30 Days Blog Challenge Day 24: About Your Childhood

I grew up in a street with plenty of playmates. I wasn’t able to play well with my siblings back then, maybe because of the 9, 10 and 11 years age gap. Although I am lucky now to enjoy their company nowadays.

I lived up in one of the street in Pasay. I had a lot of playmates back then, same as my age or maybe a little younger than mine. Everyday, I opt to play, play more, and more. Ipads, netbooks, laptops or every gadget you can name now were unknown. Walang ganyan – ganyan noon. I prefered being outside our house rathen than having an afternoon nap. Of course my mom always scolds me. My day went like this:

1. Wake up, peek outside if playmates are there,

2. Slowly going out of the house so Mama would not notice na tumatakas ako,

3. Play couple of blocks away from house so Mama or my siblings can’t see me,

4. Play and play.

5. Anytime during lunch time, I will hear Mama’s whistling on top of her lung. That’s a signal that ‘we’ have to go home. “We” means whoever amongst us and my siblings that are outside of the house should go home. I can hear my Mama’s whistle even I am couple of blocks away. Totoo! Parang naka alert na yung tenga ko jan eh. Kelangan kasi after maybe one up to 3 whistles, you go home or else susunduin ka na nyan with matching kotong or minsan may dalang hanger o pamalo. Hahaha.

6. Play

7. Play

8. Play

9. Go home

10. Sleep

(Repeat this process for years) Oh! There’s an exception to that, kapag may pasok sa school.

Growing up in a crowded area in Pasay City taught me a lot of things. Kelangan mong makisama sa kapitbahay, maging siga at mayabang at times, playful, chismosa and everything under the sun.

I had a lot of playmates as I said. I never run out of one. I sort of feel na ako ang leader ng lahat ng lalaruin namin sa kalye. Well, baka feeling ko lang. Hehe. Chinese garter (all sorts) , tex, pogs, paper doll, kalog (yung mga tansan), touching robber, hula hoop, luksong tinik, piko, patintero, luksong baka (I seldom play kasi hindi ko kaya yung katawan ko. Ang taba ko kasi!) bahay – bahayan, teacher – teacheran, Nanay – nanayan. Lahat na! Hahaha. =)

I would say, I had a very happy childhood. I played all they, my family loved me, my friends were so accommodating and lovely, Fights? I can only count them in my fingers.

Oh well I remembered, I had this childhood friend, shiborboley na sya mula noon hanggang ngayon (tomboy). She’s a year older than me, but that’s quite fine. Our parents were friends din naman. We fought one time, naalala ko na lang, may binato sya sakin. Eh alam nyo naman ang lola nyo, walang innate adrenaline sa mga ganyang bagay, hindi ako nakailag. Ayun, namaga ang noo ko dahil binato pala nya ako ng malaking bato. I remembered crying a lot, sinugod namin sya sa bahay nila. She was crazy holding a bat kala nya aawayin namin sya. Haha. Anyway, after that, we stayed as good friends. In fact, her younger sister was also a close friend of mine, introduced me to James’ Dad – Daryl. =)

I was asked multiple times before of who my bestfriend is. I always answer back “si Joan”. She was a childhood friend however, they moved to their province. We had no communication whatsoever so when we saw each other when we were on our teenage years, I have forgotten how it feels to become her friend. Parang there were so many things about her that changed. She matured so much tapos parang ako, ganun pa din?

By the way, if you ask me now who my bestfriend is, I still can’t think of anyone else except Daryl. He has been my friend for the longest time and I got to tell him all those things that I don’t have the gut to share to everybody. Next to him is Kakat, she was my newfound friend. Our friendship was kinda young pa, 2012 to start with pero I have this feeling na we can be a real good friends. I appreciate her telling me the secret of her lifetime that she only shared to those whose prolly dearest to her. I felt honored to be entrusted with someone to begin with. Hmm. I wonder if I really now the meaning of bestfriend to be honest. Let’s see this coming years, I may figure it out. =)

Everyone of us became what we are today mainly because of how our childhood went. Do you agree?

30 Days Blog Challenge Day 23: A Letter to your Parents

Dear Mama and Papa,

I hardly can’t remember how our relationship was when I was young. I have a limited memories of Papa because you left so early while Mama was so busy either doing household chores or busy working so you can provide our needs. I grew up thinking all I want is to play outside. I never thought of being a person I am right now. I have some questions in mind that I don’t have the guts to ask.

