Happy 1st Anniversary!

Credits:
Pretty Pink Kit by: Lindsay Jane Designs
Journal Strip by Misty Cato

Since I can't get out of the house just to buy an anniversary card for my only one love, I just forced my creative juices to come out and do a layout. This is the farthest thing I could come up as of this moment.

As an anniversary thingy ... I'll share again my entry of our love story I posted on our Wedding Announcer account.

This is my side of the story:

I was a fresh graduate then, applying for a job in Designtech Consultancy and Management. While waiting for the person in charge for my interview, I stayed at their receiving area just in front of the receptionist desk. Then a guy went inside to punch in his DTR card. He's smiling actually and I smiled back. The receptionist was teasing him that time and was about to make his attempt to tease her back when he stepped on something that almost tripped him down. The receptionist laugh so hard, and so did I ... not because natisod siya but because of the laughs they both shared with the incident. Obviously, I got the job. After that, I was introduced to the whole staff. Heading to the Architectural Dept. where I would meet the person in-charge with me, the person who will sign my logbook for my board exams ... to my surprise ... was the same guy I laughed about that morning ... Oh no! He's my boss!

Arch. Jason D. Jamias, baby face (he was 25 then and I'm 22), very poised, looks serious. I didn't know at first we could get along. He's a jack of all trades, one hell of an alaskador. When he laughs nawawala mata niya. Everybody just loves him. An architect for four years already (after graduation, took the board exam and passed agad! galing ng baby ko), he really knows his craft. No wonder at that age, he handles that position.

As days went by, we became close. He was like a long lost friend. Opposites really attract. He's an introvert and I'm an extrovert. He wasn't just my boss, he became my bestfriend. Every lunch time, he never fails to give me a Tofiluk chocolate bar. He always walks me hanggang sa terminal ng jeep after office hours. He helpedme a lot when it comes to our field. How to master the CAD software, to know how to write BOQ's and the do's and don't of Specs. Writing. Even if work has filed up on him, he still takes time to answer my queries. Sometimes, he lets me checks errors in drawings so that it would be easier for him to revised it in the computer. We write each other through the use of Word Doc and save it in a diskette so we could read it at home. Lahat ng angst namin sa work nakalagay dun. Ang corny ba? Nah I don't think so. Knowing Jason, that's something sweet kasi wala sa personalidad niya yun. He's courting somebody that time. I became his "ligaw" consultant. But little did he know, I became jealous of that girl everytime we talked about her. He even have a picture of her on his desktop. And kainis pa dun, some of our officemates tells me they thought it was me when viewd from afar ... heller??? mas maganda kaya ako dun?

As friends, I gathered all my guts for us to talked about our very complicated relationship. I don't want myself to be left hanging. I know there's something going on between us but we're both afraid we'll gonna lose the friendship if love will come our way. I didn't get the answer right away. Play safe siya kumbaga. My treatment towards him became cold. Phone calls became less, I tend to be more masungit and mataray towards him pero he's there pa rin and never left me.

One fine day, the moment was right but not the right place (literally, it is not the right place hahaha!), July 6, 2000, we became "us". I made my bestfriend the happiest person alive. I'm his first and he was my last. And for almost six years of being together... Finally, I'm going to marry my bestfriend.

And here's Jason side of the story:

I met Sheryl in our office at Designtech as a CAD operator. She saw me first having a blooper (what a nice way to see me at first time, hehehehe), I was tripped by a cabinet handle at our secretary’s table while she was sitting at the waiting area. Sheryl giggled at my blooper that time.

Actually I’m the supervisor of the Architectural division in our office, so I handle all the CAD operators including Sheryl. Sheryl just graduated in college when she started working; obviously she tends to ask me questions on how to do some drawings and advises how to simplify commands in AutoCAD program. We eat lunch sitting beside each other, share stories during lunch break, even exchange letters about our life, and accompany her to a jeepney terminal wherein she rides to get home. From thereon we developed a special friendship, and some of our officemates usually talks about our being so close with each other.

During that time I’m courting a girl named Nil, I usually asked Sheryl how to make my date memorable. Sheryl on the other hand had a crush with one of our CAD operators named Arnel, I got jealous when I knew that. Every after date I made, I share with her stories what had happened to my date. But some of the stories about my date are just made up, because I want to see her reactions if she will also get jealous. I think I got my purpose from doing that.

Then came the unexpected day, we had a general membership meeting at the UAP Capitol Chapter. Sheryl joined us to fix ourselves together with our friends Dex and Dax. A question that can never be answered by “NO”, I was asked by Dex, what’s the real thing between us, then Sheryl asked me the same question, I was silenced and answered...

