Yan-Ple

TOYS For Sale!

2008-11-19T16:31:00.000+08:00

hello.

it's been awhile. yeah, i'm quite (lazy) busy lately. still uploading all the pics, water marking my party pics and composing ALL my blogs. will update SOON!!!

meanwhile, i'm helping a friend dispose all her toys for Christmas. these are all brand new toys. there are educational toys, wooden toys, branded toys and toys as cheap as P50.00 na pwedeng pang-give aways sa mga bata this Christmas.

i've checked it myself and they are cheaper than mall prices. =)

just let me know if you want something ha. you can text me at my new number 0928 5211028 to reserve, kasi limited lang yun eh.

i've temporarily posted it in my site,
http://yanplepartyshop.multiply.com/photos/album/29

happy shopping! =)

looking forward…

2008-10-24T01:48:00.000+08:00

yes, i’m really looking forward to the coming vacation!!!

it’s vacation time for my school boy so no waking up early (yes, 9am is already early for both of us!)
it’s Nov 1&2 next weekend so no parties for me to organize.

it’s really 1 whole week of rest!

these past few days, i’m really feeling sick, stressed, tired, burnt out and all! i don’t know, i guess i just need a good massage and a WHOLE DAY rest!

so i’m really excited for the coming week.

also, it’s time to update all my backlogs. blog my Hongkong vacation as well as our MBAP party (sorry mommies, next week na po ang pics ko ha), and a LOT more! update all my party pics and organize all my files.

waaah, feeling ko di din ako makapag-rest sa dami ng kelangan kong gawin!!!

good luck to me and happy vacation to all.

btw, for those who were asking, NO! lil boy didn't walk the aisle! waaah, will blog about that soon. =(

walk down the aisle...

2008-10-10T18:25:00.000+08:00

nope, it's not us! it will be lil boy's turn this time. not (never) as a Groom, opkors, hehe.

it will be his 1st time to walk down the aisle, he'll be the Coin Bearer at his Ninang Ella's (hubby's cousin) wedding on Oct 12, 3pm at Caleruega. reception follows at Splendido. so we're all going to Tagaytay this Sunday.

we were initially planning on staying overnight at our little house in Tagaytay on Sat night, so the kids will enjoy their short vacation. but i had party bookings that day, so no choice but to leave early on a Sunday.

anyway, since it's lil boy's 1st time, we're doing a lot of coaching on how he'll walk carrying the pillow. but everytime he does it, he'll always throw the pillow after! oh my!!! i'm just hoping he won't do it on the wedding.

will he walk kaya? or i'll be walking with him, hay, wag naman sana!

we'll see on Sunday, i'm excited! =)

Hongkong, here we come…

2008-09-10T23:58:00.001+08:00

thanked God there’s no more typhoon!!!
i was thinking that since the typhoon is going towards North, kasabay pa namin syang pupunta ng Hongkong. waaah.

and my lil boy was like this...“rain, rain. wala na Hongkong. wawa tayo!” =(

as per checking Hongkong's 7-Day Weather Forecast, i think i need to change our itinerary because i was planning to visit Ocean Park on Thursday and Disneyland on Friday, to avoid the weekend crowd. but it seems like it’s better to join the crowd on a sunny day than not enjoy Disney at all because of the rain.

Hongkong was a long-time plan already. i purchased the tickets as early as March!
it’s my birthday tomorrow so i really wanted to celebrate it there.

actually, i’ve been planning on visiting HK again since Disneyland opened years ago. since i enjoyed LA Disneyland before so much, i was really looking forward to meet Mickey again. but everybody was holding me back to wait until lil boy can enjoy Disney already. and so i waited, waited and waited.

and now that he’s 3yo, i think everybody will agree that this is the best time for him to meet Mickey and Pooh in person.

this will be my 2nd time in Hongkong and i’m still excited because my last visit was years ago. i didn’t even have my own pocket money then. so i’m pretty excited now on the shopping part, as well as hubby. yeah, we’re both shopaholics! this will also be our family’s 1st time to go out of the country, we were just touring Philippines for the past 4 years eh.

everybody is excited. so i’m hoping it will be a nice, happy vacation for all of us.

partying while on vacation? please read here.

SM Marikina - NOW OPEN!

2008-09-05T09:15:00.000+08:00

i'm so happy and excited!!!
SM Marikina opens TODAY, Sept 5.

atleast, may bago na kaming pupuntahan ng anak ko whenever we buy his rewards sa school, i'm so tired of Sta. Lucia and Robinsons Metro East already eh.
i just hope there's a big Toy Kingdom there.

we'll be going there later, after Lil Boy's school, told you we're all excited eh, hehe.

love it, thanks Henry Sy!!! =)

1st Assessment Results

2008-08-15T18:24:00.000+08:00

as i’ve blogged here, it was lil boy’s 1st assessment last July 30 and August 1.

the test results came a week after. and i was so happy with his exams.

he got a perfect score in Science and Reading, these were the exams he took on the 1st day for 10 minutes, hehe. 1 mistake in Filipino and 2 mistakes in Math. not bad huh, for a 3yo first-timer.

i’m one proud Momma! =)

galing ng color nya noh, walang lagpas. hahaha.

look at his cute drawing, face daw yan, hehe.

B.I.

2008-08-14T23:01:00.000+08:00

as i've previously blogged, i treat lil boy to a lunch out and a book or toy when he had a total of 6 stars in a week. so that usually happens on a wednesday, because he often get 2 stars daily.

but last tues when i picked him up, he didn't have stars on his hands, and so i asked. teacher told me that he found a new 'bestfriend', the 3yo Markus. lil boy is the youngest and Markus is the 2nd youngest and one of the 'kulit' in their class.

since they are now the "new pair", lil boy imitates EVERYTHING Markus does. i witnessed this before their class started that morning. Markus would do things like put the clay on his head, stomped his feet, shout, etc. and my lil boy did exactly what Markus did. hay!

and during the whole class, they just stayed lang daw sa Play Area and didn’t participate.

so i asked lil boy and he told me that he played with Markus that’s why he didn’t have star. bad boy daw sya, hehe.

so when we got up the van, ayun, sermon to the max na ako. not because he didn’t have stars, but because he didn’t join his class and listened to his teacher.

i even told him that we won’t be able to go to Robinsons tom (wed) because he only had 2 stars.

and so i hoped he understood.

came wednesday, i was so happy to see him with his 2 stars. so me epek talaga yung sermon ko, hehe.

but this afternoon when i picked him up, no stars again! and he was bugging me to go to Robinsons. we were really planned on going to Rob because i needed to do some errands and i was expecting that he’ll have a total of 6 stars already.

but i stayed firm, forgot about my errands, play deaf on his crying and pleading…and went straight home!

it turned out, Markus and lil boy threw toys, pasaway talaga! as per teacher, ginagaya daw talaga ng anak ko si Markus, hehe.

as we arrived home, another round of sermon while he was crying his heart out.

naisip ko lang, 3yo pa lang anak ko, nabi-BI (bad influence) na, hahaha. i told my Mom nga, napapariwara na yata sya, hehe. and my mom said, nababarkada na sya, delikado na. hahaha.

hay, i guess this is the start!!!

tags!!!

2008-08-11T22:58:00.001+08:00

waaah, dami tags!!! hehe.

thanks to ALL those who tag me. i promise to finish it all SOON!

will post a personal message first.

Yesterday and Today

2008-08-10T21:23:00.000+08:00

Tagged by Melisse.

Here are the Rules:
1. List 6 things that describe yourself today and yesterday.
2. Add your blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs.
3. Tag other online friends you know.

Yesterday
1. accomplished because i finished part of my load (blogging and posting of party pics) for this week. stayed online at Coffee Bean in Gateway with Bodj til 7pm.
2. happy because lil boy had 2 stars from school, may epek ang aking sermon. =)
3. feeling techie because Bodj did a lot on my new phone. now i can surf, chat (YM), call free via Skype, etc. and do a LOT more using WIFI alone. aliw! =)

Today
1. sad because lil boy didn't have stars again! i'll do a separate post on this.
2. worried because my bro was admitted to the hospital today due to dehydration.
3. had to go to the hospital late night awhile ago to bring some food and stuff for my bro.
sad & busy day huh.
* i think i changed the mechanics of this tag, hehe. do what you want. =)

Participants : GailAdi / Momeen / Emmyrose / Dennis / Dette / Jirl / Janny / Nanay Belen / Carol / Something Purple’s cucina / Vanity Kit / Mind Bubbles / Stripe&Yellow / Something Purple / Em’s Detour / Spin180 / Wisdom City / MY Happy Place / IamDzoi / ClikTrik / I Love the Thirties / Ozzy’s Mom / Me,Myself+2 / Kidd Designs / FunFierceFabulous / Blogger Happy / Berry Scrappy / Everyday CHI / My Colorful World / Explore Manila / Random Thoughts / When SAHM-one Speaks / Deranged Insanity / Mighty in Spirit / Straight from the Heart / Simple Delights / Motherhood in a Nutshell / Love Is / Wonderful Things in Life / My Life's Adventur" / Photographic Memories / The Joy Of Life Forever / The Fountain Of Happiness / A Message From My Heart / The Adventurous and Sporty Side of Miah / MeiYah's Blog / MeiYah's PhotoBlog / MeiYah's World / MeiYah's Sweet Nothings / Sheng's Simple Thoughts //Eds Mommy Life/ Just Me.. Eds/ My Precious Niche / My Wonderful Life / Jean's Live it up... /Melisse Domain / Seize The Day / Snippets of my Mind /
Gaple / Apple of Yanple / Your blog here/

how about your day? Monet, Alpha, and Pam.

I LOVE SHOPPING!

2008-08-09T18:32:00.002+08:00

Toni and Cheryll tagged me.

I guess she knew how shopaholic I am in some ways. =)

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Now, I’m tagging my friends who are "online shopping addicts": Jane, Peachy, Kelly and Jody.

Tagged: Thrilling Twenty

2008-08-07T18:08:00.000+08:00

Tagged by Cez

The rules are simple...

1. Answer this question--WHAT CHEAP SNACK WOULD YOU BUY FOR TWENTY BUCKS?
2. Take a pic of it and post it on your blog.
3. Link back to Cez's site.
4. Give Cez a shoutout so that she can include your thrilling-twenty in the round-up.

So, here's my thrilling twenty snack...

turon from our neighborhood tindahan (P10) at Coke sakto (P8). diet ako eh, watching on my sugar. mwehehe.

I'm tagging Eileen, Jeng, Joey, Leira, and Melisse.

Lil’ Boy’s 3rd Birthday Party (Basketball-themed)

2008-08-06T10:00:00.000+08:00

my lil' boy's 3rd birthday simple party story and pics can be read here.

3-2-1...

2008-08-01T21:26:00.000+08:00

it was lil boy's 2nd (and last) assessment a while ago.

we were in the school 5mins before 10am. Sam and lil boy took the exam together, 3 seats apart, hahaha, parang magkokpyahan pa sila noh.

they finished the exam after 20 minutes. sabi nga ni Teacher, they were the fastest batch, because their classmates take the exam for about 45 mins daw.

after that, we went to,,, san pa ba, eh di sa Robinsons. ate at Jollibee, as requested by lil boy. then bought some groceries for my Sunday party. after that, went to the bank, then to the market.

yeah, as in wet market, with lil boy. it's his 1st time to walk sa maputik na palengke, hehe. though Marikina market is one of the cleanest ha, but because of the rain, of course, it was quite dirty.

he even saw yung delivery truck ng pigs, as in yung mga nakasabit na pigs all opened up. haha, nagulat sya! he just said "dead pigs!"

after that, bought some things pa for my party, then we're on our way home.

ang lakwatsero kong anak, humirit pa ng McDo. hay, so off we went there. aba, naka-dalawa ang anak ko today ha. Jollibee at McDo, naisahan ako. =)

anyway, while he was playing sa slide ng McDo, i realized it was almost 3pm. so i told him:

Me: lil boy, last slide na ha.
Lil Boy: mama, last 10, please!
M: no lil boy. ok, last 3 slides.
LB: opo, last 3!
after 1 slide,
M: last 2 slides...
after 2 slides,
M: last 1 slide...
LB: opo, last 1 slide.
after the 3rd (and last) slide,
M: ok, we're going...
LB: mama, last 0 (zero) slide! =)

hahaha, humihirit pa ng isa!!!

Friends Are The Best!

2008-08-01T21:10:00.000+08:00

thanks Melisse!

passing this off to my blogger friends, MBAP, who not only share their everyday stories .. but their friendship as well .. thanks!

The Power of Prayer

2008-07-31T19:55:00.001+08:00

Thank you Jacqui for sharing this prayer ...

Prayer for the MV Princess of the Stars fatalities and survivors.

Dear God, we pray that you comfort each bereaved family everyday as they grieved for their loss, we pray that you will supply all their needs, we pray for the survivors that they may have a good life after the tragedy, that you will bless them and let them know in the deepest part of their heart that in spite of what have happened, you LOVE and CARE for them. This we pray in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen. I encourage everyone to keep the prayer going. LET’S P.U.S.H. (PRAY UNTIL SOMETHING HAPPENS).

We Prayed: 1. Through The Rain 2. God’s gift 3. The Adventures of Dong and Jing 4. Me, Myself and I 5. malditang bunso’s journal 6. Underneath It All 7. 100% Kelly 8. My Colorful World 9. InkBabyStudios 10. TheSaladCaper 12. MommyTalks. 13. My Life is peachy 14. Belly, baby and beyond 15. Coffee Table Conversations 16. Apple of Yanple 17. Gaple

Join us in our prayers : Cheryll, Jammy, Karen, Arlene, Maver.

