Reunions

My cousin and his family are coming over from the US next month and we are all excited to see them. It will be the first time that we will see their 11 month old daughter who will be celebrating her 1st birthday here. Aside from that, I am also excited to see some of the things I bought online that I asked them to bring. Those are just some clothes for the kids. The husband was asking if I can buy some macanudo cigars but I told him it’s not possible. We’re really excited to see them. The last time I saw my cousin in law was 8 years ago, that was when they left for migration. She was not able to go home last 2007 for my cousin’s wedding because of some problems with her papers and last 2009 for our reunion since she was pregnant then. Our April weekends are booked already and we can’t wait to see them!

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Angela's Birthday

We attended Angela’s party a few weeks ago at their house in QC. Angela is the daughter of one of Paul’s HS friends. It was a simple party with just family and friends and Hannah had fun playing with the balloons and running around while Lance enjoyed feeding the turtles. After eating, we played again for a few minutes but left early since Hannah is getting cranky already. Here are some pics:

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New Product

I remember during our company’s business planning, our IT presented their proposed products for this year. It includes speech recognition, video conference, and other software such as Microsoft office, virus scan, scanning software and other products like laptops, etc. I don’t know which among those products are selling like hotcakes but the sales from IT group are better compared to previous years. I hope this will continue so that we will all be happy come December. J

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Ocular Inspection

Last Thursday, I was tasked by our President to visit one of the resorts in Batangas to see if we can have our summer outing there. We were hoping to find a place similar to those who had an Orlando vacation so that the employees will enjoy. So off I went together with 3 of my officemates. Our President is kind enough to let us use his Fortuner so that we will be comfortable during the trip. We didn’t like the place he suggested so we went to visit other resorts. We found one that we like and we think the employees will love it but the person we talked to said we have to coordinate with the Manila office for the reservations. Last Friday, we called the resort but unfortunately they are fully booked until June. The committee will have a meeting this afternoon to discuss more venues and set a schedule for ocular again. We are targeting to have the outing by next month so we only have a few weeks to work on. I hope we will be able to find a good place.

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Busy

I am busy at work now. Some of my proposed projects have been approved by our President and he added more not to mention I have ongoing projects that my hands are really full right now. Some projects need a lot of work and are due by next month so I really have to plan wisely on how to use my time. Plus I don’t want to spend over time at work especially on weekends because I want it to spend with my family. Wish me luck!

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Car Insurance

My sister will be renewing her car insurance this month. I think she will stick to her insurance provider since it gives good service and cheap car insurance. She was really happy with their services especially when we were hit by Ondoy. The insurance company acted right away and she was able to claim for the expenses she incurred in repairing the car.

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Elections

As you know, there will be an election here in our country by May and everybody’s busy campaigning. Last Friday, the campaign for local elections has started and you can see people having their own gimmicks and giveaways such as promotional hand sanitizers to let voters remember their name when they vote. I just hope that these politicians will be true to their promises in case they get elected.

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Earth Hour

In an hour from now is our schedule for the earth hour. We can participate by turning off our lights from 8:30-9:30pm. This is our way of doing our share in helping our mother earth.

I remember last year, I think it was only us in our street who participated in the earth hour. I hope this year, it will be different. A lot of us have felt global warming and I hope those are enough for us to realize how important it is to take care of this planet.

So again, I’m inviting everybody to turn off their lights for one hour, from 8:30-9:30pm tonight. :)

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Sunday Stealing: The Eight Tens Meme

TEN TO START.
1. Are you single? :: Nope
2. Are you happy? :: Very much
3. Are you bored? :: Nope
4. Are you naked? :: Nope
5. Are you a blonde? :: Nope
6. Are you moody? :: Nope
7. Are you a lover/hater? :: I'd like to believe I'm a lover
8. Are you hot/cold? :: Hot
9. Are you Irish? :: Nope
10. Are you Asian? :: Yes

TEN FACTS.
1. Name: :: Toni
2. Nicknames: :: Toni, Burieks
3. Birth mark: :: None
4. Hair color: :: Black / Brown
5. Natural hair color: :: Black / Brown
6. Eye color: :: Brown
7. Height: :: 5'1"
8. Facebook Mood: :: is there such a thing? :D
9. Favorite color: :: Blue and Green
10. One Place to Visit: :: Europe

