Mixed Feelings....

Just got the update from our travel department that my interview sched in US embassy is on August 19. I was surprised because I am expecting that my interview will be on Sept as per the input I got from them last week.

I was excited coz this gonna be my second time in US but this time it will be different coz I gonna be on my own. My 1st travel was a group training. 12 kaming sabay-sabay na nag-basic training dun.

Kabado din ako sa interview coz medyo mahigpit US embassy sa company namin due to a lot of extensions we've done in the past. I hope and pray na makalusot ako.

I am also scared of the on-the-job training that I'll be doing there. Hi-level na ito, coz I'll be training on project/program management which means that I need to present to the corporate management not just by phonecon but in personal, face to face. Katakot, coz ang tataas nila, manliliit talaga ako pag napagalitan ako. Pero take note: di sila mukhang goons. Gwapo sila. Hehehe. Tutot yun. Yung isang VP namin kamukha ni Eddie Guttierez minsan kamukha sya ni Al pacino minsan namin ni George Clooney, yung isa naman kamukha ni Ricky davao, tapos yung isa mala-Gabby concepcion. Haay... Pero siempre, gwapo pa rin si Ariel para sakin..Hahaha!

Seriously speaking, I also feel lonely coz until now di pa clear kung kelan kami makakalipat sa house na ni-loan namin. Coz di pa din daw na-te-take out loan namin sa PAG-IBIG. Baka makaalis nako nang hindi pa kami nakakalipat. Excited pa naman ako dun. Sabi ko nga kay Ariel, wag syang bibili ng gamit sa house ng wala kong buy-off. Tsaka don't let others make pakialam of our house especially on the interiors. Kainis. Tagal-tagal kasi ng processing eh. Mag-wa-1 year na since mag full downpayment kami dun..Hmmp!

Hay, dami ko na naisip agad, pero honestly,I'm already missing Ariel. 4 months pa lang kasi kaming married tapos iiwan ko na sya agad for 3 months. Konting time pa lang kaming nagsasama. Before the wedding kasi, we were also apart for 5 months kasi sya naman ang nasa india. 3 weeks before the wedding na sya nakauwi. Hay...

However, I still like to pursue with the training. Minsan lang ito. Tsaka matagal na din akong walang travel. 2001 pa yung 1st time ko sa US. Tas 2002 naman sa taiwan lang for 2 weeks. I am also looking forward to that bcoz it will help me in my career and at least right now wala pa kaming baby. We don't know, if there would be another training after this. Baka mahirapan na akong umalis pag may baby na kami. So, I'll grab this opportunity....

highlights... lowlights...

This is a common memo title that we used in our company every end of a week,month, quarter or year. Just can't think of any subject so please bear with me as I list them down. This happened from last week and up to this writing.

7/21
- GOT my renewed passport which has my new name. Sa Wakas. I waited for it for almost a month.
- After work we rushed to chowking dasma for the congee that we are craving for a week. Pero wala na daw...WAAH.... kaya KFC na lang us then bought a mocha roll. Half lang...hehehe..extended bday ko.

7/22
- HIMALA... 5PM handa na si Ariel umuwi. Ako ang hintay nya.Pero 10mins lang naman.
- SM dasma us after work. Chowking ulit but this time, we are already successful. Hmmm, sarap.
- We got our quarter perfect attendance bonus so hunt na me for a slippers to buy but too bad. They don't have my size.
- Umuwi na lang akong luhaan.
- When we got home, chinese lesson naman with Ariel. I learned some mandarin words. Although, I already know some basic because a Chinese friend in US taught me when I was there. Also, I've been to taiwan for 2 weeks and I asked help from the receptionist. Hehehe.
- Mandarin words I learned are 0-999. I forgot the 1000. I also learned Monday to Sunday, "2 days after" until "2 days before", shoti , understand, sorry, and others na diko na matandaan.
- I enjoyed it.

7/23
- Ariel's sister replaced my 2 tempo fill to permanent. She also changed my 2 permanent fill coz of the chip.

7/24
- Got my retainer.
- Attended my niece 7th bday party. Daming nakain ni ariel na pork humba.
- Need to learn the Pork Humba Recipe.
- SM Bacoor. Slippers Hunt. Found my size in a Figlia slippers. We bought it. Also bought a DVD cleaner.
- Tried the DVD cleaner. It's not working, we still hear the sound issue of our player. Loose connection lang pala. Sayang ang cleaner. Ok lang, at least we don't need to buy anymore if we will need it in the future.
- Watched "Underfortunate Events". What?! walang wenta...hehehe.