To Mama,

When I was young, all I feel about you is that I am scared whenever you’re calling me to go home. You’re mad whenever I go in the street. You don’t want me to play Chinese garter kasi it requires jumping. You want me to sleep in the afternoon pero I always make istokwa. Di ako dumadaan sa bahay at nagpapakita sayo para hindi mo ako pauwiin sa hapon para matulog. I remembered you were telling story about how that manong/manang makes me wear his/her clothes that he/she sells tapos inuuto ako na bagay sakin then you’ll end up buying the dress. You always want me to wear those butterfly like dresses you found I don’t know where. Anyway, even now, you still go to Ukay – ukay and as soon as you see something you think is pretty, you make me wear it pero minsan hindi ko type so you’ll keep it na lang para ipadala sa probinsya. I also remembered how I badly wanted to take a bath with you. Then one time, you took a bath without me, I had tantrums. I cried and cried. Napikon ka, nilublob mo ako sa drum ng tubig sa labas ng bahay. Sayang lang at hindi nag ala Regine Velasquez or Sarah Geronimo ang boses ko sa ginawa mo, eh di sana rich na tayo ngayon mudra. Since then though, I can’t remember na kung nag iinarte pa rin ba ako na sabay tayo maligo o hindi na.

When Papa died, you have been put into a great responsibility. You seldom cooks kasi you have to work all day to make money to feed us. I remembered you worked as a clothes washer, in the factory para magbalat ng sibuyas, nagtindera ka din sa tapat ng bahay just to earn extra. Although Ate and kuya was put to a responsibility as well on their teenage years, I know all those weren’t that enough to buy us what we want. I seldom get to talk to you kasi you were working and I am enjoying my teenage life too. I never get to understand why you always make saway on everything that I do back then. I am thinking na lahat na lang kay Mama bawal. In college, when you talked to me na you can no longer send me to school, I almost cried but I have to accept the challenge. I showed you that I can work my ass to help out somehow. There’s always a part of my money that goes to you. Somehow you deserve that, I know. You have been to a great responsibility and hell you rock the world of motherhood. We might not be as perfect as everyone aims to be but you instilled good moral on us so we can face the world with confidence. I am also greatful that I had a mother like you whose far away from being perfect but has been a very good and responsible mother to us. I owe you this life. God made me understand you when I carried James for 9 months. Although likas talaga atang matigas ang ulo ko, I didn tfollow half of your advices that time. Ayan, I ended up with eklaver situation tuloy. Anyway, I thank God for you have given me so many chances to correct everything that I might have done wrong. I wanted to be like you in terms of how you raised us when we were young. I’ll just make sure lalamangan kita ng konti kasi I have learned to save. I seldom say this to you too, Mama pero I love you talaga. Thanks for every sacrfices you and Papa had for all these years. Thanks for everything Ma.

To Papa,

I was thinking that Papa was my hero back then kasi Mama spanks me all the time. Hehe. For some reason, you scolds me for things you think I did wrong. They always tell me na I asks a lot of questions and it annoys everyone else kasi you tired of answering. You said that only Papa answers my never ending questions. You also said na he said one time na “Paano na lang ang anak kong ito kapag nawala ako? Wala ng sasagot ng mga tanong nito.” Which made sense kasi you said na whenever we watch TV, it’s always been:

Me: Anong nangyari sa kanya?

Papa: Nadapa

Me: Bakit sya nadapa?

Papa: Kasi hinahabol sya.

Me: Eh bakit sya hinahabol?

Yan. Sabi nila ganyan daw ako which I find myself having the same conversation with other people din. Maybe it was an innate something. I’ll never get contented. Thank you Papa, for answering those question of the toddler/kid me. I never get to remember them, good thing I had my sisters and brother to remind me how greatful I am to be your daughter. I also remembered one time, I had this alkansya which looked the same with that of Togs (my youngest sibling), we only placed our names under to identify which is which. Unknowingly, I am filling his alkansya and not mine. I cried hard because my put a lot of coins there. You carried me and said, it’s okay, I’ll just replace them. How greatful I am to have you replaced those coins. Anyway, I can’t remember if it was really replaced or not. There were also times that I annoys Mama so much that she tried to spank me, you got me from where I am sitting then covered me from those hits. You even said, “di bale, bibili na lang tayo ng bagong Mama.” I never really treasure those. I was too young to be this dramatic back then. When you got sick, I can’t understand fully why you went different. You were always the hard working father I knew from the start. I later on found out that you only had 4 or 6 months to live. I wasn’t told of that by Mama and my older siblings. Maybe because I will never understand. I remembered one day, I was happily playing outside, Mama called me for no good reason, I saw you dying. I cried a lot although I don’t fully understand the situation. All I heared Lola Berting saying “Sige na Gene, ako ng bahala sa kanila.” I saw a single tear flowing from you eyes, you peed on your shorts then that’s it. Your sickness carried away all your memories from us, I wonder why you cried. Is it because you were sorry you are leaving early? Or because you will miss us and you won’t witness how we will have our life as a parent too?

