First day @ work!

Today was my first day working at the Houstonian Golf and Country Club as the HR Assistant. I was supposed to work at 10am, but I got there 9:20am to be exact I guess I was so excited at 10:15am my boss came and she gave me a tour to the whole facility. The place is so gorgeous, the surrounding is beautiful, the whole country club is so relaxing, everyone are so nice they always greet you with their big smile. My boss showed me the ladies room and ooh it is beautiful, I’ve never been in a country club seeing all the benefits, the treatment that you can get if you were a member I think it’s all worth it for people who has a lot of money.

NEW CAREER

I though finding a job was so hard, considering what’s going with our economy. I really feel so bless and lucky. I posted my resume 2 months ago on monster.com and got a lot of calls but since the hours I requested are not available so I didn’t get a positive results. 2 weeks ago I received an email from the Houstonian Golf/Country Club’s Human Resources General manager stating that she found my resume and they have an available position for me at Richmond locations (which is about 10mins. from our house)and that they are flexible with the hours of work, so I replied to her email and got my first interview last Thursday (February 12th) with the HR manager my interview lasted about 2 hours and got my second interview today around 11:30am with the General manager who found my resume and that interview lasted only 30 minutes (I thought that was really quick). Around 12:30pm I got a call letting me know that I got the job WOW! That was really quick! So I went to the office did my paperwork and they sent me to do a drug test and as soon as they get the result, I can start as early as this Thursday! (AMAZING!!)

Just like that! I will be working as the Assistant HR manager for Houstonian Golf and Country Club at the Richmond location. I still can’t believe that I’m going back to work doing the same thing I did back in New Orleans, it’s the kind of job that I love, dealing with employees benefits, payroll, data entry and learning new programs for HR and the best part is.. it’s a new environment! I will be working for a golf and country club. I’m very excited and I’m hoping that I can go beyond their expectations! Wish me luck on this new career move!

God you’re awesome, I truly believe that this job was meant for me! THANK YOU!

HEART’s DAY

It was a simple get together with my family and with close friends! The original plan was we are supposed to go the park for a picnic and for the kids to enjoy the park's playground while the adults play tennis, volleyball and badminton, but it rained. So we decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day at Marie and Bobby’s house, it was still feels like we’re in the park, we have hotdogs, hamburgers, salads, chips, bar-b-q pork with cucumbers and for desserts Charyn made strawberry covered with chocolate ohh it is so good, soooo yummy, actually it’s my favorite. Marie and Bobby have a big backyard so when the rain stopped the guys played football and we played tug, the kids played balls and later on the guys went to play tennis while the ladies stayed to have “girls talk”. When the guys came back we watched “Batman -Dark Knight” and “Eagle Eye”. We left Marie and Bobby’s house around 11:30pm and went straight to Charyn and Erick’s house and watched another movie “Death Race” and probably headed home around 2am something. It was another awesome Valentine ’s Day added to one of my best experience during “HEART’S DAY”

"To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world"

EVERYDAY IS VALENTINE'S DAY SO HERE'S MY WISH TO YOU FROM ME :)

May this Valentine’s Day be filled with love, understanding, and contentment as you journey through life with those you hold dear.

THE VISITS

Saturday morning - We went to visit my good friends, Melissa and Wendell. They just had a baby 4 weeks ago and I feel so bad that it took me awhile to meet their new addition McKenzie Alexis, the reason why? was James’ extensions stay on his recent Scotland business trip and that’s the same reason why I didn’t have the chance to visit Melissa while she was at the hospital. Melissa and I are long time friends; we’ve known each other since she was 15 and I was 18 and that was 11 years ago. I used to work as a receptionist at their restaurant “Stixx Asian Grille” and she used to come and visit, and just talk to me that’s why we became very close. Even though, I work for their restaurant she never treated me as “just another employee” even with our difference of culture, it didn’t bother us. Our friendship grew through the years and even when our restaurant days are over, we still have that strong connection, and we still manage to keep that friendship. That’s why I’m kind of glad we end up moving here after hurricane Katrina, because she was already living here, she got a job in Houston after she graduated college. I’m really glad that today I get to see her, and meet the newest addition to her heart, I just can’t believe that we are both mothers now, another topic to talk about, another experience to share and another memories to treasure.

