FINALLY!

Updates updates!

I've been down with really bad fever since a week ago. Well, today makes it a week and a day. The fourth day of the fever, ugly allergies appeared and I had to take antihistamines to make it better. The fifth day my breasts were swelling. The other days I've no other symptom than really high fever. 

It's not urinary tract infection. It's not wound infection. My allergies are all better now. And my breasts aren't as engorged anymore. I've no reason to have a fever. But my temperature is still 38.8 C. I don't know what's up with that.

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My Aunties and cousins from Canada are here for vacation!

Hoorah for good times! :)

Although, I won't be able to go malling with them. I won't even be able to attend a planned swimming party to celebrate mum and cousin Donna's birthdays!

But oh well. 

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I had my hair cut! Because mum said I look really "losyang" with super thick, long hair that's always tied up in a bun. She said I'm not taking care of myself enough. It's nice that I am spending my whole time taking care of Giann & Red but she's right when she said that in order to take care of them better and longer, I need to take care of myself too.

I don't always take her advice because I like to do things my way, but I took this one. :P

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Booyahs:

Ate Kat, we're waiting for you na and for Kuya Pat too! :)

Ate, we miss you here. :(

xoxo

he was so into me!

So I re-read "He's Just Not That Into You" and it made me cry.

Last I read it was like 4 years ago and I didn't put much weight on what it has to say.

But now, it sprang tears. 

P.S. I'm adding a new blog on this URL. 

xoxo

lazy days

Pau's off to Manila today but I decided that Giann and I would just stay here in Laguna. I'm about to give birth 2-3 weeks from now (tentative dates are March 28 and April 3. Final would be set on the 18th depending on the result of my PUTZ) and I need to be as relaxed as possible. Driving to Manila has been ultimately tiring the day they started building the Skyway again. 3 friggin hours of sitting down, waiting for the traffic to FINALLY move, trying to pacify the bored little Giann is not at all relaxing in any way. And you know, Giann's maid can't travel. She gets super dizzy and vomits. The last time I tagged her along to St. Luke's for my check-up, she ended up being more of an 'alagain' than Giann.

Anyway, I want to have boring, idle days as much as possible. As I still need to do a hell lot of things before giving birth:

1.) Have Giann's hair cut
2.) Buy Baby Red's 'going away' clothes and blankets
3.) Buy #1 nipples for Baby Red's hand-me-down AVENT feeding bottles from Kuya Giann (I decided it's not wise to buy a new set of feeding bottles for Red as Giann has like a dozen of 4 oz. bottles that he doesn't use anymore because he uses the bigger ones now!)
4.) Of course, the last ultra sound that will determine Baby Red's birthday! :)
5.) One last check-up with my OB-Gyne before the big D-day!
6.) Grocery shopping for a month's supply of Giann and Red's milk, diaper, baby wipes, food, and essentials for Pau and I. I'd be home bound for a month or so after giving birth and Pau won't do grocery shopping on his own so we better stock up!

I AM SUPERWOMAN HEAR ME ROAR! :P

So, idle days are very much welcome. If I don't need to go out, I won't. I'm very much happy to be a bummed pregnant lady thankyoverymuch. :P

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

it turns blue

I realised that one cannot be 7 months pregnant and have two jobs at the same time.

Last night, I dozed off while putting Giann to sleep. I actually slept before him! I missed all of my classes. :( I feel terribly bad about it. But I was so tired, and I am a mother more than anything else so I need to attend to Giann first. Commuting to Makati/Manila is something I'm not used to do anymore. So each and every time is super duper tiring for me. I find myself falling asleep while in transit, that even if I get ample sleep the night before!

So today I'm going to ask the Korean manager if she can change my schedule or if I can take a leave for a month. I really don't want to leave teaching. I am very much enjoying it. It is something I've been wanting to do since I was a little girl. And it makes me all warm inside every time my students call me "Teacher" and when they heed my advice (even if they're like decades older than me!) You know I've always believed there's something very noble about teaching. But I've never felt what it's like until I started teaching. The feeling of accomplishment it gives me is not the same as when I finished an important event for a company. The latter is nothing compared to hearing the enthusiasm on my students' voice each and every time we have class. I love teaching, no doubt about that. It's in my blood. But it's wearing me out. And taking so much of my precious time with Giann. It shouldn't be the case if I'm not back working for The Firm. But I am so I need to make a few adjustments. Keeping two jobs isn't working well for me - not good for Giann-time and definitely not good for the little baby inside my tummy as well.

