Iphone 4 in Sweden

Wow!everybody want to have the new Iphone 4. Young adults here in Sweden line for how many hours inspite of the heavy rain yesterday just before the store opened. I have read all the test in "GP technique"(Gothenburg newspaper company) that the new iphone is fast,easy to care and most of all have access to many good program and games. They concluded that this is much better than the Iphone 3.

I am not wonder why people specially young adults love it. It's really a nice phone that I myself have a dream to have it one of this days. The price is quite high compare to another touch phone but well,if you have money why not?right?

In this country I'm living in to own a nice phone is easy because of what we called(abonemang) swedish term for monthly payment basis  phone unit including the oeprator you used for call and text. But the phone is not open line to other phone line for 1 year or more depending on the contract you may choose.

I am more curious about iphone 4,and will eager to have my own. I never have used apple product before and this time will willingly to try their product. I need to convince my husband that its time for me to change my old cellphone to touch phone. I hope he is agree with my plan(since I don't like to decide on my own)for our economy reason. I am not single anymore so I may respect his decision as we used to discuss things in the first place to avoid conflect. Hmmm I cannot not wait!!

Extreme weather

What a weather we have from yesterday until today. Autumn season is not this  time yet but rain,windy that brings a slightly  cold reminds me to feel that it is autumn. I really wish the weather will be better tomorrow that give us the oppurtunity to go swimming again. Summer is short in Sweden that end soon,therefore I would like to enjoy the remaining weekend.

Another signal for us and call to awake everybody that our mother earth have enough damage as we experience strange changes of our climate today. I am not worry if we experience strong wind because I know all the buildings here are safe. I am just concerned in some other country that maybe suffered more for this climate threatend.

I saw in CNN this afternoon that Pakistan right now experienced over flooding because of the strong monsoon that hits the country. Lot of people died and houses distroyed.

Western Russia have another dilemma they have extreme heat in the country.Until now swettering heat wave continue in the counrty.

Thanks for reading and send a comment if you like.Thank you

summer view from Keiller park Gothenburg

I thought that summer is ended but absolutely not. Though we have experienced rain and windy weekend and even our morning weather here find no sun shine. Suddenly noon time today started be light and the sun getting out and shine that yes!it still summer. Warm and we people here are of course happy that most of us having picnic outside the house or on way to the beach for swimming.

We visited Keiller park  for the 2nd time after 4 years. It is  located in the Island outside Gothenburg City but it takes not so long to drive there. You need to drive up in the mountain where the park located. The summit used as the sightseeing view that lot of tourist and local folk enjoyed off. Without a doubt the park even offer one of the finest view. The park area is about 13 hectare that offen free for visit.

Enjoy the view!!

Stena Line boat passing by on way to Denmark..

week 27 of pregnancy

I passed the half way of my pregnancy. The grace that I have right now could not compare to whatever material things. I am in my week 27 and in 3 days will be on my  week 28. After suffering of some sleepless night,thanks that things getting better . Having fresh air every night and walking almost everyday help me so much. I proven myself the other day 1 hour walking after I end my day shift and I still did it.

Yah my tummey is bigger now and my "baby"is around 1 kilo weight. It's more easy for me to communicate my "baby"because "she"the movement is getting clear and more. I could say that being a mom is not hard but wonderful. I called it miracle for us women,who bear "life"with in 9 months.

We have no idea for the name yet, we have some favorite  for girls and for boys. We've been discussing to have a name that fit for both country in Sweden and in the Philippines. As parent we would be sure to have a right name. To think once is not enough, therefore we will not decide this time we will wait more weeks and hopefully we could choose the right name.

my sleepless night

Things getting worse this time,I suffered sleepless night last night. Lying in bed at hour 22.00 last evening then got sleep for 1 hour and woke at 01:00 cause needing to pee. Hour after same reason until I found out myself to get hard to back to asleep.

This is normal symptom of pregnant women. Hour almost 04:00 then finally I feel asleep but woke at 6:30 because of my shift schedule is 7:00. Yes, I was tired and yawning all the time. Longer day and shorter night during summer gives me insomnia. I hope I could get over about it. I apply another method to walk and have fresh air before my bed time I hope it works for me because I heard that it works with others. I wish me luck and wishing to have a sweet deep sleep.

the negative and positive stress

Everything was in order before I went to sleep yesterday evening. First day of work today after my 4 weeks holiday vacation from my job. Uniforms are prepared,my locker room key,working sandal. I even prepared my snacks for the day. Felt excited and the same time nervous with different things for what gonna happen for my first day. Strange feeling that reminds on first day of school.

