to my virtual friends

Thanks Em and Carla for this tag.

FRIENDS: 1. Everyday Life 2. Words of Love 3. Sheng's Simple Thoughts . . . 4. My Life's Rollercoaster Ride 5. Princess Vien 6. Deviously Creative 7 Doll Me Up 8 Living the Healthy Life 9 Mind Bubbles 10 Vanity Kit 11 Stripe&Yellow 12 Something Purple 13 Em's Detour 14 Hesitant Wife 15. Feeling 16. after i do 17. As We Face Forever

We need friends for many reasons,
all throughout the season.
We need friends to comfort us when we are sad,
and to have fun with us when we are glad.

We need friends to give us good advice,
We need someone we can count on,
and treat us nice.

We need friends to remember us
one we have passed
sharing memories that will always last.

Spread the poem of friendship.

Sharing this to my entire blog roll. Please feel free to grab it. :-)

Power of Prayer

Let us all join our hands to PRAY for all the VICTIMS of mv princess of the stars.

Thank You Nanay Belen for this paryer tag.

Dear God, we pray that you comfort each bereaved family everyday as they grieved for their loss, we pray that you will supply all their needs, we pray for the survivors that they may have a good life after the tragedy, that you will bless them and let them know in the deepest part of their heart that in spite of what have happened, you LOVE and CARE for them. This we pray in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen. I encourage everyone to keep the prayer going. LET’S P.U.S.H. (PRAY UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS).

We Prayed: 1. Through The Rain 2. God’s gift 3. The Adventures of Dong and Jing 4. Me, Myself and I 5. malditang bunso’s journal 6. Underneath It All 7. 100% Kelly 8. My Colorful World 9. InkBabyStudios 10. TheSaladCaper 12. MommyTalks 13. All About the Memories 14. Enchanted Play 15. I Am Mommy 16. MY Happy Place 17. IamDzoi 18. ClikTrik 19. I Love the Thirties 20. Explore Manila 21. Because Life Is Fun 22. All Things Me 23. Just What I Always Wanted 24. Simply Jen 25. A Slice of Life 26. This and That 27. Jenny Said So 28. Race Corner 29. A Beautiful Life 30. Moments of My Life 31. My Crossroads 32. My Wonderful Life - 33 Mother casre 34 Survivor Mom 35. In Depth 36. As we face Forever


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Passing this to my entire blog roll and to everyone else who wish to grab it.

Glasses on again…

I started wearing contacts a week before our wedding. Yes, because of wedding that’s why I was forced to order. Aside from the near sightedness, special stigmatism thingy is also in place that makes it 3 times more expensive than the regular ones. Come wedding day I wasn’t able to wear them – why? I lost the right lens night before. Ugh! Maybe because of so much excitement I didn’t feel dizziness and everything was clear but not for the misalette that gave me hard time to read it. After the wedding hubby saw my lost lens. Harhar.

My contact lenses just got expired and I am on my eyeglasses again. I have no choice but to wear them on, else everything will be blur and the tendency of fainting. I really hate wearing this on. I feel like I am 5 years older, though it makes me feel the 20-20 vision and bye bye headaches and dizziness.

Oh how I love to purchase another set of contact lenses but I am afraid of the possibility of getting eye cysts, just like my sister.

When I have more than enough money I'll have my eyes lasered. When would this be? Does laser corrects stigmatism too? I don't know. Have to reasearch on this when I have the budget of undergoing laser. Hehe.

Did you know that our entire family is wearing eye glasses (dad, mom and my 2 sisters). The eye defective family. Hehehe

Transfer?

While hubby is waiting for me at the mansion lobby, he happened to have a talk with our landlady. She offered us the unit at the 2/f, which will be vacated by month-end. Apparently, the rent is 1k higher. To be able to transfer we have to pay in advance 1k x no of remaining contract months.

We are actually attracted to transfer because our unit is located at the 5/f. FYI, NO elevator! So climbing approximately 60 steps everyday is no joke though we consider it as an exercise. What if I get pregnant? I guess it wouldn’t be advisable for me since I had a miscarriage history.

How about the burden of transferring and fixing our things all over again? The additional pay? Loosing the free Platinum Sky Cable and Wifi connection :p. Will the transfer be worth it if we will stay only until April 2009?

If you were in our case will you transfer or not? Let us know your insights. Thanks.

House Update #02: Turn Over by April 2009?

Mwhihhi! MIL a.k.a. our broker told us Camella Prestige - Pacific Residences Phase 3 is being developed and by April 2009 our house will be turned over to us. Yihee! Hubby and I felt so much excitement after hearing the news.

