Monday, April 27, 2009
Another year older.... (Part deux) + Chloe's 1st Bday + Birthday presents
4 comments Posted by Jesse Pega at 9:46 AMHi all! As promised, here are some of the pictures taken during my simple birthday celebration (a day before my actual bday) held in our home with family and some close friends. It was super special day for me because all my loved ones are present especially my Dad who came all the way from our home in Laguna. Thanks Papa!
On my actual birthday, we celebrated the first birthday of my co-celebrant,our cute, adorable niece, Chloe. We're all excited about her birthday and we made sure that we contribute to this milestone in her young life. Hubby and I took care of the birthday cake :) Birthday theme is Nemo/Under the Sea.
It was a super fun party. The kids (and adults too!) had a blast! They enjoyed the games prepared by my SIL and the food karts which we got from Yanple. By the way the cake, cupcakes and lollies were from Sweets and Cakes. Super thanks to Joyce for accomodating our order (it's Holy Week na kasi eh) and our budget too! Good job Joyce! Chloe had so many gifts that day! Lucky Girl!
As for me, I got wonderful pressies from my loved ones and friends. Among them is a blessed Rosary from the Vatican which i'm super happy to have. Special thanks to our good friends, Malou & Charlie. I have to mention also the food given by my titos & titas especially the Sansrival from Betty's. I so love this! And it was a hit! Ubos agad! Also, the GC's my siblings gave me. I was so excited when I received it. I was able to buy a lot of things, one of which is the 2-Disc Special Edition Twilight DVD! Thanks kiddos! :) And lastly, how can I forget hubby's early birthday pressie.... my new phone!
Thanks so much Hunny!
Oopss! I have a confession to make. I also "gifted" my self with a gift. Actually, this is unexpected and not on my plans but I thought that I deserved it because I have been working so hard for the past year. I found the perfect opportunity to have another "baby" added to my growing "family" through my good friend, J, who was kind enough to get this from me in Milan and brought it all the way home. So, here it is. My newest baby.... 
LV Monogram Neverfull MM
Thanks Mare for bringing my baby all the way from Europe. Hay naku! I'm officially on purse ban after this talaga! Stop muna promise! :)
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Yes, it's my natal day today. Hay.. parang ang tanda ko na hehehe. Anyways, I had a pre-birthday celebration yesterday since today is also the 1st birthday of our cute niece & "inaanak" Chloe, so I decided to give way (since it's her first) and have an early celebration. It was a blast though it's just a simple "salo-salo" with my family and relatives and some close friends here in our home. I just ordered food from CCME (thanks to the MBAP and Jane) and i received a lot of birhtday cakes so dessert wasn't really a problem. It's really nice to spend some quality bonding time with your loved ones especially during celebrations like birthdays. I enjoyed catching up with each other's lives. Everybody's been kinda of busy the past months and i'm glad I pushed through with this simple gathering. I'll post pictures later. But for now, let me take this perfect oppurtunity to say thank you to our Lord above for the blessings He has continuously given me. I thank the Lord for my wonderful husband, my ever supportive and loving family and great friends whom I consider as family na rin.
Will try to post more kwentos and pictures of how my birthday went in the coming days.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
That's my current state right now. I know i've been kind of neglecting this blog lately. But my schedule is so full with work, family activities, errands, and lately, some "pasundot-sundot" shoppping for the coming holidays. I can not afford to shop full blast because i'm just too tired to do it after work. Last weekend was filled with trips to the mall with my family. Plus, my Dad's staying with me this week so my hands are quite full right now attending to his needs and going to work and braving the traffic every morning! Traffic is just terrible! Well, it's quite expected especially since Christmas is just around the corner. Talk about Christmas Rush! But I love it. Honestly. Christmas here in the Philippines won't be the same without it.
I'm barely done with my Christmas shopping. In fact, I feel that I haven't started at all with my Christmas List. But at least, I already have my list which I was only able to complete (at least) this weekend. Hay... I'm pretty sure i'll cram in the coming days. You bet I will!
Hope everybody's doing okay. Will try to update my blog more frequently.
Anyways, its the second day of December and I can almost smell Christmas! I'm quite excited! Why? Basta. We'll post about it soon pag sure na ako, lol. Clue: it has something to do with my "possible" Christmas pressies from hubby :)
For now, let me be the first to greet all of you a wonderful Christmas. May your Holiday Season be filled with love and joy!
