bmx

yesterday we got our new bike. yep as in bisekleta. when we first got here in SG we really think na convenient pag may bike ka. like pag punta ka ng hawker, sa palengke. sa park. besides, safe naman ang mga roads dito. pwede na kame mag bike mula bahay until interchange mwehehehe! we can save ourselves some extra walk. bad trip lang kasi its been raining hard here since yesterday. hindi tuloy namin ma-testing =P

Jeff had it installed with a basket in front and an extra seat for me at the back hehe! pero nde pa nya nako-convince na umangkas sa kanya, natatakot kasi ako =P baka mamaya masemplang pa kaming dalawa hihihi =P

ang sinsal, bow!

since malapit na ang pasko, mas exciting na ang magluto ng masasarap na foodies. as if naman magaling akong magluto di buh? =p well, isa lang akong dakilang alalay ng nanay ko..at ngaun, ng asawa ko.. =D

for Christmas, may plan ako mag luto ng shrimp & pork sinsal. actually, yun lang ang tawag namin ng mommy ko sa recipe na yun. sinsal kasi ang ginagamit namin to wrap the shrimp, pork, mushroom and other veggies. so i bet marami ang hindi familiar sa sinsal. as i said ginagamit yun for wrapping foods, well embutido lang ang alam kong pinag-gagamitan nun and yun ngang shrimp & pork ko. hehehe. so yun ang problem ko ngaun, where in singapore can I find sinsal?? duh ano kaya ang chinese name nun? i googled it kanina and found that it is caul fat in english. alam na kaya ng mga aunti dito sa palengke pag sinabi ko na caul fat?? =d hay, grabe kung sa pinas ako, mahihingi lang cguro ng mommy ko yun sa suki nya.. =D

although meron naman alternative, pero still nde ko pa din alam ang tawag! keinis na talaga. =P
pwede rin kasi yung pang-wrap ng mga kikiam. sabi ng officemate ko, they have a dumpling here in SG that is wrapped in transaparent, edible wrapper called Loba. Not sure lang with the spelling. ipapa-research ko pa yun sa officemate ko na chinese kung ano ang twag dun, if i won't find any sinsal, sana lang makita ko yung transaparent na wrapper na yun. =D

my new camera-phone!

at long last, i finally own a camera phone! yep ngaun lang ako magkakaron ng camera phone. I been taking care of my samsung x100 for nearly 3 years now. but when i got here in singapore..saw some flyers and advertisements.. i said to myself that my next phone will be a Sony Ericsson K800i. last month, twice na kame bumalik sa shop to check out the phone.. until yesterday Jeff finally got a new line and paid for the unit. thanks mahal! =D *muah!*

the phone is actually the cybershot phone of sony ericsson. with 3.2 mp, complete with all the multimedia features kaya ko sya nagustuhan. i am not really a phone enthusiast, gusto ko lang talaga mag upgrade ng phone and i wanted a unit that will last for a couple of years again. =)

i've read a couple of reviews about it, most of them are good and some are not.. whatever the reviews are.. i really like this phone.. sa dami ng pwede kong piliin na phone, wala talaga kong gusto na iba. yun lang hehehe!

btw, this afternoon we went (my first time) to IKEA in tampines. sobrang dami ng tao! as in, sabi nga nami n nila geri parang concert! but we have no choice but bump ourselves into the showrooms..hindi pa nga namin natapos until magutom na kame. we had chicken wings and swedish meatballs! *yummy!* pag balik try ko yung salmon nila =P

we got new stuffs for the house.. dish rack, hamper, quilt (?), some more pillows and sheets.. saka na ulet yung iba.. para me babalikan pa hihihi! =P i like buying things for the house, wish ko lang we have a bigger space para mas masaya db? =)

we are now connected!

at last we can connect to the internet again!
been very busy and pre-occupied.. though I've been browsing through my friends blog entries.. that's the least I can do, natatamad kasi ako mag-post. =p

last saturday was Jeff's birthday.. humma bertdey honey! =D
we just had dinner at Pasir Ris park with our housemates.. teka, nandito na nga pala ang bagong housemate at reyna ng tahanan.. si gewi. she cooked spaghetti on jeff's bday. thanks to her and the other housemates, we enjoyed the "picnic-poker" session at the park hehehe!

nakakainis, wala akong gift sa hubby ko, kasi nabisto nya ang supposed to be surprise gift ko. don't worry mahal, pwede naman pag sabayin ang christmas and birthday gift db? *hugs*

*next time na po ang pics =D

by the bridge

by the bridge
by annasilaran.

