hagdan

ang anak ko talaga…

nalingat lang kmi paglingon ko nasa hagdan na paakyat sa kwarto namin. takbo agad mama ko at ang magaling kong anak eh nagmadali pang umakyat. pagdating sa taas ayun nagtatatalon sa tuwa at tawa ng tawa samantalang ang mama ko eh napa-upo sa hagdan kse nanghina sa takot. 

haay… umpisa pa lang to…

august weekends

august 5. tom’s world. robinsons galleria.

august 12. my playroom. megamall.

august 20. dave’s funhouse. market!market!.

august 28. tom’s world. robinson’s pioneer.

 

hindi naman kmi masyadong busy mag-ina.

google earth

katuwa ang google earth. 

while

wala lang. hehehe…

life’s experiences

got this while blog hopping.  highlight the ones you’ve done.

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain *~did this twice~*
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said ‘I love you’ and meant it *~always~*
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped *~wanna try this one for so long~*
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise *~college days, daming project eh~*
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game *~pba, sunkist vs ???~*
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster *~sa EK pa lang~*
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking *~usually with johann~*
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer *~actually i’m thinking of buying another one~*
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing *~counted ba wall climbing?~*
49. Midnight walk on the beach *~hindi midnight eh pero late na~*
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight *~counted ba kung ibang game?~*
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo *~henna pwede?~*
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert” 
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage *~elementary days~*
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Had a one-night stand
89. Gone to Thailand *~wish ko to~*
90. Bought a house *~pwede ba kung lot muna?~*
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children *~one pa lang na makulit~*
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds *~wish ko rin to~*
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse *~sa baguio~*
119. Had major surgery *~na cs ako eh~*
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states *~two pa lang~*
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi *~once lang and hindi na mauulit, yuck~*
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad – and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language *~sa macau, turu-turo lang~*
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life

magawa ko kya lahat yan? hmmm…

saved by the pillow

last july 23, around 3am i heard a thug and faint cry. with only a dim light i sat up and looked at johann’s crib, he’s not there!  the first thing i thought was that he climbed out of his crib.  *~we added kse a 4-inch thick foam mattress to his crib~* then i remembered that earlier he woke up crying so i picked him up from his crib and let him sleep beside me in bed. i threw all the pillows he’s still not there. i checked the left side of the bed thank goodness he’s not there *~this side is higher than the other side~*. i checked the other side and he’s there lying quietly with his eyes open *~maybe he’s wondering what happened~* on top of a pillow, thank GOD. my son’s guardian angel came to the rescue that morning.

i never thought that this would happen to johann. mama always warned me about this. she’s scared that johann might fall on the left side of the bed.  i told rudney about it, he was worried but i assured him that johann is okay.  so that night, mama and my tita fixed our room. they put the foam mattress on the floor on the elevated side of the room and the bedframe on the lower side. i just borrowed my younger sisters’ foam for our bed in case johann climb on it *~which he actually did, he jumped on it and tried to reach the stand fan~*.

last saturday my uncle and cousin accompanied me to uratex in sfdm.  i bought a 6-inch thick permahard foam mattress with cover.  good thing they are on sale. i got the foam with cover, a basket *~for johann’s toys in our room~* and shower baskets for only 4000, i charged it all to my credit card *~sayang ang miles ~*.

now johann is free to roam around our room *~though its not yet fully child proofed~* . he loves jumping on the mattress, open the closets and remove his floor puzzle.  good thing he can’t reach the door knob yet. which reminds me, i need to look for a stairway/door gate soon.

relaxing

had a body scrub and a massage last wedenesday.  haay.. sarap. 

it’s been 2 years since i went to a spa.  i was planning to have one next week but since arnie invited lhen to go to a spa i went with them na lang. the next day after office we met at city lifestyle spa in qc.  i like this spa because their facilities are nice, their massage is great and their common room is like a vip room except that there’s no private shower (unlike in others that i’ve tried where their common room is one big room with several beds).  lhen and i availed the harmony package– body salt scrub, swedish massage and a hair spa {lhen bought a hair spa cream and we used it inside the sauna.  }  while arnie had a swedish massage only {late kse… }.

afterwards we had dinner at don henricos.  we had pasta, pizza and chicken {syempre buffalo wings… yumyumyum… }

lhen and i plan to do this monthly.  care to join us?  

favorite vcds

among johann’s vcd, these are his favorites.  he learned so many things from his vcds. his pedia adviced us not to let him watch too much.  average time should be 2 hours per week. in johann’s case that’s his minimum in a day. oh well…

 

his other vcds include servant of all kids, kids karaoke, musikang pambata, and many more.  he also have this alphabet for special kids which mama bought.  the latest addition to his collecton is elmocize.

