my holy week

march 27

bought a new JVC 21" flat television for myself & rayne's ofcourse. it cost me more than my budget because i let myself get swayed by the sweet-talks of the JVC sales rep. it's got cinema surround sound, a detachable booster box & an ECO sensor {auto-adjust brightness dependent on the surrounding's lighting}. way too cool for a tiny room though. got it at 0% interest installment, payment via credit card.

april 2, holy monday

our office moved towers at the same building. we are now located at the 27th floor, 7 floors lower. it is HUGE. the new noc room's 4x bigger than the old one. we have our own pantry complete w/ microwave & toaster ovens, a refrigerator & a sink. a 29" flat screen tv was setup at the corner. the office has 9 wide flat screen tv's at the north wall for our network monitors & ofcourse, cnn, & another flat screen at the conference room. finally, a breathable office for our chaotic life as service desk analysts {amongst others}.

april 5, holy thursday to good friday

workmate lea's parents were out of town during the holy week so we decided to crash her place that night. khaye, april & myself headed to paranaque after our midnight shifts. the booze & chow were free so we didn't bother buying anything along the way. when we got to lea's, she had already started on fundador w/ her younger brother at their porch. we settled ourselves first, ate light dinner, chose which alcohol to drink & joined lea & her brother at the porch. khaye & myself had white wine, april had her mix of sprite & vodka. we babbled about work, sex life, drugs, alcohol, long distance relationships, failed relationships, virginity, gay relationships & what-have-you. it was so fun that everyone was able to 'ya know, speak so candidly about each others' lives & it built a relieving bond between us four girls who just happened to be colleagues at work. we gave up drinking when the sun rose & rested & chatted & gossiped some more at lea's room. we headed home at 10 in the morning. fun fun fun! {pictures to follow}

april 8, easter sunday

woke up late in the afternoon. rayne's pool was laid out at the garage already filled w/ water. i missed her first indoor pool experience. i remember mom waking up but i truly couldn't open my eyes. i was too darn lazy to wake up. so as soon as i got out of bed, i gave rayne my attention & dressed her up for another swim. nicole joined my darling daughter & it's noticeable that rayne's absolutely enjoying the water!

my mom, ate anna & nicole planned to watch a movie & they asked me to drive them to the ever gotesco. earlier, i had plans to take the whole family out to an all-you-can-eat restaurant but my dad was reluctant due to the price it could cost me so he stayed home. my brother was jamming w/ his band at home so he wasn't available either. so i just asked mom, sis, nicole, my 2 cousins, my daughter & her yaya, to go to dinner before the movies. we ate at max's restaurant. i was supposed to go home w/ my daughter since the rest were already going to the movies but her yaya seemed frantic to watch as well! it was impossible to drive home w/ no one else to hold my daughter during the ride so we joined them instead. so there goes my daughter's first movie! ai ai's comedy flick 'ang cute ng ina mo' was the title. the kids loved it.

indoor swimming