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It’s been a while since I last posted an entry here, I know “busy” word is just an excuse. There were a lot of things that I prioritized rather than taking a note here. Firstly, Carlo’s been diagnosed with high in cholesterol and the following check up was that worse, his cholesterol went down but then he’s sugar is high.

He underwent a series of test and check up and we found out that he’s diabetic. It gave me sleepless nights and I had been crying. Maybe I was over-reacting but can you blame me? But anyway, thanks to the medicine’s here..he was able to lower his sugar and we’ll just maintain his medicine. Gone were the pizza, hamburger, rice, soda and all the fatty food days..

He’s having poultry foods right now as well as veggies, some fruits, plain water and whole wheat. Now I understand why no matter how eager I want to get a 9 to 5 job, I can’t..so this is the reason. You know I do believe that everything happens for a reason.

I’m over with weariness now, in fact I’m here in the base right now, Carlo has an appointment for a nutritionist dietitian and I’m going with him so I know what to feed him too. I mean the balance diet.

So what’s up with my blogging life? I’m pretty busy with my dabawenya babe blog, been kicking some assignments there. Did you know that we were able to save from that blog? That was really a big help for our plans in the future. We do have a lot of biz plans for next year.

Anyway, I bought me 3 domains in total and I’ll try to use the FREE hosting plan from godaddy, I’ll just try if it’s good if not, I’ll get me a hosting plan. The domain was cheap, it only cost me $14+ for 2 domains and that’s a year then the other 1 was around $28 including the hosting plan.

Yeah I bought em from different domain provider, just testing the boat. The subjects on those blogs are already laid out and planned. For sure, 2 of this blogs will NOT be monetized..just an educational blog.

Times up for blog talks, I read my friends’ entry about the ‘rice issue’ way back home. Wa gud ko katulog gabii naghuna huna, I don’t know how would the people survive the scarcity and crisis there. Makahurot og dugo..haaayyyy..lisod huna hunaon.

And one thing that kept bugging me every night was, 3 of my cousins are getting married next year. Worried lang ko because they are just ordinary person’s..unya mahal na ang bugas..unsaon na lang. But I hope they’re making the right decisions….I’ll cross my fingers on that issue.

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Hi everyone,

I’m back from a busy weekend. We went to Grindstone lake again this week for fishing. We went there last week and we had a lot of fun. It was chilly on the lake, the temp was about 40F but the view is breathtaking. I’ve never enjoyed any lake as much as I enjoyed it here. I guess, it was because we had a huge body of water in the Phils and its not so much in the town where I’m at right now.

After about 2 or 3 hours of fishing, we stop by at the Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort to eat. This hotel is located near the lake and its also breathtaking. We were starving by this time and so we ate at the hotel’s buffet. There were four types of cuisine served but i sticked to Asian . After eating, we then head home. This is what we did last weekend.

This weekend, we drive the other route. From Ruidoso, we stopped by at the near town which is the Cloudcroft. On the way to Cloudcroft, you can see the trace of fields covered with snows. Cloudcroft is on top of the mountain and so it explains why they have snow. We ate at big daddy’s cafe this time and I enjoyed their burger. This cafe is known for their burger.

We pumped some gas and at Cloudcroft town and on our way home, we stopped by to beautiful landscapes and took pictures. It was really pretty on that area too.

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I’m in the base today. I went here with hubby. He drops me off here at the community center and I’m using one of their PC. I had a lot of reminisces when I was in McDo eating my bfast. I went there and spent an hour and a half.

Both of my parents weren’t born with a ‘golden spoon’, though they’re not considered to be the poorest but if they don’t till our farm, we have nothing to eat. My brother started working in our farm as early as 8 or 9 years old. And me, I learned to cook rice and some simple viands when I was 6. But we were happy, in fact I remember that during weekends we always go to town (we live in the province) to buy groceries, eat and shop.

A simple hotdog packs would always give me and my bro a huge smile. We both love hotdogs. Then for some reason we transferred in GenSan. It was a hard life for us on our first years in GenSan but my parents are very hardworking persons. After 5 years of living in GenSan, they were able to establish a better life for the family. Though we were tight in our budget, bro and I never stopped going to school.

So that was it, I learned how to be responsible with my actions when I first knew what earth was. Hard life taught me how to be strong and how to succeed. You know, I was growing up thinking that failure is not an option for me, this was my motivation. I stumbled of course but I managed to get back and go on. I had high hopes and everyday in my life, I was working on getting my goal. I can say that I had a promising career when I left Davao. I went here in the States because I fall in love. My husband is a very wonderful person. We have a lot of things in common. He’s a Filipino yet Americanized man. He pretty much grew up in here but I admire how he honored and paid respect to his roots. We blended right away and so I had no (as in zero) problem with my adjustment. I owe that to hubby.

