As the coming new year approaches,
may your belly be always full,
your pockets always stuffed with cash,
your head always spinning in from alcohol,
and may you always land on a warm bed with somebody you love!
There's a light of hope,
there's a light of hope,
in our minds and in our hearts,
I'm glad to find what you were looking for in life,
the joy and peace of life!
But most importantly,
may you find happiness and contentment in everything you desire.
So lets party like its 1908!!!
God Bless us all!!!
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Monday, December 26, 2005
PARENTAL ADVICE
After making a bad decision, has anybody told you that someday you are going to experience being a parent? I got a lot of that when I was in still with my parents, and they remind me each time I come home at dawn after a party, after I haven't come home after a day, after not going home for two days, after not coming home after 3 days, and almost everytime that I upset them. Those were troubled times for me. I knew that they were right, and if they had a heart condition I could make them drop dead the second I make that mistake. Good thing that my grandparents on both side only have diabetis!
Teens nowadays have a hard time digesting the facts of life. They take for granted all the things that they spoon feed us. Perhaps because they know that it will take years for them to face the problems that we adults are experiencing. (Yes, I'm an adult...but it doesn't mean I'm fully matured!) It seems that "live for the moment" is the motto of this generation. But that is only one way to look at it. There are always two sides of the coin. Whatever happened to "look forward into the future"? We always miss the meaning of "goals" from" dreams".
After having a week old baby, I too have go back to all the wisdom that my parents passed on to me. It is not true that all the things they said, (most of them came out of anger) went in one ear and came out of the other. No. I have always kept them in me. I just haven't applied them yet.
Thanks to everyone who wished us well these holidays. You can catch us online almost every night. Have a Merry Christmas and a meaningful New Year!
Ciao!
Dennis, Lany and Diego (don't you every call me Dieg-dieg! ok???)
Teens nowadays have a hard time digesting the facts of life. They take for granted all the things that they spoon feed us. Perhaps because they know that it will take years for them to face the problems that we adults are experiencing. (Yes, I'm an adult...but it doesn't mean I'm fully matured!) It seems that "live for the moment" is the motto of this generation. But that is only one way to look at it. There are always two sides of the coin. Whatever happened to "look forward into the future"? We always miss the meaning of "goals" from" dreams".
After having a week old baby, I too have go back to all the wisdom that my parents passed on to me. It is not true that all the things they said, (most of them came out of anger) went in one ear and came out of the other. No. I have always kept them in me. I just haven't applied them yet.
Thanks to everyone who wished us well these holidays. You can catch us online almost every night. Have a Merry Christmas and a meaningful New Year!
Ciao!
Dennis, Lany and Diego (don't you every call me Dieg-dieg! ok???)
Sunday, December 25, 2005
MERRY CHRISTMAS
This is probably the best Christmas gift that a person could ever ask for...but ofcourse there is always the PS 2! Joke!
Today is not only Christ's birthday, it is also my Honeys day! Happy Birthday Honey!!!
'yun lang po at magpapadede pa ako!
Merry Christmas to all!
From,
Dennis, Lany and Diego
Today is not only Christ's birthday, it is also my Honeys day! Happy Birthday Honey!!!
'yun lang po at magpapadede pa ako!
Merry Christmas to all!
From,
Dennis, Lany and Diego
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
FIRST TIME PARENTS
There are a lot of things that happened to us in the year 2005. We got married in January, Lany got pregnant in March, I passed the drivers test last August, we bought a car before September, and now we have a new baby in our life! God is good because we are blessed with his love, and He takes care of our us. (Is this really me speaking???)
My wife labored for more than 24 hours. Lets see if I can remember it...
December 17, 2005
6:30am - After coming out of the toilet she discovered that she is leaking...oh-oh! its the first sign that she'll deliver! She decided to stay at home to observe herself. I'm glad that shes a nurse!
10:00am - I told Grace and my colleagues at work of what happened at home and they all said that I should take her to the hospital. After the first Vaginal Egg Collection the news spread inside the Operating Theater and our IVF consultant and friend Dr. Mooza told me that I should bring my wife to the hospital for a CTG (I don't know what the hell CTG stands for. At first I thought that its one of those "Counter Terrorist Unit" like the one in "24") CTG is a test to monitor the baby's heart beat.
10:30am - In Bahrain, I was taught to drive like a Bahraini by my driving instructor Mr. Yousif. He taught me everything he knew, especially his motto "When in Bahrain, drive like a F1 driver..."Its his version of the "When in Rome do as the Roman's do" saying. I rushed home to pick up my wife.
