Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Tired but Need to go On...

Since last friday, i don't think Ariel and I already had enough rest. We are so tired. Daming kailangang gawin.

Friday
Left the office with my friend Tere. She stayed in our house till 830pm to wait for his bf JB who is still in the office. Sobrang traffic galing office and pagdating sa Palapala, namatayan ako ng makina kasi nataranta ako when Tere said na amoy sunog na clutch. Kala ko ako pero yung car pala in front of us.

Anyway, nung pag-alis nya. nagwork pako till 11pm kasi i have a Project Revew on Tuesday and di pa complete mga data ko. At 4:30am, nagising ako and didn't find any updates from the people in the US kaya mega follow-up ako sa email then sleep again.

Saturday
Woke up at 7:30 to prepare bfast for me and popoy. Did some house cleaning in preparation for Ariel's arrival. Did check my email and was happy to find the updates I am looking for.

We left the house at 10am for a carwash sana but dami cars sa car wash kaya diretso na kami sa school ni popoy to pay sana for his monthly tuition. Unfornately, sarado pala sila pag saturday, nung bakasyon lang pala sila open ng wikends Dumiretso na kami sa NAIA. Wow, sarap mag-drive... Nakapagdrive ako sa Aguinaldo hi-way kahit medyo traffic. May mga nambabasa kasi. Diko alam if fiesta ng San Juan that day.

Nasa NAIA na kami at 11:20am. Sarap ng feeling. nakarating ako sa Maynila as a driver. Hehehe. AM snak kami ni popoy sa Jollibee while waiting. 11:35 pa kasi arrival ni Ariel. 11:45 na ata nakalapag plane nila then pass 12pm na sya nakalabas. Diko na sya sinundo ng car sa arrival area kasi diko alam how to go there from the parking area. Pinaglakad ko na lang sya hanggang parking area. Hehehe. Kainis po iyon. I was looking for him sa letter G kasi GO sya pero sa other side pala sya nagpunta para daw diko sya makita agad. Hmmp BAD.

Na-miss daw nya ko pati si Chinchin kaya sya na nag-drive sa SLEX. We had our lunch in NorthPark. Our bill was almost 720+ but was not happy with the most expensive item we ordered- Fish Fillet with Tausi in HOT pot. Di sya masyado masarap. Mas masarap and mas mura pa sa Kingbee (Chinese Resto near our office).

Anyway, he is sick that time. He has cough and colds. Na-stress and pressured kasi sya sa Taiwan. He was working for more than 15H / day. Sadista boss nya eh. May time na 3am na sya nakauwi tas pumasok pa sya ng 8am. Hay.Kaya ayun, nagkasakit tuloy sya.

Sa house, nilabas nya mga gamit nya then he gave me his pasalubongs- Gray Tshirt- cute sya, ankle support kasi lagi daw masakit paa ko, thigh firmer (unfornately di kasya sakin kasi masyado malaki hita ko...hehehe) and a fitness ball ( been planning to buy one dati pa pero lagi no budget and time).

After that .... then sleep us. kaso mga 4pm ata, tumawag boss nya tas di nako makatulog kaya nag-ayos ako ng gamit sa baba while he's sleeping.

He slept from 4 to 8pm while I am working and at the same time teaching popoy with his Math assignment. Last item na lang sa assignment ni Popoy ang di namin natapos kasi I can't explain how it it being computed.The elapsed time. Hay hirap talaga mag-explain. Di yata talaga ako pwede mag-teacher Hahaha. So Ariel did teach him how to do it while I am doing my project/work. 11pm na din ata us slip that day.

SUNDAY
woke up at 8am to attend a 9-10am mass. we just bought monay then go back home for some bfast. We left our house to Manila at around 11am. Diretso na kami sa Cubao. I drove from our place to Pasay Rotonda then I started feeling some cramps kaya nakipagpalit nako kay Ariel. Sya na drive till Cubao. Ariel gave his pasalubong to his Niece (Andee) - playdoh na pang-denture kasi both dentist parents ni Andee. Then his ate, invited us for lunch. We had our lunch in Max Gateway. Masarap sana food but didn't enjoy much due to my cramps. we finished our lunch at 230pm.

3:30pm nasa Pasig na kami, Ariel gave the UCB HOT perfume for my mom. Mura lang sya sa taiwan. parang less than 1K na lang ata sya. then I invited my sis JEN and Mom for a pedicure sa parlor. I also had my hair trimmed by an inch.

Sinamahan din namin JEN to her new apt. Hay..wala lang.

5:30 na us nakaalis sa Pasig then pa-GAS pa us sa may Kapitolyo (Mura kasi dun). then SLEX na us. Grocery lang us konti sa SM Molino then luto ng dinner then dinner na.Ayos lang us konti ng gamit then slip na us at around 11pm. Hay... at last.

