Random Thoughts

I'm currently reading a book that's so interesting I can't put it down. It was written by Ken Follett and all about the old times from 1500 - 1600. I love the stories and the characters that go with it. In those times money is never an issue. People would just sell their harvests and exchange it for food. I think barter is the way to live during those times. That's why they have rare coin from silver pennies to different kinds of coins.

There is also a company that offers rare coins nowadays. It is the Monaco Rare Coin which is part of the Monex family of companies. It is already a trusted leader in precious metals investments for nearly 40 years.

After Alex's 2nd birthday there has been a lot of changes in her language skills, and energy. She has been active ever since (except when she got sick) and just couldn't take off her hands on everything! I can really say that she started exploring and even started testing her limits. I can say that it wasn't easy. My patience was not that cooperating. Good thing Hubby was calm as always and would make the situation better. But aside from those situations Alex would always make us laugh and these are some of the things that she already know...

• letters A - E, I, J, O, P, Q, R, Y, and Z


• Can count from 1 - 4


• Her words are:
  - Bartiko as Barney
  - Mama/Dada/Koka as Lola/Gogo as Lolo/Tita/Tito
  - Pakpak as Raprap her cousin LOL!
  - uyaOby as Kuya Toby
  - Baby Kika as Baby Rika
  - Mummy as Yummy
  - Dede as milk
  - Caw as car
  


• She can identify and say bird, frog, duck, bee, cow, zebra, fish, horse


• She can point a cow, giraffe, elephant, turtle, butterfly


• can point and say red (mwed), blue (booo), black (back)


• can point yellow and green


• can also identify a red car and a blue car

I can say that she is really getting bigger everyday! Not to mention she will going to be a big sister after a few months! I know it's going to be another adjustment for her but knowing how fond she is of her cousin Rika, I'm sure she will be very happy seeing her baby brother/sister soon! (*smile*)

There are tons of used cars available in the market today. Probably because people would only use their cars maximum of 5 years then would sell it and buy a new one. This is what midwest auto recycling does. They specializes in used engines and transmissions. They also has one of the strongest warranty nation wide. Which is very good because buying a used car is talking a huge risk. You'll never know what happened to that car. The nice thing about MidWest Auto Recycling is that all miles are CARFAX verified. Another assurance for the buyer. And most of all they make sure that all engines are test driven, visually inspected and cleaned.

Last Saturday we were invited by my sister for her company's family day at 8 waves resort in Bulacan. Of course we immediately agreed to her invitation knowing that Alex would definitely have a grand time! We left Manila around 830Am and arrived there at 10AM. It was hot already but the pools were so inviting and Alex can't wait to swim! So we let her in spite of the heat but it didn't take long because it was time to eat lunch! It was a fun day so I will just let the photos speak...

Looking forward to swim...


Look at all those kids!


The pool was jam packed!


This is my favorite part of the resort...






Checking the wave pool before going home




with Tita Trish


My Mom's favorite Spot!

I know we still have a loooong way to go before the big day but I can't help but think of what will happen on that day. The sonologist actually said my EDD will be on November 23, 2008. I don't know if this will really push through. Because with Alex, I had to wait for another week and a half.

Anyway I know I have a lot to look forward to. I guess this is the downside of a second pregnancy, you already expect what will happen. Not to mention the Wound Care that I will be having. Boy, I think I shouldn't be thinking about it yet on my first trimester. But anyway there's a company that actually do a service a like that. It is called Allegro Medical and it is one of the largest and most technologically advanced independently owned online retailers of life enhancing products in the United States. I just hope they have a branch here in the Philippines.

Ok, since I didn't want to eat oatmeal for breakfast I opted to eat pandesal. Little did I know that it would make my sugar shoot up! :( I ate two huge pandesals with egg and cheese. Well maybe it was a bit my fault because I overate. LOL! So when I took my blood sugar after an hour I got 174 wherein the normal blood sugar should be max 140. :( So I was disappointed because I was so happy with that meal. Now I need to lessen down my pandesal in take and look for an alternative. (*sigh*)

To pregnant women out there who wants to keep their blood sugar normal, beware of huge pandesals! LOL!

I've been checking out some healthy food and drinks for a healthy pregnancy. I even checked out how much caffeine are in store for every drink. There's one tea that I came across which is called kava tea but I'm not really sure if it is ok for pregnant women. What I can attest is that they are fresh direct from the farm and is organic too!

They use roots only from their Kava plants and these plants have 90% lateral roots and 10% underground making their Kava some of the most potent and safe available. This is even safe to the liver because they don't use stems or leaves. What's assuring is that their extracted products all use distilled water and pure, organic ethanol as the extractor. The only question is that is it safe for me or maybe I should just wait before I give birth?

More photos from our golden sunset resort trip last, last weekend...

A Shot of the Main Pool













Alex didn't swim too long because she felt too cold that she was shaking! So off we went back to the room and rest for awhile until we had dinner. Dinner was buffet. The food wasn't too impressive though. Hubby didn't eat a lot. For me the unforgettable food was the pork steak which I think was grilled first. I loved it! The rest was just ordinary.

During dinner there were cultural shows. First set was Filipino dances and then the second set was more of a Hawaiian/Luau Themed.







There was a Bikini Open after the cultural show but I was too tired (and sleepy) that we didn't watch it anymore. I slept very early around 10 PM and slept like a baby. LOL!

Hubby and I woke a bit early for a weekend but we needed to because I was hungry. So we took our breakfast at the "Fishpond Restaurant". We had breakfast buffet of Tocino, Tapa, Egg, and pandesal/rice. I was expecting more though but it was ok. They didn't even have fruits for breakfast. I guess they needed to work out their food more, it needs to be improved so that their guests will go back.

So there, we didn't go for another swim because it was already too hot and I don't like it for Alex. In short we just stayed in the room and watch boxing until lunch. LOL! Lunch was just ok too at the Fishpond Restaurant and it was more of Filipino cuisine. Service was not too impressive, we had to wait for almost 30 minutes for their turon.

Before we left we had our family picture taken...



All in all it was a fun trip. Food wasn't too impressive but at least the kids had a great time and it was a nice bonding with the entire family. :)

Hubby was supposed to go to Home Depot yesterday to check out some stuff like electric kettle, comforter sets, gas range and many more. But since he was too tired from his team building he opted to just stay at home and sleep. We need a new kettle already since the old one was not working anymore. I'm not even sure why it broke. Hope he pushed through with his plan today.

The trip to Golden Sunset Resort was a celebration of my Father-in-Law's birthday. But on his birthday itself we had dinner at their place. Hubby and I were too busy that we couldn't think of something to give him. And besides he seem to have everything. Now I just recently came across this very nice Rolex Submariner. I know we can't afford it. So we might suggest this to Hubby's Mom and she might give it to his Dad on his next birthday. LOL!