Category Archives: Memories

Childhood Friends

February 19, 2010 7:27 AM , Leave a Comment ,

I was browsing FB this morning and I came across two people who were very close to me when we were still at the age of 6 and 7 years old. They were my childhood playmates. I lost track of them when I left to stay with my parents and continue my primary school and secondary school in Saudi Arabia. I still remember that we used to write snail mails before, but I guess writing isn’t that fun especially if you can find good friends who can stay with you all the day.

 

I haven’t seen them both for a long time.

 

Except for Playmate #1 who were able to keep in touch with me before I left to Qatar. We had dinner at Antipolo and had dates with 2 guys who happened to live in the same subdivision where we live. After that, I lost track of her again. But during my Friendster days addiction, we were still exchanging messages every now and then and she was shocked because she found out that I got married thru viewing my photos. Well, she shocked me as well because that time she just broke up with her long term boyfriend who chose his career over love. I consider Playmate #1 as my childhood best friend. She’s currently working at one of the best and famous company who holds a big name in let’s say “nutrition” in the Philippines and I’m so proud of her for making it this far. She had grown successful in work and beautiful young lad – and I think she’s happy and content with her love life right now. I can see it in her smiles.

 

Playmate #2 is now engaged with her long time boyfriend –  I think. Saw it in her photos in FB. I miss this girl so much! We haven’t talked for like ages. I can’t even remember the last time I saw her in person. Come to think that we used to play every afternoon in their house that I used to stalked out of the house and escape the afternoon nap time just to play games with her. But we have different perspective in life. I’m a person who can stay in the house all day and can watch cartoons, while she’s type of person who can stay out with friends and mingle with different people. Well that’s what I think. She has a strong personality and she forgets while I don’t. We used to be close, much closer that Playmate #1, but then again our friendship is not special I guess. I don’t know where she’s working right now. I don’t even know where she is. But I know she’s happy with what life has given her.

 

All I can say is that I surely miss both of them and they’ll always be my childhood friends.

Posted in: El Oweini, Memories

Finally Engaged…

February 11, 2010 7:00 PM , Leave a Comment ,

Today sets the engagement day of Hubby’s sister.

 

I’m sad because we’re not there to witness one of her special events in her life. The wedding is set on the September 2010 if everything falls into place, Insha Allah – God willing. We’re trying to work out a plan as early as now if we could attend the celebration or not. We have a lot of things to consider. I’m really praying to attend this wedding. Hubby’s sister the last girl in the family who will get to be wed, then it’s his brother’s turn. For brothers it’s okay not to attend the event since it’s a guy thing you know, but for us girls, it’s like a must for us to share the joys of being married. Insha Allah really we can do something for it.

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Our vacation to Philippines is this coming November. We have to consider first our savings for our vacation. We’re not sure if we can afford to attend the event if it’s only a month apart for each travel. I’m not sure if the airlines will still allow us to pay half for Julia’s air fare ticket, so that’s one thing we have to consider.

 

If everything falls into place this end of the month, I could like save 2 months for that event. For now, we need to save as much as we can for our vacation and then we’ll consider attending the wedding.

Posted in: El Oweini, Family, Memories, Vacation

Bb Julia Turned 6!

May 11, 2009 3:57 AM , 8 Comments ,

Wow! Time flies so fast. My baby’s halfway already and in a another 6 months, she’ll turn ONE! Yesterday, we went out to celebrate Mother’s Day and Bb Julia’s 6th MoBday (month + birthday). This I think is the loneliest MoBday for Julia. This is our first month with Mommy, huhu! As you all know, she went back home since her VISA has expired. We’re thinking (fingers crossed) Insha Allah (God willing) we’ll take her back after 3 months. But that will all depends if we failed to take my eldest sister here to baby sit Julia.

As your baby starts becoming more active, he’ll appreciate comfy clothes. Opt for soft fabrics that won’t chafe him as he moves around. Loose, stretchy, and breathable clothing will provide your energetic little one plenty of wiggle room.
Avoid clothes that have rough or scratchy seams; long ties, buttons, or bows (which could be a choking hazard); and anything else that gets in the way of your baby’s sleeping, crawling, or playing. Source

And of course, here are some photos to share.Bb Julia by 6MyBabyMyBaby

One of the things Bb Julia loves to do durint the day is to watch her favorite show which is DORA THE EXPLORER. One of her Godmother gave her a CD for her to play on during the afternoon. The problem sometimes – actually most of the times, is that she’s always fallen asleep while I’m playing the show for her. Not bad for a good start right? I can see that her favorite subject will be RECESS and LUNCH Break, hehe!WatchingDora

This was the part in Dora where Mosimo, the bag will sing his part “BACK PACK… BACK PACK…”BackPackSong This is what you called LAWAY!OmJuliaOmJulia

The candle that wasn’t even lit up last night.6thCandle

Because my Baby is now a Lady. Thanks to – again, one of her uncle for the Jumper dress. She looks like she’s going to pre-school already. The only problem was that she kept on licking the buckles of the dress.Dress1Dress2

That’s it for now. You can view all the photos if we’re connected in FB.

