I’ve been too preoccupied with work lately that I have found the time to blog personal stuff. I was organizing some photos today and I realized that I haven’t written a post about our October Anniversary celebration. You see, 10.23 was the date when M0rn1ng and I started our lovely relationship. We still remember it even in simple ways as it is the start of something as beautiful as our marriage and eventually our family.

So for this year, I took a leave from work and we watched a basketball game. Ginebra won so M0rn1ng was ecstatic. We saw a movie after. Movie is free, courtesy of Citibank.

We ended the day with a sumptuous dinner at Racks. Here are some snaps while we’re goofing around.

Happy day indeed! (It’s been 7 years)

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We will soon be transferring to a new office building. It will be such a change as the new location will be farther from our home and not accessible to public transport. We’re thinking of finding a new apartment nearer to that place so that it would be easier for us. Time is really precious and I love it that it only takes me 15-20 minute to commute from home to work. I get to spend the precious time with family.

I was searching the net for apartments for rent in that vicinity and there isn’t much to choose from. Condo units dominate the ad space. But we don’t want a condo unit. I want a house not a space inside a building. I’ve spent 30 minutes searching and searching but I couldn’t find anything interesting. I got too bored and before I knew it I was looking at San Antonio apartments. I hope we have something like these in the Taguig / Fort area.

I guess I just have to give up my quest. Maybe the ultimate solution is to buy a car. I’m pretty sure M0rn1ng would be happy to hear this coming from me.

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We’re nearly at the end of September and it’s barely 8 months and we’re at the end of the year. I’m not so looking forward to 2010. This is my last year on the 20 something bracket and 3-0 is such a dreadful number. It looks and sounds sooooo old.

A few years more, I’ll get those unwanted pounds, lines and wrinkles. Yesterday, I was searching the net and a best wrinkle cream ad has caught my attention. I was thinking if I would be needing one soon. What do you think?

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It has been a great Friday for me when I heard the news. At long last, the thing that we’ve been waiting for is finally going to happen. I hope that it’s good as I imagined it would be.

I begin to think that patience is really a virtue and one must sometimes persevere to get the things that he wants. Sometimes we must face the adversity and work through it as it is the only way that your hard work will be rewarded.

I am happy because I think it is a start of something good. I’ll share it in detail as soon as it has been finalized.

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I can’t believe it! We’re already half way through the month of August. 2 more weeks and it’s the start of the BER months. I’m not really excited because of the holidays as other people do. I know some friends who are preparing for holiday invitations, parties, and gifts. We don’t celebrate Christmas and other holidays.

What I’m looking forward is the last half of the year. It signals that I’m near the finish line. It’s triumph over the past year. You know what I mean? Plus we get a lot of benefits during the year end right? We have our 13th month pay and sick leave conversion. I’m so happy with my health at the moment as I don’t have a lot of SLs. Maybe because the team needs me and I can’t afford to be sick.

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I don’t have much to do yesterday while waiting for the little boy to wake up. I’ve finished all the available episodes of BOF and internet connection was slow. So i began scanning all the old photos I have in my drive. One thing really caught me. And that is how much weight I have gained through the years. True, that I am not chubby. But still, I have come a long way since elementary days where they use to tease me toothpick with my super skinny physique.

It’s true that your metabolism slows down as you age. So I often remind myself to go slow in eating. I don’t want to wake up one day with the harsh reality that I have so much weight to lose. I dread that as I am not a very active person and I am too lazy to exercise. I think I will just resort to weight losss supplements. I’m more inclined to take medicines, vitamins and supplements as it is no sweat. You just have to remember to take it religously.

I know, it’s pathetic. I’ve been saying it over and over to set aside time for exercise but I just couldn’t.

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We have a company event last Saturday. The whole purpose is to inculcate the company values through fun games and play. It supposed to start at around 2 but there were heavy rains and there weren’t a lot of people around. The band kick started the whole program followed by the cheering competition. Then we had some warm up exercises by Fitness First.

The games began soon after. It was slightly different as these were all Filipino games that we used to play during our childhood days. There’s patintero, dodge ball, tug of war and sangkayaw. I’m happy because I used to play these games on the street during my younger years. It brings back happy memories with our neighbor playmates.

