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Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-30154520124081457212010-05-11T17:55:00.011+08:002010-05-13T18:55:00.414+08:00Five months and counting!<div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-family:";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it. —Robertson Davies.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;color:#333333;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Five months ago, you made the impossible possible— you came out into this world unscathed! After all that you have gone through while in utero, you came out healthy and strong! You are truly Matthew--a gift from God.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/S-vWenk6tlI/AAAAAAAAAJo/I7vix0r5VkY/s1600/KMbirth_Page_3+(4).jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/S-vWenk6tlI/AAAAAAAAAJo/I7vix0r5VkY/s320/KMbirth_Page_3+(4).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470701993879844434" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I love your smile whenever you hear me calling you ‘honey bunbun’ and ‘Matthew-koy’. How you laugh at silly antics of Ate Claire. Your cry whenever Mama Lola leaves you to cradle cousin Daniel. How cute you look like when you nestle your face into your dad’s armpit as if it’s the best place on earth to sleep!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/S-vWdE_1uGI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/OGNVnzl8Kjw/s1600/KMbirth_Page_3.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/S-vWdE_1uGI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/OGNVnzl8Kjw/s320/KMbirth_Page_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470701967417653346" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><u><br /></u></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/S-vWdYrdcqI/AAAAAAAAAJY/BoGejOkIJqk/s1600/KMbirth_Page_6.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/S-vWdYrdcqI/AAAAAAAAAJY/BoGejOkIJqk/s320/KMbirth_Page_6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470701972700885666" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u><br /></u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Matthew-koy, </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I will be praying ceaselessly for your good health. I know you are made of tougher stuff and that God will be continuously watching over you and Ate Claire.</span></span></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></o:p></span></span></p></div></div></span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/S-vYM2vuORI/AAAAAAAAAJw/w1OArjVkdek/s1600/KMbirth_Page_2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/S-vYM2vuORI/AAAAAAAAAJw/w1OArjVkdek/s320/KMbirth_Page_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470703887737305362" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial;">My son, grow up healthily and a good follower of Christ. You and Ate Claire are mommy and daddy’s treasure!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/S-vaTDpUzqI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/sGCRU7cPi8o/s1600/KMbirth_Page_4.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/S-vaTDpUzqI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/sGCRU7cPi8o/s320/KMbirth_Page_4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470706193302605474" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px; " /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Georgia, serif; "><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Happy 5</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> month my son!</span></span></span></div></div></span></span></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></p></div></div>Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-60528295194980897422010-03-15T11:18:00.012+08:002010-03-17T15:27:52.796+08:00Now we are four!<div><p class="MsoNormal">2007.2008.2009.2010</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>It seems only yesterday when we started our own family.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>At first it was only me and hubby. Two years after, came our adorable daughter, Claire Ysabelle. I should say that how she came into our lives is not through ordinary package. You can read her story <a href="http://borjapascua.blogspot.com/2008/01/claire-ysabelle-at-ibat-ibang-kwento.html">here.</a></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Fast forward to Dec. 2009, Kian Matthew arrived.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Like her Ate, Kian’s way to our lives is also full of surprises, trials, and success.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">It was May 2009 when we learned that we are pregnant to our third baby. (Yes third, the first one resulted to D&C, another story <a href="http://borjapascua.blogspot.com/search?q=still+hurting">here</a>). Though we are thinking of having another addition to our family for quite sometime already, the news still surprised us. Unlike what we have gone through initially just to have Claire- fertility issues etc. having Matthew is a breeze, or so we thought. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>On my 6<sup>th</sup> week gestation, I had some bleeding.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We thought it was caused by the implantation. But when we had our TVS that same week, it turned out that I had <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color:black;">subchorionic hemorrhage.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>It’s not something new to us. We experienced the same thing when I was pregnant with Claire. All I need to do is take medicines prescribed by my <st1:place st="on">OB</st1:place>, complete bed rest for the first trimester and after that I can go back to work and wait for my term of delivery and after that life will be easy for all of us.</span></span></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color:black;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Well, not quite. It turned out that I do not only have SCH, but <a href="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/neri/My%20Documents/Downloads/Placenta%20Previa%20%20eMedicine%20Emergency%20Medicine.htm">Placenta previa totalis</a> too. Its a condition wherein the placenta covers the cervix totally. So my doctor’s order was,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>complete bedrest again. But even though I am on bedrest, I still had bleeding every now and then. I also had several trips to ER and was even confined to the hospital two times between September to November of<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>last year.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>To hasten my baby’s lung maturity, my <st1:place st="on">OB</st1:place> gave me steroids and several meds. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We thought we wouldn’t make it to full term, but God is God. He didn’t abandon us, not even one second. My brave little boy Kian Matthew Borja came out last Dec 11, 2009 at around 1240ish in the afternoon. He weighs 3 kilos, and a very healthy one. Thank you Kuya Jesus.</p> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/S52vrwD458I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/vp5yR5cKnEE/s1600-h/Picture+02.11.10+047.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/S52vrwD458I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/vp5yR5cKnEE/s320/Picture+02.11.10+047.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448704290358618050" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">I love you son! Stay healthy!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-593056333464669522008-09-23T05:13:00.001+08:002008-09-23T09:26:57.853+08:00Eraserheads Reunion NOW on YOUTUBE!!!<p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:navy;"><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic';font-size:12;">The <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/eraserheadstv"><u><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:windowtext;">OFFICIAL ERASERHEADS YOUTUBE</span></span><span style="color:black;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal;color:windowtext;" > </span></span><span style="color:black;"><span style="color:black;">CHANNEL</span></span></u></a></span></b> is now up<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic';font-size:12;">with the ONLY official YouTube upload of the first two songs from the legendary August 30 concert…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic';font-size:12;">plus loads of the Heads’ previous music videos.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic';font-size:12;">See them right here!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic';font-size:12;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Century Gothic;font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:'Century Gothic';font-size:20;">Re-live the experience now!!!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Book;font-size:100%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:'Franklin Gothic Book';font-size:12;" ><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/eraserheadstv"><u><span style="color:#800080;">http://www.youtube.com/user/eraserheadstv</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Book;font-size:100%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:'Franklin Gothic Book';font-size:12;" ><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><b><span style="font-family:Franklin Gothic Book;font-size:100%;color:red;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:'Franklin Gothic Book';font-size:12;color:red;" >Please forward and share with your friends!<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align="center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/eraserheadstv"><span style="color:black;"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: none;color:windowtext;" ></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p 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class="multiply:no_crosspost"></p>Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-84032609284664616772008-09-01T10:40:00.001+08:002008-09-01T15:30:30.388+08:00Eraserheads, the Reunion Concert<p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:black;"><span class="insertedphoto"><span class="insertedphoto"><a href="http://royceneri.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SLuGAwoKCD8AAAyZnkQ1"></a></span><span class="insertedphoto"></span></span></span></p><a href="http://royceneri.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SLuGAwoKCD8AAAyZnkQ1"></a><span class="insertedphoto"></span><a href="http://royceneri.