Cooking ATBP
Mood:  a-ok

So eto na naman po ako, tagal na naman di nakapag-post. haay i was so tamad ulit to update my blog. anyway ano ba latest skin? ayun my hubby left again last Oct.24 bound for Miami Florida. He transferred to another agency kasi(From CF Sharp to Magsaysay and from Marco Polo to Emerald Princess). I think he made a good decision career wise. I hope this time there would be no more problems and sana maging smooth sailing ang pag-akyat nya ngaun. before that we went to Cebu last Sept.7-10, 2007! we had a really good time visiting many Cebu landmarks and tourist attraction. The one that i really enjoyed visitng is Mactan Island because of its nice beach and pool! i'm really glad we were able to push through with our plan coz we nearly canceled on going there due to financial woes pero ayun nagawan ng paraan kaya natuloy.

i have a new hobby goin on right now. before i was addicted to scrapbooking but now i'm kinda lazy doing those things kaya i shifted to another hobby which is cooking! i'm now spending countless number of hours at internet searching for recipes from adobo to crispy kangkong! i want to divert my attention to something fruitful so that i will not always think of my husband coz the more i think of him the more i miss him so in order to be busy i decided to cook different kinds of food if i have spare time or if it's my dayoff. and i'm loving it! i also happened to enroll at a cooking class so i guess i'm pretty much serious about it. i hope the next time i'll be able to learn how to bake coz that's what i really wanted to learn!

My pamangkin Adriel is so cute and i love him very much! he has new tactics every now and then that's why i always look forward on waking up in the morning to see his smiling face! he will celebrate his birthday January of next year that's why his mom is already busy preparing for his birthday. below is his latest pic:

We're OK, sana happily ever after....

Reading the articles below, i can't help but look at my own marriage. one thing i am sure of is that we really need to put A LOT of effort on our marriage. SURE WE DO HAVE OUR UPS AND MOSTLY DOWNS but i know we could really make it work! we have tons of plans and we both have the commitment to stay and remain together as long as we live, naks totoo ba yan? haay enough of the drama i wish we could always be like this para parating happy di ba? :)

i'm so happy that my husband finally went home last Aug.12(it's a week before his birthday). actually he surprised me coz i didnt know he was coming home. it's a long story but the important thing is, he's here and we're having a good time together! i have some pics nga pala taken during his birthday celebration at Parque Espana Residences and Hotel at Alabang. we only had a few invited guests, actually 2 lang sila which is Pastor Boni and Sister Bless, Dianne's in-laws..

Top 10 Things Wives Want From Their Husbands
Mood:  happy

Article read from http://marriage.about.com

1. Telling Her Daily That She is Loved

Everyone needs to be affirmed. Everyone needs to know they are loved. The best ways to say "I love you" are usually in simple, everyday, seemingly unimportant ways like an unexpected hug or holding hands when you walk together.

2. Understanding and Forgiveness

There will be days when your wife will make mistakes or when she will be difficult to be around. No one is perfect. She both wants and deserves your willingness to understand and forgive her. Remember that no relationship can be sustained without forgiveness.

3. Conversation

Don't let your conversations with your wife dwindle to nothing but talk about your kids, your jobs, and the weather. If that happens, your marriage relationship could be in real trouble.

4. Willingness to Make Time for Her and Your Children

Having quality time with your wife and kids isn't something that just happens. You have to make it happen by not only making the plans but by following through. Time with those you love has to be a high priority for you.

5. Saying "Yes" More Than Saying "No"

Habitual negative responses to your wife and kids can push them away from you. Think twice before saying "no" and you will be surprised at how saying "yes" can improve your relationships.

6. Listening Well

It's really disheartening for a wife to share her thoughts and feelings with her mate and then realize that he didn't actually listen to her. Your wife wants and needs you to not only listen with your ears, but to listen with your heart.

7. Affection and Kindness

How often do you say "please" or "thank you" or give your spouse an unexpected kiss? Unfortunately, some married couples forget that being kind and affectionate to one another are keys to a successful marriage.

8. Sharing Household and Child Rearing Responsibilities.

One of the main reasons couples fight is conflict over who is doing what around the house. Chores and child care are not the sole responsibility of your wife. She shouldn't have to ask you to do your share around the house.

9. A Day Off Now and Then

Give your wife a day off several times a month. This means that she will be free from worrying about what is happening with the kids, the house, the pets, and you. She not only deserves this break in her schedule, she needs it to be emotionally and physically healthy.

10. Commitment to Take Care of Yourself Both Physically and Emotionally

Many men are notorious for not taking care of themselves when it comes to health issues. This isn't fair to your wife. She is your lover not your mother. Take responsibility for your own health concerns.