Monday
Naka-OB (Official Business) si Ariel kasi he just arrived last Saturday. I also took a time off para makasama ko naman sya.
I woke up at 5am to prepare bfast and baon of popoy. 6am, dumating na service nya kaya sleep na me ulit.

we woke up at 9:30 am. ate bfast then konti linis house. Ariel also set-up the wireless router he bought from Taiwan. Yipee. pwede nako mag-work, surf, blog, internet wirelessly. Yung Smart Wifi kasi may cable pa rin kaya hassle pa din. Buti na lang nakabili na si Ariel.

11am, tulog ulit si Ariel. Laba naman ako ng mga pants and jacket/blazers ko. 2 days kasi cycle time sa laundry kaya nilabhan ko na din muna.

130pm we left the house to popoy's school and paid for his tuition. We went to BDO to settle some financial matter. Had our lunch in Wendys. Bought medicine for him. Some chocolate for his pasalubong sa mga friendly friends nya sa office. paid our Smart Wifi Bill in SM payment center. Had our very own Chinchin a bath after 3 weeks. Bought chicken and some tinola ingredients sa mini grocery near our place. Cooked dinner. Had some dinner at 6:30pm. Ariel helped popoy with his assignments while I am rehearsing my presentation for Tuesday. We sleep at around 1030pm. Hay... tired na.

Tuesday
woke up at 5am. siempre prepared bfast and baon of popoy. 5:30am bath na us. 6:05am left our house. 6:55 nasa office na us. 8:20 pa presentation ko pero want to be early para medyo relax ako sa presentation. It will be a phonecon presentation but siempre nakakakaba pa rin noh.

Hay..ok na sana but..... di pa ko nakaka-boot ng PC ko when I got a call from a secretary telling me to log into the bridgecode. I told her that it's not yet my schedule. 7am pa lang and I am scheduled at 8:20am. Hmmp. Pero wala ako magawa so I logged. I was informed na na-cancel yung 2 presentations before me kaya na pull-in yung schedule ko. My Gooly.. Buti na lang ready ako. tanungin ba daw kung ready ako. Kainis noh. They asked me kung sino pa kailangan ko for the presentation. I told them of the names. They did call them kasi nasa US din naman yung mga taong yun. Medyo nairita nga Business Unit Manager namin kasi di nga iyon yung schedule namin pero buti na lang free sya that moment in time. So ayun., nagpresent ang lola nyo. Ok naman, everything went smoothly except for one item na di ko napaghandaan. Sabi kasi nung unang boss ko.Dapat daw N.A. yun. Hay.... so I need to present the data they are looking for within the week for me to close the status of my project and move to the next milestone. Grabe ha... Sobrang pagod ko na ha?!

Just right after my presentation... got the bad news from Ariel. His Lola passed away. She is Ariel's grandmother from father side. Nagpaalam kami sa mga boss namin na halfday lang muna us. Need to go to Mayon Q.C. Ariel was one of his Inang's favorite apo kaya malungkot din sya. However, di na sya umiyak kasi dinalaw namin si Inang last December and we saw her and think na di na talaga sya tatagal. She is so weak and old na rin kasi.

Kaya...paspasan na ang trabaho para di matambakan the next working day. 12nn alis na kami sa office. Drive thru lang sa Mcdo then delivered clothes sa Laundry Shop then diretso na kami sa QC. Pero dumaan pa kami sa SM Centerpoint kasi we need to buy some pastries.

3pm nasa Mayon na kami. Wala pa kasi sa funeral chapel si Inang kaya sa house muna ng tito nya us nag-stay. 4pm na us pumunta sa Nacional Funeral Chapel. We stayed there until 1130pm and able to meet some of his relatives. Pure Chinese si Inang and some of their relatives informed them that the flowers should all be white for the 1st year. Eh may pink na flowers yung binili ng ate nya kaya nasayang lang. pinatapon lang yung iba. Madami pa daw customs mga Chinese but they don't know if they would like to follow all of them.

Anyway... kahit 12mn na kami nakarating sa may place namin, we still drop by 7/11. Kasi "Pamahiin" daw is wag didiretso sa Bahay from Lamay. We just bought SPUDs then uwi na then sleep na din. Pagod na talaga us.

WEDNESDAY
woke up at 5am to wake my dad and ask him to prepare Popoy's baon. I asked my dad to stay in our house yesterday so somebody can look after popoy. I woke up at 6am. Paalis na si popoy then paalis na din si dadi...

hay...until today.... we are still so tired.... then sa friday punta pa us Herona Tarlac for the Libing of Inang. From Cavite, we will go to Nacional then Tarlac. They plan to leave Nacional at 5am so we have to leave our house at 430am... hay...it would really be a day.... siguro sa saturday pa us talaga makakapahinga ...sana nga....

Friday, June 23, 2006

Excited...

