Went to the wake of a friend's father. It was held at the Funeraria Paz in Manila Memorial Sucat. Nice naman ang facilities. A big leap from the old funeral parlors along Araneta Ave.
Di na siya amoy funeraria. At di na uso pala yung nagpa-pass around ng mga mani-mani at Zesto. Kasi even from the other chapels na katabi n'ya, kapansin-pansin ang presence ng buffet table. Just grab a bite kung gutom ka.
And we did. May carbonara, Jamaican patties, buko pie, assorted goodies from Red Ribbon, chicherya... may beverage dispensers din with orange juice, iced tea and coffee.
Tapos, since the one who died was a great artist, there was something like a mini-exhibit of his works sa chapel. What a nice despedida party.
Pag namatay ako, gusto ko ganun din ha. Yun nga lang -- anong ie-exhibit ko? Blog entries?
Saturday, September 18, 2010
September 17 - Credit Card
Kelan ba mauubos ang aking credit card utang? Just when I'm on my way to recovering from my debts, may mangyayari. The cycle just goes on and on... neverending... hanggang kamatayan na siguro.
Anyway, today I paid one of my credit card bills. Akala ko yesterday ang deadline. Thank goodness sa maling akala. Saved ako from penalty (September 19 pa pala ang deadline, hehehe).
Speaking of credit cards, a friend told me that Standard Chartered sends you an SMS whenever you make a purchase (haven't verified this, though). Pag nanakawan ka ng credit card, malalaman mo kung ano na ang pinagbibili ng damuhong magnanakaw and charging to you.
Maybe credit card companies should also be sending an SMS reminder every time your bill is almost due. That will be a simple but helpful innovation. Don't you think so?
Anyway, today I paid one of my credit card bills. Akala ko yesterday ang deadline. Thank goodness sa maling akala. Saved ako from penalty (September 19 pa pala ang deadline, hehehe).
Speaking of credit cards, a friend told me that Standard Chartered sends you an SMS whenever you make a purchase (haven't verified this, though). Pag nanakawan ka ng credit card, malalaman mo kung ano na ang pinagbibili ng damuhong magnanakaw and charging to you.
Maybe credit card companies should also be sending an SMS reminder every time your bill is almost due. That will be a simple but helpful innovation. Don't you think so?
September 16 - Planning
It's that time of the year when our clients are all agog over their communication plans for next year. Plano nang plano. Lahat naman ng pinaplano napapako. Ang daming gustong gawin, wala namang pera for implementation. Anubeh?
Like, did you know that airtime for a 30-sec commercial on primetime TV now costs P280,000? Next year expected ang cost to increase to P300,000/spot. Ang mahal! A P1 million media budget will only get you 3 spots! Joskohday!
Kung gusto mo pang gumamit ng celebrity endorser, the more well-known ones probably P3 million minimum talent fee. Mygollywow! Sana nagartista na lang ako. Sayang, di ko kasi yun naplano e.
Like, did you know that airtime for a 30-sec commercial on primetime TV now costs P280,000? Next year expected ang cost to increase to P300,000/spot. Ang mahal! A P1 million media budget will only get you 3 spots! Joskohday!
Kung gusto mo pang gumamit ng celebrity endorser, the more well-known ones probably P3 million minimum talent fee. Mygollywow! Sana nagartista na lang ako. Sayang, di ko kasi yun naplano e.
September 15 - Military Tanker on the Road
Did you know that military tankers don't have plate numbers? So, exempted sila sa coding. Wow.
Friday, September 17, 2010
September 13 - Back to Work, Back to Walking
My belly is making its presence known. I can feel it like a salbabida in my body. So today, I started doing my morning brisk walking routine again.
After taking a bath in the office, nagdatingan na ang mga tao. May ilang nagcomment na parang I lost weight daw. (Really? Aba-- effective!)
After taking a bath in the office, nagdatingan na ang mga tao. May ilang nagcomment na parang I lost weight daw. (Really? Aba-- effective!)
September 12 - Family
Finally, now that Andy's sick and excused from going to school, we were able to spend some time together. Not exactly quality bonding time like a family vacation. But the fact that we're together in one house is already precious to me.
One time, we were all in the family car. DGob noticed kumpleto kami and exclaimed: "Yehey! Punta na tayo sa beach!"
Sana ganoong kadali. Pero promise, pag nakaluwag sa gastos at nakalibre sa trabaho (and school), magbi-beach tayo.
One time, we were all in the family car. DGob noticed kumpleto kami and exclaimed: "Yehey! Punta na tayo sa beach!"
Sana ganoong kadali. Pero promise, pag nakaluwag sa gastos at nakalibre sa trabaho (and school), magbi-beach tayo.
Saturday, September 11, 2010
September 11 - Mimay is Cured
Mimay #2 was finally discharged from the hospital. (sigh) Salamat na rin sa herbal knowledge ni Mimay #1 at sa mga shared information from old folks in the same ward. Some things to consider, if in case a loved one gets dengue:
1. Tawatawa helps. But according to my research, di pa siya approved ng DOH as a medicine for dengue. Actually ang ginagawa n'ya, it strengthens the membranes of the blood vessels para di mag-internal bleeding.