Last tuesday we went out with our housemates. we went to the Esplanade and the Merlion Park. The trip was fun,especially that we have Mon around, hehe! we had our something like "post-nuptial" photo shoot =) you can see some of the pictures here.

holidays

singapore celebrated the Deepavali or Diwali Festival last Oct. 21. and since it was a Saturday, most of the employees had their leaves yesterday. That is why a lot of seats are available in the buses and the MRT. When I arrived at the office, the small team that we have became even lesser since some of them were also on leave. hay.. sana hindi na lang din ako pumasok. =p

then tuesday (Oct 24) is also a public holiday here in SG. the Hari Raya Puasa. and I don't intend to just stay here at home. i want to go out. my pinay officemate told me that the Expo is a nice place to visit (kung may atik ka..=P) kasi marami daw sale. but hubby said we'll go to the city. let's see kung saan kame makakarating. =D

lulubog...lilitaw..

sa wakas nag paramdam din ako..=P it's been a month na pala since my last post and I am happy to say naman na I'm a lot better now (compared to my last entry.. hihi)

i've been through a lot for the past month..was not too busy, but not enough time to post a blog. i wonder why? =P

gewi was here for a week..unfortunately i was sick for 4 days that she was here. nagka totoo nga yung MC ko.. kasi I was telling her (while she's still in manila) that I'm planning to have a leave for that week..ayun na nga. natuluyan! then she had to take care of me, while hubby is out for work. pwede ng nurse si tp..pero naman, hindi ako maka-angal and maka arte.. =C ang strikta po kaya?? =D *love u tp!* but honestly.. i am very thankful she was there..imagine sya pa lang ang nag-alaga sa aken na non-family member..(hiya ako =p)

good thing din because we had the chance to chat and talk about things..yun nga lang nilagnat ako ulet after namin mag rotti prata and mag grocery. =P kaya I missed friday night with Jane and papa Regi.. =C during those times we were in Changi hospital.. buti gumaan na pakiramdam ko after namin sa hospital.. just need to rest for the next 2 days.. so the next day, we played cards since bahay lang kame pare-pareho hehehe! =P

ayoko na ulet mag kasakit d2.. ang hirap, lalo na for Jeff..unlike sa pinas, malapit lang sila Mame, Nanay, Auntie and Mamang.. who can always take care of us and assist on other things.. nakaka-miss..

next time ulet..time for bed..=)

some random thoughts..

its late..a lot of things are keeping me awake..
i wanted to cry.. but i know i shouldn't..there's no reason for me to cry..
but my mind just wont stop generating scenes that may or may not happen..
i am afraid.. i just don't know how tough I am..
am i just projecting that I am strong? pretending.. maybe..

i am happy and content in my life..
pero we all know its not always heaven..there would be some reasons in life that you won't be able to control.. na you just have to accept.. what if you can't accept it? that it hurts so much.. then you don't have a choice.. and since you really do love that someone.. the better thing to do is keep quite and accept you're fate..

why do people have to be so intelligent? can't we just be simple and enjoy the simple things in life? why do we have to experience things.. non-sense stuff.. para lang masabi na you lived your life fully.. why does being simple and conservative isn't cool? am neither conservative nor liberated.. just smart enough to know my limits..

i hope i can always protect the people i love from everything that could harm them..
but am pretty aware that I can't..coz they have a life to live too..
they have to experience everything that would come their way to learn..be hurt..and to be strong.

we can't always consider other people..like.. may gagawin ka tas iisipin mo muna kung ano yung ma feel ng ibang tao about it.. for as long as you want to do it, gagawin mo di ba? kasi if you always consider other people, you can never be trully happy. baket kaya hindi na lang maging happy tayo if happy yung ibang tao? sana ganon na lang ka simple..

for all my troublesome thoughts.. I entrust everything to Him.