1st day of assessment

2008-07-30T23:55:00.000+08:00

we were already in school 10 mins before 10am.

as we arrived there, Sam was already inside the classroom taking the exam. it was a one-on-one thing so lil boy had to wait for his turn inside the classroom.

while i stayed outside and water-marked my party pics on my laptop while waiting for them.

after around 15 minutes, Sam went out already. she took the exam for about 25-30 minutes i think.

and so, it was my lil boy's turn already.

after around 10 minutes, lil boy went out already with Teacher Layn. finished na daw. haller, di pa nag-iinit ang pwet ko at wala pa akong nagagawa sa mga pics ko, finished na agad!

eh kasi naman daw, di pa sinasabi ni Teacher ang directions, sinasagutan na ni lil boy, pa-bibo talaga ang anak ko! the Teacher was smiling naman while telling me, so feeling ko, ok naman ang assessment nya.

i even told her na i'm excited na for their next lesson, kasi i saw sa book na alphabets na ang next topic nila. told her na i won't have to teach him anymore.
then Teacher told me na he's giving advance lessons na daw to lil boy, he's teaching him sounds of the alphabets already. para soon, he'll learn to read na daw.

nyek, kala ko pa naman eh pahinga na ako sa pagtuturo this time, yun pala, may advance lessons na anak ko. kaya need to teach him sounds as well here at home.

back to the assessment, lil boy got a big sticker.

so he knew what that meant, very good sya. kaya ayun, Robinsons daw kami, buy daw sya '123'. so off we went and bought him another Math booklet.

last 2 subjects this Friday...

Classes suspended!

2008-07-28T00:44:00.000+08:00

i was one happy Mommy when i heard the announcement on late night news that classes were suspended due to typhoon SONA! hehehe.

you see, lil boy wasn't really feeling well that Sunday. he was brought by hubby to manghihilot because he was having cough, colds and fever. and as usual, may pilay nga daw sya. that's why our planned lakwatsa to Bonifacio High Street was cancelled.

so i wasn't really planning to send him to school today because i wanted him to rest and be ready for his assessment come wednesday.

so luckily, no absent record still for lil boy because there were no classes indeed! hep, hep, hooray! =)

kaya eto, 4 days straight ang vacation namin from school. and from time to time, i review lil boy with his lessons. di pa kasi alphabets and numbers ang lessons nila kaya di pa nya ganun ka-master, hehe.

i'm having quite a hard time teaching him with the "similar-different" concept, and also the "excess" thing, yung tipong excess kapag 3 legs ang chicken. eh haller, di pa naman masyado familiar ang 3yo dun noh. anyway, we're getting there. =)

so good luck to us. i'm excited and nervous at the same time.
hay, the stages of motherhood. =)

1st Unit Individual Assessment

2008-07-25T00:34:00.000+08:00

yesterday, Teachher Layn gave us the schedule of lil boy's 1st Assessment.
as expected, kaming mga parents ang kinabahan, hehe.

july 28, monday - regular class
july 29, tuesday - kinder & prep; no classes for nursery
july 30, wednesday - 10 to 11am - Sam & lil boy's sched (Reading & Science)
july 31, thursday - kinder & prep; no classes for nursery
august 1, friday - 10 to 11am - Sam & lil boy's sched (Math & Filipino)

nyay, need to review lil boy. this is it!!!

Assignment

2008-07-22T23:04:00.000+08:00

lil boy had his 1st assignment last July 9. and boy, i was excited and nervous, hehe.

here is my lil boy doing his assignment on his own, with full energy ha, hehe.

STARS!!!

2008-07-17T22:55:00.000+08:00

a STAR stamped on the hand of a pre-schooler is a sure delight of every Mom. because this indicates (in a way) that your child behaved in school, during the times that you can’t monitor him personally.

during the first 2 weeks of my son’s schooling, there were no traces of a star anywhere, hehe. though i would seldom see his classmates showing their parents their hands with star during dismissal time.

whenever i asked my lil boy, he would just tell me “wa”, “ayaw star!”. then i was worried, and so with my hubby, hehe. he would ask me to ask his teacher why he didn’t have a star. haller, ayoko naman noh. baka feeling nila eh masyado akong “feeling”, hahaha.

until i checked the books of my son. and there i saw a lot of stars!!! hala, may mga nagawa na pala silang activities sa books, di ko man lang alam. BAD! and dun ko nakita na puro ‘Very Good’ ang marks nya sa book activities nya.

and so the following day, i bravely asked the teacher if why he doesn’t have stamps on his hand. it turned out na ayaw pala nya palagay, kasi dirty daw! hay, OC talaga ang anak ko! kaya ayun, sa books na lang nilalagay!

so i explained to my son the importance and the essence of the star on the hand. and feeling ko naman, na-gets naman nya. kasi the following day, ayun, he had 2 stars on his hands na. and he was so proud!
paglabas nya ng room, takbo sya sa akin with a big smile on his face, showing his hands! “mama, stars! punta tayo Robinsons, buy ABC!”. lagot, napasubo tuloy ako, hehe. kaya diretso kaming Rob after, for his treat. =)

and now, it is a daily routine. he doesn’t go home without stars! as in everyday na, either 2 or 3 stars sya lagi. i’m just so proud of him!!! at dahil mamumulubi ako if everyday eh mag-Rob kami, i amended the contract, hehe. weekly thing na lang ang treat nya, mwehehe.

but seriously, i’m one proud Momma! and all i get from the teacher is positive feedback. =)

here are his stars...

The Domino Tag

2008-07-15T21:26:00.000+08:00

Making the Domino Tag come alive again

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Rule: Copy the entire list and add your name at the bottom. And tag at least 5 friends. (But you can tag as many as you like).

Note: Please link the blog where you posted the tag We appreciate you linking all your blogs but make sure you post the tag in the blogs too.

Mommy Talks | Aggie Shoots. Aggie Scraps | All Kinds of Me Stuff | The Salad Caper | Winding Creek Circle | Anorexic Queen | Apple of Yan Ple | YanPle | Howell and Abie | My Planet Purple | WomenXplore | Princess Bela | My Happy Place | I am Dzoi | Cliktrik | Life’s Simple Pleasures | Coffee Table Conversations | 100% Kelly | My Colorful World | Ramdom Thoughts | Scribbles of My Life | In This Game of Life | The Shopaholic in Me | Mommyhood and Me | My Charmed Life | My Joys | Sassy Finds | Celebrating Life | Life is Peachy | Belly, Baby and Beyond | {BloggerHappy} | {BerryScrappy}

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Tagging alpha, cheryl, jammy, melisse, rhea, and toni.

Wu Chun and Calvin Chen LIVE!

2008-07-15T00:44:00.000+08:00

please see full story details and balloon decor pictures of the Entertainment Live episode on my other blog.

add me up and leave a message there. =)

thanks!

my new personal blog

2008-07-14T15:32:00.000+08:00

finally!!!
i have my own personal blog.
actually, matagal na yun, so busy lang kaya di ko ma-update, hehe. and good luck sa akin kasi 2 blogs na i-update ko. =)

anyway, please add my new blog, appleofyanple.

feel free to leave your comment and URL so i can add you up also.

thanks and see you there. =)

Entertainment Live

2008-07-08T19:59:00.001+08:00

“ENTERTAINMENT LIVE is ABS-CBN’s no.1 Saturday showbiz talk show hosted by
Ms. Toni Gonzaga, Ms.Mariel Rodriguez, Ms.Bianca Gonzales and Mr.Luis Manzano, which airs every Saturday right after Wowowee.”

on July 12, 2008 (Saturday), they will have a Grand Welcome for a very special guest, Wu Chun and Calvin Chen of Fahrenheit (Taiwanese Boy Band) and also the leading men of Romantic Princess (Taiwan Drama Series). and he’s the leading man yata sa Hana Kimi.

and guess what, i’ll be their special guest too! ay mali, yung mga balloons ko lang pala. hahaha.

yeah, i’ll be decorating the whole stage and dressing room of Wu Chun this Saturday in ABS-CBN.

i’m so excited kasi showbiz ito, hahaha. unfortunately, i won’t be able to watch the actual show because i have a party by that time. waaah!

at ang aking ‘jologs’ na best friend, kulang na lang ay magmakaawa sa akin para lang isama ko sya sa studio, hehe. nuon pa daw nya actually iniisip if paano sya makapanuod ng show ni Wu Chun and to see him personally. ayun, para akong hulog ng langit sa kanya, hahaha. kaya sila na lang ng assistant ko ang mag-stay sa studio to document and take pics of the show.

honestly, i don't know them. i'm not a fan of 'Koreanovelas' na kasi eh. medyo busy na sa gabi kaya no time to watch. though i know most of it are really good.

hay, i just hope i’ll be able to see some artistas sa studio during my early set-up on Sat. hahaha, ang jologs ko talaga! =) kahit si Papa Piolo na lang ulit, hehe.

hope you can catch the show this Saturday, around 3pm. para naman tumaas ang rating.

and paki-abangan na lang sa credits if mabanggit ang
Yan-Ple’s Balloons & Party Needs ha. =)

Pay2Surf

2008-07-07T19:43:00.001+08:00

ok, ok. i gave in. hehehe.
feeling ko mas madali to, kesa yung sa usual blogging eh. though cheaper ang pay-out dito compared sa paid blogging. pero since i just click and leave the site for 20 seconds (and do my other stuff, hehe), not bad na din for a maximum pay-out of $.80 per click.

you can try it, just need to register and click your way out for some $$$.

to start earning, please click this.

High School Musical, The Ice Tour

2008-07-05T22:34:00.000+08:00

from July 1-6, there is an ongoing promo for the High School Musical, The Ice Tour in Gateway Activity Center, Level 1, in front of Lacoste.

when you purchase ticket there, you are entitled to a FREE face painting and can join other activities, like basketball shoot-out, etc.

i, Yanple Party Shop, supplied the face painter artist for the event. and what can i say, it was a real hit! most kids, together with their parents wanted a share of painting on their face. and so, they would buy even the General Admission ticket at P150 just to have the face painting, hehe. oh di ba, worth it naman ang booth ko. =)

last Saturday, i wasn’t able to join the MBAP gimmick at Starbucks, The Fort. sorry Mommies, how was it? hope it was fun, as always!

i was all set to meet my Mommy blogger friends, kaya lang, last minute, i got a call from my artist na super daming tao daw sa Gateway. first, because it was a Saturday, then it was UAAP opening, so dinumog daw talaga ng kids and adults yung booth. =)

and i went there to rescue, hehe. actually, i just went there to check on my artist, and the people’s response on the event. i was with my family, and it became an instant lakwatsa day na din for us.

anyway, for those interested to watch, please check their official website. you can also buy tickets there. shows will be on July 11-20 at the Araneta Coliseum.

kanina, there was a basketball show of PBA players. while tom, Sunday, for their finale, it will be the Trumpet’s Show.

so hope you can visit and watch the event.

ang makulit at picture-addict kong anak

excited for Hongkong...

2008-07-04T02:41:00.000+08:00

on my birthday this September, we are heading to Hongkong. after 14 years, i’ll be going back to Hongkong. it’s been so long that’s why i’m super excited. this will also be our first family out of the country escapade. as well as my lil boy’s 1st trip to Disneyland. for sure he’ll have a great time in Disney, seeing Pooh, Mickey and everybody.

with just 2 months to go, i haven’t booked our hotels yet. that’s why i’m currently checking online on the best hotel deals. to those who have been to Hongkong lately, can you please recommend a nice but affordable hotel?

while checking on the net, instead of finding a great deal online for Hongkong hotels, what i’ve found are great United Kingdom UK Hotels and Manchester Hotels. i’m afraid that i can’t fight the temptation of visiting these places, with all the attractions they offer.
United Kingdom
Manchester

and i’ve also chanced upon one familiar country that i would really love to go back to, Thailand. would love to visit again the different Buddhas there, in all shapes and sizes.

that’s why i was taking time browsing through Thailand Hotels. we stayed at First Hotel when we went to Bangkok years ago. it was an ideal place for me because the shopping center was just right beside the hotel. but of course, for a different experience, i would love to try other Bangkok Hotels.

i’m lucky that i can easily check on all the available hotels online. i remember before, my mom had to rely with our travel agents for the bookings. and we just have to trust their words with the kind of hotels they’re booking for us. atleast now, you can check and book online at your convenience. and what’s more, some online bookings even offer discounts and promos. what a really great deal huh.

so now, time to check some Hongkong hotels and start booking, before it’s too late.

loving school...

2008-06-22T03:04:00.000+08:00

here is a summary of how school was for lil boy...

june 12 - 1st day (blogged below)
june 13 - of course, i was still there the whole time. same as with 3 other stage moms, hehe. lil boy was busy checking on the alphabets and the numbers around. and i think he really likes school because he didn't show any tantrums whatsoever. he was happy and enjoying the whole time.

june 16, 18 & 20 - his 2nd week was still alternate classes pa. para daw di sila mabigla. we, the stage moms, were the ones happy with the sched. atleast may off kami ng TTh, hehe. i still stayed there the whole time.
but last friday, june 20, i talked to him and informed him that i won't be staying anymore, i will just fetch him after the class. pumayag naman sya.
came recess time, i hid at the back of the wall, sinisilip ko lang sya if he won't look for me. aba, ni hindi nga ako hinanap ng anak ko. he just sat on his chair, ate his baon, then played with his classmates after. bilis mag-adjust ha. =)
bilib nga yung ibang moms dun eh, kasi di man lang daw ako hinanap ng anak ko. so pwede na talagang iwanan.

to be continued...

btw, here is lil boy in his school uniforms:

Independece Day

2008-06-15T03:41:00.001+08:00

june 12 was lil boy's 1st day in school.
june 12 is also our 4th year anniversary.

hubby took a leave from the office, mainly because of the 1st event, hehe. of course, he also wanted to witness this milestone in our son's life.

armed with our SLR cam, OA na kasi if may videocam pa, hehe. we were at the school by 11am.

class starts at 1115 and ends 115pm. sakto lang to sa sched namin, kasi nga night people kami eh, kaya batugan sa umaga. hahaha.

lil boy was surprisingly okay all throughout the class. i didn't expect it would be that easy. he allowed me to leave the room. he adjusted well with his teachers. though as expected, he wasn't playing much with his classmates just yet.

outside the room, we were all parents there. pero kami lang yata yung couple na nandun. haha, kahiya. buti nga di sumama ang mga lolo at lola eh, though i know they would love to come. okay naman silang lahat, syempre, chika-chika na kami dun.

my lil boy is the youngest at 3yo. most kids are already 4yo. so i'm hoping that he can adjust easily with his classmates.

during recess, they went out of the room. they have a long dining table outside (where the parents stay), and that's where they put their lunch bags and placemats.

