at last…an update

had to review the last post i made on this blog before i was able to put together an ‘update’…anyhoo, it’s an official holiday today so i have the entire day to bum around and first on my list of things to do is to revisit this age-old blog (and second, to pack away the clothes which i can’t wear until Feb of next year!!)

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first up, an update on my so-called ‘career’…

after turning down IT’s offer, I was advised by my agency that the other company, PM, decided not to get me–here’s an excerpt from my official rejection letter: “the feedback from the client is that although they liked you very much and felt that you would be well able to carry out the role, they are looking for somebody who has more experience in sales and marketing, as the successful candidate will be expected to move into a field sales management role within the next two years”. all three of the interviewers asked me about my career plans and in all three instances i never thought of considering “sales” as a field i want to venture on eventually. 8months of sales experience in chevron is enough time for me to realize it is not what i want to do after all. anyways, i was still disappointed for not getting this post and the first thing that came to mind was, ‘i’m so dead, few days back i had two options, now i have nothing’…

but God is so good! the other consultant went back to IT and asked if they would still want to reconsider me for the pricing specialist post. of course, i had to ‘apologize’ for turning down their offer initially but am glad to have been given a second chance so this is where i work now, the place is called Dubai Internet City, which is right beside Dubai Media City and Knowledge Village…most of the offices here are grouped into clusters–internet city for IT companies, media city for ad agencies and media, knowledge village for schools…there is even a healthcare city being built for, you guessed it, clinics and hospitals! here’s a peek to my new office at DIC–IT is IBM actually

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on pregnancy…

i’m on my 2nd trimester now and i am proud to say i have passed the first trimester with flying colors!! i threw up once and it wasn’t so bad at all, but i went through it not without my share of pregnancy blues–i’ve had days when nausea would strike really bad and the feeling of wanting to throw up was unimaginable…i even had to miss work for 2 days after a fainting spell was cast upon me while waiting for my morning bus.

the funny thing i remember about my first tri experience was my aversion to certain foods–chicken in particular…i couldn’t eat nor cook chicken for more than 3 months and the mere thought of it made me want to puke. to this day, chicken is still not one of my fave indulgence but i try to eat once in a while to balance our menu. still during those months, i couldn’t stand the smell of newly cooked rice, once the rice cooker begins to puff, i would bury my face on the pillows…but weirdest thing i hated was the smell of nico’s soap–safeguard white! I had him change his soap as i couldn’t stand being with him after he’s taken a bath, when he’s supposed to be at his most huggable state, but what can i do??!

i’ve had several trips to the OB in the past months and am scheduled again for another check up in 2 week’s time. here’s a photo of my baby at 12 weeks, during this visit we were able to hear my baby’s heartbeat for the very first time! a nuchal transluscency scan was done on me along with PAPP-A blood test as a required procedure to detect any abnormalities in the fetus, particularly down’s syndrome, and thank God once again, the test results were normal.

today i am exactly 18 wks and 2days preggy but i’m not showing much yet, however my regular clothes won’t fit anymore so i have to wear some real maternity clothes. as days pass our excitement grows even more, we look forward to our next OB check-up and get even more excited at the thought of seeing or hearing our baby once again.

on sept 17 i am scheduled for another scan and this time we will be able to know whether we’re having a boy or a girl–something that everybody’s been eagerly waiting to know the fact that we still do not know our baby’s gender at this point didn’t stop me from buying some baby clothes last weekend, the 50% off sale at mothercare was too tempting to ignore so i bought a few pieces of bodysuits in neutral color–neutral being green and white. i so wanted to buy the pink ones but i’d like to give nico the benefit of enjoying the thought of having a son (though i very much feel like it’s gonna be a girly!)

more updates on my journey to motherhood soon, that is, if i am once again able to wake up from hibernation…