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Mommy Moments

2010-03-11T15:22:00.002+08:00

Yesterday, I got the CD of the songs that will be used for the little girl's moving up day. Since I am one excited mom, I tried playing it on our dvd. When I played it, Anevay instantly went in the center of our living room and started singing and dancing. I was speechless. I am filled with emotion as I watched her performed. My baby has indeed grown up. I wonder what mommy have felt when I got my first gold from school. Ah man, so this is how it felt. Practice pa lang un ha. How much more when its time for her live performance. But I have to talked to her since she has this habit of going down the stage whenever they perform. I told her I buy her a pretty princess gown and that her daddy would be there to watch her so she have to dance with classmate. She agreed. I am keeping my fingers crossed and would be praying hard.

Expenses on the way

2010-03-11T14:17:00.002+08:00

And I thought I would be free from expenses even for just a few months. Since school is almost over I would be free from paying from fee for tuition, school bus and Kumon. I wanted to save as much funds as to afford all the Orlando vacations on the net. Maybe if I could have that much fund I would be able to shop non stop. Bur for now I have to contend with all the expenses.

I need to pay the following :

Real Estate tax ( I swear I forgot about it already)
Reservation fee for the school
3 months of Kumon

I hope my list of expenses won't grow. haha. But I guess I also have to hit the mall and buy a dress for the little girl for her Moving UP Ceremony.

Undecided...NOT

2010-03-09T23:36:00.002+08:00

One of the things that will be affected on our three month vacation is Anevay's Kumon. At first my decision was to tell her teachers that we would stop the session and resume when we return. But when I talked to one of her teachers she told me that I have an option to continue. They will give me the worksheet which the little girl and I can do for three months. I was hesitant at first because that will add weight on our luggage. I consulted the husband about this and he told me to just weigh first the worksheet and from there we decide.

Considering all the hard work that we already did to get this far in Kumon, I think it would be wise to continue and just put the worksheet in the luggage. I have already decided to continue but I have two choices : bring the worksheet to Kuwait or scan then and have them stored in my EHD. Whatever my way will be one thing is definite. Kumon will follow us everywhere. haha.

Buy Gold Bullion

2010-03-09T23:28:00.002+08:00

As a mother and a wife to a husband who is working overseas, it is my responsibility that I took care of my family's future. Not only through caring and preparing their needs but also securing their future. As a wife, I have taken the job of seeking some more ways to make our money grow. I have this quest to seek for an opportunity that would make the money work for us. And so, I am thinking if I buy gold bullion now. According to the usgoldbureau.com, GOLD is benefiting in the weakening of the US dollars. And so investing now is the right now. Maybe, after reading some more useful articles about gold bullion then I'll be able to assess if I can really go into the market and start investing on it.

I want to...

2010-03-09T23:20:00.002+08:00

I want to go shopping..again. NO joke. haha. But I am trying to control myself because I might go beyond my budget and I am saving money so that when we go to Kuwait I can shop to my hearts content. I wanted to buy some jewelries, not only for me but also for my sister ( who have been telling me not to forget to buy her stuff. lol!). I also wanted to buy stuff from IKEA. Which I would definitely do. I think this time around with me with him, the husband won't have a hard time filling up the balikbayan box. haha. Baka sya pa sumuko! Can you tell that I am excited? Of course, I am. But before that I have more than a week to do some cleaning and packing around the house. hmm..which is really tiring. hay. But I don't have a choice. Hopefully tomorrow the school will released the memo about the moving up day and would include what to wear. So I have an excuse to shop. hehe.

Countdown Begins

2010-03-09T23:09:00.002+08:00

That is my parting words with the husband just a couple of minutes ago when we said our I love you in our chat. Yeah, the countdown begins and after a few days he will be home. But only for a day. Actually it isn't even a day. He'll be arriving in the afternoon then heading to the airport again the next day because our flight is midnight. But I still am impatient. As the days goes by I cannot help but feel excited. Yey! Two things : one, we will be together again and two, will be flying internationally ( my very first time). hehe. I am praying that things will work out for the best.

