Frenchguy arrived from Thailand last Monday, and as we both agreed, that would be his last business travel till we get to D Day. Prior to that, he was sans cease with his work appointments in the four corners of the planet, leaving me and my big tummy to the mercy of the number 18 in case of emergency.
As usual, we (I mean bébé and I) had pasalubong (he knows this word by heart!) from bientôt papa. I had 5 ripe yummy mangoes and bébé had several bébé stuffs, ano pa nga ba..
After our birthing class last night, we decided to dine out to savour our last moments together before being officially tagged as parents. As usual, conversations were directed to work related topics, the latest news in France, and of course, my pregnancy...and then, he suddenly said that it's amazing how Thailand has transformed itself in a very short span of time. The infrastractures, the tourists-and-investor-happy atmosphere, the people...
That remark had of course made me thought about the Philippines ... what's up? Are we still scaring away tourists and investors? Do our newly grads land on well-paying, career-boasting jobs? Is the cost of living in equilibrium with what Juan de la Cruz has in his pocket? Is education still as inaccesible as before? Or even worse?
Just some thoughts..
I haven't been keeping up for quite a time, headlines about Arroyo impeachment and such kind of stuffs just don't motivate me..
13 years ago
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Halu ANa!!! Glad ur hubby arrived home safe and sound. I know bebe is kicking upon knowing that,eh? =)
Nweis, it's really sad to note that Philippines is way beyond the progress of the neighbouring countries. I believe we are rich with the human power but the lack of opportunity to use and maximize all that resources are only wasted due to over politicking, corruption and self vested interest of the leaders. Investors hied away dahil kadaming internal conflicts ng bansa natin na hindi mareso-resolba. Haaay kakalungkot mang isipin, pero parang ang hirap na mabago ang takbo ng bansa natin.
Hi there,I want to take the chance to congratulate you with bebe.
I once met a guy at the airport and we chatted while waiting for our departure. He has a fIlipino blood in him, American citizen and he said lots of negative stuff about Filipinos. And he emphasized on the dishonesty and corruption. He said that 50 plus years ago, Philippines was more progressive than it's neighboring countries. But look at where it is now, the others moving forwaqrd and we are far behind. Really sad.
am sure bebe was somersaulting nung marinig niya ang boses ni papa. ;)
naku, lalo pa yatang gumugulo at humihirap ang Pinas ngayon. nakakalungkot talaga. but hey, I can't wait to go home and see our country again! =)
oo nga pala, have you pick any names for her yet? sige, kisses na lang sa inyo ni bebe. =)
hmmm, ripe yummy mangoes!!! i bet bébé enjoyed them too!!! before i forget again, thank you for the encouraging message you left on my my monthly ordeal - trying hard not to think about it :) be safe & stay happy!
Hi Ana, buti pa kau, date date, hehe...
hmmm...tama ka, pagnapapaguspan ang pinas, napapaisip talaga kung ano na nga ang nangyayari...sad to say, that when you read or watch newas onlne...magulo pa din...
ingat ka jan...
i wouldn't want to call the dix-huit in the middle of the night, iba syempre pag nandyan ang hubby à côté...
dyosko, ripe mangoes, sinolo mo na naman! la gourmande.... i-chronopost mo naman ako dito! hehe...
hey, ça va vite hein? imagine 28 days na lang...
o sha, deary, ingat ka dyan, hope na makapag-blog ka pa till the day na iire ka na, haha!
gros, gros bisous!
;)
Bless, yep, she's over excited yata, ayaw tumigil kakasipa sa ribs ko hehe..
anyways, oo nga, me too, pessimist pag pinas na usapan, ewan, siguro because i work with the investors, and i see them invest somewhere in asia, but less and less in the phils..kahit pa sabihing mas madaling makipagtrabaho sa mga pinoy..
Angelove, thanks!
He had a point there. Minsan naman, i met some businessmen in one of our hikes, and he noted that under the table practice daw sa tin, that makes it hard to establish business with us..
Ligaya, yeah, home will be home pa rin...pero sana umabante tayo kahit kunti..
name's ready too...si bébé na lang talaga ang kulang hehe..
Mildred, nakow, bon voyage bakla..o wag ka mashock pagdating mo dun pag nagbayad ka ng P7.50 minimum sa jeep ha, normal lang yun..ingatz dun ha..sabay ba kayo ni Nao?
Bel, naku miss na rin kita friend, binibisita ko minsan bahay mo for updates kaya lang busy yata ang beauty natin...anytime soon, baka dumating na si bébé, excited na nga ko e hehe..ingat ka din dyan..
Nao, nakow bakla, buti naman masaya ka na. ..lapit na uwi nyo, aba at ang baklang Mildred pala uwi din, aba, jamming ng walang katapusan yan hehe..
bisous lang daw pasalubong mo sabi ni frenchguy hehe..pero padala din si bébé ng wet french kiss, shhlurpp...si bébé talaga o, ang kulit ng kiss hehe..
Makis, oh yeah, surtout maman hehe, it's almost the same as phil mango, so imagine! ;), ingats and be zen!
Dops, hehe, kelangan, when the bébé's here, mahirap na..
Bokskie, moi aussi, pero i have it registered sa phone ko hehe..
sus, 5 lang kasi, si frenchguy talaga, ubos ko nga kagad, namumuti na yung buto haha.. sabi ko nga, di ba pedeng next time, isang kaing naman hehe..
bwehehehe, i'll ask for wi-fi connection sa clinique hehe..lapit na nga, kakabahan na ba ko?
musta ka na
wala ka pang stork appointment, tagal naman
inip na inip na ako
best regards
techguy
Techguy, eto, inip na rin hehe. just waiting for the stork to come, wag lang sanang magdala ng H5N1 virus hehe..
Ana, pwede palang magdala ng fruits (mangoes) sa ibang bansa? Sarap naman. How about bangkok na santol? :)
ana, buti na lang okey tayo as euros/ dollars earner to send to our country. Otherwise, wala. Para pa rin tayong bansa ng India. Hindi makagawa even roads for transport business.
Anyway,I tag you in my blog. Take care sa beauty if i iri na ha?
Smile pa rin and naku! Ang video, naka on!
laters...
Geri, nakakalusot lang. we dont bring a lot naman, just for personal consumption, 5 mangoes lang so ok lang siguro hehe..hmmm, di kilala ni frenchguy yun e, so i just have mangoes palagi..
Ate Amy, naku, sinabi mo. malapit na D Day, nagpagupit pa nga ako e para maganda si momsy hehe..o di ba, sunod ako sa payo mo hehe..
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