Fake Mermaids And A Ceiling Waterfall on Oct 19, 2009 in Manila Ocean Park vacation fish family gutter fail Manila Trip Day 3(June 6, Saturday afternoon)Eli: S'go out, DoogieWoog: It's raining out there.Boys: We're in, we're in! Yay!Eli-gator? Doogie-dile?Tatay: I'll throw you in, 'Pet?Eli: No! Throw you...Tatay!Woog: Me, me! Throw me in, Mom! Can I bring...
Wanders on Oct 8, 2009 in traffic vacation Wanders musical-circus rain family Manila Manila Trip - Day 2(June 5, Friday)Two traffic-filled hours and rain-flooded highways later, we reach the Sampaloc apartments. The kids are bouncing off the sofas and climbing up the walls, and Yaya Rose is at her wits' end. We console them with our...
Mall Zombies on Oct 8, 2009 in mall kids vacation family Manila exhaustion Manila Trip Day 3(June 6, Saturday)Like any family on an expensive vacation, we are trying to squeeze in as many activities as we can without falling down in exhaustion. Still, we have a lazy and leisurely breakfast at the Sampaloc apartment's pentho...
The First Time on Oct 5, 2009 in mall kids family Manila Manila Trip - Day 1(June 4, Thursday)The First Time is always one of the most fascinating things to observe. The eyes light up with wonder, and the mouth drops down to gape. A gulp or two, maybe. And sometimes a moment of introspection (is this for r...
Our Whirlwind In A Tempest on Oct 5, 2009 in kids 168 vacation family Divisoria Manila Manila Trip - Day 2(June 5, Friday)168The kids are exhausted. The air of this teeming capital city doesn't quite agree with them, and they are lethargic the next morning. We leave them watching TV at the penthouse of my family's apartment complex in...
Maiden Flight on Jun 10, 2009 in first airplane ride milestones birthday Manila Woog Manila trip - Day 1Woog knows his dinosaurs. His particular favorites are brachiosaurs, diplodocuses, and brontosaurs - those huge lumbering long-necked lizards that lived millions of years before his own father ever thought of depositing the sperm c...
Speeding Through Time, Heels Digging In on Jun 3, 2009 in milestones looking back plane ride birthday time Woog It's June. Woog's 7th birthday. Where did my baby go? Where did the summer go? The rain is pelting down on the roof, and the sun is making its requisite weak effort. Mano a mano, neither the one giving in.We woke up early today, the darkness permeat...
Woog's Tooth on May 28, 2009 in milestones teething dental issues Woog A little boy with grin so wideRan down the stairs all full of pride“I pulled it out, so there,” said he“It did not hurt a bit, you see.”He showed me chompers shining whiteAnd bottom center was the sight:A gap so dark I barely sawthe yawning c...
Say Baby on May 15, 2009 in milestones Eli parenting toddler baby love He sidles up to me while I work, quiet-like, a sparkle in his slitty eyes. “Say 'baby'!” He squeals, hugging my arm to his face and giggling. I look down at him and smile despite the interruption. Eli and I have a running argument. I a...
Blown Away on May 12, 2009 in wow Voca People Woog and I couldn't stop watching this. We're looking forward to their next installment with bated breaths.
