Joni Ang

I have about an hour to spare before I call it a night so I thought of catching up on my #MarsBloggingChallenge with Romz and Sarj, which is to blog at least once a month! I’m failing, I know..

I was thinking of something special to write about, and I realized I haven’t blogged about my precious nephew yet (also my godson) when I should have in the past seven months! What have I been doing?

His name is Leeland Samuel of House Ang, the first of his name. (Lol, I just had to add that! You’ll get it if you’re a Game of Thrones fan.) Leeland was named after a Christian band/singer. Samuel, because “God has heard.” My brother and his wife had been trying for some time before Leeland was conceived.

Leeland has his mother’s eyes but when he’s asleep or when he frowns he looks so much like my brother. And at certain angles, my mother (freaky!). Right now he’s at this age where he gurgles and giggles a lot, it’s adorable! Don’t you just love babies?

My brother, who’s into photography, takes a LOOOT of creative shots of his son. And almost every time he uploads a new one on Facebook, I feel a sudden longing for Leeland that I immediately change my plans after work so I can go to their house. It’s like an addiction! I would play with him for hours but when he starts to cry, I would hand him back to his dad. HAHA.

Below are his pictures from Month 0 to Month 7:

On the way to Pansol last Saturday with the House Ang, I provoked my sleepy nephew so I can take shots of him crying! Adorbzzz

I am soooo in love with this little boy. He’s getting cuter and more fun everyday but I really wish he doesn’t grow up so fast! Pretty soon he’ll be walking and talking and reading and graduating high school and having a girlfriend. LOL.

But all is well, there are more babies coming into this world! My other sister-in-law is twelve weeks pregnant (yay!), and so is Riz (She’s having twins! TWINS!!). Deej’s sister is also pregnant and is due to give birth in the next few days. See, the world is just a happier place to live in with babies in it. <3

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“Nagtatrabaho para mabuhay pag weekdays at mag enjoy pag sabado. Ayuz”

I LOL’d when I read this tweet by the famous Ramon Bautista. As a corporate slave, you work and you work to get through the five working days, 8-9 hours a day. While doing this, you’re looking forward to the weekend so you can enjoy it by lying around the house, going to the mall, watching a movie, traveling, or just spending some quality time with loved ones and friends. Lather, rinse, repeat–it has become a weekly cycle. But of course, life is not just about these. There is so much more to live for. Mr. Bautista’s statement above just makes complete sense sometimes.

For me, one of the reasons I am working my butt off everyday is so I can pay off my mortgage loan. This is the result of the decision I made two years ago to stop renting and get a condo unit near my office. Some days, I regret that decision I made (because paying off a loan is not actually a walk in the park) but most days, I am just glad I have a place where I can stay permanently.

Just last week, the bank and the condo developer called me up to say I can pick up my Condominium Certificate Title which is now under my name. I was beyond thrilled! The condo is finally under my name!

Although, nothing’s changed really. I’m still gonna be setting aside thousands of bucks every payday and queuing at the bank every 7th of the month to pay my dues. I’m still gonna be incapable of building my “savings”, but it does feel good to finally hold another “Evidence of Assets” in my hands that I’ve so worked hard to get.

Fourteen years until I can really call this place “mine.” It’s a long way to go, but #LetsLookAtTheGlassHalfFullShallWe, LOL.

Here are a couple of pictures of my place taken two years ago. So clean and so new! So far from what it is in its current state! I won’t even dare take a photo of it now and post it here. Haha.

Now, that we’ve got the CCT-under-my-name thing out of the way, let’s restore this place to it’s former glory, yes?

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So I did say that I was going to document my trips this year. But seeing that I’m still too lazy and busy to write, I’ll just post this video I put together a few days ago. Although, it would have actually taken me a shorter time composing a blog compared to the time I spent creating this video, which took hourssss, as I had to learn iMovie from scratch. (Final Cut Pro was acting up on me, thank Jobs for iMovie!) Guess I enjoy making videos now (See more here.) The amateurish outcome does not bother me at all. Haha.

One word to describe China in February: FREEZING. And at -20°C, I mean that quite literally.

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