What Happenned?

We don't know....
It suddenly dropped.

As per the chicka-chicka, it is because of the lifting of the tax exemption for the solar companies in the US. We are affected eventhough we are a semicon company because our company owns 50% of the Sunpower Corporation.

Now... we're just keeping our fingers cross that it will not go back to it's record low way back 2001.

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I'm like Sponge Bob Square Pants

Dianne just tagged me.
Now, I’m Tagging Christine, Me-anne, Issa and Timi.

Everyone has a personality of a cartoon character. Have you ever asked yourself what cartoon character do you most resemble?
A group of investigators got together and analyzed the personalities of well known and modern cartoon characters. The information that was gathered was made into this test.
Answer all the questions (only 10) with what describes you best, add up all your Points (which are next to the answer that you choose) at the end and look for your results.
Do not cheat by looking at the end of this post before you are done.
Then ask your Friends to answer it. (Make sure to Highlight your answers)

1. Which one of the following describes the perfect date?
.a) Candlelight dinner (4 pts.)
.b) Fun/Theme Park (2 pts.)
.c) Painting in the park (5 pts)
.d) Rock concert (1 pt.)
.e) Going to the movies (3 pts.)

2. What is your favorite type of music?
.a) Rock and Roll (2 pts.)
.b) Alternative (1 pt.)
.c) Soft Rock (4 pts.)
.d) Country (5 pts.)
.e) Pop (3 pts.)

3. What type of movies= do you prefer?
.a) Comedy (2 pts.)
.b) Horror (1 pt.)
.c) Musical (3 pts.)
.d) Romance (4 pts.)
.e) Documentary (5 pts.)

4.. Which one of these occupations would you choose if you only could choose one of these?
.a) Waiter (4 pts.)
.b) Professional Sports Player (5 pts.)
.c) Teacher (3 pts.)
d) Police (2 pts.)
.e) Cashier (1 pt)

5 . What do you do with your spare time?
.a) Exercise (5 pts.)
.b) Read (4 pts.)
.c) Watch television (2 pts.)
.d) Listen to music (1 pt.)
.e) Sleep (3 pts.)

6. Which one of the following colors do you like best?
.a) Yellow (1 pt.)
.b) White (5 pts.)
.c) Sky Blue (3 pts.)
.d) Dark Blue (2 pts.)
.e) Red (4 pts.)

7. What do you prefer to eat?
.a) Snow (3 pts.)
.b) Pizza (2 pts.)
.c) Sushi (1 pt.)
.d) Pasta (4 pts.)
.e) Salad (5 pts.)

8 What is your favorite holiday?
.a) Halloween (1 pt.)
.b) Christmas (3 pts.)
c) New Year (2 pts.)
.d) Valentine’s Day (4 pts.)
.e) Thanksgiving (5 pts.)

9. If you could go to one of these places which one would it be?
.a) Paris (4 pts)
.b) Spain (5 pts)
.c) Las Vegas (1 pt)
.d) Hawaii (4 pts)
.e) Hollywood (3 pts)

10. With which of the following would you prefer to spend time with?
.a) Someone Smart (5 pts.)
.b) Someone attractive (2 pts.)
.c) Someone who likes to Party (1 pt.)
.d) Someone who always has fun (3 pts.)
.e) Someone very sentimental (4 pts.)


Now add up your points and find out the answer you have been waiting for!

Put your character in the subject line and forward to your friends and back to the person that sent this to you.

Very interesting to see ‘who’ your friends are!

(10-16 points) You are Garfield :
You are very comfortable, easy going, and you definitely know how to
have fun but sometimes you take it to an extreme. You always know what
you are doing and you are always in control of your life. Others may
not see things as you do, but that doesn’t mean that you always have to do what is right. Try to remember, your happy spirit may hurt you or others.

(17-23 points) You are Snoopy:
You are fun, you are very cool and popular. You always know what’s i n
and you are never are out of style You are good at knowing how to
satisfy everyone else. You have probably disappeared for a few days
more than once but you always come home with the family values that you learned Being married and having children are important to you, but
only after you have had your share of fun times

(24-28 points) You are Elmo:
You have lots of friends and you are also popular, always willing to
give advice and help out a person in need. You are very optimistic and
you always see the bright side of things. Some good advice: try not to
be too much of a dreamer. Dreaming too big could cause many conflicts in
your life.

(29-35 points) You are Sponge Bob Square Pants:
You are the classic person that everyone loves. You are the best friend that anyone could ever have and never wants to lose. You never cause harm to anyone and they would never not understand your feelings. Life is a journey, it’s funny and calm for the most part. Stay away from traitors and jealous people, and you will be stress free.

(36-43 points) You are Charlie Brown:
You are tender, you fall in love quickly but you are also very serious
about all relationships. You are a family person. You call your Mom
every Sunday. You have many friends and may occasionally forget a few
Birthdays. Don’t let your passion confuse you with reality.

(44-50 points) You are Dexter:
You are smart and definitely a thinker… Every situation is fronted
with a plan. You have a brilliant mind. You demonstrate very strong
family principles. You maintain a stable routine but never ignore a bad
situation when it comes. Try to do less over thinking every once in a
while to spice things up a bit with spontaneity!

Now don’t spoil it! Have some Fun!!

Nursing Home

I must admit I hate being sick. It limits me on doing the things I normally do aside from the fact that I need to take different medicines. But I know that whether we like it or not, all of us will get sick, no matter how we avoid it.

I believe that planning for the future is needed. When I get old and sick, I would like to be taken care of inside our home. I also believe that we should all start looking for a care home as early as now. But we should know first what kind and type of care we would like to have. Our present illness or family history can also be our basis as to the type of care we will be needing. It is better to be safe and protected rather than be sorry. Setting a budget for this is recommended.

Hair Treatment atbp.

We left the office a little earlier than usual. Hubby was so eager to have my hair done. I told him few weeks ago about my plan of having a hair treatment because of my severe failing hair and very dry hair.The last treatment I had was February before our HK trip.

The plan was to have it done once we receive our bonus. However, hubby seems not used to have money inside his wallet (he is used in giving me all his php - I do the planning and spending. But I didn't get money from his collection this week).

I would not to have my hair done this early but he was just so exited about it.

So we went to Index Salon in Dasma Cavite. This is the same place where I had my hair rebonded for only 2k last January. I was advise that I should take the Loreal Power dose treatment for 1.1K (needed 2 bottles for my long hair). It was good after all. I was so satisfied with the result. The scalp massage was also so relaxing. I gave the "parlorista" a fair tip.

When we got out of the parlor, I saw a man selling "mangga't bagoong" (my favorite). I bought one and was not able to control myself....I ate it inside the car. Yummy.

Now... hubby is working at home again. This is also the reason why I was able to open my PC and blog. Hehehe.

Quiet

Been quiet lately. Busy lang. Need to speed some quality time with hubby. Di sya masyado work ngayon at home kaya di rin ako masyado gawa ng mga personal stuffs ko.

Btw, please drop by my other blog to see my random thoughts.

Growing Old

I believe that we have to treasure every day of our life. All of us will grow old. I still remember my childhood, grade school and college days. I used to dream what I want to be when I finish school. I have my wish list.Many years already passed. Some of my wishes came true some didn't. But even today, I still have my wish list. It keeps growing. But sometimes, I stop and think about me and my husband. When we get old and get sick, who would take care of us?

