The one with moments

One of the most remarkable moments I had with Simone was just last week. We were playing one morning, I looked at her straight in the eye, told her i love her and she gave me this look that really surprised me. You know the look that lets you know that she understands the word I said specially the word love?! I don't know if it was just me being so emotional but I really saw it in her eyes when she smiled back and I did'nt help it, I cried. hahaha. My baby smiles a lot, as in she has this very contagious smile that can really lift up one's spirit, but this smile was different.

And just this morning, Simone really gave a kiss to her dad. I brought her near Simon's left cheek and asked her to kiss her daddy. She looked at me and when I neared her to her dad, she closed her lips and her eyes and gave that kiss. It did'nt have a sound, but it was a real kiss. so touching! It did'nt happen again. hahaha.

The wonders of a growing child.

The one with reminiscing

I had some free time to browse on our pictures here in our PC and it amazed me how after so many years of being a couple, we were used to be just the two of us.


goodness gracious?! will i ever be this thin again?!


courtesy of Mai


we were used to having Coda as our baby...one that you don't have to change diapers on.


and the times na super sweet kme we look like we just came out of a love story novel. haha.

everything's changed...for the better. we never realized how much we've grown until simone came.

"Two is a company, but three is not a crowd, it's a family."

The one with almost a month

It's almost a month since I filed my resignation and I'd like to share how things are doing around since I left work and started being what I call, a "business mom" (i really think this is the most appropriate term for me, nice noh?!)

~ My blog ads are working already and I get regular posts every week which is good.
~ Just the other day, I was able to close a good project with my former office. I was so happy I went home early. haha.
~ My online tutor has not yet started but I'm up for my last interview with the president, i think, then i can start already. im soo excited! i just found out that i can be paid with or without students. Im thinking of making it a full-time work since I can spread the number of hours in the morning and the evening.
~ I've already updated a couple of my IDs which unfortunately is needed for the transfer of my coporate phone line to a personal one. sigh
~ I've managed to attend the Pag-Ibig seminar already and so excited to apply as soon as we find a nice house and lot. Did'nt you know that you can loan 2M from Pag-ibig and you will only pay P18k a month if you get the 30-year term. not bad right?
~ I'm scheduled to get my NBI clearance so I can join concon in her sun cellular business.
~ We've set up our christmas tree already
~ Simone had her ears pierced at last!
~ Simon is still working very hard and sometimes when I look at him, he's really tired already but according to him, he's inspired to work more so everything's good.
~ I think I've adjusted to the fact that I won't get my 10-20-30 pay anymore. haha.
~ Simone is babbling more often and is starting to learn more syllables. She knows apooh, agoo, ababba, mamama, mweh, kweh, and the famous "aaahhhhhhhhh" that she does every morning. It's too early that she'd serve as our alarm clock. haha.
~ During our monthsary last 22nd, it's so sad that we had to fire our tech assistant in our studio. too bad, we really can't take his working attitude so even if we've become friends already, we have to prioritize our business more. We've replaced him with Ken who is a friend at the church. He's nice and we feel more at ease with him since we know him from church. He was able to post some posters already in the villages nearby, put up our tarpaulin up and clean the studio in a spic and span.
~ We're scheduled to attend corporate events like agri-link on October so we can promote our services more to other companies that will be exhibiting.
~ I was able to continue my baby book scrapbooking already

Basically, everything is doing great and we're all enjoying it.

Harley or not

My brother is a biker. He had his bike 3 years ago and he once told me about a site where he was able to meet fellow bikers whom he shares his passion with. Not only that he has met friends there but he also told me that the site promotes biker dating as well. You can check out profiles of the members, see if you have things in common or if you jive well. It's the largest biker community in the net. Who would have thought that you can actually meet fellow biker personals around the world. Not only that, they will also match your profile to other members' profiles so you know who you can chat the most or whom to ask for questions regarding bikes. All new members are, of course, posted at their home page so current members can look into them.

