21 Weeks!

I should've posted this last week, but I forgot hehehe...

This is me at 21 weeks!



Some said that my tummy is bigger than it should be. I guess it just looks bigger because of the clothes I wear or because my tummy is the only one growing while I still look thin. My officemates joked that from behind, I don't look pregnant at all. Then when I face forward, it's the same ol' me but with a bulging tum-tum.

Anyway, tomorrow I'll be 22 weeks, and month-wise, officially 5 months pregnant. Oooohh I can't wait to know my baby's gender!!! I'm really stopping myself from having another ultrasound this middle of May. Will our baby be a Rafael or an Eannah? We'll see really really soon!

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Birthday Mama

Happy Birthday to me, happy birthday to me, happy birthday happy birthday.......

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO.... ME!

Tehehehe, I'm just trying to cheer myself up so that this day will be a day full of blessing and happiness.

My day started with a wakeup call from my beloved husband. We talked a good hour and I felt both very happy that he called, at the same time sad because he's not by my side to celebrate my special day. He trie to console me though by telling me that I'm not alone on this day because I have our little bundle of joy inside my tum-tum. That really is a good thought. He also believes that while he sang the brthday song, our little baby was dancing... *Sigh* I can just imagine our baby doing that inside, now that really put a huge smile on my face.

I also received greetings from his whole family, and was really happy that they remembered. My mom-in-law actually gave me her present last Sunday when I stopped by their house. These were pambahay clothes, and I tried one already... so comfy and looks refreshing!

Anyway, while driving to the office, I received a phone call and the person told me there are flowers from me but they don't know how to go to our office... Geesh, what a surprise noh? Of course I knew who gave them... When I got to the office all my officemates greeted me (actually, they did yesterday when I received flowers from them). After a while, I received a dozen red long-stemmed roses from... who else... my beloved husband! *Sigh* He never failed to send me flowers for my birthday and for our anniversary.

My family greeted me also, and when my Mom called, she asked me what my plans were. i told her we will push through with our lunch on Saturday by the poolside. She asked what I will do tonight and told her nothing, I'll just stay home alone (Paawa effect ba?). She laughed and told me to just go their house and have dinner there, she'll ask our cook to prepare some food. Of course I gladly said yes!

Anyway, that's all for now. Later I will treat all my officemates for merienda cena here at the office.

I hope that the rest of the day will be a wonderful day. I thank the Lord for this day and for all the blessings He has given and will give our little (and growing) family. Thank you Lord for the wonderful and good life.

Happy 29th Birthday to Me!

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The Secret... or Is It?

After watching Spiderman 3, my friends and I decided to just walk around Greenbelt to burn whatever we ate during lunch. We happened to pass by a bookstore and I saw the book "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrnes. This book actually got me intrigued when I read about it in Chuvaness' blog, so I got myself a copy (expensive though) and read it when I got back home.



I have only read around 40% of the book, but so far what I have gathered from these pages are the following:

- The Law of Attraction is perfect, and whatever you ask for and believe you will get it, then you will receive it.

- The more grateful you are about something, the more you will attract that something to you.

- Good thoughts bring about good tidings, whereas bad thoughts bring about, well, bad stuff.

- You can get and be what you want as long as you focus your thoughts (good ones) on your wants.

Well... I think this "secret" advocated by the book is not really an astounding find for optimistic people (like me). I mean, there are actually a couple of people who have never read the book, nor the books of the authors mentioned by Ms. Byrnes, and still one of their mantras is "if you want something to happen, claim it." Another is that if you just change your perspective in life, then changes are bound to happen. Of course, this may shed new light to some pessimists, enabling them to shift to new "frequencies," but what will one think if he eventually fails (and he might quote the book "getting one dollar is the same as getting a million dollars"). Does this mean that it's the person's fault, that he didn't think enough good thoughts?

Maybe i am more inclined to the saying "things happen for a reason," but anyway, there is actually no harm in asking what you want, believing that you can get what you want, and then receive (and be grateful) once you get what you want. So I should give it a try:

ASK: Enrique will be here in time for my delivery
BELIEVE: He will be home on time!
RECEIVE: We'll see later on....(and if this happens, I would really be grateful)

Other good reviews are from here:
- E-pinions
- Amazon Readers Reviews (especially from Old School)

So, is it worth reading? Maybe.

Is it life-changing? Hmmm... maybe to some.

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Spider-boy

Since last weekend I was very anxious and excited that I will be watching Spiderman 3 when it opens in theaters this Labor Day. My friend was able to get us tickets (morning only, the later time slots were all full!), and while en route to Greenbelt, I was thinking... yeah the trailer's nice and most likely this will be the last Spidey so it must be good...



Well... it turned out to be below my expectations... I don't know, there was something in the movie I can't quite fully explain, but it really paled in comparison to the previous Spidey films. One nice touch was the little "tribute" to Saturday Night Fever, but still, I got pretty bored in some parts of the movie.

