My Planet Purple

Paris Hotel: Booked

2009-07-10T11:20:00.001+08:00

I already booked our hotel in Paris. Although I am still not that happy with the hotel since I read some bad reviews about the hotel, but the location is perfect since it is very near Notre Dame, the Louvre and there is a metro close to the hotel. There is only 1 room left and since I can still cancel the reservations at least 2 days before our scheduled arrival for free, I booked it and I will just check later if I will find better options.

My friends are all excited for my trip especially since they have been to Europe also just recently so they have been emailing me for suggestions on places to go and sights to visit. They even suggested that I should go shopping for my wardrobe. LOL. As if I will still have a time. I haven’t even booked for our hotel in Prague, Austria, Venice and Rome plus our flight reservations and bus rides. But I have done my research already for the best fat burner so at least I still have less than a month to be in good shape for this trip. LOL.

I still don’t want to be that all excited since I still feel sad (and guilty) since we will be leaving Bela and I still don’t have my visa. LOL. Hopefully I will get my passport (with a visa) on July 17.

Europe IT

2009-07-10T09:21:00.001+08:00

If I will be granted a visa (and I am really hoping to get one), this will be our itinerary (it took me days to plan for this itinerary).

* Hubby will be leaving on August 1 to attend his training scheduled for August 3-7. I will follow him and I will be leaving on August 5 and will arrive in Frankfurt on August * We have a day to spend in Frankfurt so we are still thinking if we will have a day tour in Berlin or just explore Frankfurt.
* August 8 at 10:45, we will be taking Eurolines (overnight coach) that will take us to Prague. I can’t find a cheap flight or train ride from Frankfurt to Prague so a coach bus will be our best choice. Plus we will be able to save for one night hotel accommodation.
* We will arrive in Prague 6:00 AM of August 9 and we will stay in Prague until August 10. My colleague who have been to Prague says that is picturesque and is perfect for picture. (This reminds me I have to take the best diet pills so I will look good in pictures. LOL)
* Then we will leave Prague via Eurolines again to move to Vienna and we will stay in Vienna until August 13.
* Aug 14 we will be taking Eurolines again at 2:20 PM going to Venice. We will stay in Venice until August 16.
* August 17, we will fly via Ryan Air to Rome and we will stay in Rome until August 19. We plan to join the Papal Audience every Wednesday but I checked the website and they don’t accept requests for ticketing for August. We have to check the Vatican website a day before the Papal Audience to check if we will be able to get tickets.
* On August 20, we will fly via Ryan Air again to go to Paris. We will stay in Paris for 4 days and we plan to go to Versailles (outside Paris) which is highly recommended by my friends.
* On August 24, we will take the DB Bahn train to go back to Frankfurt and we will stay day for the night to catch our flight back to Manila on August 25.
* August 26, we will be in Manila and I am sure by this time I am already missing my daughter terribly so we might go straight to her school to fetch her from the airport.

Planning for a Euro Tour?

2009-07-09T22:37:00.000+08:00

What I learned while I was planning for our Euro Trip:

1. Planning for a Euro tour can be a real challenge. Like I was trying to book for our bus ride from Venice to Vienna, but the site is only available in Italian. I tried clicking the English version but it doesn’t seem to work so I have to change my itinerary just because of this problem.
2. There are a lot of budget airlines in Europe like Ryan Air, Easy Jet Vuelling. Imagine for jus P900, you can go via plane from Frankfurt to Berlin.
3. There are a lot of hostels in Europe but they charge per person per night and when I compared, I was able to find budget hotels at the same price but have a private bathroom rather than shared bathroom that most hostels have.
4. I am now familiar with Europe’s geography.
5. I will be able to save a lot if I plan my own itinerary rather than join tour groups but then I am already spending hours and hours in research just to plan for our IT.
6. I learned to appreciate Guests Reviews. Every time I search for a hotel for a particularly city, I will be totally lost as hotel booking sites can give me hundreds of options for hotel accommodation. But with the help of Guests reviews, I was able to easily narrow down our options.

My Decision

2009-07-09T22:18:00.002+08:00

Most of my MBAP friends have been a witness to my drama episode a few weeks ago. You see I am really torn since Europe is really my dream travel destination and to be able to fulfill that dream with hubby’s airfare and hotel for free is really a big savings. But then this is the first time that I will be leaving Bela especially it will be for 20 days. I am sure I will go gaga while I am away because I know I won’t stop thinking about her.

