me = weird

i was tagged by auee hmmm... been staring at my monitor for the last 30 minutes now... and guess what, my mind is blank!

gawd, i need some help here...

The rules are:

"Each player of this game starts with 6 weird things about himself or herself. People who get tagged need to write a blog entry of their own as well as state the rule clearly. In the end, you need to tag 6 people as well and list their names. Don’t forget to let them know they’ve been tagged!"

6 Weird Things About Me

1. i cannot sleep without my favorite pillow. even now that i am married, i still have my pillow somewhere near me...

2. i smell every pages of the book/notebook i'm reading/writting ... a habit since i was in gradeschool, maybe because of the scented panda ballpen i used during my studying days... and yes, i so looove the smell of a new book ;)

3. i only eat fish when it's FRIED. if not, i'd rather starve to death than have the feeling of eating a live fish.

4. i hate to the nth of my bone commercial and novelty songs --- but you'll always caught me singing it. duh.

5. i love pariring every fried dish with vinegar...an act which triggers my gastric-malfunc.

6. i have low tolorance of pain, but wishes and strived very hard to have a normal birth labor without anesthesia... but then after 6 hours of pushing, i failed and need to have an emergency c.s. :(

now i'm done.... hmmm.. i'll be tagging kristine, yette, jane, melisse, litzie, mec...
and everyone at my bloggers list! :)

kainis

one time nabasa ko sa blog ni feng yung tungkol sa yaya nila na in need ng pera... can relate ang drama ko siyempre.

una sa yaya issue ... nung isang araw kze kinwento sakin ni mama na nakita nyang umiiyak si yaya, tinanong nya daw kung bakit, kze daw yung magaling nyang asawa ayun, yung kaunting perang pinadala nya para sana sa pang-skwela ng mga anak nya eh kinuha pa. as in kinuha ng pwersahan. syempre wala namang magagawa ang anak nya kundi ibigay yun sa magaling nyang ama. nakakainis pa kze nung tumanggi yung bata eh nagbitiw pa daw ng dialogue na "baket, kayo lang ba ang may karapatan?! mas may karapatan ako dahil ako ang asawa!" ano, kinaya mo ang dialogue?! kala mong artista sa teleserye ang mokong! sarap sapakin ang mukha!
sa totoo lang, isa kame sa maswerteng nakatagpo ng maayos na yaya, i mean, andaming kwento's tungkol sa mga pasaway/horror yaya's out there, pero si yaya namin, good catch talaga. masipag, magalang, listo in other words, bibo. pero sa likod pala ng mga ngiti nya eh may mga problema din. si mama kze ang mas nakaka-bonding nya since sa parents house ko pa kame naka-stay mula ng manganak ako 'til now... at ayon sa mga kwento nya, sa totoo lang, di nya super need na mamasukan at magpakalayo, kze meron naman silang kapirasong bukirin sa probinsya nila na sumasapat naman sa mga pangangailangan nila. kaso gawa pala ng mabait nyang asawa. hindi daw talaga sila magkasundo at kesa kung saan matuloy ang lahat eh pinili na nyang mamasukan ng malayo.
kaya naaawa talaga kame kay yaya, gustong gusto ko cia tulungan kaso sa paanong paraan?! na-i-advance na nga nya ang sweldo nya for june para pandagdag sa panggastos sa pasukan.. tumawag naman ang kapatid nya na nagaalaga sa mga anak nya at sinabing wag na mag-alala at cia na bahala sa gastusin ng mga bata... pero miski na di ba, pano kung wala ciang kapatid?! eh di nakatanga ang mga bata!
bakit may mga magulang na ganun?! dapat di na lang sila binigyan ng mga anak kung ganun din naman ang gagawin nila.
nakakayamot.

pagtulong issue: ito naman eh rant ko lang... naiinis lang ako para sa nanay ko na ginagawa ang lahat makatulong lang sa mga kamag-anakan namin.. si mama kze sobrang generous sa mga kapatid, pamangkin, apo etc. kahit na minsan pang sarili na nya eh tinitiis nya para lang meron ciang maibigay. kaso ang nakakainis sa lahat eh yung 'THANK YOU, ATE." ... 'THANK YOU MAMA CHIE" ... un lang ang iniintay nya malaking bagay na yun sa kanya.
kaso WALA.