Sitting at McDo made me realize and reminisce my life’s journey. You know, everything is possible. It was a realization knowing the sacrifices both my parents and I went through..I’d say, I am having a good life now. It’s not because I’m here in the States (kind a money grows on trees thinking) but because I do believe that wherever you are, as long as you have the drive to get your goal..you will succeed. I left a good career when I was in the Philippines, I was taking my Masters and even if I chose not to finish it (I lacked one exam to get the degree, I need to decide whether to get it or get here in the States) I got me a wonderful husband that is very supportive in my career. I know I have a vibrant career ahead of me and we are both planning to continue my degree.

Also, I am able to support my family (parents) without hurting our (I and hubby’s) budget. Though I’m not working full time right now, the internet has opened this huge opportunity that made me earned some extra. I’m really thankful for the blessings, I may not be perfect but I do believe in good and bad karma and the sayings that ‘what comes around goes around’.

I hope I inspired your day with my life story. Thanks for reading and have a good day

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I’ve attended Carlo’s seminar today. He was the speaker and his topic was about “Time Management”. Our plate is full today, we had a dental appointment at Dr. Klump’s office then around 10 we went here on base (I’m in the base right now).

While my husband tackled his topic, at some point (and somehow), the term “do things right in the right way” hit me. Why? It’s because I myself practiced some (not all the time but I do sometimes) ‘manyana” habit. The one that we called “mamaya na”. And I do entertain destructors when I’m doing something, no matter how busy I am, when my CSI Miami or Cold Case is on, I paused everything just to watch these shows. It’s probably because I’m just staying at home and I’m only working part time with my sidelines. I don’t know, this is just probably one of my lame excuses.

My lecturer continued with his lecture and said that schedule and priority is a must. Prioritizing the tasks from A as the most important, B as lesser and C as the unimportant can lead to an 80% productivity. Everything he lectured and shared are all I can see and noticed of him. Being his wife, I know how dedicated he is towards his school, his family and his job.

He is so disciplined and doesn’t let any workloads to pile on his desk. I admire this attitude so much. His everyday routine when he comes home is quick rest (5 minutes) – study and do his school works (2 to 3 hours) and bedtime. Our family time is that I spend time with him in our office and in between his study time, we watch TV shows or drive for 10 to 30 minutes. No matter how redundant it may seem but he’s enjoying every bit of it.

I can’t remember that he gets late on his school paper works, not even in his office works. That’s why his lecture today inspired me and had corrected my habit. I was just a visitor of that seminar (I went with him to listen to the uhmm, and ah –some speech errors so we can correct it later on), I didn’t know that I have so much to learn. With regards to his uhmm’s nor ah’s, he didn’t have any, I’m proud to say that.

Love you hubby, it was a great experience.

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I received an update about my school evaluation last night and I’m so happy . The letter said, they’re finalizing the evaluation of my school’s record and will mail it after the finalization. I’ve been waiting for my school’s evaluation since last year and you bet this is a good news.

I’m torn right now, I want to work yet at the same time I’m unsure. Few nights ago, (out of the blue) my husband asked me if I can still take care of him if I’ll have a job. He sounded like he’s hesitant to let me work.. “Of course I’ll take care of you like what I’m doing right now, nothing will change” I said. Here comes the neophyte assuring the pro on how life would turn when she will be a working person.

I am a hardworking person ( I can say), I love to work, would you believe me if I’ll tell you that the only time I took off from work was when my grandpa died and during my visa appointment? That’s how I value my work. And through my husband’s question I realized that I need to balance  it now. But you know what, I’m positive that I can.

On the other side, he made me realize how knuckle head I was before. I don’t usually go home (parents house) during special events or when they ask me to spend time with them. I was busy with school and work. I had a 9 to 5 job monday to friday then at weekend, I had school (taking my MS when I was in Davao).
*sigh*. Oh well, I’m making up on it since last year and I surely have lesson learned.

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I just finished talking with nanay today, nagtatampo sila kasi di daw ako nakatawag at di rin daw ako nakapagtext nung New Year. But actually, I tried..mga dalawa o tatlong oras yata akong text ng text at dial ng dial, pero di ako makakonek. I explained it to her and she understand me naman. Matampuhin si nanay ko, di lang ako maka-text she would think that I’ve neglected them na.

