Arrived

While I was talking to my family last night online, my sister got a call from a delivery guy and asked her some more info about their address, he must not be so familiar with the place. My sister told me that it was the delivery guy for the package that I sent to them. I was little surprise because I was expecting that it will arrive by the middle of January.

I was watching my family distributing what's in the package to whom it belonged. Because I put names most of all stuff that was in there. They were really happy, specially the kids. They kept saying "thanks" to me and hubby. It was just simple stuff but they are happy with it. Im glad that they like my first package, and Im excited to get more stuff for this second box that I got right now to send it there for this year. There is nothing can pay my happiness, just to see my loved ones happy and that also of course make my bana happy which makes everybody happy...Sha..la..la..LOL!

19 LCD

When I have nothing to do, I will immediately find something to do such as getting online, listening to music and watch tv before the anxiety strikes. I told my husband that it would be nice if we have tv in our bedroom so that I can just watch tv everytime I have hard time to fall asleep. I always look at in stores LCD tv's because they really look so cute to me but the price is unbelievable. But online, I found 19 LCD tv in UK which we can get cheap deals and great prices. We can compare and get the best prices on all new 19 inch LCD tv models. My hubby sure likes the idea because who doesn't love cheap deals?

Internet sure helps alot to people because we can just go online and look for the stuff that we want for very good deals that alot of times we dont found in stores.

Mountain House

Me and hubby always hear about this american guy who now lives in the Bohol, Philippines. According to our friends that they are very nice people specially the wife. So we decided to go visit Bohol and see this guy too. When we were getting close to the port, we saw a white house on top of the mountain. My hubby really liked the location, because he likes to be on top of the mountain/hill.

We never knew the exact location of that american that we wanted to see, we only knew the town. But thanks to our friends brothers, they drove us around and help us as much as they can. We told them that we wanted to go to that american on top of the hill, but they had no idea who's that person was. But they took us anyway to the place where there are some americans. We walked to the elevated hill since the pick up truck of our friend's mom couldn't drive up there because it is not a four wheel drive. But we stopped on the first gate because we just didnt want to get in without thier permission. So the nephew's owner came out and told us that his uncle is not around for he is in the states for vacation. The wife is not home too because she is a Barangay Captain and she had a meeting or something. But, his guy let us in anyway because he saw that my hubby is an american too like his uncle. He showed us around, give us some information about the places close by or other mountains. And we found out that there are alot of american's in that area, and there is German community too that is very exclusive for German's.

The place was just soo peacefull. I just love the moment we were there, because it is so overlooking and we could actually see the city of cebu. But anyway, we also found out that it was the house that we have seen when we were still on the boat. Hubby was so amazed on alot of things over there. Here are some pics:





Elevated Road from the House






Part of the House



Part of the house



Overlooking

Online Auctions

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Back in my homeland I didn't really understand the word "auction". My hubby always told me that he is at the auction but I had no idea what it was about. But when I got here in the US I started to learn what it means because I always go with my husband at the auction. He just loves auctions because he can save alot of money. And then I also learned that he can actually go for online auctions too. So I think, "well, why go to some far places and spend so much money for gas and hotel room if you can just do it online?".

I like online shopping so much better because its totally hastle free. And my friend who is so addicted to online shopping likes to encouraged me to do the same, and no kidding, it is fun. Specially if we found good deals just like what Bidazzled, which has launched in early November and it is redefining the online auction market by offering savings up to 90% name mechandise all while funding a charity. Common called Penny Auctions or Pay-Per-Bid auction sites, bids are purchased in advanced and used to bid on mechandise. Auction winners usually save 80% off retail and its really pretty cool because nobody loses in this auction because if you dont win you receive up to 50 bonus bids as a thank you for participating. And here is more, they offer 15 additional bids if you use this code BBP1202A until January 15th. Just go to their site and enter it on the registration page, there is no obligation or cost of any kind. And one more thing that I like about this Bidazzled is that was designed to fund a lung cancer charity (The Ruch Foundation).

When I told my husband all about this, he told me that he wants to check that site out. Because he may find their what he needed for it sounds so interesting. And then, I will check it out too because I want few things at this time. I am not yet so addicted with online shopping but I may though, specially if I found good deals such as Bidazzled offers.

