Just like old times...

There is no such things as a perfect married life... a perfect relationship... a perfect partner... a perfect you... none of it exist...

A perfect marriage is when both partners does not fight or argue... but that dont exist... married life will be boring if it wasnt for the arguements or simple misunderstandings... that will test your patience and love for each other...

Friends idolizes my husband and I's relationship... we are on our 13th year of marriage... in 2 months we will be 22 years together... 9 years bf/gf and 13 years of marriage.  Ours was not perfect. We fight, we argue, we shout at each other... sometimes he walks out, sometimes I leave just not to make our agruement long... because too many words spoken from the mouth during arguements will just make things worst.  Before the day ends, the fight will be changed to sorries, forgiveness and love... 

There is a saying... "the only permanent thing on earth is CHANGE...

Everything changes... your looks, your perception, your outlook in life, your maturity, the love changes.. some times you fall out of love or the love is gone... well,   i dont really believe that when you love somebody then after several years i just fade away or you fall out of love... I believe that when you love someone you love him or her forever... I just only depends on the intesity of the love or  what kind of love you have given the person.

I still love my husband up to now and until the very end... how much i love him? well, i love him to the moon and back... it is infinity... nothing compares my love for him... i just wish that he knows that!

Sometimes in a relationship there is a plateau... it stops there... for me, this is what you call the comfortable stage... when everything you do is ok .. "because i know my wife or husband understands"... "because we are used to it... " "kse hindi na uso yan... " " kse matatanda na kami"... but you know simple things like a kiss when you go home or when you are leaving for work is a big thing for me... a flower during valentines day makes me feel important... saying sweet nothings behind your ear makes me kilig... a date without the 2 kids reminice our college days... walking holding hands... i miss these things... yung pampakilig... 

Maybe we should renew our vows... i think this will help us bring back the value of our love... our relationship... medyo gigisingin ng konti... para kiligin ulit... because hindi naman siya nawawala o nababawasan... it's just in its plateau stage...           

I love you daddy... I love you very very very very very very very very very very very very very very much!!!  just like old times...

my 2nd...

How time flies... Last February, I discovered I was pregnant... Now, 1st of October it is... my 2nd child was born.  I was so happy... everybody was too!

Let me tell you my journey...

I, at the back of my mind wanted another baby.  So, I was planning to go on diet and have an exercise regimen.  This was deciphered in my mind early December of 2011.  But as days passed none of those two regimen were put to practice.  Well, anyway I still don't have the will power to do it.

Came February, my hubby told me that I might be pregnant.  So I took a PT kit and rest was history... the birds and the bees... hey I was pregnant!  I immediately went to my OBGYNE and I told her my pregnancy history... that I had 3 miscarriage after my first born... and i'm pregnant again... my 5th pregnancy at the age of 37.  She lay her cards... one day at a time, she said. My OB GYNE gave me medicines to keep my uterus strong... vitamins for the baby... and test to make me healthy for the baby.

After a 39 weeks my baby was born October 1, 2012 via ceasarian section because a meconium stain was seen when my water broke. She was named KAEYLA DJERDIN RAMIREZ DELOS REYES.  Her second name was a combination of the named of her 2 grandfathers... JER for Jeremias (My hubby's dad) and DIN from Dindo (My father's pet name).

My family is complete... I have a husband who I know loves me very much , a Son who is mabait and malambing, and now a daughter who I wish will grow up God fearing and very loving to her family.

Thank you God for all the blessings... thank you for my family... what more can I ask?

Girl or Boy ?

I will have my monthly OBGYNE checkup tomorrow... I will be having my biometry and if possible then the gender of my child will be revealed... Excited, yup I am... I want to know if it's a girl or boy... Actually this is only a confirmation... When I had my ultrasound last end of April, my doctor told me that it is a girl pero malabo pa yung ultrasound because the baby still is small. Now that I am entering my sixth month, the gender of my child can now be seen... If and only if my child wont hide it... So baby, let mommy know if you're a girl or a boy so I can prepare your things before you come out in this beautiful world...

How time flies...