kinausap ko nga si mama at sinabi sa kanyang sa totoo lang hindi nya responsibilidad ang lahat ng iyon. na dapat wag nyang akuin lahat dahil lang sa awa. oo nakaka-awa naman talaga. pero paano matuto?! pano kung (wag naman sana..) dumating yung time na wala kang maiabot?! di ba mas masakit yun?? baka dumating ang oras may sumama pa ang loob dahil hindi mo mapagbigyan. hindi masama magbigay o tumulong. pero sana wag namang abusuhin. magpapasukan na pero ni isang gamit sa eskwela wala. pano kung nagkataong walang pera si mama at wala akong extra para ibigay sa kanila?! eh di mukha silang kawawa!

naaalala ko noon, nung time na Phil. Navy si papa, syempre pa halos hindi mapang-abot ang kita sa gastos nila mama sa liit ng kita ni papa, pero ni minsan, wala kameng inabalang ibang tao para ubligahin sa mga gastusin naming magkapatid. malayo pa ang pasukan o pasko si mama pa-unti unti ng nagtatabi para sa mga pang gamit naming magkapatid, kaya pagdating ng oras hindi nagkukumahog si mama.

ang bait kze talaga ni mama eh, kaso para sakin hindi matuto ang mga iyon eh. aasa lang sila ng aasa. paano kung wala si mama?!

paano sila?!

ay buhay.

my visual DNA

everyone has this... so does me! ;p

Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™

mahal nga lang :(

i happen to came across this ad ... Smart Mobile Eye. I think its a great innovation again from one of the top mobile companies here in the PI especially for the mommies like me who's working, with 3G we can actually see what's happening in our house and our kids. :) what's nice about this pa eh we can even talk to them thru video call! ;)

sad part... it costs P9, 595 !!!!

huwwaaaat!?!?!?

ok, time for me text yaya now and ask how's olin... :)

oops, no reply.

dialling the landline now.... hehehehe...

tagged

I've been tagged by Yette.

The Rules: Each person tagged gives seven random facts about themselves. Those tagged need to write in their blogs seven facts, as well as the rules of the game. You need to tag seven others and list their names on your blog. You have to leave those you plan on tagging a note in their comments so they know that they have been tagged and need to read your blog.

Here goes:

1. i love to read.. i used to read sweet valley high, sweet dreams, nancy drew, chicken soup for all types of souls, archie comic books and now, i'm into novels, bob ong's, zafra books and many more.

2. i am kutatera to the nth level. no need for further explanation ;p

3. i am a photog wannabe. so into taking pictures,of myself,people i love,places that appeals to me.

4. i would definitely wanted to work abroad, together with my husband,for the future of olin of course.

5. i believed in love at first sight. it works for me with my husband! ;p

6. i always dream of visiting and living (way much better) in Europe. anywhere in the big E!

7. i am so in love with my husband Amiel and our daughter Olin.


....to the people who reads my blog.. i'm tagging all of you! ;)

kahapon

kahapon late ako sa opisina. shet. paano naman kze umulan. hindi sa galit ako sa ulan, in fact love ko ang ulan kesa sa araw. kaso kapag umuulan parang nauubos ang daan at nagkakanda-siksikan ang mga sasakyan sa kalye at nagiging what you call it?! oh, traffic! (a-la little mermaid ang tono ha..) oo tama ka, na-traffic ako kahapon. sobrang traffic. (andaming traffic!) ay ewan. pano naman kze putik ang mga tabing daan kung saan pwedeng magbaba ng mga sakay ang mga pampasaherong sasakyan. kaso gawa ng ulan at nagkanda putik na mga tabing daan ay napipilitan silang tumigil sa gitna ng kalsada at doon magbaba ng mga commuters. oh shet ulet. kaya ayun 7:01 ako nakapag-in. diba, isang minuto lang di pa pinagkaloob sakin?! hay buhay... minsan talaga pang-inis.

