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Miminoying

So my kids have started miminoying each other. Jarjar started it and so of course Luthien adapted it.

It’s funny how they’d be like super sweet one minute and then on each other’s throats after like a few seconds later. It’s a vicious cycle which is a universal sibling thingy. It can be cute at times but sometimes….haaaaaaay….

While working last night I heard my kids talking about dogs.

Jarjar: When I’m bigger, Mama said I can have a dog…

Luthien: When I’m bigger, Mama said I can have a dog…

Jarjar: Luthien!

Luthien: Luthien!

Jarjar: Stop making me gaya!

Luthien: Stop making me gaya!

(probably trying to outsmart his sister)

Jarjar: I just farted!

Luthien: Mama, Jarjar said he just farted! So baho!

Okay, I wanted to laugh out loud but the look on Jarjar’s face spelled W-A-R so just pretended to cough…

I love my kids equally but I just have to say this…at such early age girls are really smarter than boys haha!

Weird chat with an ex-FB friend

Anonymous: Why are you always hitting on PNoy?

Me: I beg your pardon! I never and would never ever hit on PNoy! Guh-ross! Hit him pwede pa?

Anonymous: ??????

Me:!!!!!!

Anonymous: Why do you hate him so much? It’s not Christian kasi lalo na ngayon Pasko pa naman. Ginagawa naman niya ang lahat para sa bayan natin.

Me: Seriously?

Anonymous: Pumunta naman siya sa Mindanao

Me: (irked at the kakulitan) Okay, I hate him because he’s the opposite of Batman!

Anonymous: Ang babaw naman ng dahilan mo. Siguro ikaw ang hallucinating.

Me: He doesn’t need to have a Bat Cave

Anonymous: Lasing ka ba?

Me: You can be his Joker

Anonymous: P**** I** Mo!

Me: Merry Christmas to you too good Christian! =0)

If you don’t like my posts, then don’t read them. Better yet delete me from your friend list. Otherwise, kayo din ang magkaka-wrinkles.

Kesney’s recital

 

My day started right today…

For the first time since she started school Luthien didn’t try to convince me to make her pa-absent.

Was she just excited at something in school? Did she just wake up right? Can I start hoping she has finally accepted the fact that I would never allow her to be absent from school unless necessary?

She even asked her yaya Rhea to shower her…bagong buhay na si Luthien?

When she got home from school she showed me her two stars and then just started watching Dora on Jarjar’s computer.

JR who drove her to school and then fetched her after (Mang Paking’s absent kasi) told me “Ibang klase yung anak mo, nonstop ang mouth. She started talking the moment we went in the car then all the way to her school, when I fetched her ganun din. She can beat you in a talking contest!”

Teka bakit ako?

Jarjar on the other hand was just quiet. He likes silence, guess that’s why he gets really pikon at Luthien sometimes.

Yun ata ang mana sa akin.

We brought Jarjar and Luthien to Kesh’ recital. The moment they saw their Ate onstage they shouted “ATE KESH!!!” with matching wave and huge grins. Proud sila sa Ate nila. Ang Ate naman nila na-conscious nagkamali tuloy.

Despite that, I’m so proud talaga of Kesh. Totoo pala whenever you see your child accomplishing something talagang smoke gets in your eyes (haha! emo!).

Ang JR kever sa audience, he stood in front of the stage to take some photos. Sinong stageparent ngayon? Aba he was also the same guy who made pa-picture sa bulletin board coz Kesh’ essays were there.

BarCodes

JR and I accidentally brought our kids to a bar last Saturday.

It was Migs’ (JR’s cousin) birthday and we already said yes during the head count. We told him we’ll bring kids and he told us okay lang daw. In fairview Dillinger’s a ”wholesome” bar naman, perfect for when you just want to chill and binge on their super delish molten lava….grabe! Will def go back for that ASAP!

Kesh and I went straight to the restroom to pee she said “I can’t believe I’m in a bar right now, dressed like this!” I was like “Why? How should you be dressed?” to which she answered “I dunno but not like this duh!” Labo!

The kids kept complaining coz it’s too dark and too noisy daw, I told them to savor the experience coz it’d be 20 years (30 for both Jarjar and Luthien) before they can set foot in a bar again.