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SLuGAwoKCD8AAAyZnkQ1"></a><span class="insertedphoto"></span><a href="http://royceneri.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SLuGAwoKCD8AAAyZnkQ1"></a><p><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.royceneri.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SLuGAwoKCD8AAAyZnkQ1/1-583192934l.JPG?et=QDRhlkcaSYT2zT%2CVt5nIoQ&nmid=0" border="0" /></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;">The long wait is over! After 6 years of waiting, the most exciting, much awaited and fabulous reunion concert of my all time favorite rock band ERASERHEADS happened last August 30, 2008 at The Fort open field.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;color:black;"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.royceneri.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SLuFKQoKCD8AAG-gHrc1/1-353437776l.JPG?et=jk%2Bw%2BDQaQfNgov1EXMterA&nmid=0" border="0" /></span></p><p><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Me and my husband Royce, together with my sister Fatima and her fiancé and some friends flocked to the venue to witnessed this once in a lifetime (but a second one is very much welcome!) event.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family:georgia;color:black;"><o:p><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.royceneri.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SLuFXQoKCD8AAHlwVlA1/1-501790561l.JPG?et=mspF4JXF2j6TbxAkv9oNVg&nmid=0" border="0" /></o:p></span></p><p><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">Eheads fever is still alive after all these years. I grew up listening to their songs and the feeling of hearing them sing their songs LIVE once again is very much exhilarating! Thank you very much Ely and Raimund for the VIP passes and to SonyBMG for the SVIP gold bracelets! We enjoyed the music and the food!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <img src="http://images.multiply.com/common/smiles/smile.png" /></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;color:black;"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.royceneri.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SLuKNwoKCD8AAAW6V-Y1/gold.JPG?et=CM78woOMFQJfMyFmlxsg9g&nmid=0" border="0" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;color:black;"></span></p><p><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">We salute the organizers for pulling it off! Congratulations!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;color:black;"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.royceneri.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SLuMtgoKCD8AAGLvtT81/1-573960433l.JPG?et=Me9iI59NLK4UTq6JI9bIpQ&nmid=0" border="0" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;color:black;">Lastly, we admire Ely, despite of what his family is going through right now, Raimund, Marcus and Buddy, for making the dream of all Eraserheads fans come true once again! </span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;color:black;"><o:p>We hope that this won't be the last, but for now we are praying for Ely's speedy recovery.</o:p></span></p><p><span style="color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="color:black;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">‘’group hug, group hug, group hug, group hug, group hug, group hug, group hug, group hug’’<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><!-- multiply:no_crosspost --><p class="multiply:no_crosspost"></p>Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-71594631251583754742008-08-05T07:19:00.000+08:002008-08-05T11:19:03.739+08:00---<div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font size="2"></font> </div> <div><font size="2"><strong>Rosaries for Hannah</strong></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Hi to all of you. </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">I got to know about this amazing story through my yahoogroup and now I am forwarding to you a letter from the parents of <a href="http://hannahysabelle.multiply.com/">Hannah</a>, a cute and adorable little girl that can do a lot of wonderful things except for one, she can hardly breathe when she's awake and don't breathe at all when she's asleep.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Let us all extend our helping hands to Hannah's family by buying a rosary as their fund raisng avenue to give Hannah her own mechanical ventilator, and to please always include Hannah on your prayers. </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Please read on, other details on how to buy the rosaries are <a href="http://hannahysabelle.multiply.com/photos/album/20/rosaries_for_hannah/">here</a>. </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;"> <div class="frame-none" id="photoimgwrap" style="FLOAT: none;MARGIN: 0px auto;TEXT-ALIGN: left;"> <div id="faceboxes_divwrapper"></div> <div style="POSITION: relative;TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><font size="2"></font> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></font><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><em>Dear Friends,</em></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><em></em></font> </div> <div><em>Thank you so very much for helping us through all the powerful prayers you offered and all the financial support you've shared for our baby Hannah Ysabelle. It is a miracle how much strength she has drawn from your tremendous kindness, compassion, and generosity.<br><br>Through the help of families and friends, we were able to discharge her last May 17 from the hospital and transition her to home care. At long last (after almost 9 months), Hannah was finally home! Truly a dream come true for all of us. You can tell by how much Hannah's face lights up every single day in her room that she has found greater happiness at home. And we have God, through all of you, to thank for blessing our daughter with this overflowing happiness.<br><br>Hannah is now nearing her 1st birthday and is truly a bundle ball of joy. The impact that she has on both our hearts is simply overwhelming. We never knew how much love Joan and I could feel before God blessed us with Hannah. Thank you Lord for loving us so much!<br><br>It's still a long journey ahead for us. We will have our ups and downs, as all others do. But Joan and I could not ask for more. We have Hannah. We have our family. And we have you. All other things become pale in comparison. We will never be shaken in our faith. We will continue to fight the good fight for Hannah. Keeping in our hearts and minds the selfless love you all have shared to a family, who most of you, have never even met.<br><br>Again, we can never thank all of you enough for all your help. We hope that we too can be great Samaritans as you were to us. May the Good Lord reward your generosity a hundred-thousand-million fold!<br><br>You will always be in our prayers. God bless you and your families always!<br><br>Sincerely,<br>Carlo and Joan</em><br><br> <div id="welcome-separator" style="BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x;HEIGHT: 9px;"></div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font><font face="Arial" size="2"></font><font face="Arial" size="2"></font><br><b>My letter last October 14, 2007</b><br><br><i>Dear Friends,<br><br>Hi! I am baby Hannah Ysabelle. I was born on August 14, 2007, so I am exactly 2 months old now. I can do a lot of things that make my Daddy Carlo and my Mommy Joan very happy. I can move my arms and legs now. I can also hear the sweet voices of my mom and dad calling my name. Oh, and I drink a lot of milk now, though sometimes not the usual way. I also get tickled everytime my dad touches the soles of my feet. I smile whenever he does this. Mom and Dad doubly smile when I smile. Picture nga ng picture! Dami ko na ngang photos di naman ako celebrity!<br><br>Really, I can do a lot of things now, EXCEPT that I can hardly breathe when I'm awake, and I don't breathe at all when I'm asleep. You know why? The doctors said I have CONGENITAL CENTRAL HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME (CCHS). This means that the nerve center that is supposed to make me breathe is not functioning now. The doctors had to cut a hole on my throat, put in a TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE and attach it to a RESPIRATOR to keep me breathing. I also have a feeding tube through my mouth, off and on, because I can't swallow well sometimes. I feel so uncomfortable with all these tubes attached to my body. And I can't help crying out in pain everytime the nurses suction my tubes to clear my passages.<br><br>The doctors said this syndrome occurs only in about 1 out of every 1M newborns. This means God gave normal, healthy breathing to 999,999 other babies, but not to me. WHY? I don't know! Good girl naman po ako and my parents are also very kind people. You know, everytime I look around in the nursery and see the other normal babies without any tube attached to them, the more I feel the pain and loneliness of being the "one" in this statistic. I have been in the neonatal ICU's of two hospitals almost since birth. I'm supposed to bring joy and hope to my parents. Instead, I sometimes feel the anguish and grief in their hearts.<br><br>I thank God for the life He gave me. I know He loves me so much, but I also want to have a normal, healthy life. I want to feel the warm hugs and kisses of my mom - just like other babies. I don't know how much more pain my parents and I can endure.<br><br>Please pray for me. Please pray that God will finally give me the complete healing and the healthy lungs that I need, sana before Christmas. I want to go home na! You know what, if God completely heals me, I'll be a Pink Sister when I grow up. Promise!<br><br>God bless you all!<br><br>Asking for your prayers,<br><br>Hannah Ysabelle S. Cordoviz</i></div><!-- multiply:no_crosspost --><p class='multiply:no_crosspost'></p>Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-85695714898469849122008-08-05T07:04:00.000+08:002008-08-05T11:04:58.877+08:00Rosaries for Hannah<div><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;" face="Arial" size="2">Hi to all of you. </font></div> <div><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;" face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;">I got to know about this amazing story through my yahoo group. I am posting a letter from the parents of </font><a href="http://hannahysabelle.multiply.com/"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;">Hannah</font></a><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;">, a cute and adorable little girl that can do a lot of wonderful things except for one, she can hardly breathe when she's awake and don't breathe at all when she's asleep.