No Kissing of Friends!

After some beso-beso with lumen friends in Sydney.

K.Meg - 'Mommy, why do you kiss your friends? That's ewwww!"
Mommy - 'Why do you say it's ewww?'
K.Meg - 'Cause pretend they didn't brush their teeth, then you will get their germs.'
Mommy - 'But I'm sure they brushed their teeth.'
K.Meg - 'Kiss only members of your family, cause if you kiss someone it means you love them.'
Mommy - 'I love my friends.'
K.Meg - 'If you love them, you have to marry them so no more kissing of friends, only members of the family, Ok?'
K.Meg - 'Say OK!'
Mommy - 'Okay...'

emotional torture!

last time, pag inaaway ni little boy si bunso, ang panakot ko e ipapamigay ko na si bunso. nag backfire sa akin. kanina since magkaaway sila, sabi ni kuya ipamigay na daw si bunso. at dahil lang un sa isang candy cane. haaaay....

at dahil si kuya ang ayaw mamigay sabi ko sya na ang papamigay ko. naku awang awa ako sa itsura. grabe ang iyak at sabi ng sabi ayaw daw nya iba mommy at mami-miss nya ko. pero syempre, sabi ko ayaw ko sa madamot na anak kaya ipapamigay ko na sya.
ayun, mega promise na di na daw nya papamigay kapatid nya at mags-share na daw sya.
susmio, hangang kelan kaya effective ito. baka next time i-call ang bluff ko e yari na naman ako. :p

Xmas Concert

Kahapon umattend kame ng xmas concert nila little boy.
Alam ko kakanta ung klase nila ng walang kamatayang Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
Dahil walang humpay ang pagkanta nya nun habang sya ay naliligo. hehehe.
Susmio, sila ang last na nagperform. Kaya naman si Cousin E at bebe R e nagwawala na kalagitnaan pa lang ng show.

Anyway, nabigla kame ni mahal kasi me performance pa pala si little boy. Me banda pala sya sa school at tumugtog sila ng jingle bells. Ang instrument nya, tambourin! hehehe, ang cute! (Syempre anak ko, haha!)

Wala lang tuwa lang ako. =)

Grrr!

Tumawag si mahal. Tinawagan daw sya ng daycare ni R.S. at sabi sa kanya me kumagat. Well, di naman malala. Sa balikat lang. Mukha naman okay lang sya. Hindi nila sinasabi kung sino kumagat. Suggestion ng friend ko, kunin ko daw ung bite marks at ipapa molde nya sa ate nyang dentista para ma identify namin ang salarin. Lol!
Sa susunod... hehehe... errr.. wala na sanang sumunod!

Wiiiii!

Kuya : "Mom, do you know that a wii is $400. And do you know that $400 is a lot of money."

Mommy : "Is that what you want for christmas?"

Kuya : "Nah, it's just $400 waste of money."

Mommy : "Good thinking."

Kuya : "Can we have a puppy instead?"

Mommy : "Good try."

Peek-a-booh!

Kuya : "Mommy, you know one of my boy classmate peeked under one of my girl classmates skirt to see her undies."

Mommy: "Don't do that hah, that's not nice. You don't want others peeking on your undie yeah?"

Kuya : "But mom, how can they peek at me? I wear pants!"

Smarty pants! HMP!!!!

daycare cause i care!

ang lame ng title ko. wala ako maisip e. hehe
kahapon nag start si little bebe(na hindi na bebe) sa daycare.
kala ko mae-emote ako. nagfe-feeling ako! e ni ha, ni ho di man lang ako binigyan ng aking iho. pag dating pa lang namin dun, ng makakita ng bata e aba kinalimutan ng kasama ako. hinawakan nya lang kamay ko, tumingin sa akin, tapos tumakbo na sa sandpit. tagal ko pa bago umalis, umasa na maalala nya ako. wala! napanis lang ang beauty ko.

part of me sad na iwan sya dun, part of me proud na kaya na nya out there without me and daddy. sabi daw nung teacher ke hubby pagkasundo nya, sigurado daw ba kame na first time ni little bebe sa daycare. such an easy child daw. =)

kaya lang paguwi, me kalmot sa mukha. tinanong ko kung me kumalmot sa kanya, umiling naman. tanong ko kung enjoy ba sya sa daycare, sabi nya oo. ng makatulog, nanaginip sumisigaw at tawa ng tawa. siguro nanaginip na nasa daycare. kanina pag gising nya, ask ko 'sino gusto sa daycare?' sumagot agad ng 'meeeee!' so i think, happy sya dun.

kaninang pag-alis namin, nakakatuwa sya tignan, hila hila nya ung bag nya. ayaw pahawak sa amin. gusto nya sya magdala. cute-cute. tapos pagdating sa daycare nila, nagmamadali pumasok sa room nila. pag-pasok, wala kinalimutan na naman ako. =(

pag-uwi lang nila umiyak kasi yung trains nya nakita nya hawak na nung isang bata. hindi naman makuha ni hubby kasi di sya sigurado na kay rou yun. kaya ayun mula daycare hangang dito sa house, nagiiyak. buti na lang meron ako sa kanya train na binili ulit.

hay laki na rin ni little bebe ko. ang bilis bilis naman nila lumaki.

triple celeb!

little bebe turned 2 today. so officially, he's not a bebe anymore. ahuhuhu.
Nag mini party kame last Saturday. We had a sea-of-fun themed party. (His invite read as : Our fROUnder is turning TWO-na!) First time ko ata natapos magluto on time bago dumating ang mga bisita. Lagi kasi ako inaabutan ng mga bisita na amoy ginisa pa. ahehehe.

I think my little bebe had fun. Ni hindi natulog maghapon. He was active the whole day. Nakikigulo at nakiki-barag sa mga older kiddos. Party started early (3pm) and ended early as well. At 8pm, wala na ata kame bisita. Ewan ko ba naman kung kelan maaga ko natapos lahat at maaga natapos ang party, saka naman bumigay ang katawan ko. By the end of the day, wala na kong boses. Had to call in sick the following Monday. (Which is good kasi it is little bebe's actual birthday, so I was with him the whole day.)

Then on the same day, nakita ko ang note ng teacher ni little boy. Me award na naman sya na matatangap sa assembly nila! Wohhhhooo! This time its for using his imagination and great in describing words when writing creative stories. At dahil blog ko to, aakuin ko na sa akin nagmana! ahahaha. Kung me reklamo ang ama, e aba gumawa sya ng sarili nyang blog. Nyahaha. Syempre, stage mother as ever kahit masama pakiramdam at titigok tigok ang boses e ala sugod sa eskwela. Hindi ko hahayaang ma-miss ang awarding ng aking iho. =)

And kaya triple celeb ay dahil back to work force na si mahal. First day nya sa work. Mukang nakapasa na kame sa trial ni Lord. At unti unti na nya dinidinig ang aming panalangin. =) He really knows the desires of our heart and gives it to us in his own perfect timing.

I resign!

Just rendered my resignation today.
It gave me mixed emotions. Happy for the reason why I am leaving. Sad that I am.
Happy with this company but just have to do what a mom/wife's gotta do.

our beloved conveyancer.

Our beloved conveyancer was supposed to call us today to let us know if our land has been settled.

4PM, still no call so hubby called her.

She said she was out of office and told hubby she would call back.

Guess what?!... Still no call as of this writing! Grrrrr!

Turning TWO!

Our little bebe is turning two next Monday. Huhuhu...I've officially lost my baby.
Parang kahapon lang mega emote pa ako sa aaruga, ngayon nakikipagtalo na ang kutong lupa!

Meron kame mini-party for him on Saturday to celebrate his milestone. Ang tanga ko lang, nag send out ako ng invites ng walang party details. After realizing it, I sent out another batch and duhhh! still no details. Hahaha!

Oh Dear, sign of growing old... Pano na kaya kung meron na bebe # 3! Baka di ko na maalala mag-celebrate! hehehe. Wag naman. =)

Heaven and earth

Kahapon, pagkahatid kay kuya on my way to work napadaan kame sa isang road accident. (Hatid ako ni mahal, with bunso on the back-seat)
Napaisip ako bigla, pano kung maaksidente kame and thinking of the worst, what if di na kame makabalik kay kuya para sumundo. Naisip ko, magagalit kaya sya sa mundo. Matatangap kaya nya na wala na sya mommy at daddy. So naisip ko dapat alam nya na ang buhay e parang life. Pwede anytime bawiin sayo.

So kinagabihan, bago matulog kinausap ko sya. Sabi ko sa kanya na pag nawala kame bigla, wag sya magagalit sa mundo. Dapat good boy pa rin sya, at dapat alagaan nya ang kapatid nya. Yep, I also think too much for a 5yo to comprehend pero buti na ung at least kahit papano prepared sya. So sabi ko, asa heaven lang kame always watching him from a distance. Then I asked him kung gusto ba nya na sa Ninang V at Ninong D sya titira. Sabi nya okay daw so that she can play with cousin E. (Would have wanted them to go with my parents, kaya lang kung nag-aaral pa sila I think better na mag continue sila dito sa OZ) I can feel na medyo croaky na ang voice nya. Naiiyak na siguro kasi sabi ko di na kame babalik.

Tapos ask nya kung bakit di na kame babalik, sabi ko ganun talaga. Pag umakyat na sa heaven, di na babalik. Sabi ko magiging old din sya tapos sya din pupunta sa langit, so dun na kame magkikita ulit.

Then sabi ko pwede rin na sya ang mauna sa heaven, sabi ko pag nangyari yun bantayan nya rin kame from above. Medyo natuliro sya. Maiyak iyak na sya, pero natawa ako sa sagot nya. Sabi nya, "Mommy, pano ko kayo babantayan. Like pag pumunta kayo sa pinoy store, e di sasakay kayo kay Sally(our car) e di hindi ko na kayo mahahabol kasi mabagal ako mag walk?" -- bata pa nga sya. hehe -- Sabi ko pag nasa heaven sya, too high na sya. So makikita nya kahit san pumunta si Sally. Natawa ako ulit sa sagot nya, sabi nya 'Mommy, if I am too high, pano ko na kayo makikita e magiging parang ant na kayo nun sa liit!' Nyahaha! nga naman. Sabi ko e di gumamit ka ng magniflying glass! Sabi nya, Oh ok.

Dasal ko lang, sana bago kame kunin ni Lord e me sarili na pamilya ang mga little boys ko para may kapalit na kame.

Unos left, right and center.

Typhoon here, tsunami there and earthquake everywhere. Scary. Parang galit na galit na si mother earth. Sobrang depressing ang mga news ngayon. =(

Sabi nila bad-luck-comes-in-threes, so sana naman tapos na ang wake-up call ni mother earth.

Our prayers goes to those who have been affected by these natural disasters.

Rape Case

I have been following (actually more of read some) this case about Mr. Roman Polanski.

Excuse me for my ignorance, pero hindi ko maarok, maintindihan at di ko maunawaan kung bakit sila kumukuha ng signatures para pakawalan sya. Goodness... Rape kaya ang kaso nya! Hindi porke talentado sya e okay ng pakawalan sya. I know, he is innocent until proven guilty. Pero di ba inamin na nya na he did it. At kahit hindi pa man, kailangan pa rin nya bumalik sa korte para malitis at para i-prove na sya ay inosente.

Ang siste pala e kung talentada ako, pwede na ako gumawa ng crime, magtago ng ilang taon and voila! isang araw, pwede ng hindi malitis sa korte.

This is rape. There is no excuse for that. The child, kahit na sabihin pang adult na ngayon, will be forever scarred by that. I am not condemning the sinner. I am condemning the sin. A sin that he needs to pay for kung ginawa nga nya.

13yo... my, my, my.... when I was 13 nakikipaglaro pa ako nun sa mga kapwa ko bata. Di ko ma-imagine ang takot para dun sa bata. =(

Ayaw ko ng mainit!

"Ayaw ko ng masikip, ayaw ko ng mainit, ayaw ko ng mabaho. Ayaw ko ng putik." --Maricel Soriano (can't remember what movie)

Eto ang version ng little boy ko na hindi ko alam kung kanino nag-mana ng pagkaselan at nuknukan ng kaartehan.

