Daddy's here from Jamaica

I can't still believe Chris is here. I wish I could describe the feeling of seeing him again after six weeks of being apart. I saw him cross the street to where we are waiting, and I was just smiling like crazy, staring at him, looking like a starstruck fan until he got near me. I was just looking at him and not moving...hahaha! Until he motioned me to come to him.

I can still remember the misadventures we had during his departure. I was crying already on our way to the airport and when we got there I can't contain the feeling of sadness that I burst out crying like a baby.....only to find out that we have to fetch him again because he was on the wrong terminal. It was so hilarious that I forgot for a while that I will be missing him for six weeks. When we finally drop him off to the right terminal, emotions were overcame by the fact that he is running late. Just a quick goodbye and we send him off immediately. Up until now we still laugh about this. The loneliness sank in when I went home all alone. Suddenly our house doesn't feel like a home anymore. Yes, we talk everyday...but still a big chunk of my life was missing. It was like the song "I left my heart in San Francisco"...only mine has a different tune "I send my heart in Jamaica."

But he's here already...the feeling was so surreal. I can't help staring at him, hugging him for a very long time and talking to him like I've never talked to him in ages. I am just sooooo happy! I keep on thanking the Lord above for keeping him safe always. Thankful for such a wonderful blessing!

Because I am missing Daddy Baby soooo much!

I haven't blog about this but Daddy is in Jamaica for two weeks now. He will be staying there until next month ( hopefully it will not be extended ). I really miss him so much...I still get to talk to him everyday...thanks to the technology nowadays...we IM and talk through Skype.

I made a video of some of our pictures together. Everytime I miss him I just watch this video and somehow it eases the pain of missing him. The background music is Lucky by Jason Mraz.

My Preggy Photoshoot

I've been pestering my brother to have this photo taken. I know he's always busy during weekends, so I'm really, really happy to finally have my preggy pics.

It only took us 20 minutes to finish the set-up and have the pictures taken. They arrived late in the afternoon and I have to go somewhere else at around 6pm. No make-up, I didn't have the chance to comb my hair and I can't find the skirt that I should be wearing. So, I settled for a black skirt that didn't match my brown tube...but seeing the pics it still went well with my top.

The badgering of my brother didn't stop there, I was so excited to see the pics that I didn't stop texting him to finish it. The next day, I had my pictures posted on Facebook. It's so nice...

Preggy pics:

The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks

I just finished reading this novel and like other Nicholas Sparks book it made me cry. The ending is not what I have expected, surprisingly I never saw it coming. It is a book to inspire married couple that it is never too late to renew the burning passion that once lost. It is also a realization that a man can truly do something to change what is bound to happen.

While reading the first part of the book, I can't help thinking about my own marriage. I've been married for almost three years now and so far it has been a wonderful experience for me. I just can't help thinking what will it be after 10 years, 20 or even 30 years...will we be able to keep the enthusiasm towards our relationship? I know things will be a lot different with children around, problems will arise, more misunderstandings maybe....but I hope it will not ruin whatever beautiful thing we have right now.

Thanks romanticscholar for the pic.

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Weekend break from the hustle and bustle

I think this staying-at-home-during-pregnancy thing is really working for me. Well at first I must admit I was kind of sulking about the idea. Why not? I am so not used to staying at home let alone for a year ( because most probably I would be working next year ), I am used to earning my own money, not that Chris doesn't give me anything, but it is just different to have your own money and spend it.

I realized it is not a bad idea after all. Chris is really nice in tagging along his preggy wife to all his "lakads." I get to spend time with him, we always go out even if our off are not the same but now, it is just so easy. No more checking of schedules, we can always have fun on weekends.

We usually spend our Fridays with his office mates or go to San Pedro. Sometimes we have Mama, relatives or friends visit us at our humble home. Sundays are also check up day for me and we sometimes schedule some get together while we're in the city.


I have to say, this is the most exciting thing ever happened on our weekend. WE GOT TO WATCH GINEBRA LIVE!!! We have been planning this for the longest time but since our schedules are not the same we totally put behind the idea of watching it. If your wondering why Ginebra...it's the only team we've ever agreed of liking. In any sports we usually root for a different team. I like Ginebra since I was just in highschool back when Jawo was still playing.


