Hi friends, just want to invite you to take a peek at my other sites, USAPinoy and Charina.net . I wasn't able to post anything new here yet but do visit those two sites, that is if you aren't too busy, because I have some new posts there.
That's all for now. Promise, I'll post one here too. :)
Take care y'all...
I am so lazy these days that I am at home. Due to my ankle injury, here I am, stuck at home, just staring at the four corners of my apartment.
Just kidding there. Actually, how can I just stare at the four walls when my two-year old is always jumping on my back and whining, "I'm hungry Mommy, I'm hungry". We had to let him stay with me so he wouldn't have to wake up so early to go to his daycare. So my days since my injury are filled with trying to prepare his food (while hopping on my right foot) , changing his diapers, changing his tv channel, which is either PBS Sprout or Noggin and trying to amuse him with tickles and stories.
But even if I am just staying home, I really don't have any energy to post anything. I also don't grab any opportunities for my paid post.
I feel so lazy and bored.
This is one of my favorite bands, Trademark. Have you heard of them? I got to know about this band about year 2000 when I worked in Taiwan. Great songs really, kinda very sentimental, heartbreaking. I feel like crying when I listen to their songs, it triggers some memories. Hahaha, mushy me..
Hi friends! How are you all doing ? How's the weather in your part of the world ? I live in Northern California and right now, ours is still a bit cold especially in the morning. Anyways, how was the Easter celebration? In the Philippines, people must have all gone back to their own provinces to celebrate Easter. I envy you guys. I celebrated Easter with an accident. Me, John (my two-year old son) and my husband were on our way out when I had that little mishap.
I was carrying John, was telling him, " I love you John" when I suddenly tripped and buckled down to the ground. I felt something broke in my ankle but thought it wasn't serious. John wasn't harmed at all since I cushioned his fall, specially his head, when we fell. I gave my son to my husband and stood up with his assistance coz it was really painful. We dropped off John and went to work. I didn't know how serious it was until my left ankle swelled.
My husband picked me up from work after just an hour, went to Kaiser's Urgent Care and got in immediately. I had a bloodpressure of 141/100 probably because I was injured. They had the ankle "x-rayed" and the doctor said that I broke something and it will heal in about 4 to 6 weeks.
And so right now, I have a splint in my left foot, and I have crutches.. complete battle gear huh?
So that's my Easter celebration, not too thrilling but it's okay. I am just glad that it wasn't too serious and I am still alive.
Hi friends, I have posted some new entries in my other site so I hope to see you there. Don't be shy to leave a message. All comments are welcome. :)
Our neighbor downstairs, the one I blogged about last time that has stomach cancer, passed away last Friday, March 8. He must have been diagnosed with the cancer about January and in barely two months , he passed away.
My coworker's son was just 30 years old when he was shot to death by his girlfriend's ex. He was brought to the hospital but he didn't make it. He left behind two young sons aged 9 and 5.
Everytime I hear that someone I know died, or someone I know lost someone dear, it makes me think about how fleeting life really is, about how temporary our borrowed life is. One moment you are enjoying life, the next, it gets snuffed out of you.
When I was younger, I lost my grandfather. I grieved for him and I still do even to this day. But those days, the impact on me was just on losing him, not on the lesson that life is so short.When you're young, you think everything that happens to other people will never happen to you. Now I am older and presumably wiser, I know that my time to go isn't too far behind too. Who knows what God has planned for me right? Maybe I might not even live long enough to see my grandkids, or even see my son get married. Who knows, really?
Now I understand why people change for the better when they are old and grey. They become more understanding , more forgiving of everything. Maybe they know that the time is ripe. They know that any moment, life may just not be with them any longer. Now I am more aware that I should be prepared everyday because my time on earth might not be that long. Time will come, that I will not be able to post anything here anymore. Time will come, even if it breaks my heart, when I will have to say goodbye to family and friends because life isn't forever.
Life is so fleeting and death will come like a thief in the night.