Posted in: Baby Julia, Birthdays, El Oweini, Memories, Motherhood

Bb Julia Turned 5

April 15, 2009 10:33 PM , Leave a Comment ,

How your baby’s growing:

Your baby can’t express his emotions in the same complex way you can. Although he can clearly let you know when he’s happy or unhappy, his ability to demonstrate his love and sense of humor is just developing.
As your baby gets older, he may start to cry when you leave the room and get excited when you come back in. He may also raise his arms when he wants to be picked up and give you pats on the back.
And you’ll probably see him getting your jokes — he’ll laugh at funny expressions and try to make you laugh too. Keep the laughter flowing with your silly faces!

Last Friday Bb Julia turned 5 months. Time flies so fast. This will be the last month that we’ll be celebrating it with Mommy. She’ll be leaving on the 25th of this month and up until now, we haven’ find any solutions on who will take care of Julia when she left.

BIL arrived a few weeks ago, so we decided to visit City Center Doha to enjoy the view.

Here are some photos to share.

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Blow your candle Bb Julia!

We went to Coffee Beanery to drink coffee while waiting for Hubby.coffeebean

I will miss my Mom!

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I’ve uploaded dozens of picture already on FB.

Posted in: Baby Julia, El Oweini, Memories, Motherhood

A Long Update

March 18, 2009 2:15 AM , 1 Comment ,

Marhaba! Hello!

Well, the fact that I’m back from hiatus is that I’m currently sick! Sick of this migraine that I have as I note down updates for my blog…

So first things first – currently off from work right now. Its past 2 AM here. Bb Julia’s sleeping already while Hubby went to his friend’s house to play billiards and to get mind off from work. I might as well put my mind into something rather than watching TV. Our TFC hasn’t been connected yet as we speak since I forgot to pay the bill for this months’ fee – hehe!

This morning – actually yesterday morning, we went to the Health Center for Bb Julia’s scheduled booster shots. We arrived late unfortunately. First come first serve basis, we were on the 46th while they were calling baby #24! Hubby decided to leave since he had some errands to finish. Bb Julia’s weight reached 6.91kgs – Masha’Allah! I forgot to ask her height measurement since it doesn’t really matter that much. When it was her turn for the booster, I wanted to go out the room and wanted to let Mommy take her instead, but she fell asleep on my chest while waiting for our turn. So I don’t have any choice but to take her myself. She woke up when I placed her on the bed for the check-up. The funny part was when the doctor was trying to open her mouth – Julia was like stopping the doctor for doing that, haha! She kept on pulling out her tongue, so the doctor smiled at me hopelessly – kulang nalang siguro kurutin nya si Julia sa inis. She cried immediately after the nurse injects the first booster on her right leg (ouch!). She turned red as expected and continued to cry out loud after the 2nd injection on her left leg. She stopped crying right after I carried her for comfort. It’s really so hard to see babies cry for you know that got hurt for the prick of the needles. When we arrived home this afternoon, she was like shouting and playing and was in good mood. Hubby fell in-love with Bb Julia’s holler since this was the first time he heard her play alone. We decided not to give her bath today since we’re expecting a slight fever coz of the booster shot. I changed her clothes and she fell asleep for 5 hours continuous – and we all fell asleep as well since we woke up so early. That’s the reason why I have a sever headache!

What else? Aha! May golay! I can’t decide on what to do whenever I logged into my laptop. I need to log in FB & FS to check updates from my friends and aside from that; I also need to check on "Bookie" (my FB Pet) and to groom her as well. Nakakaloka! So many things need to do online. Well, of course tasks are not on the list AT ALL! It’s been a while since my last opps. Don’t know how to get more tasks! So sad on this part! I tried to sign up with other PPP but I don’t have any updates from them. That 100% means – I’m totally not approved! Better luck next time then.

We received good news from back home; we’re expecting to see my BIL within this month. Insha-Allah! And we’re still waiting for good news for my sister as well.

