Things You’re Looking Forward to in 2010
This may be a good post for January but just want to do it now since I have tons of plans for this year.
Shopping for baby #2. No, she has no name yet but I could already see her outfits, mittens and booties, the matching bedding and her bath accessories. It’s just not me who’s excited, but the big Ate too! Buying things for her baby sister is all she can talk about these days.
Losing 70% my pregnancy weight by September or November. I probably need to browse through the www.weightlosspills.net web site to make this possible. However, I know I’ll be breastfeeding full time so I’ll just eat a healthy diet (I hope) and hit the treadmill as much as I can. That is, if I can ever find time between taking care of the baby, working and still spend time with the big girl and The Husband.
Planning the baptism / Sandy’s 5th birthday.
See what’s in store for me at work. Will the business boom that I will maintain my current position or do I need to go back to freelancing again? Either way is fine with me.
Christmas with two kids. Oh, how wonderful would that be?
More out of town trips with the family.
See how much we can save before the year ends and know by then if we can start building our home.
Eclipse movie. I know! I hope I won’t pop before June 21st.
Excited to see how our new life / schedule will be now that we have two kids.
Meeting my sideline quota for 2010.
The Sickies
… are here again. It’s really too bad because you can’t rest, not when the weather is so freakin’ hot. My cough is back again but that’s nothing compared to Sandy’s situation. For the past three days, her fever is on and off. She kept having tummy aches and the latest was her ear infection. We spent the weekend going back and forth to the hospital without any clear remedy. It sucks when all you have to do is wait, monitor and wait some more. It was the first time that I saw her in real pain. Can’t even sleep because her ears hurt. Those were the moments when I wish I was a doctor so I don’t have to rely on someone else to make her feel better.
I do hope she’ll get well soon. It’s their Moving Up day this Saturday and she needs to practice accepting her awards, make her speech and their dance performance. It’s her time to shine and have fun with her classmates before summer starts. She’s supposed to have fun and enjoy the last days of school, not spend them all day in our room, drinking 3 kinds of medicine, having tummy aches and what-not.
I hate this so much. I am close to getting angry to whoever’s responsible for this. Not that I can blame anyone but I just want to.
Jollibee Party with Glo
Glo loves Jollibee food so where else should we hold the kids’ party aside from her beloved fast-food chain?
Sandy finally met Tee-Tee Glow! Never knew this would happen but it did.
The online mommies and ladies with Glo and Trin.
With some of the MBAPs
Glo and Trin with The Husband, Sandy and moi.
The daddies thinking they could ever win
Always the winner – the mommies!
Last but not the least, the Ms. Gay, ahem, Ms. Universe contestants. Some photos are not for public viewing, I’m afraid hahaha. But you can bet these ladies would love to turn this short modeling contest into full time careers 
I would’ve loved to join the rest of them for dinner by the bay but we had to attend a very special post-wedding celebration of one of our friends. We only had enough time to bring Sandy home, get a few minutes rest before we got ready for the party. I was also so tired by 4PM and wasn’t sure if we can even make it to the wedding. But luckily, the party isn’t that strict so even if we were two hours late, we still had about six hours left to mingle and drink (mocktail in my case).
Hong Kong Day 3 and 4
Some more photos from our recent Hong Kong trip.
We stayed at Kowloon Hotel – very near Nathan Road and designer shops – LV, Chanel, Burberry. I would’ve been in heaven if I have money to shop! But no, we went to the city with several itineraries in mind. However, as soon as we reached the hotel, fatigue sets in. Our legs were aching that we didn’t have the strength to leave our hotel room. We probably wouldn’t except that the room was too small! Sandy calls it “mini-hotel” and proclaimed that she didn’t like it one bit. It was decent and amenities were good, the size was just too small for the three of us. But to our surprise, we slept soundly – probably because we’re just too tired.
As soon as we arrived, we went out and checked out the shops along Nathan Road. The Husband was drooling over the camera lenses while Sandy was doing her best to walk. She was soooo tired but not complaining at all! I was tired myself and just couldn’t see anymore. Not even the nice coats, boots and outfit from the shops we’ve passed.
The weather was pretty cold now so I’m glad we brought our warmer jackets.
Finally we found a place that sells food for 40-50HKD. We got so used to expensive food in Disney that we were pleasantly surprised on the quantity. It was definitely a good meal – taste and value for money.
After lunch, we went back to the hotel and waited for Caryl (online friend) to call us so she can tell us what to do. That time, we were so wasted that we’d rather have someone escort us around the city. But by 4PM, I still haven’t heard from her so The Husband decided to go ahead and check out The Peak. It was our first time to ride the MTR, we’ve been taking cabs since we arrived in HK. It was a pleasant experience and even Sandy enjoyed the train ride. The long walk (again!) from Central to The Peak tram ruined it all though. The Husband seemed desperate to save the day so he kept cheering us up. I probably wouldn’t mind the walk except I’m pregnant and still tired from Disneyland and it was just heartbreaking to see Sandy try to put one foot at a time.
There was another line to the tram – no surprise there. And we had to deal with rude people once more.
