Happy Friday!
Thank God it’s Friday! 
Here’s what I plan to do this weekend:
- Don’t spend any money except for groceries
- Sleep in the afternoon with Sandy
- No computer if I can help it
- Have a home massage
- Have an appointment with the treadmill hehe. It’s been weeks since I exercised. Need to lose weight but not so bad that I’d take Phentermine.
Have a great weekend all of you!
Very Busy Day
No updates today. I know I said I have several posts lined up but I’m running out of time. There was a job interview today (another online job) that lasted for more than one hour, a flash animation that took me two hours to finish, some articles that had to be published, a mockup for a site selling golf clubs and if that’s not enough, I had to be a mom too and take care of Sandy.
Now, I need to spend the remaining work hours to convert a design. My back is aching from sitting so long that I wish I can just go outside and lie down in a hammock. We don’t have one so I might as well plan a beach getaway where there are tons of hammocks lying around (Boracay, Bohol) hehe. Hay, napalayo na usapan 
Perfect Workarea
Aside from online window shopping, I browse for vacation packages when I’m bored. I like looking at the properties from Hilton Head rentals and pretend that I can afford them. Their villas (my favorite was this 4-bedroom property) are furnished with office equipments, homey furniture, have ocean views, huge swimming pool, private beach access, and wireless internet. I would love to own something similar someday. One of my dreams is to work from home in a big house with ocean view. I’ll put my work area in a room where there’s enough sunlight and enough view of the beach to inspire me. Then when I’m tired or need a break, I’d ask Sandy to walk on the beach with me. Absolutely the perfect life. I doubt if I can ever ask for more.
Twenty four hours and thirty minutes
…. before my birthday. I feel old and tired but still very happy that I’ve made it this far bwahahaha.
Seriously, I’m so thankful for all the blessings that I’ve received for the past 2_ years. (fill in the blanks pa eh)
Off to Tagaytay in the morning to celebrate with my two most favorite people in the whole world.
Another Hair Cut
I had my haircut this afternoon. A bit shorter than the last time. I told the guy I wanted a bob with full bangs so this is the result.
I lurvv it. Not sure if The Husband is used to it by now but he obliged when I asked him to take my photo 
And as usual, when Sandy saw me, she said, “Mommy you look like another Skatie”.
Just in time for my birthday next week
Father’s Day Gifts
1. Travelling kit for his knick knacks like swiss knife, solar chargers, etc.
2. Hip/cool diaper bags for new Dads
3. Apple products: Macbook Air, iPod, iPhone
4. F1 Tickets
5. One year membership to his favorite sports club
6. A new lens for his DSLR, Lomo cam, Video cam
7. One year subscription to his favorite magazines
8. Night out with the boys coupons - good for one year, once a week.
9. 12 of the best beers in the whole world. See the list here
10. Lastly, if you have the cash and want to really show how thankful you are to your Dad or Husband, then a Glashutte timepiece will just do the trick.
Tagaytay Hunt
I’ve been doing nothing but browse travel guides and forums for the past two days. My birthday is in two weeks and we’re planning to spend our weekend in Tagaytay. All the hotels that I want are fully booked though. Well, they have rooms if you call the hotel directly, but I’m after Internet discounts because they’re so much cheaper, around Php1500-Php2,000 on some. I checked out The Boutique but the only room that falls on my budget is “I Escape” so thank you but no. We don’t want to spend our weekend in a room without windows. Perhaps on our anniversary, we can indulge and go for the I Lust room but not this month. Although we prefer rooms with a view of the Taal Lake, the T House looked promising so we’re putting that on top of our list. At Php5, 170, the rooms are huge and there are plenty of spaces for Sandy to run around. I guess I was convinced when I saw the pictures from here and here.
Somewhere, Somehow
My client from the US is looking for used Harleys so I teased him about his middle life crisis. Told him he’s better off with a convertible rather than a motorcycle but he just laughed. Besides, he already has a convertible. I think he’s planning to pimp his future bike just like what they do in American Chopper. Apparently, he’s not busy enough with our projects that he can still find time for expensive hobbies. I suddenly envied him, you know. I hope that when The Husband and I reached 55, we can have our very own expensive hobbies too. I’m not sure about him but I’ll probably have a small garden somewhere in Tagaytay or pursue painting again in our beachfront house in Palawan Well, it never hurts to dream big.
Happy Monday!
