Mommy loves her ipad...

I know mommy loves her ipad a lot...

But...

...this is the best thing this ipad sleeves ever had the chance to touch :)

Vending Machine for the 'Forgetful traveler'

It used to be candies, chocolates and snacks...

Not anymore, with Best Buy making it's way to hotels and airports targeting travelers who forgot some basic travel-related  necessities like chargers, sd cards and even cameras!

* MGM Grand's Best buy Express

I don't know personally how long this kiosks started but this is the first time I saw this machine and I am quite amazed with it. If it weren't for the fact that I got all I need for the trip I would be very tempted to buy something just to be able to try it out...

The Little Entrepreneur

Kids today are way too advance....

when I first got the itouch, Kimi started tinkering with it without knowing what it was

She started with the puzzle applications and mastered them right away. She loves the piano application as well as the drawing applications.

Now, she has moved on to another level. She is doing real adult games and she really understand the concepts of how the games work!

My 2.5 yo baby girl is now into the Entrepreneur related ttpe of games... a Big Whoa!



* How to run an ice cream parlor
Title: Ice Tycoon



* How to run a hospital
Title: Are you alright?



* Running a restaurant
Title: Diner Dash

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My de-stress-er

One of the things that destresses me is getting updates via itouch...fb, rss, tweet :)


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Incentive... to drive

Up until now, I haven;t had the chance to go for a learner's knowledge test. Between two kids and a job... I am way too busy to have a moment to sit and study.... But sometimes there are reason that will give you the extra push.

First, I am thinking that Kimi is about to go to school and I can;t imagine taking the bus with a toddler every school day... Look at the amount of time it will take from my day.... :

....but the next incentive is.....
* Look at all the knobs and buttons...
I haven't explored this fully since I just rode this two short trips but I am really amazed at the Navigator system that is built into the system... Garmin GPS is user-friendly but this car's navigator is really state of the art..
...and the radio! It has an option of a satellite radio which you can subscribe and pay for monthly at $15/month, sort of like a cable...on radio
...plus a plug inside for charging

a new car (not mine!) that will be left in the garage waiting for (ahem) me to drive it around... :)* And the next guy to drive in the family :)

Surprise package! :)

...extra special because there was no occassion at all!

Thanks hubby for the surprise :)





* Thanks to my friend, Honey, for purchasing and shipping this to me :)

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Online shopping via itouch

If there's a will, there's a way... No matter how small the screen :)



I got it for only $10 plus free shipping :). By the way, this retails at $29.00 us and $35 canada plus tax

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Unexpected gift

I wasn't asking for it anymore but still hubby took it upon himself to tempt me into getting one...



* Nikon d3000- so far I love how easy it is to use this

Life is good :) to more travels and great pictures of my babies...



* Kimi lego picture



* Our little prince, Kenzo

I am so excited for our next family travel escapade.

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Paulo Coelho app

I just bought myself another i-app for my itouch...



I just love Paulo Coelho and reasoned with myself that it is well worth the few dollars, right?Enlightenment is priceless anyway :)


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Portable back me up

I finally found a great deal for a portable hard drive that would fit in my purse... The best thing is the cute bag that I found to go with it.



WD My Passport Elite 500GB 2.5" Portable External Hard Drive (WDMLC5000TN) - Best Buy Exclusive- $ 99.95



Available at Bestbuy Canada
Hoodie Portable Hard Drive Case, Micro dot - $20

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A 4D Experience

Our Package: The Fetal Tour

Source: http://www.somvisao.com/ultrasound/fetal-tours

Visit our 3D/4D ultrasound packages and pricing

Welcome to North America's first and only 3D ultrasound, spa, and wellness centre. The name Som Visao (som-viz-ay-oh) translates to English as "sound vision" and reflects the 3D ultrasound experience of seeing and hearing your unborn child. For our 3D/4D ultrasound Fetal Tours we only hire expert ARDMS Sonographers have over 1,000 hours in OBGYN training and utilize the industry standard GE Voluson 730 to obtain the best images possible. Relax as you enjoy the fun and breathtaking experience of meeting your baby for the first time through our 30 minute 3D/4D ultrasound Fetal Tour. You'll quickly discover how Som Visao's combination of elegance, professionalism, and reputation will leave you smiling ear to ear.

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It was a new technology and naturally we wanted to meet the baby so so much so we decided to shell out our salaries for this 4d meeting...

The difference between the 3d and 4d ultrasound? It was just the movement. 3d are stills while the 4d has movement. I was happy that we did the 4d, K got to see for himself just how active his baby is. I kept on telling him that I am feeling an inner roller coaster this time around and I am happy that he can now see for himself because even the sonographer was commenting how she can;t get a picture of Baby K because of his constant movement.

