I'm baaaack…!

So…I find it funny that every time I tell myself I'm going to start posting on my blog more frequently I always end up NOT posting on my blog. It's like I do things just to contradict myself. Like yoga, I keep telling myself tom is the day I am going to get my ass to the studio and I'm still here. Fat and sluggish and waaaaay inflexible. Oh yoga, how I miss you.

You might be wondering…Why'd I all of a sudden decide it was time for me to write a blog today…well, because I'm being honest here, I'm procrastinating. Don't tell my partner, although I don't think she'd mind since she's currently making her second cup of coffee after successfully butchering the first one she made. We're kissing productivity goodbye…I'm kidding.

How has life been? My life has been filled with work, work and a little bit of fun on the side. I'm not complaining. On the contrary I'm having the awesomest time. We're actually in the process of making our dreams come true and it may be a bit scary, ok, I lie it's REALLY scary but it's worth it. We just have to keep praying and of course working hard. Harder than we've ever worked in our lives.

In the more personal aspect of life. Been married a little more than a year now and it's been sooooo much fun, and that is why you should always marry your best friend who may or may not think he's funnier than he actually is. :/ hehe…

Last year was heartbreaking as well because I lost my car…well, not really lost. It decided it wanted to be a submarine and well, it's still partial car partial who knows what. :( And as we wait on the final verdict…I just have to live with driving my husbands car and he just has to live with the fact that it might not be in such safe hands. LOL. I KID!!! I'm a super safe driver, well except when backing up, but that's a story for another day.

And as the brand new year starts, Chinese New Year pa lang so pwede pa humabol! :D I guess I should put my resolutions in writing somewhere…and this year instead of making resolutions let me write down the things that I want to be able to do by this year.

• I want to have a constant yoga practice. Be it in a studio, at home or at the gym. I need to get back into yoga. My husband told me recently, in a not so nice tone might I add, that I should get back to yoga because I complained less when I was still practicing. Soooo…yeah. 
• Must make actual edible meals for the husband because all my married friends keep posting their kitchen masterpieces it kinda hurts already. Ahem Tin, ahem!
• Invest more!
• Spend more time with my family…because every year this should be a priority
• Branch out and always challenge myself, work wise and personal life wise. 

I think 5 is enough…because let's face it…I'll probably not do the cooking thing and the exercise part is still a little iffy. LOL. 

2014 Bring it On!

This year is the my most favoritest year EVER! That's cause this year I married the love of my life and although it's been a crazy year of planning and planning and stress everything was worth it. :D Since some of you weren't there to witness the wedding let me share with you one of my favoritest parts of Miggy's vows. :D

• My favorite quote about love goes...“Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two.” from the movie Captain Corelli's Mandolin. I must confess I've never watched the movie but I've loved that quote since I read it the first time! hehe so you must imagine my surprise and excitement when my husband started his vows with that exact quote. :D It was perfect. He was perfect. I am still all gooey inside when I think about it. 

Weee...how lovely it is to be loved. My heart is a happy little heart. Anyway, enough with the cheese...for now. I've been blessed with a lot this year. A lot of changes have been happening and as my aunt texted me about a month ago, 2 big things happened for me this year. A change in surname and a change in career. Although there is always uncertainty when you venture out on your own there is also that excitement for what the world has in store for you. So even if recently I've been scared sh*tless because of the possibility that this might not work out I'm even more excited because I know God has so much more blessings to shower upon us. 

