Ozzy Bear’s Crib has moved to Malaysia!

I have been waiting to put this into blog but I had no idea when it was going to happen and when it happened, it just happened too fast. I was not sure we were leaving four hours before we actually boarded the plane. The plane ticket came at 2:30 pm, June 21, Friday and the flight was at 6:30 pm that night. We literally felt like soldiers waiting for deployment uncertain of what was going to happen.

We were ready to leave. I had our suitcases packed for weeks. All we had to do was grab them and get on the plane. We had not seen my husband for a month and a half since he’d left for Malaysia and the first week was heart breaking. I realize now how OFW wives feel on the time their husbands/ wives leave for another country. On the first week, Ozzy wanted to keep staying up until Bits got home and asks for him first thing in the morning. Although I explained what was going on, and even brought him to take bits to the airport, he didn’t understand that it was going to be a while before he’d see Bits again. I kept seeing my husband disappear into the airport when he left and was courageously fighting tears. After all, Ozzy has to always know that everything is ok. It was the longest we were ever going to be apart.

When the visas were released Wednesday of that week, my husband wanted us to fly by Friday. We were celebrating his birthday on Sunday, June 23, 2013 and we wanted to be together for that.

We were there just in time to celebrate my husband's birthday!

Ozzy's butterfly cake put together from the convenience store on the ground floor of the condo. I had no idea how to get around yet or where to buy things so we had to keep it simple but happy.


The conversation before the flight was this on viber:

Mom: Ama wala pang ticket?

Ama: Wala pa L

Mom: So we’re not flying tomorrow?

Ama: Can still

Mom: Haaay. So when do we find out? Tom din? We need to plan logistics din ha. Antipolo kami mangangaling.

Ama: Assume tuloy. I’ll buy the tickets if I have to.

Mom: Ngark. Ok. Reimburse nila?

Ama: Don’t care. Need you.

My father brought us down very early that day and waited for the ticket on the road. My sister Aika monitored my Email and kept us updated in her office. She called us as soon as the tickets were sent in.We were able to print the tickets at my uncle’s house in Alabang just in time and was at the airport at 3:15, a bit early to check in for the 6:30 pm flight.

So as that stage of our life is over, we are now happily reunited in Malaysia! More stories about our adventures shall follow.

Moving Out Soon!

Because we're moving out soon, I got us a ton of plastic to wrap things up!

Other than that, I've done the following:

Donate 9 extra large garbage bags of our things to the Youth Ministry Garage Sale.
Scanned all important documents, including Ozzy's lego manuals so that I won't have to bring them in the luggage.

Boxed and Labeled most of the stuff we'd leave behind.

I've also personalized our luggage to be able to easily spot them on the black among black conveyor belts.

Ozzy's Trip to Ark Avillon Zoo

There's a zoo in the middle of the city and it looks like Noah's Ark. I don't really like zoos because of their smells and the weird little potentially dangerous creatures. I never liked field trips to the zoo either. But I would do anything for Ozzy. And so, with my brother Gab, we brought Ozzy to the zoo.

There was a hyena, a tiger, and a gorilla. There were several birds, some really impressive ones (including a variety of eagles), goats, pigs, ponies, and a lot of guinea pigs.

The best part of the trip was feeding the animals. Ozzy loved it. I think it encouraged his sense of nurturing. Ever since the trip, he would often ask if he could feed pets.

The Out-of-Towners Go to Town: Manila Ocean Park

I found out that field trip venues are often on discount over the summer break. And so Ozzy, my brother Gab, and I took advantage of this. Our first stop was Manila Ocean Park which was...well, in Manila. We took the loooong trip from Antipolo, Rizal and spent the discount on Gas! Hahaha. True.

Instead of paying for P1,750 per head, we paid P700 per head only.  That was a treat J. Ozzy enjoyed the whole trip. The fish were so active. My brother and I(Gab has been to Boston’s ocean park; Ozzy and I have been to HK and Bermuda ocean park)were saying we hadn’t seen more active fish in a fish tank. They were so much fun to watch because they all looked healthy and happy. Plus the diversity of the sea life was impressive. The tank was full of so many different fish and the sea life inside the tank was so vibrant!

We took the Trails to Antarctica exhibit and although the exhibit was quite high for a four year old boy to see the penguins, we found the penguins very cute. The Snow Village was extremely cold though. We couldn’t stay very long because it was summer, and we were all in shorts. The jackets weren’t thick enough to keep us any warmer.

The Sea Lion Show was the highlight for Ozzy. He kept clapping for joy. He just had so much fun watching the Sea Lions perform.

The Jellies Exhibit was very theatrical. Classical music was playing in a darkened room with mirrored walls. It made the Jelly fish room look like it went forever.