I woke up 6.00 hour this morning as I set my alarm clock on that time. Bye bye my sleeping beauty that I used to woke up at 11.00 late almost everyday under my 4 weeks vacation brake. Nice to be at home no time limit of things that need to be done.

As usual my husband drove me on my job(lucky to have him). I ate my breakfast early(not used too) then take my vitamin pills. I should be finish before 6:30 because I start 7:00 hour but slowly pregnant me can't control my movement to make it faster even I tried. I have carried 11 kilos extra out from my normal weight,I feel the difference between.

Out of it I felt negative stress!result I forgot to brush my teeth this morning. No face cream and never check in the mirror before leaving the house. Negative stress is hard to avoid,I know and it's so easy to say "avoid..avoid it"but this is  always part in our daily life. Rushing things because we're late,not to missed the buss or train,problems.. Simple example of negative stress,we see it everyday around us.

A big difference when we talk about positive stress. Stress that good for our body and health,like jogging,walking are simple example. Planning time and learning to have life balance.We creat positive stress in order to feel better. I need to train myself to have positive stress on my daily life but nobody is perfect human is just human.

Busy mommy to be

Friday 5th days after I started bathroom renovation. Wallpapers had pasted in the other side and I am satisfied with the result getting excited for the finishing. Still lot of things left and need to fix! for the reason that I take my time without stressing myself. Pregnant me moving slowly as turtle,my husband told me to relax but I think this is part or my relaxation because I enjoyed doing it although slowly.

The heavy rain yesterday stopped in the afternoon,and we have a nice warm weather little windy that gave us perfect summer day. Because I keep myself busy all the time it helps me not to remind my longing for Philippine visit. I do admit that sometimes I was dreaming that I am with my family spending my summer vacation with them. Time passing ...4 weeks go fast ,back to work started next week.

I will found out if I could handle my work now that I am (tummy)getting bigger. Anyway,it gives me good harmony to meet my colleague again for 3 weeks only. I have my 1 week vacation from work week 33 then I take my early maternity.

Across the line

I haven't update my blog yesterday due to things happened that I never expected. After I finished writing my blog on the other day I was surfing some kind of "Cebuano dessert". I don't understand why I was eager to have it for the following day (that should planned to have for yesterday).

I surf in my "dialect"for the reason of the dessert name. First site was totally no problem at all,then since I would like to check more I click the other page. The page not telling so much,instead it was combined with some program and etc. I decided not to read it  and then leave the page but worse,worse I hit the unexpected. Things happened badly in my computer that caused damages of my  files.

The situation panicked me and tried to save my files to scanned the harmful virus and put in the quarantine. The anti virus system did not succeed! that felt me regret!!!my computer was defected. I was totally mad to the owner of the said site"who may she/he was"why they people keep doing foolished things and heart someone. Yes!this is their way to steal others property that give them access easier to bank accounts and etc.

We have no other choice we delete everything,then download new program. I have save some of my important document in my usb before but some I didnt make it save because it's too late. I learned good lessons in this situation that I need to have back up in my USB everytime  including after downloading my photo's.

Of course I felt disappointed!and have fair to get in different site in my "dialect".I know bad people are everywhere and does not count where ever country you may belong. But since I am living abroad and through surfing is easier for me to check things out there. Now I don't know I think I need to overcome my phobia.

Thanks to my brother in law that have competent about computer and fixed it free for me. My husband is such a supporting  one he not even yelling..

do your own..

The sun is shining and warm weather continues. In news today  warm weather is over Europe, quantity of patient in some hospital here getting higher cause of the hot weather. Thunderstorm hitted some part of Sweden yesterday and even in Gothenburg but thanks God it's not strong. The other part of the country side had experience power cut.

Although the sun is shining I prefer to be home in the morning for my plan, changing wallpaper in the bathroom. Part of preparation for the coming new member of our family. We bought special wallpaper for bathroom"sky blue"matches with white. It shall  be tiles in the future but we were waiting that the water pipe should replace in the whole association. Rules rules always applied and followed if your living in this country.

