Friday

Sophia’s Talent Show in school was postponed. They watched a group of Bayanihan Dancers instead in preparation for their Linggo ng Wika which started yesterday.

Saturday

Yaya went on a sudden day off as her mom who takes care of her baby is sick. So Jon didn’t go to the farm and took care of the little girl which is his usual duty when the yaya is off. Oh, I just love being pregnant LOL! We decided to let Sophia get a haircut so we went to ATC before lunch time. Sophia now sports a shorter hair which I think suits her. I don’t have pics to show though as I left my camera at home. We then went to Bio Research in Paranaque to buy salt water for Sophia’s aquarium after eating lunch at Gloria Maris. Sophia was ecstatic to see so many aquariums and fishes. Boy oh boy, this was a filed trip destination pala as we were with some kids from Don Bosco touring the premises. This is where Jon bought Nemo (clownfish) by the way.

Sunday

My family from Pampanga came to visit and we trooped to Tagaytay Highlands. Good thing the weather cooperated so everybody had fun. Sophia and my brothers went fishing, horseback riding and bowling. My brothers also rode the go karts while me, my mom and my sister spent the day eating and talking about their upcoming Las Vegas travel next month. When the kids were done, Sophia insisted on riding the funicular so we obliged. We were able to catch the last funicular trip at 6:00pm. Then, we were off - home. We had dinner at Paseo de Sta. Rosa by the way which has got so many new restos right now. There’s Kanin Club, Poquito Mas, Razon’s, Cabalen to name a few I have noticed but they have got many many more I swear. Again, I have no pics to show as my camera had no battery. Bummer! My sister took pics though so I’ll ask her to email some to me.

Monday

Rest Day, which we (more of I) badly need.

****my internet connection sucks so bad lately. there are a couple of sites i can’t access too like other MBAPs’ blogs and even some of my own… i wonder why.****

Thanks Carol for this sweet friendship tag.

We need friends for many reasons,
all throughout the season.
We need friends to comfort us
when we are sad,
and to have fun with us when we are glad.

We need friends to give us good advice,
We need someone we can count on,
and treat us nice.

We need friends to remember us
one we have passed
sharing memories that will always last.

Spread the poem of friendship.

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…is none other than Paris - being one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world, with over 30 million foreign visitors per year. There are numerous iconic landmarks among its many attractions, along with world-famous institutions and popular parks. Both Jon and I have never been to this romantic city so we vow to visit it soon. How soon? I actually don’t know too. Realistically speaking, since I’m pregnant right now it, it couldn’t really be any sooner. Three more years maybe or five the most, right in time for our 10th wedding anniversary. I hope so. I have heard so many good stories about Paris and I just wish that I could be the one talking about this wonderful city to friends soon. I was told too that Paris Hotels are one of a kind and truly are worth every centavo spent. Well then, I’m sure I’d be delighted to spend my nights in them with my husband while we’re vacationing in one of the world’s leading business and cultural centres they fondly call “The City of Light”.

If ever we do decide to finally visit Paris, I’d be ecstatic and I’ll make sure to come prepared and get us the best hotel that can let us better experience what Paris has to offer. This would be easy as I just need to read up on Paris Hotels guide and I’m all set. Oh, how I wish we could go there soon! Let’s wait and see.

All over the place I must say.

Was out the whole weekend so didn’t have time to update my blogs.  And now, you could just imagine, I am experiencing major cramming. LOL.

Needless to say, wasn’t able to blog hop so mommies, utang muna my visits. I will in a while. Let me just get back to the groove and breath haha.

My weekend update will be posted in a while so stay tuned. In the meantime, I need to hit the supermarket first and get some grocery supplies.

Later!

The husband who is slowly transforming his commercial farm to a breeding farm has been looking for ways to market his new business venture. He had brochures made already but is not yet satisfied and still wants to try email marketing as he have heard really nice feedback from this service. With the technology we have these days where almost everyone are into computers and live by email already, I guess it is the right thing to do - to have his small business acquire email marketing services.

A friend of him told him all about iContact and how this email marketing service currently offers a 15 day free trial. The husband of course wants to grab the opportunity. He instantly checked the website and was surprised to find out how easy to use the email software is but with outstanding benefits. Price is very much affordable too which is why the husband is most likely decided to subscribe already with this certain Email Marketing Tool so he can start sending email newsletters, surveys and responds to queries all at the same time. He also had me read the testimonials in the site and everybody raved about how sales increased when they started using what they claim to be the Best Marketing Application. Now, we can’t wait! I hope we get same results as most of them did. I can’t be any happier for the husband.