"Mommy, ayaw ko na bumalik sa Singapore. Ayaw ko dun kasi mainit. Nasusunog ako. Nabu-burn ako ng sun."

Gusto ko sagutin ng--E kung sinisilaban kaya kita ng matigil ang kaartehan mo?

Hayyyy... is this the same kid 6months ago who told me this --'Mommy balik na tayo ng Singapore, ayaw ko na dito ang lamig lamig. Tignan mo ang hands ko ang tigas na, di ko na magalaw.

Sala sa init, sala sa lamig! Aiyoh!

Incentive Award - August

Kanina andito ang aming Team Lead. Binigyan ako ng 2 movie tickets. Thank you daw for working hard. Kala ko naman bday gift. Tapos pag alis nya nakita ko name ko sa screen. Ako ang Incentive Awardee for the month of August. Yey!

Pero ano kaya ang ginawa ko para maisip nila na ako ang incentive awardee? I wonder. Mwehehehe. :p

My bebeng gala

Ang aking si bunso, di pa man marunong magsalita e sobra na sa pagka-gala.Basta nakita ang daddy nya na nasa garahe, nakupo natataranta na un sa paghanap ng shoes nya.

Kanina, nasa garahe ulit ang daddy. Dali dali punta sa shoe cabinet at nagsuot ng sapatos, e nakita ata na nagbukas na ng kotse si daddy nya. Ayun, tumakbo na! Yung isang sapatos naka-suot. Ung isa, hawak hawak nya. At nagsisigaw ng "Daddyyyyy! Daddyyyyy!"

Hehe, ang cute nya tignan. Takot na takot maiwan. Tsk! Tsk! Mukang eto ang mauunang umalis sa poder ko a.

Tagalog - Part II

Bago umalis kanina...
Little boy : Mommy, Where are we going?
Mommy : Nasa bahay tagalog.
Little boy : oh men.... MAMA, san tayo pupunta?
Mommy : Bakit MAMA?
Little boy : eh sabi mo tagalog di ba?

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Sa kotse naman, english na naman si little boy.

Little boy : Mommy, what is the...
Mommy : Tagalog.
Little boy : Mommy, what is the...
Mommy : Sinabi ng tagalog.
Little boy : But Mommy...
Mommy : Di ba sinabi ng tagalog. Hindi na kita sasagutin hanga't di ka nanagalog.
Naiintindihan mo ba?
Little boy : hayyy.... OPO, NANAY.
Mommy : Nang-iinis ka ba?
Little boy : Bakit? Sabi mo tagalog di ba? hehehe

Little boy : Nanay, ano po ang....

Minsan isang araw makakatikim na talaga ng kotong sakin to e!

Happy Birthday to me!

33 things to be thankful for on my 33rd Birthday.

1. I am thankful for...my poging driver, sweet lover.(na matyagang nagsu-sundot hatid sa akin araw araw bukod pa sa pagiging responsable at mahal ako.)
2. I am thankful for...my matalinong panganay(na talaga namang sinusubukan ang aking mga brain cells.)
3. I am thankful for...my poging bunso na manang mana sa akin. (oo, pogi rin ako. hehe)
4. I am thankful for...my ever loving family in pinas. (miss ko na sila!)
5. I am thankful for...my ever supportive friends. (baka nalowka na ako kung wala sila)
6. I am thankful for...my creative talent that I am finding to be of good use now. (careerin na talaga ang pagiging talentada!)
7. I am thankful for...my job. (lalo na sa panahon ngayon na ang hirap maghanap ng work)
8. I am thankful for...the 4 seasons - dahil ano man ang pinagda-daanan ko naiisip ko, just like winter, spring, summer or fall, lilipas din ito. weather weather lang talaga lahat.
9. I am thankful for...the house that we are building.
10. I am thankful for...our pristine health. - kahit na medyo a little bit oberweyt on the side.
11. I am thankful for...the stress that is bestowed upon me - as it is still manageable, just making my life a little bit more exiting.
12. I am thankful for...the trials - as it has made us closer as a couple.
13. I am thankful for...the pains - may it be physical or emotional pain,it is making us stronger.
14. I am thankful for...every meal that we have.
15. I am thankful for...every sunrise that I see, it means I am still alive.
16. I am thankful for...every sunset that I see, for tomorrow is another day.
17. I am thankful for...yesterday. It created another set of memmories.
18. I am thankful for...today. As it is a time to do something new.
19. I am thankful for...tomorrow. It is another chance to finish whatever you've started.
20. I am thankful for...new clients.
21. I am thankful for...my past experiences. It made me the person who I am today.
22. I am thankful for...the things that I haven't experienced yet. It makes me look forward for the years to come.
23. I am thankful for...winter. Sarap makipag siksikan sa bed kasama ang 3 boys.
24. I am thankful for...summer. Sarap mag enjoy sa beach.
25. I am thankful for...spring. Makes you to stop and smell the flowers.
26. I am thankful for...fall. Makes you realize that "falling" couldn't be that bad and it could be the nicest and most colorful thing that could happen to you.
27. I am thankful for...my age. It means I have live for 33 good years.
28. I am thankful for...my life. It wasn't easy but it sure was worth living.
29. I am thankful for...the things that I have right now. It really is more than enough.
30. I am thankful for...the roof above our head. - kahit na me leak. ehehehe.
31. I am thankful for...the clothes that is keeping us warm.
32. I am thankful for...love that is within my family.
33. I am thankful for...all the blessings that I have received.

God has been very good to me. For that I am thankful.... really grateful.

Filipino!

Ang aking si little boy ay nahihirapan na magsalita ng tagalog. So ang rule namin ngayon, sa bahay at kotse dapat tagalog lang ang salita.E nags-struggle na talaga sya. Sabi ko kailangan nya matuto pa rin ng tagalog dahil pag umuwi sya ng pilipinas walang kakausap sa kanya. Eto ang aming naging usapan.

Mommy : Kailangan mo anak managalog dahil walang kakausap sayo sa pinas.
Little boy : Bakit?
Mommy : Kasi hindi lahat sila nag-eenglish. Tagalog ang salita dun.
Little boy : Sino nga mommy yung may spiky brown hair sa kabilang room?
Mommy : Si tom? (British BF ni Tita Kristy.)
Little boy : Yes si Tom. E bakit sya laging nag-eenglish dun?
Mommy : E kasi hindi naman sya Filipino. British un. English talaga salita nya.
Little boy : E di sya na lang kakausapin ko!

Hetong batang to, gusto ata talaga makatikim ng konyat, kutos at kotong Filipino style!

Prayer Night

Last night was little boy's Camp Day and Pyjama Prayer night. Aside from the kids, parents were also required to attend in pyjamas. Game sana ako kaya lang di naman kame ni mahal nagpa-pajama sa gabi. Shirt and shorts lang kame kung matulog at kung malamig e jogging pants. So shirt and jogging pants lang suot namin. (Sabi ko di tayo mukang matutulog, mukha tayo mag eexercise pagkagising. mwehehhee)

During the day camp, pinagawa sila ng letter. And this is what little boy wrote for us.

"i laf my mummy and my daddy. vecoz vey gime me xoxoxoxoxoxo." -
(Me dugong german ata anak ko. hehe. me v and f depect. :P)

He read it as:
I love my mommy and daddy because they give me hug and kiss and hug and kiss and hug ang kiss.

Then may drawing na 3 tao (one big man, one in pigtails, one small boy) in front of a building with a yellow logo and a car parked in front.

So ask ko sya ano ung drawing nya. He said the big man is daddy, the small boy is me and the girl with long hair is mommy. The car parked is Sally(our car). And we are in front of McDonalds.

Nakakatuwa isipin na simpleng bagay para sa amin ni mahal, pero niche-cherish pala ng aking iho ang pag-punta namin sa Mcdo.

Anyway, napansin ko kulang ang drawing. Sabi ko nasan na si bunso namin? (Mukang nakalimutan or siguro pindrawing lang ni teacher e sila at parents kasi ang parents pinagbawalan dalhin ang any sibling sa prayer night kasi daw "me" time nila yun with the parents.

Sabi ko, nasan na si bunso? Iniwan mo sa loob ng car?

Sabi nya "Hindi! Bawal iwan ang baby sa loob ng car mag-isa. Asa loob pa sya ng tummy mo. Hindi pa sya nalabas."

Mwehehehe. Witty answer my boy. :p

Who wouldn't wanna cook?

Matapos ko makipag-buno sa mga kaserola, little boy came up to me... tap me on the shoulder and said...

'I am so proud of you mommy. You cooked two of my yummy favorites. I am so proud of you.'

Awwwww! Iluto lahat ng hilaw!

**ang niluto ko portuguese tart at soup!:p **

Baby Animal

My assignment si little boy para sa show and tell. Pinapili sila ng animal at need nila alamin kung ano ang tawag sa baby nito. At ang kanyang napili... LIZARD! Anak ng butiki namam oh! Tama ba naman un, sa dinami dami ng animal e lizard pa ang napili. Susmio mahabagin. So mega research si mommy. At and nakita ko lang ay hatchlings (daw) ang tawag ayon kay askwiki.

So sinabi ko kay little boy ang aking nalakap sa internet. Sabi nya hindi daw, hatchlings daw ang tawag when the animals is just about to come out of their eggs. (I think what he meant was hatching.) Sabi nya alam na daw nya ang tawag sa baby lizard, and it came out from his brain daw. So I asked what it was, he said it is called a.... BABY LIZARD! oh well, me katukwiran naman.

So nagpresent na nga sya sa school, sabi daw ni classmate 1 at ni classmate 2 that baby lizards are called hatchlings. (siguro sabi rin sa kanila ni askwiki, hehe)Anyway, sabi daw nya ay Hindi daw, baby lizard lang daw. And sabi din daw ni teacher, it is just baby lizard. Buti naman at nakuha nya sa magandang usapan unlike the other time that somebody disagreed with him.

So ask ko pa kung ano sinabi nya sya show and tell aside from the life cycle diagram na ni-print ni mommy para sa kanya. At eto daw ang sinabi nya...

Little boy : Do you know that there are special kinds of lizards? They are called african lizards.

So, tanong namin why are they special? (At ngayon ko lang narinig tong mga african lizards na ito.)

Little boy: Because, THEY LIVE IN AFRICA!

Nyahahahha! Nga naman mommy! :p

More on Prayer

Aside from the prayer taught from school, I am also teaching little boy to have his own personal prayer. And this is how it went...

Mommy : Give thanks for all your blessings nakong.
Little boy : Thank you Jesus for all the blessings. Thank you for my toys. Thank you for the food. Thank you for the moon. Thank you for the sunshine. Thank you for everything.

Mommy : Ask Jesus to bless your family.
Little boy : Bless mommy. Bless Daddy. Bless baby brother. Bless me. Bless our house, make it always safe. Bless Sally (our car) make the road always safe for her.

Mommy : Tell Jesus your sorry for your sins.
Little boy : But mommy, I didn't do any sins today. I'll say sorry tomorrow. Okay?

:p

Prayer of a 5yo Child

This is the prayer of my 5yo boy.
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Dear God,

Whatever I do today, I want to do for you.
At school, at home, at play, Bless everyone I meet today.
And may all have a happy day.

Our Father, who are in heaven,
Hallowed be my Name.
My kingdom come.
My will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread and pandesal.
Forgive us our christmasses
As we forgive those who christmass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.

Amen.

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You can tell he is a pinoy by heart. Praying for pandesal eh? :p

Bathtub Horror!!!

Last sunday, pinag bath tub ko ang aking dalawang iho. Nauna umahon si bunso, naiwan pa si kuya kaya di ko pa agad na-drain ang bath tub. Ng umahon si kuya, si daddy na ang nag-assist sa kanya. (At this point nasa baba kame ni bunso.)

Pag-akyat ko, inasikaso ko si kuya. Maya maya, si bunso wala na sa paningin ko.Sabi ni Mahal, nasa banyo na ata. I-drain mo na ang bathtub. Ng makita ko nasa may bathtub na nga. Binuhat ko sya at sinara ang pinto ng banyo. Since basa na ulit sya, pinalitan ko sya ng damit. Tapos nalimutan ko na ang bath tub.

Hanggang sa nakatulog na kameng lahat nung hapon. Nagising na lang ako ng may isang batang basang-basa ang yumakap sa akin.

