Vacation at Subic

Start:	Aug 31, '08
End:	Sep 2, '08
Location:	Subic Bay Venezia Hotel

To celebrate our first year anniversary, Leo and I will be going to Subic on the 31st of August and will be back in Manila by Sept. 2.

I would've wanted to go somewhere farther but I would not want to risk it due to my condition.

Money Grows On Trees

Wala lang. Just wanted to rant. Iniisip ko kasi kung sucker ako talaga or sobrang lambot lang ng puso ko.

I have a friend kasi who's so down on his luck. Old old college friend. One of our friends (let's call him Friend E) sent out an SOS message to all of us asking for help in behalf of this friend (let's call him Friend C). Apparently, Friend E took in Friend C since Friend C is jobless and homeless and is also sick.

Ok, when Friend E sent out the SOS, I bought Friend C medicines (twice this year na and they're not cheap ha. I think I spent more than 3K on the meds) and one time, Friend C picked them up in the office (he walked from Mandaluyong). He even asked if I could buy him lunch pa. I didn't blink an eye. So when he came over, I took him over to Jollibee and bought him the biggest lunch. Even gave him "pocketmoney" when we parted ways. I felt good afterwards kasi it always feels nice to help. Of course, I never thought that it will be a precedence of something else.

Friend C then texted me the next week when I was in the middle of a crisis in the office. He said that he's in PeopleSupport applying for a job and while waiting for the result of his exam, can I treat him to dinner (yes, that straight). I begged off due to the crisis (hello! I was in a telecon with our Regional Credit Head and he didn't want to approve an account that was endorsed by the Consumer Banking Head and all 3 of us -- me, the Credit Risk Head and the OIC Credit Head -- were being scolded for even endorsing the account to the RCO. And then after that, we had to call the Unit Head who endorsed the account to the CB Head and we spent 15 minutes over the phone arguing why we shouldn't approve it. hay naku!).

This afternoon, he again texted saying that he left Friend E's house since Friend E's sister is in town and is living with him. So Friend C moved out to make room and is now living in Manila (he did not elaborate). He's asking for help again.

As usual, ang sama ng timing niya (I was in a meeting and I was stressing over my lack of FTE--hello! freeze hiring! To think they took out 3 of my FTEs and one moved to another department and not one of them will be replaced!) and I responded late na. I said no because I did not have any spare cash (which is true!). Although may hirit pa ako na I'll see in the next couple of weeks.

Ewan ko ba. How does one deal with such issues? Ako kasi, nagi-guilty ako if I don't give. Parang iniisip ko kasi, what if I was in the same situation? Pero may nagsabi kasi sa akin na dapat may ginagawa kang paraan para makaangat sa situasyon mo and you should not wallow in it too long. One should have enough pride and dignity not to depend too much on dole outs and really try to improve one's life. The problem with Friend C is that it seems that he's not doing his best in getting a proper job and we cannot understand why he reached such lows when he was such a brilliant person when we were in college. Wala na talaga siyang hiya and he will really ask out straight if he needs money. He used to have a good job but somehow got himself fired (tama ba cess?). Is it because of his eccentricities or  he just doesn't know how to hold onto a job?

I don't want to judge him when I haven't seen him for the past 10 years. Maybe he went through something bad that made him turn out this way. But a strong person can weather any storms that comes through his life if he deals with it properly. But from the way I perceived it, he just went with the flow and let things be. Ewan ko ba.

Note that I didn't post this to everyone as some of them know Friend C. Well mommycess knows who he is. Hehehe. Haaay naku.

For The First Time

For some reason, I want to watch this movie. I think nadala ako sa love team ni Richard Gutierrez and KC Concepcion. Haha!

I'm not really a rabid fan of Richard or KC. I mean, hey, they're such a gorgeous couple and one can't help but just admire them. And note, ang ganda ng kili-kili ni KC. I don't think there's anything NOT beautiful about this girl.

There's this one particular scene that I like in the teaser--when KC and Richard was sharing an ice cream cone. Ang guwapo ni Richard!

Bum Tiyaya

Got this link from Newlyweds@Work, an egroup which I'm a member of.





I love Discovery Channel so I was pretty excited when I saw it. Hehehe.


And here's another one that's live:

16 weeks

I had my monthly check-up today and Mommy and baby are doing fine. My doctor has a small doppler in the office so we heard the baby's heartbeat.

I lost another pound in the last couple of weeks. I guess that's ok as of now so I have the leeway to gain the pounds on my last trimester. My doctor only wants me to gain 10 lbs ever since I started my pregnancy. I've already lost 5 lbs since then so I guess I can gain 15 now. Haha! :)

I feel better than ever and feel I'm not pregnant except for my expanding stomach and my frequent urge to pee. Sleeping straight is already difficult as I wake up early morning with my bladder bursting. The constipation has also started. I spent the last 2 hours in the bathroom trying to poop but nothing comes out. I already ate pineapple chunks tonight and tomorrow morning, I'll be sharing Leo's oatmeal. Hopefully that will do the trick.

My doctor berated me though for not eating when I'm hungry. Last Monday and Tuesday, I came home at 10PM and was too tired to eat dinner. Well, I ate a bit but not enough. Same thing happened yesterday night. When Leo picked me up at ATC, my stomach was really churning as I was so hungry. My OB told me to bring cheeses to the office and yougurt so I have something to chew/drink when I'm hungry. I don't really have my appetite back maybe that's why I'm not too keen on eating. At least there's no more vomiting.

Together Forever, Finally!

I saw this at my friend Joelle's blog and I knew I have to post this here as well.

Last Friday, my colleagues at work and I were chatting about Rick Astley's concert and how Roderick Paulate used to emulate him in his shows either with Vilma Santos or Carmi Martin. From the voice up to the dance moves, he's definitely Rick Astley (well of course, Rick Astley is paler in skin color compared to him).

Of course, somebody just had to have Roderick Paulate guest at Rick Astley's concert, much to the fans' excitement and amusement.

When the Stress Comes

I woke up 430 this morning trying to sort a work related problem out in my mind. It does not help that I've been really tired for the past couple of days and waking up this early in the morning does not help.

I really need to learn to turn my mind off about work once I enter the door of our house/room. I guess it has become a habit for me to bring the work home that I'm barely getting rest worrying. Good thing it's a Saturday today at least I can catch up on my sleep later on.

2010 is such a looooooong way to go. :(