Here I am trying to win the race. We we’re so close to being proclaimed the champion. We went through quarter finals, semis and finals. This is the only talent I have when it comes to sports. I’ve never been good at any: not at basketball nor volleyball. I’m especially worst when it comes to ping pong. I couldn’t manage to keep the ball within the ping pong table. But then again, maybe I just need practice.

We we’re all famished at dinnertime and some even had to come back to the buffet table a couple of times. All in all it was a happy event and everybody had a great time.

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We spent almost the whole day yesterday lying in bed while watching Pres Cory Aquino’s funeral rites. It was raining so hard and the weather is very inviting to just hug the boys at bed. I am happy because I got the chance to cook for them. They loved the chicken sopas that I made. It’s heartwarming to feel that they appreciate my cooking.

We went to Glorietta at around 5pm. The activity center is under repair so we have no choice but to hang out at Timezone. Our little boy had loads of fun with all the games there. He likes racing games, bowling and that game when you throw balls to hit the target. I can see that he’s into electronic games and would be asking us to buy him PS3 in a few years time. We better save up for that huh?

We went home around 10pm tired and happy. It was a holiday well spent. I love these little breaks that help me recharge.

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I’t already half of the year. I decided to look back and see how i fared for the goals I have set for the year.
I have rated each aspect. 1 is the lowest and 10 being the highest.

Health: Stay fit and healthy.
Midyear Score > 5.4

1. Ward off stress. 3, I think I’m doing the contrary.
2. Get enough rest. – 8 Doing a great job on this except when too much stress causes me sleepless nights.
3. Drink 8 glasses of water - 5, I forget sometimes.
4. Exercise - 2 , Total failure.
5. Watch what you eat. Take food supplements. - 9, Being a good girl when it comes to food and taking supplements.

Family: Let them feel they are PRIORITY.
Midyear Score > 4

1. Weekends are for family. Do not work. Do not think of work. - 2, had a difficult time doing this especially a month back which resulted to an argument. I’m happy to say that I’m quite back on track.
2. Do not bring work at home. - 2, same are above.
3. Schedule time for vacation with them. – 5, I did schedule but I am still bothered by work.
4. Spend time not only with the little one but on the husband as well. – 5, had some dates though not as regular.
5. Do things as a family. - 6, we enjoy our bimonthly grocery trips, bible reading, family study and preaching work together.

Spiritual: Finish reading the Bible and Pioneer at least one month this year.
Midyear Score > 4.8

1. Do not let TV distract you from reading the Bible. – 9, we’re on the right track for this.
2. Do more return visits. – 4, wasn’t able to do much of this.
3. Improve my art of teaching. - 5, just moderate. I had seen some improvements because I’ve applied it to my Bible study and she is progressing. Thanks to Jah!
4. Do personal study. - 2, I wasn’t able to do this.
5. Improve the quality of my prayers. – 4, needs improvement on this regard.

Work: Love your work. Give it all you can but do not let it consume you.
Midyear Score > 7

1. Do better time management. Have a time for everything and follow schedules. - 8
2. Work with people better. Empower them and delegate effectively. - 7
3. Don’t sweat the small stuff. - 7
4. Never expect too much. Expect for the best prepare for the worst. -6
5. Never give up on doing what is fine. Rewards are those for people who are consistently improving while patiently waits. - 7

Money: Save at least 30% of our monthly household income. Make good investments to make money work for us.
Midyear Score 6.3

1. Stick to our budget. - 7
2. Look for good investments and save for the future. - 4
3. Buy necessities only. For wants that will serve as treat for oneself, scout for good buys and sales. - 8

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M0rn1ng and I planned to jog everyday starting the month of May but we haven’t done it. I know that we should be doing some exercise to better manage our health but we couldn’t seem to find time to do so. A few months back, I started Tae-bo session at home. I follow the instructional video but I couldn’t keep the schedule. I lapsed one day, followed by another and another. Now, I’m too lazy to get started again.

I need to exercise for health reasons. M0rn1ng’s is to lose weight as well. He has gained a lot after our wedding and he loathes his big belly. He joins friends for basketball but that is not enough to lose those fat. I’ve been teasing him a few times to just drink a fat burner pill.

I hope we could start an exercise regimen soon. We need it badly.

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