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My One-Year-Old

April — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 21:00:23 +0000

My mother-in-law celebrated her 51st birthday. All her children except her eldest, who is now in the US, attended her party. Lordly and I pledged to bring spaghetti ingredients and ice cream. They prepared the main dish. Sandie, my sister-in-law, bought the cake. This was a multiple celebration. It is my husband’s despidida party for his business and training trip to the US and a sort of a celebration also of Cedric turning 1 year and 3 months. He is amazing. He has learned that which is usually acquired by a 2 year old baby. For me, my son is really advanced. He can do more than just walking. He runs fast and climbs as easily as if he were used to it. He really has strong arms and legs. But no matter how smart he is, his baby instincts still showed when at his Grandma’s house he saw unfamiliar faces like his Aunt Honey and Uncle Kerwin. Most of the time he enjoys going out but this day was different. It was not his day. He was more grumpy than happy. But everything turned out just fine when his Grandpa caught his attention with a megaphone. He was so amazed at how this bell like thing could make such a loud noise. He was so curious he really wanted to touch it. All because of that Aunt Honey was able to carry him and he did not complain.

Life is too short

April — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:00:46 +0000

My sister called me up early today. She told me about the situation of her best friend who is now in a critical condition. Her friend’s disease started with a skin lupus. I am not scientifically certain as to how it develops but I have read that it can be hereditary. Right now, her friend’s hemoglobin is attacked by its own antibodies making the red blood cells explode. The more the doctors do blood transfusions the stronger the antibodies would react because there are more red blood vessels to kill. Her situation is really critical and I was kind of guilty for feeling too bad in my situation (My Treasure Basket’s – Anything can happen.) when someone else is suffering with this condition. I know that only a miracle can save her now. She has done a lot of wonderful things for her family. She never stopped helping them and using her own savings even if she has her own concern to prepare for.

Everyone of us are going somewhere. I just pray that in my journey, on top of making sure that my children will grow to be responsible and GOD fearing citizens, that I will be able to learn how to forgive those who have hurt me…

Anything can happen.

April — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 21:00:34 +0000

Came from work today. I am really exhausted. On my way home, I felt mixed emotions. I was trying to get a grip of myself while trying to accept the situation I am in. I started with NACS Consumer and learned a lot there, met new, interesting and worthy friends. I learned how to fight, become assertive and become even stronger. I won many times, I also lost some. I never thought I was going to say goodbye to all these one day. When the first question about me transferring to a technical account, I could not say anything. I was thinking if the transfer had to do something about my performance, about my attitude and the relationship with my boss and I could not figure it out. It hurt but I did not know why. They said the reason why I am transferring was because I graduated BSIT and I was the only one who is qualified. I rationalized and all I can think of was it was nothing personal and management had to make a decision. So I slowly started accepting my fate. So I joined the training for this new technical account. I was getting the hang of it when there was another announcement. The team will be moved to another account instead. I just smiled. It was the same thing. No comment. I just kept quite and then there was this question again. “How comfortable are you in transferring to . . .” But this time there was this assurance statement saying “Oh, you can give me your answer later…” It took a week before I was finally informed that there will be movements again. And now it is for real. I know the fact that I do not get to choose what I like. There is also no saying “NO”. They just want to ask the question that way probably not to hurt the person their breaking the news to but it was exactly the opposite. Doing that is like making the person suffer that “you know” there is nothing we can do on our end but “you know” we had to make this “painful decision”. I get it. I know this whole business matter. I can understand if someone will tell me “I am sorry but we need to move you to another account because so far you’re the only one who does not have a team. Everyone else knows their agents already. On top of that, we are understaffed. We have to move someone or our account will suffer. I hope you understand.” I just hate being asked that “How comfy” question again. I know that management is trying to keep people. I know that they do not like to make decisions that would affect everyone. I know that every decision is carefully studied on and is for the welfare of everyone. I just hope they will be a bit more straightforward to tell people their decisions than allow a person to feel the agony of the uncertainty of the chance of not moving anywhere and staying in their respective comfort zones. On the lighter side, I can finally have a team to be with and work with. This is better than not doing anything at all. I am still thankful to GOD that I still have a job. I am still getting paid, still feed my baby with it, and sleep well. For now what I know is everything has a reason. I am putting my life in GOD’s hands. At this very moment while I am editing this post, “I would like to pray to GOD that he take direct control of my life, take ownership of all my troubles and worries, enlighten me of the correct path to take, give me the strength to move on despite challenges of a married life and the difficulties at work. I am giving up to the Lord all my heartaches, all my pains, all my sorrows, my family and my loved ones for him to protect and bless. I pray that he will continue to lend me a hand so that I will succeed in my job and become the BEST MOM I can be. This I pray to the Lord GOD, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit with the intercession of the most loving Mother Mary. Amen.”

Serious problem!!!

April — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:00:31 +0000

Just got home today from my first days of going back to work. Life just does not stop surprising me. This time it is something I did not expect to happen. When I got home, I fed Cedric right away and prepared to send her father off to work. When we went out our neighbor, an old man, in his late 70’s approached us. He was angry. He confronted my husband as to why he was reprimanded on not burning dead leaves and plastics outside. He was insulted by the action of my husband asking him to stop burning those leaves. I thought it was because he was already very old and my husband was very young to reprimand him. He was pushing my husband around as if wanting to pick up a fight with him. I was really scared because my husband was holding Cedric in his arms. My husband was caught off guard and he did not know what to do. He just kept quiet and let out a grin. I was really scared to death. I apologized to the old man. But I did not like how that incident ended. I guess the old man wanted some more. I think he is not contented with what had happened. I know he was really angry because he was trembling. He even shouted at my husband telling my husband how influential he is. I did not see this event coming but long before the trouble happened, I already warned my husband not to ask the old man to stop burning just about anything in our backyard. My husband is a bit stubborn so he did not listen to me and then one day just told me about it. Now, I can no longer sleep. I was afraid that they might do something to my husband. I am afraid that asking apology is not enough for him. I just do not know what to do. We do not have enough money to move out and transfer to a new building. We do not have enough funds to handle all miscellaneous expenses. This is just another serious problem. I pray to GOD it will just go away. I do not know what to do. I need prayers…

Excited to work!

April — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:53:20 +0000

I went on a vacation leave for a long time. I took advantage of the opportunity of not having an assignment at work. I needed to rest because I am experiencing nausea and vomiting. It just happens any time of the day. If I ate too much, I vomit. If I get hungry, I do the same. It is confusing when and when not to eat. But this reminds me of the phrase “too much or too little of something is bad”. So now, I am trying to eat just enough for myself so I won’t feel sick.

While at home, I took care of my baby Cedric. It was fun being with him especially now that he is learning a lot of interesting things. Most of them surprise me at how fast he has been growing not just physically but also mentally. He is only a year old and you can already ask him to get something for you, keep something for you. He learns fast and is able to retain it like words and pictures. He is now able to associate words with pictures as well. He loves books. There is not a single day that he would not ask you to sit down with him and read the stories for him or flip the pages with him. He just loves those colorful illustrations. Cedric has also improved physically. He is a very good climber. He has really strong arms and legs. He has also gained weight but not as much because he is very active. Good thing he eats all healthy foods and drinks a lot of water and milk. He is just wonderful and I always thank GOD for such a wonderful and lovely blessing. My long vacation was a very fruitful and worthwhile one.

Last night, I received a message and I was asked by my manager to report back to work. Although I do not want to go back and stay at home because I still feel the same (actually I think it’s getting worse) I needed to go back because I already ran out of leave credits. If I continue to be absent, I won’t be receiving any pay. It has been a long time now. I wonder what the changes are in the office. I hope I will be able to handle this new team I am assigned to. I hope I will be able to meet the demands of this new account. I hope I can still make this team a success just like the ones I handled before. I have so many things in mind and I am a bit worried but nevertheless I am excited to go back to work.

Anxious…

April — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:00:33 +0000

For the first time since me and my husband got married, we are going to be apart for 3 long months. This is because he is sent by his company to the US for training.

Although I should be thankful to GOD for this wonderful opportunity that my husband is given, I am anxious. I’m anxious, indeed! I am afraid Cedric will miss him so much Cedric might have a difficult time adjusting. My husband, Lordly, sleeps beside my baby every night. He is the one taking care of him making sure he gets food every 2 to 3 hours. Cedric has a hard time sleeping at night when his dad is not yet at home.

Moreover, my new helper is not that reliable when it comes to making sure that Cedric is safe and fed as needed. I work on a graveyard shift. I cannot be there to take over his father’s role. I need another helper who can help watch Cedric through the night. I need someone responsible and with experience and as much as possible a mother to take care of Cedric. I am sure this will relieve me a bit of the anxiety that I am feeling right now. Oh Dear GOD help me!

Diet for preggy me…

April — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 04:20:31 +0000

I’m on my first trimester. I am suffering from its side effects and have been vomiting. I just realized I have been eating poor diet wherein I eat a lot every regular meal that I do not have enough space for snacks. This caused me hyperacidity and LBM and stomach pains. I need help and expert advice but I was thinking it would actually cost me a lot. So I surfed the net and found tips on which light meal or snack could tide me over till my next full meal and avoid having too much in my stomach. These are the good foods I need to eat in between meals. I should have fruits. I can eat them raw, in singles or enjoy a salad. I can also have yogurt which according to my health conscious mom is very effective against hyperacidity. I have tried it and it worked. I can also have fresh fruit juices. This will help good metabolism and helps in making my skin clear of diseases. Lastly, I can take cereal or oatmeal. With all these, I should be able to stop vomiting problems due to hyperacidity caused by an imbalanced diet.

Lordly’s Birthday!

April — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:55:09 +0000

Langga, celebrated his 3oth birthday. Actually, it was done last July 10, 2011 on a Sunday because his boss will not allow him to go on leave due to an important deadline. Well, this did not stop all the joy and fun we had. We attended mass, lighted candles and prepared food. We had pork barbeque (thanks to TL Cathy’s recipe), fried chicken, spaghetti (prepared by Langga himself) and caldereta (prepared by Aunt Nelia). For dessert, we had Neste Temptations ice cream, cake from Red Ribbon, and Lordly’s special fruit salad. Our precious families are our only guests. It was a happy celebration. Happy Birthday Langga Lordly! We Love You, me, Cedric and the little one inside

Meagan celebrates 2nd year!

April — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 03:35:56 +0000

Meagan turned 2! Everyone went to Moalboal to celebrate the occassion. She prepared lots of toys and giveaways. It was a big celebration for 2 days all by the sea.

Another miracle!

April — Mon, 23 May 2011 03:07:35 +0000

Today is one of the happiest day I ever have in my life! First, it’s the 23rd. We always celebrate our monthsarries! It is our 10th year and 8th month celebration of our fruitful and truly blessed relationship. Come this December 30, 2011, we will be celebrating our third year wedding anniversary! Today is really a wonderful day to reminisce the wonderful things that we have done and received from GOD. All the more because I learned today that we are having another baby! This is another miracle in our lives! Cannot wait to tell my husband about it!