So I have been asking for my friends’ opinions and hubby’s opinion too and this is what they have to say:

1. My friends say that I should go. If I won’t do it now, then when will I get a chance to do it again? If I am having a hard time leaving Bela, then what more if I have two or three kids that I have to leave behind. And will we still be able to afford it if we have two or three kids to feed?
2. Hubby said that even if we will be leaving Bela behind, she is still in good hands since we will be leaving her with my parents.
3. Also, Bela will be really busy as she now goes to school and she also have extra curricular activities every Saturday.
4. If ever we tag Bela along for this trip, she might not be able to stand the long (and inconvenient) travel since we will be moving from one country to the next. And there is really nothing much that she can see in Europe (except for Paris Disneyland) that she will be able to appreciate at her age.

So the verdict, I will be joining Howell for this trip seeing that this is a good opportunity and I really don’t know when will we be able to have this kind of opportunity again. This will be a perfect time to spend some quality time with hubby also which I know we haven’t done in a long time. And this will be our second honeymoon too since we are already planning for baby number 2. LOL.

August is summer in Europe. I checked in Google and temperature can be from 23 – 33 degrees Celsius so it is really hot. I already added skin care products to my list of things to bring just to be sure that I won’t get sun burn.

I am still waiting for the release of my passport. I will pick it up from the German Embassy on July 17 or 20 and it is only then that I will now if I can go or not with Howell but I am really praying that they will grant me a visa.

Do you think I should still go?

2009-07-09T21:41:00.004+08:00

If ever I will be joining Howell for his trip, it means that I will out of Manila for almost the whole August. It made me panic for a bit as I know I have a lot of things that I need to finish.

Like:

1. I started calling Jollibee branches for Bela’s 4th birthday party. I am still not sure though if we will have a party for her because I still have to talk to my manager about the budget. LOL. But I panic since the date that I want for Bela’s party is already booked at Jollibee Blue Wave. So this means I have to make reservations before we leave if ever we plan to have a party for Bela’s 4th birthday if I want to be sure that I will be able to hold Bela's party at Jollibee Blue Wave (I like this branch because their function room can accomodate up to 200 guests).
2. I know that Bela will be having a Halloween program at school but I have no details yet (as it is still early). Since I will be back last week of August, I am wondering if that is enough time if I want to order a custom made costume for Bela from Prim for her Halloween costume at school. I am thinking what she will be this time – will she be an equestrian and I will make her wear equestrian apparel? I also like Sophia’s Bumble Bee costume (also made by Prim) and Sam’s Lady Bug costume.
3. I have a lot of papers that is due on the dates that we are away so it means we have to do it in advance if I will be going with Howell to submit it before the deadline. Otherwise, I have to bring all my reading materials and do the paper works while we are on vacation which I think is something that will really ruin our trip.

Oh well, I am still waiting for my visa so I am still not sure if I will be going or not. So I promised myself that instead of stressing about it, I will just make a decision once I have the results of my visa application.

Bringing scratch & sniff stickers to your graduation party

2009-07-09T15:09:00.001+08:00

1. Do you tend to have a guilty conscious? Yes, most of the time.
2. Do you still have your wisdom teeth? It is gone (maybe that is why I no longer have wisdom. LOL).

3. Peanut Butter - creamy or crunchy? Creamy

4. Get up off your butt. Take 5 steps. Which leg did you start out on? Right.

5. What color is your favorite kitchen utensil? Purple is my favorite color and though I don’t really work that much in the kitchen, I would still say purple/

6. Did you watch the Michael Jackson memorial/funeral? Not ye but my husband downloaded it already and I can watch it on my Ipod.

7. Do you know anyone who graduated from high school this year?
Were you invited to their graduation party? Did you go? Nobody I know.

8. White with black stripes or black with white stripes? White with black stripes – I like white as the base.

9. If we were to call your 6th grade teacher, what would they say about you? I think they will be proud of what I have become.