God might have taken you away from us that early. I wanted to say I miss you. Naiinis kasi sila kapag ang dami kong tanong about everything eh. However, I wanted to thank God he let us shared that good 8 years and 11 months of my life. Sayang lang, you left us a month before my 9^th birthday. It was the same day and time of that year na gingawa ko itong letter na to for you. You have been far, far away for 15 years. I am sure grown up to be a beautiful lady (wag na kumontra). I surely missed my hero whenever Mama scolds me, the one who gives me money everyday, the one who wakes me up with a chocolate on the kulambo or blanket, the one who puts a coin on our armpits para kilitiin kami. All those are missed Papa. Thank you for being our provider. I thank God for giving you as my father. You may not be able to walk with me on my wedding day, you know you’ll always be in my heart. I never get to say this before but Papa, I love you.

30 Days Blog Challenge Day 22: Your Current Relationship

Hi mga mudrakels!

Konting kembot na lang at tapos na ang April. Let’s wrap it up and move on!

Oh I have a chika pala, sobrang init nowadays no? Sobrang naaawa nga ako kay James kasi he’s been sleeping tapos iiyak sya sa madaling araw, which he often does kasi gutom sya but now, pawis na pawis sya kaya sya nagagalit. Whenever he cries, iikutin ko sya sa kabilang side or iibahin ko yung sleeping position nya where in nakakatulog naman sya ulit. Whenever I touch his forehead, grabeng pawis nya. Dalawang electric fan na nga kami sa gabi, pero parang wala pa ring effect.

Hayy.. Nakakaawa lang. Before I left the house this morning, he was sleeping ng nakadapa para mejo makasingaw yung likod nya dahil pawis nga. Hindi tuloy maiwasan na mejo paubo – ubo sya. I’m not worried pa naman kasi it wasn’t the same level of cough when he got confined with Pneumonia.

Makabili na nga ng aircon!

In the afternoon naman, andun sila sa bahay ni Tita Grace nya kaya mejo nakakaligtas sya sa init sa hapon, pero pag gabi, yun lang, grabeng init. Ano bang dapat kong gawin para ma – lessen yung pagpapawis nya sa gabi?

Enough kwento na, sorry na carried away ako.

Like everybody else, I have different kinds of relationship with people around me. I always make sure that those that are important to me will come first. I don’t know which relationship I will make kwento of kasi it wasn’t clear naman sa challenge.

James

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He was a blessing in disguise. He taught me practical things in life. Being his mother changed me a lot. He became my inspiration everyday. Whenever I see him, all those feeling of tiredness are all gone in seconds. I am lucky he’s growing up a happy baby. He smiles at everybody kahit yung mga hindi naming kakilala sa mall, sa labas ng bahay, sa jeep. It makes me proud. I don’t know what I have done great in this world that our Dear God allowed me to have this cutie patotie! I know it will be my responsibility to raise him and have him become a God – fearing, lovable, smart, wonderful person with a good heart. I know I’ll do my best to become the bestiest Mom he can have.

Family

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My relationship with my family is the same. I am my mom’s daughter and I am still the sister they know of for 23 years. I can’t say anything much about them kasi though we have different characteristic and we annoy each other, we’re still brothers and sisters. My mom might be the second to Vilma Santos sa sobrang kadramahan, she was still the mom she was when we’re growing up. I would say I have a good relationship with them. Compare it to other stories I’ve heard, our parents instilled to us to always respect each other. We shared asaran, tawanan, pikunan moments that I know we would want to talk about when we get old. Though we weren’t the cheesiest family in the entire Earth, I know we have done our best to become what we are. Regrets? It’s always there. The point is how you will get back on track after the challenge.

Daryl

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I have known Daryl since after high school. We have been through a lot and I know from here there will still be more coming. I have a roller coaster relationship with him specially now that we have James. Before that, I know that we have set our minds on things we want, kulang na lang sa action talaga. I am still looking forward in achieving those dreams that once we have dreamt of. I believe and trust him for whatever he is doing. You know girls always wanted an assurance. I know he’s getting there. Konting push na lang Bebe. Keri mo yan =)

Friends

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I have cool friends. I can talk shit to them without them getting annoyed. I have met a lot of people but I am keeping those who are worth my time. I eliminate those that only knows me when they need something on me. I spend time with my real friends pero yung mga busy kong friends, once in a blue moon lang which is fine, at least we have a lot of kwento when we meet each other diba? =) I won’t drop names na lang kasi baka may magtampo pag may nakalimutan akong pangalan eh. Mahirap na, mawalan pa ko ng friends. Hehehe.

Readers

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I am thankful of you who spend your precious time to drop by and read my posts. How thoughtful you are to leave a comment sometimes. I know I am too far from those bloggers you always read and visit but let me thank you for your courage to be my human emotion absorber din (if there’s such a word like that! Hehe). Thank you for letting me move on by reading all my blahs in life. Thank you and keep reading. =)

These are the things/people that matters to me the most. I surrounded my life with those people who makes me happy.

Thank you!