Saturday night, James and I (of course with our girls) went to visit May and her family to plan for James and May’s upcoming birthday tennis tournament. We asked Brian and Zim to come along, to just hang-out with us since it’s only a short meeting and they didn’t have plans for their Saturday night. So we all went! We had our tennis meeting while we were eating dinner and after dinner we watched “One True Love”, a Filipino romantic movie.

Here’ the plot for the movie:

Migs (played by Dingdong) is a medical intern about to get married to a nurse named Joy (played by Marian). Days before the wedding, his first love Bella (Iza) returns to the Philippines. Bella is still single and still in love with Migs determined to fight for her love.
Migs then figures into an accident and develops lacunar amnesia and he forgets about his relationship with Joy, leaving him with memories of Bella. Joy finds it difficult to accept what happened but vows to make Mig’s heart remember what his mind cannot.

I don’t know about the rest of the movie watchers, but I really liked it, even the guys (our husbands) joined to watch the movie. The story is very different from any kind of love-triangle story, it’s something new and it really made my heart melts, very interesting.

After the movie, our husband stayed at the garage to have a “drinking session”. The girls stayed inside to play Wii, we played “mario party” is a board game, where at the end of the round there’s a mini-game where you can battle. Mini-games are four-player free-for-alls, there are plenty of one-on-one, two-on-two, or one-on-three games to mix things u. It was very exciting, because you are trying to compete with other players to get lots stars or money to buys houses for the board.

It was really fun game! We had so much fun that we didn’t notice that it was 2:00 in the morning.

Everyone had a fun night, I mean fun early morning! lol

FRIENDS & ELMO

Today we had a play day; it was held at Cheryl’s house. Jannette and her beautiful girls, Cecille, Zim and her little boy Kyle, very pregnant Katrina showed up with her cuties, Charyn and her two angels and Me with my princesses. It was a fun “get-together”. While the kids having fun running around the house, playing, screaming, fighting or sharing toys, we (mommies)all had a wonderful “girls talk”, we talk about food and upcoming family outdoor activities, Cheryl did some “eyebrows make-over” hahahaha. Everyone really had a wonderful time! Aside from having good companies around, our lunch was very excellent! we had “sinigang na baka (beef soup)”, lumpia, fried fish, fried “toyo (squid)’ and fried chicken, for desserts Zim brought an ice cream cake, Cheryl made some macaroni salad and biko. I always love this kind of gatherings! Simple fun and both mommies and the kids really enjoy the day!
It’s really fun hanging out with friends who shared common interest! I always love surrounded with friends like them. Friends who you can trust and friends who would never bring you down, Friends that value my friendship.
7:00 pm - James and I took the girls to watch Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Green Thumb”. It was really a fun, wonderful show! Singing, dancing and kids like my 16 months old Gabie can really appreciate the show. Bringing Gabie was worth it, she really loves “Elmo” and keeps calling his name! As for Jasmine she had a blast, she cooperates, she dance and very happy to see all the sesame characters. Trip going home Jasmine thanked us “Mommy thanks for Elmo” (I think a thousand times, hahahahah)!
I really love spending time with my family. Spending time with them is the best moment, best experience, best of everything!
Thank God for my husband James and my two adorable girls Jasmine and Gabie, they are my greatest gift from above.

25 RANDDOM THINGS

These 25 Random Things about me is from my facebook account. I was tagged by somebody, and I'm supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about me. At the end, I have to choose 25 people from facebook to be tagged. But I know not all of us have a facebook account so I'm sharing this random things about me through my blog site.

1. My GOAL WAS: Graduate college then get married (which I did, I graduated May 2002 and got married on August of 2002)

2. August 2005 was the BEST and the WORST month - found out August 18th, 2005 (my birthday) that I was pregnant, but on August 29th, 2005 we lost our first house from hurricane Katrina.

3. I love to play sports. My favorite is volleyball, and now I learned to play tennis and enjoy the game!

4. I value family. I love and enjoy spending time with James and my girls. My husband is a great guy who can fix anything so I'm keeping him forever. My girls are my treasures!

5. I do look snobbish, but I’m very friendly and easy to get along with.

6. I’m a planner! I want every thing to go according to plan.

7. Loyal and committed towards the person I love (I’ve been with my husband for 11 years and still praying to God that like our vows “Till Death do as part” is the ending!)

