mommy day '08

Got this cute mother's day tag from Cheche! thanks sis!

Myspace Mothers Day Graphics

Rule:

1. Just choose any mother’s day graphics from zwani to greet the mommies you know.
2. Add your blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs.
3. Tag other mommies you know.
1. bloggerhappy
2. berryscrappy
3. In This Game of Life
4. Scribbles of My Life
5. My Pride & Joy...MY LIFE
6. kathycot
7. buhaymisis.com

now my turn to pass this thing to: KRISTINE,LITZIE,MAI,ALPHA,AMORE AND LIZZ!

gps

With the high rise of crimes nowadays, it is such a good thing to invest in something that would really benefit yourself, your loved ones and your assets right? Having peace of mind and security at the same time is much needed, what am I talking about are the benefits you can get if you have a real time gps tracking installed in your car. So whenever your kids or your beloved half are on it, you can make sure to monitor them wherever, whenever. No need for hassling them by calling or texting about their whereabouts. And yes, this great gadget is also being offered to companies to be use in their different needed functions. GPS tracker is one great investment to acquire.

TO DO

Got a To DO tag from Andrea, Macy and Jody :)

Daily Sked

7-9am - wake up time hubby and i. open my laptop. blog. blog hop for 30 minutes. clean and sterilize milk bottles. clean house. prepare breakfast
9am-10:30 - wake up time of Olin. gives her yakult or fruit juice and cereal for breakfast. bathe her. let her watch tv (she loves dugong! lol)
10:30-11:30 - prepares lunch. once in a while check opps online. blog. friendster.
12:00 - lunch time
12:30-3:00 - tv time- wowowee. siesta time. Olin's nap time
3- 4:00 - once again goes online
4pm - watch El Cuerpo :) .merienda time
4:30-5:30 - play time with Olin
5:30-6:30 - prepares dinner. hubby arrives. Olin plays with him while I take my bath
7pm - dinner
8-9:30 - tv time. family time
9:30 - we try to sleep. sometimes i goes online again or the husband checks his email and surf
10:30 - lights off.

BUSY PEOPLE: 1.) my chopsuey 2.) mind bubbles 3.) vanity kit 4.)somethingpurple 5.) a detour 5.) Confessions of a Supermodel Wannabe 6.) 6) Mommy Talks. 7.) Aggie Shoots. Aggie Scraps 8.) Winding Creek Circle 9.)Pink and Brown Diaries. 10.) Juls Random Thoughts 11.) In This Game of Life12. kathycot 13. buhaymisis.com

tagging: MACY. THET. LIZZ. MAI. ANN. JONAH

need blinds

I am now thinking of buying a new set of window blinds for our bedroom. You see, my daughter can't sleep that long in the morning and in her afternoon nap because the room is well lit with the natural light from the outside. So I guess that having blinds will make the room a little darker if we need to, I remember when I was young my mom used to close all the windows and the door of our bedroom so I can sleep. Maybe Olin gets that from me too don't you think so? I wonder how much would it cost us for the blinds that would fit our little bedroom window. Might hit the mall this coming week. Oh my, now the brat is wide awake already with thirty minutes of nap time! so you get my point eh? go to go now...

sicky

Just when I thought that we could have a fun and memorable mother's day today, guess what? my daughter is sick! common colds and cough, simple I know, but we are so not used to seeing her down with such virus, now she likes to lay down every time instead of playing. We drove to the nearest Jollibee and brought her french fries but to no avail, no appetite at all. It breaks my heart seeing her like this. Then I realize that I haven't been updating my medical insurance monthly payment! darn, I should have settled it a few months back. My mom says that we must have it handy and ready at all times because we never know when emergencies can strike. I only hope that my daughter would get better soon, having no need to bring to the hospital and all. That is my mother's day wish.

Miss her

I am so missing my Olin! you see, for two consecutive nights she's been sleeping over at my parents house because I have been so very busy with the mini-cake and cuppies business for Mother's day. And finally, after two sleepless nights every single order is done and was delivered, oh yeah, there are still two mini cakes here left for later delivery. Right now my body is too tired already but my heart instructs me to go and get my daughter. I heard she's having way too much fun with her two cousins right now, her tita texted me and told me that she already had her lunch and now playing/riding her dora beep-beep while watching Wowowee. I'm just waiting for the hubby now to come home from one of his errands and I will ask him to fetch the brat.