I'm feeling the excitement now. Bukas na dating ni Ariel from Taiwan. 2 weeks din sya nawala. I missed him so much pero thanks to technology- cellphone, email, ym, etc. parang malapit din sya.Difference lang is diko sya nakikita sa office and sa house. Di ko sya kasama sa mall, sa car, sa lunchout, sa pagpapa-gas at marami pa iba.

i'm really looking forward for tomorrow. but i have mixed emotions, 1st is excited ako for his arrival. the other felling i have is fear, susunduin ko sya sa airport...driving. Never drive to the airport yet. I don't know how to go there alone. i'm also afraid of the flyover to coastal road...waah... but i need to conquer my fear... i can do it...Sana..hehehe.

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Slowly....but.... Surely

Everyday...is a different day for me in terms of my driving experience. Yesterday, I drove alone to and from work. Going to work was just fine. Maliwanag naman kasi. Everthing went smoothly. Di ako namatayan ng makina. I was so thankful and happy kasi medyo ok na ko sa hanging.

Going home was a different story. I never expected that I will go home alone. May kasabay kami me lagi pauwi. Hinahatid ko lang sya sa SM Molino. He just informed me nung umaga na di sya mkakasabay pauwi. At siempre... kinabahan na naman ang lola nyo..Kasi gabi yun at madilim. Anyway... wala naman ako magagawa kundi umuwi. Di ako umuwi at exactly 6pm kasi traffic daw that time and ayoko namang matraffic. Kakapagod kaya. So, I left the office at 6:30pm. And ALAS... wala na masyado traffic. I was in SM Molino at 7:30pm. Nagbayad lang ako ng meralco then uwi na. I made it! Hehehe.

At ngayong umaga.. I drive to the office again...alone. I was happy kasi nakaka-kanta nako while driving..not like before na medyo kakaba-kaba pako. I'm improving... Slowly...but Surely....

Sunday, June 18, 2006

The Experience ... The Journey..

This is the 1st weekend weekend na wala si Ariel. He's still in taiwan. Grabe sobrang dami kong ginawa alone. I miss him so much.

SATUDAY
.... was indeed an experience for me... First, I've been to SM Molino - Banco de Oro. Need to change kasi some of our TC for the tuition of my sister on Monday. Unfortunately, they dont exchange them on weekends. Sa mismong American Express lang daw. Hay. I only know of AMEX in megamall. Nobody can tell me if meron sa alabang. But still I went there.... DRIVING ALONE. It was really exciting pero kabado din siempre ako. Buti na lang maluwag pa parking. I was able to park well kasi diretso lang..tiempo!

SA loob ng towncenter...tanung tanong ako...been to a lot of money changers but they dont change TCs. Meron akong nakitang isa pero sa Monday pa daw kasi wala boss nila. Kainis. Ariel called and told me to try on the hotels near ATC.

Ok na sana pero nung palabas ako ng parking.. namatayan ako sa hanging kasi di ako right of way.... and there are lots or cars behind me. They were really mad at me. Pero medyo cool ako kahit taranda nako. hay... after 2mins... naka-andar din..Tas yung supladong owner ng porche na car....sumayad ang gulong sa may sign board...buti nga sa kanya...sungit nya eh..hehehe.

So, I went to Vivere pero 'di din daw sila change. Sa taiwan kasi, hotels do. Btw, ok sana parking ko that time...sa may road lang. just right after the pedestrian right of way. Pero nung pagbalik ko sa parking.... WAAH....merong pumarada sa likod ko. hinarangan nya yung PED xing. Kainis. Naging Parallel parking tuloy... Hirap na hirap ako lumabas... But at least I was able to do so..Hehehe.

Then Just after Alabang Village. Nag-beat ako ng RED light. Kasi...ayaw kong maghanging.. Sabihin ko na lang sana na kapag hinuli ako na di na ako makaka-preno...hehehe.

Well... ayun..walang nangyari sa lakad ko... think..think..think... I need Cash... Buti na lang may naisip na paraan si ariel kaya bumalik ako SM with my Bro to eat lunch and at the same time did some grocery na din.

Hay...kakapagod.... naglinis pako house after... then nung gabi ..masakit na katawan ko..nakatulog nga ako after eating dinner. Diko na nahintay pagdating ng mom and mga sis ko..
Nung dumating sila... I was 1/4 awake...di half eh...

SUNDAY
My cousins wedding... Sa Lumban Laguna.. So so malayo... I was with my Mom, Dad, Bro & 1 of my sisters. I was there driver....

Takot pako sa SLEX kaya sa iba kami dumaan...hay..kainis...matrafic tas dun pa sa mga hanging yung traffic.. Kainis talaga...buti na lang...medyo kaya ko na hanging..although...namatayan din ako makina ng mga 3 times.... di naman sa may hanging lahat..dun sa mga urgent stop na dahil sa ibang walang pakundanagang driver...at mga sasakyang walang brake Light... Mga pasaway talaga.

