new diet

In the last two weeks, I've lost 2 kilos because I changed my diet. I hardly eat any rice and the portions of my food has shrank considerably.

I didn't really consciously change my diet but when the bf got sick, I had little appetite. Even when he got out, I didn't resume normal eating. These days, it's wonderful if I actually get to eat a cup of rice a day. I start out having a cup of instant cereal and a piece of bread. Lunch is vegetables and a bit of protein and dinner is the same. I hardly eat in between meals but if I do, its usually something light.

When we traveled a few days ago, I had to eat properly though. I had to finish every serving and that meant eating a cup of rice with every meal. I really had no choice because the bf was watching. Hehe... But since we're back home, I am able to resume my new diet and avoid eating carbs and the like.

travel

The bf feels much better than he did last week and is already raring to travel. We'll be leaving tomorrow and hopefully be home by Thursday. He got lab tests done last Saturday and the results were bad. He had a very high SGPT level and was probably one of the reasons why he was still weak. We had gone to the doctor today, was given medication and he has to undergo several tests again after two weeks. 

I am not really looking forward to leaving because that means I'll be away from the baby. I will definitely miss him but I also know the bf can't manage without me. Hahaha! Anyway, I guess it will be okay since the baby  has my parents to watch over him. He has classes tomorrow until Thursday and I'll be asking my sister to take and fetch them from school. It'll be relief for me as I get to take a break from being a school bus driver, if only for three days.

* I run out of ideas yesterday so I didn't make an entry. Writing about Donaire's victory would probably be overrated! = )

Downton Abbey

If I had the means, I would gladly travel to Great Britain, Rome, South of France, Ireland and New York. But I don't so I make do with television and movies.

Anyway, I heard about the series Downton Abbey in the Lifestyle Network. The station shows it Saturday nights but I don't get to watch it. When I learned there was a Season 2, I decided to download it. And I am so glad I did. It's an exciting series with quite fascinating characters and a good plot. It revolves around the aristocracy and the help of Downton Abbey. It's essentially like every other period drama but with something more.

I am about to finish the first season and am looking forward to the next. Apparently, Season 3 is still in the works so I will have to wait for that.

i'm back!

I arrived last night from our trip. I was knocked out right away and went to sleep way before the baby did. I even forgot to take a Stresstab multivitamin before bed. I had just eaten dinner and didn't want to drink vitamins right away. I slept for eleven hours straight which is really good because I lacked sleep for two night's straight.

The baby's party will be tomorrow and everything's all set, I think. I have yet to get drinks and ice cream but other than that, everything's good. I decided not to hold a party in the baby's school because I was still tired when I awoke this morning. I failed to ask his teacher about holding a party when I fetched him today. Maybe next year.

I was planning to get a massage earlier but decided to wait. I know I'll still be tired tomorrow so I'll wait till Saturday before getting one.

Nothing exciting happened on the trip save for the heavy traffic and flooding at Banawe last Monday. The weather was really bad that night and even in the morning of Tuesday. But on our travel home, the weather was good already. We also had two interruptions (vehicle related) that delayed our trip but other than that, everything went as expected. By the way, I saw the ex-bf at the airport last Monday. He was also heading for the metropolis and I saw him as I was about to board the plane. I was waiting for the bf because he still had to return the vehicle to the shop. I was watching him get inside the pre-departure area and when I turned, the ex-bf walked in. I didn't acknowledge his presence and pretended not to see him. The bf didn't notice him as well.

again

We're finally going to travel tomorrow after almost two months. The bf is excited to leave because he's got a lot on his list. I am not that interested in traveling because it's the baby's birthday week and I've got so much to do. Not really. Hahaha! I already got baby's outfit except for shoes and I'm getting stuff for the loot bag today so that's it. I'll be home on Wednesday so I still have enough time, I think.

The food's going to be cooked by my mom's friend, there's cake and I intend to buy ice cream on the day itself. I am still debating whether to get cupcakes. I'm still not sure. I also have to ask the baby's teacher if I should hold a party in school. I don't really want to, maybe next year.

Because I'm a procrastinator, I'll wait till the last minute to get all the stuff necessary. Even if I do procrastinate, I'm a good planner. I'll keep you posted when it's done.

sick

I've been sick since I traveled with the bf and is the reason why I haven't blogged. Yesterday was my brother's birthday which is also another busy reason. He had two parties, one for his fellow workers and our family during lunch and dinner for his students. It was exhausting and noisy but my brother thrives on it, so whatever.

