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Me and Arlene were on official business last Tuesday and every time we had one, we really maximize our time – meaning, we normally do our personal stuff para naman mag-enjoy din while out of the office.  So after doing an ocular visit at The Palms, we headed off to Glorietta and I convinced her to take me to Heaven N’ Eggs to have our lunch there…and so we did.  Yummy, yummy, yummy and since the food is protein-riched, I didn’t feel that I am really full considering I ate country steak, potato wedges (I’ve been craving for this one since last week), scrambled egg, buttered veggies and 2 pancakes.   Another agenda on that day is to have our usual “Prost!”  but unfortunately, we have to go back to our office.  Maybe next time, we can schedule another coffee stop.

 i just had a ym conversation with a friend this morning. i've known her way back eastwest bank days. she had been with me through my ups and downs, mga kalokohan, mga kabaklaan, mga plano sa buhay, pati pagtago namin sa grounds ng Meralco nuon dahil may humahabol sa 'min....we parted ways (ika nga) due to career moves but still the friendship remained in-tact kahit na s'ya ay napadpad na sa America at bumalik at aalis uli.  anyways, natawa lang ako to realize that I can't hide my mood/emotion to this girl.  surprisingly na matagal naman din kaming hindi nagkakasama physically...just sharing the conversation:

M: (21/6/2008 9:21:33 AM): musta naaaaaaaaaaaaaa
M: (21/6/2008 9:21:44 AM): bakit asa work ka ngayon ha??
me:  (21/6/2008 9:21:53 AM): lukresia pagakpak
M: (21/6/2008 9:22:01 AM): ano?
me: (21/6/2008 9:22:02 AM): bkt now ka lang reply ha
me: (21/6/2008 9:22:07 AM): may work ako every sat
M: (21/6/2008 9:22:13 AM): sira comp namin for 1wk kaya
M: (21/6/2008 9:22:39 AM): at saka diba na part time me sa church as volunteer staff nurse kaya
me: (21/6/2008 9:22:47 AM): ah tlaga
M: (21/6/2008 9:23:09 AM): tapos nag apply me sa nephrosystem dialysis center as trainee baka start na me ng august siguro
me: (21/6/2008 9:23:20 AM): busy ang loal
M:(21/6/2008 9:23:22 AM): buti na din un at least maka experience me ng hospital work
me: (21/6/2008 9:23:22 AM): lola
me:(21/6/2008 9:23:26 AM): korek
M:(21/6/2008 9:23:43 AM): then aten me ng seminra sa philippine heart center ng july din for 3days
M: (21/6/2008 9:23:46 AM): ano???
me:(21/6/2008 9:23:57 AM): busy ka ha
me:(21/6/2008 9:24:07 AM): panu kaya ang iyong book
me:(21/6/2008 9:28:17 AM): get mo pa ba?
M:21/6/2008 9:29:31 AM): ang what? book? oo nman...why?
me:(21/6/2008 9:29:41 AM): ah kelan mo plan?
M:(21/6/2008 9:29:59 AM): gusto mo wed?or tues?
me: (21/6/2008 9:30:19 AM): sige ill check
me:(21/6/2008 9:30:30 AM): mga what time?
me:(21/6/2008 9:30:42 AM): gabi?
me: (21/6/2008 9:30:50 AM): or may volunteer chuva ka?
M:21/6/2008 9:30:57 AM): ikaw talaga ...naumpisa na nman sumpong mo..ano?oo nman ..ikaw basta
me:(21/6/2008 9:31:12 AM): ha?
me:(21/6/2008 9:31:19 AM): bkit mo alam? friend talga kita
M: (21/6/2008 9:31:31 AM): hay naku
M:(21/6/2008 9:31:44 AM): teh way na magsalita ka..mag type ka..kita ko mukha mo kaw talaga
me:(21/6/2008 9:31:53 AM): hahah

Nothing compares to the feeling of being surrounded by true friends…

While me and Elmo were waiting for the others to arrive, I decided to buy at Auntie Anne’s  and eat cinnamon pretzels because I was really hungry na..baby is asking already for food. While paying at the counter, Binoe, texted me to wait for him as he is still doing the laundry… sobrang natawa ako kasi I can’t simply imagine him doing the stuff…what a humble hubby he is!