I've no more time for anything else anymore ever since this whole thing started! I don't even know when to squeeze in my check-ups/lab tests, Giann's vaccination and paying of bills. I don't even have enough time to deposit money to the bank!

ARGH.

xoxo

"use disabled in a sentence"

Funny how I asked one of my students that like days ago. And now I have the perfect answer for it:

"I'm disabled."

I can barely walk. The left part of my lower torso is aching like hell every time I move. And I mean EACH and EVERY TIME.

And it has to happen when I'm supposed to work again every single day for a month. Work = commuting for like 3 hours a day every day, inhaling the toxic fumes of the doomed building, and being all nice to CRL, plus stressing about stupid articles/seminars/whatever.

I guess it's the Universe's way of telling me that I'm not really meant to work again. At least not yet. But there's a part of me that wants to do it. I feel like I owe it to the Markets Group (to a certain extent) to help them with the most important event ever when they don't have staff anymore. :P Seriously, they should just dissolve Markets for fudge's sake. Anyway, it's just going to be for 30 days. I don't think it would do that much harm. BUT if my BP starts to shoot up again, I have to say byebye Markets again. Screw the project and the contract! To make life is way MORE important than to make a living!

Ah I hope Giann never sees me when I leave every day for work. I don't want to see him cry.

Alrighty I need to rest now.

God I don't think I'll get used to this sleeping-early-because-I-have-work-early-morn-tomorrow routine.

It's just going to be for a month. It's going to be a breeze. It's going to be over before you know it.

P.S. It's funny how I'm back working for The Firm again and I still haven't received my last pay yet. Good job, good job! But I guess Gill's right when she said, "forgive them Yeng, they have one too many resignees claiming their last pays!"

xoxo

just came home from Bim's 18th

And I am godawfully tired.

Last I've been this tired was when I was still with The Firm.

I am so tired I don't think tired can still cover for it. *That* tired.

But I am online nonetheless. There are some *pressing* things that I need to take care of.

But man T-I-R-E-D.

zzz.zzz.zzz

xoxo

Super Pau!

I'm not going to lie. One thing I love about Pau is that he spoils me. :P

Today I casually told him that I *think* I want McDonald's. I didn't tell him I WANT MCDONALD'S. I said I was toying the idea that I might want to buy something from McDonald's. Came dinner and I had chicken nuggets, fries and hot fudge on my desk!

It might seem like a little thing but little things can mean a lot! And they matter!

Believe me, my tantrums and cravings are out of this world (you can ask Ingolok! :P). But Pau can handle them just right. Of course it annoys him (when I reach his boiling point which rarely happens!) but he's mastered The Art of Yeng's Tantrums/Cravings and hats off to him for that. :)

xoxo

of maids and pays

Our cook and "main" maid is back! Hurrah for scrumptious food! :D I just hope she's back for good. Her younger sister (and Giann's maid) said she's only back to get some clothes. And she didn't bring her 4-year old son with her so there's a very huge possibility that she's gonna leave again. Which means we're going to have to make do with the cooking of the other maid (their youngest sister), who doesn't know how to cook. I can cook better than her I swear. And I'm not even a maid! You should know how terrible I am with cooking. But I put her to shame. She's *THAT* bad. Man, she doesn't even know how to change bed sheets! One time she was TRYING to change our bed sheet, she was struggling and called the aid of her niece, who is like 9. Terribad!!!

But anyway, in the meantime, Ima sit back, relax and enjoy our cook's yum yum dishes. Woots!

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So my last pay+13th month pay from The Firm is still "in process." It's amazing how it's been in process for more than a month!

I need it to buy myself a cheap but cute phone. My N70's a goner. May he/she (I haven't really decided on its gender) rest in peace.

xoxo

"foreigner ba asawa mo?"

I get that question A HELL LOT! Even my mum gets asked about my husband too! "Foreigner ba napangasawa ng anak mo?" And my silly mum would sometimes joke, "Oo, British." Hahaha.

