My first Mother's Day Pandora charm

Oh, I can't believe May is almost over! Time flies so fast!

I have to admit something. I am so tempted to abandon this blog already. I am now very busy taking care of my 6-month-old makulit na baby and I feel na ang dami ko ng na-miss isulat. Ang mga recent events ng buhay namin, sa Instagram ko na lang nado-document. To be honest, finding time to write is so difficult now.

But I realized that I was sad the past weeks that I am not blogging. Feeling ko kasi ito na lang ang private space ko talaga, iyong akin talaga. I don't care if nobody reads my entries. Masaya lang talaga ako na may "online journal" ako.

Anyway, I promise to write more for myself. Para marami akong balikan later on.

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Oops, I have a new Pandora charm nga pala. I now love the month of May -- kasi may another occasion na na dedicated for me. MOTHER'S DAY!

To commemorate my first ever Mother's Day, my husband told me to get a new charm. My husband is not the type who will personally go to the store and choose something for me. He'll ask me exactly what I want then he'll buy it. He's so afraid na ma-okray ko, wala raw kasi siyang taste. Medyo totoo naman haha! Now that we're living together (we used to be in LDR), he would just tell me to buy whatever I want (using his money, of course). Ang praktikal noh? Where did romance go? Hahaha!

I wanted a different "mom" charm pero hindi available sa Pandora West Edmonton Mall. I just settled for this one. Thank you, dear husband!

This is my 7th Pandora charm. I wonder kung kelan kaya mapupuno ang bracelet ko.

New Pandora Charm: Rocking Horse

Yehey! I finally have a Pandora charm that will commemorate my son's birth!

It's a Rocking Horse!

Last November 22, I just showed a picture of it to my husband and he surprised me by bringing it home that same afternoon, after he went out to buy some groceries! He really is excited to buy anything for/about Nathan!

By the way, I actually saw the rocking horse charm at Pandora WEM when I bought my car charm last August. The sales lady gave me the idea that it's perfect for my upcoming son. I liked it and promised to get it the moment I gave birth. Sakto pa that both my husband and son were born on the year of the horse.

What I love about this charm is that it is quite 'big' (unlike my dangling stilleto) and not that expensive (only $55 + 5% tax). It's my favorite charm to date (not that I have many lol!).

New Pandora Charm: Car

After more than six weeks wait, we are finally getting our new car this afternoon.

This will be our first car purchase as a married couple so to commemorate this special event (haha!), my husband reminded me to get a car charm from Pandora.



So instead of buying a 'birthday charm' last Wednesday, I bought the 'car' one. I find it expensive though, for $65 (plus 5% tax), but I had to purchase it. That's the thing with Pandora charms, you have to get them even if you're not into the design or price because they represent 'milestones,' right?

My next Pandora charm will be something to remember my baby Chicklet's birth. I'll make sure to find a nice one, something that I really really like.

Valentine 2014: Bourgeoisie Husband, Proletariat Wife

On the night of February 13, upon coming home from work, I found this white gold necklace with heart pendant waiting for me in our bathroom lavatory. Really, I was so surprised! We saw this necklace in a store a few weeks ago and I told him I like it. But I honestly have already forgotten about it.

Thank you, Dear!

But wait! I also had a surprise din naman for him on February 14. I left this inside his car.

Bought at my beloved dollar store lol!

Haha, cheapskate I know! But what can I do, I am the proletariat in this relationship and Pod is the Bourgeoisie! But it's the thought that counts naman, right?

I bought a HUGE card because it was the first time in our 11-year relationship that we were not under postal size restrictions! I added a Hershey's milk chocolate because he likes it.

But seriously, I wanted to give the husband a better gift but since I only started to work less than two weeks before VDay, I had no budget. Ayaw ko namang i-swipe sa credit card niya ang ipangreregalo ko sa kanya haha!

Also, now I know that I will have a hard time surprising him in the future because we only have one joint bank account. How can I buy something for him using our credit or debit card without him knowing about it? Unlike me, Pod keeps track of our card transactions every night (at least). He has a phone application for it ha.

Oh well, it's his fault. He only wants to have our respective salaries deposited into our shared account so he must suffer the consequences lol!

Crazy for Pandora

One of the first things I bought when I came here in Edmonton was a Pandora bracelet. I know I am such a late-bloomer when it comes to collecting Pandora charms, but I guess it's better late than never.

Bought on November 11, 2013

I am a very sentimental person and I want every milestone to be celebrated. Pandora charms are indeed perfect to commemorate those milestones.

This January, Pod bought me two more charms (my first was flowers for you, purple murano glass charm because purple was our wedding color motif):

• Mr. & Mrs. - to celebrate our second wedding anniversary last January 12, 2014
• House - to symbolize our move to our new home this January 24, 2014

Haha, I am now more excited to collect charms! I've noticed that a lot of Canadians are into Pandora. Ang cute naman kasi.

And by the way, I think I won't be able to resist din their rings. Stackable pala sila.

Bagay naman, di ba? Haha, I need to find a job soon para masustentuhan ang sariling luho!

Ring for Bing-Bing

I love putting on simple silver/white gold accessories but I realized that during winter time, they won't be sulit because of all the layering (of clothes) that you have to go through in order to survive the cold. In fact, I bought a Pandora bracelet three weeks ago and I've never worn it until now. Hindi nga kasi makikita haha!

But then last (Black) Friday, I saw some nice rings from Old Navy at 50% off. And they carry my ring size which is XL! Yep yep, I have uber fat fingers and I had difficulty buying fancy rings in the Philippines.

I instantly tried on many many rings and ended up buying four. This is one of them. Nice noh?

Hmmm, I think I'm into a new addiction. Although I would have to put gloves every now and then, at least makikita ko pa rin hehe.

Hoping for more rings for me in the coming days! Hurrray!

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* Bing-Bing is one of my childhood nicknames