It takes 30 minutes to tear up but so dusty! To take away all the bathroom furniture is the hardest part. I let it be for the moment and then I relax!When my husband arrived home from work I told him that we go out in the beach. Swimming again for today!!bathroom works will be continue tomorrow.

looked perfect for bathing

Today's weather is cloudy unlike yesterday that we have sun the rest of the day. No reason to complain because we still enjoyed in spite of no sun but yes,warm in the air. We woke up hour 9.00 this morning and pick up my mother in law and her friend for a short trip to Island outside Gothenburg City.

We've been passing Tjörn bridge (seen in the picture). A tragic accident happened in January 1980,a boat drove accidentally to the bridge that caused live of eight people as cars drove over the empty edge. The bridge was re built and inaugurated year 1981.

The camping area is so nice that located quite a bit from the main road and near by the sea. Almö Camping named after the Tjörn bridge that also known Almö.

We usually visit every summer here in summer house of my mother in law younger sister. Escape to the country side with such a fantastic atmosphere that  every body dreaming of. Why taking summer vacation outside Sweden if they have a lot things to offer here. Really wonderful!

We take a walked in the caravan site,lot of old caravan that attracts me. Summer is wonderful!!how I wish we have the same weather all year long. As we continued walking till we ended in the bathing area. The warm weather 27 degree no wind as I saw the trees  still in short felt moist in the air.

I have no bathing costume with me but It looked perfect for bathing because I am totally sweaty. We have this kind of weather in Philippines but my body reacted negative today..I took a short time swimming anyway!!!my first dipped for this year..

from the old one

We were in the harbour and this boat catch my attention. It's like the boat in Pirate of the Caribbean but it is not. "Götheborg"(boat name) few years old and the copy from the old old boat that  sank many years ago. The authority decided to build a copy from the old boat that look exactly the same. This have been sailing from Gothenburg to China that takes 5-6 months to arrived the destination.

Year 1995 was the start of the construction,the launch took place on 6 June 2003. April 2004 visited China that brought the symbol for trade, cultural exchange and friendship between Sweden and China.

I wonder about the spelling "Götheborg"( the name of ship) as pronounce in Swedish but not the right spelling. I asked my husband why?then he said this is the old spelling ,name of the old boat "Götheborg" or Gothenburg in English that actually spells in this word"Göteborg".

At this days...lot of Swedish company located in China..

are they nutritious enough

As advice by doctors and midwife pregnant women must eat healthy food. For "babies"health that could be good for the growing cycle inside the womb of the mother.

I have Muesli this morning mixed with  kiwi fruit,strawberry and banana. Although muesli contains of dried fruits and nuts but mixed with with fresh fruits is not bad either.

Every meals and snack time I tried to be fair with myself. I choose healthy one. Eating raw foods is not recommended by doctor's because of the bacteria that could be harmful to the fetus.

Sushi is on the list for not should be eaten during pregnancy because it is raw. I have this difficult situation on my first month when I was in the state of conceiving different kinds of food. Sushi was my favorite,but I pushed myself not to eat it. When I'm out somewhere in the city and saw Sushi restaurant I felt peckish. But no,no,no instead I bought alternative food like "smoke salmon" then used to be as sandwich toppings.

Tonight's dinner, I brake the rules my husband and I both decided to have"take away food". The weather is nice today and we was thinking we have no hurry to go home and cooked dinner. Thai food was our solution then I agree with him.

Japanese and Thai restaurant 5 minutes drive away from my mother in law. They used to have good food and have a good price as well. I get caught with "sushi"again and decided to order it then regret then wanted too. My husband laughed and he laughed at me and said "order if you like"you're in safe now. He mean that I'm almost 7 months pregnant.

So I order 8 PCs,I hope I didn't make myself foolish this time. I am just human like others,I'm planning to tell my midwife about this for my next visit.

different situation of life

How I wish I am still younger than may age today  thoughts that I have in my  mind on my first month living Sweden. I wanted to explore and have a good job,because of a lot opportunities that could be good for me. Immigrant who married to a Swedish citizen receive help for study and got some little amount per month (after 2 years of stay but need residence permit). Difference if you're refugee from the country where they have war,they got help of everything shelter to live money for food and additional child allowance if they have kids.

Now  everything getting change,turning 38 gives me another meaning and vision in my life. The fact that economy crises is not totally getting back to normal. Unemployed are increasing each individual have worries about when it stop.

