July 30, 2008
Filed under: musings — juliana @ 10:29 pm
Hi! everyone. In a few hours, I’ll be on the plane to take that long trek to the Philippines. My Dad passed away last Monday (Manila time), the following morning after his big birthday celebration. He was 77 years old.
I am lost. I originally intended to just “disappear” but I deem fit to let you know. Everything was all too sudden, he died of massive heart attack.
Right now, I’m trying hard to just 
But it’s so hard.
To all my blogger friends, please bear with me during this trying time. I will all get back to you (comments and memes) when I come back. To my fellow Entrecarders, be rest assured I will make some arrangements so I can still drop back on you. Thanks.
Filed under: musings — juliana @ 9:50 pm
It’s been a few days, but I just want to let you all know, I’m still alive. I’m just lost, and it’s hard to put words together. In the meantime, please bear with me.
You Are 84% Happy
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It’s unlikely that you know anyone happier than you.
You know how to be happy, no matter what life throws at you.
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How Happy Are You?
July 26, 2008
Filed under: musings — juliana @ 5:49 pm
What else is new? Nothing much really. It’s been peaceful and quiet here, so unlike my previous weekend which was chaotic and very stressful. I’d rather take this over that. Today is just like any other ordinary weekend here in our household. I did my 1 mile walk and the husband is sweating it out here at the gym, right where we live. That is after his regular routine of primping up the car. Weekends are the only days that he gets dirty, as far as the car is concerned.
Dinner has been planned for. The food is waiting to be re-heated. You know the routine here during weekends, food is either brought in or we dine out. So tonight, food has been brought in of course, by the husband. I still have the taste of that yummy Baccalao in my tongue. He took it out from a Spanish resto in Manhattan last night. What kind of food are we having tonight? Honestly, I have no clue. It’s nice to be surprised once in a while, in fact I get this surprise every weekend. It’s fun!
July 25, 2008
Filed under: musings — juliana @ 1:07 pm
I can’t believe it’s Friday already. The week went so fast, where did it go? A few days from now we will be bidding adieu to the month of July. The calendar is scrolling down so fast, and it’s inevitable, we will have to say goodbye to summer. I love the warm weather and although it gets too unbearable sometimes, I can take it over the freezing temperature.
With the changing season comes the change in clothing. This would mean I will have to shuffle the contents of our walk-in closet once again. And that also includes footwear. When that time of year comes around, I always find myself procrastinating when to do the actual switch.
Oh well, I can’t help thinking forward. Summer, please stay put for now.
June 11, 2008
Filed under: musings — juliana @ 7:31 pm
Got the call… From the husband of course. He’s on his way home, and Rowenta is with him 
. I’m gonna have to go and start tinkering in the kitchen.
So, it’s almost 7:30 p.m. Not bad. I’ll probably close up my kitchen by 11:00, that is including clean up, of course. Hayyy, what can I do? This is our routine. Is it that bad?
June 10, 2008
Filed under: musings — juliana @ 7:14 pm
Thank heavens! Right at this minute, the full strength of our central air can now be felt. Finally, I’m getting a crisp, cool air again coming from the vents all over the house. I was hot all day, all I wanted to do was sit down and not move. I was already thinking of making another dish for tonight if the air is not back in full swing. I am set to use the broiler and there was no way I would have pushed through with my planned meal if the air is not back. Imagine the heat inside!
Now, I will just have to go for one night without my TV in the kitchen. The cable box is dead! It went pfft when electricity came back. I like the TV in my kitchen even if I don’t watch while I’m there. I like hearing the sound, and the fact that I don’t have to reach for the phone’s caller ID when the phone rings to see who’s calling, as the caller’s identity can be viewed from the TV. If I decide not to pick it up, I keep going with what I’m doing, no interruptions. We’re lucky though, because only one of the cable boxes in the house went down, so the husband will still have choices where he’ll watch his Lakers tonight. I heard, some homes have no cable TV services at all. Everything went haywire. Ours will be replaced tomorrow, a technician will drop by in the afternoon.
What a day!