Happy Christmas everyone!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
It's Saturday once again! It's my favorite day of the week. I got up a little late than the usual and ate breakfast at around 10am. Had a late lunch and now i'm blogging and at the same time watching season 1 of Gossip Girl. I know some of you has seen this already but due to my busy schedule at work, I wasn't able to finish watching this series. I just so love GG! and I heard that season 2 has just started in the US. Can't wait to finish season 1 so that I can now move on to season 2. Anyways, aside from that, I have a lot of plans for this weekend. You know weekends are very specials to me because this is the only time I can get away from my busy work and spend some quality time with hubby and my family. So, I made a list of what-to-do this weekend:
1. Hit the Mall - MOA is having their 3-day sale! Yipee!
2. Go to my boss' Bingo Social - unfortunately, this one i have to skip because
our car is broken and hubby is still having it fix at this time :(
3. Watch the Singapore F1 Grand Prix on Star Movies hehehe not in SG, i wish!
I've been an F1 fan since M. Schumacher days pa. Though lately i lost track
of what's happening but when I learned that it would be in SG and the first
race, I will definitely not miss this one.
4. Game 1 - Ateneo vs. La Salle UAAP Finals! Wohoo! The game is on! We'll be
watching at home. No available tickets na, sorry for us. Ticket prices at
ebay are unbelievable! This is all I can say....Go La Salle! :)
5. Meet up with my brothers and sister for some quality fun time.
It sure is one exciting weekend! Have a happy one guys!
P.S.
Next week pa pala SG F1 Grand Prix! Sorry, my bad! :)
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Thanks to Jody I was able to grab hold of my first BE makeup and it's the Bare Minerals Starter Kit no less! Got this from Jody and she was kind enough to meet me last night (even if she has to stay late and wait for me while I finish a meeting). We met in Podium (which is near my office) and there Jody taught me how to properly use the BE starter kit. It was my first time to meet Jody in person and i'm quite amazed with this lovely lady. Not only is she warm and friendly, she's also fun to talk with and very kind and accomodating even taught me how to apply the mineral makeup and gave me tips on how to achieve the "barely there makeup" look. Thanks, thanks again sis! That's so sweet of you :) And thanks also for the "racket" tips and of course, for telling me all about your "C"! I'll definitely go to Libis one of this days, lol.
Anyways, here's my starter kit which I was surprised to find a lot of stuff inside when I opened it (makeups and brushes and a How-to DVD). It was really worth buying!
the box
what's inside
I promised Jody I will post on my "transformation" :) I have yet to try it but I will definitely let you know guys how it went. I just hope i'll be able to put it on the right way or else, I might ask Jody again on how to do it hahaha.
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Was in Greenbelt late this afternoon with hubby to check out LV boutique as i've heard from Jacqui here about the price increase effective last Sunday. And yes, its true they really did increase the prices. oh well, that's sad news for us bagaholics, especially if you're saving up for a very special bag like me :( Anyways, after confirming the sad news, we went sraight to Kiehl's at G5 to buy a new lip balm #1 since my current tube is almost empty na. I was about to get the lip balm only but surprise, surpise... I got some other stuff! and hubby too! I sooo love Kiehl's! and the sales assistants were kind enough to give us some freebies!
My Kiehl's loots: Lip Gloss "Berry 1851" - this is perfect for me. I have pale lips and can't leave home without applying lipstick. I should have discovered this sooner; Brightening Botanical Cleansing Cream - this should help even out my skin and to help brighten my face a little bit; freebies like Super Straightening Cream, Abyssine Eye Cream and Abyssine Cream +! Love it! If they turn out good, I might get back and buy some more :)
Hubby's Loot: Facial Fuel Energizing Face Wash; freebies from the same line like Energizing Scrub and Moisture Treatment.
I just love Kiehl's! It's becoming my favorite beauty product line.
So ladies, what's your favorite beauty product?
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Last Saturday, with a heavy heart (naks drama queen!), I decided to give myself a makeover and headed to Acqua Salon in Trinoma. We've been going to this salon for several times na and it was usually hubby who get a haircut with our "suki" hair stylist, Joel. Me, I always get hair treatments lang as I was kind of "afraid" pa to trust him with my hair style. Anyways, since hubby is scheduled to have his regular trim that saturday and I was kind of not happy na with my hair ( I felt that my hair was super dull and dry na) and I can not maintain a long hair anymore, I decided to give it a try.
