SimplyMuah

Bunso's Vocabulary

2009-07-11T11:52:00.002+08:00

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?

2009-07-10T10:41:00.001+08:00

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

2009-07-08T10:25:00.003+08:00

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

2009-07-07T07:10:00.002+08:00

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!

2009-07-07T06:26:00.002+08:00

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!

2009-07-05T05:46:00.000+08:00

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.

2009-06-27T00:21:00.002+08:00

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.

2009-06-26T20:16:00.002+08:00

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.

2009-06-19T11:16:00.002+08:00

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

2009-06-09T17:32:00.002+08:00

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.

2009-06-06T04:12:00.003+08:00

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)

***

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

2009-06-06T00:17:00.001+08:00

Posted the floorplan of Emma here.

Cutie Bebe!

2009-06-05T03:45:00.002+08:00

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!

2009-06-05T03:10:00.002+08:00

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

%@@$^%^&!!!

2009-06-02T23:55:00.001+08:00

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. =)

2009-06-02T01:09:00.002+08:00

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.

2009-05-30T21:25:00.003+08:00

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

2009-05-30T21:13:00.002+08:00

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.

2009-05-25T00:23:00.003+08:00

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

2009-05-24T23:50:00.003+08:00

New post on Emma. =)

WS SpeakOutFriday 03: Newlyweds, The Day After

2009-05-23T21:31:00.002+08:00

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?

~~~

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!

2009-05-21T18:18:00.002+08:00

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.

2009-05-18T11:04:00.002+08:00

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

2009-05-15T19:16:00.003+08:00

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.

2009-05-12T19:38:00.001+08:00

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!