Big Balloon on Jan 28, 2012 in personal For the past few days, my luscious friend L has been giving us updates of her much-awaited journey to delivery. She's on her 39th week, I think, and every few days or so, she'll say something like, "Going to Tagaytay. Still pregnant." "Doing the groc...
Full Metal Jacket on Jan 27, 2012 in personal It's been a busy few weeks with work stuff blending in with mommy stuff creating one glorious tumble. The lovely tumble wasn't anything I can't handle but when those PMS hormones kicked in, I knew I had to let off some steam. D once told me that he'd...
One Voice on Jan 19, 2012 in my favorite things Find your voice, she told me.Of all the lessons that my favorite English professor taught me, this was the one that I kept to heart. And so when I read this heartbreaking essay by Christopher Hitchens, I did so with tears. I miss his voice already.Un...
Good Morning, Lula! :) on Jan 19, 2012 in my family my favorite things my kids Baby S is an early riser. And in the mornings, when she hears me going down the stairs, she would hurriedly run to our part of the house and say, "Good morning, Lula!" I smile, give her a hug, and say a sweet good morning.When I'm not in a hurry, I'd...
More Fun Talaga! on Jan 13, 2012 in my favorite things Finally found the time to make some more fun...Snake Island, PalawanSomewhere in IlocosMatabungkay, BatangasButterfly Farm, PalawanCudugnon Cave, El Nido...
What a Sweet Surprise on Jan 11, 2012 in my family my favorite things I love this picture of me and Baby S. I really thought that with four kids, I wouldn't have any love left for another baby. How naive I was! There's just so much love to give, I've found, which is such a sweet surprise for a cynic like me :)...
Hey There, Cowboy! on Jan 11, 2012Confession: In my more than four decades on this planet, I had never once found myself on top of a horse. When I was little, I remember my classmates talking about how they had their first horse ride in Baguio. But all I remember of our family trips...
Six Years After on Jan 6, 2012 in my family my favorite things my kids My sister B sent me these two photographs of me and my kids. The first one was taken six years ago on new year's day. With my sister B and her husband, we drove up to Tagaytay. That was then... This is now, on the eve of the new year...Can you spot...
Last of the Christmas Notes :) on Dec 31, 2011 in my favorite things I didn't have any problems hunting down gifts for my kids this Christmas because they all wanted money: E because she's dead broke, S because he's still paying off his Tita B for his expensive Experia phone, K because he cleaned out his savings accou...
Happy 2012! :) on Dec 31, 2011 in my favorite things ...