Life is tough nowadays. Every minute counts. Time is moving so fast. We would never know what could happen the next day. I believe that as early as now (although I think, it is already late), we should think of how we would like to be taken care of when we get old. Looking for nursing homes should be part of our plans for the future. We should also know what kind and type of care we would like to have or would need in order for us not to be a burden to our children.

Car Insurance

We don't know what can happen to us in the future. This is why we need to invest and be insured. We have to insure our life, our home, our children's education, our retirement and even our vehicles. But we need to remember that insurance is not an investment but a protection of our future. Another point is that we need to ensure that we are not over insuring our properties. We should consider their depreciation.

Right now, we own a Home and a 10 year old Car which are both insured. We also plan to buy a brand new car in the future. We'll sure get an insurance for it. But before doing that we would need to compare all the available insurance providers. This is to Lower Your Car/SUV Insurance. It would be better if we can get an Insurance Quotes Online. I know how to drive a manual transmission car but I am not a good driver yet. Thus, we would also like an insurance provider that offers Poor Driver Auto Insurance Rates. A sports car is part of my wish list. If we will be lucky, we would also want an insurance provider that have Coverage For Sports Car. Bottom line, our requirement is an Insurance Provider that offers a complete coverage at a competitive cost.

Pay Day Loans

There are times that no matter how we budget our finances, there would be emergencies or unforeseen cost that we need face and pay before the next pay day. It is therefore suggested that we keep some money separate from our regular savings account that can be used as an Emergency Fund.

Most of the time, payday money just come and go. Monthly budgeting is suggested but there are some circumstances that are inevitable. The next payday could be some more days away. Worst case is, it could be 30 days away. In times like this, and if we don't have an emergency fund, we can ask for help from family members or friends. However, there would be times, that they can't help us. Good thing that there are already companies that offer salary loans. There are also some that offers Faxless Payday Loans where your loans can be approved easily and funds will be deposited directly to your bank account the next banking day. Easy right?! So the next time that you'll need to bridge your cash needs between pay days, just remember that help is just around. You just need to search and click.

Something to Look forward To

Finally... after more than 7 years, after the 9/11 bombing, after the recession, we are seeing some light. It still pays to to wait and be patient.

The US Market is beginning to rise from the long sleep. Hope this will also bring a positive effect to the Philippine Market. (Pwera Usog. Hehehe.)

LONG WEEKEND JOY RIDE

THURSDAY
We left Cavite @ 10am. No traffic.
We had lunch in my parents house in Pasig.
We went to the cemetery with my siblings @ 1pm.
We visited 1st the place of my mom's relative.
Able to meet my aunts, cousins and pamangkins.
Able to make chicka-chicka. Nice and happy gathering.
We left @ 5pm and went to my father's father grave.
We lit some candle, say a little prayer and left.

We went straight to my mama linda's house (my mom's sister and our wedding godparent).
She is a little sick and was not able to go back to the cemetery.
We had dinner there and had some take-out (Menudo - her best recipe and our all time favorite).
Went back to my parents house and left at around 7pm.

We're reached Cavite in no sweat again. Still.. No traffic in SLEX, Alabang exit and Daang Hari. We just watched TV before sleeping.


FRIDAY - LONG LONG JOYRIDE
We left CAVITE @ 10am. Took Coastal Road and Edsa going to Greenhills.
We're to visit my MIL in Himlayan. However, my SIL's still need time to sleep and they plan to leave @ 4pm.
We just spent time in Greenhills. Bought some blank CDs and Videoke CD.
Had Tenderloin Steak for lunch in House of Minis. Yummy. Na-miss namin steak.
Also able to buy a lace inner shirt for a low neckline blouse (120each) and a body bag for 380.
2:30pm-left Greenhills and went to DEC in Wilson St. to buy the Shabu-shabu soup powder but they don't have it.
Just bought some kikiam and a Bottled Starbucks Coffee. Yummy Yummy!!!
A little traffic was experienced going to Mayon QC.
It is hubby's uncle's BDAY (tito Augusto). We dropped by CAUSEWAY RESTO to take home some pasalubong (Braised Noddles, Fried Chicken and Tausi Fish Fillet).
We're able to meet tita tess,his cousin's wife and his pamangkins. They are so cute.
Able to talk to his uncle who is already weak because of a stroke. Hope he'll get well soon.
We left the place @ 5pm.
Next STOP... HIMLAYAN.....
Super Traffic. We got there it @ 6pm.
Able to meet tito Jaime , Jimjim and my BILs and SILs.
We said a little prayer before leaving @ 7pm.
We went to Causeway TIMOG QC - for a Dinner with my in-laws and Jimjim.
We ate a lot of dimsums @ 39each and a lauriat Meal. Our Treat for hubby's bday.
We left the place @ 8:30pm.
We went to my in-law's place in CUBAO.
Hubby got his gift from his "Ate".
Chicka Chicka while watching Kapuso Channel.
Hubby got a phonecall from his bestfriend who just got back from Japan after a 2.5month assingment there.
We left @ 10pm and drove straight to ANGONO RIZAL to fetch his bfriend. He and his GF will be spending a night in our home for their vacation in Sonya's Garden the next day.
I thought, they are both in Angono...pero hindi pala. Waah.
We still need to go to Solis, Manila (TONDO).I'm a little sleepy na that time buti na lang wala na masyado traffic.
From Solis, we took Roxas then Coastal Road going back home.
Got home (CAVITE) @ 1:am.
Able to sleep @ 2pm , we still had some wento wento.
Was so tired ... parang nalibot namin buong Manila. Our travel time was longer compared to the time we stayed in one place. Yet, we enjoyed every moment of it.

SATURDAY
Woke up @ 6:30am
Left home @ 8am.

Reached Sonya's Garden @ 9am.
Ariel treated us for Breakfast. It was our 1st time in the place. The breakfast was good. We had hot cocoa drink, mushroom omelet, Boneless Bangus, Pork & Chicken Adobo, Fried Rice and Mango for Dessert.

After breakfast, we had some pix taking while strolling the place.
At 11am Ariel got the keys to their room. It was a nice cozy room with 4 beds.. too much for the 2 of them. It was nice but the smell of the kitchen below can be smelled inside their room.
We left them passed 11:30am. There was heavy traffic near RESIDENCE INN and Tagaytay Crossing.

Hubby and I are still full for a lunch but we still tried Carlo's Pizza. It was good but I don't like much their crust. It taste like a Shawarma patty. I still preferred Yellow Cab and/or Shakey's Pizza.
We took out coffee from Starbucks before finally driving home.
Reached home few minutes before 2pm. We're so sleepy and took a Siesta. We woke up @ 6pm.
Hubby cooked Shabu-shabu for dinner without the recommended powdered soup. We just used Chicken cubes to taste.
After dinner, we cleaned our room then I started working on my Visual Creation Hambly Prints Challenge Entry. Able to finish 2 simple LOs (OPEN ur EYES & HOBBY of Hubby) in a rush.
Able to go to bed pass 12am since I still need to ligpit my kalats.hehehe.


SUNDAY
Not able to get up @ 6am for my aero class. Slept till 9am.
Had bfast. Tried the CD we bought from Greenhills. Our player was not seeing all the tracks (should be 2500 tracks but it is only seeing 999 tracks). Tried it also on a player. It is worse. It's only seeing 600+ tracks.
Hmmm... I think we really need to buy a MAGIC MIC or the MEGABOX Karaoke player.
Hubyy played TONG-ITS with Ate Nena while I am surfing and blogging.Hehehe...
Attended Mass @ 5pm.
Bought Kikiam, Squid Balls and Ihaw-ihaw sa kanto.
Ate them all for dinner @ home while watching TV.
Was still sleepy so we slept early.. about 9pm.