TEN THINGS ABOUT YOUR LOVE LIFE.
1. Do you believe in love at first sight? :: Nope
2. Do you believe in soul mates? :: Nope
3. Have you ever been hurt emotionally? :: Yes
4. Have you ever broken someone’s heart? :: Yes
5. Have you ever been cheated on? :: Yes
6. Have you ever liked someone and not told them? :: Yes
7. Are you afraid of commitment? :: Nope
8. Who was the last person you hugged? :: My kids
9. Who was the last person you kissed? :: My kids

TEN THIS OR THAT.
1. Love or lust? :: Love
2. Cats or dogs? :: Dogs
3. A few best friends or many regular friends? :: Both
4. Television or internet? :: Internet
5. Chinese Or Indian? :: Chinese
6. Wild night out or romantic night in? :: Both
7. Money or Happiness? :: Both
8. Night or day? :: Day
9. MSN or phone? :: Phone

TEN HAVE YOU EVER.
1. Been caught sneaking out? :: Nope
2. Been skinny dipping? :: Nope
3. Stolen? :: Nope
4. Bungee jumped? :: Nope but I'd like to try
5. Lied to someone you liked? :: Yes
6. Finished an entire jaw breaker? :: Nope
7. Wanted an ex bf/gf back? :: Nope
8. Cried because you lost a pet? :: Nope
9. Wanted to disappear? :: Yes

TEN PREFERENCES IN A PARTNER.
1. Smile or eyes? :: Eyes
2. Light or dark hair? :: Light
3. Hugs or kisses? :: Both
4. Shorter or taller? :: Taller
5. Intelligence or attraction? :: Intelligence
6. Romantic or spontaneous? :: Both
7. Funny or serious? :: Funny
8. Older or Younger? :: Older
9. Outgoing or quiet? :: Both
10. Sweet or Bad Ass? :: Sweet

TEN HAVE YOU’S.
1. Ever performed in front of a large crowd? :: Yes
2. Ever done drugs? :: Nope
3. Ever been pregnant? :: Yes
4. Ever been on a cheer leading team? :: Nope
5. Ever Been on a dance team? :: Yes
6. Ever been on a sports team? :: Yes
7. Ever been in a drama play/production? :: Yes
8. Ever owned a BMW, Mercedes Benz, Escalade, Hummer or Bentley? :: Nope
9. Ever been in a rap video? :: Nope

TEN LASTS.
1. Last phone call you made: :: My husband
2. Last person you hung out with: :: Family
3. Last time you worked: :: Last Friday
4. Last person you tackled: :: My husband and the kids
5. Last person you IM’d: :: My staff
6. Last person(s) you went to the movies with: :: My husband and my sis
7. Last thing you missed: :: my parents
8. Last thing you ate: :: rice and bbq

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My Ultimate Dream

… is to stay at home and see my kids grow but at the same time help my husband in providing our needs. I even search for the most successful home based business and see if I can do what they did and learn from their experiences. Right now, I’m too far from it and I have to be contented with my job. I have tons of projects going on and it will give me fulfillment when I accomplish them. But I won’t forget my dream and really hope that I’ll be able to achieve it. I know in due time and with God’s blessings, everything will fall into its proper place. :)

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Thoughts To Ponder

Have you ever met someone who underwent treatment of hemorrhoids? I know of one officemate that was confined because of this. He got well after 3 days of confinement. I believe one of the causes of having hemorrhoids is when there’s an increased strain in bowel movements due to constipation or diarrhea. Most pregnant women are prone to this because there’s pressure from the fetus on the abdomen. I’m just glad that for my previous pregnancies, I have not experienced having hemorrhoids. I may be constipated from time to time, but it doesn’t lead to something like hemorrhoids.

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He Knows

Maver is again having a contest. And this time she's giving away a limited edition of MP shirt.
All you have to do is guess how old Haligi will be on the 21st. Leave your answers on her blog to earn an entry. You can also post about the contest on your blog (just like what I did), to earn additional entries. Visit maver's site for more details. Good luck to us!

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Siblings

As I was searching on colon cleansing pill that my niece needs for her final report, I heard a loud cry coming from Lance in the other room. At first I thought Lance was hurt again because Hannah hit him. She always does that whenever she wants to that Lance sometimes doesn’t want to play with her anymore. Anyhow, I went to the room and asked what happened. Paul said that Lance was playing with his blocks and trying to build a tower but whenever it’s high already, here comes Hannah pulling one of the blocks causing everything to fall down. So when Lance lost his patience already, he cried. As they grow, I observed that they have this love-hate relationship. Both of them enjoy playing with each other and you can see that they love each other but there are times that both resent one another. Like what I mentioned, Hannah sometimes hits her Kuya when he doesn’t want to play anymore. And sometimes, Lance pushes Hannah when he doesn’t want her to be near him that Hannah sometimes gets hurt. I love watching them grow together and I do hope they will continue caring for one another as they grow older.

