It’s just Saturday and this weekend is already too hot for us. I guess we are not going to fully enjoy this long weekend. Times like these, I really wish it is raining hard. As in heavy downpour but without the strong winds, okay? 
Anyways…my ‘housemates’ are all very grumpy. Can’t blame them though. Even taking an afternoon nap can indeed be very stressful.
Where is the rain?? We need you sooo badly!
A has been complaining about the heat and the humidity in the Philippines. A week in the tropics hasn’t acclimatized his temperate-used body. He almost suffered from flu last week.
Then I realized that our apartment in the city is really like a huge oven (outdoor chaise lounges not withstanding!) despite 2 desk fans on maximum speed. Even heavy downpours aren’t enough to cool down the hot temperature inside the house.Well I’ll just give him a few more days and he’ll most probably have A/C installed here. That, or totally move out of here to go back to where he came from where it’s a lot cooler even in mid-summer.
When A/C happens around here, it’s the electric bill that I’ll be complaining about for sure. He he he.
DC…
Detroit
Nagoya
Manila
Legaspi
… Sorsogon!
What is it that you do?… REALLY??!!!
It rained blogging duties since May. And I’m having a blast. A little tired of course, but at the end of each month (when I get the blog p$y)…it is always worth it.
Recently, somebody in Raine’s school sorta ‘interviewed’ me. Well I joined her direct selling store/company that’s why she had to ask some personal questions.Then we ended up chatting for 2.5 hours! He he. Can you imagine?
She got curios when i entered in the registration form - under occupation - Professional Blogger. She said…’what is that’? Really a comment I always get when some people (non-bloggers, non-internet savvy folks) ask what it is exactly that I do. So I explained. In lowest terms.The moment I mentioned ‘ sort of a writer but online, on web logs’… her next question (of course!) was: what topics??
Honestly? I lost count already. All I know is that they span a huge range of blog topics: from Chicago Search Engine Optimization to Korean Cooking, from salads and granolas to laptops and smartphones, from women’s health to cloud computing, from the iPad to home mortgages. Isn’t that great??!!!! I told you it’s huge. Ha ha ha.
My back is killing me!
I’m just done washing the used rugs and cleaning the kitchen. With the few successive days of heavy rains here, my kitchen floor got flooded as well. But that’s just because the roof needs fixing. Already told my landlady, but I haven’t seen any handy man coming here.
I’m thinking of paying for the roof fix and the installation of a kisame. I’m thinking something made of bamboo for it. We’ll see…Hayy…there’s too much I wanna buy and fix in this little abode of ours (home everything coupons, anyone?). The only problem is, we are just renting. It’s not ours. Whatever I will spend on house improvement, my landlady has to agree first on the reimbursement or even deduction from rent money.
Yup, there is no kisame in my kitchen here in the city, thus it was like an oven during the summer months. Now that it’s raining? It’s raining inside as well! Which explains all the used rugs - that after several days - the whole house smelled like wet dog.
Raine and I finally made it back home on Friday morning. Our supposedly 3 days in Los Baños turned out to be an 8-day stay. I went down with low electrolyte levels while Raine was bugged down with typhoid fever. We didn’t get to see and meet those we were supposed to see and meet, but ended up confined at St. Jude Family Hospital instead!
Though the past week has been rather ‘unpleasant’, it was an opportunity to bond with friends and family that took care of us. You know who you are and I thank you all from the bottom of my heart. My mother even had to go to LB as well to bring us home.
Tomorrow, Raine is going back to school. I’m still a little light-headed but Raine and I are taking it easy while getting back to our normal routine: school for Raine and work for me. I just hope the next time we try to visit LB, we won’t get sick anymore. Next time…
Raine and I are still in LB. We both got sick and were both confined in the hospital. We’re being discharged later today though. Thanks to everyone for all their love and support.
Raine’s last visit to his birthplace was in January 2008. At least I went there alone last year — a side trip to one of my job hunting prospects. Anyways…Raine is more excited than I am. He’s counting the days before we leave (3 tulog na lang!).
Of course I’m too excited as well. I already packed our bags! He he.
Well… our weekend is already fully booked. I just can’t wait to see dear friends again.
