Thursday, August 26, 2010
preparing back to work
I can’t believe, I would receive my SSS maternity benefits that fast. My husband has just filed it first week of August but then it already appeared in my bank account the other day. Usually, it takes about a month or two before you can receive the benefits but what they did to mine was incredibly fast. It’s just in the right timing that we really don’t have budget for the next month anymore. I need also to buy a new cell phone as my old mobile phone doesn’t work any more. I’ll probably buy a new one with 5MP camera and built-in GPS features. I saw one in the internet before that really hooked me up. It is a Nokia phone I just forgot the exact model but it ranked high on every feature tests and gps reviews in several websites. Unfortunately, I also forgot how much it cost. If it cost much, I’ll probably forget about it and buy a netbook or a laptop.
baby franco's day-out
My boss called me last night and she wants to see me in the office today. That’s why I have to call on my Aunt to look for Baby Franco for the day. My Aunt Milet was also the one who took care of me when I was young and as kind as she is, she did not hesitate when I asked her to babysit baby Franco today. But in return of course, I need to give her something. She doesn’t want to accept money so I just think of giving her a gift. A gift that would not just make her happy but can be valuable as well. I’m planning to buy her husband a marine spotlight that he can use in his boat for fishing. Her husband is a fisherman. I have to go now so I can get back early for baby Franco.
shopping for kids
Baby Franco is just about a month old but he grows fast and looks more than he is now. He easily outgrows his clothes, that’s why we bought him new infant clothing. We took the time off this morning shopping for Franco’s clothes and for Eloise. We found cute dresses for Eloise and sweat shirts with hoods for kids that look like hip hop clothing. We also bought Franco five more shirts as his old clothes don’t fit him anymore. He has really gotten very big. I am also happy that he has all the signs of being healthy despite that we still have not received the result of his laboratory new born screening. I feel confident that he has no trace of any mental disorders in the future although he suffered from a cold last Tuesday but it was already cured. Right now, I am mix-feeding him with infant formula to prepare him when I go back to work on the 1st day of September. I will surely miss him.
still sweet at 50
It’s funny yet sweet how my husband’s parents are going together. His father, who has been battling with various sicknesses more than 12 years ago, is always true to her wife, who on the other hand has always been at his side. They are together for about 48 years now and hopefully make it to their 50th year as they will about to re-marry again to observe their golden anniversary. Though they’re both battling with ailments, they seem to be contented with each other. I think all they would ever need is a good health care system like Blue Advantage. That’s what I am looking forward for us with my husband. I really do hope we reach that long enough together.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
national day of mourning
easy being green
In a just about one week, I’ll be back on my work and before it happens, there’s one thing I want to do that I have never did when I was in Lucena. I will plant some veggies in my in-laws backyard as I got some seedlings from home when I visited my father last week. I want to see it grow even for just a week before I go to work and then my husband will take care of it. It will probably grow inches in a week and I’d love to see that happens. I’d really love to have a garden back home in our old apartment although we have not much space for planting. But even without space, I would like to try hydroponic systems in creating a garden. I will just need more information about it and tools required for the plant to grow. But nevertheless, I will have plants to see grow here in the backyard of our home.
keeping memories alive
It was almost about a week now since we hauled and cleared our old apartment. Cleaning that messy apartment was really hard because of the dirt and dust that already settled in our bedroom and particularly in the kitchen. To lighten our work, we hired two helpers along with my husband’s nephew who help him moved heavy objects to the truck. There’s so much to discover when you’re doing a major cleaning as we unearthed all the things I was longing to find since we get married. Hauling an old box, I found my old pictures, my first duty shoes for work, old dresses including some prom dresses I wore back in high school days and my old calculator. I can’t help but reminisce when I saw those things from that old box so I kept them in a new box and separated it from the things we always used. I marked it as “classified: do not open ‘til Eloise is 15”. That way it will preserve not just the memories but the things as well.
fright night
Tragic end - this was the right term to describe what had happened at the hostage drama last Monday night. We were all huddled around and glued to our TV set waiting for any slight hope of good news during the time the hostage taker became hostile. Apparently, the message that the driver who managed to escape marked the signal for the bad situation. Members of Manila Police District SWAT team swarmed in and gathered around the bus for rescue after hearing from that driver that "all were dead" after multiple gunshots were heard. And the rest is history. "We could have done better," said President Benigno Aquino after visiting the site where the nightmare happened. I think that is what exactly should have happened - they could've done it better.
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