Not Going Back

Ryan and I are so glad that we transferred to the insurance company we have today. There we put together both our home insurance, car insurance, and we hope to transfer our life insurance there too. It is always awesome to have someone we can rely one. Ryan and I started searching for home insurance quotes in the internet. We read on the different reviews from different people who had used their services, and I have to say that they were very convincing that we switched for their service. Sometimes when you find the right insurance company for you, it is just hard to go back.

Graduation Gift

Ging-ging liked playing with Resty’s camera. She never got her own that Papa and I decided to get her one as her graduation gift. She likes singing too and recording herself through youtube, so we got her a recorder, mp3 player that takes still pictures at the same time. She was so static and tried it last night. I really wanted to get her one of those cool ipods, but I was too late when I thought of it. I looked around online, but we won’t get it in time. I wish I thought of it earlier, it would have been awesome.There are a lot of occasions that I can get one for her.

Reunited

Papa, Frankie and I left Chicago at approximately 12:30 p.m. I was praying that it is not going to be that rough with Frankie in the plane. I am not looking forward to the 13 hours flight, but we managed. God is really good. We were sitting behind a family that also has a two year old and they kept each other company. They sometimes stood up and talk and there were also a time when they exchanged cookies and sandwiches. Although time seems to take forever, they kept each other company. Unfortunately, of the 13 hours on our flight to Korea, Frankie only took a three hour nap and did not take his 8 hours sleep. When we got to Korea, I let him play in the play area for two hours, so when we got to the plane to Cebu, he was already sleeping.

As we were approaching Cebu and the plane the land, I couldn't help but feel emotional. It has been five years since I seen my family and now I will be seeing them in a little bit. I grabbed Papa's arm and cried. He smiled and said we are getting there and gently rubbed his hand on my forehead. After getting the luggage, I walked out to the waiting area and there was my family except mama who was at home waiting for us. I gave each of them the tightest hug and got Frankie off me and kissed him. My one brother said, he used to see him in the webcam and now he couldn't believe he is here. I am very happy. It was a wonderful feeling that is so hard to explain. I felt complete. Most of all, I am very thankful that the other side of my family finally got to see Frankie.

Photo 1: I was telling Frankie that Ate Ging-ging and Ate Resty are waiting for us.
Photo 2: Papa about to approach them.

Papa and the rest of the girls.

Photo 1: With Manoy giving us all a hug.
Photo 2: Introducing Frankie to the rest of the family.
Photo 3: Walking towards our luggage.

Photo 1: Trying to play with Frankie. He was a little shy.
Photo 2: Frankie with Nonong Tonette.

Weight

Papa had been packing the stuff that we need to bring to go home. I called the airlines to see how much pounds we could check in. We could bring in two fifty pounds each. He has been weighing the luggage using the weighing scale. I went to the bathroom to get ready for work. I noticed that the scale was on the floor, so I hopped on it to see how much I weigh now. To my surprise, I lost ten pounds and now only five pounds away from my pre-pregnancy weight.

Losing weight is so hard to do. I probably lost mine because I have been so busy with a lot of things here that I started not caring about how much I weigh. In fact, the last time I weigh myself was last August before I started the fall class. If I didn’t have any lifestyle change, I would still be the same like before. So, if you want a healthier lifestyle click here. You will be surprised to find something beneficial for yourself.

Acne

Papa was so alarmed when he saw how red Resty’s face is. She was holding one of our nephews and you can see how much acne she had on her face. It alarmed him so much that he started going from store to store hoping to find something inexpensive for her face. Acne had been bothering our family from my parents down to Resty. I still have some to this day. I had sent Resty to the dermatologist before, and she gave her facial wash and cream that did not work.

Papa got something for her from the store and hopefully it will work. When you are younger, you worry about acne and as you get older, you worry about wrinkles. There is always something, isn’t it? Well at least I know where to check if that time comes for me. I could check bestfacecream.net and see what they have before trying any wrinkle cream for my face.

Graduation Video

Last Saturday was my little sister's graduation. We could have made it, if they didn't change the date on us but as I said I am over it now. I was happy seeing the pictures that my sister posted in facebook, but there was still missing. I wasn't happy all the way until I went to her youtube today. She had told me that Resty videotaped the portion where she got her diploma. I thought it is going to be shaky or blurred, but I am glad I got to see her just like when I was also there. I feel so much better now. In fact, way better now. I am happy that even if my family was too far from where Ging-ging was sitting, they still took a nice video of her. I guess I can now start packing. I have been putting it off for too long.

Stay Longer

We have a treadmill in the house that Ryan and I bought in 2005. When I was convincing him to buy it, I promised him that I will be using it three times a week. My promise never happened. He also promised that he will use it every weekend and that did not happen either. We tried though. We do it for a little bit but nothing really lasted. I am even impressed with my dad because he has used that treadmill every single day since he got here regardless if it is winter or summer. He uses it for 30 minutes everyday.

I like walking don’t get me wrong, but do you know what my problem is? I can’t seem to stay on it for a long time. I start getting really tired that sometimes my muscles hurt even for a few minutes. I wonder if no xplode could help me with my problem. It is a drink mix that is supposed to give me more energy and stay focus while working out. If I could only stay longer while on the treadmill, I will be ok.