Do you have a Nokia phone that you can't use with other simcards because it's locked ? I did have that predicament too with my beloved Nokia 6610 that I bought from the Philippines and I was never able to use it when I got here in the USA but not anymore. Surprise, surprise, after just a few clicks, I am now using it with my T-Mobile simcard.
I feel so sad today, a friend of mine called me up, we talked about our kids and then she told me that her husband is undergoing chemotherapy. I feel so shocked. I didn't know about it till she told me today. I feel so sad that her husband, who I feel is such a kind-hearted man, has it. It is so heartbreaking to hear it from a young Mom like her, who's just starting out with her life here in the USA, with her husband and her one-year old son.
Actually, lately, I feel so bothered because so many people around me seems to be having cancer. My Mom's friend has cancer. My coworker's brother has it. Our neighbor downstairs has it. A friend of mine, her brother in the Philippines, has it too. My two caucasian brothers-in-law had a bit of those cancerous tissues that they had removed too.
Hearing all of these, I cannot help but be sad. I wonder why all of a sudden, that C word gets so mentioned up in my conversations, in emails sent to me. It's so sad really. I know how scary it can be to the person who has it, thinking about the family, the finances, all those things. My heart just goes to all these people and their families, especially for those with the worst kind , those in the terminally-ill kind of stage. I know it will never be easy.
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How in the world did cancer become so prevalent today? If its not genetics, then maybe it's got something to do with the foods that we eat, in the air that we breathe, in our unhealthy lifestyle ? In the olden days, cancer is not that rampant, widespread and only the rich people had it before but now,it seems it just hits anybody.
I think that these days, we really have to think about how our food choices are wreaking havoc to our bodies. Ive been reading about it lately and I read that too much coffee, tea, sweets, meats, they are contributing factors in making cancer cells in our bodies go stronger and multiply. All of us have minute cancer cells in our bodies but they go undetected since they have not yet grown to the detectable size, but if we are not careful with the things we do and eat, and our immune system is not strong, these cancerous cells grow and multiply.
I hope people who read this will not take things easy. I know some people are just too complacent, they do not want to think about things like these, it's too morbid, too negative but think about it, do we still want to spend some more time with our loved ones or do we want to go on with our ways and risk our lives? If you'll ask me, life is beautiful, and even more beautiful because I have a wonderful little boy that I'd want to stay longer with, so I am going to make a change in myself and in my family. No more fatty foods, no more caffeine and sugar filled treats, no more to too much meats , and late nights in front of my computer. I'll make myself strong enough, make my immune system be able to fight off the cancer cells. I want to be one less of a number that will have that big C.
I am saying "NO" to cancer !!!
Please read: We Can Fight Cancer
P. S.
Now if I can just have that lump in my foot checked. I have this lump that I have always ignored, one that I happened to notice when I got here in the States. I haven't had it checked because I feel scared what the findings will be. I hope it's not what I fear it is.
I just want to share this song that I really, really like, it's THE SIMPLE THINGS by Jim Brickman and Rebecca Lynn Howard. The lyrics can be found after the video so you can sing with it when the video plays. I couldn't find the original video for this song so I just picked this one featuring a Korean actor ...
So shall we go sing now ? :)
SIMPLE THINGS (Jim Brickman) Hey, time won't wait
Life goes by
Every day's a brand new sky
Every tear
Comes to dry
All that really matters in this crazy world
Is you and I together, baby
Just remember
The first leaves off the tree
The way you look at me
A thousand chiming church bells ring
The simple things are free
The sun, the moon, the stars
The beating of two hearts
How I love the simple things
The simple things just are
So here we go
Let's just dance
Teach my soul to take this chance
Put my heart
In your hands
Out of all the moments that we leave behind
Turn around and tell me baby
We'll remember
The thunder and the rain
The way you say my name
After all the clouds go by
The simple things remain
The sun, the moon, the stars
The beating of two hearts
How I love the simple things
The simple things just are
Oh, the ocean and the sky
The way we feel tonight
I know that it's the love that brings
The simple things to life
The sun, the moon, the stars
The beating of two hearts
I love the way the simple things
The simple things just are
I love the way the simple things
The simple things just are
The simple things just are
The simple things
Just are
Hi friends, I know I have not blogged for awhile. It was because I was pretty busy with my new site which I will plug here :) , please, please visit my new Wordpress site USAPinoy.com . Hope to see you there.
