Womanhood and Everything in Between

Here's the birthday girl before the party starts. Hangkyuttt! Di ba? =) Syempre, hindi papayag ang ate ng walang solo picture. =) Camera shy talaga kami ni R. =) And the Mommy La. =) Alam nyo bang DIY lahat ng decorations namin that day? Sabi ni R, magpagawa na lang daw kami ng tarpaulin. Kaso parang hindi ko na kasi bet yang tarp tarp na yan. Buti na lang maganda ang kinalabasan ng mga pinag gugugupit namin, kundi ang dami ko na naman maririnig kay R. Hehe. Sa street namin, halos lahat ata ng bahay eh may mga bagets. Kaya I made sure na invited silang lahat. Para na rin makilala namin ang isa't isa. Eversince kasi we moved in, wala pa kaming nakakwentuhan na kapitbahay. Nagpapakiramdaman ata kaming lahat. Pero I'm super happy kasi lahat naman sila umattend ng party. =) I noticed lang, dun lang sila sa unang picture nakaupo. Haha. Mabibisyo talaga mga bata ngayon, gusto nilang karga mo sila at sinasayaw.  Clown: Ate, m...

I am not a fan of candy crush..not yet. =) But I do enjoy watching my friends go gaga over the sweetest game ever. I sometimes can't handle myself and allow my fingers to touch and swipe those cutesy little thingy called candies. =) Last night, on my way home, I overheard the two ate's beside me: Ate 1: Pwede mo rin gamitin yang dalawang stripes na 'yan para makarami ka ng score. Ate 2: Ito ba? (pointing to those striped-candies) Ate 2 pala is playing candy crush on her iPad. Susme. I am pretty sure that these two ladies didn't arrive together. That makes them strangers to each others. Ate 2: Ano ba 'yan?! Hindi ko na naman natapos 'tong level na to! Ate 1: Sige lang. Madami kasing tricks dyan saka mga diskarte. Ate 2: (She restarted the game, so I guess she still have a lot of lives left, marami rami rin siguro ang nauto nyang magbigay ng buhay sa kanya) Last na talaga 'to, ayoko na! Me to myself: Weehhh! Hindi nga?! Ate 1: 'Yang mga choc...

*I almost forgot I still have this in my draft. Good thing it is still May, pwede ko pang ihabol. =) "Alam mo bang chikboy 'yan si R?" Yan ang unang sentence na sinabi sakin ni mother-in-law. At nawindang ako mga mare. Unang punta ko nun sa bahay nila sa Mindoro. First time ko rin silang makikilala and vice versa. I arrived early in the morning when everybody was still fast asleep. Around noon na ako lumabas ng room ni R kasi (1) maagang lumabas ng kwarto ang mokong (2) hindi ko alam kung saan sya pumunta, at (3) hindi ko alam kung sino ang bubungad sakin sa labas ng kwarto nya. Bilang babae na hindi rin naman ganun ka-liberated and bilang nasa probinsya ako na malamang conservative ang mga tao, nahihiya talaga ako nung mga panahon na yun. Ano na lang ang sasabihin nila, di ba? Na ako pa talaga ang pumupunta sa bahay ng anak nila. Gayunpaman, wala na akong nagawa kundi kapalan na lang ang aking mukha. =) After I heard those words from Nanay, yung ngiti ko na hanggan...

Although we always celebrate with a cake, I never had a cake as wonderful as this. Minnie Mouse themed cake from Tazzy Cakes 'Twas love at first sight! I knew I have to get the cake from Tazzy Cakes if I want to impress everyone, including my husband who questioned me why I paid a lot. He's kuripot like that. =) He's OK with those conventional cakes kasi. Hindi ako pumayag, gusto ko bongga ang cake ng anak ko! And it was. It was also my first time to offer cupcakes and I'm pretty sure that everyone fell in love with minnie mouse that day. Beautiful cupcakes It's flattering to hear my family and friends talk nonstop about how beautiful and delicious the cake and cupcakes are. Paulit ulit rin sila sa pagtanong kung saan ko inorder at pano ko raw nakilala yung baker. Hehe. Usually, nagtatagal ang cake sa ref namin ng isang linggo. Now, it lasted only for 3 days. Masarap kasi talaga sya. Sakto lang yung tamis nung cake for me. Although I find the cupcakes...

