Finally...
after months and months of waiting...
She's finally here...









At 7:53am 30th September 2004...

Our bundle of joy, Zophia Maureen Arreza Roca was born.

My marriage to May
...and now this....

I have never been happier in my life....Now, I have 2 adorable angels in my life...

Thank you all so much for your prayers and support...

Anticipation.

Excited...
Eagerness...
Energized...
Ecstatic...
Thrilled...
Delighted...

Still anxiously waiting......

Waiting for THE COMING!!!

Last night, I went to visit my family. Things have been quite busy the last few weeks at work, etc..PLUS My wife and I are still anticipating the birth of our first child.
Anyways, it was so nice to be with your family for such a long time. I even enjoyed playing with my niece, Ysabelle...

It's Thursday night.

I just finished my shift for the week. Being on the AM shift actually works out fine for me( I was in the graveyard shift for most of my stay here at work...). Plus, I don't receive that much calls compared to the graveyard shift. I spend most of the time surfing the net and of course blog-hopping. And I've run out of sites to visit...Any suggestion?? The only thing I do not like about the morning shift is the rush hour traffic when my shift ends.

But the best thing is I get to spend time with my wife at night. Nowadays, we chat about anything and everything before we go to sleep. And we are still learning things about each other and about our new life as partners in life.

Anyway, tomorrow's my day off and I'm gonna meet my wife in Glorieta in a few minutes...Yipee!!!!

I got this pic in my email a long time ago...share ko lang...

High Blood

I arrived at work quite early at around 7am feeling dizzy and nauseous. Maybe it was the food binge(lechon from Cebu, kilawin, Hipon, etc...) from last night at my mother-in-law's simple "salu-salo" for her birthday. I though I was just hungry and sleepy but the feeling was distracting me from my work. So I decided to visit the office clinic. I took my blood pressure( as what my wife texted me to do.) and the office doctor said my blood pressure was 130 / 100. And according to him, that is quite high. So he gave me medicine and advised me to rest for an hour...Man! I was scared I knew my family had a history of hypertensions and heart problems, but this was the very first time that my blood pressure went this high ( well maybe the first time was when I had butterflies in my tummy and my heartbeat was faster than normal when I met my wife more than 2 years ago...which still happens when I'm with her... :) ) Anyways, I rested for an hour and had my BP checked again... It went down to 130 / 90. Still high but the office doctor said that I am fit to work...Geez! Are they waiting for something bad to happen to me before they do something about it??...Anyways...I checked my BP again before I took my lunch...It went down to 120/90..not quite but everything seems okay..for now....

It was Sept 17, 2002 when I first created my blog...Man! How time flies...Its been 2 yrs already...My very first post was:

Writing as Being

The writer is tasked with the gathering,the calling, the taming of the tongue imbued by everyday mediocrity. We never know where words come from or where they go afterwards. They are not gifted with immortality, like worlds, they die. The writer searches for the sound and sense the moment He picks up a pen and a paper screaming to be written with words......


...thanks also to May who helped me A LOT in my blogging...

I finally got the schedule that I wanted. Problem is, Workforce Management might change it again....Oh well...

What Do I do at work??

I'm a Corporate (slave) Travel Specialist.

We have numerous US-based companies who have signed up with our account to assist them of their travel needs. The main difference from a regular travel specialist is that most of our clients are business travelers. We cover things like flight reservations, ticket exchanges, hotel and car reservations, negotiated rates, etc...It may sound and look easy...BUT believe me, it is not a walk in the park. Take note that our clients are "experienced travelers". We need to resolve their issues as effeciently and as swiftly as possible....and we make sure that they do not encounter any dilemma on their travel itinerary. And of course, we also need to yield to their travel perks (ex: traveler does not want to sit near lavatories on planes, travelers prefers flights that do not pass by New York, etc...). Most importantly, we do not deny them of their requests...even how ridiculous it may be...That's me...definitely a Corporate Slave....

It's been a long time since I last posted anything here....

To tell you the truth, the past few months were filled with the most noteworthy events....

I got married...to the person I truly love... The day we became very "good" friends, I knew she was the one...(Take note that it was also the day of the WTC attack...) The road we traveled was no easy one. It had several crossroads. It was filled with happiness, sadness, bliss, hardships, trials, etc...But, despite the confusion, we managed to choose the same route where only a few successfully crossed...Faced with new challenges, we are now to be called husband & wife, close friends, and partners for life....We know not where this road will eventually lead us...BUT we know that if we stick together with God at the center, everything will fall into place. With this in mind, my fears and feelings of uncertainty are of no great concern...

This was part of my vow to her on our wedding day....

"...I will be marrying you, my best friend, not to start a new relationship...but to strengthen an extraordinary bond that already exists..I will always be with you not to fill your emptiness..but I am here to help you know your fullness..."

Now, faith has dealt us a much better hand...in a few days time, we will be blessed with our first child....I can't wait to see what's in store for us on the next turn...

To my best friend, my strength, my wife.....Love you May...with you by my side, I can face anything!

"...Know that I find my strength in clinging onto my vision of the beautiful life ahead of me...The Life I shall spend with you..."