it used to be Save Room...

I have this song on loop.

I love it!

xoxo

Baby Red

We've finally named her! :)

Yes, I am having a mini-me! Lucky lucky me! I'll get to buy those cute pink dresses, doll houses and Barbie dolls! Yay! Don't get me wrong, I enjoy buying balls and guns and t-shirts and shorts too. But they're not as fun as pink dresses! For one, they're not PINK. :P

See, for the time being, Pau and I couldn't agree with what to name our little baby girl. The names we came out with before suddenly didn't seem appropriate for our angel. But we've finally found the perfect name -- RENEI DANIELLE. :)

The next problem we had was the nickname:

Mommy Lhai: Ren-Ren na lang!
Me: Ano ka ba Ma? Ang panget! Pang-Pitong Gatang talaga! Parang yung name nung batang kalaro ni Giann, Nik-Nik? Nik-Nok? Nok-Nok? Ah basta parang ganun!
Mommy Lhai: Eh bakit san ba sha nakatira?
Pau: *laughs*
Me: Ah basta ayoko! Lei na lang!
Mommy Lhai: Baka maconfuse sha sakin "ano ba to, lola ko Lhai, ako Lei!" Elle na lang!
Me: Pwede din... Panget naman kasi ng Nei parang "neigh" ng horse!
Mommy Lhai: Ah RED na lang!
Pau: Ayun maganda!
Me: Tama RED na lang.
Pau: Tapos mga damit niya puro red and pink lang! Basta shade ng red...

And ergo, I am carrying Baby Red. :)

She's going to be a beaut! ♥

xoxo

boo!

I feel horribly terrible that Pau and Mac won't get to watch The Eraserheads second (and final) concert because I can't go. Ever since we learned that they're doing another concert, we vowed to watch it. We were more than excited! We couldn't contain ourselves! Everything was already set, we already have plans for the rest of the 7th...Until I tried to book our tickets:

Y: May seat number ba yung tickets, Miss?
Miss: Wala pong upuan.
Y: What do you mean wala? Wala na?
Miss: Wala po talaga, standing siya talaga
Y: Kahit yung pinakamahal na ticket?
Miss: Opo...
Y: Eh pwede bang magdala ng monobloc or something?
Miss: *laughs* Pwede naman po pero baka mawala kayo makita
Y: Okay lang ate, minsan minsan uupo ako, buntis kasi ako, baka mapagod ako pag lagi ako nakatayo
Miss: Ay ma'am, bawal po kayo manood.
Y: BAKIT?!
Miss: Policy po namin bawal manood ang buntis. Para rin po sa sarili niyong security.
Y: Hindi mo ko bibigyan ng ticket kasi buntis ako, ganon?
Miss: Kahit po bigyan ko kayo, pag dating niyo dun hindi rin po kayo papapasukin. Sayang lang po ticket niyo...

And that turned my world into dust. :(

I told Pau and Mac that I can't go. So now, they're not going as well.

TERRIBLE CONCERT RULES!

But makes sense.

xoxo

screw you A (as how he fondly calls himself)

THE MOST HIGH-END COCKTAIL PARTY EVAH!

And a pregnant woman organised it. :P

THE Board Meeting & Cocktail Party turned out to be excruciatingly tiring. Everyone was faking everything. I was amazed! We had 5 power interruptions. And it had to happen during the Board Meeting. On second thought, it would be much worse if they occurred during the cocktails.

My encounter with the first foreign partner I ever got to meet was of him saying really fast, in a very distinct Australian accent, and in a very annoyed manner: "man you should've been here 10 minutes ago! i was promised 5 cars here 10 minutes ago!" and I was just staring at him, taken aback by 1. his accent that I was so used to hearing and how it sounded so foreign because the one speaking is being a jerk; 2. his "kasungitan" because duh "HI? HELLO? GOOD MORNING? WHAT'S YOUR NAME?"; 3. the fact that it WAS NOT MY FAULT THE CAR WAS LATE. I've been waiting for it for almost an hour too, you know!

The rest of them seem nice though. I got to meet a number of them, talked to some, laughed with a few, and harassed everyone of them! I like my relationships mutual you know.

I found myself intently listening to the interviews conducted by a local broadsheet with our top foreign officials. And I heard myself mutter "BS!" for like bazillion of times during the interview with the Philippine chairman. Haha.

Things I've learned from THE Cocktail Party:

1. Our officers are self-absorbed whores. I've always known this. The Cocktails cemented that belief.
2. I can come to work early IF I really try. Tough luck I always don't. Except for the week of the cocktails.
3. The rest of the world despise NOT being on time. Except Filipinos!
4. THE CHICK is a flirt. And she uses her "I'm so drunk" excuse to cover up for it!
5. How I miss hearing an Australian speak. "DAMANDAMA!" :P

But yeah overall, it was fun. Cocktails always are!

BUT I hope it's the last one I ever have to organise! I'm still tired as hell.

xoxo

2nd time around!

Love is not perfect.

But it's a decision I don't regret choosing with you. :)

Happy 2nd wedding anniversary! ♥

xoxo

50-1

So I have not turned my PC on for like... forever.

I'm always tired and couldn't be bothered to do anything else but play with my little bub.

Anyway... photos photos!

The best father and "lolo" in the whole wide world celebrated his 49th bday! I love you Pa! ♥

The whole fam went swimming to celebrate the big 50-1!

My little bub making "pa-cute"

The boys hang out!

The "moving" pregnant girl (A.K.A Ate) reached her last pose for the series of shots! :P

Mga sunog. BOW.

Shobe, EJ and Pau enjoying the man-made wave!

"Hurry up dad! The wave's coming for us! "

PRINCE GIANN! :P

More photos of dad's birthday celeb here. Also Bim's 18th birthday!

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Last Friday dad left for work yet again. And for the 19th time (for the 19 years he's worked abroad), I cried.

I may not live with him anymore. But I cried. I cried for the tears he cannot show because he's a father. I cried the fears and sorrows he cannot mirror - the wishes he couldn't say.

My heart yearns for the year he won't have to leave us again.

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Another thing that breaks my heart: Hell in All Its Fury is how The Age put it. It was something I never imagined would happen to Australia. Something that tragic could happen to the Philippines anytime. But even though Charles has told me bazillions of stories about bushfires, it still never struck me as something terribly serious. Until I read it today. :(

I'm worried and saddened and well, shocked.

Aaaah.

xoxo