Ski Resorts

2010-03-09T22:07:00.002+08:00

Everybody is complaining about the hot temperature and it's not even summer yet. Expert says that our summer can be as high as 40 degrees. Makes me think and wish that I can book a lot of Ski resorts and just stay there for the rest of the summer. Of course that won't be possible for now since we have our summer mapped out already. Instead of skiing, we would be spending our summer in yet another country who has hotter temperature than ours. But I can ignore the weather because I am looking forward for the three of us to spend the time together, the longest ever since the husband have worked outside the country. Yap, we'll be together for three straight years.

But if ever we were given an opportunity to go skiing in the future I would definitely use the services of skiline.co.uk because from what I heard, their staff are expert skiers so they knew where and when is the best time for skiing. It's always good to seek for advise from expert when it comes to vacation because they have been there and done that. They can brief you on what to do and how to prepare so that you will have the vacation you are dreaming off.

Change of Venue

2010-03-09T21:52:00.002+08:00

Today, I received a text from Anevay's teacher informing us parents that there was a change in our swimming party. The party will now be held on the clubhouse of the village where the Family Day was held. Because of this I decided not to join. One, because during the Family Day I caught a glimpse of the pool and it was kinda dirty. True, they will clean it but would they be able to change the water? And really I don't have a good impression of the place. And second, Anevay still has cough and colds. So better to take a rest.

I sent a message to the teacher and she replied back that I cannot back out since we were part of the head count already. I was a little bit irritated by the answer but I just told her that I'll just pay the fee but we really won't be joining. Urgh! Sometimes I cannot help but think if the school is out to make a business out of the parents.

Eating Habits

2010-03-09T21:22:00.003+08:00

Finally my Anevay is fast asleep. She did not take a nap, though we were on bed from 2pm to 4pm. She just likes to play by my side while I pretend to sleep. At 4pm I decided that we have to go outside of the room because she might fall asleep and wake up by midnight and that will screw her sleeping time. Not to mention that she has classes tomorrow so she has to wake up early.

Dinner time she was able to consume one cup of rice or more I think with almondigas. I am really thankful that her eating habits have pick up. And her appetite is growing. She also favors fish food to which I am grateful. I just hope this continues so that she'll grow strong and healthy. And I am proud to say that she eats only on our dining table and no tv during meal time. All my hard work to establish discipline during meal time has paved off. Actually it was a request from the husband to make sure that Anevay has proper eating manners. It was not easy at first but consistency really wins the game.

The Blogging Career

2010-03-06T12:01:00.002+08:00

Seems like this week has been spent almost in front of the computer and me beating the deadlines. I am not the type to do a job the last minute. I have been a person who would do a job right at the minute that it was assigned to me. Because I hate being rushed. And I don't like the stressed of observing the date and time. haha. But this week I found myself just that -- rushing. Maybe because too much was given to me and I procrastinate a little ;). And because of that it cause me a little too! I got an expired opps worth $12.50. hmp! I still can't get it out of my system. I was just a few seconds late with the submission. Oh well! Lesson learned. Right now, I still have some more pending. But I'll take a nap first. And I am really thankful for all the blessings, dear God!

I wish

2010-03-06T11:55:00.001+08:00

this is my status in Facebook right now. And I really don't know what I am wishing for. Really! Well, maybe, I wish that day would fly by faster so that the husband can come home already and we will be together again. Or I wish I could do some Kansas City job search and end up landing the job I find. Or I wish the husband would be able to buy us a netbook or just simply wish that our vacation can start sooner. But this are just wishes. I know they would finally come true. But before that I need to clean the house, pack the toys, select the clothes to bring, create a checklist of things to bring, go to the swimming party of the little girl in school, prepare for her moving up day. haha. The jobs are endless. And I am so tired already. I need some energy please....

Tired and Sleepy

2010-03-06T11:51:00.003+08:00

I needed sleep. My eyes are already dropping but I needed to finished some more task. Right now, I am doing the laundry. I was able to clean our aircon and its filter. Thank God! lol. I have a lot of things to do offline but I wanted to finished everything first online. That's why I am blogging like crazy. I would take a short nap and then prepare for the birthday party of a schoolmate of Anevay ( an older sister of Anevay's classmate). A mommy friend will be fetching us from home.

Next week, I needed to clean the house and start packing stuff. There are a lot of things to accomplish, I don't know where to start. But I know I have to start so that I can accomplished everything before we head off for our vacation.

