Anak

Anak
\a-nak\ noun
1. child
2. human offspring (either male or female)

Whatever the definition is... for me it's like the sweetest music playing in my ears everytime my parents address me, "anak".. it makes me feel special.. it gives me a sense of belongingness.. and most of all, it makes me feel LOVED.

Someday... in God's time..He will give us our own little bundle of joy... And I know I'm going to do the same... make our baby feel special and LOVED just by mere calling him/her, "anak"...

Isang strip lang???

4 days nakong delayed! Wohoo! Baka eto na ang pinakakahihintay namen! So we bought a pregnancy test kit... mukhang generic nga lang ata brand nun... so eto na... nagtest na ko... hintay... hintay... hintay... after 5 minutes... one strip pa din???? Waaaaaaaah... nakaka-depress!!!

Ang pictorial sa may Hundred Islands, Alaminos

Nakakapagod ang biyahe from Bolinao to Alaminos at shempre pa ordinary bus pa din ang sinakyan namen... antok na antok na ko... pero ung ibang kasama namen gusto pang magpunta ng Hundred Islands... magpapapicture lang daw... I asked Arvin kung pwede maiwan na lang ko sa isang mall dun.. uupo na lang ako.. kase sobrang pagod na ko.. ayaw niya pumayag... hindi naman daw niya pwedeng iwan ako kung saan saan.. sinusungitan ko na nga.. ayaw pa din... so kesa mag away kame... sumama na din ako.. mabilis lang naman siguro yun sa isip isip ko... halos padilim na din kase... Nakakawalang pagod din nung makita ko ung mga islands dun... everything was a first for us... Nakita namen from there ang Bolinao lighthouse (with the lights on, of course! woohoo!).. nakakawalang pagod ang very serene waters dun...

Pero shempre.. binulabog namen ang lugar kakapa-picture!

Na-discover ko lang din na meron palang resemblance si Arvin kay Piolo Pascual... heto proof ko! mejo chubby version nga lang! (luv you hun!) hahaha

At shempre pa.. magpapatalo ba ko?? ala nga lang akong kamukha dito pero pose din ako noh! Bwahahaha!

Pero these are the pictures that finally made us decide to buy one of those SLRs... kase Hunny discovered that he really has the talent to take wonderful photos... Ü partida ah.. simpleng old school digi cam lang gamit niya dito.. hehehe

The Secret Paradise

Since we were already in Lingayen... Arvin suggested na punta na din kame Bolinao! So nagtanong tanong kame sa mga tao dun... alang nakakaalam! sus! anu ba yan?! finally... nagpunta kame trade fair and someone finally answered our question... mga 1 hour lang daw from Lingayen pag may car...pero ala kameng sariling car! merong option # 2 ... ang sasakyan namen eh ordinary bus lang! YEHOO!!! Ordinary bus itu! The last time na ginawa ko yun was with my bestfriend, Chanda... when we went to Tagaytay... mga 10 years ago siguro... pero it was fun!

Pang backpackers ang beauty namen that day! tanong tanong lang sa mga taong medyo alam ang Bolinao... Sabi nila sakyan daw namen ang Boltex...para derecho bolinao... eh mukhang matagal pa dumating un so sinakyan na din namen ung pinaka unang bus na pa-bolinao! So heto na... nagsimula na ang biyahe..mga 2 hours din ata inabot ung biyahe namen.. eh pano ba naman... sa may Alaminos eh tumambay pa ang bus namen! ala namang pasaherong sumakay! sus! kakainit ng ulo! hehehe

So pagdating bolinao... shempre... papalampasin ba namen ang pagkakataon... picture muna... picture muna!! kahet kasagsagan na ng init eh pose pa din ng pose... hehehe

St. James Church

Bolinao Town Hall

Pagkatapos nun... nagtanong tanong na naman kame sa mga tao dun kung san ang white sand beach ng Bolinao! Hala! 1 hour from city proper pa daw! Waaaaaah! So nagrent na lang kame ng tricycle... para mejo mas mabilis.. hehehe... at sulit naman ang lahat ng lubak na nadaanan namen along the way nung makita namen ang Bolinao Cape Lighthouse! Sus! First time ko makakita nun! Kaka-excite! parang sine lang. hehehe

