tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90288808154002805972024-02-03T00:27:31.102+08:00My EscapeHazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.comBlogger390125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-77144559169785087482010-08-09T18:33:00.000+08:002010-08-09T18:33:34.793+08:00yaya-less, againsince the end of july, hubby and i have been struggling with taking care of the boys. our two yayas have left for the province for personal reasons. yaya jackie, had to leave even if she didn't want to. if she ha a choice she would stay with us, but then, she has a family of her own and her hubby had to go back to work after being ill for a month or so. now, she had to go home and be there for Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-25514021704314692552010-07-06T17:08:00.000+08:002010-07-06T17:08:09.681+08:00short story: not so grown up yetthis story just popped in my head and i just had to write it and save it before it becomes another "stored" Story in my head.
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Mom?
I see his silhouette in the hallway light. He’s clutching his favorite pillow, his pajamas reaching his ankles. When did he grow so tall? I wonder to myself.
What’s wrong? I ask him.
I had a bad dream. Can I sleep beside you and daddy tonight?
Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-48424071516761413482010-05-28T15:33:00.000+08:002010-05-28T15:33:24.288+08:00master of the kitchen* this post was first posted in Inadvertently Domesticated. my 2nd contribution to the blog.
Link can be found in the title.
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Growing up, I’ve been surrounded by relatives who know good food and know how to cook them. Both my grandmothers on both sides were superb in the kitchen. My paternal grandmother has the best leche flans by my standards in the world! Nothing compares to how Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-29192354144426353792010-05-27T15:33:00.001+08:002010-05-28T15:43:30.720+08:00Review: Here Comes the BrideThis would be my first movie review. I'm not a movie blogger so the things i make note of here are based on a simpleton's views and opinions after watching the movie.
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i'm not typically into the Pinoy movie scenes. it's always the same story, different characters. but once in a while i do get to see some few gems along the way.
one would be Here comes the bride. a comedy starring Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-60014533728057896802010-04-23T12:50:00.000+08:002010-04-23T12:50:43.527+08:00when things get rough, this song picks me upHazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-439853273547889642010-04-22T11:38:00.000+08:002010-04-22T11:38:42.267+08:00Motherhoodmy first contribution to Kerol and her sister's blog. i was asked to write for them, share some insights about being a woman, a wife, a friend and everything in between.
i also consider myself as a non domestic diva.
click on the title to go to their site
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I wasn’t prepared for motherhood.
When P and I were still dating, both at a very young age of 23, both climbing the corporate Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-76410213027495569402010-04-12T14:51:00.000+08:002010-04-12T14:51:44.849+08:00is it time for a pet?
kyle has been asking me if he can have a pet already for the past weeks. he was asking for a hamster, a dog/puppy, a lizard (gasp!) and other pet-worthy pets. i told him he can if he can answer this basic question:
will you clean up your pet after he poops and pees?
so far the answer is still a resounding NO, he would even say that poop and pee are yucky things and he will never touch Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-20328343804011557582010-04-11T15:02:00.001+08:002010-04-12T15:09:18.529+08:00the strangest dreama few nights ago i had the most bizarre and disturbing dream ever. it was so vivid that the moment i woke up, i could still recall the same scene over and over again.
i saw a white coffin with someone inside. but i don't know who that person was. a few moments after, i saw a green snake under the coffin. and then i woke up.
i had to research what these things mean, and here's what i found outHazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-76787078162323071652010-04-07T17:37:00.000+08:002010-04-07T17:37:37.597+08:00summer fun!the upside of us staying with the in laws is the big playground. so much room to run around, get all sweaty and happy.
i miss going home early and seeing them this happy and active.
the price i have to pay for saving up for their future.Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-6042996936010342242010-04-07T16:36:00.003+08:002010-04-07T16:40:18.171+08:00nothin on youpersonally, i find the message of this song very positive.
that no matter how may beautiful women are out there, they wouldn't compare to the one the guy has.
and in a way, hubby says that too when i get into one of my jealous moods. hehe
Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-44373515635312699582010-04-07T11:07:00.000+08:002010-04-07T11:07:34.125+08:00hot in the citymanila's temperature yesterday reached a sweltering 36.1 degrees celcius. and it's not funny at all when you're living in a home with no aircon. (well, one aircon but it's in my parent's room and one aircon in my BIL's house).
the past few nights were spent at my in laws where not one but three electric fans running throughout the night. one for hubby and keon to share, the other for kade and i Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-52636642371736666032010-04-06T16:51:00.000+08:002010-04-06T16:51:08.337+08:00flashbackis that you kade?
oh hey there kyle!
these two boys are such carbon copies of me when i was a kid. keon's no contest, came from the same mold as his dad's :)
Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-52256099509713062842010-04-06T15:45:00.002+08:002010-04-06T15:45:00.305+08:00separation anxiety all over againkade has turned 9 months yesterday and he has discovered another milestone/feat. whenever i leave him in the crib to grab something quick, he would wail, and call out to me. or whenever i hand him over to his dad for some little daddy-son bonding, he protests, which, to hubby's dismay. i feel bad for hubby that sometimes he gets the impression that his bunso doesn't want him that much vs me. but Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-46439469615494381752010-04-05T15:11:00.000+08:002010-04-05T15:11:05.564+08:00shoe envyi've been on the lookout for the perfect purple shoes for my wedding, and i'm stuck. i've got a lot of photos over the net and i don't know which one to choose to have customized. yes, if i can't purchase it online, i'm going to have it custom made. :)
now, help me choose:
the studs are fab! but it doesn't work with our 1920's theme. but the color, to die for!