We never thought that the turn over will be a quarter earlier. Since our documents are complete and we pay on time, the contractor will be prioritizing ours. Another Yihee! So we have to save more and tipid more so as we can furnish our home with beautiful furnitures and appliances :)

Still, our fingers are crossed . . . hoping that promised turn over will come to reality. Can't wait for April 2009 - that is 8 mos from now na lng! :)

Related Post: http://raymond-rhia.blogspot.com/2008/04/our-very-own-home.html

Shoe Sizes

Got this tag from Jaque

The never-ending obsession with shoes!

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What's your shoe size? Are your feet the same size as your mom's feet? How about your sister's feet? Can you borrow shoes from each other?


Post a picture of your latest shoe buy.

Tag the number of women of your shoe size, i.e. size 5 = tag 5 friends.


Don't forget to drop a line in this blog when you're done. :)

1. Jenny and Belle
2. SAHMdom and Beyond
3. Jacque
4. Rhia
5. Your blog here


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my mom's shoe size - 8
my size - 6
my sister's size - 7 (ate nolie) & 8 (ate rona)

Since I am the smallest in the family I also got the smallest shoe size as well. We don't actually share shoes . . . flip flops - yes! When I was a kid I seldomly get new shoes because of hand me down from sisters but now I got the most number of shoes. Hehehe :P

My latest shoes, mary jane Crocs from hubby. Because of my small size we got them at the kids section. It's around Php 400+ cheaper :) that's the advantage of being small :P




What's your shoe size Em Issa Jammy Sheryll & Wheng ?

I hate these chores

These are the chores that I really hate (it eats my time and makes me feel so tired after doing so) no choice but to do them (ugh!) . . . of course with the help of hubby :)


This is how it goes


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This meme is pretty simple.


Here are the rules:

1.) List down the household chores you hate and why. Do you think you can survive without helpers and nannies?

2.) Copy the image.

3.) Tag as many girlfriends as you want, the Daddies and Hubbies can also join.

4.) Add your Blog's link in the domesticated divas linky love. You can add all your blogs.

5.) Leave ME a comment and I'll add you up in the master list.



DOMESTICATED DIVAS: Living the Healthy Life / Stripe&Yellow / Vanity Kit / Mind Bubbles / Something Purple / Em's Detour / Insights from the Grocery Cart / Living A' La Mode / God's Best Gift / Life Together Starts / A Housewife's Journal / As We Face Forever



The no.1 chore I hate the most is clothes pressing followed by the chores that deals with water - laundry, dishwashing and bathroom cleaning.

I cannot survive without the help of hubby but can survive without a helper (as of now).




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Thanks for this Mari, now I'd like to know what chores Bunnie, Con, Joy, Jammy and Wheng hate to do.

For You

Thanks Joy for this sweet tag.



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1. Copy from start to finish


2. This letter should be pass on to your closest friends online.


3. Add your name and URL blog HERE!! 1. Wheng 2. Hazel 3. Janeth Vicy's Life Journey 4. Cecile's Life is Good and Beautiful 5. juliet's My Angels World 6. Grace's Learn, Love and Laugh thru BLOOGING! 7. From This Side 8. As We Face Forever


4. Get back to Me [Rhia] and leave a comment once you’ve passed on the letter. Will then visit your site to make sure your links are complete and proper.

5. To ensure everyone receives equal link benefit, UPDATE your list regularly!

It's true I have never seen you and we have never met. Never shaken hands or even truly hugged and yet I know for sure you care for me by the kindness that you give. And our keyboards keep us together doesn't matter where we live. So I give you this gift to put a smile on your face. And to let you know in my heart you have a special place.

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Though it seems that my entire blog roll has this tag . . . I am still sharing this to all of you :)

Raymond & Rhia turns 1!

MAY 27 is one of our most awaited dates of the year because it’s not only our anniversary but it’s also my birthday! Yey!

I am already 28 y/o – I can’t imagine that I am this old already; my friends might no longer call me Yhang (my nickname). Anyway, I still feel young and look young naman eh. Hehehe.

Our first year was damn so good! I guess our relationship and investment progress is more than enough to have in a year. Though there were some tragic moments and numerous fights, I believe these are part of a blissful and perfect married life.