When you view my previous blog... There was one titled " looking forward "... I made maybe 4 or 5 lists of what I look forward for 2012... One of which is trying to have a baby... Maybe God saw and read what I wrote... Maybe He evaluated my life and saw that I only have one child and that child wants to have a sibling... So that is why I am now 22 and a half weeks pregnant... That is almost 6 months... And that is why we are very happy and everybody is trying very hard to keep my pregnancy safe. This is due to my previous unfortunate experience... But I moved forward so this time it will be fine. Thank you Lord for this blessings... See you after nine months baby... That is 3 more months to go... Can't wait!!!

Fear factor...

I am almost on my 6th month of pregnancy... Some think that I am on the safer stage now. But still there is a fear inside me... I don't want to say it but I am nervous and a little bit worried everyday. What if this happen... What if I... Too many what ifs... When I wake up in the morning and before I go to sleep at night, I read the Bible and pray to thank the Lord for all the blessings and guidance for a safe And healthy pregnancy. Praying is a powerful tool to overcome this fear that I am feeling... To let go of all the worries that throb my head... And telling myself that everthing will be fine. Thank you Lord for each day...

Grade Four...

Yup my little boy is now a grade 4 student... Binata na... He is now wearing long pants, polo and necktie... A required uniform for the fourth graders... Eventhough it's just the first week of class, my kid has lots of assignments and requirements to bring for his class. I hope this year will be a great year for my little boy academically...

Day 3 ...

Day 3 was when we went to the hospital for our first prenatal check-up... We decided that if my cousin who is an OBGYNE was available then she will be my OB... but she was out of the country for a convention... so we decided to go to my 1st OBGYNE... Dra. Emma...

When I entered the hospital my heart pounded... excited, happy , nervous were the emotions I felt that time.   When my OB first checked on me, I told her my pregnancy history... she then wanted me to have an trans-vaginal ultrasound to know how many weeks is my pregnancy since I do not know my LMP (irregular kse eh). Yup! I was 4-1/2 weeks pregnant.  She then lay down the cards on me... the pros and cons... the advantages and disadvantages... the risks... this is because of my previous pregnancy history. She gave me prescriptions like, Utrogestan, progesterone vaginal gel, folic acid and aspirin (due to her suspicion of APAs). This was taken up to 3 months of pregnancy to help in formation of the placenta and other important parts to bring the baby to life. Every two weeks I had my prenatal check up , undergo a transV, and drink the prescriptions given by my OB.

As days and months passed by... My bump starts to show... I begin to wear loose clothes to be comfortable... I was adviced by my OB to take an off from work during my first trimester just to ensure that everything will go well... As of this very moment, everything is A - ok. In everything that I do, I try to be extra careful just to make sure that my pregnancy will be fine... Now I am 21 and 4 days on the way and I am feeling alright... Excited... Happy... I am still praying that everything will be as planned... Thank you Jesus for this another life that grows in my womb... I know that everything that I am and I am experiencing was because of you... God bless my baby!

Day 2 ... Feb 10, 2012 ...

Early as december 2011, I am planning to lose weight, take a an anti-obesity pill, and enrol to an aerobics class just getting ready to be pregnant again... I even googled some articles on fertility... I was not able to do things as planned. Maybe i am not ready to lose weight... I just can't.

When I woke up, a little bit early than usual, I remembered what my hubby told me the night before. I took a PT kit from the drawer and headed to the bathroom to get a sample of my morning mid stream pee. I followed the instruction at the back of my PT kit and after a few second it unveiled the result... My eyes were closed when i took the PT kit on my hand and i slowly opened my eyesto see the result. I do not expect anything... If it negative then its one of those days again... But when i opened my eyes I saw 2 lines... An indication of a positive result. I don't know how to react at that point... I can't believed that i am pregnant again after 2 years... So, I decided to have another test after 30 minutes and the result is still the same... Two pregnancy test show positive results... I am pregnant again! When my hubby woke up, i told him that his hunch was true... That i am pregnant again... His face went blank... I can't decipher his reaction... I know he is not ready... He just said that i should have a check up as soon as possible...

Day 1... Feb. 9, 2012...

Hubby and I have this ritual before going to sleep we had a short talk of what happened the whole day. Out of nowhere, he said that he thinks i am pregnant so I better take a home PT... I ignored it because it never came into my mind that i will be pregnant again at my age of 36. Well, the topic of being pregnant was ignored and was replaced by other topic... Then we went to sleep...

green-eyed...

