"Gulaman"

I didn't remember when I bought my "agar-agar" for making gulaman but I saw it yesterday so I thought of making one for tonight's dinner. I remember when I was a kid that this type of dessert is good. I even made this before but I don't really remember exactly of how to make it. I only know that there's a boiling water, sugar and milk. Others added some pine apple chunks and raisins. I decided to add raisins to my gulaman coz I have raisins available and I'm not using it. The result was good.

Here's my recipe:

1 1/2 cup water
1 stick of agar-agar, cut into small pieces
1/2 can of condensed milk
raisins

Boil the water and add the agar-agar. Stir until the agar-agar is dissolved. Add the condensed milk and taste the mixture if the sweetness is okay. Prepare cups and sprinkle some raisins. Pour the hot mixture into the cups and let it cool. Put the cups into the fridge and serve it when it's cold.

Can't ask for more

A sweet, supportive and caring husband, a soon to be father who's thinking ahead for his family and my best friend who's always there for me. I wasn't really expecting that God will give me such a very nice person and I am so thankful for that. Hubby always surprises me with little things that I never expect he would do. Like what happened 4 days ago. He arrived from work while I was waiting for him sitting in the dining room ready for dinner. Then he told me that he's going to enroll some classes at the Hospital so he knows how to take care of our little one. He said that his biggest fear is if he breaks our little one's bone because he doesn't have any experience of how to handle a baby. Hubby is an only son and his relatives live from different states. In short, he haven't had any experience yet of carrying a baby or even holding one and thinking about getting some classes in preparation for our little one is really a big thing for me. At least as early as now I know that he's willing to baby sit and take care of the baby so I can have time for myself or maybe a day off. hehe

More cooking experiments

I tried this fried rice that I saw in one of my cookbooks. The picture in the cookbook looks delicious so I tried it and yes it's indeed delicious.



The second photo is the bisaya style of cooking vegetable stew. I used dried fish coz as what I remember in the past, dried fish is good on this recipe. Hubby and I like the soup but the dried fish is not so delicious. Maybe because it's frozen and not fresh unlike in the Philippines where you can buy fresh dried fish there.

Our Ladies Night Out

My friends and I went to our usual ladies night out again last night coz it's FRIDAY! hehe We had fun eating and chit chatting at our fave Chinese Restaurant then headed to Target to see if they have something on sale. :) We went to Starbucks after Target and enjoyed chit chatting there again. We didn't even know that its closing time already until one of the employees came to us and said that the store will close. haha We were like "What time is it?" and yeah it's 11:00 PM already but we didn't hear the announcement that they will close soon. Normally they have a countdown of how many minutes left before they close and this was our first time that somebody told us that it's time to close the store. hahaha We just laugh coz we normally leave Starbucks 30 minutes before closing time. Anyways, it only means that we really had fun coz we didn't notice the time anymore. And since all of us don't have a curfew time we decided to just stay in one car and continue chit chatting while eating boiled peanuts. Yeah, we were eating boiled fresh peanuts just like what Pinoys do in the Philippines after dinner. We miss those days when we go out and buy boiled peanuts on the street while we were in the Philippines. We were reminiscing and recalling our life in Pinas which made us drool while talking different Pinoy dishes. While we were inside the car eating peanuts, the police also was roaming around. It would be nice if there’s a place where we can stay outside and watch the stars while eating peanuts.

Happy Weekend! :)

Feeling weak again

I've been sleeping late at night again because of blogging. During the day I watch TV and do some chores if I'm not feeling weak. I don't understand why I'm experiencing breathlessness like what happened yesterday. I went to the Asian Market which only takes 10 mins. from here and I was there for less than an hour. After 30 minutes of staying there looking for what I need I was suddenly breathing a little faster again. I hurriedly finish getting what I need so I can go home right away. I drink the cold water in my bag when I'm in the car then I went home. When I arrived home I hurriedly drink my energy drink coz it's the only way to help me calm down. I watch TV while waiting for my energy drink to work then arranged what I bought when I was feeling better. This is the reason why I don't want to go out anymore coz I don't know what will happen to me if I go out alone. And if I do, I need to bring water and energy drink just in case I need them which make my bag heavy. I talked to my friend yesterday and she said that what I'm feeling normally happened during the first trimester but mine is late. She said that it's just part of being pregnant. I wish this strange feeling will soon be gone.

