popya video.21: twinkle twinkle little star

popya video.20: the great escape

tribu, downtown sf, bloomingdale's

ok, so kahapon sumama na naman kami sa tita ni garet sa kanyang client. we ate at the client's resto called tribu. we ordered garlic rice, grilled liempo, sisig and laing. syempre dive agad si garet sa laing, ako naman sa liempo. small lang ang place, pero clean at maaliwalas ang feeling. we had turon with ice cream for dessert. sarap. tirik mata sa busog. hehe.

anyway, while we ate, her tita was talking to the client in another table. di kami sabay na pumasok, kasi baka daw i-libre pa kami sa food, ayaw ng tita nya ng ganun, kasi nga client.

afterwards, tuloy kami sa downtown sf, kasi di pa daw namin napupuntahan ang bagong bloomingdale's doon. medyo traffic papunta, pero syempre dinaan na lang namin sa kwentuhan, dami nakakatawa wento ni maninay (garet's tita) lalo na mga kwento ng kanilang mga pakikipag-sapalaran sa US nung mga bata-bata pa sila. sobra dami nakakatawa bloopers nila.

so tuloy kami sa 5th st, tapos park car (mahal bayad, grrr), tapos tawid na sa katabi building kung saan andun ang bloomingdale's at nordstrom, mga mamahaling dept stores.

syempre bawal muna bumili. busugin lang ang mata, oks na. laki din ng mall. syempre inuna ko ang border's bookstore, habang ikot naman sila sa bloomingdale's.

hirit sana ako ng father's gift kay garet (kasi wala pa din, hehehe). may nakita ako ray-ban wayfarer (see pix) na very 80's. wala lang trip lang. kaso nagbago isip ko. iba na lang, magmumuni muna ako. uwi na alng kami.



later that night, we had dinner sa thai resto. yum yum.

so all in all, pagod at busog kami that day.

the search for NIDO

yahers! nakakita na din kami ng nido powdered milk.

we went to 2 wal-marts, pareho wala. bad trip. sa phoenix kasi sa friendly neighborhood wal-mart lang, oks na ang nido. pero dito, umabot pa kami sa concord,ca mga 14 miles away from where we live. tapos pagdating sa dun sa walmart wala din.

so from the second wal-mart store, we let our ever dependable garmin gps navigator to search the surrounding groceries in the area, hayun, meron mexican store. jackpot! bili agad kami ng dalawang 1.8kg na lata. mahal dito $25/can, pero sa phoenix nasa $18-20 lang ito. no choice. pero oks na din. at least di ma-tom-jones is popya!

popya video.19: cousins

popya video.18

cousins at play

here we are

more than 14 hours and 759 miles later, we are here at hercules,ca.
relieved.
too tired.
sleep.
yey.
zzzzzzz.

ang aga ng gising ko

gising ako ng 6am, kasi meron na kumakatok na maintenace staff para mag inspect ng apartment bago kami umalis.

side kwento muna: kahapon kasi tawag ako sa maintenance hotline para magpa-sked ng inspection, di na makita ang name ko, iba name na ang nakalagay sa apt number namin. anyway kinuha pa din ang details ko at ang available lang na slot eh 1pm. ang saya, 11am ang alis namin, pero sabi ko na din, inspect nila ng wala kami dito.
tapos, habang nagtatapon ako ng basura, may nakita akong maintenance guy sa labas, tanong ko kung pwede meron mag check sa apt bago kami umalis, sabi nyan andun na daw sya ng 6am at dadaan daw sya sa apt ng mga 630-700am. mabuhay ka barney! (yup, yun talaga ang name nya).

ok back sa main kwento: e di nabigla nga si garet at ginising ako, meron 2 maintenance guys sa labas, syempre pinapasok ko. sama ng tingin sa akin, yun pala naka-brief nga lang pala ako. hehe. check lang nila sandali ang apt, wala naman masyado nakita kungdi ang drip plate sa stove, $8 daw ang charge sa 2 na madumi. ok na din.

so ayan, 0900am pa lang medyo antok na ako. mahabang araw ito........

bye phoenix ...

... it was fun (and hot) while it lasted, but we have to say goodbye!

circumstances change and obstacles get in the way, but such is life. we will be facing another chapter in our life, another mile in our journey!

bye phoenix and thanks for the memories!

stones: the final update

yesterday, we went to the urologist for a follow up checkup on my kidney stone. also, i was there to remove the stent that was left in my body for the ureter heal for a few days. i will spare you the faint-inducing details of the removal, let's just say i will be drinking loads and loads of water from now on to avoid getting another stone. whew!

huuuuwat?

popya video.17

stones update.03

i had my procedure today at st. joseph's hospital to remove the stone in my right kidney. we arrived around 0530am. after a brief admission process, where i had to pay $300 out-of-pocket for my insurace, we went to the pre-ops department. there i was given my IV (hurts!) and put on my hospital gown.

after a few minutes, i was wheeled into the operating room/floor, asked a few more questions, met my doctor and waited for the anestistiologist. the last thing i remembered was talking to the nurses while being given anestetia then apparently i zonked out immediately.

woke up after about an hour and was told the procedure went well and the stone was successfully removed. we stayed in the hospital for another hour and was discharged. we went to cvs to get my prescription. garet drove me home (great driving honey!). at 1215pm we were home. taking a leak is a pain, but manageable. i finally gave in around 10pm and took one pill to numb the pain.

all in all it was a pleasant experience. the staff was very professional and easy to talk to and their process was flawless, unlike the horror that is banner good samaritan hospital.

btw, i received a survey form/letter from banner hospital to get comments on my emergency visit last may 21st. i put in: "i would rather die, than go back to your emergency department", it was that bad an experience.

beltdey ko june 3

birthday ni honey nung june 3. simba lang kami, tapos kain sa barrio fiesta. sarap ng chicharon bulaklak, crispy pata, pork sisig at adobo rice! hay sarap ng pinoy food!