God's Best Gift

Rest house

2010-07-29T21:20:00.000+08:00

This is the house we stayed in at Mariveles, Bataan. Simple and quiet. I so love the place and the furniture. I wish someday I'll have one like this and of course I hope it's beside the mountain and near the beach. perfect location!

the stairs going to the mezzanine and bedroom

The dining table..I love it!

and this is so nice..in front of the house

everyone love to sit here!

and most of all..the rooftop, from here you'll see the ocean and the mountain

that's my husband probably composing a song :)

Now, i think i should stop dreaming about the house I want and start reading about inogen oxygen concentrator.

Good night everyone!!!

Love story

2010-07-28T11:03:00.002+08:00

Four years and three months of being married.

Three mission trips abroad.
7 trips to different beach..

Numerous fights, several disagreements.

Thousand wonderful times of togetherness

We are blessed.

And though our love story was not as grand as others and thankfully not a romeo y julieta type of story, I know in my heart God has written a beautiful story for US.

We are just starting and the best is yet to come.

I see more mission trips together and maybe a pleasure trip once in a while.

I see more trials to overcome, more learning to do.

We welcome each page with our hands held together in prayer.

recent picture from our trip to Mariveles, Bataan

School dilemma

2010-07-27T10:51:00.000+08:00

I’ve been scouting and calling universities since last week. My two nephews who are staying with me are taking admission tests for some good universities but I didn’t imagine that it is quite that hard. You see, theirs is a special case because they are taking ALS (Alternative Learning System) from DepEd and apparently, the universities we inquired needs to see the result of the exam first. Result will be on February 2011, by then, admission test from the school they want is over. How I wish I could convince them to just go to any school like a medical assistant school or a small private school that is not so strict in admission then transfer to the university they want next school year.

But of course, we are still hoping they can at least take the admission test this October.

And I do hope they'll pass the ALS test too.

Laptop I want

2010-07-26T17:27:00.000+08:00

It's been my ultimate wish list last year, but because we moved house I let it go, this year I had the chance of buying the cheapest available that is alright with my specifications but again I had to prioritize other things and I don't regret because this year I traded that "want" for a mission trip to Malaysia and really i do not regret it.

But still, am dreaming I would have one with laptop insurance someday, and I hope that someday is this December or early next year.

A laptop and an itouch for hubby-perfect gifts for ourselves. I know I deserve it, I've been working hard for ages now and I haven't buy anything big to myself. So looking forward to it.

Instant Vacation

2010-07-25T00:41:00.000+08:00

Hello everyone!!

Rudolf and I had an instant vacation for three days :) Well, not actually pure vacation because it was a ministry trip but we enjoyed it so much we wanted to call it a vacation :). We were in Mariveles, Bataan and just got back yesterday. The place is so quiet and calm, so different from the busy Metro Manila and I thought I just needed that break from everything I am doing here. Life there is laid back, no internet which is good! so my husband and I had all the time to talk and discuss some important matters. The only regret I had was I wasn't able to bring any books with me (except for the bible). The place is so conducive to reading.

I will try to upload pictures in facebook tomorrow but I'm leaving you with this to give you a preview :)

View from the roof top

Marriage counseling

2010-07-20T13:27:00.000+08:00

Last night I stayed up late with a friend I am helping with the wedding preparation and I somewhat ended up “counseling” her about marriage life. Well, most of the things I said were also from the counseling sessions we had before our wedding and of course most are from personal experience such as how important it is to spend quality time together.

Which made me wonder, is being married for four years enough for me to be able to counsel and have a say about married life? I guess no because even if it’s been four years, I can still feel we are just starting and that we are still on the process of learning about married life.

Well, as I have said, I ended up “counseling” her and from the looks of it I thinks she learned something from the conversation and hopefully I imparted some good points about getting married and all.

For my married readers, how long have you been married? Do you find yourself sometimes counseling others who are getting married or those who are newlyweds?

Did you have counseling sessions too before getting married? Wanna share some tips for those who are getting married?