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eto naman ang pangbalik lakas ko... si olin! pagkatapos ng trabaho ko kahapon dinala namin sya sa kanyang pedia for her monthly baby-well check up at para na rin sa kanyang second shot ng 6 in 1 vaccine.. nakakatuwa kze ang laki na nya ngaun, 5.2 kilos (11.44lbs) na cia ngayon eh nung pinanganak ko cia 2.8 kilos (6.3lbs) lang... :)
nakakatuwa ang bilis ng panahon... bukas makalawa maglalakad naman na ang anak ko... nakaka-lungkot lang kze maghapon di ko nakikita ang mga antics nya (630 am wala na kame sa bahay 'tas 630pm na ang uwi)... maloko na kze, marunong ng magtulug-tulugan pero pag binaba mo gising pala! at kung anu-ano pa ;) puro sa kwento lang ni yaya at mama ko nalalaman :(
*ayan kame magina kahapon papunta sa kanyang pedia.. suot ko pa ang aking polo-jacket uniform at mukang engot na smile. hehehe...

teething

after my work last saturday Amiel and I went to SM to buy some of Olin's supplies and teether...kze for like sometime now, she's been having a fight-scene with her bottle nipple, and whenever she's being defeated by the lokong bottle nipple she'll have then this super-iyak power... hmmm... we wonder why. Until yaya and mama saw white-something beginning to show on her lower gums, maybe she's teething! we don't really know for sure but all we care is that she finds relief whenever she has something to bite... kaya i looked for a teether that'll not be too big for her and the one that she can hold on to. and i found one, string-like teether from The First Years.
I think she now found a new best friend... besides her fist! :0

Starstruck Strakatak!

yesterday, amiel told us that Dominic Ochoa will be attending their weekly meet-ups of their Oldskooler group (restored car enthusiast) at West Gate Alabang, so my sister and i ask him if we can tag along! and we did! :) primarily because we wanted to see Dominic and siyempre for a night out na din! :)
around 11pm when we arrived and i think 5 members were already at the meeting place including Dominic, before we get out of the car i joke amiel that i wanna have a pic with him! and he said sige,mamya. :)
so while they were having their chit chats, jonah and i make tambay at gloria jeans and ordered mint-choco bomb for me and cookies and cream for her we then stayed hotshots burger and had nachos while chika to the max kame.
around 1am we decided to go back to the meeting area where the guys were at. when dominic was about to make paalam na, amiel ask him if he can have a picture taken with his wife (yep, that's me!) kze daw i requested for it! shet! nakakahiya talaga! :) i dunno what to do,parang i wanted the good-ol'-earth just eat me up na lang! but then, ayun na eh, kahiyaan na.. kaya,picture picture! nyaehehehe.. and look how disgusting i looked! i was so dyahe when Dominic put his hand on my shoulder kaya napa-slump ako ng tayo! walang ka-poise-poise! bwiset talaga! and i looked so matrona! nyahahahaha!!!! that's how it feels pala pag na-star-struck. i wonder how i will look with aga or sam?! :)
as i was browsing the pics earlier today, goodness! i couldn't believe that i looked so lousy last night, how mataba i am and how walang ka-poise i was. kaya i made my friend Paula took a picture of me around 7 am kanina... how i wish i was like this nung nagpa-pic ako last night. :(

Sana...