Aside from the haircut, I asked for a hair spa, foot spa, pedi and mani service so that I have other things to think of and not concentrate on how Joel will cut my hair, lol. The hair treatment was first and after about an hour, Joel started to cut my hair na while the manicurista was busy scrubbing my foot, hehehe. I can't look while he was doing it. I'm afraid to look actually and after seeing a lot of hair on the floor, I looked in the mirror and saw for the first time how it went. Oh my Gosh! I thought to myself, " Napaiksi yata!!" I wanted to scream but calmed myself by finishing the iced tea served to me. THen, the assistant started blow drying my hair and as she did it, I noticed that it's not really that bad pala after all. Joel made some finishing touches and finally... my new look! (just don't mind na lang my smirk ha! pasensya na ha? this is the only decent picture I have eh all the rest, medyo tabingi na kasi I was the one taking the shots while hubby's busy driving)
So, did I like it?! You Bet! I love it! According to some salon staff, I look younger daw (really ba?). Syempre, all smiles naman ako. This was taken in the car while we're on our way to Greenbelt to meet some friends for dinner. Oh di ba? Rumampa agad! :)
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
.... for my new look :)
I had a haircut last saturday and I thought it was a big change from how I look before. Will post pics later, I still have to download it from my camera. Would like to know what you guys think about my new look.
Meantime, it's another busy day at work. I arrived in the office early because we're supposed to have an early meeting at 8am but our boss' suddenly moved it at 10:30am instead. He texted us at around 6:30 in the morning and I wasn't able to read it ahead of time! I woke up early pa naman! Oh well, okay na rin at least i'm not late for work. I was able to do some email checking and squeeze in some updates here in my blog.
Till then. Have a nice day everyone.
Saturday, September 06, 2008
......about this dress on me?
This was in Zara a few days ago. Wala lang, it's on sale and I thought the dress looks good but when I tried it on, hmmm... i'm not really sure. Sorry half body shot lang eh. SO, did I bought it? ..... Not yet :)
Monday, August 25, 2008
Got tagged by Pat : ) Sorry for the delay sis!
PLAYERS: CHIKAI Fun.Fierce.Fab Me,Myself+2 Kidd Designs Ozzy's Mom Shopaholic Ties the Knot The Simple Life of a Baghag
1. Are you pregnant? unfortunately not yet :(
2. When do you want to get married? i'm happily married
3. Do you curse a lot? not really
4. What are your favorite books? romance, suspense-thriller, chic lit
5. Do wish you were with someone right now? I'm with him na
6. Who were the last three people that sent you a text message? my brother, sister and long-time friend from college
7. Are you happier single or in a relationship? in a relationship
8. Do you believe everyone deserves a second chance? hmm.. yes but on a case to case basis maybe.
9. Do you wish someone would call you? hmm.. no, it's already late
10. What is bugging you right now? hmm.. start of another work week tomorrow. Meetings!
11. What's something you wish you could understand better? married life
12. If someone doesn't like you, its usually because...? i wouldn't know
13. Do you have a wild side? I don't think so
14. Kissed someone in the last twenty-four hours? yup, the hubby
15. Have you lost friends in the past year? unfortunately yes :( to cancer :(
16. What were you doing at midnight last night? Watching T.V. yata. wala naman pasok today eh :)
I guess everyone has done this already. But if you don't, feel free to snag this.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
to see this guy in person. tonight. in faith cuneta's concert. i've always been a fan. call me baduy but i'm a die hard sharon-gabby fan. hahaha.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Last saturday was my scheduled "shockwave" procedure at the Medical City. If you have read my post here and here, you know why I have to go through this procedure. Anyhow, let me share with you how it went:
11:00 - We left the house to fetch my sister who lives in West Ave. as she will be coming with us. I was quite in panic mode already cause my appointment is at 11:30 and we're still nowhere near the hospital. Tsk, tsk, tsk. I was calm the whole time ad when we reached the hospital, i'm still in pretty high spirits.
11:25 - Arrrived at The Medical City Ambulatory O.R. where the procedure will be held. Good thing we still beat the time as it would be too "dyahe" to my doctors if i'll be late. The doctors weren't there yet so I had time to fill-up pages and pages of forms the nurse handed over to me. You know, the usual personal data forms, waiver agrrement (in case anything happens to you), etc. It's quite a lot I tell you and I was in a hurry because the doctors may come in any minute and i'm still not prepared! So after finally accomplishing all the required forms, I was ushered to the dressing room to change into the standard hospital robe. Afterwhich, I was led to the Stone Unit room.