One of the teachers asked me that question (yet again!) on MSN a little while ago:

12/18/2008		7:47:51 PM		jigu_pm6@hotmail.com		Yeng		foreigner b asawa mo ang cute na baby mu eh
12/18/2008		7:47:58 PM		Yeng		jigu_pm6@hotmail.com		hahaha
12/18/2008		7:48:04 PM		jigu_pm6@hotmail.com		Yeng		^^
12/18/2008		7:48:07 PM		Yeng		jigu_pm6@hotmail.com		hindi :P
12/18/2008		7:48:18 PM		jigu_pm6@hotmail.com		Yeng		bkit tisoy ang baby mu? hehe
12/18/2008		7:48:25 PM		jigu_pm6@hotmail.com		Yeng		eh s pic mukha k naman chinese
12/18/2008		7:48:28 PM		Yeng		jigu_pm6@hotmail.com		tisoy ang daddy nya :P
12/18/2008		7:48:28 PM		jigu_pm6@hotmail.com		Yeng		hehehe
12/18/2008		7:48:32 PM		jigu_pm6@hotmail.com		Yeng		wow
12/18/2008		7:48:34 PM		Yeng		jigu_pm6@hotmail.com		hahaha

So I told Pau about him being "tisoy" and OMG the pressure on him HAHA.

It's funny though. Giann has brown hair. And to a certain extent, he really doesn't look very Filipino. He's so adorable! :D

You should see him when he's playing with the other kids in this street. He literally, amazingly stands out. His skin and hair colour look amazing especially with the sun. And yes, I am one hell of a proud mother! :)

xoxo

move over leonardo!

I must've been an artist in my previous life.

Pau and I were in a bookstore looking for a sketchpad for his Art Appreciation class. Then all of a sudden I saw those blue staedler pencils!

Me: oh you need these pencils for sketching...
Pau: bakit?
Me: they're really made for sketching! they're sketch pencils!
Pau: ows? pano mo alam?
Me: *confused* ewan! basta alam ko lang!

Turns out I was right. The saleslady confirmed my "artist" instinct. Those blue staedler pencils really are for sketching.

Therefore I was an artist in my previous life. Bow.

Hahaha. Truth is, I think it was just pretty obvious that they are sketch pencils. Or maybe one of my subjects in college required me to use one. *shrugs*

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Something I realised while watching Pau fit a 501:

I don't have a single pair of jeans.

I've thousand sweatpants, million tights, bazillion minis and gazillion dresses but NOT a pair of jeans.

Seriously.

I tried buying some. But I get home, try them on and realise I'm never going to wear them. So I give them away.

I hate jeans. They're rough on skin.

xoxo

bad news, sad news and amusing news

BAD NEWS

I did a major booboo at work. I sent an e-mail to over 600 clients saying that we're holding a seminar for free when in fact, we're charging Php1,250 per attendee. It was a miscommunication. I know I'm supposed to be good at communication but I lose it especially when I've heaps of concern that I need to attend to.

So tomorrow, the COO is going to meet with me and my boss. According to his secretary, he's terribly upset. I know I would be too! "WTF WERE YOU THINKING YENG?! FREE?!" Okay, so maybe he won't lose it like that but I'm still royally screwed. Oh well. It was MY mistake. And I'm sorry about it. Too bad sorry doesn't always make up for it, yeah?

This is actually the first time EVER that I wish I'm still working for the family. Because then, I can fuck up big time and the worst my auntie could do is tell my dad. Then I can just smile/pout (whichever works) at my dad and say, "she's too much!" (and he knows that she really is).

I really don't mean the previous paragraph, you know. I don't want to work for the family ever again. That even if I get it my way with the family - tardy everyday, do AWOL, come to work in flip-flops (HEAVEN! :P), and chat the day away on YM and MSN! I was a terrible "employee" but she was the worst "employer" so we're even. ;)

ZOMG wish me luck tomorrow. I badly need it.

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ANOTHER BAD NEWS

One of our maids (and cook) is leaving. After 24 years of serving this family. Well actually, she's already left since almost a month ago. But we thought she's coming back as soon as she's able to attend to whatever pressing family issues they have back in their province. That's what we all thought. Until one of the maids (and her sister) said that she has no plan to go back anymore. I was astonished. It's going to be a very big problem for this house.