It’s now official… I’m coming down the boondocks on July 9.
To attend the UPLB-IC Grand Alumni Homecoming in it’s celebration of 100 years of existence.
Of course I’m bringing my derivative: Raine!
But Raine is more excited, because he want to go shopping again. Gosh, I don’t even know If I can insert buying an ls4278. Well of course, I’m just too happy I can see my friends there again.
Excited na kami… 6 na tulog na lang!
Good news: It is a blessing that Noynoy decided to run for the presidency. Else, Erap is President again!
Good news: The PCOS machine assigned in my barangay didn’t fail.
Good news: There was no power interruption throughout the election day at least in my province.
Good news: I only queued in line for only an hour before I got my turn to vote.
Bad news: Smart Bro was down in my city during election day. I was offline.
Bad news: The jueteng lord won as Mayor in my hometown. Looks like his vote-buying strategies worked.
Bad news: Leading the senatorial race are Bong Revilla and Jinggoy Estrada. I didn’t vote for either one of them.
This is the second f***ing day of un-announced brownout here in my city. It’s bad for my business you know…
I know it is just 4 days before the elections and politicians in current power here (lalo na may mga apelyidong Lee at Dioneda ) are on the verge of losing their seats. Sobra na, tama na, palitan na talaga and mga yan.
Ang brownout…bow. Sarap maghuramentado!
While in my hometown there is vote-buying going on. Ikaw ba naman ang maging jueteng lord eh di ang dami mong perang pambili ng boto di ba? But then, ibulsa ang pera pero isulat ang manok sa balota. Sabi ng nanay ko, wag lang daw ibili ng pagkain ang mga perang galing sa kandidato kasi masamang kumain ng galing sa nakaw. Kaya ang nanay ko, bagong platos ang bibilhin. Ha ha ha.
Shit. Ang init dito sa internet cafe. Bulok pa ang mga computers. Hayyy. This is soooo 4th world!
Ever since El Niño started in the northern Philippines this year, it has been raining regularly here in Bicol. Though not the monsoon rains we normally get in the wet season, we’ve been having summer rains that usually comes at night and in early mornings. Today however, it has been raining heavily since dawn. (Ano ba ngayon August?) Yeah in the height of the summer. But we love it because it’s not too hot anymore.
Just as we’re planning to take the electric grill out, it rained…
Except for my wet feet while coming to the city this morning, I love the comfortable temperature. I even wore a jacket! So if you want to escape the summer heat and the nasty air pollution in Manila? Come to Bicol.
While vacation is already here, Raine will have summer classes for a month, in 3 weeks’ time. That is because he has to take remedial classes for reading and Math.
That been said, we are on the verge of losing our planned summer vacation all-together. 
Well anyways…we”ll probably just hit the nearest beach in town anytime soon and during the summer for some much needed R&R. I just feel bad I won’t be able to see my friends in LB. Oh well…there’ll be a next time for sure.
Raine thinks I have eyes behind my back and beyond that I can actually see what he’s doing at school. What he doesn’t know is that I have a spy in his class. His classmate (a girl) and former seatmate.
Until I am allowed security cameras, that will have to to.Well the girl isn’t really spying. I just get irregular reports, mostly whether Raine is pasaway or not. He he he. Or if he got into fight, who started it and whether it is Raine’s fault or not. Things like that.
I just don’t know how convinced Raine is, but he thinks it’s kinda cool. At least he thinks I’m cool. Ha ha ha.
Raine and I just got back from a another long weekend. No classes last Friday in Raine’s school as it was the high school students’ turn for the DAT (Division Achievement Test). We went home Thursday early evening and just got back in the city this afternoon. Done cleaning, grocery shopping and ironing Raine’s uniforms. Thankfully I didn’t have to look for joint pain relief.
It was another weekend of pigging out and oversleeping in the mornings. The weather was beach-ready and I was raring to hit the beach. But everyone was just so KJ that my plan didn’t pull through. Anyways….better luck next time. There will be a lot of next times anyway.
Today is the last day of February and marks what remains of the school year — 3 weeks na lang. Then it’s summer time. He he he.
