Category: Personal

We decided to go out with the kids and have dinner.

We went to Spaghetti House

Gareth  loves it when we go out. Gusto ko din syang masanay na lumabas, kasi nakikita ko sa ibang special child na nakatago lang sa bahay, parang ang hirap sa kanila mag adjust kapag lumabas na. I make sure to let Gareth go out and exposed him to the real world.

We let him watch movie, dine out and mingle with other kids. We let him experienced what we normal people do. He loves to travel so much. He likes going to the beach and riding airplanes.

 

There were times that he has tantrums outside but we help him control his emotions.

Yong akala ng iba na mahirap silang turuan in public, siguro mas maganda kung subukan nilang ilabas labas para naman masanay.

I’m glad that Xavier also knew the case of his kuya. We tried to explain to him about kuya Gareth because there were times that Xavier was asking why his kuya was not talking to him. So by explaining it to Xavier as early as now, will help Xavier to adjust to  his kuya’s behavior. Somehow he already know how to handle his kuya’s tantrums. 🙂

 

Did you know that it’s my dream to take my kids to school, specially with Ayumi. When Ayumi turned 2 years old, I am really looking forward of taking her to school.

I always wanted her at the passenger seat while driving and hear her stories but those things never happened. It really breaks my heart everytime I remember that simple wish of mine.

Fast Forward…

Now I am taking Xavier to school. One time his dad needs to do something and can’t drive Xavier to school so I am the one who bring him to school. Actually his school is just 5 minute drive from our house but it really mean something for me that I have a chance to do it now.

To some parents, it might be an ordinary thing, but for me, it’s really a big deal. I never got a chance to do it with Ayumi and now that Xavier is in the passenger seat and the whole time I am listening to his stories… actually he has a lot of stories that it was a never ending convo with him. I love every moment of it.

This was taken before we leave the house so he was not wearing the seat belt yet.

I am glad that this time he has this habit of wearing the seat belt because he really hates it the first time. We make sure to let him used to it for his safety.

 

Yes, I was wearing my oversized shades because I was not wearing any make up that time. My eyebrow was not made… ahhaha 

Actually, I was not yet sleeping that time. I was working late for the projects and it was really taking much of my time and energy. But having this moment with Xavier is really something that made me feel good despite of the chaos around me.

This is one of the perks of being a Mom and I think I will never trade this experienced to anything in this world.

 

It’s Saturday and we just stayed at home.

The weather was not that good and it was not a perfect time to go out with the kids since they just recovered from a week of fever. I need to keep them away from a crowded places so they won’t catch up virus. So we just stayed at home, ordered food and watch movie.

I had Palabok from Jollibee

We watched Harry Potter as requested by Irish.

I also had my facial mask. I’m doing it weekly.

As usual, I had my 30 minutes cardio. I am doing it everyday. 🙂

 

I seldom post about our house but this time I tried posting it kasi may nakarating sa akin na hindi ko daw kayang bumili ng bahay. I don’t know where is that coming from coz’ as far as I know this is my 2nd home. Our first property is in a nearby subdivision too and now we converted it as a mini farm. We planted trees because the lot area is quite bigger than this one. Though we are still paying this one but it is under my name. Chismis nga naman…

 

It’s been weeks that we never go out since the kids got sick and it was always a bad weather at weekends.

But then this Sunday was kinda different…

Mainit buong araw at medyo pagod na akong magstay sa bahay.

We attended mass at Padre Pio Church at  Libis.

Then we went to Cibo for our dinner.

Then the boys want a new toys. 🙂

I told them to get 1 only.

 

We stayed at the coffee shop for a while then headed home.

 

I accepted the fact that being a business woman, the struggle never ends. If you are managing a business there were some ups and downs and you should be ready for it. I set my mind already for that.

But no matter how positive I am, there were times that I also feel so hopeless. When those time comes, I just seat still remind myself that God is in control.

There were times that I work so hard and still it seems that I don’t get things the way I wanted it to be, so I just rest and remind myself that as long as I already did my best, I let God handle the rest. Most of the time, when I have that kind of thinking, good things will just follow. Eventually, things will get better.

 

We had an invitation from our client to visit US, but I was so hesitant to go but since they already invited us so we just applied for the US visa.

So, I let hubby do the filing and process. I just review our docs and help him prepare the requirements. After months of thinking if we really wanted to do the whole process, I finally give in.

We filed on the 3rd week of July then had our interview appointment on the first week of August. Just after our anniversary. We stayed at the nearby hotel para hindi kami malate sa appointment namin.

Our scheduled was 10:45am, We arrived around 10:15am. Nilakad lang namin from our Hotel to Embassy at medyo malayo pala. Mabuti na lang, I was not wearing heels.

No cellphone and any gadgets allowed so I never get a chance to take pictures.

We stayed at the waiting area, outside of the building first. Medyo mainit nong araw na yon kaya medyo uneasy ako. May mga dumating na senior citizens pero hindi agad sila pinapasok. Yong mga may babies sila ang pinapasok ng una.

11 am na pero hindi pa rin kami pinapasok. Medyo nakakaidlip na ako kasi kulang ako ng tulog the night before. Nanibago ako sa hotel room namin, hindi masyadong malamig ang aircon.

Around 11:15 pinapasok na kami, medyo nakakaidlip na ako sa labas. Mabuti na lang nakapasok na kami at medyo malamig sa loob.