Matapos sa lighthouse.. mga ilang minutes na lang pala eh nasa Patar white sand beaches na kame! Woohoo! After 10 million years.. andito na kame! yey! At shempre hindi na kame nagpatumpik tumpik pa! Swimming na kagad itu! Medyo malakas ang alon dun... sabi ni Arvin.. isipin ko na lang daw.. nakaligo na ko sa China Sea kase ung Bolinao eh nasa dulo ng mapa na... ala ng susunod na island dun... Shempre white sand dun pero eto ung mga buhangin na lumulubog ung paa mo kaya medyo nakakangalay maglakad. hehehe... Ang kinagandahan lang dun... onti lang tao.. di tulad sa Boracay.. parang kame lang may ari ng resort. hehehe... kulang ung time that we spent there... we could have explored the caves... the falls... and madami pang iba... siguro someday... babalik kame dun.. to explore the secrets of this place they call Bolinao...

Ang sumpa

It was just yesterday when Arvin finally decided to take me to Lingayen, Pangasinan. Waaaaaah... So imagine how little time left to pack all our things and buy all the basic stuff... kaka-harass din.. hehehe... We were told that the bus will be leaving at 8:30 so we really had to wake up early to beat the traffic... imagine from Balut to Cubao!!! Waaaah... Buti na lang nakaabot kame.

At exactly 9:05am... the bus left for Lingayen and that's where another journey started...ÜÜÜ

At shempre pa si hunny... halos start pa lang ng biyahe eh natutulog na naman... (sleepy head! hehe) so I had to make myself busy kase kung hindi.. baka mainis ang asawa ko kase kukulitin ko na naman sha sa pagtulog niya. hahaha

Kakaiba ang mga rice fields na nadaanan namen! I was wondering talaga baket merong rice shortage dito sa atin eh ang dami namang lupang pwedeng pagtaniman... sayang... hindi na-utilize... well... hindi ko alam ang reason kung baket so we just leave it as it is...

Arvin told me that the trip would take aroung 4-5 hours... waaaah.. kakapagod maupo!

Anyways... libang libang na lang sa sarili when suddenly the bus stopped somewhere near Dagupan... waaaaah... sira daw ang aircon!!! ano bang bus toh??? Kelangan daw idaan muna sa terminal para ipa-check... Bigla ko tuloy naremember na mga 4 or 5 years ago nung papunta din kame nila Arvin sa Urdaneta... nasiraan din ang fx na sinasakyan namen! Talk about luck diba?! Weird lang kase parang everytime I get near Dagupan.. nasisiraan kame... meron ata akong sumpa sa Dagupan eh... ahahaha! So sa Dagupan terminal.. pinacheck nila... Waaaah.. wala daw fanbelt ang aircon! kelangan palitan! sabi ni manong.. pwede daw lumipat pero sa ordinary bus! sus! di na noh! mejo malayo layo pa ang lingayen sa dagupan... so hintay na lang ang beauty namen...

Sobrang kakainip!! eto na itsura namen habang naghihintay sa bus...

Habang eto naman itsura nung bus habang ginagawa ang fanbelt ang aircon niya!

Haaay! Natapos din after 10 years! Imbes na 4-5 hours lang ang biyahe.. mukhang inabot pa kame ng 6 or 7 hours pa ata un! Pambihira!!!

Ah basta! Isa lang ang sure ako sa ngayon... Ako at ang Dagupan... may sumpa! hahahaha!