Present

Tonight I found out my present from hubby.. When I opened the box, I saw a brand name of a computer but hubby kept telling me that it's not computer, they just put it in that box so that the present looks big. But it is really a computer, and Im soo happy eventhough I didn't expect that.

Few months ago, I told my husband that we need a smaller laptop since we did alot of traveling and our laptop is too heavy to carry. And I didn't really think that thats what he is going to get for me as a christmas present. He probably get tired of waiting for me to get done with the laptop so that he can take over. Well,, we do have a desktop but laptop is alot better because we can just take it anywhere in the house specially in the living room where we spend most of the day time when we're home. Im so glad that this is what hubby got for me so that we can both get online together and next to each other. And also its gonna be handy for our next travel. So im soo happy with it!



Thanks to my hubby for giving me this present I really really appreciate it.

Surprise?

Me and Bana of my mine went to few stores yesterday because he was looking for something and he couldn't find. So, he just told me that we will just go to other town on the next day. I kept asking him what was he looking for? It's impossible that he couldn't find it because he went to few store already. But he still didn't tell me. So, I looked forward to go to the other town today. Then, I saw my husband dressed up, and I asked him if where is he going? He just told me that he is going down to the shop but I had doubt in my mind because when he goes to the shop he always wear working clothes but not today?.

After almost an hour since he left, I called him and asked him what time should we go to town? So that I could get ready ahead of time. But then I heard some noise on the background, I asked him again if he was in the coffee shop? And guess what he said? "No, Im in town." I was so shock because this is the very first time he went to town without me. He told me that we will talk latter when he gets home. But I kept bugging him why he didn't take me? what's the reason? And he finally told me that he is buying present for me. Im thinking, how sweet of this man! Maybe he learned from what I told him before, that I dont want him to ask me what should he buy for me. I dont wanna know in advance. Hhhmm... and this is what he is doing right at this hours.

I know for sure that Im gonna like whatever it is, at whatever cost! For me, as long as it is given heartily then thats the most pleases me.

Hate/Love Her

Last night, It happened that my husband and I talked about our monster school teacher back in our Island in Bohol. She is teaching 1st and 2nd grader, and she was my teacher too. I just remember alot of things about her. I remember that she was so mean to her students. As a first grader, we didn't know much. She teached us really really hard. First thing in the morning as soon as we get into the school, she would have us go outside and pull grass and do alot of cleaning outside. Then after that, we all go inside our classroom after flag ceremony and she would check our nails if it's dirty or not, she also looked for long nails or painted nails and then if she see one, she will hit our fingers with stick. Then, when she start discussing to us we must all listen because after than she will give us an exam and if we dont pass the exam she will have us sit on the air. Can you imagine sitting on the air? You'll stand on your toes, then knees are bend, your arms forward. Then our knees would start to shake and we get really sweaty. It was too bad really, its unthinkable discipline.

During our math subject, she will call us one by one and have us solve on problem solving on the blackboard. And if we dont know anything, she will pinch our groin, chicks, and her eyes would go really BIG! That big eyes alone scared the heck out of us!. But just to be honest, I loved that teacher after all. Because the meanier she showed us the more encouraged we are to study really hard so that we will not get spanked, pinched, etc. And I learned alot!! of that school teacher. Im proud to say that, I started to learn my english from her. Because I was so scared of her. Im not saying that I have perfect english, but I can speak good enough to communicate to english people.

Anyway, since our only school teacher in 1st and 2nd grader is so mean, my younger brother didn't go to that school. He went to the main island of Bohol instead and stayed with our aunt and then go back to our island when he was 3rd grader. But I dont know if that teacher still teaching at this time because my brother is now almost 17yrs old and she was getting old when my younger brother had to skip of her. But my husband and I have a plan to go visit that school teacher of mine next time we go back to Philippines, we didnt think about that before.

Lil-Cousins

The picture above are my nieces, named Blessa Marie the one in yellow top and Lovely Kate in brown. They are so sweet lil girls in their own lil ways. They both have a good heart too in different ways. Blessa Marie dont go to school at all because her parents are in the mission but Lovely Kate goes to private school to Baptist I think, since the Seventh Day Adventist church is too far from where they live.

