Going Solo

I have been serving the music ministry in our parish for eight long years now. Husband is now the musician while his brother, my favorite BIL, is on leave. But BIL is coming back soon, so husband will still be the guitarist and still be on bass group.

Eight long years and for that span of time, I haven’t tried singing on solo. I belong to any group, soprano or alto to fill in when someone is absent. You think I sing well? I don’t think so! I can sing with the group but when I try to sing on solo, my voice runs out. Stage fright, nervousness, fear: mixed emotions of a trying hard singer like me.

But husband has been requesting me to sing Hangad. I love that song so much. Husband said I can sing it well every time we practice AT HOME. BUT I do not have the same confidence to sing outside of the house.. I am so afraid.

You know I always give in to husband’s every request. So if you happen to pass by our parish one Sunday at 9am, please bear with my trembling voice.

Happy, Happier, Happiest!

Am walking on sunshine and am on cloud 9 right now...

• I was late for work, no breakfast yet but am fine
• I haven’t taken my lunch yet but I feel so full!
• Thought I lose a very close friend but I was wrong, Love you NJ! mwah
  
• I am bad for speculating too much but I was forgiven.
• I got a new watch from husband’s blog money ^_^
  
• Thank you Margie for accepting TAHY!
• Thank you Sheriff for the oppps. Drown me and i won't complain!!
  
• Thanks God its Friday!
• It will be a long weekend, yey!
• Will spend time blogging at home til monday, love it!
• Jogging time tomorrow with my ex-boyfriend.
  
• Will watch Iron Man II in the afternoon tomorrow with husband.

Am happy, sha la la lah.. ^_^ hihih

Have a happy weekend everyone!!!

Shhhhhhh

I have my internet connection at home, finally! And i cannot be any happier ^_^Husband applied at their wireless center yesterday and just an hour ago the installation team came and gave me the wish that i have been waiting for. I have an issue with this company so i won't disclose their 'good name' just yet.. This shall be my testing stage - and so far, so good!

Now i have to say goodbye to prepaid that costs too much for a hopeless connection. And its time for so long to WIFI at WalterMart. I shall be online nightly at home from now on!! Yebah!

Uninspired

I need to finish something very important today but I feel so UNINSPIRED.

I am stressed..

I am very tired...

Can I complain a bit?

I just want to rest awhile.

My Comfort Food

I have been wanting to post this since the day i saw Marce Kaye's yellowish yummy corn, her comfort food. Corn is one of my favorites too BUT there is something with this chow that i find comfort. Must be because it is one of the easiest dishes i can cook every time i feel like eating on a very depressing day.

Hot sardines sauteed on Lucky Me Pancit Canton :)

The dish is invented by husband's eldest sister, by the way. How about you? What's your comfort food??

Spoiled Blogger!

I am not used to receiving gifts, blowing birthday cakes and celebrating occasions. In fact in my twenty eight years of existence i only got 2 cakes for my birthday. On my 24th birthday my ninang imee surprised me with a cake. And the second time I got to blow a cake was on my 28th birthday. It was a surprise from dear blogging friends. I am loved!

And yes, about gifts? I got the best gifts when I started blogging. Spoiled blogger, I am reaching the thin line of being a real spoiled blogger. I am scared. Since I am not used to receiving gifts, I might expect more the next years. That is really scary, right?! Bwahahah

Anyways, I am posting this now not to brag but to show my gratefulness to the friends online who showered me with LOTSA gifts! ^_^ I have been thinking of posting this for so long, thank God i found time last night! :)

27th Birthday

My Mareng Umma’s birthday gift– my nancy laptop

28th Birthday

Clarissa’s birthday gift – Elizabeth Arden perfume, two pretty Benetton tops

Mareng Umma’s birthday gift – my Nine West bag

Blogging friends and the Marce Club and their surprise cake and flowersMarce Seiko’s white roses

Other Surprises ^_^

Gift from Clarissa for my Daughter Yena – Havainas slippers and Dress

Clarissa’s pasalubong from Japan on our first meeting – Nike shoes for Yena and Bvlgari Omnia for me

Kat's Victoria Secret - uhm, my favorite!