I am an online shopping addict. Ever since I have discovered the comforts online shopping can bring, I was hooked. To add, online shopping has never been more convenient to me than now that I’m pregnant too as I hate going around the malls these days with my bulging tummy. I just reached my 6th month you see so the heavy feeling that comes with pregnancy is so there already. Good thing, there’s online shopping I can rely on so my favorite pastime is nowhere near to end.

What I love most about online shopping too is how I can get great deals when I shop using coupon codes. I sure get to save a lot. And who doesn’t like that? I bet no one, right? Which is why I always look for available discount coupons online I can use for my online shopping sprees. To share with you my little secret, theres this site I frequent for my coupon codes needs and its FindSavings.com. Savings you’ll really find I’m telling you as they have more than 700 plus merchants coupon deals. You’ll surely find the coupon you are looking for. For one, I was even able to get some Expedia Coupons from them which I was able to use during our last travel. And my all time favorite store for my little girl - Gap? Oh, you can find Gap coupon codes in their site too! I just love it! The more coupons, the more savings after all.

Sophia’s long paper game aka exams are done, thank gawd! After two afternoons of cramming (reviewing), finally I can relax now.

Or so I thought.

Tomorrow, Nursery students in Sophia’s school are having a talent show. Each student is asked to perform anything, be it a dance or song number, poem recital, painting etc. They are encouraged to wear costumes too. Ayan, panibagong pressure.

Figuring out what my little girl will do is a no-brainer. You see, she can’t dance, at all. I’m not exaggerating but she really can’t dance. So you guessed it right, Sophia will render a song. What song you may ask? Her all time favorite - So much More Than A Dream from the Cinderella 3 movie. She loves this song to bits and she knows it by heart. I’ll make her wear the Cinderella gown she wore during my cousin’s birthday and I guess we’re all set.

Yesterday though, I was desperate and buzzed people over at YM for help on looking for a So Much More Than A Dream Audio over the net available for downloading as I don’t know how to use limewire and even if I did, according to Abie, the song wasn’t available there. I have long been wanting to buy the Cinderella 3 soundtrack but after going to every music store, I was told that it was pulled out from the market as there was a change in the producing company or something like that. So you see, we never had a cd of this song. Sophia would only hear it while watching her Cinderella 3 DVD. So how can she sing it if we didn’t have a cd right? Thank you so much to the people who tried to help me and sorry also for bothering all of you. You know who you are.

At the end, thanks to my good friend’s husband, Bishop for making it possible. Heaven sent! He was able to download a video from YouTube and converted it to an MP3 and sent the file to me over at YM without a fuss. Ang galing! Thank you thank you.

Now all we need to do is practice. Naku, wish us luck!

My brothers who are part of the basketball team who are competing in Las Vegas next month are ecstatic that they are finally going to see and step foot to the land with greener pastures as others call it - America. It’s both their first time and they clearly can’t wait. My mom and dad will be joining them for the two week game tour. They are all excited of course.

They plan to meet some of our relatives after the games. Well, I guess they really should and to even maximize the expensive fare, they should visit as many cities they could. To begin with, my cousin who is based California promised to take the whole gang to New York after as he believes this city is a must see for first timers like them. To maximize their visit in this marvelous city, I told them they should take a look at what NYC Tours has to offer. It just might be the smartest thing to do to be able to go around the city and see all the major attractions and activities during their short stay. this hop-on, hop-off bus tours are operated on a fleet of new double-decker buses designed with top-deck-only seating to provide tourists with the best possible views of New York City’s attractions, neighborhoods and places of interest. I guess hopping on one is really worthit. I would definitely try them when I do visit the city which is hopefully soon.

I have been looking non stop for several car insurance online quote since yesterday. You see, Jon’s new toy is here and we have yet to get an insurance for it as the one the agent is offering is a bit high. I was told by friends that I could get good deals over the net as long as I patiently search and look for insurance providers thats offers free online quotes. I guess there’s nothing to lose if I try, right? I hope I can stumble on a great deal, read cheap insurance really as we have a very small budget to work on. Everything went to pay for the car thats why!

Jon is a DVD addict. He loves collecting DVDs and would you believe that his collection are even arranged alphabetically? Yes, thats how organized he is when it comes to his DVD collection. In fact, everyday he checks if all the DVDs are in their right order. You see, with a three year old girl in the house, its inevitable that stuff will be messed up every once in a while. That’s just the way it is.

Jon’s DVD collection ranges from action movies, his favorites to romantic comedy movies which I like. He also has a few concert performances and some TV series collection. He doesn’t fail to buy a new DVD to add too his collection every time we hit the mall. Lately though, he discovered a more convenient way to get his hands on certain DVDs. He discovered that he could get DVDs online in this certain site a friend recommended anytime and boy was he glad. He need not leave the house now to get a new DVD. I’m sure his collection will grow in no time because of this.