surprisingly again, lil boy ate his alphabet nuggets and rice all by himself. pati nga ako nagulat eh. nakikisabay sa mga classmates nya, feeling independent na, hehe.
after eating was playtime. then back to the room again.

it was a happy 1st day for all of us. no crying spells, no tantrums, no spanking and all. what a relief!

after school, we headed to Trinoma, just to have a so-called anniversary celebration, hehe. we were so focused with lil boy's schooling that we almost forgot to celebrate. =)

we just ate lunch and watch KungFu Panda, still for lil boy, which we really enjoyed. it was one funny movie!

after that, we went shopping of course.

when we were dead tired, we decided to call it a night and went home. after all, there was school the following day.
waaah, can't believe that my baby is schooling already! so now, i have to consider his school in every lakwatsa, gimik, vacation that i'm planning... ako yata ang hindi makapag-adjust eh, hehe.

here are the blow-by-blow events, captured on cam, hehe:
at home, so excited!

of course, unang hinawakan ang alphabet block
reading and writing
bye Mama...
recess time
eating on his own
playing with Papa
happy to be back to Mama's arms. =)
and i'm one proud Mama! =)

back to school, back to Pooh! =)

2008-06-11T23:52:00.000+08:00

we had a hard time looking for cute bags for lil boy. yun pala, kay Pooh din kami babagsak. we really can’t get enough of Pooh, hehe. yun lang kasi yung cute na terno ang bag with lunchbag eh.

and as expected, i bought all the possible supplies na themed also. it was really exciting, hehe. parang bumalik yung excitement ko when i was preparing his 1st bday party, i’d buy all the Pooh stuffs i found. =)

sabi nga ng tatay, mas excited pa daw ako kesa sa anak ko. halos everyday yata eh i’m checking on his stuffs again and again, hehe.

honestly, i’m excited yeah. but i’m really more of sad rather than anything else. you see, i wasn’t really prepared for this. when i resigned last January, i was thinking that i still have more than a year to be with my son almost 24/7. because he’ll only be starting school by 2009! but that didn’t happen, i only had barely 4 months to spend full time with him.
and as i always think, once he starts with school, tuloy-tuloy na yun. there’s no stopping him. he’ll just stop when he finishes college! and once he starts school, may ibang mundo na sya. he wouldn’t be dependent on me anymore, he’ll have friends and develop his own circle soon. in short, he’s no longer my baby! waaah!

but that’s the reality of life. time flies so fast. and there’s nothing i can do but to let go.
i guess all Moms out there can understand how i feel. =)

anyway, enough na sa pagse-senti.

tomorrow will be lil boy’s 1st day in school. timing naman, it’s our 4th year anniversary. =) so hubby took a leave from work because we’ll document the school life, hehe. then celebrate na din kami after.

anyway, i’ll leave you with these pics of lil boy’s school things.

Manila Ocean Park

2008-06-10T03:20:00.000+08:00

as lil boy’s pinaka-last hurrah to summer, hehe, we brought him to Ocean Park. and he had a BLAST! he enjoyed all the fishes and sea creatures he encountered. and he kept on saying, “WOW!”

full blog and pics to follow (as usual)...

Active Fun

2008-06-09T03:16:00.000+08:00

we brought the kids (lil boy and his cousins) to Active Fun (Fun Ranch) last May 31, as their last hurrah for the summer vacation.

they all had a GREAT time. i’ll post the complete story and pics soon.

* it’s lil boy’s 2nd time here at Active Fun. 1st time was on his 3rd bday last April 9. which until now, i haven’t blogged anything. waaah!

1.50 gas price hike!

2008-06-07T03:08:00.000+08:00

just when i began to be aware of the gas price increases almost every week, they just wouldn't stop!!!

as i reached home this evening from a client meeting in Chili's, my Mom greeted me with the news of 1.50 gas price hike by midnight! so she suggested that we have all our vehicles gassed up. sayang din ang 1.50 per liter noh!

so my Dad and my bro brought their cars to the nearest gas station and had their tanks full. nagdalawang balik pa sila to bring the other vehicles. sobrang magastos na talaga!

but surprisingly, there were no long queues anymore sa gas stations. not like before na kapag may balitang increase, unahan na lahat ng tao para habulin yung old price before the clock strikes midnight. but i guess now, sanay na sila kasi weekly naman ay nagtataas. so what's new kumbaga. and not all people now can afford to have their tanks full i guess, sa hirap ng buhay ngayon! come to think of it, ngayon na nga lang din ako nakapagpa-full tank eh! hay!

on my turn, since wala pa si hubby, i asked my bro's help to bring our other van. kaya sabay na kaming nagpunta sa gas station to fill up the 2 vans! hay, ching, ching, ching! 4k agad ang nawala sa akin ngayong gabi.

and add pa yung sa Sofitel kanina! haller, is it friday the 13th already?! next week pa yun ah! =)

sus, puro gastos! kahirap ng buhay!!!

right timing!

2008-06-06T02:48:00.001+08:00

Sales people just know the proper timing!

just when i was having problems on planning our weekend stay at The Peninsula Manila for our anniversary this June 12, i got another offer from Sofitel!

you see, i only have weekend vouchers in Pen. the problem is, i don't have any free weekend anymore until August! thanked God for my parties. but sadly, we can't sched our 4th anniversary celebration, which is already next week.

our scheds don't meet! no weekends for me, no weekdays for hubby. and not to add, lil boy's 1st day in school is on June 12, sakto di ba...kainis!

and so, i was thinking of a weekday stay na lang sa hotel. because i guess it's easier for hubby to take a leave from work, than me to be absent on my parties, hehe.

and so, Sofitel called. offering me a membership with a FREE accomodation on ANY day! galing ng timing di ba. as if they heard my problems loud!

and who am i to resist the longest buffet at Spiral. and their mala-resort na pool area. as well as their mala-beach ambience na hammocks! i can't wait to lay my back on one of those. =)

>>> we just organized a debut party in Sofitel last May 24. and there, with hubby, Jing & Bodj, saw how beautiful the hotel and the pool area were. we really wanted to take a plunge that hot Saturday night.

and so, the Sales person didn't have a hard time convincing me. i just realized i was already giving her my credit card details. hahaha.

2 things i've proven again and again:
1. madali akong mabola, and
2. gastadora talaga ako!!! waaah!

the final school

2008-06-04T02:47:00.001+08:00

when i arrived home that night of may 22, i told hubby and my parents about it. as expected, my parents got shocked with the 55k tuition fee for a 3yo kid.

hubby was ok with it, he was ready to take the plunge. but i was having hesitations as well. 1st, because it’s not really the school i want, which is ISYC. i mean, i was willing to spend that much if it was in ISYC, because i already know the school. second, tuition was really not included in our budget for this year. because as i had planned it, lil boy’s schooling will start next year pa.
but on the other hand, i didn’t want to enroll him naman in a cheaper school na di ko naman gusto, like the New Kid's World or Montessori.

then out of the blue, my Dad asked me if i’ve checked already the pre-school here in our subdivision, owned by the daughter of his friends. that’s the time i remember “Little Round Up”. how can i forget, i even called them before to inquire if they were having summer classes for toddlers. and this can even be walking distance from our house, which is really a PLUS!

so last May 23, after my trip to Divi with my assistant to buy party stuff, i just dropped her in our house and proceeded to the school right away.

there i met the owner, Teacher Layn, from UP also. i found the ‘school’ so cute and cool. it is just a small one-room school. Kinder’s class in the morning, Nursery by lunch time, and Prep in the afternoon. 10 kids per class, with the teacher and an assistant. they have mini library, computers and all paraphernalia. i liked their chairs a lot, the old-fashioned mini chairs w/ desk, they’re so cute, hehe.

Teacher and i discussed about my son and their way of teaching. it’s progressive style also and they cater to individual learning of the kids. plus the tuition is a lot cheaper compared to Kids on Focus. nalungkot lang ako kasi walang field trips, hehe.

surprisingly, she knew me, my brother and my entire family. and she also has a catering business together with her friends, so we were also discussing a possible tie-up business, hehe.

anyway, over all, i was pretty ok with this school. so i reserved the slot.

that Sunday, i accompanied hubby for him to check the school. he was okay with it also.

so the following week, i brought lil boy already so he can have the last say. and guess what was his decision?

he was in heaven with all the alphabets around. he didn’t want to leave the school, hehe.
so i paid the tuition fee after and got all the requirements!

finally, may school na ang anak ko.

*but i'm still planning to transfer him to ISYC next school year. so please remind me to reserve a slot as early as Decemeber this year. =)

on to my school hunting…

2008-06-03T02:17:00.000+08:00

i’ve asked my friends of school recommendation that same night. a friend suggested ISYC (Integrated School for Young Learners), located at the back of Marquinton. she said that this is the best pre-school in Marikina.

and so the following day, May 22, after my 9am meeting at Max’s Taytay with a client, i immediately checked ISYC. the school is nice, beautiful classrooms and surroundings, as well as good teachers. the environment is perfect also, and their way of teaching is Progressive, which i think is necessary for my lil boy.

i explained to the teacher my son’s case, and she told me that even if my son is intellectually ready for Prep, he may not be emotionally ready as this is his 1st time to attend school. that’s exactly my point! so she suggested to still enroll him in Nursery, but since Progressive nga sila, individual approach naman daw sila sa kids. so if they see na my son knows the lessons for Nursery already, he will be given advanced materials, so as not to bore him and to enhance him more.

ok na sana lahat, i was already considering the 55K tuition fee, though medyo stiff talaga. but the problem is, there were no more slots!!! waaah! their slots got filled up as early as January pa daw. so she suggested to enroll him for next school year na lang. i can go back daw as early as December to get a slot. hay, ang hirap!

and so on my way back home, i was still looking for other available schools nearby. and luckily, i saw Kids on Focus in Marikina Heights.

i went there and inquired. it was smaller than ISYC but facilities were good also. same progressive style of teaching, talented teachers from UP, Ateneo and Miriam. the owner knows about ISYC and claimed that they are the 2 best schools in Marikina. tuition is stiff also at 53k. yeah, i’m convinced. so i promised to go back that afternoon so they can have my son assessed.

on my way home, i accidentally passed by OB Montessori, Marikina brach. so i went down and inquired also. the ambience wasn’t that nice, medyo madilim ang mga rooms and as the teacher explained, parallel ang style ng teaching daw sa Montessori, meaning, all the kids from Nursery, Kinder and Prep are all together in 1 room, pero different curriculums. and the tuition is affordable at 25k. promised to go back also that afternoon.

so i went home and ate lunch. after that, i took lil boy to Montessori first for assessment. same thing happened, advanced daw ang learning ng anak ko. and it will be good to enroll him there so he’ll be able to socialize with everybody, pati sa mga Prep students, and possible daw nga na bigyan sya ng Prep curriculum na din.

then we went to Kids on Focus after. lil boy had a great time here, kasi there were a lot of alphabet toys which he didn’t want to leave even after the assessment, hehe. teacher assessed him also and same comment din, he can be given advanced materials while he still stays in Nursery class.

after all these, i asked lil boy where he likes best, and he said Kids on Focus. =)

owel, still have to discuss this with hubby first.

on being gifted…

2008-06-02T02:10:00.000+08:00

as a Mom, i was really happy inside to hear such comments that my son is possibly a gifted child. a lot of people, upon learning his abilities, will give me those comments.

ako naman, feeling proud of him, of course.

but i just took this seriously when the teachers themselves gave me that same comment. i mean, they should know di ba, they are educators. so they should know the capabilities of kids at a certain age. and for them to think that my son is gifted just made me really proud!

but on the other hand, i really don’t want to dwell much on this. i mean, he’s just
3yo, he’s such a baby. he might just be advanced in some ways. but not really gifted.

it’s not that i don’t believe in my son’s ‘extra’ abilities, it’s just that i don’t want to pressure him. kasi onced na-label kang gifted, they would expect a LOT from you eh. tipong you should know everything. ako naman, ayokong i-pressure ang anak ko na mag—aral ng mag-aral para mapangatawanan nya ang pagiging ‘gifted’! i want him to live a normal life, enjoy it to the fullest. just like what he’s doing now.

it just so happens na he enjoys alphabets and numbers a lot, di namin sya pine-pressure na i-memorize at alamin lahat yun. but he actually enjoys it talaga.

but honestly, that night after the assessment, i seriously researched on “gifted children”. i just wanted to know how their lives are, how normal or “abnormal” their lives became because of this label.

and i found out that these kids are still happy kids, despite the pressure that they are receiving. and i guess it wasn’t really pressure to them because they are born to be that way. and they love what they do, kasi nga, gifted child sila eh. so normal na sa kanila yun!

i also found out na most of them had their kids assessed around 5 yo and older.

so i guess tama lang yung decision ko to let it go muna. dedma na kung feeling nila eh gifted child ang anak ko. ang sa akin lang, if talagang gifted sya, lalabas at lalabas din yan, kahit pa di sya ma-assess ng dev pedia.

for now, i want him to enjoy his normal life. play, play and play. let him do what he loves doing. no pressure, no expectation.

i’ll deal with the serious thing later, if there’ll still be a need. =)

i’m not sure if i’m doing the right thing or not. but you are free to comment…

gifted child?

