Experience is a hard (brutal) teacher because she gives the test first, then the lesson afterwards.

Ouch! :_(

Ever since we came back from driving Pau to La Union, my head is one big provincial mess. I keep on imagining myself and my family living the simple life in the province. I fell in love with Aringay, a small, sleepy town in La Union. People here are living a very laid back life. Everything I see is like a hard contrast to the urban living that I’m used to. Major banks and fast food restos are a good 7 kms away but the town plaza, church, the highway and the beach is all just a good walking distance.

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No, not me. (at least not for another 5 years or so) My officemate’s wife tested positive this morning and he’s so esctatic that he decided to IM a lot of people, including me.

Being a parent for the first time was an experience I could never forget. Aaron’s IM reminded me of how Pau and I were all giddy when we found out we were going to have a baby. Thinking about our own encounter makes me smile silly. During that time, nothing could dampen my mood. I had this natural high. I even saved the pregnancy kit for Elise to see later.

Can’t believe how time flies, my little girl is turning 1 soon. I feel old. Old but happy.

Having a baby changes everything.

Elise just turned 10 months old today. She’s turning out to be a big, silly, happy (bungisngis) baby. Have yet to go to the pedia to check out her current weight.

At 10 months she reached the following milestones:
- two upper front teeth growing out
- can self feed herself using pincer grasp (thumb and forefinger)
- eats solids – rice and any soft viand (actually eats anything!!)
- can finish 6 oz of milk in one feeding (or 4 oz after meals)
- pulls herself up with support
- can walk with support (either on walker or mommy holding elise’s hands = aching back)
- babbles mama, dada, and tons of syllables
- waves bye-bye

I miss my little girl (and husband) badly. Weekends are just not enough.

– favorite Starbucks blend – Breakfast blend
- use powdered creamer only on instant coffee
- milk is still the best creamer
- brewed coffee is at its freshest when consumed within 30 mins. after brewing
- i want to buy me-self a press!!
- i miss iced caramel macchiato
- favorite food with coffee: choco butternut donut holes, cake, pandesal and butter
- reminder: drink hypertensive meds before drinking (heehee)

Saw this forum online about food. The poster listed her list of food adventures not found at malls or commercial places and here’s mine:

1. Cheep! P90 for 16 pcs calif maki at TOKYU, Panay (wrong spelling intentional)
2. fresh tuna sushi at FARMERS MARKET Cubao
3. Delish sosyal pares at JONAS Laloma or PARTNERS Roosevelt for your economy pares
4. bite-size eclairs and cream puffs at PUFFS and STUFF Holy Spirit Drive, Diliman
5. cheap but delicious pancit miki-bihon at PINSTIK also along Holy Spirit Drive

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aaaand…I…
… did the laundry
… fixed our stuff
… spent most of my day with the lovely daughter, who is constipated btw (yeah)
… took 2 naps (hoooray)
… made telebabad with relatives
… surfed the net
… took pics and uploaded them
…and blogged, but this entry didn’t reach 100 words. Lazy me.