2. Itlog ng pugo and sabaw ng talbos ng kamote help increase the number of platelets (although I haven't done any research on this)
3. Common sense: since there really is no medicine for any virus, the best way is to strengthen yourself with vitamins, especially ascorbic acid
Ngayong magaling na si mimay, kelan naman kaya maghihilom ang sugat sa aking bulsa?
1. Tawatawa helps. But according to my research, di pa siya approved ng DOH as a medicine for dengue. Actually ang ginagawa n'ya, it strengthens the membranes of the blood vessels para di mag-internal bleeding.
2. Itlog ng pugo and sabaw ng talbos ng kamote help increase the number of platelets (although I haven't done any research on this)
3. Common sense: since there really is no medicine for any virus, the best way is to strengthen yourself with vitamins, especially ascorbic acid
Ngayong magaling na si mimay, kelan naman kaya maghihilom ang sugat sa aking bulsa?
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
September 10 - Ref Clean-up
Naguguluhan ako sa ref namin. May a little bit of this and a little bit of that. The maid naman never really bothers to take out what needs to be taken out.
So today, I did what Suzie Entrata keeps on saying in her NIDO commercials -- I checked the label. Ang unang batayan sa pagtapon: expiration date. Pangalawang batayan: may amag ba? Pangatlong batayan: ganyan ba talaga amoy n'yan?
I ended up throwing a grocery bag load of food. May leftovers na nakalimutan na. May cream cheese na nangitim na. May Christmas gifts na hindi pinansin ng mga bata. I didn't think naman that they'd expire so soon. Sayang... pero sige na nga. Mas mahal ang gamot sa amoeba at bacteria.
So today, I did what Suzie Entrata keeps on saying in her NIDO commercials -- I checked the label. Ang unang batayan sa pagtapon: expiration date. Pangalawang batayan: may amag ba? Pangatlong batayan: ganyan ba talaga amoy n'yan?
I ended up throwing a grocery bag load of food. May leftovers na nakalimutan na. May cream cheese na nangitim na. May Christmas gifts na hindi pinansin ng mga bata. I didn't think naman that they'd expire so soon. Sayang... pero sige na nga. Mas mahal ang gamot sa amoeba at bacteria.
September 9 - Doctor Knows Best
Just when we thought makakalabas na ang mimay #2 sa hospital, bumaba uli ang kanyang platelet count -- from 80 to 46.
Meanwhile the hospital bill just keeps adding up... ka-ching... ka-ching... ka-ching...
Siguro dahil worried din siya sa mounting hospital bill, ang mimay#1 may I suggest na tanggalin na kaya ang IV. Ganun?!
I remember having a yaya na nagmamarunong, like mimay#1. Her name was Fe. Maliit pa noon si Andy at nasa hospital because of amoebiasis. Anyway, itong si Fe nainip dahil mabagal daw ang tulo ng dextrose. Without telling anyone, aba may I adjust n'ya ang speed! Josmeh! Buti na lang napansin ni Ate Lora. Joskoday-- nakakaloka!
In fairness to mimay#1, may alam din naman siyang ang couple of things tungkol sa herbal medicine. Pero pag nasa ospital ka, leave it to the doctors, okay?
Meanwhile the hospital bill just keeps adding up... ka-ching... ka-ching... ka-ching...
Siguro dahil worried din siya sa mounting hospital bill, ang mimay#1 may I suggest na tanggalin na kaya ang IV. Ganun?!
I remember having a yaya na nagmamarunong, like mimay#1. Her name was Fe. Maliit pa noon si Andy at nasa hospital because of amoebiasis. Anyway, itong si Fe nainip dahil mabagal daw ang tulo ng dextrose. Without telling anyone, aba may I adjust n'ya ang speed! Josmeh! Buti na lang napansin ni Ate Lora. Joskoday-- nakakaloka!
In fairness to mimay#1, may alam din naman siyang ang couple of things tungkol sa herbal medicine. Pero pag nasa ospital ka, leave it to the doctors, okay?
September 8 - Happy Birthday, Mama Mary
Just when we're celebrating the birthday of Mama Mary, heto ako, abala sa pagiging ina. Yung mga motherly duties na ipinasa ko sa mga mimay one million years ago ay balik sa akin, for the time being.
Kaya alas cuatro pa lang, gising na ako para maghanda ng almusal, pati na rin ng baon ng mga bata. Pag-alis ng mag-ama, naglaba ako. Pinakain ko na rin ang mga aso at naglinis ng backyard. ("Backyard" aka likuran)
Paggising ni Gob, pinakain ko siya... pinaliguan... tapos, kasama si Kuya Andy pumunta kami sa ospital para kamustahin ang mimay #2 na may dengue. Pinahatid ko kay mimay #1 si Gobgob sa school habang si Andy sinamahan ko naman sa pedia kasi day 3 na ang fever n'ya (no, it isn't dengue).
After the trip to the hospital, naglunch kami ni Andy at sinundo ko si Gobgob sa school. Pag-uwi, gumawa kami ng assignment. Pahinga nang kaunti, tapos, nagluto na ako ng dinner.
