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Manila, Manila...I'm coming home Manila

OK I've been so busy preparing for my trip that I didn't even bother to post anything new. I'm still worried about my luggage...I hope there won't be a need to pay for excess baggage. At the same time I'm also hoping to have a HEALTHY, swine flu FREE trip. I'm off to Manila on Oct.28...I'm super excited to be home after more than 2 years, but I'm also worried about my hubby. He might end up eating 떡볶이 tteok-bokk-i (Korean rice cake snack) and 라면 ra-myeon (instant noodles)all the time. I'm really looking forward to spending time with my family and friends....and of course being away from kimchi wonderland might even be good for me from time to time...kkkk.

Filipino MONKEYS

I was outraged by the mere thought that another MORON is out there calling Filipinos monkeys. WONDERGIRLS (famous Korean girl group) member Yu-bin supposedly called Filipinos monkeys (in her Twitter account) and she even said that it should keep on raining in the Philippines (during typhoon Ondoy) so Filipino monkeys will drown to death. GRRRRRR! I was fuming mad after hearing this from my sister. Anyway, to give the so-called "Ugly Yu-bin" the benefit of the doubt, I tried to check out the news and even the (now deleted) Twitter account. Some people say that it was a fake Twitter account and that the singer is currently depressed because the outcome of this rumor may get so BIG that it might eventually affect her career. In my opinion there's no way we can ever find out if it was really fake or not...I'm just hoping it's not true.

A visit from another little prince

Last weekend my sister-in-law and her little prince visited our house. SIL had to go to the oriental doctor and she also missed my little Zach a lot. It was a good time for the two babies to bond as cousins....kkk.

Sliced and Stitched

OK I know I'm an accident freak...I've been like that even as a child. A while ago while preparing dinner, I accidentally cut my middle finger. I mean the skin covering the top of my middle finger literally sliced off my finger...and it's not a regular wound because the doctor had to stitch it back. The damage was so deep that I even have to go back to the hospital every 2 days for the next 10 days or so. I even have a couple of medicines and injections to attend to. I cried my butt off a while ago because I saw how deep my injury was and of course it did HURT like HELL. While tears rolled out of my eyes little Zach felt my pain that he also cried along with me. Luckily my husband was already home to give me first aid and to bring to the nearest hospital.

HELP victims of Typhoon ONDOY in the Philippines

Tropical Storm Ondoy: How you can help [1]
abs-cbnNEWS.com 09/27/2009 4:16 PM

Here is a list of ways you can help the victims of tropical storm Ondoy (international code name Ketsana).

Donation drop-off points

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

1. National Resource Operations Center, Chapel Road, Pasay CityContact: Mrs. Francon Favian

2. Quezon City Area Disaster Resource Operations Monitoring and Info Center (DROMIC) DSWD Central Office

Contact Rey Martija or Imee Rose Castillo, Tel Nos. 951-7119, 951-7119, 951-2435, 951-2435 or Assistant Secretary Vilma Cabrera Tel No. 0918-934-5625

3. Manila Area (DSWD-NCR)

San Rafael corner Legarda Streets, Quiapo, ManilaContact: Dir. Thelsa P. Biolna, Dir. Delia Bauan Tel Nos. 734-8622, 734-8642

ABS-CBN Sagip Kapamilya
413-2667, 413-2667 /416-0387, 416-0387No 13 Examiner Street, Quezon City,

Look for Ms Girlie Aragon

SAGIP KAPAMILYA

Bank: Banco de Oro, Mother Ignacia branch

Acct name: ABS-CBN Foundation Inc.

Acct no.: 5630020111

Routing code for international cash donations

BNORPHMM ABS-CBN Branch

Drop off center for in kind donations:

13 Examiner Street or Scout Bayoran, in front of Rembrandt Hotel on Tomas Morato, QC and beside Half Moon Cafe, also on Tomas Morato.

ABS-CBN HOTLINE

416-36-41, 416-36-41

ABS-CBN Foundation Inc. toll free number:

1-800-527-2820 1-800-527-2820 (for inquiries on how send donations from overseas)

Or check http://www.abs-cbnfoundation.com/ [12]

ABS-CBN Foundation US Office

Toll-Free 1-800-527-2820 1-800-527-2820

Other institutions receiving donations:

UNICEF is accepting cash donations through its Metrobank account: UNICEF C/A 066-7-06631209-3 in response to the victims of tropical storm Ondoy. Call their hotlines at 758-1000 and 758-1442 to find out more ways to send your donations.