Ms Beng's pretty tops that she gave me last Christmas (i wore them below)

AND To Ate Sheng, who gave yena and I lots of chocolates and almonds from Dubai last year! Ubos na bago pa napicturan! LOL :)

Now I beg you to stop spoiling me this much.. I don’t deserve this generosity! But if you insist send the $$ on my paypal addy instead, JOKE! Hahah. Seriously, I am so grateful, and forever grateful to you guys! Love you all and I owe you BIG TIME. Will get back to you all! Just wait and see..

A wedding and a Funeral: 11 days apart

The wedding of husband’s cousin Jean which I have been sharing in all my blogs because 1) our little girl was one of the flower girls 2) husband and I wore pink especially for the newly wed 3) because a wedding is one of the happiest day in one’s life – and we are all happy for Joey and Jean.

11 days after that emotional wedding.. we mourn the loss of the new husband and ecstatic soon to be daddy - - Joey.

My heart bleeds for Jean and for the family. And I started questioning God if our prayers weren’t enough to keep the family members safe all the time… Forgive me Lord but the questions kept on coming back and I know you mean the best for all of us… No matter how much it aches me to see Jean and the whole family in grief and in sorrow – if this is your will Lord, thy will be done.

Finally on Facebook

After months of contemplating and countless of hard punches from friends forcing me to sign up – I gave in.

Now I am one of the millions of people that are hooked in this social networking site. Well, I try hard to stay away from it as BLOGGING is my first love, so don’t expect me to farm at Farmville or play Poker, LOL. I just want to get in touch with my friends around the globe! :)

And oh, have you made someone’s day today?

My blogging friend and Marce Pehpot needs your valuable comment to this post. Can you please spare a minute on this one? She will be really, really happy! Make her day with your wild reactions/suggestions/observations – basta she badly needs your comment, heheh.

And if you want to make me happy - add me up at facebook! I want to be your friend :)

Thank you very much! Have a fruitful day ahead!

Run, Niko, Run!

I had a dinner date with my college friends last night. Husband, who went home late for two days straight decided to go home early to be with Yena. I have been out of sight with my friends, I forgot my social life, it has become a habit to go home straight after work as I want to give yena at least some ample time of bonding every day. I feel guilty when I spend almost 12 hours at work and a less time to my only daughter.

So the dinner went smoothly, and I was back to the circle after few months of absence. BUT still I can’t give my 100% ‘jolly self’ while my mind was running wild on what my husband and daughter was doing while am away… I always wish they can go with me – every time.

So when I arrived home, I asked husband if yena looked for me. He said, she did - nonstop. I could imagine my talkative girl asking her daddy - MOMMY OFFICE PA?! (daddy, is mom still in the office?) And then after a few seconds will ask the same question over and over again. That is what she is when husband is not around..

I remembered all her words.. While asking for a juice she would ask – Mommy, daddy office pa? Tawag naten? (mommy, is dad still in the office? Can we call him?) And then would reprimand her dad on the phone – daddy uwe na, tagal mo, bilis mo! Babye.. loveyou.. ingat ka ha.. sulat ka ah! (daddy, please come home, faster! Bye.. I love you.. take care.. mail me!) Her exact words ring to my head – as if an alarm. She is very chatty with a ‘kris aquino’ pitch – I know she got that from me.

And when I gave her a cup of juice she would say – ‘thank you mommy’ or would say to whoever gave her something ‘ thank you mommy’ as if everybody is her mom.. hahah

So at sharp 5pm I will be running home. I miss my daughter... Misss the little parrot :)Niko and Yena First Sunday of 2010

Update

I miss you. Yes you my two readers (do I have 2 readers by the way? lol) Anyways, if you are reading this because you frequent here, here’s my virtual hugs and kisses just for you! As I cannot blog anymore at work and I have been very very occupied with a lot of work lately I really don’t have time with my blogs. I just hope that next year will bring with it the internet connection I have been praying for. I will hear from GLOBE this week, I hope they can give me at least a decent connection just to blog and browse around blogs.. Am crossing all my twenty fingers with that! ;)

So you notice that this is my first post for December after my birthday post. It feels so sad without internet connection, I miss blogging, blog hopping, dropping entrecards, adgitizing and I miss you! Sound so corny but it is really terrible not to update my 5 blogs. I have been missing all the Memes. Sigh.