On a more personal note, no we're not pregnant so please stop asking..LOL I'm having the time of my life being a wife. :D Ok, so I don't do all the stuff normal wives might do. I'm still lucky enough that I don't have to manage a household or do chores. But I still make sure I take care of the things my husband, eeep, still not used to that term, might need. Oh, and I love spoiling him. Making him happy makes me happy. So the PS4 might not have been the best idea, everyone keeps telling me I'll never hear from him again, I'm still happy about it cause he's like a little boy all excited. Oh, and I get to do whatever I want since he's always on that thing anyway. Win - win! :D

2014 is going to be a year of many firsts. I've given us a budget and the idea is to stick to it, although I'm already thinking it might not be enough. What a challenge! I've also decided that in 2014 I'm not going to go crazy shopping...all the time. It's time to invest wisely. I'm so freaked out because I think I'm starting to sound like a grown up. Waaaaah! It's so surreal. So here's to a better year for everyone. 

Oh, and before I get too lazy to write another blogpost let me try to write down my resolutions for the year...bear with me here. 

1. Learn to live within a budget. A non-negotiable budget. LOL. There are just some things we can learn to live without. I won't die if I don't get to buy all the crap I love buying. 
2. This year I must learn to keep with the yoga program. Last year was crazy, loosing weight because of the stress was easy now they're back and they want to take over the world. 
3. Travel more with the husband. Although this may be extremely difficult because he has an extremely inflexible schedule I think short trips can be arranged. :D
4. Learn to cook...or at least get back in the kitchen. It won't kill anyone until it actually does. Hehe...
5. Spend time with family. Because in the end they are the people who matter.

So here's to an awesome 2014 for all of us! :D

Let's get physical!

During the start of the year I wrote down a few resolutions. Things I swore I'd do/ change within the year...well, yay for me I've actually started doing something that I wrote in one of those things.

I keep telling myself that Now is the right time to start getting healthy. I used to be a vegetarian for 4 years and I think the fact that I haven't been taking protein supplements really made things worse for me. I was always sick and I had a few other problems. As a quick remedy, I started eating fish again. Although it did work for awhile, the stress levels and the close to none protein intake was taking a toll on my body and so after much debate and heartbreak, for me, I decided my health is much more important. No, I do not take supplements, they make you fat. So it was back to the carniverous fold for me...although I do try to eat more balanced meals now. So step 1 to being healthy, have a proper diet! Check.

excuse what I look like, my first meal with meat after 4 years.
Celebrating Rub with my running buddies Ahia and Alay!

                                      

I don't know if you'd agree with me but I think the hardest part when getting healthy is the exercise. I used to be an athelete of some sort, used be being the operative word. I was active in grade school and high school, I loved sports. Growing up with 2 brothers and no sisters tends to make you more active and more competitive. You just had to keep up. But when I got to college things changed and well as they say the rest is history. Hahaha...I have had a relaxed lifestyle with little burst of energy every now and then. I am blessed enough to have a small frame so for awhile I wasn't really the dieting kind of girl. Exercise however...baaah. hahaha...

Last year I got a copy of the Insanity Workout from my officemate Rendy. Aptly named, that workout almost killed me, or should I say the warm up to that workout almost killed me. I couldn't even get 10 mins through that thing...hahahaha...I doubt I still can. I don't think circuit training is for me.

only the insane would do this torture...hahaha...I kid!
***photo from the internet

But this year, things changed. I went on my first 5k run, without training I might add, and I didn't die. Progress! And because I was able to do that it actually gave me motivation to do more. Weee. Ok, I must share the first time I ran after a long time I could barely run 1k so 5k is a big step! So my brother and I have started this routine where we would run every Saturday/Sunday morning in the UP Academic Oval. It's so much fun because I don't need to stress myself getting up early. The academic oval has sooooo many trees that it doesn't really get too warm to run even if you get there at 9 in the morning. Haha

the bu did the 10k, I barely survived the 5k
***photo from Sigue Correr Runners FB Page

Aside from that I have these 2 awesome friends who ended up having their own fitness goal this year. They're actually more into it than I am, it puts quite a pressure. But still so much fun! :D They're my gym buddies. They go to the gym 3 times a week, I try to go as often as my schedule permits, sadly it seems to be down to once a week for me but here's to hoping things get easier and I can get back on that treadmill! :D

our Gym Clique, Rendy, Thea and me. Drinking is so much better with these 2! :D
***photo from ZBM