While eating we saw this interestingly-dressed fellow, Kesh asked “is he Texan?” I said “probably Amish” to which she replied “Amish don’t go to bars” hmmm…don’t they nga ba? I didn’t know the answer so I just ate the cake na lang…

On our way to our car we decided to grab some gelato at “Gelatone.” If you don’t want to waste money, better not try this one out na lang. It’s mahal and it sucks. The kids didn’t enjoy their gelato at all mas na-enjoy pa nila the gelatos from Amici (and that says a lot ha!).

While ordering, JR accidentally stepped on Kesh so he said “Sorry baby!” and in her most I-am-so-embarassed tone Kesh said “please stop calling me baby!” 

So sabi ko “Okay ayaw mo ng baby? Sige from now on I’ll call you “Inday! C’mon babies and Inday let’s go na.”

Aba pinagtawanan lang ako ng loka. 

The Fall

photo courtesy of IMDB =0)

If you haven’t watched “The Fall” yet, I suggest you go and watch it…now na!

It’s like a photographer’s dream! The cinematography’s superb and the story’s just so endearing!

I don’t really know the actors of the movie which is really a big plus for me. I dunno but I find a lot of well-known actors/actresses too conscious of their acting. Like they have this “I’m out to get an Oscar!” hanging over their heads. Plus they always make movies predictable…Anne Hathaway’s always sweet, Angelina Jolie’s always tough, Kristen Stewart always has a blank stare…

Just don’t get me started at how beautiful the cinematography was. It’s obviously made by a real artist…truly a visual treat!

“The Fall” is about an injured stuntman who meets a young girl who’s also a patient in the hospital where he’s confined. He starts telling the girl the story of five mythical men who are after one evil baron.

I don’t want to ruin anything so I’ll keep it at that. I guarantee though that you’ll fall-in-love with it faster than Lindsay Lohan can go back to prison!

Here’s the trailer…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO0LYcCoeJY

Enjoy!

Misibis Bay Wedding

                     

It was raining really hard!

JR and I were trying to rush to Misibis. We weren’t really late but the way we were going baka ma-late kami. We asked Pepperland Hotel where Misibis is and they pointed us to Hotel Venezia which was very fortunate coz apparently, you can’t just board the barge to Misibis Bay without a confirmation from Hotel Venezia.

Wait! I started panicking…we’re going to ride a barge?

I started getting nervous. It was raining and the last thing I wanted was to ride a barge!

The way to the wharf was very scenic. Saw so many nice photo ops but we were really almost late and I was really very nervous. I just wanted to get over the barge ride ASAP!

I was holding my wooden cross when we boarded the barge. I was cocooned inside our car with my blanket and pillows (I’m telling you, latex pillows are the bomb!) I started praying, di pa tapos my prayer we were there na…exaj pala ang reaction ko coz it was a 5min. ride lang!

There were more photo ops when we got to the island. It was really beautiful there with their solar powered light posts.

The resort itself is gorgeous but I was worried for the bride coz the rain was getting harder.

Then I saw the tent which Jo Claravall set-up for the wedding reception…my jaw dropped…Jo’s magical talaga!

It’s like the tent itself was not affected by the bad weather. It was so cozy! Even the temperature there was different.

It was soooooo pink….ahluvit!!!!!

I started taking photos, grabe everything was just exquisite! The flowers were gorgeous. I just wanted to capture everything!

Jo, ang galing mo talaga! Ahluvyah!

Sadly we couldn’t really stay long coz we had to go back to Albay pa…I got nervous again…the solar-powered light posts that we admired on our way to the resort were all dead! It was pitch-black parang I wouldn’t be surprised if we get attacked by an aswang!

Well obviously we made it back safely or I wouldn’t be blogging now.

What can I say? The Misibis Bay Wedding’s quite an experience and I am forever grateful to Jo Claravall for trusting us with her events.

Anyhoo for more Misibis Bay Wedding photos please go to http://flickr.com/photos/arianneblanche

Excuses! Excuses!

Every morning I am confronted with the problem of convincing Luthien to go to school…

If only she’s like her siblings! Kesh would cry if she has to be absent. When she’s sick, she would always try her best to convince my mom to let her go to school. Sayang daw the lessons she’ll miss (saan kaya nagmana yun?).

Jarjar just stands up and says “Good morning Mama!” whenever I wake him up for school. He goes straight to our CR to shower and brush his teeth.

Luthien on the other hand tries her best to convince me to not let her go to school. In fairness to her, she’s getting more creative each day.

She tried feigning sickness…

Me: Luthien time to go to school!

