My next check up was supposed to be scheduled on April 10, but because of the accident that I had (which I blog here) last Sunday, I decided to take a leave from work Monday to have another ultrasound and Tuesday to visit my OB.

As per my last ultrasound, I am now on my 25th week and my expected date of delivery is June 23, 2010. I can’t believe that time flies so fast and in less than three months, we will finally be able to see our baby boy.

Hubby and I have been discussing and we promised that we really have to work hard and save to provide for the needs of our kids especially now that our family is growing, Problem is, hubby and I doesn’t know how to be frugal. LOL. But we heard that there are software programs available that can help us manage our family’s finances and budget. I was checking the site HomeBudgetSoftware.org and they reviewed and analyzed budget software that are out in the market to recommend the best home budget software to their customers that will really work and will really help their costumers manage their budget better.

All parents want but nothing but the best for their kids. All we wish for is that we will be able to provide for their basic needs, send them to good schools, give them extra curricular activities that will help develop their personality and raise them as responsible and God fearing individual so they will be ready to face whatever challenges life will bring them.

We took Howell to the airport last Tuesday night for his three weeks Temporary Duty to Kolonia, Micronesia. I hate it every time Howell has to leave. I know it is work and I can’t do anything about it and I know he has done this many times already, but still I don’t think I will ever get used to it. In fact, I haven’t had any decent sleep at all since he left because I can’t stop thinking about him (call me corny and cheesy or over acting but I guess that's how attached we are to each other). If only I am not pregnant, I would have use acne home remedies already because I am having acne breakouts again because of these sleepless nights. (I actually checked the site of BestAcneRemedies.net and what I like about them is that they actually evaluate each of the acne remedy products and they gather thousands of customer reviews before listing on their site the top 5 acne remedies which means that the products that they are recommending are reliable).

I received an email from him Wednesday afternoon and I was really glad and thankful that he arrived there safely. I actually checked his flight status from Manila to Guam and the plane arrived seven minutes early than the schedule but I did not get a confirmation for his Guam – Kolonia flight so I feel relieved after reading his email, because at least I know he arrived there safely.

Hubby kept on telling me that three weeks is just fast and before I know it, he is already on his way back home to Manila. I keep counting the days and wishing that hubby is already home as we are missing him terribly already…

We spent our weekend last week at Pan Pacific Manila. Howell has been bugging me to go on a vacation before he leaves but since we really have a busy schedule on the last two weeks that he was in Manila, we were not able to go out of town. And so, just to have a change in atmosphere, we decided to book an overnight stay at Pan Pacific Manila for some quality bonding time. Below are some pictures:

(Just look at my pimples and acne. If only I am not pregnant I would have tried any of the best acne treatment form the top 10 list that I found on bestacnetreatment.net. The treatment listed from this site is very reliable as they only recommend products that has been tested to be safe and effective, have received good feedback and reviews from their customers, and is affordable).

We left the house around 11 AM and we just had lunch at Wok Inn in Malate. We went straight to Pan Pacific after eating lunch and though check-in is still at 2 PM and it is only past 1 PM when we arrived, they still allowed us to check in early.

I unpacked our things while Bela is busy exploring our rooms and is enjoying watching Animal Planet while Howell took a nap. Around 3:30, we went to the pool area where Bela and Howell enjoyed a dip at the pool. There area number of other children there swimming and so we really had a hard time asking Bela to get off the water. It was already 6 PM when Howell and Bela took a shower and then we went to Robinson’s Place for dinner. We ate at Banana Leaf and then I went inside the mall to buy Bela’s PJs as I forgot hers at home and she won’t go to sleep without her PJs on while Bela and Howell did some shopping at Toys R’ Us. We went back to our hotel around 9 PM and we all went to sleep right away after a very long day.

The next day, we had breakfast at the Pacific Lounge around 9 AM and then went to the Pacific Grand Ballroom to watch the Pacquaio – Clottey fight. We thought that the main match will start at 10 AM but it was already 1 AM when the match between Pacquaio and Clottey started. Bela was enjoying the fight at first but she got a bit bored after waiting for more than three hours already and she can’t wait to have a dip at the pool. So I did not get to finish the fight and I went to the pool area with Bela so she can still swim for a few more minutes before we head to Philam Life Theater for her moving Up Day ceremony.