Ahh, I feel so blessed because today is Saturday, no need to rush off to work. Today is the start of a four-day long vacation from work. As what my friend Jasmin said," Yehey!!! " .
Hurray, two more days and soon we will be greeting the New Year again. It seemed only like yesterday when 2007 came and now, it's going to be 2008, that quick huh ??? Soon 2008, then 2009 and when the year 2010 comes, wow, it feels so like in the movies like Judge Dredd, so futuristic. I feel like when that year comes, at 2010, I am imagining that the cars are already airborne and flying and not using the roads anymore hahaha.. Opps, I was supposed to talk about 2008 and went to 2010? Oh well, I am sleepy my friends, talk to you later and maybe my dimming memory will be revived by five hours of sleep, hopefully I'd find better things to talk about.
Have a happy weekend everyone !
It was Thanksgiving yesterday, I ate turkey and you know what was the most amazing thing that happened? I actually enjoyed it! After three years, this is the only time I can say I was able to appreciate the taste of turkey. Hahaha,isn't that funny, after three long years? It took me that long, huh? Others might be laughing at me, but yes, it's true. I can honestly say that this year is the only time I was able to actually enjoy the taste of turkey! Blame it on the 36 years of eating chicken , I couldn't take anything but chicken then hehehe...
By the way, we didn't prepare the turkey but just ordered it from Safeway, costs us only 45.00 dollars and it already has everything like the mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, pumpkin pie, yam and of course , the turkey, the most important item of them all. It's going to be a Safeway turkey dinner again next year and next and next .
So that's it, I just wanted to share that yes, I enjoyed the turkey dinner, finally. Thank you, Safeway hehehe...
Today we were dismissed from work early since it's going to be Thanksgiving tomorrow and everyone is all agog preparing for this very special day. It is going to be a two-day (Thursday and Friday) holiday all over the US and if there's one thing to be thankful on Thanksgiving, it's this two days-off from working and toiling. (Yay!)
Thanksgiving is America's preeminent day. It is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday in the month of November. It has a very interesting history. Its origin can be traced back to the 16th century when the first thanksgiving dinner is said to have taken place. ( Read more from Thanksgiving-day.org )
And since it's thanksgiving, of course it's going to be turkey time again ! Most people like turkey but not all Asians like it, my Vietnamese friend doesn't like it, neither does her family and neither do I. But I respect this American tradition so I try to eat some turkey too during Thanksgiving feasts.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Do you know those kind of people who add you up to their Friendster list and you sorta know each other, were friends before so you write them, asking how they are but they were never kind enough to write you back ? You know those who never even send you a hi or hello , no matter how many emails you wrote them ? Personally, I think it is rude really. If I wrote you like twice, asking how you are, isn't it but proper to email me back ? This goes especially to some friendster friends who I have been emailing for like twice, to think that I was so excited to hear from them too but not even a hasty "Hi" did I get from them. It's sad because I see that they were able to login to Friendster everyday, that they have uploaded a photo for like everyday but they wouldn't even send a reply ? To think that we were former co-workers, we were dormmates or the most hurting thing is , the person was one of my relatives yet she didn't even bother to answer my emails given the fact that she was online everyday or that she kept updating her profile and all. I think even if I was mad at somebody, I still would send back a short message. Just a simple "Hi , I got your email , thank you very much " would suffice. I would already be happy to know that yes, she got my message and yes, she's still alive somewhere in this big wide world. But most of all, I am happy that she sent me back a reply. It just kinda hurt that she was able to post a bulletin but not reply to my email excitedly asking how she's doing.
Hey, did you know that most Filipinos in the USA also watch Marimar of GMA7 ? My cousin and her husband from Arizona came to California this week to visit his relatives in Daly City and she was surprised that all of them were watching the show, even the males in their household. And when she came over to our place, I was also watching it. My coworker Minda also watches it and if she missed it, she'd ask me what was the latest episode, what had happened to Marimar.
