my two loves together

Balut and lamb. My dream has become a reality. You would most likely never see these two together in one plate. But this week, thanks to Jenny and Pam, my dream has been realized and I could happily burp like a sailor that night.

before the stretching starts

I am honestly terrified of getting stretchmarks. Not that I am being too touchy about the whole idea of stretchmarks. Its just that my family has a history of unsightly stretchmarks. My brother has stretchmarks from him weight gain and so does my mom from bearing kids.

Came upon this product at SM department store and trying it out for a bit. Just so happy that options like these are available. A friend of mine also suggested a Burt's Bees product. Still have to check that out for myself but only God knows when I can get myself back to Manila anytime soon.

So here's to keeping my hopes up that this works. Or else my sides are gonna look like Wolverine's scratching post.

My little kasoy

It never ceases to blow my mind how technology can bring life to you one step closer. A blessing in every sense of the word.

Yesterday we went to have our ultrasound check. It was beyond words to actually see the heart beating, much less listening to it. I could see the little hands and umbilical cord. God's miracle in something so tiny. As Joey called it, "kasoy" or cashew nut.

9 weeks and a day in. Amazing...

Gonna miss you, partner!

Jing finally left for New York to join her hubby. After more than 5 years of waiting, I think, she is where she belongs and everyone she left behind will just have to make do without her around anymore.

I guess this not only means an end to a great badminton partnership, but days of missing one of the best friends that I have. We've been through a lot and I guess I'm also happy that I found my life partner before I got to see her go join hers. I would have been even more devastated.

But such is life. You live, learn, love, grow and bond. But letting go is also a part of it. Letting go in a bad sense, but also in a good way. Painful and sad, but thats life. Its not the end for us. Just a big change.

Here's to Jing and the Big Apple. Hope we get together sometime soon. 'Til then, thank God for roaming and Jan (our angel).