Bdw, tomorrow is Mother's day! second hit for me! :) two happy years being a mother! :)
Still got no plans for tomorrow though, but I'm craving for some Japanese, we'll see....

Happy Mother's Day to all mommies out there! Cheers to us!

cats

One of my aunt is into taking care of cats, in fact they got more or less nine cats in their household. I remember that ever since my cousin were small they were already used to having cats in the house as their pets, but actually owning them as one of the family. This coming June would be the birthday of my aunt and I am thinking of getting her a cat tree. I believe that she would be ecstatic to receive such thing, that would meant joyful moments for her beloved cats. I will just have to look for the cutest design available that are affordable and have it shipped in their place since they are based in the states and the renowned manufacturer is also located there. Quite practical idea rigght?

Lasik

My mom asked me earlier what a Lasik treatment is all about. Actually, I have no idea on how this procedure is being done and how can it actually help a patient when it comes to their vision, but as far as I know, the grandmother of my husband had undergone this type of treatment or surgery or whatever way it was being done. And as now, Grandma's vision has improved and there are also some good effects aside from the vision were given by this Lasik Treatment. I heard that this is being a well favored procedure here in the Pi too, having it started in the US now it has come to create a wave here in our country, and a lot of people are already lined up to take this procedure too, anyways, I will try to research more about this thing, so as not to get left out by the latest technologies and medical procedures.

update update

It's another midweek and I am so facking lazy and tired rolled into one. Mahirap pala talaga maging yaya/help-less noh?! I mean, from squeezing in all the chores in the house plus taking care of an uber kulit na toddler is really dehydrating! no, don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining here you know, I'm just making kwento of my daily life after the yaya leaves us. It's just you know nakakamangha lang talaga whenever I start arranging the bedroom in the morning then the clutter in the living room jusmeyo hindi pa ko tapos meron nanamang ligpitin sa kitchen! so mega wash naman ako plus the 'didi' (milk) bottles then sterelize, eto nanaman may kalat nanaman sa may living room, then sa mini play area ni Olin naman, of course yung cr naman after. Imagine not yet done with the lysol moments ko sa cr floor meron nanaman akong next agenda terrace! ay, total workout talaga ang drama ko! hahahahaha!
Now that's the reason why I haven't been able to update my blog as much as I wanted to, kasi may malikot na bata na lagi kong bantay! hehehehe... kaya ayun, di nakasama sa PR up grade ang kawawa kong blog! :(
Anyways, what's up with you guys lately? will try talaga to blog hop later tonight, and finish all the opps that were send by the sheriff :)
Will be very busy this coming weekend at medyo sinwerte, mading order ang KP Creations na mini cakes and cup cakes for Mom's Day... :) will try to upload the sample photos too later :)

social spark is up!

I was able to catch the latest news on blog monetization and guess what?! I got hooked! from all the juicy details it has to say, you can never leave from that place, I tell you, you'll find yourself creating an account with the high hopes of making more money with them! With the fact that it is being recommended and promote by the big triple P, then it must be really good! So you want to know what I'm talking about? Although I know that you are quite familiar with this, but again it is SocialSpark that I am so happily talking about. Actually, I've been hearing about this SS thing even before it was launched, but I was too busy to actually visit the site and learn what this is all about, but just yesterday when I log in and blog hopped, I realized that there are so many bloggers who are into SS that fast, so why wait right? I quickly jump in the bandwagon and voila! I got my own account now with them! that fast! On top of that, I'm actually looking forward to more and more bloggers who signed up and get a talk about cool stuff and blog monetization. It's just being inside a one community wherein members got the same interest as yours, right? so what are you waiting for? sign up! and see you there!

weekend snapshot

A food photo taken from my Photog gig two weeks ago, I was looking for a photo to be use in my Weekend Snapshot entry when I saw this yummy delight served for the guests during the birthday party... and now I'm hungry!

laptop

My SIL talked to me about her interest of getting one of those cute and portable laptops in the market today, being an out going person as she is, she really needs one that she can bring wherever she goes for the files and data she needs for her clients, anyways my sister recommend one of those little but powerful laptop computer that has huge memory and graphics excellent visual capacity. Plus the fact that it is really affordable makes it more the eye for the buy. You see, after almost a year of being a laptop user I definitely recommend the use of this gadget compare to bulky computers because you can really do a lot with a compact notebook, plus it is advisable for those who doesn't have enough space in their pad.