PUTEKKKKK! Ang aking si bunso. Basa from neck down. Naglasti sa bath tub. Grabe! Ng magbalik ako sa kamalayan napayakap ako sa kanya at super thanks kay Lord na walang nangyari ke bunso. Hindi ko alam kung gano sya katagal dun or kung ano ba ang ginawa nya, di ko alam kung lumusong kasi kahit basa sya neck down, e sa likod nya me part na triangle na hindi naman basa. So di ko alam kung lumusong ba at nakatayo lang sya or yung kamay lang nya ang pinanglawlaw nya sa bathtub.

Hay hay hay talaga! Nung tanungin ko kung nag bathtub ba sya ang sagot sa akin ay 'Zzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!' (nagkukunyaring tulog) Ilang beses ko tinanong at un ang sagot sa akin. Ng sinabi ko lang na 'HEY! ANSWER MOMMY! NAG BATHTUB KA BA?'(Buti di pa marunong magsalita at sumagot ng OBVIOUS BA MOMMY?" Um-oo lang sya sa pamamagitan ng kilay nya tapos patay-malisya na. Sabi ko wag na sya uulit. (Actually, para kay mommy yun. Wag na uulit makakalimot mag drain ng bath tub.) Might not be so lucky next time.

Thank you talaga kay Lord for looking after my bunso. Baka loka-loka na ako ngayon kung may masamang nangyari and I definitely can not forgive myself mayron nga. Thank you, thank you Lord.

Athletics Carnival

Kahapon athletics carnival nila little boy. Susmio, pahirapan gisingin nung umaga.Ayaw daw nya pumunta kasi malamig at mapapagod lang sya. Kung ako lang, hindi ko na papasukin. Mano ba naman ma-miss nya yun di ba? E kaso strikto si Pa-pa! Hindi daw pwede, dahil masasanay na kung ayaw pumasok e hindi na papasok. Oh e di sige, ikaw pumilit.

Ng nagpipilitan sila, ask ni Daddy kung bakit ayaw pumunta, sabi nya kasi ayaw daw nya sumakay sa roller coaster. Nyah! Kala pala e literal na carnival. Ehehehe. (Kumbakit naman kasi nga Athletics Carnival pa ang tawag,e pwede namang simpleng Sportsfest na lang!) So, syempre mananalo ba naman ang anak sa ama. Nanalo nga ang ama kaso ang nanay naman ang nahirapan! Kasi ang kundisyon ng anak e dapat kasama si mommy sa venue. E di go ang mommy, Hay hay hay! Hirap talaga maging tanging-ina!

So pagdating sa venue at habang naglalaro na sila, binulungan ko si little boy. Sabi ko sa kanya, "Sabi ko sayo walang roller coaster dito e, naniwala ka na ke mommy at daddy?" Nangiti lang sya na me kasamang pagkapahiya. Hehehe. Tapos ng alam ko na nag-eenjoy na sya, sabi ko sa kanya since sabi nya ayaw nya attend nung athletics carnival nila, e uwi na lang kame dalawa. Syempre ayaw na nya umuwi. (Mental torture ba sa bata, :p )

Okay naman ung carnival nila, masaya kahit kagulo ung mga preps. Syempre ano naman asahan nila sa prep, makakasunod ba naman sa instructions mga yun. Ang maintindihan lang nun e RUN, THROW at JUMP. Bukod dun e wala na sila paki-alam. So ayun, habang kalamigan at habang nag-aaambon e nagtatakbo, talon at bato ang mga little ones. Kahit nilamig ako e enjoy naman. =)

Piano

Si little boy gusto daw mag aral mag piano. (Idol talaga si Troy)

Nagpapabili ng piano sa tatay nya. At ang kundisyon, boys lang daw ang pwede mag borrow ng piano nya. So he enumerated all the names na pwede mag borrow ng kanyang piano. So si daddy nya, si little brother, si tito, si lolo at si Alana.

So ask ni daddy, bakit si Alana? Kala ko ba boys lang? Sabi nya, boys lang daw at 1 girl ang pwede. Ask ni daddy, at ung 1 girl hindi si mommy? Sagot ni little boy , "No, si Alana ung isang girl."

Waaaahhhhh! Ngayon pa lang na itsa pwera na ako. Pano na pag nag asawa sya? Ahuhuhuhu. Hurt ako. Beri hurt.

Little boy's 101 questions - Part 2

31. Why is my skin brown and not white? -- Cause you're a Filipino.
32. Can I change my name to Troy when I grow up? (Troy of High School Musical)
33. Am I a good kid? -- Yes you are. Yes you are.
34. Why grown ups get married? -- Because they love each other.
35. Why they don't like to give you the P-plate? -- (Probationay Driver's License) I wish I know!
36. What is vitamins for? -- To make your body strong and healthy.
37. Why a baby bird don't know how to fly yet? -- Cause they are babies! They will learn when they grow up. Their mommy bird will teach them.
38. Why don't I have a twin? -- Not all have twins.
39. Can I have a twin? -- No.
40. Can Rou be my twin? -- No.
41. Why did you buy (I think he meant chose) an office that is so far? - I didn't buy it.
42. Why do you have to work? -- To buy you toys and food and clothes.
43. Why can't you just stay home? -- If I stay at home, then no more toys for you.
44. Why can't I buy expensive toys? -- You can, but not always.
45. Why are scorpions poisonous? -- To protect themselves from predators.
46. What are predators? -- Animals that hunt other animals for food.
47. Why can't we buy a big house? -- We can't afford it.
48. What is afford? -- It means enough money to buy something.
49. Pogi na ba ako? -- Ay poging pogi!
50. Why people get old? Cause if they don't, they won't die then if they don't die mapupuno ang earth.
51. Why is the sun hot? - to give us heat.
52. Bakit gwapo kame ni rou? - Kasi mana kayo sa akin! :p

Little boy's 101 questions - Part 1

Lista ko ang mga katanungan ni little boy that made me stop and think. Yung iba lista ko rin ang sagot ko. Try to answer without thinking, just note what comes up to mind first and see what answers you come up with.

"Mommy.... (Yes, it always start with mommy. Sana minsan kay daddy naman at nosebleed na ang mommy!)

1. Why do we need blood? -- para yung oxygen natin mapunta sa brain natin.
2. Why the brain needs oxagen? -- OXY-gen. Cause without it, we are dead.
3. Why do dogs love its master?
3. Why is lolo bong always makulit? -- cause he is a happy guy.
4. Why is lolo bong a happy guy? -- cause he is. many reasons anak.
5. Why does daddy looks like his brother? -- Cause they come from the same mommy and daddy. Just like you and your brother. You look the same too, right?
6. Why do soldiers kill people? -- They don't just kill people anak. They kill only the bad, and only if the bad doesn't listen to them to stop the fighting.
7. Why do bad people don't listen? -- Cause they are bad.
8. How are babies made? -- Daddy's sperm cell meets mommy's egg cell. Then it forms into once cell, and it grows and grows inside mommy's tummy and after nine months, baby comes out in mommy's p3p3. In your case, out of mommy's tummy kasi CS ka.
9. Where did rou come out? p3p3 or tummy also? -- Tummy too.
10. Why we come out of your tummy? Did you shout when they cut you? -- yes i did. oh no, cause they put me to sleep.
11. Why does daddy have sugat in his arm? -- Cause he didn't listen to his mommy! So you have to listen to me. (Gamitin daw ba ang sugat ng tatay na panakot, hehehe)
12. Why can't I see Jesus in the clouds? (While using his binoculars) -- He is looking after other kids. Thats' why mommy is here to look after you. He asked me to look after you.
13. Why do the poor kids like old toys? (asked this after we donated his toys to a charity) -- They don't actually like old toys. They just don't have a choice. Cause their mommy and daddy can't afford to buy them new toys.
14. Why their mommy and daddy can buy them new toys? -- Cause their money might be just enough for food.
15. Why is their money not enough? -- Cause maybe, they don't have work.
16. Why don't they have work? --Many reasons. Maybe they couldn't find one. Maybe they didn't finish school. Many reasons. You will know when you grow up.
17. Why does shark have sharp teeth? -- They use it for hunting food.
18. Why did teacher say I am brilliant? -- Cause you are!
19. What does brilliant means? - it means intelligent.
20. What is intelligent? -- it means you know lots of things.
21. Why do I know lots of things? -- Cause you ask many questions. And you are making mommy tired of answering.
22. Why can't I marry Eryne? -- Cause she is your cousin.
23. Why can't I marry Tita Robbie? -- Cause she is your aunt.
24. Why can't I be serious? Why I am always excited?
25. Why does the moon only comes out at night?
26. Why does the sun comes only in the morning?
27. Why can't we see the wind?
28. Why can't we see utot? -- Kasi if you can see it, hindi mo maitatangi. :p
29. What is matatangi? -- Never mind. Its hard to explain.
30. Why mommy knows everything? -- Mommy doesn't know everything.

My new toy - the Craft Robo

My new toy. Courtesy of my beloved mahal. And I am so happy and can't wait to use it. ('Tong trabaho lang talaga istorbo sa hobby! :p )




Hubby decided to give me this to reward me for my kasipagan I think. But don't be mistaken, its not for my kasipagan at home. Hehehe. It's the kasipagan for my extra curricular activities. Like for this month, meron ako na close na deal para sa pag-gawa ng invites. Yes, pati invites kinareer ko na! mwehehehe. 50pcs na invite yun para sa debut (na kame rin ang photographers sa event nya, oh di ba! kareerin talaga! :P) And by October, baka meron ako tangappin na catering. Star for all seasons and drama ng inyong yours truly. hehehe.

Hard times e kaya kailangan i-cultivate ng husto ang mga natatagong talento. :p

Raaahh! Raaahhh!

Siguro naf-frustrate din si bunso pag di namin sya naiintindihan. =(
Cause of that he developed this word (actually more like a growling sound) pag hindi sya napapansin or hindi maintindihan ang gusto nya.

Here are some instances that he would use that Raaahh! Raaahhh!
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Bunso : (Will tug my arm, and ask me to go somewhere and if I don't follow...)
Bunso : Raaahh! Raaahhh!
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Simplymuah : Daddy, can you please get bunso from me.
Bunso : Raaahh! Raaahhh!
(Guess he is not happy with that. :p)

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Bunso : (Wakes up and sees that Mommy ain't there, only daddy.)
Bunso : Raaahh! Raaahhh!
(Guess he is not happy with that either. :p)

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Bunso : (Want to get the toy that kuya is holding.)
Bunso : Raaahh! Raaahhh!
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Raaahh! Raaahhh!

2 words. (Actually isa nga lang, pero laging dalawa un e kaya 2 words. hehe)
If you will think about it, it's two meaningless words. Couldn't even be found in the dictionary. But it actually means a lot to a two year old. From that word, he can show his anger,his frustration and how upset he is.

Sarap maging bata. You can just say Raaahh! Raaahhh!and people (mommy and daddy = people :p ) will understand that there is something that is not right. Pag adult ka na, nagiging kumplicado ang lahat! Sambakol na mukha mo, tatanungin ka pa ng 'Are you Okay?' Duhhhh! Sarap sagutin ng manhid ka ba or shonga ka lang talaga? :p Wala po akong kaaway, napapa-isip lang.

Next time me kaaway ako masabihan nga ng Raaahh! Raaahhh! Ma-gets kaya? :p

Selective Speech

Kung me tinatawag na selective amnesia, eto atang bunso ko e meron namang selective speech! (hehe, pauso ko lang ba!)

Kasi naman, he is 3months shy away from his 2nd bday pero nd pa rin syado nagsasalita. Ang word pa lang nya e mommy, daddy, yayaa(kuya), yoyo(lolo), dirty at ang kanyang el paboritong anana(banana).

Kanina, excited sya sa laruan ng kuya nya na bumblebee head and arm gear. While having dinner, nagkkwento sya.

Eto ang kwento nya, 'Ah. Aaaa. (Baby giggles.)AH! AH! Ummm. Yaya! (Baby giggles.)

Syempre di namin naiintindihan. Alam ko lang na nagkkwento sya kasi with matching facial expressions at actions sya. Anyway, Ang ending ng kwento nya ay... 'BA-BLE-BEE!' Sabay turo sa bumblebee ni kuya.