2008-06-01T01:39:00.001+08:00

after that post, i got a LOT of responses from the moms. different views, but all were equally important. i also researched more on Home Schooling, but somehow, i think it’s not for me. well, not yet!

and after how many months of asking lil boy, he finally gave in and said “yes, school!”

so out of excitement, i took him agad to the nearest pre-school near us last May 21. we were at New Kid’s World Laboratory, located at the back of Mc Donald’s Marcos Hiway early in the morning.

he was assessed right there and then by the teacher in charged. and i also informed the teacher that lil boy knows a LOT already, it’s just the socialization that i want him to develop.

at first, lil boy didn’t want to cooperate. but once the teacher showed him alphabet cards, numbers, crayons and shape blocks, ayun, super close na sila. hahaha.

and so, teacher asked him his name, parent’s name, to write, recognition of letters, numbers, colors and shapes, and also asked simple addition. in which, lil boy was able to answer all correctly.

so the assessment, he can possibly be a GIFTED CHILD! =)

she told me it would be better if i can have him assessed by a psychologist or developmental pedia. though she warned me that scheduling would be hard because there are only limited dev pedia around.

and better to enroll him now so he can fully enhance his skills. kasi daw, if i wait pa til next year, which was really my original plan, sayang naman daw yung alam nya if di pa masyado ma-develop sa house.

and guess what, teacher’s assessment was to include him in PREP class! haller, my 3yo son will be in Prep?! kasi daw, baka ma-bore na daw sya if sa Nursery ko sya isama, kasi alam na daw nya lahat ng ituturo dun. tough suggestion ng isang teacher, he can be wth the Nursery class during socialization or play time, but kapag structured learning na, he’ll be pulled-out to join the Prep class. medyo magulo yata yun ah. and my gosh, this is my son’s 1st time in school noh. so naisip ko nga, he may be ready in learning, but not socially and emotionally. so baka ma-trauma lang sya at ma-bully ng mga 6yo kids in Prep noh. haller, he’s such a baby pa!

so after checking the facilities and paying the assessment fee, we left na.

i felt that this wasn’t the right school for my lil boy. they can’t handle him properly there. i guess traditional din yung way of teaching nila, so he won’t really fit there yet. one more thing, i didn’t like their classrooms, it’s in the
2nd floor!

so the hunting for the school goes on. kinda late na nga eh, and i’m in a little panic already kasi end of May na. bigla tuloy akong nangarag sa paghanap ng school. and suddenly, i’m into school mode na, when all the while eh i was preparing myself for school year 2009 pa!

to school or not to school?

2008-05-31T01:27:00.000+08:00

a delayed post...

this was the question i raised in one of my yahoogroups last May 7, when i was contemplating on sending lil boy to school. some words were changed for public consumption. =)

i just want to ask this question to all moms out there.

how old was your child when he/she started schooling? may it be play school or big school?
what are the advantages & disadvantages of going to school at an early age?

just to give you a background, my lil boy just turned 3yo last April 9. i resigned from work last Jan 31, so i'm mostly at home lang. he's is so ADDICTED with letters & numbers! at 2yo, with the help of my parents (we're together kasi), he has learned how to recite and write the alphabets. would you believe that at 2yo, he can recite and write the alphabets BACKWARDS? yes, as in from Z to A, at mabilis pa yun ha, na tipong ako ang di nakasunod when he was writing it the 1st time. haller, di ko nga kabisado yun ng pabaligtad noh. that's how addicted he is sa letters. and now, he can even spell and write his own name, my name, and a lot of simple words that he sees often, like cat, dog, ball, barney, etc. i also taught him the hand alphabet and he can now do it as fast as i can, hehe. with numbers naman, he can count and write 1-100, even backwards, as in countdown. he can also do simple addition, like 5+4, 3+7, basta kaya pa ng 10 fingers nya, nasasagot nya. =)i'm really happy that his addiction is letters & alphabets. though balanced pa din naman because he loves playing basketball also. yan ang laging ginagawa nyan dito sa house, magsulat, mag-play ng toys nyang letters & numbers at mag-watch ng dvds nya na letters & numbers pa din! at mag-basketball din.

BUT, everytime i ask him if he wants to go to school already, ayaw nya! even if i tell him na madaming letters & numbers dun, ayaw pa din nya. i think it's because ayaw nya sa mga kids. that's another problem, since only child lang sya at wala syang kalaro sa neighbors namin, he doesn't know how to socialize. though kapag kasama nya mga cousins nya, okay naman sya. but if we'll go to our park or play ground or parties and may mga kids playing, ayaw nya makipag-play. =(

actually, ok pa naman ako to wait til he's 4yo before he starts Nursery. kasi nung tayo naman, almost 4yo na ang start talaga ng school di ba, di pa uso yung mga play school at toddlers school before. sabi din ng parents ko (as they always say), baka magsawa agad kapag maagang pumasok. and yun nga, my son doesn't want to din naman, when asked.

and one more thing pala, he can't talk straight yet, as in not in sentences yet. though we understand him naman, tipong "ayaw mama", "punta mama, 'lil boy' robinsons". wala sya nung mga gitnang words, ano ba tawag dun? hehe. i'm not worrying naman, kasi baka late lang sya sa part na yun. and as long as he can express himself, ok pa ako dun. and feeling ko nga din, since i'm WAHM na naman, i can do 'home schooling' even just for this year. actually, we've started na nga ng 'school' eh, may white board na kami and all those stuffs. =)

on the other hand, hubby wants naman to enroll him na, just for the reason of socializing. para naman daw matutong makihalubilo ang anak namin. which is true din naman. and feeling ni hubby, sa umpisa lang daw ayaw ni lil boy, kasi di pa nya alam. pero once na nakita na nya ang mga alphabets and numbers all around, he'll eventually like it na din. ok pa ako dun eh, pero fear ko lang yung sa mga kids eh. (masamang) ugali pa naman nito na namamalo minsan ng bata (at matanda!), kapag nilapitan sya at ayaw nya. waaah! kasi nga di sya sanay.
owel, this is another story. =(

hay, ang hirap mag-decide. i don't know now what's BEST for my son. btw, he still breastfeeds, kaya feeling nya sa sarili nya, BABY pa din sya, ayaw nya maging "little boy"!

hope you can share your experiences sa schooling ng kids ninyo. for sure, i can get some ideas on your sharing and opinions.

thanks, thanks!

next subject: SPELLING!

2008-05-19T01:31:00.001+08:00

this is what i want to teach my 3yo son now.

actually, we’ve started with spelling and reading already, just simple 3 letter-words. and i wanted to buy something that will help him ‘spell’ or ‘read’ even during his play time. para kahit di namin “school time” eh he’s still learning. sayang naman yung addiction nya sa alphabets if paulit-ulit lang sya sa pag-write ng A-Z. so he needs to go up one level.

last friday, i had my weekly “day-off”. but this time, i took lil boy with me and we went to SM Megamall. syempre pa, sa Toy Section kami nagpunta. and he saw this toy which i also loved, since it teaches spelling. pero the price was medyo stiff, kasi nga naman LeapFrog. so i asked for other similar toys, and the salesman showed me yung Pooh Spell ‘n Learn toy, na mas expensive pa dun sa Leapfrog. so i called hubby and asked if i’ll buy it. umayaw si hubby kasi medyo mahal daw, eh ang dami na nyang toys na ABC. and medyo malaki daw ang babayaran namin sa electricity dahil puro kami aircon, mwehehe. kaya next time na lang daw. hay! nalungkot naman ako. pero mas nalungkot ang anak ko when we left empty-handed.

pero ang tatay, di nakatiis. tumawag sa akin and asked if lil boy cried. what do you expect noh, addict sa ABC ang anak mo! so after office, he went to Toys R Us and he’ll buy na daw the Leapfrog, haha, di din natiis. told him wag na kasi better to buy it sa SM, kasi sayang ang points sa Advantage Card, hahaha.

so that Saturday, after my party set-up in Alexandra, they followed and we all went to Toy Kingdom. i compared the 2 toys and found the Pooh better kasi 4-letter words na yun eh, while yung isa ay 3 letters lang. so i decided to just buy the Pooh, kasi mas sulit.

so ayun, ang anak ko, tuwang-tuwa. super pa-good boy after we bought it, hahaha. and i was also happy coz i know it will help him with his spelling. di masyadong nakaka-guilty kasi educational naman eh.

kaya eto, balik Pooh na naman kami! =)

Happy Mother's Day!

2008-05-18T01:20:00.000+08:00

* delayed post!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the great Moms out there! =)

may 10, sat. after my party set-up in Patio Ibarra, i met my 2 boys in Sta. Lucia to hear anticipated mass and have dinner.

surprisingly, hubby told me that he wanted to buy me a mobile phone as his Mother’s Day gift to me. WOW! he wanted to surprise me sana kaso di nya alam if i want a new phone eh, hehe. good thing he didn’t because i’m happy pa naman with my phone right now. yeah, it’s outdated, but it still serves the purpose, so i really don’t care. gone were the days when i’ve always wanted to have the latest phone in town. now, as long as it can call, send SMS, MMS and has a camera, ok na ako. =)

next we went to Nike, since we’re both footwear addicts. he asked me to choose, ok sana kaya lang, expensive na din.

wow, ako ba to? kuripot na ako ngayon! =) and gift na nga lang sa akin, ako pa nangunguripot. i don’t know, siguuro i’m just being practical, hirap na buhay ngayon noh! eh i won’t get to wear naman those shoes always, so feeling ko, sayang lang.

so i suggested na Crocs na lang, hehe. atleast mas gamit sa akin yun. and i remember na i still don’t have my brown Alice yet, kasi laging walang size everytime i’ll check. so we settled for that.

may 11, sun. i woke up with flowers beside my bed. then breakfast was ready sa dining table. how sweet of hubby! =)

after lunch, we all went to Pasto in Ortigas to set-up another party. yeah, it’s my day but i was still working. though konti lang naman kaya ok lang.

at 4pm, we were already celebrating my day in Bonifacio High Street. lil boy had his time playing on the grounds with some kids. then we went to Havaianas to buy lil boy’s slippers. eto pa kwento dyan, lil boy has outgrown his green Havaianas slippers, so i bought him a new pair of Barney slippers para cheaper, tutal house slippers lang naman eh. but then, he wouldn’t wear the Barney, but instead, pinagkakasya ang Havaianas kahit na maliit na. hay! ang arte, manang-mana sa ina! hahaha. eh kasi naman, masarap naman talaga sa paa yun noh. kaya we ended up buying him another pair of havaianas, at green pa din ang gusto!

next we went to Crocs, unfortunately as always, wala na naman akong size. hay, bad trip!

at dinner time, we went to Something Fishy in Eastwood to celebrate with my parents and brother. after dinner, nagpaiwan pa kami dun kasi lil boy will play pa sa Power Station. on our way out, napadaan kami sa Shoe Salon. and luckily, may Alice size 7, last pair! mwehehe, meant for me! it was really my day! kaya ayun, happy talaga ang Mother’s Day ko! =)

my 5th pair:

and we just had these 2 weeks ago:

aliw yung kay lil boy, kasi may butas talaga na “CROCS”! =)

P50.70!

2008-05-16T23:37:00.000+08:00

na pala ang presyo ng gasolina, ngayon ko lang namalayan! F*&%!!!

GRABE NA ITO!!!

i started driving my own car since college days, nasa P20 pa lang yata nag gas nun. but since then, until now, i never really cared much on the price of gas! not that i’m rich and can always afford it, far from it actually. but then, i don’t have any choice naman eh. kahit na magtaas pa yan ng magtaas, wala din naman akong magagawa kasi magpapakarga at magpapakarga pa din naman ako ng gasolina eh, unless gusto ko maglakad or mag-PUV. that’s the reason why i was always dedma sa mga news on gas price increase.

but not until this afternoon where i ‘accidentally’ (haha, wala talaga akong pakialam eh) saw the price per liter of unleaded gas in Petron while i was gassing up. whoa! P50.70!!! wala pang 10 liters yung pinakarga kong P500!!!

kaya pala napansin ko, tuwing aalis ako ng house, parang lagi na akong nagpapa-gas. i usually gas up P500 everytime lang kasi eh, para ma-allot ko yung expenses sa ginawa ko that day. at yun nga, parang everyday, P500 na yata ang gas consumption ko!!!

hay, Pilipinas, ano pa ang mangyayari sa yo? at sa mga tao mo!

i suddenly missed my college days where i’ll just gas up anytime and charged it to my (supplementary) credit card, then my Dad will take care of it after. sarap buhay nun, hay!

extra money

2008-05-08T23:14:00.001+08:00

i just couldn’t resist the offer of one of my trusted credit card company yesterday. they offered me a Manager’s Check with just a very small interest. and so i grabbed it, it’s instant extra money for me. though i still don’t know where to use it, hahaha. maybe i’ll use it to pay off some extra debts on my other cards, so as to update my balance and not have a bad credit credit cards.

or, a good idea would be to lend it to my Dad’s Lending Business so it will earn more interest, much more than i’ll be charged with the card. so that will be additional income huh. i just hope my Dad won’t give it to people with bad credit loans records. or else, my money will go down the drain.

whatever, i’ll just see what i will do with that extra money once i get hold of that MC.

addicted!

2008-04-30T23:08:00.001+08:00

as what i've blogged here, here, here and here, my son is super addicted to letters and numbers.

as of now (he just turned 3yo this month), he can count and write (even on a paper with a pencil or pen) 1-100, even backwards. he can recite, write (even backwards) all the 26 letters (big & small). he can even do simple addition now, like 3+4, 5+3, etc., basta kaya pa ng 10 fingers nya, hehe. he can even write and spell simple words like his name, my name, mama, papa, lola, lolo, tita, barney, cat, dog and a lot more.

fyi, he's not even schooling yet ha. i'm so glad (and proud) that these are his addictions, not cars, toys or whatever. though he loves basketball also.

anyway, here are some of his favorite toys, that he plays and plays everyday, paulit-ulit lang.

these were new additions last xmas. suki na kami ng 'vtech'

he had these and 'understand' even before he turned 2yo.

pati books, letters & numbers pa din.

here are the cheapo toys, abc at 123 pa din, hahaha.

these are the usual "ubong" toys, and everytime we visit toy stores, di pwedeng walang bitbit, kaya dapat mga ka-cheap-an lang, hehe.

not included here are the dvds (barney, einstein, sesame, jollibee) na walang kasawa-sawang pinapanuod nya everyday, as in paulit-ulit.

but really, i'm one proud mama!

whenever we go out and he would write and count, people will ALWAYS ask me his age. and they all get surprised na he can do all those at an early age. kesyo yung anak daw nila eh ni hindi pa alam mag-count or mag-write at age 3, etc.

owel, kanya-kanyang stage lang din siguro yun, kanya-kanyang developments. eh ang anak ko nga, di pa din diretso magsalita at 3yo eh. mwehehe. pero ok lang, no worries. atleast we understand each other. =)

WANTED!