Love,

30 Days Blog Challenge Day 21: Your Fears

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Hi guys, mudrakels, friends and everyone.

Ipagpaumanhin kung walang post ng weekend. Mejo busy lang naman ako ng slight. I felt so tired last week. Feeling ko ang dami kong ginawa so mejo nagpahinga muna ako. Aside from that, mejo umiikot na ang paningin ko kakatitig sa computer sa work so pinagpahinga ko muna ang eyes ko nung weekend. =)

Ok! Back to regular programming na tayo.

I remembered during my Happy-go-Lucky days, I never cared about anything. Kaya nga happy go lucky diba? It was my 3^rd year high school English teacher who introduced me to that “word”. Sabi nya kasi ganun daw ako eh. So pinanindigan ko na lang. Heheheh =)

Back to kwento.

Eto na nga, pre – James days, I never cared kung anong mangyayari sa future ko. I never planned anything, ‘go with the flow lang ako forever’ ang peg ko. My only fear back then is tumandang dalaga or hindi magkaanak.

Oo promise!

As early as that, iniisip ko, baka di ako makapag asawa or hindi magkaanak. Mejo nasa linya kasi yan ng lahi ko eh.

But now, I am so paranoid of everything. I am scared of the word “death”. I remembered a friend who told me as such, sabi ko, “wag muna, ang baby pa ni James for me to die”. See? That’s the reason I get so scared of it. I don’t want to die early. I want to see James grow, walk, laugh more, love more, study, career, love life, and build his own family. I want to see it all. I want to see my grandchildren. I am so afraid to die.

That’s my greatest fear as of the moment.

I remembered one time, nasa bus ako with Daryl. Were on our way home when we were at coastal road, nasira yung bus. The horn keeps on buzzing endlessly. Nasira daw yung something. I thought of the worst case scenario. Those that can only be seen sa movies. I am thinking na yung bus might go out of control then we’ll fall sa coastal, go straight sa ilalim ng dagat and can’t get out because of debris ng bus, can’t swim up because I don’t know how to swim then I’ll die na lang. Sadness filled my heart. I have Daryl with me so I thought na if we die together there, kawawa naman si James. He’ll grow up without a Mom and a Dad. I felt so bad. Sumakit na lang ang lalamunan ko kakapigil na maiyak.

Exage lang ako mag isip pero that’s how a mother thinks siguro. You never wanted to miss anything about your son. You don’t want them to look pitiful sa ibang tao. You don’t want them to feel abandoned.

Sobrang exage pero that’s what I felt. Sometimes nga, I thought, what if people get infected and become zombies? Where do we hide? or it will be the end of the world, san kami magtatago ni James? Super exage but you can never tell diba? I wanted to be prepared for everything. 

It may sound weird pero try nyo maging Nanay,then tell me kung hindi kayo naloka!

Hehehehe. =)

Kayo? What's your greatest fear?

30 Days Blog Challenge Day 20: A Hobby of Yours

As far as I can remember, I never played any sports. 

Lampa kaya ako dati kaya nga puro peklat ako sa binti eh. 

Hehehe. 

During elementary days, lalo na pag morning ang pasok ko, I always roam around sa school before flag ceremony, playing touching robber, Chinese garter, you name it. Those I guess were my hobbies back then.

When I reached high school, waley na akong sports. Kasi nga all along, iniisip kong masakit sa katawan, nakakatakot yung bola kapag tumama sayo, at feeling ko, I will not excel talaga sa sports. There was a time pa nga on our PE subject, ang topic eh basketball, tapos pina practice namin yung pag pass ng ball, overhead pass, yung mga ganun? Hay naku sa kalampahan ko, pinasa sakin yung ball, hindi ko nasalo mabuti, yung ring finger ko somehow touched the ball, dahil sa sobrang lakas ng pagbato sakin, ayun, feeling ko napilay yung ring finger ko. Mga ilang linggo din syang sumakit. Also I got attached din pala in playing guitar pero sobrang saglit lang. I can only play 2 songs before, ‘Crazy for you’ and ‘Ako’y sayo, at ika’y akin lamang’. That hobby stopped kasi I don’t have my own guitar. I didn’t pursue it kasi I only liked it dahil yung crush ko dati magaling mag guitar. Hehehehe. Sumalangit nawa sya. =)

College days came, no choice ako but to play volleyball and badminton or else I’ll fail the subject. I somehow liked volleyball pero hindi ko talaga keri ang mag serve ng maayos at mag spike lalo na kasi sa pandak kong to ang baba ko tumalon. I loved Badminton though, bwisit lang ako sa playmate ko kasi ang galing nya, wala na akong ginawa kundi magpulot ng shuttlecock kasi hindi ko maibalik sa kalaban ng maayos. 

Nakakaloka!