WE’RE GETTING MARRIED ON OCTOBER 28, 2006. (did I answered the question?)

Enough of the mushy stuff... To my labs, I know words can't express how much I feel for you. I'm just thankful to God that we have survived the 1st year of our lives together and looking forward to the next coming years. And I know next year is the best anniversary we will gonna have because of the little angel that will be coming this May of 2008. Thank you for taking care of me coz I know I've been a pain in the neck lately due to pregnancy woes and all. I'm sure it would all be worth it. I love you so much! Happy Anniversary!

Baby "J" at 8 Weeks

Here's our baby's ultrasound at 8 weeks done last Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007:

First time I heard his/her heartbeat during ultrasound. Nakakatuwa!

Super liit pa niya no? Wonder what he/she look like on his/her next ultrasound hehehe!

The hemorrhage is still there but only a little of what I have 2 weeks ago. That means more bed rest again ... bawal matagtag. I will take Duphaston for a month ... grabe nagiging vitamins na namin ni Baby J yung Duphaston ah. 4 days ago nga pala, nag-blood spotting ako. Ewan ko kung bakit, basta pagkagising ko, may blood sa undies ko. I freaked out, actually iyak ako ng iyak ... natatakot kasi ako. So as Jason, nakita ko na namumula mata niya (mukhang umiyak). Alam ko worried siya pero di lang niya pinapakita sa akin para di ako matakot . Pinapatahan nga niya ako kasi makakadagdag sa stress yun. Eh anong magagawa ko, natatakot ako no! Anyway, nung afternoon naman nagstop na yung bleeding kaya ok na ako ulit. Complete bed rest ako that day. As in breakfast, lunch at dinner in bed. At wag ka.. may pizza pa for meryenda just to make me relax.

Yesterday, we went to an allergologist. I told OB that it's been a week that I've been having asthma attack. Hindi siya nawawala, it keeps on coming back. Kaya my OB referred me to Dra. Lim, a pediatrician and an allergologist. She explained to me sometimes asthma and other allergies are caused by hormonal changes during pregnancy. When she heard na medyo mabigat nga ang paghinga ko, she prescribed Bricanyl syrup, 1 tsp. every 6 hours round the clock! It's safe for the baby naman, actually pampakapit daw yun. Kaya yun ang binibigay nila sa mga buntis palagi who have asthma. Sa skin allergy naman, she told me to observe muna everything I eat. Because nag-va-vary daw ang allergic reactions sa food during pregnancy. The best solution is avoidance. Pero kung talagang malakas ang allergies ko daw sa skin, saka na niya ako bibigyan ng skin test. I'll be coming back on Wednesday. Sana nga magwork na yung Bricanyl... ayoko din kasi mag-steroids coz it's bad for the baby. Sana ngayong first trimester lang to. Sana next trimester wala na.

Oh God help me!

First Sign of Life!

Credits: Federal QP by Anita Designs

According to Babycenter.com, I'm 4 weeks pregnant. My baby will be born on or around Wednesday, May 28, 2008.

According to Babystrology, my baby looks like this...



After I got the job two days ago, here's one good news naman. I haven't visited my OB yet but I already called her and told her the good news. I texted her when I was on my way home. I told her that I'm having this pangangasim ng tiyan and some pagduduwal even if I'm so busog. She said ganun na ganun din daw yung symptoms ng ate niya na polycystic ... ngayon pregnant na siya. Kaya nag-isip ako na magpreg-test kahit alam ko na wala pang one month. And there... POSITIVE! OB wanted to see me on Saturday to check if the baby's okay. Mixed emotions ... natutuwa ako na kinakabahan na di maintindihan.

Again, Lord ... you're so good to us. Thanks so much for all the blessings!

Now the question is ... Will I'll still go to work or not? What do you think?

Torn

Just in case you're wondering where am I, you can find me here:

http://jayzanne.wordpress.com

No, I'm not giving up this blog ... I just happened to get tired of posting the same entries on two blog accounts. Since I'm active in Wordpress Pinoy Bloggers, I decided to stay with Wordpress.

I'm planning to make this account my photoblog ... I have so much memories here and I can't just give it up. Hope to see you in my new home.

Have a nice day!

YM Chat

Today, I had one of the best conversations in my life. I've been laughing out hard and mega kamustahan to death to some old and new friends. Here's how my screen looks like a while ago.