Hair cut this weekend

2010-07-15T18:12:00.000+08:00

I should have had my hair cut last week. My hair needs it badly. I have lots of hair issues. I even noticed yesterday that I already have many gray hairs (gosh!!) and yes I was shocked. Plus the never ending hair fall, good thing I am using a somewhat hair growth shampoo and conditioner and I think it even helps with my dry scalp.

I was looking at an old photo the other day and I am thinking of getting the same hair style and hair length. It looks good on me two years ago and I hope it will still look good on me today.

I will definitely have my hair cut this weekend.

My blog is up finally!!

2010-07-15T13:49:00.000+08:00

I can now breathe..hehe

It was down for 3 or 4 days I guess and you can say I was worried. I had a problem with google check out because they only accept credit cards or debit cards which I don't have (I already canceled all my credit cards) I forgot that my domain name will renewed automatically and all their emails and notifications went straight to my spam folder which I rarely checked.

Well, at least it is settled now and yes my blog is already up and running!

back to business :)

Project: Closet Space

2010-07-08T16:03:00.000+08:00

Do you need closet space? I do. I am tired of seeing our closet that looks like junk and I know to organize it I will surely need powers and extra strength. Hope I can do it this weekend. Anyways, I searched the internet to look for some closet saving tips and here's what I've found. (tips from containerstore.com)

1. 2 Year Rule- I have clothes I have not wear for more than 2 years now so I guess I have to let go of my sentimental side and just let it go. I need that space.

2. Get rid of anything that doesn't belong there in your closet - That I have to check because I think everything that's in there at the moment belongs there but I'll see this weekend.

3. Remove empty hangers from the closet rod - :) Guess what? half of our closet rod contains empty hangers.

4. Utilize the back of a closet door to store shoes, belts, jewelry and other accessories.- I already did that.

It's a big work for me who is not so homebody but nobody will do it except me. At least I won't be needing hydroxycut or any diet pills because I'll surely lose some pounds there.

happy Organizing to me!

Blog and pregnancy issues

2010-07-06T17:15:00.000+08:00

Wow! It's been 5 days since my last post. Looks like I've neglected the blog huh? but of course not. It's just that I do not have anything special to write about. Well, I did some short but very personal posts in my other blog and you might want to check it sometime.

But since this was our wedding blog, I refrain from posting such personal feelings that only includes my emotion. As much as possible, all I want to write here are about weddings, marital issues, household topics, health, our journey to pregnancy and the like.

Oh..I guess I should have not mentioned pregnancy, because I admit. I'm at the end already. I'm losing hope that I would still be able to get pregnant and that HURTS me MOST. I'm 36, I'm fat, I'm Polycystic which means a lot of hormonal imbalance, and lastly we are not under any treatment right now. So why expect and hope right? I guess not hoping and expecting would somehow ease the burden.

Other than that. I'm fine. We are fine.

Nasi Goreng with Pinoy twist

2010-07-01T16:56:00.000+08:00

Nasi goreng, literally meaning "fried rice" in Indonesian and Malay, can refer simply to fried pre-cooked rice, a meal including fried rice accompanied with other items, or a more complicated fried rice, typically spiced with tamarind and chilli and including other ingredients, particularly egg and prawns. (wikipedia)

We finally ventured into a a home base food business. And as will see in the pictures below, it is somewhat "rice in a bowl" type of food, our difference only is that we serve Nasi Goreng with special nasi goreng flavorings from Malaysia. We added some pinoy twist though by topping it with all time favorite pinoy food such as adobo, porkchop and fried chicken.

We are just starting and it's a good start. I feel we can go a long way with this business. Food is a necessity and with our super affordable price.I know we can make it!!

Nasi Goreng with Adobong Baboy

Nasi Goreng with Fried Chicken

Nasi Goreng with Longganisang Vigan

Nasi Goreng with Lumpiang Shanghai

Nasi Goreng with Porck Chop

Nasi Goreng with Beef Tapa

Nasi Goreng with Embutido

Each bowl is priced for only 39.00!!!!!!!!!

Order na!