First we went to a window to check our appointment schedule. Our pictures was checked also. Then we went to a different window for finger print scanning. Dito medyo natagalan si  hubby kasi masyado nyang nadiin ang daliri nya. Hindi pala dapat ganon. Mukhang nenerbiyos lang sya.

Then on the last part was interview. Eto ang matinding hintayan. Nakatayo yata ako ng almost 2 hours. I am carrying my celine yellow bag and its quite heavy. Mabuti na lang talaga naka flat shoes ako kasi kung hindi baka umupo na ako katabi ng mga senior citizens. Nakakaloka talaga. Alam mo yong feeling na kinakabahan ka na tapos inaantok ka pa at feeling ko nagugutom pa ako. Sobrang sari sari na ang nararamdaman ko that time.

Nong tinawag na kami, nawala na lahat ng pagod at gutom ko. Pero masakit pa rin ang paa, balakang at kamay ko. Mabait naman ang nag interview sa amin. Sobrang konti lang ang mga tinanong nya sa amin. Tinanong lang nya kung ano ang ginagawa ko sa buhay at kung magkano income ko. Tinanong din nya kung ilan ang anak namin. Gusto ko pa sanang magkwento tungkol don sa isa kong anak na nawala pero wag na lang… baka umiyak pa ako don.

Basta kung ano ang tinanong yon lang din ang isasagot mo. Walang extra kwento ha at dapat eye contact. Kasi matindi sila kung tumingin, malalaman nila kung nagsisinungaling ka. At eto pa, bago pa kayo pumunta don, malamang na research na nila ang buhay nyo, kaya ang interview, confirmation na lang yon sa lahat lahat ng info na meron sila sa inyo. Important thing is you have a STRONG TIES to go back to Philippines, dapat hindi ka don maghahanap ng work o kaya mag TNT. Ayaw nila ng ganon at malakas silang makaamoy sa mga ganon.

Siguro 5 minutes lang yong interview sa amin, sobrang bilis lang talaga. Then the interviewer smiled and informed us that we should our visa in 7 business days.

So there you go… Everything is so worth it.

We had our interview at Thursday then on Saturday, just 2 days after, we got our Passports delivered and we have 10 years multiple entry Visa! wahhhh

Hindi na ako nakatulog nong nakita ko na…

So thankful to God for all the blessings… to this unexpected blessings.

August 10, 2017

Around 2pm after my appointment, we checked out in the hotel. At first we wanted to go to Tagaytay but later on realized that it was already late and we know that the traffic was bad already. So we decided to just go to Eastwood to watch movie.

When we get back to the hotel, while hubby was watching TV,  I fall asleep. I was really so exhausted. It’s been days that I was so stressed out of something.

I woke up around 4pm then went to Eastwood.

To our surprised it was sooooo traffic…

We arrived at Eastwood around 7pm and we were already starving.

So we went directly to Cibo and had our favorite food.

 

 

Then we went to watch Movie.

It was a simple celebration!

I am so thankful for all the blessings and looking forward for more years to celebrate with hubby. 

August 9, 2017

Around 2pm we headed to Bayview Park Hotel Manila.

We decided to stay in that Hotel for our nearby appointment the next day. When we reached at the hotel, we were already starving and here are our orders:

 

We just stayed in the hotel for the rest of the day since we were so tired from work. We watched TV and read books. I have so many ebooks that I need to finish and I guess it was the best time to catch up.

Yes, it’s our 14th Wedding Anniversary! Wow isn’t that long already? ahhhaha

Okay.. here’s the story.. oh well our love story..

In the year 2000, while I was mending my broken heart, I went to Cebu. Hubby is my chatmate that time and he was staying in Cagayan de Oro. When he found out that I went to Cebu, he immediately booked a ticket and met me.

Since then, we are always together.

We got married in 2003, 3 years for being my boyfriend.

We were together for 17 years and getting stronger. Though we experienced some storms along the way but it just made us stronger.

I think there is really no secret.

Our marriage life is not perfect.. we’ve done so many things that tested our love and faith.

There were times that I thought we can’t make it anymore, but with God guidance and our love to each other, we somehow survived and reach this far.

I know there maybe more trials along the way but I believe that if we compromise then eventually everything will be okay.

Marriage is a constant adjustment to each other. It’s not just love but respect and dedication to stay no matter what.

I’m glad that we reach this far because I really never believe that someone will stick with me this long, since I know that I have a complicated personality.

I am thankful for the love he showered on me and dealing with me for 17 years. I am looking forward for that day that both of us will have our senior citizen  card so we can watch movies for free. ahahahah

Cheers everyone!

Have a great weekend everyone!

I think I need fresh air. I’ve been so down for a week and I think I need to go out and just look around.

So I decided to visit Edsa Shangrila because I need to check the designer shoes price. Ang mahal pala.. kaya ang ending namin ay kumain na lang.

We went to Sumosam, since I missed the placed and the food.

Here are our orders:

Napadami yata ang order namin, kaya ayon hindi din namin naubos.

Then we went to National Bookstore at don ko nahanap lahat ng kailangan ko sa paintings. Mas madaming choices don kaya next time na kailangan ko ng new stocks, don na ako pupunta.

By the way, here’s my Make Up of the Day. Ayan mukhang hindi dumanas ng Flu ng isang linggo. ahhaah