I AM SO IN LOVE!

I never thought I’d fall in love with someone this much. I am lost for words to describe how strong and deep is my feelings towards her. I love everything so much about her. The sound of her giggle, the fresh smell of her breath, the soft touch of her hands to mine, her amusing and adorable antics and her innocent yet very sweet smile. These things made me fall in love with her over and over and over again. I will surely never get tired of loving her... our dearest Jemimah Philisse...

Who will not fall in love with this sooooper cute tot?

At 18 months, Mimay is very active and playful. You will always find her smiling and laughing. She loves to interact with people! Inshort mahaderang frog ang anak namin ni Poy and we are so proud of her. She’s our greatest source of inspiration and happiness.

25 more days to go anak! 25 na lang.. =)

                                      



WHY I LOVE POY - Part 6

goofing around with hubby

Since I’m kinda busy lately coz I have so many things in mind, (work, mimay and naynay’s docs coming here in dubai, period delayed for 2 weeks now, budget, diet, poy’s D90, gshock, homesick) now I seldom notice husband’s “unintentional” jokes. Not until I sat with him this morning while checking the newspaper.

Nani: “Bi sarap oh, subway. Kagutom! Kain tyo after office.” (while pointing the yummy sub sandwich photo in the newspaper)

Poy: “Sige bi bukas, may training ako after office mamya.” (which means he’ll be home late so hindi pwede tonight)

Nani: “Ok sige bukas bi ha? Hmm ano kaya masarap?”

Poy: “Yung DNT daw bi, sabi ni Dong masarap yun.” (Dong is our friend who works in Subway)

Nani: “DNT??!? May ganun ba bi?”

Poy: “Meron nun bi, basta yun daw masarap eh.”

Subway’s Italian Biggest, Meatiest, Tastiest sandwich

After sometime, I realized what he really meant after all was Subway’s Italian B.M.T! Nani laughing trip na naman umagang umaga! =)

Eto pa may pahabol. While watching movie starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence,

Nani: “Bi anong title nyan? Mukang maganda.”

Poy: “Bad Boy po”

Nani: “Talagang walang S yun? Si binoe ba bida jan bi?”

Poy: “Hahaha bi huli mo na naman ako eh! Bad Boysssss!”

He can’t be mad at me with this blog, I got him a new phone yesterday eh. Hehe! Right bi?;)

CELEBRATIONS IN DUBAI: WIN’S BIRTHDAY!

Another blessed and blissful year for 101’s inhenyerong ala eh! If there is one word that would best describe the celebrant, it has to be “MALUPET”. Malupet sa KAINAN at TULUGAN =) Malupet din for having a super pretty, very talented and bait girlfriend like Aileen and most of all malupet na kapatid. He is one of the very few responsible kuya I have ever met. Win only has 7 siblings lang naman which made him decide to live a life away from his family. He wanted them to have a good life, nice no?

           

Celebrant: Herwin Mendoza Balita

Birthday: October 4, 1982

Age: 82 este 28 pala ;)

Most Loved: Food, Bed, Pillows and Aileen

Just only a week after mareng Joy’s birthday celebration, eto kainan na naman! Everyone had a fun night eating, laughing and celebrating with Win. I have a segway kwento pala. Before the actual dinner, we were in the kitchen helping in the food preparation and at the same time kumakain na din :) Win came and told me this:

Win: “Si nani PT!”

Nani: “Huh? Ano yun? (nguya nguya)

Win: “Patay Gu.. ah eh.. (isip isip).. ah mali PG pala dapat hehe!”

Nani: “Hahaha kala ko Patay Tutom!”

Kaloka ang birthday celebrant, mahina sa spelling haha joke! ;) Well, acceptable naman. Engineers are like that kaya if may mali minsan on my grammar or spelling, forgive me din, I am better in numbers ;p

Look what we got for Win’s special day:

DINUGUAN – cooked by 101’s fabulous chef, Jay. Ang sarap sarap sarap! Perfectly matched with brown bread. I had ahhhmm 2 este 3 ahhh I mean 4 servings pala of this :D

PANCIT BIHON and LUMPIANG SHANGHAI – for long life! Prepared ofcourse by Win’s one and only Lyn. Turned out to be very delicious because it’s made out of love =)

MENUDO and BICOL EXPRESS – personally prepared and cooked by Aileen again, she’s such a sweet girlfriend :)

Lyn is becoming better in cooking, kainggit! Wife material talaga, like me haha!