Air Supply Concert @ SMX

2010-06-26T01:45:00.002+08:00

What a way to start our weekend. Thanks so much or the boss for giving us two guest pass.And the timing of the concert is more than perfect because I thought we needed the time to go out just by ourselves and have fun. And I say even more than perfect because we just came up from a big fight. So I super enjoyed the night while he didn't love it that much. Talk about music differences.But still, I appreciate that he tries to appreciate my love for Air Supply's endless songs :) here are some photos :

the voice is ageless :) grabe!! and who didn't fall in love with "All out of love" which is their last song for tonight's concert? And I will never forget "Even the nights are better" and of course my favorite when I was in college and surprise that I still remember every words of "Goodbye".hahaha!!

sad that he fell asleep at some songs.. :)

and enjoyed some too!!

a sizzling porkchop and sisig for the very late dinner after the concert

All in all..I had F-U-N!!!

wedding gazebo-inspirations

2010-06-22T17:21:00.000+08:00

I am planning a friends wedding and currently looking at these designs as inspirations. I plan to DIY all of them with the help of my husband. I hope I can do the same.maybe not as beautiful as this (hemigwaydesigns) but at least half of it.

I am thinking of white cloth and white flowers with lots of greens.
And oh I fell in love with this ;

I would love to get wed again sans the expenses..lol

Saturday Dinner @ CYMA

2010-06-22T00:44:00.000+08:00

It was funny because I photographed the menu but not the food we ordered, maybe because we were all hungry so when the food came we waited no time.

See? no left over at all :)

The husband making fun or should I say silly pictures :)

It was my first time and I say I totally enjoyed that greek dinner!

McDonalds wedding in Manila

2010-06-17T10:56:00.000+08:00

I saw this article last night from the W@W website and I tell you I was like..is this for real? and yes it was.

The couple apparently loved the said fastfood and decided to treat their wedding guests there. It was nice and very unique!! They even have their wedding cake shaped in a big hamburger :)

"With “I do’s” already exchanged, the newly-married couple treated their guests to the brand of fast food that they both love. Yes, the wedding reception – or “recess,” as the couple likes to call it – took place at a McDonald’s branch along Alabang-Zapote road."

Read the whole article HERE.

and you can watch the onsite Video HERE.

pearls for your wedding!!

2010-06-14T02:16:00.000+08:00

Diamond as we all know is a girl’s best friend but I think pearls can be the second girls’ best friend. I wore pearls on my wedding day but of course because I am not rich and that I can not afford to buy expensive pearl necklace and earrings.. I settled for something cheaper but mind you it looks good on my wedding gown and I absolutely loved it!!

If I have the money I will definitely invest in jewelries and in pearls, knowing I will pass them on to my daughter and to my daughter’s daughter. It would be a family legacy.

Pearlsonly.com has wide arrays of pearls, they are all beautiful!! I tell you my eyes are wide open as I look at them one by one. They have great collection for weddings and you can never go wrong with their bridal pearl set. Stunning!! When I look at it I wanted to get married again!! And if you are a frugal girl like me, don’t worry they do always have SALE and the collection in the red tag sale are all so nice too. You’ve got so many choices there and when you buy you get a free decorative gift box!

How I wish the hubby will order one for me for my birthday next year!! I really would love to have one :D

Bacolod Trip

2010-06-11T03:13:00.000+08:00

Guess what? I was able to book us a flight to Bacolod for only P209.40 and that is for me and my husband already. Cebu Pacific is on sale so if you want to get cheap airfare tickets for January to March next year, go and book it now. Good thing I stayed up late to discuss with Gigi her wedding plans and to finish the custom cardboard boxes.

Now, I have to search for places to stay and sights to see in Bacolod. You can say I am excited!!

HE cares

2010-06-10T18:25:00.000+08:00

Even a cheap insurance can be a big help in time of needs. I mentioned before that we lost a co-employee due to stroke. We went there last night and it was sad to hear the stories regarding his hospitalization. Because they are thinking of money to use at that time, they settled for a government hospital which is quite far from their home. Everyone thought that if he’s been brought to a good hospital and he was brought there immediately, he might have survived. But then at the end of the day it’s only God who knows when our life is gonna end. My only regret is for all the years that he was with us in the office, I never had the chance to tell him that god loves him.

I should start doing that now. Telling people that God loves them and that God do cares. I do not know how it would change their life or their thoughts about God but as a Christian, I should do that often.