Marimar has gotten all of us hooked.
I love watching this show, rather than watch the ridiculous Kokey of ABS-CBN or Judy-Ann's Ysabella. But sometimes I miss Marimar due to the fact that my husband sometimes watches Cops in the living room TV then my two-year old watches PBS Sprouts on the other TV, just when it's time for my Marimar. I think these two guys here are in cahoots with each other so that poor Mommy won't be able to see Marimar. It was a good thing that every Saturday, GMA7 thru Comcast runs a Marimar marathon, all episodes that were shown for the whole week are shown again back to back to back.
Even when I missed the Marimar Marathon during Saturdays, there's YouTube to go to and my, they almost have the complete series of Marimar. By the way, kudos to all these people who patiently upload the Marimar series to Youtube ! Thanks to you brothers and sisters. Many thanks most especially to Tribalengel who's my favorite Marimar uploader.
Waahahah, Marimar, Marimar, lagi na lang bang si Marimar ???
P.S.
Before I forget, even if I like the series, sometimes there just are some scenes that could have been done better but I guess that's the typical Filipino director at the helm. I just hope that in the future, directors will treat us like the intelligent viewers that we are.
"Go placidly amidst the noise and haste", was all I remembered from this framed poem in Lolo Ping's room ( for foreign readers, Lolo is the Filipino word for Grandfather). I was about seven and cannot fathom what the beginning lines meant, "go placidly...".
This framed poem always catches my attention everytime I was at my grandparents' room, whether it was for treats, for some scolding or for the daily nighttime rosary, my eyes would always wander off to look and try to read the words from this prose. I was certainly intrigued why this one is up there on the wall of my grandparents' room. Surely it meant something because my old folks never put something up for nothing.
And I wasn't wrong, I learned that this self-explanatory poem, if one will really read it and be guided by it, there is so much power and wisdom in it that can even change your life, your mindset about things, about life, about people.
Desiderata by Max Ehrmann is a poem that will not only fascinate you with how beautifully the words were written, but they will enchant you of how true and ageless the truth that it speaks of. Like the Bible, the Desiderata embodies the simple truths that man should live by.
It's Halloween, past 9pm in the evening and so far the number of trick-or-treaters that dropped by our apartment is, ... ZERO.
Not even one shadow of a cutie ghost came to visit us. This is the second year that we bought treats for the kids but it's so sad and a bit humiliating ( hahaha, it really is if you'll ask me ) that nobody came. I shouldn't have spent a penny for this Halloween event. The chocolates we bought should and would probably all be eaten by my sweet-toothed husband who likes chocolates so much that I can't believe it.
Now anyway, where did all those children go? On regular days, I see them playing and hollering on the front lawn but not today nor tonight. Just when you needed them , they are nowhere to be found.
Anyways, kids or no kids around, Happy Halloween to all of you !!!
I've been real worried these past two weeks, I fear I am pregnant but I really cannot be sure till my monthly period gets delayed. A friend told me to take a day-after pill, another one offered that she'll adopt my child in case I don't want the baby. I may be worried about the costs and consequences of having another baby but I have no intention of killing my unborn child whether it's just blood that's a day old and no matter how strained our family's finances will be with an additional child, I will never give any of them away. That's just not me.
I am a firm believer that children are our blessings, our gifts from God , and I believe too, that God gives us our children, whether they were planned or not, because of the role that they have to play in the future. Things happen for a reason but as of right now, at 36 years old, I am just not yet ready for a second child. My firstborn John is only 25 months old, and is always sick. It makes me guilty to think that if I have another one now, I would be robbing him of the care and attention that otherwise should have been his alone.
I felt a little bit worried about it and times like this nobody can help me now except Him. Only He can change the circumstances , and change the outcome of man's irresponsible actions, me and my husband's included. Only He knows what lies beyond my future. So I prayed that if the good Lord wants me to have another baby, then His will be done. But I did pray too, that if He thinks it will be too hard for me, especially with my two-year old getting sick all the time, He should delay it for two more years. I just think that by four years old, little John will be ready to be a big brother.
