I'm Back!!!!

finally got the energies to go back blogging again... this is the most i could muster for now... i feel nauseated....

anyway... just some updates for you here... royal wedding's done at last... and the weekend before that, which happened to be easter... marky's baptism! really, a whole lot of thanks for those who attended, sans the very far venue... we really appreciated it. =) pity i can't download photos here for some reason, but you may find them at my and my husband's Facebook. =)

hmmm... about the holy week... i really did nothing but sleep and lie down... i felt so lazy and dizzy all the time, it was frustrating 'cause i had wanted to tidy around the house and refresh myself during vacation... but there i was, doing nothing and being useless! but at least, i was able to catch up on some of the lost sleep... and i was able to take on the prescribed bed rest....

btw, dunno if i told you guys about this already, but i'm now about 2 and a half months pregnant with our second baby. 0_o had a preg test again this morning... this time, it yielded a positive almost as immediately as the flick of a finger... which explains why i have these dizzy spells and morning sickness... had about a couple or so absences already... sighs....

anyway, still thankful God has blessed me with a job that gives me double than my asking price... really anxiously and excitedly waiting for the first trimester to be over... i mean, the phase of lazy, dizzy, and vomiting... and hoping that, when that phase ends, i'll regain my energy and love for work....

also really very grateful to God for a husband who knows how to invest, and who takes care of all our home needs for me. i know, that's supposed to be my job, but he understands very well that i need somebody else to do it for me right now. hoping that he gets a better job, the job of his dreams, soon.

and yes, i'll be eternally full of thanks to God for my little boy, who's now growing so fast, so aggressive, and so full of life, at 9 1/2 months! =) i'm teaching him how to listen and heed to "no," and "come here," and "get that." the reason? i happened to know some babies who don't. 0_o thankfully, my son listens, and he obeys. so, as a reward, i let him explore as much as he wants, unless of course, if there's potential for danger.

Lord, bless our new baby. =) hoping for a little girl so that we'll have a boy and a girl. =) hubby and i are planning to name her kriziane kate, from both our names and because her conception coincides with all the fuss about the royal wedding. =) what d'you think?

Marky's Christening!

Updates! Updates!

Finally! Got on my blog once more... it's a Saturday evening and I'm still at work... but there's really nothing more to do save for waiting for our show to air, so all that's left for me to do for now is to entertain myself....

First off... the family reunion! I got reunited once more with my biological family (as in Mom, Dad and my brothers) last weekend, with Daddy and of course, Baby Marky. We first met at church... then, we went to our old home where we had one of my fave dishes - Mom's egg burger and chicken neck with liver adobo! =) Yum! Pity we didn't have Mom's carbonara... but it was all right....

Preparations now in full swing for Marky's christening. It'll be on the 25th of April, a Sunday, at the Sto. Niño Parish. Reception will follow at Chow King in Almar. Why Chow King? Well... it's basically because we canvassed and we found out it's more affordable there, and we can even have the room free for ourselves for the first two hours and rent the videoke! We shopped around first... should we have Jollibee, Chow King, some other resto, or just our home and have the food catered by our own fellas? We first tried Jollibee, but we decided this won't work... all the party packages are for kids, and all our attendees are adults. So we just decided that would work instead for his first birthday. Catering's good, but the viand and rice will come from Daddy's side and the spaghetti, carbonara and chicken will be coming from my mom's... transporting will be a major hassle. Plus, we're not sure about the security of our guests here. Other restos - nah. There's not much choice. The next better restos from here are kilometers away. So we opted instead for Chow King. The venue's accessible from the church, the meals are adult-friendly, we could have as many add-ons as we want, and as I've said, we can have the videoke, as well as the room for free for the first 2 hours!

And last but not the least... by the way... I'm pregnant once more! 0_o I'm not kidding! Indeed, it's baby number two, coming up... almost two months now. =)

More for next week! Stay tuned.

God speed....

The Moment I've Been Waiting For

Got into a spat with Daddy's elder bro last night. He was drunk; I was tired and spending quality time with my little boy. Playing with Marky is just as tiring, but it's one of my means to relax....

And then, he asked these crazy questions. I don't wanna answer. I never wanted to deal with stupid stuff like this.

He insisted I answer. I said I don't talk to people who were not my level. It got his ire. It worked... it burst his bubble.

This guy always seemed like the perfect epitome of the bum... he's been given opportunities, but he neither excelled nor persevered to excel in any of them. I've always been raising this point to Daddy, with care, for he always kept his ears shut whenever I open the subject... which I understand, because he loves his brother... but....

But my concern really is that this guy is growing to be a sort of jinx to all the people who help him, who would support him in his endeavors. The perfect example is his girlfriend. She's a pretty-enough girl, with amazing computer skills and knowledge and the knack for relating to people. I had wanted to recommend her to jobs, but I didn't, because I know her earnings would only go to "that" person....

And, guess what? "This" person applied and put me in his character references! Amazing! As if I didn't know how he worked, how he sabotaged his every output, and how he flunked in every assignment he is given!

Now, he's been given another opportunity to prove himself. My only wish is that he doesn't flunk this one, like he did in his other gigs....

Daddy has threatened to leave me because of that one simple sentence I said to his bro. I'm not gonna force him not to. He has to choose if he will go with his ancestral family or with me and Marky. But, 'guess what? I'm thankful this has happened. Because it kind of harked me back to my senses... that I'm now grown up, a mom, a partner, and I should have that sense of responsibility already....