I was really tired today kaya after this tutulog nako. bkt ? kasi ito nangyari sakin buong araw... I woke up at 6am. Checked on Chinchin's water reservoir and gulong.. Grabe...lambot pala gulong ko... nasa 15 yung 2 likod tas 24 lang yung 2 harap. As per Ariel it should be at 26.5. Yokohama kasi gulong namin kaya yun lang dapat hangin. Others have theirs at 30psi. Buti na lang merong kaming portable mini compressor which I bought when I was in US for $12. Ganun lang gamit ko..ayaw ko kasi pa-hangin sa labas. Wala lang..diko lang type ngayon.

Umalis kami ng 7:30am then nakarating kami dun ng mga 10:30...not bad huh. Layo kaya nun. We were from imus cavite.

Then...something happened kaya... di na kami tumuloy sa reception and just had our lunch in Max- SM sta. Rosa. Hay..Kakapagod. Finally.. we're home at around 3pm..i'm not sure of the time. Basta were hime safe... and ako ang driver.. WHAT an EXPERINCE and a JOURNEY.

Monday, June 12, 2006

the good and the bad

Today is Holiday. But I am here in the Office coz I need to finish some stuffs that I need to present tomorrow night.

Today also is my 1st day to work without Ariel by the passenger side. He is now in Taiwan. He left yesterday. Flight BR272 bound to Taipei. And here i am now already missing him so much.

it's my 1st time to sleep at night without him. buti na lang samin nakatira ngayon yung brother ko kaya may katabi ako matulog.

and since kahapon sya umalis... i have a headache now. pagod kasi kami last saturday and also yesterday. Been so very busy last wikend.

some wento about our wikend...

friday night.. we left the office at 7pm. we had dinner in our home. my dad cooked chicken adoobo. My dad is staying in our place every wikdays because he's working on some stuffs for our house. My dad is jack of all trades... carpentry, welding, gardening, painting, electrical etc. Dami na nabago sa house namin and all were done by my dad. Good thing about it is we're able to save on labor... inaabutan lang namin si dadi tas may touch of love pa yung gawa kaya di lugi di tulad ng iba na inaaraw and trabaho. I'll be posting some pictures of our home soon.

So going back to friday... after dinner... my ever patient husband taught my bro on his assignment. We're having problem with my brother. He used to excel in his studies from preschool to grade 4 but when he was in grade 5 & 6, nawala na gana sa studies. madali kasi sya maimpluensyahan ng environment. more on laro, video games, gitara, basketball, etc. Hay.. medyo sakit ng ulo. parang nakalimutan na nya mga napag-aralan dati. actually...medyo nauubos pasensya ko sa pagtuturo. i am not an instructor naman in nature eh. kulang kasi ako sa pasensya. kaya si ariel ang nag-tyatyagang magturo. medyo masungit sya and being strict pero di talaga nya tinatantanan until matuto. which i believe is good naman. this is for my brother's benefit naman eh. nakatulog nako bago pa man matapos yung "jewel in the palace" pero pa sila tapos.. past 12mn na ata sila natapos.

saturday... we woke up at 930am. got a text from tonio, our neighbor/manager. di daw nag-wo-work yung aircard nya. need to send some files kaya dumaan sya sa house and nakisuyo na pakisend files from his flash drive. while ariel is working, i cooked some simple bfast...fried rice, hotdog, egg and canned purefoods sisig. we planned to go to sm to buy some items that he needs to bring with him to taiwan but just after we took a bath, dumating yung mga construction workers na gumawa ng house namin. we have complaints kasi about the roof of the garage, window, tiles etc. it was a back job. so nauna na kami ng brother ko sa SM. I drive our chinchin going to SM. wow... i can drive alone na..hehehe.

national bookstore was our 1st stop, bought the things he needs in school. next was grocery/sm hypremart, tingin us washing m/c. hirap na kasi maglaba (kala mo dami laba no? undies lang naman.. papa-laundry kasi kami). dumating na si ariel kasi lunch break daw nung mga tao. we bought 6kg American Heritage ata yun na washing machine. it was not a twin tub coz his sis we'll be giving us their old spinner. and one reason also is that wala ng space sa house. we proceeded to the grocery after paying the washing machine... bought food,toiletries, etc. tas balik na us sa house kasi 1pm babalik mga tao. bumili lang us food from the carinderia. di kami makaluto dahil may gumagawa sa loob ng house. may pinalitan kasi sila tiles. sa 2nd floor na lang us eat. then laba nako undies using our new washing m/c. halata bang excited. di noh. need kasi ni ariel matuyo undies nya for his flight. wala na sya madadala. hehehe.