</font></font></div> <div><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;" face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;">Let us all extend our helping hands to Hannah's family by buying a </font><a href="http://hannahysabelle.multiply.com/photos/album/20/rosaries_for_hannah"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;">rosary</font></a><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;"> as their fund raising avenue to give Hannah her own mechanical ventilator, and to please always include Hannah on your prayers. </font></font></div> <div><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;" face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;" face="Arial" size="2">Please read on, other details are at Hannah's multiply account mentioned above. </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="TEXT-ALIGN: left;"> <div class="frame-none" id="photoimgwrap" style="FLOAT: none;MARGIN: 0px auto;TEXT-ALIGN: left;"> <div id="faceboxes_divwrapper"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;"></font></div> <div style="POSITION: relative;TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;" size="2"></font> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></font><font face="Arial" size="2"></font></div> <div><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;" face="Arial" size="2"><em>Dear Friends,</em></font></div> <div><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;" face="Arial" size="2"><em></em></font> </div> <div><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;"><em>Thank you so very much for helping us through all the powerful prayers you offered and all the financial support you've shared for our baby Hannah Ysabelle. It is a miracle how much strength she has drawn from your tremendous kindness, compassion, and generosity.<br><br>Through the help of families and friends, we were able to discharge her last May 17 from the hospital and transition her to home care. At long last (after almost 9 months), Hannah was finally home! Truly a dream come true for all of us. You can tell by how much Hannah's face lights up every single day in her room that she has found greater happiness at home. And we have God, through all of you, to thank for blessing our daughter with this overflowing happiness.<br><br>Hannah is now nearing her 1st birthday and is truly a bundle ball of joy. The impact that she has on both our hearts is simply overwhelming. We never knew how much love Joan and I could feel before God blessed us with Hannah. Thank you Lord for loving us so much!<br><br>It's still a long journey ahead for us. We will have our ups and downs, as all others do. But Joan and I could not ask for more. We have Hannah. We have our family. And we have you. All other things become pale in comparison. We will never be shaken in our faith. We will continue to fight the good fight for Hannah. Keeping in our hearts and minds the selfless love you all have shared to a family, who most of you, have never even met.<br><br>Again, we can never thank all of you enough for all your help. We hope that we too can be great Samaritans as you were to us. May the Good Lord reward your generosity a hundred-thousand-million fold!<br><br>You will always be in our prayers. God bless you and your families always!<br><br>Sincerely,<br>Carlo and Joan</em><br><br></font> <div id="welcome-separator" style="BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x;HEIGHT: 9px;"></div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font><font face="Arial" size="2"></font><font face="Arial" size="2"></font><br><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;"><b>My letter last October 14, 2007</b><br><br></font><i><font style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff;">Dear Friends,<br><br>Hi! I am baby Hannah Ysabelle. I was born on August 14, 2007, so I am exactly 2 months old now. I can do a lot of things that make my Daddy Carlo and my Mommy Joan very happy. I can move my arms and legs now. I can also hear the sweet voices of my mom and dad calling my name. Oh, and I drink a lot of milk now, though sometimes not the usual way. I also get tickled everytime my dad touches the soles of my feet. I smile whenever he does this. Mom and Dad doubly smile when I smile. Picture nga ng picture! Dami ko na ngang photos di naman ako celebrity!<br><br>Really, I can do a lot of things now, EXCEPT that I can hardly breathe when I'm awake, and I don't breathe at all when I'm asleep. You know why? The doctors said I have CONGENITAL CENTRAL HYPOVENTILATION SYNDROME (CCHS). This means that the nerve center that is supposed to make me breathe is not functioning now. The doctors had to cut a hole on my throat, put in a TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE and attach it to a RESPIRATOR to keep me breathing. I also have a feeding tube through my mouth, off and on, because I can't swallow well sometimes. I feel so uncomfortable with all these tubes attached to my body. And I can't help crying out in pain everytime the nurses suction my tubes to clear my passages.<br><br>The doctors said this syndrome occurs only in about 1 out of every 1M newborns. This means God gave normal, healthy breathing to 999,999 other babies, but not to me. WHY? I don't know! Good girl naman po ako and my parents are also very kind people. You know, everytime I look around in the nursery and see the other normal babies without any tube attached to them, the more I feel the pain and loneliness of being the "one" in this statistic. I have been in the neonatal ICU's of two hospitals almost since birth. I'm supposed to bring joy and hope to my parents. Instead, I sometimes feel the anguish and grief in their hearts.<br><br>I thank God for the life He gave me. I know He loves me so much, but I also want to have a normal, healthy life. I want to feel the warm hugs and kisses of my mom - just like other babies. I don't know how much more pain my parents and I can endure.<br><br>Please pray for me. Please pray that God will finally give me the complete healing and the healthy lungs that I need, sana before Christmas. I want to go home na! You know what, if God completely heals me, I'll be a Pink Sister when I grow up. Promise!<br><br>God bless you all!<br><br>Asking for your prayers,<br><br>Hannah Ysabelle S. Cordoviz</font></i></div><!-- multiply:no_crosspost --><p class='multiply:no_crosspost'></p>Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-33018375946167460652008-06-17T16:18:00.003+08:002008-06-17T16:22:43.536+08:00Happy Father's Day!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/SFdzzMfSXmI/AAAAAAAAAFg/JSkOVLO5hDg/s1600-h/collage1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212762417067613794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/SFdzzMfSXmI/AAAAAAAAAFg/JSkOVLO5hDg/s400/collage1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>This might be a little late, but better late than never huh! Dad I hope you will not be mad at me for greeting you this late, at least on cyberspace. But I hope you know how much we appreciate you, and how much we love you. </div><br /><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5212762430696370706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/SFdzz_QoshI/AAAAAAAAAFo/07-Uu4h99d0/s400/PICT5373.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><br /><br />And to my dear father, thank you very much Papa for all your love, understanding and support. We can't imagine life without you and mama by our side. We love you.<br /><br />To all the wonderful fathers out there, HAPPY FATHER's DAY! </div>Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-11690077577364537362008-03-06T15:18:00.005+08:002008-03-06T15:44:30.993+08:00Michael Jackson-Thriller dance contest<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">JOIN THE MICHAEL JACKSON DANCE CONTEST<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174530548597863730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R8-gHjyVNTI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/GW6I9gcH8gU/s400/MJ+poster+w+mechanics++(18inx24in)+.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />All dancers and Michael Jackson fanatics, get your dancing shoes ready as Sony BMG Music Entertainment in cooperation with SM Supermalls will hold the Thriller 25 Dance Contest. This is part of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of Michael Jackson's Thriller, the world's biggest-selling album of all time, which started with the release of the Thriller 25 Album. The contest is open to all dance groups with 4 to 6 members, aged 18-25 years old and can perform songs from the Special Collector's Edition package album.<br /><br />Get your application forms now at </span><a title="http://www.sonybmg.com.ph/" href="http://www.sonybmg.com.ph/"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;">http://www.sonybmg.com.ph/</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> or at any participating SM Malls information area and be among those who will compete in the preliminaries on March 15 at SM Fairview and on March 29 at SM Bacoor. Only five groups from the each preliminary will advance to the Grand Finals on April 12 at SM North EDSA where cash prizes and exclusive gift item awaits the winning group.<br /><br />Start practicing the “moonwalk” as participants are expected to draw inspiration from Michael Jackson’s signature dance moves. Songs from Thriller 25 which will be used during the contest includes "Beat It 2008" with Fergie; "Billie Jean" remix by Kanye West; "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin" with Akon and "The Girl Is Mine" remix of Will.I.Am.<br /><br />The Thriller 25 CD/DVD is now available at Fully Booked and Odyssey Record Stores in two Special Collector's Edition package: a standard version with a new "Zombie" rainbow holographic cover with a 20-page booklet and a deluxe edition in a hard-bound casebook format with a 48-page booklet. Grab your copy now only from Sony BMG Music Entertainment.</span><br /><br /><br /></span><p><u></p></u><br /><p></p>Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-30630783391733034822008-03-06T12:18:00.016+08:002008-03-06T15:55:34.696+08:00Claire Ysabelle’s First Birthday Party<span style="font-size:130%;">Claire Ysabelle’s First Birthday Party<br />3 pm at Villa Librada, Tambubong Bocaue Bulacan<br />Theme: Tinkerbell<br /><br /><br />On Feb. 16, 2008, our daughter celebrated her first birthday. We attended mass early in the morning at the Shrine of The Divine Mercy. Sobrang significant ng Shrine na ito sa amin, because 1) this is where hubby and I got married 2) this is the first place I went to after my D&C last 2005, 3) this is the first place we went to after naming malaman na pregnant na ako again, 4) this is where Claire Ysabelle was baptized. O diba!