moving in challenges

Moving home is one of the major inconveniences and challenges we were faced after the Super Typhoon Ondoy. You see, insipte of us not affected by the flood, it was really a big challenge for the husband and I to find :

• a temporary place within a short period of time.
• a place willing to sublease for less one-two months only.
• place with very convenient location : near kids' schools and our work area
• minimal or budgeted rent for temporary location.
• people to help us in our moving-in problems.

Glad that I came across www.moveme.com webiste prior my actual moving-in date. The site provides helpful information for individuals like me who are so busy with everyday work that considers moving-in a gruesome task. Not only provides online quotes assistance, but it also It provides assistance on legalities of property contracts and purchases thru their Conveyancing Solicitor. This is the "legal guy". Talk about the seamless transition of moving in to a new house/property. These guys makes it happen. These are the "dirty works" behinds property transactions.

On the other hand, the owner on the othe side of the fence also needs professional help thru House Conveyancing in order to optimize the returns from the deal. What good is selling a property if the returns is not commensurate to the value. Not to mention the "sentimental" aspect of entire exercise. The seller actually "sells" a part of him when you talk about the "house" or better yet, the "home". Sometimes, the "home" goes beyond the tangible "house" features. Thus, getting the most our of the deal, makes it even more compelling for the seller to let go of the property. And that the function of House Conveyancing.

In the same manner, Property Conveyancing conforms with the entirety of the property ... with structure and even without. Sometimes, even the mere location or even the "fresh air" that passes thru such property creates value for the seller. Bottomline, from the seller's perspective, it would be a good idea to have these guys by your side ... the better the "positioning", more you gain. As simple as that.

after Ondoy calamity ...

As I've shared here at my blog a month ago, after the Ondoy calamity we temporarily rented a condo unit near to the kids's school. Not that we were affected by flood, but primarily due to travel convenience. You see, with all the streets submerged with flood water, it was impossible for us to commuete to and from our work. Very inconvenient if you have kids needed to be at school by 730am, as well as if you have work and meetings as early as 9am. Hence, we were forced to enter a lease contract for 2 months at a brand new condo inside the San Antonio Village. Sadly, with the Ondoy floods over after a week ... we were stuck with our condo lease contract.

But we were lucky. Just early today, a very good friend of us saved us for another one month rental. He needed a short term place to stay since he's on a business trip and be back by 2nd week of December in Canada. He checked the condo earlier, and was pleased with what he saw, and decided to move-in immediately. He brought all his things, clothes, appliance such as his brand new plasma TV with plasma mounts and even his computer gadgets. And presto, he's already at home with our condo unit.

Now the husband is seriously considering investing in a rent-to-own condo units. Probably for business use, such as short term lease or for emergency purposes. We realized now the value of having another place to stay for emergency cases. Really convenient and the peace of mind...priceless. Not bad idea eh, better be prepared for the worst and be safe than sorry. Don't you agree?

Happy 5th Birthday, Samantha!

To our sweetest pretty-princess brat, Samantha

Happy, Happy 5th Birthday!!

You've given us so much joy and love ...

Happiness is you. Love is you. Life is you.

We love you so much! Mwaaaahhh!!

bathroom improvement

Yes, I am thinking of another home improvement before the year ends. This time, I plan to tackle the bathroom ... particularly, the common or guest bathroom. Though nothing major to change, everything functions quite well with my Kohler-brand fixtures, but I wanted to have a different setting or ambiance with the guest bathroom. Wanted it to be more zen-looking this time. Probably change the mood lighting, color of tiles, change the sink top and add bidet for the toilet. Yes, nothing major renovation, huh!?! LOL. Of course, this would only be possible with the approval of the husband. Though he's also seriously considering adding a bidet to our guest bathroom, I am not sure if he'll allow me to change the theme and ambiance as well. Maybe too costly for us at this point. Thus, wish me luck, guys. It will all depend on the financer this time.

Trick or Treat 2009

Since the class was suspended yesterday due to strong typhoon Santi, we were forced to bring the little girl for some Trick or Treatin' activity at the SM malls (Podium and Megamall). You see, she was really disappointed when she wasn't able to go and celebrate Halloween Party at school, thus we decided to let her dress up anyway for some last minute candy trick or treat.

For Halloween 2009, Samantha wore pink-fairy inspired outfit.

getting an online degree

Surprisingly, the husband is very much eager and interested to pursue further studies particularly for leadership courses for almost a year now. You see, ever since he was promoted, and expanded his job function in his company, he’s seriously considering going back to school. And just early this year, since his tasks no longer limited to business development and generating revenue for the telecoms department of his company, he’s also responsible in development and growth of his team which consists of product managers and network engineers. Thus, made him decide to pursue advance studies on organizational leadership particularly in his chosen field, telecommunications industry.

And with limited time and resources, I encouraged the husband to check Online master degree I found on the web which focuses on organizational leadership. The course offers flexible scheduling which adapts individualized degree plans, tailored learning which is customized for specific industry or research organizational problems, the school even provides expert instructors which focuses on specific industry, and with highly accredited programs, very competitive and affordable tuition fees even financial assistance to students... this is truly worth checking out.

last minute preps ...

... for the little girl's birthday party next week. Just came from 168 Mall earlier to get last minute party favors, prizes and tokens for boys since I noticed there so much Hello Kitty items for girls. And as I count our kids' list ... can't believe still growing. With one week to go, my list seems never-ending. Hahaha! Thus, to make it fair for everyone decided to add a dozen more loot bags and prices. Now we have over 100 prize items excluding the 25 pieces balloon burst prize I got from last Toy Kingdom sale. I am sure the kids will have a blast! And to list some of things to do this weekend :

* Finalize party guests with Shakey's. Revise the headcount and party package.

* Coordinate with party boosters for the additional kiddie chair set-up.

* Decide if to get ice cream thru Shakey's, or purchase nearest grocery for flavor variety.

* Check out Samantha's party outfit this wekend. Wanted something simple, cool and comfortable for her to move around.
* Of course, check preggy Mom's outift. No plans of buying, thinking of accessorizing my old preggy dress instead.

* Order Dansko sandals online to match the little girl's outfit and my attire.

* Prepare the additional lootbags, add gift tags to each tokens.

* Finalize the tarp/streamers or Sam's party within the week for printing.

* Send out party invites. For completion early next week.

Whew, list seems unending. I can't believe with barely 11 days to go ... it seems I am not ready at all! The party-OC maniac me starting to panic now. LOL. Anyway, wish me luck that Sam's party will be successful as I plan to be. No major glitches, and let's hope and pray that I won't give birth PRIOR or DURING Sam's birthday party. Otherwise, major booboo and totally unexpected scene-stealer event. Hahaha! :)