Friday, March 28, 2008

Updates

Its the third day of our trip and I'm soo loving the cold weather here in Lawndale CA. Its really a big break and relief from the sweltering heat in Manila that was experienced last Holy Week. So far, konti pa lang ang shopping ko coz I'm looking forward to going to outlet stores to get some bargain buys. I was finally able to buy a Canon Powershot, undies from Victoria's Secret, some stuff from Nordstrom Rack and TJ Maxx and a VERY NICE BAG! .. secret na lang muna ang brand! hehe

That's it muna for now.. gotta pack out stuff for our weekend at Palm Spring tomorrow.. hope to post some pics!

Monday, March 24, 2008

I feel..

so REFRESHED! after the Holy Week. We just stayed home last Thursday to pack our stuff, visited my parents on Friday then went to Shangri-la mall on Saturday to have lunch. We were supposed to eat at Steak Town but it was closed so we tried Sumosam for a change. The food was so-so and the price was unreasonable. We just had California Maki, Tempura, Beef Tepanyaki and we shared a cup of Japanese fried Rice and we paid P1,200.. we felt it was too overpriced!

We're all set for our 10pm flight tomorrow to Los Angeles. I'm so excited! Haha! I was still planning to go to work tomorrow since I can leave the office by 4pm but Paolo told me not to go to the office anymore coz I might leave some important stuff and it will be hard to go back home. As I said in my other post, I was the one who did the packing so I know where everything is.

Anyway, it will be a busy day for me today since I will be turning over some work and need to schedule payments on my cards and utilities. Thank God for online banking!!

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Another Award

Got my second award from Vina! :)







And now, I'm passing this on to Happy, Sujee and Pat





One Month Old

My blog is now officially one month old!! Wow, ang bilis.. I never thought I could post this much within a months time..

So, how am I after a month? Hmm.. nothing changed that much. We're still TTC after my 2nd round of Clomid.. I'm still not losing hope..

Anyway, how was my weekend? We spent Saturday night at Spiral for a "send-off" dinner kasi some of us are going abroad for vacation of some sort. Kami ni Paolo sa US, Monette and Pat will be going to Europe for their honeymoon and Katz will be in Boston for an immersion or something. We'll see each other again after April 20 na. It was also Benjo's birthday and he brought along his new toy.. a brand new Canon DSLR with the lens care of his Kuya Lem (Karl of Fotogra Weddings). Here are some pics from our dinner:




Obviously enjoying our food..


Paolo loves this shot.. Pang ad daw! Haha!



A "surprise kiss" shot.. Seriously, nobody thought I'd do this kasi I was just passing by on my way to the washroom


My Hand.. paying for the overly-priced drink!




Lastly, my solo shot.. Semi-candid yan! Hahaha!!
The food was great especially the desserts. Nothing new though. I wish they have tepanyaki ice cream like the ones at Heat and Seven Corners. Lugi na ko sa buffet coz I have a small appetite na. We also noticed that their prices increased na. Before we would only pay around P1,800 for 2 (we have discount/membership card) pero now, its almost P2,200 plus drinks. Pero sulit pa din kasi masaya naman si hubby.. hehe..

Monday, March 17, 2008

Linky Love

Got tagged by Pat!

Cut and paste the following starting here.I have randomly selected 5 of you below to be tagged and I hope that you will similarly publish this post in your blog. You will have to tag 5 other bloggers and just keep adding on to the list. (Do not replace, just keep on adding! Yes we hope it will be a long list!)It’s real easy! Tag others and see your Technorati Authority increase exponentially!The benefits of Viral Linking:- One of the fastest ways to see your technorati authority explode!- Increase your Google PageRank fast- Attract large volume of new traffic to your site- Build your community- Make new friends!

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I'd like to link Lisa, Mari and Joey

Monday, March 10, 2008

Monday, March 10, 2008

I am sneaking some blog time while at work.. hehe.. Was able to finish my monthly reports from January to February which is not due until March 15. So that means, I am now free for the whole week! Woohoo!! More time to blog hop and check out some shopping sites.




