Womanhood and Everything in Between

Look at this planner: Lego inspired planner from Dunkin Donuts. At last, may planner na rin ako. :) My SB planner ay napunta kay husband.  Ang cute, 'no? Parang laruan lang. Hehe. Tenchu Mark for this planner. :) Si Mark po ay isang kaibigan at kasamahan sa trabaho. Today is his last day here on... here in Pinas lang naman. :) To Morroco ang lolo mo. Kaya nagpaulan sya ng Donuts dito sa office. Hehe.

I saw this picture in my folder, I guess I have to share it. Again, please excuse the blurry picture. My mom's specialty My mom doesn't cook before. I grew up with a helper who cooks so well. Kaya hindi na nag effort si Mama before na mag-aral magluto. So, when I became independent and lived away from her, she opted to live alone na lang without any kasambahay. That's the only time she started learning how to cook. Ang alam ko, master sya ng prito at sinabawan. Pero yung mga may sarsa, hindi nya pa masyadong niluluto. Maliban of course sa mga ginataan. Yes, I am a Bicolana. Kaya 'yang Laing ang specialty nya. Looks yummy? Masarap talaga 'yan. Promise. :) I'll share her recipe here someday.

I remember I haven't shared yet my priceless possessions. Pardon the blurry pictures, wala pa akong magandang camera. Kawawa naman ako. Though my husband and I own 5 point-and-shoot cameras, (Swear! Gamit naman kasi namin sa business kaya ganun karami) I seldom use them. Tamad kasi akong magdala ng kung anu ano. So please bear with my pictures or with my full-text posts. Promise, someday I'll get myself a DSLR. (wish wish wish). Tantadadan.... Me and Li'l Me. This was taken in Tagaytay during the Holy Week  last year. I was still pregnant with our second baby. Meet my handsome husband with our second Princess. This was taken last December 30, 2012. There you go. They are my priceless gems and I will surely treasure them for the rest of my life. :) Aren't they lovely? I will share more pictures of my family once I get to own a nice camera.

AMALEYT! (To the tune of AMALAYER) You see, I live in Cavite. Ulit. I live in Bacoor, Cavite. Mas malapit na syang imaginin. Lol. And my work is in Ortigas. And I am a dakilang commuter. To make the situation worse, yung mga van na bumibyahe samin, lahat COLORUM. Ooopppsss! To all the drivers or operators, pasensya na po, walang personalan. Kaya lang, kawawa naman talaga kaming mga commuter kasi kami ang higit na naaapektuhan sa hindi nyo pagkuha ng prangkisa. The result, late kami lagi kasi lagi kayong umiiwas dun sa mga lugar na may mga nanghuhuli. Minsan tuloy naiisip ko, we also play a major role here. Kasi tinatangkilik naman namin sila kahit alam naming illegal sila. Pero wala naman kasi kaming choice. Or meron? Hay naku, ewan ko ba. Kumuha na lang kasi sana sila ng prangkisa. Good vibes, asan ka?

Sa sobrang dami kong naiisip na i-blog and i-share, wala akong masimulan. Hehe. I don't know where to start. Waaahhhhh!!!  Mahirap rin pala talaga to put into writing yung mga thoughts mo. Kahit sobrang madaldal kang tao, pag isusulat mo na, mahirap pala. Hindi kasi ako nagsasave sa draft folder. I want it straight from my mind to yours para mas may feelings. (Ayan tuloy, wala akong masimulan.) Wish me luck guys! Sana I'll be able to put into writings na everything I have in mind. Promise. I'll write soon with more sense na.

Natural ata talaga sa mga nanay ang maging OA sa kapraningan. I am an avid reader of Mommy Fleur and so I can always relate sa mga kapraningan moments nya. I have my own long list of how I get OA protecting my kids. Hehe. Last year, hindi maubos ubos yung balita sa TV tungkol sa mga batang nakikidnap. To make it worse, sa loob pa mismo ng mga hospitals kung saan dapat eh secure tayo, dun pa may mga nangyayaring nakawan ng bata. Or even sa mall na dapat happy place yun for kids. Pati na rin sa tapat mismo ng bahay mo, hindi mo na mararamdaman na safe ang mga anak mo. So I want to write this letter to my Angela. Dear Anak, Wag mong kakalimutan yung bilin ni Mommy sayo sa tuwing nasa labas ka. Di ba naikwento na sayo ni Mommy yung tungkol dun sa mga bad guys? Wag mong kakalimutan na kagatin sila sa kamay at sumigaw ka ng malakas pag may bad guy na kumuha sayo. Tatakbo ka palayo sa kanila habang sumisigaw anak. Lagi mong tatandaan na kami lang nina Daddy, Mommy La, Papa Ar...

After posting a while ago that I am sad today, hindi na pala. Agad agad yun. Hehe. 20 days into blogging and I now have a constant reader. Thanks KimchiiMommy for the trust. Hopefully hindi ka ma-bore sa mga stories ko. To answer your post yesterday "Who else to follow?", I'll list down my personal favorites: 1.  My Mom-Friday : She's the reason why I started blogging again. She inspires me a lot. I accidentally found her site while searching for the recipe of Blueberry Cheesecake . I found her recipe simple to follow, plus, no-bake pa sya. So easy talaga. 2. Mommy Fleur : I always start my day with reading her blog. And once you start, you just can't stop. You'll love how she would re-tell her everyday accomplishments, stories, shopping grabs, funny moments and even her sad thoughts. Nakakatuwa yung transparency nya that you'll feel attach to her kahit you don't know her in person. 3. Market Manila : This is a food blog. I have to warn you...