It's the look... not the body language...

It might re-direct your thoughts...

It might put you powerless...

It might ruin the foundation...

Nevertheless, when you're blind...

It's pointless...

I trust but my heart pound...

I refuse to think but it keeps popping out...

I kept my eyes and ears open...

There's nothing I can see and hear but still ...

My imagination is so poisonous...

Day after day, it keeps on speculating...

Maybe this, maybe that...

What if this and what if that...

It keeps my head throbbing...

I don't want this! I yelled...

But still...my heart pounded...


Lub... dub... lub... dub...
lub ..dub..lub..dub..
lub. dub .lub .dub.
lubdublubdublubdub

looking forward...

what's in store for 2012?

1.  a beach lot... (already have someone look for an affordable lot)
2.  travel locally... (waiting for a promo sale then up we go...)
3.  have a baby... ( looking forward... )
4.  buy and sell business ( generic drugs, cars etc...)
5.  lose weight... ( kaya ko ba ito?   (KAKAYANIN!!!)

Boracay Vacation 2011

When my hubby and I got married, we picked Boracay as our honeymoon place... Three days after our wedding, we then proceeded to manila port area to have an adventure ride by sea.  There are no promo fares from cebu pacific and airphil back then... The ship left at 5:00 pm and we arrived Caticlan at 7:00am the following morning.  It was an amazing experience.

After 10 long years,  we went back to Boracay  now with my only Son - Kaeiro.  I had made reservations for an October flight to Boracay via the Zero Fare of Cebu Pacific... Lucky for us we availed the promo.  We arrived at Boracay Airport October 6, 2011 and left October 8th.

We want Kaeiro to experience Boracay...  How Boracay became one of the most beautiful beaches in the world...  The land and sea adventures that this island offers... the night life... the scenery and the soothing water of the boracay sea... and most especially the white sand beach that stretches from Station 1 to 3....

        

Kaeiro had fun... we all had fun... we had an ATV/buggy adventure, went to aviary farm and ocean tower. We also went island hopping, snorkling and fish feeding near crocodile island... We saw the so-called resort of Manny Pacquio which is so beautiful and tempting... We experienced helmet diving which was unforgetable and    exciting... We also went bar hopping and enjoyed the fire dance performances.  Just like anybody, we surfed the d'talipapa and d'mall for souveniers and pasalubongs. When the it's time to go home, we felt a bit of sadness... We will come back, I said... maybe next year during the school break...

What to expect in Boracay in terms of fees...

To the Boracay:

Terminal fee Manila - Caticlan =  200.00/pax
Caticlan airport to Jetty port via tricycle =  50.00 one way
Environmental fee = 75.00/pax  (free-child 7 below)
Terminal fee = 50.00/pax
banca ride from jetty port to cagban port = 50.00/pax
Port to station 2 = 100/tricycle

Going home :

Station 2 to port = 100/tricycle
banca ride to caticlan port plus bus ride to kalibo airport = 200/pax
terminal fee caticlan port = 50/pax
terminal fee Kalibo Airport  to Manila = 40/pax

Our Activities:

ATV = 500/pax
Buggy = 1000/ride
Island hopping with insurance = 1300
Helmet Diving = 400/pax


A boracay vacation is somewhat costly but the happiness that we experienced during this short break from everything cannot be replaced by any numerical value...

How much did we spend during this vacation? Not too much...

But this is for sure... We had a blast!  We enjoyed every minute of it!  We will come back! Soon!

I did not forget you...

No, I did not forget you...

     I am just busy...

No, I did not forget you...

     I am just preoccupied with lots of things...

No, I did not forget you ... 

     I am just overwhelmed with  other things to do...

No, I cannot forget you... 

     because you relieve me from stress...

No, I cannot forget you... 

     because you make me relax even for awhile...

No, I cannot forget you... 

     because you make my day more interesting...

No, I will not forget you... 

           MY BLOG 

what I wrote 2 months ago...

I've got this craving to surf the net for small profitable business that I can venture on in a few years.  I don't know why? What I know is I want to have a business.  Yeah we have a computer shop and a school service business but I want to have a craft store and bookstore rolled into one.  So, whenever I saw an article that interest me I print it and file in a folder.  A few days back when I was cleaning up my drawer, I saw that folder...I opened it and saw that file of articles.  When I browsed each article, I noticed that it summed up to one thing... Crafting...