Here are some pics of our great time with Chris' office mates. I'd really think Baby Kenzi will be a pro when it comes to singing...that's what we usually do when we're together...well, aside from eating and indulging myself to sweets, which by the way is the number one issue in my diet. Can't help it!



And some pics of us spending time with our family. Special occasions such as birthdays and some pics of people who have visited us at home:


Would I ever forget to spend time with my sisters by heart? Of course not. Jhongkie is also a bum like me but she often go to Tiaong and Elaine is very busy....we only had the chance to see each other once...but it was really, really fun!




Look, Daddy's present:

Coping up with my boredom

First week of August...that means I'm officially a bum for half a year now. Sometimes it drives me crazy but when I think of my pregnancy...I am thankful I'm not working.

Weekdays...my oh so boring days. I wake up around 6am to prepare Chris' clothes...after I say goodbye to him, I would open the TV to Nickelodeon...yes! Heard it right not to any morning show our local channels offer....but to a cartoon channel, to watch Fairly Oddparents and The Rugrats. Oh I so love the babies, especially the fighting of Lillian and Phillip...that's the twins by the way. I wonder if I let our children watch this...I just don't like the character of Angelica, although in the end she will learn some lesson when she's doing nasty things...but you know it still freaks me out.

Anyways, after watching it, I usually go back to sleep and wake up until I hear a grumble in my stomach...time to eat! I drink Anmum every other day...Chris was really against to this but my doctor says it's alright, also considering that Anmum doesn't sell small quantity of their product, you have to buy the large box which cost Php600. Imagine?! Two years ago they still have this small boxes which is more convenient to buy since it's only Php130. I like my milk with ice on it. It's really refreshing! Yum!

I always turn the TV on around 10am to watch Showtime, and at the same time I go online to check my messages. Some stuff I do on the Internet:

a. Sign in to Facebook, check messages, check status updates, comment if there is any worth commenting about, play Family Feud, acccept request, post pics, chat if I want to, update my status if there's anything worth sharing.

b. Sign in to Yahoo...not that there are any important messages that I would receive, I like signing in to chat with my friends who are online, it is easier to use Yahoo chat than Facebook. Facebook sometimes will freeze the browser. Delete updates from Facebook, delete spam, forward chain messages ( which by now I'm kind of aware which emails contains this kind of stuff ), comment on any Yahoo update.

c. Download movies. This is the most interesting to do over the Internet. We have lot's of movies by now that even our "one movie per night" rule doesn't work for us to finish them all. We download movies from PSP sites and put it on our PSP and connect it to our TV, which by the way has a surround system...Chris insisted on this one. We make sure to download movies that are on DVDrip, Bluray or DVDscr format because it is clearer.

d. Download songs. A few months ago, I had this project to download songs that I like way back when I was in highschool. Gee! I was a Britney Spears fanatic by then. I really had a hard time completing the album. Some of it are Britney Spears, BSB, M2M, Hanson, Bwitched, All Saints, Mariah Carey and Spice Girls. It's really nostalgic to hear again their songs, and surprisingly I can still sing along, never forgotten the lyrics.

e. Download ebooks. Oh boy! This is my latest addiction since I found a way to transfer PDF files on my iTouch. So far, I have completed Nicholas Sparks, Dan Brown, Sidney Sheldon and The Princess Diaries books. I'm reading some of it now. Chris said he will buy me an ebook reader, I hope it will be soon.

I guess that's all I do when my household chores are done. Watch movie, TV shows, play computer games, read and blog. Although I don't usually do the blogging thing, but I normally visit blogs that I like. It's just that sometimes I am not in the mood to construct some sentences. Must go now...I have to call the agency...they haven't given us the refund. Darn, I want to sue them!

Thanks to Roller Coaster Chronicles for the pic.

Wordless Friday

Wordless Friday

I Married my "Bestest" Friend

The song Lucky by Jason Mraz is one of the songs memorable for me and my hubby. Just listen to it and you'll know why:

I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
I'm lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed

Whenever we have petty quarrels, he always tell me "aawayin mo ba bestfriend mo?" And all the anger will just fade away.

He understands me more than anyone can...he gives me love more than I deserve...he forgives me before I say sorry...he makes me laugh eventhough I feel like crying.

