Sleeping Frog, etc...

Eanna is sooooo cute... Look at her sleeping position...Anyway, last weekend, we invited my nephew to stay with us. Here are the cousins, having some home-made chocolate chip pancakes with strawberry syrup (maple syrup for me).This was after we went to Salcedo Market to do my bi-monthly shopping there....

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Feast 194 & 195

I missed the Feast last Friday (20 June) so I'm answering two Friday's Feasts...Feast 194 Appetizer If you could live on another continent for 1 year, which one would you choose?--> EUROPE Soup Which browser do you use to surf the Internet?--> FIREFOX 3.0 Salad On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being highest), how much do you know about the history of your country?-->UHM... 8? Main Course Finish...

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{Blog Experiment}

Just some fun blogging questions from Vannie. Participants: 1. Me and Mine 2.Creative In Me 3.Little Peanut 4. Pea in a Pod 5. Sugar Magnolias 6. The Salad Caper 7. All Kinds of Me Stuff 8. Aggie Scraps. 9. Winding Creek Circle 10. Mommy Talks. 11. Fun | Fierce | Fabulous 12. Me, Myself + 2 13. Confessions of a Supermodel Wannabe 14. Life.Love.Us. 15. My Lavender Fields 16. Your blogs. RULES:1. Add...

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Cough Scare

My little baby got me worried last night because of the wheezing sounds she made while sleeping. I was so paranoid that she might have asthma that I didn't sleep the whole night and monitored her breathing, fixing her sleeping position every now and then to make sure that her upper body is elevated.So today I took a leave of absence to attend to my daughter. I called the clinic but the pedia's secretary...

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Blinds With Curtains?

I have been chatting earlier with friend O and J, and our topic was J's desire to fix her living room. Since lately I've been in the mood to design while O is also busy beautifying their new pad, this topic was "easy" for us. J didn't want to do any major renovations, so we had to work on what she currently...

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Little Weird Factor

Ack! I really dislike it when my pens here in the office get lost! I misplaced my sign pen and I summoned all (ok, some only) our trainees and asked them to look for that pen. I just couldn't work knowing the fact that something is missing. My staff also helped in looking for this pen because they know that I only sign papers using that one. That's also one reason why I tell the trainees who fix and...

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Prepare to Travel!

My Mom opened up the idea of our family going to Hong Kong this July, and suddenly my plan of "saving because I have overdone my spending this year" just disappeared into thin air. Hello, it's just rare that our whole family will go out of the country (usually we do it by installments, the last time we did was back more than ten years ago noh!), so even if Enrique will not be here, might as well take...

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10 Years Ago

A tag from Vannie. The rules are simple. At the end of the post, the player tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leave a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer. 1. What was I doing 10 years ago? I was in 3rd year college, stressing over the fact that it's the year...

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Another Mayday

Just when I was getting excited over the news that the MarOps management team will be scheduled to go onboard one of our vessels (in different times of course), news broke that another domestic passenger ship sank, most likely due to the storm bombarding us right now. Now I'm a little hesitant to go onboard a vessel. I know, I know, it's a different experience and it would be a different case because...

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Oh Frank!

Frank woke me up early in the morning. He was furiously banging at our glass windows, I thought they'd break. He was so mad we had to bring all our herbs and plants indoors. So mad that he didn't allow us to go out of our home to go to mass and stroll at the malls. He put on hold a lot of flights. I...

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Little Sleeping Beauty

After a tiring night, I woke up really late and was unable to catch my baby in our place. You see, she has a very rigid schedule, and part of it is her having to go down and play with her "friensters" every morning, after her breakfast. Here's my little angel an hour after she came back from our play...

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DiBiDi-DiBiDi

Don't you just get annoyed when you hear that especially when you are busy shopping in Greenhills? Hahaha. Anyway, a seller of DVD's dropped by outside our office building and he was selling pirated DVD's. Of course I never bothered to look nor inquire about the goods, for fear of making our seafarers think that I condone buying pirated stuff (it is in our standard "speech" to remind crew not to bring...

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My Little Own Sweepy

Our little girl is truly growing up... She no longer likes to be carried nor to ride on her stroller. She likes to walk when we are strolling in the mall (which means back-aches for us, since we have to hold her hand or arms for support). Whenever she bids me goodbye, she also likes to ride the car (up until the gate). Plus, she no longer likes to be contained in her crib, nor crawl in "soft" areas...

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Rainy Days Are In Town

The rainy days are now in town, and for some weird reason, this is also the time when I crave for... ice cream! Yup, the colder the better you know. So anyway, I was watching my usual favorite cooking shows in the Lifestyle Network, and I salivated over the desserts featured, especially those involving ice cream. The one thing I would like to try though is the very simple ice cream with poured espresso...

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The Hot Seat

Are you deeply in love with your spouse or boyfriend/Girlfriend? If you do, let’s try how well you remember the moment of your life with him. But before you put yourself in the hot seat please read the rules of this tag first. RULES:1. This tag should be passed on to your closest friends.2. Visit the THE BLOG of the person you’ve got this tag.3. Leave a comment on her/his tag post. Be sure to thank...

