Off Limits.

Why do we love what we can't have?

• I will miss you coke. (coca-cola)
• Life will be boring with you out of my life, nuts.
• You will always be in my heart anchovies (dilis or bagoong)
• I'm having a hard time without you chocolate.
• It's not the same without you coffee.
• Everything is bland without you gravies/patis.

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No More Coffee and Junk Food for me.

I am no where near being an addict, in fact when I skimmed on an article on drug rehab programs I wonder how people have gotten themselves in the deep of it all. Isn't it easy just to walk away from something that is bad? Then, something happened. My doctor has advised me to stop drinking coffee and iced tea because of my hyperacidity and the fact that I have crystals in my kidney. I am also not allowed very salty food, junk food, iced tea and juices. I really can't bring myself to stop drinking coffee and eat my junk food (chippy I love). My addiction is not as great compared to those addicted to drugs, to gambling and other self-destructive addictions but in a way mine is also very self-destructive. Every time I put something unhealthy in my body sooner or later, I will pay for those - maybe with an operation or a failed kidney. Something I would rather not face especially since I am a Mom of 2. So anyway, starting today - I will really try to stay away. I know it wouldn't happen overnight, but I will take baby steps on this one, if not for me, for my kids.

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Gadgets Galore

We are one techie family. Every room in this house has either an laptop or a PC. At the very least, an itouch or an iPad is lying around somewhere so getting online is never as issue, unless of course there's an internet connection problem. Although I have never really aimed for an iPhone, my sister will likely pass her old one to me in favor of an iPhone 4 which is totally fine for me as long as I can go online, read my ebooks and play my angry birds in peace, an old phone is no big deal. When it comes to my laptop though, I am thinking of getting a new one. It all started when I saw these new tablet laptops. These babies made me realize how annoyingly defective my Dell Inspiron is. The keyboard does not work, the speaker does not work, there's no internal webcam and the OS hangs all the time. Ack. I wonder how much a new tablet or laptop would set me back?

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Time To Chill.

Thankfully, it is a holiday today, marking the 150th birthday of our county's hero, Dr. Jose Rizal because I am dead tired from the weekend's activities. Today, I will vow to relax, something I haven't done ever since the nanny left. Saturday was full of cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning. During the evening, we went to a fancy restaurant to celebrate Father's day. I cost us kids an arm and a leg but then Dad was really happy (and he even got a complimentary cake!) so it's all worth it.

Sunday was packed too. We visited my maternal grandma because she just had a stroke, but she's fine now which is really great. For a while there we were scared because she felt weak and her left side needed a bit of rehab. During the evening, I went to my friends house for her niece's christening. The food was great. I am supposed to be on a diet (no more rice or carbs!) but all of that was thrown in the air when I saw the food, lechon and spicy beef. Might buy phenphedrine now than later. I've tried a diet pill before but it didn't work for me. I still steadily gained but the only difference is I drank more water as a side-effect. I want to look my best when Hubby comes for a visit next month. No, no baby girl this time - I hope! =P

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Friday Fill-Ins 06-17-2011

And...here we go!

1. One of my favorite birthday presents was THE BRAND NEW CAR.

2. FORGIVE, it was as simple as that.

3. The moon WAS EXTRAORDINARY TO LOOK AT THE OTHER NIGHT.

4. OUR RESERVATIONS IN IMPERIAL PALACE includes BUFFET BREAKFAST FOR 2, YEY.

5. I was tempted by MY CRAZY APPETITE EARLIER TO EAT CHOCOLATE CAKE, I WOULD HAVE FAILED EXCEPT MY DAD BEAT ME TO EATING THE CAKE.

6. TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES AND EAT are some of the things I like to do on vacation.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to RESTING, tomorrow my plans include CLEANING THE ROOM, GOING HOUSE HUNTING AND MAYBE DINNER IN A FACY RESTO FOR FATHER'S DAY and Sunday, I want to HEAR MASS AND VISIT MY GRANDMA WHO'S SICK!

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Fast Forward

It seems I am always on a rush these days. I feel like a video on a fast forward mode because everything seems zooming by. We have finished half of 2011 already, can you believe it? Anyway, my days started zooming in exaggerated speed when my long time nanny decided she wants to pursue a relationship with an older, married guy. After she left, I had to work double time - in the house and in the office. All is well.

Good riddance to bad karma I always say.

Because now, we have 3 household help. 2 maids. 1 nanny. 3 in exchange of the rotten 2. How great is that? Even if that is the case though, the past couple of weeks were hell which therefore led me to exhaustion and fatigue. I really hope I can relax more next month when Hubby arrives.