My Family Trips...

Every year we make it a point to go out of town during summer breaks.  This is to relax ourselves from work and for my Son to enjoy his summer vacation.  Our prime weekend getaway is the beach.  But if time permits, then we fly to other provinces.

Cebu - May 2009
Our 1st trip as a family outside Luzon

trip to Lobo, Batangas April 2010

Delos Reyes' kids... at Pansol, Laguna for
 an overnight swim last March 2011...

My hubby and me preparing for the
Henna tattoo  at Laiya, San Juan, Batangas April 2011

with my lil' Sis... still at Laiya

my sisters at Laiya

My Son ... ang kulit talaga...
this was taken at Sta. Ana Ville Resort
 at Taysan, Batangas last May 2011
after his  8th birthday...

Our next stop this October 2011 is at Boracay... booked already and very excited to bond with my family at this beautiful paradise...

Happy Mommy Moments!!!

Missing this...

I finished my reports, labelled and filed them.  I passed it for signature and off to the head of all heads.  Now, i'm trying to figure out what to do with my 4 hours of stay in the office before I go home and cuddle my 2 boys.  My Son has no class today due to typhoon juaning... My hubby works at the bank near our place... He can check on our son every so often... No worries!

Anatomy—branch of biology concerned with the study
of body structure of various organisms, including humans

As I was surfing the net.. I thought of a free anatomy book... So I did google it... Yeah, I saw one and downloaded it... The title of the books is "Anatomy of the Human Body" by Henry Gray.  I printed out the first topic of the chapter which is Embryology.  I read it, highlighted the most important words, and I even took down notes at the sides of every paragraph.  And then I stared at it and told myself... "Just like old times, huh!"  I knew myself like no body else... I knew I miss this.. I knew I miss Medicine... I miss studying Medicine... Maybe I am not fully convinced or I am just convincing myself that Medicine is not my calling... I left Med due to financial constraints... not that I flunked Med... no no no... It was a sacrificed decision so to speak... I am the eldest, there is a financial crisis in our family and I still have 4 little sisters that need to go to school.  You decipher it... No, I don't regret what I did.  It was for my family and nobody can question it.  I just missed it.  Can I come back?  Can I go to Med school again and finished what I've started?  Am I ready for it?  Can I?  Or just let it be?

Mom and Kaeiro's Funtime...

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Two weekends ago, while my husband was attending a Gun Show at the Megatrade Hall at Megamall, me and my Son, Kaeiro, went down to Timezone and Toy Kingdom. Whenever we go to the mall, the only shop he likes to go to is Toy Kingdom. And when he likes to play, then Timezone it is...

Toy Kingdom in Megamall is Kaeiro's most fave shop.  Because here, there are lots of life-sized cartoon characters like Naruto, Ben10, Spiderman etc. on which he is fond of taking pictures with.   Also here you can find the Lego room for kids.  Kaeiro likes to build house, make robots and cars,  so this feature of Toy Kingdom is an A+ for him. 

Whenever we go to the mall, my Son likes to scout for new toys to buy for his birthday or Christmas.  Because we always tell him that the money that we have are hard earned and we cannot buy everything that he wishes. But for consolation, he can pick a toy not higher that 200 pesos or we will just play at timezone. Most of time, its timezone...

Happy MoMo Weekend!!!

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Gerthel.. A Beach ...

We have gone to a lot of beaches... public or private... brown sand or white sand... crowded or not crowded.  We all have different criteria about beaches... Me, for instance,  sometimes I like a beach with a lot of amenities, of course affordable and very accessible.  This is when i need to break free from work, relax and have a good time with friends and loved ones but sometimes I just want a beach that is not crowded and have less amenity to be able to be stress free and to relax my mind... just the calm water, the white-brown sand and a good sunshine.

There's this place in Batangas, a beach not fully developed, but has a few resorts. The place is the stretch of Gerthel-Marsol beach.  A few resorts can be found in this beach, Gertel beach resort, Almalin, and 2 or 3 resort private resorts which you can rent for an affordable fee. Here you can observe serenity and relaxation.You can find this resorts at Lobo, Batangas. Just a few minutes away from the town proper where the flee market, church, pasalubong center, municipal hall, fire station and plaza is located.