I am grateful that He did not make me wait too long for His answer. Thankfully, last Friday, I had my monthly period again. It was weird that my period would come that soon but it did, hurray ! God is not God for nothing. What is impossible for me is possible for Him. I just want to give thanks to the Lord, that yes, I am not yet pregnant !!!
God is good and He is, all the time. He never fails to show His goodness and I am thankful.
Many thanks to Jucjacob for this video.
Oral Infant Cough and Cold Medicines Voluntarily Withdrawn
Parents and caregivers are advised not to use any oral, cough and cold medicines for children under two years of age.
If you have purchased a medicine that is included in the list of products being voluntarily withdrawn, please inquire with the retail store from which you purchased it regarding its return, exchange, or refund policy. Additionally, some manufacturers have information on their product web sites ... Read more ..
According to some reports, these cough and cold medicines were not even tested for use of children under 6 years of age.
Last August 25th, the glass window on the driver's side of our Toyota 4Runner was broken into. 
I cannot believe that it happened , I thought it only happens in movies but then it did happen. Sadly, we did not get excluded from the harsh realities of life.
We were not able to file a claim on the damages and repairs since the cost of repairs was a little below $200 and it was lower than our 500$ deductible. It means that below or equal to $500 we cover the costs, over that amount then the car insurance will reimburse us. That is the way it works here so how can I complain. (Lower insurance premiums mean higher deductibles which also means that those petty claims that we might have in the future will never ever be covered by the auto insurance unless of course they are above our 500$ deductible.)
Anyway, it was a good thing that replacing the glass window didn't cost that much, it was just $170, never mind the other things that John and my husband lost to that thieves. At least they did not take our car.
Wow, it's been awhile since I last blogged. I know I ought to update my blog everyday that I can but you know, I am just human, sometimes you just don't feel like it so I don't try it when my mind is not too into it.
Actually, all those times that I didn't post any blog entries here and why my mind was elsewhere was because everyday of those past weeks, I was watching a whole series of episodes of a Korean telenovela on the Internet. Hmmn, interesting huh? Yes, it is pretty exciting especially for us who don't get to watch our favorite Asian telenovelas and missed them. 
So okay, without much ado, if you are interested in watching Korean telenovelas, the whole episodes, volumes, call it whatever you want, you can watch them at (tadaahhh...) www.crunchyroll.com !!!
We can all thank my mom for this since she was the one who told me about this cool website. You just have to register for free and then you can browse all the videos they have there, koreans, taiwanese, they even have a filipino seryes I think .
Happy watching ... 
This morning at 1:51 AM, I got an "Unknown" call. Thinking it was an overseas call from the Philippines, I decided to take the call. At my first hello, there was just silence. Another hello and the caller, a woman, whispered in a raspy voice, " I wanna kill you... " I hung up before I hear anything more. Ngee, now somebody wants me dead??? She actually had the nerve to dial my number again but I did not answer anymore. I thought she'd leave a voicemail but she did not.
I was wondering who that could be but after wracking my brain for anybody who might have done it, I decided it was just some lonely lady who randomly dials a number coz she wants some attention. If I wasn't too stunned though, I would have actually said, " I want to kill you too for waking me up so early in the morning !!! "
P.S.
What a way to start Mother's Day huh? Well, anyway before I forget, Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers like me. I hope we have a grand day celebrating our special day.
We had a quake with a 4-point something just moments ago at 8:40 in the evening. The glass window rattled for about six seconds. I thought somebody was jumping so hard that was causing the windows to rattle but realized that it was an earthquake. Husband ran out immediately with John while I was torn between getting my bag and some of John's things when the ground stopped shaking to my relief.
This is what I really hate about living here in California, the thought that any moment there might be a quake . They always say a BIG ONE is coming but I hope it never comes in my lifetime, or in my child's or better yet, I hope it never comes at all.
Not too much in the mood yet to write anything but I have a lot of questions in my mind tonight like...