I burn myself

I burn myself yesterday while deep frying the chicken wings. I was watching TV with hubby and suddenly we heard from the kitchen that the cover of the pan fell. I hurriedly run to the kitchen and uncover the pan where I fry the chicken wings (coz I thought I burn it) then some of the boiling oil went to my left arm. It hurts for a couple of hours but I didn't notice the pain when I went to bed. Hubby said he'll buy an apron with long sleeves so it won't happen again but we've been looking for it before and we didn't find any apron with long sleeves. So now he's thinking that maybe a laboratory gown will do the job and he'll look for it. haha

Delish Brunch

I had a very satisfying brunch last week. I want to thank my friends Mary Ann for the pure cocoa tablets (from Philippines) which I was smelling for days before I cook them and Amy for the shrimps that I mixed with the scrambled egg. I remember when I was in High School that my grandfather's house maid cooked this very delicious shrimp mix with scrambled egg and fry it. Mine is not as good as what I remember but the smell is the same and the taste is not perfect but good. :)

My delicious longganisa!

I tried cooking the longganisa I made last night but I add more sugar to it and mix it by hand again before wrapping it ready to go to the freezer and fridge (for today's meal). I wasn't expecting much about it because as I said it's my first try. I cooked rice first then fry my home made longganisa. The smell reminds me of the real longganisa that you can buy in the store and it made me drooling already. I took a little bit of rice on my little plate thinking that maybe my longganisa still doesn't taste as good as the one I like. To my surprise, this time it's perfect which made me eat more rice than expected. I'm very happy of the result and maybe I'll cook again tomorrow. haha

Here's the recipe:

1 lb ground pork 10% fat
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 tbsp rock salt
1/2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tbsp garlic chopped finely
1/8 tsp black pepper, ground

Blend all. Roll a small amount of pork mixture in a 4 1/2 inches x 3 inches wax paper. Store in the freezer til ready to use.

Note: I noticed that the longganisa taste better the next day. :)

My cooking experiment today

After receiving recipes from friends, I started trying one recipe that I like... pork steak. At first I didn't understand the taste but when it's already in my plate I remember the smell is almost similar and the taste is almost the same. In short, there was a slight difference of the taste and smell. I'm not sure if the onion that I use has a different taste from the one that we normally use in the Philippines because we use shallots in the Philippines not the big onions. Hmm Good thing I only use one slice of pork to start with so I still have 2 more slices to experiment again. I think I'll use shallots next time. Then I searched the internet last night for more recipes. I found a blog with recipes from Cebu. The longganisa caught my eye so I also tried making it today. The result is acceptable but not perfect. Well, it's my first try so I think mistakes can be made for the first time. Hubby like the longganisa and I like it too. I just add a little bit of sugar to make it a little sweeter. I guess this is a good start. I have more recipes to try and hopefully after the first, second or third try I will be able to get the perfect taste that I really want. ^_^

Propagating Friendship Award

I want to thank my dear friend Lynn for sharing this wonderful and cute friendship award.

I love the blogs of these people and I'm glad to pass this award onto them! All they need to do is to leave the following message on their post when they pass the award on to their chosen eight bloggers.
They all are charmed with the blogs, where in the majority of its aims are to show the marvels and to do friendship; there are persons who are not interested when we give them a prize and then they help to cut these bows; do we want that they are cut or that they propagate? Then let’s try to give more attention to them! So with this prize we must deliver it to 8 bloggers that in turn must make the same thing and put this text.

Sharing this award to all my blogger friends. It doesn't matter if you are listed in my blog roll or not so feel free to grab this. I know that we all like to have a lot of friends in the blogospehere and this is your chance. :)

I'm just pregnant...

