Startin’ A New Life

My mom handed me this package.

When I saw it, I knew where it came from…..

Crafty Odette sent me lots of love through her snail mail project. Wow, I almost jump for joy when my mom handed me the yellow envelop.I was so eager to open it but I waited because I got to take photos .

Odette, you amazes me with your stuffs. They are very lovely and so artistic and yeah I can tell that you put too much love while doing this. I’m so touch dear.

No amount of words can say how much I appreciated the lovely notecards you made. You really made my day happy. Thank you Odette.

Here are the photos of those lovely stuff she sent, Just mouse over for the story of each photo.

Bubbly friend Toni tagged me with this. Thank you dear, so sweet of you to remember.

To keep this meme going, I’m tagging 5 of my bloggers friends:

Leah, Pinky, Mel, Tin and Odete

and I’m sharing this box of chocolate.

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So friends, tag 5 featured friends for the week, inform then of the tag to keep the ball rolling. A sparkly badge would be a plus.

Another empty workplace…another silence made….

An officemate who filed for a leave of absence last month emailed informing us that she is leaving her post. She’s been in the company for five months. Though I am not really that close, somehow she and the team shared bonding moments, I will miss this bubbly girl for sure.

It made me really sad, two good friends resigned in our department already….and now, we’re only five left, so you could imagine how quiet we are. Hope the company will soon find replacement to keep the department lively again. Oh well, that is life, you can never make stable officemates but only stable friends.

It was 2003 when I meet Toni through an egroup. It was a month before our respective wedding (we have the same wedding date) so we often chat and ask a little about our wedding preparations. Then after the wedding, our affinity did not end there, we still chat and make small talks about the wifey life. Then I found out that she has a blog, she was with blogger then. I became a constant reader from blogger to Marikit to her new home (believe me this girl is all over the blogosphere). I love reading her entries because it’s not only informative and amusing but also covers topics everything under the sun.

I have a lot of great reads from her blog, one of this which I couldn’t forget was her conversation with Mr. D about the laundry. It made me laugh a lot. It was so funny and so sweet. In short kinilig ako.

Toni…thanks for inspiring me to blog. You’ve been a great friend and Im hoping in our 5 years of online friendship, I could meet you in person. Happy anniv to you and Mr. D too. As I’ve said, your one couple I admire. Keep the love burning.

Rainy days are here, so don’t forget to bring your protective gears to combat any sickness.

Few days more and summer ‘08 will soon end but the summer isn’t over for me, rain or shine, I’ll still want to go swimming and yes I got two more swimming schedule on my list. One is this coming 16 at Sitio Lucia with my officemates. I’ve heard and read good reviews about this place. So i’ll find it out for myself this coming Friday. Then the second which I am excited is at Poracay. You’ve read that right it’s Poracay not boracay, hehehe. Guess where the place is, if you’re thinking of Porac Pampanga, then your right. My kapangpangan friends slash girlfriends slash officemates slash kikay buds said, it’s a must place to visit when at pampanga. So Im loaded with lots of fun these two Fridays in a row. Aside from that the 24th will be our 5th Anniv. we’ll be spending that day with friends at pampanga neh. Wish hubz will serenade me with O Jo kaluguran daka song. Hehehe. I got an mp3 of it in my phone and I already memorize the lyrics.

Have a splendid weekend to all!

Got this tag from Arlene. Thanks sis!

The rules are easy:

1. Think about what it is that you want more than anything, what your heart’s desire and fondest wish is, and what it is that you would wish for if you were to see the above wishing star flame across the night sky.
2. Right click and SAVE the blank graphic below.
3. Use a graphics program of your choice and place your wish on this picture.

Here’s the original that you need to right click and save in your computer!

….and here is my wish

Now, It’s Alpha, Toni, Lea, May and Mama Meeya’s turn to make a wish

10 Recent Things That Made Me Happy.
Sis Alpha, thank you for this

1. Hubs commenting that I’m good in baking cupcakes already.

2. Dj teaches me to swim for the longest time, 3 weeks ago, I hit the pool and conquered my fear.

3. Bought 2 tops (yesterday) of the same style but differ in colors. The style is so cute that I can’t resist buying the other color.

4. My short hair. No need to blow dry. So the result, the hair is much healthier

5. My officemate asked me to accompany her at the salon because she wanted to have the same do

6. was able to make a delicious dinner (spicy squid and tofu) last monday night. Hubs so love it. He says it rocks!!!

7. I owned a new domain now…yes!!!!

8. Earn a few bucks in contributing an article in our office newspaper.

9. was able to baked yummy mocha cupcake and we’ll bring it later at my in-laws place

10. A good Saturday with hubby

Have a nice Saturday everyone

I’m tagging Jen, May, Ems, Mel my new blog friend Norms

I so love shopping. I love buying clothes, bag, shoes and anik anik, hehehe. Since, I’m back to at the gym, I bought a new set of clothes because my old gym get-ups are all large, now I do fit in small size of jogging pants and shirt already (nice noh). So this afternoon officemate and I was at this nike boutique located at a mall near our office. I bought a new jogging pants and a gym bag. Then the salesperson said, they offer discount if using an HSBC card or a FF gym member which we both arent and were paying cash. Officemate asked for a discount since we are buying a 7k total of items. The salesperson just smiled at us but C is so persistent in having a discount. Then, the other salesperson said, ok ma’am 10 percent po ibibigay namin. Hehehe. Coolest, I didn’t know that asking for a discount is possible even though they aren’t on sale. It’s good that I’m with officemate C.

