aftermath

hmmm...mukhang u haven't read the previous letters.hehe...
update-was on the my 1st store, meijer, at 12am last friday and after 5 hours, guess what i
bought?
... a digital picture frame, 2 hood towels for ielle and a purple wrap for daph. nagpuyat
ako for that, got the items then waited 5hrs for the register to open.hehe..
Dapat pipila ako sa best buy to buy dyma's laptop pero it was freezing, couldn't do it.
Instead, when i did finally get in, guess what i bought, 2 sets of cool earphones. Felt
frustrated that i didn't get to buy big items so i went back to meijer and bought mama a
portable sewing machine. Went home, slept for a few hours then went out again to toys
r us. Finally, got to spurge on ielle, bought her 13K worth of toys. The following day was
still shopping day at a chain of outlet stores one hour away. Banana Republic was 50%
off all items, got shades, blouse and pants. Liz Clairborne on sale too so got bag
and shades. Coach was 50% off too so got a purse. Nike on sale so got rubber shoes. But
my biggest catch was a long goose down coat from Eddie Bauer coz the following day it
snowed and i wud've frozen walking to the parking lot. As you can see, my black friday
started weakly but it ended happily ever after. Praise God for a generous sister!hehe..


p.s. sorry sa details.i don't want to forget my 1st black friday so parang journal blog na letter na din sa iyo.hehe..hmm..gawa kaya ako ng US blog for poor recall's sake :)

black friday

This friday, people will be camping out overnight in the snow in queue waitin for 5am store openings. Thursday is thanksgiving and i just found out that black friday means huge nationwide sale! Hundreds of dollars will be slashed from the original prices. All kinds of merchandise. All stores. And i haven't got a clue on what to buy. It is very frustrating! How i wish i have your shopping skills this week! All i can come up with is the 10,000php northface jacket i saw in shangrila,edsa. Gameplan is you're supposed to know what you want from which store then beeline for it when the store opens. The alternative is my newbee plan - go to i dunno pa what store, go around and buy whatever catches my fancy. Haay, opportunity of a lifetime and i have no want or need that i can think of indulging.
Any ideas?

apt and funny!

This blog is a great idea! And the name..hahaha! It is us! Is that a lighthouse in the corner? Did you know that the lighthouse is like an official emblem here? Just the other day at the mall, the chairs at the foodcourt had lighthouse design all over it. Apparently, michigan has historic lighthouses in abundance. So very apt!
Winter wonderland is playing tricks on me. In the land of obese, i lost my tyan in my 1st week of stay here. Hip hop abs na lang kulang, perfect na.hehe..I sleeep for 15hours thinking i still need more. It's like sleeping in coz of the wonderful pitter patter of rain. It's dark at 3pm and the warmth of being under the comforter lulls you more into deep sleep. Plus, no hunger pangs. In dupil, we'd usually cook rice at midnight to go with our spam, here, a meal a day and i feel as if i'm set for the day. These are the surprises i had no hints of at all!
As for the beauty around me, the ponds are starting to freeze, but i still saw a group of graceful swans gliding. They say there are still deers in the woods around us. That i'm looking forward to seeing. In this picturesque place, guess what? A prometric center for a neighbor, walking distance. Prometric is where i will take my exam! Back home, prometric has only two offices, makati and cebu. Here, it's almost beside our home. God sure has a perfect way of reminding me why i'm here. I pass by it every time i go out.hehe..
Oh, i still am looking forward to your treat from your sweldo.hehe..thai silk o abe? Is this the internet accenture job o something else? Sege, update, update...aral time.muah!

winter wonderland

Dearest K,

I thought they hid the tv so you would have no distractions? oh my, that cable plus plus TV would be such a distraction! Be careful, snow white :)

So will you be having a white Christmas? wow. That's an experience that we can only dream of. Please bring a camera with you all the time so that I could imagine the "picturesque" that you're talking about. I am excited for your adventures! Please send a picture of you in winter gear.

I got an email yesterday and I think I got the job. After months and months of waiting, things are finally moving on. Don't know what the terms are yet, but the boss wants me to start working already it seems. Praise God! A day before receiving the email, I prayed that if the job is really where God wants me to be, then He would let them contact me without me following-up on them. Then the email came! Will update you once I get more details.

I have to finish my homework due tomorrow before iola wakes up, so hanggang dito na lang muna. Hope you enjoy our blog format :)

love love,
jo

from michigan

dear bestfriend,

Spent the whole day by myself coz teng is on duty. For the next 8days,while the baby's grandparents are away, i will mostly have the house to myself. They have a huge tv with comcast(cable na maraming plusplus). So you know what to pray for me na.hehe..

Forgot how to compute for GWA. I mean i never did compute for it ever. The flight was ok until the movie mama mia came on.haay grabe,lunok lang ako ng lunok so i wouldn't cry. My ielle moment. That was the only time my heart ached coz God in his graciousness filled me with so much excitement, looking forward to the new experience na i didn't feel homesick. Ay, no more flu..ready to start rigorous study(sana!sana!).

Pag may webcam ka na,nku,gotta hear iola's abc!naiimagine ko na how her lips will curl into a smile while reciting.A so adorable talaga!Went around yesterday and experienced the freezinng cold! If i ever become homeless here,5min lang patay na ko sa lamig! Brrrr! The town is picturesque though. I'm excited to explore the neighboring towns, gotta learn how to use the gps first though.hehe.. Feeling ko i'm off to college again, away from home. Anyway, my number is still the same, nag work ang roaming! will get a new fone tom coz i forgot to bring ericson charger. txt kita once fone is up and running.

sege,gotta go! tnx for the mail!muahhh!

greetings from the philippines

Yesterday i asked aj if you found a new best friend there already. He said i should give it at least a week. hehe. i was just teasing him, of course

how are you? i hope no more flu and feeling better. how was your flight? pls dont forget to send me your ofw number

School started yesterday for me. Its so funny because we're only 2 students in the class. I have to be super alert, attentive and participative. Mahirap pa naman magbigay ng exams ang mga prof ko for this class. I only have 3 units for this sem. 2 units semestral, then 1 unit for the 4th quarter only. Got my grades na rin sa last sem. It was so much better than what I used to get in med school, but, I have to admit I felt sad pa rin when I saw my grades. By the way, how do you compute for the GWA UP-style?

iola is sooo cute reciting the alphabet. While we were texting that night, she was in her crib, reading a book about the letter B. All of a sudden i heard her recite the whole alphabet!!! It was pretty amazing. na-record ko but beginning from letter G lang. Now she does it all the time, even supplies the missing letters when you stop. last night, she cut her lip again when her foot slipped sa rails of the crib and i'm not sure if she bit her lower lip of if she hit the wooden rail. it bled and bled. traumatic pa naman for me ang lips. ang tagal bago nag-clot kasi she kept moving her lips! i pray it won't scar.

my tremors haven't stopped. putting it together with my palpitations, i'm thinking i should have my tsh checked again. please keep me in your prayers. you know me naman

o siya. dito na lang muna. have to finish my laundry before iola wakes up. where oh where is the helper i've been praying for?

will be getting that webcam really soon...

love lots,
jo