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SAD NEWS

You know your child is a big little boy already when he doesn't want you to rock him to sleep anymore. :( Before he wouldn't sleep if I don't rock him to sleep while singing a lullaby. Now, I carry him and he wants to be put down! What he does is that he'll try to hug me while he puts himself to sleep but his little arms cannot reach me yet. So he makes sure his body touches mine to make it up to the "cannot hug you yet mum" problem.

I really dunno if this is a "sad" news. Giann's growing up, that's normal. And actually, that's good. But I guess, I'm just not yet ready to let him go, no matter how slowly the process goes.

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SOMEWHAT AMUSING NEWS

I noticed that Giann's boxes of toys are neatly stacked in one place and so are our unused wedding gifts. So I asked Pau, "wow, who cleaned our room today? See how neat and proper everything looks now. I've always wanted to ask them to do that." And he didn't even look at me but he was like, "what? cleaned what? no one? I don't know." I was surprised, "wow you spend the WHOLE day inside this room and you don't even notice a single change in this room when it happens!" I think it's amusing how he cannot care like that. Or how unnoticeable everything is for him as long as they have nothing to do with his computer. Or maybe, I am just annoyingly observant. But I'm betting that's it's more because he's heavily fixated on his computer. :P He's not too bad though.

xoxo

who's crying?

I'm so sick that every time I talk to Pau he's like, "umiiyak ka ba?" And each and every time I would look at him as if he's gone crazy, "why would I cry?"

There's nothing to cry about.

I'm done with crying.

Until I dream again. Which thank God has not happened since... eons ago. Well, okay that's a lie. But who cares.

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There are hearsays that there will be massive blackout in San Pedro again! From 11:00 PM to 6:00 AM AGAIN.

Why the hell do they (Meralco) have to do whatever it is they will do when I'm sick? :( And need to wake up early and should be all better tomorrow. I hate you Meralco. May you burn in hell. Okay, maybe not. But I hate you still.

xoxo

something from my mail #2

I have not logged on my Gmail for...months. I have avoided it for so long because I was too much of a chicken shit to face it. And of course you cannot relate! But anyways, I checked my mail for the first time after forever and saw this:

WHO WANTS TO FLY WITH ME?! :)

xoxo

the only one worth it.

How tired I am. BUT. Giann's worth it. :)

I will post photos tomorrow or whenever Pau decides to let me use his PC. This PC's USB hub is screwed. So yeah.

Thankyou thankyou thankyou to all those who attended Giann's birthday party! Even if the birthday boy spent most of the time clinging on to his mum and snubbing everyone. :P

Man, I am tired. I should rest now. Big day tomorrow (work) plus I need to re-arrange our closets to make way for Giann's UBER plenty toys and clothes! I'll show you his loot next time. They're overwhelming. :)

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Pau answered the question "When are you online?/When are you available to play?" (on his WoW character) with "I'm online everyday. From 9am-1am, +8GMT." I read it, was not really surprised and teased him, "wow, you have NO life." He laughed.

Pretty amusing.

I remember asking him before, "if I leave you, what do you think will happen to you? What would you do?"

"Nothing. Just play WoW the whole day?"

"Ah. Very productive."

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So sleepy but waiting for time! :D

P.S. Let's all hope Pau lets me upload photos soon omg!

xoxo

tan-an-an-an-an

I just got home from watching The Dark Knight. Heath Ledger was goddamn amazing!

The premiere was like a firm-wide event! Our CEO, CFO and Consultant were there. Also some associates. It wasn't that much of a "high society" thingy like Gill was afraid of. :P It felt so much more like... the office. Hahaha.

BUT. Pol came so we're happy! Plus we got to meet his wife. And Phil! And. NEVER MIND. :P

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I spent half of the day calling/e-mailing (more like harassing, really) people from Sydney. I still didn't get what I need though. :-( I would've had a better chance if they were from Melbourne! But yeah. Maybe not.

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This is an hour and ten minutes late: Happy happy birthday to the guy who calls me Princess(ting!) (and even published it on school paper!). He calls me Nefertiti too! :P Happy birthday JB! :) *hugs* I would've posted a photo of him but they're all in Manila so next time.

Alrighty good night. I need to wake up in 5 hours. And Giann will wake me in 3, without a doubt. :P

xoxo

sigh

It's so cold it's not funny.