10. Can you draw a perfect circle? Nah…

11. What was your favorite scratch & sniff sticker scent? I can’t remember.

12. What does your sibling do for a living? He is a businessman and my other sibling is still in college.

13. How many light switches and electrical outlets are in the room that you are in right now? 2 light switches and about 8 electrical outlets

14. Do you know sign language? Just the alphabets.

15. Do you step on cracks in the sidewalk? No

16. And the sheets on your bed look like....? Blue and white circles

17. What is something that everyone else has, but you don't? I can’t think of any right now

Fishing Trip

2009-07-08T19:09:00.002+08:00

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Not a Businessman

2009-07-08T15:29:00.001+08:00

There are really people who are good with business. Just like my brother. We started a gadget store a couple of years ago. At first my father was the one managing the shop but because business is doing well, my brother decided to give up his day job so he can concentrate on our business. Since then, he ventured with other businesses with his fiancée and it is all doing well too.

Wish I have a thing for business too but I guess me and my husband don’t have the skill to be an effective businessmen. But times are though and we both realized that we should not just rely on our day job if we want to give our daughter and our future kids a bright future.

One of the things that we are looking at are silver price as we heard that investing in precious metals like gold and silver is one of the best investments in the market. My friend who has tried this investment recommended to us Monex Deposit Company. They have the best staff that can help us get the best market value for our precious metal investments of our choice.

Both my husband and I agreed that precious metals are a good investment and we will definitely consider investing with these kinds of hard assets so we can somehow secure our family’s future.

Weekly Wrapup #31: Knowledge is Power

2009-07-08T15:01:00.001+08:00

This was the Weekly Wrap Up Questions two weeks ago but I can’t relate to the July 4 post for this week’s weekly wrap up, so I decided to just answer this one instead. LOL.

Did you do any sort of research in the last week? (Sure, Googling counts!)

Yes. I have been doing a lot actually since I have a lot of paper works that I need to submit for school.

I have been doing some research too for our trip to Europe (that is if I decided to go. LOL).

Was it for work or play?

Both. Work (Boo-hoo) because I need to do some additional reading so I can finish my post for our discussion board and for my numerous tutor mark assignments. Play because I have been researching about hotels and means of transportation in Europe.

Learn anything you’d care to share?

That there are a lot of budget airlines within Europe. Imagine for just P900, I can fly from Frankfurt to Berlin and spend a day tour there. I discovered also that planning for a Euro tour is very challenging.

Do you have a hunger for knowledge or are you more passive?

I think I’m more passive.

Do you like the learning (aka school?)

I am currently enrolled in a Masteral program at UP’s Open University but looks like I am regretting my decision since I can’t remember when was the last time I was swamped with work from school. It is tiring!!

Something to Remember Manila

2009-07-08T14:35:00.001+08:00

Preparations are already starting for the send off party that we will be throwing for our big boss. I can’t believe that it has been three years already. I remember, last Christmas, we really put a lot of time to prepare for our Christmas party since it is the last Christmas party that we will celebrate with our boss. We really planned it so well that we even have Christmas party invitations that we send out to all MCS staff.

All of us were excited to receive our holiday party invitations as we are all excited for this party. We were even divided into four groups and we performed a song and dance number since we are having an Embassy Idol thing and we have the big bosses impersonating as Randy, Paula and Simon (of the American Idol) as our judges.

Christmas in the Philippines is something that they will never forget and I am sure our boss will miss receiving holiday invitations as they leave Manila. They always tell us how much they love Manila and how much they will miss us and Manila. And so for our gift, we will compile all the Christmas Holiday Party Invitations that we had every year for all our Christmas parties and we will give it as part of the scrapbook that we are preparing for them. I am sure the scrapbook that we are preparing will be a good keepsake memory so Manila will never leave their heart and their mind.

Best Option

2009-07-08T08:45:00.001+08:00

I have been really busy lately. That is because hubby and I just started our first semester for our masters degree.

Both of us took masters degree before but because we got busy with a lot of things (work, family, and business), we were already pass our residency period and sadly we were not able to finish our masters degree.

That is why when we discovered Capella University, we did not think twice and we enrolled in their online university degree program right away. Since they are a fully online university, this means that we can study at our own pace even while we are at home. And they have a good reputation as an online university, so we are confident that we are in good hands.

So even if we have a lot of obligations at work and at home, this will be our best option so we will finally be able to finish our masters degree. Wish us luck!