..work week and eating out @ marina

days passes by so fast.. i was given a task in the office and we were suppose to finish it yesterday. good thing, the 3 of us (newbies) can't make it on the deadline that's why our tech lead moved our progress meeting to next week. how i wish i could pause the time, so i can meet deadlines.. its not easy learning a new software.. especially if you're meant to customize it. =( i know i can do it.. just have to learn it fast..

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Weekend @ Marina

jeffAnna@marina
by annasilaran.

last saturday, we went to Marina South Hawker Centre and enjoyed ourselves to eat-all-you-can seafood-steamboat. our experience here is different coz we cooked our food on our table. we just had a small pot of water over a stove, w/ a sizzling plate. so we cooked the shrimp, fish, squids, chicken strips, beef strips etc. on the spot! in the end we managed to have our "mixed-soup" =D we just don't know how to call it.. we just dumped different dimsums in it, some veggies and some of the crabs! ayos! =D pa-cham na lasa nung soup hehe!
we finished around 9pm. since we we're so full, we got a taxi on our way home =D

bryan's birthday!!

today is bryan's 4th birthday..

bryan is our "adopted" cousin, who apparently, was intentionally left by his mom..and my tito, mame's youngest brother, brought him to our home some time in January 2003. so when I arrived home that night, I was surprised that we already have a baby at home..instant! =D I was asking my mom, months before that day, if she can still conceive a baby.. kasi i felt a longing for a younger sibling.. so my mom, adopted a puppy! hehe! si kulit. then after a couple of months.. here comes bryan.. =D so since then he became our (if not my) responsibility..i would buy him milk, since he was 4 months old then..if my pay wasn't enough for the budget..my parents was there to help =) and for a couple of months, his father, my tito, brings supplies.. but i can no longer remember the the last time he visited his son..except:

• on bryan's first birthday, my tito arrived with a magician for the kids.
• sometime between bryan's 1st and 2nd birthday.. Hindu Ku nay nag matandaan db?
• New Year's day, 2004,2005, 2006. when we're celebrating family's reunion.

im not mad at my tito naman..anyway.. I am trying to understand him why he seldom visits or sees his son. i know that with his job, he won't be able to support his child. besides, maybe it hurts him more seeing his son grow away from him.. so as not to prolong/worsen the agony..he chooses not see him nay lang.. i don't really know..
I pity bryan when I first saw him.. but I felt happy knowing we're having a baby at home. Good thing he had grown up well (I had a second about this). He's the typical playful child. However, since we watch UFC at home..i guess you have an idea how he plays.. =D yun ang past time nya.. when ever my dad is watching tv, bigla nay lang may dadamba sa kanya.. =) he's all time fave movie is Shrekk, recent fave is Cars. We uses to play Beetles cd just to put him to sleep, mga 1 year old sya nito.. as in gasgas nay yung cd sa kanya..

nakaka miss si kolokoy..kasi malambing sya sa aken and takot sya aken!! ayaw nya ako nagagalit. kasi nakita na nya kung pano ako magalit =D ang dialog nya.. "ayaw galit anna!!" habang umiiyak.. hehe! Daddy ko nag aalaga sa kanya, pati si Kuya Ian nya, away bati sila.. and bryan is already acting as a "kuya" to Ariannel, my niece. mas malambing pa nga si bryan kesa ke arian eh.. =P

sana hindi kame iwan ni bryan when he's already grown up.. alam mu yun, sana piliin pa din nya dade and mame ko, kasi I know sya yung happiness ng parents ko, although madalas sakit ng ulo hahaha! =D

by the way, sabi pala ni Bryan ang name is Bryan Cunanan sapwit !! =D

i hope my blogger pa pag laki ni bryan, so he can read this entry hehe! =D

first day hi! =)

my first day at work here wasn't that traumatic.. thank goodness =)