I was reading the book about what to expect when you're expecting and there are things there which help me understand why I am feeling what I feel now. Honestly, I am not a picky eater but I want to be healthy. So I'm kind of careful when it comes to the foods that I feed in my mouth. As what Doctors say, you are what you eat and I believe it's true. Craving for Filipino foods was not very difficult until after my first trimester. I wanted to fight the craving thing coz it's not good for me or the baby. I sometimes think to ignore the craving and try something else but I just can't. I'm afraid that if I try eating something that I don't like, I might throw up. For me it's unbelievable to crave for something that is very diffilcult to get or find. Hubby said that maybe my hormone is the one responsible for the sudden change of my taste. I sometimes think that I'm crazy or insane for feeling bad about my craving but the book said "I'm just pregnant". In the past I thought that pregnant woman only crave for green mango (the sour and crispy one). But then I heard from somebody else that there was a teacher who eat soap when she was pregnant. At that time I thought it's crazy but here I am now, craving for the foods that I can't get from the restaurants or fastfoods here. I like my exotic food that Filipino vendors sell on the street. The cheap but tasty foods with dust from the jeepneys and bus passing by.

Thinking about it made me want to go back Philippines and eat the foods that I crave. But the long flight is killing me. My cousin in Hawaii said that she'll cook Filipino foods for me if I visit her. She told me that Hawaii is like Philippines and they got all the ingredients for Filipino dishes. I asked hubby last night if it's okay to go to Hawaii so I can eat what I crave. Sounds silly but I tried asking hubby anyway. He was surprised at first but after a few minutes of thinking about it, he told me to shop for the airline ticket of how much it cost. I had a list of the cost in going to Hawaii and even if he said that it's expensive, he told me that I can go if I really want to but there's an agreement. He said that I can go to Hawaii as long as I won't be whining about Filipino foods again once I come back here. Well, I might not wanna eat Filipino foods for a month after my visit to Hawaii but I'm sure after that one month I'll start looking for it again. Going to Hawaii from here is an overnight flight with a total of 12 to 13 hrs for one stop flight. And the 7 hrs flight on the plane scares me. It's okay if hubby will go with me so if I feel sick on the plane, he'll be there to take care of me. And another thing is, what if I miss him? I think that's kinda hard. So my decision now is to stay here with hubby. What about my cravings? I guess I have to learn how to cook the foods I crave. My previous post help me in some way coz a concern kababayan Deb sent me a message thru friendster and asked me what foods I crave. She sent me 2 recipes right away after telling her what I crave. Thanks so much Deb! ^_^ Then my cousin in Hawaii sent me 2 recipes right away after chatting her last night. A fellow blogger will soon email me her recipe of lechon kawali and I think there are more recipes coming. I'm now happy to know that there are concern individuals around. God is really good... ALL THE TIME!!! ^_^

I'm desperate and disappointed...

I am very desperate to know how to cook Filipino foods that I crave. I called my Aunt in the Philippines, chat my mom and step-father, offline message a friend in YM and sent a message to a neighbor (thru friendster) for recipes that I crave. I don't know if people in the Philippines understand how desperate I am to learn how to cook those foods that I crave. I was waiting and waiting and waiting for my mom's recipe and finally I got the recipe after more than a month when she recieved something from the package that I sent to my sister. I tried making 3 of my Aunt's recipes and only one is right, the very simple one. Two recipes were not good which made me think if she didn't tell me her secret ingredient to make it perfect. Then our neighbor and a friend didn't reply to my message. I even told my friend to pay her so she will give me the right recipes but she didn't answer me anymore. Yesterday I was very disappointed for getting the recipes with missing ingredients and for not having an answer right away when I asked about it. And because I'm desperate that nobody's going to give me the correct recipe, I search the internet for a Philippine cookbook and I found one that had good reviews. I decided to tell my friend not to bother about the recipes and I decided to just experiment on the ingredients until I get the perfect taste that I want. It's so sad to know that the people I asked about the foods I crave think that I'm insane for asking them about it. I think only my friends here in US are the ones who understand that pregnant woman really craves something and thinks about food ALL THE TIME. I even dream of the food that I want if I can't eat it right away. I know it's crazy but it hurts me coz I thought they understand what I've been through now that I'm pregnant but they didn't. I just wish them luck.