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Manic Monday # 175

2009-07-08T08:31:00.000+08:00

Name two things you consider yourself to be very good at: surfing the net and blogging. LOL. (I think I won’t last a day without logging in to my blogger account and I am almost online 24x7).

Name two things you consider yourself to be bad at: staying calm in the middle of a very stressful situation and making decisions. (I always have to ask somebody’s advice like my mom or my husband before I make any decisions, be it minor or major decisions in my life).

Name one thing not many people know about you: that I am totally addicted to Farm Town. LOL. I just discovered this game a few weeks ago and I am really hooked. I will even log in to my FB account first to check my harvest than do my assignments in my masters.

On Constant Move

2009-07-07T22:36:00.002+08:00

We will be having a send off party for one of our colleagues tomorrow. He has been here in Manila for three years now and I didn’t realize that the three years just pass by like that. Before I knew it, he is already sending out moving cards to his friends as he will now leave Manila and will move on to his next posting. July is the month where staffs rotate so I am sure we will be receiving more move announcements from our colleagues.

I am not sure if I will be able to live a life like that. Imagine, I have to adjust to the culture and the people every time I move. And I know it may take years before I can fully adjust to my new environment and when I am fully adjusted then it is the time again to send announcements moving as it is time to move again to a new country.

That is why Announcements Moving Cards are so important to them as this is the only way that they can update their friends and relatives of their new contact details after they move.

Oh well, life will always have a trade off. At least they will get to travel and explore different cultures as they move from one country to the next….

Almost Finish

2009-07-07T22:17:00.000+08:00

I haven’t talked to my future sister in law in the past few weeks but I think they are almost finished booking all the major suppliers for their wedding next year. We went to Tagaytay recently to check out their venue so we can help them decide if they will need the service of an event stylist or not.

I guess all that is left for them to book are the minor details for the wedding like their string quartet and florist. And my future sister-in-law is also asking for my help in looking for bridesmaid gifts.

Of course the easy answer to that is to visit the site of The Knot. This site has been my companion when I was still planning for my own wedding and I discovered a lot of great ideas from their site specially their personalized gift items.

I am sure my future sister-in-law will be able to find something from the Knot for her bridesmaid gifts.

My new addiction

2009-07-02T00:51:00.005+08:00

I have been very busy lately because of school and work and I really need a diversion to keep me sane. Aside from the games that I have on my Iphone, this is one of my latest addictions:

I just finished harvesting my potato field and my corn field and tomorrow I think I am ready to harvest my rice field. Yup, I enjoyed the life of being a farmer now. LOL. And I love it every time I sold all my goods in the market place.

I created a facebook account months ago but it is only last week when I started to get really addicted with it. My cousin invited me to join her in Farm Town and since she was at our house last weekend, she gave me crash course on how to play the game and since then I got really hooked.

I am now classified as Level 6: Adept and my ultimate dream is to be able to buy a small house that I can put up in my lot. But I don’t think I will be able to do that real soon as the small house cost 70,000 coins which means I need to do a lot more plowing, planting and harvesting so I have to go now as I have to tend to my farm so I can buy my dream house in Farm Town.

They Moved

2009-07-02T00:19:00.003+08:00

And so I got a moving announcement card from my friend in Boracay in my mail today similar to this one:
I did not even know that moving cards exists until I received one today. Good thing I received my friend’s mail as I am planning to send my birthday gift for her today via courier. If not for this card, I would have sent the package to her old address and I would just receive the package back because it has a wrong address.

That is the reason why my friend took the effort of sending this announcements moving card to all his friends and relatives to keep them updated of their latest address. Since her husband moves from one city or country to the next because of his job, they have to constantly update their friends of their new address. Good thing she found an online site where she can order Announcements Moving Cards so she doesn’t have to worry in producing the cards every time they move and all that is left for her to do is mail the cards to all their friends and relatives.

Birthday Gift

2009-07-01T15:48:00.003+08:00

My cousin will be celebrating his birthday this July. We know that he loves to read books and he would really enjoy it if he will receive another set of books but we feel that we should give him something different than what we usually give him.