mga 3pm dumating naman officemate namin kahit magulo sa house. need daw nya kasi mag-log sa office eh malapit lang kami sa kanila 10km lang daw kesa punta sya sa office which is 24km. may dala pa sila ice krim..kakahiya. mga 20mins lang sila...na-cancel daw yung need nyang pag-log-on sa system ng subcon namin. di nabigay yung oras ng production. ayos lang us konti sa house then alis ulit kami. wala nang ligo-ligo. claimed namin uniform ni popoy sa patahian. sobrang kainis yung patahian na yun. supposedly, may 30 pa namin kunin yun pero di nila natapos. we ordered 4 polos and 2 pants. may pasok na bro ko nung june 7 tas june 5 lang nila natapos yung 2 polos and 1 pants kaya binalikan pa namin. hay. ..

then punta na us ulit SM, we bought printer 3-in 1 HP1410. pinagpilian namin yung epson & HP pero we did go for HP. reasons are: it is cheaper- 4.2K against 4.99K, size- bulky yung epson, quality (mas ok daw quality ng HP). ang cons nga lang is expensive ang ink. reason pala for buying is may assignment na yung bro ko and we think that we may be needing it more in the future.

after that, pagupit na sya kasi haba na buhok nya. habang nasa GQ Barbershop sya, i went to nat'l bookstore to buy a ream of bond papers. punta din sa ACE and Surplus to look for umbrella but wala din sila stock like in SM. buti na lang meron sa Watson. I bought 3 umbrella for 99.75 each - 1 for Ariel ( may scattered rainshower daw sa taipei), 1 for my bro and 1 for my sis.

7pm, attended anticipated mass. wala na kasi tym ng sunday kasi 1240pm yung flight nya. wala na din ligo-ligo kasi 630 na us nakadating sa house. ok pa naman looks n smell ko eh. hehehe. tas nasira pa sampayan dahil sa bigat nung nilabhan nung brother ko.

then punta us sm ulit. 3rd time for the day to meet with my sister JEN. she'll sleep over with us. ariel went to ACE hardware to buy clothes line rope while i am buying bucket meal sa KFC. Dinner kami dun then uwi na din.

sa house kabit ni ariel sampayan.,while my sis is helping my bro with his laundry. nilabhan ulit kasi nadumihan.

then ayos na kami gamit ni ariel, clothes, things to bring, etc while JEN and Popoy are working on Popoy's notebook. tahi nila notebook , alis yung spring para mas neat.

Ariel also set-up the Printer to my laptop. registered it online and also set-up our wifi so that my laptop will be recognize as primary PC while Ariel is in Taiwan. Puyat talaga kami ... slip at 130am.

Sunday, gising na us at 6pm. His sister will be picking him up to accompany us to the airport. delikado daw kasi if I drive home alone. . 7am dun na sila sa house.

Pa-full tank muna ni Ariel Chinchin while bihis kami.

We left the house at 8am. We're in the airport at around 9am. His Ate left after dropping him off to the departure area. we (my sis, bro and I) stayed sa arrival area dun sa may JBEE para may kasama sya eat bfast/lunch. But sarado pa booth when he arrive kaya wait pa sya then haba pa pila. 1030pm na sya nakalabas. eat lang sya 2-pc burger steak. then mga 11am alis na din sya para maka-rest naman sya sa may boarding area.

we just rode a bus going to baclaran then jeep us to paliparan. SM molino lang us pero yun lang sakayan. sobra traffic dapat pala fx na lang us. init pa.

sa house, eat lang us nung tirang chix from KFC for our lunch. tas nuod kami dvd. kaso nakatulog ako then bigla umulan. shocks, all windows are open kaya bigla ako takbo to close windows. hay..too late..napasok na kami tubig. hehehe. then nuod ulit. tas pinanuod nila yung wedding video namin. i forgot to blog pala about the wedding video. nakuha na namin sya last april after a year. naki-pag settle na lang kami sa studio. we paid add'l 2K para makuha yung video pero babalik din daw nya yung money pag binayaran na sya ni jhun. hay.

luto ulit ako dinner naman. cooked the pork that ariel marinated and made some itlog na maalat with kamatis. na-miss ko kasi yung salted egg eh.

mga 8pm, i helped popoy cover his notebooks with art parer as per instruction from his teacher. hay.. dami talaga arte pag sa school pa. well sa work dami din arte... may mga bureaucracy pa kamo.. hehehe.

mga 930pm. uwi na sis ko with Anna. may pasok pa kasi Jen ng 6am ng monday. nursing student kasi sya and just had her capping last may 29th. wala na pala holiday pag nag-duduty na sa hospital yung mga nursing students.

hatid ko sila sa SM. Meaning i am driving. yabang noh, medyo kabado pa rin pero i chose to do it kasi wala na tricycle sa kanto ng subdv natin to SM. pagbalik house. ayos lang konti ng gamit for work then slip na. antok nako and pagod eh. popoy is still working with his assignments pero diko na talaga kaya kaya tulog nako. tabi ko popoy slip.