Brand IT!

2010-03-06T11:01:00.002+08:00

When choosing a product ( either clothes, shoes, soap, detergent etc) I would think I am brand conscious. I would always go for popular brand with good customer feedback because I wanted to get the best out of our money. I guess that is what all of us consumers like, right? We always go with the product that has been tried and tested already. Since we know it's dependable and we know what the result would be when we used it. We seldom put our trust in products that are new in the market for fear that something might go wrong. Especially if you are a mom like me who is on the lookout for baby products. We are always cautious.

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Nine More Months

2010-03-03T12:08:00.002+08:00

Nope I am not pregnant. hehe. I wish I was. But that has to be planned yet because I still need to talk to my doctor first. With a condition like mine, an unplanned pregnancy might complicate not only my health but also of the unborn. Anyway, what am I talking about? Well, nine more months and we will be completing our payment for the equity of our second house in Antipolo. You see, even if we are in the process of paying our housing loan for our house in Marikina, we decided to continue the payment for the house and lot in Town and Country Antipolo. The house and lot is not really that big and its location is a bit far. But it's very near La Salle Antipolo. That's why we decided to stick with it.

So, if things worked out well by October the house will be constructed already. And when its finished we can rent it out. Yehey! Despite the fact that its really hard to budget I am thankful that we can squeezed in some funds for it. Thank you Lord!

Drug Rehab

2010-03-03T11:54:00.002+08:00

I always get emotional when I see something that reminds me of a deceased friend. He was a friend ever since kindergarten. We have a lot of differences but I don't know somehow we stick together. I was always the one he goes to when he has a problem. Unfortunately things have change between us when we entered college. I lost both my parents and we ( with my siblings ) decided to move to the city. At that time, I hear rumors that he is having his addiction problem.

I already knew about that problem when we are still in high school. But he and his family kept on denying it. And I think that has worsen his problem. If only they acknowledge his problem earlier and have sent him to rehab centers like Ohio Drug Rehab things would have been different today.

Since the family did not exert any effort to cure his addiction, he continued on his habit. And then one day while high on drugs he still choose to drive his motorcycle. That have ended his life, leaving her wife and two kids. It's a pity you know. If only the family have been honest enough to accept the problem and have sent him to a rehabilitation center. It does not have to be a Drug Rehab in Ohio, but a center who takes in those with addiction problem and help them recover.

I know the story of my friend is not unique. There are a lot of individuals out there who right now are suffering from drug and alcohol addiction. There are a lot of institution who wanted to help. Take for example the Ohio Drug Rehabilitation. But this institution cannot be of help if the individual won't help himself. Recovery from addiction starts from withing.

Tight Schedule

2010-03-03T11:46:00.002+08:00

The husband will be flying in the day before the moving up ceremony of the little girl. I am torn between leaving Anevay behind when I fetched the husband from the airport or I would be bringing her along. His arrival is 3:45am. That's why I am having second thoughts.

Then on the night of the Moving UP Ceremony would be our flight to the country where the husband works. Imagine just how tired he would be flying in and out of the country. haha. This is getting me nervous and excited. On top of all this I still have not spoken with my sister and brother. My sister is staying in our house during week days and now that we are leaving she would be left alone. I just hope my brother would agree to sleep at our house while we are away.

Man, I still have two weeks left. Good luck to me!

Debt Recovery

2010-03-03T11:33:00.004+08:00

It is really hard to bounce back when you are knee deep in debt. There was a time in the past that we are in that kind of situation. Almost half of our salary was used to pay loans here and there. The husband and I are not big spenders at that time but with my deteriorating health which is being revived through days of hospital confinement and taking expensive medicine we don't have a choice but to resort in getting loans. I am really thankful at that time that there are institution who have allowed us to have quick cash in our time of need.

When I recovered we started paying off our debts. The job offer for the husband to work outside of the country came in at the right time. After two or three months we were able to clean our debts. And from then on, I made sure that we have enough in the bank to cover any emergency which requires cash. I am praying that we don't have to deal with any Collection Agency anymore. Though they are a blessing to those who needs cash, I still would like to avoid getting loans. Because sometimes it can be very addictive. There are times when you'll get a loan for just a whim ( I know someone who is like that). In the end they found themselves unable to pay what they owe. Through collection agency like americanprofit.net, companies can seek help in collecting debt. American Profit is an agency that follows the rule of early intervention. Making it more easy to recovery debts. That way both the lending company and the one who seek the loan will be on a win win situation.