<br /><br />We started planning Claire’s birthday around August last year. Yes mga sis, halos 6 months in the making sya pero I am glad na ganito kahaba ang naging preparation kasi hindi ko masyadong naramdaman ang gastos. I am happy rin kasi through n@w marami akong nakuhang inputs and nakilala ko si Jhoanne Paris Henson. I am very much thankful to her kasi naging fuss free ang birthday celebration ng baby ko. Laging through text, phone calls and email lang ang communication namin. About sa payments naman, staggard ang naging dating. We just deposit the payment sa account, then she will verify sa bank kung okay na. So before Feb 16, fully paid na ko. Ganun lang kadali ang transaction namin. I have no fear na baka maloko ako or anything kasi feeling ko pag galing sa n@w ang supplier, no problem. Tama ba mga sis? Would you believe, first time namin nag meet dun na mismo sa venue? Katuwa diba?.<br /><br /><br />I really wanted a Tinkerbell party for her kasi parang wala pa akong masyadong napuntahan na birthdays na may ganung theme so naisip ko, para maiba naman ang laging nakikita ng mga bata, Tinkerbell party naman ang gawin namin and Jhoanne naman was very supportive.<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Venue: Villa Librada--- Bulacan</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Ratings: 10<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174492512367490082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R899hjyVNCI/AAAAAAAAADI/u_X5UfPu-64/s400/collage3.jpg" border="0" /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">At first, sa place ng MIL ko sana gagawin yung party, pero later on we’ve decided na dito na lang sa Villa gawin since yung caterer na nakuha namin, who happens to be our ninang sa kasal owns the place and suggested na sa Villa na lang gawin without any additional payment. So syempre, go kami, kasi maganda naman yung place and hindi na rin kami mahihirapan diba. Jhoanne’s team was there as early as 8 am ata. They had some minor problems with the use of thumb tacks kasi my Ninang doesn’t want them to use thumb tacks kasi baka daw pag hinila ng mga guests yung mga balloons ( mababa lang kasi yung ceiling so pwede talagang mahila) mahulog yung thumb tacks and may makatapak pa. Buti na lang na solve na rin agad. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Another good thing, since may pinapagawa silang resort na halos tapos na rin, nakapag swimming pa ang ibang mga guests namin, well mostly friends ng sister ko and my husband, free of charge. Galing di ba?<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Venue Set up/ Balloon Décor: Polkadots Events by Jhoanne Paris Henson<br />Inclusions: a pair of 6 ft Balloon pillars, stage decors, flower clusters, floating balloons, personalized standee, table centerpieces w/ tinkerbell shaped mylar, party is here signage<br />Rating: 10++<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174492546727228466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBoIxZpEAPg7j278JC0vJ8xc-FwquW3lQXxZWiLJJbYoKRG5LxnEU9VVK5Kh1x3GJeKzkmnE22bPtB4dAjOdBTOd6F91ppF8EoOnyImggvrPmw1gJCmbHaFxjiau5ow6152YSzQ/s400/collage2.jpg" border="0" /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">I love the way Jhoanne dress up the venue. Hindi man ganun kalaki yung ginastos namin para sa decorations, with her creativity parang nagmukhang mahal ang venue! Sobrang hit ang mga decorations sa mga guests na tipong kahit hindi pa tapos ang party wala na akong makitang centerpiece sa mga tables, and even yung nasa own table namin nawala ha. Habang nag di-distribute pa lang kami ng lootbags, aba marami na kong nakikitang kumukuha ng balloons. Well, we can’t blame the guests kasi maganda talaga yung decorations. Buti na lang nakapagtabi kami ng isang mylar for Claire. Yung mga ka officemate nga ni hubby, tuwang tuwa kasi marami silang nauwing balloons. Even our ninang was impressed with the decorations kasi first time daw na naging ganun ang dress up ng Villa nila for a kiddie party. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Invitation/Tarpaulin Lay-out /Tumbler Insert--- Labor of love by my dear Sister<br />Ratings: 10++++++<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174495192427082818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R89_9jyVNEI/AAAAAAAAADY/vRoiZ7I6HL8/s400/claire_INVI+copy.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />During free times of my sister Fatima, she searched the net for a tinkerbell images and backgrounds. She combined whatever images na nakuha nya and I am proud to say na magaling ang sister ko (syempre ! kapatid ko eh) kasi maraming nagandahan sa design ng tarp and invitation. She’s the one who printed na rin the invitations.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174498297688437858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R8-CyTyVNGI/AAAAAAAAADo/RxP7RYcx4vA/s400/tarp_final..jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />At first we are lost on how to come up with the insert for tumblers. Buti na lang may mga nakita kaming templates sa internet, and of course through the creativity of my ever reliable sister, we a very nice and personalized insert for tumblers were made. And we are really happy with the outcome kasi sobrang na -appreciate ng mga guests namin yung tumblers.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174518239221593362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R8-U7DyVNRI/AAAAAAAAAFA/UsYb0_6uXag/s400/final+lay+copy1..jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />Catering: Lita’s Catering Services --- Bulacan<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Ratings: 10<br /><br />Food includes fried chicken, spaghetti, pansit, pork hamonado, lengua, mixed vegetables, and lechon, soda drinks, rice, leche flan and beans. My good friend Jho, one of Claire’s Ninang, gave 8 kilos of hotdogs, and na enjoy ng husto ng mga kids ito. We don’t have ice cream, pero hindi naman napansin na kasi sobrang naaliw mga guests sa host/magician namin. Maganda rin ang buffet set up na ginawa nila, pati na rin yung skirting ng cake table, gift table and prize table. Pati nga yung mga kiddie tables may cover din. Okay din ang mga waiters nila kasi kahit halos patapos na yung event, inaasikaso pa rin nila yung mga late comers. Attentive pa rin sila. Then yung sobrang food pa, ipinauwi sa amin kahit konti na lang.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Tinkerbell Cake: Kitchen Craft through Jhoanne </span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Rating: 10+++<br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174508060149101698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R8-LqjyVNII/AAAAAAAAAD4/TXfw6jpgEoc/s400/collage4.jpg" border="0" /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;">At first hesitant ako mag order ng cake kay Jhoanne, late na namin ito napag usapan. Pero when she showed me pictures of the cakes, aba aba! nag iba ihip ng hangin. At hindi nga ako nagkamali, kasi sobra kaming na-impress ni hubby sa actual cake. Even yung mga guests namin nagandahan din, gusto pa nga nilang mag pakuha ng picture sa cake after ng party kaya lang naitago na agad nila sis Jhoanne, kasi baka before we knew it cake topper na lang nasa cake table, he he he. I love the cake talaga kasi hindi lang sya maganda, masarap pa. We ate the cake the following day pa pero moist pa rin, and I even brought some sa office come Monday at masarap pa rin, kahit medyo matagal na sa ref, hindi sya naging dry. So for me sulit na sulit ang cake.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Cupcakes: Goldilocks 30 pcs chocolate cupcakes with mallows on top<br />Rating: 9<br /><br />Supposed to be, one of my officemates will make the cupcakes as her birthday present to Claire, kaya lang nagkaroon ng problem so hindi na sya makakapag bake. What she did was, she ordered na lang from Goldilocks. Natuwa ang mga guests kasi after ng candle blowing, ipinamigay na naming yung mga cupcakes and mabilis naubos. Hindi ko na sya natikman, pero sabi naman ng sis ko, masarap naman daw.<br /></div></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Party Gown and Dress: Robinson’s Galleria and Great Kids at Trinoma<br />Ratings: 10</span></div><div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Nagpatahi kami ng tinkerbell costume for Claire, but I wasn’t too happy with the outcome. Hindi nasunod yung mga details na gusto namin for her costume and late na rin kung if we will make revisions pa. And feeling ko, there’s no guarantee na magiging maganda pa yung outcome, so three days before the party naghanap kami sa mall. May mga tinkerbell costumes naman kami na nakita pero hindi bagay kay Claire. Buti na lang may nakita ako sa robinson’s dept. store although hindi na sya tinkerbell costume, but a Barbie gown instead. I love the design of the gown, simple pero cute.<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174511895554897042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R8-PJzyVNJI/AAAAAAAAAEA/dZmiw7KVRxQ/s400/collage5.jpg" border="0" /><br />I also bought one dress for Claire sa Great kids, pamalit nya sana if mainis na sya sa gown nya or hindi na sya comfortable. Pero hindi na nya rin naisuot sa party kasi parang na enjoy nya rin yung gown dahil hindi man lang sya umiyak or nagpakita ng inis. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Piñata: Polkadots Events by Jhoanne pa rin Ratings: 9<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174511899849864354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R8-PKDyVNKI/AAAAAAAAAEI/h3EEUphcUEQ/s400/collage6.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Maraming kids ang natuwa dito sa piñata kasi maraming candies silang nakuha. Even yung mga mommies nakiagaw din ng candies. Sayang lang kasi napatid yung tali kaya hindi agad lumabas mga candies. Pero the piñata itself, maganda ang pagkagawa, nakadisplay pa nga sya sa bahay naming eh.