired, Mcdo at People Support doesn’t have Shrek Happy Meal Toys anymore but offer Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles instead. Darn! I missed Shrek, Gingy and Pinnochio? (Is it really Pinnochio or Artie?) Does anyone know until when they’d suppose to offer Shrek Happy Meal Toys?

The Sentimental Me.

I have always been a sentimental person. I don’t know what’s in me that I am enamored with keeping things that are associated with a particular memory, person or event. I just can’t throw them away albeit how crap and junks they seem to be already. Back in my parents’ home in Makati, I still have with me boxes of little mementos that I kept since elementary and high school years. I still have the recollection and retreat letters, Christmas gift tags (and even ribbons!) & pictures I received from classmates, stationeries, birthday cards, movie and concert tickets, invitations, address books, official receipts (yes, I still have the Greenwhich Dapitan receipt dated March 12, 1996 – that’s where and when I treated my 2nd yr high classmates), plane tickets and hotel vouchers. I also have with me stacks of love letters and cards that Paul and I exchanged way back bf-gf days.

I don’t know for how long will I be like this..perhaps, until I grow old because Pisceans are innately romantic and sentimental persons.

Hunting Begins.

Hubby and I had a serious talk last night regarding our plan of acquiring our own place. Initially, we aimed of having it by year 2010. But with the current issues we’re faced right now, seems we’ll be having it earlier than planned. Right now, Paul has started looking for condo units or an apartment that we can rent or perhaps buy, if savings allows. Although it won’t be probably that soon depending on the circumstances, anything may happen so we’re just preparing for it. Anyway, this has also been one of our goals since we got married.

On another note, I got to chat with a friend who’s on vacation in Charlotte. She told me stories how nice North Carolina is and how she’s enjoying her vacation at her brother’s newly bought nc waterfront property. She sent me some pictures and truly, the girl’s overly delighted.

Shrek Happy Meal Toys.

My hubby and I drove out this afternoon to buy some stocks of copy papers for the internet shop. Although, it’s a bit cloudy this noon, the traces of summer heat can still be felt. It’s a good thing that Green Machine’s (that’s what we call our green Nissan Sentra baby) Auto air conditioning has been fixed. It was just last week that hubby got it repaired and Freon-refilled.

Prior returning home, I requested him that we drop by Mcdonald’s Drive Thru (along Tomas Morato) to buy Mc Nuggets Shrek Happy Meal. I was craving for the McNuggets but I’m craving and wanting more the Shrek Happy Meal Toys. Who says they’re only for kids? Nah. Haha! Probably the childish side of me kicks in again.


Each one of these 10 collectible Shrek toys says a line and features a little bit of posability. I started this craze last week when out of curiosity I bought one and got Fiona. This afternoon, I was hoping to get Toy #1 Shrek (who says “I’m an ogre *burp* I’m on it!) but the Toy #7 Baby Ogre is the only one available so I got no choice.

Seems like I also got hubby into this craze as he promised me to buy a new Happy Meal tomorrow. Yipee! I really hope to get Shrek or Donkey next time.

My Must-Haves Shrek Happy Meal Toys:
1) Shrek
2) Puss in Boots
3) Donkey
4) Gingy
5) Artie
6) Girl Baby Ogre
7) Boy Ogre Baby Sitting
8) Boy Ogre Baby Standing
9) Princess Fiona
10) Dronkey

2 down, 8 more to go!