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I have not posted in a week thanks mainly to my books, the telly, and my husband who keeps me constantly entertained. No major and exciting news anyway other than a brand new car Tony and I bought last weekend. It's a brand new 2008 Honda CR-V with all the techy good stuff! So freaking amazing how technology just keeps on evolving. I'm probably stuck in the Jurassic era but my car from 9 years ago does not even have a cd player. This new car has everything... from rear camera to voice activated commands. Tony gave up his Audi Quattro and I'm proud of him. My little boy husband is growing up after all. Haha!

Well before I go any further I must try and see if this will actually post as I'm using my phone.

Tinola

I figured I needed my veggies so I decided to cook tinola last night! My first attempt and it actually turned out really good. I never learned how to cook and now that my mom is so far away, I have to take care of myself and my baby. I just wanted to share because I'm freakin' proud of myself! Hehe :)

Water Shutdown and Green Dinosaur

It was announced at work today we had an emergency water shutdown right around lunch time when people actually needed to go the bathroom. The whole city was affected! They also said that they didn't expect it to come back til 3pm. We had to drive to the next city just to pee!

Completely unrelated to this, my boss told me last week he was sending me a package of invoices and to expect it on Monday (today). So today a box came for me and it was surprisingly light. He's so sneaky, because they weren't invoices, it was a gift for Tyler. A green dinosaur among other things! I just happen to have the coolest boss! (Especially because he's in Michigan and we're so far apart he's in a different timezone! hehe!) But seriously, I haven't had a lot of job experience because I've only been in 3 companies since I joined the workforce but I've had several bosses and no one comes even close to how fabulous my boss is right now.

Was this me?

Okay, I was looking at my old emails from years ago and this was an email I sent to an ex-boyfriend. Oh my gosh, was this me talking? I can't believe how much things have changed... how much I've changed. As embarrassed as I am to share it, here you go:

I know you don’t fucking care. You don’t even fucking care about the people who fucking care. Stupid shit you call happens to be something I had to think hard about. So fuck you!

I think I need a new email account - bad, bad memories the delete button can't fix and erase years of foolishness. Hehe.

Sunday the 15th

I don't think I'll be as active today as I was yesterday. Tony asked if he could take my car this morning because it has better gas mileage (he's in Oxnard playing golf) but I said I might go somewhere today so he better take his own (he drives a stick, and I have yet to learn how). That was 7am this morning and I didn't feel like getting up since I stayed up til 1am last night trying to finish "Straight Talking" (of course I didn't). So I stayed in bed and got up at 9am. I made some pancakes and bacon for Tyler and me (I now refer to myself as two people) for breakfast and made instant decaf coffee (it's not as good as a brewed one but I'm the only coffee drinker in the house and I can't finish 10 cups in a day).

It's 10:30AM, and I still do not have the energy to do anything. I'd want to revisit the thought of going to Kohl's but again, I'd really rather read. The library doesn't open 'til 1pm today (yeah on a Sunday!) and I don't know if I am in the mood for that either. I can probably go to the Simi mall, maybe this time taking a real purse, to window-shop and do some walking since I'm getting close to my due date. Or I can probably drive all the way to Westlake to go to the Old Navy there since they have a maternity section. (I tell you, I just have two black slacks I alternate everyday since they are the only ones that fit! I've been meaning to buy more pants but it's so hard finding the right size since I am so short and nothing can accomodate both my height and my watermelon of a belly at the same time). But then I am not in the mood for Old Navy either. Ah, screw it. I'll finish my book and watch some tv. I'll give myself a break since there's another a weekload of work ahead of me. These are the times I wish I had a dog. A walk in the park sounds good just right about now...

Saturday the 14th

I woke up today at 430am. It is just funny how'd I'd milk as many snoozes as my alarm clock would allow starting at 6am during working days and yet I can't manage to sleep past 5am during the weekends. I guess it also didn't help that Tony got up today so early making all kinds of racket in the dark getting ready for a volleyball tournament. He had to catch the bus at 6am. For extra income, he took on a coaching job at a private high school in Calabasas and has been exerting extra efforts to pay our rent so I do not have to. $3,000 for 3 months, Monday thru Friday, 2 hours per day, not bad right?

