Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Updates...

Okay, okay... I'm falling back into the habit again. Darnit! I've been procrastinating around making updates to my BLOG lately. I dunno why.

Anyway, let me just start off by gushing over my little angels again. Since my last entry, I've seen my babies 3 more times! First was last September 22, when I went to their house after work.

Matt was just so cute! He showed me how he's become a Big Boy! He'd dance (which was, basically, jumping up and down incessantly) and sing (in gurgles and screams) whenever he'd hear a fast song being played on the TV. He also ran around after his cousins, pulled my hand to go somewhere and behaved himself. He became more familiar and comfortable with me. He'd always try his charm with me (which, always works!) and snuggle up next to me when he wanted attention. Really cute!

Auie, or Luisa, on the other hand, has gained a little more weight. She's no longer as fragile as before, but is still precious, nonetheless. She's definitely showing her personality now. Like her parents, she's very headstrong. If she doesn't get what she wants, she'd scream her head off (not literally, though!). And it's definitely hard to put her down to sleep! But it's still so adorable the way she looks up at you with those big, expressive eyes, as if she's studying your features, down to the last details.

These kids are really worth every trip I make to Cainta (which is quite far from where I live). And I am quite honored and priveleged to be their Godmother. Yes, both Matthew and Luisa are my Godchildren! Luisa has just been dedicated last Saturday, October 1.

Speaking of going to Cainta, I met an accident last September 26 (Monday) on my way to Cainta to interview our prospective maid. My car got pinned between 2 Delivery Trucks along Amang Rodriguez Avenue in Pasig City (which is a shortcut to Marcos Highway).

You see, I was already at a Full Stop before the intersection of Amang Rodriguez and Ligaya Street, when I suddenly heard a BANG and felt my car lurch forward quite violently, which caused me to hit the Delivery Van infront of me. The rear bumper of my car was crushed, the trunk badly dented and damaged (I can't open it anymore), and the tail-lights cracked. That was just the rear-end damage. My front bumpers were forced into the front grills and into the engine from the impact to the metal bumper of the Delivery Van infront of me. Thankfully, I was able to get out of the accident unscathed, just shaken and confused.

We were already in the far side of Amang Rodriguez, towards Cainta, and the Traffic Enforcer who assisted, wanted us to go to the Philsports Arena Compound (ULTRA) where we have to file the Police Report. I was still shaking from the accident and I was very afraid and apprehensive about driving the car all the way to ULTRA, which was quite far from where we were, just to file the Police Report. I was scared that the car couldn't be driven that far after it had been damaged as bad as it had been. With the counsel of my cousin, I just decided to make arrangements with the 2 other drivers with regards to the settlement and payment for the damages. I made sure that the Traffic Enforcer signed all the documents, just in case I would need it.

I was able to get an Estimate for the Damages already, and it's going to cost around PhP 55,00.00 to repair the damages made to the car! My goodness! Fifty-Five G's! Good luck to that Driver who crushed my car!

At the Homefront, everything is far better now. We used to have a maid who was more like a Master than a Household Help! She refused to do the dirty work at home. She'd watch the TV day in and day out! When my Sister and I listed out the things she had to do (just the basics), she panicked and called my Aunt to tell her that she quit! She also had the audacity to shout at my sister and me when my Aunt came over to dismiss her. The nerve of that woman! My goodness! She stayed infront of the TV longer than the time she actually spent cleaning or just plain doing the household chores! Plus, she smoked in her room a lot, that when she left, the room stinked! It was definitely a good riddance to bad rubbish!

Just last Saturday, after Luisa's Dedication, we were able to hire a new maid. A referral from Juliet, the Nanny of Matthew and Auie. So far, I am very pleased with her performance at home. You can never see her idle. She'd find something to do. She'd rearrange things, fix the cupboards in the kitchen, sweep around the garden, wash clothes, anything! And we never had to tell her what to do at all! She had the initiative to clean around! Whenever I'd invite her to rest and watch some TV with me, she'd refuse and prefer to clean up! As a reward, I treated her out to a movie last Monday Night.

Today, I volunteered to do Overtime for a Colleague who is sick. I'm actually in pain at the moment. My lower back, around the hip area, has been experiencing sharp, piercing pain since I got out of bed. I can't walk, bend, or just plain move, without feeling intense pain. I already went to the Company Clinic to have a brief check-up. The Doctor-on-Duty just gave me a Pain Reliever to make things a little more comfortable for me while I work. He also advised me to go to Makati Medical Center tomorrow to have a Urinalysis to find out if I have an infection in my Urinary Tract. Hope I find the time, though.

See, I'm going to bring the car to the shop to have it fixed, and then, go to the Land Transportation Office to have the cars registered for the year. I haven't even gotten enough sleep yet, and I already have a fully packed day! To think I still have to go to work in the evening! Tough luck!

Well, that was essentially what happened during the 15 days that I haven't been updating my BLOG. Hopefully, I wouldn't take that long to update again...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

grabe naman yun Jelaine...ang haba...pero im happy that you sent email about mik...i spent the entire night reading her blog about her wedding...

nobela naman itong blog mo..hahahaha..cheerio