BLEH!
...with all the prodding in my stomach
to keep his hands off from his face,
he finally relented but not before
Baby K finally stuck out his tongue

BORING!
...Baby K is getting bored from the inside
There is nothing to see here!!!

BOY!
Just like a typical man
...he shows off his assets

Som Visao: A Haven for the stressed body

I got an early backache for my second pregnancy. It doesn't help that I do work at night on top of the house chores and taking care of Little Active Kimi.

I was really aiming for a massage but was surprised how much a prenatal massage costs... (around $65 for an hour and around $89 for a 45 minute session). I fould out though that I can actually claim a huge percentage from K's health benefit through his company. Alas! A SIGN!

I googled for a place that offers pre-natal massage which I could surely claim and found out that the health benefit we have only honors RMT (Registered Massage Therapist). I was actually scheduled for a massage with a CMT (Certtified Massage Therapist, Whew!), I cancelled and decided to go with Som Viseo because I specifically saw the name of Great West Life in their site.

Now, I just need those coupons to have an additional discount for my 4d ultrasound... They give out a maximum of $20 for referral and I actually reached the maximum through subscribing ($10), referral through K's address ($5) and Kimi ($5). MISSION ACCOMPLISHED :)

THE HALLWAY

WAITING AREA

ROOMS

4D OPERATOR

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SOM VISAO

8-3195 Granville Street

Vancouver, BC

V6H 3K2

(604)732-9901

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Keeping I-(n)TOUCH

K decided to buy me an ipod touch 3rd generation without any special occassion. Aaaaaw... he claims that he knew how I wanted it that's why he decided to gave me one.I was reluctant to accept it thinking we should be saving for our next baby but when I started exploring the new gadget... It is so much easier to get in touch with my face through Facebook with this pocket-size gadget... And you can check emails and view you tube and lots more :)

My only problem with it is that it has no adobe flash player to download which I think is pretty important if you want to surf. I guess they are working on it right... I am going to cross my fingers for it :)

Thank you Hubby :)

I LOVE YOU!

Tickled Pink

A day before my birthday, I got a very sweet gift from my loving hubby. He surprised me with a mini laptop which he managed to purchase without my knowledge. I instructed him the night before to charge my laptop when he woke up in the morning for his early work. Imagine my surprise when I went to the bathroom and saw that there was a small box atop our dining table with a pink ribbon and a birthday card! A new laptop! Aaaaw!

I couldn't believe it! He never fails to surprise me... not just on my birthday but sometimes even when there is no occassion at all. I love you Karl :) you and Kimi are my life.

Unknown Caller

In an effort to get our mobile bill lowered, I called up Fido to cancel the $11 dollar which also includes the caller ID. I thought that, like in Manila, the caller's name will come out on screen if we haveit in our phone book. Was I wrong! Now, everyone who calls up my mobile, even hubby, is an unknown caller. :(
So when we received a call at 4am we thought it was a prank call. Who would call at this insane hour? and since I am already awake, I went to the bathroom and heard that the upstair's phone is ringing. I told hubby that maybe that WAS an important call from Manila which turned out to be quite important....

UNKNOWN CALLER....humbug! This is quite an inconvenience.

Facebook

I am trying out facebook :)

If you have a facebook do add me.

Goodbye for now

I was sad to see my HP go despite the disappointments I experienced with her. (sigh*). I finally had her shipped to HP for a checkup and hopefully for replacement of parts which they admitted are really a problem with my HP Model so I got a free shipping and diagnostics even if it's over my warranty. Till she is finally well...

Laptop Woes...

Just when I was about to update my blog again.... My laptop went crashing and refused to give me more than just a BLANK screen.... Oh no! All my photos for Kimi's 11th months are not yet transferred to a dvd... but more than that, when will this laptop work again? Sheesh! I hate this model... I thought that the wireless not working last august was resolved when I bought an external wifi but I guess I was wrong... Now the wireless AND the monitor is not working. I searched the net and found out that this particular HP Pavillon Dv6000 really has a lot of unsatisfied user complaining about it.

I'm keeping my fingers cross for my laptop. HP agreed to send me a box and ship the item to them for a look at my laptop for FREE. For the meantime, I have to borrow available laptops to check everything online :(

Techie in-laws

Fresh from their 10-day cruise to US of A for a well-deserved reward for themselves, my in-laws, particularly my father in law has been catching up with his emails using my laptop (There goes my blogging for a few days...). He was so into emails that he decided to buy himself his own laptop!

... A Toshiba Satellite L300

Welcome to the world of endless technology possibilities! :)