today's thoughts

today, lunch was spicy shrimp crepe (price is almost $8...ang mahal!) from 'crepe and curry' at the embarcadero center. it was pretty tasty. it had moneterey jack cheese, roma tomatoes, shrimp, a little mayo and vietnamese hot sauce. it wasn't that filling so i'm still a little bit hungry right now...makes me wonder if it was worth the money i paid because chel and i share chinese food for lunch for less than that we both end up feeling so full afterwards. but it put me in a 'crepe' mood so i might try to make some crepes this weekend and save myself $8.

im thinking whether i should buy another pair of maternity jeans from the gap. i currently have 2 pairs of maternity jeans but unfortunately, both are already masikip. =( i have spent a lot of money on maternity clothes already and i only have about 9 weeks to go. i probably wont buy anymore and just try to squeeze myself into the ones i have....sayang ang pera! hehe

aaaaarrrrrrrrrrhhhhh! we saw pirates of the caribbean on sunday. the first one was still better and this second movie was 'masyadong bitin' because it was preparing the way for the third installment of the movie. it was long, over 2 hours. the special effects were great but it lacked the excitement that the first movie was so full of. but still, the movie did extremely well in the box office. it had its funny moments and johnny depp's acting as captain jack sparrow is always entertaining. keira knightley is waaaaaay too skinny, a sight i'm trying to avoid these days. orlando bloom is still his charming, pretty boy, self...in a rugged, parang-hindi-naliligo kind of way! hahaha! nobody in the movie looked like they were fond of taking a shower anyway. =)

on to more serious things...israel and lebanon...i don't know all the details regarding what happened but i just pray that the fighting would cease very soon. i do not want to read too much about it because whenever israel gets involved in a conflict, i get anxious because it involves God's chosen people and it makes me wonder about the greater spiritual significance of everything that's happening. the united states is being very cautious in its stand because from what i read, it was israel who shot the first rocket and since israel is a very close ally of the u.s., president bush is watching his words and being careful about the things he says regarding the matter. had it been lebanon to have fired first, i believe that u.s. forces will be all over the area within half an hour of the first strike. let's wait and see and keep the region in our prayers.

Toyota Vios For Sale

my husband will be moving to the united states very soon and he will be selling his 'baby'. this car is pampered and my husband has gone through great lengths to update the car.
parting is such sweet sorrow... =)

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Toyota Vios 1.3E
24,000 kms mileage
15 inch rims from Altis G 2005
195/55/15 Dunlop Lemans Tires, nitrogen filled
Front Chin spoiler
Pioneer 4750 stereo, mp3 ready, ipod ready
Kicker 2 way component speakers - Front
Leather seats
All white headlight bulbs
Foglamps
Mesh Grille
Short Antenna
Fender Signal Lights
Rear bumper groove paint
Glass Plate Covers
WITEM silent wiping wiper blades
3M car undercoat

If interested, send me a message/post a comment with your email address so I can give you more information like pricing and such.

around the world today

the issues in today's news has me alarmed...

first, north korea and kim jong il. north korea has tested 7 missiles over the last two days in a blatant display of aggression. it is said that the missiles are capable of reaching the western united states but according to the news, the missiles have failed and blew up shortly after the launch. this is something the global community should be concerned about. north korea has the 4th largest army in the world and obviously has nuclear capabilities. north korea is no iraq or afghanistan...the armies are trained well and trained to kill. who knows what kim jong il will be up to next.


next, ken lay of enron died today...somehow i feel as if there's a little more to it than just a heart attack. when i first saw it in the news this morning, i thought to myself, 'oh! he decided to take the easy way out!' the love of money is the root of all evil and because of his greed, he scammed and took millions of dollars away from hard-working americans. i'm only speculating that he commited suicide after being found guilty of fraud last month. in my head im thinking the humiliation was too much for him to bear. his sentencing was supposed to be later this year but because of his untimely death, his victims will not see him go to prison.

mommy woes

i am now approaching 30 weeks and i am beginning to have more difficulty moving. i used to still be able to move around pretty fast but now, i really have to take extra precaution. getting out of bed and up from the sofa is harder now...it's harder to drive because i feel as if my stomach's in the way of the steering wheel so i have to scoot the seat farther back. i really try to move more slowly because the quicker i move, the heavier my tummy feels. i haven't exercised in almost a week because i'm getting scared the baby might decide to make an entrance (an exit from my body) as i exercise. that's how it feels whenever i try to go for a walk on the treadmill. she kicks me so hard now she makes me wince. i didn't realize how much a 3 pound baby can hurt me, but now i do and will no longer underestimate her strength. it's painful and scary. i think i'm starting to really feel what they call 'the braxton-hicks contractions' it's contractions that are similar to the actual contraction at childbirth. this is another scary occurance because since this is my first pregnancy, i don't really know the difference between the braxton-hicks contractions and the real one. i hope they are the fake ones because i've been feeling them for days and i don't want to go into pre-term labor.