Happy Thursday morning everyone! =) I am  little quite  busy as a bee lately. After mother's day, dumating na ang aming pinakahihintay na workload  konting pagkakaabalahan dito sa office. Somehow our days were no longer filled with tons of stories and our tables with foods. Minsan tahimik kami hindi dahil busy kami sa kaka-FB but because busy talaga kami sa work. Kahit kami hindi rin makapaniwala. Ang hirap mag adjust! Chos! Anyway, hindi lang din kasi yun ang pinag kakaabalahan ko. My daughter will be celebrating her 1st birthday this coming Saturday na. Na-stress ako sa pagplano. Hehe. Yung bonggang plan ko mukhang hindi ko ma-a-achieve pero I'll make sure na magiging happy pa rin ang mga guests namin. I didn't have the luxury of time to visit Divisoria so kahapon gow ako sa Robinson's Galleria to buy toys para sa mga kids. And lucky me, naka sale ang TOYS R US! Until now yung sale mga mare kaya kung mapapadpad rin kayo sa galle, make sure to drop by TOYS R US. F...

I was supposed to blog yesterday but my mind was busy worrying kasi Baby Rain's cough got worse the night before. And I have to come to work na kahapon kasi andami ko ng absences. Kaya hindi rin mapakali ang lola mo dito sa office kahapon. Ganun talaga mga mare, no? Pag anak natin ang may sakit, hindi talaga tayo makampante. Last Saturday, I even texted some friends including a fellow blogger to ask where I could get Vapor Soove.  Vapor Soove is an in-house proprietary blend of essentials oils -- Eucalyptus, Lavender, Methol and Thyme -- with a proven soothing vapour and calming effect. This non-greasy ointment base provides gentle and effective relief for stuffy noses and coughs. Unlike other popular chest rubs, Vapor Soove is a Camphor-free formula, which makes it suitable for babies and children above 6 months. I couldn't get myself google it because my darling's been clinging on me all day. All I knew is that I read it somewhere but my over-occupied mind couldn...

For most of you, this is one of the most important days as a citizen of this country. It is our chance to make a difference. But sadly, I wasn't able to register myself for this election. Don't judge me mga mare. I promised myself to register as soon as possible dito na sa aming lugar. And I heard, Imus City is a hot spot during election day. Nakaka excite to think that someday, my vote would really matters a lot. I won't elaborate the issues since I am not in a position to say anything. So...enough of political issues. =) I had an exhausting Saturday. Once again, I've proven mother's instinct to be right. I woke up in the middle of the night to see Baby Rain uneasy and in tears, normally, I will give her the pacifier or if it's her feeding time, I'll give her milk. But I felt something's wrong so I hurriedly scooped her up. Natakot ako mga mare, she was shivering and breathing fast. I turned off the a/c agad agad. I wrapped her in thick blanket and fe...

I'm bad, I know! But it's better late than never. So.... Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful moms I know! And even to those moms I haven't met yet!

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This is a backlog. I know, right? I was busy yesterday kaya hindi ako nakapag kwento mga mare. =) Anyway, I was on leave last Tuesday. I need to submit the reports for my sideline soon. But the Engineer who I hired to do the work for me failed to meet the required churva of my client. Kaya to save my ass, I decided to do the job myself. So the next time I'll get more projects, I know how to do it. It will be much easier for me to guide someone else. Easy peasy lang pala mga mare. The only "BUT" is that, hanglayo! North Luzon sya. As far as Baguio yung nakuha kong project. I went to Pampanga last Tuesday to do a quarter of the project. Si hubby ang aking piloto that day. I wanted to rent a car pero he insisted para hindi naman daw ako malugi sa raket ko. =) Very supportive naman pala. Kaso on our way, he kept on murmuring na malayo daw pala. Sabi ko na nga ba, hindi rin makakatiis at magrereklamo rin ang mokong. Hehe. We arrived in Pampanga around noon time, nag drop by ...