Officemate C , you rock!!!!

Oh this is my new gym bag…so cute I love it

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Thank You to all my friends I made from blogging as well are those who I knew from my egoups. Thank you so much for remembering me on my birthday. So sweet of you guys. You really add a zest to my birthday. Again, thank you so much

Toni has this I heart you blog carnival that requested blogger friends to post pics of heart. So this is my entry

I greeted hubs with this personalized greeting card last night

bake this rich dark chocolate cake for him on the eve of valentine.

What you now…my favorite fluffy blanket has this heart shape design. I just notice this when Toni asked for the heart pic hunt

My smiling heart shaped pillows.

My black kidada bracelet has a heart charm.

Hmmmm….seems that the symbol of love is everywhere in our place. That’s why everyday is a valentine with hubs. Hope everyone did have a great V-day

Simple lang ang buhay. Mahirap kung pinapahirap pero madali kung papadaliin.

Well I’ve been telling this to a friend, who’s been so down so negative and so stubborn. She’s losing her faith to God. She’s been doing lots of things that even make her situation worse. She has her own family but broke up with her husband. She has relatives but she think they don’t care. Lots of things been happening to her that makes things very complicated.

Another friend texted me and asked if I’ll still make friends with N even though lots of bad gossips been running around the office. I texted back…of course I will. Now is the time that she really needs a friend. Though she’s not listening to our advices…I wont give up. Though she lies in her stories. I’ll still listen to her. I’ll still give respect to her. During this time…she badly needs a friend who’ll understand.

I know this is the best I can do to help her

Tag No. 1
Tagged thrice by alpha, toni and gigi

4 Jobs I’ve had In My Life
-a surveyor in a marble company
-cad architect in a contracting company
-structural cad in a consulting firm
-a business owner part time alipin, full time boss, he he he

4 Movies I Could Watch Over And Over
-cutting edge
-behind enemy lines
-along came polly
-sound of music

4 Places I’ve Lived
- San Andres, Manila
- Q.C

un lang….

4 TV Shows I Love To Watch
-Phil of the future
-even stevens
-that’s so raven
-suite life of zhack & cody

4 Places I’ve Been On Vacation(the last four)
-Baguio
-Pampanga (Fontana)
-Pangasinan
-disneyland soon

4 Websites I Visit Daily
-Yahoo mail
-Friendster
-Blogger, blogsome * LJ
-Flickr

4 Of My Favorite Foods
-Pasta
-Sinigang
-Pizza (sbarro)
-crabs

4 Places I’d Rather Be Right Now
-Working probably at Dubai..

4 Bloggers I Am Tagging
-Im tagging all who haven’t answered this tag

tag no. 2 from jennie

8 different points of my perfect partner/lover:
Since I’ve found him already, let me enumerate his qualities that I like

1. I like it when he kisses me in the morning. It’s the first thing he does before getting up from bed. We’ve been married for almost 3 years and his morning kisses are becoming much sweeter everyday.
2. He may not be the sweetest guy on earth but he surely surprises me with lot of things. He may not be the kind of guy who gives chocolate and roses on valentines, but tell you, he can give expensive gifts once I asked it for him.
3. He loves my cooking and I love the way he appreciated every meal that I do.
4. He is attentive in every thing that I asked for him. Once I asked for a blender, after a few days, I was opening the box of the blender he bought for me. Once I asked for a brand new JVC TV…then after a few days, I found myself at the appliance center looking for the nice tv that I want.
5. He loves to give me a hard message when Im tired from work.
6. He asks sorry even thought it’s my fault
7. He never gets mad of me.
8. He so understanding.

….and I thank God for giving me this not so perfect but loving husband. (Hopes he reads this entry)

Okay Im tagging all those who found their perfect partner.

Tagged by Dexie. Thanks dearie and like Toni, Im posting it with pics.

Sopas. A bowl of this warm dish isn’t enough for me in one seating. With lots of pepper and crispy cabbage. This will surely make my day great

Sisig.Yum yum…this is dj’s favorite. Just imagine… top with lots of onions and pepper flakes and a squeeze of calamansi. Oh la la la. That’s why most of the the time hubby goes home early when I cook this dish. It really really works

Sinigang. Who would not love this food. The tasteful soup and the yummy meat. Perfect. A dish I always love to prepare and it never fails to please those hungry tummy

Tokwa’t baboy. Another favorite, You see I just love hot spicy food. With this dish, I put lots of pepper flakes. No matter how hot it is, I still enjoy eating it. Darn Im really getting hungry huh…

Pasta. I just love pasta. One thing good with it, you could just put anything, from the plain tomato sauce to the fancy sauces. Aside from that it’s easy to prepare. I love my pasta with mushroom and green bell pepper. It just adds an extra ordinary taste to my pasta. Hmmm yummm.