Filed under: musings — juliana @ 12:30 pm
It’s not only sizzling outside, it’s also sizzling inside. Yes, we had power outage at about 12:10 a.m. today and as per information from Maintenance, the heat wave(extreme temperature) caused one of the steam turbines to stop working. Our development operates its own power plant(not dependent on Con Edison), and times like this, the stand by turbine should have started when the first turbine stopped working but it didn’t. Apparently, it passed recent inspection, so why it didn’t work is a good question. So, they are now looking into purchasing a 2-megawatt diesel generator which I gathered from the memo just released will cost $1,000,000.00, which they will be taking out from the money reserves.
The power was restored at 7:30 a.m. which means, we didn’t have airconditioning all night. We didn’t feel the difference and slept through the night because it was still cool inside (good insulation is prime), I still had to go under the sheet. Although the hallways and lobbies were immediately lit, it was total darkness inside and the elevators were not working. The husband had to walk down the stairs from the 14th floor to go to work.
Even with the power back on, the full strength of the airconditioning is not yet back. I can feel it now, because it’s midday, and the temperature outside is 98 degrees with very high humidity. I plan to keep still and not do some chores for now. I hope the air will be back in it’s full strength soon.
June 3, 2008
Filed under: musings — juliana @ 10:25 am
It’s been a week since I sow seeds on my planters. I’m so excited, one planter is now starting to show signs of life. The craziest thing I did was, I did not even bother to label which seed went to which planter. So now, I really don’t know what this is.
Whatever it is, this novice gardener is so happy. I know I will have a thriving vegetable garden throughout the season just like last year. There really is such a thing as container gardening. I’m crossing my fingers, there won’t be any casualties.
May 30, 2008
Filed under: musings — juliana @ 5:02 pm
The LA Lakers are going to the NBA finals and someone is giddily happy. It’s such a nice way to start his weekend. For some reason, he is a big Los Angeles sports fan, as he also adores the Los Angeles Dodgers, the baseball team.
He should be living in Los Angeles, don’t you think? But no, he lives in New York, a true blue New Yorker, as he was born and raised in new York City.
That’s none other the man of the house : my husband. No matter how stressful his week was this week, he’s such in a good mood no one and nothing can spoil that. See what a ball game does to a big time sports fan?
May 23, 2008
Filed under: musings — juliana @ 4:46 pm
I grew up living in a house. And when I say a house, I mean a detached house that stands on a huge property. In fact, the property where my parent’s original home is built is so huge; huge enough for them to build an entirely new home from the ground up in 1998. So, now there are two homes in their property, the original home(where I grew up) of which is being rented out and the new home where they are living in right now.
I have learned to love living in an apartment when I acquired an apartment on a high rise in Makati. Living independently was such an enriching experience. Now, that I’m married, I still find myself living on the 14th floor of a high rise. Prior to this apartment, we used to be on the 17th floor, the original apartment that my husband got since he started to live independently and moved out of his parents home. That was a big apartment, if not for the “typical bachelors” kitchen, which prompted us to get the place we’re currently living in.
I had misgivings getting another apartment because I would have wanted a home with a backyard. My husband didn’t share the same thoughts. He was so used to the conveniences of apartment living; a call to the maintenance office to take care of repairs, no backyard to tend to, and the nice sweeping views of the New York city skyline on one side, and the ocean on another side. It was a long thorough deliberation, as the move here entailed a lot of renovation. My husband promised me from when we got married, that whenever we get another place, it will be done from top to bottom just the way I like it.
Obviously, he won that’s why we are living still in an apartment. For a husband who’s not a handyman in all respect and in absentia whenever something needs to get fixed, apartment living is just perfect. I don’t have to worry about paying for a handyman that will not deliver a good job; a phone call to the maintenance office will ensure everything is fixed the way I want it. Don’t get me wrong, I love our place. In fact, in a city where space is at a premium, this 1400 sq. ft. of space is huge for two, and actually bigger than the average size of some homes where most of the rooms are a lot smaller than ours. A little feel for the outdoor, is provided by our balcony facing the skyline of New York, some nights when the glass wall is open I feel like I live on a penthouse in the middle of Manhattan except for the fact that when I look on the other side I see the ocean and the boardwalk. The tree lined parks and playgrounds around the property mimics the feeling of being on a country side add to that the ocean breeze.
Up to when are we going to enjoy this? I know the answer, but I’m keeping it to myself for now. All I’m gonna say is that, the only constant in this world is change.
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But it’s so hard.