I will finally see my dearest in T minus 19 days. How excited am I? Very. But first, I need my sleep.

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K1

It was my son's first day of school yesterday. Today, just the 2nd day of his school life, (16 more years or so till he finishes) he is already telling me that he does not like to go!!! Apparently, he is "too tired still".

We went to bed before 9 to make sure he wakes up at around 6. The school is 5 minutes away so that gives us plenty of time before their flag ceremony which starts promptly at 730. I have a feeling I will be hearing this statement for days to come. Weird because while my son keeps on saying this when we reach the school, he hops out of the car and does not even look back. When I fetch him, he would have this huge grin on his face telling me how fun he had in school with his classmates.

The drive back to the house is usually a noisy and fun-filled one. I have to remind Joshua to sit and wear his seatbelt. He would force me to look at him, or look at his worksheet or stamps. I would always tell him that whenever Mommy is driving, I cannot accommodate his requests. After all, I don't have an awesome Brooklyn Accident Attorney heaven forbid! I do have a comprehensive insurance coverage for the car but non for an accident. Which reminds me, I should put that in my "to do list".

Hopefully, tomorrow he'll wake up, eat a proper breakfast and shower without fuss. A mom can dream right?

How's your week so far?

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Friday Fill-Ins

And...here we go!

1. I remember when I first heard the song Rolling in the Deep by Adele I knew I would like to hear more of her songs.

2. Summer is definitely over as the rain continues showering down the streets of my lovely City.

3. Most humans are born good except you.

4. "I will never be like Mom", but then you end up being exactly like her...sound familiar?

5. I was inspired by my kids.

6. I lost my keys, who knows where! Help!

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Something is gotta give.

Right now I am toying with the idea of quitting my job altogether and focusing on being a SAHM. After the whole nanny and painter bruhaha - we have not yet recovered from it all. For one, the new househelp have a lot to learn. Second, the new nanny just informed me she's not coming back anymore only after 2 weeks of working here. She claims her sister would not allow her to. =((( I feel bad because I have been missing a lot of hours work-wise and it's not fair to my employer (and dad) at all. I have deadlines to meet and I really can't finish them all because I still have the kids to look after. My days are often filled to the brim leaving me frazzled and crabby most of the time. One of these days, something's gonna give and I'd snap. Hopefully, this phase of not having a reliable help will blow over. I am praying (and asking everyone I know) if they know anyone who can be hired. I am contemplating on getting from an agency but then again, there are a lot of people against it.

However, being a SAHM may be good but I don't really think it is for me in the long run. I know I will get bored eventually - so I guess I will scour the online jobs available for college graduates (and an engineer at that!) like me. Either I can do it part-time or full-time all I know is that finding a job online will be the road I will take. I once stumbled upon san diego jobs available online, that was when I know I can find a job for me. If the next guy can do it, so can I, right?

For now, I'll go back to my pending jobs. My printer is 50% ready to go and I am less annoyed already.

I am looking at the brighter picture here. My life is so much easier than the others so I really should not complain. =) Have a nice day!

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...;((((

Omg omg i am extremely annoyed now and all i can do it vent.

I am completely swamped with work which i cannot do because my pc is acting up. So here i am blogging my angst with the itouch.
I have to uninstall/install some components in my pc. Next, i have urgent orders to make. Orders which were given to me only seconds ago and i have so much more stuff on my plate and i am torn which one to do first.

So here i am blogging since i dont have someone to vent with. I dont want to burden hubby with the usual "i am so busy" or "the household is chaos". He has a lot on his mind too.

I am about done venting here but the eff!ng pc is still ruining my life.
Maybe i am about to have my period. Even in stressful situations i generally seldom whine. But today is different. I pity the fool who will cross mr because i will bite back.

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Break Time.

I can't believe it. I am actually swamped with work =(( Well, of course I'd be. It is my own fault. Sometimes, being a work-at-home mom is difficult because the kids can easily come and go the office and disrupt work. Plus!!! The nanny is still fairly new so the kids and her are still adjusting to the new dynamic unlike the previous nanny who was with us for over 2 years already. I promised myself no more distractions, but then I saw some cute hip hop clothing for the boys and this limited edition LC Metallic bag in long handle. I realized one thing, I don't have a birthday gift for myself this year(Hubby did a fine job and gifted me with a car which left me speechless). I don't know if another splurge is in order, although if you compare a 10k bag to a car, the expenditure is virtually nil. What do you think? Should I cave in and shop or should I stick with my new years resolution (no more online shopping!!!)??? Oh well. Gonna decide on it later, for now, it's back to work. Break's over.

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