These 2 friends are soooo supportive that sometimes they take it a notch too far always commenting on my cookie pouch. hahahaha...I kid, I kid. I love how we all work through it together. Getting fit is so much more fun when you have people there with you. Who knew gym would be such a team sport! :D

So here's to a more fit 2012 to everyone! :D

Resolutions 2012

***photo from the internet

I know everyone comes up with a list of Resolutions every year and every year the same things get listed down. I'm guilty of that. But this year I have resolved to follow through with my resolutions because in the end, it's for my own good anyway. Hahaha, can you totally see through the self-convincing... :P

In 2011 I was forced to accept the fact that I am not anymore as thin as I used to be. I still weigh the same but for some reason, it still doesn't feel the same. Am I getting more compact? Or is it time to finally accept the fact that what used to be muscle mass has now found it's way to fat. :P So this year the top resolution on my list:

1. BECOME FIT! Yup, that's right. That's my top priority. Become fit. hehehe. In 2011, the bu and I attempted to run a couple of times. And both times I thought I was going to pass out. How sad is my life. This year, I'm going to take this seriously. No more excuses. It's time to get serious about getting fit.

2. BECOME HEALTHY. After 4 years of not eating meat products, in 2011 I finally succumbed to the realization that I just wasn't healthy anymore. And although I would someday like to find a better solution, I have come back to the meat-eating fold. This year I'm becoming more healthy and balancing out my meals. :) Here's to a new lifestyle.

***photo from the internet

3. SAVE MORE. Like in my previous post, this year I'm taking my future seriously. And with that I am preparing for it seriously as well. Here's to smarter decisions in 2012.

4. SPEND MORE TIME WITH MY PARENTS. In 2011 I barely got to see my parents. This year, I'm going to make an effort to see them more often. Have more meals with them and have better conversations with them.

5. READ MORE BOOKS. I love reading. I loved reading since I was kid. I just didn't like making the book reports that were required at that time. Ha! Thanks to technology, I am always able to travel with a few books. This year, I plan to read at least 4 books a month. That's 4 books x 12 months = 48 books. Yaaaay! :)

6. TAKE A VACATION EVERY QUARTER. As the saying goes, work hard, play hard. In the past few years, taking vacations has always taken a back seat to earning a living. I now firmly believe that they should go hand-in-hand and this year, I'm taking it seriously. :) I miss the beach and I miss Baguio and those would be perfect places for me to go to! :) A quick escape.

7. COOK MORE. I started learning how to cook in 2011. This year, I'm going to learn how to cook more things. :)

8. RUN AT LEAST 10K. I used to be sporty. Used to being the operative word. Last year I tried running. It didn't turn out very well, from not being able to walk properly the next day to only being able to run 1.5K before passing out. I have become a lethargic bum and I need a more active lifestyle. So this year, we're going to make it happen. I'll keep updating as I get closer to that goal. Hahaha...Yup, that's the goal for this year. :)

9. GO TO MASS MORE OFTEN. I grew up in a very strict Catholic household. As a result, my brothers and I rarely make time to go to church now as adults because it always felt like a chose. Although most of the time I don't forget to pray, I would really like to start going back to Church and having my weekly update with God. This year, Church will be a priority.

10. DO SOMETHING I'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE. I am not the type of person who is comfortable stepping out of my comfort-zone. I like things the way they are and barely have the desire to make changes. I am a person not comfortable with change. This year, I'm going to do something I've never done before. I don't know what it is yet, but I'll make sure it's something that I'll be happy to say I did. :)

***photos from the internet

Don't you just love it when people get a new start every year. When all things from the past year are left behind and an opportunity to make great change is on hand. Here's to a brand-spanking-new 2012! :) May all our dreams and wishes come true! :) Happy New Year everyone!!!