Wanted: Halloween Costume

I miss this. Blogging. 3 years ago, I used to write more than 15 entries a month. Now, this is just my second post this month and its already the 26th. I guess I'm not as busy before as I am right now and priorities have dramatically changed when I became a wife and a mother.

Ok, so what do I write about?

Oh yeah, we were invited to participate in a Trick or Treat event in our subdivision. It's the first time for all of us (me, Andre and hubby) since this tradition is not really practiced here. So I'm pretty excited and at the same time worried on what costume will Andre wear. I'm afraid that when he wears something that is not comfortable he might be irritated and throw a tantrum. So, I have 1 month to think and look for a costume that he'll wear without making a fuss. Help me God!

Speaking of Andre, he's a baby no more that's for sure. He's been busy walking, running and exploring cabinets, switching the lights on-off-on-off, opens the door when he wants to go outside, brushes his teeth (actually he just sucks the water from the bristles), eats on his own (using his hand.. a true Filipino!) and he loves spinning the wheels of his pram and scrutinizing how it works. I think he'll be an engineer like his dad.

A friend asked me earlier when will we make another one (she just gave birth to her second baby last month)...the truth is, we still can't get enough of Andre. Since we're working parents, we get to bond only during weekends because by the time we arrive home, he's fast asleep already. And when he wakes up, its time to leave for work. So I guess Andre will have to wait a bit longer to have a sister or a brother.

Andre after his hair cut at CUTS for TOTS

our love story

Today is our 2nd wedding anniversary but hubby and I have been together for 7 years now. So how did it all started? I've mentioned to Kat a few months back that I'll do this sort of thing just like she did on her anniversary. So here's how our love story unfolded.

Circa 1999
We met at our old employer. We were both hired in 1998,fresh from college, just one month apart (he in July and I in august). It was both our first job. But we were from different departments, he was with PRED (planning research and engineering division) and I was with the Billing Dept. I did not know him and we were not formally introduced. Not until the time when management decided to get a billing system (Infranet). This meant collaboration between our departments and numerous overnights to complete the migration of the old billing format to the new billing system.

Infranet
Hubby and a PRED colleague arrived from their training in London, England and the journey began. Overnights for months including weekends. I sometimes go home just to pick up new sets of clothes. And back to the office. We became close as we usually take our yosi (cigarette) breaks together. Though, we were not alone since I have 2 other male buddies who joins us. Yes, my office barkada are all men because the women in my department are either old, married or matandang dalaga and they are non-smokers. (Yep, I did smoke during college until 2005, when I learned I was pregnant. But not anymore). No, it was not love at first sight for me. I was even dating another guy from another department during that time. And he was some-kind-of-involve with another girl as well. We became great buddies. Hubby, Eric, Ryan and I were called the Three Musketeers and a Lady because people always see us under that tamarind tree in the parking lot during yosi breaks. During our overtimes and overnights , we have breakfast at the nearby Burger Machine and order those bulilit burgers. During payday, we go to the nearby Greenhills to have lunch at Le Ching and buy (Marlboro) Mediums. After office, we watch movies, have coffee at Starbucks or spent hours playing billiards in Megamall.

The Phone Call
The evening of Christmas eve, he called my cellphone to greet me a Merry Christmas, but I fell asleep in the living room so the guy I was dating picked up the phone and answered it. I thought, how sweet of him to call. I don't know why but I felt elated when I learned he called just to greet me since I most of my friends just sent sms greetings.
One afternoon at Starbucks, he asked for my number, unfortunately I can't remember why he did. I can only remember that we were talking about books and he has this book that I wanted to borrow. Anyway, I wrote my home phone number in the sleeve of my Starbucks cup and handed it to him. And since then, he calls me up and we spent hours on the phone talking about anything under the sun, he made me laugh and we joked around. I didn't feel I have to put on my best foot forward around him since I'm already comfortable around him.

The New Year
Y2K came, and I was still going out with this other guy. No commitment yet but I was having second thoughts about him ever since he had this issue with my BFF. I had decided to dump him. I actually felt bad since he was all tears pleading for another chance. But I'm as stubborn as a Capricorn could be. During this time, The Three Musketeers and a Lady are inseparable.

Table 13
29 March 2006, after office hour, the four of us went to Megamall's Billiard and Bowling Center to play our favorite pass time. Table 13 was our table. I just finished my turn playing 9 balls with Eric and this time Hubby and Ryan are playing. We were all joking around and trying to piss off the other player so he'll miss the shot. Then out of no where, IT happened. Right there. Right then. With all those people around. Ryan was there. Eric was there. I can't even believe we did it. It was a spur of the moment. We kissed. I'm not conservative but I'm also not liberated. It just felt right. My mind was in limbo that night and I was thinking why it had happened.

The next day, we talked about it and we decided that our anniversary would be the day we kissed.

Until now, we can't remember who kissed who or who initiated it. But who cares? All I know is that it was one sweet kiss that started it all.