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I’ll be missing you

Author: GLadys Erhardt
11 3rd, 2007

Nice video and song from Puff Daddy



I Hate Mondays!!!

Author: GLadys Erhardt
10 29th, 2007

Here we go, this poem is originally created by Justin A Rankin ( the son of my bestfriend Anne). Justin is 10 years old oh boy, he knows how to write poems *smile*. I was talking to his mom earlier today and she’s really proud of his son. Right now, he’s composing a 138 pages story and he is not done yet. Hopefully he would share us his work again :) .

 

I Hate Mondays!!!

Justin A Rankin

Monday morning I woke up in bed,
Looked at the clock and it said,
Nine o’clock.

 I am late for school
This is not cool,

 The car broke down,
I heard a sound.

 I looked under the hood
And there a monkey stood

 With car parts in its mouth,
And with my compass always pointing south.

 

By: Justin A. Rankin



Happy Birthday to my mom in Davao!

Author: GLadys Erhardt
10 26th, 2007

Happy birthday *hugs* and *kisses* Maam Feym. From all the way here in Alamogordo, Carlo and I are wishing you a happy happy birthday. More birthdays to come and more prosperity in the business :) .

Feyma Martin

I love you. Happy birthday Mom! Read the rest of this entry »



It bleeds me..

Author: GLadys Erhardt
10 23rd, 2007

My heart is bleeding right now, I didn’t know that there’s a bombing gas explosion happened in Manila.I just finished reading my friend’s blog entry, she had a talk with the victims daughter. Imagine she lost her family; one sibling and both the parents.

Whew, that was a hard one.. :(

UPDATE:

My former boss just feed me an info, he said the Phil government is UNSURE of what caused Glorietta mall 2 to explode so I need to change my word here from bombing and gas explosion to UNSURE. Thanks boss.



Let’s help, please click the link

Author: GLadys Erhardt
10 16th, 2007

Let’s help the breast cancer patients by clicking this link :http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/. One click would not hurt us.

The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on ‘donating a mammogram’ for free (pink window in the middle).

This doesn’t cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors /advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate mammogram in exchange for advertising.

The website: http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/



New theme’s name

Author: GLadys Erhardt
10 15th, 2007

I changed my theme’s name for the nth time :D hehehe..I just feel like too. I think I might settle for this.



10 13th, 2007

As I’ve told you in my last post, I had my wsidom teeth extraction a week ago that’s why I’ve been laying in bed most of the time. I only feel better now that’s why I was able to post this. Hopefully I would continue to feel better so I can get back to my old routine. I’m so tired of doing nothing.

I really want to do something, like at least walk around our house..but then I can’t, my medicine knocked me off all the time. It’s a little worse because I’ve been taking 4 meds every four hours but I can’t eat any solid foods. I am even having a hard time opening my mouth, both my left and right gums were swollen. My food is always soup, yogurt, milk, oatmeal, and canned fruits.

I got up around 11am this morning and this is my first morning to feel that my swollen gums are beginning to heal, it doesn’t hurt that much when I try to open my mouth and this is my first day to eat solid food. After 8 longggg days :) .

Anyway, Carlo is already sleeping right now (8 21pm), poor husband..he hasn’t had any good sleep since my wisdom extraction. He’s always watching me..to feed me or to help me take my meds. I’m really thankful to have him, he’s always by my side to help me..even if he has work, he still wake up in the middle of the night to help me take my meds.

My husband is one in a million :) . Thanks for taking care of me babe. I love you so much.



I’ve been lazy lately..

Author: GLadys Erhardt
10 9th, 2007

I’ve been very lazy lately cause of my teeth extraction few days ago. Whenever I would take my meds, it knocks me off and I would eventually go to bed and sleep. I’ll update this site whenever I’ll feel better. Thanks for reading.

Gladys



Sad reality.

Author: GLadys Erhardt
10 1st, 2007

I had a talk with my mom earlier today, after my husband went to work, I made a call to the Philippines. My mom is in the province right now, she went there to talk to my grandparents about some family problem.