Then, we checked if AI Season 7 Album was released already but it’s not available yet. So, I decided to search on classical movies and decided to buy Grease 1.  I love collecting classical movies and am quite a late bloomer talga pagdating sa pag-nuod ng mga movies so I’m sort of catching-up.

Last night, we had a despedida dinner for our friend, Totie, who will be leaving next week for Thailand.  His company, Ford, is sending him there for 2 years and we’ll be seeing him again this Christmas for his authorized vacation.  Nonetheless, another good news is…we can stay in his house in case we plan to take a tour in Thailand…=)

We talked about migrating, politics, NBA, and friends who were not present during our dinner.

The Chinese food was great..yang chow fried rice, shrimp with gambas, lemon chicken and dimsum platter.

Present were: Totie and wife Mimi, Binoe, me and Elmo.

It simply connotes a brand new day…a start of a new beginning, a chance to live and a chance to explore….

I enjoy the morning breeze, listening to the chirping birds, the smell of grasses and leaves, the feel of the morning dews brushing on my feet, the morning sunshine that inspires my morning walks in going to the office…

I am a morning person =)  I love waking up for a brand new start…

it was david cook who won the title...

cook is really talented but my idol will still remain to be MJ...

my sister-in-law (my brother's wife) is off to go to Bangkok today...she will try her luck there and practice her teaching profession. my niece, andrey, will be staying with my dad and mom until the new school year starts.  

though, we are not really close...i just found myself a little teary eyed when i kissed her this morning...i really hate good byes!

to you girl, i wish you luck and may good blessings come your way...for you, for aries and for my niece=)

hmmm..maybe next year tourist guide mo kami sa Thailand

My friend and I had dinner last night at this newly opened resto in Carmona, Cavite.  Initially, we thought of going to Alabang but I insisted to try this new resto. The food was great tasting..authentic Chinese.  She ordered beef brisket noodle soup while I tried their yangchow fried rice and prawn dumplings..  I also found out that kapatid sya ng famous Chinese resto in Pasay ....ang The Legend. Hay, dapat yata talga I always have the camera with me. Kakainis....Anyways, we enjoyed the night..having good food and great conversations.

in the continuation of our coffee adventure...we tried the newly opened franchise of Mocha Blends near Paseo de Sta. Rosa....hay, too bad...no camera for the photoshoot.  it is a filipino-australian fine-dining coffee shop.  i tried their mocha frost and blueberry cheesecake...2 thumbs up for them..delicioso!!!!!  the cheesecake is so smooth to the taste and not so sweet...arlene had her coffee jelly...and she enjoyed it too.

the ambience is so relaxing,a lot quieter than starbucks...sofas are nice to seat on...sarap humiga...interiors are nice...

**this is also a mini-celebration for our career achievement =)**

I made this entry a few weeks ago but since our IT installed a firewall in our internet connection...I haven't opened my site for some time now...but since I'm now a laptop user, they can't install a firewall to my access any more..bwahahaha.

The holy week for the Dorado’s was quite a special one for us since we’re together for 5 days straight.  I took the day off on Holy Wednesday since I wasn’t really feeling good – the attacks of my morning sickness was terrible – fainting, feeling masusuka pero hindi naman, feeling always hungry pero after eating, I’d like to vomit.  Anyways, Elmo decided to take me home.    Maundy Thursday was my scheduled OB visit but unfortunately she was not still there at the hospital so we opted to go to Pagsanjan Church to start off the Bisita Iglesia. 

Friday morning, Elmo took charge of the kitchen while me and Gab headed to the market to buy the pakwan that I’ve been craving for many days!!!  In the afternoon, we decided to continue with our Bisita Iglesia, this time with Gab.  We went to Carmelite Monastery in San Pablo. Nagulat ako dahil renovated na sya and very modern ang dating ng chapel nila even the station of the cross (see photos attached).  Next and last stop is in Majayjay, one of the oldest Churches I’ve ever seen.  See photo where Gab was spelling out the letters from the scripture=).  In the afternoon, my hungry tummy craved for tuna carbonara….so, I cooked one of my signature dishes=).  We were not able to witness the procession since Gab fell asleep as early as 5:00 p.m.  Reflections, prayers and realizations were done during this season. 