Tiredness from work is no longer an excuse. As I've put it in the past, I chose to live this life. And Maryan is known for always making her decisions right. So be it.

Now, I'm determined. Whether Daddy leaves or stays, I will be able to raise Marky. On my own. Without the help of either family. And I will make sure, as I always did, that both will be proud of me and my son in the end.

Need to go back to God. Soon.

God speed....

Back on Blogger! =)

Whew! It's really been quite a while since I last blogged! And yeah... truly missed it!

UPDATES:

>> Been REALLY BUSY at work! (As in, with all the capital letters) We've launched a new TV station, which is all news, weather, and sports news. It's called AKSYONTV, and people would be able to watch it on channel 41 here in Metro Manila and channel 29 in Cebu and Davao. I'm with the breaking news episodes from 8am to 1pm as chargen supervisor... then I segue to my regular show which is Aksyon on TV5, which airs at 6 pm and is, by far, the most HARASSING program here in the newsroom! (That's why whenever I pinch-hit for other shows, they were kinda surprised at how I manage to look relaxed) Then, I'm also with Andar ng mga Balita on channel 41, but just for their Saturday edition (Andar starts at 6:30pm during weekdays, and 6pm on weekends). For Aksyon and Andar, I'm a writer and story supervisor. Ho-hum... nuff said. It was really EXHAUSTING, it sent me feverish by the end of this week, which was further aggravated by the ulcer on my foot! (Need I explain yet again?)

>> Marky's 7 months now! Yeah, I noticed I'm so one month behind in giving updates now. He's now grown so much bigger, he looks so much more mature, and I can really imagine the little boy who'll soon be tugging my shirt when he starts going to school! He now has two front teeth, both on the lower jaw, which sprung during his sixth month. And now, he's growing two more teeth on his upper jaw! I really wish I could spend more time with him, so I could read him books and go kwatsa-kwatsa with him, but right now, all I can do is to save for his future. And yes, spend sleepless nights because Marky now has a habit of sleeping SOOO late because he's waiting for Mommy to come home. 0_o

>> Daddy's RESIGNED! Thank goodness he's done it before IBC-13 goes totally bankrupt with all the corrupt people in there! Don't get me wrong, I have cherished my time there, but the people there have not done enough for the people who are working for them. It's time for them to take a bow from the industry. Currently, we're crossing our fingers on Daddy's application for a public school he's long been longing to get into. I really hope he earns the slot this coming school year. I would really, sincerely love to see the guy I love loving what he's doing. There are times when it's obvious that he's still missing what he was doing at IBC-13, but really, I would rather have him just stay and relax at home than work there. Although I was the one who urged him to work there. =p

>> My brother's thesis. Almost did the whole thing. Sleepless nights, cash strapped. But in the end, he passed. And that was rewarding. =)

That's it? I'm afraid... yes. 0_o

All right, so I see now how (kinda) little I was achieving these past few days, months. But at least they were big things (hehe, got that?). For now, let's leave it at that. But I do have a few wishes:

>> A laptop, so we can pursue our online gig
>> A house where we can live in peace =p
>> Daddy's job!
>> Super free Sundays and the means to go out during Sundays
>> That we'll be able to go to Mass regularly on Sundays (I must admit, we don't now) =(

God speed....

Marky at Six Months!

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Marky at six months! =)

HERE'S A SNEAK PEEK:

The Year. Thumbs Up. =D

2010 is my year, indeed. It was the year when major changes took place in my life. But when I really think about it, they're not really super major changes - just a shift to the usual family, work, church routine... because now, it's more like a new family, a new company, and a new baby. =)

It was the year when I loved... lost... and gained. And now, it's 2011. What's in store for me this 2011?

Personally, I'm only hoping for the best... for all of us.....

By all of us, we mean me, Daddy, and Marky.

I haven't really thought out my New Year's resolutions. So maybe, it's safe to say that I don't have any. But I do have New Year wishes. Some of these are as follows:

- That I get some extra raket at the company I'm currently with, that will not interfere with my play times with Marky. (Thankfully, I was offered a news writer post for our weekend show, and here's a stint where I was offered a segment producer position but it's just not there yet... so it's, like, an early thanks and I promise to be good at them!)

- That Daddy finally gets to teach na. (He's now on the way to resigning from his current company... I hope it's for the better. Our fingers are crossed.)

- That Marky will get to have some more nice clothes, nice books, and nice toys to play with. (Now I understand why there are some people who just can't resist buying those chic toys and kid's books even when they'd most likely go to charity soon. Babies and kids do need to play, and sometimes, adults, too.)

- That I get my planned pixie cut and new stuff as well. (I know Daddy doesn't exactly like the idea, but he's entertaining it... just that, we're always saving all our money right now for Marky's milk and baby food... so I kinda hope we'll be able to save some extra so that I can get my own stuff.)

- That we get to own a laptop na. ('Nuf said.)

- That we as a family would be able to really go out na as planned every Sunday, to church to hear mass, and then, to some nearby park or shopping mall (there'll be time for it even if I work on weekends, since my duty's 4pm pa naman.)

Daddy's making silip na, and I'm hungry, too, so I think it's time to say time's up. =)

God speed!