But anyway, while we were talking, she mentioned that 2 of our neighbors died and it’s a husband and wife. The cause of death was tragic, they both died because of hunger. They haven’t eaten anything for few days. The wife died first then after 2 days, the husband died too.

What saddened me most is that, one of their son also lived in the neighborhood. He can pass by the house of his parents every morning when he goes to his work. And he wasn’t able to even say hi or give at least some minutes to check on his parents? Maybe he has his reasons but for God’s sake, pakan-a og bisitaha pud uy ginikanan gud na nimo. Di baya ka mabuhi kung dili tungod nila. Now that they needed your help, nganong ningtalikod man ka? And also, where are the other siblings? Can’t they check on their parents too?

Ang nakadiskubre sa ilang kamatayon kay ang amo ra pud silingan nga nagpuyo sa atbang sa ilang balay. Natingala intawon kay nganong wa nay gawas gawas ang mga tigulang unya dunay baho nga gikan sa ilang balay. Mao na diay to, namatay silang duha sa lunos. Ingon pa sa akong nanay, naggakos daw kuno ang mag-asawa nga namatay.

2 weeks before the incident happened, the wife went to our house to ask some rice. My parents gave her rice and some cooked viand, so both of them can eat right away hence the lady is complaining that her and her husband hasn’t eaten any food and they are both so hungry. Ninghangyo pa gyud daw ni sila nga magpadeliver og isa ka sako nga uling kay ilang gamiton, gi-deliveran pud sa akong tatay. Katong mga panahuna, ok pa man daw silang duha. Unya natingala na lang ang akong nanay nganong wa na man nakasuroy pag-usab sa among balay (kay permanente man ni siya mulaag sa balay). Mao diay, kay nangamatay na diay. I remember, when I was still in GenSan, mubisita ni siya sa among balay og muhangyo nga mukaon, amo pud intawon pakaonon kay looy man.

You know, this is really a SAD REALIZATION. We as a human being, we always tend to neglect or forget those tiny things nga maoy pinaka-importante sa atong kinabuhi. Parents will always be parents kay bisan unsa nato kasalawayon nga mga anak, labanan gihapon ta nila but then nganong sa natigulang na sila, wa man nato balusi ang ilang kaayo? We need to take care of them as they grow older, they are our responsibility. Kung unta gipangga sa anak ang ginikanan, dili sila mamatay sa ingon ani nga sitwasyon. Bisan unta og wa niya gisagop sa iyang panimalay, iya lang unta gisuportahan sa pagkaon, ambot kung makatulog ba kahaang anak ani.

In my own saga, when I was still single I worked my butt off for my family. They are my inspiration, they are the reason why I wanted to succeed and I offered every success that I had for them. Even now that I’m already married, they are still a part of me and my husbands dream. Kay bisan unsa nako ka-maldita, ang akong ginikanan mulaban gihapon nako. They love me till death and I love them till death too.

Life can never be lived backwards but only forward..there are no rewind, no replays. So we need to make the most out of it, show our care and our love to our loved ones every moment we have. Besides, our parents will always be our (as daughter’s and son’s) responsibility.



09 29th, 2007

I received my interview appointment for my green card today, it was exactly a month after I finished my biometrics appointment when they issued my interview schedule. It feels good. The requirements for interview are evidences of marriage, my passport and I-94 form, Valid ID’s and my husband :D . Hehe, well, it was specifically written in the letter that  the husband needs to be present.

Anyway here’s my timeline for my AOS:

July 16, 07 -  Send our application to Chicago USCIS

July 31, 07 – NOA1 (Notice of Action1)

August 4, 07 – Received ASC Appointment or Biometrics appointment

August 25, 07 – Biometric appointment

September 26, 07 – Issued letter for interview

September 29, 07 – Received Interview notice

October 18, 07 – My interview schedule

Approximately, my AOS processing time is about 3 and a half months.