positivity

a colleague sent out his requisite farewell email to the group today. it was his last day at work.

it was a string of thanks and good memories shared with the whole group. it was really heartwarming.

until i came to the part where he said his thanks to me. he thanked me for all the positive feedback i gave him for all the projects that were assigned to him. i didn't realize that this would have a positive impact on him and how massive a simple gesture of good job, great work had on him. and me.

it felt good that i did something good and made an impact on someone. gosh! this is such a great feeling! so amazing and overwhelming at the same time. so this is what it feels like on the other side of the fence.

now i;m sending all this positive energy to whoever gets to read this. i am happy now and i hope this lasts until the next week. what a good feeling this is!

LP#55: Tulay

sa tahimik na gabi, ikaw lang ang bantay

ang nagiisa kong kasama sa aking paglakbay

ito ay kuha kagabi nang kami ay pauwi galing opisina. ito ang tulay sa may sta. ana. minsan lang namin maabutan na halos walang kasabay na mga sasakyan sa aming pag uwi. na ikinatuwa naman ng aking asawa dahil makakasama siya sa aking lahok ngayon.

happy LP sa inyo!

*ang laki rin ng tulong ng aming di pag linis ng windsheild ng sasakyan at ito'y nakatulong sa pag dagdag sa dramatic effect. hehe

fare thee well, grissom

so grissom now leaves csi. for fans like me, this is one of the saddest episodes ever. next to sara leaving the team.

csi will not be the same without the quirks and eyebrow raises of the one and only grissom. but seeing him happy is more than enough.

now, mr. lawrence fishbourne has to size up to my viewing standards (haha). first day on the job starts in tonight's episode. can't wait to go home!

kyle and the art of whining

thank god for parenting.com and i am somehow prepared for the whining sessions. i admit even if i prepared myself for this, it is still quite annoying and irritating. but dealing with it comes easy.

to share a few tips and tricks:

> give them a few mintues of your attention or time. give them more hugs, tickles or even a cracker or two. the whining may just be a small bout of hunger or boredom.
> let him hear that the whining sound he makes is not nice and turn it into a funny scene. in short laugh it off, your toddler might not notice that he is in fact whining. (this one works between kyle and i)
> do the exact opposite of what they're doing, if they're whining loudly, answer them back in a whisper. or as if you're telling a secret. this would hold your toddler's attention.

or just give it to them straight. let them know that when they whine, you can't understand them and the only time you can talk to them if they stop whining. this one also works for me and kyle. just keep your calm voice so that your toddler can replicate your mood and everything will flow smoothly. but there will be days that you do get to slip and cave in to the anger and answer back to your kid and a war ensues. it's ok, we're moms, they're kids, we're just human. it's part of the mommy-kids cycle. we get to live with it.

and of course, you have to reward your kid for the good behavior be it an affirmation of him being able to follow your instructions or a hug or a kiss. something that reinforces their good behavior/attitude.

but you won't get it the first time. it's a trial and error thing until you and your toddler gets used to it and before you know it, the whining is over and you're conversing with your toddler like an adult. :)

scream for ice cream

i'm sure the lot of you have been craving these 3 temptations. i'm sure i am and my quest to try out these creations is still ongoing. (you know, funds..)

i got to read chuvaness' latest blog entry and it convinced me even more.

on top of my list, i'm going to try this one:



sis in law said it tasted almost like nutella with brownies. how amazing is that?

oh please sweldo, come to me so that i can buy this temptation...

EDIT:

homaygaaad! was able to try the chocolate truffles and the hazelnut brownie and i am now in chocolate heaven!! this is too sinful for words. now i must have one tub each to share with hubby while watching tv.

i may not win the mother of the year award...

because...

1. i let my kids sleep late on weekends. and let them watch tv with me and hubby.
2. i let them have a taste of coke, chips, ice cream and the other stuff that falls under the junk food category. better let them experience it than deprive them.
3. when i'm tired or wanting to get more sleep, i ask their yayas to look after them for a while.
4. i let them stay longer when we give them baths. a few minutes of playtime with water.
5. the tv with cartoons are our savior when the kids have tantrums.
6. it doesn't hurt to have dirty hands, feet or faces once in a while.
7. if i'm not in the mood to feed them, daddy or yaya takes over and i get to sneak in a few minutes of me time.
8. we've taught kyle to sit properly in the passenger side of the car - with his seat belt on when he turned 2. now it's keon's turn.
9. i let them whine and cry until they get tired.
10. i learned to be a mom not from books, but how i see them growing up and learning from my mistakes.
11. i let them sleep without brushing their teeth if they don't feel like it.

if that makes me unqualified as mom of the year. it's ok with me.

credits to Jen for the inspiration for this post. read hers and see that there are a lot of non mothers of the year but still the best moms ever!

Preggy Updates #4: waves and the big reveal

now that the little one is on her 27th week (still praying for a girl). the kicks have evolved into more intense movements. the kids and hubby can now see the kicks in action through waves in my tummy. hubby has been witness to these waves from the 2 boys and my dad would fondly associate with the aliens movie. (har har).

and this little munchkin is quite the mover. i would feel those waves and kicks more than 20 times the whole day. majority of the movements can be felt at night or after i have a full meal. so i guess it's a sign that i do have a happy baby in my tummy.

and we've finally decided to end this mystery of whether this little one's a girl or a boy. so on may 9, i've been scheduled by my ob to have my routine ultrasound and to finally determine baby's gender. and to finally put a rest on the ongoing bet here in the office.

a lonely home

this is what greeted me when i left for work this morning:


an empty house. no toys on the floor, no screams of "mommy'. no disney channel on cable. just a bare and quiet home.

day 1 and i miss my kids terribly. 3 weeks to go. 3 weeks of silence.

LP#54: Gusali

Paumanhin po at bigla nanaman akong nanahimik sa LP. kasalukuyan po akong nagdadalang-tao ng aming ika-3 anak at medyo ito ang kumakain ng oras ko maliban sa trabaho.

eto na po ang lahok ko para sa linggong ito:


sa iyong ganda at lapit sa dalampasigan, tiyak, balang araw, magkikita tayo muli. salamat Microtel Inn Cebu sa iyong pagtanggap sa amin.

us, and a bag of beans

obviously this is a very late post.

hubby and i were invited to attend my former boss' wedding in tagaytay one saturday in january. it was a fun wedding even if majority of the guests were freezing in the cold cold breeze.

after the church ceremony, we had a few hours to spare before heading to the reception. so we decided to grab a steaming cup of coffee - hot choco for preggy old me. and we found ourselves at bag of beans. i've been hearing a lot of reviews about the place. reminds me of a smaller version of sonya's garden that serves good batangas coffee.

hot choco for me please

we opted to stay in the garden area. aside from the steaming mugs, hubby and i ordered some food. we were quite hungry, with the reception a few hours away, we decided to order something light and something we can share. we decided to order this:

their breakfast sampler

something light huh? oh but it is! and up to now, hubby and i can't stop raving about this feast! the bacon was crunchy-right, the sausage was divine, the eggs cooked just right, the hashbrowns needed a little more salt, and the ham could pass for christmas ham. it was that good! and it is good to share for 2 and priced around 200++ if i'm not mistaken. a good deal or what?

for sure, we'll go back to bag of beans for this. even the kids i'm sure would love to have a bite of this breakfast sampler. :) we finally found a new haunt next to starbucks and mushroom burger. :)