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A Walk Down Memory Lane

I was fixing our things last night when I saw my old organizer....it was my organizer way back in highschool...of course other contents we're changed and I used it until I was single. So, last night I opened it again, read some of the things I wrote...I didn't know I also used it as my journal when I was really sad and there's this one entry that I really like. I read it aloud to my husband and I want to share it with you. Written on the 11th of September, 2007...last entry ko about my heartache, kasi after nun, happy na ulit ako. Hehehe!

"In my entire life, I lived in an environment where in all people are nice, i thought "kontrabidas" are just seen on TV...but I was wrong. There's a different world out there and I am not prepared for it.

I am hurting...because I am betrayed, unloved and used. I want to blame him for bursting the fairytale world that I used to lived in. I want to be angry for giving me so much pain. I never thought I am this weak. What's keeping me holding on is the fact that I still have my family and my true friends. Things happen for a reason, I know it is. I may not know it now but someday I will.

I just hope I could pick-up the pieces of my "used-to-be-fantasy" and be happy again."



Just a few thoughts:

I realized that somehow I am not that weak, for if I am I would have never risen from my fall and loved again.

Indeed, things happen for a reason. As what I have told my husband, I know now why it had to happen, he is the reason. For whatever hardship I had in the past, my husband and our children are my greatest prize in this world. I love my family to bits.

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Anilao experience

Before the summer ends, we went to Anilao, Batangas together with the TP QA Team. Last shot na namin sa summer. We stayed in Aguila Resort, complete amenities, if you don't like dipping in the cold sea water you can always take a dive on their swimming pool. Super nice ang sea water, clear and cold. Even if it's in the mid noon the water is soooo cold that you won't feel the heat of the sun. Kaya nga super itim namin. We also went snorkling. Good thing my pregnancy is not a hinder para mag-enjoy. Bantay to the max naman si Daddy. Some of our pics:

What do you mean by giving more than 100%?

A LOGICAL SOLUTION.
Now here is a problem that finally has a formula for getting to the bottom of an age old problem.
From a strictly mathematical viewpoint it goes like this:

What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions:

If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

Then:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
and
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = 96%

But,

A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%

And,

B-U-L-L-S-*-*-T
2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%

AND, look how far a** kissing will take you.

A-*-*-K-I-S-S-I-N-G
1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7 = 118%

So, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that While Hard work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, it's the Bulls**t and A** Kissing that will put you over the top.

A post by some large organization, it was not mentioned though

I voted! First ever automated election in the Philippines

May 10, 2010, marked the first automated election in the Philippines. And I'm proud to say that I was part of it. I want to commend Comelec for pushing through with the automated election. Despite the odds I am still happy with the result I just hope we can all learn from the experience for a better automated election the next time.

For the first time, the candidate I have voted for won. It's just so sad that other Filipinos are so pessimistic about the new president. For the past two elections I never liked the candidate who won but I respected the result as it is because I believe that more than a good leader the progress should start within ourselves.

I just want to share someone's opinion from Twitter:

RT @ejpoegarcia: Stop hating on Aquino. Stabilizing the economy is a team effort. At the end of the day, we're all on the same boat. Let's all work together.

And let me leave you with this sentence from sen. Noynoy Aquino:

"The real problem in the country is the POVERTY OF MIND."

Summer lovin' happened so fast

The title just popped out of my mind...don't know why, i'm not even a Grease movie fan and I hated John Travolta since I watched Face Off. Maybe that's the result of being at home for many months now. Watching loads of movies, shows, playing video games and my favorite...eating. Although my morning sickness is killing me, I still manage to eat...and face the consequence of throwing up afterward. I am not complaining, being pregnant again is one of the most wonderful thing happened to me this year. I know I said on my last post that I am sad, but since the news came of me being pregnant again...it's as if a load was lifted off my chest. I am very much happy.


We've been busy this summer, the busiest summer ever. Chris' mom went home and stayed for more than a month because of the Iceland eruption. Every weekend we go home to Laguna to spend some time with them. We went to Pagudpod, the longest land travel I've ever experienced. We went to Tagaytay to visit some family friends of mom, going to malls will do if there's no enough time for the weekend. We also had fun swimming in our inflatable pools. My husband and I still finds time to go to Mama's house.

Our Pagudpod vacation:


Windmill stop over:


Inflatable pool:


One of our mall-escapade, my mom meets Chris' mom for the first time:


Of course I won't end the summer without hanging out with my sisters, even though we're so caught up with our own lives, we will still take the time out to see and bond with each other.

