The husband hasn’t divulged to me yet all the details of the MBAP dads’ talk last night, while having their one-bottle of beer each.  I was asking him about the reason behind all the big laughs. Well, he just mentioned that they just talked about good old boys stuff.  He said they also talked about DSLR and discussed about options in brands, lenses and even memory cards. He is now convinced to really get one. We just need to find the right choice for us. He said that he also enjoyed the company of everyone and was even telling me to always bring him already for MBAP get-togethers!  So what did all the husbands say to you, MBAP moms?

Hubby and I were discussing last night if we are pushing through for the plan to go to the US this year. With his new job, new responsibility, he still cannot give me a definite answer. Of course, I would still love to go since I have turned down a lot of opportunities as well for December, considering it’s the peak months for weddings. Although I am still hopeful that we can go and we would know by October as what he promised me, I already checked out the airline rates and I was suprised for the amount we have to prepare in case we are pushing through. Now, I can see his point that we can just push through in construction of the dream house within the year and would just reschedule the US trip either next year. The cost of the trip for the whole family could probably be the amount we need already to buy most of our new furnitures for the new house. We plan to leave mid-December and I’m suprised that airline rate is almost at $1.5K per person inclusive of taxes. Kids rates are not lower than $1.2K. And of course, I wouldn’t settle without a shopping money. If we decide to go next year instead, we would time it to a US conference in New York City Dicky has to attend. Hmm, makes me think that it could be a better idea since I also want to go to New York. I want to stay longer for a vacation so would like to go to east cost and west coast. I know we can just use NYC Bus Charters in touring New York so it would be easy for us especially if we are bringing the kids. Since these charters are very clean, and well maintained. They also provide safe, courteous and experienced drivers in such a luxury charter coach. They also have been known to be always on time. We can just hop the bus if we want to go to tourist areas in New York as well as amusement parks which would definitely be the kids favorite.

Well as of today, we are at status quo for the decision to go to the US for the holidays. I hope we can arrive at the final decision in time.

The above picture was taken last thursday during Dicky’s induction as one of the new members of Rotary Club of Paseo de Roxas Makati. He was also elected as the new club secretary for year 2008-2009. I was telling him that we are both cut to become a secretary in our associations. I am actually the current secretary also of the Philippine Association of Wedding Planners (PAWP). The role makes us busy during meetings.

But notice my figure at this time?   I hate it as I have been forgetting to watch out my food intake lately.  Gee, I have big arms!  And I’m so lazy to go back to the gym.  In fact, I already discontinued my gym membership.  It’s so hard to diet!  Need to go so as I will be part of a wedding entourage on my cousin’s January wedding.  How could I manage to diet if Christmas is still coming up?  Hay!  Hmm, would i try to check out using Leptovox? Let’s see first what the airclimber I bought online would do to my body.  Can’t wait to get hold of my loots from ebay!

enjoying the long weekend.  Happy holiday monday to all!  Tomorrow, it is still holiday for the whole family.  Dicky and Margaux still don’t have work and school respectively.  We should have gone for a quick getaway.  But I just love to be carefree these days.  Malling is our everyday agenda.  Watching movie tonight with the hubby and will have a relaxing massage therapy after at our favorite Suriya Spa. Still part of his first salary treat for me. And while waiting for the kids to take on their nap so hubby and I can already leave, I found a cool site which i posted here. Take a peek!

for DNA testing! Hahaha! My kids are 100% look-alike of my husband, Dicky. No doubt! And he’s one proud daddy about it. Well, can’t complain further. My kids truly got their daddy’s features and even his mannerisms and antics. I think they have inherited that as well.  

I hope when the time comes that we would be bless with a baby boy, he would look like me this time!  I really wish!

With Dicky’s new movement for job, we are now thinking to sell Black Beauty. She is my chevy black optra. Dicky will be given a service SUV from his new company so we won’t be needing 3 cars! He would actually hand me his CRV instead. But we are also considering selling both the chevy and the CRV to buy a brand new car! I can’t get over getting a Toyota Fortuner! I wonder though how much is the insurance for this kind of brand new vehicle. I wish there is something like American Car Quotes in the country, which you can actually give you variety of options for insurance policies that would suit your need in just one sitting. Only one form to fill out and all information will be sent to companies that can match your insurance need. What a hassle-free process.

