waiting is good.

Waiting is good. It makes you think of those times where nothing seems to fit in one scoop of "now" or "the present" and then you realize those panic attacks are just making you jump just because.

After having experienced two nights at the labor room, praying and hoping our BabyManghud won't come out a preterm baby, I am taking one day at a time. Each day is a big blessing to us. And I am very proud to have one strong little dweller, agreeing that at least we'll wait and hang on to the day PapaGoy comes home - he will be 38weeks old, a full term baby.

Despite having this blessing, I still can't drop the guilt: of not being able to physically care for my 2yo, of missing the fun being together. I miss him terribly but there is only so much that I can do. What kind of mother am I? But I know this is only temporary and that things will be better for our family sooner than I think. As long as I keep my sanity and delete all negative emotions...

Hang in there puddings :)

a night of love stories

These are my highschool bestfriends, (missing Pamux [Dubai] and Kate [Florida]) Fyns and Mel, whom I never outgrow laughing and sharing stories with. Fyns came all the way from Singapore to visit her family and to tell us her favorite love stories. Yes, all those types - heartbreaking ones, happy-ending ones, and her personal journey as well. She may be heartbroken and confused, but I know she's as happy and ready to take risks all at the same time. As for Mel, her love story continues with her little angel Ixi and her "husband-slash-personal driver".

We are getting older, we realized. But memories remain funny and worth keeping. I love you guys, thanks for resting-in-bed with me for one night.

I got a surprise BabyShower!

I didn't expect I'd get a baby shower for my second pregnancy. Well, ok I admit, I wanted to have one but since I cannot possibly organize one, I have accepted not having a shower anyway. But surprise surprise! A simple lunch date with our kids turn out to be a Baby Shower for the arrival of BabyManghud.


Thanks to Toting my ever beestfriend, Anne for letting us mess around your home, and to Leica for making it extra sweet. And to our little ones for making the day a little happier.

updating... life.

Some have asked me how are things going in cebu, how is my little boy adjusting, how am I getting along with my second pregnancy, and whatever happened to my blog! So here I am blessed with the littlest of time (while waiting for my husband to go online) to blog once again.

To make things easier, I'll just make a list:

1. Landed in Cebu last July 9 with my 2yo, Mommy, and Yaya. Left PapaGoy in Dubai. huhuhu. But not to worry - he'll be flying home soon come September 20 yey!

2. I had to take bed-rest for a week to gain back strength.

3. Had to look for another nanny and a helper to keep up with my little boy and my pregnancy.

4. Zaiid started his first school (playgroup) last August 4! Will do a separate entry for this first-time crazy experience.


on Bellylove update:

Bellylove is at his 34th week now and I am scheduled for a tummy-slicing a.k.a CS on September 27. We can't wait for this little dude to come out! We haven't yet found him his name yet. hihih!

full-time

I am now officially unemployed, full-time mother and wife. If that sounds relaxing and stress-free, let me tell you how fully booked my calendar is.

Come 4th of july, my son will turn two years old. That means I need to get him a cake (something that will really make him happy and hope he will blow out his candles), balloons (the ones that stay up), and prepare lunch for the family. That's two days from now.

But at least we got one item down: giveaways for his playmates and friends. This was his Momila's idea. Before she flew here, she made out these cute car-printed loot bags. I'm so lucky to have a hyper mommy - the gift giver kind :) Plus I made out badges for them to keep, to remember Zaiid's special day.

Come 8th of july, we fly back to Cebu. That means I need to shop for my pasalubong. Believe me you don't want to see the list! So far, I got half of the boxes that got little red x marks on them. Not bad.

I'm running out of time and this pregnant lady is running out of breath.

Last MileHigh Day

I have been part of the Signature family under MileHigh Media for almost a year (11months) as their web and graphic designer. Generally, it's been fairly relaxing to me - in terms of having all the creative freedom. I have made good portfolio from websites to pages of Aircrew magazine which I am proud to say that I have satisfied the clients and the company. (in photo: Christmas 2007)

(photo above: from my Signature family)

I had to make last minute amends on a website on my last day. It was a bit funny and annoying at the same time because these amends include font types, alignments, photos used. It was crazy! But in the end, I made them happy. They gave me flowers to say their thanks. I've never received thank you flowers from a client... pretty sweet.


I will definitely miss working in a corporate world - meeting clients, beating deadlines, pride of doing something good for a brand, creating friendship, earning... All these I will miss but I can't wait to just be at home with my kids, taking care of my puddings, making our home worthwhile. (in photo: my desk, desktop. Wacom not included in picture - will terribly miss it!)

little tokens of farewell

These are the tokens I'm giving out to my colleagues as my farewell bid. Hopefully they'd remember me as not just the smallest pregnant lady they've seen - but as a friend... I hope I'd leave a hearty mark in their memories :)

These are for the bosses. For Paul who first noticed my talent and gave me a spare chair to join the team. For Lisa who easily gets amused by my works and knows how to push my time to the limit. Cheers to the Halpins!

These are for the two of my favorite friends in the office. Two is such a lonely number I know, but who cares? Their friendship is genuine!

For Kimberly who's never discriminating, every warm and loving - thank you.



For my Tagalog Katokwabots - labsyu ever! I will miss you and your exciting snaks and kayabangan and kasupladahan. (Sorry, can't compose English translation)