Chillax Sunday

Went to the pre climb meeting of Piknikers last night. Kakainggit, meron silang Mt. Daguldol traverse habang iwan ako sa bahay :( oh well..

Anyway, today is a Sunday, and all babe and I did was to chill. We got up at around 11am, ate brunch, waited for Pacman's fight and decided to ditch it with so many spoilers in FB. Ok, so Pacman won, big deal :)

At the moment, we are watching "The Cat", a Korean horror film with babe ditching out a lot of parts (haha!).. More updates in a little while :)

Updates and Realizations

Just a few updates after the last post I had.. I was able to accomplish the remaining exams for IELTS. It was held at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Ortigas. Hopefully, everything will go well. The scores will be posted on the !8th of November.

After the exam, I met with my baby hubby in Galleria. We went for a quick stroll and looked at some baby strollers. We were so impressed with the attending salesman for Baby First. I think his name is Joselito. One thing is for sure, babalikan namen ung stroller na un. The price was very reasonable and it was already a set - car seat and stroller in one.

We then set off to Fairview. We visited Kuya's grave. Kuya, btw is babe's deceased nephew, and his real name is Denzel Gabriel. We met ate along the way, shared stories when we got there, and ate merienda back in ate's house. Babe cooked spaghetti and it tasted good. Ate also served ung favorite kong bico, with the sweet sauce that I am not sure what it was called. We slept afterwards (parang baboy lang.. haha!)

Sunday, babe was in the mood for cooking. He cooked me beef sinigang which was absolutely scrumptious.. er.. delicious na lang.. hehe! We chilled all day long, and the day after because it was also my first day in the graveyard shift.

Speaking of shifts, I am starting to feel Gabe more. Maybe because he hates my shift, or sa madaling araw lang talaga cia naglilikot, I am not sure. I just have to make it a point to rest when needed and that i drink plenty of water, and eat when I am hungry (which is lagi na lang :)). We are currently on the client specific training. Our trainer told us that training will last for 3 weeks. So far, the environment is pretty relaxed, to the point of boredom, but overall well.

I also applied for site sponsorship with page.ph and I got approved. So far, I am at the start of the process. Good thing, I have friends who have sense when it comes to blogging. :)

I am hoping to add more entries in the coming days. I need to sleep pa muna ulit. :)

One Down, Three To Go

Just finished my speaking test today. Hopefully everything will go well. My interviewer was Malcolm Gamet, and I think he is British. The rest of the exams will be on Saturday. We can do this, Baby Gabe!! Yosh! :)

A Wiggle From Within

I finally felt baby Gabe move!

This is one milestone that i will forever remember. The date is November 1, 2011. This came a surprise as I was having a rough day at work. Baby Gabe must have felt that and gave mommy reassurance that everything will be alright. Guess what, it worked. The feeling was so pleasant, I can't think of any adjectives to describe it.

I am now looking forward to every movement our precious darling will make. I am pretty sure daddy is too. :)

Examination Day

When I had the interview for Siemens (an ATOS company), I was told that the batch I will be in will be deployed to the Towers Watson account. One of the requirements that they need is for the employees be IELTS certified.

IELTS stand for International English Language Testing System. Simply put, it measures ability of one person to converse, understand, and use the English language. The organization who manages it are the standard when it comes to measuring the how effective we are when using the language. IELTS also is a requirement when migrating abroad, either for academic or residential purposes. It comprises of 4 exams, namely, Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking.

And so, our batch is on our 2nd week. I am to take the speaking test on Thursday, the 3rd of November on the British Consulate, and the rest of the written exams on Saturday. Given the scores that I got from our written test exercises, I am kind of anxious as to how it will turn out on Saturday. I also need to make sure that I don't blank out on Thursday during the speaking exam.

Wish me luck. I know baby Gabe is adding more luck on my side. This is another step, and as Maya always say, failure is not an option. :)

Unemployed - Not!

So I wrote about resigning and quitting my job. True, and it has been almost three weeks now that I am without a job.

Realizing that we won't be making the savings that we planned for with just babe's salary. The best solution - me, getting a job, ASAP.

I hitched a ride with babe one day and decided to pass my resume to his office. I figured, if I don't get in, I could still let my resume circulate until I get something. Due to favorable circumstances and the strength of my memory (haha!), I was able to pass the test, the language assessment, and the technical interview.

So there, I was given the list of requirements that I have to accomplish before the actual job offer. The HR personnel said that the actual account is to start by the 17th, which is not that long from today.

Yay for me, yay for the support babe has provided me ever since, and yay for baby Gabe for being our lucky charm. :)

Pics From Climbs

Gulugod Baboy - May 13 - 14, 2011

Mt. Cristobal Traverse - May 28, 2011

Mt. Ugo Traverse - June 24 - 26, 2011