I just realized now that snail mail is still sluggish! I just received the long awaited package sent by a dear friend of mine whose currently residing in Richmond, Canada. After 2 months! It’s a welcome baby gift for Bb Julia. Will take a picture of it and will post it here again. I’m still waiting for my Etsy order that I’ve purchased a month ago. The seller confirmed delivery last 17th of February, if my friend sent the package last January – this means my order might come next month! This sucks! Thanks God for the emails! WWW rules!

I’m still not finish reading New Moon. I feel bored now because of Edwards’ absence!

Enough for the updates. Need to grab tags and do MM entry. I’m so late for this! Thanks for everyone who cared to drop during my nonexistence. I really appreciate your time!

Ciao!

Posted in: El Oweini, Memories

Baby Julia Turned 4

March 11, 2009 1:41 AM , 3 Comments ,

Researchers believe that your baby can now understand all the basic sounds that make up his native language. Between this time and 6 months of age, he’ll develop the ability to make some of these sounds, which means you may hear the words you’ve been dreaming about, namely “mama” and “dada.” While child development experts say it’s too early for your baby to connect those sounds with you, that won’t make hearing them any less exciting.

You can encourage your baby’s attempts at communication by mirroring or imitating his expressions and sounds. He may try to imitate you, too. Say “ba” and he may try to say it back.

Reacting when your baby makes noises or tries to say something will help him learn the importance of language and better understand cause and effect. It’s great for his self-esteem, too: He’ll begin to realize that what he says makes a difference.

Will be posting pictures later. Need to upload and put watermarks first.

Will goo back tomorrow for work, so better not forget to upload photos of Bb Julia’s 4th month.

WARNING: Photo Overload

Hi, my name is Julia! I’m 4 months old. My onesies were given by Ninang Mojo and Ninang Ceejhay! Thank you for all the love and care for Bb Julia. We’re so blessed to have good friends like you both. FRIENDS FOREVER!

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With my Papa Abed. My ever look-a-like!

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This is what you called – SHY TYPE.bbjulia14

Alhamdulillah, at this age she can hold her bottle while watching Showkids. So far, her favorite is Rollie Olie Pollie and Little Einstein.

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Playing alone with Tatty Teddy.

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with Ninang Ceejhay bungisngis to the maximum level!bbjuliawceejh

with Ninang Joana – her English Teacher in the future. Our grammar corrector, hehe!bbjuliawmojo1

Ate Mims, before she left to Philippines for a week vacation.

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Just finished uploading photos on my multiply account. Alhamdulillah for this wonderful day and I thank of course Mother dear for the food that she prepared for us. Next month, will be Mommy’s last month to cook for her month-day. For sure, Julia will miss her. Mom’s been a big help for us – and really I can’t imagine myself without her.

Posted in: Baby Julia, Birthdays, El Oweini, Family, Memories

Hello Blog World!

February 25, 2009 2:51 AM , 1 Comment ,

Just a quick updates concerning:

WORK – obliged to work this coming Friday since there will be a slight change regarding our working schedule. That means, I’ll be on duty from Friday to Monday night. Don’t know if I’ll be able to blog hop during those days. That means as well that I have to spend more time with Bb Julia until Thursday night.

HUSBAND – just bought me a new abaya and was not satisfied with my Valentines gift. I’m sad because there’s no stock of leather wallets in Zara right now. I’ve asked one of the staff to notify me right away once they have it before Hubby decides to fling out the wallet into the trash, hehehe!

Bb JULIA – just turned 3mos and 2wks. She’s growing up so fast! Habitually awake until 3:30 am – lucky us if she slept around 2 am, and will wake up around 1 pm and lucky again if she’ll wake up 3 pm. A long sleep for Mom as well. She cries less than before. Will call out if hungry or just made poopoo. Cries when she feels irritated or plainly tired of playing alone with herself. Can say short syllables like “gha”, “nye” (meaning she needs milk), “mi” (I think this means Mommy), “ghing” (I think she’s saying my name here, being as Jheng), “dr” (I don’t have even a slight idea what this means) and “hmm”. And finally, I can proudly say that she can recognize me and her Papa’s face already. How? She will stare at us first and then she will bring out that cute grin ever. Alhamdulillah! Thanks God!

MOMMY – will be leaving on the 25th of April. We’ve already booked her flight a few weeks ago so there’s really no extension this time. So as early as now, I’m panicking already as to who will look over Bb Julia while me and hubby are at work. Crying-out-loud!

FACEBOOK – well, I’m addicted with PET SOCIETY. Hubby and I challenge ourselves with the GEO CHALLENGE. Unfortunately, he outrun me by having the top score and was ahead 2 steps from me. Shocks!

That’s all for now.

I hope I’ll be able to blog more tomorrow. No task given, huhu!

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