<br /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Loot Bags, Tumblers and Prizes : Divisoria Mall, Toys R Us<br />Rating: 10 </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174511904144831666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R8-PKTyVNLI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/1fKwkqv1dQU/s400/collage7.jpg" border="0" /><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174511908439798978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R8-PKjyVNMI/AAAAAAAAAEY/Ximplsz5cb0/s400/PICT5071-1.JPG" border="0" />Dapat 10 kasi kami ni hubby ang pumili ng mga ito, he he he. Nakakatuwa mamili sa Divi. The first time we went there, sa dami ng magaganda at kakaikot namin, hindi namin namalayan ginabi na pala kami so hindi namin nabili lahat ng kailangan. We were only able to buy the tumblers as giveaways for adults and some items for the loot bags. Sa second Divi trip na namin nabili yung iba pang prizes and tinkerbell backpacks. We also bought additional tumblers kasi baka kulangin yung first batch na nabili namin.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174515340118668498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R8-SSTyVNNI/AAAAAAAAAEg/2ILXfgEm2TE/s400/collage8.jpg" border="0" /><br />We also bought some toys at Toys R Us, for pabitin and additional prizes. Maraming mga magagandang items sa Toys R us na mura. Like yung isang box ng small cars na 8 pcs, 60 pesos lang. There are some pa na worth 50 pesos pero madami ng toys, so pwede mong pag hiwahiwalayin para sa pabitin.<br /><br /><br />Host/Magician: Butch Gonzales -- Hosting/Magic Tricks/Balloon Twisting/Party Games/Vent</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Ratings: 10++++<br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174515378773374178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R8-SUjyVNOI/AAAAAAAAAEo/dxwI6vJVAk8/s400/collage9.jpg" border="0" /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">I am really glad na kinuha namin si Butch! He’s not only magaling na host, dami pang alam na magic tricks, a very good ventriloquist, hanep sa balloon twisting, and super bait sa mga kids. Even us adults became kids once more while watcing his show. At the start of the program yung ibang kids nahihiya pang sumali sa games, pero with his antics pati adults gusto na sumali. All the games are very exciting and entertaining. All in one na sya talaga. Hindi kami nainip sa program, no dull moments. We will definitely get him again.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">For more pictures, please click </span><a href="http://community.webshots.com/user/eiren1126?vhost=community"><span style="font-size:130%;">here</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">. </span>Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-32051330497219568852008-01-03T09:24:00.000+08:002008-01-03T17:30:21.963+08:00Claire Ysabelle at Iba't Ibang Kwento<div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">It's been a while (ahmmm... okay decades ago) since my last post and I must admit that I was thinking of deleting this blog but the memories of all the things I wrote in here are something that I can never ever delete, so I will just continue with this one and hopefully be a better blogger this 2008.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">So many things happened to us in 2007 but giving birth to our firstborn ClaireYsabelle was the most memorable one. This is long everdue, almost a year na but I still want to share with you my birthing experience.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:130%;">I<span style="font-family:georgia;"> had an ultrasound in the morning of February 08 2007 to see kung naka position na ang baby ko for delivery. There we saw na andun pa rin yung </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amniotic_band_syndrome"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">amniotic band</span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"> that was seen by sonologists on the 4D ultrasound we had on Dec. 2006 so hindi maka move ang baby, meaning hindi makaikot because may nakaharang sa kanya. She was at te same position when we last saw her and I just prayed na sana hindi ma- stress ang baby ko and nothing bad will happen to her. In the afternoon of the same day is my regular check up sa OB ko so he will get to read na the results of the Ultrasound. Upon reading the results, I saw something in my OB's eyes so parang kinabahan ako. Later on, he explained to us the risks of having the amniotic band like incomplete palate and the likes. Plus I can't have pa a normal delivery because he doesnt want me to undergo labor dahil baka makasama pa sa baby ko. meaning CS na ko. He told us that anytime between Feb 14- March 3 pwede na ko manganak. Since ayaw na mag take ng risk ng OB ko, he let us choose kung Feb 16 or 23 ko gustong manganak, C section na. We chose Feb 16. Under the given circumstances, I really wanted sana to give birth sa Cardinal dahil mas magaganda ang mga facilities, pero I was advised na baka mahirapan kami kasi under renovation sya at that time, and nagtaas sila ng mga fees so baka more than 150k ang magastos namin. Our ever mabait na OB suggest that I give birth at Delgado hospital instead dahil magaganda rin ang facilities nila and affiliate pa si Dr. Monteblanco dun so mas madaling gumawa ng arrangements. </span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">I was scheduled to have CS at 6:30 in the morning of Feb 16, so I need to be at the hospital the night before that. Sa sobrang excitement ko, I was at Delgado Hospital ng mga after lunch of February 15, hindi ko na nahintay si Royce makauwi from work kasi naisip ko baka maraming manganak maubusan ako ng room, he he he. My mother was with me and we just brought one small hospital bag, si hubby na ang bahala sa iba pang kailangang dalhin. True enough when we arrived at about past 2pm sa Delgado we were advised at the admiting section that there was no room available, even at the ward section walang bakante. But they told us na maaga pa naman daw para mag pa admit ako and may na ka schedule naman na lalabas na on that day sa ward section and sa semi private room the following day, Feb. 16. So medyo okay na rin, at least may matutulugan ako that night, and we already asked the admiting personnel to note that we will transfer sa private room kinbukasan, or as soon as magkaroon ng available. Maganda naman yung ward section ng Delgado, pero naisip ko baka dumalaw yung mga ka opisina ko since malapit lang naman yung Hospital sa office, and yung mga pinsan ko pa at mga kapatid so parang nakakahiya naman sa ibang patients kung napakaraming tao and maingay pa. </span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Royce arrived at the hospital ng mga bandang 7 pm na. I asked my mother to go home first then come back in the morning para naka rest sya since nasa ward section nga kami. </span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">I was advised that I can still eat anything pa until 12 midnight so nakakain pa ko ng dinner pero konti na lang nakain ko sa sobrang excitement kasi parang gusto ko nang dumating yung 6 am para makita ko na ang baby ko. At around 430 am of Feb 16, may dumating nang nurse and I was cleaned and prep for the 6am operation. Then mga bandang 5:45 dinala na ko sa OR. Gising pa ko, so nakausap ko pa si Dra. Ruiz, my anaesthesiologist. I even saw yung pag prepare ng mga nurses ng mga gagamitin sa operation and I was glad na okay sila magtrabaho, everything was so organized and naka sterilized lahat ng gamit which is dapat naman talaga. May nag su-supervise pa na resident doctor sa mga ginagawa ng mga nurses while waiting for my OB. </span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Operation started at around 6:20 in the morning. Nararamdaman ko na may ginagawa sila sa </span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R3xo16H-yxI/AAAAAAAAAAw/iSXB1jioqkA/s1600-h/PICT4018.JPG"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151107349150092050" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="241" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R3xo16H-yxI/AAAAAAAAAAw/iSXB1jioqkA/s320/PICT4018.JPG" width="320" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">akin pero I can't identify kung ano kasi wala namang pain and medyo hilo na rin ako. Parang may hinihila or something, then after sometime, narinig ko na iyak ni Claire. I remember I even asked my OB na "doc patingin ng anak ko, may problem po ba?" That was around 655 am. Kinakabahan ako kasi baka may effect yung band sa kanya, pero good heavens! Nothing bad happened to her. She was perfectly adorable. No traces of amniotic band on her at all. God is really good. Nawala lahat ng kaba ko when I first held her. Sobrang happiness at contentment ang naramdaman ko at that moment. Then nung nalagyan na sya ng name tag, medyo hilo na ko. </span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">The next thing I knew was nasa recovery room na ko. They are instructing me to move my legs which I was able to do right away so I was wheeled na to my room at about 1140 am. Good thing, I was transfered to a semi private room, pero parang private na rin kasi wala naman akong kasamang ibang patient. Nakatulog na ko ulit then I was awaken by some noise. Yun pala dumating na ang mga bisita namin, that was around 6pm. Buti na lang wala akong kasama sa room, kasi ang iingay talaga ng mga visitors ko. Andun ang mga kapatid ko, some friends and then yung mga ka officemates ko. Hindi pa rin ako allowed sana magsalita pero I can't help it. Di ko mapigilan magkwento. Then some of them nakita na si Claire sa Nursery so sobrang saya naming lahat.<br /></span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">May isa lang kwento na sobrang hindi ko alam kung matutuwa ako or maiinis. Most first time fathers I've known were very excited sa mga first born nila kaya tipong nakababad sila sa pinto ng delivery room diba? Waiting for their child to be shown to him. Eto na, on my way out from the recovery room, hindi ko nakita si Royce sa may door, akala ko hindi ko lang napansin kasi medyo grogy na nga ako. Ay sus... my dear husband pala was taking a bath at that time. Nakakulong sa banyo for almost two hours. When I asked him bakit di nya inabangan si Claire, "Natatakot kasi ako, kinakabahan pa" was his quick reply. Yung OB ko pa tuloy ang naghanap sa kanya para sabihin na nanganak na ko, and pwede na nyang tignan sa nursery ang baby. Grabe di ba, he he he. San ka nakakita ng ganyan... </span></div><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"></span></div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151157995404446674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R3yW56H-y9I/AAAAAAAAACQ/4X3UqZAvM8o/s320/PICT4457.JPG" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">But of course I cannot discount the fact na sobra nyang mahal si Claire. Would you believe na since nag bottle feed kami, sya lang ang naghuhugas ng feeding bottles ni Claire? Nobody else, not even me. Gusto nya sya talaga.