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I'm Still Here

I had a busy week last week that I was not able to update this blog. It’s really true that when it rains, it pours! I had a meeting with our President last week and he approved of the project I proposed and at the same time added some more projects that I really need to have a proper time management to be able to accomplish all of them. Not only that, I was able to gather more details on my other ongoing projects that I need to be on top of everything. I do hope these loads of projects could be one of the best fat burning exercises that I can use so that not only will I be able to finish them but lose weight in doing so. Wish me luck both on my projects and on losing weight. Ciao! :D

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Sunday Stealing: Judd's Merged Meme


1. What were doing 10 years ago? :: I can't remember anymore. Probably some place celebrating my birthday :)
2. Five snacks that you enjoy in a perfect, non weight-gaining world :: i can't think of a snack that won't make me gain weight. My usual snacks are brownies, ice cream, cake :D
3. Five things you would do if you were a billionaire: :: buy house and lot and cars, travel, donate to charity
4. Three of your habits: :: reading, sleeping, surfing the net
5. Five jobs that you've have had: :: i only had one job that had multiple tasks :)
6. Five places that you've lived: :: (1) Makati; (2) Taguig; (3) Marikina; that's all
7. Five things that you did yesterday: :: (1) go to the nbc tent bazaar; (2) lunch at Friday's ; (3) played with the kids at boni high street; (4) bought shirt for lance and shoes for hannah; (5) went to the grocery
8. Five people you would want to get to know more about: 5 is not enough hehe!
9. Abortion: for or against it? :: against
10. Do you think the world would fail with a female president? :: i don't know. we had 2 female presidents already and both had different approach in governing the country
11. Do you believe in the death penalty? :: yes
12. Do you wish marijuana would be legalized already? :: nope
13. Are you for or against premarital sex? :: against
14. Do you think same sex marriage should be legalized? :: nope
15. Do you think it's wrong that so many Hispanics are illegally moving to the USA? :: yes i think it's wrong
16. Should the alcohol age be lowered to eighteen? :: nope
17. Should the war in Iraq be called off? :: yes, let there be peace :D
18. Assisted suicide is illegal: do you agree? ::i agree
19. Do you believe in spanking your children? :: nope, you can instill discipline among them even if you don't spank them
20. Do you worry that others will judge you from reading some of your answers? :: nope

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Samsonite and American Tourister Sale




You might know some friends who are looking for luggages for a trip this summer. Mark your calendars for Samsonite and American Tourister are having a sale. Let your friends know and troop to Makati this Monday. :)

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Hitting The Gym Again

Yup I went back to the gym last week I sure did miss it. I had fun during the belly dancing class every Tuesdays and they have a new Dance Aero instructor on Wednesdays. I also enjoyed doing the floor exercises and running on the treadmill for I haven’t done in for a long time. Now I’m currently looking for a nice running shoes that’s on sale. My presto is not in good condition anymore and my other rubber shoes are not fit for running. I hope I’ll be able to find something that fits my budget.

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Fitting

Yesterday, Paul and I met with my HS friends for we need to visit my friend’s wedding couturier because she needs to get my measurement. We are part of her entourage and they are starting to make the gowns already. I was telling Marris (the other secondary sponsor), that I need to look for the top fat burners so that I’ll be slim when the wedding day comes. I am not like her who lives a very active lifestyle thus making her fit and slim. I still have a few months to go and hopefully, I’ll lose weight by July. :)

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New Home

I’m currently setting up a new home here in the net. I just had it registered and now I’m in the process of setting it up, finding a theme and putting contents into it. I’m also on the lookout for the best seo software so that I’ll be able to optimize my new home faster and will be linked to different sites to gain popularity. I’m almost done setting it up and will let you know once it’s ready. :)

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Saturday 9: Your Smiling Face

1. No matter what's going on in your life, what always makes you smile? :: my children
2. What's the biggest lie you've ever told? :: i'll keep it a secret
3. Do you hold a grudge? :: nope
4. What is the worst job you've ever had? :: none :)
5. What would be your dream job? :: SAHM
6. What is the happiest event you've experienced? :: my wedding and giving birth to my kids
7. What is the saddest thing you've experienced? :: funeral of a close friend or relative, lance's first hospital confinement
8. Do you tend to exaggerate or underestimate? :: neither
9. List the cars that you have owned. Give us just a few words about each one. :: does match box count? lol