Ayuuunn! Kinkwento pala sa daddy nya ang bagong toy ni kuya nya na bumblebee! That's a big word and a lot of effort bunso. Well done!

Mommy, I don't have a fever but I have something stuck in my ear!

Ang aking si bunso. Ni-tusok ang tenga nya ng thermometer!
Kung san, kelan at sa papaanong paraan nya nakuha si thermometer ay hindi ko alam.
(Alam ko man, e hindi ako aamin! Sa kadahilanang nagbabasa ng blog ko ang aking butihing kabiyak. Baka di na sya butihin pag nabasa nya eto. hehehe)

So, biglang nagi-iyak. Pinatatahan ko ayaw tumahan.(Nasaktan talaga.) Pinadodo ko tumahan naman. (Ikaw ba naman salpakan ng boobies sa bibig, e hindi ka manahimik. :p)Pag angat ko ulit sa kanya, ayayay! May dugo ng naagos sa tenga. Tarantatious ang nanay. At dahil takot sa dugo ang lola nyo, ako ang naging casualty. Nahilo at nagsuka ako dahil sa takot sa dugo. Ahehehe. Pagkakita ko ng dugo, biglang ko na lang nai-pasa ke hubby si bunso. :p

Dinala namin agad si bunso sa clinic, ayos naman sya. Ung canal lang daw ang may sugat at hindi naman naano ang eardrum. Thank God! Dahil kung napano ang anak ko ay dalawang kotong na ang aabutin ko sa sarili ko, pwera pa ang kotong ni mahal. :p

Missed little boy's school assembly. =(

Hay kakainis!

Night shift kasi ako kaya naman sira ang body clock (at body calendar) ko.
Kanina pala ung assembly nila little boy. Hindi kame naka attend. =( Dahil kahimbingan ng aking kagandahan ng mga oras na un.

Pag-sundo ko ke little boy, naka sad face sya. Sabi nya, assembly daw nya and I didn't come. Nadurog ang puso ko. Sabi ko na lang kasi masakit tyan ni mommy. (hay, ang lame ng excuse! though, sumakit naman talaga tyan ko un nga lang e after na un ng assembly. aheheh.)

Kaka inis pa kasi sya pala ang closing remarks. Nag read daw sya in front of the people. Ask ko ano ang ni-read nya? (As if naman nakakabasa na sya. Syempre kabisote lang.) Ang linya nya daw ay eto...

Little Boy: "Thank you so much everyone for attending our assembly."

Lalo tuloy ako na-sad. Excited pa naman sya last time. Bigla nya nasabi na kakanta daw sila sa assembly. Ng maalala nya na surprise yun for the parents, he made me promise not to tell Ms. Palma. Kakatuwa pa sya nun kasi nagulat sya at nasabi nya. Promise, promise, promise daw not to tell teacher. Papakita daw nya sa akin ang song basta nd ko ite-tell. Syempre may-i-promise si mommy. Happy ako kasi trust nya si mommy.

Kaya lang, hay ang syonga ko talaga at nawala sa isip ko ung assembly. Sabi pa ni meg, ni read pa nila ung stories na ginawa nila. Ang story nya ay ito...

'I went to the jungle and saw Ben-10. I kissed a frog and it turned to a Ben-10 Alien.'

Hindi naman halata ang paborito nya ano? hehehe....

Nag-sorry na ako sa kanya and he said it's okay. Sabi pa nya, next time daw my tummy hurts just go to the assembly and sit on a chair. Then after he talk, I can go home na daw. Waaaahhhh! Super guilty ang mommy. Sad. Sad. Sad. =(

When it rains, it pours.

Ay talaga naman! Not that I am complaining. Kaka-kurta lang ng utak kung pano mag-isip.

We don't want to be greedy, we just want to make the right decision. Make or break naman kasi. Hindi rin pwede sabihin na pag-isipan muna maigi, e andyan na nga pareho. Pano pa pag-iisipan? Hindi rin pwede timbangin muna, kasi ano ang titimbangin e wala pa din naman. Hay ang gulo talaga promise. Dalawa na kame nag-iisip di pa namin maisip kung pano. To be or not to be? To take or not to take?

Sabi nga ng isang letter sender...'Let's burn the bridge, when we get there."
Mwehehehe... Susunugin ko talaga ang bridge ng hindi na madaanan ulit! :p

Masasabi ko lang sa ngayon, grabe! Lakas ng dasal ng mga bata talaga.

Oh Dear Lord, help us make the right decision. Please, please, pretty please!

Bunso's Vocabulary

Daddy = Dadddiii
Kuya = uya
Dirty = Deti

Sound pag excited - Aaaaaaaah!
Sound pag galit - Raaaaaaaa!
Sound pag frustrated - Brrrruuu!


Simplymuah - 'Say mommy.'
Bunso - 'Nah!'
Simplymuah - 'Say mommy.'
Bunso - 'mmm...mmmm'
Simplymuah - 'Say mommy!Magsalita ka, kundi kokotongan na kita!'
Bunso - 'Maaaaammmmmmyyyy!'

Nakukuha naman pala sa sindakan e. Mwhehehehe. Ayan imbes na kotong, kiss na lang.
Muah! Muah! Muah! Cute cute mo bunso. =)

Are you ok?

Kagabi, sinubukan ko patulugin sa kwarto nila ang aking dalawang iho. Habang nalaki kasi sile e pakiramdam ko naliit ang kama namin mag-asawa. Kahit kasi may kama si little boy sa kwarto namin, pag nagigising sa madaling araw e nakikisik-sik sa tabi namin. Ang drama ay 'I'm having a nightmare, can I sleep beside you mommy.' E syempre, matitiis ko ba naman un di ba?

So kahapon, nilipat ko sa room ni little boy ang kama nila ni bunso at sabi ko ke little boy dun na silang dalawa kasi big boys na sila.

Walang problema ke bunso. Pagka-dodo, natulog na.

Si little boy -- 'Mom, I am having a nightmare.'

Sa ganitong pagkakataon, kailangan ng tibay ng dibdib. -- 'Little boy, nightmare happens only if you are sleeping. And you haven't even tried to go to sleep. Hmmm....'

Little boy -- 'Oh...' and gave me this knowingly smile. Alam ko na ayaw nito matulog sa kama nya.

Mommy, Think fast!

Naisip ko meron sya ginawa sa school na picture ni Jesus Christ with a sheep. Tapos nakalagay 'Jesus is the good shepherd.' So, ginawa ko umakyat ako sa room nya at dinikit sa may ulunan nya. Sabi ko sa kanya, eto si Jesus. Nasa ibabaw ng ulo mo. He will take care of you. You won't have any more nightmares okay. And he said okay. Before I left the room, he asked me to look for his mutant turtles poster and to stick it on his wall as well. He said so that there would be somebody to fight with the monsters while Jesus looks after him. So I said okay. (And I did it this morning.)

And off he went to slumberland.

Come morning, nagising ng maaga si bunso. So lumipat ako sa room nila to feed bunso.
Ikot ng ikot si bunso sa kama, siguro humahanap ng posisyong maalwan. Na-alimpungatan si kuya, pupungas pungas pa na sumilip sa kama ni bunso and he asked, 'hey rou, are you ok?' Awwww! Nadurog ang puso ko. Ayaw ko paka-senti pero na touch ako. He was not okay sleeping on his own yet he managed to ask if his little brother is alright. Kuyang kuya ang panganay ko. Hangang ngayon naalala ko pa yung tono ng boses nya.

I'm so proud of my panganay.

Wifespeaks : FW10: X Marks the Food

X sa amin ang Eggs!

Well hindi naman sa amin lahat. Kay bunso lang.
Pero di pa naman sure na allergic sya dito. (Namaga lang naman sya at nangitim ng pakainin ko ng eklok.) Pero sabi ng doctor, baka lang daw kasi masyado ko sya maaga napakain ng egg. (4 or 7months... can't remember na...) Hopefully daw ma outgrow na nya.

Hindi na rin mahirap na iiwas sya dahil mismong sya e ayaw nya kumain na ng egg. Baka tanda pa nya ung kati na dinanas nya. Si kuya rin naman aware sa kung ano mangyayari sa kapatid nya pag naka-kain ng eggs. ('Mommy, don't feed him eggs. He will become patchy-patchy!' in tagalog, pantal pantal po. eheheh)

Sa ngayon madalas meron kame stock ng antihistamine. Minsan kasi maselan sya, minsan hindi. Minsan pakainin lang ng egg biscuits, namamantal. Minsan eat ng icing (na may egg), hindi naman. Pero better safe than sorry. Ayaw ko na maulit ung nangitim sya at nawalan ng malay dahil na-block na ung lalamunan nya ng pantal. Skerrrri moment!


Kayo ba ay me iniiwasang food? If yes,have your say here!

Wifespeaks CT10: Ex-cuse Me

Here are five scenarios. What would you do?

Scene 1: You were walking at the mall, minding your own business, when you suddenly bump into your ex (as in ex-boyfriend!). Then he invites you for coffee or drinks. What do you do?
-- I'll pass. Sure it is nice to catch up. But to catch up for what? How many kids have you made? Talk if you are happily married? There is a reason he is called an Ex. Ex is a prefix meaning "out of". So he should be out of your life. For good. (Well, eto ay opinion ko when I asked myself what if it's the other way around? Meaning si hubby maka-banga kay ex? Hindi ako selosa, pero cup of coffee? Duhhhh! Hindi pwede! :p

Scene 2: Your husband is super insecure with your ex. What do you do?
--Steer clear away from the ex. Burn everything that would remind me of the ex. Do everything it takes to make hubby feel secure. He is my husband and I have the responsibility to make him happy and feel secure.

Scene 3: You are currently not happy with your marriage. Then, out of nowhere, your phone rings and it’s your ex-boyfriend/first love. He says hi, asks you how you are, and makes small talk. After a while, he gets to the crux of the matter and asks you to leave your husband for him. What would you do?
--There's a reason why that EX is called an EX. It means that during the time that we were together, there was something in the relationship that didn't go right. So why would I go back together with him? If I am not happy with my husband (that is after trying to make things work out and tried to be happy again, and it failed), I will leave him for the reason that I am not happy anymore and not because of another guy. I don't think that EX will make me happy. It will just make me guilty on the inside and a slut on the outside.

Scene 4: Your ex asks you to be the godmother of his new baby.
-- I will accept it. A Godparents' responsibility is to bring the child up in the Christian faith and to insure the child's religious growth after the Baptism. If I decline it, it's just like declining to be God's instrument for the child to know Him. I am not saying his father/mother couldn't do that, but if they don't have issues with me being their child's godmother, then why would I have issues about it.

Scene 5: Your ex is Rustom Padilla.
-- Kukuha ako sa kanya ng beauty at fashion tips! But I'll tell him to just pleassssseee drop the Bebe Gandanghari name! Naman! Naman!

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I used to be conceited, but now I'm perfect!

May children's party na pupuntahan si little boy.
Ayaw na magpabihis at magpa-ayos. Alam na daw nya. (Ahuhuhu!)

Nag polo.
Nag pantalon.
Nag gel ng buhok.
Nag sapatos ng balat.

(Lekat parang didiga ah!)

On the way to the party...

Little boy : 'Mommy, pogi na ba ako?'
Simplymuah : ' Ay oo naman, poging pogi!' (Syempre ako ang nanay e! :p)

Little boy : 'Mommy, bakit kaya yung heart ko na-popogian rin sa akin?'

Nyah! nasobrahan ata sa papuri ng nanay tong batang to. Ehehehe.

Happy Anniv Mate!

Good (and Bad!) Time Flies Fast. It's really hard for me to believe how time has just been flying. Today, (July 5) marks our one year here in Australia. Still missing my life and friends in SG. But in a way, also enjoying my stay here in AU. (Minus the laundry and the never ending household chores of course!)

Still early to say if our move here has been the right choice. Still adjusting.
What I can say is that the past one year has been bad enough for us to mature and good enough to value the things (and the people!) that we have and to know that we are blessed. =)

Writings on the wall.

Today, I discovered that there are pencil writings on our wall. Well, it was more of a doodle really.