Oh well... now I'm looking forward to another big movie this May...



Goodbye Tobey... hello my Orly! :P

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Weekend Getaway

Summer Sunshine
Last weekend was our company outing, which was held in Eagle's Point Batangas. Good thing that I have decided to join the outing, as it was really a blast!

What's in my bag:
1. My juicy terry dress (bought this ages ago and proved to be a wise investment!)
2. iPod (dang, still obsessed with it!)
3. String bikini (yup, one hot momma ahead! hahahaha!)
4. Yellow dress (bought in SM Dept. Store... fabulous find!)
5. Oversize Shades (can't leave without)
6. Olay moisturizer
7. Sunblock (nah... I don't want to get tanned)
8. Phyto Protective Sun Veil (gotta care for the hair)
9. Pringles Cheez-ums (I gotta have this while traveling!)
10. Bottled Water

And of course, the essentials... undies, slippers, vitamins, etc...

The trip was a bitch though, due to horrendous traffic. However, it was in the end worth it. When we arrived at the place, we had a 20-minute boat trip to go to Sepoc island, where our main activities were held.


Waiting for the boat


Two brave preggers!

The food was good (really fresh fish!), the cheering competition was awesome (our team won!), and the extra challenge competition was really enjoying (our team won! we were the overall champion!).


Preggy Chearleaders


TEAM YELLOW!

That afternoon we went back to the main resort and we went swimming until the breeze got cold (hehehehe). It was really brave of me to swim in the "man-made beach" where there were baby sharks. I didn't try to get close to them though!

Dinner was then served, again the meals were really good. The awarding ceremony commenced, and our team (yellow) was officially announced the overall winner. Yipee!!!

Bad Mama
Hehehe... after the ceremonies our singing session began. I enjoyed it too much that I went back to my room around 1:30 am!


Tin Grins


Singing girls

While trying to fall asleep, i really felt guilty so I just talked to my baby and said it will never happen again. And I promise not to drink soda anymore.

I woke up late the next day, and decided not to take a swim. It was too hot, I didn't want to get burned.

Time to Relax
I went home really exhausted and my shoulders were really aching from a long trip, so I opted to have a home-service massage (prenatal package). The massage was really a relief for me, so when the session was done, i just ate dinner and had a good night's sleep.

Overall, the weekend was really a good one. The only thing thatw as missing was Enrique... *Sigh* Guess I can't have it all, but I still thank the lord for the wonderful getaway I had.

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I Tagged Myself

I got this from Jen’s blog and like her, I tagged myself :-)

Four Jobs I’ve Had:

1. Financial Analyst
2. Marketing Executive
3. Market Analyst
4. Crew Manager

Four Movies I’ve Watched Over and Over:

1. Clueless
2. How To Los A Guy In 10 Days
3. Mean Girls
4. Breakfast At Tiffany's

Four Places I Have Lived In:

1. Sta. Cruz, Manila
2. Boac, Marinduqe
3. Mandaluyong
4. Bo. Capitolyo, Pasig

Four TV Shows I Like to Watch:

1. CSI
2. CSI: Miami
3. CSI: NY
4. Rounin (teheheheh)

Four Places I Have Been on Vacation:

1. California
2. Canada
3. Boracay
4. Marinduque

Four of my Favorite Foods:

1. Sushi
2. Oysters
3. Steak
4. Salad

Four Places I Would Rather be Right Now:

1. Our bedroom with Enrique
2. France
3. Boracay
4. Cruise

Go tag yourself too!

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'Tis the Season to be Pregnant

Fashion-wise at least!

I am so loving the trends this "season"... trapeze dresses, baby dolls, loose shirts, leggings, skinnies, etc...

When my little bump showed weeks ago, I realized that it's time to buy some preggy clothes, and so I headed off to the mall. I literally went gaga over the goodies! From high-end shops to the bargain stores, dang, they're all over!


Zara Trends



Salvatorre Ferragamo. Photo from Style.com

I promised myself before that I wouldn't buy too much preggy clothes, but then what the heck... yes, I'm pregnant, but clothes now are just charming! Now I can say that I have my cake and I can eat it too. Hehehehe.

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LV Miroir Bag and Chuvaness

Last night my Tita and I were talking about bags, and she told me to check out this site by Chuvaness which talks about bags, fashion etc. Her friend texted her and told her that she (my tita) was "featured" in the blog.

Of course, I had to take a look right?

After reading almost all of the entries (still currently reading it, this blog is a smash!) I finally found the post featuring her (or shall I say her LV Miroir Bag)!


Photo and feature from Chuvaness

Well, I'm not really surprised because she's got a humongous collection of LV bags, which honestly I classify as To Die For!

Anyway, all for now... gotta go back to reading the Chuvaness blog!

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