December 20, 2007

I saw this news online and I can’t help but feel frustrated.  How many times must this show be exposed before people start realizing their hypocrisy?  I hate how they take advatage of the innocence and the hope of the poor. Notice how every time they face a controversy they suddenly have a new millionaire.

Kawawa naman ang mga Pilipino, palagi na lang pinagsasamantalahan nang mga inaasahan at pinagkakatiwalaan nila.

A lot of you may not be aware of this, but I was supposed to take up my masteral 7 months after I found out I was pregnant. When I found out I was pregnant, this plan flew out of the window. I still regret not being able to go through with this.

I am very happy with Andrea and would not trade her for anything in the world. I cannot deny that I still have that nagging thought at the back of my mind yearning to continue my studies. The only thing that’s stopping me is logistics. I cannot handle having to drive to school, to work and then taking care of my blog, my daughter and my husband.

I’ve been researching for online universities as these seem to be the perfect solution for me. Online Learning is now universally recognized and is a wonderful solution for working moms like myself. The difficulty is in finding a reputable online university. Fake sites are a dime a dozen so one cannot be too careful. 

Capella University seems to be one of the best, if not the best, out there. It has garnered recognition and awards and offers undergraduate, graduate and ceritificate courses. I really hope I find the time to do this. Education is very important in this day and age and I know this will benefit me in the future.

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I hate it when people ask me things expecting me to understand what they’re talking about and looking at me as if I’m stupid if I don’t get what they’re saying.  Take our contractor for instance who was asking me things about plumbing fixtures . Why would he think that I would know anything about this. Do I look like someone who studied plumbing 101 in college?

A lot of my guy friends complain that it’s so hard to find gifts for girls. I do not understand this sentiment.  It is infinitely harder for me to find gifts for boys. I have to really research and look around just to find something for Ruy and more often that not I end up resorting to just asking him what he wants.  And when I do, you know what he says? “ANYTHING!” …aaaaaaarrrggghh

A few days before Christmas and I’m still completely at a loss as to what I should give Ruy.  This is so unlike me. I think motherhood has somehow made me self-centered. I’ve already bought 2 gifts for Andrea….that’s all! Nothing for my nephews and my godchildren. I’m awful I’m telling you…just awful!

Ruy is extremely easy to please yet I’m having a hard time thinking of a gift for him.  I think he would like these memorabilia from movies. Ruy’s a sucker for these things and the site I saw offers really wonderful ones. Not only are they autographed by the actors they are also rare. These are not the kinds you find everywhere, these are serious collector items.  I can just imagine Ruy giddily looking at these things. 

I’m sure Ruy would adore the the Star Wars 30th Anniversary memorabilia which is autographed by the actors. It even has Carrie Fisher’s signature. Ruy is one of those men who are mesmerixed by Princess Lea. Don’t ask me why please, I don’t understand it as well. This is definitely perfect for Ruy. The only drawback is one piece costs as much as my car…waaah. It’s definitely worth it but unfortunately I don’t have the budget for it.

I went home pretty late 2 days ago. Andrea was sound asleep and I gently layed her down her crib being very careful not to wake her up.

Ruy was not at home and so I was the only one there to take care of Andrea. 

30 minutes after, Andrea started fidgetting and I knew she was already hungry. I gave her her bottle and then left. That’s usually how it works with us.  Andrea holds the bottle and then  slowly goes back to sleep.

I checked on her 15 minutes after and I saw the bottle with the nipple unscrewed. The bottle was at her foot, the nipple elsewhere and milk spilled all over her bedding. I was at a loss as to what I should do. Andrea was still sleeping soundly seemingly unaware of the mess she has created. Moving her would of course wake her up, while not moving her could bring her pneumonia and ant bites.

I couldn’t call the yaya cause she was sleeping in the room downstairs while we were on the 2nd floor. I got a washcloth, and wiped Andrea’s entire body, before changing her pjs. At this point Andrea was wide-awake and quite happy to be on “Mom and Dad’s” bed. I couldn’t change the beddings of her crib as I had nowhere to leave her. I couldn’t leave her on the bed when she’s happily standing up and running around the bed. I had no choice but to let her sleep on our bed….of course sleep came 2 hours after this entire incident.

Meanwhile, I couldn’t sleep because I was feeling paranoid. I half expect Andrea to roll off the bed or Andrea to wake up while I was asleep and crawl off the bed. These thoughts were very powerful instruments in suppressing sleep.

I realized how stupid I am for not scheduling a vacation during this season. Our company has a mandatory leave starting Dec. 22 -Jan. 2 and that’s a whole lot of time for me not to be working. I’m hyperventellating now just thinking about it. What do I do during this period?

I decided to research online and try to find possible vacation places and rates. Everything’s so expensive now!! The only site I saw which offers reasonable rates for Hotel Reservations is interestingly enough called Hotel Reservations. This site has everything from motel, hotel, resort rates. I sure hope I find something soon.

Where are you guys going this season?