Merry Christmas!!!

Have a Merry Christmas everyone!

and so i passed...

Thank God, i passed driving with flying colors...

Driving school is finally over...  After a month and a half of attending driving school, I am finally done, yipeeee!!!  Talk about being lucky, on first take I passed the online exam, actual parking test and road test.  This means that I don't need to spend more money and time just to have a driving license.

 Enrolling in a driving school in this side of the world is way too expensive, much more if you fail which means you have to pay again for additional classes.  So yes, we're spared and relieved from unexpected expenses...  I was scheduled to take the road test as early as 7am on 21st December, so the husband and I braved the road at 6am to make sure that we won't be late...  He just dropped me at the driving school and he drove back to the office...  If only I can explain how nervous I am while waiting for the examiner, it was indeed an uncomfortable feeling... By 8am I am done and received my papers with a passed mark... I called the husband the soonest and he is so happy upon learning the news...

Next thing I have to do is to collect my driving license which is scheduled on 25th December 2011, such a lovely christmas gift...

hbd bro...

happy happy birthday to my handsome brother ;D

operation...

Dad is currently in the hospital, he undergone bypass operation yesterday at Philippine Heart Center.  Sad to say that we, his children are all based overseas, plus my mom who is currently here to look after my sister and her newly born baby.  After much of discussion on how we'll handle the situation, we then finally all agreed to stay back, instead of buying expensive tickets we'll just send the money to cover the operation expenses.  This operation is pretty expensive in the Philippines, we've spend half a million for the operation.  Well money is nothing, what's important is that we were able to extend our Dad's life.

Despite the fact that we're not physically there to take care of him, we can still say that we are lucky enough to have our extended families to be there by his side during this difficult time.  We're also thankful that my dad is super understanding though we can feel how he longed to see his family to be by his side.  Sorry dad for we're unable to attend to your needs and portray our roles as your children, I just hope that in some ways you still support our decision. 

One of OFW's sacrifices, being far from family is never easy.  Some may not understand on how we handle the scenario but we don't care about their negative comments, all we know is we've done what is best for our family.

Dad is still recovering in ICU.  We are keeping ourselves updated from time to time by calling our dear families back home.

Hey, Dad hope you'll be home soon, WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH! 

@ Burj Al Arab...

(source: wikipedia): Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب‎,Tower of the Arabs) is a luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At 321 m (1,053 ft), it is the fourth tallest hotel in the world. Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft) from Jumeirah beach and is connected to the mainland by a private curving bridge. The shape of the structure is designed to mimic the sail of a ship. Sometimes incorrectly referred to as "the world's only seven-Star hotel", its star rating has been often debated.

a date to remember 11.11.11

We visited Burj Al Arab last 11th November 2011 and all I can say is I am in Awe, it is indeed a beautiful place...

Food was insanely superb added up with the company of fabulous friends...

Photo taken at home after our visit to Burj Al Arab...
We look forward to your next visit bething!!!
We will miss yah ;)

One fine day with my lovely friends...
An unforgettable day which we will treasure forever... ;D

officially an aunt...

My sister gave birth to a bouncing baby girl last 14th November 2011 via C-Section in Abu Dhabi, UAE, which means I am now officially an auntie, yey!  Mom will be arriving few days from now to take care of the little one while my sister is still recuperating from surgery.  As of today my sister and the baby are still in the hospital and will be discharged hopefully by tomorrow...  I can't wait to see and kiss the little one.

Have a great day everyone!

back to BB...

I was finally convinced by my good friends to get back to BBM.  It's been a year since i decided to change my BB to Android phone 'coz function wise, i like android phones.  But due to the fact that most of my friends have BB, I have to cling to the idea to switch back to BB.  BBM makes our chikahan more easier and faster.

And I'm back to BBM World!!!

....jOg....

And so we jog…

We’re happy to announce that jogging is now part of our routine. It's been over a week now since we started and we're still giddy and looking forward to do this everyday (crossed fingers - hope this will be for long). We do our rounds in the evening at the park close to where we stay. What can I say, being fit and healthy is our top priority.

Since I quit my job, we also lost our medical insurance, kinda sad. The husband’s employer does not provide medical insurance, which is totally hideous. And getting sick is a BIG NO NO for us, because medical expense in this side of the world is way too expensive. Anyways, we are working out in getting our own insurance soon. Hope will find a good deal though… But for the meantime we’ll do our part to keep us healthy…

More exercise and eat healthy foods… Be safe everyone!

DiAmOnDs R FOREVER...

Most of our friends don’t know that we first got hitched in August and had our Civil Wedding in Phil. Consulate Dubai just few months before our church wedding nailed in January. It was super simple ceremony joined by our 2 witnesses, no wedding dress and no wedding reception, as in no nothing… Because during that time we are saving up for our church wedding come January. All wedding expenses from bits to pieces are shouldered by us so we have to save-save-save. Since we’re saving for the church wedding we decided not to spend much on our Civil Wedding and so we agreed and end up having a silver wedding ring while we save up for our gold wedding band.

Whenever August comes, I always do ask him to replace our silver wedding band. And lately I’ve been bugging the husband again to give me a decent ring to replace the silver wedding band that we used during our civil wedding. I was too pushy the whole time and maybe he realized that I will not stop and will continue bugging him every year until he give in and so finally he obliged. I am one lucky girl and proud to wear this new bling. It’s another wedding band that will keep our love and bond FOREVER.

I'm super loving it…. I SUPER LOVE YOU HONEY ;-)

Diamonds are indeed forever.....

aNd So....

Ramadan is officially over which means work timings will be back to normal. I know it doesn’t concern me, as I am currently a bum, heheh! When Ramadan comes to an end the husband’s afternoon naps is also over and this makes him sad, poor hubby coz he has to get back to his usual routine, which is waking up early and coming home late :-(.

As for me it is still bumming mode though I am now itching to go back to work. Now is the time to start making plans in searching a decent job, but where will I begin?!? I am back to square 1 and I have to start all over again… urghhhhhh, I hate interviews!!!

Wish me luck…

EID MUBARAK TO ALL OUR MUSLIMS…

sHoP nOw...

For those who are bag lovers, I have some items up for sale.

United Colors of Benetton (Large - 3 Folds)

United Colors of Benetton (Large - 3 Folds)

Tommy Hilfiger (Maroon - Medium)

Tommy Hilfiger (Black - Large)

Tommy Hilfiger (Blue - Large)

Ed Hardy (Black - Large)

Nine West (Satchel Bag - Medium)

Nine West (Satchel/Crossbody Bag - Medium)

All items are authentic and brand new. For those who are interested please leave a message and I will get back to you.

HAPPY SHOPPING EVERYONE!

Note: Above items are in Pasig, Philippines and can be collected anytime, payment can be done upon pick up.