Let me recap how blissful our married life was :)
Jun – honeymoon; love nest furnishing
Jul – our 3rd year of togetherness
Aug – first time to be apart for 2 weeks because of hubby’s China business trip
Sep – we lost our supposedly first baby
Oct – we started gaining weight
Nov – hubby got a high paying job
Dec – our first time to celebrate Christmas together
Jan – our first time to celebrate New Year together
Feb – Valentine’s Day is all I can remember
Mar – fire incident; made our first huge investment – a house
Apr – we moved to a new place; fully paid EL
May – the splurge month (bought: cellfon, digicam, dart board, sewing machine plus the B&B treat)

Picture taking at NSDG facade after hearing mass.

The baked spag for Denise

We woke up early around 5:00 AM and started our day with a mass. We attended the 6:00 AM mass at NSDG (where we got married). After hearing mass we had a power bfast at McDo (Barangka). Then we went home to pack our things and to cook baked spag as a present for Denise (SIL) whose celebrating her 28th year too. Around 10:30 we left our place and headed to Makati (in laws place) to hand our present. Afterwards, we traveled Tagaytay.

The 3 CELEBRATIONS!

Celebration 1: The Boutique Bed & Breakfast experience (May 27-28)
Before checking-in at The Boutique Bed and Breakfast (B & B) we had lunch at Mushroom burger it’s also along Aguinaldo Hi-way. I am an avid fun of mushrooms that’s why I was really very eager to taste the food there. I didn’t enjoy the food :-(

B & B facade

Lobby

Pamper Me
Upon check-in (2PM) we had iced tea as welcome drinks and it was really refreshing! Then we were escorted at the B&B “Pamper Me” corner where toiletries and room scent selection are lined up. We had a slice of peppermint and tee tree oil soap. Milk & honey for shampoo. Aloe Vera scent for lotion and the best of all was the bedroom scent: lavender – mint fragrance. Smells really good!

Welcome drinks

Soap selection

our toiletries kit

enjoying the giant couch at the lobby

approaching the dare . . .

I dare - After shopping for toiletries we were ushered to our room, which was the “I dare”. As the door opened, the king sized bed with various pillows caught my eyes. Very inviting to lie down. The bed’s headboard was uber amazing! The couch is nice too; it has the same concept as the bed. I also love the patio/veranda where you can almost view Taal Lake.

There’s nothing spectacular with bathroom except for the glass wall were people from the ground floor can peep on you. Hehehe. A cloth is provided to cover half of the glass. The closet were good too, it is has full mirror that serves as the door. There were some items for sale inside the closet like lingerie, boxer shorts, massage tools, etc . . .

The room entertainment was also good. It has an LCD, dvd player, subwoofer and a set of speakers. Wifi access is also in place.

Facial Massage
We had our complimentary ice facial massage at around 6pm. The 10 min massage was so damn good and very relaxing. More! More!

the king sized bed with king sized headboard

posing with the pillows

meditating at the other biggie couch. hehehe

the see through bathroom

hubby enjoying the LCD

view downstairs (from veranda)

another view from the veranda

the hawaiin bbq grill resto

our room

enjoyin' the weaved sets

enjoyin' the weaved sets

Hawaiian BBQ Grill
This is B&B resto partner. You may dine or have your food room serviced. In our case to maximize our stay at the room we all had our food room serviced and had it set up at the veranda. Hehehe.

PM Snacks – We had banana split and fries.

Dinner – The famous baby back ribs and chicken loco. So yummy and the serving was so big.

Midnight Snacks – Churos and hot choco. Which is a part of the package too . .

Breakfast – The big breakfast in bed. Ang dami and it was indeed a real power breakfast.


Box of chocolates is given upon check out as a token from B&B.

We enjoyed our stay at the B&B. The place was really very relaxing and the perfect place for your intimate moments. How I wish we could stay longer kaya lng it’s pricey.

After checking out we had lunch at the Fire Grill at the Cliffhouse. We simply enjoyed the food and the view then bought some pasalubong from Amica’s then back to reality na. Hehehe.

CELEBRATION 2: The triple treat at Pampanga (May 31)

Of course I have to celebrate my birthday, our anniversary and promotion (kaya they called it triple treat) with my family, relatives and friends at Pampanga!

Friendships, where's my name? :P

As a yearly practice (except last year) I cook food for them and as always this is done in our backyard. I make it sure that I serve something new to their taste buds - that excites them to eat. Hehehe. If I remember it right we had Kani salad as appetizer, cheesy beef canalone for pasta, main coarse were grilled gindara with lemon butter sauce, pork & mushroom surprise, buttered garlic babies (potato & corn) and ube cake from La crème as dessert courtesy of friends. Mom’s famous chicharon and pork bbq completed the table.