12:00 - The Guy Nurse Aide/Tachnician ushered me in the Stone Unit and to my mind it's just like an xray room. There's a bed and a big machine beside it (later on I found out it's the ESWL machine pala, lol), monitoring equipments for BP(Sphygmo), Heart (ECG), Pulse (the one they clip on your finger), etc. There's also an ultrasound machine for proper identification and location of the stones to be lasered. I was instructed to lie down immediately on the bed and the Nurse (he's very polite by the way) started "localizing" me and all. It's what they call when the patient is being prepared for the procedure, wherein he/she will be asked to lie down with the side where the kidney stones are situated (keft or right) exposed. Meaning there's an "uka" in the bed so that the concerned area will be accesible from beneath the bed. Later on, I found out that it has to be like that because a water spongy thing will be the one supporting my exposed "tagiliran" apparently to protect this side from the shocks. After the nurse finally positioned me in the bed, he started locating the stones with the help of the ultrasound and when he did, he asked me not to move anymore as this will now be the basis of my doctor in the procedure. So, this is critical, I mean I cannot move so much as we have to find the stones again if i did. So, i just lie still even if the room is becoming colder (grabe ang lamig). The nurse also started attaching the monitoring equipments to my body such as the Sphygmo (to monitor my BP every 5 minutes! as in parang may pumipiga ng arms ko every 5 mins!), the ECG for my heart, and pulse. I was told to wait as my doctors including my anesthesiologist were still in the main O.R. doing a very critical operation. In other words, delayed kami! Hay! I was so hungry pa naman as i was told to go fasting and did not take anything since I woke up that morning. So, I waited and waited and waited. Gutom na ako giniginaw pa! But the nurse was very apologetic and told me to be patient as he did'nt want me stand up na so that I won't be localized again. Wala naman akong magagawa. Eh sa wala pa yung mga doctors eh. The bad thing though is that there's another schedule at 1:30 after me pero since I was delayed, ganun na rin sya. Mas gutom pa sya sa akin, lol. Kawawa naman my hubby and sister waiting for me outside kasi baka magutom sila so I asked the nurse to advise them of the delayed schedule so that they can eat first muna. We thought kasi this procedure will last only a few hours (including recovery period).
1:45 - Yes, After almost two hours of lying, waiting in that cold room, the doctors finally arrived! Nakatulog na nga ako eh! First came the anesthesiologist, he apologizes and then asked the routinary questions. I told him I have Ashtma so he asked the nurse to give me an oxygen mask to be safe. Hay, ang dami na ng nakakabit sakin! He explained the procedure and why I have to be put to sleep (sedated lng naman). I said ok para matapos na rin kasi gutom na ako. Then, after a while my urologist entered the room na rin. He said to me " O, go na tyo ha?" I said yes Doc! in my mind, I was saying " ang tagal nyo po!" But, sige na lang. Nandito na eh. Siguro lang, dapat when he scheduled me two weeks ago for this procedure, di na sya dapat nag-sked ng major operation prior to that kasi he'll never know the outcome of that kung matatapos agad or what di ba? Anyway, maybe he has his reasons kaya ok na lang din. I prayed hard na sana di pa sila masyado pagod hehehe. Ako kaya yung nakasalang :)
2:00 - Finally, the anesthesia was finally administered and in a few seconds after, I dozzed off to tralaland. I don't remember anything na. As in!
3:45 - The whole thing is finished. The first thing I remember is that someone was talking in the background and someone has put something on my hand. Di ko alam what it was as I was so groggy. I realized that I was being transferred from another bed and dozzed off again. After a while (i don't have much recollection of the time), I was awakened by a slight pain in my left side and when I opened my eyes, i was already in a different room na. I was in the recovery room na pala. Di ko maalala how I got there. Tapos there are plenty of empty beds so I said, "nasa recovery room na ako". I slept a little pa pero medyo masakit talaga yung left side ko kaya di na rin ako nakatulog ng matagal. And then finally, nung medyo nararamdam ko na rin na gutom na ako, I called the attention of the nurse and she checked on me. If I don't feel dizzy na raw, etc. I said no na kasi i feel so hungry na. Mahihilo na ako sa gutom! Imagine wala pa akong kinakain since morning not even a drop of water! Kaya pinilit ko na talaga tumayo, I swear! She then led me to the waiting area where my hubby is already waiting na. My sister is downstairs pala filing my Philhealth. So, when she arrived I already asked to be brought to the fastfood area to eat. So, in a wheelchair, we then proceeded to Max's and grab my first meal of the day. At 4 in the afternoon! Oh by the way, the thing that was on my hand pala is my hair clip hehehe. I was wearing one pala siguro natanggal na kaya inipit sa kamay ko :)
6:00 PM - Arrived home. I was too tired from the whole procedure plus my back is really masakit na. There's a swelling and some bruises because of the shocks siguro and when I complained it pala sa hospital, normal daw yun after the procedure. I was given lots of medicines including a pain reliever. Hubby immediately rushed to Mercury before we left the hospital so that I can take na the pain reliever kasi unbearable na yung sakit sakin. I slept for about two hours when I got home dahil na rin sa pain. When I woke up my mother-in-law put some hot compress para mawala daw yung swelling.