Sabi ni Mahal, mukang si bunso ang salarin dahil si kuya e never naman nagsulat sa wall un. Ask ko kung pinagsabihan ba nya. Hindi daw kasi hindi naman caught in the act at di pa daw nakaka-intindi ang bulilit. Sabi ko, anong nd nakaka-intindi. Hindi sya nakakapagsalita, oo. Pero nakakaintindi na etong kulentong na to.

So dinala ko sya sa wall. At bago ko pa man ma-reprimand, e aba nanlaki mata, ngumisi at nag-iiling. Langya, nakakaloko tong paslit na to ah. Kinukuha ako sa pagpa-pacute! At dahil nanay ako, nakuha naman ako. Hehehe.

Sometimes, worried ako kasi di pa sya nagsasalita. Pero, alam naman nya kung ano ang gusto nya. At di titigil hangang di mo nage-gets kung ano ang action nya. Oh well, enjoy ko na lang ang pagka-baby nya since si kuya e di masyado dumaan sa pagka baby. At least balanse silang dalawa. =)

Personal Space.

Little boy : Mommy, do you know what personal space means?
Simplymuah : What?
Little boy : It means, you give me my space. You go away from me for awhile. Do not touch me. Do not talk to me. Nothing. Just my space. Me alone.

Ay ang tarush! Kotongan ko kaya?

One at a time.

Nakaipon na si little boy ng $51. And since usapan namin na he needs $49, sabi ko pwede na sya bili ng Transformer nya. (Un ang akala ko! Lekat ang gusto pala na transformer e worth $99, Susmaryosep!)

So pagdating sa mall, kinuha na nya si Megatron nya. Ng i-check ko si presyo, e muntik ko ng tawagin si Optimus Prime at ipabugbog si Megatron. Dangan ba naman e $99nga ang presyo! Uber ha! So sabi ko hindi pwede kasi masyado pala expensive, hindi pa kasya money nya. Kung gusto nya pili na lang ng iba. Walang kakibot-kibot, sabi nya 'Ok!' at ibinalik si Megatron sa dapat nyang kalagyan!

So nagpipili, nagpipili... and he ended up buying a ninja turtle toy. (Which is again another story, dahil hay hay hay.... talaga naman!)

The ninja toy was only $27. So meron pa sya $24. And he was also eyeing this small helicopter na nalipad-lipad. Since meron pa sya $24 and and $16 lagn ung helicopter, sabi ko he can buy the two with his money.

His reply...'Mommy, di ba sabi mo one at a time. So, eto na munang ninja. I choose this one. Next time na itong helicopter.'

Wow! Naalala nya ang rule ni mommy. Kakatuwa. I am so proud of my little boy. =)

And as for the ninja toy, ahuhuhu... meron pala un kasama na ooze. Ayun, pumunta sa carpet at kahit anong gawin ko, ayaw nya matangal. Que barbaridad! Ano kaya gagawin ko dun para matangal. Nuninuninuninu....

WS: CT06: Biyenans, Bayaws, and Hipags

Wifespeaks Chika Tuesday :
Biyenans, Bayaws, and Hipags
Family package or family baggage? Family Package. (Yung akin ata ang family baggage, hehe)
Angels or Demons? So far, angels.
Fairy tale or horror story? Fairy tale.
Dagdag sa mamahalin or dagdag sa pro-problemahin? Mamahalin.
Blessed or distressed? Blessed.

Chikahan niyo naman kami, what was your first impression of your in-laws and did they live up to (or totally surpassed) your expectations?

Ika nga ng aking mahal na ina, ako ay isang babaeng pinag-pala. Dahil ng magka-kilala kame ni mahal, wala na syang parentals. No parents for him = No pakikisamahan for me. But I guess (or I am thinking na kung buhay man sila) ay they will love me as their DIL. Bakit kanyo, e kasi bigyan ko ba naman sila ng mga apo na kundi matalino e gwapo, e hindi ba sila matuwa nun? Mwehehehe. Bonus na lang na maganda ang napangasawa ng anak nila. Nyahahaha! Oh, walang aangal blog ko to. :p Kidding aside, e bakit nga nila ko mamahalin? Kasi marunong ako mag-langis. Ika nga e plastic, orocan, tupperware!!!! Mwehehehe. Joke ulit, though sometimes jokes are half meant. :p

Eto serious na, siguro since laki ako sa lola ko nakita ko kung pano nya pakisamahan ang mga DIL's nya so kung sakala magka parents-in law ako alam ko na pano pakisamahan. (At sa nakita ko na rin sa iba pang mga MIL.)
1. They want the best for their children. Who wouldn't right? (Kahit ako tanungin and ideal SIL ko is maganda, me pinag-aralan, at mamahalin anak ko to name a few and the "good" list will go on.)
2. Gusto nila ung nakikitang mahal (at pinagsisilbihan) ang anak nila.
3. It's either most loved or most hated and asawa ng paboritong anak.

At sa tatlong puntos na yan,
1. Me pinag-aralan naman ako. Hindi lang diploma ang sukatan, but I think pinag-aralan in the sense na alam ko naman gumalang sa mga dapat igalang.
2. Kaya ko ipakita na mahal at pinagsisilbihan ko ang anak nila. (Kahit na pag andyan sila - "Mahal, ano gusto mong dinner?" , Pag wala - "Mahal, luluto ako dinner, hugas ka pingan ha!. :p)
3. Kung paborito ka, well and good. If most hated, sorry ibigay mo man ang buhay mo, hindi na un magbabago. So, kung most hated ako, papaka-civil na lang siguro ako. Care ko naman kung hate nya ko, even if there is "mana" involved wa ako paki. It's their money, so they can do what they want to do with it.

E kaso nga, di na applicable sa akin ang mga yan kasi wala naman ako Parents-in-law.
And lahat ng kapatid ng asawa ko is mga boys, so wala rin problema dahil sabik sila sa babae (oh ang mga madudumi ang isip! ibig ko po sabihin e sabik sa babaeng kapatid!), kaya naman lahat kameng SIL nila e espesyal sa kanila. As for the misis ng mga BIL ko, ung kasama ko dito sa OZ ay aking best pren bago ko pa mapangasawa si mahal so no problem there. The rest, bihira ko makita kasi nasa pinas, so miss namin isa't isa pag nagkita, so no time na for inggitan, bickerings or patalbugans.

Oh naniwala na kayo na ako ay isang babaeng pinagpala?

**Though alam ko deep inside kung bakit di ako binigyan ng in-laws, kasi napatol ako. Wala sa aura ko ang nagpapa-api kasi matagal na akong api! :p ***

My little master chef.

Etong aking si little boy, laging nakasiksik sa akin sa kitchen pagluluto ako.
Gusto nya lagi syang kasali sa pagluluto. Na ikinaiinis ko minsan (actually, madalas!) kasi lalo ako napapatagal sa pag-luluto.

Kanina, nanaig na naman ang aking pagiging ina. Me nakita ako na isang set ng chef outfit (Toque(Chef's hat), Apron, Kitchen towel and Pot holder) na for kids, so binili ko sya kahit na alam ko na lalo ako nitong kukulitin sa kitchen.

Binili ko ito for little boy, ay naku tuwang tuwa! Nakalimutan na si ben-10 at incredible hulk. Tumakbo sa daddy nya at Chef na daw sya. At ang tanong agad e kung ano daw ang iluluto nya. So, sinali ko sya sa pagluto ng dinner. Menu is steamed crab and leche flan, hindi na kailangan ng effort so oks lang na me makulit hehe. Sa steamed crab, sya ang pinag-on ko ng steamer. :p Tapos sa leche flan, sya pinaghalo ko ng ingredients at pinag-cover ko ng lanera. Kala nya sya na nagluto. Hehehe.

Pagkaluto, tinawag daddy nya at sinabing tapos na sya magluto. Pilit na pinatitikim daddy nya. Ng tumikim si daddy nya, tanong agad "Am I the best cook daddy?" Sagot naman ng daddy nya, 'You're the best!" Heaven ang little boy. Ask na nya kung ano ang next namin na iluluto.

Kakatawa lang while doing the leche flan, pagbiyak ko ng itlog nabasag agad ung pula. So napa 'ay sh!t!' ako. So itong si little chef, kada maglalagay ako ng itlog sa bowl panay ang 'ay she'. So good cooking and good swearing, better watch out Mr. Gordon Ramsay! Mwehehe. (Syempre po sinaway ko sya, at mahabang paliwanagan pa kung bakit sya hindi pwede mag 'ay she' at kung bakit sinabi un ni mommy! :p)

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Little boy: Mom, am I a cook or a chef?
Mommy : hmmm... assistant cook. Pag laki mo aral ka para maging chef ka.
Little boy: I wanna be the best cook mom. no, no...I want to be the best chef.
Mommy : You will be, little boy. You will be.

***

Emma's Floorplan

Posted the floorplan of Emma here.

Cutie Bebe!

Ang aking bunsoy (hindi na little bebe, kasi di na sya little at lalong hindi na sya bebe) nakaka-aliw.

Kahapon ng papasok si kuya, since maiwan ako sa house, he kissed me, hugged me, nagba-bye at lumabas na sa door papunta sa garahe. Etong si bunsoy ko, humalik din sa akin, hugged me and nagba-bye at papunta na rin sa garahe! Ehehe. Kaka-aliw. Ready na rin for school! Yun nga lang nag-iiyak ng ma-realize nyang iwan kameng dalawa sa bahay. =(

Tapos nung hapon naman, lumabas ako para mag-sampay. Iniwan ko sya na andun sa mga sapatusan. Kala ko pinaglalaruan ung mga shoes kasi ang tagal nya dun. Ng matapos ako ng sampay, pag-lingon ko aba, dala ang magka-terno nyang rubber shoes at inaabot sa akin. Ayos din tong batang to, hindi pa man marunong magsalita e layas na!

At ang matindi, hindi pa nga marunong magsalita e marunong ng magalit. Pag naiinis, iniirapan ako!!! Tama ba naman un? Mukang maldito tong isang to.... Pero uubra ba sya sa nanay nya? Syempre hindi! hehe...

Wala lang, kakatuwa lang ang progress nya. Slowly but surely. =)

Alleluiaaaa!

Kahapon tinawagan ako ng PhilEmbassy. Ready na daw ang passport ng aking little boy.
Ng magpakilala sya na from Embassy, hindi ako nakapag pigil, sabi ko "Finally! At long last! Ano na pong balita sa passport ng anak ko?" Ehehhe.
Kesyo me beck-log daw ang DFA sa pinas sa pag-gawa ng passport kasi lahat daw ng pinas passport all over the world e dun pa pinapadala.

Naisip ko, siguro nagbabasa sya ng blog ko at nabasa nya ang aking frustration.ahehehe :p

%@@$^%^&!!!

Hay hay hay! Ang aking dugo e lampas pa ng boiling point.
Hangang ngayon wala pa rin ang passport ni little boy!
Grabbbbeeeee! 7months na! Luppeeet! Onli in da pilipins!

Little boy's award. =)

In-awardan na kanina si Little boy.

He got that award for being true to their school motto, which is to "Let your light shine."


At pano sya nag-shine? Eto ang nakalagay sa award nya....

"Always has a smile on his face for his classmates and is great on teamwork!"

Ehehe. Hindi pa ata alam ng teacher nya na sa likod ng mga ngiti ay may natatagong ngisi. :p

And for this award, we gave him the Hulk Transformer as a reward. And it put a bigger smile on his face at talaga naman nag shine ang kanyang mga mata! =)

Kakatawa lang, ng ask ng ninong nya kung ano yung toy nya, ang sagot nya "that's expensive! very, very expensive!" Yun kasi sabi ko sa kanya ng ask nya bakit ayaw ko sa kanya buy yun e. Ahahaha! :p

A dollar a day.

Kahapon, nagpunta kame ng mall. May gusto si little boy na laruan. Ung transformer na tag $45. At dahil di ko maatim na bumili ng toy na $45 na lalaruin lang ng isang oras, syempre di ko binili. (OO, kuripot akong nanay. :p) Sabi ko sa kanya, hindi ko bibilin kasi mahal un. At wala kame pera pambili. Pwede kame buy ng toy, pero ung mura lang. So nagpalit naman sya ng mura na toy. Ang siste pa, pag-punta namin sa bahay ni SIL, me bago sila na Wii.