*** We had a very long and tiring weekend but it was a JOYRIDE!

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Hubby's Birthday

Two saturdays ago was hubby's Birthday. It was his 30th. We had a simple party although he doesn't want to have one. I insisted that we do it because it is his 30th.

It was a very simple party. Most of the foods are easy to prepare like:
1. Rellenong Bangus - bought from our suking tindahan in Pasig
2. Inihaw na Liempo - grilled by our help.
3. Kalderetang Baka - ordered from our officemate.
4. Crispy Batikulon for Pulutan - ordered from our officemate
5. Fruit Salad - prepared by yours truly
6. Pansit - cooked by Dad
7. Hotdog with Mallows on stick for the kids - prepared by manang.
8. Eggplant - fried by manang
9. Puto Pao - bought from Pasig
10. Chicken Lollipop and Lumpiang Shainghai - contributed by Ariel's sisters. Cooked in our home.
11. Drinks - Coke, Coke Light, Pepsi Diet, Pepsi Max, Nestea Ice tea (concentrate) in a water jag.
12. Chocolate cake from Goldilocks.

Most of the grocery items that we'll be needing were bought the week before the party. But Friday before the party, we need to take a half day off to go to Pasig and get some items that we'll be needing.

We left the office @ 1230pm. Just drove thru Mcdo for our lunch. Hubby had quarter pounder and I had nuggets and spaghetti. We took coastal road. We're lucky that there's no traffic. However, there's a slow moving traffic in Pasay Rotonda. It irritates me. I am not used to heavy traffic anymore since we moved to Cavite. Btw, Hubby and I are supposed to go to ATC before going to Pasig but an officemate car pooled with us. He's going home to Bulacan. We just decided to go Megamall instead so we can drop him there. But when we're in Pasay Rotonda, he decided to just go down and take the MRT. I saw an ad in the MRT that Megamall is having a 3-DAY sale. I told hubby that I am having 2nd thoughts of going to Megamall. While he's still driving a thought of going to Glorietta passed by me but I didn't entertain it because of traffic. It was 2pm that time. When we are in Guadalupe, hubby got a text message that bombing happened in Glorietta. We still can't believe the news. Then, another same SMS came from our previous boss. We then believed it. We're thankful that we didn't went to Glorietta.

We reached my parents house in Pasig @ 3:30pm. We're still able to have a glimpse of the news about the bombing. It is so scary. We left @ 4:30pm.

We took SLEX going back Home. We went to ATC before heading home. We dropped by 88 STORE to buy a 12x12 paper organizer and a cork board. Then we shopped for hubby's birthday shirts. Hubby saw the WORLD VISION booth near Guess. Hubby is already sponsoring a child. It's now my time, so I signed up. I would like to buy a gift for hubby without him knowing but he doesn't want to let go of me. So I just accompanied him to Olympic Village. He was eyeing for a footware there before but he doesn't want to buy it. I asked him to just look for whatever that will please him and it will be my gift. He saw a nice sandals from Merrell. It was on sale-20% off, I think. We bought it and had our Dinner in North Park before going home.

At home, I prepared the salad and somehow clean the house before sleeping.

SATURDAY - HUBBY's BDAY
I woke up @ 6pm for my aero class. hubby woke up @ around 8am to watch his fav Dragon Ball on TV. It was such a busy morning. hubby went to hardware after bfast to buy some electrical stuffs for the lights that he plan to set up for the TENTs. I got sleepy and took a nap. Fews minutes later, the tents, chairs and tables and videoke arrived. Still... i have nothing to do. hehehe. Hubby set-up the lights.

Saw daddy cooking a HUGE CRAB. He said that ariel bought it for me. Such a sweet gesture from hubby. it's his bday but he still managed to surprise me with my favorite dish. After few hours of preparation, we had our lunch @ 11am. We also invited our neighbors for the party in the night. Dad started cooking pansit while Manang started grilling the liempo. Mom and Popoy arrived @ 2pm. We took a bath @ 3pm. I went to SM Molino with Mom to buy some ICE and cake. Another driving experience for me. I seldom drive lately because I am in T-MODE. Hehehe. We went to the grocery. Good thing that the line for paying in the cashier was short. We went to Goldilocks. Unfortunately, there are only 2 cakes remaining - a choco marble and a chocolate cake. The lady beside me bought the choco marble so I am left with no choice but to buy the Chocolate cake.

When we got back home, my in-laws are already there. We started preparing the buffet table. Few minutes later @ around 5pm the Tigas family came. Served the kids some hotdogs on stick. Good things we were able to make some for the kids. The invite says 6pm. Guest started arriving pass 6pm. Guests started serving themselves. Guests continue to arrive. Mostly are our officemates. We were expecting some relatives of Ariel but none arrived. Only his sisters and BILs. I just don't know if hubby was disappointed. But I think, our fault is we didn't indicate in the text invite the "RSVP" thingy. Hehehe. Our nieghbors also came to party. We're happy that they accepted our invite ( we are not talking with them before. we just say hi and hello). We had our 1st talk. Hehehe. Nice to have new friends in the neighborhood. Sir Boyet (our previous boss, not connected with CML anymore) also came at around 8pm. Few minutes later, Fr. Ginu (our Parish Priest) also came. Most of our guests are surprise to know he's from India but speaks Tagalog fluently. Our guests started saying goodbye @ around 9pm.The last batch of guest left @ 11pm. There are lots of leftover foods. There are a lot of guests but still MANY didn't make it. Wala lang. Sayang ibang handa.. So what's next???? Cleaning time.. hehehe. Thanks to my family for helping out. Also thanks to Ate Nena and her friend (ate Mildred) for the help. We cleaned up @ 12mn. Sleeping time na. A very tiring but fulfilling day. See pix in this link.

SUNDAY
woke up @ 8am. Hubby watched Dragon Ball. Had bfast. Dad left @ around 11pm with his biker friends (they biked from Pasig to Cavite). At 1030am, everybody took a nap. We had our lunch/PM snacks @ 3pm. All of us attended a mass @ 5pm. After the mass, hinatid ni hubby mga Mom ko to Alabang. I waited for him at HOME for dinner kasi di na kami kasya sa CAR. hehehe. When he arrived, we just ate our dinner and took a rest.

We had a very tiring yet wonderful weekend.

Investment, Protection and Insurance

Many people say that we must live our life to the fullest because we don't know what will happen in the future. I believe in this but still, I think we should also plan for the future. There are a lot of ways of planning for the future. We can do investments and buy insurance. Investments can be placed in stocks, mutual funds and UTIF and/or other investment mediums. You just need to know your risk appetite before you do your initial investment.

On the other hand, we should also buy insurance. But take note that insurance is not an investment. It is a protection for the future. I do believe that protection needs to come first before investment. This is not just for us but for our family that we may left behind. In shopping for an insurance, one must list the insurance plans pros and cons. One insurance provider could be better on another in one type of insurance. We can never have all the good things in an insurance provider. The best approach to Lower Your Insurance Premium is to lay all the plans available compare and bargain with the provider. In this way, you can not just spend on protection but also Save Money on Insurance. Is it not good?