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Can't Wait

2010-03-03T11:20:00.002+08:00

I really am not in the mood right now. A lot of things has been on my mind but my main focus is where to start with my packing. I am planning on putting the toys of the little girl in their original boxes. Three months is long enough to collect dust if they are not stored properly. So that would take about a day or two for me.

Today, is the assessment exam of Anevay. She's finished already and I know she did great. Yeah, I am her mom. haha. Well according to her patecon their exam would just cover shapes, colors, letters and numbers. Anevay knows all those. So I am not worried. While she took the exam I went to the clinic to get my blood extracted. I am praying really hard that there won't be any infection. So that I can get the go signal from my doctor for the vacation. Tomorrow will be going to St. Lukes for my check up. Then on Friday will be going to UST for Anevay's check up with her pedia.

I hope everything will go as planned. I need to accomplished all this medical stuff this week so that next week I will focus on cleaning the house. Just thinking about my to dos just make me want to lay down and rest. haha.

Managing our Finances

2010-03-03T11:02:00.003+08:00

Aside from the fact that I needed to store, pack and make sure that everything is in its place, I am also trying to monitor our cash flow. The three month vacation that will be having is something that entails a lot of management. For one, I needed to make sure that stuff around the house are properly secured. I don't want the thought that when we come back everything will be in disarray. Then, I also have to think what to bring and what to just buy there. Of course there is the funds. I am just thankful that a small percentage was covered by the miles of the husband and there was an ongoing promo with the airline that somehow gave a discounted rates to the husband's ticket. Right now, I am happy to say that we are on the right track when it comes to finances. For this month I was able to put in a huge amount in one of our savings account. I was able to pay all our bills and still I still have some left that would be used in our extra curricular activities. I always consider it a blessing that I am not one of those who hide from Collection Agencies. I know a lot of people who have the guts to apply for a loan even if they know that there capacity to pay is close to non existent. Making it hard for them to pay what is due. This is the reason why a lot of loan giver declare bankruptcy. Good thing there is americanprofit.net. Said agency have help a lot of company to collect on debts. What I like about their system is that they intervened in early so the debts won't pile up. They are really dependable. So do check them out!

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So Thankful

2010-03-03T10:39:00.002+08:00

March has started on a bright note for me. Aside from the fact that we already have our plane ticket to fly to the country where the husband works, a lot of online blessings have come my way. I am quite surprised to see a lot of opportunities that are thrown my way. And to wrap everything up last night while I was trying to update my oldest blog I was surprised to see a green bar indicating an increase in its ranking. I have that blog since 2005 and even though it has a high stats when it comes to visit, it was never given a chance to obtain that green bar. So, I already given up my hope about it. At least I am enjoying what I post there and it warms my heart when people get to comment on it. I just can't believe my eyes when I saw the change. I even have the refresh the site and then used a checker just to make sure. haha. Thank God! Indeed good thing comes to those who wait.

The Car for Me

2010-03-03T10:14:00.005+08:00

Ever since we sold our old car, the husband always insist to buy a new one. Every time he opens up the topic of purchasing a new one, I automatically blocked it. Why? because at that time I don't think its a necessity for us. First because we don't go out much and second, we can used a taxi or the rental a car services. And lastly, I don't want to handle another responsibility. hehe. But when the little girl started schooling, I realized it's time to have one. Especially during school activities, it is really a big help if you have your own car. So now the husband and I are on the process of selecting what vehicle to buy. Truth is I really wanted an SUV. A big car just like the chevy equinox.
The Chevrolet Equinox is a mid-size crossover utility vehicle, or CUV. It's a five seater so the whole family can fit in. Not only that it also has a large storage. I am liking its features. Thanks to the articles I found at the thecarconnection.com. The website provides a lot of information about the Equinox which is helping me put in my pros and cons list. Given a choice I would definitely go for this Chevy. But I have to asked the husband first. Since he is more knowledgeable when it comes to cars and what will match our lifestyle. I just hope by the end of the year we would have the car already.

