A romatic getaway is actually an escape from all tensions and worries that couples tend to have in their regular working days and daily lives.
For the past three years of living here in the Middle East Hubby and I was never been into a romantic getaway. We have been to many places for a holiday or a weekend trip but usually we are with a group of friends. So as we plan for our vacation I told Hubby if we can visit one of the Philippines tourist destinations, Bohol.
It is a combination of a beach, mountain and hills, nature and wildlife destinations which for sure can provide a more relieving experience from a grind and pressure of our lives here in Dubai.
I don't remember that we ever get lost, in the first place we don't have a car. Way back our dating days he used to fetch me at home or at school with his motorbike or their tricycle and though we used to visit many places in our province being lost is impossible. Well, i think it's because we both grow up there and it's too small for people who lives there to get lost.
But if there's some instances of Hubby and I gets lost that would be on our first official date at SM Megamall. We entered a department store and it took us an hour to find our way out with the help of the teller who showed us the way.
I am quite good when it comes to direction so as Hubby but not on the way out from a mall or a market like Baclaran.
Oh my! This is difinitely a very late post! Well, i agree with you
Mommy Liz that it’s women’s nature to be late even when blog entries are concern. (lol)
"Marlon! 'Ney, Pangit! What keeps you so long in the bathroom? (Daig mo pa ang babae pag maligo!)
A usual scenario everytime Hubby takes a bath. I really wonder and even our flatmates what other things he does in the bathroom that takes him maximum 30 minutes to take a batch everyday. The reason why I hate us taking a batch together it’s because even if I’m already done he won’t let me out from the bathroom. He wants me to wait for him till he finish and that means 20 minutes of my time is gone.
Usually it starts at the bathroom but would you believe that it also takes him so long to choose from what clothes to wear, to put some gel on his hair, to apply a moisturizer on his face and lotion. If it’s women’s nature to be late, well some men tends to be late also and my husband is one of them.
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Well, i think the tittle of this blog speaks for itself, togetherness. Being away for more than 3 years (Hubby in the Philippines and I am here in Dubai) was one of the most difficult years of our life as couples who were supposed to be enjoying their lives after getting married.
Those years that we were apart has brought so many problems between us and even to our families but i thank God that we were able to surpassed it. Having been together for almost 3 years now here in Dubai was like making up for the lost days, months and years. We make it sure that we treasures each day, good or bad. We pamper ourselves with so much love and care. Hubby's sarcastic joke means a day or two of not talking to him but after that, would be a romantic night. And i agree, marriage is not a bed of roses,
like life – marriage is defined as much by the problems that have to be overcome together, as a husband and wife.
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What do you expect from a childish and overly sensitive wife and a sarcastic and hotheaded husband?
Petty quarrels are normal between us. I am someone who easily gets hurt and would keep quiet when a request is not granted which Hubby hates from me so much. Then he too easily gets mad when I don’t talk and would turn away when I asked him to do something for me and he seems not listening. And in some instances that I am in a good mood telling him what happened for the day and he would reply in a very sarcastic manner… “Really?” with a canine smile (sneering, like that of dog)...which definitely annoys me.
Petty quarrels spice up any relationship as they say but don’t make it BIG!
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It took him a year to court me and finally ask about our status maybe because he was extremely shy and was afraid that his love would be turned down. I didn’t play hard to get during those time and though I have already fallen with him on the 6th month I believed that waiting for someone to express their love was a virtue. But would you believe that we had our first kiss a year after?
With the crashing of the waves, the smell of the seaweed and while the fisherman with their hat and jacket holding lamp going towards the sea… our lips met for the first time and that was during our 1st anniversary while were inside a yellow tricycle near the sea wall of Virac Boulevard.
How was it being kiss for the first time?