O di ba domesticated?
At pagkatapos maghapunan, nanood na ako ng mga paborito kong teleserye.
At sa paglipas ng araw na ito, I pray: Mama Mary, help me be a good mother. Amen.
Kaya alas cuatro pa lang, gising na ako para maghanda ng almusal, pati na rin ng baon ng mga bata. Pag-alis ng mag-ama, naglaba ako. Pinakain ko na rin ang mga aso at naglinis ng backyard. ("Backyard" aka likuran)
Paggising ni Gob, pinakain ko siya... pinaliguan... tapos, kasama si Kuya Andy pumunta kami sa ospital para kamustahin ang mimay #2 na may dengue. Pinahatid ko kay mimay #1 si Gobgob sa school habang si Andy sinamahan ko naman sa pedia kasi day 3 na ang fever n'ya (no, it isn't dengue).
After the trip to the hospital, naglunch kami ni Andy at sinundo ko si Gobgob sa school. Pag-uwi, gumawa kami ng assignment. Pahinga nang kaunti, tapos, nagluto na ako ng dinner.
O di ba domesticated?
At pagkatapos maghapunan, nanood na ako ng mga paborito kong teleserye.
At sa paglipas ng araw na ito, I pray: Mama Mary, help me be a good mother. Amen.
September 7 - Lost
Now that the mimays are away, I find myself lost in my own house.
Saan nakatago ang walis tingting? Paano kung tumulo yung tangke? Paano ba paandarin itong washing machine? Alin ba dito yung plantsang matino? Saan na ang school shoes ni Gobgob? Haynaku... mimays. Can't live with 'em. Can't live without 'em.
Saan nakatago ang walis tingting? Paano kung tumulo yung tangke? Paano ba paandarin itong washing machine? Alin ba dito yung plantsang matino? Saan na ang school shoes ni Gobgob? Haynaku... mimays. Can't live with 'em. Can't live without 'em.
September 6 - Oh my Mimay!
It's confeeeeermed. Mimay #2 has the dengue virus. When we had her checked, 35 na lang platelet count n'ya. 150 ang minimum sa normal. Grabeh! Nakakaloka.
The moment I heard that she needs to be confined, kung anu-ano nang thoughts ang pumunta sa utak ko. At ang nakakaguilty nito, mas nauna ang "Magkano?" kesa sa "Will she live?"
So, magkano nga ba? Nung pinasok namin siya sa ER, cost of CBC and urinalysis was around P430+. Down payment for the confinement was P3,000. Room charge per day is P600 (ward siya, 4 patients to a room na may aircon naman at banyo). Kung kakailanganin ng blood transfusion, since walang blood bank ang hospital, cost of each bag would be around P1,000. Betchabygollywow!
Since nagka-fever din si Gob yesterday, siyempre pina-test ko na rin siya. Thankfully, mataas pa rin naman ang platelets n'ya. Andy should also be tested kasi nagka-fever din siya today. Pero I guess he was too tired to go to the hospital pa.
Joskopoh! Ano bang pagkakasala ko at di na ako naubusan ng utang? There goes my pambayad sa credit cards...
The moment I heard that she needs to be confined, kung anu-ano nang thoughts ang pumunta sa utak ko. At ang nakakaguilty nito, mas nauna ang "Magkano?" kesa sa "Will she live?"
So, magkano nga ba? Nung pinasok namin siya sa ER, cost of CBC and urinalysis was around P430+. Down payment for the confinement was P3,000. Room charge per day is P600 (ward siya, 4 patients to a room na may aircon naman at banyo). Kung kakailanganin ng blood transfusion, since walang blood bank ang hospital, cost of each bag would be around P1,000. Betchabygollywow!
Since nagka-fever din si Gob yesterday, siyempre pina-test ko na rin siya. Thankfully, mataas pa rin naman ang platelets n'ya. Andy should also be tested kasi nagka-fever din siya today. Pero I guess he was too tired to go to the hospital pa.
Joskopoh! Ano bang pagkakasala ko at di na ako naubusan ng utang? There goes my pambayad sa credit cards...
August 21 - Arimunding-munding
It's DGob's first school program. And she danced the "Arimunding-munding" like an angel. But DGob thinks otherwise. She said, "Mama, ang sexy ko o." Ngeh.
Anyway, after the program, may potluck snacks. The parents were supposed to bring native food and delicacies,it being Buwan ng Wika. Syempre, may mga pasaway. May nagdala ng carbonara, barbecue, donuts, siomai, hotdog with marshmallows... Ako, semi-pasaway lang. I brought Goldilocks mamon. Pinoy ba ang mamon? I don't know. Pinoy ba si Goldilocks? Hmmm... well, she's blonde. Pero sabi ni Dingdong, Pinoy daw ang kumakain ng Goldilocks. So, there you go.
Para sulit yung biniling kimona costume at bakya, DGob wore them the whole day. Pumunta ng Jollibee, pumunta sa lola n'ya at nakauwi ng bahay nang naka-kimona. Awww -- ang cute ng aking dalaginding! Lalo na pagnagaarimunding-munding!
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