My First, Now and Last

Thanks for this tag Lynn! I like this kind of tag. :)

First

* First name: Michelle

* First screen name: Mitch

* First funeral: My Aunt.*

First kiss: Ex-bf after College

* First love: Hubby

Last

* Last beverage drank: Water

* Last food consumed: Pizza

* Last phone call: Hubby

* Last time showered: This morning

* Last CD played: Love songs.

* Last website visited: Lynn

Now

* Single or taken: Taken

* Gender: Female

* Birthday: October

* Sign: Scorpio

* Shoe size: 4 1/2 - 5 1/2

* Thinking about: Foods, foods and foods! ^_^

Participants:1.) Me and Mine2.) Creative in Me3.) Little Peanut4.) For the LOVE of Food5.) Pea in a Pod6.) SugarMagnolias7.) Blogsilog8.) Captured Memories9.) Cherry’s Comfort Zone10.) Thinking Out Loud11.) Wishing and Hoping12.) Buzzy Me13.) My Precious Niche14.) Just Me.. Eds15.) Eds Mommy Life16.) Can of Thoughts17.) Designs By Vhiel18.) Vhiel's Corner19.) Anything and Everything in Between20.) Sheng's Simple Thoughts21.) Emjei Says22.) My So-Called Life23.) Michelle's Small World 24.) You're Next!

Tagging YOU! *_*

Kreativ Blogger Award

Thanks Butchay for sharing this award. You are really sweet. :)

My turn now to brighten other people's day and pass this cutie according to the rules.

1. The winner may put the logo on his or her blog.
2. Put a link to the person you got the award from.
3. Nominate 5 blogs.
4. Put links to the blogs.5. Leave a message for your nominees.

And this award goes to: Lynn, Webloglearner, Ivy, Carlota and Ellaine.

Lunch with a friend...

My friend Ilocana who's also a blogger came over coz we planned to cook something for lunch today. Though it's just me, her and her 2 yrs old daughter but we cooked for more than 2 people. hehe She brought stuff that I don't have and we cook together while chit chatting. Here are the photos of our finish product. -_^

Squash and long beans with pork and shrimp paste.

Hormel Spam.

White shrimps. We call it white because it didn't become orange even if it's already cooked. :)

Arroz caldo (rice porridge).

All of them are yummy and of course, we ate with steamed rice.

Trendy Women's Maternity Clothing

I was shopping last two weeks ago for my maternity pants and what I found in the stores is not my type. I remember when my cousin was pregnant in the Philippines that the maternity clothes there are cute and really fashionable. I was tired of shopping and end up disappointed because the styles that I was looking is not available. Then I found this website kikisfashions.com and look for the Maternity Clothes right away. I was happy to see the cute and trendy clothes for pregnant woman like me. I looked at the prices and was amazed of how affordable their clothes knowing that they have the unique maternity clothing and style. Imagine the price starts as low as $9.99! This website also offers junior plus size clothes and junior clothing at discount prices. Now I know where to shop when I need nice maternity clothes.

I'm bored...

Yes, I'm bored and while I was in bed this morning I was thinking of what to do to fight with my boredom. I called my Pinay friends to visit another Pinay friend S then I'll buy Pizza for lunch so we have something to eat while chit chatting. But then I thought that maybe pizza is not enough for lunch so I decided to buy fried chicken at Popeye's for everybody and then I called my Pinay friend S to cook rice. We had fun eating at S house while chit chatting. I went home at 3:15 PM because I started yawning.

