After almost 2 months of waiting, Silicon Valley has finally made true to their promise of replacing our router…but of course, not without the tons of calls and follow-ups that we made. When we returned the router, they advised us to wait for 2 weeks since the replacement will come from the supplier. The 2-week waiting time became 7 weeks. I think what triggered them to really do something was my obvious irritation during our last conversation. Finally, just as they promised, they called us and advised us that the router is now available for pick-up. I am so relieved because I can, again, enjoy surfing the net within the confines of my bedroom… I have missed this terribly! Now,  I do not need to sneak into my hubby’s PC just to check my facebook account. But, the thing that makes me happiest right now is that I can blog more! Expect more articles in the coming days…

It’s that time of the year again when people flock to cemeteries to visit loved ones who have passed away. As always, we were greeted by swarms of people in La Pieta- an old and popular cemetery in Angeles City. Every year, the population seems to double. The traffic was so heavy that circling halfway through the park took us an hour. Anyway, these concerns are as expected. However, being 6 months pregnant, what was the most bothersome was the cemetery’s lack of decent comfort room facilities (again). I do not understand why this company won’t bother to address this problem since it’s basically the same every year. Seriously, if I had any other choice, I would not dare go inside their public restrooms. But I had to brave the long queue and overpowering stench of urine to avoid having a urinary tract infection. God, the smell was so horrible that these unfortunate ladies were literally gagging on their way in. There were probably thousands of people in La Pieta that night and for this enormous number, they had only allotted 2 restrooms for girls and 2 for boys. No wonder a few creative citizens thought of improvising their own public comfort rooms just to earn a little. Yes, for a demand this high, putting up a box somewhere can already pass off as a rest room. I just hope that La Pieta can do something about this… Like rent a few portable comfort rooms or something. Or better yet, let me just advise pregnant folks like me to delay their visit until the next day, when there are less people around.