election 2007-- ito ang unang pagkakataong habang bumuto ako ay nagdarasal ako. kahapon maaga kameng gumising ni mama para makaboto agad, ayaw namin ng siksikan at dahil expected na ang sobrang init na panahon kaya kailangang maaga ka talaga para di ka na abutin ng pila. Magkaiba ang mga eskwelahang pinagbotohan namin ni bosing dahil hindi parehong updated ang aming rehistro, single pa din ang status namin...di namin nabalitaang nagkaron ng rehistruhan noong nakaraan, eniwey, valid pa din naman. Mas maaga si bosing umalis dahil medyo mas malayo ang pagbobotohan nya at isa pa, gagamitin nya ang pagkakataong makausap ang mga kakilala nya para wag kalimutang isama sa listahan sa pagka-konsehal ang aming ninong/tiyuhin (ni bosing) at ang isa pang tiyuhin nya. hindi naman pangangampanya, kung pwede lang naman. hehehe.. di mo na naitatanong, ang inconvent mayor ng lugar namin ay tiyuhin din ni bosing..since tapos na ang termino nya, sa pagka-bokal na cia tumakbo.ang anak naman nya na pinsanin ni bosing ang tumakbong bise-mayor ...so ayun, mukha bang mahilig sa pulitika ang pamilya ng asawa ko? :) bdw, isa yan sa pangarap ko..maging pulitiko..pero mukhang malabo...baka ang anak ko na lang! ;)
libreng sakay (jeep o tricyle) ang nakatambad paglabas namin ng bahay (mga binayaran ng mga kandidato)... although malapit lang ang eskwelahang pagbobotohan at pwedeng lakarin ay sumakay na din kame ni mama sa isang tricycle na bayad ng isang kandidato, sumakay kame no-strings-attached. di mabibili ng libreng sakay ang boto ko! hehehe... pagdating namin sa lugar ng botohan, ay nagkalat pa din ang mga taong namimigay ng mga sample ballot (kahit bawal) tsk,tsk,tsk...pinoy talaga! di mo naman masisi dahil sa pagkakaalam ko P200 din ang bayad sa kanila. Doon ko natuklasan kung gaano kadumi ang pulitika lalo na sa lugar namin! nilaglag ng kandidatong mayor ang bise-mayor at ibang mga konsehal! nilaglag ng isang partido ang ibang mga ka-ticket etc, etc, etc. Nakakayamot! pero sabi nga nila, talagang madumi.bastusan sa iba.
Noong oras na iyon habang hinahanap ko ang pangalan ko sa listahan ng mga botante, dun lalo akong nag-isip. Kung ngayon pa lang ganyan na ang mga ugali ng mga iluluklok natin pano pa kaya kung sila na ang nakaupo? isipin pa kaya nila ang mga nasasakupan nila? o tulad din ng iba na uumpisahan na ang pagkaman ng yaman ng bayan? Pero kahit nagngingitngit ako, bumoto pa din ako, hanggang sa huling oras pinag-aralan ko kung dapat o hindi iboto ang mga kandidatong nakalista sa ballot secrecy folder. Eto ang unang pagboto ko na nagdarasal ako, pinagdarasal ko na sana ang lahat ng mananalo sa eleksyon na ito ay ang mga taong talagang karapat dapat.mga taong may konti pang dangal at pagmamalasakit sa bayan.na hindi iisipin ang sariling kapakanan at magpayaman lang.na sana wag magaya ang mga matitino sa mga trapong patuloy pa ding nakakadenggoy ng mga kapwa pinoy at patuloy pa din binoboto.na sana kahit paana mabasawan ng kahit kaunti mga kautangan ng bansa natin para naman makatikim tayo ng maayos ayos na buhay at mabigyan ng pagkakataon ang mga naghuhumirap pang mga kapatid natin na halos nilubugan na ng pag-asa.
Para sa mga anak natin na sana magkaron sila ng bansang kalalakihan na hindi sila kailangang ipagtulakang mangibang bansa para lang makalasap ng maayos na buhay. tama na tayo na lang ang makaranas non.
Hanggang sa ngayon nagbibilangan pa din, mga magkakalaban sa pwesto kanya kanyang raketan pano sila makakalamang.nawa maging alisto lahat ng mga taong nakabantay sa lahat ng mga boto para hindi ang mala-demonyo nilang plano eh maisagawa nila.
Hanggang sa susunod na post... kaya nga ba siguro hindi ako pinalad na makapasok sa UP eh, siguradong isa ko sa mga estudyanteng makikirally maipaglaban lang ang pantay na karapatan ng taong bayan. gayun pa man, atleast sa post na toh, mailabas ko lahat ng salaubin ko at ang pangarap kong pagbabago para sa Pilipinas.