2008-04-28T19:46:00.000+08:00

here are my son's pics, ala Mug Shots, hahaha.

my Dad had lil' boy's hair cut/shaved like this. he personally requested that he'll take care of my son's trip to the barber this time because he wanted a particular haircut for his one & only apo.

hay, wala akong nagawa! pag uwe nila, ganito na ang hair ng anak ko...

i didn't like it the first time i saw it. but eventually, cute na din, syempre, anak ko eh, hehe.

asar-talo nga lang sa Tito nya, "Sir, Yes Sir!" daw. hahaha.

toilet training

2008-04-25T20:18:00.000+08:00

last tuesday, april 22, i started toilet training lil boy. yeah, super delayed na kami dito, hehe. this is one of my “to do” task when i resigned from work, kasi naman, di kayang tutukan ng parents ko ang pag-pee at poo ng apo nila. and i know it’s a hard process sa start, and kailangan talaga ng consistency. and one more, i don’t think he’s ready na (until now!), coz he ALWAYS wants to wear his diapers. baby pa daw sya, not yet little boy, kaya diaper and dede (breastfeed) pa daw. hay!

so we finally started na nga…when he woke up, i washed him na and removed his diaper. todo explain ako to tell me BEFORE sya ma-wiwi at ma-pupu. ayun, ayaw nya talaga, he wanted to wear his nappy talaga. so dedma lang ako, i always asked him if wiwi na sya, pero puro NO naman ang sagot. ang tagal! feeling ko he was controlling his pee. until siguro, di na nya kaya, ayun, he told me na wiwi AFTER na, hay! pati pupu, i think he’s been controlling. there were times na he told me, so takbo kami sa CR, pero pagdating dun, he won’t naman, so many times na ganun. pahirapan talaga. =(

it’s been 2 days na ganun (coz we’re out last wed. kaya he had his nappy all day), unsuccessful!
until today, Friday! he made wiwi several times sa shorts nya, ayaw nya talaga sa CR. but then! he called me when he wanted to poo, so takbo ulit kami sa CR. and this time, it was for real, hehe. SUCCESSFUL! he finally made it!

tuwang-tuwa talaga ako! nauna pa ang poo sa pee, haha. i guess much easier kasi na kontrolin ang poo compared sa pee eh, hehe. owel, atleast he had experienced it, and i hope magtuloy-tuloy na. wish ko tom, successful na din kami sa pag-pee. =)

but now, i’m sad na ulit. kasi hindi na talaga sya baby! waaah! he’ll soon be using the toilet on his own, and will soon be independent. then what’s next? ayoko nang isipin, nakakaiyak lang. =)

SULIT ang P2,500! =)

2008-04-19T01:57:00.000+08:00

Side A concert was so overly worth it!!! i really love you guys, your voices and performance never fade…through the years.

i was at Music Musem at 7pm, waiting for Jing and Jam. nasayang lang yung pinila ko dun because i can’t go in dahil na kay Jam pa yung tickets. so i was just waiting inside the bar, while people were already going inside the actual venue.

medyo palpak pa nga yung sa ticket booth nila eh. kasi while i was waiting, i asked were the restrooms were, eh sa loob pala. so i went inside diretso sa CR, that’s when i realized na di pala ako sinita when i went it kasiiI didn’t give ticket naman eh. i was thinking siguro sa taas may “checkpoint” pa. kasi we just bought the 1k tickets eh, so free seating sa taas. when i was to go back dun sa bar area, gusto pa akong tatakan nung sa ticket booth, yung tipong mark lang na you just went out and just show the tatak when you get in again. hahaha, but i said 'no' na, na-konsyensya naman ako noh, hehe.

when Jing & Jam arrived, we went in na. and i was surprised na wala na palang bantay sa taas. so if i just went up the 1st time i went in, di na din pala ako masisita na wala akong ticket, sayang. hahaha. they were not tight with their security huh. at paglabas namin ni Jam para mag-smoke before the show started, may mga scalpers na naghahanap ng sobrang tickets. sayang talaga, sana nabenta ko pa yung saken para free na yung ticket ko. mwehehe.

anyway, sulit pa din, you’ll know why later…

the show started at 830pm, with Side A and Manila Philharmonic Orchestra. as usual, start pa lang, super ok na. it was so sad lang talaga na di na sila complete, as in yung original, no more Joey Benin and Kelly Badon. pero ok din naman yung dalawang bago, younger but also talented. and ang cool pa ni Leevon! =)

around past 9pm, Piolo came in na!!! wow, super gwapo! AS IN!!! ang problem lang, we were seated sa may taas, right side. eh si Piolo was standing sa left side ng stage. so di talaga namin makita kasi medyo malayo pa din ng konti. eh since hindi naman puno yung sa baba (2,500 & 1,800) and knowing na di ganun ka-tight ang security, niyaya ko silang bumaba, hehehe. so dire-diretso kaming 3 sa baba, dedma lang sa mga bantay sa doors. we went to the aisle nearest Piolo at dun ko talaga nakita kung gaano sya ka-gwapo! as in super up close, as in super gwapo. sabi nga nung isang girl seated beside me, nakakamatay ang kagwapuhan nya. hahaha.

ang shungak lang ni Jing coz she forgot to bring her cam, despite my reminder to her the day before, hay! kaya ayun, nagtiis kami sa 3.2 megapixel camera phone ni Jam, ang corny!

after Piolo’s number, around 3 songs lang sya, he went backstage na. kaya lahat kaming mga girls na nagpunta sa aisle, nagbalikan na. but i didn’t want to go up anymore, so i just occupied the vacant seats sa likod (P1,800), 3 vacant seats yun kaya sakto sa amin. hahaha.

btw, when Jam arrived at the venue and saw that Joel Cruz of Aficionado was 1 of the sponsors, she was texting her cousin who was the assistant of Joel Cruz. so when we were seated at the back already, nakita nya yung cousin nya sitting in front, sa right side. then i saw 3 vacant seats sa mismong harapan na gitna, just beside them. the cameraman was sitting on the 4th chair. so i told Jam to ask her cousin if we can transfer there, tutal middle of the show na naman eh, i don’t think may hahabol pang guests to occupy those seats. fortunately, she texted back “sige, lipat na kayo!”. hala , takbo kaming tatlo sa harapan, sa P2,500 seats! hahaha. as in right in front on the stage, beside the cameraman. kapag nga kinukunan kami ng cameraman, feeling namin pati pores namin kita eh, that’s how close we were. at yung mga paa namin eh nakatapak pa sa stage. i even handed 1 flyer to Ai-ai when she was looking sa mga flyers sa stage eh. hehe, close?! yup, super close kami sa kanila! =)

Ai-ai was really a performer. super funny and bastos talaga sya. hahaha. and i was surprised to hear her sing acapela ha, she has improved a LOT. when i first watched her sa concert sa USA years ago, she was more of a comedienne, but now, she really can sing huh. at gumiling-giling pa talaga sa harap namin, ay, ng cameraman pala. haha.

back to Side A, i was so happy they sang those fast songs i terribly missed, like yung mga Head over Heels, etc. those songs na talagang mapapatayo ka sa upuan mo at sasayaw talaga. kainis pa kasi nga nasa 2,500 kami, pa-sosyal yung mga tao. ayaw tumayo kahit na pinapatayo na ni Joey G. pero kami, dedma, we were dancing the night away. gusto ko nga kausapin yung cameraman kung pwede i-edit yung part namin, kasi super tutok sa amin yung camera eh we were all sweaty, dahil feel na feel ang pagsayaw, hahaha.

and of course, the usual drama na “this is our last song”, lights out and we were shouting “MORE!” as if naman di namin alam na may kasunod pa, hehe.

and so, the “senti” moments began, they sang medley of “Set You Free, Eva Marie, Hold On, Only You, and Forevermore!” grabe, super na-mesmerize ako sa performance level ni Joey, ganun pa din sya kagaling. parang bumalik kaming lahat sa college teener days na nag-reminisce ng aming mga past loves, mwehehe.

it was really sulit, so worth it for 2,500! hahaha. i wanted to watch it again nga the next day eh, si Sam Milby naman instead of Piolo. yeah, i never get tired of Side A and their music. bitin pa ako sa 2.5 hours nila ha, i really wanted more. pero ok na din kasi kinanta naman nila ang Only You eh.

after that, sinundo na si Jam ng hubby nya. while Jing and i ate late dinner sa Pasto. we just ate sandwiches lang kasi sa Music Museum eh, kaya we were both hungry after. we even saw Side A going home, sayang kasi for sure, nakaalis na nun si Piolo. if not,,, =) sad thing lang he’s a BI noh, pero super gwapo pa din kahit ganun sya! =)

overall, it was a really great night. having fun with my 2 girlfriends and watching our fav band of all times. i love you Side A! and Papa P! =)

Side A!

2008-04-18T16:18:00.000+08:00

i'm so excited! we're watching Side A tonight at the Music Museum!!!

i only learned about their 2-day show at Music Museum last weekend. so i immediately asked my friends if they want to watch. but they were not as fanatic as i am, so they don't want to. finally, Jam (highschool barkada) said they are watching ng hubby nya, so i told her to buy tickets for us also ni hubby.

after that, i told hubby and as expected, he wasn't really interested, hehe. iba kasi ang trip nun eh, he's more into the "rock" bands. =(

and yesterday while we were having frap at Starbucks, Jam called me and nakabili na daw tickets si Eric (her hubby) for Friday, if sasama daw ba talaga kami. nyek, all the while, pumayag si hubby kasi i told him na Saturday show kami. so when i called hubby, di daw sya sure if Friday kasi toxic sa office, baka di sya umabot. so pinipilit ko na lang si Jing who was sitting in front of me. finally, napilit na din namin sya ni Jam na sumama. so yun, Eric won't join us na kasi di din daw nya trip yun, sasamahan lang nya dapat si Jam, hehe. eh since Jing and i are watching already, kaming 3 na lang daw. btw, we're all highschool barkadas. but Jing and Bodj are my closest until this time.

so yun, i'm so excited with this girl's night out. and i'm excited to see and hear Side A again. i missed them so much. and of course, Piolo and Ai-ai will be their guests so for sure, riot yun, hehe.

i've been a fan of Side A since my late highscool days, til college days hangang sa early days ng working life ko. i watched then in Araneta, Folk Arts, bars, resto, schools, campus tours at kung san-san pa. i really love their voices, esp Joey and Ernie! but most of all, i LOVE their songsss! i can't really get over with "i won't let you go, you'll always stay inside of me, love will always grow, there will be another YOU!" waaah! "only you" and "time to let go" bring a lot of memories of my past love life, hahaha.

i've last watched Side A at Araneta with hubby and Jing, that was in 2002 pa. hubby was still courting me that time that's why kaya pa nyang tiisin ang Side A nun, hahaha. he even treated us to that concert. whoa, that was 6 years ago,,,

i can't wait to see them! i'm so excited...

day (off) out!

2008-04-17T23:00:00.000+08:00

i can't considered it my weekly day-off pala coz i took my son with me, wala kasing mag-alaga so i had to. may party din ang parents ko kaya bitbit ko si lil boy sa aking "day-off"!

we left kanina at 1130 am, went to banks to pay bills, then went to Shangrila Mall to meet his Ninang Jing. ate lunch at Secret Recipe, rode the carousel (as usual) and went shopping after. pampalipas-oras, we ordered Frap at Starbucks, hoping that i can let lil boy take his nap. but nah, he was all active while we both finished the Choco Cream Chip, as if he can sleep with that drink. haha.

by 6pm, we drove to the Edsa Shang Hotel beside for the HEAT Dinner Buffet that Jing sponsored for us. =) we love you Jing, hahaha! Bodj followed there at 630pm, and hubby arrived by 7pm.

by 830pm, all of us can't talk and stand anymore, we were all soooo full and heavy, hahaha. i think i gained additional 5 pounds just becaus of that, hehe. the lechon was so crunchy, so sinful! as well as all the different viands there. and oh my, the desserts! whoa, you can never eat everything as there were so much! super sugar overdose talaga! i can say that they offer more varieties than the Manila Pen buffet.

it was again one happy HEAVY night for the 4 of us, and lil boy of course. one great night again with my 2 best friends. =)

day-off

2008-03-29T02:05:00.000+08:00

it's the day of the week again where i need to do all my errands and just stay out of the house to keep my sanity, hehe.

i started my friday really early. hubby woke me up at 530am!!! because i needed to deliver the 100 balloons to Marikina Sports Club for the "World TB Day" motorcade. good thing huuby went with me. so after giving them the balloons, we ate breakfast at McDonalds beside MSC.

we're back home by 7am and hubby prepared for the office. while i went back to sleep, hehe. you see, i am really NOT a morning person. i only wake up early when i have party commitments, othen than that...please, let me sleep! besides, i slept at 3am that morning noh, so i deserved that nap. =)

woke up again by 9am, prepared and left at 10am. went to 2 banks to deposit, pay and withdraw. then went to my supplier to get stuffs for lil boy's party. then to Greenbelt 3 to meet my friends Jing & Jam. had lunch at Fuzion, we needed to stay outside because of smoking, so we stayed at the open sofa bed area, no aircon!!! so guess what? after eating, we were all complaining of headaches because of the weather...SUPER INIT!!!

Jam had to go back to Smart while Jing had to go back to the bank. while i stayed at the restroom lounge for 20 minutes just to rest, buti pa dun malamig.

at 3pm, i went to Globe to meet Bodj and gave him the invites. good thing he's done with his work so he joined me at my suppliers to get the cupcakes and balloons for tom's party.

i had a scheduled meeting that afternoon which i had to cancel because of all these things i needed to do for this weekend's and my lil boy's party. so sorry!

by 630pm, we're so hungry! so we ate at Gerry's Grill in ABS. it was a nice dinner because all the songs being played were those from our generations, para kaming nasa Ratsky Greenhills nung araw, and we wanted to dance and order "BlowJob" hahaha!

at 830pm, we parted ways as he had an appointment massage at Fitness First in ABS, while i needed to go home to catch the ending of Maging Sino Ka Man, hahaha. and i want to end this with the makapagbagbagdamdaming linya ni Ely, "kung may mas higit pa sa mahal kita, yun ang para sayo"...ay, tama ba? hehe, basta ganun, ang lalim!!! =)

it was again a happy day-off for me. now, back to reality...=)

so busy!

2008-03-27T02:37:00.000+08:00

i've been very busy lately...that's why wasn't able to blog, bloghop and answer all your tags...so sorry. will catch up soon.
i'm just finishing all my party shop tasks now. i've been watermarking thousands of our party pictures and posting them all to our new multiply site.

btw, please add our multiply account, http://yanplepartyshop.multiply.com. it's still a work in progress as i'm still uploading all the pics until now. so please do check it often.