CARITAS
Domestic Cash Donations can be deposited through the following

CARITAS MANILA bank accounts any branch nationwide:
BANCO DE ORO - Savings Account No. 3970006958
BPI - Savings Account No. 3063-5357-01 3063-5357-01
CHINABANK - Savings Account No. 103-3099715 103-3099715
METROBANK - Savings Account No. 175-3-17506954-3
RCBC - Savings Account No. 3-000-90221-6 3-000-90221-6
UCPB - Savings Account No. 128-162208-7 128-162208-7
SECURITY BANK - Current Account No. 0141-019452-001
For overseas donors, please deposit your donation to Caritas Manila-BPI Dollar Saving Account No. 3064-0033-55 3064-0033-55.
Or PNB Dollar Savins Account No. 108566600025

Ayala Foundation USA

For US based donors who want tax incentives, you may course your donations through Ayala Foundation USA 255 Shoreline Drive, Suite 428,Redwood City, CA 94065, USA or simply click the link (Ayala Foundation USA).

Negros Navigation

from Mr. Edmund Gawchua, Manager

Negros Navigation is now accepting the transfer of relief goods from Mindanao to Manila for free for aid to victims of Ondoy.
Donations can be sent to Negros Navigation stations and offices nationwide.

Links to other ways to send in help:

Manuel L. Quezon's blog: How to help (original on Quezon.ph [13] Tumblr.com mirror link [14])
Google Docs: Rescue InfoHub Central [15] List of Places where to donate [16] (check out one nearest your area, or add a donation center that is not on the list)

Another list of where to donate goods via Bury Me In This Dress [17] blog

Google Maps: Ondoy situation map for Metro Manila [18], by KaninLamig

Sahana FOSS Disaster Management System http://sahana.kahelos.org/ [19]

For ways to donate to the Philippine National Red Cross, check out the PNRC web site [20]

Reach ABS-CBN via these channels:
Multiply: botomoipatrolmo.multiply.com
Twitter: twitter.com/botopatrollers
Facebook: Boto Mo, Ipatrol Mo official page abs-cbnNEWS.com
Email: ireport@abs-cbn.com [21]
SMS/MMS reports: IREPORT to 2366
Bayan Voice BMPM Voice SMS: 411-BMPM (411-2676, 411-2676)

HELP victims of Typhoon ONDOY

* For those who are interested to help out the victims of Typhoon Ondoy in the Philippines, check out the information below.

REPOST: For those who want to help the victims of Typhoon Ondoy, you may course thru Ayala Foundation Inc., BPI Peso account number 0011-1490-22. For those outside the country, please use our Ayala Foundation Inc. D......ollar account number 0014-046...3-48, Swift Code: BOPIPHMM. We are also accepting donations in form of relief goods, clothes, rice, etc.

I used to .....

The main reason why I started my blog is to be able to practice writing and thinking in English. However, after reading the comment of a frequent blog hopper(in another blog), I suddenly realized that my command of the English language is not getting any better than the first time I wrote posts in my blog.

I used to write and speak the English language very well...when I say VERY WELL I mean academically speaking.... I can write tons of papers without or even just very few corrections on my paper. But now, I can barely write a decent post without worrying if I got it right or not.

I used to think in English and then translate things in Korean, but now I think and speak(and even pronounce certain words like Koreans do) in Korean and I tend to forget average vocabulary words that even a kindergarten student can remember (NO JOKE! I hate myself for allowing that to happen).

I used to speak 2 languages (English and Filipino) with utmost confidence, but now I can barely construct a decent sentence in English or even Filipino. I even have jitters whenever I speak to native speakers of the English language(I can assure you that NEVER happened before).

I used to think that I can teach my little Zach three languages (Korean, Filipino, and of course English)at the same time. But now, I'm not sure if I can even speak three languages well enough for another human being to understand without getting a headache from my usual mix up of words. Arghhhhh!!!!! I'm so frustrated, how I wish I can get back to what I USED TO BE....T:T.

Sleepy Zach does it again!

Here is my little prince sleeping while eating his dinner.....kkk.

Happy 9months Little Zach

Last Monday was Zach's 9th month and as usual I bought a cake to celebrate the special day. However, unlike the other monthly celebrations...Zach was in no mood to smile at the camera. I got so frustrated that I just gave up taking his pictures. Anyway, Zach already has 4 cute tiny teeth.....kkkk, and he loves to bite me (the best teether he ever had...bwahahaha). He can also stand up on his own by now (of course he still tumbles from time to time). He used to be a very quiet baby, but now he would often shout and babble so many things that I can't even understand.....kkk.