Anyway, I attended the wedding of Monette and Pat last Saturday at National Shrine in Makati and Makati Shang for the reception. I am part of their entourage as their cord sponsor. Their wedding was a blast! Ang saya to watch them perform a very hip (hop?!!) dance number. Syempre they had to change their shoes to be more comfy and more appropriate for the dance number. Monette was in a pair of pink Chuck Taylors while Pat was I think in a white one..




And syempre, there were so many "kodakan" moments. I must admit, my friends and I are camera addicts so we always have our pictures taken especially on occasions like these where we're all almost complete.



So here are some pictures of the wedding:



Ang nice ng dress namin noh.. Gowns were made by Frederick Peralta. My hair and make up by Boots Salon.




Me and Paolo outside the church after the ceremony. This time, I'm wearing a shrug that came with the gown.




The Girls (with a boy.. hehe)





After the reception. Hanging out at the third floor smoking area of Makati Shang. Already tied my hair since it was kinda hot outside. Oily na din ako here but I love this shot!
For more photos, check this out
One side kwento muna before I end this post. I had my hair and make up done at Boots Salon inside the G Spa in Sgt. Esguerra QC. It was my first time to experience threadin on my eybrows and upper lip. Grabe, ang sakit pala! Sa eyebrows medyo bearable but yung upper lips, shet! ang sakit talaga. I was teary eyed the whole time they were threading it. And super tagal ko din sa parlor. It took me almost 3 hours! I thought nga I'll be late for the church but buti na lang, they started around 3:30pm instead of 3pm.
So there, that's how my weekend went. Time to update my other blog..

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

My First Ever Blog Award

Got these FAB award from Joey


Thanks Joey! and now I give this award to my favorite blogger Nikki


Tuesday, March 4, 2008

A way to start my Tuesday..

Nikki tagged me this one:

Here’s the rule: Remove 1 question from below, and add in your personal question, make it a total of 20 questions, then tag 8 people in your list, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged.

1. What color do you like most? - right now, its green

2. If you have the chance, what would you probably say to your beloved one? - I love you and always watch what you eat.. hehe

3. Where is the place that you want to go the most? - Right now, my parents house. I am getting homesick again.. Abroad, it would be Europe. We have to go there by next year since my cousin-ninang will be assigned back here in Manila by 2010.

4. Which part of you that you hate the most? - My back. Its not as flawless as I wanted it to be.

5. When you encounter a sad moment, what would you do? - same with Nikki, cry and talk to my husband and vent to some friends.

6. What are you afraid to lose the most? - My mom and dad. and ofcourse Paolo.

7. If you win $1 million, what would you do? - Dollars to ha, so that would mean around 40.75M Pesos! Hmmm.. I would buy a big house in Corinthian Hills, Buy a Benz and a newer BMW for Paolo, A BMW X5 for me and our future kids, Travel, Treat my family to a Carribean Cruise, Invest, secure future of my kids..

8. What do you loved the most last year (2007)? - I was able to travel out of the country with my friends.

9. List out 3 good points of the person who tagged you. - Nikki: she's friendly, nice and very easy to get along with..

10. What is your new yrs resolution? - worry less and get more fit. But I think I'm not doing these..

11. Till now, what is the moment that you regret the most - hmmm.. meeting this certain person

12. Which type of person do you hate the most? - pretentious ones

13. If you had one wish what would you wish for? - to have a happy and blessed family

14. How did you celebrate new year? - in our house. i actually miss spending new year's in my parents house.

15. It is already 2008, do you have a new year’s resolution? - to worry less pa din and get into yoga or any fitness activity.

16. What do you look forward to in 2008? - our US trip and a baby. Made in USA kaya?!! hehe

17. What is the only thing you’ve done in 2007 that you wish won’t happen again on 2008? - nothing

18. Describe year 2007 in one word. - roller-coaster ride.. wait, that's two words.. hehe

19. What is one thing/gadget you can’t live without? - like Nikki, it would be my Laptop since I could also live without my mobile phone

20. I'm seriously having a hard time thinking of a question so I would ask a very simple one... Coffee or Tea? hahaha!!

I'm tagging no one coz ang dami na yata nakagawa nito..