It's back!

My luck is back! I will get my visa tomorrow and will leave this Saturday. Yahoo!

I also just booked my ticket to Brussels. Finally!

See you gals/guys in CPH!

Excited. Excited. Now I have to study and do my assignment...

How worst can it get?

The bad luck stays and today was even worst than yesterday. I could not understand why this is happening. Sorry but could not get all the details out yet. I am just too crushed to even tell the story. But yes, it is related to the visa that I NEED to get that I couldn't. There's a workaround for me to still earn that diploma despite POSSIBLY missing a module. BUT flying now is the ideal solution. It's just a great and rare opportunity to miss.

I hope there's something positive that will happen tomorrow.

I badly need a cheesecake. Can someone serve me one?

My Mentos Moment

"Sabi nga nila kapag minamalas ka talaga.... "

Last Saturday, I was driving along Paseo De Roxas. I received an SMS from 2 colleagues asking for an approval on something. I texted back giving my go ahead. Upon crossing Ayala Avenue, I got a business call which I know is related to the SMS I got minutes ago. I relentlessly answered it while driving. I think I lost focus than seconds after I am supposed to turn right. I then hit the car on my right (and actually dragged her) causing damage to her car and mine. The sad part is, I am driving with my twins and the yayas. It's a hard lesson learned that I should NOT use cellphone while driving. They are very safe though. But unfortunately, I am driving the Sportivo that we just bought a month or 2 ago for us to resell (we are having second thoughts though of getting it and sell our sedan instead since it's more practical to have a bigger car especially when we travel with the kids). The insurance has expired and since we initially intend to sell it, we didn't think of getting a car insurance. This means, I will pay for the repair of the car I hit and the repair for the scratches on the 2 door panel of the Sportivo. A very expensive lesson for me.

Then, there's this issue on my visa being released on time. I am leaving this Saturday and I just got the approval at 3pm today that my visa was approved. I was told that my visa won't be released even if I give my passport tomorrow. What?! I am sincerely hoping that the 3 days working days visa processing rule can be relaxed a bit so I could get my visa this Thursday (no releasing on Friday). Good luck to me!

Lastly, a classic Mentos moment...

I am wearing my new peep toe shoes I bought in one of the markets in Bangkok some weeks ago I got 3 pairs by the way. I don't know what's up with number 3 but I also got 3 pairs recently in Nine West and 3 pairs from Charles and Keith (my post earlier). It was a steal price of about Baht 200! I think that's around P300 only, if I am not mistaken. Since it it my first time to wear it, I never thought it could be that uncomfortable- plus the fact that it's a 3-inch heel which I am frankly not used to. The heels broke! That cheapo! I don't have a spare pair in the office but I have a pair of Havaianas in the car which I use for driving. There you go, it will probably help! I just have to manage to walk up to the car. I taped the heels and walked on my toe until I reached the lift! Thank goodness, our office is just located right next to the mall! I got a pair of gladiator stilleto from Maldita that I already fancy before. It may not match my corporate look today (although same color as my skirt) but at least it is something that I may still use next time. This mentos moment cost me almost 10x as the price I paid for the peep toe shoe that I thought was a steal!

So there...

I sincerely hope the bad luck will go away....

I am still breathing!

Yes, I am still alive. Been inactive for a month. A lot of catching up to do. So what kept me busy? Work, and Work-related Travels (Jakarta/Bangkok- I'll blog about it more next time), some catching up to do with Sean and Sophia who runs after the yayas instead of me (sigh) and some quality time with Che too.