But anyway, as Tony got ready, I started watching TV. I didn't know "Entertainment Live" was on so early. I scanned through the channels and found a more interesting show on the Food Channel - "Ice Cream" - what could be better?

Tony left at 5:30 and I got up and decided to get some breakfast and watched more tv. At around 9am, I fell asleep and woke up again after 2 hours. The silence was deafening, so I ate a quick lunch and jumped in the shower. I thought I'd rather make a good use of my day by going to the library rather than sitting around and watching tv. Well I am supposed to be resting, but it is such a beautiful day so it'd be a little depressing staying in. I made the drive to the library, just about 2 miles away, carrying a big tote bag (Target gave it when I signed up for a baby registry) and spent a good 3 hours in between fiction aisles from A to Z (well, I only got as far as M in 3 hours). Intermittently, I'd sit and read at least 15 pages, usually I'd start in the middle, a good trick that works for me since summaries on the covers might seem interesting but the book could be a difficult read. One of my favorite authors is Jane Green and I'm too cheap to buy books so I visit different libraries to find books she wrote. The Simi library only had 3 of her work and I've read one. So I checked out the other two and as soon as I was back in my car I realized I own one of them. Stupid, I know. But anyway, I was carrying 6 thick novels by the time I proceeded to checkout and the man at the counter had to laugh and said "Boy you read alot". I pointed at my belly and said "You'd do the same thing if your movements are so limited."

I still did not want to go home and I thought about passing by Kohl's to do some shopping (yes, I shop there!) but my feet couldn't take anymore standing and I would really rather get started on my reading so I went back to the apartment and parked right by the gate with a path leading to the Simi Town Center and walked there. I first passed by Starbucks and got my usual extra hot, upside down caramel machiatto, picked a sunny spot since it was a little chilly, and started "Straight Talking" by Jane Green. The book is a very interesting read but I couldn't help but glance up every now and then just watching people walking by. Most of them teenagers with thick make up (I remembered highschool) carrying a yellow Forever 21 bag, mommies carrying diaper backpacks and pushing strollers, men and their big bad pet dogs, little boys and girls having the time of their lives playing in a puddle of water by the fountains, boys in rollerblades or skateboard showcasing their plaid boxers with their pants halfway down their legs (this was the trend when I was in highschool and that was 12 years ago and the magnitude of my hatred towards said trend is tenfold - why can't someone do something about this?). I thought about doing a little bit of window shopping but I was more than embarrassed carrying the Target tote bag - it's just as bad as using a grocery plastic bag as a purse - I was afraid the fashion police would spot me and put me in jail. So I stayed in my shady spot and finished half the book when I decided to walk back to the apartment complex 2 hours later.

On my way back, I got a call from Mum and she said they were on their way for a visit. My mom makes it a point that she visits me often enough to try and convince me to move back home. I don't know what Tony does that makes her think I shouldn't be living with him; but then I don't really think it has anything to do with Tony. My Mum just hasn't moved on and still can't get over the fact that I am married, that in 4 years I'll be thirty and in 8 weeks or less I'll be a mom myself. *Sigh* She even was convinced I'd take her up on her offer when we found out I was pregnant and she thought it was best if I moved back home temporarily ('kahit 3 months lang!') so she could cook for me. Hayyy. Mga Nanay talaga.

So they came bringing food and my dad bringing a sack of rice. I get regular rations of food you would think I live in an area where food is scarce. But it is awesome! I can't find a Filipino or even an Asian store here anywhere anyway and it is free, so I won't complain :)

Mysterious Candy

So, almost every morning, someone is leaving candy on my desk. I work earlier than most people and yet I just can't catch the culprit. They're good too - mostly assorted tootsie rolls. It's sweet (pun intended) - but it is just a little puzzling. The people who get to work earlier are all account reps and all women and I don't even talk to them so it couldn't be any of them. So one night before leaving, I wrote a note saying thank you and left it next to the candy. The next morning, the person left me a note saying"You're welcome" but didn't leave a name. So I'm back to square one. I'm still on the case of the mysterious candy up to this day.