Elise is really matakaw nowadays.  She loves to eat rice with sabaw, especially if its sinigang with gabi, her and her dad’s favorite.  The only problem is that she gets hungry early in the morning and asks for her dede.

This morning was no exception.  So, instead of her waking up prematurely from hunger, I prepared her dede, in the middle of my blogging morning hours, so that she would sleep longer. Read the rest of this entry »

When I took a leave last monday (yes, this post is so waaay overdue), the hubby and I decided to drop by Trinoma to have Elise’s hair cut.  This time, done professionally, as opposed to my Grandma’s failed bangs trim (right photo).  We went to Cuts 4 Tots where there were cars for parlor chairs and a tv playing kiddie shows on each customer’s cube. Read the rest of this entry »

I got this from another blogger mom, Meng, who happens to be an officemate.  She made a manga-fied version of her whole family.  While I still have to make ones for the husband and the daughter, I’d like to share my manga-fied self.  (I already did a “cartoonize me” a while back with the simpsons and the south park engine)

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Oh-kay, so I stumbled upon the blog of Wordpress founding developer, Matt Mullenweg and he’s here in the Philippines to attend the Wordcamp. (unlike me, who, for the love of @$#%@, forgot to register)

Aside from his oh-so-beautiful theme (inggit ang lola mo), he had this really embarrassing photo of the latest immigration/customs form. Susmiyo, I wonder what kind of country he thinks of the Philippines now! What will our tourists say? See the photo after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

We’re in the tedious process of looking for a yaya for Elise now. The husband found work and we need someone to entrust the little girl to while we’re away. Lately, she’s been staying at my in-law’s while Paulo goes out everyday to tend to his paperworks. And whenever I call her on the phone, she refuses to talk to me. I don’t know if she knows how to make tampo na or she’s not fond of the phone. Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s theme: What do you consider BEAUTIFUL? Oh, that’s a no-brainer for a mom like me.

These are two words that get misused so many times. Especially here in the Philippines and I don’t know exactly why. I get irritated since many celebrities on TV exchanges one for the other. Yes, on TV. And they feel mighty proud of it, too, not knowing that they just made a booboo in front of so many viewers.

To set the record straight, here’s the meaning of these two words.

pronunciation n. The act or manner of pronouncing words; utterance of speech. A way of speaking a word, especially a way that is accepted or.

diction n. From the word Dictionary; choice of words to fit their context Read the rest of this entry »