I'm feeling much better now and hopefully, I'll resume regular programming tomorrow or the next day. Sorry, folks.

sinat!

After I gave birth, I had sinat. Apparently, women who have given birth were susceptible to this condition so I was no exception. Some have even died due to this (scary, right?) I was told to drink an herbal drink and take Saridon. My sinat was intermittent although there were times when I simply ignored it. Some of the time though, it was hard to as my hair was falling off in clumps and my head was painful to touch. Anyway, I got over it in due time.

Yesterday morning, I was feeling signs of sinat but chose to ignore it yet again. I figured it was nothing that Saridon couldn't cure. It wasn't the hair loss that I noticed but a certain feeling in my privates. I'm not sure how to express it other than I feel as if something is pulling it downwards and is a bit painful. The pain started to worsen last night and I took the medicine before I slept. I still did my daily exercise today except that I didn't run. I just walked for about 20 minutes and very slowly at that. One friend even noticed that I wasn't in very good condition. I just smiled and told him I wasn't feeling too well. I mean, it would be embarassing to say the real reason, noh!

I asked my sister how often should I take medication and she said every six hours. So I decided to skip work today and just relax. I am due to travel with the bf tomorrow and I don't want to be weak. Hopefully, it'll be better later.

korean chicken

I am always in the Banawe area whenever the bf and I travel. However, we usually eat at places he loves. Since the both of us don't have similar food tastes, I always have to give in. It's okay some of the time. But when I get tired of the restaurants he chooses, I opt to go for takeaway. I was finally able to try Chicken Charlie in Banawe. I once a read a review in the newspaper about this place and I decided to give it a try. Too bad that it wasn't what I expected. It was crunchy but a bit lacking in taste. The dynamite cheese sticks were really good though, even the bf approved. But I didn't get to take a picture as we demolished it right away.

This is my version of Korean fried chicken. I bought McCormick Korean Chicken mix (Spicy) and chicken wings. It was really good although the sauce was a bit too sweet. But what surprised me was the heat. It was really, really spicy and I was sweating buckets while eating this. I swear! I had to drink orange juice if only to counter the burning in my mouth. I intend to cook this again but next time, I'm going for the Kimchi version.

back home

I got home yesterday at around 2pm. I was exhausted to the bone because I lacked decent sleep the night before and my back was troubling me due to the extremely cold temperature in the hotel room. I had a late lunch and proceeded to take a nap. When I awoke, my body was in pain. I was thinking of getting a massage but I still had to go to my uncle's house and do grocery shopping. Besides, the weather was bad late in the afternoon and rained steadily until evening. I didn't want to go anywhere. All I wanted to do was curl up in bed. But I did both errands but decided to postpone the massage due to bad weather. I slept at around 10pm and woke up at 6. Since I still wanted to sleep, I snuck in an additional hour of dreaming.

Now, I am back to work. Normal life has resumed and will continue to do so until our next trip. There is no scheduled trip yet so it could either be next week or next month.

trip and tired

I'll be away for about three days again since I'll be traveling with the bf tomorrow. I'm happy because that means I won't have to write or work. I was supposed to take today off but my boss gave me two urgents tasks. I was going bond with the baby and take him to the mall this afternoon but he does not want to. It's fine with me though, at least I can rest early.

I had scheduled several tasks this week and I have finally accomplished all of them. I am now looking forward to relaxing in the metropolis-- although I doubt if it will really be a relaxing time. The bf's friend in Pampanga invited him for their annual fiesta and we'll be spending a night there, I think. That will be a first for both of us although I think their fiesta will be similar to ours. We'll just have to see...

I haven't uploaded my pictures yet so I won't be able to make a post on our St. John's beach day as well as my pasta dish. I'm just too tired to think of other things-sorry. I am into 2 Broke Girls right now and have downloaded all the episodes. It's really funny and after I finish watching, I'm going to watch Suburgatory next. I am still deciding whether to download Parenthood Season 2 because I've seen some episodes already.