I used to be early on my first work-days..as in, the only day na hindi ako late..=D
that's why I'm always after a flexi schedule at work..but last Thursday was different..I am late for 10 mins. my TL looked at her watched as she approached me at the lobby, smiling. =) its was raining hard that morning in case she would ask why am I late.. hehe! syempre dapat ready sa alibi..=P

our office is cool..at least on my opinion..hehe!
before you get to the work-place you'll pass through the pantry where the billiards table lies at the center..(oops its not used for dining naman hehe).. we can get free food and drinks at the pantry if we want, except those labeled ofcourse =D

my work place is typical..although my TL said we are transferring to a new building in two weeks time.. there are 3 newbies in the group (including me).. the other 2 guys were malaysian and Indonesian.. so eto na ang story, hindi ko trip yung isa.. yung indo.. kasi suplado sya.. whenever I would ask something, parang halos ayaw nya ko sagutin.. antipats! feeling ko din ma ere sya..(i'm being mean now..) he enjoys his ipod nano.. kiber ko! =P

i didn't had problem about lunch kasi my TL called me for lunch..akala ko nga naiwan na ako at first.. but my TL managed to wait for me hehe..kahiya..=P so the group had lunch at the nearby hawker.. kaso when I ordered my food, i thought it was pork yun pala tofu yung nabigay sa aken.. so bitin! pero okay lang.. i've got not much work to do naman.. just have to read articles and tutorials.. =P

so my first day isn't that bad.. hopefully I'll be able to cope up with the environment..
pang international kasi ang team..=D

konting chika..

kamusta naba? =)
eto mabuti naman po kami..naka 1 month na kame dito singapore..at may update ako..mag start na ako sa work tomorrow! =P
hind ko nga alam kung excited ba ako or what.. pero ang alam ko is sobrang thankful ako at nag katrabaho na ako.. kasi nakaka inip d2 sa bahay..naka pag pahinga naman na ako..sinulit ko ang 1 week na tulog until 12 noon.. hehe! sakit sa ulo.. =)

i remember yung post ni gewi about "first days" in work.
based on my experience kasi..it's either i'm having lunch alone or i didn't had lunch at all..=D
saklap db? yun kasi yung nangyari sa aken on my last 3 companies.. so sad.. pero nagkaron na din naman ako ng mga friends after that..=) eh eto sa Pilipinas.. pano na ko dito? =(
i hope may mag aya sa aken mag lunch.. pero ang tanong.. trip ko kaya sumama sa mag aaya sa aken? =(
ano buzz? ang laki ng problema ko..

good thing malapit lang yung office sa bahay..sa Frontline po ako made-deploy..
so sabay kame ni Jeff mag-MRT, I'm off to Kembangan station. =)

hay.. i hope maging okay ang first day ko.. sana hindi ako ma-pressure agad.. *cross-fingers*

tp, pagdating mo dito, penge naman ng konting kalufetan mo hehe! =D

jane, best wishes po sa inyo ni o'neal..=)

together again

"..dream about us together again 'cause..
everywhere I go..
every smile I see..
i know you are there, smilin back at me.."

that's the song that came to my mind when I started this page..
why? cause my hubby's back from the Philippines..

raymond accompanied me to pick him up at the Budget Terminal.
oh how I missed Ilo.. =D *hugs*
dami nya bitbit..kaso iniwan nya yung tocino.. tas inggitin pa kame ni raymond na yun yung lunch nya.. hmpf! =P

this is the longest time that we've been apart since we met..(as far as I can recall)
but for the past 4 days.. i was so quiet.. so masipag.. =D so lonely..
wala yung kalaro ko eh.. can't sleep well din kasi wala yung extra pillow ko hehe! =P
and wala din po ako cook.. grabe all I can cook is pangat and prito. =P
i thought na kaya ko yung boredom pag wala si Jeff.. kasi may mga kasama naman ako sa house..may ka kwentuhan.. grabe pala talaga ang kakulitan ng asawa ko.. nakaka miss din pala..

so now, we're back to normal.. may maingay na naman sa bahay..
feeling ko kasi kaming dalawa lang ang maingay dito.. =P kasi parati kame may discussion..
oh well.. I'm so thankfull he's with me again.. hindi na ko papayag na maiiwan ako ulit mag-isa next time..

