6 layers

EMS tagged me.

6 Layers…Of YOU

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RULES:1. Add your blog/s to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs. It’s okey if you only post this questions in one blog as long as you answer them.2. Get back to Me {YEN} and I’ll add your blogs to the master’s list HERE! Note that you are not ALLOWED to change the link of the here.3. Copy from Start to End.4. Tag as many friends online you know. But you don’t need to be tag in order to join.

Copy this Participants List: Me and Mine Creative in Me For the LOVE of Food Little Peanut Pea in a Pod It’s Where the HEART Is Around the World SugarMagnolias I Am Mommy All About The Memories Enchanted Play Just My Scrap Whats Up Simply Me Kitchen Deelite A Mothers Horizon In Depth A Life in Bloom Because Life is a Blessing Digiscraptology Joys iN life Life is What we Make it Photo Blog Dancing in Midlife Tune Mommy Talks Aggie Shoots. Aggie Scraps All Kinds of Me Stuff The Salad Caper Winding Creek Circle InkBabyStudios All Things Me Feels Like Home Because Life Is Fun Blessings and Beyond Mommy Earns Money Online Pinay Mommy Online Clark & Butchay’s Blog Butchay’s World Simply Jen Jenny Said So My Online World My Life in this Wonderful World Biz-N-Honey Aeirin’s Collections My Precious Niche Eds Mommy Life Just Me.. Eds My BIG Picture Merger Guru Quicker8 MindBubbles LivingtheHealthyLife VanityKit Stripe&Yellow SomethingPurple Em's Detour and so I am Women Xplore My Sweet Bratinella Our Journey to Life My Planet Purple YOUR BLOGS

LAYER ONE:
– Name: Abie
– Birth date: January 19
– Birthplace: Philippines
– Current Location: Philippines
– Eye Color:Brown
– Hair Color: Brown
– Righty or Lefty: Righty

LAYER TWO:
– Your heritage: Filipino
– The shoes you wore today: black leather shoes.
– Your weakness: Perfectionist and O.C.
– Your fears: Losing my job, Losing my love ones .
– Your perfect pizza: CPK
– Goal you’d like to achieve in life: To raise good children and to be the best wife to Howell and the best mom t Bela and my future kids.

LAYER THREE:
– Your most overused phrase on AIM: hehehe
– Your first waking thoughts: good morning world
– Your best physical feature: I don’t know
– Your most missed memory: My Tita

LAYER FOUR:
– Pepsi or Coke: COKE.
– McDonald’s or Burger King: McDonald's.
– Single or group dates: single.
– Adidas or Nike: Nike.
– Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Nestea.
– Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate.
– Cappuccino or coffee: Both.

LAYER FIVE

– A famous person, dead or alive, would you interview: Hugh jackman.
– Movie can you watch and say the lines along with the actors: Jerry Maguire, Reality Bites.
– Name two of your passions in life : Blogging, Shopping
– Least favorite time of day: Noon.

LAYER SIX

– Use hairspray or gel: None.
– Your favorite meal: Sinigang, Pesto, Dampa foods
– Color is the inside of your head when you close your eyes: Black.
– Listen to classical music: Yes.
– Ever said LOL in real life without thinking about it: No!

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Tagging Vien and Kite.

Weekend Snapshot # 15 - Our Saturday

We accompanied my grand mother for her check up at the American Eye Center. They need to do several exams on her before her scheduled cataract surgery on the 26th.

Saturday is a busy day at the American Eye Center. There are a lot of patients in queue and a number of tests have to be done to my grandmother so we are at the center for about three hours. Our daughter was with us and so my husband and I have to take turns in taking care of her since we have to go out of the center to keep her pre-occupied.

And even though we are so busy in accompanying my grandmother and taking care of our daughter at the same time, my husband was still able to take some time to take pictures of our daughter while my daughter gamely give poses for her dad.


Here are some pictures also while we are having lunch at Racks after my grandmother’s checkup.

More of my Nanny Stories

Ever since my nanny gave us a notice that she will only stay with us up to the end of this month (you can read my previous post abut this here and here), she has been driving me nuts. Maybe since she is leaving us anyway and I think the only reason she is staying up to the end of the month is because she wants to get her full salary, she has no drive to work anymore. She is living like a princess. She wakes up late in morning, she is always upstairs in her room and doesn’t even bother to check if my daughter is okay, she is so busy texting. In short, she is not doing any work anymore.

Just like today, she was upstairs the whole day and so I thought she was helping my husband clean up the second room so I was the one taking care of Bela. I was so sleepy and I was really looking forward to taking a nap but I can’t do it since I have to take care of my daughter while my nanny is taking her nap upstairs. I was so furious when I found out from my husband that my nanny was just in her room the whole day and did not help her clean our room. I was so mad that I even felt I need to take progesterone supplements to calm me down.