my first mother's day

a day before Mother's day -- Amiel, I and Olin checked in at Island Cove Resort and Leisure Park for an overnight stay... fyi: that GC was supposedly used during Olin's baptism pero we decided not to use it on that day mismo... cause we had visitors pa sa house and we cannot just leave them there :) blah, blah, blah...
2pm we were already checking in, and since it was a weekend, a lot of people are also lining up na, good thing, 4 days before we had our reservations na kaya thank God we didn't have to wait for so long pa to have a room. They got us a Veranda Matrimonial Room facing the bay... which was so cool! big enough for the 3 of us! :)

after arranging our things and Olin's baby stuffs we just let the time pass since it was way too hot pa to walk around, kaya i just fed Olin while Amiel do the watching..er, the tv pala. hehehe.
around 5pm, we then decided to stroll around the area, and was able to find ourselves at the Island Cove Farm, medyo late na din

pero the manong at the gate told us na 6pm pa naman daw ang closing, kaya pwede pa kame pumasyal. Upon entrance, nakita naming medyo malayo ang lakarin, and with Olin in-tow, it'll be ipossible for us to walk all the way the farm given pang rough road ha... that's why pala they have bicyles and sidecars for rent! ayun, we get one and off we took the looong rocky path (see pics at the left side)... blooper1: super bigat ko kaya kaya Amiel had a hard time with the bike itself 'tas halfway to the crocodile farm ung front wheel na-flat pa! . :( diba pasaway! pero continue pa din kame... until we reached the farm with lotsa crocs, we were actually the last batch kze right after we payed for the entrance eh nag-checkout na yung cashier! hehehe.. ayun, picture-picture mode kame, after maikot yung crocs place we headed naman sa mini zoo.. blooper2: while riding the sidecar, yung kadena naman ang nasira! ay grabe talaga! kaya agad niremedyuhan ni Amiel kze if not, naku aabutin kame ng dilim dun! hehehe... kawawa naman si Olin, hamog na!
after the makasaysayang farm tour, direcho na kame sa Fishing Village for our dinner... si Olin sa sobrang pagod, ayun nakatulog na while we were eating. Nung mga halfway done na kame nagising cia at nag-usyosa samin! :)

The following morning -- Mother's day, aga kame nagising to have our breakfast sa hotel resto... buffet breakfast kaya kelangang early bird! hehehe... we had a feast! :) 'tas since it was mom's day, a rose was given to every mommy at the resto. sweet diba!



kaya time for picture-picture ulet! nyahehehehe..

'twas surely my most memorable Mother's day because it was also my first! :0

Mother's Day

belated Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's out there.. especially to my very own mother .. who was with me
all throughout my days, not to mention during my own 'giving-birth-session' with Olin. for all the extra care rendered and the super love she's giving her grand daughter. i could'nt ask for more... thank you for making olin sleep whenever she's not cooperating with her 'real mom' (yep, that's me!) and cries all her heart out whenever i try to put her to bed.. for taking care of olin when Amiel and I go out, even now that Olin has her yaya na already, mama, still make sure that she's a hands-on grandma.. of course, to my MIL who's a very supportive mother and grandma for all the ka-kiyan and stuff.. for the love and care she's continually giving Olin from the day she was born.. Amiel and I are super happy and thankful for having them as our Mothers and Grandmothers to Olin... :)

the weekend date that was

as usual, working galore nanaman ang drama ng saturday, kaya naman si bossing siguro namiss na ko maka-date ay ni-invite me to have dinner after work. :) syempre 'yes naman' agad ang sagot ko! medyo bihira na rin kzeng mangyari ang mga eat-out chenes namin mula ng pinanganak si olin eh, lalo na nung wala pa kameng yaya, buti na lang mahusay si ate me-ann ('d yaya) kaya kampante na kameng iwan si olin (saglit lang,hehehe)... we decided to eat at Calle Real, malapit lang para mabilis din kameng makakauwi... Amiel had his favorite T-bone steak, ako Pork tips with super daming gravy, bottomless iced tea at banana fling with ice cream! sarap...
fyi: dun din kame unang nag-dinner nung getting-to-know-phase pa kame ni bossing, more than 7 years ago! :) alala ko pa nga umarte mode pa ko nun eh.. Taco Salad order ko eh di ko naman makain ang mga red beans na andun! ciempre pilit kong inubos noh..mahirap na mabigyan ng negative first impression! bwahahaha! di nya alam para kong lalake kumain in real life! :)


at eto naman ang latest trip ko -- shared by a fellow mommy blogger rach (thanks sis!) --- it' s gettin' me super pre-occupied for the past 4 days! ehhehehe!!!
eniweys, i'll see yah guys later! :o