11:30am - Mama Pajama wasn't in a hurry to deliver so we stopped by Mega Mart in Manama to pick up a few essentials.
12:30pm - Lany was admitted to Ward 16. She is definitely going to deliver!
2:00pm - I left work to be with with my wife.
6:00pm - Went to Geant to pick up more things for our stay at the hospital.
8:30pm - I headed back to the hospital from our apartment carrying a lot of stuff.
10:00pm - I went to hostel to do the laundry... because they don't let the husbands to stay in the ward overnight.
11:00pm - Dr. Malati told her that they might give her a medicine to induce labor. She has been leaking for more than 12hours now, and she needs to take an antibiotic to help her.
December 18, 2005
1:30am - It's my sisters birthday! Happy Birthday Babs! Lany called me because they will be bringing her to the delivery room. The baby has come down near the cervix about 60%, but her cervix has only dilated about 1.5cm. Induction of labor is still an option but they decided to wait for a little more time. Good thing that I was a staff at the hospital, otherwise they wouldn't have let me inside the labor room.
3:30am - The baby has progressed about 80% and her cervix is now 2.5cm. There was a cute doctor who helped rapture the membrane. At this time I went back to the hostel to do more laundry while we waited for the right time. Phsycho therapist should really recommend laundry to patients because it relieves stress.
7:00am - Still no baby. The pain of labor is now taking its toll on Lany. She is now taking Nitrous Oxide to kill the pain but she is still dilated 2.5cm!
8:00am - She has progressed from 2.5cm to 4cm. Now she is steadily opening up, but the pain becomes more as the contractions become more frequent.
10:55am - She delivered a 3.2Kg baby boy who scared us to death when he didn't cry. They assured as Diego was going to be ok, but I had my doubts because there were 4 nurses attending him plus a pediatrician. I saw my boys body turn blue and I almost cried. They tried everything to make him cry... after a minute we heard a cry. He sounds weak so he was rushed to the NICU for further observation.
Many thanks to the Nurses and Doctors of the OB department especially Dr. Amal for delivering the baby, Ligi, Mary, Sister Annie and to the others who helped us. God Bless you all!
more blogs and pictures to come! stay tuned!
My wife labored for more than 24 hours. Lets see if I can remember it...
December 17, 2005
6:30am - After coming out of the toilet she discovered that she is leaking...oh-oh! its the first sign that she'll deliver! She decided to stay at home to observe herself. I'm glad that shes a nurse!
10:00am - I told Grace and my colleagues at work of what happened at home and they all said that I should take her to the hospital. After the first Vaginal Egg Collection the news spread inside the Operating Theater and our IVF consultant and friend Dr. Mooza told me that I should bring my wife to the hospital for a CTG (I don't know what the hell CTG stands for. At first I thought that its one of those "Counter Terrorist Unit" like the one in "24") CTG is a test to monitor the baby's heart beat.
10:30am - In Bahrain, I was taught to drive like a Bahraini by my driving instructor Mr. Yousif. He taught me everything he knew, especially his motto "When in Bahrain, drive like a F1 driver..."Its his version of the "When in Rome do as the Roman's do" saying. I rushed home to pick up my wife.
11:30am - Mama Pajama wasn't in a hurry to deliver so we stopped by Mega Mart in Manama to pick up a few essentials.
12:30pm - Lany was admitted to Ward 16. She is definitely going to deliver!
2:00pm - I left work to be with with my wife.
6:00pm - Went to Geant to pick up more things for our stay at the hospital.
8:30pm - I headed back to the hospital from our apartment carrying a lot of stuff.
10:00pm - I went to hostel to do the laundry... because they don't let the husbands to stay in the ward overnight.
11:00pm - Dr. Malati told her that they might give her a medicine to induce labor. She has been leaking for more than 12hours now, and she needs to take an antibiotic to help her.
December 18, 2005
1:30am - It's my sisters birthday! Happy Birthday Babs! Lany called me because they will be bringing her to the delivery room. The baby has come down near the cervix about 60%, but her cervix has only dilated about 1.5cm. Induction of labor is still an option but they decided to wait for a little more time. Good thing that I was a staff at the hospital, otherwise they wouldn't have let me inside the labor room.
3:30am - The baby has progressed about 80% and her cervix is now 2.5cm. There was a cute doctor who helped rapture the membrane. At this time I went back to the hostel to do more laundry while we waited for the right time. Phsycho therapist should really recommend laundry to patients because it relieves stress.