P game

I didn't know that there are people who are so into poker gaming that some of them actually owns a calculator made for the game itself! There is even a site that gives out Free Texas Holdem Poker Strategy Calculator anyone can use to create a strategic moves and plays so as for that person to win every poker battle he will face. An also, whenever a player uses this calculator, his competitiveness skill is being sharpen thus creating a real determined player in every poker table he will take part. It's like building and helping to boost once self confidence with connection to that game. With this Hold`em Radar Software, one can also learn new and different tactics to improve their poker skills and basically train them to become a pro in this field be it online or in actual poker tournament.

Ayibi as in Jollibee!

This red bee mascot is so sikat at patok with the kids noh?! I didn't actually believe it myself before whenever other mommy-friends of mine tells me that their kids are so adik with Jollibee. But now, a total convert. As in, and Olin is my living active proof. Imagine, mas una pa nyang sinabi ang Ayibee kesa sa Nanay! kamusta naman yun?! minsan nga iisipin mo na lang na si Jollibee ang nagpapalaki sa kanya at talaga namang iiwan nya ang lahat para sa happy bee na ito! kalurkei talaga! Isipin mo naman kahit gaanong kaliit na logo/picture ni Jollibee nakikita nya kahit yung mga nasa poste na nakalagay "Jollibee 100 meters away" ay kita nya at magsisigaw na cia ng "Ayibi! Ayibi! Ayibi!"

Ang totoo cute talaga whenever we see Olin so happy with her bestfriend, lahat ng commercial nito lalo na yung 30 years anniversary with the song " mahal tayo ni Jollibee!" ay panalo, talagang mega dance number ang render ni Olin at sigaw at irit! funny talaga!
Kaya hanggat kaya, ang tatay naman mega-drive thru ang drama para bumili ng isang regular fries para sa kanyang unica hija! at ang saya naman siyang sasalubungin dahil may bitbit siyang plastic ng red bee... eh minsan umuwi si husband ng walang dala, ayun mega walk out ang drama ng bulinggit ko, as in deadma sa tatay nya! walang Jollibee equals deadma ka! matinde!

The above photos were taken a few hours after namin ihatid si papa ko sa airport, dinaan namin ang mga chikiting sa Jollibee Noveleta kasi maganda at bago ang play area dun, sakto naman at merong may birthday party kaya mega-appearance ang lolo bee nyo, kaya ayun bago cia mag-dudu-mance sa party eh pa-picture galore muna kame!
At ciempre wallpaper ng laptop ko ngayon ang group pic kasi ito lang ang pang-patigil sa malikot na si Olin! lol

facial session

After a stressful and busy week my husband gave me a well deserve me-time that I opted to spend it in the mall to buy some personal stuff I've been needing and had a facial treatment too! Although I got no problem with pimples that is why having an acne treatments is not on the list, black and white heads are the ones I'm having a hard time with. That is why I opted for a botanical treatments that is said to remove all those unwanted blackheads forever. Oh well, I'm hoping for the best though, even if the treatment won't be able to stick with its promise of getting rid all my whatnots at least minimize the sprouting will do good, and a monthly facial will do the job for that.

ff!

Appetizer

When someone smiles at you, do you smile back? -- if i know the person though, yes i do

Soup

Describe the flooring in your home. Do you have carpet, hardwood, vinyl, a mix? -- tiled up but we have a medium carpet on the living room

Salad

Write a sentence with only 5 words, but all of the words have to start with the first letter of your first name. -- kathy knows knives kill knowles! yikes! :)

Main Course

Do you know anyone whose life has been touched by adoption? -- yeah, there are 3 people I know who has been adopted, unfortunately, one doesn't know that she is.