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Online business is very "in" now a days due to many advantages. This is the reason why I am also thinking of establishing an online store. However, as of this moment I am still thinking of a product to sell. I just hope that I can think of one soon.

I would like to try my luck on online business because of the advantages that I can see as shown below:
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2. Not much manpower is needed.
3. Easier to Manage.
4. Shipping of items can be managed online.
5. Safer transaction - if payment is made thru paypal.
6. A lot of shopping cart software is available online.

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DIY Trick or Treat Bags

Yesterday... hubby woke up early and started to work?!!! Yes, he worked on a holiday... at HOME. Hehehe. Well, I just let him work just to avoid arguments. Besides... lately, there was a slight improvement on his work attitude. So while he's working... I did some trick or treat bags for our village activity. See my simple works here. It was inspired by Sienna Lim's Article in Scrapbytes.

Pix of the bags here.

Materials:
1.Cartolina (2 Orange and 1 Black) - used as bag, face (eyes,nose and mouth) and handle.
2. Stapler.
3. Tape.

COST of Materials:
Less than 30 pesos for a 38 bags (contents not included...hehehe). Not bad huh?

COST of Labor:
Priceless. Hehehe.

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Was so happy this morning when I saw the email from BG.
My recent LO (Picture of U) was accepted in their gallery. This is my 3rd out of my 5 attempts.

Hubby was Jealous Last Week!!!

Waah.. hubby was jealous.
Not with anyone else but with my hobby. Hehehe.

I was doing a LO last week and he rendered some help but I got impatient with his comment and told him that he's so slow reworking my scallop traces. Hehehe.

I told him " Ako na lang".
He said .... "Wag daw ako makialam kasi gusto nya gawin yun"

Tapos bigla nagtampururot. Hay.
Tulog na lang daw sya.
I didn't mind him thinking that he's just pretending.
I continue scrapping.

Then, he went downstairs to watch TV. I followed him. He opened a bottle of Coke and got a bottle of Ice tea from the ref. I know he's trying to tease me because I am limiting his intake of these liquids because of his recent palpitations. Hmp. I returned the bottle of coke inside the ref and give him a glass of ice tea. I tried begging him to go back to our room but he asked me to leave him for a while. He'll just go back to our room in his own will. Hay!!!

What I did????
I continue to scrap. Bad ba ko? hahaha.

When he got back to our room. Part of me doesn't want to stop because I'll lose my momentum but family comes first so I left what I am doing and tried to make up with him. Tampo pa rin sya before we sleep. Hehehe.

ISSA Tagged ME!!!

Issa tagged me again!
This is fun!

Instructions: Each player starts with 7 random habits/facts about themselves. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their seven things, as well as these rules. At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged and to read your blog!

Seven facts about me:
(1) I used to have ashma when I was kid.
(2) I did tried Atkin's diet before my wedding. It worked for me. I got down to 115 from 131 but now I'm even heavier.
(3) I don't cook as much as possible.
(4) I love RnB and POP music.
(5) I love to dance but not very good at it.
(6) I'm scared seeing a lot of hair falling from my head. already tried different types of hair fall control shampoo.
(7) I can be an impulsive buyer and a wise spender. Dual personality huh?!.

ABC
A - Age: 31
B - Band Listening To Right Now: None at the moment but been listening to Akon and Ne-yo this afternoon.
C - Career: Semicon Engr. My current job function is a project/program manager. I dont have direct reports.
D - Drink or Smoke: I drink occasionally. I don't smoke.
E - Easiest Friends To Talk To: Rose - my college friend, Tere my officemate, Diane, Me-anne, Issa.
G - Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: Gummy Bears
H - Have a Boyfriend: Used to have. My ex-BF is now my Husband. Hehe.
I - In love: Very Much.
J- Junk Food You Like: J & J Potato Chips or any Chips.
K - Kids: None yet. Praying for one.
L - Longest Ride Ever: To US (Japan = 4Hrs, Wait Time=2, Narita to SF=10Hrs), Drive from Santa Clara to Vegas yata with my officemates .. took us 12 H? Not sure though. I was not driving. Only a passenger and navigator.
N - Names For Your Future Kids: Boy: Angelo Gabriel, Girl: Lorriel Angela
O - One Wish You Have Now: To have our 1st kid
P - Phobias: Body of Water
Q - Favorite Quote: Humility is a virtue.
R - Reasons To Smile: I count my blessings.
S - Sleeping Hours: normally 11pm to 6am.
T - Time You Woke Up: Weekdays: 6am, Weekends 6am if I have an aero session. Between 9 to 12mn if tired or puyat.
U - Unknown Fact About You: I practice silent treatment when mad.
V - Vegetable You Hate: Not really hate but preferred not to eat: Ampalaya.
W - Worst Habit: Eating a lot and eating fast.
X - X-rays You’ve Had: Chest, Ankle (hehehe, nagkamali na apak pagbaba ng bus).
Y - Yummy Foods: Cakes!!!
Z - Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Anyone can grab this tag... but still, I'm tagging Knoll, Ela, Me-anne, Christine!

Questions from Dianne

Thank you so much Dianne for tagging me.

1. What’s your favorite color? Used to be Blue, then Black . Now it's RED.
2. What’s your favorite quote? Humility is a Virtue.
3. Favorite television show? None. I can watch anything.
4. What part of the chicken in your favorite? WINGS.
5. When you get a cold or the flu are you tough or a big baby? Both. In the office, I'm tough. When I'm home with hubby, I am a big Baby. Hehehe.
6. Are you more serious or a big dork? Serious yata.
7. Use one word to describe how you are feeling right now. Wishful thinking.
8. Name your worst habit. Eat and Eat.
9. Name a book that you could read over and over again. I'm not much of a book reader. I read mags.
10. Are you a collector of anything? Yap... I collect shot glasses from different countries. I also collect ephemeras.
11. What’s one of your favorite blogs to read? Recently.. Money Smart.
12. Name one thing you are passionate about. Scrapping!

Now, let me tag Christine, Gian, Me-anne and Knoll.

Week before Hubby's Birthday

Hubby is celebrating his 3rd decade on Tomorrow. We will be having a simple celebration. We just invited some officemates, friends and relatives for a dinner.

I'm a little disappointed because I was not able to prepare something special for hubby. Would like to print a banner, make some giveaways or some program but time and money limit me. Actually hubby is also another reason. He is like a "Guardia Civil". He doesn't want to let go of me. He doesn't allow me go out alone because he doesn't want me to buy gifts for him. Sigh.

Anyway, the foods are all set except for the cake. I haven't order a cake. A simple cake from Goldilocks will do. However, need to ensure that they will have a big cake that day. Hay... pano ba ko didiskarte.

I also want to prepare a loot bag or something for the guest pero pano? We still need to go to Pasig today to get the relleno the cooking utensils (my dad will cook pansit) and to fetch my bro & sis.

I also want some balloons. Hay.

I have many wants but I NEED to buy a gift for hubby. I have something on my mind pero don't know how to buy it within hubby knowing.

Well.. wish me luck. Hehehe.

I want a Portable DVD Player

I love watching TV or DVD while scrapbooking. Most of the time I watch old movies, series and concert in DVD. I often hurried home just to watch my favorite show. However sometimes, traffic going home is so irritating. And I get so bored on just listening to our FM radio or IPOD. Yes, we can use an IPOD video but is it not nice to have a portable 10 inch DVD player inside your car? Screen is bigger that IPOD video. Thus you can see the details better.

