Gone in 60 days

I'm home :-)

2005-08-01T17:08:00.000-07:00

Finally, i'm home....

soooo happpeeee again with my family...mwahh

Weekend @ Boston

2005-07-21T19:35:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I went to Boston to visit my friend Ronald. I left New York Friday evening after work at 6pm. 4 hours yung byahe ko by bus, it was 11:30pm when I reached Boston. Sinundo ako ni Ronald at the train station.

We were both excited to see each other, ngayun lang uli kmi uli nagkita after almost 2 years.. sa Boston pa :-). It was late in the evening so we went straight to their place para makapagpahinga na..Then Saturday will gonna be a busy day for us.

Harvard University

Saturday 6am, we woke up early. Biked to the Harvard University and took some pictures, checked out the campus then rushed back to their place for the morning prayer and Mass at 8:30am - 9:30am.

After Mass labas uli kami....

Boston is one the old and nice place in America. Old churches, old buildings and other structures.

The Prudential Life Building /Center

lunch, washington park, chinatown, street show, quincy market, harbor, old north church, city hall

Naglakad lang kami buong maghapon.. whew it was a very tiring day indeed..it's like "Walking Around Boston in 1 Day" adventure.

Sunday, early morning we went to a big grocery kung saan mura mga chocolates, then back to the seminary for the Mass.After lunch, we went to Ronald's friend Fr. Barry in Worcester, Massachusettes. More than 1 hour din ung byahe via train. Kwentuhan kami ni Ronald about barkada.. I remember one of our conversation was about the essays we write during our English class back in college. The theme goes something like "How do you see yourself five years from now". Well.. ito na ung five years from now dati... eto kami parang ganun pa rin kung anu kami nung college, but we never thought we will be abroad like we were right now.

Pagdating namin.. no time to waste, kain kami, deretso sa Assumption College to get the canoe then tuloy sa Comet pond.4pm na nung natapos kaming mag swimming and canoeing.. time to go home .

It was such a great experience, the Assumption Community where Ronald belongs were very nice to me.. welcome nga daw akong bumalik.. ako naman gusto ko rin, dami food sa kanila, laging eat all you can :-D.

Saturday at Intrepid

2005-07-19T19:02:00.000-07:00

Intrepid is an aircraft carrier. Dami na ring gyera napag daanan nitong navy vessel na to, nakarating na rin to ng Pilipinas nung World War II. Sa katandaan nya, nagretire na at eto ginawa na syang sea, air and space museum.

But before we went to Intrepid, kumain muna kami sa isang Japanese Buffet sa Manhattan then naglakad-lakad ng konti para matagtag.

I met actor Samuel Jackson, singer Beyonce and baseball star Derek Jeter... pero off course isa lang silang malamig na wax sa Wax Museum ni Madame Tussauds (http://www.nycwax.com/)

Back to Intrepid, this is one way on how Americans show their respect and tribute sa rin sa kanilang mga sundalo. May mga film showing on how they fought on wars, exhibits of different aircraft and jets both old and new, pati na rin ung mga na-capture nila from other countries. We also went inside the carrier, kita namin ung quarters, canteen, captain's cockpit.

Kita ko ung mga planes na sa TV or sa toys lang usually nakikita..syempre kung may gyera..hmm wag naman sana.

Ganda ng exhibit, it was worth it.. mahal ba naman ng entrance dapat lang.

Friday Night at Time Square

2005-07-19T18:47:00.000-07:00

I met with my officemate's friend. Together with her friends, we stroll midtown New York.

Dinner at Chinatown

Went to Little Italy

I've been to these places before, pero iba pala ang New York pag gabi. With all the lights and colors lalo na sa Time Square... It was real, the city that never sleeps.

July 4 Fireworks

2005-07-07T18:53:00.000-07:00

It's the 4th of July, one of America's biggest holiday. We went to the East River in Manhattan at the back of the United Nations Plaza where the much awaited fireworks display will happen. The show was expected to happen around 9:30pm but we were there 6pm, the roads were closed, place was already crowded when we arrived.

Late na nagstart ung fireworks, late din kasi magdilim dito, 8pm ng NY parang 5pm lang natin... swerte na rin at hindi maulan. Ayan na fireworks na!!

The fireworks was amazing, nakanganga lahat ng tao. It was my first time to see such beautiful fireworks, very colorful, they even form different shapes.. hearts, squares, 3d boxes at similey face... galing.