CAKE - birthday is not a birthday after all without the birthday cake, but for Win, we have birthday CAKES! He’s that special eh. Chocolate mousse cake and mocca cake especially for Win.  Forget muna ang diet ;) Here are the super busog and happy guests.

As usual, the center of the celebration is our ever adorable inaanak Lexie pie! She taught us new dance steps of “the chicken dance!” All of us dance the night away with Lexie. Imagine the chicken dance? Haha! I remember that was one of our dance presentations during our elem days, cute! The celebration ended by all of us watching Piranha. It was one of the most kadiri films I’ve ever watched. Nakakapanlambot how Piranhas ate the human flesh. I was supposed to eat pa sana from Win’s handa kaya lang I can’t imagine eating anymore after I watched that movie.  

Summing it up, it was a fun filled night celebrating Win’s special day! We love yah Win and happy happy happy birthday!

KEEPING A HAPPY MARRIAGE

In a world where annulment and divorce rates are rising, people are led to believe that marriages sometimes work and for others don’t. Good luck or bad luck they say, but it’s not TRUE. I do believe that couples are the one responsible to make or break a marriage.

Let me share some ways I read, heard, knew, learned and experienced to make a Happy Marriage last!

1.If there's discontent in the relationship, work on changing yourself, not your partner. Improve things by first taking a look at whether you're the person you want to be then work on changing your “not-so-good” traits before pointing out your partner’s flaws. More often than not, couples are quick to blame their partners for everything that's wrong in their relationship.

2.Learn to fight right. Couples can't think straight when they are in a middle of a boiling argument. Know how to argue productively. When you are about to speak any hurting words, take a breather, and come back to the point of contention calmly. Backing away from an argument isn't "losing." In the end, you both win by being able to find common ground.

3.Never ever compare your marriage or relationship to those of your friends. Each relationship is unique. It doesn't matter what another couple's marriage is like. If you've found what works for you in your marriage, cling to that, pray and focus on your own relationship.

4.Admit it, when we begin to have problems in our marriage, we spend days wondering and fantasizing about how it could have worked with our EX. Leave past relationships forgotten and buried. Instead, focus on the present, learn from past mistakes and know how to improve relationship with your partner.

5.Choose to be happy. Start each day thinking how great your partner is. Stop thinking of cynical things, this will attract negative vibes as well. Appreciate every little thing your partner does to make the relationship work.

6.Always start and end the day with a heartfelt kiss after saying an honest I LOVE YOU.

7.And most importantly, make it a habit to pray together. Involving God in the relationship will make everything work out right.

Being a wife for just barely 2 years and 5 months, I know our marriage is just in the preface period. We are yet to expect more ups and downs TOGETHER as husband and wife. But I’m prepared and excited for this LIFETIME relationship with my one and only Poy.

I'VE BEEN VERY THIS WEEK...

And I miss blogging so much!

It's been days since I haven't visit my blog site. I miss writing and sharing my stories. I've been very busy lately, mainly because of work. I'm now into a new assignment and responsibility. I was hired as a Procurement Officer pero since my boss knew I'm an IE and has experience in Planning, ayun he has been giving me tasks which require so much of my time and attention to establish Production Planning in our plant.  Hay!

And today when I was supposed to have time sana for blogging since it's my off, I had to stay naman in the salon for 6 hours for my hair rebonding. Kire ako eh, what to do? :)

Basta babawi ako promise! I will surely find time for blogging ;)



FAB FIND by ABBY: NEUTROGENA OIL FREE EYE MAKE UP REMOVER

Meet my super kikay sister-in-christ and kumare, Abby! We have known each other since our highschool days but became friends on our 3rd year highschool. We became closer and more click during college days when she transferred to Letran together with Cha.  Both of them are my most kikay and pretty friends! Even if they’re in Arts and Sciences Department while I’m on Engineering Department, nothing can stop us from always seeing each other in school para mag chismisan =) I miss our isaw days gurls!! So anyway, here is Saudia’s dependable FA share of her own fab find. Thanks sis! Cu soon here in DXB!

I super duper like Neutrogena Oil Free Eye make up remover because it erases my make up perfectly. It’s like erasing marks of pencil in a piece of paper. Really! Even waterproof and long wearing makeup! It’s very gentle and lightweight on the skin not to mention inexpensive.