And so I am telling you guys now, The Lord loves you!! and whatever situation you are I right now, he still cares for you.

Plans and dreams

2010-06-10T18:07:00.000+08:00

A repeat order for a t-shirt we printed last month came in the other day. And I am thankful. I hope there is more to come. And I am still thinking of what else can we do with the printing? Should we print bags (you know those eco shopping bags that are so in today)? Should we print pillow cases? I love the idea of the couple’s pillows I saw at the internet and I am thinking, we can make also personalized pillow cases using silk screen printing.

I will definitely let you know all the new stuff we will come up to if ever. I hope this business flourished into something big and I hope that our future will be as bright as the sunshine. I wish to see hubby wearing tuxedos someday, attending conferences, conventions and checking in to five start hotels with me in tow of course.

Electronic what?

2010-06-10T00:09:00.000+08:00

Do you know what is it? Look like some kind of doorbells no? but it is not. It is an electronic pest control, one that you plug into an electrical outlet and then presto! mice and cockroaches will leave your house, that is according to the salesman last night from Ace Hardware, although the one he's selling is not exactly the same like that. The boy said it was on sale, original price is 2,400.00 and now they are selling it for only 1,500.00!!! I so wanted to buy it because I want to get rid of rats and cockroach at home but I don't have enough cash in my wallet last night which is good. I don't need any extra expenses now and besides we just bought one mouse trap from the supermarket the other night.

How about you guys? what do you use in your home? Do you sue this electronic pest control? if you do, where do you think the pests are going? hehe! because the salesman said they will leave your house...I just thought poor neigh boors if they don't have it.

Empty house and school

2010-06-09T10:33:00.000+08:00

This week I found my self and hubby with so much obligations to handle. Although most of them are family related. Enrolling the brother, getting their papers, registering the two nephew for ALS and at the same time have to fix empty house at San Mateo.

Last night we bought new locks and new door knobs to replace the old ones, we still have yet to schedule a day to clean and put everything in order. We might buy also big boxes or shipping boxes for the stuff we are putting aside. It's a major clean up there.

As usual, office work has to come to second because of the many obligations I committed my self to.

BASYA @ LJBC Anniversary!

2010-06-09T01:08:00.001+08:00

Na miss namin ang mga wala sa picture!!! Chel and Dax, Jerlyn & Teng, Grace & Freddy :) Next anniversary sana present na kayo!

I want a new cell phone

2010-06-09T00:57:00.000+08:00

I know I do not need a new cell phone or a cell phone booster because mine is still working fine except for few times that it hanged on me but over all it is still working. But looking at the trendy cell phones out there, you know those mobile phones where you can update and see facebook and twitter status, play games you play in FB, some even watch TV in their phones, and most of all take pictures using their phones. You see, mine is the very basic one, I use it for three MAJOR things I need.

1. TEXT
2. CALL
3. ALARM CLOCK

and that's it. Now, I know I can not afford a very expensive one but don't you think I deserve a much better one than my present phone?

My eyes

2010-06-08T12:06:00.000+08:00

I think I need to have my eyes checked again, it has been three years since I have them checked. And maybe part of my dizziness was because of it. Being in front of the computer for almost 16 hours a day can damage the eye. I hope though that mine will still be good because I don’t have budget to even cheap prescription glasses available in any optical shop.

I still have my old glasses that I have barely use. Maybe I should start using it now.

DTI BUSINESS REGISTRATION

2010-06-08T11:53:00.000+08:00

Our next move is to register our printing business to DTI or Department of Trade and Industry. This where you register a business if it sole proprietorship. I searched the website and the internet on how to register and here's what I found.

1. Go to nearest DTI office near you
2. Fill up application form
3. Pay the registration fee

You will need your TIN Number, 2x2 picture and prepare at least 3 to 5 choices for your business name.
Good thing there is only minimal requirements and that they don't require bpi certification so I guess hubby can do it in a day.

After the DTI registration, we will then apply a Mayors Permit and then the BIR so we can have the Official receipts printed.

Now, we are talking serious business. I'm quite afraid but I am excited.