BTW, I am happy because I was able to do the following:

1. cooked
2. changed curtains (finally!!!)
3. sorted the contents of ref
4. created play pen
5. read Love in the Time of Cholera
6. arranged pictures
7. cleaned the house

Sunday was my ultrasound day…the results suggested a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby…..happy kami =)  This was also a halo-halo, chicharon, ice cream day =)

***photos to be uploaded soon...

yes, i'm one and a half mos. pregnant to our second child =) me and elmo went to my o.b. yesterday and my expected date of delivery is october 9 . i am confident that gab will be a good kuya.

**special thanks to my girlfriends: lei costales-guerrero, sheila castro-pinlac and ibyang malabunga-sanchez...

To my dear Husband.....thank you so much for all the love, care and comfort especially these days =)

                                  Thank You for Your Love by Dimsum

My life was a constant uphill climb

Never got it right 

Each one I love 

Went through a change of heart

You came and my world turned upside down

You sung a different tune

Can't let go 

It keeps playing on my mind

Now there's a reason to wake up each day

A reason to shake my blues away

Now I am whole, a lucky soul

Wanna thank you for your love

Thank you. Thank you for your love

Confused , my heart was in a daze

Learned to live with pain

I loved in haste

Then watched it go to waste

You came and brought music to my soul

Inspired me to the very core

You touched me where 

No one has been before

Now there's a reason to wake up each day

I thank the Lord for sending you my way

Now I am whole 

A lucky soul

Wanna thank you for your love

Thank you, thank you for your love

I saw the world in shades of black and gray

Turning blue with every passing day

Just when I thought that maybe all was lost

My life took on a new turn

And it's all because, it's because

REPEAT CHORUS 2

CODA;

No looking back, no more pain

No more dark clouds, no more rain

Thank you. Thank you for you love.

I've been hooked in watching American Idol 7...and i really love Michael Johns especially when he did his own rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody...he is from San Diego but  grew up in Aussie.

I just viewed again this morning via You Tube "American Idol 7 - Michael Johns Bohemian Rhapsody"...I hope he wins...surely, i'll buy an album of him =)

"siguro you were really born to move mountains in the workplace, that's why you have moments like that.  i find you to be super career-oriented =)"

                    "......juice ko pong pineapple....hehehe" - armi said

I was quite in a gloom this morning ….i suddenly thought and felt that I am missing my friends…my friends who know me inside and out…my friends who have stayed with me through thick and thin, my friends who have cared and showed their understanding though the years….selfless moments, kakikayan, bitchiness, halakhakan, kantyawan, serious talks, future plans…imissyouguys!!!!

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yesterday, i was on-leave since i wasn't really feeling well. my back aches!!! this is the stress manifestation that i got from the several overtime work that i did last week (working from almost 6am to 10 pm - - haaaaaaaayyyy!!!!!!).  the location of our house in nagcarlan made me feel relaxed...birds chirping, trees outside the window, wind blowing..and waking up...seeing my two boys beside me =)

last night, i decided to have a full body massage/reflexology and it was truly relaxing....will be doing this twice a month.  got to take care of myself...i decided to be a drink milker again and to sleep early. 

side story, we will soon be relocating - from biñan (pldt village) to sta. rosa (esmeralda village).  elmo has started the lay-out last Sunday/January 27.  target transfer will sometime be in november...so, Christmas season will be celebrated in our new home =)

this is the first time among the 3 team buildings conducted where i really had fun...hehehe, not particularly on the session but on the fun activities that we did:

• our coffee stop at Cafeño
• advance party with Arlene (drinking champagne near the shore)
• the fellowship night...singing all night long having lambanog and tried smoking again after centuries!!
• night swimming after the drinking session
• conquering the Trust Fall - - had a phobia for a time because i witnessed a bad incident in this activity

here are the gifts that i received last December and some advance Valentine's day gifts=)

**the bag was a b-day gift from Elmo and Gab

**the rubber shoes was a Christmas gift from hubby (for my badminton)

**Nine West jewelry set was a Christmas gift from my second cousin, Tep, who is in Jersey City

**Are you seeing the concert tickets?=) 

**other items: A Time to Kill - CD and of course the book - Love in the Time of Cholera

here are the books which i enjoyed reading last year. 

Being Truly Filipino - the book that helped me uncover the facts about our country and made me understood more the behavior of Filipinos

Life on the Go (for Moms) - cleared out my doubts and fears that worked for me to be a more spritual mom

Purpose Driven Life - serves as my guide in appreciating my true purpose in life

and to start my year, i bought Love in the Time of Cholera.