im also starting to feel sad that paul has not been with me to any of my prenatal visits. =( we are to wait about 4 more weeks before he arrives and we are both getting impatient having to wait so long. he's getting frustrated with the american embassy in the philippines since he has to go back and forth and wait long hours only to find out that his papers have not been forwarded to the right office. i try to encourage him whenever i can and hide my own frustrations. our frustration wont speed up the process anyway.

i have a doctor's appointment tomorrow and i will request for another ultrasound to confirm the sex of our baby. i believe she's a girl but i want to be 100% sure because i want to get her all the right things in all the right colors =)

4th of july

i have nothing better to do. today, i decided to just rest and take a break. i've been busy with our friends from Portland in town the last few days. it's been fun hanging out with them and getting to know them better. and now, while they are enjoying the heat of Southern California and Las Vegas, i am in bed with the TV on, wishing I were more ‘mobile’. it's been harder and harder to move. MJ’s getting heavier and heavier and i’m trying to be more cautious with my movements and all the things i do. i’ll cut back on my exercise and eat healthier (today doesn’t count because today’s a holiday! had ice cream for lunch and with dinner…who’s gonna stop me? no one! (chel and paul are not around so no ice cream police to stop me! hehehe not today at least)

so as i sit here and do nothing…i decided to make a list of my favorite things (not that people care)…some of these things I own and some of them i wish i owned. =)

Some of my favorite things (in no particular order):
1. Volvo XC90-loaded, still praying will have this by next year! =)
2. Ice cream from Ghirardelli, Cold Stone, or Marble Slab. On regular days, Dreyer’s Light Slow Churned ice cream will do.
3. Ginisang munggo
4. Crab-crabbing off of pier 3 has become a family past time
5. Lumpiang Shanghai
6. Nokia phones – the most user friendly phones I’ve ever owned are Nokia phones
7. Cable TV
8. Internet
9. Nasu Hasamiage from Spiral – the waiters at Spiral already know I order this as soon as I’m seated. It takes longer to prepare than their other dishes
10. Make-up and moisturizer from Lancome
11. Tsinelas-if I can wear tsinelas sa lahat ng occassions, I probably would
12. Isaw
13. My Bible
14. A nice glass of Chardonnay
15. Venice, Italy – the most romantic, dream–like place I’ve ever been to
16. Palawan – the most beautiful ‘natural’ place I’ve ever been to
17. A good movie at the Metreon while having chicken fingers and curly fries
18. A really good book
19. A warm jacket in cold San Francisco
20. Potato chips
21. A good pair of sunglasses
22. Jeans by Halogen-my best fit so far
23. F-R-I-E-N-D-S reruns
24. A good massage

it's a short list. i can't think straight right now, that's how bored i am. =) i'm just waiting for the fireworks to start on tv since i'm 'too big' (and too lazy) to go to the wharf to watch it live.

visitors from the northwest

last nite, paul's friends from intel arrived from their drive from portland. joel, jasmin and baby neema are our house guests while rod, janet, and their two adorable girls are staying with relatives. but they all had dinner here at home last nite along with jay (also from portland) and gracious. we were watching the pacquiao fight on pay per view and like comcast has done in the past, the picture disappears as soon as the main event starts. we wait for half an hour for the picture to come back on while i tried to get in touch with someone from comcast, of course, there's nobody there to pick up the phone. i remembered to order the fight on a different tv set and we saw the rest of the match. i'll deal with comcast tomorrow at work and give them an earful.

anyway, back to our guests...i spent the day yesterday preparing the food and tidying up the house a little bit before the guests arrive. i was tired by the end of the day but glad that they decided to spend part of their week-long vacation here in san francisco. i'm working until noon tomorrow and then i'll take them sight seeing after work. after san francisco, they're heading to l.a. then las vegas, and then maybe they'll head back here, maybe spend the night, on their way back to portland.

bought a cute outfit for neema, too. she's paul's god daughter (and ofcourse, mine too) so i got her a little something (from ninong paul and ninang mimie). in a few months, we'll have our own little baby, too. =)

paul's going to book his flight for august 4. we pray, all goes smoothly and he gets his visa by then. =)

a nite at the movies...

superman's back in a very looong movie! the story's ok. not much action, more drama as superman/clark kent tries to get his life back together after being in a 5-year hiatus. brandon routh is a very good looking superman but i like his voice best. deep and sexy...i wonder if that's his real voice. anyway, it's still a movie worth watching because you there's going a sequel within the next couple of years.

looking forward to the spiderman 3 movie coming out next year. now that looks like an action packed, super-hero movie!

more movies...can't wait to see the pirates of the carrebean this weekend. will be watching the devil wears prada, too.