I went to Walgreens pharmacy first before going home to buy my vitamins and iron but it's not available today. The pharmacist said that they're going to order my vitamins and I can pick it up tomorrow. Then I called another Pinay friend who works with my OBGYN coz I'm running out of nausea pill. It seems that I feel nauseated lately so I asked if they can give me another prescription so I can get some more. My friend at the OB office just asked the number of the Pharmacy that I normally go to and she call the pharmacy to give me some more nausea pills. I thought that I need to go to the OB's office and pick up the prescription for my nausea pill. It's really nice to have friends around.

Anyways, I went to Target to buy some fruits and meat because my other Pinay friend who wasn't able to go to my friend's house today will come here tomorrow and we'll cook for lunch. She's actually suggesting that my squash is good with the long beans. She said she got some long beans and I got the squash so we decided to cook our vegetables before they go bad. It's nice to share foods with friends, right? Just like today, another friend of mine cooked guinataan (binignit or landang in bisaya) and she gave me the pure cocoa tablets. I was really happy when I saw the pure cocoa tablets coz I was craving for a hot chocolate but I want the one from Philippines. When I told my friend about it she said that she got some but she didn't know where she put it. Now that I have it, I can make and drink a hot choco Philippine style. Woohoo! ^_^

Philippine American Association Inaugural Ball 2008

Last night's event was okay. It's the 21st Inaugural Ball of the Philippine American Association of Alabama Inc. I didn't regret going there because I enjoyed the food. haha There are black and white guests from different races who were invited to attend the event. The President of the Hispanic group was there with her son and the President of the Indian Group was also there with his wife. The guest speaker arrived at the airport late because of the storm but he was able to give a speech which I enjoyed listening. Hubby and I left early because some of my friends didn't attend. Anyways, here are the photos from last night's event. Enjoy! :)

Presentation of Colors: Cadets brought the three flags which are the USA Flag, Philippine Flag and the Alabama Flag. Followed by singing the Star Spangled Banner then the Lupang Hinirang.

A dance number from Fil-Am teenagers and kids dancing the Magkaugnay. A native dance from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. They did a good job and I enjoyed watching it.

The boys were dancing the Maglalatik dance. I had fun watching them knowing that they grow up here but they dance in front of everybody with no shirt on.

This dance reminded me of the olden days while watching these kids dancing the tinikling dance.

And this is the guest speaker who's also a Filipino born and raised in Chicago named Rudy Pamintuan. Recently completing 3 yrs of service as an appointee of Pres. George W. Bush served as Chairman of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islanders. Recently he was appointed by the United Nations General Assembly President to serve as an economic develop advisor.

The crowd.

A pose with my Pinay friends.

Hubby and me. :)

And dancing chacha with friends. ^_^

Hubby is here! ^_^

Yes, hubby arrived yesterday at 9:05 PM. Two of my Pinay friends were here for our ladies night. We had fun together and cook Pinoy foods. Got some pics but I'll post them later.

Tonight hubby and I are going to another Philippine-American group for the Inaugural Ball. I don't feel like going but I already bought a ticket. I just hope and wish that I'll enjoy tonight's affair. I'll try to take some pics coz this group is bigger than the other one. :)

Awesome Site Award

I want to thank my dear friend Lynn for sharing this award. Thank you so much girl, I really appreciate the thought. You really are so nice. :)



I am sharing this to Webloglearner, Ellaine, Twerlyn, Ivy and Bregie.

My new routine...

Now that I quit working, I become too lazy to go out. Its been two days that I didn't go out. I didn't even get the mails in the mailbox coz I don't feel like going out. I just want to stay inside sleeping and arranging stuff. But today I went out to throw the garbage, drop some mails, went to the Asian Market to buy the fresh vegetables and fruits, went out shopping for more light weight maternity pants and bought some ingredients for pochero that I plan to cook tomorrow. I wish my pochero taste as good as my Aunt's pochero coz I really miss it and want to eat it again. I called my Aunt in the Philippines just to get her recipe coz I'm craving for it. I'll cook the pochero tomorrow for the first time and hubby is looking forward to it. He wish me luck for this one. haha This will be my present for hubby when he comes home tomorrow night from business travel.