Please bear with me if I cannot visit your blogs. Thank you for all your comments, I still can read them and approve them through proxy. Oppps. Did I say proxy? Please don’t block the PROXIES if you are reading this IT Dep! LOL

Twenty Eight and Loving it :)

Thank you WORLD for the endless greetings :)

and thank you so much for making me cry with your messages:

Kat, Amy, Ghie, Enchie, Marce Jade, Paula, Kikamz, Clarissa, Marce Yami, Marce Kaye, Rose, Chris, Lolo Apol, Pareng Ruben, Fab Bambie, Cecille, Madam Beng, Jenny, Dhemz, Glenda, Ate Sheng, Marce Seiko, Marce Pehpot, Mareng Liz and Mareng Umma!

Special thanks to the pretty banners.. I so love them all!

from Mareng Ummafrom Marce Pehpot

from Madam Beng

and from DhemzI also would like to give big credit to Madam Beng who conspired with my blogging girlfriends and my boss. She left these surprises at my desk... (if you know me, imagine my reaction to this surprise! hahah)

Thanks for the roses and cake.. Marce Pehpot, Marce Jade, Kikamz, Mareng Liz, Marce Kaye, Marce Seiko and Madam Beng! My boss knew it and they have been talking behind my back while we were having our lunch out last monday! The nerve, LOL! You ALL got me! I can’t cry in front of the camera but deep inside I was crying buckets already.

^^AND BIG thanks for the white roses Mareng Seiko! I love roses talaga. I have a little flower shop at my work area with all these..

They LOVE Me that much PLUS these..

Monday night i got a package from Japan!Thanks so much Clarissa dear! I love the perfume :) Will post about them soon.. Thanks rin sa touching scrap presentation at your blog.. :) galing mo!

This afternoon i got a package from California, USA ;)Thank you Mareng Umma! It's a Nine West bag. :) Love it!!

ALSO Thanks to my Marce Pehpot for the late greetings effect, I knew she will be behind all these; she always is behind this crazy ideas and effects.. And I would like to know how she contacted lolo apol? That part I am really dying to know!

And yes, I cried ng highest level sa message ni Mareng Umma. Mare, I miss you and thank you for making me cry. I have to say that the feeling is mutual!! :)

I feel so blessed to have you all. Thanks so much.

MWAH

Depress Depressan

I don’t know why but I have been depressed since 8am yesterday. LOL. Knows talaga ang exact date and time eh noh? Kasi nga depress depressan nga ang drama ko. Worst is that I don’t know why I am depressed!

So hinalukay ko ang aking archive and saw that I AM STILL ME. I am like this when my birthday is getting nearer. Oh echosera lang akong sadya, I don’t know. But please understand me na lang.. kahit ako di ko rin maintindihan my own self eh.

PS:
Sadyang sinulat and post na eto sa tagalog. Eto po ako bago mag 28 years old. Ako'y tumatanda ng paurong. LOL

Have you noticed it?

My new header I mean! My Kumareng Umma did it again! She surprised me with that one when we were at Coron. I showed it to Ghie the minute I opened my laptop at krystal lodge, thanks God the lodge has WIFI. I had some chitchats with some blogging friends while on getaway. And I had the chance to upload a few pictures at my untouched for ages Friendster account. LOL
If belo’s endorser has a tag line of ‘only belo touches my skin’ I have my own tagline for my blog. Only Umma touches my blog and Yena’s blog. And am so happy for her coz her main blog is now PR4 and her other blog PR3. Susyalen!Anyways, I have been very busy lately that I am asking for at least 2 hours extension every day. I need to blog and blog hop but can’t find time. I wish tomorrow I can be online even for two hours and will really bog hop. I miss a lot of my blogging friends already..