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He usually parked his tricycle near that tree on the left (as usual)…and we’ll wait for the dawn before going home. But that night was unusual…before we used to stay their talking and watching the fisherman’s who comes and go while seated close to each other (immovable) at the passenger’s seat. But that night he pulled me close to him and let my head lay on his shoulder and because the weather during that season was a bit cold… he cuddled me (for the first time…which made my heart beats faster) and started touching my chin for quite sometimes and embraced me tightly maybe because it was really cold that time….but never did I expect that he will kiss me that night (that was my first ever kiss from the very first guy I love). My bodies numbed with cold or because of that kiss that lasted for a minute and more….physically shocked I didn’t know how to respond and the moments we get back to our consciousness….we’re both running out of breath.
I went home upset....as I was expecting him to ask permission before kissing me! Again, that’s included on my list of dreams….that when I had my first kiss….that lucky guy should ask permission as a sign of respect and gentleness…...do I sounds awkward? ….coz that’s what he said on me….that it was normal and needless to ask permission….any of you who expected the same?
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Hubby has never been so expressive and vocal about his feelings towards me when were dating and even up to now. You seldom hear from him the words "I Love You" and he will only utter those words if i whisper on him "I LOVE YOU NEY" and tell him to say that he loves me too......sometimes he will only say "TOO" and he will first demand for a kiss or a hug before saying it.
I don't remember when was the first time he told me that he loves me...all I know was that he loves me so much even before we finally declare our love.
For young adults who met 10 years after their grade school, i thought the story of little "bhing" and litte "boy" has been forgotten already. But NO!....
May 2001, Hubby and I met again at his cousin's house in Abad Santos. I know that they're coming that day and somehow I was excited to see him not because of our not so good experiences during our young age but because I was curious on how he looks and if he was still the same naughty boy who would take anything just to throw to anyone who teased him about me.
We went to the market that day and when we came back Hubby and his sister was already there. He was not aware that i was there staying for a week and when we entered the house I saw him at the corner texting. I simply look at him without his knowledge and suddenly our past as neigbhors favorite love team came flashing on my mind....that though it wasn't really a nice stories to recall still i can't believe that i am seeing the same boy who i hated too much as playmates just to avoid people from making fun of us.
That was the first ever kilig moment that i had with him....it's not because i was attracted to Hubby that time but because seeing him after 10 years....reminded me of how i hated him when we were young and love the thought of seeing him grew up as the same shy type little boy turned a young man.
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I didn't know....it was also that day when i learned that the photo i have given to his cousin who is my childhood bestfriend was with him. As what they say.....one time they came to see my photo on Hubby's wallet and when they asked why his keeping my photo...he said that he saw it scattered on the floor so he took it and keep it with him....'Hhuh?
Later they've known that i was Hubby's crush since we were highschool and he loves to see me during school break vacation since i had my highschool in Manila...
I simply don't know what to say when i've learned it....i thought that maybe it was just the continuation of our young age love team in the province that's why they are telling me that Hubby had a crush on me...
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habit is any action that we have performed so often that it becomes almost an involuntary response and when it becomes undesirable it is called a "bad habit".
Well, Hubby and I has this so called bad habit also. He isn't a regular smoker before but during his first winter here he started to smoke just to relieve from so much cold which until now he can no longer stop. And even if our doctor told him to stop coz it maybe one of the reason we don't have a baby till now yet he can't simply stop smoking.
And for me...it's been my habit to do something on my face. I can't live without touching my face whenever i feel something unusual and it's one thing i wanna stop as well but it so hard for me to do it now.
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Christmas is Christmas for Filipinos around the world regardless of the place they currently lived. For us, who are living in the Middle East Christmas would not be different except of course without the presence of our loveones.
As usual we do celebrate Christmas like what we used to have back home. We attend mass if not we attend the anticipated mass so we have enough time to prepare food for Noche Buena, we do have our gift giving and kris kringles and a party till morning.
The spirit of real Christmas here in Dubai may not be like that of in the Philippines but having some of our friends and flatmates with us during this season is almost like having our own families.