And I forgot to bring my scarf. :(

Friggin weather.

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Also, why the hell can't we access Gmail anymore? But we can access Facebook!

Hmm. I think someone from IT is doing excessive Facebook-ing!

Tsk tsk.

traitor

I don't like dreaming.

Dreams give me away.

But at the same time, I enjoy it.

If only to see your face.

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I saw Linette Lusañez while I was having lunch with Gill yesterday! :D And I was reminded of how crazy and lazy college days were. Ah I miss it! I miss her!

Also, she made me realise how boring I have become.

L: labas naman tayo!
Y: oo ba!
L: pwede ka ba?
Y: oo naman! basta wag lang gabi!
L: nge, ano kaya yung basta wag lang gabi?! kelan tayo lalabas, linggo?? simba muna, tapos punta sa park?
Y: *laughs* oo bakit, tapos coffee, kwentuhan, mga ganun...
L: #&*%!!!

Hahaha.

Well. I can't miss sleeping time with my little bub! I just adore him too much.

But seriously, I admit I've diminished my existence to work-home, home-work BUT I can make an exception! Like the premiere of The Dark Knight on the 17th at Rockwell with Hana, Gill and the others! Only because Pau and I are uber excited to meet Phil! :P Pau would even miss out on raiding. That special Philip. :P Pau won't miss raiding for me, you know.

Ah life.

xoxo

call me Dora :P

I decided to cut my hair this morning before I leave for work. It was an impulsive decision. But just like MOST of my impulsive, careless decisions in life, I don't regret it.

I now have fringe! AGAIN. :)

And Giann upon waking up, saw me and couldn't stop smiling! He likes my new hair. He probably thinks I'm Dora! :P Hahaha. Pau doesn't like it that much. He likes plain, straight and boring. But he should know that I am not plain. I can be boring but NEVER plain. So I woke him up to witness the giggling Giann adoring his mum's hair. And I was like, "see, Giann loves my hair!!"

I lived to my Dora persona the whole day. :P Before I leave for work I said to Giann, "Alrighty babe, kiss Dora the Mummy goodbye now!" I even signed my e-mails for Pol and Gill as "Dora Dora Dora the Explorer! Ay ay!"

I love my new (but old) 'do. :)

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And oh, fridaysfeast time!

Appetizer

When you drink soda/pop/coke, do you prefer to drink it from the bottle, a can, or after pouring it into a cup?

♥ Depends on how thirsty I am. :P In most cases though, I prefer drinking anything in a glass.

Soup

What television show are you willing to stay up late to watch?

♥ GOSSIP GIRL! Sex and the City and CSI. I can even watch them endlessly on reruns!

Salad

Name one person, place, or thing you think of as brilliant.

♥ Mum, Dad and Giann (he's real brilliant in his own little way!)

Main Course

Would you be willing to work 4 10-hour days instead of 5 8-hour days in order to save gas?

♥ Nope. Giann doesn't sleep without me. A 10-hour work would mean I won't be home until REALLY late. And my little guy can't miss out on sleeping time! So screw gas, Giann is way more important.

Dessert

If you were a superhero, what would you call yourself?

♥ SuperLittleMum. It's patented to me! :P

xoxo

i swear this is a true story!

An applicant, while waiting to be interviewed, started talking to me while I was busy doing a 'presentation' for a company that is into hotel and resorts.

Applicant: Is this the marketing department?

Me: Yeah. Are you applying for a marketing position?

Applicant. No. For Communications Officer.

Me: *smilespolitely* Yeah it's the same, actually. Marketing AND Communications Officer.

Applicant: Ahh.

*she stared at my monitor for good minutes*

Applicant: So, you do beach?

Me: WHAT?!

I was like, "where the fudge did that come from? BEACH WHAT??"

Sure I have a photo of a beach displayed on my computer monitor because I was researching about the company I was doing the presentation for but still, her question doesn't sound right.

Grats Applicant! I sincerely, really hope you get the job! Then we can converse every day and I won't have a single boring day woohoo! ;)

P.S. I SERIOUSLY believe she's made for Markets! This early and she's already got Newsbyte! And the BEST I've EVER heard so far. It beat "Can I have Yoga for dinner?" in a snap! :P

xoxo