My sister took our uncle to the doctor this morning. She was scared because he was having difficulty breathing and was requesting for oxygen. However, he does not want to be taken to the hospital so they compromised. He agreed to a checkup as long as he wasn't going to be confined. This uncle is the one we visit every Saturday who is a stubborn and mule headed war veteran.

Ciao!

home

I got in early last night, at around 7pm. That gave me time to bond with the baby, tell him a story and sleep early. I was terribly exhausted from the trip and I'm just glad there was no storm or typhoon to contend with. Due to my exhaustion, I slept ahead of the baby. I just set the television to sleep and he slept on his own after that. Sorry babe!

I need to finish the job I took on this week but I am just so tired. I'll do it tomorrow instead. I am thinking of getting a massage but I am also too lazy to go. I don't think my masseuse is available so I will have to go out. Ugh! Besides, I just came from the Christening I had mentioned. I was actually late in getting to church but at least I made it. Three of the godmothers arrived when it was over! The lunch that followed was good. I had yummy lechon skin and ate a lot. Hahaha! It's Sunday a.k.a. Cheat Day after all!

It's Father's Day so we're going out to dinner tonight. I'm glad to have a wonderful father and I'm happy he's still with us and that he's healthy as a horse. The bf is also a great father to my son. It's nice to know there are still men worthy to be called fathers. Honestly, I'd prefer to stay in and not have to go out. Sometimes, obligations suck!

Anyway... hope you have a nice day!

girlfriends

I finally got to catch up with my girlfriends this week. I don't often spend time with them because most of them no longer work here. We have to wait for special occasions before we can get together.

One of my girlfriends came home so we decided to meet up on Monday. We were planning a karaoke night but didn't push through. Instead, we went off to a Mexican restaurant and spent four hours just talking and gossiping. It was fun even if it meant a long night for me. If it wasn't so late, we'd have stayed up forever just talking.

We had dinner in a girlfriend's house last night but we had to stop early because it was the start of classes the next day and a work day at that. One of my girlfriends is actually celebrating her birthday today but because everyone is busy, we didn't make any plans anymore.

I'm not too keen on going out as well because I'll be traveling tomorrow with the bf. We are actually worried about the supposed typhoon because we'll be in the metropolis by then. It could mean we'll be stranded and I might miss the christening this Sunday- yes I'll be a godmother for the nth time. Both of my girlfriends already gave birth, just one day apart. There will be another christening next Saturday.

I'm happy to have met up and reconnected with my friends and I'm looking forward to the next time.

so tired

I traveled with the bf last Friday and we didn't get home till 2am this morning. I only had about 5 hours of sleep and now I am exhausted. I wanted to get back to sleep but I still needed to accomplish a lot of stuff. I've done all my errands, took the baby to the mall and after this I plan to take a nap. I haven't had a shower yet and I feel very filthy already but I cannot do so given that I didn't get to rest fully.

Our trip was very productive and supposed to have gone on schedule. That is until we were stranded for 8 hours in Panay Island. We waited, begged, threatened and scolded the ship's crew to no avail. There were really lots of vehicles that needed to be transported to the next island and we got in later than the rest. Luckily, another shipping line was scheduled to leave at 8pm and the bf knew the booking officer. We finally got two slots and headed for home. I was really sleepy on the road but I had to wake up for the bf's sake. It was the third of a series of sleepless nights. Friday night, I slept about 5 hours, Saturday for 6 hours and last night, about 5.

I am not in any condition to work and I do not intend to. I am getting a massage if only to relax my body later in the afternoon and sleep early tonight.

i miss you

photo from www.inspiringbits.com

The bf and I have always been together every day. Not a day passes that we don't see each other, even just for an hour or so. Even on our Sundays off we still see each other early morning. So when my family and I were talking about going to Bohol, I wanted him to come with us. However, his brother wanted to bring him to the metropolis on that same date as well. So I resigned myself to the fact that he wouldn't be coming with us. It was fated to be as such.

We were both leaving on Friday morning although I was scheduled to leave earlier than him. The day before that (Thursday), his other brother who was working in Laguna figured in a work-related accident. He was actually unconscious for several hours and had to be placed in the ICU. It was just perfect timing that the bf and his elder brother were going on Friday. So they spent Friday and Saturday at the hospital to be with him. It's good that although he had head injuries, he is now able to talk and move a bit. He is still confined but no longer in the ICU.