I know he is into karate and airsoft too and so we thought of giving him a new aeg airsoft rifle. He told me that he wanted to buy a new rifle but his savings is still not enough to afford a new rifle. So I have talked to my other cousins and I showed them the site where I saw really affordable airsoft rifle and they even ship it on the same day via FedEx.

I checked the site and I found different types of rifles so I just have to show it to hubby (who knows a lot about paintball and airsoft) so he can help us decide which he think is the best airsoft rifle for my cousin. I am sure he will be really thrilled when he opens our gift.

Weekend Snapshot # 38 - Triple Treat

2009-07-01T01:40:00.003+08:00

Last June 20, our whole family went to Tagaytay for three reasons:

1. My brother’s birthday treat to us
2. Father’s Day Celebration
3. Ocular inspection for the wedding reception venue of my brother

We left Manila around 10 AM and we had some minor boo-boo on our way there but we reached Leslies around 1 PM just in time for late lunch. My brother ordered a lot of sumptuous food that we even have left over for dinner.

After lunch, we went to Sonya’s Garden which will be the reception venue for my brother’s wedding to do some ocular inspection. He wanted to show the venue to my uncle as they can’t decide if they need to hire an event stylist or not for their wedding. All of us agreed that the natural beauty of Sonya’s Garden is enough already for the perfect effect that they want for their wedding.

Of course, a trip to Tagaytay will not be complete without letting Bela go horse back riding so this is our last stop before heading back to Manila.

LES Merit Award

2009-07-01T01:30:00.001+08:00

Every year, our company hosts the “LES Merit Awards” where they give recognition to outstanding performance of locally engage staff for the fiscal year. Any local employee can be nominated for the award and it is up to the Awards Committee to receive all nominations and evaluate who excels among all the nominees.

For this year, guess who received the top award? It is Me. LOL. Actually it is not just me but the award for this year was given to the Admin group who handled the office renovations. I was part of that group and our role was to make sure that all IT equipments and voice and data drops will be installed with minimum down time during the renovation. Remember those months when I am always working late and I am even working on weekends. Well our efforts paid off since our efforts have been recognized by our boss who nominated us for this award. (Actually the award is just an icing on the cake since all of us were already happy with the OT pay that we received. LOL.)

I really don’t have any idea that I will part of the awardees this year. If I only knew I would have brought my digital camcorders to capture the moment so I can proudly show it to Bela and Howell. I really owe it to them because they have been very understanding and I never heard my husband complain even one single bit if I have to spend some time away from them to work and for those late nights that hubby has to wait for me while I work overtime since he doesn’t want me to go home alone specially that it is late already.

To the ADMIN gang (Peewee, Brian, Karlo, Melanie, Marlon, and Michelle) congrats to all of us. And of course the cash prize that we will be receiving will be allotted for one of our Friday lunch. (I bet it will be a grand celebration).

Scary A(N1H1) Virus

2009-06-24T02:38:00.002+08:00

Have you heard from the news that the first Asian who died from the AN1H1 virus was a Filipina. If I remember it correctly, she is a 43 year old Filipina. DOH doesn’t want to disclose her identity but she is from Manila, married and she has a son. Apparently she went home on June 19 feeling tired and I think she had a fever then she died a few days after.

But Sec. Duque said that she did not really died from A(N1H1) since she had a heart attack. But her brother just requested that she be tested for the virus since she showed symptoms of the virus and it was confirmed after that test that she is infected by the A(N1H1).

A lot of private schools also cancelled classes and most of them will resume class come July because a number of their students have been tested positive for the virus. We should be really vigilant and be extra careful especially for those families with kids like us. We already took the extra precaution and all of my family members have been vaccinated with the flu vaccine already. Although this is not for the Swine Flu, but our doctor said that at least we have a stronger immune system against flu compared to those who don’t have the vaccine. Also, we always make sure that we have our daily supply of Vitamin C. I ordered this from Allegro Medical (they sell all kinds of medicines and health products, including maternity care or urological supplies like foley catheter). I setup an auto re-order policy from them so I am sure that we get our daily supply of vitamins every month. Also proper hygiene is also the best way to prevent the virus.

Hope the A(N1H1) pandemic will pass. May we all stay safe and healthy.