Honestly I have a feeling of little dissatisfaction in terms of my "degree" seems that I waste my time in Philippines for 14 years in school back to zero here. At age 38 for me it's almost in the middle and I wanted to pursue my plan to get in University here but time will tell if I have a chance. I am afraid to "give notice"to myself to stop working since I admit that I need to have income too. In my country being on this age we called it as we are old. We used to have a joke that calendar have only 31 days then after it you belong to what we called "old people".

I learned and noticed here in Sweden that people getting married late after 30's and have their kids in that age as well. Some young ones getting "partner" (not married is allowed here and live together) then have kids in their early age. This is where we could define the difference between the different culture and not a catholic country.

Their are also who will continue studying and proceed to university even if they have already kids. Nothing can stop them!but then another story because they are already Swedish and don't have the difficulty of the language.Unlike immigrant like me that would study more the language and give the best effort as I could.

They are conscious of their age but  over 30's is not a big deal for them and yes !they even  called it still in a young age. Age 40's and 50's big interest at being young is still remain in spite they live more in a meaningful life together with their love ones and close friends. The condition of being old is not the hindrance to find a job here as long as you are capable for the job and the company will  hire you. Department stores and other private sector like restaurant and fast food strand hired even pensioner. Some of them drive taxi in the night ,I meet and knew one guy who is 75 years old still driving taxi (taxi Gothenburg). I say no way for the first time I heard it from my husband but it's true. I met him many times and he is still alert and looks like still in 60's. The funny thing that his wife is working night as well in some fast food strand near buy the city.

Both have pension but they like to have extra money and used it for their holiday in other country. Life here is not tough as compared to where I came from. No tuition problem for their kids and no problem for what they gonna eat for today and for the coming day.They have everything, they are lucky.

This year I wish myself the best!and can still support the needs of my love ones out there in my country.

worth impulse shop

I was in the town today out for no important matter.I wanna take some another air and see around a little bit. People was still enjoying the summer time, cafe was serve outside the  restaurant was full of customers and lots of fun that we could find. The traffic is going worse day by day during summer,inside the tram was so hot in addition that my body is warm because I am pregnant.

I forgot to load my transport card that I noticed when I check in the machine. In the middle of the town I step out from the tram and download money for my tram/bus card because I don't want to have penalty if the checker caught me for not paying the exact amount.

To go out alone is not so funny as it could be,some of my friends have holiday and some still working. Sale is still here that sometimes makes me tired watching the 70% and 50% less from the ordinary price.Money money money...this is all about here but I let not myself be tempted all the time otherwise I shop more than I need.

I need to save money since to have a baby is more expensive. On way to the tram station I get inside "mans boutique" I stop and shop!but this time not for myself but for my beloved husband. He is worth to have some new. I hope he will be happy for my surprised.

Can you imagine life without women

Whew what should I say,"preggy me"is not so easy in this month. I am on my weeks 25 now and my whole body felt more and more heavy. It doesn't mean that I hate  my situation ,because I am totally happy. But what I am trying to tell to you guys that woman have  such a tough task and perform more than man. To carry "new life"in the womb of a woman is one thing that man cannot do.

Woman have extra mission in the universe. Before I become pregnant its hard for me to take in and understand what and how mothers undergo during their pregnancy. My sisters used to tell me that sometimes she don't like the food because of this and that. She even told me that she cannot sleep tight at night from 6 month of her pregnancy. I only comment strange as I don't know how to say.

Now it's easy for me to be on the group. Welling to tell somebody about my pregnancy experience.I would like to shout and tell the world that I am soon to be a  mom and every time my "baby"moving and kicking inside me gives a heaven feeling. Sometimes I cannot believe that it's true "I carry life"the life of me and my husband that banded together and become one. I laughed and talked to my "baby"everyday that she gives me the response by moving. Big thing that "man"cannot understand what I'm talking about,even my husband admit it.

From sexy body into preggy and from thin to fat is just nothing. I am not worried about for this physical changes because it could be back to normal. I most worried for the society, afraid how my kid dealing with it in the future. Hm mm I need to forget this bad scenario in my mind.

our simple company

We are not so lucky as yesterday's nice summer weather it's changing to rain and  the sun is under the clouds. As yesterdays planned to take swimming is on half a chance. We agreed to each other to take  in the other place somewhere in the Island. Crazy right but I was happy with my husband idea. He just take a guess that maybe the weather is not the same as here.

