Two and Counting

It was our 2nd wedding anniversary two days ago.We don't have any planned activities relating to it. MCJ was tied-up on the phone in the morning which the result prompted us to prepare in haste to go to the Immigration Office in town. It was 11:30 and the office will close at 1:30 - which left us two...

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Poker Face

It was in the tube program recently when an Aussie won 10 Mil in poker in Las Vegas. The bloke went to LV with his mates to play poker which was participated by all of the crowd of the casino. Him being great in poker face bring home the big moolah.It was a big turn of event for his family, from common Aussies to millionaires.-----MCJ has accumulated almost half a million of play money in playing...

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Reminiscing

Two days ago, last year was my last day at work of more than seven years. My leaving was not as dramatic as when the others did as almost all of the core members of the group had already left ahead of me - it was the time when personnel turnover in finance was at its peak. But the vacancies we created...

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Nice To Read

I don't have much time to be online. I only do when Ian is asleep or MCJ is playing with him. Just like now, I just put him off to his bed with the tube on so he can hear some sound.The activities I do when online are pretty obvious (eh) and routine - check my emails, update my blog and of course blog-hopping....

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Multiple Accounts

I maintain two email addresses. I only want one supposedly but because even if I have told my friends of my new email add, most of them still sent emails to the old one. Just as well, I don't have to sweep junk mails everyday. The old add contains personal emails and the new one mostly have junks and it is increasing everyday.I signed-up to a market research site months ago when I still have more...

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Options and Decisions

Funny how we decisive we are of the future event sometimes but when it has come, we forgot our idealism and reasons and go for comfort.When we were shopping for Ian's arrival, we bought heaps of cloth nappies because MCJ is really a big pro of them for the reason that they're environment-friendly and I also concede. We would be using nappy liner so changing won't be that messy if our little bub has...

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Get Organized

In the ideal world, I don't like chaos. Everything should have it's own space and place and for stuff that were not needed, they should not be in sight rather be kept in a storage bins so they can easily be retrieved when needed. And for those that I deem not to be used in the next year should be disposed. But I don't live in the ideal world so don't expect to see the picture of what I described...

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I miss...

... our morning and afternoon walks.... Ian's sunbathing (with umbrella.. lol) while I'm having my breakfast.... crisp dried clothes.... the sun!It's been raining (with gusty wind) for almost three days. Yet I am thankful.... green lawn after a few days.... the soon-to-be-dried dam had caught some of the fa...

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Big Bucks to Own a House

There was another interest rate increase this month here and real estate business is the most affected. This economic change worsen the scenario of those who are paying mortgage. Real estate prices are surging up whether you are buying or renting especially in suburbs close to the city.There are real...

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Me.. me.. me

Tagged by Mich.My name: Erachildhood ambition: to be a journalistfondest memory: when MCJ proposed, first smile from Master Iansoundtrack: noneretreat: a walk with my familywildest dream: to do bungee jumpingproudest moment: giving birth to little Ian normallybiggest challenge: crossing the ocean, the culture, etc. to be with MCJalarm clock: i use my cellphone alsoperfect day: bonding with MCJ and...

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Blame it to...

What's with our society today that drug rehab centers are sprouting everywhere more than ever? When you think about it, increasing number of these institutions is equivalent to escalation of the number of addicts. Addiction of harmful substances is a growing trend. Almost everyday, you can hear disturbing and horrible news caused by people who took destructive drugs.In a situation like this, we always...

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Scared but Numb

It was more scary when I was prepared for the theater to have my tears stitched up to the end of the process than when I was giving birth. The anaesthesiologist gave me options on type of anesthetics that I want - I was familiar to them but he made it sound complicated and risky that I was in doubt after chosing an option if it was less risky than the other. Apart from that, lots of medical apparatus...

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Musings of a Proud Mum

I carried him in my belly for 9 months, suffered pregnancy sickness, went into excruciating pain and had 4th level tears to deliver him in this world, had sore nipples for feeding him, woke up several times at night or worse even stay awake all night and be tied-up for more than an hour feeding at times. Despite all these that I've been through and how dependent he is to me, I know that whatever my...

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Handy Tool

The moment you're seated on the van, you can instantly smell petrol. When I was pregger, I detested it but I feel comfy on it as the height of the seat is perfect for me not to cramp my belly. The smell just doesnt go away because there is a container of petrol inside. It is not leaking but the smell lingers because of the spilt traces. It would be handy if we have a transfer tank to avoid spilling...

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Crafty

My sister-in-law, N, is big on craft. The first time she took me to their house, she showed me her knickknacks and there were just lots of them. She was generous to teach me how to make some creative and personally designed hair accessories and fashion jewelry. And when they had their renewal of marriage vows, the invitations were personally made. They were lovely. My mother-in-law who usually...

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Getting Back In Shape

Before, I left the hospital the physiotherapist see me. She gave handouts for the basic exercises that I need to do to strengthen my pelvic floor, get my uterus back to normal and strengthen my tummy muscles as well as advise me to attend a physio-postnatal class where I didn't show up because things caught up.The exercises were pretty simple and you can do them while lying down but with the new routine...