So how are you doing today? A re-cap of the past two days:
- Had my ME time last Saturday. The Husband and Sandy went to the mall, just the two of them, to give me three hours worth of rest time. I’m so proud for the both of them really. They managed without me HAHA.
- I scrapped three layouts in three hours while they were out
- I had a home massage again Saturday night. My favorite masseuse Tin was back so the massage was so good I wanted to give her a Php200 tip instead of the usual Php50. (I didn’t of course LOL)
- Impulsive shopping yesterday. Bought tons of stuff for the house. I’ve decided not to note down our expenses yesterday. I just closed my eyes instead and tried my best not to calculate on my head.
- Sandy slept early and woke up around 10AM today
I don’t have much work today so I’ll just continue scrapping until I lose my mojo. Have a happy Monday!
Oh by the way. If you’re looking for gifts that you can give to your feline loving friends, how about getting them a cat cocoon? It’s so much nicer and may I say chic compared to a cat condo. Just look at this
photo. Cute huh?
Why I Love The Husband
Usually, everytime he comes home, he will ask Sandy to “give something to mommy”. It could be a bank document, credit card bill, or whatever it is that I asked him to do that day. So last night, when he opened the door and gave a box of munchkins to Sandy, I just smiled and continued watching Coffee Prince (It was 6PM so it was CP time). I then heard The Husband asking Sandy to give some stuff to me. I didn’t pay attention because I was so busy drooling over Gong Yoo for the hundredth time. Then Sandy came to me and said, “mommy this is for you”. I took one look at the “stuff” and instantly felt like I’ve died and gone to heaven.
Gong Yoo’s recent works
Biscuit Teacher and Star Candy (movie) and One Fine Day (tv series)
Grabe di ba? I hugged The Husband so tight while shouting. Bwahahaha. I was really shocked that he was able to find them. This is just one of the many small reminders why I married him
Coffee Prince Time!
It’s 6PM and I need to spend time with my boyfriend.
Even Sandy is looking forward over our Coffee Prince bonding.
The Husband is going out with his friends so the little girl and I are going to have another CP marathon tonight. Yeehhaaa!
Have a spectacular weekend!
Wonderful
I am in cloud nine today. All because I had the most amazing and restful sleep last night. Although it was filled with dreams and I did wake up three times, it was undoubtedly the most decent sleep I’ve had in two years and five months. I hope this is just the beginning. I’ve forgotten how good it feels to have uninterrupted sleep. I seem to work better, my mind is sharper and I’m more excited to start my day.
So today, I am thankful. So thankful for this small but wonderful blessing.
Another Sleepless Night
No, it wasn’t Sandy’s fault. Well, partly her fault, because even though she sleeps through the night, she tosses and turns and kicks me every chance she gets (while sleeping). She also slept on her own last night by the way (hurray!) but not until 12:34 AM.
The main reason why I can’t sleep is because I can’t stop thinking about the stuff that I need to do today. I spent four hours straight alternately staring at the clock and doing my own version of tossing and turning. I was even close to welcoming a bad dream which would mean that I was able to doze off, even for a couple of minutes. I believe I slept around 5AM just before The Husband’s alarm went on.
So now, I’m wide-awake, sleep deprived, but still as energetic as last night before I went to bed.
Seedy Motels
My colleague from the US who is also a struggling actor sent me some screencaps for his upcoming Horror movie. It was shot at this old hotel in Vegas which reminded me immediately of the movie No Vacancy. Now THAT movie is scary. Not in a shout-at-the-top-of-your-lungs, hair raising, can’t-sleep type of scary but the disturbing, i-will-never-check-in-a-hotel again kind of thing. I really hate places like that ever since my college friends and I checked in at a run-down resort in Cavite where we endured the most frightening night of our lives. Anyway, since then, I just make sure to check in at either 3-5 star hotels no matter how expensive it is. At least, I can sleep well at night without worrying that someone will break in.
On quick weight loss
A cousin is considering on taking ephedra diet pills just because she saw an article on Oprah taking one. I don’t know what to tell her except that she needs to do careful research before buying one. When I was in my early twenties, I used to take this pill called Goodliness, which can help you fill full so you won’t eat too much. It works great but two years after that, there was an article published that the pill contains substance that are bad for the liver. It’s a great product if you need to attend a special event in a couple of weeks but I don’t think you should take it for a long period of time.
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I am Dzoi, a 28 year old Filipina who currently works as a web designer. I am a loving wife to my equally loving husband Sherwin and a mommy cow to my 2-year-old daughter, Sandy.
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