Top 10 Things Husbands Want From Their Wives

Article read from http://marriage.about.com

1. Believe in His Capabilities

Many men believe it is important for them to protect and provide for those they love. Let him know that you believe in his talents and skills and are supportive of him.

2. Understanding

One of the ways you can both tell and show your husband that you want to understand him is by making a commitment to daily dialogue with him. Daily dialogue only takes 20 minutes out of your day. Isn't your husband worth 20 minutes each day?

3. Affirmation of His Accomplishments

Most guys like to be patted on the back. Compliment your husband often. Just don't over do it with sicky sweet oozes of how great he is. That type of affirmation will backfire.

4. Acceptance

Many husbands are hurt and angered when their wives try to change them. Realize that the only person that you can change is yourself.

5. Less Chatter

If your husband is tired, or involved with a project, and you really need to talk to him about something, get to the point. If he needs the details of the topic, he'll ask for them.

6. Affection

Hold your husband's hand in public, leave a message of love on his voice mail, massage his shoulders, give him an unexpected kiss. Men like to be romanced too!

7. Respect

Show respect for your husband by not making negative comments about his thoughts and opinions, by being considerate of his plans, and by avoiding the "eye roll" when listening to him.

8. Free Time

Most everyone needs some quiet time alone, and time to re-energize, regroup, and reconnect. When your husband first gets home from work, allow him some free time to unwind if he thinks he needs it. Don't over-schedule his days off with projects around the house.

9. Trust

Trust is vital in the success of a marriage. If you are having doubts about your husband and find it difficult to trust him, seek counseling and not spying.

10. To Be a Companion

Hopefully, you can say that your husband is not only your lover, but also your friend. Staying friends and companions through the years requires that you find ways to make time together and to do things together.

Twelve Ways to Improve Your Marriage
Mood:  chillin'

From http://marriage.about.com

·  Be honest.

·  Support one another's goals and achievements.

·  Respect each other.

·  Take time to share dreams and goals on a regular basis with your spouse.

·  Consider daily dialogue as a means of improving your communication.

·  Laugh together at least once a day.

·  Fight fair.

·  Be willing to forgive.

·  Remember kindness towards each other is a great gift.

·  Share your daily expectations.

·  Make decisions about finances, disciplining the children, chores, vacations, etc., together.

·  Take time to be alone together working on your intimacy. Schedule dates or romantic getaways.

CONFUSED???
Mood:  sad
Here I am again in front of the computer, searching all kinds of stuff…from celebrities, personal homepages, wallpapers, yahoo news but you know what? My mind is somewhere else. I’ve been like this for almost 1 month already. I’ve been thinking about my husband whom I spoke to last Apr.27 pa! I’ve been thinking a lot things, a lot of questionable things about him. I don’t know why he haven’t called me again like he promised. He promised me a lot of things pero lagi na lang di natutupad. I DON'T KNOW WHY? He was never like this before. I know he’s keeping a secret from me, I don’t know what it is. I just want a clear answer, that’s all I’m asking. I’m having countless sleepless nights because of this. I don’t know if he’s ever gonna call me again or maybe he just wants to abandon me forever? You know what? I DON'T CARE! I just needed to know! I’m not an idiot to not know if everything’s ok or not and clearly everything’s not ok between us. I’m not gonna post here telling all the problems we’re having but I just want to give up already coz I don’t know if he’s that committed to make our marriage work. I just want to talk to him right now coz I’m really confused! I don’t know what to do anymore, sometimes I just want to sleep so long so that if I wake up everything’s fixed and there would be no problem anymore…

PICS GALORE!(our latest pics)

-adriel sleeping


-adriel at 5 1/2 weeks


-marielle


-lakwatsa time with my friends/coworkers

So many thoughts so little time...
Mood:  hungry
Heyah! Wow I missed my blog! I was very busy this past few months for so many reasons: work, family, the holidays, Dianne’s baby which by the way turned out be so cute! His name is Adriel and he was born last Jan. 16, 2007. We were so happy with his arrival and just 2 weeks ago my eldest sister and her daughter Marielle arrived from Singapore, so basically our house seem to be very busy nowadays with a baby crying and a toddler who seemed to can’t stay on one place. Marielle literally ransacked our house!!! She’s a very naughty girl but nevertheless a very lovable one. Anyway my Ate Cherry just had her hair rebonded at F Salon(the newly opened salon at Imus Cavite). With the price of P2700 I think it’s already a bargain considering that it turned out to be good! Other salons may have charged her with a steeper price like 4-5K, well I’m thinking to have my hair rebonded there but I still don’t have an extra money for that. Sana, soon!