* tp, sorry daw po kasi na late si Jeff last saturday..=D
got your book..hope I can finish it in 2 weeks.. hehe! =)

the Big news

the big news is may work na ako!! *clap-clap* *with matching talon*

yep.. i signed already and I'll be starting first week of September.

ever since we came here SG, wala kame ginawa ni Jeff kundi mag online sa JobsDB and Jobstreet.. hubby used to buy Straight Times every morning, browse through the classifieds and in the afternoon..we would rent sa Downtown East for an internet connection. so we can send our CVs sa mga nakita namin(sa newspaper). Buti na lang nandito si Raymond. He's lending us his pc at night so we can save. I remember, first night namin in SG, pinahiram na kame ni Jun(housemate namin) ng laptop, so work na kami agad..

as in everyday we're sending applications. doble-doble na nga eh..
i even used my kakapalan ng mukha d2. kasi i've been sending my application to a certain agency, wherein I can see that I meet their requirements naman.. pero ni acknowledgement email na " we are received your blah-blah.. and are reviewing.." chuva wala man lang.. i searched for the contact details of the company and looked for the particular agent. as in sinabi ko na "I've been sending you emails but I haven't got any feedback from you." oh diba ang taray ng lola.. hehe! eh di in-interview nya ako on the spot. yun nga lang ng marinig ang aking asking salary eh wala daw sila opening for now? hallur? pero anyway.. eh di tinigilan ko sya.. ang impt me closure hahaha! arte. tama ba yun? =P

pag dating namin d2 SG, I emailed Renie(a friend from Citibank) and I was able to talk to him. Sya po ang isa sa instrument why I got this job. kasi he refered me to his previous agency. nakaka tuwa kasi pilipino din pala yung agent, si Ms.Catherine. Nakakatuwa si Ms.Cathy kasi sobrang bilib sya sa kapwa pinoy. She gave me confidence para hindi kabahan sa interviews. Thanks Ms.Cathy! =)

For the first week, we received calls from different companies..agencies for me.. kay Jeff puro mga direct companies which is better db? swerte ko pa din kasi most ng mga tumawag sa aken puro mababait. so wait lang ako ng mga schedule ng mga interviews. then on the second week I attended interviews na..and Jeff became shortlisted already. I'm so happy for my hubby. =) It seems na meant for him yung work nya. kasi he can see himself growing with the company daw. sana nga mahal you'll be able to stay there for as long as you want.

as for me.. simple na lang yung naging desisyon ko.. I chose the job inline with my experience, (.Net), then yung growth, it'll come my way I know.. for as long as i'm doing my best. since its a new beginning, I'll start down below. =)
besides, He has given us all that we have prayed for.. ngayon paba naman ako mag doubt? I entrust to Him everything. =)

ngayon lang ata ako na-excite ng ganito about my new work.. kasi first mejo malapit lang yung office ni Jeff sa magiging office ko.. second, the same yung schedule namin.. so we can walk every morning.. then go home in the evening ng sabay, or at least meet up sa station.. enjoy pa naman kame sa community dito.. so almost a dream come true.. almost kasi dream ko may car kame.. hehe! but still i'm so happy about it. =)

right now im alone here sa room.. i miss my Ilo.. =( uwi ka agad mahal..
nasa pinas sya, taking care of the things we need to settle. gusto ko umuwi pero hindi practical.
he's coming back sunday.. hopefully magawa nya lahat ng nasa list.. wawa naman..
importante sa list ko is yung kikay set ko.. kasi lalo ako umiitim dito kakalakad.. =(
saka na ko bibili ng papaya soap hehe!

hmm... kita-kits tayo? libre ko kayo!!!..... pag sumweldo na ko.. mwehehhe! =D

* I hope that I'll be able to inspire other people to just dream and work hard for it. for as long as you have faith, you'll get it. thanks to all my friends who prayed for us too. =)

A Whole New World

a lot of things of things have changed already and I hadn't had ample time to visit and update my own blog for quite a while.. thanks to raymond, I got the chance to catch up on my friends' lives..and got this new template hehe!

after getting married.. having our own home (a small unit in spacio bernardo).. now we are here in singapore.. yep.. things are happening so fast I can't even think how and where to start my story..