You haven't seen it all yet. Kanina 8 windows yan na naka-cascade vertically. At wag ka, yung isang window dun eh conference yun. Some of my ka-bloggies from Wordpress eh hinila ako sa sa conference. Ang kukulit hehehe! (Hello to Maru, Kuya Selvo, Azrael, Jovi, Tintin, Foo, Lex, Sam, Def at Sawn at sa hindi nakahabol na si Nika at di nakapasok na si Jojitah. Mamaya ulit ha...pm nyo ako mag-oonline ako.) Napag-usapan tuloy yung paano makabuo ng baby ... etong si Azrael may nalalaman pang kingkong style ... Siya nalang mag-eexplain sa inyo nun... at di ko po alam kung paano i-dedescribe hahaha!

And Dennis naman eh first day niya sa Singapore. Dun na kasi siya magwowork and naiwan dito ang kanyang wifey and son. Medyo nalulungkot siya. Actually, naiiyak nga daw siya. Kaya as a friend kinausap ko nalang para mawala ang lungkot. Kaya ayoko nag-aabroad, madali ako ma-homesick. Baka di ko kayanin hehehe.

And there's Tintin, an ex-officemate from Laoag project. Kinamusta ko kasi nakita ko yung avatar niya yung 4 month old niyang baby girl. Super duper cute. Ayun kamustahan about sa office, mga officemates namin, mga latest chismiz. Miss ko na din tong girl na eto eh.

Then there's Chai, a friend from college na nahagilap ko from friendster na nakausap ko sa phone kanina at sabi may job opening daw sa kanila weeeeeeee! At ako agad naisip niya kung gusto ko daw mag-apply (oo gusto ko!). After ko makausap ang boss niya, nag-online siya sa YM at nagkwentuhan kami. Hehehe! Ang daming chismis, pero amin nalang yun. Hahaha!

Si Jen and Mec nakausap ko din kanina. They're my fellow W@Wies din. Napag-usapan namin ni Mec sexy yung PCOS ko, while Jen is in Canada na pala at pregnant na ... (buti pa siya). Congrats to you Jen, so happy for you. And you too, Mec, next month na lalabas si baby Yakee! weeeee!

Hay life... nakakatuwa ang araw na ito. Sana palaging ganito :)

Feast One Hundred and Fifty Nine

Appetizer
Using only one word, how does grocery shopping make you feel?

Excited

Soup
What is your favorite part about the season of Autumn?

How will I know... walang Autumn sa Pinas :D

Salad
Have you ever had any bad experiences online?

2 months ago, my blogger account was mistakenly suspected as a spam blog.

Main Course
Name three things that make you happy daily.

1. Waking up beside the man of my life.

2. Reading mails from my friends.

3. Working on my cooking skills everyday.

Dessert
What one household cleansing or organizing item would you not want to be without?

A dishwashing liquid coz it makes washing dishes so easy. No more greasy stuff!

Random thingy...

I know I'm such a bad blogger. My blog is close to being a blogghorea ... I got the meaning of Blogorrhea from Jovi, a fellow WP Pinoy Blogger.

Blogorrhea - n. having nothing significant to write about so you just blog whatever just to make a post; meaningless ranting and raving on a blog.

Now gets mo na? I don't know if my blog is a good example of a bloggorrhea. If it is... who cares! Hahahaha! It's my blog, so you can't do anything about it.

So ano ba pwede kong ikuwento ngayon?

Jason is now close to being a sweet person. Last night, I was telling him that my back hurts a lot. And he tried to ease the pain by massaging it a little. This afternoon, I told him I wanted to eat pizza for lunch. And he did, he ordered pizza for me. Awwwww... so sweet!

My hair is dying I think ... it's too dry. I think it needs a hot oil treatment. Maybe I'll head up to the salon on Saturday to have it look good and shiny again. Hehehe! Was thinking of having it relaxed too ... kaso in October nalang bago pumunta ng Cebu.

Speaking of Cebu, Jason and I will go there to celebrate our first year anniversary as husband and wife. It's our first formal honeymoon actually. ason will be a having a convention in Cebu along with other fellow architects from United Architects of the Philippines. So excited to see Cebu and most excited on riding my first plane ride. Wahahaha ... oo first time kong sasakay ng plane kaya wag mo ako pagtawanan. Hehehe! Ang babaw ng kaligayahan ko talaga.