So whether you're a Harley or not, you can all join and try this site.

Games galore

If there's one thing in this world that my husband will never outgrow with, it's his love for video games and that's why PS2 for him is the ultimate toy for the big boys. He would always tell me that when he was younger, he did'nt have the luxury of toys and video games that's why now that he's more financially capable, he can buy a video game station for himself.

I love it when we play together and get really hooked to the game that we forget to take our dinner already just so we could play more. Sadly, when I got pregnant, I was advised to stop playing for a while since i had cramps brought by too much excitement on playing games. haha. That's how addicted we were with video games.

And I think we'll never outgrow it...we don't really have to.

Dilemma

My friend who's staying at Arizona right now is having a dilemma if she'd want to pursue of acquiring a property thru a Phoenix real estate agent. She was really excited but still not sure if she'd stay in Arizona until her retirement age or if she'll just acquire a property there and have it leased. Plus the fact that she'd have to juggle on two jobs just so she could pay the mortgage. But let's face it, a land will always be an asset to anyone and owning something that you can call your own is a very big accomplishment.

The one with housing loan

I went to a government housing loan last Friday and attended their seminar. At first, I wanted to inquire on getting a loan for a house and lot. And I learned that we can also make a loan to purchase any land for sale. They have a list of the acquired properties that you can avail for an easier and faster approval of your loan. I got interested in getting the land in Rizal but was also interested in the house and lot in cainta. I got their brochure and will discuss it with Simon as soon as we'd know what we wanted already. At least, I'm done with the seminar and I can apply anytime in the next six months.

The one with her 7th month birthday

Celebrated at Somethin' Fishy, Eastwood, Libis. We got their breakfast buffet which we loved so much. We really ate a lot. The waiters gave him a gift, a pink stuffed horse. very nice! here are some pictures




lots of food...but i can only have milk?!--simone


twins...


fishy people gave me a gift...nice!

The one with a heartfelt gift

For Simone's 7th month birthday, we gave her a very nice and heartfelt gift that she will definitely remember...we got her ears pierced! The day before she turned 7 months, we got her pierced. You can check the video here. http://hotmommajacque.multiply.com

Unfortunately, her pedia told me that she's old na to be pierced and might be a little 'magulo'. Good thing, she did'nt even move (or did'nt get the chance since she was swaddled) She cried (as seen in the video) but as soon as i carried her, she stopped crying already. very brave girl.

Happy 7 months simone! muah! We love you!

Please sit down

When we built our music studio, we had a hard time looking for the right pieces to fit in it. And luckily we found these cool bar stools that were on sale. We bought 4 good enough for the instrumentalists and for some clients. It's important to have sturdy furnitures so you don't have to buy over and over until you realize that the savings you thought you had were the amount of a very nice furniture already.

The one with practice lang

I'm sorry I'm not that patient with digital scrapbooking (from scratch) so when i got this Creating Keepsakes CD, man! it's soo cool. haha. this is my first project.

Check out my Slide Show!

Vacation Homes

While surfing in the net to find a good place to go to on our trip to thailand, i happened to land on vacation homes in the US and one of this is the Orlando Vacation Home Rental. What's cool about it is that not only that it offers pool houses, it also has condominiums and town homes that are really nice to go to. Home rentals vary from what type you will be needing, from 2-bedrrom to 7-bedroom home rentals. You can also search in their site based on the specifications that you need. Cool!

So if you're planning to go to Orlando, might as well visit this site first.

Planning

At the office where I used to work, we always hold our annual brand planning. It makes us be more prepared for the year ahead of us and to plan which brands to launch and which brands to promote most. Also, it gives us an overview of how our corporate structure would be like for the succeeding months. I always believed that planning is the best way to keep your prepared from your competitors by anticipating their actions and it will definitely be beneficial for the company if all plans will be implemented accordingly.

Now that I'm more at home, I'd also want to do more planning here, of our business, of my schedules and of keeping our home nice.