Kaya naman pag-uwi, maiyak iyak syang nagtanong na bakit ko daw sya hindi binili ng toy. Ang drama pa, "Mommy, if you want to make me happy buy me wii." :P

So pinaliwanag ko sa kanya na hindi lahat kaya ko bilhin. Kasi sa ngayon wala pa work si daddy, so yung sweldo ko e pang bayad namin ng rent, food at pang-school nya. Pero syempre nanay pa rin ako at naantig ang puso. So, sabi ko sa kanya kung good boy sya, I will give him a dollar everyday. At pag-nakaipon sya ng $45, he can buy his transformer. Ang tanong nya, "Mommy, how many $1 for wii?" :p Sabi ko 500! (More than 1 year yun! ahehe)

So far nakaka $4 na sya for good behavior. Mwehehe.

Sana tama ang way ko para matuto sya ng value of money at hindi nya maisip na inu-uto ko lang sya. ehehehe

Call from Ms. Teacher

Today, while having lunch I received a call from little boy's teacher.
Ang tanong ko agad, "What did he do?" E kasi naman, sariwa pa sa ala-ala ko ang mga tawag ni dating teacher. Ahehehe...

Anyway, this time good news naman. Me award daw si little boy, and it will be announced during their school assembly. Wohoooo!

Ask ko kung ano, surprise daw. Attend daw ako ng assembly para malaman ko. Naku baka mamaya, best in being late pala! ahehehe. :p

Excited na ako mag monday! =)

My little designer.

Dahil excited ako kay Emma, nagtitingin tingin na ako sa mga magazines ng kung anong magandang gawin sa mga kwarto.

Nakakita ako isang bedroom ng bata na may outline ng puno sa wall. So I asked little boy, kung gusto ba nya ng ganun. Ang kanyang sagot...

'No, I don't want that mommy! If my friends visit me, they will ask me why do I have a tree inside my room! They will say, "Why do you have a tree in your room?" It's not right to have a tree in your room mommy."

Ahehehe. Lalaki nga ang anak ko. Walang arte sa katawan. :p

Nung isang linggo naman, nagdrive kame around the neighborhood. Nagtitingin tingin kame ni mahal kung anong magandang kulay ng bricks. Out of the blue, bigla na lang nagsalita si little boy. 'Mommy, I want white bricks." At bakit white, tanong ko.

"I don't know. I just want white. Cause red bricks are boring."

Naku po nanang! Buti na lang kame lang nasa kotse at wala kame sa bahay ng aming mga friends na nakatira sa red bricks! Kundi baka napukpok kame ng mga bricks sa ulo. ehehehe.

So light colored bricks it is. (Wag naman white na white at baka magfeeling michelle obama ako nun!)

Then, napa flip ako sa isang page na meron wall decor na rusty effect. Ayaw raw nya nun. At sabi ko bakit na naman ayaw nya? Sabi nya "Cause its rusty. It's not nice mommy. My friends will say 'Ewwwww!So rusty!'" (Talaga bang dapat may say ang kanyang friends sa bahay namin? ehehehe)

Then he saw a page na meron malaking book shelves sa wall. Sabi nya gusto daw nya nun. Gawa daw kame ng library para sa mga books namin. Aba, pareho kame ng taste ng anakis ko! Eto ang inu-ungot ungot ko ke mahal na gawing project. Gusto ko ng wall to wall na book shelvings, di ko lang alam pa kung sa anong wall ko gagawin. ehehe.

Buti na lang ung bunso e wala pang say. Kundi pano na!

Having Emma

New post on Emma. =)

WS SpeakOutFriday 03: Newlyweds, The Day After

What's next? What happened the morning after that most beautiful day in your life? And then, how about the many mornings after?

What is the reality of marriage for you and your husband? Looking back, what is the difference between now that you’re married compared to when you were still single, particularly your relationship with your man? Did marriage really change both of you in some ways?

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Okay, what changed exactly? Here's a few that I can think of at the moment.

Nawala na pagpapa-cute. I can directly tell him now na "Sunduin mo ako at wag ka male-late!" Hindi katulad dati, patweetums pa na "Oks lang. Sige take your time. Antay lang ako dito." At ngayon diretsahan na rin nya sinasabi na "Mag-commute ka na lang." at hindi na "Try ko kung makatakas sa boss ko. Pagnakatakas ako sunduin kita."

Dati, unahan sa pagawa. Ngayon unahan na sa pag-utos! Ahehehe.

Then there's the big S. Oh wag na magpaka inosente, alam nyo kung ano ang S. I don't have to spell it out! Less of it. Not that I am complaining. It just means that we have more (not exactly better) things to do now. Or siguro, mas masarap lang talaga pag bawal. Mwehehehe. :p

Mas nag mature kame. (Magkaron ka ba naman ng dalawang batang palalakihin kundi ka mag-mature e ewan ko na lang. hehe)

Yes, it changed! A little bit for the better, a little bit for the worse. But I think change is good. Just imagine if nothing changes, then there won't be any more challenge in the relationship and it'll become boring. And boring is definitely not a good word to start with.

So newlyweds, embrace change! It'll do more good than bad, just learn how to possitively handle it. =)

Aaactiioon!

My little bebe (who is not so little and not so bebe anymore) at 19months, still doesn't talk much. I can still count his words with my fingers. Delayed na sya kung ikukumpara kay little boy (kuya). Na syempre hindi ko dapat ginagawa di ba. :p

Anyway, kahapon nasa bahay kame ng isang friend. And ung friend ko meron 3month old na baby. Yun baby pa talaga. Sinilip lang namin sa room kasi tulog na. My little bebe, went to the crib. Tried to touch the baby, he looked at me, smiled and said..."bay-byyyy". Ay naloka naman daw ako! Marunong na pala magsalita ang little one! =)

Anyway... hindi pa un ang kwento ko talaga.

Nung pag uwi naman sa bahay, (excuse me sa mga nakain! medyo gross to... hehe) si kuya mag u-u daw. So sige, uu ang kuya. After nya, balik na kame sa mga gawain. Ako nasa dining table. Ung toilet, pag bukas ang pinto tanaw ung loob. Pumasok si little bebe, syempre pinapanood ko kung ano ang gagawin. Ang ginawa, naghubad ng shorts. Naghubad ng pull-up diaper nya. Pumasok sa toilet, kinuha ang stool, umakyat sa stool at pumusisyon na. Syempre at this point, sinabi ko na ke mahal na i-assist kasi panigurado sa liit nya, sho-shoot sa toilet bowl. Namangha ako kasi di ko pa sya ni to-toilet trained pero more or less alam na nya ang gagawin.

Pero syempre, hindi lahat ng kwento e happy ending. Ang siste kasi, naka uu na pala sya sa diaper. So, nung hinubad nya ung diaper, meron onti sumabit sa paa. Tapos naglakad sa toilet. So alam nyo na kung ano ang nangyari! Tapos, ng umupo sa toilet seat, alam nyo na rin malamang ang nangyari! In short, nagkalat sya. So, ung ang aking pagka-mangha e 50% dahil alam nya na ang gagawin at 50% sa tindi ng aking lilinisin! :p

Pero syempre, dahil ina ako nangibabaw ang aking pagkatuwa sa achievement ng aking iho. Hindi man sya magsalita, nakukuha naman sa gawa. Siguro paglaki nito, eto ung taong tinatawag na "man of few words." mwehehehe.

Emma's own blog.

I don't want to bore you with all the hammering details so I created another blog to document Emma's progress.

Just in case you're interested, Emma's site is here.

=)

WS: SpeakOut Friday02: Ideal Marriage

For SpeakOut Friday, our question is this: as a married couple, can you think of the ways your marriage inspires other couples? For you, what makes your marriage ideal? And if your marriage should turn out be one for the ages, what would you like to be its ultimate legacy?

I think we inspire other couples on how we treat each other. We started out as friends, and up to now I can say we are still friends. As in pwede ko okrayin ang mga nakaraan nya. (Pero syempre, di nya ko pwede okrayin. Di ba ideal na ideal? Hehe )

As for me, I think ideal ang aming marriage cause after 5 years, we can still laugh and be merry. After all the struggles and hardships ko sa kanya(once sided talaga e no! syempre blog ko to, kung gusto nya gumawa sya ng blog nya at bumuo ng husbandspeaks. mwehehehe), nangingibabaw pa rin ang aming looooove sa isa't isa.

And kung sakali nga na maabot namin ang katagang "stood the test of time" chuvaness, gusto ko makilala kame as a couple who have lived, loved and laughed. Charing! hehe

Kidding aside, gusto ko makilala kame as a couple who was able to nurture two little boys into loving, caring and responsible gentlemen. I think sila ang magiging salamin nang kung anong meron pagsasama talaga meron kame. I think and I believe that a happy couple produces happy children. =) (Pwede na bang pang Miss U ang sagot? mwehehehe... )

Uy baka kala nyo echos lang eto ha.... totoo ito, Promise!

Cost of a Child.

Got this from email. Too good not to pass!

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Current Exchange rate SGD1 = PHP32.4094

Here's the price of a Filipino child. This is just too good not to pass on to all. Something absolutely positive for a change. I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. It's nice.
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The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with P5,404,725.00 for a middle income family. Talk about price shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.

But P5,404,725.00 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:
* P300,262.50 a year,
* P25,021.88 a month, or
* P6,255.50 a week.
* That's a mere P893.64 a day!
* Just over P37.23 an hour.
Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be "rich." Actually, it is just the opposite.

What do you get for your P5,404,725.00?
* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold..
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles and flying kites.
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.

For 5,404,725.00, you never have to grow up.
You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.

You have an excuse to:
* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
* watch Saturday morning cartoons,
* go to Disney movies, and
* wish on stars.
* You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle, wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.

For a mere P893.64 a day, there is no greater bang for your buck.
You get to be a hero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike,
* removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless..

You get a front row seat in history to witness the:
* first step,
* first word,
* first bra,
* first date, and
* first time behind the wheel.

You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.

In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, so one day they will, like love without counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!!

Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren & great-grandchildren!!!!!!!

It's the best investment you'll make!

Emma: First Trimester

Tuloy na tuloy na ang aming si Emma!

Yesterday, we got a call from the agent. Ready na daw for signing ang contract ng ang aming soon to be house.

Haaayyy! Ang hirap rin pala. Dami dapat pagdecidan. Mas madali pa ata mag baby.
Sa baby, 2 lang choice of color mo. Either blue or pink. Sa bahay, ang dami!!!!
Dapat mamili ng kulay ng carpet. Ng tiles. Ng walls. Ng Kornisa. Kataranta!

Kakainis lang di pwede masunod ung aking dream kitchen. Kulang kasi sa space at kulang rin sa budget. Mwehehe. Di bale, wala naman sa kitchen ang sarap ng pagluluto. (Mweheehe. Sourgraping. Yaw ko nun, kasi wala ako nun. :p)

But so far, happy ako sa design na napili namin. It has 4 bedrooms. The living room will be converted into a theater room. Bedroom 2 will be converted into a scraproom. (Yahooooo!) And bedroom 3, will be the guest/study room.

This is our lot plan. Me mga changes pa, pero onti na lang. Syempre more changes = more anda needed. Kailangan bumasok lahat sa budget. =)

WS:FabFindThursday -

WS: Today at FabFinds Thursday, we will focus on Wedding Day Fashion/Kikay Essentials.

Just like WS Misis Jen, I consider my wedding shoe a fabfind!

Its the perfect shoe for me, dahil nung una di ko matangap na bumili ng shoe na isang araw lang gagamitin. At sya ang naging sagot sa aking pag-aatubili. I think sulit for its price and for a bridal shoe, dahil kahit hindi na ako kasya sa wedding gown ko, I can and still am using my bridal shoe. =)

WS:FoodieWednesday

Wifespeaks - post a photo of food or share a recipe from one of the very many instances you and your better half celebrated your commitment to one another, perhaps from the day you said “Yes” to be hubby’s girlfriend (or was it the other way around?), the night your ex-boyfriend now hubby asked you to marry him, your wedding day, anniversaries, etc.



Why fruits? Because it reminds me of mahal's commitment to me.

Mahal is not a fruit eater. I don't think he knows the difference between a pear and a peach. But he will gladly climb the highest mountain and cross the deepest river to get the fruit that I crave for.