Anyways, I was thinking of going to the mall but I felt hungry after shopping for my maternity pants so I just went home after I finish buying the things I need for this week. Then I cook mung beans with veggies in it for my meal, watch tv, wash the bed sheet, blanket and pillow cases, arrange stuff in the fridge, wash dishes, clean the stove and the countertop. I still haven't been to the fitness center coz I'm waiting for hubby so I won't be bored while I'm in the treadmill. Besides, hubby needs to exercise too but he stopped going to the fitness center because he said, "it's boring". I think the fitness center is a place where hubby and I can bond together while we're exercising. ^_^

Fill In (",)

A tag from Lynn. Thanks Sis!

My roommate and I once: play cards and cooked dessert for everybody. :)
Never in my life have I: Cheated!
High school was: Memorable.
When I’m nervous: I'm shaking inside but other people don't notice it.
My hair: Now almost reach my waist line. That's because I'm confused if I want hubby to cut my hair or I'll go to the saloon and donate my hair for the cancer patients.

When I was 5: I love going to school.
When I turn my head left: I can see hubby's stuff and Victoria's Secret stuff.
I should be: Arranging and cleaning the living room.
By this time next year: I'll be a mom.
My favorite aunt is: not here. Hehe.

I have a hard time understanding: Different accents, deep english words and even Filipino languages.
You know I like you if: You are down to earth.
My ideal breakfast is: Egg, rice and longganisa or tocino.
If you visit my home town: You might want to come back because people there are friendly. (",)
If you spend the night at my house: You'll know that hubby and I like to spend time with the computer.

The animal I would like to see flying besides birds: Are fish. I think they look cute. LOL!

I shouldn’t have been: Thinking negative thoughts coz it might come true.
Last night I: Went to bed late.
A better name for me would be: Princess coz hubby treat me like I am one.
I’ve been told I look like: Rica Peralejo and Mariel Rodriguez. Hmm Maybe at one time. haha
If I could have any car, it would be: Saturn L300.

Tagging those who are listed in my blog roll. :)

Charice on Oprah Show today...

What a blessed and talented girl. She's at Oprah Show today because Oprah wants to know more about Charice after she performed at Oprah Show a couple of months ago. Oprah calls her the most talented girl in the World.

I know a little bit about Charice life because of today's Oprah Show where Charice talked about her past of what she remember when she was 3 yrs old. It was a sad and traumatic experience for her but her interest in singing made her dream come true. Now she's a star with the help of David Foster. Thanks Oprah and David for helping this very talented girl.

There are clips of today's Oprah Show with Charice in youtube.com. It really made me teary eyed coz she's awesome. Better check it out. :)

Last day of work...

Today is my last day of work. I decided to quit working coz last week I've been experiencing shortness of breath at work. I ran to the basement or bathroom to get the colder temperature. I've been drinking my high protein energy drink to keep me going, chewing ice to keep me cool and drinking water so I won't be dehydrated but it didn't work. Last Friday was the worst day at work. I thought I'm going to pass out because of the heat. It seems that the air conditioner is not working and the heat is killing me. I talked to hubby about it and hubby told me to do what I need to do. Of course, he doesn't want me to be sick at work. He only has one requirement if I quit working. He's thinking that I might be bored at home so he said that he's only requirement is not to be mad at him if I'm bored already. ^_^

I talked to our store manager today and told her that I want to quit. Before I say a word, she already said "Nooooooo!". Then I asked if she knows what's in my mind and she answered No. haha She asked me of what I want to talk about and I said I want to quit working because the heat is killing me. I explained about what happened last week and I think she already knows that it's coming so she said Okay and asked me of when is my last day. I then said "today" and she said okay. She said something that I didn't understand but I didn't bother to ask because I already got the answer. -_^ I think she said that she won't put in my record that I really quit just in case I want to come back. Hmmm She's hoping that I'll go back to work someday and I said I surely will if my baby is already 5 yrs old or if I'm feeling okay. Then we laugh.