Haay kapag tumatanda nga naman. But anyway, nanay and I were talking about the family that we’re helping right now. This family is very close to my heart, they are the only people who showed/gave us unconditional love and care. Totoo yan. This family extended their help nung nangangailangan kami, kasi dalawa lang kaming siblings ng bro ko and si tatay naman, nag-iisang anak. Nanay has 6 siblings but they’re far from our town. The nearest relative that we have naman doesn’t seem to care. A simple gesture like watching my mom in the hospital (when she had her leg surgery) or doing the simplest thing that my dying grandpa wished…seeing him..di nila nagawa.

Here comes Uncle Ronie’s family, they are the one who’s always there, filling the spaces that I was expecting my real uncle’s and aunt’s would fill. That’s why I felt so closed with them. They showed and gave us unconditional love. I have so much love and respect for this family. Uncle Ronie, hold on tight..you’re not alone with your battle. I love you as my real uncle and please be strong and fight for your family, for your wife and kids whom I know adored you and love you…for my family who’s looking forward on spending more and more years with you and hey, I am looking forward to see you when I get home. Carlo wants to meet you also.

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I feel lazy today , it’s already 8am and I feel like going back to bed. I haven’t seen any sunlight and we will experience rain showers today. I heard it awhile ago in the radio, the percentage is 90. When I went with hubby in the garage this morning, t’was freezing cold. And as always, I run inside our house right after he drives his way to his office. As expected, he has his amused smile again.

When the weather is below 30F, he would let me get inside the house first before he’ll open our garage door and leave. But I can see that I was able to adjust..as times pas by. I’m ok with 70F now and I don’t get colds or sneeze right away, unlike the first few weeks of having the cold weather.

And when it comes to shower talk, neither of us takes shower when our heater is not on hehe. Our bathroom is freezing cold, the only carpeted floor was our walk in closets -the rest are a tiled one. I used to love cold showers, I love the chilly feelings plus its too humid in the Philippines that’s why hot shower is not in my vocabulary on those times. But I don’t think I can take cold showers anymore, not here in the States.

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I have a terrible headache today and I think I got this from the weather. It’s too cold, I always shiver. I’m even sneezing..that’s why I haven’t been online since this morning. Hopefully I’ll get well soon. By the way, I and hubby are watching my favorite team New England Patriots playing right now.

They’re playing against Baltimore Ravens. You know, NFL or NCAAF games are so challenging for each of the teams right now. Why? It is because of the weather. There are stadium’s that are open field and the temperature could go below 50 with sometimes a strong gust of wind. Ew..that’s a tough one huh?

But well, winners will always have the heart of a winner

Game update: (1st quarter) The score is 7 for Baltimore and 3 for my NE..ouch!!

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Our Thanksgiving celebration was perfect. We eat, we watch football and I took a nap ~hehehe while hubby was studying. He’s having his MBA and is currently reviewing for his incoming test for another rank. I was shock with his reviewer, I didn’t know that his incoming test would include a game.

An Air battle game that he will play in the computer. Aside from the written test, he said he also needs to pass the game – the games are funny though. Or it’s funny because its my husband who’s playing? Hehe. Mind you, it also include sound effects. Hmmm, it reminds me of my nephews game in GenSan.

Good luck baby, I know you can do it. You have my all out and undying support.

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We don’t have sun today and when we got up around 8am, the wind breeze is cold. I remember, hubby was telling me that there is a posibility that we will have snow today. Hmmm, I’m excited. That would be my first time to see the real snow.float right side =

So hubby and Steph picked up our Thanksgiving meal in the base and I stayed at home to finish preparing our table. When they got back, all we did was to warm the food and after an hour and a half, we had our meal. Of course, we took pictures too (I’ll share it later).

The whole meal we ordered came with an apple pie and I’m telling you, the apple pie is SO GOOD. We enjoyed eating our food and became sleepy after we’re full. We did not took any nap though, we’re here in our living room watching NFL. It’s Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions. I and hubby both like GB so were cheering for them. Later today, college football is on. It’s my USC (University of California) vs. Arizona State. This would be a good game.

By the way, my husband says our table setting looks beautiful . I owe that to my mom in Davao , I got my design instincts from her. Thanks Mom Feym. And hey, I have my first snow today. We tried walking earlier in our block but we weren’t able to walk more further because it was too cold (imagine we’re wearing fur jackets and pants but still I was shaking). And after we eat and sat here in the living room, Steph saw the first fall of the snow. Ahhhh, it was awesome, so beautiful.

It’s really amazing. Right now, the snow stopped and I can see the mountains now (awhile ago I can’t, it was covered with falling snow). That’s a nice glimpse of the snow in my first Thanksgiving .

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