Dessert

Name 2 blue things. -- my tank top and our bed sheet

chemise

Now let me tell you a secret, when I was in High School and College I never ever wear a chemise under my school uniform even if it is required for the female students, the reason? because I find it too hot! wearing long sleeved blouse with an under garment is a torture don't you think? but if those chemise would like the one in the picture I might! you see how cute and sexy it is? but I'm sure it wouldn't look nice with an all white school uniform, but it might work as a lingerie. I hope to find one like this on the local stores, now that I'm wanting to have one sexy night piece.

YQOTW

1. Have you tried running far away from home alone? How does it feel? --Nope, don't have the guts to do it even when my mom and I declared WW3!
2. Who or what is most beautiful to you? -- my love for the whole family...nothing can beat that!
3. You are still sleeping and suddenly someone wakes you up. What would be your first reaction? -- bad trip men! lol, it depends actually if its an emergency or just trippin' kind.
4. What’s your significant other/partner/husband/wife calls you? And what do you call him/her? -- be, from baby --bebe got it?
5. Someone is knocking at your car window, and you see a little girl selling fruits for $1. Are you going to buy one or just ignore her? Please be honest. -- most of the time no.
6. What time did you wake up today? Happy or Sad? -- 8 am, Olin wakes me up --happy!
7. Do you go to work everyday? Where? -- yes, here in the house, I'm the all around staff!
8. What did you do this past weekend? -- Saturday was spent in my parents house and Sunday in my In laws place --pretty fair right?
9. A random photo off the web…anything at all that you think is worth posting. Post it here.
10. Why did you chose that picture/image? -- can i call this pass? will try to look for one

Tuesday blurbs

Now that we don't have a nanny anymore, thus making me do all the stuff here in the house and when I say all that means totally everything! It has been more than a week now since I became the domesticated queen of this house and to tell you honestly, I'm loving it! not in a sarcastic loving way, but honest to goodness loving what I am doing now, all the while I thought that myself wouldn't be fit to house chores and taking care of a toddler, but I was totally wrong! Anyways, since we are now living help-less the husband also gives up some of his hobby time to help me and take part of the daily chores. Imagine he wasn't joining his friends for some air gun match and hunting sprees, well I told him that if he really wants to he still can, actually I've been thinking of getting him one of those BDU Pants he can use for his hunting and air soft games.

refreshing!

here's a snap of my niece having her grandest time with the pool during our family get together, and would you believe that she was in the in the water for like ten hours straight! yes, sunburn and her mad mother awaits her after the whole day fun! :) hahahaha

the car show

Another long overdue post here, been very busy the past few days having no help because the yaya left already last Monday, but she said that if its alright with us she'll be coming back on the third week of May, the husband and I didn't say anything yet as for that matter, if we will be getting her again, we'll see. So there, thank goodness the husband take turn on taking care of our tot and they are now busy watching television thus making it possible for me to blog!

Anyways, as I've mentioned last week we had a super busy weekend because of the events and occasions that we attended like the QAR Cars show held at SM Bacoor Parking Lot. The event was packed with car and motorbike enthusiasts making it a successful one for the organizers. The husband registered our Pajero and won the best in Mags category! having a size 22" bling bling, it was the best among all the car entries. Anyways, while waiting for the winners announcement, I had some good stroll moments around the area and eyed for potential competitors, there were like hundreds of participants having so many unique stuffs installed in their units like big monitors, cool and loud sound systems, hydraulics, super bright lights and even gps tracking devices! By the way, the husband won a plaque and some gift certificates for Casino Filipino, I'm still not sure of what is the coverage of that GC, that reminds me to check it out later.
Below are some of the pics during the event, more will be posted soon!

what the?!