Tomorrow, I don't need to get up early. But I have a lot of things to do before hubby comes home from Boston. He's on business travel since yesterday and will be back Friday night. And starting tomorrow I need to go to the fitness center for my walking exercise and find other things to do so I won't be bored here. But if ever I get bored, I have a choice to go back to work. I can cut the hours and choose to work twice a week. That sounds good to me. But for now, I want to get more sleep and take my time to be healthy and fit. I just wish that the baby is doing okay inside my little tummy. :)

Happy Birthday May Ann!

Yesterday, hubby and I were invited for a birthday party of my pinay friend May Ann. My pinay friends and I had a lot of fun coz the birthday girl is so funny. She's making faces and act like a clown which makes everybody laugh out loud. Hubby said it was a loud party. Well, I enjoyed and got tired of laughing. I think my face needs a facial massage from laughing so hard yesterday. hahaha That's the good part of having Pinay gatherings here which I think Pinays abroad miss so much. Here are the photos of yesterday's event.

The birthday girl with her husband and sister from New Jersey.

Sharing the cake to everybody. Ang gulo! haha

I'm just watching them coz the birthday girl gave me a big slice of cake. I should avoid sweets coz it's not good for me and the baby but eating once in a while doesn't hurt, right? Besides, I only ate less than half of it. I gave the other half to hubby. :)

The birthday girl, me and my Pinay friends.

The husbands were watching TV while the kids were having fun playing with other kids.
Bringing home the left overs. Di daw kasi pwedeng umuwi ang walang dala. haha

They forgot the red wine. haha Before going home, cheers muna. Pero bawal akong uminom kaya nakitawa na lang. ^_^

Tired but Happy...

I've been feeling tired and dizzy lately. Hubby and I thought that maybe I need more sleep that's why I didn't turn on the computer for 2 days coz I know that I'll be tempted to sleep late again if I work on my blog. Yesterday I only had 2 hrs of sleep. I went to bed early but then I woke up at 1:30 AM to pee. I went to bed right away but my tummy was growling so I went to the dining and eat something. After that I went to bed again but I can't sleep. All I can think of are the foods in the Philippines that I wanted to eat. How I wish those foods are available here. I haven't been eating vegetables coz I don't like eating the veggies here. I was imagining the Philippine vegetables and how to cook them so I can eat them again. I asked my mom 3 recipes but until now she wasn't able to write it down (according to my sister). So I called my Aunt in Cebu yesterday evening because I miss the foods that she cooked when I was staying in her house. She's a good cook, her recipes are better than the foods in the restaurants. I talked to my Aunt, Uncle and sister for 2 hrs and 20 minutes. They are the ones worried of how much the bill that I'm going to pay for calling them but for me, it's cheaper to ask the recipes than going back to Philippines. My Aunt told me to think that the foods here are better than the foods in the Philippines coz the baby will become weak if I don't eat healthy foods.

Anyways, today hubby and I went to the OBGYN for my monthly appointment. For the first time we heard the baby's heartbeat. It tickles me when I hear the heartbeat coz most of the time I felt like I'm not pregnant because my tummy didn't grow yet. The heartbeat of the baby is 144, very fast like a little animal according to hubby. haha It's amazing and I was laughing while listening to the baby's heartbeat. Though I'm tired but I'm happy. ^_^

I'm back to work again...

Yes, I'm excited to go back to work today after 2 weeks of vacation though I don't like waking up early anymore. The first hour at work was tough. I was feeling weak again and thought I'll end up going home early. I was breathing so hard and feeling thirsty. I took my energy drink hoping that it will help me energize and feeling better. I thought I'm going to pass out. I was thinking that maybe I should quit working and just go to the fitness center for my daily exercise that I need. After 30 minutes, I started feeling okay. But of course, I prayed that I'll be fine at work. Thank God! ^_^