 

currently he likes watching hi5 at nickelodeon.  i haven’t bought a cd yet coz its a bit pricey. wait ko na lang mag-sale. hehehe…

singapore!

an overdue post.  medyo mahaba.  kung tamad kyo magbasa view nyo na lang yung pictures.

we’ve been to Singapore last july 12-16.  i was hesitant at first kung tutuloy kmi.  punta kse si ate jhing sa singapore for a seminar, sabi ni mama sama na rin daw kmi kse sayang yung libreng hotel then pagdating ng weekend lipat na lang kmi sa cheaper hotel.  check ko rates ng Tiger Airways aba! they are offering 50% off when you book between june 5-11 and fly from july 1-31. i asked rudney’s permission kung oks lang, eh pumayag, so book ko na sya agad .

july 12. we arrived sa budget terminal ng singapore around 4pm. we left the airport around 5:30 para i-meet na lang kmi ni ate jhing sa lobby ng Pan Pacific.  ganda ng hotel, parang sarap tumira dun.  hehehe… anyways, mga 6:30pm dumating c arnie (morninggirls) sa hotel then wait namin c mira (morninggirls din) sa lobby.  treat nila kmi for dinner sa Lau Pa Sat. mga past 10pm na kmi naghiwalay, c arnie kse uwi ng manila the next day and c mira wait na sya ng family nya.  so kmi nila mama, tajhing and johann nag stroll muna dun. kakalakad namin nakarating kmi sa merlion park.  so picture picture muna.  then walk again papuntang esplanade, picture picture ulit.  then walk again papuntang marina square, finally nakarating din kmi sa hotel. past 12 na ata yun. pagod kmi sobra. sleep na kmi.

july 13. before 10am na kmi nakaalis ng hotel papuntang Singapore Zoo. eh tulog c johann pagdating namin dun so nag-lunch muna kmi ni mama sa kfc.  ala silang rice and gravy, side dishes and ketchup ang replacement.  after lunch, i bought the ticket and sakto naman pagpasok namin nagising na c johann. we rode the tram tpos cguro nung 3rd stop bumaba na kmi. i didn’t get to take a picture of all the animals. nakakatuwa si johann kse ang dami nyang kilalang animals.  we also watched yung animal friends show sa ampitheater nila. ang highlight nung show eh yung 2 sealions. other animals na nandun sa show are monkey, snake and may isa pa na di ko maala yung name.  after nun dapat punta kmi sa Mandai Orchid Garden kso pagod na si mama. bumalik na lang kmi ng hotel. nag-rest then we went sa Marina Square para mag-grocery. i was supposed to meet joan (amabarkada97) sa mall kso late na daw sya makakaalis ng office so saturday night na lang daw since mag-night safari kmi ng friday so we went back sa hotel. we asked tajhing to call yung sa reception kung offer cla ng day tour papunta malaysia, kung meron kse punta sana kmi eh wala daw though sabi madali lang daw pumunta, ala pang 1 hr eh nasa Johor Bahru na. eh gusto ko puntahan yung Petronas. 3 hrs mahigit daw byahe kya wag na lang tsaka nag-alangan din ako kse may kasama kmi bata. ayaw na ni mama pumunta ng Jurong Bird park the next day so mag orchard road na lang kmi. tingin na lang kmi ng mga pang-pasalubong.

july 14. we decided not to transfer hotel anymore. hassle din kse maglipat ng gamit, nagka-tamaran na kmi.  di kmi natuloy sa orchard kse ang lakas sobra ng ulan. di namin makita yung mga katabing buildings. nagpatila lang kmi ng ulan tpos magpunta na lang sa Suntec City Mall.  tingnan namin kung open yung Fountain of Wealth.  mag-cab sana kmi papunta, buti na lang mabait yung in charge sa taxi queue, tinuro na lang nya sa amin paano pumunta dun by foot. lapit lang sobra sa hotel, naka-connect pala sya sa marina square. hindi pa open yung ibang stores eh mag-11am na nun. so try namin hinanap yung fountain, nakita namin kso close pa sya. nakita ko yung Duck Tour.  sabi ko kay mama try namin since naka-upo lang naman kmi during the tour tsaka na-curious ako kse dami nakapila. while waiting for our schedule we went dun sa toy strore dun sa suntec. ang laki nya, bigger than the toy kingdom sa megamall. wala naman ako nabili kse mahal pa rin sya.  so we went back dun sa meeting place para sa tour.  we rode the “duck” sa labas ng suntec.  nung nasa river kmi nakita namin yung Esplanade, Merlion Park and yung hotel na tallest daw before ngayon hindi na.  nung nasa land na kmi nakita naman namin yung Civilian War Memorial, St. Andrew’s Cathedral, Raffles Hotel, and others (ngayon ko lang na-realize na yun din yung mga nakikita ko from our hotel room)  1 hr lang yung tour okay rin, di naman boring kse lively naman yung tour guide. ang naalala ko lang sa kwento ng tour guide eh sweldo ng singapore president eh nasa SGD200,000+ a month, ang may sariling bahay daw dun eh well-off talaga and para mag-karoon ka ng car dun you have to pay SGD10,000 as registration fee.  after ng tour nag lunch kmi sa marina square, as usual kfc ulit, ayaw kse ni mama mag-try ng di namin kilalang food baka masayang lang daw. went back to the hotel to wait for ate jhing kse punta kmi ng Night Safari. before kmi nag-night safari we went muna sa Funan IT Mall to do some shopping. wala ako nabili except for rechargeable batteries. we ate dinner at Swensen’s. medyo pricey ang food.  we arrived sa night safari past 10pm na and tulog na si johann.  the cab driver told us not to stay beyond 11:30 so that we wont have a hard time getting a cab. malayo kse sya sa city. we rode the tram, since hindi allowed ang flash photography wala kmi masyado pictures sa loob.  we left mama and johann sa isang bench and check namin ni ate jhing yung walking trails. nakakatakot kse nandun yung fear ko na baka may biglang sumulpot na hayop sa harap namin tapos ang dilim pa. pagbalik namin kina mama nagising si johann and ayaw na kmi paalisin so we went out na lang and dun kmi nagpa-picture.  mama bought souvenirs for her friends while i bought something for dra. eileene (pedia) and alyn (pedia sec). then we went home na.