Now i have to say thanks to all those who never fails to visit and leave me comments.. Thank you all for flooding me with nice comments you know who you are girls!! :)

Thanks also for all the link love to my MARCE's jade, pehpot and kaye! Fedhz birthday is coming in a swift.. I wonder who will win her blogversary/birthday contest! I would really ask for a TREAT! :)

Off to Palawan!

My husband, daughter, my godmother and ghie’s siblings will be heading to Palawan this morning for our three days vacation. This trip was planned since May and I couldn’t believe that I am writing this now, is it October 17 already? LOLThis trip is supposed to be for husband and I’s second wedding anniversary. BUT since it is a week before our actual wedding date, I am thinking of our ‘solo’ celebration somewhere in Tagaytay. If we can leave our daughter for one night, if not it will be another family affair I am looking forward to. ;)

Anyways, I should be going. This is supposed to be a rest from all that is giving me stress (work and blogging, LOL) but I will be bringing my laptop just in case I find time to drop EC and adgitize.

Please help us pray for a nice weather! :) Thank you so much for dropping by. Have a great weekend!

ps:
And yes, my 5 blogs has the same entry for today. ;)

Dilemma

I can’t stop laughing while recalling my phone conversation with ghie’s elder sister kat, one of my best friends and our organizer on our Palawan getaway on Saturday. The chat could be sum of to three; our itinerary, the things to bring and my blogging life. The blogging life is the cause of my two dilemmas :D

My first dilemma is about my laptop nancy.

I want to bring my laptop, she said our accommodation has free wifi but since we will be staying at krystal lodge, where our cottage is above sea level, she thought of the laptop’s security. She told me I can rest blogging for three days. But the blogging addict in me cannot imagine a day without my blogs so.. now I am still thinking.. should I bring or leave my laptop home. Sigh.

Second is about Fedhz contest.

I want to win that point system contest for fedhz blogversary/birthday since half of that $200 will go to Daniel and half for my ‘christmas’ project if ever I will win. BUT since I am competing with my very good blogging friends Kaye, who is from Baguio and was kinda affected with Typhoon Pepeng and Pehpot, who was affected by typhoon ondoy and is about to give birth on November to my inaanak Sati, I am thinking of backing out. As of writing, I am backing out already LOL. I hope Peh or Kaye wins! :)

Anyways, I am taking this opportunity to greet my blogging friend and my kumareng PEHPOT for winning The Best Family and Living Blog in that most prestigious PHILIPPINE BLOG AWARDS. Congratulations Mare! Bongga ka! :)

See you tom!

I will be meeting my kumareng pehpot for the nth time tomorrow. That is for our monthly transfer of funds from her paypal to my paypal and finally to my ATM account. Yes, that is the easiest money transfer I can share for those who do not have bank account on their paypal yet or for those who have paypal accounts but are not yet verified.

But you have to know I charge for a fee***, pehpot treat me my fave burger steak lunch at Jollibee on the first time of our meet up. But the next meet ups will be a dutch treat! Just like what will happen tomorrow! Five ladies will spend an hour eating sumptuous meal at Max’s, my favorite!

My dear kittykat from davao is here in manila since yesterday, so it’s a quick EB of sort. My officemate blogger Ms Beng is easy to be tag along so am grabbing her too. Plus Pehpot is tagging along Fedhz, who is on the process of asking permission from her husband Mike.

Am not excited, am i?! If you know me personally while reading this, you will get a hint that I am not that excited! LOL

PS:
***of course there is no fee, am just kidding ok! :)

No TV since March

and am slightly loving it! :)

Not that i don't like a TV but husband wants not just any TV. He said that if we have to buy any appliances at home it should be for a lifetime use. He has been saving for that LCD TV since summer, so hopefully by christmas time we have that stuff at home already. If only i can max out my credit card at SM Appliance i will buy him all that he had been wishing all in a day, but that would be a sin. weeeh

Good thing is that we live near my parents and sister so when i need some time to peek on what's new on the local television shows i can just sneak a quick look. Husband watches his basketball game at my MIL's, less than 5 minutes away from home.