Finally, Raine’s Saturday classes are over. We have tomorrow free at last. Then Monday is a national holiday (people power revolution).
That means Raine and I get to go home this afternoon. Woo hoo!
Ready the entertainment centers honey coz we’ll be home. Ooops…I forgot you aren’t home either. He he he.
Anyways…I miss home. This time we get to stay 3 nights in a row. Bliss!
Needed: replacement batteries.
Coz I’m dead tired with all the ‘tune-up’ being done to my body.
I’m tired of going back and forth to the hospital for various tests, follow-up check-ups and medications.
But then it is for my benefit, so I shouldn’t complain. He he.
First of all, I should sue the EENT I consulted about my goiter. Mine is hyperthyroidism — the toxic type of goiter that should have been removed (by surgery or radiation therapy) already in the first place. Then he gave me a light dosage of thyroid problem meds.
5 months later and I’m having palpitations and persistent chest pains. I was rushed to the ER because of this. A blessing in disguise really as I was forced to see an internist/cardiologist the following day. Then my health saga begins.
Abangan.
Speaking of summer vacation…this time I’m not going to resort to books (like I did during Christmas vacation).
This time we are going places. Raine and I will visit my sister-in-law in Meycauayan, Bulacan and then we will head on to Subic to visit Ninang Gemma.
For sure we will hit the beach and do more fun stuff that Raine will enjoy as well.
My mother will tag along too. So it’s going to be fun!
Blogging sometimes involve the review of promotional products. You will usually get a sample of the product for your own use. I’ve had my own share of such kind of blogging (in my problogs). PR people were kind enough to send me their products even though I am not based in the USA or Canada.
Always, I made sure I gave an honest review — whether or not I find the product favorable to my taste. Besides, I am always entitled to my own honest opinion, right?
However, when you do one? They all keep coming. One day your inbox will be flooded by these PR people. So I just took the liberty of picking out the really good ones that are related to my blogs. Sometimes the items don’t arrive in the mail. Then I’ll completely forget about it. Then I’ll get a follow-up email. Crap. Ha ha ha.
first whole weekend in the city
Because it has been raining really hard the whole weekend (parang may typhoon) Raine and I decided to stay in our city house the whole weekend. Saturday morning was Raine’s last day of 3rd quarter exam anyway. I figured we just stay on and rest the whole weekend away.
So Raine and I have been taking turns in the computer. To my own demise! Raine is using it 80% of the time. Anyways, I have the whole school week to go online to my heart’s content. (It’s not as if we are going cross country moving.)
While offline, I did the laundry and cleaned the CR. (Parts of the house too that Raine isn’t messing up with his toys.) Did some reading, overslept this morning and cooked brunch.
Hmmmm…I can get use to this.
Today is officially Raine’s last day of formal school this year. Tomorrow will all be merry making: Christmas parties and stuff. He doesn’t even have to wear a uniform tomorrow. Just one of his casual clothes.
While this blog don’t get updated in the next three weeks (classes resume January 11, 2010), that means we are having fun having a quiet holidays in the barrio.
So if I don’t get to greet you, I’ll do it already: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all. All my best wishes through the coming new year.
That family day?
It turned out to be the most boring thing I’ve ever been into. Hayy.
(Inggit lang siguro ako sa may mga dalang asawa?!)
Hindi rin.
Boring talaga. By 11 am, I decided to go home. And so we did. Raine and I slept that Saturday afternoon off. A lot better, imho.
Raine’s last day of formal class falls on the 17th. The 18th is reserved for merry-making (read: Christmas party). Then I was told today that classes resume on 11th January 2010.
Wow. 3 long weeks of real vacation. I can’t wait!
I just wish I can whisk Raine away to some st thomas vacation packages. But staying at home would be swell too. He he.
This coming Saturday is family day at Raine’s school. It is a day of fun, games, food. Moms in Raine’s class decided to form groups and each group is tasked to prepare one dish. Food will be mostly for adults as we’re told to bring packed lunch for each kid. Bring your own rice too.
The late afternoon, till 7 pm is reserved for bingo socials.
Too bad I ran out of digital cameras. So it’ll be just my good old camera phone.
