miami heat!

dito na kami sa miami! mainit! parang nasa pilipinas. pero di naman masyado nakakapanglagkit.

lahat ng tao dito, spanish ang salita. kala mo ka nasa cuba. when i ordered pizza from pizza hut, pagsagot nila ng phone, spanish ang salita. the delivery guy, ganon din. yung housekeeping staff dito sa hotel, wala halos marunong mag english. parang nasa ibang bansa na kagad kami.

si michelle nagtatampisaw kanina dun sa swimming pool ng hotel. nakakatuwa at di sya masyadong takot. hindi masyado pero may takot parin. i took several cute photos of her with her lola, post ko pag balik namin sa bahay.

a thankful heart

on wednesday, i was seated at the patio or the americano restaurant in san francisco. there was a slight breeze and white puffy clouds were moving across the blue sky. to my right, i had a view of the bay bridge and to my left was the ferry building...i immediately grabbed my blackberry to type what was going on in my head.

and this is what i wrote:

There are days like today when I feel thoroughly and completely blessed. God has indeed been the constant in my life whom I know I can always count on. I am blessed to have a gracious God in my life, a wonderful family and friends that are true to the end.

I pray that my life is a celebration of all the things that Christ has sent my way. The good and the bad experiences all testify to the great plans he has for me and how he helped me overcome all the trials that came my way.

I have yet to discover the many things that lie ahead. But a life in Christ has me looking forward to the best that He brings.

stalling

Stalling bang matatawag at hanggang ngayon e hindi ko parin natatapos fill up-an ang paperwork ng FHA home loan? sobrang dami kasing tanong kapag magfifill up ka ng application. Naayos ko na lahat ng supporting documents, kelangan ko nalang mag fill out. dapat kasi sa work ko na fifill up-an tong paperwork kaso nahihiya ako sa boss ko pag pumapasok sya sa office ko tapos personal papers ang inaasikaso ko. Binigyan ko ng deadline ang sarili ko na before we go on vacation e tapos ko na to. I have 8 days to fill this out.

E kasi naman, once I start to sit down at my desk to attempt to do this, michelle comes and says, ‘mommy! Opo! Opo!’ meaning, gusto nya umupo sa computer chair. At kahit anong tanggi ko, lalabas lang sya sandali tapos kukulitin nanaman ako. pag pinagbigyan ko naman, masasanay na at maglililikot na talaga dito sa computer kaya hindi ibibigay ang upuan pero pareho kaming lalabas ng kwarto, pareho kaming mga talunan!

So ayun nga, gusto ko na bumili ng bahay. Oo bahay din namin ang tinitirhan namin ngayon dahil kami ni chel ang mayari nito, pero super sikip na namin sa floor namin. Hindi ako makapagluto ng maayos dahil i don't have enough counter space to work on at hindi makapaglaro ng maayos ng wii ang tatay ko. Tapos kabikabila sinasabihan ako ng madla, ‘kelan mo susundan si michelle? Sundan mo na!’ parang may paglalagyan pa ako ng isang tao sa aming munting silid! usapan na namin ni dear husband na we will consider our second baby pag may sarili na kaming bahay and he's back in california for good.

Sabi sa news, now is the time to buy a house daw dahil madaming nagbebenta at mababa ang presyo, maganda din ang interest rate. wag lang akong mawawalan ng trabaho dahil patay na! nawalan nanaman daw ng 1.9 billion ang kumpanya namin at mawawalan daw ng trabaho ang 2,900 na empleyado namin. yikes!!! pero the Lord is my source so alam kong unlimited ang resources ko. ang kailangan ko lang gawin ay dasal, obedience to Him at giving. yun talaga ang sikreto dun! Mabait ang lord kaya alam kong hindi nya kami papabayaan at ibibigay nya ang bahay na para sa amin.

If only I can stop getting excited about our vacation and actually fill out the paperwork!

to all of my friends

i am blessed to have each and everyone of you in my life.

i love you all!!!!

hindi po ako nagpapaalam. nagaappreciate lang.

for gracious

on friday, we took our gorgeous friend gracious to what could be her last dinner with us as a single girl. next month, she will tie the knot to jay, her boyfriend of seven years.

it was a beautiful, albeit, windy night in san francisco. we went to asia sf to be served and entertained by some of san francisco's prettiest and sexiest 'gender illusionists'. we enjoyed our meal and some dancing at asia sf's basement club. it was good clean fun for all of us.

here are some of our photos:

gracious, we could not be happier for you now that you are about to move into a new chapter of your life. we pray that your marriage will be blessed and happy. you have been a wonderful friend to all of us and the more we get to know you, the more we see the gracious that jay has fallen in love with. all the best to you! we love you!

tanong!

what is wrong with naomi campbell?!?!?!?!?!?!