Actually, we still don't have a portable DVD player but this is part of our wish list. Our travel time from work is about 45mins for a 24kms route. You can just imagine how bored i am if there are traffic jams.I hope someone will consider giving us this for a Christmas present. Any generous people out there? Just kidding. For now, we can start saving more for us to have one inside our car. Keeping my fingers cross.

Earn while Blogging

Isn't it cool to earn money by doing something that you enjoy doing? It is nice to have a hobby that can be an income generator. If you love blogging, writing and would like to get paid for blogging, now is the right time. I have been hearing about this for quite some time already but never take action. However, my friends are so excited about it. Now, come and join me. Let's get paid to blog. Get those fingers typing, voice out your opinion and blog for money.

It is so easy to get started. Just follow the steps below.

1. You just need to have an active blog.
2. Open a Paypal Account.
3. Open an account in Smorty and have it approved.
4. Wait for suitable offers.
5. Write your thoughts about it in you blog.
6. Submit your article for approval
7. Get Paid.

So, what are you waiting for? Read, write and advertise on blogs. Get Paid and be happy.

Quality Weekend

SATURDAY:
I was not able to finish a LO. I just blogged and watched TV.

Hubby and I also attended our Home Owners Association meeting. It was our 1st time although we're living in our village for 2 years already. A lot of topics were discussed. Some are good. Some are so-so and on some I don't care. hehehe. Then there was a commercial - Barangay election candidates campaign. I am not into politics so it bored me. We're still lucky that the meeting ended early 5pm. According to some attendees... sometimes it last till 7pm. What???!!! I can't stand a meeting for that long. I am super impatient specially to those who are not a good speaker. Maybe because I already spent 7 years of my life in a corporate world and we're trained to be a precise speaker. We're also trained about meeting effectiveness. Sorry... but sometimes... i believe that one should respect other's time.

Some of my obeservations:
1. Meeting time is 2pm. Our president came 5minutes late. Few minutes more, she told us to wait for the others to come before we start. Huh????!!!!
- I hate waiting but was not able to voice out my concern because it's my 1st time to attend that meeting.
- If others are late... so what?! It's their fault. Why do others need to suffer? Hmmp. Bulok na systema kaya di umaasenso Pinas eh.
- The Clubhouse is an open area. The sound system was set-up but the covers for some sides of the area was not placed. Aren't they supposed to prepare it before the meeting starts? My gulay...

2. Meeting time is so long. They have an agenda but no time frame for every topic.

3. Some people are trying to impress others??? Speaking in english even though the topics are being discussed in our native language. I initially thought that this person doesn't know how to speak but can understand Tagalog. But after the meeting.... I heard this person speaking in tagalog.. HELLO?!!! Sorry for being sarcastic but I believe that you should put yourself in the community you are in. You don't need to be arrogant or too proud of yourself to be recognized. Humility is still a Virtue.

After the meeting, hubby went out of our subdivision to buy some ihaw-ihaw. While walking home alone, I saw our neighbor selling puto-bumbong. This is one of my favorite xmas foods. They told me that they ran out of banana leaves so they will just put my orders in a plastic. Told them that I'll just bring a plate. (Another GO GREEN effort).

Hubby and I had our PM snacks in the house. Then, Arlene, my Aero instructor asked me to help her distribute flyers for our Health Campaign (Aero Session). Finished @ 6: 20pm. Hubby still took a Nap. At 6:45 we prepared to attend an Anticipated Mass @ 7pm.

Had dinner @ Home. Scrapped some more while watching DIE HARD 4. Didn't understand much Kept thinking about my LO.

A little early to BED.


SUNDAY

6am Aero.
After Bfast, hubby and I had a DIE HARD Marathon. We watched 1-3. Nice movie although it is far from reality. It looks like that Bruce Willis have 9 lives. Hehehe.

While watching DH2, I started organizing my scrap stuffs.
1.Was happy that I finally found a nice container for two of my stamps.
2.Stil need to find a house for my MM Stamps.
3. My Ribbons, Fibers, laces also need a container.
4. I need another box for my papers.
5. See u later 88 store.

Finished watching those DVDs @ 5pm. We took a nap. Woke up again @ 8pm to have some dinner. Watched TV and slept again.

The VERDICT, very fulfilling weekend. Able to spend unexpensive quality time with hubby. Looking forward to more... hoping it will be in some other good places..
My wish List:
a. The FARM
b. CASA San Pablo
c. Resort in LB
d. Singapore
e. so on and so forth....

Keeping my fingers cross for a budget. hehehe.

GO GREEN

I forgot to blog this thing that I did last Friday. While doing my LO entry for Lasting Impression, I was watching Oprah. I really enjoyed the show. I learned a lot on their "Go Green" topic.

I am aware of the global warming and would like to contribute on my own ways to save mother earth. Hope everyone would also contribure. It's never too late.

Some learnings.

1. Use washable bag in doing your market thing. Plastics' decomposition is 100years.While manufacturing of paper bags kills a lot of trees.
- I am happy that SM participated in this campaign. I got 3 free Green Bags and I do ensure that we are using them every time we do our groceries. I am getting 2 benefits here: additional points for my SMAC and also helping mother earth.

2. ATM receipts. Most of us select print receipt whenever we do transactions. If you are just going to throw it, why print it. You can save a lot of trees by not printing the receipts. I already made my part. Just today because I didn't realized it before. If you can do bank transaction online, no need to print receipts.

3. Save on Tissues/Napkins. Use washable table napkins instead.

4. Avoid Stand-by power. Turn-off /unplug appliances if not in use.

5. Conserve water and energy as much as possible..

Ayun... wala lang. I hope you guys also learned and do your part!
Btw, hope you can also share some more tips in saving mother earth!!!!
Good luck to us. This is for our Children!!! (kahit wala pa kami baby). Hehehe.

What I did Yesterday (End of Ramadan Holiday)

Hubby and I woke up early yesterday even though it's a Holiday.
After bfast, hubby slept again (he only sleep for 1 hour last thursday for a report (pretty workaholic huh?).

While he's sleeping, I finished my entries for the Lasting Impression's Piggy Tales Challenge.
My entries are: New Beginning and Love your China Eyes.
(He slept till 2pm so I was able to finish 2 LOs).

After our late lunch, we went to a reception area near our place for no reason at all. We just want to see the place. The verdict: Pretty Nice Place. Nice reception place and resort.

Then we went to SM Molino, had our snacks in Wendy's - Yummy yummy. Had my garden side salad and my favorite Bacon Chiz Burger. Hubby had his Shrimp Sandwich.

After the snack... we went to the hypermart...did shop for the items we need for his bday party next saturday.

Had our dinner @ home. We forgot that it's our help's birthday. Hubby went out and bought Pancit Malabon and Lechon Manok as gift for her. We asked her to share them with her friends in our neighborhood. Unfortunately..most of them are already sleeping. She said, she'll just save it for tomorrow.

After dinner... while watching TV, I finished this CARD. This is my entry for a call. Also started the LO that needs to go with this CARD but it is only 50% done. Hope to finish it today even though I still have lots of things to do. Also, need to fix my scrap stuffs for the party on Saturday!

Gift for my friends in US

My friend who just visited our Philippine Office will back to our US main Office next week. So I created these LOs for them as well as my other friends out there.

See LOs in this link.