our first two-week stay here is pretty much okay.. although i must admit that it wasn't easy.. we have to adjust especially on the food and transportation. grabe nawala na kaya ako? I missed my bus stop and I'm already late for my appointment.. my fault 'cause I didn't have my map with me. =P

Last sunday hubby and I had our morning spent at the park. at first we were jogging, but since I can't catch up on Jeff(kasi puro ako lakad) we looked for the bicycle kiosk and rented. with that we were able to tour the whole park, with out me needing a nebulizer hehe! =p

hopefully this weekend we can go out and visit places. i want to see the musical fountain. =) yun lang muna.. basta gusto ko lang mamasyal haha! =D

pictures at last!

finally i was able to upload these wedding pictures..
hope you enjoy it. Ü

nothing to worry

ooops! before pa mag worry ang lahat... i'm here na ulet.. just breaking the silence..Ü
thanks geri for posting some of the pictures.. i hardly had time to browse and visit friends' blogs..and I can't relate to AI fever of geri, harbs and ria.. hehe! =D

just for an update..me and hubby are doin fine in our new home.. we moved in last may 6 and it was fun and tiring at the same time.. funny thing was, we forgot a lot of things to bring in our new house. imagine that night, we slept with no pillows, blankets and bed sheets. just the plainmattresss straight from the warehouse. as a result, we suffered back pains we woke up the next morning. lesson learned.. list down the things that you need. Ü

limited time sobra.. have to go peeps, just dropped by to say hi to everyone. Ü *waves-hand*
this is too much ot already.. pics coming up next (super delayed na i know..can't upload d2 sa ofc)

*haven't done with my supplier ratings.. =(

back to blog..este work! Ü

Finally I’m back to blog all the things that went so fast in three weeks time. I’m now happily married to my friend and my partner for life..Jeff. At last! Days before the wedding are my busiest days. Good thing I was able to leave from work a week before the wedding, all the cramming and pressures are now paid off. We enjoyed our day and so did our family and friends, that’s what we really wanted.

Up to now I keep on saying thank you to all my friends who attended, they made our wedding more memorable. A simple thank you is not enough for those people who have helped us through the preparations and on the wedding day itself. Especially to Geri and Raymond who can no longer back out from the plan of coordinating our wedding. They brought our doves (almost lost) to the church. I can’t imagine how our wedding would be if they did not attend. Grabe super thank you talaga. I must admit, we were super tensed (especially Jeff) while we were waiting outside the reception, looking at our guests waiting to be seated. Hay, I had to let go. I told myself, bahala na sila dun. I should not worry and that everything will be fine in the end. Jeff can’t barely smile on our shoot with Ralph. I’ll post the pics agad. Since I resumed work today, think I’ll squeeze in some time to blog chikas from the shower down to batangas get away.

Commercial break:
I’d like to thank my friends who called to greet me..super touched ako. calling me that day and serving as my wake up alarm :P hehe! Someone even traced where our house is, just to hand me the gift and greet me & Jeff as well, since he cannot attend the event. I can’t imagine I’m that worthy.(drama ba?) wala lang.. I really appreciated the thought, the time and the effort they gave just to greet me. For my friends who didn’t care to stand in front and arrange my trail for the picture taking. For my friend who took the first reading, responsorial psalm and the second reading too! to everyone who were with us, present or not, thank you talaga. I really am grateful for having all of you as my friend Ü

*more to come Ü

bakasyon na!

yeba yeba! my last day today here at work..be back after three weeks yoohoo!!
im now on the last leg of wedding preps.. Ü
im so excited! mixed emotions talaga.. no time for pressure ( i hope).. bahala na si batman.. i just want to see my close friends to be there on the big day.. though may ilan talaga na hindi na makakapunta.. =( wala ng dadagdag please..

hay.. i can't think of anything to say.. =D im just so excited really! =D

tp sabay tayo talon talon! Ü

verde island

one of the things that excites me..
just sharing this link.. love the place.. mala-palawan din hehe! Ü
Jeff found an alternative to Bohol and Palawan..
so excited! =D