Elections here are soon coming that’s why you can see so many candidates appearing on print/tv ads with different kinds of gimmicks. I myself sometimes find it funny how some(if not all) candidates are doing with their campaigns like defensor, zubiri, manny villar and kiko p., when you see their tv ads they look like an idiot!!! I’m sorry but I really do! Esp. villar and zubiri with the dancing, wow I cant seem to respect them anymore! Doing that to get a vote? I think they just lost god how many votes there! How bout this guy named prospero pichay? His slogan “pangarap kong tuparin ang pangarap nyo” sucked bigtime! I mean how can you believe this guy? Only an idiot will do I tell you! I mean there was this woman in his tv ad who wished for a proper house and he just said he wants her dreams to come true? Who honestly believe this crap? And here comes Manny Pacquiao who is running for congressman at his hometown. I had so much respect for this man coz of his achievements in boxing but it was quickly gone when he decided to enter politics. I’m not being too intellectual and all but how can you honestly say he will be a good congressman? He didn’t even finished highschool! He didn’t even had a background even as a brgy tanod in his hometown! And now he wants to run in the congress? Holy cow! What made him think of running!!! Oh I know, the idiots on the administration who wants to use the poor boxer for a guaranteed vote! Of course we all know how popular pacquiao is so they’re using him, yes for a vote! How sad…hmmm I think I may pass the elections I might as well work on that day anyway I had a very bad track record when it comes on choosing candidates. Most of the ones I chose always loses so what’s the point?

What I’m excited now is the upcoming Academy Awards on Feb.26. I wish Leo will finally win but I dont think so, so i guess I’ll just be happy to see his pretty face on the red carpet and the ceremony itself. I’m actually rooting for The Departed but who knows? Maybe others will pull an upset but I hope Scorsese finally wins he deserves an Oscar… NOW!!!

Hay miss my husband… it’s been 4 months now. Well the good news is I’ll be waiting for only 6 months(konti na lang!) before he returns home. I wish we could soon have a baby, that’s all we’ve been wishing for! Anyways gotta go, I’m hungry na and I’m at work… see yah!

PICK YOUR BATTLES!
Mood:  chatty
PICK YOUR BATTLES! I think that’s what I’m gonna do starting this year. I read on babyzone.com regarding “rules to love by: the marriage challenge” that one of the key to a happy marriage is to decide which issues are worth pursuing and which are better off ignored.I just realized that I’ve been so nitpicky especially towards my husband that I always end up being annoyed by him. He’s not perfect and I must accept him for what he his. Sure he has shortcomings but who does not have? This will be a big challenge to me since I’m oh so sensitive(always craving for attention) but I know that I can do it! I want to be committed to my marriage and I know that my hubby also values our marriage. This will be a great start for us after coming from a misunderstanding before the year ended. I really hope everything will work out fine for the two of us.

Kwento-kwentoa?|
Mood:  lazy
Didn’t have the time to update my blog so I’ll just summarize everything that happened last month and early this month. dianne successfully had her baby shower last nov.11 which was attended by our closest friends. While my kuya arrived a week later last nov.20. we had some problems with him which I cannot give details, all I can say is he no longer stays in our house. Well whatever makes him happy… I also have the key to our house(at last!) we had our final inspection last dec.4 and I went to the head office to settle some papers before they hand me the keys. We also had our company Christmas party last dec.8 and it was ok, I must admit that I was kinda getting tired of attending our Christmas party coz it’s always the same… we had guests singing, eating same kinds of foods(which sucks by the way) had some raffle, well it’s different this year coz I actually one at last! Well it’s just a minor prize…500pesos! Then at the end of the party there was a band and some dancing. By this time I wanted to go home that I didn’t bothered even going in front of the stage to dance(unlike the previous years). We also had our group’s Christmas party in tagaytay last dec.16. it was more fun and I did enjoyed it unlike our company party. i brought benok along and I think he also enjoyed going. We had games and there’s plenty of food! I was dead tired when we got home coz of all the activities that we did at tagaytay. Anyways I also saw my friends from tenement, sisters gandha and dhes! They’re here for their Christmas vacation and I’m just glad to see them again. Lastly me and my husband just had a major problem that I thought we would eventually separate. I really thought it’s the end for us because of this. I cannot elaborate on this coz we were able to fix it just yesterday. I really want to trust him again but I think it would take time to be able to that. I want him to earn my trust the hard way so I’m kinda cold at him now but I just love him that I’m willing to give our marriage another chance. But I want to make it clear that it’s not another girl or third party that almost ruin our marriage.

It’s only 4 days before Christmas and I’m really hoping 2007 will be a better year not only for me but for my whole family. There’s really a lot to look forward to next year, a baby for Dianne, our house, my husband coming home. I’m looking forward to next year I just hope we’ll have a really good year next year…