So weekends mean jogging at dawn, watching DVD on my laptop nancy, doing household chores, choir practice at night, playing with husband and daughter and sleeping all day long. No TV to count on to for entertainment news..

and I am not stressed in blogging :)

Life of a Blogging Addict

I maintain 5 blogs. Someone asks me how I do that. I have my day job and I don’t have internet connection at home (there is no internet service provider that cater my internet needs in our area at the moment).

I wanted my blogs to talk about different things, I guess I want my diverse me talking. My blogs are just my outlet. I am not yet a wonder woman to make an entry everyday to each of my 5 blogs so I made a schedule. My posts depend on how much my mind works in an hour (composing things while having lunch). If I am not stressed at work I can have scheduled posts in the side but if I am stress you won’t find anything new in my blogs.

So I should have a post on MWF (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) at my daughter’s blog, Yena’s World and TTH (Tuesday and Thursday) at my marriage blog, Lovers Mushroom. I made a random post here at my blog, when I have something in mind, and if I have extra time (which is hardly ever) I can make a scheduled post. But I intend to make a post here every day (Monday to Friday) so I always find myself squeezing my mind, it looks empty now. ;)

How about my two new blogs? That lies the problem.. Whew. But please do visit, i have something new to share at Online Trends plus i have a new revelation at Girls Rule. But sometimes I am running out of things to say, forgive me tao lang po. Having 5 blogs really is hard. But why am I torturing myself with this? Because I love blogging. Writing is my stress reliever, blogging is my way of rampaging the internet and I love the friendship I made here. And the thought that I found joy of having $ome cents$ from blogging that supports my monthly project, I feel I can do a lot of things to which I feel really victorious already.

PS.
And yeah, this is a scheduled post. hahah. ;)

09.09.09 Is it Lucky Day today?

The guest numerologist in Unang Hirit this morning says that number 9 is very lucky number by itself. Today, September 9, 2009 isn't 09.09.09, to read the numbers right it should be 09.09.11 (2009 is 2+9=11) Even if it isn't 09.09.09 per se, today is really lucky for making BIG decisions. Now is the high time to say yes to your ardent suitor, now is the best time to get married, now is the right time for the opening of your business and children born today are also said to be full of luck!

Noynoy Aquino announced her decision to run at 8 o'clock this morning. Why today? Because he said why wait for another day when he and the whole family had prayed already and asked for guidance on what path he should take. He is doing this for the people. Might be the OBAMA i have been praying for coz everytime i hear him say a thing i am shaking in disbelief, is this really happening?

First and foremost, i want a leader who is not corrupt, i want a leader who is god-fearing. Now ERAP who is also running for presidency next year has his biggest challenger. Please if you love our country, do not vote for another years of corruption, plunder, poverty and dishonesty in ERAP. I am hoping for the best for my daughter for next coming years.

Let my voice be heard coz today might really be a lucky day really for Noynoy. He has my vote and my vote counts! Today is my lucky day too, not only because i have my high hopes back in this country but also because today the first man in my life is celebrating his 70th birthday!

Is it me talking politics? I have to stop, hindi bagay noh? Weeeeh I will be going home early today to celebrate this day with my most loved man on earth. Happy Birthday to my father! Love him to pieces! ;)

Photo from fotosearch

Very Early Bird

I woke up husband at 430am and our travel time starts at 5am. Surprisingly, there is NO TRAFFIC at south luzon expressway, south expressway and skyway today! whooot. I arrived at work at 625am today. Office hours start at 8am! Imagine?!

It was hard when your work is at the farthest end from your home. Thought balloon while typing this is work at home or my ultimate wish of being a SAHM or WAHM. :)

I have two months of unpleasant tardiness from our human resources, and i don't want another month of punctuality trouble :). If only SKYWAY Project up to alabang will be over and done as soon as possible. I can't wait 2011!

Now, the early bird is sleepy and not feeling well. PMS is letting me down. :(

photo from fotosearch