7/25
- Lunch out kami ni Ariel pero sa Carinderia lang us nag-eat while having a "Car Wash" no time kasi eh.Ok naman food.
- Submitted required docs for my Travel. Wala pang interview sked sa US embassy kasi Holiday.
- Himala- Maaga kaming umuwi...ulit..THANKS.
- BODY TUNE in SM Dasma for a Full Body Holistic Massage in a couples room. Soooo relaxing.
- Sarap matulog.

7/26
- sakit ng katawan namin..hehehe...

eve of our 4th wedding monthsary

Loko talaga si ariel. kala ko galit kahapon kasi pinagalitan ko sya dahil ayaw nya akong pag-hugasin ng pinggan. mega dabog pa sya sa C.R. while taking a shower Tapos go to the bedroom and takip ng unan at kunyari going to slip na. Nag-sorry pako tapos niloloko lang pala ako. hmmp. When i get back to our room and ask him if he's still tampo, he told me na magsalamin muna ako. akala ko naman may dumi ako sa face coz he's smiling. Only to find out the writings on our mirror. Masungit na swit talga hubby ko and i love him for that....

WAAH, Masakit Ipin ko.

Kainis, can't concentrate on my work because of this toothache. I just got my retainers fixed yesterday and suppose to have my permanent fill next week. Pero eto ako ngayon, masakit ang teeth. Huhuhu. I think this is because of too much eating of meat which usually get in between my teeth. We've been to a lot of eating season last weekend kasi. Saturday night was a seafoods night in Ariel's place. Her Ate bought foods from seaside market and had it cooked there and we ate in their place. Sarap ng dinner namin with the inihaw made by their helper.

Sunday morning, we just heated the left-over inihaw and ate it for bfast before going to church. Lunch time was in my parents house. It was not heavy. Got a mussels with soup and a fried fish. Our snack was a chizdog sandwich. Yummy. Dinner was at Ariel's uncle. They throw a despedida party for a relative going back to the states after attending a relative's burial. Hay, daming food, sarap pa. Pero siempre watch ang diet. Dami pa rin akong eat pero siempre walang rice. May sweets nga lang, ang masarap na buko pandan.

HAY...ang takaw kasi. Kaya eto ako ngayon, ,masakit ang ipin. Ayoko nang kumain. Waah...

One Fine Day

It was my birthday yesterday. We didn't go to work because we're so tired over the weekend.

We slept from 10pm sunday night til 11am of monday morning.

I really don't have a plan for that day coz i don't feel like doing anything. Ariel and I just bought something from the carinderia for our brunch.

At 4pm we went to SM dasma to look for a souvenir that we will be giving to his boss. We just bought a mini jeepney made of fiber glass and a shot glass with a Manila print. We also bought some activity books for his children.

Looking for a place to eat was so tough, i would like to eat something with a pansit or pasta. But I don't feel like eating in jollibee, mcdo, greenwich, pizzahut, burger king, french baker, chowking nor Max. Ok lang sana red ribbon but ariel suggested Frio Mixx. Yun lang. Dinner lang kami then bought a mocha roll in goldilocks- one of my favorite cake flavor.

We just walked in and out of boutiques to find something to buy. We just bought a blouse from SCOOP for 50% off. I like it. I am thinking of buying a slippers/sandals from Figlia and a bag pero medyo umandar yung pagka-practical ko kaya wait muna ako. Next time na lang pag may excess kaming malaki.

Hay, sabi ko kay Ariel. Parang may kulang. Siguro sabi ko, I am used of having a big bday party when i was a kid. Sabi nya, i'll have it on my next bday. Yeepee, I have something to look forward to.

We also bought a CD rack, kasi madami na kaming masyadong DVD and wala kaming malagyan. Just to found out na di pala kasya yung mga DVD's namin sa slot nung rack. Buti na lang mura lang sya kaya ginamit na din namin for our music CDs and VCDs.

I thought everything would be fine, not until I received a bad news from the office which made me cry. Ariel and I had a little misunderstanding coz he doesn't want to see me cry. Pero naayos din naman. Siempre, bday ko kaya dapat ako ang bida. We just need to know the details of the issue tomorrow, pag balik namin sa work. Affected din kasi sya dun pero ako lang ang OA. Hehe.

