Hubby and I had a little disagreement since the other night. I was just pissed off! But this morning, while I was preparing Alex for school, he wrote me a note in our computer.



I was surprised! It was the first time.

Should I forgive him? LOL!

Happiness is...

1. Great weather today!
2. Online friends
3. Dinner date with my Mom
4. Bride Wars Movie
5. 2-hour nap after work
6. Online assignments
7. Quality time with the kids
8. Dinner and Movie Date with Hubby
9. Alternative Music
10. Online shopping :D

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My Dad is based in Mindanao so we don't see him very often. But when he comes home here in Manila, we would make it a point to spend a lot of time with him. He arrived last Saturday, so we had a simple dinner with him at home.

He brought seafoods from Mindanao, roasted cashew nuts (my ultimate favorite!), pineapple bar, and some vegetables.

I asked our help to cook baked pork chops to complete the meal! Here it is...


Baked Porkchops with Mushroom and Carrots


Steamed Crabs


Yummy Prawns!

It was a very simple dinner but it was fun! Looking forward to more dinners with him until he comes back to Mindanao in a few weeks. :)

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I've been so busy with work and other stuff that I haven't had time to share some photos of the girls here. Today is the perfect time!

Check out Alex here. Lately she loves to dress up as a Princess by wearing her blanket on her shoulders.





When I saw her, it's like I saw her in a wedding gown. Is it just me!? LOL!

Andie on the other hand is getting cuter everyday. She is slowly losing weight (in my opinion). But actually if I think about it, she consumes milk more now than ever before. She is heavy. Her Yaya even complains now that she can't carry Andie anymore. Uh-oh! :( Here are her most recent photos.

I'm not really a fan of gold but when I read somewhere that you can actually invest in buying gold coins, I became interested and tried to read more about it. You can get it from Monaco Rare Coin. They offer a unique, vast and impressive array of resources for investors and collectors alike. I know some people who collects coins and I'm sure gold is one of their collections. This is a good idea because after collecting it, you can sell it if you don't want it anymore. And with that you were able to expand your money since gold coins' value appreciate as the years go by.

Now I'm thinking, should I also invest in one of those? We'll see!

I actually thought that we would miss this in the big screen. You know, with Andie having on and off fever for a week. With us being quarantined at home for 7 days. We thought that we will just catch this on DVD. But good thing we did catch it last Friday on our movie and dinner date.

Before the movie, we had dinner at Pepper Lunch. Our first time after planning to eat there for months! More details soon.

Wow, it's been in awhile since the last time we watched a movie. I can't even remember the last movie we saw. Hubby is a big fan of Transformers. 2 years ago, it was shown on his birthday and as a celebration, we watched this movie! I can't believe that it's been 2 years already. Hubby was ecstatic with the first movie. But surprisingly, he didn't like the second movie that much. He said it was too long. 2 hours and 30 minutes to be exact. Me, on the other hand, loved it. I was hanging on to my seat the whole time!

We had crepes and coffee after the movie at Cafe Breton.

I felt refreshed after going out with Hubby. After being on house arrest for more than a week, it felt good to be outside. And also, I missed going out with Hubby too. Last Friday was definitely a blast!

This is the official wake up time of the whole family when Alex started going to school - 6:30 am! I'm not a morning person really, but I'm getting used to this. My work actually starts at 7am. But since I'm half an hour early I can do a little bit of exercise, have my breakfast in peace, and even shop a little to fill up some shipping boxes that will be sent to Manila.

I can do this with several packing company like Custom Boxes.com. This custom box configurator allows you to instantly configure, price, and order custom cardboard boxes specifically for your needs. Order before noon CST and your custom boxes can ship the same day!

Now, I'm off to do some exercises before my day officially starts. Have a great day everyone! ;)

Yesterday I had my ME time at the salon for a haircut and haircolor. I was so excited! After weeks of planning it, I finally made it to the salon.

What I love about being in a salon is to be able to read current magazines about fashion, makeup, latest trends and gadgets. I was even able to read a few skin care products which I decided to purchased soon. Here are some of it.

Neutrogena Ultra Sheer® Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 55, 70 & 85

Ultra Sheer Dry-Touch Sunblock SPF 55, 70 & 85 is a revolutionary, dermatologist-tested formula that contains Helioplex® technology, the latest breakthrough in UV protection.