Pochero. The first time I tasted it, I fell in love with the taste. The combination of the tomato sauce and the sweetness of the banana saba make this dish so so good. I tried making this for the first time 2 months ago. And it was a hit with the family. They just love it. Really getting hungry, do I have to finish this

Chicken fillet. Another favorite of mine. One time, I get bored with the usual chicken cooking I’ve been doing, so I tried making something different. This chicken fillet is a very easy dish. I wrapped the chicken pieces with bacon and put a slice of red bell pepper, and then I grilled it. Tadah…something new huh.

Bulalo. When we visit Tagaytay, we always make it a point to have a bowl of steaming hot bulalo soup. Ang sarap. Just imagine the meat dip in fish sauce with calamasi. So divine. Then eating the bone marrow with rice, mas masarap. Hmmm…namiss ko bigla tagaytay.

Caldereta. I so love it. My mom cooks a mean caldereta which most family member requests this during family gathering. I have my own version of this caldereta, which is my potluck contribution, this coming Christmas; it’s their first time to taste my caldereta. Hope they’ll love it. Really getting hungry na

I love this dish beef and mushroom in oyster sauce because, it’ so easy to do. so tasty and it has mushroom. See I just love this cutie umbrella. Can I have a rice now, yummm…did I say Im hungry na

Now I know how it feel. Finishing this meme only makes me go nuts. Imagine, I want to eat but I can’t, it’s past 2am, it’s too late to eat. Anyway, Im tagging all those people who loves to eat and learning to cook. I know whom you are so better answer this meme na

Tagged by Mec
Thanks for this sis.
It took an arm and a leg to answer this

TWENTY YEARS AGO
Im at grade V-2. I was studying very hard because I aim to be in section 1 before I graduate grade school and I was the next school year.
I was still playing outside our house. I received my first love letter from my classmate Matthew. Love watching Punky Brewster (sorry don’t know if it was 20 years ago or more)

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Im at my last year in H.S. I was busy with things regarding school because I’m a graduating student. I had my first bf that lasted for a year. I was exempted at C.A.T because Im a choir member. I passed the NCEE and took entrance exams at different university and still undecided what to take in college. Start reading Sweet Dreams

TEN YEARS AGO
I finish college and got my first job after 3 months. I broke up with my college bf. I started going to gimmicks with college friends and officemates. I haven’t got a chance when I was studying. My father was very strict. I started to learn cooking pansit bihon at spaghetti.

FIVE YEARS AGO 2000
Been spending my 3rd year with my not-so-good-bf. We had a love hate relationship. August 19, 2000 was my first day at my present employer.

THREE YEARS AGO 2002
I met this wonderful guy na I was married wih the next year

LAST YEAR
Was a more loving year for us.

THIS YEAR
I’ll be out of the work force and decided to have a small computer business: D

NEXT YEAR
Have a long week vacation at boracay hopefully: D

TEN YEARS FROM NOW
…Has kids. Still cooking for hubby and the kids. Preparing sandwiches for baon. Helping them at their homeworks. Managing a business. And loving more my husband: D

WHO I WISHED WOULD TAKE THESE QUESTIONS
I would like to tag all those people who has a letter “A” in their first name: D

I’ve been tagged twice by these gorgeous ladies

Maldita and SimplymuahSo here goes…

1. WHAT ARE THE THINGS YOU ENJOY DOING EVEN WHEN THERE’S NO ONE AROUND YOU?

Reading a good book. It’s the only time I can make a serious reading, no one will make kulit.

Sometimes, I just go and sit out at the park and read or watch people.

Do sketches, most of the time my creativity comes out when Im alone.

Took pictures of anything that I see as a good subject.

2. WHAT LOWERS YOUR STRESS/ BLOOD PRESSURE/ ANXIETY LEVEL?

Well, if say I’m stress-out, I talk to close friends to vent out. Sometimes, if Im really depress, talking to friends while crying is helpful in taking the negative feelings away.

Another thing that I do, I write down all my worries, depression or whatever bad things I feel in a sheet of paper, I crumple it or tear it then throw it in a trash. It works well for Me.

If the feeling is very extreme, I shout, a one good shout. Through this, I release the tension that I have. But this thing is not advisable, the neighbors may get annoy,he he he

Talking to hubby. He indeed knows how to make me feel comfy and relieve from all my worries.

3. TAG 5 FRIENDS AND ASK THEM TO POST IT IN THEIRS.
Im tagging…

Toni-Solace personified as mentioned in her friendster testi (I agree to that too)and a dear friend to me.
Kitts
Star -Both ladies creates magic in every photos that they take
Butik’s,
Len- My new found friends and I do want to know their answers.