UGG in Baguio City

 I have been longing to wear ugg boots since I first saw them. They're very simple yet they look so stylish. i could imagine how my long legs would look sexy wearing them. Oh well, reality check: ugg boots are worn during winter and unfortunately (?) we do not have that season here in the Philippines so when the husband and i decided to go to baguio, i thought i would be my chance of wearing one.

Enough with ugg boots.

You might be pissed off why I shrugged off ugg boots when my post is entitled ugg.hahahah funny me. I entitled this post ugg since I will be talking about UGG. UGG stands for Upper Ground , unit G. UGG is our first venture on real estate and gian and I are so up and giddy about it.

Last 17 february 2012, gian and I went to baguio to check the unit and at the same time attend the PMA Alumni Homecoming. I'll be posting another article on Revisiting Baguio City some other time so watch out for that. Anyway, Gian and I were so excited because it is our first time to invest in something big, yes, 1.13M is already big for a young couple like us. 

We left cubao around 4 am of 17 and arrived at baguio City around 10 am. First stop was at Goshen land Office at kisad road. Gian settled everything from the move in fee, the utilities and all the other stuff that needs to be processed while I just sat and observed everything that is happening around the lobby. I felt like my king is prepping everything for his queen! Ang ganda ko!

Busy people at Goshen Land Office

The plan was to inspect the unit then leave so we can make gala in baguio city. Afterall, it’s in this cold city where our love story started. But as always, travel fatigue and laziness has taken its toll on us and we just found ourselves sleeping in each other’s arms in our new found crib.

Of course I felt like I have to wake up and take pictures for my not so documented life’s sake.

UGG is not that big but it is already furnished with a dining set, a refrigerator, an electric stove, a flat screen tv set, hot and cold shower and a wash area. Our objective in buying this unit is not for our own use but for business. The building is located at the back of St Louise University thus the target clientele will be the college students so UGG is accordingly designed to be used not as a residential condo. Hay, ansarap na pla maging college student nowadays. Buti pa sila!

the husband. so tall. so mighty.

the wife. so wife.hahahaha

 Oh wait! UGG stands for another thing though:

UBER GWAPONG GIAN! 

my Uber Gwapong Gian!

Love love love!

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Conventional is history, hello myo

I have been wearing conventional braces since june of 2008. I have a class III bite ever since a child so when I entered PMA, I was advised to wear one. For the first two months, I only wore braces on my upper denture but my dentist gave me an appliance that is to be worn on my lower denture. She calls it “platform” . she says that  have to bit it so that my upper teeth will be pulled out and at the same time push the lower denture in. 

Here’s how my bite looked like during the first months I started wearing braces.

My visits to the dentist weren’t regular so instead of wearing the braces for only two years, I wore my iron gates for three and a half years. i was always busy. i didn't fail in any pft. i was just busy. no reactions allowed.:)

The slow transition because of infrequent visits to my dentist

It came to a point when i considered looking for a new dentist since traveling from Mindoro to Baguio has been causing me too much hassle and a good fortune. My dentist said that if I am to transfer then I would start from scratch. Scratch to include the check up, Xray and of course, the dreaded 40k payment. I had my mind set on the expenses but it’s still a big amount and is not a joke considering how unstable our finances has become. My husband and I actually had a shopping free holidays. How bad that was for our first holiday together as a couple. In short, we were broke. 

With that my dentist offered that she could remove my conventional braces and replace it with MYOBRACES. Myobraces looks the same as what pacquiao wears in his boxing bouts.hahahahaha it’s made of silicon and I have to wear it at least two hours in the morning and then overnight. The myobraces is very convenient on my part since I don’t have to traverse the four express ways of Luzon just to have my elastics replaced.

Meet myo

Here’s what I looked like when I first wore the myobraces. Gross.

On January 4, 2012, I went to visit my dentist at Session Road. She made baklas of my braces and at first, I felt like my teeth would fall off my gums. Having titanium brackets for quite some time have already made me feel used to having something to keep my gums and bones from their natural growth.

 Weeeee! I feel so free! To all my friends and cousins who are not so vain, if you are interested on wearinjg braces, feel free to contact me so I can give you my brackets. Each bracket costs php500.00 and I have twenty pieces so using mine would really cut your budget short. :)

How Short is Short

According to the head of the Non Academic Department (NAD) of CSS, i can keep my hair long for us long as i will use a hairnet. Ok. There you go. Ok na sana kasi pumayag na ang kapitan. But then again, I can't please everybody and unfortunately not everybody is fond of seeing lady officers with her hair tied in a bun.

The bun actually makes our faces neater but just like anything else, it has its down sides. 

1. As I initially said, most of the male officers are not members of my beauty fans club. They'd rather want to see female officers looking like lifeless lesbians than female officers looking like ladies. There are some things they can't get over with. hohum

2. Admittedly, having long hair tied to a bun practically consumes quite some time fixing it. I spend almost 30mins of my entire day fixing it. It's ok to have it if I am managing my own time but not during training. The bad thing is, i have to tie it up even if it's still dripping wet from the shower so as not to be late for formations and first calls.

despite of #2, i was fine and dandy having a long hair. cutting it short is also fine with me but first, i just wanted to clarify if i can keep it or not during my basic course. i am willing to oblige naman with the regulations but to be fair with myself, i approached the NAD.