I still don't have my Schengen Visa and no approval received yet. Sigh. I am panicking since I'm leaving on the 9th (in a week's time!). I tried pulling some strings at our Danish Consulate (ours because our office manages the consulate here in Manila) and hopefully I'll get my visa just in time. I intend to extend my stay and visit Brussels, Bruges and Amsterdam (meeting up with my dear friend/lunch buddy Tina). But before i shout for joy, I need to secure that visa and purchase my ticket from Copenhagen to Brussels! :)

We've moved office after we came back from Jakarta. I love MOA! hahaha. I know, nagiba ihip ng hangin. I hate MOA before because of the crowd especially if you visit the mall on weekends/holidays. It is just soo iritating. BUT I love it now because of the convenience (shopping and running errands during lunch and after office), less traffic once you cross Roxas Blvd, more fresh air, more choices for food (although more expensive lunches!), no queue at the lifts (and no switching of lifts from parking to office), and no queue in restaurants. I'll try to post a separate entry on this when I have time.. :)

Sean and Sophia are growing up too fast. They are building a personality already (i think!). They grab things they see and takes extra effort to stand up and walk! I find them still very adorable (of course, I am the mom!). They're turning 9 months tomorrow and I'll take a day off to spend time with them and rest (I need it badly now). Here's their latest pics. Look at Sean's porma, cute! And look at Sophia, she already has a clip! :)

Morning Rush

What does it take to be a busy working mom? Imagine these….

We wake up 5:30am to leave the house at 6:15-6:30am to drop off Sato to school which is also located in Makati.

Sean and Sophia wakes up early too so that means while we dress up, we have to watch over them play (especially when they start squeezing each other's face). When worst comes to worst, they cry for simple reason that they want to get out of bed. And that means we have to carry them while we are busy fixing ourselves and getting our things. I think we have perfected the art of multi-tasking here.

In the process, I do mistakenly pick-up things or often forget to handover stuff to the yayas. For several occassions, I have brought with me a tv remote control (you’re reading it right!), the twin’s new vitamins, bibs etc.

Today, what did I carried with me to work?


Hilarious! :)

One could never have enough

Last Sunday, we transit via Singapore on our way to Jakarta. We only had 40 minutes for layover. We arrived just in time for boarding. We rushed to Charles & Keith to check out if there's anything nice. In 10 minutes, I got myself 3 pairs of shoes and a bag! So I had 7 pairs of shoes with me for a 3-day stay in Jakarta...

*the new ones are the brown snake skin shoe on upper left, pink in lower left and the white sandals in lower right.

I was feeling tired yesterday so I had to de-stress. Shopping is always a good theraphy (everyone should agree on this) and so I rejuvenated myself by purchasing these shoes at Nine West.com

I love it! It's so in! I like the black too and it fits perfectly in a pair of skinny jeans or on a dress. Good luck to me though since it is my first time to wear a 4 inch heel.

I tried below at NW in Glorietta and it fits perfectly.

I am not a fan of this type of heels but I like the white leather and gray suede combination.

I'm so excited to receive the package. Anne, holler when you receive it ok?!

I bagged this! Tina also got the same. It's a cheaper version of Chanel, I know, but we still love it!

I always have a hard time finding a shoe that fits here in Manila so I have a good excuse here. ;) I just have to close my eyes when I receive my credit card bill.

Europe Travel

Since I will be travelling to CPH for the course I''ll be attending in SIMI, the thought of side trip within Europe after every module dawned into me. It has been one of my regrets that I didn't travel within Europe after the first 3 modules of my trips to Copenhagen back in 2000-20002. It's the thought of travelling alone the reason that I didn't pursue the side trips. And thus, Anne and I were only able to travel to Paris and London. It was not a bad choice after all! Paris and London are the two cities that I absolutely love! So moving ahead, I want to visit Italy! I have been convincing Che to go for a Euro trip and he doesn't seem to reciprocate. Hmp!

So I have been thinking, should I go even if it means leaving him behind? Will I enjoy it still?

I guess the CPH gang has been to different places that's why it is difficult to arrange a trip, also considering a schedule that will suit all. So hello, calling any travel companion (makonsensya kayo... ) ?! Females only please...

Here are the top places I'd like to visit... London and Paris already a check!
http://www.bestvacationrentalsonline.com/top-10-european-travel-destinations.html

Added on the wishlist are Florence and Stockholm!

Schedule: August 15, Oct 3, Nov 21 and Jan 30 onwards...