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Joke Time

Ok, so I know that you're probably already familiar with Wilmer Valderrama's show on MTV, "Yo Momma," but what you might not know is that MTV just recently started an online part to the show - it's basically an enormous online bank of yo momma jokes and slams. Check it out at yomomma.tv and you can start battling other users around the world, or come check out their yomomma myspace page to meet other...

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Quiet Time

Bubba is asleep now and MCJ is with him but is sleeping his toothache while I am blogging away here. I am wearing earphones attached to the phone now, why? Because I put the intercom on in the room so I can hear it when Bubba squeals. MCJ could be in deep sleep as he had no sleep last night that he might not be able to hear our Big Guy's wa...

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Getting Philosophical

I am a mediocre person for some things yet I want to be, give or do my best as much as I can. In my heart and mind, I seem to know the reason why but I don't have the right words to call or name it. It's very lame to say that I am just plain lazy because at times I can be very OC on things that I am doing. I am also the kind who goes to battle half prepared or half handed yet I want to be prepared...

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Learn How to Assess Your Employees

Nobody likes to receive an employee review, it's stressful at best, and it's just as bad for the person giving the review. Strong employee performance management skills can and should be taught, to ensure that both employee and employer understand where each stands. Grote Consulting has the years of experience in performance management consulting to help you give fair, quality feedback to your employees....

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Being Prepared

MCJ's last trip to the RP was planned in haste. He was not able to get shots and during that time, there was an outbreak of malaria somewhere in Palawan. That made him cautious so much so that he had to prepare a will for his term insurance. I reckon though, he was being paranoid. And tell you why he did it? Because we were not married yet and I can't be the instant beneficiary of his term insurance...

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Press and See

Digital cameras brought great and remarkable break throughs to photography and photo printing/developing. It inspires the most of us who loves taking photos... and well, us bloggers - tell our stories in a more detailed and interesting way.With the invention of digital camera, came the development of digital picture frame. These state of the art inventions perfectly complement each other. It is really...

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7 + 1 Facts About Me

Tagged by Fionixe about the increasing number of facts about myself. :)I am really petite and the tiniest in the four of us sibs. But I got long fingers and toes for my size. I love making baby cry (not for a long time) when I havent got one and do the same to my own now. I dont have a saddistic nature.. I just love seeing them pulling faces when they cry. I think they're cute. :)I eat eggplant...

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The Gift

I wanted to give something exotic and Philippine made to my mother-in-law when I first came here in OZ. It's not that I want to impress her but that was the first meeting and it was Christmas time, so I deemed it was appropriate to bring something though she's not really keen on gift giving during the Yuletide season. I searched the malls in Manila for that "something" but nothing caught my fancy....

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Burpies

"Give Mummy big burpies". That's what you can often hear from me while our Big Guy is on my shoulder. He must really burp in between feeds and after, though it would mean waking him up or disrupting his feeds. Often times, he burp right away or burp while still feeding but if not after a couple of minutes he'll get hiccups. If I put him to his bed without burping him, those nasty hickin'-ups would...

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Blinded

We're not big on blinds for the window and any glass panelled outer walls in the house (and I dont know much about blinds either). We use a combination of curtains and blinds to cover those areas. The kind of blinds that we have are fabric vertical blinds and that gave me a bit of an idea. I am sort of familiar with roller shades as well but wonder what a faux wood blinds look. Well, as the name...

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100gms a week

Bubba had flying records in all his weigh-in (midwife visits and GP) except at the pediatrician in the hospital. A week prior to the pedia's appointment he weighed 2.95kg and only weighed 2.96kg then. That made me worried that he's not gaining enough weight and question if I am a reliable "cow". The GP used the manual and conventional scale while the pedia had the electronic. According to the...

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What do you own and where?

I love my last job (as if I had other jobs before that, not). Though it wasnt good for the eyes, hands and back as I was infront of the computer from the time I stepped into the office until the time I left (which was until whenever). What makes it more enjoyable, aside from the lax management and good workmates was the job posed challenges. One reason is the management setup. The company that I worked...

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Sharing the Passion

Whenever I have more time in my hand to play while online, I often check what's new in fashion especially shows and jewelry. If there's something that caught my fancy, I then update my show blog which for certain reasons have been neglected for quite a long time. But my passion for shoes, bags, jewelry,...

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Manic Friday

Woke up early today to get myself ready for Bubba's GP appointment at 10am. I've worked it out that inorder to avoid cramming when we are going out, I should be ready first before tending to him. That way, he doesn't have to wait and get impatient and cry. I realize how important it is to be organized when you have a baby. Now I know why mothers are so organized and seem not to be forgetful. ...

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Little Man's First Train Ride

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Developing Routine

When we were at the hospital our little bub had been happy for a three-hourly feed of top-up formula (my colostrum had not build-up yet) of 10ml. After feeds he can put himself to sleep.We went home and for a couple of days, he only required short feeding and will doze off.Now, we're still in a three-hourly routine but the feeding time takes longer than an hour and more often than not, he should...

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