I just so love to remember the moments that I spent with them specially every afternoon after church when everybody takes me home. These lil girls always requested me to ask them questions in English and whoever answer first will get the points. They both answered questions in almost the same time as soon as I finished my question. And then I encouraged them to do their best to say the answer very quickly. And then I noticed Blessa Marie just kept on answering so quickly. And her score was way ahead than Lovely kate. Lovely Kate then turned her back to Blessa Marie and when Blessa Marie noticed it then she quit answering me. Because she didnt like that her cousin will feel bad against her (watta sweet girl). She have given her cousin alot of chances to answer but Kate just didnt want to try to answer anymore because she knew that she was going to loose anyway. But even so, I love them both still because when Kate see me doing something she will just ask me if is there anything she can do for me? I love them being sweet to me in their differents ways.

Acne Problem

When I was in my teenage, alot of people complimented about my face. They said that I had a face like a baby, so soft. They kept asking me what did I put/use on my face to look that soft? Specially those teenagers that are friend of mine. They wanted to have a good looking skin and face to attract teenage men who always ignored them. My friends thought that they weren't pretty enough. But what can I tell them for Im not using anything special for my skin? They really thought I was just lieing them, but I wasn't.

But those were just an experienced having a good looking face. Because now that im in my early 20's and my life is soo busy now, I notice that I start getting acne. And I just dont like it at all. I dont even like to look at myself in the mirror. My husband likes to research on how to get rid of baby acne I know that it also bothers him. I showed him some pics of me when I single and now. I compared how my face look before and now. And the more he is encourage to get rid of this acne. He likes to feel my face, but its like a bumpy road mostly in my forehead. And it even get worst during my period. I am just so embarass about this. But I am not loosing hope to get rid of this. Alot friends told me that stress is one reason that can caused acne. So if stress is the reason, so getting plenty of rest could help. So far didnt work for me because eventhough my body is relax but mind travel so many miles per hour and I just couldn't help it. Well.. I will do what I have to do just to have a good looking skin again.

Salmon

Alaska is soo abundant of salmon. When we were there last summer, I just enjoyed the fishing everyday. Although my arms got soo sore at night from fishing but I still love to fish everyday. I just couldn't get enough of fishing. It was so fun catching those big salmons. I then started to like salmon that I never have eat before in my life.

I also enjoyed meeting my new relatives, some of them doesnt know to fish though but they love to eat salmon. Well,, its not a problem because I can fish their salmon for them.

It was so fun, eating around the big table with full of people (relatives). I felt more hungry if there are alot of people.. hehe. One time my sister in law asked my hubby what he wanted to eat? And he said he want bread, so I said" Why have bread when you can have a salmon? Am like hey this is alaska so abundant of salmon and we had so many salmon in freezer. So, lets eat it, its free!!

We had so much fun over there in Alaska, I also enjoyed the sceneric view. Hopefully we can come back this summer.

Love my Country

I grew up in one of the little islands in the Philippines. Although poor but no known problems back there. People there were just happy and satisfied with thier lifestyle (dont know any better life) but im still so proud with that island because, I learned alot of hard times over there.

Eventhough we're so poor but my parents managed to put us in school to do better in the future. In fact I think many people there were jelous to my parents because they were able to put us to school eventhough were just belong to the poorest people in the world. But, we had this good heart that whoever graduated and have a job will put the next younger ones to school too. So my parents didnt pay for everything. Im so proud with my older brother and sisters too. I just feel thier love for me. We feel love for each other. But anyway, at the age of around 13 or 14 I moved in to the city which another island but way bigger, to proceed my study and have more opportunity in the city than back in the island were I grew up.

Me and my family had commitment to help each other specially our parents. My parents are not helpless but we want them to enjoy life since they are getting older. Thats what I've always dream about, for my parents since I was little girl. And im glad that my older sisters and brother are doing better since they moved in to the city. Except for my oldest sister and brother in law who choosed to be a voluntary missionary of Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement (SDARM). They used to have small business and my sister had a good job but they quit eveything because they had to work saturday. Instead, they choose to be a voluntary missionary. They are very special people in my family. And im sure God is very happy of what they are doing. They have been doing this for so many years now eventhough not financially abundant but God didnt let them totally down.

