…on a Saturday.

Im just waiting for Edil to finish taking a bath so we can go to the grocery. Im too lazy to cook so I might just use my charm and let Edil take us to Mahogany for some bulalo (cheap but tastes better than Leslie’s). I’ll ask my Dad too as my Mom is in Manila.

I have so many things to do, blog and scrap wise and I need to make a list of it. The kasipagan of fellow mommy bloggers is contagious so kunwari nagsisipag sipagan din ako Hehehe.

And since I love lists

Geek Stuff:
1. Finish updating Google Reader, fave blogs on Technorati.
2. Sign for Entrecards.
3. Install WP blog on InkBabyStudios.
4. Install Zoe’s blog templates on WP blogs.
5. Blog.

Real Life Stuff:
1. Grocery.
2. Fold laundry.
3. Finish putting away clothes for ukay.
4. Nag Edil to arrange our treasure of DVDs
5. Im OC so it needs to be five things

I need to scrap 10 pages this weekend too.
Good thing the weekend is extended until Tuesday for us

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I need to catch up on work.
Ugh.

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I have proven that we might be needing another desktop computer or laptop soon. Yes, we are a family of four with two kids below ten and we have one desktop computer and a laptop – and we still need one more. I think that classifies us under the family of geeks.

However, it is simply not within our means to be able to get one so soon so I might as well get into wishful thinking and join the Charter Laptop-a-Day Giveaway contest. I wish I can though.

For those in the US, this is a fantastic deal that allows you to get a chance to win this laptop:

New HP Compaq Presario C770US Notebook Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor 15.4″ WXGA Screen 2GB RAM -160GB hard drive DVD Burner Built in Wi-Fi and Ethernet Plus a NEOtec Laptop Backpack!

All you need to do is sign up for one of the three Charter Communications services being offered: Charter High-Speed® Internet at $19.99/mo for 6 months, Charter Digital Home™ and High-Speed Internet at $69.98/mo for 6 months or Charter Digital Home™, High-Speed Internet, and Charter Telephone® at $99.97/mo. for 12 months. After purchase, the buyer will be sent a Free Shell gas gift card and is automatically entered to win 1 of 30 HP Compaq Presario C770US Laptops.

Is that a great deal or what?
You get high speed internet, a chance to win a laptop (30 laptops will be given away for 30 days) and you get a gas card free!!

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Hi: Getting Glo’s stuff (Thanks again Mare)
Lo: The router got fried – didnt know it was 110. (Galit na galit si Edil, hahahaha!)

Hi: Martha bring free from Primary Complex.
Lo: Martha needing lactose-free milk.

Hi: Going to Manila again after a month
Lo: Going to Manila again WITHOUT money – (wala man lang ako pangkain sa Razon’s hmmmmft.)

Hi: Scrapping again.
Lo: Getting addicted again (I slept at 3AM on a school night finishing up a page)

Hi: Four, possible five-day weekend for Edil with us.
Lo: Four, possible five-day weekend for Edil with us without money (tagal ng sweldo at Paypal moolah! LOL)

Hi: Steady work.
Lo: Sometimes I get greedy and paranoid that it wont be enough for us (I need to learn to trust in God more).

Hi: Cabal. Matthew’s motivation to eat more, get more work done.
Lo: Competition with the internet.

Hi: Netgear.
Lo: Fried Netgear (Well, Edil told me he thinks it’s not fried because it worked for three days before it stopped working. He thinks it might have overheated. We will see.)

Hi: New clothes for the girl.
Lo: Need shoes for the girl.

Hi: Comfy comfy shoes for me
Lo: I want more shoes

Hi: Nice twitter thread on bags.
Lo: Super enabling nakakaloka sa LV LOL

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I spent half of the day on the road because we went to the Martha’s pulmonologist for a 15-minute consultation which cost us 500 pesos (I so miss Maxicare). Good news is that there is nothing really alarming with Martha’s cough – in fact, she has gained 6kilos since March (can you believe it?) and she is now cleared from Primary Complex. There were clear breath sounds so the pediatrician assured me I’m doing the right thing on managing the princess’ asthma but told me to not stop medicating when symptoms go away. We need to treat for five days all the time.

We are looking into malabsorption regarding Martha’s frequent poo’s. She told me she doubted it is bacterial in nature and diagnosed lactose intolerance so we are stopping Nido for a while and switching to lactose free milk for two weeks. We are going to be taking probiotics and she needs a stool exam too.

All is well though. I cannot believe how hot, toxic, traffic and busy Manila is.
Probinsyana na ata talaga ako.

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Tagged by Rocks and Yen, thanks!

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Here are the Rules:

1. List the things that make you Happy and those that make you Sad.
2. Add your Blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other Blogs.
3. Tag other online friends you know.

Participants: T?ni’s Attachments, Cecile2’s-Small and Simple Things, Lara’s Pinay dot US, Lara’s My Blog Entry, Lara’s Byaheng Pinay, Living A’ La Mode, Bits and Pieces, My Life in this Wonderful World, My Online World, Ozzy’s Mom, Me,Myself+2, Kidd Designs, Fun|Fierce|Fabulous , Eds Mommy Life, Just Me.. Eds, My Precious Niche, Music of my Heart,Me and Mine | Creative in Me | For the LOVE of Food | Little Peanut | Pea in a Pod | It’s Where the HEART Is | Around the World | SugarMagnolias | Mommy Talks | Aggie Shoots. Aggie Scraps | All Kinds of Me Stuff | The Salad Caper | Winding Creek Circle | InkBabyStudios | YOUR BLOGS

WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY?

Fast Net | Effortless Work | Kids waking up with no tantrums | A good five hours of ME time in the morning | Coffee | Chocolate | Cake | Fridays | Smell of Fresh Laundry | PayPal Money | Bed weather | Sunshine | Tagaytay

WHAT MAKES ME SAD?

Tantrums | Money Problems | Diet (!!!)

Tagging Ems, Alpha, Nice and Toni!

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She received her late birthday gift from the post today

Thanks Ninang Glo!

She now wears 4T clothes and size 11 shoes (wide please) – that is around 28-29 PI size Heehee.
Yes, inaadvertise ko talaga sya. Nagbabasa ung kapatid ko na ninang nya na me work na pala ngayun. Abbie, marami kang utang ke Marthita ha. Si Tita A’nes na lang kilala nya ngaun

Okidoks. Off to Manila tomorrow. I hope to finish all blog and scrap assignments tonight.
Martha-willing

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All those talk about Spain made me want to get more information about its key cities. Aside from Madrid, there is Barcelona, a city one shouldnt miss visiting when in Spain. There are Barcelona hotels you can book at Destinia.com, a Spanish travel online agency which recently opened their site to the English language. Now foreigners can really look for hotels without being ripped off when they book one in Spain. There are really
cheap hotels in Barcelona, you just have to know where to look and find them.

If you want to maximize sight-seeing, Barcelona is the place to go. It is a city full of culture and history, especially when it comes t architecture. The famous and fabulous work of Antonio Gaudi can be seen along Passieg De Gracia where you will find La Pedrera and Casa Batlló. Nothing beats his unfinished work of the Sagrada Familia temple though. Culture-speaking, one must go to the MACBA (museum of modern art)! You will need transport and the city offers a Barcelona card, which gives you a discount and travel pass among the city’s top attractions. (Every city should have this – it will surely boost up their tourism).

If you will bring kids, you need to go to the Zoo in Parc Ciutadella, or Poble Espanyol. It is a village which has a lot of craft shops. There is also a cable car that runs from Barceloneta beach over to Montjuic, which has a fountain that can be a music and light extravaganza at night.

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