Size

Before I left work yesterday, I decided to try on a new pair of swimsuits. Most of the swimwear is already out and there were a couple Nike brands that are so cute that I wanted to try on. I got the second to the biggest size for misses and tried it on. I few years back getting a new swimsuit was never a problem for me. I get size 8 or sometimes 6 and I can fit in it without any unattractive bulge around my mid section. Unfortunately, after giving birth to Frankie, I have let myself go. I lost some weight though with joggling work and school but not to where I wanted to be.

I will be going on a three week vacation starting next week, and I know watching what I eat will be impossible when there are a lot of food that I want to eat. When I come back from the Philippines, I will try to search for fat burner for women and start from there. I don’t want to look so big and feel tired all the time. Wish me luck!

Frankie's Second Video

My son hates the camera. He loves playing with it, but he hates it when he is the one where it is aiming at. Fortunately, he lighten up a little bit and allowed me to record him singing. He was encouraged when I showed him his first video singing (down below). He actually liked it that he didn't say a word or did not run away when I told him I would like to take a video of him. He is so big already that I thank God everyday for giving him to us. He is such a joy to be around. Here is his video.

Eczema

My friend’s five year old is suffering from Eczema. She said it started as a rash and now it is almost all over his body covering his legs and arms. I feel so sorry looking at him in this condition. He is an active and handsome young boy. She can’t even take him anywhere anymore because the outdoors could dry his skin and irritate it. When that happens, he likes scratching it until it bleeds. They have been to different doctors, and all they gave him are lotions that don’t really do any good. I figure, what else they could give a five year old anyway? I suggested to her to use the internet to get information about eczema and eczema treatments. The internet contains wealth of information that could help make her life and her son’s life with eczema better.

Sandals

One of the many things I enjoy with summer is getting to wear sandals instead of the heavy clunky boots. It is one of the things I always look forward to have. In fact, next week we are leaving for the Philippines, and I still have not found any sandals that I like. I like it flat not with a wedge and light not heavy. I used to have sandals before but I gave it to my sisters because after I gave birth to Frankie I couldn’t fit them anymore. I used to wear a size 8 and now I wear a size 8.5 which I find really weird. I haven’t check Giuseppe Zanotti yet for their spring collection. The last time I checked, they had beautiful selections of shoes and boots. I really need to get my acts together and start packing four luggages for Frankie and me. After midterm tomorrow, I can finally go shopping on the things to bring including sandals and start packing.

Shutter Island and The Truth

My husband and I watched Shutter Island last weekend. It was a spur of the moment decision that we don’t even know which movie to watch. After going through the list of movies the theater had, we finally went for Shutter Island. It was a little dragging in the beginning. There was nothing much going on except U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his partner, Chuck Aule (Mark Ruffalo), went to the Ashecliff Hospital for the criminally insane on Shutter Island. They were investigating about the disappearance of Rachel Solando (Emily Mortimer), a patient who vanished into thin air from a locked and highly secured room.

Teddy Daniels had a theory of his own and thought that the hospital was doing human experiments to their patients to make them more responsive and manageable. He wanted to uncover the truth at the lighthouse where he thinks all the human experimenting was going on, but he was surprised to uncover the truth about himself instead.

The doctors decided to try the role play experiment hoping to bring him back into his sanity and go along with his delusion. Apparently, he murdered his manic depressive wife after she drowned their three children in the lake behind their house. She was begging to him that she wants to let go that he decided to shot him. The doctors successfully made him see the truth and one by one it started coming back to him about that day that his wife killed his children, but it wasn’t for too long. The next day, he had a relapse.

It was indeed an ending I did not see coming. It made me ask, how much pain and truth can a person handle before he/she eventually loses his/her mind? Whether Teddy Daniels was trying to hide from the truth by creating a fantasy in his mind or block the pain, we will never know.

People deal with pain differently. Some after a few months realizes that things happened for a reason and learn how to move on. That is why the support of the family in this time of need is very important. Some people also seek for a psychiatrist’s help while others deal with it on its own and in the end lose track of the truth and reality, and they start creating a delusion to permanently escape from pain.

Jobs

My sister’s boyfriend had recently enrolled himself to his master’s degree. He will be going for accounting, and we are all very happy for him. Good paying jobs are hard to find these days especially when you don’t have any educational background and experience to back you up. There are a lot of people who are also looking for a job. He wanted to move and had been actively looking for a job everywhere. He searched for Chicago jobs, so they could live closer to us. He also searched for Philadelphia jobs because I heard he has relatives there too. I advise him that wherever the job is that is where he should go. I hope he finds a job that he deserves.

MP3 Players

I just checked the website of the airlines that we will be using to fly to the Philippines. I need to confirm our flights. The travel agent said that I could do the confirmation twenty four hours before we leave, but Papa suggested that it would be wise to check it now in case something happens; we still have the time to fix it or call our travel agent. I checked on their entertainment on board and it seems to be very promising. I need all the entertainment I could get because we need Frankie to be entertained all the time with thirteen hours of sitting on the first leg then another 4 hours on the last legs of flight. He really likes listening to music and singing along, so one of these MP3 players that we have will surely keep him busy especially when we are waiting for our connecting flight.