<br /></span><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Claire Ysabelle is a very sweet and adorable child. Every morning when we greet her "Good Morning" she smiles back at us, then caresses our faces with her little hands. Sobrang blessed kami for having her. I really give thanks and praises to Mother Mary, Saint Claire, Lord Jesus Christ, (and all the saints) for guiding me from the very start of my pregnancy and for making me a better person. Daming mga nangyari but the Lord never left my side. Until now, and for the rest of my life I will be forever grateful.<br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R3xyUqH-yyI/AAAAAAAAAA4/K62-b5oODZs/s1600-h/PICT4041.JPG"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151117773035719458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R3xyUqH-yyI/AAAAAAAAAA4/K62-b5oODZs/s320/PICT4041.JPG" border="0" /></span></a></p><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Sobrang trankful din ako sa parents ko especially sa Mama ko dahil dami nya ring hirap, mula nung nagbuntis ako until now. When I was in pain, when I was bleeding andun sya. Sabi nga nya parang nanganganay sya ulit. Claire calls her Mama as well. Sometimes yoya, oh yes my daughter can speak some words already. Yung mga madalas nyang marinig sa mga cousins nya and sa amin na rin. She can call us "dad and 'my" also. </span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R3ygkKH-zAI/AAAAAAAAACo/6aSA7JLF1xU/s1600-h/@lmighty(350).jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151168616858569730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R3ygkKH-zAI/AAAAAAAAACo/6aSA7JLF1xU/s320/%40lmighty(350).jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Now that Claire will be celebrating her first birthday come Feb 16, 2008 parang ang bilis ng panahon, parang hindi ako makapaniwala na ito na yung baby na nasa tummy ko before, na akala ko I will not be able to carry on full term. She has brought new meaning to our lives, new directions, new hopes, lots of love and countless blessings. </span></div><p><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">I just wish and pray na sana mapalaki namin sya ng maayos, na sana she will be a good citizen of this country, a good Ate to her would be siblings, a good daughter to us and a faithful follower of Christ. </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">Let me share with you some of her memorable photos...</span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151140360268729234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R3yG3aH-y5I/AAAAAAAAABw/N3d8JgaUQ3c/s320/PICT4476.JPG" border="0" /><br /><em>On one of her walking lessons. My sister is the one holding her while her cousin Eivan (on yellow shirt) walks with them. By the way, this photo was taken at Baywalk, her first trip there as well.<br /></em><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151162926026902514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R3ybY6H-y_I/AAAAAAAAACg/ERbMOHNYk9Y/s320/PICT4705.JPG" border="0" /><em><span style="font-family:georgia;">Claire with my sister, Tita Mommy Pat. Why this shot became memorable? Because Claire wanted her Tita to put the shawl on her head as seen on this picture. She cries whenever we try to get the shawl from her. Kikay na!!! </span></em></p><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151129605670620018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R3x9FaH-y3I/AAAAAAAAABg/_qco_awqtpY/s320/PICT4716.JPG" border="0" /><em>On her first and hopefully last, hospitalization</em></p><br /><p align="center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151138818375469954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R3yFdqH-y4I/AAAAAAAAABo/t2QbPk70Lmc/s320/PICT4597.JPG" border="0" /><em>Claire on her first flower girl appearance at my brother's wedding last November 4</em></p><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151145449804975010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R3yLfqH-y6I/AAAAAAAAAB4/3DqwMWzegqw/s320/PICT4732.JPG" border="0" /><em> Her first Christmas gift<br /></em><br /><p align="center"><em><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R3yp-qH-zBI/AAAAAAAAACw/7zJ1NVLR2xE/s1600-h/PICT4753-1.JPG"></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151179392931515426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R3yqXaH-zCI/AAAAAAAAAC4/KGhHBUKjRfI/s400/PICT4753-1.JPG" border="0" />Her first Christmas photo</em><br /></p><p align="center"><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151149341045345218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/R3yPCKH-y8I/AAAAAAAAACI/ZZ2Esdvw3MY/s400/PICT4770.JPG" border="0" /><br />Our very first Christmas as a family </em><br /><br /><br /></p>Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-14825345267111998702007-05-09T16:44:00.000+08:002007-07-02T13:40:17.450+08:00Happiness"I used to think that that happiness can only be attain if you get what you want, if you become succesful in your life. Sure it can make you happy, but nothing can compare to the happiness that motherhood (and fatherhood) brings. Not a single minute will pass without me saying "thank you" to my Almighty God for giving me Claire Ysabelle. Just looking at her fills my heart and soul so much joy that I almost forgot all the pains and disappointments i had in the last 29 years of my life. I love you Clay-clay!".<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>They say that Motherhood is something that will change your life and lifestyle forever. And yes, my mommy friends and <a href="mailto:n@wie">n@wie</a> buddies are correct... our lives changed when the clock struck @ 6:55 am, on February 16, 2007. </p><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062483153546856242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/RkGNmyCPRzI/AAAAAAAAAAo/2FQUlh1mMY4/s320/%40lmighty(140).jpg" border="0" /><br /><br />After almost two years of waiting, we finally able to see, and hold Claire Ysablle. The little person in the 4d image I posted last January. Hubby called her Clay-clay and so that's how we call her now.<br /><p>The coming of Claire Ysabelle has made a tremendous impact on our lives. She changed our everyday routine. Dati we can decide right away kung saan kami pupunta ni sweet pag holiday or kahit na regular weekend lang. We can do movie marathon, and gala to the max. But now, we have to think twice, minsan more than pa and consider a lot of things for Clay-clay.</p><p>We just hope that we can be the best parents for her, and that we can give her a better future. </p><p>Lots of update soon. </p><p> </p><p> </p>Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-80963314698045416732007-01-12T14:10:00.000+08:002007-01-19T11:35:10.901+08:00You've got a name, Claire or Clarisse?<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/RbA2XYwWPiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XScqoHUDtVU/s1600-h/BABY+BORJA_12.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5021573359928229410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/RbA2XYwWPiI/AAAAAAAAAAY/XScqoHUDtVU/s320/BABY+BORJA_12.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rRhdWh6FIYg/RacoLIwWPhI/AAAAAAAAAAM/6c8DgSTS3A0/s1600-h/BABY+BORJA_12.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div>It's amazing what technology can do. Last December 28, on our 32 weeks AOG, we had our 4D ultrasound at MCU Hospital. For the very first time, we were able to see her. She looked like her Papa Royce, but I know her features will change once she's born, he he he. </div><div> </div><div>Speaking of that, we are only a month-away from seeing her. We already bought a few of her things and hubby has the liberty to choose a name for our daughter for as long as it will have either Claire or Clarisse. Why these two? well, as most of my friends know, we went to Obando to ask for a blessing, and we're glad that barely a month after going there, Sta. Clara gave what we prayed for. </div><div> </div><div>God is truly good to those who believe in Him and we thank God that we've gone this far, despite all the difficulties we had during my first trimester. I guess it wouldn't be bad if I ask all of you who got to read this to please pray for our safe delivery. </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-91567502176684648922006-12-20T17:11:00.000+08:002006-12-20T17:14:29.931+08:00i'm always looking for something to write about on this blog. i wanted to tell you guys that I am now on my 30th week of pregnancy. I wanted to show you how big i've become, i wanted to share with you the pains and joys I've gone through. I wanted to tell you about my fears and all that. sad to say, i wasn't able to find time to bring it up here. and i'm still not in the mood to write something about these things.<br /><br />so what am i doing here right now? what am i thinking? with all honesty, i don't know. i wanted to share with you the situation i am facing right now. no, the baby is okay, thank God and I'm eagerly waiting for my edd. but this is more of a personal battle. should i let go the things/persons i love the most but has given me so much pain and continue with my life? or should i accept that some things are really beyond our control and no matter how wonderful the situation is, there will still be problems along the way?<br /><br />God has been good to me for the past two years. He always help me when i am at the lowest point in my life and continously guiding me. with all that's been said, all I really wanted to say is that:<br /><br />"Lord, enlighten me and make me accept the things that hurt me the most, help me set aside my wounded pride and become a living witness of your love and patience. Teach me to forgive and learn to understand why things are happening not the way i wanted them to be. Lastly, thank you Lord for always loving me despite my shortcomings, and thank you for making me strong."<br /><br />Have a Merry Christmas! everybody.Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-1149143908393047132006-06-01T11:07:00.000+08:002006-06-01T14:51:06.896+08:00mumblings, rambling thoughts<div align="left"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Summer has come, and gone. And Rainy season is here. Sobrang bilis ng panahon, wasn't able to update my blog anymore. Aside from our anniv last april, can't remember any activity we had for the past five months except for some like...