Saturday Swim

2010-02-28T21:31:00.002+08:00

I always write here how I develop especial bond with some mommies from the preschool where the little girl is enrolled. And now that one of the mom has moved in closer to the school we sometimes eat breakfast at their house. haha. Anyway, after the swimming party we had at Georgetown in Marikina, one of the mom bought her kids an inflatable swimming pool which is big enough to accommodate around five kids. So we decided that we let the kids swim there while we chat and have a drinking session ( since I don’t drink they bought Cali Shandi for me. haha).

The little girl and I were the first to arrived. One of the kid was her classmates ( and she kept telling me her best friend also) and her sister is four years old so Anevay was in heaven when she saw their room. IT’s full of Disney princess stuff. haha.

See the pillows, the bed sheets and even the trash can? haha. That was in the room of the kids, they were playing bubbles so I told them to go outside. Once outside they decided to run and that really made us nervous.

That’s why even if we were not complete yet we let them swim already.

In the picture below all three of them were pointing to an airplane. Telling us that their dad is in the airplane. haha.

At around 5 or 6pm, we decided that they have swim time already since they are already shivering. And once inside it was chaos! haha.

They were dancing while we are waiting for our pizza and chicken to arrived. We have a grand time eating since the carbonara which Mado ( our hostess for the event) cooked was really yummy. It was my first time to eat a lot of white sauce. I really don’t eat white sauce spag but hers was an exception. We are asking for her recipe and she promised to give us a copy. Then after dinner and the kids played on the room, they asked to swim again. That was around 8pm already.

Anevay had a grand time playing. While I also have a grand time talking with fellow moms on different topic. We end up going home at around 10pm. I took home the MOJOs which the little girl ate and then she went to bed directly. haha. She was so tired that today she was telling me to give her vitamins for energy. Imagine that! haha.

Educate Thyself

2010-02-28T20:51:00.002+08:00

Yesterday or should I say last night (since we started at 4pm and stop at around 10pm) I am chatting with fellow preschool moms. We planned the day so that the kids can enjoy swimming in the inflatable swimming pool while we mothers can chat and drink on the side. We tackle different topics. From school to house stuff to how to improve oneself. A fellow mom who is years younger that us is contemplating on enrolling herself cosmetology school. She loves dolling up so it's no surprise that she wishes to learn how. I told her that if she really don't have time to go back and forth to a traditional school she might try browsing through regencybeauty.com. The site has everything about cosmetology.

Speaking of Annoyed

2010-02-25T21:14:00.002+08:00

My previous post made me remember my irritation to a certain someone. I know her personally but we are really not that close. I have an impression that she is someone who wants to put a front to show that she is well off. Unfortunately for her I was able to uncover who she really is. Imagine, having a group that she calls her true friend yet when she needs help in terms of finances and other stuff she would approached me even without asking first if I am occupied or not. I know I am generous to a fault. If I can help every body then I would. But I also have my limits. And that person has already reach my limit. Imagine, she has the guts to asked me to do something for her without any please and just out of the blue. I cannot help but think of what she really is. She is far different for the personality she wanted to portray. I wanted to avoid such kind of person. Good thing I don't have any direct interaction with her.

Spoil Sport

2010-02-25T21:03:00.002+08:00

You can call me spoil sport but I don't see the fun of laughing at others appearance especially when the individual being laugh at does not know that some people are making fun of them. This thing about posting old high school pictures in Facebook is nice you know. It brings back memories ( good and bad) but I really don't like when some classmates of mine are laughing at other classmates as if they were so pretty and don't have a flaw. I might be getting old. hahaha. Instead of laughing with them, I am so irritated. Annoyed to the point that I wanted to point a Symbol LS2208 barcode scanner to them as if it's a deadly weapon. haha.

Then maybe someone from the group noticed that I am posting some comments in FB and never posted anything on the thread with our class picture so she tagged again. I was already tag before and she might not have noticed it. I wanted to untagged myself because I feel that what they are doing is so low. Again, that's just me. So instead of reacting I am just telling myself to keep quite. Because I might end up offending them if I wrote something there. Oh well, I am just ranting.