Been watching the late night news program and I learned that the electric company will also be marking up their prices this coming May. Aren't we having enough? Rice, Gas and common commodities had gone increased the price and now our electric billings will raise up too. This is so much for the common people! The Government must have an up to date and more techy budget software so they can really study the situation right now, the burden of this crisis is being carried for so long by the average level of people and it is a tiring state. I myself being a housewife who handles the budgeting can't even imagine how to spend wisely every cents and pesos the husbands hands over to me, sometimes we can't help but call it short and has to adjust a little bit more in order to accommodate the things we need to prioritize. The situation can really make your mind tweak.

my 27

Yes, I am now twenty seven. And how did we celebrate my natal day? We just had a simple family get together at Water Camp Resort, again?! yes, we truly enjoyed our stay there with my in-laws thats why my cousins and I decided to bring the kids there and had it schedule on my birthday. Anyways, aunts and cousins were prepared for the waters that is why everyone brought along a pool gear with them, and during one of the talks, one of my aunts asked if anybody knows a good and effective diet pills she can take because her body is getting wider and bigger as time goes by, actually, everybody is having the same dilemma! I also does need one big help actually, I even can't look at myself in the mirror nowadays, it's really screaming loud! my fats I mean. lol

baby crib dilemma

A friend will be having her first baby next month and she was asking me where can she get those cute and compact baby cribs, actually she saw my daughter's crib and she loves it, but the thing is I didn't know where my Mother in Law got it, you see it was a hand-me-down thing from the eldest grandson of my In Law's side.So what I did was asked her where she bought it, again unfortunately she also forgot! It was so funny that I suggested to my friend that she just scout the malls and those nearby baby shops and see if there is anything that matches the style and compact ability of the crib we have now. I hope she'll be able to get one.

busy day today

The husband is on his way to SM Bacoor Parking Lot for the QAR Car Show. Yes, he will be joining! For the Best 4x4 division and the Best Paint Straight Category. I wasn't able to join him as of this moment because there will be a wedding this afternoon that I will be hosting, so I need to relax and beautify myself first. hehehe. But of course I would be joining him after the wedding, probably in the evening, when most of the spectators are coming in to watch while those many car insurance agents will also be on their feet around the area scouting for prospective clients. This is so exciting! I can't wait for the wedding to finish so I can drive myself fast to the show and see the husband!
And yeah, tomorrow will be another busy day for me, first a photographer gig on a children's party during the afternoon to be followed by a wedding hosting for a high school friend! :) now that's busy-ness life eh? :)

leaving on a jet plane

My father was, just this afternoon. China Airlines bound to Taipei - San Francisco - Atlanta - Miami. Yes with that so many connecting flight, it definitely would be a tiring trip for my dad... Pero even though he has been working as an OFW for more than a decade now our family has never learned to accept the sadness it always brought us whenever my papa leaves. Expect a tearful goodbyes a few days before he flies, and what more when we are in the departure area of the airport!? ay grabe na... iyakan blues talaga. My father ever since was not shy or even stop himself from crying whenever he feels to. Sa kanya ko ata nakuha yun, kaya lahat ng bagay iniiyak ko lalo na kapag nakakalungkot talaga.

It's just sad, really. Sigurado iniisip nya ngayon ang apo nya, baka kaya di makatulog si Olin now, it's way past her bed time na pero ingit ng ingit pa rin.

Sometimes I can't help myself to blame pa rin the Government sa lungkot na everytime namin pinagdadaanan sa tuwing umaalis si Papa... if only merong mga jobs na talaga namang pwede for the people that they wouldn't have to go out of the country in search for better opportunities eh di sana always happy family ang setting namin... walang good byes, walang naiiwan, walang mag-isang binubuno ang hirap ng trabaho just to provide a well deserve living for the family. If only...

It's just sad. Sana mayaman na lang kami. Sana di na naalis si Papa :(

today's rant

I am really pissed! You want to know why? because my Watermark Factory instalation path cannot be detected by my laptop, whatta?! I just cannot believe what the prompter keep on appearing in front of my face, error here and error there! This can't be! for one, I was able to use it like three days ago and was able to mark my photos so well, and two, no one is touching that program, not that the husband is not allow to use it but he opt not to click any program and softwares install on this laptop, he only uses mozilla browser. Great right? now who to run when things like these happens? no one! argh... oh God, I need my anti wrinkle cream now or else I'll look ten years older!

fashion job

I was watching PGKNB earlier today wherein Doctors and staffs from St. Luke's Hospital were the ones who played on their special round. Anyways, I noticed that there were a contestant who wears a very fashionable medical id necklace. At first I thought it was some sort of a logo or something but when the camera slightly focuses on her face and neck then I realized it was a medical thing related! It was so nice and it's like being so proud to what you do in real life, aside from the College ring most of the career peeps wear.