Weekend @ Jones Beach

2005-06-30T18:43:00.000-07:00

Sain invited us again to spend our weekend on their place. Syempre payag kami kahit medyo malayo, ok na rin ung may nagpapasyal sa min. Saka enjoy din kasi ung mga anak nya pag andun kami, meron silang nauutong makipag laro sa kanila :-)

Saturday, we went to Jones Beach..sarap ng beach nila dito hindi mainit ung araw pero wala pa rin sila sinabi sa beach ng pinas. Ang lalakas ng alon, malapit pa lang sa shore pag di mo natalunan ung alon kayang-kaya kang pagulngin... Atlantic ocean na kasi yun... inay...naalala ko tuloy ung tsunami.

Anyway, enjoy din. Dun na kami natulog kina Sain, kinabukasan, nagbasketball kmi with his pinoy friends, then I tried to play tennis... mabawasan ung mga taba.

Then after lunch, medyo nabitin kami sa beach kahapon, kaya bumalik kami. This time mas maraming tao, family day Sunday. Imagine ko lang kung andun si honey ko saka si jl, cgurado enjoy sila... Pagtapos, napansin ko medyo naging tan ung kulay ko.... hehehehe.

Gabi na naman, its time to go back to our own apartments.. ang bilis ng weekend.

Father's Day

2005-06-23T16:15:00.000-07:00

Miss ko na honey at jl ko....

I spent my last weekend sa Hicksville, Long Island. Dun ko na rin celebrate father's day.Pakilala ko muna ung mga kasama ko:

Sain's family

Sain: accenture employee supporting morgan din. pinoy. His wife, Joy is a nurse (was in NY a year ago) they have 2 kids. They really intended migrate, within 3 years ipepetition sila ng wife nya, swerte ni Sain may open slot sa group nila d2 sa NY kaya nagpatransfer sya, napadali migration. D2 na sya Accenture-NY naka base.

Rommel: officemate ko taga pinas, working on other group. at least once a year ata sya na-aasign d2 NY. pangalawa o pangatlo na nya d2.

Sa Edgewater kami nagkita ni Rommel then pinick-up ni Sain. We rode on his Toyota Camry tapos sa Kabalen kami nag lunch.. pinoy foods pakbet, dinuguan, kamatis with bagoong..yummy. Then a long ride 2 hours ata kmi nakarating sa bahay nila. 6pm kain uli kmi buffet bago nya ihatid wife nya for work..busog nanaman. Pag-uwi, we played with their kids. playstation.. di ata ko marunong neto ha.. talo pako ng 7-yr old.

Sunday father's day, punta kmi Cedar Park, gathering ng mga kakilala nya mga pinoy din. Laro kmi basketball. Hinihikayat nga kami na mag-tnt na lang daw.. kya lang di pwede sa min dahil madali kaming habulin ng accenture. Masaya rin pala sa ibang bansa pag may nakikita kang mga kababayan mo.

Francis first 2 weeks in NY

2005-06-15T21:40:00.000-07:00

It's been a week since Francis head off to New York for his business trip and it’s seven more weeks to wait :-). Despite of that, I’ve been so thankful to God that, my husband is safe there. He calls me up everyday, and it somehow eases my longing heart missing him. He already uploaded some of his pictures and let me share you some…

This is the Club Quarters in Manhattan. He stays here for a while up to 6th of June (NY time) and soon will transfer in their staff house in New Jersey. It’s a one and a half hour ride from his office. The hotel has a gym and he used to spend little of his time there as he waits for his laundry to finished. Yes, that’s my hubby…managing his own stuffs :-)

Union Square Park .....Brooklyn Bridge ..... Central Park

The Trinity Church

....Manhattan Bridge .........Manhattan Mall ............

New York Federal Hall ........ New York Supreme Court

The Statue of Liberty

The Empire State Building, it's a 1454 ft, 89/16th inches and one of the world's tallest building next to CN tower of Canada

A bull at Manhattan symbolizes the optimists in NY stock market (a bear symbolizes the pessimists).

This one is really cool .... it's a Chocoloate Building (chocolate store)...WOW!!!

This picture shows re-enactment of how a prisoner is being tortured in China

Sunset in New York @ 8:30 p.m.

Locked out

2005-06-09T20:54:00.000-07:00

Yey, thursday na.. lapit na ko maka dalawang lingo.