choices, choices, choices...Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-4613570594155308562010-04-05T14:35:00.000+08:002010-04-05T14:35:55.845+08:00shaping upmy weight has seriously bothered me for quite a while. it started when i first had my shot of depo-provera aka injectibles. i was forewarned by my ob that i would feel a little bloated after a month or so.
a little bloated was a lie. boy i did gain a lot. embarrassing as it may sound, but i'm now at 130lbs. 15lbs heavier than my ideal weight.
as of my last check up/shot with my ob, she said, Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-10798290688128157842010-04-04T18:35:00.000+08:002010-04-05T18:40:47.518+08:00to cut or let it growmy hair's been quite a mess for almost a month now. a huge mess. it's more confused than i am. it's too long to be a short 'do, but too short for a shoulder length do.
now i'm all torn in cutting it, and go back to my usual short hair or grow it long so that there'll be more styles in time for my wedding.
but for now i'm loving this 'do:
now with this hair do, how do i maintain it? do i Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-10811448810043592082010-03-30T08:05:00.001+08:002010-03-30T08:05:00.638+08:00hot mama!met Eula Valdez in the flesh! can you say girl crush??
still so pretty after all these years!
and she's the only one who was all dressed up during the event.Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-72695838484071811652010-03-29T20:05:00.000+08:002010-03-29T20:05:10.906+08:00Ristrasone late night after hubby picked me up from work, we decided to treat ourselves. we have been scrimping and saving up for the wedding and the kid's school, that we thought, why not enjoy something new for a change?
while driving along wilson st. (a little short cut from our usual edsa way going home) we chanced upon Ristras along J. Abad Santos st. i read about it when i read Anton's (our Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-34260806163292374232010-03-28T20:27:00.000+08:002010-03-29T20:31:21.741+08:00thought bubbleshow can you remain positive when the people around you are so negative that sometimes, it just rubs off you. as much as you want to avoid it, they seem to gravitate towards you, perhaps trying to suck you in into their own sad world.
how can i raise my kids with all the good vibes and positive energy if these people keep on blocking it off?
if i had a choice, i'd leave them all behind. after Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-56635035071980973572010-02-22T14:19:00.000+08:002010-02-22T14:19:26.493+08:00updates updatessince i'm on a blogging high today, might as well post things we've been up to as a family.
keon's finally going to school this june! and the people who are on the same level of excitement as ours are his future teacher! she was able to meet him for a trial run for a week. and he was the star of the class. sadly that time, he just turned 2 and he's quite young to go to school this fear of Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-70343970043030664362010-02-22T14:00:00.000+08:002010-02-22T14:00:41.050+08:00we found a gem in yaya jackiei was venting out before that i was in dire need of a yaya for kade. and god has answered our prayers. the time that the yaya we got left just before new year's day, there was an angel who was waiting on the wings. thank god for our loyal labandera/plantsadora who was able to talk to her daughter's best friend to work for us. thankfully she was also in need of work.
aling ton (our plantsadora) Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-6641174257425254022010-02-02T15:48:00.000+08:002010-02-02T15:48:46.492+08:00pfftsometimes i just feel as if i'm the only one making sure everything falls into place for the wedding.
i felt a little hurt, when i wanted to get this hair and make up artist only to get an "ah ok..." (ellipses included) as a response. been mentioning hair and make up artist for 2 days now and no response. not even, "if you really want to get him, then go for it." nada.
and did i mention i'll Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-22468201285781864022010-02-01T19:10:00.000+08:002010-02-01T19:10:34.117+08:00wedding prepsthe past few months have been quite crazy and hectic for hubby and i. we've been focused aside from work, our wedding preps. as of this posting, we've only got 7 months left. and it scares me. we've still have a lot to cover.
-meeting potential suppliers
-my assignment from my coordinator
-forms and other documents
-the dreaded guestlist
-meeting with our principal sponsors
-gown fitting - we Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-63825290498074731192010-01-20T20:07:00.000+08:002010-01-20T20:07:09.096+08:00liesamazing how facebook can really validate the lies and the deception.
telling things to my face but the evidence i saw says otherwise.Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9028880815400280597.post-83248148501968439842010-01-19T11:44:00.000+08:002010-01-19T11:44:00.143+08:00the quest for the yayaas mentioned before, we were faced with the dilemma of looking for a yaya at the last minute because kyle's yaya left at the last minute because of a scruffle. i don't want to go into the details anymore since we've forgiven and forgotten the incident already. we've found a new yaya for kyle/kade, albeit temporarily since she lasted only 3 weeks with us. i can't blame her since she's a mother as Hazehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10553012690051343537noreply@blogger.com1