Yes! It's Positive

I think it's high time to spiel the news....i'm pregnant again. Yehey!

I took my pregnancy test last March 19 before my xray test. It's a good thing my husband insisted to have another PT since the first that I did turned out negative.

I'm just staying at home and I guess we will postpone the London plans. I just want my Baby to be safe and healthy.

Happy Thoughts

I think I dwell so much on sad happenings in my life, so I thought of things that made me smile when I think of them:

First, Ginebra won last Wednesday so there will still be another game later. Helterbrand and Caguioa played after a very long time of rest because of injury, it's the time of my life...hehehe! The Fast and the Furious...so nice. Supposedly, my husband and I will watch the game later in Araneta, but because of a petty fight we are cancelling it. Oh well, if they lose later no more game for Ginebra this season. But I am hoping they'll win.


Second, Amazing Race will be back. Hooray! It will be on February 15. Another show to look forward to.

Third, I am now starting to watch American Idol again. Weet-weet! It will be exciting since they have a new judge to join them.

Fourth, I keep on watching Melason in PBB Double Up. They make me laugh...like the laugh that I do when I'm with my sisters.

Well, that's all I can think of right now. Isn't it pathetic? I get happiness from these shows. Well, it's only me, my computer and our TV here, what should I expect. My husband isn't talking to me yet. Doesn't care...well, not that I don't really care but ...ammm....welll....it doesn't bother me anymore as much as it does before.

Thanks Nightshade for the picture.

Feeling Alone

I have always been blessed with a wonderful family, friends and a husband. But why is it sometimes I still feel so alone.

I am in the dark with my sleeping husband beside me while I am writing this. It's almost midnight and I can't bring myself to sleep. If I try, I will only end up crying.

It has always been this way for several days now. I feel so lonely, so sad and I don't know why. It feels like something is missing in my life, but I just could not figure what it is.

It has been a month now since I quit my job. Don't get me wrong, I love my job, I get paid well and I love going to work. I have to resign because I will be studying in London. It was scheduled last month, unfortunately something went wrong and I have to transfer school. As of the moment, I am waiting for my acceptance letter from the new school. For how long I have to wait, I don't know. Maybe weeks, months...I honestly don't know. I asked my husband if I should get a job...I know getting another job will not be hard since I am experienced already in my chosen field. He said it would be best to just stay at home. I don't know what I am going to do with my life. Although I do all the household chores, I still feel that I am not doing anything worthwhile.

Thanks Ning Chai for the picture.

An essay I wrote when I was in college

I found an essay I wrote back in college. I couldn't remember what subject it was but i'm sure it is not an English subject. For some reason our professor asked us to write things about ourselves and what we will become ten years from the time we wrote the essay.

Here it is:

I am Edabelle B. Ragay, 21 years of age. At this point in my life I am still uncertain of what the future holds for me.

When I was a kid, I used to dream of being a nurse, but as I was getting older, I realized I never wanted to be one instead I wanted to be an engineer.

Industrial Engineering was my first choice. At first don't know much about it, it's just that this is the only engineering field that I'm most likely to be interested in. Now, i'm already in my fifth year, and the longer I stayed here the more i learn and the more I appreciate the career of an Industrial Engineer.

After graduation, I would like to apply for a job that is not connected with a manufacturing firm. I know how flexible this career is, that's why I want to work in offices and not in a production area, where many people believed where an Industrial Engineer would be. I told myself that I will work hard, not for myself but most especially for my family. I want to give them back all the sacrifices and help they had given me. When i'm able to save enough money, I would like to put up a business. I am thinking of investing to our own family store but if things wouldn't work that way, I would probably put up my own, where my mom, being a business woman that she is, would help me in managing it. My business would be a child care center because i'm so fond of taking care children or it could be a dance studio wherein i'll be teaching our clients different forms of dance.

At this point in my life, I don't see myself marrying someone. Maybe because i'm focused on giving my parents the life they deserve and i'm scared of the thought that nobody would take care of them. Another reason, is that I want to serve God. As I grow older I became closer to him and that is where my will of serving him grows. But of course, I don't know, what it will be. Only God knows but one thing is for sure, whatever it is, he will lead me to the path where I will be truly happy.