So that's my birthday, I dont have a party but i'm still contented and happy coz i know i'm blessed in many ways. I'll count the ways next time....

bday eve

Last Sunday was a different story. It was the eve of my birthday. We attended an 8-9am mass with my family. Went to my dentist to get my retainers. We ate at the House of Minis - my advance bday treat for my family. They didn't ate much. They are not used to such atmosphere and type of food eh. Ok lang, at least, they experienced it. Sa house namin, got some wentu-wento with my dad. He's sick kaya di sya nakasama. He's some kinda disappointed coz a client of him did not pay him in cash but instead used goods - household items. Yung daw sana pang-bili nya ng foods na lulutuin sa house para may konting handa for my bday. Sabi ko ok lang. He just gave me some of this items for our house like the 1HP Carrier aircon, exhaust fans and others. O diba, konti na lang ang kailangan namin for our house. Kasi as per my SIL, they will buy us REF. So by the time na lilipat na kami, we just need to buy a bed frame, side table and living room set.

So yun, balik kami sa cubao to keep my dad's gift sa bodega nila ariel then back to cavite na us.

We thought, we could rest na. Pero nung nasa tapat na kami ng gate nung apt namin, Ariel and I were asked by his india manager and his co-engr to join them for dinner. We ate seafoods in a dampa-style resto/eatery in Cavite. We are so glad that he enjoyed the foods we ordered - fish kilawin, buttered spicy shrimp, deep fried tilapia and camaron (mahirap kasi syang pakainin coz he rarely eats red meat). Funny part was the time that we need to pay for the bill. He didn't allow us to pay although we are willing coz he said that it's our company, who should pay for it. Ariel insisted coz it's my bday the next day and it would be our treat but we didn't succeed. Kakahiya. So after some talking, we're finally home at 8pm. Just watched some tv shows then sleep na. We are so tired...

A Day with a Manager at iba pa....

Last Saturday, we slept till 9am which is early for me. But since Ariel had an appointed with his India Manager who is visiting the Phils, I need to get up and get prepared. We fetched him in Manila Pen and had our lunch in Bahay Kainan - Greenhills. We accompanied him while shopping for some pearls for his daughter and wife and clothes for his children. He wanted to watched a tagalog film just to see our culture but too lucky that there's no tagalog film showing in any movie theather in greenhills. We just got some coffee with some wentu-wento. We talked aboutthe education in India and why they excel in electronics/semicon, work experiences, married life, Philippines economy, his comparison of goods prices here and in India, and many more. We went to boardwalk and got there at 630om but it was already raining kaya di na kami bumaba ng van. PAgod na din daw sya kaya pinahatid na namin sya sa driver nya. Dinner kami ng konti sa house nila ariel although medyo busog pa kami. At 9am, punta daw kami sa Cirkuh. His sisters and BILs like to watch Gladys Guevarra perform. We enjoyed it coz all the performers are quite gud kahit diko sila kilala. Magaling din yung mga audience na naki-jam sa group. I just felt na parang may kulang. Siguro kasi I used to going in a bar with a live band playing and not a bar with a stand-up comedian. But I am still thankful for the experience. 3am na us nakauwi but some wentu-wento pa before matulog.

what do i want .....?!

last night, ariel and i are having our usual "kulitan" and "kwentuhan".when suddenly, he remebered my bday and asked what gift do i want to receive from him. sabi ko, wala. wala akong maisip eh. kunukulit nya ko kung anong gusto ko pero wala talaga eh. sabi ko na lang, if he really want to give me a gift, diskarte na lang nya. surprise na lang para masaya. Then, napa-isip sya. di nya kasi alam kung pano sya bibili and when. we are working kasi in the same company, in the same department but different division. so almost everyday magkasama kami. he suggested na sa saturday, uwi na lang ako samin tas sya uwi sa kanila so meron syang time makabili. Hahaha. sabi ko ok lang but i don't know if that would really happen.

ngayon nga, i don't know if i'll go to work on monday or not. para kasing i wanted to rest. kahit nasa bahay lang ako all day doing nothing. pwede kaya?

ah basta, bahala na...pero teka, ano ba talaga gusto ko?! siguro kung yan ang tanong and i am a beaty pageant contentant, siguro sagot ko is world peace... huh?! wala lang. pwede naman dva.

anyway, magpapakatotoo na lang ako, there are a lot of material and not so material things that i wanted to have. pero for my bday, wala akong maisip na specific something na gusto ko. dapat ba talga meron?! hay...

teka, bkt nga ba sini-celebrate ang bday, i believe it is a thanksgiving but should we really ask for a gift. Is the gift that we are still living and we still have hope not enough? Should we really need to ask for more?! hmmm..( teka, ako ba ito?!)