CELEBRATION 3: Another at Makati (June 1)

We had another round of celebration at my in laws. Not because it was my birthday or our anniversary but it was my sister-in-law Denise’s birthday. Yes, were both born on the same year and date. Hehehe. We shared one main dish as our present to Denise and as our treat na rin to them. Tipid na rin. Hehehe.

I was like a star. Had 3 celebrations. Hahaha.

I am back!

Horaaaay! Busy and sick days are over . . . and I am back to the blogging world. I missed doing this stuff. There's a lot of catching up do and some overdue post to be shared.

June and July has been very toxic months. I can't imagine how I surpassed the days of these months . . . grabe, I am so busy doing lots of things all at the same time and now I am in petiks mode again. Yahooo!

The following made me silent in the blogging world for two months . . .

WORK - The OR Automation:
Yey! After a long period of time I was able to implement the project successfully. I am so thankful that the users love it and they are so happy with the program that made their work easier and faster. No more OT for them. Hehe. My boss told me this project is an added feather in my hat. ***wink***wink***

The Business Planning and SAP Summit were some of my additional activities involving work.

EXTRA - Siomai
It’s not that I am not earning enough at the office. It’s not that I need extra income. Wala lng I just feel like doing these rackets and putting extra challenge in my life. Just checking my capabilities. The art, sales and cooking power. Hehehe.

Every time hubby sees a food cart of siomai house he can’t resists but eat 2-3 orders. Takaw noh? So I explored cooking siomai and tada! It taste even better. My friend even told me that my siomai tastes far better than those sold at Nataniel’s Food House (Pamp). Ehem.

One time my sister requested me to cook siomai for her officemates, as her promotion treat. The verdict – they all loved it! So orders started coming in. Instant business. Hehe. After couple of bulk orders, Hubby and I decided not to pursue it yet because it is the kind of business that requires a lot of time and patience.

Another EXTRA - Invitation
My invitation business strikes again! Another happy client. Yey!. I’ll make a separate post for this.

2 more invites lined up . . . for Jun-Jessica and Dexter-Grace. I also have another 2 prospects but still thinking if I’ll close deal with them. Bahala na.

FAMILY Matters
My aunt came home from US. So we need to go home to PAmp every weekend and spend some time with her and at the same time it is our town fiesta.

SICK Days!
I got sick (tonsillitis was the culprit of my 1 week fever) and I was on SL for a week. Viral infection passed by our office. We are only 10 in the team and 5 of us were infected all at the same time. Good thing that hubby was there taking care of me. Thanks hubby!

I don't feel perfectly okay pa rin upto now :( How I miss my healthy days.

These were the things that made me so busy for the past two months and reason behind why I have been so silent. I promise to catch up! Miss you blogmates!

BUZZYYY!

Oh how I miss blogging! I am so so so busy this past few days and expecting to be more busy this coming days. Perhaps the whole month of June. Whuaaah! After office naman, I do not have enough energy to blog. I miss petiks days. Hehehe.

I already have 2 pending posts. My birthday/our anniversary special and Shorts! Promise, after the project I'll be posting these 2 entries.

Bye for now, have to work again . . . .

merry MAY

Got this tag from Mari

The rules:

1.Determine your birthday month and get a word that rhymes with it or you can affix to it. Caps lock your birth month (ex: MAYday! JUNE dune, APRILicious, JULYvely, AUGUST pocus, parched MARCH…). Be unique.

2.Your birth month plus the word affixed or rhymed shall become the tag’s title in your case.* 3.Get your birthday and add the digits involved. Example, if your birthday falls on the 25th of July, add 2 and 5 you get 7.

4.Whatever is the sum, write a list of the MATERIAL gifts you wish to receive, the number of which shall correspond to the sum of your birthday. For example, applying the case above (in rule number 3), you will write seven (7) things you wish to receive.

5.After your wish list, put your name and birthday in the Bloggers’ Birthday Directory, with a link to your blog/s. Note: when you add your birthday, please place it in a way that the dates appear chronological (January, February… 1, 2, 3)

6.Pass this tag meme by tagging as many people as you want.

Name: Rhia

Birthday: May 27

Calculation: 9

My Wish List:

1. Little angel

2. Hi-end Camera

3. Tour (out of the country)

4. Laptop

5. Gas range

6. Bag

7. Shoes/Sandals

8. Spa

9. Teflon caserole

Bloggers’ Birthday Directory

March 7 - Mari

May 8 - joanjoyce

May 27 – Zang Caesar

May 27 - Rhia

September 30 - Mckhoii

December 18 - JoshuaOngYS

I am tagging all my blogmates :)