Tips for a better life in 2008

I got this article from a sis in w@w... I just had to post this to remind myself na these are the things na kelangan kong gawin talaga (wish!) for year 2008. :-p Sobrang cool lang.. parang life's greatest secrets ung dating niya saken. Ü

1. Take a 10-30 minute walk everyday. And while you walk, smile. It is the ultimate anti-depressant.
2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day. Buy a lock if you have to.
3. Buy a DVR and tape your late night shows and get more sleep.
4. When you wake up in the morning, complete the following statemetn, "My purpose is to ________ today."
5. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy.
6. Play more games and read more books that you did in 2007.
7. Make time to practice meditation, yoga, tai chi and prayer. They provide us with daily fuel for our busy lives.
8. Spend more time with people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.
9. Dream more while you are awake.
10. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.
11. Drink green tea and plenty of water. Eat blueberries, wild alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds and walnuts.
12. Try to make atleast three people smile each day.
13. Clear clutter from your house, you car, your desk and let new and flowing energy into your life.
14. Don't waste precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thougts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.
15. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.
16. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a price and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out charge card.
17. Smile and laugh more. It will keep the energy vampires away.
18. Life isn't fair, but its's still good.
19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
20. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
21. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
22. Make peace with your past so it won's spoil the present.
23. Don't compare your life to others'. You have ono idea what their journey is all about.
24. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.
25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: "In five years, will this matter?"
26. Forgive everyone for everything.
27. What other people think of you is none of your business.
28. GOD heals almost everything.
29. However good or bad situation is, it will change.
30. Your job won't take care you of when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay in touch.
31. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
32. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
33. The best is yet to come.
34. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
35. Do the right thing!
36. Call your family often. (or email them to death!!) Hey I'm thinking of ya!
37. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: "I am thankful for _______. Today I accomplished _______.
38. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.
39. Enjoy the ride. Remember this is not Disnew World and you certainly don't want a fast pass. You only have one ride through life so make the most of it and enjoy the ride.

Bonding namen ni mama

Natuloy na din kame ni mama sa Baclaran! Finally! We met 9:00am sa may Blumentritt and the journey began...

I had to count the number of stations before reaching Baclaran station. And if I'm not mistaken.. ika 13th station ang Baclaran.. whew! ang dami diba?! so you can just imagine how anxious we were habang papalapit kame ng papaplapit sa dulo ng LRT 1.

I've been bragging about Baclaran eversince I went there... Sus! Bagsak presyo naman talaga dun! If you find Divisoria prices cheaper... eh aba! ala ng tatalo sa pagkamura ng presyo ng bilihin sa Baclaran... Ang alam ko din kase ung mga stalls sa Divisoria eh sa Baclaran din kumukuha... There are 2 downsides when buying in Baclaran. First, if you want to get the lower price then you have to buy in wholesale.. meaning 3 pieces of the same style (pwedeng ibang color) or more. Second, bawal magsukat.. so if you're like me na hindi magaling sa pag estimate ng mga body sizes... it's going to be kinda difficult.. pero mind you.. difficult but very, very exciting. hehehe

Halos mahilo na si mama sa kakatingin dun.. sabi nga niya halos parang pare pareho na ung itsura ng mga bilihin, feeling ko resulta na ung sobrang excitement niya na sobrang bagsak presyo talaga dun. I got her a pair of jeans, a brown polo shirt and a cute neon green PRIMA crocs (shempre hindi original un... pero what the heck.. she's comfortable with it and un ang importante. hehehe).

At shempre.. magpapatalo ba ko??? I bought printed tube tops... Weeeeeee!!! I'm getting ready for Surigao na eh! hahaha... Pati.. getting ready na din ako for pregnancy... pwede din daw kase maternity wear un! ahahaha

Natapos namen ang paglibot sa Baclaran in 2 hours... Ambilis na namen, happy pa kame sa mga nabili namen! At dahel medyo bitin ung 2 hours shopping samen ni mama... dumerecho pa kame ng SM San Lazaro at nung bandang hapon.. nakapunta pa kame ng Divisoria at nakasama pa samen si Arvin mag window shopping sa 168 Mall.

Whew!

Kakapagod! Pero it was all worth it! Masarap mag shopping! este.. window shopping! Masakit sa paa pero at the end of the day... I know we will get to sleep with a smile on our face. hehehe! Ganyan kababaw kaligayan namen! Siguro nga what's really important is the time spent together with your loved ones.. kahet pa if means... maglakad lang at magtingin tingin sa mga paninda sa Baclaran! hehehe