Syempre exag lang yan. Intro lang ba. :p

Kaya prutas kasi naalala ko lang na ng magka bunga" ang aming pagmamahalan nasukat rin kung paano kame ka-committed sa isa't isa.

Siyam na buwan akong miserable sa pagbubuntis dahil imbes na morning sickness, ang sa akin ay "whole day for nine months sickness." Kung kaya naman, ganun na lang ang pag-suporta ni mister.

Minsan ako ay nangasim at naghanap ng mangga, dali dali syang sa tindahan ay nagpunta. Nang umuwi, ayayay! Indian mango ang dala.

Mama: Hanovaaaah! Wala naman kaasim asim yan. (Sabay tawa ang aking mahal na ina!Buti na lang magalang ang aking mahal at hindi napatol sa nakatatanda na. ehehee)

At ng ako ay naghanap ng prunes. Dali dali ulit, sya ay kumaripas ng takbo patungo sa suking tindahan.

Mahal:(In his most confidence voice pa!) Oh ha! Eto na ako mahal. Dala ang iyong prunes. (Shows the fruit on his left hand.)

Simplymuah:Hanovaaaah! Hindi prunes yan! Dates kaya yan!

Mahal:(In his most confidence voice ulit!) I know, I know. Praktis lang. Hindi kasi ako sigurado. KAYAAAAAA! Binili ko pa tong isa. (Shows the fruit on his right.)

Simplymuah : Hanovaaaah! Hindi prunes yaaaaaan! Apricots yan! Makukunan ako sayo promisssse!

Mahal : Wag ganun! Halika, sumama ka na lang at bilhin natin ang prunes mo.

Simplymuah : Hmmm... ayaw ko na nun... Mangosteen na lang.

Mahal : JUSKOLORDDDD! Ano na namang prutas yun?

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After 9months of fruit guessing our little boy has arrived.

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**Present time**

Little Boy : Daddy, I want honeydew ang longan.
Little Bebe : Anana! Anana! (His first word, banana.)
Mahal : Juskolooord! Eto na naman kame.

Gardening 101

Never let your child name your plant. Lalo na kung culinary plant ito.
I made that mistake at nakuuuu! pahirapan sa pagpapaliwanag kung bakit ko need gupitin mga dahon at isama sa luto.

Bumili ako ng Basil plant and little boy named it Alex.

Eto na, need ko magluto. So need ko pumitas ng dahon dahon ni Alex.

Ayayay! nagiiyak si little boy. Bakit ko daw ginugupit si Alex. Isusumbong daw nya ako sa pulis. At talagang hinahanap ang fon ko para tatawag daw sya sa pulis! Kawawa naman daw si Alex. Ni hurt ko daw si Alex. Hindi daw ako marunong mag take care.

So paliwanag ko na si Alex ay good plant. Willing sya bigay dahon nya para maging healthy and strong kame.

Mhuka naman nauto ko at ng matikman nya ang aking luto, e nakalimutan na nya si Alex. Syempre sabi nya best cook na naman ako. At bukas daw, iluto ko ulit si Alex! Nyahahaha!

At ang kanya naman tanong, kelan ko iluluto si Harry? (Ang aming cactus... ahehe, nawili!)

WS: ChikaTuesday - Commitment

Today in WS' ChikaTuesday : What’s your marriage proposal story?

Fine dining.
Expensive wine.
All dressed up.
On bended knees.
With the bling to match.

Nada! - Lahat wala nyan. Wish ko lang. Mwehehehe!

But still, di ko pagpapalit ang aking proposal story.

When : April 11, 2003
Where: Under the stars ( Kasi nasa roofdeck kame! Siguro kung di ako pumayag, e me balak syang ihulog ako. :p)
Why : Anong why??? Syempre, swerte na nya sa akin no! Mwehehehe... Syempre joke.... (And jokes are half meant. :p)

Why : (Serious na, promise!) At that time, me pinag-daanan kaming problema. Me isang nag maldita sa akin. Knowing me, papatol ako. Pero dahil inlababo ako sa aking mahal, sabi ko kung ano na ang desisyon nya, yun na rin ang desisyon ko. So, napagtanto nya na ako na ang the one... ika nga nya..."cause I now know that we can weather all storms together, kahit na pa it's you and me against the world!" Nakanaman! Yeabah! (Actually, I was giving him what you call "false-security". Kunyari submissive! Mwhehehe. Naway hindi sya nagbabasa ng blog ko. ahahaha!)

And so with glistening eyes (syempre, teary e!) I said, "you and me against the world ka dyan! Paalam ka muna sa mga magulang ko kaya!"

At ang kanyang sagot? "How ah, got SARS leh!" (Kasagsagan ng SARS, bawal malis ng gapor!)

E di may-i-long-distance na lang kame on the spot sa aking mga parentals.

Mahal : Pa, Ma... Hingin ko na po anak ng kamay ng anak nyo.
Mama : Wala ng solian ha!
Papa : Basta ang bilin ko lang, wag mo sasaktan ang anak ko at makakapatay ako.
Mama : Hay naku, tigilan! Ang tanda mo na para makulong.
Mahal : Wag po kayo mag-alala, aalagaan ko to. Kahit niw-wrinkles na ako sa kulit nito!
Mama : Oy! wag mo isisi sa anak ko yang wrinkles at dati na yang andyan!

Hay hay hay! Hangkukulit!!!

At asan ako ng mga sandaling yan, e asan pa...e di nagulong sa kakatawa! Hindi pa ko lumutang, kasi after 3 days ko pa napagtanto na nag-propose na nga sya! Ahehehe. :p

Emma

Naku! Naku! Naku! Hindi po ako jontis.

Hindi ko akalain na madami palang readers ang aking blog. 24hours after posting that we are expecting bebe #3 by December, ang dami bumati sa akin sa apat na sulok ng mundo.

Sorry, sorry po. Hindi ko po kayo nais i-mislead dear friends and readers.

Ang amin pong bebe #3 ay next big project namin ni mahal. OZ gov't is giving out
$26K for first home owners. So, ni try namin na magpa-assess if we are able to purchase a house. Given na single income kame ngayon. And luckily, pumasok naman kame sa bracket dun sa house na gusto namin. So we grabbed it since ung monthly payment is almost the same as our monthly rent.

Kaya ko kaisip na bebe #3 kasi...
1. Blessing sya for us.
2. Nahihilo ako. (Sa dami ng paperworks at kung anik-anik)
3. Magastos na parang bata!
4. Sya ay mula sa aming dugo't pawis!
(Syempre, ibang dugo't pawis nga lang pag real bebe, mwehehehe :P)
5. 9months in the making sya from contract signing upto hand over.

at bakit EMMA -- kasi po EMMAgcalas House po baga! ehehehe.

I want mommy to hatid me to school.

"I want mommy to make hatid me to school." - little boy

Mommy : Bakit si mommy gusto mo maghatid sayo anak?
Little boy : Kasi maganda ka mommy e.
(Aba, apaka bibo talaga ng anak ko na ito. Nyahahaha! Wala ng aangal, blog ko ito e.)

Mommy : E bakit ayaw mo si daddy mo?
Little boy : E kasi hindi sya naliligo.

(NYAHAHAHAHA!)

The following day...

Daddy : Anak, Naliligo ako! Hindi mo lang nakikita dahil nasa school ka na!

Bwahahaha! Depensib si daddy!

WS is officially back!

For this week, WS' topic is Commitment.
And here's my take on it.

http://clickandstick.blogspot.com/2009/05/ws-commitment.html

In a better place.

Nag-palit ako ng email add. Ung bago kong email add, e married name ko na and with dot au na sya.

Anyway, may nag comment, "Wow! Nasa OZ ka na pala ngayon. Sarap naman! Dito (sa pinas) ang hirap pa rin."

Naisip ko, bakit kaya pag nasa ibang bansa ka, kala nila masarap ang buhay mo?

Dahil ba me snow? Believe me, hindi masaya sa may snow! Kahit demure ka, mapapamura ka ng Put@ng-in@ng Lamig yan!!!

Dahil ba $$$ ang kinikita? E $$$ rin naman ang gastos namin.

Dahil ba may kotse? E kailangan e. Ang kotse dito hindi want, kundi need. Imagine, pag linggo walang bus! E pano ka na lang magsi-simba o mamalengke? Or pag may emergency?

Eto ang realidad. Mahirap mamuhay sa ibang bansa.

Dito walang kasambahay. Ang yaya, si Mommy. Ang driver, si Daddy.
Dito walang kasambahay. Ang labandera, si Mommy. Ang plantsador, si Daddy.
Dito walang kasambahay. Ang kusinera, si Mommy. And dishwasher, si Daddy.
Dito walang kasambahay. Lahat gawa mo.

Pano naging masarap?

Happy!

Was clearing my inbox, then I saw this. This pic was taken by Bet, when she and Stephen visited Melbourne. I think this was last October. Wala lang, naaliw lang ako sa picture, kasi mukha akong happing happy dito. Hindi ako mukhang hagas sa labada at plantsahin. mwehehehe.

Baby #3 on the way...

Yep, you've read it right... baby number 3 is on the way....
She is due by December and we are going to call her Emma. =)

Stay tuned for more details. :p

And we're back!!!

Muling nagbabalik ang mga misis!

Pasensya na po at medyo natabunan lang ng labahin at plantsahin
ang ating mga maybahay. At ngayong malinis at unat na ang lahat,
sa darating na lunes muli na namang may sasabihin ang mga misis.

At para mas masaya, aming mas pinaganda, pinasarap at pinakulay ang
aming tahanan.


Araw-araw iba't ibang putahe.

(Para sa mga mahilig mag feecture!)

(Chika galore!)

(Para sa mga mahilig magluto at kumain.)

(Para sa mga Fashionistas.)

(At syempre discussion kung san 'da beyst ang ating mga misis, sa pagiging asawa at pagiging nanay!)

At ngayon hindi lang pag-bisita and pwede nyo gawin,
pwede na rin makigulo at makisaya ang iba pang mga misis.
Pwede nyo sagutan ang theme for the day sa kanya-kanyang blog,
then link back to WifeSpeaks para mabisita rin namin kayo.
Or kung hindi naman kayo mahilig magsulat or wala kayong blog,
then just sit back, relax and enjoy reading!

We're back, here to stay and definitely has something to say!

So see you at Wifespeaks!

Wow!

Ne-renew ko ang passport ni little boy ko last November.
So, as of this writing e 5months na sya.

YES! 5 months.

Nakalimutan ko na nga na me passport pala ang anak ko.
Anyway, since naalala ko, tumawag ako sa embahada ng ating mahal na republika.
Sabi ko, magfo-follow up ako kasi nga November pa ung passport ng anak ko.

Ang sagot nya sa akin ay... "November? WOW!

Hay parang biglang ng boiling point ang aking dugo. Muntik na ko ma-stroke sa inis.
Sabi ko nga, "Yeah, WOW! Tell me about it? Really, WOW!"

Hayyyyy! Grabedad... magbibinata na ang anak ko wala pa ang pasaporte nya.

Oh well... asa pa ako.

Wak, don't ride!

Holy Week Message
By: Father Jerry Orbos

WALK, DON'T RIDE
It is Holy Week. This week is the most important week for us Christians. In fact, it is more important than Christmas because if Christ did not suffer, die and rise again (Paschal Mystery), there would have been no salvation.

RELAX :
Many of us are overworked and overstressed. We need to rest our bodies and our minds so that we can "fine tune" with ourselves, with other people and with God.

Take a break. Take a walk. Commune with nature. Watch the sunset. Enjoy the moon. Close your cellular phone and your beeper and just allow yourself to be open to the Divine.

Let go. Let things be. God is in charge. Experience the resting power of sleep and rest. Smile at the sky. Walk the earth. Whistle a happy tune, or hum a favorite melody.
And just thank God you are still alive.

REFLECT :
Find time to relax so you can reflect. Don't end up just relaxing. Don't end up tired and empty because you were too busy to relax and thus found no time to slow down and reflect.

How long has it been now since you have been in this world? What have you done? You have work, but do you have a life? What is really important for you? What do you still want to do or accomplish? How is your family and relationships? And how are you relating with your God?

Is there an area in your life that needs to be healed? Is there excess luggage in your heart? How would you like to be remembered after you are gone?