SIDE WENTO:
close talaga kami popoy. i'm the eldest and he's the youngest. when he was born, mom stayed in the hospital for 3 days kasi nagpa-ligate na sya. 5 na kasi kami noh?. I just graduated from HS that time and it was our vacation kaya i took care of him. he was never breast feeded by my mom. ayaw nya. hehehe. nasanay sya sa bottle. mas close sya sakin kesa kay mommy. i remembered when i was in college, mas habol sya sakin kesa sa mommy. kaya i need to bring him to sleep before going to school. tabi lagi kami slip. na-tsismis pa nga ako dati na anak ko daw sya kasi i didn't enroll right after HS. i stop for one sem due to financial problem. wala lang. kakatawa lang. mga tao talaga..

then, when i started working in cavite and wikends na lang uwi sa Pasig, he used to lay all the pillows in the bed para kunyari daw katabi nya pako. hehehe. well.. that's it... mabait sya dati pero naligaw ng landas nung malayo nako tsaka work na si mommy kaya no one was looking after him and his studies. I just pray that bumalik yung dating sipag at galing nya sa studies.

and... ngayon... dito ako sa office..just talked to ariel, ok naman sya. lamig daw sa taiwan. wala sya jacket pero kaya naman daw nya. he's not used to wearing jacket kasi eh.

anyway... bkt nga ba the good and the bad subject nito... wala lang...
the BAD is i'm missing ariel, i am tired, ariel is tired....
the GOOD is i'm learning to drive alone. this could improve my skills as well as increase my confidence.

but siempre, i would still want and would always wanted to have Ariel by my SIDE. And spend the days of our lives together... happy together...

Monday, June 05, 2006

A New Milestone...

Bakit ko nga nakalimutan i-blog ang mga bagong milestone sa buhay ko? I'm excited although there is still fear inside. But I know, the best is yet to come. . I've been dreaming of learning to drive and I am now learning....

Anyway... this is the whole story.

* Late 2003, Ariel taught me to drive using their liteace in a friend's subdivision. Didn't learn much. more on 1st and 2nd gear lang.


* No practice since then.


* Late 2004 or early 2005, I enrolled in Socialites Driving School for 5 hrs. I was able to drive around ortigas and edsa.


* Di rin nasundan driving ko coz, I don't have my own car.


* May 2005, I tried again using Ariel's LiteAce. Not good. It seems that I didn't learn anything.

* No practice ulit.


* Jan 2006, we bought our Chinchin. I said to myself, dapat matuto nako!


* Sobrang naging busy kaya di nakaka-practice.

* April 29'06, tried driving around our subdivision but failed. It was a sharp curve and napa-akyat ako sa gutter. buntik din bumangga sa mga construction supply.Ariel told me na mag-aral na lang ulit ako kasi nag-aaway lang kami.

* May 1'06. Saw and enrolled in the driving school near our place.I enrolled for 7hrs.

* May 6, 1st day of class - 2Hrs. Takot ako. Biglang salang sa manibela. Konting turo lang sa kambyo then andar na. This is not the same dun sa unang driving school ko. 1st and 2nd gear lang ako.

* May 7, 1Hr of Class. Learned the basics for hanging.Hirap. Hehehe.
o After my class. Tried driving around our subdivision. Inis pa rin si Ariel. Didn't meet his expectation. Hmmp.

* May 8, an hour of evening driving class. Mahirap pala mag-drive sa gabi at sa madami tao.

* May 9, another evening driving class. getting used to night driving pero from 1st to this day, 1st and 2nd gear lang ako. As per my instructor, I need to improve on the way I handle my steering wheel.

* May 13, cancelled ang driving class. May bagyo. Lakas ng hangin.

* May 20, 2Hrs of driving class.
o Nakarating nako sa Daang Hari. Wow, pwede pala ako pumunta Alabang nang naka-2nd gear lang. Hehehe.
o Drive with Ariel inside our subdivision. Hay sobrang kainis. Hirap talaga i-please ni Ariel ( pero sobrang ok talaga sya drive kaya mataas din standards).
o Tapos na 7 hrs ko but would like to extend for another 3hrs.

* May 27, dagdag payment for my class
o I drove with Ariel to driving school. Sablay pa rin daw ako.
o can't park sa parking nung instructor ko. Sa iba na lang ako park.
o 1 Hr of class - used our very own Chinchin. I drove inside our subdivision.
o Hatid ko instructor sa may school.
o Went home alone. Drive around our subdivision before going home.