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Feast Number 193

I usually answer the "feasts" found in Friday's Feast, so here's my answer to Feast 193: Appetizer Do you consider yourself to be an optimist or a pessimist?--> OPTIMISTSoup What is your favorite color of ink to write with?--> BLACK Salad How often do you get a manicure or pedicure? Do you do them yourself or go to a salon and pay for them?--> ONCE A MONTH (AT MOST) I GO TO DASHING DIVA....

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Anything Less Than Mad Love Is A Waste of Your Time

Finally! I've been thinking about this article and I just realized I have a copy of it in my mailbox.I read it again and it just made sense to me all over again. I'm glad both Enrique and I took that big leap of faith (in what we feel for each other). Because gash, if it ain't called mad love, then I don't know what else to describe it.Anything Less Than Mad Love Is A Waste Of Your Timeby Leah S....

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Hormonal?

What's with me lately? I've been having a love affair with my credit card (three weeks so far!), swiping here and there for clothing, grocery, and home accessories! Just last weekend, I bought some "wants" for our home, in an effort to further prettify the place. I bought: 1. a new set of curtains, 2. a table cloth for our dining table, 3. three gilded faux fruits (pears and an apple), 4. a glass...

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Caught In The Act!

Revenge time, my little princess! I caught her in the act... her trantrums galore!She started out with a very nice mood...Then things began to go sour...She started "wagging" her arms...Then doing the "nestea plunge"...Then wagged her arms again...Plus her legs...Hahaha! She's too cute even in this...

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Two Rice Pearls!

Finally! I was able to get a picture of Eanna's two pear...

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Wanting This!!!

Last Monday we went to the mall and out of curiosity, I when to Western Marketing to check out the latest Samsung LCD TV, and WOAH... I am sooo wanting to get one, plus the very sleek home entertainment system!!!I guess I would just have to wait for Enrique to come home so we can buy these pretty things...

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Fatty

Friends J and O put sense into my head during one of our chats and told me that I'm not fat and all. I finally agreed to them and shrugged it off. What the heck right?Then, I saw this picture taken by Eanna's Nanny while my little angel was asleep in my arms.Oh my goodness. I looked like a pregnant...

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Kill this Laptop

Arrgh!!!! This freakin' old laptop is making me go ballistic! This used to run so smoothly, but now I have to wait forever in order for the programs to pop up whenever I click on their icons. I'm in the mood to surf and blog, but this lousy computer is irritating me like crazy! No wonder our office is giving the laptops we use right now for free (instead of putting them up for sale) and provide us...

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Reworking My Kitchen

I just bought the third "book" of Real Home Ideas from Real Living magazine, and it just made me realize that there is so much more to be done in the little space we call home. Of course, with Enrique being away, I surely cannot handle the a major makeover of our pad, so I decided that should do I do some improvements, I have to choose which part of our unit will I do a makeover first. One thing I...

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Pearls

Eanna's pearly whites are out! Two to be exact. I finally saw them peeking just this morning and I'm really excited for both to fully come out. I tried to take a picture but Eanna's just too playful right now she couldn't stay put. I was able to take a picture while she's sleeping but the pearls weren't...

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Sleepless (Again!)

Well, actually, as always. I can't help but stare at this little angel beside me!So while my little baby is fast asleep (2:30 am right now), I kept on thinking about Enrique (and his very very sweet and heart-felt email, among others). I feel so guilty, like I'm being such a "bad" wife. I can't wait...

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Don't Know What To Do

Right now I feel so confused. A part of me wants to give in to Enrique’s emotional reply to me as response to my Drama-effect email (see! He really is becoming a Drama King, what a perfect pair!), but a part of me wants to be the stubborn bull that I am. I know, in the end it’s both of us who will sink our ship if we continue this emotion-draining waltz we are dancing right now. Maybe I should really...

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Ranting (Part II)

Up until now I haven't received the medicare advantage cards provided by dear husband’s company to their seafarers. You see, I have advised their office that the details in the temporary cards they have mailed us had errors, and that our address has changed as well. That was March. It is June already and still there’s no word as to when we will get the revised ones. I have called their office, but...

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Bare-naked

It's the second day that I didn't wear my wedding ring as a sign of protest brought about by dear hubby and I's little lover's quarrel. I know I know! The Drama Queen is back, but this time I'm so not feeling good about it. These two days felt like there's something missing and I felt so bare without my ring. I mean, it's just a ring right so I shouldn't be so overly attached to it. But seriously,...

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Sunday Dinner

I had all the time in the world last Sunday, so I mustered all my courage and made Wild Mushroom Soup using the recipe of Barefoot Contessa. After that I did my own version of Shrimps with crab fat sauce. Hope you like it!Cream of Wild Mushroom Soup (Barefoot Contessa)5 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms5...

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Look at the Bigger Picture

I received this email from my friend S and I must say it's worth reflecting on...

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The Bomb!

It used to be that people blog for fun, as instant updates for friends and family members who are away, and for their own sanity (like me hahaha). Funny how nowadays there are a lot of people interested in blogging in order to get paid. Like I mentioned before, I blogged since 2004 (blame it on my love for writing journals), and it's just recently that I have been introduced to earn while blogging....

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