Questions. Questions. Allow yourself to be questioned by life itself.

REPENT :
We all fall. We all have mistakes and weaknesses. Accept your limitations. Welcome to humanity! Be humble. Visit the "red light" district in the church and make a good confession.

Find time to say sorry to people you may have hurt or just taken for granted. Make time to visit, to write, to call, to text, to email anyone you need to say sorry to.

Is there one bad habit you need to give up? Is there one good habit you need to take up? This is the time for soul-searching. Promise yourself not to go back to the pit of selfishness and sin.

If today you hear His voice, harden not your heart.

RENEW :
Take time to recharge and just be filled up. Renew your contact with God. Don't just sit in the comforts of your home and watch the services of the Holy Week. Make the sacrifice of participating in church. Show your gratitude to the Lord. Make that Bisita Iglesia, that Via Crucis, that Easter Vigil and do it all with gratitude and love.

Renew ties with your immediate family. Make yourself available and vulnerable to them. Tell them in so many ways that you really care. The world is not just you and your family. Reach out. Give and share. The time to give is always now and it is never too late, never too much. Make a generous donation. Go and visit a hospital, an orphanage, an old folk's home or a sick person.

It would be more wonderful if you can do all these with your family. Renew your contact with yourself. Go over old pictures, old letters and files and remember who you were and what you wanted to be. Clean your room and clean your heart of all the "could-have-beens" and "should-have-beens" and accept yourself.
Embrace yourself for what you are and what you still can be.

RESIGN :That's right, resign.
Resign …from places and people which and who do not bring out the best in you ...from vices and sins that are slowly but surely eating you up …from falsehood and pretenses.
Be true. Have substance. No more "japorms". No more "papogi". Just give your best and God will take care of the rest.
Resign to God's will and God's plan for you and you will have peace - that peace of Easter, that peace - which the world cannot give or take away.

Good luck, and all the best as you walk the Holy Week. The road that leads to true life is never easy, but the assurance is there:

It is a road that leads to life, and He, Himself is on the road with you - every step along the way.

A Moment With the Lord:
Lord, help me walk another mile, and help me smile another smile. Just one more smile as I walk the Holy Week with You. Amen.

May the Holy Week be for each of us a week of cleansing, a week of renewal and strengthening of our faith - with hope and with Love.

Advance Happy Easter!

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Dahil uso ang tennis dito sa OZ, pinasok ko sa tennis lessons si little boy.
I don't expect him naman to win the wimbledon cup. Gusto ko lang e mag enjoy sya. Matuto para pag laki e may sport na alam. Di tulad ko, patintero na lang ang alam e lagi pang balagoong. hehe.

Anyway... one day, isang araw. Tinanong sya ng aming landlord.

Ms. Louise :What do you want to be when you grow up?

Little boy :I want to be a Coach.

Ms. Louise : A what?

Little boy : A tennis coach. I will teach tennis.

Ayos talaga tong si little boy ko. Ayaw lang matuto mag tennis! Gusto pa sya ang magturo. Mukang me future ako dito sa iho kong ito ah. Hehehe.

My little bebe.

Ang aking little bebe, susmio e ka-aktibo.
Para sa kanya action speaks louder than words talaga.
Hindi mahilig magsalita, puro gawa!

When he is hungry, he will tug my shirt and bring me to the kitchen.
Pag bored sya sa loob ng bahay, ituturo nya ang garden para dun sya makapaglaro.
Pagbinu-bully sya ng kuya nya, gaganti un sa pamamagitan ng pagtoktok sa kuya nya sabay takbo sa nanay nya.
Pag me gusto maabot, ay wala ng sabi sabi aakyat na lang sya.

Siguro naisip ni bebe boy, "hay hindi ko masabi gawin ko na lang nga!" :p

New baby?

Little boy : Mommy, me bago bang baby sa tyan mo?
Mommy : Wala. Bakit mo ask?
Little boy : E kasi ang laki ng tyan mo e.

Aba e loko tong kutong-lupa na ito a!

outwit, outsmart, outplay

Isang araw sa isang munting tahanan. Nagtatalo ang mag-ina.

Mommy : Brush your teeth na little boy.
Little boy: I'm hungry. I want to eat Mom! I want some oatmeal.

Mommy : Brush your teeth first.
Little boy : I want to eaaat!

Mommy : Brush your teeth first.
Little boy : Loser si mommy.

Mommy : Di ba sabi ko sayo, ayaw ko ginagamit mo yan word na yan? Walang loser. Everybody is a winner. You want me to use that word. Loser si little boy! Loser si little boy! (Patulan ba ang bata. eheheh)

Little boy (in tears ) : (Binato ako ng libro! aba! aba!)
Mommy : Akin na yang kamay na yan. (Pinalo ang kamay na nambato.) Bakit mo ko binato?

Little boy : Kasi tinawag mo ako loser e.
Mommy : Ako ba ang nanguna? Di ba sabi ko sayo wag ka mananawag nyan?

Little boy : E kasi ayaw mo ko bigyan ng food e.
Mommy : E di ba inuutusan kita na mag toothbrush. E bakit ayaw mo ko sundin?
Little boy : Cause you didn't say please. (ay talagang nai-bali!)

Mommy : Alright, can you brush your teeth pleasssse?
Little boy : Okay.

At habang sya ay nagto-toothbrush, si mommy ay nagawa ng oatmeal. And they lived happily ever after. the end.

Gising na!

Monday:
Mommy : Wake up little boy.
Little boy : Ako na gigising sa self ko. Okay?
---
Tuesday:
Mommy : Gising na little boy.
Little boy : Wala pang araw. Matulog pa tayo mommy. (Late na kasi mag sunrise at pa winter na!)
---
Wednesday:
Mommy : Gising na little boy.
Little boy : Five minutes. (Ala! namana na!)
---
Thursday:
Mommy : Gising na little boy. (Kasi papasok na.)
Little boy : Mom, don't disturb me. I'm tulog-ing!
---
Friday:
Mommy : Gising na little boy. (Kasi papasok na.)
Little boy : Pagtapos mo na mag shower mommy ako gigising okay?
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SATURDAY :
Little boy at 6AM when I want to wake up late : GISING NA MOMMY! ME ARAWWWW NAAAA!
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Anak ng patis oo... kelan kaya nya matutunan ang days!

Anana!

Si little boy ko maaga nagsalita. Si bebe boy ko 17months na, pero hindi pa rin nagsasalita. Bakit kaya? Ang nasasabi pa lang nya e, "Anana!" (Banana.. na nalaman ko lang na un pala un kasi, sabay turo sya sa tumpok ng Ananas...) Well, daddiii rin pala. Pero walang mommy. ahuhu.. =( Yoyoooo (Lolo)... hmm, meron na rin pala sya words.

Am I worried? Sa ngayon hindi pa naman. Kasi muka naman normal sya sa paningin ko.
Super happy sya pag dumarating ako. Tili with matching takbo palapit sa akin.
Pag me gusto sya at di ko maintindihan, naiyak sya at nagmamaktol hangat malaman ko kung ano ba ang gusto nya. Pag reading time na namin ni little boy, sumasampa rin sya para makinig. (At nasa timing naman ang pagtawa nya na parang naiintindihan nya rin ang story. :P )

So far I think he is fine. Naglalakad na sya. Actually takbo na. Isa na rin sya sa gumigiba ng bahay namin. Alam na nya makipaglaro sa kuya nya. Alam na mag-inarte. Nauutusan na.

And, okay rin naman na di pa sya nagsasalita. Para baby pa rin. Pag natuto na kasi magsalita sarap na toktokan e. hehehe

8 months and counting...

grabe, ang bilis ng panahon. 8months na pala kame dito.
lumaki na ang mga anak ko, lomobo na kame mag-asawa at oo, naiiyak iyak pa rin ako at minsan nagmu-muni muni kung bakit kame nandito.

well, bakit nga ba? sabi ni Lord e.

Nung nag-aaply kame dito, hindi ko inask kay Lord na sana ma-approve kame. (Though siguro, meron pa rin konting dasal na ganun kasi kakahinayang naman ung gastos namin. ehehehe) Ang dasal ko sa kanya, dalhin nya kame kung san kame nararapat. And after 6months, ayun dinala na nya nga kami dito.

So far, bukod sa hirap ko sa labada, plantsahin, linisin at pag aalaga ng mga chikiting ayos pa naman ako. nasa katinuan pa rin. =)

okay rin naman dito...
mas naging close kame as family. (kundi ba naman kayo maging close e kahit job interview bitbit ko sila!)
mas naging malapit kay Lord. (lahat ng di ko kaya pag-desisyunan, hinahayaan ko ng si Lord ang mag-desisyon for me.)

sa ngayon crossroads na naman, muni muni ulit. dasal dasal.
Again, bahala na si Lord. =) I know he knows what's best for me... for us.

Lord guide us. Let your will be done upon us. Basta kasama ka Lord, kahit saan. =)

What a way to start the day....

Bukas na ang driving test ko. At naku tama ba naman na ngayong umaga e muntik na akong mabangga. hay hay hay!

Hindi ko alam kung san nangaling ung isang sasakyan.
Nag check ako ng mirrors.
Nag head check ako.
Nag sign naman rin ako.

Wala talaga sya sa paningin ko, pag lipat ko ayayay! andun na sya sa tabi ko. as in inches apart na lang kame. feeling ko nga ung side mirror nya e pwede ko ng panalaminan. Buti na lang naikabig ko pakaliwa ng nagbusina sya.

grabe! feeling ko tumigil ang mundo ko.

sabi ni mahal, final test ko daw un para bago ko mag exam. at dahil daw nakapag react ako ng maayos e malamang pumasa na ako. putek! kung di ako naiwasan un, pagpunta ko pa lang sa testing center bagsak na ako. syempre makikita nung examiner me sabit ako. eheheh.

hay hay hay... scary moment. feeling ko binigyan ako ng new lease of life.
God is really good.. Talagang he is there listening to our prayers and watching us.

what a day!

hay hay hay! commute na naman ang beauty ko dahil me training ang aking poging driver, sweet lover.

eto ngayon.

kagandahan pa naman ako kanina, mega office girl ang attire.
biglang me tumabi sa akin na nakapag-panariwa sa aking alala ng singapore. in short, maanta ang amoy.

kiber. dahil walong taon ako sa land of anghit, e medyo carry ko pa sya dahil nag-iisa lang naman sya as against sa isang tumpok.

bali ganire, ang upuan e magkaharap. 2 by 2. me kaharap ako na estudyante. nasa tabi kame ng bintana, tapos tumabi sa akin. at isinampa ang paa nya dun sa tabi ng estudyante.

schizo : (to me) how is your day?
muah : (dub dub, dub dub, dub... tunog ng aking kinakabahang atay.)mmm, doin good.
schizo : (referring to me and the student) are you boyfriend and girlfriend?
(oh lord, eto ang mga tanong na no right answer. naisip ko if he answers, yes baka sabihin kanya na lang ako. or pag sinabi no, aha! wala ka pala kasama ha. heart racing. mind panicking!)


uni boy: ah no, i'm from uni.
schizo : oh, i would love to go to uni.
uni boy: why, what are you up to now?
schizo : i am receiving a disability grant from the government coz I need to get 2 shots a week cause if not, I go crazy. I tend to hurt other people. I abuse them. Hurt them. I've been a schizophrenic since I was 10. I am 34yo now. So far, I've been okay with the medicine. I am happy now. (Suskoponanang! HANOVAH!!!So far daw.. so far yet so near to me! ayayay!)

uni boy : oh, must be tough.
schizo : yeah it is. but i'm okay. but sometimes i get side effects. I shiver. Like having a heart attack. That kind of stuff.
(Naman! not now pliz!)

Eto ang siste, dapat bababa ako ng flinders. E bumaba ang uni-boy sa southern cross, (2 or 3 stops away from my stop) nakuuuu! sumama na ako! nyahahaah. sa takot ko maiwan ke schizo, napababa rin ako. ahehehe. ayun naiba tuloy ang ruta ko.

schizo to uni : nice meeting you mate. (with shake hands pa sila)
schizo to me : see you.
muah : chee yah! (labas sa ilong. mwehehehe)

hay hay hay... what a day.