..why do people have to get married ?
...why does a spouse change after you marry him ?
...how can somebody you love be so irritating sometimes ?
...how can somebody who says he loves you be so uncaring at the same time ?
...why does the wife have to do all the household chores ? Is she his mother and maid rolled into one ???
...how does a wife keeps her cool with all the infuriating things her husband does ?
...how do you keep the music playing ??? este, how do you keep the love alive when you feel you're just being used ???
...am I the only one who feels this helplessness, frustration, rage ???
So many questions but the answers are too few, goes the song.. Ganito ba talaga ang may asawa? Sana may pumigil sa min nong sinabi naming "we're getting married" ..... :)
But hay naku, I don't know. Maybe I am wrong, maybe all marriages are like this. I don't know really, since this is my first time to be married but who knows the second time will be better ?? hahahahh, I am definitely just kidding but I believe marriage for the first time is a mistake, the second one will be utter stupidity :)
Hay buhay may-asawa, parang buhok, minsan magulo, minsan ayos na ayos ....
P. S.
Don't worry, I have no intentions of divorcing my husband, nagtatanong lang po mga ate, kuya ...
For all his faults and flaws, after careful consideration, I decided that my husband is one for keeps, kahit nga kung minsan eh talagang kakainis sya to the max ...
Hay naku, after a long day at work, eto pagdating sa bahay, kuha ng mails si Husband. Pagbukas nya ng isang sobre, andun, may penalty daw kami kasi nagbayad ng late sa rent.
"What, totoo ba yang sinasabi mo ?? Patingin nga .." and there nabasa ko nga na may penalty na $25.00 . Bumunot ako ng matinding buntong hininga bago ako nagsalita...
" Are they kidding me ?? Anong late ang sinasabi nila na nagbayad nga tayo ng a-kwatro, at hindi after the 5th. And nung a-uno pa nga dapat kaso yung manager nila na inassign dito eh laging wala sa office !! Kung after the 5th tayo nag bayad eh yun ang may penalty "
"Bakit nila tayo ipepenalty if we paid them before the 5th. Wag nga nila tayong pinagluluko, kesyo ba Pinoy tayo ?? We're not fools you know " .
Pagtingin ko sa date when they encashed our check, it was on the 17th. Kya siguro chinacharge kami ng late fees. Eh kasalanan ko ba if they encashed it on the 17th when we gave it to them on the 4th ??? Sus me, kakagigil ha? Minsan a-uno pa lang, nagbibigay na kami ng upa but it will take them about 3 weeks to encash our payment tapos now kami pa ang ipepenalty ? Mga hunghang ba sila ?? Husband told me that things like this happens, not just to us .
" But this is America, Ney . Di ba dapat matatalino mga tao dito ? Ano ba to, kala ko the best na ang mga andito, simpleng simple lang di muna nila idouble check their copy of the receipts bago nila sabihing late ito, charge natin tong renter na to. "
Baka naman kasi mga highschool graduate na naman lang ang mga office staff ng opisinang ito kaya may pagka eng eng? Hay naku, humanda sila pag nagpunta ako sa office nila, I have proofs you know. Ayaw na ayaw ko pa naman nagagalit, sabi nga ni Incredible Hulk, "please don't make me angry, you won't like me when I'm angry..... "
And di pa dyan natatapos ang mga kapalpakan ng araw na to...
Eto pa, I checked my bank transactions, sabi dun ng isang item, CUSTOMER WITHDRAWAL ... $10.00. Di ako mapakali so I called the customer service, sabi nagwithdraw daw ako sa Concord Salvio. Huh? Ako nag withdraw eh di ko pa nga nagagamit tong atm card na to sa kahit anong ATM machine?? Ano yun, nagwithdraw ako na tulog ? As in I swear, di ko pa nga to natetest kahit sa anong ATM machine kasi hiya ako na magtry hahahha...(now you know ) I tried calling the Salvio branch but it was already closed. So eto ako ngayon, till now, iniisip ko pa what exactly happened there. As in pati tuloy ako gusto kong magduda na baka nga nag withdraw ako pero never eh, sure ako.. I have some cash and checks to deposit but we don't have the time to go to the bank yet so di talaga ako nagpunta dun.