Construction destruction

Beside my mother's house was a small bungalow house before. And when the family migrated to Chicago, they transformed the lot into a 4-storey building which turned to be a headache. The construction workers failes to use the right construction materials to make their area clean. There would be debris falling on our house and on our roof. They should have at least cleaned their truck rack and not pile all excess materials there. The truck should have at least a good set of accessories so that they'd be able to contruct in a more clean manner.

I hope everything will be okay soon and I hope the heat between them will cool off eventually.

The one with giddily excited

First things first, if you notice, I put "The one" within my title to state that it's a personal entry, otherwise, I'm posting for my blog ads. As much as possible I try to put some personal experience to my blog ads so as not to ruin the essence of why I put this blog up in the first place. Anyway, I'm getting giddily excited over a lot of things and here are some of those:

1. My friend told me that she received some amount already from my ads. yey! It's a small amount initially but I told her to collect it first until it gets a little bigger. happy! I'm really earning!
2. Finally, we got our car already. Not so new model but classic. Toyota Corolla XL 1995. It's still nice for a 12-yr. old car and we're glad we got it a very good price. Yey! thank you Lord. We'll use it for my business matters and of course, to transport simone and make sure she won't have to ride a PUV until she's older.
3. Our first out-of-the country trip together in November - we've always wanted to travel together and this is the only time we could do it since December is a pretty hectic sched for us. Anyway, we're going to Bangkok, Thailand on Nov. 23-26. I got really good rates from Cebu Pacific. Imagine, P13k for two-round trip tickets. good deal right?! and we'll be staying at a friend's condominium. yahoo! we plan not to shop much but if it's for Christmas already, maybe we can do our Christmas shopping there. Downside part is that we'd have to leave simone behind. huhuhu.
4. Our get-together later with Opposwim - I'm excited for later. It's been a while since we were together to really chat and Simone is getting bigger already, they have'nt seen her yet. hehe.

There, have a happy weekend everyone!

My first job

I'm still trying to get the hang of me being a Stay at Home mom, and every now and then, I'd still miss going to work and the people I work with. Just yesterday, I reminisced on the first job position that was given to me and that was being a Customer Relations Staff. And you know what my first assignment was?! To get really nice reception desks. I'm not kidding! I did'nt know it's very important to have nice desks to welcome guests and clients as this gives the first impression to your company. So, I researched and had it customized according to the size given to me and the overall look I wanted to achieve. I think I did great since after seven years, they're still using it and it's still nice to look at.

A new life

As mentioned in my previous post, I'am still empathizing with my friend with a brother who is under drug rehab. And while surfing more about the procedure and all, I happen to get in this site that somewhere in Malibu offers individual treatments for those under rehabilitation. It's good to know that there are certain institutions who really make their patients feel special despite and inspite of what they're going through. They serve really good meals, they provide really nice rooms, and since it's situated just in front of Malibu beach, the view is spectacular. I'm sure everyone who wil be treated there will have a quick recovery.

I hope there's one here in the Philippines.

Home Improvement

Christmas is in the air and every Christmas, we put up our decors early. Last year, we installed our lights in October and this year, we plan to put up before this month ends. When decoring the house, it's important that you consider good lighting. It depicts the mood you want to convey. Depending on the kinds of lights to install, how many and hoy big will determine the atmosphere of it. Of course, location is as important. We made sure that we bought also the original-made christmas lights to ensure safety as well. We put lights on the windows, around the wooden angel I just bought, on the Christmas tree and at the staircase. wow, this is our first Christmas as a family and I'm just so excited! I think this cost for a Christmas postcard! haha.

The one with half a year

I just want to show some pictures of Simone now that she's 6 months already.


Some scenes are not suitable for very young age. Infant guidance is a must!




Meet the General... ma'am yes ma'am!


her very first feeding experience...August 21, 2007, 6:30 am


minsan...nakakakilabot ang pagkakamukha nila. hahaha.