<br /><br /><br />I attended a presscon of Backstreet boys when they had a concert here last January </span></div><p align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/320/PICT0721.jpg" border="0" /></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">A celebration of my birthday and hubby's as well. Mine was on March 01, hubby was on March 14 </span></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 169px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 141px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="191" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/320/PICT0919.jpg" width="263" border="0" /></p><p></p><p align="center"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="194" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/320/PICT1088.jpg" width="310" border="0" /> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/PICT1068.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 237px" height="240" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/320/PICT1068.jpg" width="243" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">on this pic are Royce's officemates and friends</span></em></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></em></p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/PICT1100.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" height="237" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/320/PICT1100.jpg" width="320" border="0" /></a> </p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>L-R are Ate Mary Rose, Jaime, Joy, baby Sejie, Helen </em><em>and my brother Edil. It was Ej's head that is partially hidden </em></span></span></p><em><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></em><br /><p><em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></p><p align="center"><br /></p></span></em><em><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></em><p align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em>A</em> swimming treat courtesy of my parents to celebrate their 31st wedding anniversary</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><em><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/320/IMG_1435.0.jpg" border="0" /></em></span></p><p align="center"></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p align="center"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/PICT0986-1.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/200/PICT0986-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/PICT0987-1.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/200/PICT0987-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/PICT1022-1.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/200/PICT1022-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><em></em></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">My loving nephew Carl Vincent's prep graduation.<em> </em></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/320/PICT1177-1.jpg" border="0" /></span><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">The birth and christening of Sophia Lei, the first Borja grandchild</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/320/PICT1414.0.jpg" border="0" /></span></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;"></span></p></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><p align="center"><em><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:78%;">L-R Ninang Sheila, Daddy Roniel, Mommy Michelle, Sophiea Lei, and Ninang Bebang</span></em></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:85%;"></span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">My dear BIL Sony's first swimming lesson, he he he</span></p><p align="center"><em><span style="font-size:85%;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/320/PICT1041-1.jpg" border="0" /></span></em></p></span><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><span style="font-family:georgia;">(This guy is available, so if any of you reading this has a sister or cousin or friends looking for a nice pal, </span></em></span><span style="font-family:arial;"><em><span style="font-family:georgia;">PM me for his number c,") acting cupid eh, he he he )</span></em><em><span style="font-family:georgia;"> </span></em></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-size:0;"></span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;">There are still other things I wanna share, but next time maybe. happy blogging! </span></p>Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-1145859240612418842006-04-24T13:12:00.000+08:002006-05-31T13:37:24.853+08:00Year after we say...<span style="font-family:georgia;">'Yes I do.'<br /><br />It's been a year now since hubby and I promised before God, family members and friends, that we will love each other in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, till death do us part. A year full of happiness. And sadness. And Wonderful memories. And trials. And unity.<br /><br />To celebrate our first anniversary as husband and wife, we hear mass at Divine Mercy Shrine where we found ourselves down the memory lane... back to our wedding day.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><p align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/320/IMG_1485.jpg" border="0" /> </span></p><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">~~000~~</div></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><p><br />Each night, before we sleep I always ask my sweet if he is happy with me. And I am always almost excited to hear him say 'yes dear i love you'. I just wish he will say these words more often, he he he. </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">~~000~~</span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;">Our first few months together as husband and wife is full of adjustment. I'm not used to have a sleeping buddy who is snoring, but now it is music to my ears. He only have to think of himself when payday comes, now he has to think of utilities. I only wash my own undies, now there are briefs in the basin. Ngiii! Before, he doesn't cook. Now, he prepares dinner for us since he's the first one to come home. And I am grateful kasi pagod na ko pag uwi ko ng Bulacan ( as if hubby is not he he he). And grateful still because hubby assigned himself to be our "house cleaner". Yep, you read it right folks. He's more into it than me. Cleaning is his territory, weekend cooking is for me. Don't get me wrong, hubby is not 'under de saya'. He said he is doing all those things because he doesn't want to tire me (because I will be doing something else afterwards, you know <em>that</em> thing, he he he), isn't that sweet? </span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;">Kidding aside, my hubby understands what division of labor is, and he's not ashamed to do those stuff. And I am proud! </span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-family:georgia;">~~000~~</span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;">There maybe times when we have some misunderstanding, and even sleep not facing each other, as in deadmahan kami. Oh well sige na nga most of the time dine-deadma ko sya because of ... wait... ano nga ba? Wala lang. You know, for no valid reason at all. But slowly, we, okay okay ... I have adjusted to those petty things. </span></p><p align="center">~~000~~</p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;">There are also nights when I cried myself to sleep, not because we argue or fight over something. It's more of a longing to have something else to do. Yes, it's been a year now, and I still don't know when the next big thing will happen. If you are a regular on this blogsite, I know you know what I mean. We almost have it, but then again, I cannot complain. God allowed those things to happen because He has better plans for us. For now, we are allowing ourselves to baby each other and patiently wait for wonderful things to unfold. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/320/PICT1443.jpg" border="0" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;">We may not have everything we want, nor a perfect honeymoon vacation to brag about, nor the perfect set-up newlyweds dreamt of, but we have each other to cuddle, to love and to hold, and I think that is more important. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;">I love you sweet and happy anniversary! </p></span><p><br /></p><p align="center">~~000~~</p><p><br />'Sweet yung sinaing mo kumukulo na!'</p><p><br /></p>Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-1145259543358776682006-04-17T15:24:00.000+08:002006-04-17T15:39:03.373+08:00some more...just can't imagine all the possibilities that digiscrapin' can do. i made one for my niece and will do more next time.<br /><br /><p> <img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/320/Eunice2_upload.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Taken from SBB gallery: </em></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>Template-Christina Bartholomew and ChristineN Mother story Heritage album, </em></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><em> Font- Tonya Renz gel letters. The double pink petals is from Scrapkitchen and the other element is from</em></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><em> Corel </em></span></p>Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-1144231074148254582006-04-05T17:05:00.000+08:002006-04-06T16:17:16.996+08:00The wonderful world of...Digital scrapbook. Yes, I made it! I've been trying to make my own digi-scrapbook since last week but am only able to perfect it today, well at least. I saw <a href="http://eugane.blogspot.com/">Janix</a> and <a href="http://crazylovers.blogspot.com/">Mec's</a> creations and sobrang na-amazed ako on their creativity. When you look at it, seems like so easy to do. But for somebody like me who is not so familiar with photoshop or corel, it's not that easy huh! If I am using real scrapbook elements and stuff, most of them might have been wasted. But since everything is digital, you can undo and undo everything that you don't like.<br /><br />It's also a big plus that there are numerous digi-scrapbook sites where you can find useful information. There's <a href="http://www.digitalfreebies.com">www.digitalfreebies.com</a> for various tips and tricks and a lot of scrapbook freebies, <a href="http://courses.ivillage.com/">http://courses.ivillage.com/</a> for FREE scrapbook classess! and of course <a href="http://www.adobe.com/">http://www.adobe.com/</a> for that free (on trial of course) photoshop software.