I was not able to talk much with the bf during those days because he was busy attending to his sick brother. He would only call and text sporadically and it was okay with me. In fact, I was feeling a bit guilty knowing I was having fun in Bohol while he was there in the hospital. I did miss him because I didn't get to see him for four whole days-which is a record for us. I rarely travel without the bf in tow and vice versa. We have traveled Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao already. And even for quick out of town trips, we're always together.

He got home ahead of me and was home early Monday morning. He was expecting I'd be home Monday afternoon as well. However, only the kids and my parents arrived since the available schedule was Tuesday morning only. Yesterday on our way home, the bf was always asking where I was already. When I got home, he came to the house within 30 minutes. It felt good to finally see him and we spent the time catching up. Naturally, I told him I missed me. Needless to say, he missed me too.

work and travel

I didn't feel like working this week-but I did. I haven't worked a straight week in like a month because I am always traveling with the bf. This is one of the reasons why I do not like to work this week. When the break is too long, I tend to get lazy. = )

This week, we are set to go out of town yet again for a family affair. The bf is not coming with me because he has to be with his brothers. They're headed for the metropolis for an important matter as well. I am looking forward to our trip simply because it'll be time to hang out with my extended family and it will be like a reunion of sorts. We're going to Bohol on Friday and come home by Tuesday. I didn't tell the bf I'll be arriving Tuesday because he assumes I'll be back on Monday. Ooopppsss!

My mom is excited at seeing Bohol and its sights even if we have been going there for like forever. We're taking the vehicle so it'll be a land and boat trip basically. As usual, I'm the designated driver but my brother-in-law can take my place if I get too tired. I have actually loaded up on multivitamins and Vitamin C, just in case.

I'm planning on bringing my computer so hopefully I can still write some posts while on vacation. But I have no plans of working at all. I have informed my boss that I'll resume working next Wednesday and because I'm done with my task for today, I'm free!!!

fire in the hole

This the photo that the bf took along Star Tollway in Batangas last Friday night. If I'm not mistaken this is near the Tanauan area. We were headed for Batangas City and the burning car was in the opposite side. The bf initially thought it was a Toyota Innova but it is actually a black Ford Escape. (I got the info when I uploaded the pic and saw the plate number. I just texted LTO 2600 for confirmation) I only hope no one was hurt in the incident.

I was amazed at the sight because it was a first time for me to see a burning vehicle in person. I often see it in the movies only.

off again...

I'll be traveling again tomorrow. I won't be bringing my computer so I won't be making any posts tomorrow or the next day. Hopefully, I'll be back home by Sunday. If not, I'll be back Monday! Yes, I have no iPhone or iPad... hahaha! So don't expect any Instagram or whatever from me anytime soon.

By the way, I just read Forever 21's having a major sale tomorrow! ugh! I only wish I can go to Megamall and shop!!! It really is true what they say, what you don't know won't hurt you. This is one news I'd rather didn't know!

strawberries

My mom has arrived and she brought strawberries from Baguio. I am not a fan of strawberries-never have been and never will be. She had both the fruit and preserves but they're not appealing at all. I ate one piece last night and have to admit, I barely finished it. I love fruits but strawberries, avocada and papaya belong to the "I don't eat that section". I eat papaya if it's been made into achara and avocado is purely for my hair and guacamole only.

The strawberries are nowhere in sight so my mom must be kept them in the fridge. I think only my father will consume those. Neither my brother or mother eat strawberries too. We are so provincial, right?

accident

On our way home, we chanced upon this accident in Aklan. I don't know where it is exactly but the accident really blew us. The bf always said these buses wouldn't fall down due to air suspension or something. But he was greatly mistaken.

*we used our phone's camera for this pictures because we were in a rush.

busy and tired

I'm sorry if I haven't blogged in a few days. I was busy with the baby and traveling with the bf. What with the mother being away for more than a week, I had my hands full. Plus, I still had to work. Anyway, I'm home and I'm trying to rest. But I have to go to a lot of places and do a lot of things today. I'm really racking my brains on how to fit everything in my schedule. I need to go to a wake, a post-wedding dinner and do the groceries. I already missed a wedding, hanging out with my girlfriends and lunch at my uncle's.

I need a massage and I'm getting one later after the baby sleeps and I have to go on some errands. I'll be back in a few...