Here, you can walk along the stretch of the long white-brown beach with as if you own the place. The water is warm and soothing. The kids can swim up to about 20 meters during the afternoon and still the seabed is reachable.  You can watch the sunset as it goes down the mountain. You can buy fresh fish from the fisherman docking from afar during dawn and late afternoon with only a few peso.  There is no bar or disco at the stretch of gertel beach (sorry for those gimik lovers) but a very reliable videoke machine is available for an affordable rental fee.

How can you find Gertel beach?  It's easy when you bring your own vehicle...

1. When coming from SM Batangas City, you just drive straight passing Pontefino, Montevictoire Inn, and Fortune Cement at Taysan, Batangas.  Straight ahead you can find the welcome sign of Lobo Batangas, you just keep going until you reach the flee market then turn left passing the municipal hall then right turn then go straight ahead...  after the basketball court, turn left passing through the coconut plantation of the locals and a little more steps is the brown-white beach sand of Gertel Beach...
2.  When coming from Lipa... go straight ahead passing Mt. Carmel Church, Batelec II Main Office, Magnum Opus School, Andoks and Jollibee at Rosario, go straight further and you will pass by Petron Gasoline station at Taysan, turn left at Taysan Public Market, then right at the rotonda then go straight again until you reach fortune cement then turn left and go straight ahead where you can find the welcome sign of Lobo.
3. When coming from Ibaan, you just go straight passing by Puyat Steel Corporation and Pueblo Niño Subdivision, turn right at Mercury drug, going straight to Taysan... (go the same route when reaching Taysan and Lobo).
4.  When commuting to Lobo you only go via Batangas City where you can ride a jeep at Lobo's designated terminal.

It will take around 1-2 hours to get to Lobo via the routes above.

Gerthel beach at Brgy. Fabrica, Lobo is one of the best fine white-brown beach in Batangas.  Here you can be relaxed, be stressed free, and enjoy its water and its scenery.

CHUCK MANIA...

It's official! My family loves Chuck...

We haven't really watch Chuck on cable because of lack of time.  When one day Dada, my hubby, watched one episode of it when he was relaxing at our room.  He called my sister if she has downloaded a series called Chuck.  To our luck, my sister download every episode of Chuck and compiled it per season.  She does this every so often to her favorite movie or series.  So, Dada ask her to lend us any of her downloaded series of Chuck... Season 1 first... then 2... then 3... then 4...  It made my eye soar... from watching until dawn... I had a swollen eyebags and a sleepy eye... but still  Chuck is irresistible! We even had a marathon chuck weekend... Me, hubby and my son.

We love Chuck Bartowski, Sarah Walker, John Casey, Morgan, Ellie, Awesome, Jeff, Lester, the nerd herd, Buymore!

"Guys, I know kung Fu!" , "Chuck, stay in the car!", "Agent, Agent Charles Carl Michael!" are some of the famous line from the series...

I really miss watching chuck. It became one of the bonding moments of the family. We all love watching it.

Season 4's last episode of Chuck was when Morgan, his best bud, put on the the black shades and uploaded the intersect. My son said "What? Morgan as the intersect!"  We all look at each other open-mouthed and laughed.  We started discussing what might happen to Season 5.  The producer said it will be the last season and only have 13 episodes... We felt sad but still nothing is final...

Can't wait for Chuck Season 5 coming this August...

In 20 years...

Last night as I was browsing the lessons of my Son,  I saw an interesting note which he wrote for his CBA subject.  Here it goes... The title was  "What I want to be 20 years from now."  My son is only 8-1/2 years old  and is in Grade 3 right now... In 20 years he will be 28. I was so surprised to read what he wrote. He has 5 wants. He scribbled:

"What I want to be 20 years from now"


1.  I want to be a basketball player because I like basketball.



2.  I want to be a policeman. ( his grandfather was a retired colonel )




3.  I want to be a banker because my father works in a bank.




4.  I want to be a Mayor. ( it's in his blood )



5. I want to be a Doctor.   (my unfinished business)






I hope he will achieve whatever ambition he like... we will support him all the way!