Pero dahil jan sa mga yan kaya pumayat ako nung college ha? Sana nga lang alam ko na ang kahulugan ng sexy back then diba? Para nagpa picture ako ng bonggang bongga. =)

When I started working na, lalo akong nawalan ng sports.I was introduced in Internet, Browsing and social networking (Friendster and Facebook). I tried blogging in 2012 for my travel and fashion experience but I didn’t enjoy it a lot. I think I am running out of things to blog everyday. Traveling is expensive while fashion requires a very creative mind. Feeling ko wala ako nun so wala akong maikwento.

And now that I am a working mom? My new hobby was Blogging – for the second time around. I found the happiness in it na. I am a type of person na para makapag move on sa lahat ng bagay, I tell the story to my friend and everyone else na interested, even to myself, I re-tell the story (parang may schizophrenia lang diba?). In that way, lumuluwag ang pakiramdam ko and the best part, nakakapag move on ako. I found another place where I can voice out my side of the story – Blogging. I am not just telling it to friends, officemates and families but also to the world wide web. The more people I tell it to, the more na I’m moving on. 

So that means? Bonggang bongga na ang move on ako diba? =)

I found myself fulfilled and it helps me a lot to cope up with stress.

Thanks to Blogging, I found my long time hobby. =)

30 Days Blog Challenge Day 19: A Fun Memory

It’s my lunch break and I am blogging. I ate na kasi awhile ago so hindi na ako gutom. I can’t think of anything else but to catch up on my posts.

Tara Let’s start.

When I was younger, it’s always been the things that I want are those things that makes me happy. I travel, I eat what I want, I go out with friends, spending nights with Daryl, drinking nights with him and his friends, go shopping, mall hopping are the usual. I never get tired of doing those things. However, when I got pregnant and gave birth, I didn’t anticipate the changes that it will make. I thought it would be just as easy as ABC pero hindi pala. Mali pala ang naiisip ko. I never regret anything about James of course. I wanted him and I thank God for giving me such a wonderful baby boy. He was the cutest! I will never say though na what I have been now is something I never wanted. I liked it. I feel like I am more matured compared to what I was, I have a huge responsibility now and I have understood the meaning of “savings” kahit I am still in that stage na nag uumpisa pa lang. I believe everything naman starts with very minimal opportunity, it’s up to us how we will make it bongga along the way diba? =)

Anyhow, it makes me feel difficult to think of a fun memory. Whenever I think of good times, ang pumapasok lang sa isip ko is yung nagta travel ako. I am still craving for more pa kasi up to now. I wanted to go places, this time, with James. One of the Fun Memory was when we were in Coron, Palawan. It was different from those places that we’ve been through. The water is different, totally different from those that I have seen in Boracay and Bohol. When we had the second day of Island Hopping, it was different talaga, I swear. The water was scary, deep and blue. I am thinking na baka may bigla na lang hihila sa akin papuntang ilalim ng dagat sa sobrang lalim. We were in the water for almost the whole day that day. We have been to Baraccuda Lake and Twin Lagoon where you have to swam under two huge mountain like with a small tunnel in between while the water is about 20ft deep. Sobrang scary.

They said this is where the sea water and fresh water meets so the water above is cold while the water under is warm. Ang.sarap.pero.scary!

All I was thinking of back then was nakakatakot but for the sake na I was there and thinking that I will miss it, No way.

I'm sorry about the photos, konti lang. I can't find the other's on my archives. 

It was really fun. Nabitin nga ako eh kasi we haven’t been to other places pa. There were a lot Coron has to offer you. Ang masaya pa dun, cheap lang ang place compared to Puerto Princesa and Boracay. No wonder, Coron is making its way as one of the tourist destination na. At dahil sobrang fun ng memory na ito, this was what I presented when I applied for a new position as a trainor sa office. I made it to that reporting part but not on the final interview =(

Maybe, its not for me yet. I have more reasons now to work hard so next time na may openings for promotions, grab lang dapat ng grab diba? =)

See yah!

30 Days Blog Challenge Day 18: What You Like Best About Each Member of Your Family

Hi everyone!! =)

I’m really sorry I was not able to complete this blog challenge every single day. Nasa pang 18^th day na rin ako so hayaan na. Hehehe.

I had two sisters and 2 brothers. I was second to the youngest.

I would like to introduce them to you.

First, My sister Fraulene was the most masungit of them all. She’s all out with whatever she wants to say. If you’re not use to her attitude, baka masabunutan mo sya sa katarayan nya. However, she was one of the coolest din. Whenever she tells a story, imposibleng walang nakakatawa. We have been sharing fashion insights since then. During my happy-go-lucky days, I always convince her to buy the sizes that would fit me too so I can borrow it on a later time. Hehehe. Don’t get me wrong, she knows that. I also got the urge to travel from her. Sya talaga ang tunay na lagalag, nahawa lang ako. =)

Second, My eldest brother Ronnel. He was one of those excellent student during Godzilla days. Choz. Hehehe. We have a 10 year gap so I guess you will understand that we weren’t that close when I was young. Inaasar nga nya ako lage. There were those days na hindi talaga kami magkasundo but what I liked about him was, he’s in charge in doing those school project na mga drawing – drawing na yan. I even won first prize back in highschool because of the slogan that he made for me. He was also the go-to person of “Anong English ng?” questions. Hehehe. He was good at that. He even became my officemate back in 2011-2012 because we worked on the same company.