YQOTW

1. Were you named after anyone? i guess, from my mom's high school friend
2. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off? um, no... lazy to do it!
3. What is your shoe size? big 8!
4. If you were a flower, What f lower would you be? Tulip --orange one
5. What is your fave smell? My daughter's breath :) milky!
6. Which do your prefer scary movies Or happy endings? happy endings of course
7. Last movie you watched? gawd, I totally can't remember! blame it to the anesthesia
8. Do you prefer hugs Or kisses? both!
9. Favorite Dessert? ripe mangoes!
10. Look to your right, do you see a yellow color? hmmm, PLDT's yellow pages! lol

thanks Yen! i had fun! :)

teacher site

One of my childhood dreams is to become a teacher, I really don't know what struck me with that idea, maybe it's because the power a teacher has every time she speaks or something, imagine everyone in the classroom listens and obey to her teachings, command or whatever. Until I was in high school, I sometimes even pretend to be my classmates teacher once in a while. But then when I got in College I refuse to take up Teaching course, maybe because I got myself into thinking of working outside the country in the future or something not even considering the fact that there are so many teachers being needed to work in the rich countries all over the world! I should had have taken that course. But it was all over and done, what I usually do now is just read stories and everything that interests me with regards to teacher's stories and their life with their profession, one of this Timely Teacher Talk is a blog of a retired teacher, Betty B. I love her stories thats why I keep on coming back to her site.

watercamp getaway

Last Saturday, my SIL Beegel invited for a family getaway at Josephine's Water Camp Resort. I couldn't remember the last time I went to that place that's why I was so surprised to see all the improvements and how it become so nice. And yes, we never thought that the place would be so jump packed with people that we ended up getting those pricey tables for rent located at the second floor, because even the inns and cottages are full and are reserved already. But it was all good! everyone enjoyed the dip and the pools! as for me, the red flag is up kaya puro chibog lang ako! lol

Anyways, here are some of the photos taken during our outing...

We took off around 9am already, not in mind that there would be a lot of people who are scheduled for a swim too. And it was a Saturday, it was a lesson learned -to arrive at the place a little earlier specially when no reservation was made whatsoever.


Now here's a photo snap of the mag-kuya: Myk and Olin -all ready for a dip! but the adults are still making hakot the foods and everything thats why they waited for like an hour before hitting the waters :)


A view near our spot, crowds are mostly still in their cottages because the sun is still scorching hot during these times, thats why only few peeps can be seen enjoying the lazy river and the fun pool.


And because we (hubby and I) are so unprepared for this family outing, we weren't able to get Olin inflatables kasi she only has her mini pool here sa house that she uses, no inflatable balls or anything, kaya we opt to buy her na lang at Water Camp, good thing they were selling a lot of items but marked up a little higher compared sa mall. You see here, Olin being carried by her yaya pointing on the pink princess ball while muttering "etoh etoh etoh, bibi!"


So we got her this... mini-boat type float that cost 150 bucks. Di ba, it's expensive and with the quality...not worth it, pero no choice Olin has to have one kasi...


Here naman is her cousin Gab so in love with the water! She has her Hello Kitty boat float that Olin really likes, kaya when she saw the float immediately she rides on it and pretends to drive! with shouting "Bipbip Bip!" ... guess we have a future race car driver eh?

Anyways, di nyo na naitatanong my tot were so afraid of the pool! as in, we didn't know why, maybe because maraming tao or malaki yung pool for her... were still not sure. Kaya we have to patiently wait until she can get a hang of it, cold blue water and all...


Look naman at her facial expression! ayaw niyang magpabitaw! grabe she cried her heart out loud for like 15 minutes. It was only Ate Mean who's with her during the first few minutes kasi the husband is still grilling the liempo, while I nasa may pool side lang watching and talking to her...