I JUST CAN'T GET 'NUF OF THIS EH?! nyahahahaha!

roll over

april 27 --marks the day when olin had her first roll over! 3 months and 2 days si olin to be exact. we were like all so excited and happy to see her new trick which she had been practicing for quite some time now..kaya when she was able to roll over na, we all cheered her up! whew. another mommy experience i'll never forget. :)
and now, she makes this routine her hobby, roll over 'till she's tired and cries her heart out -- a signal for us that she wants to lie on her back na...then she will just roll over again and so the process repeats again until we're all tired. hehehe..

here naman are photos of olin having her 'first' taste (as in taste lang.hehehe) of solid foods... yeah, i know, i know it's bad to have her eat solid foods at 3 months, but, the heck! eh tikim nga lang... promise,no amount of solid food was swallowed...err, olin's also into fingers sucking! hehehe...

in sickness and in health

i'ved been out of the blogging scene for some time now.

last week kze si mama iniinda ang back pain nya, eh we all thought na simple body aches lang nararamdaman nya kaya otc meds lang tini-take nya for pain. kaso nag straight na ng ilang araw yung sakit, tas nung wednesday of last week when i got home from work, kita ko cia nakahiga na lang tas yung pain kitang kita ko na sa mukha nya, unbearable na talaga. that's when we decided to bring her to the hospital na.
so ayun, er na agad tinungo namin, they asked her a lot of questions sa nararamdaman nya etc., yun talaga minsan ang nakakainip eh, yung daming tanong eh hirap na cia sumagot kaya most of it ako na sumagot hanggang sa inadmit na si mama, blood tests, urine tests, lahat halos ng tests binigay nila kay mama.. turok dito, turok doon. even yung sa pain, injected na din. ang hirap pala talaga ng ganun, yung clueless ka kung ano dinaramdam ng maysakit kaya talagang start from scratch ang mga doctors. hanggang lumabas ang result ng blood tests, ok naman, urine test -- ayun medyo may blood daw, pero hindi uti... kaya schedule agad for x-ray kinabukasan si mama, doon nakita na medyo may kakaiba sa left kidney nya, hinala may bato daw. schedule for ultrasound naman to check if ther is nga. clear naman ang result, medyo maga nga lang ang left kidney. pero masakit pa din ang likod ni mama, hindi nakita sa xray kung ano ang totoong problema sa spinal ni mama, kaze ng nagback track ang ortho nya dun nakitang npaka-strenious ng work ni mama before, kaya sched naman for MRI, sabi ng doc nya sana arthritis lang at hindi slipdisc... by tomorrow we'll get to know kung ano talaga cause ng back pain ni mama.

moral lesson: wag abusuhin ang katawan... totoo. si mama kze sobrang sipag, as in, di mo makikitang walang ginagawa.. pero minsan talagang abuso, maliligo kahit pagod or puyat... hangga't maari uminom ng vitamins, avoid softdrinks and salty foods. ang hirap magkasakit at ma-confine. as in swear. mahirap na sa taong may sakit mas mahirap pa sa mga taong nagmamahal at nagaalaga dahil mas masakit makita mo ciang nasasaktan.
sa totoo lang, mas ngayon ko na-rerealize gano kahirap walang nanay sa tabi mo, yung tipong lahat ng gagawin ko nasanay akong tanungin cia ng pananaw nya...kaso nung na-hospital cia parang biglang bumaligtad lahat, bilang panganay tas wala pa dito si papa, biglaang ako yung naging in-charge... nakakapanibago, ang hirap mangapa kze laging nakadikit sa isip mo kung tama ba o mali lahat ng desisyong bibitawan ko... mas lalo ko lang naiisip ang halaga ni mama samin. sana tuluyan ng gumaling si mama, di talaga ko sanay nakikitang may nararamdaman cia eh...