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Expo Kid

We went to the expo kid today for I promised the little boy that I will bring him there. Both Hannah and Lance had fun inside for most of the stuff is really for them. There are plenty of toys, musical instruments; there’s a booth where they do story-telling, almost all sorts of schools are there as well and there are booths for mommies too. There’s also a booth that sells different herbal products. From shampoo, soap, insect repellants and a lot more. I wasn’t able to see though if they have products like acne body wash for Hannah was pulling me away from the booth because she wants to go somewhere else. We all had a great time at expo kids and now, I need to review all the brochures that were given to me to see if there are products or schools that will suit our taste (and budget) that we think the kids will like.

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General Assembly

Yesterday, our general assembly was quite longer than usual for we have other special announcements. First is that, HR presented some info for the coming elections. They showed slides of sample ballots and also on how to vote especially for the first timers. Then the logistics also presented something about 5S. They also awarded the department who got the highest score during our clean up day. When the winner was announced, everybody’s complaining for they don’t believe them hehe! But logistics showed before and after pictures of their work area and yes they indeed did their part. Some pictures showed them scrubbing their tables and floors. They said they perspired during the cleanup day that it served as a natural fat burner for them. Because of the results of the cleanup day, the logistics department decided to continue the contest until such time that all employees will make it a habit to clean their work area everyday. :)

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Favorite Topic

My friends and I were talking in twitter this morning and all wants a vacation this summer. A friend will be going to the US with her family and is so excited because her SIL prepared an itinerary for them with all expense paid. They also want to include an Outer Banks vacation though I’m not sure if her SIL was able to include it. Another friend will be spending the Holy Week at the beach and a few more are still looking for places on where to spend their vacation. As for me, our family will be going to our house in Batangas on April and we’re hoping to hit the beach since we’re there already.

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It's Time

Some of the employees here are thinking of moving on and apply to other companies. They feel that it’s time to be more serious with their careers and find a company that will put them to a higher level. I really can’t blame them if they want to move out for I can see how hard they work but are not appreciated by the management for they favor a certain employee. I hope they find what they are looking for and I also hope that the management will change their style for everybody’s benefit.

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Christian's Birthday Party

Again another long overdue post. We attended Christian’s birthday party last December. This is one Jollibee party Lance remembers. He had a great time here and even showed down with Jollibee when the mascot was dancing nobody. He keeps on telling everybody that “Lance and Jollibee dance nobody at Christian’s birthday party”. Hehe! Hannah had a great time too, and was shouting when she saw the mascots. Happy birthday Christian and thanks to mommy Norie for inviting us. :)


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Rant

I have so many rants this week. Yesterday I was ranting about work and this morning, I was ranting about the vacant lot beside our house. We’ve been complaining that there are so many mosquitoes in our house lately. My yayas said that it’s because of the vacant lot beside our house. There are so many trees and plants that it’s as if you’re in a jungle (I hope there’s no snake there). Some branches of the trees even cross our fence na. We don’t know who the owner of the lot so we asked our neighbor if they know who the owner is. One of the neighbors said that the caretaker is on the other street so I went there this morning. The lady asked what our concern is so I explained it to her and after that she said that they don’t have the contact number anymore since it got washed out by Ondoy. When she said that, I asked her in what way can we get in touch with the owner because she really needs to do something with the lot. Then I told her that if not, I have no choice but to report it to the proper authorities (maybe the barangay) and maybe they’ll help me with my concern. She then said that she has a friend who lives within the village who knows the owner too and she’ll ask her for the number. I told her I’ll get back to her today or tomorrow for the number. After that I said goodbye and left.

It’s really annoying because when I go home, kids have bites on different parts of their bodies and that the repellant doesn’t seem to work anymore. Everybody knows that mosquitoes tend to bring dangerous viruses so I really want t the lot to be cleared. It used to be just a vacant lot with nothing on it so mosquitoes are not as rampant as it is now. I really hope the owner will do something about it coz if not, I won’t stop until I get the results I want.

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Manic Monday #202

Were you considered popular in high school? Why or why not? :: I think so. I was active in extra curricular activities and I was part of the student council too.
How old are you in your dreams? :: same age as I am now
Did you ever run away from home? Why or why not? :: nope, there's no reason for me to do that.

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