8. I’m emotional. (I cry easily even by just watching a romantic-drama movie)

9. I will argue if I know I’m right (even arguing with a family to defend a friend)

10. I will forget what you did or said to me, but will never forget how you made me feel, which is why I hold grudges towards people who hurt me. If a FRIEND hurts me, he/she won’t hear from me for awhile (I’m on my thinking mood, considering if the friendship is worth saving)

11. I can’t sleep without a night light.

12. I have NO PATIENCE to wait for SURPRISES and that’s why it’s hard for me to keep a surprise!

13. I love hanging out with friends. I have lots of them!

14. I love SUSHI!

15. I love to travel, but hate to drive!

16. I hate HORROR movies and any roller coaster rides.

17. I love to cook, but hate the preparations.

18. I HATE PRETENDERS!

19. I love all Jet Li movies. I have collections of his movies, but lost all of them in hurricane Katrina. I love Madame Alexander dolls and Disney movies.

20. When I was in grade school and high school, I easily get into fights, brawls in a classroom floor and in locker rooms. I stabbed my annoying classmate on his forehead with a pen on when I was in 4th grade.

21. When something bothers me, it’s hard for me go to sleep.

22. I considered James, my husband as my best friend. I tell him everything, NO SECRETS!

23. I love to decorate, but hate to do the job! I will pick the paint, but will not paint. I will buy decors, but will not hang them. I will buy curtains but will not put it up! My husband is my good assistant! He is the WORKER and I’m the SUPERVISOR! (Hahahaha)

24. I love gardening, but plants don’t like me! I don’t have a “GREEN THUMB” like my husband.

25. I’m really bad on keeping in touch with some of my friends! (I guess just busy J, taking care of my girls).

FUN SUNDAY!

My day started with my 7:30am tennis game tournament, but sad to say we lost! Its ok it was just one day fun tournament honoring Ms. Lillian, the birthday celebrant. The celebration was held at the Meadows Park (by Kirkwood), so after the tennis tournament we have some parlor games for both adults and kids. The guys also played tag football and we also played Jeopardy game on the spot, topics are all about the birthday celebrant! I really enjoyed the jeopardy game, our team won and we started doing the rain dance and oh my goodness about 10minutes after we did our rain dance celebrations, it drizzled for a little bit! soooo weird lol! Good thing the sun came out again, and we continued to play some games and of course the food was so good! They have lechon, pancit, lumpia, beef stew, satay vegetables, hotdog on a stick and my favorite park food Philippines bar-b-q hmmmm good! We left around 3:30pm, bathe the girls, since they got so dirty playing at the park, then we took a nap woke up around 6pm to get ready for the Superbowl hang-out at Erick and Charyn’s house, we got there late that we missed the Journey band performed (the band’s lead singer is Arniel Pineda a fellow Filipino). Anyway we are all voting for the Cardinals, but they lost! It was a good game for them, on the 3rd and 4th quarter they really tried to catch up with the Steelers but the Steelers scored a touchdown and only 35 seconds left for the Cardinals and it wasn’t enough time for them to get another touchdown! I still salute Kurt Warner for a job well done!

Katrina's Party!

Saturday January 31st @ 11am was Katrina’s baby shower party! Charyn and I hosted the baby shower games, Katrina’s Mom cooked Filipino food like: caldereta, kare-kare, chopsuey, pork humba, dinuguan, pancit, bola-bola they are all good! Jannette and Cecille bought the cake, Cheryl made a macaroni Salad and Zim made “puto” and orange chicken! When the game starts everyone was excited to play, they all enjoyed the game and I can tell that everyone had a good time! James and I left @ 3:30pm to buy and make “Kinilaw” for Vu’s Retirement party (Katrina’s husband) his party was for 6pm the same day. So went to Viet Hoa again to buy fresh fish, went home, put the girls to sleep while James did the “kinilaw” ingredients preparations. 7:30pm we arrived at Vu and Katrina’s house, we grilled pork on Katrina’s stove and the fire was almost out of control! The fire alarm went on and poor Zim, I think she got burned a little on her right risk, she was the one who transferred the burning foil into the kitchen sink, good thing we were able to put out the fire.

The party went on, the pork was cooked and added to our “kinilaw” and to make it spicy tasty Zim added some “sili” on the “kinilaw” and hmmm it was sooooooo good, we eat it Philippines style, just with our bare hands, imagining we are all out at the beach, with our sexy bathing suit. Noemi made some good margarita and shared all her jokes, she is so funny! At 10:30pm we headed home, because I have a tennis game for 7:30am the next day and another party to attend.

What a night full of laughers and excitement! Another fun memory (specially the fire incident) to share on our next “kinilaw” gathering!