Maaga ko umuwi kanina,mga7:30 nasa bahay na ko. Ung mga ganung oras maliwanag pa dito,
parang 5pm lang kaya naisip ko maglakad-lakad muna sa labas saka mag tingin ng mga tindahan.

ok din tong lugar namin, accessible ung mga stores, saka may palengke pa. Tatlong grocery
ung napuntahan ko, naghahanap ako ng mura. Biruin mo ung ordinary tasty bread nila $1.50
samantalang sa atin P30 lang gardenia pa. Ayun kaka-ikot ko 10pm na ko nkauwi, naaubutan ko na closing ng mga tindahan, 9:30.

Pagdating ko di ko mabuksan ung pinto. Dalawa kasi ung lock ng pinto, isang di-susi, isang
sa loob lang pede i-unlock..katok..katok..katok..walang sumasagot..naku, nakatulog na ata ung mga kasama ko.
Di ko alam ung cell numbers nila..tumawag ako sa hotline namin para ipahanap ko ung number.
Nakitawag ako dun sa frontdesk kc mauubos ung load ko, buti mababait naman sila, nakausap ko
ung kasama ko para pabuksan ung pinto. Sorry..sorry daw sabi nila, kala nila nasa loob na ko room ko natutulog. Ako naman..Ok lang sakin un.. buti na lang ung naka-lock kaysa
naman iwan nilang bukas ung bahay..baka mawala ung sapatos ko :-).

Moved to New Jersey

2005-06-07T19:33:00.000-07:00

I moved from NY to New Jersey. Kumuha ung company ng apartment para sa team namin kya lang medyo malayo. mga 1 1/2 hours ung byahe..mas tahimik ung place,may mga parks,tabi ng ilog.. unlike sa manhattan puro building. Ok na rin dito. Dalawang kano ung kasama ko.cool naman sila.

May 31 - 1st day of work

2005-06-02T18:48:00.000-07:00

I got my ties and long sleeves on.. excited na kinakabahan..first day ko sa office, attend ako ng meeting with the product engineers. Ok naman sila, mababait naman di tulad ng kung paano kami kausapin sa email, kaso mga vegetarian... napilitan tuloy ako mag potato salad.. hehehe... paguwi, tulog na lang ako, la na time mamasyal, tamad2x ako. pansin ko lang, di mga plantsado suot nila... ok lang pala, di na rin ako magplaplantsa :-)

miss ko na honey ko...

May 30, my 2nd day...

2005-06-01T17:01:00.000-07:00

happy monthsarry Mom!. Tanghali na ko nagising, italian sausage with tinapay agahan tanghalian ko para tipid :-). Pinag-aralan ko sumakay ng subway papunta sa office namin sa brooklyn, dali lang pala 2 stations lang tapos punta ko sa mga mall sa brooklyn ..dami tinda.. syempre tingin lang ako..hehehe. buti na lang nkakita ako ng 99 cents store.. ung mga tinda puro 99 cents, bili ko tinapay, can opener, etc..kita ko ung madison square garden, manhattan mall, tapos may nadaanan ako church.. St. Francis church...tapos bumili ako ng dinner for take out. dalawa na binili ko para agahan/ tanghalin ko uli kinabukasan.. di naman ako nagtitipid.. la lang gana kumain (oowws)

$100 for taxi

2005-06-01T16:59:00.001-07:00

1st day ko sa NY. grabeng mahal ung taxi ko galing airport..$100.. d bale ok lang at least safe akong nakarating.. Thank God. Miss ko na honey at baby ko.

1st day...

2005-05-30T13:57:00.000-07:00

29 May 2005, Sunday

Francis text me that he already arrived in New York at 3:00 pm, 28th May (3:00 am, 29th May, PH). He called me at 7:30 am,PH., to check us out and i'm so happy to hear him as well JL.

I made myself busy. Early afternoon, i meet with my friends (Wela and Liezl w/ Soc her husband to be) to get the invitation of Liezl for her upcoming wedding on June 11 and visit Jenny at UP Diliman.

Still a forlorn night....missing my honey :-(

The Departure

2005-05-29T16:25:00.000-07:00

28 May 2005, Saturday

Francis' departure to New York
... for two months...

nakakalungkot....
syempre may crying moments din, the night before he leaves

after namin syang ihatid, we went to FTI to buy some stuffs...
we took lunch in my in-laws house. In the afternoon, we (me and JL) watch movie "Madagascar" with ate Jen, kuya Dan, Gel and Rose. It somehow eased my loneliness for a moment...the movie was good. JL liked it. After the movie, we bought shaykey's pizza and ate it in the van and they sends us home (Bulacan)...
That night, i can't sleep. I'm thinking of my hubby, how is he, is he ok, what is he doing, etc. sad....so sad...