EIGHT LIES OF A MOTHER  Anonymous The story began when I was a child. I was born as a son of a poor family. Even for eating, we often got lack of food. Whenever the time for eating, mother often gave me her portion of rice. While she was removing her rice into my bowl, she would say "Eat this rice, son. I'm not hungry". That was Mother's First Lie. When I was getting to grow up, the persevering mother gave her spare time for fishing in a river near our house, she hoped that from the fishes she got, she could gave me a little bit nutritious food for my growth. After fishing, she would cook the fishes to be a fresh fish soup, which raised my appetite. While I was eating the soup, mother would sit beside me and eat the rest meat of fish, which was still on the bone of the fish I ate. My heart was touched when I saw it. I then used my chopstick and gave the other fish to her. But she immediately refused it and said "Eat this fish, son. I don't really lik...

I am my mother's only child (I have a half sister and two half brothers) but I grew up with my cousins kaya hindi ko rin naramdaman na mag isa ako. It is still clear to me up to now my childhood memories. Every summer, we travel 8 irksome-hours (or more) by public bus so we can spend it to wherever my father was assigned. He was a military man (then transferred to Navy and retired as Coastguard). Well, that's basically the reason why I always tell people that I was raised by my mom, alone. Because she literally did so. And also because my parents were never married. But I never had any reason not to be a better person. I was never deprived with anything that a normal family has. My cousins and I treated each other like real siblings. They became my family. My uncles and aunts are all parents to me. My mom succeed in that aspect. She never made me feel alone, or worse, illegitimate. Because I always have a family I can call my own. Siguro kaya ako attached sa mga beauty salon ...

I woke up this morning with a bad headache. Hindi kasi ako nakatulog ng maayos kagabi kasi bigla kong na-realize na May na pala at wala pa akong nagagawa for Baby Aerin's party. Although I have a few ideas na naman kaya tingin ko hindi na rin ganun ka-toxic ang gagawin ko. We'll hold the party sa bahay na lang since we are planning to schedule the house-blessing on the same day para isang handaan na lang. Hehe. I've sent inquiries this morning to some suppliers so I have to wait for their responses na lang muna. For the meantime, search search na lang muna ako ng cake designs. I also decided to avail of Nestle's Ice Cream Cart. I ordered the ice cream this morning kaya one down na ako sa mga iisipin. =) Ano pa ba ang kulang ko? Hmmm... O sya, tuloy ko muna pag research ko ng iba pang suppliers para hindi sayang ang araw ko. =) Happy monday, everyone!

I gave in to Angela's request this afternoon to let them swim in her mini pool. Talaga naman kasing mainit. Though it wasn't my plan to let Baby Rain swim as well, wala na akong nagawa nung biglang umupo sa tubig ang bagets. At hindi ko magawang alisin sya sa tubig kasi tumitili pa sya sa sobrang tuwa. =) Did you watch the video? Sorry kasi medyo malabo, hindi ganun kaganda yung camera phone ko eh. Pero super nag enjoy yung mga bagets, di ba? =) How's your weekend so far mga mare?

Good morning mga mare! I just took a break from household chores. Kahit dumating na yung dalawa naming kasambahay (this deserves another post), I still make sure to do my part in cleaning the house every weekend. I'm sure mommies out there will agree with me, mas confident pa rin tayong mas malinis ang bahay natin pag tayo rin mismo ang naglinis. (Or is it just the OC me?) Anyway, I received a good news yesterday while I was still at work, may internet connection na kami dito sa bahay! (Thanks to PLDT!) =) And true, mabilis nga! Niloloko ko nga asawa ko kanina, "Bhe, hindi ko pa napipindot pero nag oopen na sya!" Exagge lang. Hehe. I still have to buy a router later for the wi-fi. Sakto rin kasi pagbukas ko ng ref kanina, tada! Empty na. That and buying the router tapos solb na ang weekend ko. Back to work muna ako mga mare. I found lots of basura na sa aming kwarto na kelangan ko nang mai-dispose bago pa bumalik si R from site. Si mamang basurero kasi yun. =) Happy...

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