* May 28, 5-7pm- My last 2 Hrs of class.
o Drove alone to the driving school.
o Used our Chinchin. Able to drive in Aguinaldo Hi-way.
o Able to drive in a very stiff road/bridge. Whoo!, I made it.
o Drive ulit sa Daang Hari. This time, I was able to use my 3rd and 4th gear.
o Going home... I had a casualty. Naka-atras ako ng owner. Umatras kasi ako sa may humps. Di ako nakapag-gas. Hehe. Buti mabait yung driver pati mga kasama nya. Wala naman sila gasgas. Si chinchin lang. May gasgas na bumper.Di ako inaway and advise pa sila na mag-sama ako while practicing.

* May 30, 1st time to drive going to work. Dami ko daw casualty sabi ni Ariel. Hay...
o I had 8 errors and di pa naka- park.

* May 31, 2nd time to drive to work.
o Had 5 errors.
o Half day kami coz Ariel is sick.
o Had 6 errors from work to mcdo drive thru to our house.

* June 1- didn't drive. We need to be early to work.And need to be early sa house.

* June 2- 3rd time driving to work.
o Had 6 errors and di pa rin nakapag-park.
o Lunch- drive to and from the Bank and back to work. Able to park. Maluwag kasi parking.

* June 3- didn't drive. most of the time kasi sa house lang.

* June 4- Ariel drove nung morning to Pasig. I drove from Gas station- Kapitolyo Pasig to Our house. A major Milestone. Nakapag-expressway ako (SLEX).... Kahit namatayan ako sa may tollgate at ang layo ko dun sa bayaran. Hehe.
o Sa subdivision namin, Ariel taught me ng pa-atras. Weakness ko pa kasi eh.
o Drove to a nearby store to buy mirienda.
o Drive from our house to SM Molino. Whew! 1st time maka-pag park. Pa-atras pa! Yepeey.
o Drive from SM to our house. Ang Saya. Hehehe.

* June 5, drove to work.
o konti na lang error and was able to drive sa traffic. Sobrang ok! 1st day of school kasi eh.

So..that's my adventure. masaya pag nakikita kong nag-iimprove nako. Pero siempre while driving.. I still need to take a lot of care and precautions.

I just need to pray for safety and guidance.

Saturday, June 03, 2006

The Interpreter...

Hi. Medyo ok na me ngayon coz I got this interpretation from my friend. Hindi sya dream interpreter... engineer sya ..pero may talent..hehehe.. please read...

Hearing music at night..wala yan..masaya ka lang sa buhay mo in general. tsaka marami ka lang talagang thoughts na pinapasok sa subconscious mind mo kaya masyado kang nagiging sensitive sa outside stimuli.

Sa tingin ko mababaw ang tulog mo kasi bothered ka. Maraming naglalaro sa subconscious mind mo na nagca-cause para i-tap nya ang conscious mind mo..therefore nagigising ka. Absolutely nothing to do w/ exorcism yan noh.

About the airplane dream...pwede mo i-relate yng airplane sa pag-aaral mo magdrive. In your dreams nagcrashed yng plane pero nakatakbo ka and d naman kayo natamaan or nasaktan. Crashing of the plane can be related to your fear na mabangga or makabangga...anything that has something to do w/ car accident that you might encounter kapag mag-isa ka nang nagda-drive. You see..sabi mo nakatakbo...meaning..you actually know what you should do to avoid the "accident" na kinakatakutan mo. Plane cut in half... Isipin mo nasa gitnang lane ka habang nagda-drive ka...I think you're very conscious at takot kapag nasa ganito kang posisyon ka pagnagda-drive. yun lng yun...nahati sa gitna represents you na nagda-drive sa gitnang lane..isa na naman sa mga fears mo na naglalaro sa subconscious mind mo. Yng baby naman...I guess aminin mo man or hindi eh medyo you're having thoughts na rin about having a baby. Maybe iniisip mo na nagkaka-eded ka na (peace tayo ha!) and kailangan mo na magka-baby or maybe you're thinking na gusto mo na sana ng baby kaya lang may mga bagay-bagay ka na iniisip (financial maybe or paano..sino mag-aalaga etc) sa baby nyo pag dumating na sya...basta...yng part na d mo alam kng sino yng baby..or d mo makita kng ano itsura nung baby symbolizes yng mga fears mo of having your baby. You're carrying a baby symbolizes your desire to have one.

Yng asong umaalulong...takot ka lang mag-isa. This time it has nothing to do sa driving mo. Natatakot ka coz this is the first time na mag-isa ka (though si Popoy nandyan) sa bagong bahay nyo. Syempre konti pa nakatira dyan tapos d mo pa kilala masyado mga tao sa inyo and d ka pa sanay siguro talaga sa paligid mo. Dba yng alulong ng aso eh parang pananakot na hala..mag-isa ka may multo...Sa case mo nga, takot lng yun na mag-isa sa bahay. Yng multo..syempre d totoo yun eh takot mo sa masasamang tao..pwedeng magnanakaw or what na iniisip mo pano pag may nakatiktik na wala yng man of the house baka may gumawa ng hindi maganda sa inyo etc..