Third, my sister Grace. He was the silent one, the homebody. If given a chance at walang mga topak, we shared stories and laughed at it. She can be the electrical engineer of the family. Hahaha. Si butingting kasi yan. The electric fan stopped working? Butingting. Walang cable sa bahay? Kakabit nya cable. He was the opposite of Ate Fraulene. If Ate was the kikay, she was the simple type of person. Kapag nagdamit  nga yan eh simple lang din. Wag mo nga lang sya bubwisitin kasi pag napikon sya, warla kayo. Also, I remembered her answering my assignments back in elementary, cross stitching my projects and everything else.

Fourth, my younger brother. There was only 3 year gap between us. Back the time that we were still in Pasay, we sleep together and make chikahan din. We were that close but there were days din naman na mortal enemy kami. Ang hirap kasi nyan intindihin, abnoy ata. Hehehehe. But he was one of the clowns din, without him, hindi nakakaasar, nakakapikon, at nakakatawa sa bahay. Magulo nga kasi yan kausap. Hehehe. The best thing that I like in him is that there were those days na he will chika how he’s day went and with that close na kami ulit, aaway na lang kapag nagka pikunan ulit. Hehehe. Both of us were like the bunso. He was the baby boy and I was the baby girl.

Lastly, my Mom. She was the ever-so-madramang-mudra in the entire life. I don’t know if she was just like that or I can’t understand her dramas yet kasi I am still not on her age. However, she has been to so many sacrifices to live by and to support our needs most specially when my father died. She was there fulfilling the role of a father and a mother both at the same time. I was so young back then. There may be sometimes that I have questions in mind, I can’t open it up for her thinking how vulnerable she is of her feelings. I know she has been to so many things in life that only she is can understand but I am so thankful how she managed being a mom to 5 without a father. One thing I liked about her is she never failed to take care of us even we have our own kids. She was really a superwoman, is she?

I don’t want to be so dramatic on this post kasi I am so pissed on what I am doing while blogging as of now. Ang saya ko na eh, walang ginagawa kasi Holiday at walang masyadong gingawa sa office but there was this one phone number that auto dials our phone number. We call it “ghost call” where there is a phone call but no one is answering so ayun ghost call. Hehehe. Nakakainis kasi since it’s auto dial nga eh mga nakaka 60 na sagot na siguro ako sa kanya. Hindi naman pwedeng hindi sagutin dahil there were metrics that we have to pass. Grrrr!!

Annoying. Pero I don’t want to ruin my day. Mahirap na naman ma stress because of simple things. So love more, laugh more lang dapat lagi. =)

I don’t want to be so dramatic on this post kasi I am so pissed on what I am doing while blogging as of now. Ang saya ko na eh, walang ginagawa kasi Holiday at walang masyadong gingawa sa office but there was this one phone number that auto dials our phone number. We call it “ghost call” where there is a phone call but no one is answering so ayun ghost call. Hehehe. Nakakainis kasi since it’s auto dial nga eh mga nakaka 60 na sagot na siguro ako sa kanya. Hindi naman pwedeng hindi sagutin dahil there were metrics that we have to pass. Grrrr!!

Annoying. Pero I don’t want to ruin my day. Mahirap na naman ma stress because of simple things. So love more, laugh more lang dapat lagi. =)

30 Days Blog Challenge Day 17: A Photo of your Family

They might kill me kasi I posted it pero for the sake of this challenge, keber ko na lang sa mga faces nila. Hahahaha =)

That's me oh?! The baby girl.

(L-R) Kuya, Mama, Ate Frau, Ate Grace and Me =)

30 Days Blog Challenge Day 16: Favorite Food

When it comes to food, 50-50 ako jan. I maybe like it or I may not. I don’t eat vegetables talaga mga mare kahit anong pilit sa akin. The more na pinipilit pa naman ako, the more na ayoko syang kainin. I seldom eat those unfamiliar food din. Gusto ko yung mga kilala lang ng taste buds ko. I don’t smell the food din lalo na if it’s the first time na titikman ko kasi if I don’t like the smell? I have the tendency to judge na food and not eat it anymore.

Oo. Ganyan ako mag inarte sa pagkain.

Warla kami ng mga gulay teh!

The only vegetable mix I eat eh yung sa Tokyo-tokyo na side dish. I want to learn how they make it nga eh kahit yun man lang malafang ko. Idagdag mo na ang Ginataang Kalabasa at Ginisang Sayote. Yun lang period!