There could have no more fave Christmas together than what we used to have at the province. Wee missed celebrating Christmas at our home town. We missed watching Christmas Cheers every night at the town plaza from 15th - 23rd December, attending mass at the Cathedral during Christmas Eve, then a joyride around the town proper after the mass.
But as we celebrate our 3rd Christmas here in Dubai i can say that the last two Christmas was the best and we felt so blessed to have our new family here, our flat mates and friends.
Having us together for Christmas is almost the best gift we could have other than the materials things that we received from each other and from friends.
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Christmas is uproaching... and i love the thought of preparing some gifts for family, friends and of course for ourselves. After working so hard together for 3 years since Hubby came to Dubai, we realized that it is about time to buy something for us.
We've been dreaming to have our own laptop though i could buy anytime if i wanted to but we agreed to buy it from our bonus and leave pay so it won't affect our budget.
I wanted a Pink Sony Vaio but Hubby didn't agree so maybe we will buy a blue one.
a gift for both of us
Then of course my DSLR Camera which i have been dreaming to have is also included in our list though Hubby doesn't want me to buy it, yet i insist... Anyway he can't do anything if i bought it already before he knows it.
Nikon DSLR for me
After losing the mobile phone Hubby bought from his first salary, he never got the chance to buy a good one so now he would like to buy an IPhone 4 from his bonus.
IPhone 4 for Hubby
Other than all the material things we want to have this Christmas we wish for a baby boy soon, good health for both of us and our love ones and a better job for Hubby after finishing his contract from his current company.
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We have been married for 5 years, six months, 3 weeks and 5 days now and I thank God for this gift of togetherness despite the differences we have. What we are thankful for goes all to our Almighty God....
Dear Lord,
Thank You for the Greatest Gift you've sent us. We may not be the perfect couple you want us to be but having us together is enough manifestation of you love to both of us. We thank you Lord for our families who never fails to show their love on us, for our friends who remains to be there through good and bad times, for our colleagues and superiors at work who are always willing to share their knowledge and ideas for the betterment of our performance.
We thank you Lord for keeping us healthy and safe in this foreign land, for the opportunities that though we are far away from our families we came to love what this city can offer to us, for helping us endure the heat during summer and the cold during winter.
We thank you Lord for our work. We may not be earning that much here but it’s more than enough that we are given the chance to work here and have what we want for ourselves and our families back home.
For all of this we thank you Lord.
Lhon and Sheng
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I don't remember that we wish upon a star...what i remember was that when Hubby and I were still dating we used to spend time on our favorite hang out in the province...the sea wall, there we will wait for sunrise and wish for a simple life in the future...
We wish for a house...not as big as shown in the photo but a simple house where love overflows between Hubby and I and our son to be...
We wish for a business...not a big one but a small piggery and poulty business plus a hog and poultry supply store.
We wish for a vehicle...not a car but a tricycle to transport all the supplies from the market to our store and a motorbike.
A simple wish of a simple couple....Marlon and Sheryl:)
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As an skilled laborer and a newly grad who got married after a long distance relationship of 3 years and 3 months, we only have a very simple dream… a life in Metro Manila, support our families, one kid and enough saving for our future in the province.
After 5 years of marriage….what we have accomplished? Though we are not yet blessed with a kid but the life we have now is far beyond the life I dreamed in Metro Manila. I went to Dubai few days after we got married, had a permanent job after 8 months and brought him here after 3 years. We don’t have an abundant life now, our earnings are just enough to support ourselves and our families. Like me I’ve sent 5 siblings in college, one of them is already here with us and the other 2 might come mid of next year while the 2 youngest will still need our support till they finished their studies. Hubby from time to time sends some money to his father to support his hobby and his brother who sometimes asked some financial help too. We still don’t have enough savings now but we are planning to buy a land and build a house when we got home next year.
