Cockroach in my Iced Tea!

The above title says it all. I want to share with all of you what happened during lunch yesterday... for people who hates or are afraid of cockroaches, be warned! hehe..

Friday is our lunch out day. For this particular lunch out, we initially thought of eating at Wham! burgers in Shangri-la Mall but since some of our teammates wanted to try this new restaurant named Cibreo, which was also located in Shangri-la Mall, we decided to join them. Most of us ordered their combo meals which included grilled chicken, choice of pasta or rice, a slice of pizza or salad and a glass of iced tea. They started serving us our iced teas while we were waiting for our food to arrive. My iced tea was served last and it was contained in a bigger glass than the rest. One of my teammates wanted to exchange her iced tea with me since mine had more but greedy as I was =), I didn't agree. So then I took a sip, that was when I felt something inside my mouth. I initially thought it was a seed from a lemon or calamansi but when I spit it out, that's when I saw that it was not a seed but a COCKROACH!! YUCK!! Good thing I did not swallow it otherwise I wouldn't have known what it was. Anyway, I called the attention of the waiter and told him that there was a cockroach in my iced tea. He apologized and took my glass and replaced it with another. When he came back with the new iced tea, he said that the cockroach came from the ice. Just like that, they didn't even offered to exempt me from paying my meal after I had almost swallowed a cockroach. I was cautious after that. I couldn't help thinking that maybe the new iced tea they gave me or even my food might have a cockroach again. Needless to say, I didn't enjoy my meal and until now I still feel disgusted and could still remember the feeling of that cockroach in my mouth.

So, I vowed not to go back to that resto and to discourage anyone who might want to try to eat in that resto. And that is also why I am blogging about it. I hope a lot of people get to read this.

You might wonder why I didn't make a scene and called for the restaurant manager and demanded to have a free meal or whatever it is that a person should do when they encountered something like that. Well, thinking about it now, I realized I should have done something about it. But it's not yet too late, I can still discourage you and alot more people not to eat in that restaurant.

The end.

Trisha's 11 months old now!

We're bad parents.. =(

Tet and I forgot that it was Trisha's 11th month birthday yesterday. We were not able to buy her a cake. We don't really have a reason for forgetting. Anyway, it's not yet too late to buy her a cake today.

She's growing up so fast. She talks a lot and now knows how to say "mommy". I think that's her favorite word now. She keeps on saying "mommy" especially when it's getting late or when she's sleepy. She also enjoys walking although we still need to support her. We know whenever she wants to go for a walk because she points to her shoes and says " shs...". =)

One more month to go and we'll be celebrating her 1st birthday! Time flies.. I miss the times when she was still a little baby. Those times when all she does is eat and sleep. Now, all she does is eat, sleep and play. hehe..

A Former Colleague's Daughter.. in need of help

I learned from one of my former colleagues from my previous work that another former colleague's daughter has this rare condition wherein her baby has difficulty breathing (that other former colleague just gave birth last August). I think the condition is also known as Ondine's Curse. Apparently, it's a very rare case even here in the Philippines and it has no cure yet. The former colleague gave me a site wherein a friend of the other former colleague wrote a blog about it and was appealing for financial help from friends. Maybe you're confused with all this "former colleague" stuff I have been babbling about.

Anyway, if you are a former colleague from that previous work of mine, then you might know the person I am talking about. So if you want to help then you may want to check this link http://janisv.multiply.com/journal/item/26/Baby_Hannah_and_Ondines_Curse. For those who just want to help, you can also find their contacts in that site.

Finally, I have a baby who's now turning 11 months old and I am very very thankful that she is well and healthy. So I'm appealing to you to pray or offer financial help if you can to that former colleague's baby. She will need all the help, be it financial or prayers.

Life is short..

I saw a woman collapse on the street yesterday morning around 9:30AM. That was the first time I witnessed that kind of an incident firsthand. She was unconscious and I didn't know what to do. My initial reaction was to ask for help from the Security Guards in the building where I work since I knew she was working in the same building based on her uniform. The guards quickly carried her to her company's clinic and that's the last I've seen of her. I do not know how she is now but I hope she's in a better condition.

After seeing that incident, I couldn't help but think that life is really short. I've always known that fact but it became more real when I saw that woman fell flat on the street for no reason (she was walking, on her way to work). Anyway, it made me realize that our existence in this planet can end in a blink of an eye. But knowing that death can be just around the corner doesn't really scare me. I'm not afraid to die because I know all of us is headed in that direction anyway. I just don't want to die yet because I want to grow old with my wife and see my child grow up, get married and have her own kids. And I know I still have a purpose in life that I haven't fulfilled yet.

Another thing I noticed from that incident is that people are generally good. When that woman collapsed, there were people ready and willing to offer help without expecting anything in return. FX drivers stopped to offer to take her to the hospital, the guards carried and brought her to the clinic. It's at times like these when you see ordinary people go out of their way to help people they don't even know. Somehow I felt bad that I wasn't able to help as much as I wanted to. =(

Hon..

I want to make a quick entry before I end my day. It's half past 12 midnight and I need to get some sleep. I have been sleeping late and waking up early for the last 3 days due to a training that I need to attend to at work.

Anyway, this entry is about my 'hon', now my wife and the mother of our child. I think I'm not telling her enough how blessed and grateful I am that she's the one I am spending the rest of my life with. So I want to take this chance to tell every one who will be reading this what I want to say to her..

"Thank you hon for almost 8 years of being together and counting. Thank you for sticking with me through all these years. We have been through a lot of happy and sad times and I give you all the credit for it. Thank you for being patient with me, you are the only one who really knows me inside and out. We're at this point in our relationship wherein we don't necessarily need to talk to enjoy each other's company.

I especially want to thank you for doing an excellent job of taking care of Trisha. I've seen how you have taken such good care of her from the time she was still in your womb up to now. You're really a wonderful mother to our baby. I guess it's because you have a great relationship with your mom which I can see now between you and Trisha as well. She's blessed.. no, we're blessed to have you.

I know we have only been married for over a year but we have been together for almost 8 years and I am looking forward to years and years more with you. I promise that I will stay passionately in-love with you the way that I have been from the time you said yes almost 8 years ago.."

Trisha...

It has been almost a month since I last had an entry in my blog. I have no valid reason for not writing, only that I was too lazy. hehe.. I have so many things on my mind right now that I do not know where to start. I had not been busy with work lately (I mean for last month) which means that I had more time for my family. I'd come home earlier to spend more time with my wife and baby.

Speaking of my baby, she's 10 months now. Time really flies. I could still remember the first time I held her in my arms and now she's growing up really fast. She's more active now and is starting to learn how to walk. She also talks a lot although we couldn't understand most of what she says except for 'dada', 'daddy', 'tetet' and 'ate'. Yeah, she calls her mom by her name (tet) and not 'mommy'. I'm really crazy about her and it's really difficult for tet and I to leave her every morning when we go to work especially now that she already knows how to show us that she wants to come with us.

How I wish we could just stay at home and be with her everyday while she has not yet reached school age. Having her has really changed our lives and she's really a blessing and we can't describe how happy we are that God gave us such a precious gift.

Since that will only be just a wish, for now, we just want to spend as much time with her as much as we can. And enjoy her at this stage because she will never be a baby again.

I know she will get to read this someday and I want to let her know that Mom and Dad loves you very very much!