A Sign?

Hubby and I had our lunch in KFC. while we're in line to order, an officemate approached me. She was smiling and said that she dreamt of me carrying a baby in the office. She said she doesn't know why she dreamt of me because we didn't talk recently. Anyway... this news gave a smile in my face.

I then remembered hubby told me few days ago that he also dream of me about positively having a baby.

Could this be a sign????

I just pray and hope so... but still... Thy will be done!

I have COLDs

I have colds. I thought hubby passed it to me.
It is only now that I realized. That I knew who the culprit is... hehehe...

It was the woman seating next to me inside the church.
She was wearing a very strong perfume. Sobrang sakit sa ilong.
I asked hubby na palit na lang us place. coz i really have a sensitive nose.

hay... i just wonder... do we really have to wear such a strong perfume going to mass?
I may sound bad... but...having colds is no joke.
Hope others will be considerate.... or hope that my nose' sensitivity to scents be lowered....hehehe.

While others are Excited about Pacquiao's Game

Woke up 10minuted before 6am last Sunday even though I am not feeling well the night before. Would like to shed some pounds. Attended a 1 hour Aero Class.

When I got home, I woke up hubby to eat bfast so he can take his medicines. Then I tried to take pix of my LO done for the Scrapfest OTS Challenge, the contents of the Lootbag, my prize and my new goodies. Also finished the LO which I started early last week. Here's the finish LO. I was thinking... why it didn't have much impact... dapat pala... I converted the pix to BW. Better luck next time. Hehehe.

Hubby felt a little better na and he insisted to cook lunch for us. He used the chicken breading I got from the scrapfest. We would like to watch PACQUIAO's game but got sleepy. Hehehe. Sorry but hubby and I are not fanatics of this sport.

Woke up @ 4pm. Need to rush everything so that we can be be on time for the 5-6pm Mass. After the Mass... we ate kwek2 outside the church. Hubby really love them.

We also went to SM Molino to shop for some foods and toiletries. Had our dinner @ home, watched TV before retiring for BED. Need to rest in preparation for a week of work. Hehehe.

SCRAPFEST4 and My Sick Hubby

Hubby was sick last Friday. I am already having 2nd thoughts of attending the Scrapfest4.
Told hubby about it but he still insisted that I go. I prepared the things that i'll be bringing for the scrapfest that night.

On Saturday, we left home @ 8:30am. Did a RAK before going to MAX's (venue of Scrapfest4).
Arrived there, few minutes after 10am. I got seat#37. This was based on the time you arrived in the place.

Maaga pa pala ako. I was assuming that the place will be almost fully packed because they announced that the door will be opened @ 9:30am. Hubby left me after a few minutes. He'll be staying in his sisters' house in Cubao while waiting for me. He still needs some rest.... i felt so guilty...

Ngaps... here is the content of the loot bag with the materials for the mini album and the On-the-SPOT challenge.


The 1st thing I did was to shop. Then we were called for a CARD making demo.
There were a lot of challenges for that day:
a. Card Making - Sponsored by MLA
b. Del Monte Page on the mini Album - Sponsored by Del monte
c. On the Spot Challenge (2 Categories):
1. Beginners
2. Advance
d. Scrappin Mom's IDOL On-the-Spot Challenge

I was not able to join the 1st 2 challenges due to lack of time. Pretty busy chatting and shopping.
Participated in the on the spot challenge - I was included in the advance group ( as per the SM, these are the scrappers that have already won in a challenge).

Been to a lot of pressure because we're only given 1 hour to complete the LO. I was doing 3 things at the same time.
1. Nangingialam kay"Dinah", my seatmate, with her LO. Just giving suggestions.
2. looking with Donna's worked. I was seated a seat away from her. She's really good on techniques. Learned a lot from her.
3. Doing my own LO.

Initially...had a hard time conceptualizing because I got green PPS. I was never a green person. Most of my LOs were red and black. But it seems that everything just fell into place. I started working on a black CS base. Then used my Personalized Scalloped Template from Au. (Thanks Au! kahit baka magalit si Hubby. It has my maiden name. Hehehe). I even ran on the demo table to get some paint (another requirement for Advance category is the use of liquid medium and a fabric). Never really expected to win. Esp. with the booboo on my LO (bottom of the pix). Guess what it is? I'l give u a kiss pag nahulaan nyo... hehehe.

The winners for the Advance Category are:
3rd Place: Airees
2nd Place: Me
1st Place: BJAY

Was so happy then... really didn't expect to win with the gorgeous pages made by the advanced scrappers. Anyway..thanks Scrappin Moms for this Challenge. I was really challenged.

Thanks also for the Prize!!! Mwah!


After the announcement of the winners for the OTS challenge.. It is now time to announce the 1st ever Scrappin Moms IDOL winner. Grabe.. kakakaba and kakaloka.

Congrats CABBIE!!! You deserved to be an IDOL!!!

Scrappin Moms.. thanks for the SMI PIN. Kahit di kami kasama sa TOP12, we're able to get a PIN!!! Thank You. Thank YOU!

Btw, have a glimpse of my new purchases:

I was not able to finish the whole event.. hubby is already sicked... again. He's head is aching. I can see it in his EYES but he doesn't want to spoil the day.

I just insisted that we call it a day. Nakalimutan ko na nga magpaalam sa aking mga seatmates and friends. Sorry Po. Family comes 1st.

We just ate in MAX so hubby can take a Medicine. Unfortunately. The medicine I've been keeping in my bag can't be taken by hubby because he just took a strong Anti-biotic. I think, this medicine caused hubby's headache.

Before heading home... we dropped by ARKDIA in Malate to get the entrance receipt that our company is requiring before we can reimbursement the gimik we had few weeks ago.

We took the coastal road going home. Buti na lang wala ng traffic. In Aguinaldo Hway, hubby spotted the "RED RIBBON". He was craving for their new " Custard Roll"... unfortunately .... wala na sila stock. Waah.

Uwi na lang kami with a broken heart. Hubby's head is still aching. I been begging him to let me drive so he can rest.. pero ayaw talaga. Ang tigas ng ulo. Hay. Buti na lang...meron kami nadaanan na drug store. Bought Mefenamic Acid.

At home... ngarag na kami dalawa. Masakit na rin ulo ko. We just took the medicine, clean up and slept....

That saturday was like a roller coaster ride... grabe.....

Hubby is Sick!

Hubby had been sick since last week.
He was not able to work last Monday, Tuesday and Today.

But, still glad that results of the tests done on him are not bad.
I think... it's over-fatigue. He was over worked for the past few weeks kasi eh.

Anyway... Hope he'll get well soon.

I am FABULOUS...

.... according to Dianne.

Dianne said:

"Ella - always been a great friend to me. She is one of the few whom I share my scrapbooking problems, achievements and boo boo’s. Thank you so much sis! See you on Sat!"

Really appreciate the trust you gave me on your scrapbooking ekek. hehe. Thanks, sis! Ingat tomorrow on your travel going to Manila. Good luck sa SMI!

Now I am passing this award to:

Lisa - You're a very cool girl. You were able to hide your feelings about Raya with your very lively aura!

Issa - You're simply geat! Love your humility and sincerity. I can feel it on our morning chats!

Au - You're really fabulous! Love your wit and humor!

Donna - Your LOs are really nice! Congrats for your latest achievements!

Christine V. - You're so fabulous with your simplicity and humility. I always love seeing and talking to you!