I took a day-off yesterday to have some more rest. I'm back in the office now. The swelling is gone already pero may konting bruises pa. Other than that, no noticeable side effects naman. I am also noticing "sandy" particles in my urine na hopefully eto na yung mga nadurog na kidney stones ko. I will still experience this daw in the next coming days. I hope that they were able to make "durog" all the stones. I will find out in my next ultrasound scheduled next week.
P.S. Thanks to all who gave their warm wishes pala :)
Friday, April 11, 2008
I have been away from the blogging circuit because of work. For the past few days, i've been pre-occupied with so many meetings and work stuff and by the time I get home, i'm just too tired to post not even blog hopping. But I missed all your updates sisters! Hopefully this weekend I will be able to post about the following:
- My Birthday Celebration
- My scheduled ESWL procedure
- Do Tags!!!
my cake topper "sweetie pie"
the birthday girl
with my sister
Wednesday, April 09, 2008
hi everyone!
Thanks to all my blogger friends who greeted me on my birthday :)
I had a very simple yet memorable birthday celebration. I spent the day with my loved ones and I had a blast!
Will post kwentos and pics and do all your tags asap!
So, how was your weekend girls?
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Good times!
Thursday, April 03, 2008
i'm still here in case you're wondering...
i just can't seem to find the time to update my blog because of this....
Thank God for Daily Motion :)...
Will do my posts, tags and regular bloghopping in a while...
But for now, LOVERS muna, lol....
Aylabit!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tagged by Jane. Thank you for this sis!
Here’s more about ME.
I AM… a registered Civil Engineer.
I WANT… to have my own business, soon.
I HAVE… a lovings and supportive husband.
I WISH… my mom's still here with us, miss her terribly :(
I HATE… pressure! Period!
I FEAR… of losing a loved one.
I SEARCH… for a perfect work bag these days!
I WONDER… what kind of a mother will I be should God grant us a little angel - a strict and over protective parent or a strict and over-protective parent, lol. Need I say more? :)
I REGRET… not drinking too much water. Now, I have stones in both my kidney and bladder :( But it's not too late to try, eh?
I LOVE… to travel!
I ALWAYS… look forward to meeting up with loved ones & friends and having a great time with them.
I AM NOT… much of a vegetable eater but will try this year to eat more.
I DANCE… very seldom but would love to learn ballroom dancing someday.
I SING… very well, naks yabang!
I CRY… easily as in! I'm such a cry baby, lol.
I WRITE… occasionally lang. For my blog, mostly.
I WON… a DVD Player last Christmas! And I felt so happy, lol.
I AM CONFUSED… whether to get a facial or a hot oil treatment tomorrow. Teehee.
I NEED… to go back to my O.B. for another round of work-up :(
I SHOULD… stop bloghopping during office hours or i'll be swamped with backlogs, lol.
THE LAST THOUGHT I GO TO SLEEP WITH IS… thanking God for all the blessings He has given and continously giving me and my family.
Mind sharing a part of you Darlene, Macy, Peachy, Ricca and Trinity.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Tagged by MM and Abie. Thanks so much sisters!
In the 8 Facts About Yourself, you share 8 things that your readers don’t know about you. Then at the end you tag at least 8 other bloggers to keep the fun going. Here are the rules.
RULES:
* Each blogger must post these rules first.
* Each blogger starts with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
* Bloggers that are tagged need to write on their own blog about their eight things and postthese rules.
* At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
* Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.
****My list:
1. I'm a registered Civil Engineer.
2. I have always been fascinated with interior design.
3. I love to collect fashion and lifestyle magazines (local and sometimes foreign).
4. I am a Sharonian since God knows when.
5. I super dooper love bags!!!
6. I'm addicted to spa massages.
7. I'm addicted to chocolates (I can even finish a bar in seconds)
8. I love going to the malls.
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