i made my first friendster overlay when i just got married (2005). composed of navigation, about me box, video and chatbox.

the second one was when mikee was 6 weeks old. this one i’ve included na albums, flukiest, blogsnip, testi box and links to our wedding pix.

revised it a bit with a different pic header. with the same features as previous.

the third one i made early this year. same features, just in different color. used black/orange combination.

i revised it again with a diff pic header (the one i’m using now) using our “sunset” family picture. same features, same colors.

i plan to revise again sometime in july. pero simple lng. probably the same features din, just diff pix. maybe in diff color. bsta bday party pix ni mikee mostly ilagay ko
i use the same overlay for all my friendster accounts.
this way, anybody searching for me using my maiden name or my married name will be directed to the very same page! coolness!
now i see the overlay’s advantage. a (long-lost) close friend found me searching for my maiden name. had i not overlaid my profile, she’d add me up on that other account.

o cge na nga, cute kasi kya ko gusto nakaoverlay friendster ko

venue/food: Max’s - dp paid

• food for adults and kids
• party package includes birthday cake, party ‘crowns’, lootbags, prizes and party host
• cake upgraded to pink castle
• one hour extension

theme: Baby Disney Princess (to go along with Max’s Royal Kingdom theme)

host: Alex Lagula (c/o Kidstar Kastles) - dp paid 

• aside from the party host of Max’s, we booked services of Alex Lagula para mas fun. but he won’t make it on time so i guess we still need the free service of Max’s party host to kick off the party

face painter: Kidstar Kastles - dp paid

balloons/decors: Kidstar Kastles - dp paid

• will probably not use Max’s balloons
• i specifically requested not to use red and royal blue

backdrop/signage: Kidstar Kastles - dp paid

cake: Kitchen Krafts (c/o Kidstar Kastles) - dp paid

invitations: Kidstar Kastles - dp paid 

• Mikee’s pictures taken at BlowUpBabies for the invites
• will send them mikee’s pics next week

theme backpacks: Kidstar Kastles - dp paid

pinata: Leth/Business-Shoppe (Castle)- pencil booked

guestbook: Leth/Business-Shoppe - pencil booked

P/V: John Aguas - pencil booked

lootbag contents/prizes: divisoria - will shop next month

• aside from lootbags and prizes from Max’s, we’ll buy goodies for the backpacks, and prizes.

party dress: June na magpatahi para sure na kasya

party shoes: jelly shoes bought from Rustan’s. cute, looks like Cinderella’s glass slippers.

i’ve been consulting friends regarding my (career) predicament. i’ve chatted with one friend in Japan and another in Singapore. hay, kakatuwa kasi they know me na talaga. they know how my mind works, and i think soon, i’ll come to a decision.

mikee has LBM. i thought it was just a reaction to the pumpkin soup she had when we went out on mother’s day. we ate at In-yo in Katipunan. but came Tuesday, she pooped 6x and got me worried. i checked with her pedia and was advised to give her pedialyte. she was active naman. when pedia checked on her, it was viral (not bacterial) diarrhea. hay buti na lang. i don’t want her to be confined in the hospital. wawa nmn kung tusukin for the dextrose di ba? saka baby yun eh, she would probably cry and try to remove the needles. she wouldn’t understand why they had to prick her, and why mommy would not remove it di ba?

hay buti na lang talaga. so much to thank for.

sana she gets well soon.

i applied in another company for a position very similar to my previous job. luckily, they are considering me for the position. now, it got me very confused if i should stay or leave my current job.

 advantages of current:

• good company name
• mornings can be spent with my baby (madami ngyayari sa buhay ng isang bata sa umaga so pwede na kesa naman buong araw talaga ako wala–still sulking over cancellation of work-from-home benefit)
• reimbursable globe, pldt and dsl
• good medical coverage (me and family)

advantages of the other:

• this is the type of work that i really want
• business trips
• my four-year work experience will be of very good use
• i’ll be one of the pioneers on their philippine branch

salary is out of the question because the take-home that i’ll get from the other company’s new offer is just a few bucks away from what i’m getting now. this is because of our company’s flat 15% tax. kung icocompare mo sya sa offer nung kabila minus philippine tax, hay halos same lang.

ok, exagg. ndi nmn few bucks away. malaki din ang difference. kaya lng yung difference na yun, is not enough to compensate dun sa effort na ieexert ko for that new job. mukhang magiging puro OT ako from mondays to fridays. though, i specifically told them no work on saturdays and sundays.

contradicting ito kasi the reason i wanted to leave my job is my disappointment over the  work-from-home benefit. less time with baby. if i accept the offer, lalo lang walang time with baby. hmmm.

naisip ko nmn, with the new job offer, at least i get to follow my passion (embedded systems engineering).

parang it boils down to deciding between time for my baby and my passion ah?

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hubby’s argument:

yung ibang tao nga gustong pumasok sa inyo, ndi  makapasa. kaw nmn, gustong umalis?