I really wanted to ask her to leave and not wait for the end of the month but since I can’t take a day off from work to take care of Bela in her absence and I know my mom will have a hard time taking care of Bela without my nanny’s help, I have no choice but to deal with her for another two weeks.

I already talked to my friend who recruits nanny from the province and she promised to notify me as soon as she finds a nanny for us. So wish me luck and hope I can keep my cool for another two weeks.

Wordless Wednesday # 18 - Sunset @ the Fort

Weekend Snapshot # 14 - Fun – Fun - Fun

We went to Mall of Asia last Saturday to pay the reservation fee at Kidz Republic where my daughter will celebrate her third birthday. As soon as my daughter saw the indoor play area, she wanted to go inside and play. And we are lucky since we get to play for free since we just booked a party with them.

My daughter really had playing in the ball pool and trying on the giant slide with her dad. Here are some pictures.

I hate these chores

I was tagged by Joy and Em.

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This meme is pretty simple.
Here are the rules:
1.) List down the household chores you hate and why. Do you think you can survive without helpers and nannies?
2.) Copy the image.
3.) Tag as many girlfriends you want, the daddies and hubbies can also join.
4.) Add your blog's link in the domesticated divas linky love. You can add all your blogs.
5.) Leave ME a comment and I'll add you up in the masterlist.

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My list: I hate to cook, I hate to do the laundry and iron our clothes, I hate cleaning. Oops, looks like it’s almost all the household chores. In short, I am one lazy bum who just one to laze around all the time.

I am now tagging Vien, Eds, Peachy & Jacqui

Beijing Olympics 2008

Yesterday was the opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. We were able to watch some of parts of the opening ceremony and it was one magnificent performance. A Fou Band enters from four gates, then there is a splendid firework which makes the entire Stadium look like a blossoming flower, then there where twenty graceful fairies that float towards the ground and cluster around the Olympic rings. It was one great performance and according to the host they have been practicing for more than then months for this.


As we were watching we can’t help but imagine that it would really be great if we are watching it live in Beijing. For sure our good friend Alma and Romy, who is in Beijing right now is one of the audiences in the Stadium watching the opening ceremonies.

I remember they are both so into sports. They both played Paintball (complete with their tactical gear and paintball guns), they are runners who organize marathon runs to raise funds for charity, and they are mountain climbers too. They really love sports so for sure they won’t let this opportunity pass, for them to watch the Beijing Olympics live.

They invited us to join them in Beijing and they are willing to accommodate us in their home so we can watch the Olympics too but for sure China will be really crowded during that time and I don’t think it is recommended if we have a toddler in tow. Maybe next Olympics, Bela will be old enough to travel with us and she will get to enjoy the experience more.

We will watch Mulan

Every school year, Toddlers Unlimited takes their students to watch a musical or a play at the Children’s Theater. This year, Repertory Philippines is presenting Disney’s Mulan in a musical play that brings us back to ancient Chinese legends of the brave female heroine Mulan, who against all odds and cultural paradigms, upholds the honor of her family by fighting for her country.

Toddlers Unlimited has arranged to watch the musical on September 12, 2008 at 10:30 – 12:00 noon. Bela hasn’t seen the movie Mulan but she loves to sing and dance so hopefully she will get to enjoy the show. We think that it will be an interesting experience for Bela to watch a musical especially she will be able to watch it in the company of her teachers, friends and us.

Toddlers Unlimited has blocked off the Lower Orchestra area for all their students. I was at Toddlers Unlimited yesterday and Ms. Jhoanne already showed me the theater seating plan. Howell told me not to get front row seats because the last time we watched a show (Dora the Explorer), we are at the front row and Bela got scared of Dora. I selected a seat on the Orchestra left and we are sitting beside Elie, one of Bela’s classmates so at least she has someone familiar beside her. Hope she will really enjoy it.

Perfect Tag

Got this tag from Jacqui. Thanks girl and I admit it, I am one shopaholic. LOL


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1. Don’t remove the credits when you post the image .
2. Please link back to the person who tagged you
3. If you have more than one blog, please post this to all of your blogs so your other blogs can be listed to the master list too
4. You need to pass this tag to many friends you think loves shopping.
5. Come back at BARGAIN.SALES.DEALS.and leave the exact post url so I can add you to the master list to help increase our rankings and improve our Technorati Authority.
6. Enjoy Shopping !!!

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Passing this tag to other shopaholic bloggers like Peachy, Kite and Jane.

