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Get Well, Baby Seth

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I cannot imagine being a parent to a sick child. And I’m not just thinking about your normal childhood sickness. Think conditions that are difficult enough for adults to go through, what more if you were a 3 year old kid?

Our world was rocked last week with news about a colleague’s three-year-old son being diagnosed with Stage 4 Liver Cancer. We are trying to be creative in finding ways to extend help. No, they have not asked for it (not that I personally know of), but why wait? We’re thinking of having a newspaper and PET bottle drive so that all you need to do is bring scrap, no additional cost to you. Another suggestion that came up was to setup another coffee machine. All profit goes to helping the baby’s medical expenses. We just don’t know if that one will be allowed.

Ang hirap. No matter how well you’ve been taking care of your baby, even if you give them all the vitamins and supplements found in vitamins.net or inside Mercury Drug, you just can’t protect them from all illnesses. On the surface they may seem healthy, ayun pala there’s something that just hasn’t manifested yet. It can be scary to think about.

Still, giving birth to another human being and having the chance to bring them up and shape them to become better versions of us, is a blessing.

Baby Seth, we’re praying for you. I haven’t met you personally, but I’m rooting for you.

A Coach Bag For Me!

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As soon as I read about this wonderful giveaway, I immediately thought about my Coach bag fantasy.  Too bad the photo posted by the seller before is no longer available, but I can still see that bag in my mind. A friend even kindly checked it out at the Coach outlet store in the US for me, but it’s really way too expensive even with the discount. So, I kinda dropped my dreams of owning an all original Coach bag 🙁

But now, I may actually have a chance at owning one! If a Coach bag finds its way to my arms, it will be through this $300 Worth Brand New COACH Satchel Bag Contest!

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Take a closer look at the bag here. As soon as I read about the giveaway, my heart pounded and I was excited! Sorry, I totally forgot from whose blog I learned of this yesterday. So sorry to deprive you, wonderful blogger, of the chance to get more points through this referral.

This the first ever contest being hosted at Mom Conversations, and so it deserves our support 🙂 The rules to enter are very simple and you can find them in the giveaway post. Check it out, and if you do decide to join in, don’t forget that Verabear referred you! 🙂

I can feel it, I will win this bag. It is already mine! Lol 🙂 I know I’ve said time and again that I have no luck in raffle draws, but maybe this time will be different. I will win this bag!

Thank you in advance to the amazing giveaway sponsors, I shall review your blogs in a few days 😉

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SBD Thoughts and June Entrecard Round-up

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Wow! June’s come and gone. Today’s the first of July, my birthday month! I shared plans for a giveaway contest, but I haven’t finalized it yet. Di bale, there are 31 days in July, enough time to plan, launch, and execute (I hope!).

That’s a screen capture of May’s EC top droppers on this blog. When I checked my stats page today, I see that the top ten has changed a bit. Never the less, I welcome them/you all to my space under the moon, and THANK YOU for your visits, your clicks, and most especially, your comments. 🙂

I’ve been thinking about doing the South Beach Diet again. This time around though, I’d be getting the services of The Sexy Chef. They’ll prepare all your meals for the day and deliver them to your doorstop. Everyday for two weeks. The only catch is that it costs 875 pesos a day (~USD19). Not. Cheap. I think that having someone else prepare it for me for the first two weeks may be a big help. Plus, having the food already there will definitely keep me from eating anything else. The cost will also be an everyday reminder that I have to take this seriously.

But 12k is not easy money. So I really have to think about this well. All I have to do is give them my name and the delivery address, then pay in full on the first delivery. Hmm.

I did SBD many many years ago. I had the Metro magazine that featured the diet when it was popular back then, had my aunt help me draw up a meal plan for two weeks, then I tried my best to stick with it. I prepared my own food for the most part! It was a success, I really did lose weight. But then I started to work at NCO where there were free meals, and my schedules changed. I forgot all about it and my weight doubled since.

The truth is, the problem is that I don’t have the discipline to stick to an exercise plan. And having someone else prepare my SBD meals for me will not cure that. I am hoping that the boyfriend will be the force behind it. He’s not exactly the best example, but with the money we’ll spend on the food, he’s bound to breathe down my neck everyday to be sure I exercise too for maximum effect. Lol 🙂

Or I could always just prepare the food myself, or have Alfred make them para dalawa kami. But I don’t have the info anymore. I even bought the book second-hand last year only to be claimed by Ondoy. I’ll check out the magazine stand for back issues of Metro, there’s an ABS-CBN Publishing kiosk in the office, maybe they have it. Kaya lang, would they still carry a 2004/2005 issue? Good luck na lang. I’ll try that, draw up a plan and see if that’s more doable. Right now though, I can already say that going the Sexy Chef way sounds easier. 🙂

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Best Wishes P-Noy!

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Today is the start of a new Philippines. Or so they say.

The President has been sworn in and the nation tuned in to see the star-studded ceremonies. I was at work and didn’t see it. I fell asleep in the afternoon without having been able to see any videos of the entire thing on the Internet. I’ll try to catch it tomorrow. I did get to read his inaugural speech. Very inspiring. I must admit though, we’ve heard these words before. Somehow, the Pinoys are more hopeful this time around. It’s as if we really are looking forward to a brighter tomorrow where what the President says may actually come true.

Ako din, I want to be hopeful I am hopeful. I truly believe that the fate of the country does not lie in Noynoy’s hands alone, it is an active and responsible citizenry that will bring the change that we have so longed for. P-Noy is but an agent of that change. He will lead the transformation within the government. But we have to take action too.

About the ceremonies though, naisip ko lang, sana they gave a chance for lesser known (but deserving) artists to take center stage. I mean, we probably have other local artists outside of Manila waiting for the chance to show the rest of the country and the world what they have to offer. It would have been a wonderful way to stay true to what PNoy professes to be: a very simple man who will lead a simple life even as he is President of the land. Makes sense? Wala lang, maisingit lang yung sentiment na yun.

Tonight, after the street party for the people, the President will go back home to Times Street. Once his new residence in the Malacañang compound is ready, he will move there, sa Bahay Pangarap.


Best Wishes President Noy! Today you’ve sealed your contract with the Filipino people. Our wish is that you stay true to your word.

We will be watching.

Would Zune and Snow Pea Jump into a Pool?

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This was something that came into my mind while going through the many amazing entries to the I Heart Faces Pets challenge this week. I entered a photo of my nephew’s pet, Snow Pea. Check it out won’t you? It’s cute, I promise 🙂

This week’s judge is young pet photographer Emilee Fuss. I checked out her blog and saw one of her shoots with a dog on the beach. I wondered, with all of Zune’s hair, wouldn’t it be a nightmare to wash out all of the sand from his coat? And would Zune actually run to the water? I have my doubts. Hehe.

But dogs are supposed to love swimming in the water. I just don’t know about our dogs here, they’re not happy taking a bath you see! If we had our very own pool maybe they’d have been more exposed to having so much fun in the water. Wait! Esban did have a swimming pool! It wasn’t one that required pool pumps though, just a simple inflatable kiddie pool. 🙂 And no, the kids didn’t welcome the idea of sharing the small pool with our furry friends. Haha.

Anyhoo, be sure to check out Snow Peas photo at The {Newbie} Photographer. I also wrote something for Between the Covers. See you there 🙂

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