*'commercial' again, my lil boy keeps on waking up because of his cough, so i need to go back to bed and breastfeed him again to sleep. yeah, he's turning 3 and still breasfeeding! =)

ok, back to the topic, hoping to finish everything soon so i can concentrate on my blog again. and my 'other' task naman. =)

got to go, i'm just waiting for 230 am now so i can give lil boy his meds. then i'm on my way to dreamland...

sick

2008-03-27T01:26:00.000+08:00

lil boy is sick, huhuhu!

i think he got his cough from his cousin Miguel who stayed here in our house last holy wed night til good fri morning for a quick vacation.
then we went swimming to Club Manila East last black saturday, and lil boy just won’t get out of the pool.

so at sunday night, he started coughing and got worst last monday and tuesday.

so today, wednesday, hubby took a half-day leave from work to accompany us to his pedia. good thing it was just just plain cough, no phlegm or whatsoever. so pedia just gave us medicines. at the same time, he gave lil boy his flu vaccine which was really scheduled on that day.

after that, we ate lunch at KFC, as usual, per lil boy’s request. then off to office hubby went, while lil boy and i went to Robinsons (again as per his request) to play basketball and Tekken. and bought his medicines too.

hope he’ll get well SOON!
his bday party will be next week already.

i really hate it when he's sick! hay!

Blog advertising

2008-03-24T21:51:00.001+08:00

i guess the latest in online advertising now is through blogging. you’ll get everything you look for in a just a snap of a finger. and both advertisers and bloggers get what they want in this kind of advertisement.

and guess what, i’m one of these people now. i get paid to blog anything and everything that i like. are you wondering how to advertise on blogs? it will simply connects advertisers with bloggers. advertisers can pay qualified bloggers to write opinion posts with links back to the advertiser’s site. i think this is really effective as bloggers share their experience and views on different products of the advertisers. and in this growing world of online blogging, this is just the perfect place to advertise your products.

so if you want to advertise something, why don’t you try this blog advertising. and if you are like me, a blogger, don’t you want to blog for money? earning while doing what you love most, blogging!

Little Angel

2008-03-24T20:58:00.000+08:00

thanks Jody for this. nice way to rev me up blogging again, hehe.

i'm passing this to karen, arlene, bodj & vesta. these are my real 'old' friends.

Goodluck Apols!

2008-03-20T11:25:00.001+08:00

i guess i’m the last to post (as usual) about this. sorry na, zuppper busy, as always.

last mar 14, friday, we, the mommy bloggers, scheduled a (supposedly) surprise ‘farewell’ get-together for Apols. she’ll be leaving for Singapore this mar 29. thanks to Thea for organizing this.

anyway, it was a terribly busy Friday for me…

woke up at 8am to cut the remaining tumbler prints of a client. since i was running late and still had a LOT of things to do, i decided to call my assistant and asked her to come to our house and help me do the errands. she arrived at 10am, asked her to buy printer ink as i ran out printing lots of tumbler covers! my gosh, i underestimated the colored printing and i didn’t know that it will consume that MUCH ink. huhuhu, i was so lugi, abonado ako ng P1,500 because i’m using original ink eh, kainis!

anyway, when my assistant arrived, we did the “get well soon” balloon bouquet that a client ordered. i added a personalized ‘GWS’ tumbler also patterned on the balloon, so cutie.

at 2pm, lil boy and i left already. yeah, i promised to take him with me. we first delivered the bouquet balloon at UP Village. then headed to Makati to deliver the lunchbags and tumbler prints. after that, headed to Greenbelt 3 to meet the mommy bloggers at 5pm. since we’re meeting beside TimeZone, lil boy had his time of his life playing, playing and playing. paiyakan pa before we can finally leave the place.

then i finally saw Joy at Big Chill already, so we went there na. then Thea followed. Mich, Apols, Aggie & Jody arrived after. we decided to transfer to National Sports Grill and had a LOT of chikahan. though i wasn’t able to hear all of those sizzling chikas because i was taking care of my lil boy. lesson learned! hehe.

Jacqui and Kelly followed there also, kaya lalong umingay because of Jacqui, haha.

sadly, hubby arrived na at 7pm from work. so he got lil boy first and they played again sa Timezone, while i was catching up on some chikahan pa din. at 730, i really had to go because hubby was already hungry. so i left them na, but came back after a while to give the mini cake to Apols, which i left sa parking lot, toink!

we ate dinner sa Fuzion, then window shopping, then left na. lil boy fell asleep as soon as we hit the road, super tired with all the playing, hehe.

it was one fun meeting again with the mommy bloggers. though i missed a LOT of chikas and secrets because i wasn’t paying much attention and needed to leave early. you can see all the secrets and revelations on their personal blogs.

will definitely miss you Apols! next meeting would be sa Sgp ha, hehe. or sa mansion ba ni Jane? family outing ito? hahaha.

see you soon!

venue: checked!

2008-03-06T02:43:00.000+08:00

yipeee! i was so happy this afternoon when i got a text from the secretary of my target venue. she said that it has now been reserved to me. after days of waiting and pleading, hehe. i actually looked for some alternatives already if in case, we won't get the 1st venue.
but since for me, that's the perfect place, i still prayed hard to get it. and now, prayers answered!

now, i can finally start with the preps! yeah, only 1 month to go, cramming again for my own lil boy's party, as always.
anyway, this will be his 3rd so just a simple party actually. not much kaartehan like before, hehe. simple but fun for sure, especially for the kids.

***btw, it's 3am already. i just blog hopped the whole night. what can i do, don't have 'racket' na, waaah!
i better sleep now...

HongKong, here we come...

2008-03-06T01:01:00.000+08:00

finally! i was able to book our tickets for HK on my birthday this september, yehey!

the last time i went to HK was during my 18th bday, whoa!!! that was xx years ago, hahaha. my parents kept on coming back there but for some reasons, i wasn't always available. there were a lot of plans also before, especially with the opening of Disneyland, but hubby told me to delay it further when lil boy can appreciate the park already.

and i guess this is the best time, hehe. =)

i've booked my parents through their miles last year for HK, flight will be september this year. and yeah, i've scheduled it on my bday so we'll have all the reasons to go with them and celebrate, hehe.

so finally, after the long wait, Cebu Pacific offered P888 to ALL their international flights, just what i was waiting for, hehe.

so i checked the site and inquired if there are still available flights for the 3 of us. and bingo, we're booked! hahaha, that was fast! i just told hubby that i'm already booking, while he was busy playing with his PSP, he just told me, 'bahala ka'. and that's a sounding "YES!" for me. hahaha.

i'm so excited for lil boy. and as usual, hoping that he won't be afraid of the mascots there. waaah!

and i'm also excited for hubby and i, this will be our 1st international vacation together, puro kasi kami domestic before eh. and of course, we're both shopping addicts...just wishing we'll have money, money, money by then. =)

time to go, time to pack!!! haha, excited! =)

huhuhu

2008-03-06T00:55:00.000+08:00

to all mommy bloggers, you'll guess why i'm so sad!!! huhuhu.
just after 6 days...i'm now down to 'BOKYA'!!! huhuhu

'sandaling kaligayahan lang pala to'!!! waaah!

what will i do? heeelllppp!!!

Manila Ocen Park now open!

2008-03-03T04:04:00.000+08:00

yup, finally, after more than 2 months delayed, it had its SOFT OPENING last March 1.

no, we weren't there because i had party that day. and i don't think i want to be there on the 1st day, haha.

but i got 1st hand info from Wanlu himself! he was there with Wizzo to perform magic and ventri show, just to entertain the guests while falling in line for the tunnel entrance, he said the crowd go inside by batches. the park is big and there were a LOT of people there. they just performed in the morning, because he's the magician in my party that afternoon. he also advised me to wait a little longer before we visit the place, because it's not really finished yet. there were still uncemented walkways and some finishing touches being made. and of course, it's better to visit if it's not that crowded anymore, don't want to fall in line for hours just to watch a 10-min show huh.

but i'm really excited, since december pa! so excited for lil boy since he'll be having a close encounter with those sea creatures. i loved Ocen Park in Hongkong and Sea World in San Diego, so i'm hoping that i'll like this Philippine version even more. besides, love your own, so i'm very proud of this world-class '1st in the Phil' amusement park.

missing our 'house'

2008-03-03T03:35:00.000+08:00

before hubby and i got married, we've decided to get one of the housing loans offered by my company. it was supposed to be finished only months after our wedding date. but some problems came up with the developers and it wasn't finished until i became pregnant.

so for obvious reasons, my parents didn't allow us to transfer to our house because of my condition. besides, it's a little farther from where we are staying (my parents' house) so we all decided to stay until i gave birth. but we were already paying for the mortgages and all that time.

and after giving birth, we found it harder to leave my parents' house. yeah, talk about convenience huh. we didn't have a nanny because i chose not to hire one, i'm afraid of the horror stories around. then i went back to work which made it impossible to live on our own. then my parents got so attached with my son that it will break their hearts if we'll leave. a lot of reasons, really, that we've decided to just sell the house to my Tita. it was really sad on our part, but in a way happy because we are now free of monthly mortgages. =)

but in the near future, we are still deciding to purchase a house of our own. of course i want to live on our own, where i can be the only queen! and that will bring us back to paying mortgages and all the expenses.

and since our finances are limited now, need to know how much we can afford for this. good thing i found out this free mortgage quote in the web. totally no obligation, and they can even consider a lot of factors in their quotation. so this will definitely be a big help as we prepare for our major investment soon.

our happy friday!

2008-03-03T03:20:00.000+08:00

yeah, it's hubby's payday, but that wasn't our reason to be happy, well part of it maybe. haha.

i was scheduled to go to the bank to pay my supplier. and since i stayed until early morning blogging, i woke up already by 11am, hehe. at 1pm, lil boy and i were dressing up already. i was planning to take him to the banks and we'll go malling after.

then hubby called and told me that they were dismissed already because of the rally! wow! what a good news, these rallies can also do good sometimes huh. =) so we agreed to just meet at the mall.

after my never-ending waitng time at 2 banks, remember, it was a payday-last day of the month-friday! we're finally at Sta.Lucia by 330pm. since i was craving for iced tea, we ate merienda at Wendy's. just ate the shrimp sandwich because no meat allowed. =) then of course, we played at Worlds of Fun, because lil boy kept on asking for horse (carousel), basketball and tekken.

after playing, hubby and i decided to look for a venue nearby for lil boy's bday party. we're again having problems with the 2nd venue we have. waaah, it's just a month to go and we still don't have a definite venue yet. talk about a party planner cramming for her own party huh! i'm the one paying kasi here eh, and i don't get paid. that's why! hahaha.

after that, we went to IL's house to visit them, had dinner and play with the kids. lil boy had fun as usual, he really enjoys playing with his cousins.

we were home by 9pm. it was a simple unexpected family bonding for us. and i truly enjoyed it. life's simple pleasures! =)

i hate viruses!

2008-03-03T02:04:00.000+08:00

i think my laptop acquired a virus again, damn! i was alerted by my anti-virus software when i opened my thumb drive awhile ago. and guess what, the thumb drive was used by hubby in his PC, which means that his computer is infected too! waaah!

aside from the inconvenience that virus could bring, i learned from the life lock reviews that certain viruses can be used by hackers to corrupt files and get needed information. oh my, that's a big security risk!

and reading more of this lifelock reviews, i realized how fast and easy these hackers can steal your identity. with the latest technology now, nothing is impossible. so i think it's better to be safe than sorry. best to invest in something that will guarantee the safety of your identity and all your confidential information.

so better check this particular lifelock review as they are offering discounted rate in guarding your identity and life in general. and i don't think you can go wrong because they are offering 1 million guarantee in protecting your name. isn't that a terrific deal?

anyway, back to the laptop and virus, i think i need to do another round of formatting just to get rid of that virus, and be safe from identity theft.

picnic

2008-03-03T00:07:00.000+08:00

eversince i've visited bonifacio high street in fort before, i already fell in love with the place. that was last year, when there were not much stores yet, only Krispy Kreme and some i can't remember anymore. it wasn't even known as BHS, it was still associated with Serendra that time.

but now, with almost all stores opened and publicity everywhere, it can get crowded on weekends. but anyway, i just love the ambience, the structure, the people and especially the green grass between. i get the feeling that i'm shopping in the USA. =)

but anyway, i'm pertaining to the green grass alone of BHS, hehe. i love the kids running and playing around. and sudenly, last night, i was asking hubby that will go there this sunday, just so lil boy can play around. then i've thought that lil boy will have more fun if he can run with his cousins too, then the list goes on and on.

so instead of BHS, i was suddenly planning of a picnic outing that night, to be held the following day, haha, nice planning ha. i don't know, i just wanted to go to a place that's NEAR, where the kids can play all they want and run anywhere (without getting bruises, that's why i want grass surroundings). so hubby suggested EcoPark, but we've been there already. i was thinking of UP, but hubby said they don't allow, though i've seen some people there. how about Wildlife, Circle or Luneta? hehe, too crowded and i honestly don't like the 'crowd'. obviosly, we've thought of nothing. sayang!

so we're on with the planning still. can anyone suggest a place near Marikina where we can do picnic outing? should be greeny area with a "nice" surrounding, you know what i mean. don't want the kids to play with some uneducated kids around, as well as don't want the kids to see couples kissing (PDA) in public.

please, please, please, i'm trying to find one SOON! thanks!

shopaholic?

