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Thursday, October 05, 2006 6:45 PM

it has been 5 months since i last posted. a lot has happened since. last thursday, a typhoon visited us and it left us with a lot of disasters--trees were uprooted, billboards and signages were destroyed, meralco posts were also destroyed thus leaving us with no electricity. good thing 'though we had a generator to beat the heat...giving us a good night's sleep. today, is just an ordinary day. i spent the day doing some of my photo projects and did some project study for the business i have in mind. hopefully it will turn out to be a good one. tomorrow, i'm set to study at a cooking class. we'll be cooking chicken in different ways. i hope this will help hone my culinary skills and add to our menu list.

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Monday, May 29, 2006 8:50 PM

Uh-oh! it's been a looooong time since i last made an entry...a month....
Ooh-lala !!! we had a wonderful and satisfying family vacation in hongkong. we stayed at marco polo prince hotel. the kids really enjoyed their stay. we planned to leave the country for the first morning flight but we were not confirmed thus we opted to leave at 2:55 pm. the pal flight however was delayed so we arrived at around 6:00 pm. the tour coordinator however gave us one night free stay at our hotel to make up for the lost time. we had dinner at the nearby shopping center and we went window shopping. the next day was reserved for the disneyland tour. we received a welcome gift from disneyland. we also had the ride of a lifetime---"space mountain". rides, photo shoots, good eats, entertainments-- we all had it. last but not least-- our stay wouldn't be complete without meeting "mickey and minnie". the next morning was reserved for the shopping spree of our kids. we alloted a budget for each of them. the following morning, we went to prince edward. the weather was not good and we had to beat the rain. we were supposed to visit a bike shop but it was nowhere to be found. we then opted to browse around the aquatic pets that were in the vicinity. it's like our cartimar place. the next day, we went to causeway bay. shopping was still the name of the game. we went home on the 5th day. we were booked on the last flight home and that was the 9pm flight. however, the flight was again delayed for an hour.
i hope that we can have another memorable vacation in the coming years. this vacation really gave us some time for each other. we bonded and had lots of memories to hold on.

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Tuesday, April 25, 2006 9:20 PM

i recently filed my irrevocable resignation from the Company that i've worked with. i've been with the Company for the last 19 years of my life. my decision was triggered by an incident which i did not expect. i felt so sad and i've not felt this way before---feeling looked down upon.

anyway, i feel happy now. i was with my best friend yesterday and this morning. my husband joined me to be with her and her family for the funeral rites of her dad who died of a stroke.. 'though he had emphysema. he had to undergo two brain surgeries but still did not make it. i felt happy to be with my best friend even if it was just for a couple of days. she is my real friend who is always there for me even if we are miles apart. she is scheduled to leave tomorrow afternoon for her province in mindanao for the final rites of her dad. by sunday, she's leaving for america with her brother-in-law. i hope to see her again and be with her even for a while.

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Thursday, April 13, 2006 11:10 AM

yesterday was the funeral interment of tia rosie. our family joined the funeral march towards manila memorial in novaliches. it was not that comfortable because of the hot sun but... my kids got to see most of their relatives for the first time. our family seldom see them for reunions. it's a good experience for my kids to see them 'though they did not get to know them personally. it was just a "hi and hello" thing. the elders , however, are planning to have a reunion sometime in May. This will be a way of getting to know one another and to catch up on things.

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Thursday, March 30, 2006 1:30 PM

It has been almost a week since I last updated this blog. Also, I haven't been into my exercise program lately. I've been busy this week.
Two of my children graduated this March. My son graduated high school last March 26 and my daughter in elementary which was last Tuesday, March 28. We celebrated the occassion by eating out at Itallianis Restaurant. Yes... at Itallianis on two separate dates!!! Just ONE DAY apart!! All of my children enjoyed their meals during their first visit that they decided once again to celebrate the graduation day of my daughter in this same restaurant. The food tasted good and the service was exellent.
Now that they've added a new restaurant in their list of favorites, we don't have to settle to Max's Restaurant during graduation day.

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Wednesday, March 22, 2006 3:06 PM

i'm still trying to continue with my daily routine of exercising. though sometimes i fail to do it on a daily basis, i still make it a point to finish the 12 km(one hour) bike ride. 'though i am trying to change my lifestyle habit, incorporating salad and fruits in my diet, i still am tempted to have my chocolate and peanuts in my diet. it really soothes me. maybe time will come that i will be able to do without them (i hope).

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Thursday, March 16, 2006 12:14 AM

haven't been able to update my blog lately. i've been busy with my office works. there were too many work to do.
i also started concentrating with my health. i had to start with a daily exercise because the result of the blood exam wasn't good enough. my cholesterol level went overboard. i went biking at antipolo city. my husband introduced the place to me. the view is serene and the air is fresh. it's good to know that there is still a place where i can meditate and reflect on the good things that the Lord has given me.

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