Hehehehe.

In terms of favorite food? Hindi ko talaga sure yan kasi I eat those that I want at any given moment. Lalong lalo na nung buntis ako. I will ask Daryl to buy me siomai only at Siomai house. Kilala ko ang amoy at itsura ng siomai nila kaya you can’t make daya on me. I will not eat any other siomai except the one from Siomai House talaga.

Also, isa sa mga pinaglihian ko yung Halo – halo ng Chowking. Before I knew I was pregnant, I demand halo – halo from Daryl. Ang lolo nyo naman, sugod sa Chowking Rotonda para lang sa request ko. Then later on, we figured out I was pregnant na pala kaya ganun na lang ang kaartehan ko, naging triple. 

Pero I had this comfort food talaga na I can eat every single day, Siomai! Yan lang talaga friends. Ipagpapalit ko ang mamahaling food para lang jan. Hahaha.

Naisip kong mag Franchise nyan kaya lang baka malugi kasi kakainin ko lang malamang.

Hahahaha. 

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Anyway, I just want to make singit this photo. I bought it last weekend. James ran out of all his necessity ng hindi ko namamalayan eh. I saw this Johnson and Johnson powder in a box. It has two different type of powder inside. I will make a review of this items on a different post.

Pramis! =)

Chika for the day ko? Naku sira ang elevator ng building namin from 2pm to 5pm. Nakakaloka! Paano ako bababa eh 4pm ang out ko. Mag kikita pa naman kami ni Ate sa World Trade Center. Pag nag hagdan naman ako, baka 5pm na ako makarating ng ground floor dahil nasa 30^th floor ang office namin. Hayy!! Super nakakaloka! Yaan mo na, stay na lang ako for an hour. Magbabasa na lang ako ng Mommy Fleur Blog!

Hahahaha. =)

Happy thoughts!

30 Days Blog Challenge Day 14: Things You Love

Hello Gals!!

I’m sorry I didn’t blog yesterday dahil I am so busy every weekend. I take care of James kasi on weekends diba? I can blog only if he’ll have his morning nap. The rest of the day, he will be awake na or matutulog pero idlip lang naman. Yung tipong less than an hour lang. Maybe it’s because sobrang init na ngayon unlike the last couple of months. Or maybe because my baby is growing older na so he wants to play in the morning then sleep at night.

Yesterday, I had a wonderful time with James. We played outside habang nakasakay sya sa walker nya. I will post the video soon.

For the mean time, here's a photo of him sa walker 

Cutie pie talaga!! Pramis! Matutuwa kayo sa video! Haha.

Anyways, I was the type of person na sobrang attached sa lahat ng bagay specially on my own things. I get saddened if some of my clothes will be given to our relatives kasi I have this thinking na I will still use them later on kahit hindi na sila kasya sakin. I have so many things that I love but what I will show you are those that I was able to buy/achieve in my own money. Hehe.

TRAVEL – I so love travelling to the highest level. If we are friends in Facebook, you have witnessed those kaseksihan days ko when I had all the guts to wear swimsuits pa. Hahah! I have been to places before I got pregnant and I am looking forward to have James with me on my future travel.

Makabalik lang sana ako sa ganyang katawan oh! Hayy.. 

CAMERA – My one and only camera is still alive though I seldom use it na. I bought it in 2010 along with my apple Ipod touch. I was planning to buy a sony cybershot camera but my money was not enough to buy the one I like. I settled with the Olympus camera which was a great one too. The only problem I have here is that most of the time, ang blurry ng photos. I don’t know kung dahil ba sobrang daming application ng photos that I can’t understand them all or dahil sa ganun lang talaga sya.

NETBOOK – My sister went to Singapore in 2011 for an exhibit. She said she bought this along with a Canon DSLR. I wanted the camera pero I also wanted a laptop that I can use kesa nagta tyaga ako sa internet shops diba? If not with my netbook, malamang wala akong blog. :)

These are the material things I love the most kaya nga sila ang mga una kong binili above all my wants. Although there were still many of them that I badly like, saka na lang muna ang wants.. I have to focus of the needs instead.

Tama?

Tamaaaaa!!! :)

30 Days Blog Challenge Day 15: Your Celebrity Crush

When I was younger, I am a fan of Telebabad and Telenovelas na naglipana sa mga TV stations. However, when I reached college days, it was lessened kasi I seldom go home early. We have this and that done every now and then plus gala pa after so gabi na ako nakakauwi. Most of the time, broken hearted din ako so I don’t prefer watching televisions or movies. Emo lang ang peg ko hehehe! When I started working, that’s the time that I got the money that I can spend to watch movies etc etc.