2008-03-02T23:32:00.000+08:00

yes i am! and i plan to stay that way, hahaha. though i'm trying to control myself a little now because we're trying to increase our savings for bigger purchases.

so since i can't control it much, i just limit my purchases to sale and discounted prices. it's cheaper that way, yet still satisfying that urge, hehe. and one thing i'm really looking forward this month is the black friday sale! oh, i can't wait for the huge discounts they are giving out on so many participating stores. and what's really great is that almost all my favorite stores are there. and since i'm at times guilty when i shop for myself but feel all the reasons to do when it's for lil boy, i always check on babies "r" us and toys "r" us first! and i really get excited on cutie items and cheap tags huh. next items on the shopping list are for me and hubby of course!

and aside from all these discounts, it's online so i really don't need to check on these items physically and fall in long lines just to pay them. how convenient is that! c'mon shopaholic girls, check out the site and be a member of their email list so you can be informed when they post their ads.

party pics

2008-03-02T23:26:00.000+08:00

finally, i've uploaded my party pics until this february 08. you can check it here:

yanple

but sadly, i haven't uploaded for monthsss already those parties that hubby covered (as photog). i guess the last party posted there was still july 07 party. oh my, and we've covered a lot already after that. that's my next project. upload! upload! upload! anyway, here is the link on our shots:

yanple1

Six Unimportant Things About Me

2008-03-02T22:42:00.000+08:00

been tagged by aggie, thanks girl!

i'll just write what's on top of my head now...

1. i'm a night person. i can totally go sleepless at night. but never expect me (especially now) to wake up before 9am! that's one of my considerations in quitting my day job. i think i should be in call centers? haha.

2. i like watching GOOD romantic movies (filipino movies will do). i hate fiction, scifi or anything related to that. haven't watched any Harry Potter, LOTR, etc at all! don't want to think much when i'm watching, just want to relax while eating my popcorn. =)

3. i can think of LOTS of party ideas for my clients, but when it comes to my own (lil boy) party, i go blank! as in long process before i can think of a good original one.

4. i love pictures!!! since highschool, i love taking pics and browsing them again and again when i have time. i love reminiscing and thinking of what transpired when that pic was taken. that's why it will take me hours just looking back at my pics, hehe.

5. like alpha, i love playing with my dead hair, it can be addicting ha! once you start, you just can't stop. and lately, lil boy loves feelng the 'roughness' of it. hahaha.

6. i drive like crazy! i've been driving my own car since college, maybe that gave me confidence, hehe. i drive fast and crazy at times, and when the need arises.

i'm tagging , melisse, liza, eileen.

the gambler in me

2008-03-01T02:53:00.003+08:00

yes, i love gambling! but not professionally, we just do it for fun. though at times, there's real money involved to make it more exciting.

we've been playing cards eversince i was a kid, i'm always part of the "Black Jack" or "Lucky 9" games in my family during reunions. and would you believe that we were playing "Pusoy Dos" with my college barkada even during class hours, while profs were boringly discussing their lessons, hahaha! that's how addict we were, though no money involved because it was just really for fun and to 'maximize' time, hehe.

now, in our modern world, i miss that addiction that's why i'm on the look-out for the best online games in town. as there are a LOT, i tell you, need to find some sites who do online casino reviews. and i found it! i like it here because all the best casinos are classified per kind, so i can easily choose one that i like. and of course, who can resist bonuses? that's why i'm looking for the casino with best bonuses in this site.

i'll definitely share these sites to my 'gambling' friends so we can bring back that old addiction, haha.

Linky Love

2008-03-01T02:36:00.000+08:00

i was tagged by mel.

Cut and paste the following starting here.
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i'm spreading the love to Apols, Thea and Peachy, my current 'teachers'. thanks gurls! =)

One BIG Love!

2008-03-01T01:52:00.000+08:00

ever since i resigned last january, i always see to it to schedule 1 weekday 'day-off'. just to keep my sanity, haha. you see, i'm a very outgoing person, i need to be out in the open atleast 3x a week, that's why you rarely find us home on weekends.

and for the past 3 weeks already, i've always been with my 2 best friends jing & bodj. jing has always a sched in makati every 2 weeks or so. she just submits papers to the bank, then she's free after that. while bodj is working from home, so he's free anytime, just like me. haha.

so yesterday, jing & i met at Megamall by lunch. after finishing my errands (deposit/wdraw/pay at the banksss), we ate at Sbarro (missing Glorietta Sbarro badly!). then she bought a bag at Lacoste while i tried my BEST to control myself and buy nothing...although i'm really drooling on that black slip-on for 4k++!!! maybe next time...

after that, we finally watched One BIG Love! haha, jologs again! =) it was a funny movie, a feel-good one, a (as usual) bubbly Toni, a sophisticated (just support role) Kristine and a cute obese (later, hunk!) Sam. surprisingly, Sam can do comedy roles ha, hehe. i love his dance steps, hahaha.

after that, Bodj is ready to go so we picked him up at Pag-ibig office after his housing loan application. then went to Shangrila and had dinner. of course, laughter all around! it's always fun being with these 2, i'll never get tired of them i swear!

and to cap the night, a grande choco chip frap from Starbucks. whoa, i'm totally energized! that's it, see you again next week, hehe.

i arrived home by 11pm, my 2 boys waiting for their "ubong", siopao from Kowloon. hehe.

another bonding moment with my 2 BFs. =)

"debt threat"

2008-03-01T00:16:00.001+08:00

debt is really threatening, especially if you have more than you can handle. i guess all people have debts one way or another. lucky are those who are totally debt-free.

i have debts, lots of it actually. but i believe i'm a resposible payer, i don't want missing a payment, i hate interests and late charges! i don't want their agents reminding me about my dues and all. and most of all, i don't want to be blacklisted with bad credit.

but what is really the problem with debt? problem arises when you can't control it anymore, when you can't manage your finances well, and when you can't find where the money for payment will come from. but i believe this didn't develop overnight, it was a long unright process. you just realize the problem when you are deep into it already. so sad and unfortunate, right?

i know one who's into that problem right now. that's why i was telling her to seek financial advise because debts won't never go away if you just take them for granted. remember, interest counts daily! i guess it would be better to make certain arrangements with your debtors, than just ignore them at all. you can compromise and come up with certain agreements, like you paying him an amount which you are capable of. i'm sure the debtor will like it that way, than not getting anything back from you. there are a lot of ways in debt management, you just have to know what's suited for you.

once you've managed your debts, then a llittle control and being responsible, you'll surely bounce back into your normal life happy and worry-free.

it's 4am!

2008-02-29T03:36:00.001+08:00

yeah, and i'm still awake!!!
it's only now that i'm blogging because i spent most of my evening blog hopping!!! and yeah, it ate a LOT of my time just to know the latest about my blogger friends. and as always, once you start, you just can't stop. hahaha.

so now, i'm trying to finish my job, just 2 to go and i'm out of here.

waaah, so tired, just had a fun gimik awhile ago, will blog later.

can't think anymore, pretty obvious in my last post? hahaha.

call center problems

2008-02-29T02:51:00.001+08:00

since i was blogging how famous call center job is in our country, i suddenly remembered one 'tragedy' that a friend told me.

she has a friend working in a not-so-nice call center company. and knowing call center agents, most of them wear their headset almost 7 hours a day. and i guess the company didn't provide them personal headset units then, since they were just starting that time. and because it was obviously unhygienic, the friend unfortunately developed ear infection. because of this, her hearing was affected which made her lose her job!

don't you think it's unfair? she got that infection because of her job, then suddenly, she'll just be separated from work because she can't performed her job effectively anymore. and what did she get, just her last pay, no more, no less!

i guess she really has to do something about it. it was unjust and plain inconsiderate. i think she really needs to research more on this so she'll know what legal actions to take. and i better tell her to check on the net about the possible claims she can get from that personal injury. nothing to lose really, because you don't need to pay them when you don’t win the case. thanked god for these companies, ready to help even if they are not always 100% compensated. so she better try it and fight for her right. she deserves to be given something other than her regular pay, don't you agree?

i hope these companies will learn their lesson well and provide a healthy working area to all the employees.

FAB!

2008-02-29T02:44:00.000+08:00

tagged by a FAB friend abie. Thanks gurl!

i’m passing this award to cheryll, cynch and toni.

my boracay boy

2008-02-28T01:13:00.000+08:00

i know, i know! i'm so delayed with my posts! i haven't even posted our palawan adventure last november. yeah, that was still last year...so many posts to make!!!

just a teaser for my boracay post soon, here is my cute lil boy wearing cocomangas jersey and his papa's shades.

i really love boracay i swear. i would want to go there every month if the budget permits, hehe. especially now that there's already a Cebu Pac Caticlan flight, that'll be a breeze for sure, no more long drive! will take that one soon.

but i swear, that last trip to boracay was defitely the best!!! it was all FUN, FUN, FUN! and did i say it was fun?! haha. better than our honeymoon before, of course except for one thing, hahaha.

will blog and post pics SOON, promise!

my credit cards

2008-02-28T00:04:00.001+08:00

who can resist credit cards? not me! my 1st credit card was when i was in college, it was an extension from my dad. i used it for my car's gasoline and some shopping, at my dad's expense. when i started working, banks just won't stop sending me pre-approved cards, and i kept on accepting them. haha.

until i realized that i almost maximized all of them. and all my salaries were going straight to banks for payment. so when i finally had that exra money, i paid most of them and just maintained 1 for emergency purposes.

but that was before, now i have a lot again. haha. i really can't resist whenever i received a credit card on my mail. i wonder what's their criteria on giving out pre-approved cards.

but i've read that credit card market has tightened their lending criteria now. blame it on people who don't know how to use it responsively. and i believe that these banks have their own 'blacklist' so they'll know who to approve and not. because it will definitely be their loss once a cardholder doesn't pay.

i had a friend who abandoned her debts because she didn't have money to pay for it anymore. so now, there are legal suits filed against her now. and for sure, she's included in the blacklist. i was telling her to just loan from other banks with lower interest rates so she can pay all her obligations and spare her from legal cases. or she can apply for those homeowner loans available. atleaast you can pay it in installment for a maximum of 30 years. you just really have to budget your money wisely so you can pay everything in order.

credit cards are really tempting, it's just a matter of self-control and being responsible.

ice cream, anyone?

2008-02-27T23:29:00.000+08:00

i'm so happy! i have my "own" ice cream cart now. and it's really nice. haha, love your own.

btw, for anyone who wants to order, it's just P2,000 for 100 servings. and our flavors are really special, like cookies & cream, rocky road, strawberry and the usual flavors. really yummy and creamy i tell you. got a lot of compliments on the taste.

and now, here is my cart:

casino again

2008-02-27T22:29:00.001+08:00

as i've blogged about my casino experience before and how we missed going to casinos, we are now planning to go to a casino in Tagaytay when we stay for a vacation at our house there. i guess that's a better and cheaper alternative to a real casino feel. we have to iron out plans soon as i'm pretty excited about the entire trip. and this time, it'll be with my family and 2 best friends only. so it'll surely be fun!

but for now, i have to content myself in finding the best casino online in the online casino list. i need to satisfy my urge and excitement and play all i want online first. besides, i think i need to practice with all those casino games so i'll be pretty sure to bring home money when i play in real casino. hahaha.

what's great about this is that they have online casino review so you're sure that you can find here
the best online casinos in town.

so go on and play with me. it's fun i tell you.

beautiful wednesday

2008-02-27T21:36:00.000+08:00

it was indeed a happy wednesday. why? because hubby was around. =)

he worked overtime until 5am this morning, so he was off the whole day today. we woke up at around 10am and did the daily routine. at 3pm, we're off to nowhere, hehe. we know we just have to go out and enjoy the day. sayang ang holiday-weekday! =)

we first went to the tailor to check on our 'bday uniforms', just some alterations and it'll be perfect. then went to our aluminum supplier and ordered 4 more food carts. i'm having a lot of food cart orders lately so i need to increase my units. on our way through all these, lil boy kept on saying 'robinsons! robinsons!'.

funny because i was telling hubby how lil boy is really so 'kulit' lately. and now that i'm home 24/7 with him, sometimes, i just really get pissed off, especially when i have tons to do. he just won't really stop bugging me and repeating and repeating (and repeating) words untl i give in. hay, and it's only a month that i'm WAHM, hehe.

so this afternoon, when we were in Robinsons (yeah, we just had to give in!) while eating merienda, buying vitamins and hubby checking shoes at Nike, lil boy was endless in saying "basketball!", "tekken!" and "ABC!". repeating it again and again and again! would you believe he didn't say anything aside from those 3 words! he wanted to play basketball and Tekken at Timezone and buy anything with alphabets at Toys R Us! hay, so hubby witnessed what i was telling him about his 'kulitness'! my goodness! =)

and as expected, we played and bought him the cheapest alphabet book that he got from the rack. just so he would stop! we don't want him to buy anything alphabet anymore because i tell you, he has a LOT! if i'll have time, i'll take pics and blog them all here, hehe.

after that, my dad called me and asked me where we were. because he was parked right beside our van in Robinsons also, hehe. so he invited us for dinner with my mom. so we again ate dinner, just 2 hours after our merienda. haha.

after that, lil boy pooped so told them that we go home already. besides, it's telenobela time na. hahaha.

it was a simple and happy day. i just love when we're complete. simple joy i may say. =)

proper training

2008-02-27T20:57:00.001+08:00

when i was still working in a telecommunications company before, we had a LOT of trainings. the management really allot a big budget for the training courses of all their employees. because they know how important these not only to the people but to the whole company as well.

with proper training, you'll surely get your people on the right track. and this will eventually merit your business. and now that i have my own business, i'm trying to recall all these trainings again, as well as review all collaterals before. and of course, the wonderful world of internet has a lot to offer. as i was searching on the web, i chanced upon a site offering effective sales training. not only that, they have courses like writing proposals and telephone techniques. these 2 things are really beneficial to my party shop business because i mostly communicate through phone only, and i usually close deals through my proposals. so i really need to know the right technique to do it.

with proper training, i'm confident that i'll go a long way ahead.

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2008-02-27T11:47:00.001+08:00

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our Valentines!

2008-02-26T22:26:00.000+08:00

a delayed post...

last Feb 14, hubby woke me up from dreamland and gave me 3 beautiful red roses (as usual!) before he left for office. i just greeted him with a kiss. =)

(un)fortunately, i had a choco fountain service in makati that afternoon. so my assistant and i trooped down ayala ave at 2pm. funny because we rode the service elevator and we were surrounded by FLOWERS all around, for delivery. i left her at the party while i finished 2 client meetings at Starbucks.

the party ended at 630 pm. i called hubby if he can go home already so i can fetch him and maybe have dinner just to celebrate 'valentines' haha. but unfortunately, he still can't leave their office, huhu. so my assistant and just ate at Goldilocks Petron Makati Ave., i'm still hoping that i can wait for hubby to finish his projects in the office. sadly, we left makati without him!

he arrived late already. and that was the only time i was able to give my chocolates for him.

hay, sad valentines, nothing fancy. maybe next year...

my website

2008-02-26T21:23:00.003+08:00

as most of you know, my party shop business has its own website. and i'm really happy i bought one. it surely boosted my sales and got a lot of exposure in the internet world.

for me, all pros-no cons really! and it's cheap huh, you'll never expect that having your own "house" in the e-world is that affordable. but of course, you need to find the best web host because there are a lot around. the best option is to check web hosting choice. they have a lot of best web host to choose from, and they even provide learning area for first timers, so you wouldn't really go wrong.

go get one and let me know your site.