Was thinking of making lambing to my Dad to buy me a Canon 400D camera to make myself busy and learn and enhance my skills in photography. I wanted to enroll in a photography class para matutunan ang dapat matutunan. Sayang naman ang punta sa Cebu kung hindi ko ma-capture ng maigi di ba? Pero kung hindi mag-gi-give in si Dad sa advance Christmas gift ko sa kanya eh I'll stick to my point and shoot camera hehehe.

Hmmm... san kaya maganda pumunta sa Cebu? Any suggestions?

I realized...

... that no matter how good or nice you are, there are people who still brings the worst in you.

... that no matter how good you are, may mga taong gustong ilabas yung bad side mo para sila ang magmukhang mabuti sa iba.

... that you can never tell somebody that she/he is a good friend kung sa panahon na kailangan na kailangan mo siya eh hindi ka manlang niya tinatanong o tinatanaw kung ok ka pa ba o hindi.

... na hindi lahat ng bagay eh binibigay sa iyo kaagad-agad.

... na masakit pala na masabihan ng isang tao na ikaw ang best example ng taong meron crab mentality. Funny thing is, Stay-At-Home-Wife ako samantalang siya eh mataas na ang pisisyon sa isang sikat na company. Nakakatawa... basta may masabi lang eh sinabi pa rin niya hehehe.

... there's no such thing as bestfriend ... but a TRUE friend, meron!

... na lahat ng ginagawa mo pwedeng hindi masuklian. Kaya maganda wag ka nalang umasa at hayaan nalang ang Diyos ang gumawa ng paraan. Move on and love your life every single day.

... na ngayon, hindi ko alam kung may masasabi pa akong kaibigan ko talaga. Kasi lahat sila nowhere to be found ... o ako yung ayaw magpahanap? Oh well whatever ... wala sila pag kailangan ko. Pag kinakamusta ko sila hindi sila nagsasalita... ang weird!

... na nabobore na kayo kaya ititigil ko na to hehehe!

Feast One Hundred and Fifty Eight

Appetizer
Who is the easiest person for you to talk to?

My husband because even if I don’t have to explain to him what I’m talking about, he gets it and understands right away.

Soup
If you could live in any ancient city during the height of the quality of its society and culture, which one would you choose?

Egypt … I don’t know … I just felt that I’ll gonna love it there.

Salad
What is the most exciting event you’ve ever witnessed?

Our wedding … nothing excites me than marrying the man of my life.

Main Course
If you were a celebrity, what would you do for a publicity stunt?

Kiss a celebrity bachelor on the lips in a presscon or movie premiere.

Dessert
What do you consider the ideal age to have a first child?

25 years old… but for me, it’s NOW (coz I’m already 29 hehehe!)

Hay badtrip!

Today I was scheduled to have my TVU with follicular monitoring. This isn't the first time I had my follicular monitoring. My first was last month. My OB told me to have it in FEU Hospital. And since it's only a 10 minute drive away from home, I agreed.

At first, akala namin konti lang ang patients. When I went up to the receptionist, she told me I'm patient no. 10 na daw and kakaumpisa palang ng procedure kay Patient no. 1. We paid for the procedure and waited for my turn. We were there at around 4:00pm.

At 5:00 p.m., Jason became a little bit cranky (mainipin kasi) already, asking bakit ang tagal daw. So I went inside to talk to some interns. They told me they're already with Patient no. 5. Lima nalang pala, so hinintay na namin. Nung malapit na mag-6pm, naiinis na si Jason, kasi 2 hours na kami naghihintay at di pa din kami tinatawag. Yung mga katabi namin eh sila pa din katabi namin. Meaning wala pa natatawag ni isa sa amin. Pumasok ulit ako ... si Patient no. 7 hindi pa pala tapos, at si Patient no. 6 pa din ang inu-ultrasound. I asked again, pang-ilan pa ako? Sabi nung intern ... pang-apat pa daw ako pero may sisingit from ER na ultrasound din. Huwat??? Actually hindi lang isa ang insiningit ... dalawa pa. SOP kasi nila na priority yung mga in-patients. So sabi ni Jason i-refund ko na ang pera namin at umalis na.

So I did, and texted my OB na hindi na ako magpapa-ultrasound ever sa FEU. Super tagal ng services nila grabe! Naloloka ako. The first time I went there naman, na-late yung OB Sonologist ng 2 hours. So late na siya nag-procedure ... eh pang-number 14 ako nun. Buti nalang some of them already backed-out. Kaya naging pang-lima na ako. But this time, hindi ko na ma-take talaga. Hindi na ako magpapa-ultrasound dun sobra! Stress na nga ako dahil nahihirapan kami magka-anak... lalo pa ako na-stress sa kanila! Sish!