American Car Quotes would definitely give you the best cost possible for any insurance requirement. Of course, this is one of the main concern most of the time, getting the lowest cost possible. But you also do not want to compromise your safety for anything else that is why this is essential in choosing the right policy, which can also be handled by American Car Quotes. I really wish there could be something available like this here, especially when our need for it arises.  But for the meantime, we are still considering options whether to buy a new car or push through in building the dreamhouse already this year.  Let’s see after few months!

Thanks to Jacqui (congrats also for being the OIC now!) for arranging a despedida party for my husband, Dicky. Most of the Bayan Business Personnel from the bosses to the AMs, were there. Of course, I was there too. Dicky brought me along. Buti na lang! lol! (cause, they were planning some naughty thing for him!) Since I was there, it was all wholesome!  

The party was held at “I love 80’s cafe” in  Ortigas, near the MC Home Depot.  Dicky was actually given some honoring by his colleagues both from Bayan and also from their clients.  They invited most of the partners that their group is handling.  All of them said good words about him.  Sad that he was leaving and surely be missed but they were also happy and very supportive of his decision.  

Some pictures…

And I was also asked to do an honoring for him and a (body shot!) Yay!

I’m sure Dicky would also miss his whole team, who actually won as the Best Sales Team for the Bayan Business Division. 

(Picture above was featured in The Philippine Star last Monday, July28 under Business Section)

Caption:  

“Channels and Partners Team - Best Sales Team, Bayan Business Division

The Bayan Business Channels an Partners, headed by Roderick Liwanag, scored 113.92% EBITDA achievement over target with 84% AR performance.” 

He starts officially in another company by Friday, August 1.  A whole new responsibility!

Would like to share Margaux’s CheongSam costume last thursday for their Book Day Asia activity. They were requested to come in asian countries costume. It was so easy to get the cheongsam so that’s the best I could get, which I also bought from Singapore.

She has really been enjoying school so far and I’m one happy mom. And with Dicky being on leave since last week, I am also on leave for picking her up everyday, just simple blessings!

And I have been enjoying the fact that Dicky is around most of time. We can just lounge around and play with the kids together. But this won’t last. In fact, by Friday, he is back to work so we are taking advantage of his free time for pampering. Last night, we had a footspa. Today, we are heading to Suriya Spa for a massage! And he even wants to have a facial. Will see if that can still be squeezed in our time. He said he read some new acne treatments available from this new facial salon. It’s not that we need it, we just want to try the new facial salon near our place.

Today, Dicky is officially out of work for now.  Yes, you read it right.  He already resigned effective today from Bayan where he worked for more than 6 years.  We never thought that it was coming and never realized that it is a decision he/we have to face.  When we were in Singapore, we did a lot of discernment and prayed hard for it.  We believe that this is where the Lord is leading him.  We asked for signs and it was given to us in a SILVER platter, more than what we have expected.  So no matter how risky it will be, (my husband is so good in calculating risks anyway) he took the plunge and now taking on the challenge.  

Effective August 1, he will now be the new VP (yes, vice president!–> and I can I just be the PROUDEST wife?!) of DigitelOne, a local telco company.  He has no regrets, even if other people are saying otherwise.

In life, we cannot please everybody but we make our OWN DESTINY.  The only thing that was holding him back before is the relationships he has built with people from Bayan.  But he made the decision already and I’m here to support him all the way up to his corporate career.  

To my dear husband, congratulations!  I’m so proud of you!

Last saturday, the husband was able to get some best buy from Aldo and Springfield in Bonifacio Hight Street.  He really can’t get enough of long sleeves polo.  I don’t know but his cabinet is just full of dress shirts, some he doesn’t even wear anymore.  So If I’m a bag hag who has lots of bags which I barely use all, he’s a dress shirt hag on the other hand.  But I really like what he got from Aldo, black leather shoes since it was like about 55% off the rack price.