Pass it to the Front

2008-02-26T20:44:00.002+08:00

I was tagged by mich. thanks ha!

Here are the Rules:
* First copy and paste it.
* Do not remove any content.
* Just add One word related to your blogs.
* If you don't like the concept Pls! say no?
* Our main goal is we are going to circulate our number of friends.
* The more people join the "pass it to the front" the more links we generate.
* Lastly write only one word "short" for your blogs...
* Keep it simple and short,i know some of you have more than one blogs.
* the color is only black,gray, or white plssss avoid using any color okies.

Let me show you:1.-Filipina,2.-Darling allen,3.-Abroad,4.-Halfway ,5.-life 6.- culture 7.-interracial 8.-pinaystories/ 9./pinaysinglelooking-10./health-11./my life-12/Nicotine 13/WifeyDiaries 14/ Shopaholic 15/Threenitea 16/RandomThoughts 17/Colorful 18/party planning

I'm tagging Abie, Aggie, Alpha, Jane & Peachy

call centers

2008-02-26T18:00:00.001+08:00

call centers are everywhere in our country. i guess almost 50% of newly grads are working in call centers now. but not only newly-grads but some professionals as well. i have a lot of friends who are call center agents, even my brother is. and i know that they are earning big time in this kind of work.

but why is telemarketing really booming now in our country? i guess we Filipinos are effective in communicating, answering queries, closing sales and everything in between. and i know how important these things are in a company.

having worked in a telecommunication company before, i just know how hard it is to sell and satisfy your customer's needs. there are a lot of kinds of customers, and you need to adjust to all of their individual needs. a certain product or strategy that worked for a customer may not work for another customer. that's why it's really necessary to have competent people to handle such concerns.

and since there are a lot of companies now to choose from, you must know which is really the best. a company not only concerned about quantity or the number of closed deals, but the quality of the service as well. because a customer will always go back to the companies with best customer service. and the agents must know when and how to follow-up with clients, talk about lead generation.

so it's really not that easy, as some people may think. it's really a job you really have to train and work hard for, just to satisfy your customers. so hats off to all our agents. =)

coffee w/ blogging mommies

2008-02-26T15:19:00.002+08:00

for the 2nd time (for some), we met again. just for coffee this time.

i was at Starbucks, Bonifacio High Street at exactly 4pm, yeah, i'm not late this time. during the xmas party kasi here, i was late noh, hehe.

there were lots of chikas, from our personal lives to showbiz chika and of course, the most important, the 'blogging' chikas, hehe.

pic courtesy of mich

as usual, it was a fun and 'loud' gimik. and will surely have it again and again. though there were some who didn't make it because unfortunately, their kids were sick. anyway, there'll always be next time.

we're done by 730pm. before going home, i bought Krispy Kreme donuts first as 'ubong' for my 2 boys. then went to All Flip Flops to buy slippers for lil boy, because the one he's using now at home is all worn-out and already small for his size. but super sulit na din kasi his 1st havaianas slippers lasted only for 2 months i think, and he's now only on his 2nd pair for so long already. so i'm buying his 3rd, but unfortunately, no size for the design i want. need to go to other branches soon.

that's it, went home afterwards. it was a fun restful holiday! ay, 'everyday' holiday pala for me, hehe.

i got approved!

2008-02-26T13:44:00.003+08:00

yipee, i'm so happy. i'm finally with PayPerPost. i got their email approval awhile ago and i immediately checked on my opportunities. oh god, there are a LOT, i tell you.

as some of my friends told me, PPP has a lot of available opportunites for bloggers. that's why i really wanted to join even before. the problem was, i didn't have that much time to spare for blogging as i had my hands tied on my family, work and business.

but now that i'm a WAHM (work at home mom), i definitely would visit PPP's site everyday. i love the idea that you can choose topics that you want to blog, not like in other sites where you are assigned certain topics even if sometimes, you really can't relate. atleast with them, you can just get the topics which are personally related to you.

and if still, you aren't convinced, go check their site and see for yourself. and once you've decided to be a member, don't forget to include a disclosure policy on your blog, you can get one at word of mouth ethics.

so to all my friends who are not members yet, c'mon and join me in this happy and 'worthy' world of blogging. i'm sure you too will have lots of fun.

my 2 boys...

2008-02-25T14:30:00.000+08:00

addiction now is hubby's PSP. they have a nightly routine of playing together. and they just look so cute when they do.
here are my 2 boys with their toy:

casino

2008-02-24T21:55:00.001+08:00

it was in 1996 when i first entered a "real" casino. that was when we went to the USA and visited Las Vegas.
whoa, what a place i tell you. everywhere you look, casinos everywhere.

unfortunately, i was below 21 then so i wasn't allowed to play 'real casino' or any betting game yet. so i just stayed all day all night with slot machines. and sip on free drinks while watching my brothers and parents playing on different games around.

oh i really would love to go back there. and i promise myself that when we go back to US, will definitely visit Vegas again..

but thanked god for technology, i need not wait for that time anymore before i can play slot machines again. they are now available ONLINE!!! yes, need not go that far and spend that much. i can just visit their site at online casino and voila, play all you want.

and since i'm old enough, i can play whatever game i want, haha. but of course, i would always love the good old slot machines like this in the online casino.

and what else is better than earning 'money' while playing. =)

art subject

2008-02-24T21:40:00.000+08:00

yesterday, before we heard anticipated mass, we dropped by the toy section of the mall. and there, he saw a study table with alphabets written on it. as expected, he didn't want to leave and kept telling us to buy the table.

so what can we do, who can say no to this cutie kid. and besides, he can use it on our "home schooling", so before going home, we bought the table and chair.

and for our 1st subject and per his request, he wants to play with paints and colors. he always watch this on Barney dvd that's why he wants to try on his own.
so we bought water color, paint, brush and all so we can start with our Art Class, hehe.

we both enjoyed this activity, so happy i bought it. =)

8 Random Things About 'lil' boy'

2008-02-24T21:12:00.000+08:00

tagged by jane. thanks girl.

1. as i've blogged over and over again, he LOVEs letters and numbers. he can even write the alphabets backwards (Z to A), as well as count 1-100 backwards! as in countdown from 100, haha.

2. he likes "fry chaken" skin and baguio beans a lot. he can eat fried chix every meal. and he eats baguio beans like eating chips, as in "sunod-sunod ang papak". =)

3. he's a green-lover. hopefully not green-minded when he grows up. haha. but green is his all-time favorite color. and he loves wearing his green EK shirt, kahit na so old na the shirt.

4. he can stay up all day watching dvds on his portable dvd player, bad i know. though we're controlling it naman.

5. he also loves taking pictures and videos, moreso when he's the subject. and our nightly routine is to watch ALL his videos on my phone.

6. just like us, his parents, he's addicted to malls, shopping and travelling. every after bath, he likes to dress up and say that he'll go to 'Robinsons'.

7. he loves to kiss and be kissed! and i just love it that way. =)

8. he is still breastfeeding until now. at 2y10m, he still won't stop. at daytime, he always says that he's already a lil' boy. but at night time, he retracts his statement and claims that he's still a baby, so he can breastfeed. hay!

how about your kids, mind sharing 8 things about them?
i'm tagging cheryl, mellisse, mel & jenc.

How fast can you type

2008-02-23T20:54:00.000+08:00

tagged by joey.

haha, i have to be honest, i tried it twice before getting that score. need to familiarize first with the mechanics.

but then, i'm not really good in typing. and i really don't type with 10 fingers. i just use 6 to 8, haha.
didn't have any typing lessons before so i really wasn't trained. and i'm not fond of typing reports when i was a student, i'd rather volunteer on "sagot ko na ang kwento" haha.

47 words

Speed test

now, i'm tagging karen, abie, alpha, kelly & joy.

hand alphabet

2008-02-21T23:52:00.001+08:00

as i've blogged here, my lil' boy is one self-confessed Alphabet addict.
and sometimes, i'm getting tired of it all.

he will write and write ABCz even in the middle of the night. and when he plays with me, he'll ask me to write and write it even more again and again...to his heart's content.

so one night, i was so tired to write. so what i did was teach him the hand alphabet. atleast i don't need to exert extra effort for that, hehe.
surprisingly, after a couple of times teaching him, he can now do it all by himself.

this was last january pa, but i've only able to capture it on video yesterday. so busy as usual.

anyway, here he is:

and for a more "porma" look (btw, he loves wearing that at home, haha. unfortunately, he let me wear mine also, same daw kami!):

*kinda 'sablay' lang with letters M & N, because he can't insert his thumb yet, hehe.

he's so smart, really. i'm thinking of putting him to schoool now. though my initial plan was when he turns 4yo.
anyway, still have to assess. =)

Biggest Heart Award

2008-02-20T22:27:00.000+08:00

it's raining awards!
i'm so late in acknowledging all, i know.

thanks Eileen for this! i'm glad we are still in touch. =)

i guess everybody in my list had this already, hehe. told you i'm super late with all these things.

let's play domino

2008-02-20T21:13:00.006+08:00

Rule: Copy the entire list and add your name at the bottom. And tag at least 5 friends. (But you can tag as many as you like)

thea
childstar
mike
my scrappy side
abie
aggie
alpha
apple
apols
jacqui
jane
jody
joy
kelly
mich
peachy

i'm tagging karen, em, joey, kitts and toni.

Sexy!

2008-02-18T20:22:00.004+08:00

i got this award from Abie. thank you sis! =)
and mind you, we saw each other personally na, hehe.

oh my, how i wish i can go back to my onceD "sexy" figure, mwehehe!

i'm awarding this to jody, jane, jacqui & apols!

see you...

tags and awards

2008-02-17T20:15:00.001+08:00

as i've blogged days ago, i'll try to be more active with my posts now!
so i'll start by answering tags and awards i've got recently.

so to all my dear readers, c'mon, tag me now...i'll try my BEST to answer them this time. =)

it's a beautiful day!

2008-02-13T23:41:00.000+08:00

what’s with FEBRUARY 13?
i guess this is one of my ‘wealthiest’ day, hehe.

i got a LOT of DP to my 2 bank accounts from my clients just this day.

i was out awhile ago for an ocular visit and a client meeting. and text messages just kept on coming that they were able to deposit down payments to my account today.

and guess what? i received a total of P23,500 DP today!

yihee, money, money, money!

i hope it’s like this everyday, hehe.

and they say “13” is a bad number ha? well, definitely NOT for me. =)

anyway, i just blogged to tell everybody that i’m still alive.
and i’m having the grandest of time as a WAHM. enjoying every minute of it with my lil’ boy clinging on my shoulders ALL the time. =)

i’m still on the adjusting stage though. organizing all my files and pics which i kept in my office PC for 6 years. de-cluttering our room and our ‘shop’. still a long process before i can really start my normal life as a WAHM.

but give me 1 more week and i’ll be back…with a vengeance.
i’ll try to blog all my stories since November last year. yeah, that’s how delayed i am with my posts. and i’m hoping to join the ‘hungry wolves’ soon. i hope to find
time though. =)

that’s it for now, will visit all your blogs soon. and will try to answer all the tags and awards…thanks to all of you for remembering…=)

it’s my last day!

2008-01-30T23:34:00.000+08:00

tomorrow will be my last day in Smart!
after 6 years, 1 month and 14 days of working in my most-loved company!

i’ll surely miss Smart! a lot of things had happened here and i can truly say that i owe a LOT to them.
on a personal note, i had my boyfriend, got married and gave birth while i was here. so it really carries a lot of memories to be treasured forever.

mixed emotions, really! i’m happy because i know i’ve been waiting for this day to come…and this is what i really wanted. but of course, working here has been a part of me already. so thinking that it’ll be my last makes me really sad also.

yesterday, as i was filling-up the Exit Interview Form, i really felt sad upon reading this at the bottom of the form: “Thank you for having been part of the SMART family!”

waaah, starting Feb 1, i’m officially not a ‘kapamilya’ of Smart anymore! =(

for 6 years, i take pride in being an employee of Smart. and i’m always proud to tell everybody (when asked) that i worked for Smart.

but soon... i'm a WAHM! a happy WAHM! hehe. =)

seriously, for me, Smart is my BEST company!

i’ll surely miss you! sniff! sniff! =(

3rd birthday

2008-01-28T22:00:00.000+08:00

and on to my last post, we finally started with the 1st step on our lil' boy's bday preps.

last saturday, 01/26, since we're not busy with parties, hubby and i (w/ lil boy)finally went to our neighborhood sewer. and there we had our 'uniforms' ordered. i needed to have my measurements taken even if i don't want to, because i'm still hoping that i'll be losing weight before the big day. haha, wish!!!

anyway, during the whole process, 1 tragic accident ALMOST happened!!!

as in almost! and i really thanked GOD and all the angels around for not making it happen! i don't want to go into details because i really want to forget it now. but i guess, i need to have a session with a psychologist for me to get over this trauma! yes, it was that TRAGIC!!! =(

anyway, this post is about the start of the bday preps. so i need to get over that incident and get on the excitement instead.

here we go again!!! i love to welcome the challenges again for new party ideas and decors for my son. good luck to me! =)

time of the year!

2008-01-27T21:39:00.000+08:00

yes, it's the time of the year again...
nope, i'm not talking about christmas. it's all about lil boy's (and his mar-apr batchmates) birthday.

january is the time of the year where i really start the hard-core preps for my son's yearly bday. and it's january once again! and as usual, all my batchmate moms are into planning mood once more.

a lot are already asking for my advises and help in their party planning. and of course, i'm always happy and eager to help! =)

so c'mon moms, let's get the party fever on once more! =)