Ano ba yun?!, dahil lang sa tanong na anong gusto ko sa bday ko, kung ano-ano na naisusulat ko dito.

Ah basta, i am thankful for everything. i may be successful in everything, i may not have it all and i may not have all i wanted yet still i believe that i am blessed. i just need to count my blessings. ....

I thank you.

BOW.

Antok na ko Yet My knees are Shaking

Hay, 10:30pm na. I should be sleeping by now. But here I am, waiting for the 8:30 (CA time) meeting. I'll me having another corporate presentation.

My knees are shaking and my heart is beating fast. Hirap maging project manager. You're called a manager but in reality you are the so called "aliping sagigilid". You take the blame for project delays, execution issue, priority issue and all kinds of issue.

Ok sana if laging perfect ang project coz you get extra credits. But in real life, very rare that we have perfect projects- project that is meeting the timeline from start to finish. A project maybe perfect from the start to a number of milestones, but it really happens that it will slip the schedule, kahit anong gawin mo! Is it really a project management issue?! Should we really be blamed on this?!

Ahhhh, sour graping naman ako dito...anyway, I just hope and pray that my 4-page presentation material won't invite a lot of questions.

1st week of July

Our wikend is quite busy. Busy daw oh. Hehehe. We were so busy sleeping. Ariel and I slept late on Friday night to watch some TV shows. Actually, di ko alam kung ano yung palabas, coz nakatulog din ako. :->

Saturday morning, feeling puyat and pagod ako kaya 11am nako nagising. Si Ariel maaga nagising kasi he helped his BIL to fix their computer thru phone. Di na kami kumain ng bfast. We just bought cooked foods from the carenderia near our place. We had our BRUNCH then I just washed the plates then sleeping time na naman for me pero siempre tulog din sya. Woke up at 3pm. Kasi we planned to watch "War of the Worlds". I asked Ariel to clean our restroom while I am cleaning our room and sala. When everything is clear and clean, bath na kami and go na kami to SM dasma. 5:30 na kaya we just decided to take the 6:55pm show. Ikot-ikot muna kami sa mall. Bought mango cake sa red ribbon . Had it as an appetizer while waiting for our meal in Frio Mixx. Buti na lang may some kind of a band na tumutugtog kaya di ako masyado inip waiting for oul meal. Mabagal talaga kumain si Ariel esp that time kasi meron syang singaw. Wawa naman. Anyway, inip nako kaya bili muna ako ng RED ice tea sa Tokyo-tokyo. Diko kasi masyado type icetea sa frio mixx. Tapos, ikot-ikot kami ulit sa mall.

Got to the movie theather before 6:55. Hay, ganda ng cinematography. Ganda ng effects. Pero nung matapos...WHAT?! bat ganun?! parang di maganda ending. Why so sudden... ang bilis naman natalo ng mga aliens. Kainis noh?! Same kami ng comment ni Ariel. We didn't like the story. Buti na lang, di kami nag-de luxe. Sayang lang. Kaya umuwi kaming luhaan. Lugi kami ng 140 pesos..Hahaha.

Sunday morning, we got up at 7am. Attended an 8-9am mass. Had our Jolly Bfast. Went to a salon to have my pedicure. Tapos, wet market kami to buy something for lunch and dinner. Bili lang kami ng pang-tinola. Sori kay Ariel, pero medyo tinamad ako kaya I begged him to cook it.. Hehehe. Actually, I didn't need to beg. Umarte lang ako. Kaya ayun, sya nagluto and it was good. We had our lunch while watching "Constantine". Ok lang yung movie. Medyo scary nga lang.

3pm natapos yung movie so tulog kami till 6pm. Ate our dinner. I got to iron some pants while Ariel is doing some laundry (undies lang ha, bka sabihin nyo kinakawawa ko naman sya). Pagtapos nun, watched kami ulit " The Terminal". Ok lang din. Medyo sad nga lang yung story. Affected ba?!

So..ayun ang aming 1st wik of july..next week..birthday ko na. Mag-a-anniversary na din ang ER ko and his proposal....

May Wedding Pictures na Sila.....

Grabe, na-upload na agad ni kix yung pix ng wedding ni Rose. I'll give you a glimpse on some of our pix with the new couple.

More pix on this site:
http://www.photos.ph/kix_tavora/kasal_evar_rose2