Luthien: I’m sick! *fakes cough* See I’m coughing!

She tried making me bola…

Me: Luthien time to go to school!

Luthien: I don’t want to go to school!

Me: Why?

Luthien: because I love you and I know you’ll miss me when I go to school!

She also tried making threats…

Me: Luthien time to go to school!

Luthien: If you let me go to school, my stomach will hurt!

This morning she was more direct to the point…

Me: Luthien time to go to school!

Luthien: Can I just stay here coz I’m cute?

Yellow+Red=Pink

Just got home from the monthly meeting of the Camera Club of the Philippines.

My photos passed! Thank you Lord!

I really didn’t expect my photos to pass coz you know cramming was the name of the game. I actually took those shots the evening before I had it printed.

Naisip ko nga, buti pa in school when I cram there’s a chance of copying from a classmate but sa CCP monthly contest nada talaga it’s either you pass or you fail. Haaay…when kaya ako mananalo ng first place? Haha! Asa pa ko!

When we got home the kids were still awake watching Ceebeebies! Sobrang under talaga nila their yaya! Hay!

Luthien excitedly said “When you mix black and green, you get dark green!” Of course her father was so impressed and then she said “When you mix yellow and red, you get pink!” So JR said “No” then Luthien said “When I mixed the yellow soap and the red soap in the CR, it turned pink!”

Patay!

Of kids and their mothers…

Had a really lazy Sunday…

Partied until like 2am in La Salle, Greenhills. My husband’s batch was the host and boy do those LaSalistas really know how to party! Will post the photos soon…so be afraid boys…be very afraid!

Until now my throat still hurts from whatever it was they were smoking there and my thumb is still sore from taking so many photos…yes…the party was superb! I think the other batches would have a really hard time outdoing the party last night…or maybe I’m just being biased…hehe…

The first time I woke up was at 7am coz my Mom just had to make me chismis something…sorry po talaga Lord!

Good thing she called early though so I can take my meds coz you know I’ve been sick since like forever!

Sometimes I think sayang lang the pain I went through sa flu shot ko!

Until now Kesh says it was one of her most embarassing experiences in her 11 years of existence. We had our flu shot at her school kasi. It was one of those family thingies…I kinda freaked out when I saw the needle so the school nurse hugged me while I screamed. What made it worse was that kasabay ko si Luthien and she was calmly sitting lang, poised ang loka! Ang nanay, wa poise!

Kesh says it was more embarassing than the time I asked the MMDA to escort me while crossing the street. She kept on murmuring “this is so embarassing.” Aba eh I’m really afraid of crossing the street noh! Better naman than her losing her mother, anobah!

I mean why are kids now so maarte anyway?

My 6-year-old son Jarjar who always tells me he’ll always take care of me gets embarassed when I kiss him in front of his friends! Aba sorry sya!

I don’t get it, what’s so wrong about hugging and kissing your kids in front of their friends ba?

If you don’t hug them psychologists would say “he/she wasn’t hugged enough” but when you do aba eh you’re “smothering” them naman! Saan ba dapat lumagay ang nanay?

FYI kiddos, mahirap magbuntis and we mothers carried you in our tummy for months! So if I want to kiss you in front of your friends, I will or else ilalabas ko baby photos nyo!

like a virgin =0)

Lo siento! Habla tumblr un poquito!

Okay so this isn’t exactly my first blog ever but this is my first time in tumblr so I’m like a virgin in this…

Been looking for some creative output so I thought why not start blogging again? I mean everyone’s doin it anyway, right? Maki-uso nga!

First of all, I’d like to make it clear that I am not fashionista. I just turned 30 last November (2010) so I have learned to use clothes that don’t make me feel fat and trust me, only few clothes pass!

Geez! Never thought turning the big THREE-Oh would be this uhm…weightfusing! I mean I could be worse but I still am not how I want to be. Like solving a rubic’s cube (before realizing there’s a freaking pattern pala on how to solve it!) losing weight is 1. confusing 2. nakakainit ng ulo!

I’m not aiming for Megan Fox no, Jennifer Aniston lang! Ambitious!

Anyhoo, I hope I really get to keep this running as I am still haunted by ghosts of blogging past. My yoga teacher said I have so much energy, so let’s get this on!

By the way; HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR!!!

As superb as 2010 was, it is so last year! So let’s welcome the Metal Rabbit with new hope. Here’s to happiness, prosperity and losing weight!