Victory at last!

After all the exhaustion that we had from organizing our family reunion last Valentines Day, we are now thinking of having a BIG break. It is actually more of a victory party for all of us. the reunion was such a blast. Everyone who attended had a night to remember, well those who were not able to be there should somehow regret it. But then, we know that they would have been there if their schedule permits. Right now, for a much needed vacation, we are contemplating on going to this...



or to this?

What do you think?

Prayerful Monday 1

I want to start the workweek right. This gives me the idea to start it by sharing my prayer for the moment.

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference."

From now on , I will dedicate all my monday posts to my Creator by posting prayers. This is going to be my way of giving back the blessing that all came from him.

A day in the City of Manila

It has been Hubby's yearly promise to went to the Feast of the Black Nazarene. Since we dated (oh well, yes that was fourteen years ago!), I have been tagged on this yearly occassion. There was only one time when we were not able to attend the feast;that was last year because I happen to at the hospital for surgery. Nonetheless, we are not part of the crowd that was almost a mob during the procession. I don't like the idea of us being part of the crowd especially since we have our son in tow. We just went there to go to mass. Hubby said this for him is to thank the Black Nazarene for all the blessing that he have been giving him all throughout. He always told me how he begged Señor for a lady love that he will end up marrying (ako daw yun!). We actually met on a friday, he was from Quaipo church that day. Seeing how people from all walks of life present during the feast makes me believe (once again!) to the Infinite Power of God. Son was very fascinated that he never gets tired of walking nor did he ever get grumpy at all.

We have spent the afternoon after the mass, trying to look for an alternate route so we won't end up following the procession or getting tangled on it. Much to our surprise, our feet bought us to the Jones Bridge. We crossed Jones Bridge and off we went to the Intramuros. To my surprise, Intramuros was a much different place than I remembered it to be. We were lucky because there was a Sto. Niño Exhibit ongoing until that day. It was nice seeing all the Infant Jesus' image being shown. A group of youngsters were also there as if practicing for a parade. They were placing makeshift drums and cymbals, but they do sound great. Reminds me of Pinoy ingenuity. Since we are already around the place, we also dropped by the Manila Cathedral and off to Luneta Park we also go. It was almost sunset when we arrived there. Our son was very happy about the experience. He even blurted out not to go to the malls and spend some more time at the park. He even mentioned boating and fishing in La Mesa Ecopark to become part of our next itinerary.

Well, a day in the City of Manila is not bad at all. Seeing the smile, makes every drop of sweat (oh, I almost forgot, we never ride any jeepneys or what have yous transferring from one place to another) worth it!

Welcoming 2009 with a Bang (hopefully)!

Alright, alright!

It's still 4 days before my expected monthly period but I have already tested. (tigas ng ulo!). Well, it is because I dont feel well, in fact I really feel sick (tired and sleepy, sobra!). Even if I am making sure that I get enough sleep and have taken all my supplements. I don't know why I feel this way but upon further researching (thanks to Google!), i found out this could be early signs of pregnancy (yipee!). So I bought a pack of home pregnancy test kit and tested myself. To my dismay, it gave back a negative result but then again, as far as I remembered I happen to have the same result when I did it seven years but then after nine months I got my son. It seems that hpt's cannot respond to my very low hcG level especially early on pregnancy. So this means I have to wait 2 to 3 more weeks before testing again.

Hopefully, I won't get my period and be able to conceive na rin eventually. It could be a very good way to welcome this New Year!

My 2009 To-Do List

Three days before 2009 comes in and I already have a lot of things in mind to do for the coming year. Hmm, let me write this down and see next year if anything will be accomplished. I dont want to call it my New Years Resolutions rather I'd be calling it My 2009 To-Do-List.

Hopefully matupad kahit kalahati lang ng list na ito.

1. To be able to pay the full amount of the lot that we have paid the downpayment from our 13th month pay.

2. To be able to build our house, or at least part of it.

3. To have more time with my family, especially my kid.

4. Hopefully to have a new baby. (yey!we've been working on this for a month now,LOL!)

5. To have a time off spent just for myself. (kahit simpleng spa or salon day for me alone!)

6. To lenghten my patience sa tatay kong byudo.

7. To clean the house (as in, squeaky clean) before Valentines Day.

8. To learn a new language next year (preferably Japanese or Spanish).

9. To renew ties with long lost friends found via various networking sites.

10.To organize a successful family reunion come February.

11. To plan ahead for my Jian's 7th birthday this August.

12. To visit old relatives and hopefully brighten up their day.
13. To be able to pay our credit card in full.