I always wear makeup almost everyday as a job requirement and this product really helps me when I just came home from duty. My way of using this is that I make three dabs of this product in 2 square cottons and wipe it over my eyes first and the other side of the cotton on the rest of my face.

In Singapore, I bought this for SGD12 but here in Jeddah, KSA I think it is SR14.

ANOTHER HAPPY WEEKEND FOR NANI =)

It was indeed another perfect weekend for me! Let me share what made this wife overly happy =)

Since we only got 1 day off from work every week, hubby and I made sure we spend it right. Before we doze off last Thursday after Win’s bday celebration (i’ll be posting this soon), we watched this suspense movie entitled Piranha. Warning: don’t watch this with kids, because it’s kinda porno at first. But the movie is entertaining and will keep you awake until the end because of the gross scenes. Especially when killer piranhas ate the human flesh, it’s very sickening promise. It’s the worst way to die for sure!

Came Friday morning, we had a fun skype moment with our dearest baby. Kaloka may ka-kissing scene ang dalaga namin. It’s actually his neighbor playmate Budong which is just a month older than Mimay. As in super smack sila sa lips and take note, si Mimay pa namin ang nahabol kay Budong! I almost fainted!

Then, we went to Burjuman Mall to attend the church service in All Nations Full Gospel until 2pm. We were supposed to meet up with friends after but for some reasons we decided instead to have a lunch date to celebrate in advance our 28^th month as husband and wife =)

We went to this resto famous for serving multiple cuisines. It has actually many branches here in Dubai but we opt to try the Al Rigga Branch. The interior looks urbane and nice plus the aroma of Indian, Chinese, Thai, Filipino and Italian food is very inviting. But even before we enter the restaurant, I told husband that we should eat Filipino food only. I’m afraid of trying new cuisines. Sobrang gutom na ko para mag risk! :)

I think, it’s better to dine here in group because according to the waitress, their servings are humongous so it’s not practical to order different meals all at the same time. We might end up wasting the food. So we decided to order only Shrimp Sinigang, Fried Hamor (Lapulapu) and dessert. While waiting, the attendant served the mushroom soup and buttered bread.

When our order came, I immediately tasted the sinigang soup and I swear it’s very delicious! I think the chef is also a Kabayan. Pinoy na pinoy talaga yung taste. Super asim and it has many veggies din.

that's my gwapong gwapong bibi

Next is the Fried Hamor with fries. It’s kinda big nga for a sharing couple but it’s surely very meaty, tasty and crunchy! We didn’t finish the whole thing because we’re so full already. We wanted to try the strawberry cheesecake for our dessert but we can’t take it anymore na.

We paid our bill with a high-pitched burp and full smile =) Sarap ng food plus very cheap pa, panalo!

After our late lunch, we headed straight to City Centre for our weekly grocery needs. Since it is husband who is incharge of our grocery budget, I was just pushing the cart for him while he was checking out the meat, vegetables, fruits and “others” section.

When we were about to go to cab waiting area, I saw this boutique which made my eyes “unintentionally” shine, twinkle and sparkle ;) And I think hubby noticed it.

Poy: “Bi, nine west oh. Tara tingin ka.”

Nani: “Ah wag na bi, titingin lang pala. Tara uwi na tayo.”

Poy: “Hinde bi, syempre pag may gusto ka bibilhin natin basta dito na….”

Even before Poy ended whatever he wanted to say, nasa loob na ko ng nine west. Ang dali ko kaya kausap hihihi =) As usual, I was on my aligaga mode to find something to buy. I was trying on the flats kaya lang it looks very simple considering the price. I went instead on the bags section and found this perfect convertible bag! 1 piece lang sya so I immediately grabbed it. With my fingers crossed, I asked hubby if the bag is ok.

Poy: “Ganda bi, wala ka pa nga white bag.”

Nani: “Ganda nga bi kaya lang mahal eh no? Wag na, pinakita ko lang syo.”

Poy: “Hindi bi, nine west naman kaya ok lang yan. Kesa yung mura tapos di ka….”

Again, even before he finished whatever he wanted to say, I’m already in the cashier. Oh db sobrang dali ako kausap? :)

happy nani!

And to top it off, when we arrived home, Poy prepared my requested macaroni soup for dinner. Lucky lucky wife here! Oi infairness, I washed the casserole naman after he cooked =)

Bibi,

Happy happy 28^th wedding monthsary tomorrow! I love u with all my heart.

I am so blessed to have you as my other-half.

Love you so much,

Nani