<br /><br />I know I still need a lot of practice butI am so excited about this new project. Below are some of my finished products, and i made them from scratch. <br /><br /><br /><p><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/320/neriupload.0.jpg" border="0" /></p><p><br /><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/320/Royce1_72.jpg" border="0" /></p>Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-1141700601022409002006-03-07T11:01:00.000+08:002006-03-07T11:03:21.036+08:00Good or Bad?Geeez! Got this from Janix's blog. Try this one out yourself and find out if you are good or.... you guess. he he he.<br /><br /><br /><br /><table width="350" align="center" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"><tr><td bg align="center" style="color:#CCCCCC;"><span style="'color:black;font-family:Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><b>You Are 18% Evil</b></span></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#DDDDDD"><center><img src="http://images.blogthings.com/howevilareyouquiz/evil-1.jpg" height="100" width="100" /></center><span style="color:#000000;">You are good. So good, that you make evil people squirm.Just remember, you may need to turn to the dark side to get what you want!</span></td></tr></table><div align="center"><a href="http://www.blogthings.com/howevilareyouquiz/"> How Evil Are You?</a></div>Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-1138599110752560822006-01-30T12:49:00.000+08:002006-01-30T13:31:50.770+08:0014 years after<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/PICT0821.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/320/PICT0821.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We we're just the usual high school freshmen. simple and naive.<br /><br />most of my classmates have known each other way back their elementary days. since they've come from either same school or have met each other in some school activities. given that, i can say mixing with the group is easy. they are funny, chummy and pretty much easy to get a long with.<br /><br />I came from far away Marilao, Layra and Liwanag from poetic Balagtas. Madeleine and Anna from Bocaue Central, Pinky from Cutcut (i'm not sure , are you sister?) .<br /><br />Janieuary, Kiteh and Janet are from Bambang.<br /><br />See, we came from different backgrounds, but I guess, when you are destined to meet, no matter how different your views from the rest are, you will surely be together.<br /><br />Everlasting Company wasn't conceived overnight. Afters a year of testing and weighing things if we will get along fine, our leader--it's easy to have a group if there's a leader right?-- Janieuary coined the word Everlasting Company.<br /><br />We were only 2nd yr high school students, it was January 22, 1991. At first there was only about seven of us. and then Anna came, and later on Pinky.<br /><br />As a group, we had fun and sad memories of high school life. First love, first heart ache, first boyfriend and so many other firsts...<br /><br />After hS graduation, we lost touch. Some went to Manila for their college education, some stay in Bulacan.<br /><br />When Royce and me became steady, we bumped into some of our batchmates so frequently which rarely happened when we are not yet on. Coincidence? Maybe. Seeing these old faces from our school, the urge to meet with my group friends became so intense. I already forgot how it started, how we meet again. But looking back, Everlasting Company has gone a long way.<br /><br />Though we seldom see each other now, the line of communication is very active. We send emails, pictures, text messages and sometimes we even meet for no reason at all, just for fun.<br /><br />Last saturday, the 28th -- a week after 22nd-- we celebrated 14 years of everlasting friendship. though some were not around, we are sure that in their hearts, and in ours as well, the friendship lives on! Happy anniversary EC! Click on <a href="http://community.webshots.com/user/Kulig_eunice">here</a> to view some of our pics.Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-1137403544927698312006-01-16T17:08:00.000+08:002006-01-17T09:35:05.643+08:00100 times<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/IMG_1528.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/200/IMG_1528.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/IMG_1528.jpg"></a><br />exaggerated it is, but that's really how many times i watched our wedding video. we were only able to get hold of the video, and the album last december and since then, i never fail to watch it on my free times--holidays included.<br /><br /><br />the pictures are so alive that i found myself reminiscing everything. from the preparation until the day itself.<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/IMG_1351.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/200/IMG_1351.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/IMG_1365.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/200/IMG_1365.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/IMG_1381.2.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/320/IMG_1381.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />everybody that we are expecting to see are there to share with our joy, and I can't help but become teary eyed again. however, seeing things now with a much relax state of mind, there are some things that should have been done and handled differently. there may be some should-have- beens, like 1.) i should have kissed my parents and thank them right after they have given me to hubby but due to nervousness and excitement perhaps, I failed to do so. I know they understand my actions, but still, i should have done that. 2.) I should-have-lowered my bouquet to show off my beautiful gown. I feel like I've done nothing to give justice to the work of a good friend Renn, and for that I am sorry. 3.) i shouldn't have been smiling from ear to ear, just for the sake of the pictures and videos that is, because I am not that pretty on them, he he he. But I guess when you are truly happy, no matter how you concealed it, it will definitely show. just like what happened to me, see.<br /><br />i promise myself, I will do it better next time. Uhmmm... sweet can we renew our vows on our anniversary? he he he... just asking...Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-1136367830078313582006-01-04T16:56:00.000+08:002006-01-16T12:33:31.106+08:00Christmas 2005<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/127_12252005(033).jpg"></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/124_12252005(022).jpg"></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/PICT0612.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/200/PICT0612.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />it's our fifth christmas together and the first one as husband and wife. 2005 has been a good year for both of us. sure there are trials, but there are lots of good memories too that kept us going during those hard times.<br /><br />during the holidays, hubby and i were able to spent some more quality time together. we were also able to buy some furnitures for our little sweet home, cook some good food {sawa na sa fast food :-( } and rest some more.<br /><br />knowing what we've gone through on the last quarter of 2005, we just hope that year 2006 will give us more success in building our own family. we are eagerly looking forward to seeing that two pink <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/121_12252005(017).jpg"></a>stripes again, and wish that the blessing will stay with us forever.<br /><br /><br />Happy new year!Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-1132117698444543562005-11-16T11:33:00.000+08:002005-11-16T13:08:18.486+08:00still hurting...i will never forget how happy we were when we found out that i was pregnant. it didn't occur to me that the most unexpected thing will happen. it was october 10, 2005 when we knew that our first little bundle of joy left us. i can't understand why, masakit isipin. even until now that i am writing this post, tears are flowing. my baby doesn't even got a chance to see us, to see his cousins, to play with them, nor even to get hold our hands. he was 14 weeks in my tummy when he left.<br /><br />everybody i knew keep on asking kung masakit ba ang ma- d&c (raspa). 'sabi nila mas mahirap daw yan kesa sa nanganak'. physically, it's not true. i didn't feel any pain. but emotionally yes it's true, napakasakit. traumatic. i just want to fall into deep sleep and not wake up gain.<br /><br />i want to forget everything that reminds me of my baby, even this blog site, gusto ko na ring burahin and create a new one. pero nanghihinayang ako kasi there are wonderful things here as well lalo na yung sa wedding namin. maybe i should give myself sometime before i can make a final decision. <br /><br />i know there are reasons why it need to happen. and God has a better plan for us. i just hope everything will turn out fine. and i wish God grant us what we are sincerely asking for. He knows what our hearts desire and will give it to us in His time. We just need to wait for that special time.Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12186474.post-1127873661028791812005-09-28T09:59:00.000+08:002005-09-28T10:24:10.203+08:00new clothesi am now on 12th week of my pregnancy, and i am starting to look for new clothes that will keep me comfortable in the coming months. i have searched the net for possible blouses and pants and most probably will start buying around November . At three months, I am still not showing so i guess it's just perfect to buy some around that time plus you know there's a 13th month pay, bonus if any, he he he to spend.<br /><br />i am basically a jeans person so I want my maternity clothes to be somewhat similar to what i used to wear.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/bootleg%20pants.jpg"></a><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/pedal%20pants.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/200/pedal%20pants.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/bootleg%20pants1.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/200/bootleg%20pants.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/blue,%20green%20&%20white%20stripes.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/200/blue%2C%20green%20%26%20white%20stripes.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/1600/belly%20stretch%20twill%20pants1.jpg"><img style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1982/1020/200/belly%20stretch%20twill%20pants1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />***photos were taken from <a href="http://www.motherhood.com/home.asp?Media=LinkShareUO85MF6im_8-W_a27mopchvU5aK1WTC9OA9/27/2005_10:19:35%20PM">here</a> . click link for more clothes.Nerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936134599062155221noreply@blogger.com3