Nowadays, I seldom watch Tagalog Telenovelas, I am more of watching movies sa big screen. I don’t know. I am not that couch potato lang, minsan kinatatamaran ko pa manuod ng movies kahit sa DVD na lang. Sometimes,

Dadang: “hindi mo pa napanood yan? Tara let’s watch it”.

Me: Ayoko, tinatamad ako.

Dati yan ha? Nung wala pa akong James. Ano pa kaya ngayon? Heheh

But But But I know some people pa rin naman in showbiz. Minsan chismosa din ako, nanonood ako ng mga The Buzz at Startalk kasi mas gusto ko ang mga chismis sa mga buhay ng artista eh. Hehehe #chismosa

My ultimate crush is Brad Pitt. 

 Mejo di ko lang type yung hair nya sa World War Z. I liked him dun sa ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’. I watched that movie sa Nokia phone ko lang back then. I so liked it na naaalala ko pa rin sya up to this point. :)

Syempre mawawala ba ang Angelina Jolie? 

Gustong – gusto ko sya kapag gumaganap sya ng mga roles like Salt and the Tourist kasi she looked smart kaya bagay na bagay ang roles na yun sa kanya. She’s so sexy din. Ang hot kaya ng pouty lips niya. Hehe.

Those two talaga ang pinka gusto ko in showbiz. They were like a perfect couple pa diba? So cute. 

Osha! Grabe sobrang sakit talaga ng likod ko eh. Huhu!
Papahinga muna akish paguwi ko galing work. :)
See yah!

30 Days Blog Challenge Day 13: Something You Want to Buy

When I was young, mom said I had the most number of clothes compared to my siblings. There was this Ale or manong ata na dumadaan in front of our house when I was a kid. He/She sells dresses and garments for girls and boys. He/She usually asks me to fit a dress and will tell me “ang ganda”. Si ako naman, gandang – ganda sa sarili ko so I won’t take off the dress na. End up? Bibilhin na lang ni mama ang dress. Even before, Mama never failed to buy me clothes kisehodang sa ukay – ukay pa yan. Take note ha, magaling at masipag maghanap ng damit ang mudra ko jan sa mga ukay-ukay na yan. Minsan nga lang, di ko bet yung mga kulay or style kasi mahilig sya sa mga ruffles na damit. Alam mo yun? Yung mga uso nung panahon nya. Hahaha!

When I started working, all my salary goes to everything I want – clothes, shoes, food, travel and everything that my heart desires. I am so blessed that my mom molded me as a person who had kapal ng mukha para mag start on my own. I wasn’t able to finish college but then I got a job that supports everything I want. I don’t want to say that I had everything. As everybody knows, human desires never ends. We want this and that.

So for me, something that I really want? Hmmm.. It's hard to think ha? Pero let me show you.

Chicco Crib - James needs it na kasi malikot na talaga sya eh. Although hindi naman sya malalaglag sa mattress namin, I still want to buy him this kasi he can use it until he's a year old up to two diba?

I aimed to buy a house in 2013 sana pero I got pregnant and I have no job to support this ambisyon so keme na lang muna. Sooner or later, I'll have you.

I badly need new clothes kasi all those pre - pregnancy clothes ko, nasa mabubuting kamay na at alam ko matatagalan bago sila makabalik sa akin so I have to buy new things.

Syempre pag may house, dapat may car diba? Hehe. 

I want this kasi feeling ko beach bum ako so kelangan ko ng underwater camera. My sister have this brand and it was so cool!! Grabe as in. Ang ganda ng resolution ng photos parang naka DSLR ka na rin. Of course, maganda din ang price :)

Oh I long wanted this kasi nga before diba, ambisyosang froglet ako na fashionista kuno and those fashion guru uses this to make those outfit shot bonggasious Hahaha! I want this kasi nga pictures keep those memories alive, so why not take them with wonderful cameras diba? The only problem is, ang bulky nya at ang hirap dalhin.

Ay sorry, something lang pala.. Some things pala yung mga nilagay ko. Hehe.
But in the long run, what I really want is a healthy James and a Happy married life. Yun lang.. Yang mga materyal na bagay na yan, I work my ass out to get them anytime pero those things that makes a family complete? Todo effort dapat ang kailangan at lakas ng loob. I hope I'll be in this stage na makakapag kwento din ako ng married life no?! Sabi nga ni Mommy Fleur eh, Crossing fingers, and legs, and arms, and eyes.. at lahat na ng pweding i cross hahaha! :)

Pero for now, those will remain on my wishlist kasi I have plenty to buy pa for James. I don’t know what else I need to buy him pero if I have money, they all go to James. Saka na lang siguro if I have extra money diba? Or pwede din naman na sa 13^th month pay na lang. Mejo matagal pa pero I can live without this things pa naman so never mind muna ang peg ko. Hehe.

In time.. they’ll wait for me, I know! :)

S.T.A.Y.P.O.S.I.T.I.V.E