7:00am - Still no baby. The pain of labor is now taking its toll on Lany. She is now taking Nitrous Oxide to kill the pain but she is still dilated 2.5cm!
8:00am - She has progressed from 2.5cm to 4cm. Now she is steadily opening up, but the pain becomes more as the contractions become more frequent.
10:55am - She delivered a 3.2Kg baby boy who scared us to death when he didn't cry. They assured as Diego was going to be ok, but I had my doubts because there were 4 nurses attending him plus a pediatrician. I saw my boys body turn blue and I almost cried. They tried everything to make him cry... after a minute we heard a cry. He sounds weak so he was rushed to the NICU for further observation.
Many thanks to the Nurses and Doctors of the OB department especially Dr. Amal for delivering the baby, Ligi, Mary, Sister Annie and to the others who helped us. God Bless you all!
more blogs and pictures to come! stay tuned!
Monday, December 19, 2005
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Wednesday, December 14, 2005
ULAM DAY 5
We didn't cook anything on day 5, we took home some food from the birthday party. Masarap talaga ang libre! =>
ULAM DAY 4
Sorry late na ang mga updates ko. Marami kasi kaming lakad ng mga nakaraang araw. Anyways, day 4 ay very pinoy ang ulam namin. We had Ampalaya Guisado with pork. This is one of my wife's special dish. We also had the chance to score Magnolia Ice Cream after
church. Wala ng mas malaki pa sa pint dun sa nabilan naming cold store e. We are planning to buy more ice cream next week kapag naligaw ulit kami dun.
Monday, December 12, 2005
ULAM DAY 3
One of the best part of being married is coming home knowing that there is a hot homecooked meal ready for you. My wife cooked a lovely Beef and Mushroom dish. It taste like just like Lengua (Ox Tongue). It makes me wonder what todays dish will be?
Saturday, December 10, 2005
ULAM DAY 2
We forgot to take pictures of our
'ulam for the day", thats why I used a few tricks of my own on the fried daing na bangus. The bulalo is our left over from last nights dinner at Borakay. Yes. They spelled it with a "K". We promise to do better tomorrow. Lany will be cooking something with beef...sana lang hindi corned beef! hehehe!
Take a good look at the bangus, and you'll see different images like a lion, or a vagina. Take your pick!
Friday, December 09, 2005
ISANG LINGGONG ULAM: "LONGANISA AT ITLOG"
After browsing the blogsites about food, we decided that we dedicate this week for food. Think of this as a reality show ok. We are not going to showcase freshly prepared fiesta food. We just want you to see what a real life home cooked meal looks like. Because not all of us have the time and inspiration to be a chef.
Todays brunch is last nights overcooked Pampanga's Best longanisa with fried egg and overnight rice (ito daw ang right translation ng Bahaw). For the on the go couple, there is nothing like an easy to cook sausage and fried eggs. Considering that we are both on a day off, we managed to still be lazy and stay in bed. No need to over indulge our palates, a simple dish will do.
Tomorrow, we'll be featuring another dish...erm...we'll see what we have. Got no plans yet. But I'm sure that it will be as delicious as todays dish.
Thursday, December 08, 2005
PARA SA MGA HALIPAROT!
May nahanap ako na mapapagtripan sa internet kung wala kang magawa. Might be the best questionaire in Tagalog ever. Check this out http://www.tristancafe.com/quizzes/kerengkeng/
Tuesday, December 06, 2005
SURPRISE SURPRISE!!! (NOT!)
Our blogsite didn't make the final cut of the Philippine Blog Awards! And I am not surprised why. I don't even see the reason why I was chosen as a semifinalist for photoblogging anyway. All I can say is that there are more important issues than being the hottest blog of the year. Just as long as there are people like you who still reads my stuff and ok lang!
Our baby is coming soon, and we are very excited to see him. I've been keeping my driving skills in constant practice and our car in tip-top shape for the big day, and I hope that everything will run smoothly. Today we'll be picking up the baby crib at Mothercare. Thanks to Sarah and Hamad!
more pictures to come!
Our baby is coming soon, and we are very excited to see him. I've been keeping my driving skills in constant practice and our car in tip-top shape for the big day, and I hope that everything will run smoothly. Today we'll be picking up the baby crib at Mothercare. Thanks to Sarah and Hamad!
more pictures to come!
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