I got a go signal from the head of the NAD but the assistant commandant of our school is not cool with it. He asked me about the provisions of our hair. I answered him with that i know and he said that i have to provide him with a printed copy of what I have told him. If I can't produce it then i'll have to have my hair cut short. Darn, he's making a big deal out of it. 

Complicating things is not my cup of coffee because i know that every thing I say or do, they will just roll it into a big ball of endorsement. so, this morning, i went to the nearest salon i could get and complied with the old man's tantrums.

not that bad after all.:)

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remembering our courtship days:) <3

Commuter's Notebook: Cabanatuan Edition

after everything that's been said and done, i finally found my way to joining the Engineer Officer's Course (EOBC). the reporting date was last tuesday, 30 Aug 2011 and the course will be handled by the CSS, TRADOC located at Camp Tinio, Cabanatuan City.

will be scouring this place for the next three months

cabanatuan city is a 3 hour drive from manila but what believed to be just a short drive became a long, tiring and challenging five-hour adventure because of:

1. im supposed to be picked up at eight o'clock but our ride arrived at nine o'clock

2. there were only five of us but our luggage was enough for ten people. maybe this is just normal for a three-month long course.

3. we were apprehended by a police enforcer for violating a certain regulation which i do not have any idea about. i don't want to further elaborate because it's very humiliating and embarassing.hahahahah

4. the barracks where we were supposed to be billeted are still occupied so we didn't have a place where we can leave our stuff.

5. our sundo back to manila will be back after 2 hours pa so we're stuck in an unfamiliar place.

after registering, we had a three-hour lull time. dull moments. the problem is we do not the place and we were all tired up from waking up early to waiting for so loooooooooooooooooooong and of course the energy draining travel from manila to cabanatuan.

after our very late lunch (four thirty in the afternoon) we decided to just check in in the nearest hotel that we can find. so funny that we were apprehended in front of the one and only hotel that we saw in cabanatuan. that hotel is no less than:

hahahahaha

despite its reputation, the hotel was really true to it's claim that it is "so clean...so good" and that it has good air conditioning and strong wifi connection. lei and I shared in one of it's rooms so that we could freshen up while waiting for our sundo. i was able to take a nap and lei enjoyed the wifi connection with her new ipaaad1. good for you bonkie.:)

here are our photos:

ang sarap ng smile ni ate

 this shot was taken in a carinderia just outside camp tinio. we had our super late lunch there

our ride was a trisikel and we were dropped off at the hotel's parking 

istudyante blues

my shoes are so kyuuuuuuuuuuuuuutt

bonkichoinx: partners in crime

dapat daw nakaganito na ang kamay mo sa mukha pagkalabas mo ng hotel. in our case, papasok pa lang, nakaganito na.

one last thing , the only good thing about our commute was that after registering for the course, we were told  that we can go back home  and "kanya kanya muna  kme" until  sep 7, 2011. yahoooo! that's one whole week of relaxation and .... boodling.hahhahahah life, oooooooooooohhhh life!

December_in_September

let's celebrate!

everybody is so excited about september. for me, september is just the start of a much more exciting celebration: Christmas! they say, "it's the most wonderful time of the year". i say, " i second the motion". it's amazing how the weather dramatically turns cold and yet, the season keeps the atmosphere warm

i remember last year 01 sep 2010, i was a firstclass cadet at PMA and i was posted as Cadet Assistant Mess Officer (CAMO). the camo oversees running the mess hall to include the distribution of food for the cadets and the officers present as well. not only that, the camo also has the choice of what music she wants to play while the whole corps is having it's mess. last year, i took the chance of welcoming christmas by playing the jolliest christmas songs i have in my lappie. i even prepared a separate playlist for that specific guard posting. i downloaded at least 20 songs before i posted. pahirapan pa ang internet nun. what i would do for christmas.hahahahha

when we were firsties, a giant christmas tree is placed in the center of yap hall

i love christmas but we don't celebrate christmas per se at home because we believe that it's christmas all year round. the part of christmas which sweeps me off my feet is the warm feeling of spending time with family and loved ones. christmas eve is celebrated with our respective families and all of us gather for the very festive new year celebration at our house. so christmas tree for us is actually a symbol for new year celebration. weird? well, that's us.

when i was a cadet, errrr, i meant, the moment i joined the military, i didn't have the luxury of going home as frequent as i would like. so as much as possible, whenever i get to go out of the academy during september or october break, i volunteer to initiate setting up our christmas tree. oh how i love this activity!

bare back or bare tree?

decor shopping. see the price tag? forget about the price tag

the tree when first set up. it gets more beautiful as christmas nears

 last year, i was not able to set up the tree. i was the most junior officer in our unit so automatically christmas and new year celebs are not for me....

 but...

this year, i am out of the unit for schooling and i'll have a long break by december...

so...

 how about this for an early christmas gift for myself? :) i am totally broke today but i know for sure that money can't buy happiness and that my new year will be very happy.

merry christmas everyone!

alone again

i thought i will be spending my long weekend with my dear husband. we had everything planned from day 1 to day 4. i have even prepared the clothes that we will be wearing for the whole weekend. it's just so frustrating how things change so fast.

sunday afternoon. we were at the mall for grocery and family day out when gian received a message telling him that he has to report back to zambales at 9 o'clock of the same day. how i wished he had just turned off his phone and never have read the message. stupid and selfish you might say but it was what crossed my mind at that moment.

i have been in the military service but until now, i still hate it when siga people would just throw things away. in a snap, they want everything to happen the way they want it to be. sad but we are all helpless. we can't do anything about it.