My To Do List for this week

Today was kind of a productive day for me. I manage to do a lot at work and I was able to input my weekly stats to our Remedy System. I was also able to book a magician for Bela’s birthday though I haven’t received the contract yet and I haven’t paid the 50% deposit. Hopefully I will receive the contract from Angelette tomorrow.

But still despite the fact that I was able to do a lot today, I still have a few items remaining on my checklist:
* We’re due to leave for our Hong Kong vacation this coming November and I haven’t booked a hotel yet. I did some research but I haven’t talked to my cousins yet as to where they prefer to stay.
* Ask for my boss’s permission as I have to leave early for work on Tuesday wince I just got a letter from Bela’s school that our first Parent’s Teacher Conference is scheduled on Tuesday at 3:30 PM.
* Asked around for the next diet pills since my friend is asking for my help as she wants to try diet pills this time to loose weight.
* I have one pending work for tomorrow that I need to follow up with HQ.
* Follow up with Smart for the Smart Bro application of my sister. (Yes, she and my brother are so hooked with blogging that they decided to have their own Internet connection.)
* Call American Eye to schedule for an appointment for my husband and my grand mother.

I guess that’s all I need to accomplish for this week. I can’t wait for the week to end as I am looking forward for our family bonding time again this coming weekend at Shangri-La and MOA.

New Rx glasses for my husband

I was watching FOX news before going to bed this evening and I saw that Zenni Optical was on FOX news! I learned that they are selling really cheap prescription eyeglasses which reminded me that I have to look from the incredible stylish new frames from Zenni for my husband.


H has been complaining that he is experiencing some throbbing pain on his eyes every once in a while so he wants to go to his ophthalmologist to have his eyes checked. He used to wear prescription eyeglasses but he stopped using it because he is not comfortable when he is wearing it. But now that he is having some problems with his eyes, he realized that he needs to get his eyes checked.

We will be going to American Eye Center this Saturday to have his eyes checked and then we can check Zenni Optical $ 8 Rx Eyeglasses so we can buy a new one for my husband.

Wordless Wednesday # 17- Bowling Ball

A brave move

Yesterday was the send off party for one of our colleague who is leaving for Dubai to pursue her dream of having a flight attendant career. She works as a receptionist in our office for more than a year now. She loves her job as a receptionist and she is an intelligent woman so she knows that she has more career opportunities here. But she was encouraged by her friend who is now working as a flight attendant and is getting a salary that is triple than what my colleague is getting so. So she got encouraged attend a flight attendant school so she can try her luck in this field.

And luck was really on her side and looks like having a flight attendant careersince she got accepted right away as a flight attendant in one of the biggest airline companies in Dubai.

So to my friend and former colleague, good luck on your new adventure.

Weekend Snapshot # 13 - Bowling is Fun

After my cousin’s treat to the whole family for lunch, we headed to the bowling center at SM Mall of Asia. Our family loves to play bowling together and it is a good way to loose some weight that we gain after our sumptuous seafood’s lunch at DAMPA.

This is the second time for Bela to play bowling and the first time for my two cousins, Aliah and Jego. We really had fun and we really enjoyed the game. Hope we can do this more often and I think Bela is growing up to be like her dad who really loves all kinds of sports.

Describe my Day

Thanks Aggie for this.

Here are the Rules:
1. List 6 things that describe yourself today or yesterday.
2. Add your blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs.
3. Tag other online friends you know.

GailAdi/Momeen/Emmyrose/Dennis/Dette/Jirl/Janny/Nanay Belen/Carol/ Something Purple’s cucina / Vanity Kit / Mind Bubbles / Stripe&Yellow / Something Purple / Em’s Detour / Mommy Talks Aggie Shoots. Aggie Scraps All Kinds of Me Stuff The Salad Caper Winding Creek Circle InkBabyStudios Princess Bela Women Xplore Our Journey to Life My Planet Purple YOUR BLOG HERE

Yesterday and Today:
1. I went home early since we planned to go to St Jude to hear mass but I was stuck inside the bus for 3.5 hours due to heavy traffic because the streets of Buendia are flooded.
2. I was too lazy again to go online and I was too sleepy that I feel asleep around 10 PM (which is too early for me since I usually sleep around 2 AM).
3. I did my “SM” rounds and joined Litratong Pinoy for the first time.
4. I answered emails, inputted my statistics for the week, and summarized the tasks that I finished for this week for our weekly report next Monday.
5. I had a terrible headache and I was so lazy and unproductive the whole day because of it.
6. I tried to contact a party planner to finalize the booking for the magician for Bela’s birthday but again, the magician is already fully booked for that day and I can’t contact the party planner because looks like she is busy for her party for tomorrow so I’m kind of pissed and frustrated.

I’m tagging Vien, Kite, and Val