july 15.  we prepared early since we’re going to Sentosa.  we rode the cable car from Mt. Faber.  takot na takot si mama. she asked me kung eto lang daw ba ang way papunta dun, sabi ko hindi, pwede naman kaming mag-bus. tawa kmi ng tawa kmi ni ate jhing, walanghiya daw kming magkapatid. papatayin daw namin sya sa nerbiyos. hahaha… pagdating namin sentosa, we rode the Carlsberg Sky Tower to view yung buong sentosa. next we went to the Underwater World. ilang beses kmi umikot. natutuwa ako sa dun sa mga jellyfish na maliliit. after nun we ate lunch then we went to Dolphin Lagoon. pagdating namin maaga so nakapili kmi ng seat.  After 45 mins, nag-start na yung show, ang gagaling ng mga dolphins, nakakatuwa. yung father ng dalawang dolphin pink pero yung mga anak nya medyo gray na.  after the show we went to find the Sentosa Orchid Gardens. di namin makita nung una. Nakarating kmi sa Fountain Gardens eh wala namang show so nagpa-picture kmi.  nung aalis na kmi tsaka namin nakita yung way papunta sa garden. konti lang yung flowers, hindi ata season pero magaganda naman. after nun nag-snack kmi sa delifrance then wait namin yung bus palabas ng sentosa.  we rode the mrt to orchard. shopping naman. as usual wala na naman ako nabili. we went back sa hotel para ihatid si mama and johann.  rest kmi ni tajhing sandali then punta ulit kmi ng mall sa may raffles. walk lang kmi papunta dun. wala naman ako nabili. pagbalik sa hotel, nasa sahig na yung bag and yung ibang gamit, time na mag-pack kse uwi na kmi the next day.

july 16. we woke up early kse maaga flight namin. we left the hotel around 9 am. si ate jhing late check-out pa. after check-in we had lunch and did some shopping inside, konti lang stores dun. maganda yung budget terminal ha, may free internet access sya. didn’t get to use it kse walang available.  sabi nga ni arnie (on which i agree) eh mas maganda ang budget terminal ng singapore kaysa sa naia. sayang nga di ko nakuhanan ng picture. we arrived sa clark around past 4pm na. medyo delayed yung flight kse they tried to wait for the indian passengers.

for sure babalik kmi dun. madami pa kming hindi napuntahan. baka next time singapore-malaysia na. hehehe… wishing…

comfort zone and new horizon

i got this forwarded email from beng (elitegroup97).  i’ve been in this position for so long.  wala lang, it just made me think na parang time na ata to get out of this comfort zone.

A trainer in a training session of young executives, began by drawing a diagram of a stick man standing in the middle of a circle. To make it more interesting, he drew things like a house, a car, and a few friends inside the circle.

He asked the question “Can anyone tell me what this is?”

After a long silence, one guy said “the world?”

The trainer said “That’s close, this is your Comfort Zone. Inside your circle you have all the things that are important to you. Your home, your family, your friends, and your job. People feel that inside this circle they are safe from any danger or conflict.

Can anyone tell me what happens when you step out of this circle?”

A strong silence came over the room.

The same eager guy abruptly announced “You are afraid”.

Another guy said “You make mistakes”.

The silence continued & the trainer smiled and said “When you make mistakes what can the result be?”

The first guy shouts “You learn something.”

“Exactly, you are learning.” The trainer turned to the board and drew an arrow pointing from the stick man directly to the outside of the circle. He proceeded to say “When you leave your Comfort Zone you put yourself out there, in front of the world to be in a situations that you are not comfortable with. The end result is that you have learned something that you did not already know, you expand your knowledge to become a better person.”

He turned again to the board and drew a bigger circle around the original circle, and added a few new things like more friends, a bigger house etc.

Thus if one stays inside one’s Comfort Zone, one will never be able to expand one’s horizons and learn.  Moving out of one’s Comfort Zone makes a bigger circle and a wider horizon……….