It was just a simple vacation but Bela really had a time of her life. She kept on saying that she wants to stay there forever. Hay, if only we can afford to…LOL.

You can view more pictures here.

Finally, the last installment for our SG – KL adventure last year (I know, this is a much delayed post already. But as the cliché goes, better late than never, right?).

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It is the last day of the conference and at the end of the day, we are scheduled for VIP tour at the Sky Bridge of the Petronas Tower. Since it is a VIP tour, no kids are allowed so I was not able to include Howell and Bela for this VIP tour.

Howell and Bela just went to the KLCC mall which is near the Petronas Tower after having breakfast. We were told by a friend that they have to be there early to line up to get the free tickets to go up the Sky Bridge. The ticket is free but is limited as they are only giving away 200 tickets per day. Howell and Bela were lucky as they were able to get the last two tickets for that day. Instead of going back to our hotel, they just decided to explore KLCC mall and the park near the mall. Bela played in the play ground and Howell was not able to stop her when she decided to take a dip at the pool. I was really laughing when I saw the picture as she was just wearing her underwear since Howell did not bring with them her swimsuit (eh malay ban yang may pool don. LOL).

The ticket that they got for the Sky Bridge tour is at 6 PM and they will be toured at the 41st floor of the twin tower. I on the other hand will be at the 42nd floor of the Sky Bridge for the VIP tour almost the same time as Howell and Bela’s schedule. We (the conference participants) were all hoping that we can go up to the top part of the tower since it is a VIP tour but the tour only includes the tour of the sky bridge. They are also very strict as I was hoping that I can go down at the 41st floor to meet with Howell and Bela but I was informed that for security reasons, I have to go down at the ground floor again and check if there are still tickets to allow me to go up the 41st floor. So I just met up with Howell and Bela after our tour inside the mall.

After meeting up with Howell and Bela, we went to the park as hubby said that we can take good pictures with the Petronas tower as our background from the park. Then we had dinner at CPK, bought some souvenirs at the Petronas Tower souvenir shop then went back to our hotel so we can still have some rest before leaving at 9 PM for our 1 AM flight.

We booked the cab driver that took us from our hotel to the mall that day to take us to the airport that night and he was the most generous driver I have ever met. Imagine, he treated us for some snacks as Howell mentioned how much we like Roti Canai and so he decided to treat us for authentic Roti in a restaurant near the airport. We are paying for the meal but he insisted that it is his treat for us.

We were still early for our flight but I have another boo-boo – we went to the wrong airport again. LOL. I asked my colleague who lives in KL since there is no terminal indicated again in our ticket and she told me that all international flights are at the International Airport and so that is where we asked our driver to take us only to find out when we are already inside that there is a budget terminal again for Cebu Pacific (gosh, I really hate Cebu Pacific now). So we took a cab again to take us to the Budget Terminal and thank goodness we still have enough time to catch out flight.

Bela was asleep the whole flight and she only woke up when we are already at the Manila airport. It was a nice vacation and I am really glad that we decided that Howell and Bela will join me for this trip.

You can view more pictures here.

We received a call from my grandfather’s sister the other day and she told us the bad news that her brother (our grandfather) was diagnosed to have stage 4 cancer. He is our grandfather who is living in our house in Bulacan and he is one of the closest relatives we have so we are deeply saddened by the news.

He is the second in our family who have been diagnosed with Cancer. The first one was my aunt (the sister of my mom) who died of cancer also. That is why my husband and I are really trying our best to live a healthy lifestyle because it is one way to help prevent cancer. We have also been reading about colon cleanse products and have been reading the unbiased product reviews from Coloncleanser.net. Thank goodness for this site as they already reviewed and listed the top five colon cleanse products out of the hundreds that are sold in the market. At least we won’t have a hard time already looking for the best product for us.

My grandfather is now undergoing chemo therapy and we are continuously praying that his condition will improve. Hope you can include my grandfather in your prayers too.