Happy 6th Anniversary Hubby!

Dear Hubby,
It's been six years.
And guess what?
We're still together.
Happily.
Not since the wedding day.
But since that day we first met.
I am glad that you are The One.
I know we've gone through a lot of things in the past years (even today)
Both the bitter and the sweet
And yet, we are still in each others' arms.
I know we argue on a lot of things,
small and big ones,
even the tiniest ones!
But that's because we are both different.
Yet, we manage to complement each others' differences.
It may be the oldest adage,
but yes, "You complete me!"
I feel lucky for having you in my life.
I know that Kale Andrei is also lucky to have you as his Tatay.
So now, I would like to tell you,
even if you hear me tell you this everyday and everytime,

that "I Love You"

and "Thank You!"

and "I Miss You!" (kasi nasa work pa ko eh, see u later!)

Love and kisses,
Yummybite

Happy 7th Month!

Happy 7th Month Kale Andrei!

How time flies so fast...

It's been seven months

but it seems like only yesterday when you were brought out of this world.

You were so small then.

And now, you've grown big and very active, learning to sit up, stand up and walk!

Everytime we look at your smile,

everything seems bright, and according to Tatay,

"feels heaven".

Indeed it is.

We love you so much baby!

May you stay healthy and cute (haha!).


With lots of love, hugs & kisses,
Nanay & Tatay

Five days to go...

And he'll be seven months!

Kale Andrei @ 5 months [in Pictures]

Getting ready

"Hey Tatay, hurry up!"

"Happy Birthday Nanay!"

At The Top entrance, with Tito Januar & Tita Leni

With Tita Florence.

At The Top open terrace. Happy Birthday Nanay & Tatay!



So tired na that Kale Andrei is asleep. We're just waiting for the dancing fountain below.

Happy Birthday Mama!

her latest pic

my last New Year with her, 01 Jan 2008

It’s my Mom’s birthday today so I called her up this morning to greet her. She just turned 49! Shocks! She’s nearing her golden age nah and I hope makauwi na ko soon.

You know how much I love you and how much I care for you. I can’t say in here how much you’ve done for me and for us in the family coz you’re not reading my blogs naman and knowing you, you appreciate more the actions than the words. Hehehe. But I soooo miss you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!

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HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!!

my dear valentine

yesterday was supposedly a happy and lovely day since it's that time of the year where people, mostly couples, celebrate the grandeur of their love and affection for each other.

my day was very uneventful. hubby left the flat at 7.30am for work, right after my good-morning-happy-valentines kiss from him. i barely uttered my reply. for some moment of my sleepiness, i wonder if i really did reply. i'll have to confirm this to hubby tonight. *silly me*

with the other night not having enough sleep, i surrendered to another slumber and woke up at past 11 already. it's my "first day" of that girl thing of the month and my body from waist down just feels really heavy and cramped. i just had cereals for my lunch because i really don't feel like eating when i'm in this kind of pain. it doesn't make me feel hungry at all.

to keep me company the whole boring day, i played with my psp, read some chapters from eclipse, watched telly and checked my friendster. i received a text message from Mama so i called her up. we missed each other so much that aside from exchanging our valentine greetings, we also talked about beauty products that she is currently using (eventhough she knows how un-vain i am), and made some catching ups with my sis Leslie.

for dinner i have cooked mixed veggies and breaded shrimps. my hunger strike took its toll on me that by 7pm, hubby's still not home and i'm already starving. i waited with patience coz i can't let myself or hubby eat our dinner alone. by 9pm, i'm already ringing his mobile. the culprit must have been the super traffic at dubai-sharjah road! i was right!

the door opened at 9.20pm and there hubby is with some grocery stuffs (or so i thought). i didn't bother to check what he's brought coz really i'm dying already of starvation. but when i followed him on our room, i was surprised with the rose and the chocolates! *sweet*

that was sweet already even with only one rose since hubby is really not the romantic type. but at least he made the effort. that was enough for me.

i felt guilty though for not buying anything for him. but i have cooked him dinner anyways. hehehe. i hope that was enough for him.

***

on the contrary, my night ended up happy and lovely.

It's never too late

most arab countries, if not all, don't celebrate valentines day. however, due to the number of expats here (westerns & asians), it's very inevitable to see displays of romantic stuffs like valentine cards, flowers, heart balloons and sweets on supermarkets and malls.

it's actually a good sign that this country could allow us to embrace once again one of our traditions as Catholics. some countries are very strict in preserving their own culture that they have restrictions implemented to expats when they observe their traditions and religion. an example of this is in Saudi Arabia where all things RED, which are related to Valentines Day are banned, as they consider this day to be an un-Islamic holiday.

now let's have a look at some countries on how they celebrate Heart's Day!

"In South Korea, women
give chocolate to men on February 14, and men give non-chocolate candy to women
on March 14. On April 14 (Black Day), those who did not receive anything on the
14th of Feb or March go to a Chinese restaurant to eat black noodles and "mourn"
their single life.

"In Slovenia, a proverb
says that "St Valentine brings the keys of roots," so on February 14, plants
and flowers start to grow. Valentine's Day has been celebrated as the day
when the first works in the vineyards and on the fields commence. It is also
said that birds propose to each other or marry on that day.

"In Norfolk (UK), a character
called 'Jack' Valentine knocks on the rear door of houses leaving
sweets and presents for children. Although he was leaving treats, many
children were scared of this mystical person."

Important reminder: it's not what we give or how we celebrate our Valentines that matters, but on making our everyday a Valentines Day.

HAPPY HEARTS DAY EVERYONE!!!

***you can go in wikipedia to have a look at other countries.

why i haven't blogged for 11 months (part 1)

Yay! i would certainly need my scratchy memory lane here.

April 2008
me and arci were too busy with the usual audit work on weekdays and juggling our time travelling to and from ortigas on weekends for our SAP Business One classes. Aside from that, we were preparing for our presentation on the 62nd Annual PICPA Convention (pics here) from 30 April to 3 May. all our days were fully booked the moment we wake up at 6am till we get home tired from practice at 11pm.

May 2008
got an email from eins that our tickets for dubai are already booked on june, which means a "go signal" for me to file my resignation. i had one month notice period. enough time to turn-over my work to jessie, to shop for clothes (i ! i ) and to get married (very un-planned!). it was a whirlwind civil wedding on the 21st of may.

welcome to married life!

June 2008
me and hubby's birthday month. we boarded our plane (emirates) at naia on the 27th (hubby's birthday) and arrived at dubai airport "very early morning" of the 28th.

i don't know if it was just me or what but i got really scared when i saw arabs in their white kanduras at the immigration lane. and not just that, imagine our surprise for the scorching heat of dubai. it was around 35 degrees at 1am!

to be continued...