After the ride and at The Peak
My energized little bunny (just love this little trooper)
View up there
After dinner, we saw how long the line was back to the tram. Sandy looked like she was gonna fall any minute so we decided to get a cab. To my surprise, it wasn’t that expensive. We should have taken the cab in the first place! Sandy slept in the cab and woke up when we reached the hotel where she still managed to play with her PSP and chat animatedly no matter how tired she was.
Our day 4 was spent in Duty Free, shopping for chocolates and stuffed toys for Sandy. Too bad we weren’t able to change our flight to a later sched or else, we would’ve enjoyed the city a little more. For now, if ever we’ll go back again, we’ll probably just stay in Disneyland and not go to the city anymore. The trip will be for Sandy anyway and her soon-to-be sister. 
Hongkong Disneyland Day 2
Day 2 was much easier for us. Although it was colder, it was still comfortable for me. And because the Character Buffet breakfast was full, we decided to have a buffet at Disneyland Hollywood hotel. Love the food and the price wasn’t that bad.
Here’s us waiting for the shuttle to Disneyland park.
Sandy knew what to expect since it’s our 2nd day already.
She posed for a while and then told me that she wanted to give her drawings of Mickey and Minnie to them. It was a long line I’m telling you but after an hour or so of standing, we got our chance to meet the most famous characters in Disney. Sandy gave them her drawings and I was happy to note that they both “loved” and gushed over it. Then they gave Sandy plenty of kisses which thrilled Sandy to no end.
After that, we went to Adventure Land to watch the Festival of the Lion King show. Sandy got hungry again(!) so we bought her some snacks and had some photos taken while waiting.
One of Sandy’s shots.
I’m so glad she’s old enough to take photos!
After the shows, we ate twice again (trust me, you’ll get hungry with all that walking too), had some photos taken with Cinderella, watched the parade (another post) and then stayed in the park until 7PM to watch the fireworks.
More photos on Flickr.
Hongkong Disneyland – Day 1
We went to HK Disney last Jan 28th. I loved the weather there, not too cold as I feared and just very comfortable. Sandy loved Disneyland so much and no matter how tired or aching her knees were, she still walked and walked and wouldn’t want to go back to our hotel in Disneyland Hollywood.
I like that my pregnancy wasn’t a hindrance at all to this travel. It’s Sandy’s last solo performance in the spotlight so we tried to make the most out of it.
Things I love:
The characters are just magical. Even adults will be mesmerized.
The shows – Golden Mickeys and Festival of the Lion King rules!
The weather, ramps for wheelchairs and strollers, small shops and Main Street
Things I hate:
The people. Ugh. So rude! They probably haven’t heard of falling in line before.
Expensive food. Okay, so there were plenty that costs 40-50HKD per meal but knowing The Husband and I, and now Sandy, it’s just not enough for us. We always end up eating at a restaurant or at the hotel which is really costly.
Disneyland was a little too expensive for me but seeing Sandy’s face light up whenever she sees a princess (more of this on Day 2) or any character, you’ll totally forget about the money. Her happiness is really priceless.
Here are some photos taken but you can browse for more on my Flickr account.
Some photos of my favorite show – The Golden Mickeys
Flickr Photos
Day 1 photos | Day 2 photos
Growing Pains
I saw a brochure about arthritis pain treatment from the mail this morning and wondered if I’ll ever need one in a couple of years. Before I got pregnant, I always feel pains all over my back and hands that my mom teases me that I’m too young to have arthritis. Seeing some of my aunties go through it, I know it’s not a laughing matter. If you’ll look at our drawers though, you’d see all kinds of pain relief creams you’d think there’s a 60-year-old living in our room. I couldn’t say I’m better now. All the pains that I feel, mostly on my lower back, I just blame it on my growing belly.
More on TV sets
I’m looking at led tvs online and I’m getting pretty excited at how cheap some of them are. I’m not looking to buy now but when we start building our home, I want to get a 50″ LCD TV either from Samsung or Panasonic. And basing on the prices that I see online, I’m sure it will get more affordable in one or two years time. I can already see our entertainment room filled with friends and relatives or just me and The Husband, having a DVD marathon. That is, if the kids will cooperate.
Things to Buy
The Husband wants a Samsung HDTV and that’s just one of the things from his wish lists. There’s a new air-conditioning unit for the baby, a PSP or Wii for him and Sandy and a trip to Singapore to watch Michael Schumacher race again. To think we are saving for pocket money for our HK trip this 28th! But in fairness to him, these are just his wishes and doesn’t really tell me to go ahead and buy them. He waits patiently until I feel bad for him
Healthy Living
Looking the best vitamins for men? Me too, well The Husband that is. He’s just so tired all the time even on weekends when we get to sleep in and have naps in the afternoon. I’m positive it has something to do with his diet. At least now he’s doing his best to exercise by hitting the treadmill every other day. Aside from vitamins or supplements, we’re thinking of staying away from pork and beef starting next week. It should be easy except thinking about different kinds of dishes for fish and chicken can get pretty tricky.
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