Anyways, Im so proud about my country even it is just poor country but WE ARE SURVIVORS!! no one can beat that. Here is a picture of one of the island that I took when we were headed to Bohol island. I love the white beach even if this is not fully developed island.





PS: I also adore the US with its amazing nature!!!

Friend's Gift

Back in the Philippines, I met my friend named Milany and handed her the stuff she wanted from the US. She was very happy with it because according to her that she couldn't find those vitamins for her baby there in the Philippines. And she was happy of what she got for herself too because it was too cheap compare if she just buy it there. Because of course we didnt charge for the shipping and handling...lol. Just the original price.. she even got some discount for we bought it with discount.

She wanted to see me again before we fly back to the US, because she wanted to give me something. And really thought that she will give me some dried fish for thats what she was always asked me if eat alot of dried fish over here but I told her that I can buy in Filipino Store in the City. And she still kept telling me that she will give me something that why she wants to meet me again. But we got busy and so is she. And on the very last day she told me to just pick it up on the way to the aiport. And so, I got her gift for me. I had no time to look at it since she stapled it good.

When I got here in the US I was excited to see whats inside the paperbag. And when I opened it, I was really surprised because she give me some good dried fruits in a little package. I am soo happy of what she gave me. It really means alot to me and to out friendship. So, I thanked her right after she handed it to me and thanked her again when I saw whats inside. ANd she thanked me too for not changing our frienship. Friendship is the most important thing.

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Jetlog

We had such a long flight, for we had 12 hrs laid over in Korea and 5 hrs in Seattle. Unlike last year that we just had 2hrs apart for every next flight. But felt like it was more tired than this time, because we got here in the morning, and had to stay awake till evening. But, I didnt get any jetlog though. But this time I obviously got jetlog because I was awake since 12midnight. And just cant go back to sleep. But in the Philippines we didnt have any jetlog at all. My husband is the same thing. He got up around 2am and cook some foods for today. And I finally got up for Im getting hungry trying to fall back to sleep.

Hoping to get over this very very soon.

Flight Story

I would say that we had a good flight because we made it here at home. Hehehe. But there are somethings that disappoint my hubby in the airplane. Because on our 4 and 1/2 hrs flight from Cebu to Korea, they serve meal but then for some reason everybody was eating but us. And then I told my husband that maybe they only feed the Koreans. Then the guy who served the drink asked us if dont we want breakfast? Then hubby told him like "I guess they dont want to feed us". So the guy went back and tell somebody. Hhhmm,, was thinking if it was discremanation or what? They finally feed us and apologized for the late meal.
In Korea, we had 12hrs lay over. So, we spent those hours in the hotel. We didnt understand the money over there, sounds so much but we had somebody converted it into dollars. Then I realized that its just like the Philippines, sounds off alot but then it cost few bucks only. But it still expensive since its in the airport, everything is expensive.
Was so glad when the plane landed in Seattle WA because the long flight was over, but had to wait 5hrs for out next 40minutes flight. I felt like its been so long since I slept but its not too bad at all compare to last time.
Well,, glad to back in the US but sad again to be away from my dear family. But that's life is. Looking forward to see them next year again and stay much much longer.
For my family, "I Love and Miss You so much guys keep doing what you doing now for Jesus, because He will be always watching us! ".

Going back to the US

Hahay! im soo sad at this moment because tonight is our flight going back to the US, for the month vacation is up. Which im not ready yet. When I think about being away from my family again, it makes me soo sad and cant help myself to cry, but I understand that that's life is, (pagkapait gayud...). But I have to be positive, thats my family always tells me. Since I am married to an American I must be strong, not to let this sad emotions eat me. The most famous word when my family and friends see me is " you are so skinny". Which I do believe that being in different world is one of the reason why I got so skinny. No matter how much I eat, I just dont gain any weight, which is a good thing.

Im gonna miss this hot weather in the Philippines because at this time it is soo COLD in our place. I need to adjust the weather again. But I didnt have any problem with the climate here in the Philippines eventhough I been through cold moments in the US but im still a Filipino. But, the other day when we went to Bohol I got runny nose, cough and headache also sinusitis attacked which was really bad. Cant look at the brightness outside. But I feel alot better now though, and my husband is now the one who dont feel really good which is too bad because we are going to have a long long flight back to the US.