You Make Me SMILE

Issa tagged me! I was so touched. But due to lots of work, only able to do it today. Issa, you made me smile as well. Thanks for the tag and making me smile. It's nice to know I gained friends in the web. Thanks for all the morning chats. really enjoyed chatting with you.

Now, it's my time to tag the other people that make me laugh.

My Hubby, he doesn't have a blog and rarely reads my blog but still i include him here because he's the very 1st person that makes me smile when i wake up in the morning.

Joanne, thanks for all the encouragements, the chats about everything, on the tips for my TTC problems and simple for being a friend.

Dianne, I know you've already been tagged but still I wanna tell you that you make me smile. You're a sister and a friend to me. Thanks for the trust you've given me about commenting on your LOs. Really appreciated it.

Iris, your LOs always makes me smile. I love them all!

Jenn, we haven't chat lately but still,... good news about you makes me smile. Thanks also for sharing with me the Prima Flowers that we bought from Simply Scrappy. Appreciate it very much. Miss You.

Mitch, u make me smile every time we chat.

Maknoll, my friend somewhere in Singapore. My avid reader. hehehe. Love you Friend. Just seeing that you read my blog makes me smile. Thanks for keeping in touch. Hope to see you soon.

Gian, thanks for keeping in touch even though you know what it is.. We miss you! Thanks for everything.

We'll..... a lot of people makes me smile. Just a thought of my friends makes me smile. Ang babaw ko ba? Hehe. I am just counting my blessings....

MIA days in September TO-DATE

Got so busy last month due to work and other stuffs and so this blog was left behind. Let me give you a brief summary of the things that happened to me in my MIA days in this Blog.

9/06
I was eliminated in the SMI. huhuhu.

9/07
Tagaytay gimik.

9/08
Rest. Attended anticipated Mass. Did some grocery.

9/09
Aerobics @ 6am
PS EB @ 10am.
- Sale Sale Sale.
- Au was selling her Prima Flowers for 250 per bottle. Able to share 2 bottles with JEN. Thanks JEN.
- Mitch had an Imaginisce Sale.
- See pix of the things I hoarded.Hehehe. The thin can is not included. It was the prize I got from the KAYA 1 Challenge.

- Mia and Tin introduced their Studio Azul kit Club. Love their kits. I bought their " Lady in RED" kit.

- It was such a fun EB. Lots of Chickas, Demos and Foods. Yummy!
- We also had a group pix taking before hubby and I left the EB @ 5pm.


Visited my parents house.
Home @ 7pm.
Slept early. Was so tired.

9/10-14
Work, work and work.

9/15
Aero @ 6am.
Iris House in Las Pinas @ 12:30 for her SALE.
- Lots of nice stuffs and so I exceeded my budget a bit.


- Also able to buy some papers from MIA @ 32each. Very nice PPS.


- I was not fortunate to get a prize from Iris' raffle but still able to get some free nice PPS. Thanks IRIS.


- Left the place @ 3pm. Hubby and I went to ATC to do some strolling.
ATC
-Hubby played his favorite video game in Timezone.
-Then we had an early dinner @ BK - Jr Whopper Meal w/ Sundae @ 99php each. Yummy.
Home @ 7pm. Tired and Sleepy.

9/16
Aero @ 6am
Mass - 9-10am
Grocery in SM Molino
Stayed @ Home.
Scrapped using the kit from Studio Azul. Able to finished my Together and 3 Marias LOs.

9/17-19
Busy, Busy Busy with WORK !!!!

9/20
Stayed in the office until 12:20am for a Project Presentation. Had to present 2 projects. One passed and the other 1 failed. So SAD.

9/21
Office before 8am (only 4 hrs of sleep).
Work, work and work.
Left the office @ 5pm with Hubby's group for a night Gimik.
We had dinner in Gerry's Grill - Blue wave.
Then, we went to ARKDIA in Malate to have some fun.
- two bands were playing. they're GOOD.
- hubby's group enjoyed a lot.
- we left the place @ 12:30am and we're home @ 1:30am
One of our friend (OLIVE) living in Laguna slept over our house.

9/22
Left home with Olive @ 9am for the Scrapbukan's 3rd Anniversary.
We arrived in Luna Gardens few minutes before 10am.
The Door opened @ exactly 10am.
Lots and lots of nice new goodies.
I can't believe my eyes on how fast those yummy goodies were gone.
Seems like that a flood wiped them all. hehe.
Anyway... It was a fun fun day.
- had fun with the photo shoot.
- had fun with the scavengers hunt game
- had fun with the on-the-spot team challenged LO. Our Team bagged 3rd place with our "Original Lollipop LO".

- had fun shopping: bought BG Mellow PPS singles, Collection pack of BG OBSCURE, Gotta Mesh, HS photo corner stamp and HS Chipbrd Alpha. Love them ALL!!!


- And while I'm doing my last minute shopping... My name was called for the last raffle prize - Cbox Kit and K & Co Photo Album. Thanks Sahrie!!! Really Love them.


- Aside from the raffle prizes. We received some loots (PPS and Prima Flowers) from Scrapbukan. Another Thanks to Sahrie.
- Btw, I brought my sister in this event and she had fun also.
Home @ 7pm. So tired. Traffic.

9/23
Woke up @ 8am but not feeling well.
Ate bfast and slept again.
Gave some scrapbooking stash to my sis.
Rest while watching DVD (Premonition).
Attended the 5-6pm Mass
Early to BED.

9/24-26
Busy @ Work.

9/27
Stayed in the office until 12:30am to re-do the failed Project Review Presentation last week.
Was happy that it now PASSED.

9/28
Busy closing the gating items for the project Closure.
Left the office @ 6pm.
Dinner @ Home.
Started my LO for the SM Sketch Challenge and the BG obscure challenge.
Worked again @ 9pm till 1:30am.

9/29
Woke up @ 5:30am
Check mails. Did some project updates.
Slept again.
Woke up @ 6:30. We have a visitor - our officemate Mark with his wifey.
They are planning to buy a house of the same model with our house in our village.
They left after some wentuhan.
Bfast and took a bath.
MLA's place @ 1030am.
-lots of yummy goodies.
-Here are the things I bought from MLA:


- Here are the add'l items I bought from SH:


- Also able to pick up my pre-ordered item from SH:


- And got my RAK Prize. Thanks Marissa and Nette!!!

- We left MLA @ around 12nn and went to ATC.
ATC
- We bought Activity books for hubby's niece' bday and some mags.
- Also bought a gift for my Sister in Body Shop.
- Hubby played Time Crisis in Time Zone while I'm reading the Money Sense Mag and eating pretzels in Auntie Annes.
- Home @ 3pm
- Watched DVD but was not able to finish it. Got so sleepy. I slept @ 5pm and woke up the other DAY.

9/30
Aero @ 6am.
Dentist @ 10:30am.
My parents house @ 12:30pm for my sister's post birthday celebration (her bday is 9/23).
-hubby and I had our nails done (home service) while wentuhan with my family.
-Left @ 4pm.
Attended the 5-6pm Mass.
SM Molino -some grocery.
Home:
- Dinner
- Scrapped.
- Finished and uploaded my entries to SM Sketch challenge and BG Obscure Challenge.
- Uploaded these LOs in BG.
*** WAS So Happy. They were approved! It was just my 3rd time to work on BG papers.