Other than somehow a better life abroad we don’t have any possessions whom we can consider as our achievements. Happy Couples Corner:)
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The day we finally became lovers I was already sure that few years more our relationship would end up on marriage and I dreamed of having a life together in Metro Manila.
He will remain working on the same company he has worked for 5 years and I will be looking for an administrative job when I finished my studies. We will then both work hard for our own and for our family who needs our support and 2-3 years after we will have one kid. From time to time we will go home to the province and visit our families and other relatives. Then when we finally have enough savings we will settle at the province, build a house, put up a little business and watch our kid grew up.
A simple glimpse of our future which really did not happen coz God had a greater plan for us not just a life at the metropolitan but a life abroad.
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Really it's so annoying to always hear "NO" when you want to do something or you wanna go anywhere either with friends or alone. To mention...when he was on vacation last August I asked hubby if I can go with our flatmates for a night swimming and you know what he told me? No! You wait for me and we'll go together. Grrrr!! What the heck! Imagine everyone is going and I will be left alone at home.
If there's some reason why we always have an arguments that is because of his NO's...
NO for a girls night out
NO for visiting an old friends
NO for watching movies and mall hopping without him
NO for a tight jeans
NO for a swim wear
NO for short shorts at home
NO for joining any organization
NO for a short course study
NO for staying or watching tv at the living room when he's at home
NO for a drinks
NO for taking a medicine as it may prevent me from conceiving
NO for making jokes with male flatmates
NO for a laugh out loud
NO for a nail polish
NO for a make up
etc etc
What do you think I followed all his NO's? Of course NO...hahaha I am the queen of stubborn wives i guess:) Well, I agree with Momy Liz that what is so annoying, sometimes, when i ask permission to go somewhere and he would immediately say NO...but when he noticed that I am not talking anymore and he knows that i so mad...he will then say YES you can go...What's really with that?
When it comes to him...I don't have that much NO's to him except for his vices and spending all his free times with his siblings here..
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Am I a Yes Wife? Definitely I am not!! I always believe that even if couples are united as one both should still have their own free will to choose what’s right and what makes them happy as an individual regardless of their status as long as it will not affect their marriage.
I can’t always do things that I want or I can’t always have that “YES” from hubby whenever I ask permission and if I do insist it will end up on a big fight. Same thing with him…he can’t always have my approval especially matters that involve my in-laws and his vices. I can’t and I have never been supportive to him when it comes to his family and that’s one thing he hates from me most. Even few hours visit to his siblings here in Dubai would not be okay for me…but that’s another thing I can never take from him and so he too insist doing it again and again even If he knows that I would always say “No”. It’s not because I am jealous that he spent most of his day off with them but because of the things that had happened before that I can’t let go till now.
We are not living a comfortable life in Dubai in fact we are just sharing a room with others and so all night is not always a “YES NIGHT” for an awesome lovemaking… though we have our own space and no one can see us but I am conscious for the noise that we can create. I am sure couples in Dubai who also shares a room with relatives or friends do understand me.
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Being away from my family as I grew up from teenager to a young lady for about 10 years made me a strong and independent woman. Someone who can decide on my own from anything that concerns about me.
So then when Pangit and I got married I found it really difficult to adjust. I’ve always wanted to be the boss and even if he doesn’t agree on what I wanted I would still insist which sometimes was the start of a fight. Sorry to say but I have so much believe on myself which makes me feel like I should be the boss….something that I should never be because in marriage decision makings is a shared responsibility especially for the major decisions that require discussion and agreement like where you both wanted to live, how many children to have, how to spend the money, the time to spend together, household chores, future plans etc. etc.
I am such a stubborn wife and it’s always been the problem between us. I don’t know.. it’s really hard for to be submissive and agree on his decision right away without further discussions. But sometimes I decide on something without asking his side that causes an argument.
That was I before….but now somehow I have learned that all decisions would come from the two of us.
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