Advise: Tigilan mo na kakaisip mo ng kung anu-ano. Hindi nakakatulong ang sobrang pag-iisip ng problema or ng kinabukasan. Take each day just as it is. Learn to let go of your fear. Daanin mo sa dasal lahat ng desires mo sa buhay and most especially lahat ng mga worries mo. Try mo gawin...before ka matulog, dasal ka ng personal...hindi yng mga dasal na tinuturo sa atin ng church. Dasal na actually kinakausap mo lang si God. Kwento mo buong araw mo sa kanya..ano yng hindi magandang nagyari..ano sana gusto mo. Pwede ka umiyak habang ginagawa mo yan kapag naiinis ka or masama loob mo. Basta...ilabas mo lahat ng thoughts mo before sleeping through this prayer. Pwedeng nakahiga hanggang sa makatulog ka. Ganyan ako lalo na kapag naba-bad trip ako... nakakatulugan ko na sya pero paggising mo naman magaan na pakiramdam. Parang nawala na nga yng bigat nung iniisip mo. Ngayon..kung medyo diskumpyado ka pa rin baka nga may mumu o kng ano dyan sa bahay nyo...magbudbod ka ng holy water. Ganyan ako sa Taiwan...buong bahay winiwisikan ko ng holy water para sigurado. hehehe..dami kasi nilang kng anu-anong kwento ng kababalaghan dito eh. Pero ak, ni minsan hindi ko sya naramdaman. Meron ingay lang pero d ko nararamdaman yng takot. So I guess it works na nagwisik ng Holy water. hehehe..libre naman holy water...


ok ba?

Also, got this advise from a newbie friend.... this is also enlightening...

Hi Ella,

I don't know how to interpret dreams and don't even know anything about exorcism. But if this is really bothering you, try praying to God about it. Tell Him everything you feel, you dreamt of, you hear, you sense and ask for His protection on your family and ask Him to give you peace of mind. Everytime you wake up in the middle of the night and couldn't go back to sleep, pray to Him. Pray and trust God. I'd like to share this passage to you in Philippians 4:6-7 "Don't be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

Sherri

Well.... i will keep on praying coz it will be my strength...

Thursday, June 01, 2006

i am bothered....

I am just bothered and would like to ask for inputs of the things happening to me.

- I don't know why I am hearing music at night (siguro 3 times na) although wala naman kaming katabing house and wala ding bukas na TV and radio sa house.

- Masyado mababaw ang tulog ko and madalas ako nagigising sa madaling araw at hirap ulit matulog. Minsan, I checked on our clock and it was almost 2am. Natakot ako cause may na-kwento si Ariel about waking up in the middle of the night.Almost the same with Exorcism of Emily Rose-kahit diko pa sya napapanuod.

- Last Monday, I had a dream, A plane crashed near our place. I was carrying a baby. Diko alam kung sino kasi wala pa naman kaming baby. We were almost hit by the plane but I was able to run. And the plane just stop close to us which is cut in half.

- This morning I woke up at 5am( don't know the exact time, I am just assuming), I heard the dog bark differently twice... parang uma-alulong. I got scared. I tried to wake up ariel but the dog stop barking. Pero diko alam kung ano yung tinatahulan nya kasi I also saw kaninang umaga that tinaob na naman nya yung trash can namin sa tapat ng house.

May meaning kaya mga ito?

- some of the things I am thinking kasi ngayon are:
-- matutong mag-drive ng maayos.
-- Ariel will be going to taiwan for 2 weeks kaya I really need to.
-- work/projects.

What do you think? Bothered lang talaga ako.

Got Tagged by Cynch... LIFE's SIMPLE PLEASUREs...

Instructions: Name ten of life’s simple pleasures that you like the most, then pick ten people to do the same. Try to be original and creative and not to use things that someone else has already used.

So here are my ten simple pleasures:

1. coffee in the morning... it gives me energy to keep going. i really like the caramel machiatto but SB here in the Phils doesn't taste like the one in US.

2. Monthly Period without Cramps... this seldom happens...

3. text, email or call from relatives and friends... i missed them...

4. meal date with hubby.... most of the time, it is simple but it is special

5. a pat on the back/shoulder ... so flattering

6. "thank you" from someone.... it felt so different when i receive it from someone

7. watching tv.... having some time to watch tv is really simple but a real pleasure...

8. malling , shopping or ever just window shopping gives me a different kind of feeling

9. 6pm... uwian na...

10. clean surroundings... refreshing....


thanks cynch...

now let me tag ... MK, Marla, Pao, Ela, Jeanny, and others who would like to enjoy life and count their blessings...