10/01
Hubby and I went to Hospital for a check-up.
Hubby was not feeling well lately. He also had some palpitations.
The wait time almost killed the impatient me.
The doctor said that the palpitations maybe caused by his "Muscular Destropy".
He was asked to get ECG, 2D echo/doppler, Potassium Blood Test and 24H Holter Monitor.
We got home @ 3pm.
We took a nap and had dinner.
Hubby rest and slept early. I scrapped and finished this LO using Studio Azul's Kit.

Also finished my CELEBRATE LO.

10/02
Hubby took a day-off because he needs to go back to the hospital to get the potassium lab result and return the Holter Monitor.
Was so so busy @ Work.
Some gift from Friends (Kuya Tonio and Ate Arlene) lighten up my DAY.THANKS PO!!!


Car Pooled with an Officemate going home until SM Molino.
Just bought some medicines & toiletries from watsons and Frosty from Wendy's.
Hubby fetched me in SM and we had dinner @ HOME.
Hubby's Lab Result - NORMAL, 2d Echo & 24H holter result will be available end of this week.
Hubby's Doctor wants to review and give prescriptions once all test results are available....hay.
After dinner... hubby rest and slept early. And so I scrapped and finished this LO.


10/03
Hubby starts working again.
Was so so busy with work.
Finally, able to BLOG at HOME.

My Entry to the Scrappin Mom's September Challenge

Already uploaded my entry to Scrappin Mom's September Challenge.
Title: Love and Kisses

Please see details in this link.

Tagaytay Friday (09/07/07)

Three Fridays ago, our group in the office had our quarterly bonding. I was 1.5K poorer because of that. That was my pot luck for my Bday last July (it is already a tradition in the officeto treat everyone on or after your Bday).

Office Hour ends at 5pm. But we agreed on a 6pm call time to finish our last minute ekek before the week ends. However, the "Filipino Time" made its move and the earliest time of departure was 640pm. Hubby and I was supposed to leave with them but he had an urgent call from his counterpart. I decided that we just wait for Ron who's official working hour is from 7am to 7pm (4 days only) instead of having him ride a shuttle bus.

We had a budget-meal dinner in the cold veranda of Max's Tagaytay. And at 9pm, we moved to Cafe Lupe. We didn't have our dinner in Cafe Lupe because it is more expensive and we have a limited budget for 25persons.

We had so much fun. 2 of our friends even jammed with the band. There was no dance floor but we even initiated some dancing after the 1st set of the band. The DJ played music of Akon and other pop stars. So much of excitement and fear of missing out the fun, no one even cared to take picture of those " nagwawala naming kasama. Hahaha.

We finished the 2nd set of the band then left @ 2pm. Kapagod yet masaya!

PS KAYA 5 Challenge Entry

Last night I uploaded my Kaya 5 Challenge entry.

It was almost done 1st week on the month but can't figure out what's missing.
I tried adding embellishments but last night I decided to remove the last embellishment that I added.
I think it's better now.

Have a peek of my LO in this Link.

Xmas Tree

Last Saturday, after eating bfast, i got so excited and fixed our xmas tree. No add'l decoration was added from last year. Same old things but was so happy with it.

Ma-AGA ang pasko samin. Hehehe.

Feeling Sick

All of a sudden... I'm not feeling well.
I feel cold.
My eyes are burning.
My head is aching.
I don't know why....

I'm OUT

i did what i can ( i know it's not yet my best)... but i guess it was not good enough.
I JUST got kicked out of the scrappin mom's idol challenge.

honestly, I have a mixed feeling.
happy... coz I'm out of pressure.
kinda sad... because hubby is sad.
He believes so much in me and I failed him.
my pride is all have... but it's gone.

i was never a quiter and so life has to move on.
it is actually a blessing in disguise.
i need to concentrate on my work in the next two weeks because i have a corporate presentation to make.
wish me luck that i'll pass the project review.

for the scrappin moms, thanks for this opportunity.
for the scrappers moving to round 5. Congrats and Good Luck!

For me, it's alright! harhar.

1st weekend of September'07

SATURDAY
Stayed @ Home
Anticipated Mass 7-8pm
Created my Puerto Galera LO
Started my LO for the Kaya Challenge

SUNDAY
6:30am Aero
After Aero, hubby is still sleeping.
He woke up @ 8am to watch her favorite TV series...DRAGON Ball-Z.
Bfast while watching TV.
Left Cavite @ 9:30am.
Luwag ng SLEX.
Red Ribbon in Amber
- Bought Cake for my Mom's early bday Celebration (her bday is Sept. 3)
My Parents House (11am)
- dad cooked a lot of dishes: Spicy Chcken Adobo, Breaded Shrimp, Beef Estopado, Lumpiang Shanghai, Garlic Tofu.
- they also bought Puto Pao, Pansit Bihon, Chocolate Ice Cream and the Cake.
- It was a good lunch.
- Mom's sister (Mama Linda) together with my cousins and nieces also came to celebrate with us. As usual... we have the usual chickahan and tawanan.
- Btw...while everbody is busy with chickahan...hubby continued trouble shooting the PC in the house. He was able to make it work once but the error reccur when he re-booted it. He quited @ 4pm. We are just bringing the PC at home to continue the debug.
- Left my parents house @ 4pm.

At Festival SLEX exit, hubby and I suddenly decided to go to a mall. Initially planned to go to Festival Mall, but saw a heavy traffic going there. We again suddenly changed our plan and headed to ATC.
ATC
- Hubby played in Timezone while I am window shopping.
- Went to nat'l bookstore... there is a 65% off sale on selected All About Scrapbooking supplies. However, didn't buy anything.
- Went to Cinderella, British India and finally met hubby in Esprit. Pero wala pa rin ako nabibili.
- We went to Bossini but didn't find anything we like. Actually, I am looking for a black pants.
- Then we went to Plains in Prints... saw a nice black pants and new dark colored jean. The black pants didn't fit me well. I ended up buying the dark colored jeans.
- We entered Folded and Hung... saw 2 nice shirts. One on sale and 1 on regular price. Hubby insisted that I buy them all. Masunurin naman ako, hehehe.
- Also, went to Kamiseta, Bayo and People are People. Saw a nice tummy belt but didn't buy it kasi over budget nako. However, Ariel saw a nice polo in People are people. Bihira lang sya magkagusto ng damit kaya ako naman nag-insist na bilin na namin yun. And so we did.
- We had dinner in BK after a very tiring walk. However... was so happy... because after a long time... was able to spend some quality time with hubby ng walang asungot ( calls from work).
HOME (@ 8:30pm)
- ayos lang ako ng cabinet before going to bed... Too late to remember that I forgot my plan of xmas decorating our home....next week na lang.
MONDAY
- work work work
- had pm snaks to start my after 6 diet.
- @ home... i still ate.. 2 pcs of lumpiang shainghai and 2 glasses of water.

Di ako Gala

Saw this from someone's link.

My Lakbayan grade is D!

How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!

Created by Eugene Villar.

Onli in the Philippines

This is my entry to scappin moms August '07 Onli in the Philippines Challenge.
Title is Miss kita PINAS.

The journaling was a poem I wrote when I was in US last oct'05. That was almost 2 years ago.
Was happy that I was able to include this in my LO. I actually have lots on poems or random thoughts written recently and long long time ago. But i still don't have any idea on how to store or save them. most of them are still written on the original papers when I wrote them which are now....decaying...hehehe. While some are in my other blog. Please visit if you have time.