Weekend Snapshot # 37 - @ Sky Garden, The Block & Trinoma

2009-06-24T02:25:00.002+08:00

Have you been to the newly built Sky Garden at SM North Edsa. We were there two weeks ago because I was searching for a kid’s apron for Bela. My cousins need to go to Trinoma so we just decided to go there instead of going to Makati.

I love the look of the Sky Garden. Bela loved it too since she enjoyed playing with the abstract structures (I am not sure of the right term to use here. LOL) thingy that you can see everywhere along the Sky Garden.

We went to Trinoma after exploring The Block at SM North Edsa. This is the second time only that I have been to this mall. The mall is really nice since it is big with lots of shops (from low end to mid end) but it is so crowded. I still love the relaxing feel of Robinson’s Place. LOL.

Mine, Mine, Mine

2009-06-24T02:14:00.004+08:00

I know, I said that I won’t be making any major purchase since I am saving up for our August trip, but I just can’t really resist it.

My sister got this Coach Scribble shoulder bag from Faye.

Faye was really nice since I was just referred by Peachy and she offered me the same terms that she offered to the other girls in Twitter. So I inquired if she has a sling pack and lo and behold, she has one.

I also like the sling pack from Glo’s site but the one that Faye is selling is cute too and since my sister is getting an item from her, I figured that it will be a savings for the shipping if I ordered from the same person so I just got the Sling Pack from Faye too. LOL. It is a need you know since I need a small bag to put my money, credit card and passport when I travel. Don’t you agree girls?

So I have the bag, all I need is a Schengen Visa. LOL.

Pictures snagged from Faye's site.

My Granny's Birthday

2009-06-24T02:02:00.001+08:00

On June 30, it will be the birthday of my favorite grand mother. My parents were both working and since I am the first grand child, my grand mother was the one who take care of me. If I remember it correctly, I used to sleep at their house until I was five or six years old and it took a while before my parents was able to convince me to sleep at our house.

My cousins and my siblings are already planning for something on her birthday. She will turn 84 by the way and she is even healthier (no high blood, good cholesterol and sugar level) than her two daughter (my mom and my aunt). We are thinking of ordering food and just have the celebration at home and we will just have videoke or we might go out and eat at our favorite restaurant in Dampa.

But I am sure whatever will be our plan, my grand mother’s only wish is that all of us (when I say all, I mean all her kids, her grand child and her great grand child) will be present on her special day. But I am sure this won’t be a problem because we never miss any of her birthday and we always try to make a little extra special.

Aside from the party, I am also thinking of getting her a present. I know how much she loves jewelry so I am looking for discount costume jewelry from Holsted Jewelers. I saw their set savings collection and they are all classy and fashionable (yet affordable and of high quality) which I think my grand mother will really love.

Expect to see pictures of her party here in my blog next week….

3x Thursday: 04/30/y2k+9: Randomness

2009-06-11T22:10:00.000+08:00

1. What's the weather like today? Describe it. It was sunny when I came to work this morning but the sky is dark now and looks like it is going to rain.

2. Did you/are you going to do anything productive (sure, it's relative) today? What did you/are you up to? Yes, I need to finish a number of my tasks online and finish my first case study for IS 201 (Computer Ethics).

3. Do you need to make some phone calls or send some emails to people that you haven't heard from lately? If so, who? Here's your reminder to do it! Yes, I need to email my friend who lives in London to ask her about something.

Shopping for Bela

2009-06-11T22:08:00.001+08:00

I got a list today of the things that Bela needs to bring to school next week.

1. Health kit which includes extra clothing (shirt, shorts, socks, diaper), hand towel, bar of soap, 8 rolls of tissue paper, 2 boxes of tissue paper, powder, placemat, alcohol, apron
2. 4 pcs of 1x1 pictures
3. 2 pcs recent 3Rs
4. 1 pc Family picture
5. 1 pc baby picture

I am so excited since I have a reason again to go to the mall and shop. LOL. I already asked Kelly (thanks girl) on where I can buy an apron and she said I can found one in Toy Kingdom. I am just not sure though how much it is. I checked from Amazon and it is priced at $18. If only I knew before hand, I could have order it from Amazon in advance.

Hopefully I will be able to finish all my paper works tonight so we can go out and hit the mall tomorrow. We need to do our grocery also since I have been postponing to do it because hubby and I are both so busy finishing all our tasks for school.