I packed everything we need to bring including the swimming needs. Wow!swimming as I felt excited of it,lets just see if I could still know how to swim now as preggy. My husband had mixed last night  "for barbecue". We have bought corn as one of my favorite,it gives me the feeling at being in my country. Corn is the number one common food of the Filipinos.

When we arrived in the Island the weather is the same. Cloudy and then little cold but not windy at all. No one seems to take swimming today and I drop my toe in the water gosh!the temp was quite cold. I take back my plan hm mm maybe no swimming for today.

My husband take his time and did fishing that maybe some fish could be in the grill. It seems that fish is not with the weather,he did not catch any. We saw "boat lovers"who was out and be on tour that scared the fish as well I think. Hour 15.30 we started the grill and eat our early dinner. We have such fun today anyway even if the weather is not what we're expecting for.

the beauty of nature

Weekend again and we have such a wonderful weather here. Woke up late in the morning sounds I waste half of my day. After having meals my husband told me to go out for a walk near by lake.

The lake is wide surrounded with forest,lot of families bring their kids for swimming. It's 2 and half kilometer to go around. Something that find me fun off,and wow!how nature gives people extra beauty. Fresh air and we even pick up blueberry that grows wild. Usually fruits comes in month of Aug.but we saw some have already ripe .We called it candy in the woods and its all free.


We continued walking but find that i wanted to take one tour swim. We did not bring something for us and not planning for swimming we will coming back here tomorrow. The only one problem is weather that we hopes we could get same as today.

We ended in the area where their, selling some ice cream and water. We stop for a while and take some brake.

At home I told my husband that I did enjoyed can't even wait for tomorrow again.

all about alcohol

I was reading the daily news today and one thing that captured my interest and write my comments here in my blog .Reporter of the said news paper revealed the list of restaurant that serve illegal alcohol to their customers. Here you could not buy alcohol all over the store. They have special outlet "Systembolaget"the state-controlled company for the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Groceries could only sell out beer but not stronger alcohol than that. Restaurant could only sell wine and others if they have permission from the municipality otherwise they could just serve cola and water only. I was very impressed when I know that from the beginning. The laws seems good thinking that it is one way to protect the people. Young adults are not happy for this,what they did was smuggling alcoholic beverages.

In the restaurant they can only serve alcohol if they passed the permit requirement to allowed them to sell. But lot of restaurant here not follow the laws even if they know that it was illegal serving wine and beer without the authorized paper from the state of authority. They greedily take the weakness of young adults that mostly hang out in the night with friends. One bad thing that I felt concerned because most of the owner is immigrant people like me. It's sad that it looks like here,I understand that they need to earn money because they have families to feed and the tax here is high.

It is hard to say comments about this situation. Things getting confused sometimes because everybody loves to have a perfect country. Then here comes the laws that made for the benefits of the people and then it's we people who ruined it!

what a funny day

July 1 and 7 days to go I am turning 38. Finally at this age I become  a mother,I don't know the gender of my baby yet. We wanted not to know for some reason that both gender is welcome in the world besides more exciting for us new parents.

I was checking my calendar yesterday and told my husband that I have appointment to my midwife. Our alarm clock was ringing exactly Hour 8.00 as I set it up yesterday night. I felt sleepy as I told to my husband,he smiled since he know I used to wake up late. After breakfast hour 8.40 time to leave because hour 9.00 is our scheduled. The funny part was, when we were inside  the clinic  my husband check his calendar and he noticed that it's tomorrow! I laughed and.

Good that I saw my midwife and asked the right date.I beg your pardon as I explained to her. It does not mean to make mistakes but it shows also that I am human and nothing is perfect. We both laughed each other me and my husband. Thanks that my midwife was so understanding so she book me today and cancelled the time for tomorrow. I was lucky that she has extra time for this early morning.

She's been checking my sugar and it shows normal. But my iron is quite low so I need to take my iron vitamins started today every other day. The last check up I have a good value so she did not recommend iron vitamins at all.

She even measured my stomach and yes exactly what it should be. At the end she listened the heart beat"of my baby"thanks God again the heart beat was normal. "Poor little in my womb" as a mother to be here I am again with my sensitivity that almost cried when I heard the heart beat .