Helioplex delivers unbeatable UVA protection. It works better to help prevent damaging UVA rays from penetrating deep under skin's surface. Dry-Touch technology absorbs excess sunscreen oils, leaving a clean, lightweight, non-shiny finish.







Another option is this.

Nivea Moisturising Sun Block Lotion Spf30

Nivea Moisturising Sun Block Lotion SPF30 provides intense protection for extremely sun sensitive skin and increases natural sunburn protection by up to 30 times.

Nivea Sun Moisturising Sunscreen SPF 30+ is definitely a sunscreen that works. It's probably because it takes quite a while for you to rub it in as it is so thick. It's kind of like a paste! However on the plus side it is water resistant for about four hours and it really does block out the sun, which is what we need to protect us from those harmful rays!





This looks ok too.


Armada Sport 70
For face and body. It's a colorless lotion that's light on the skin and doesn't feel greasy. You can layer on the product and not worry about looking white. Best of all, it's very water-resistant, has an SPF70, hypo-allergenic, non-comedogenic, and fragrance-free. Made by VMV Hypoallergenics. P1,399.75/185g tube.

As I've posted earlier, I kind of vowed to be healthy for the rest of the years and the coming years. I started doing some exercises last week. 10 to 15 minutes of exercise would really perk up my day. Then I would eat oatmeal and a fruit for breakfast. For a week, I lost about 2 lbs. If I think about it, I'm not really into the numbers. I just want to feel healthy and be able to climb up the stairs without getting easily tired. I don't know if I would still go for Fastin pill which I found online. It seems really effective to some people who used it already. But for now, I would stick to the basics first. Then I'll see how I would go from there.

I've been breastfeeding or expressing milk through pump for 7 months and 2 weeks already. More than what I have planned which is 6 months. As much as I would want to continue on, because of stress my milk has decreased. I'm now expressing milk once a day and gets around 1.5 to 2oz of breastmilk. So I guess it's time to stop. It will probably happen in a week or so.

My dilemma would be, I will definitely gain weight. So for now, I'm checking out some nuphedra review that will help me in choosing which diet pill to take to prevent this weight gain. I'm also starting to eat healthy (which I vowed a few years ago). I started exercising in the morning last week for 10 to 15 minutes. This is while helping Alex prepare for school and while watching Andie. I hope I can continue this routine for months so that I will be healthy and at the same not gain too much weight from months of eating lots of junk foods like pizza, burger, and chips.

What books and/or magazines did I read this month?
- Time Traveller's Wife (thanks to Joy!)
- Good Housekeeping and Health Today Mags

What movies and/or TV shows did I watch this month?
- Heroes Season 3
- Brothers and Sisters Season 3
- He's not Just Into You
- Marley and Me
- Toy Story 1 and 2

What special days did I celebrate and how?
- Father's Day
- Alex's classmate (Sachi) 2nd birthday

What gifts did I give and/or receive?
- Alex gave a toy for Sachi

What illnesses or health concerns did I have?
- Andie is having infection again :(
- My brother was positive with AH1N1 so we had to stay in the house for 7 long days from the day we were together!

What fun things did I do with my friends and/or family?
- My friend Mage and I metup for snacks
- Ate out for Father's Day
- Met up with relatives from the US and had dinner in Serendra

What new foods, recipes or restaurants did I try this month?
- Peking Garden in Trinoma
- Abe in Serendra

What special or unusual purchases did I make?
- I shopped a lot again this month :D (bad!) I'm officially stopping it except for some loots for my birthday. LOL!

What were this month's disappointments?
- We all had AH1N1 scare because my brother was positive.

What were my accomplishments this month?
- Good thing we didn't get the virus. Andie is fine now. My brother is fine now and the Yayas are getting better with their cough and colds. THANK GOD!
- Still expressing milk on the 7th month.

This month was pretty stressful and tiring. I haven't been so tired in my life. Probably because of the anxiety of waiting for the symptoms to come and at the same time praying that we would all be alright. It was the longest 7 days of our lives.

But when you look at the bright side, we had fun being together at home. Hubby didn't go to work and Alex didn't go to school either. So we just stayed at home, ate a lot of JUNK FOOD (which was very, very bad), watched Toy Story several times, and actually had fun.

Thank you Lord for making everybody better.