Hay naku, hay naku , bakit kayo ganyan ??? Ang ganda ganda ng uwi ko biglang pumangit ang gabi ko.
Kaya Pilipinas, di ka nag iisa... Kung may mga nakakainis na mga pangyayari dyan, dito sa pinaka the best na bansa ng mga Amerikano eh meron ding mga kapalpakan.
Update Jan 23, 2006:
- The bank made an error so they put the $10.00 back to my account.
- The apartment manager will not charge us of any late payments and was sorry for their mistake..
Sus me, kung di pa pala kami magreklamo eh.. ano ba yan ???
Hello friends,
It's been awhile since my last post and I have a lot of stories to tell. First up is that it's tooooo hot here in California , as in really hot!!! It's even hotter here compared to our summer there in the Philippines. Uh-uh, comparing again eh ? I know but just can't help it. I can't even say it's warm. It really is hot here than there. I always thought that it would be cooler here but to my dismay, ackkk, mas mainit pa pala dito ???!!! To help you experience how it is, try turning a hairdryer on and let it blow on your face and that's how intense the heat here is. Thanks to the airconditioning though, people don't have to suffer that much. They will just suffer from the high cost of their electric bill hehehe....
Next up is why I was unreachable(?) during these past weeks. The reason is that I took a babysitting job at our friend's house. I just worked there for a month and last Friday was my last day. Not my decision though, but maybe God willed it to happen so I will have time to look for a better job. Some things happen for a purpose, right?
Lots of stories to tell about my little imp, aka John the little drunken master hahahah... We jokingly call him that coz he just learned to walk when he reached his tenth month and
if you have seen a baby who's just learning to walk, you'd agree with me.
Okay so this would be all for now. I will update you again of the latest "happenings" next time...
CHARI
Husband got us a new car, er not really new but a slightly used one I mean. ANd Scott, my brother-in-law has offered his services to teach me how to drive that thing. He told me to read the California Driver's handbook so he can give me a test on SUnday. While he was telling me the importance of studying for that test, my mind was like "uhm, yeah, right. Yes, I'd read that book " but frankly I don't think I can focus on that yet. Lately my mind is too muddled these days. I have a lot of things on my mind but I can't seem to make myself do any of those things like I plan on stocking up on some emergency items and put it in the trunk of the car just in case a quake occurs. I know you'd say I'm being paranoid again but a big quake is something very probable to happen since these last few days, some small quakes been happening so it's not like I am just panicking for nothing. I also plan on finishing up some hemming of some pairs of pants here, or call up friends or inquire about the nanny for Baby John but haven't done anything yet as of the moment coz I guess I just feel very... what should be the word ? Uhmm, lazy I guess is the word. I don't know why but it just hits me sometimes. Or I guess it is because I feel this is all futile unless I get my greencard. I cannot get a permit to drive coz I dont' have it yet, or I cannot get a nanny yet since I still am not going to work coz I still don't have the card. Actually everything is at a standstill becoz of that greencard. You know , things like - you can't work, you can't get a student permit, can't get a California ID card coz my records are still in shambles because I adjusted my status and unless they get them updated, DMV will not issue me any ID cards. I cannot even open a bank account since I don't have any other ID other than my passport that is recognized by the US of A so bottom line is , I REALLY NEED THAT GREENCARD, TEMPORARY OR WHATEVER !!! I wonder what's keeping them so long. Maybe the FBI got a lot of work to do eh?
Well anyway,the only things I do have the energy to do actually is to check my yahoo and my friendster accounts, these are the two things I cannot go without. It's like it is my only link to the outside world since as you all know, I do not have work and do not go out much so yahoo and friendster and the internet are my only friends since it gives me my link to my friendster friends and my yahoo friends. These are the only things that are crystal-clear on my mind. Sometimes I even think these are the only things which keeps my sanity intact :) ...
Ciao !!!
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