Drooling

I missed you my dear blogspot ...so many untold stories ... so many undocumented happenings ... promise, ill catch up for lost moments ... meantime, here's whats keeping me really busy these past few weeks ...




2008 Starex ... 1.6Million ... (sigh!)
Love this car.





Toyota Avanza. Seven seater. Hindi ba mukhang punggok? But for practicalan reasons, you'd settle for this. Almost 800K. Half the price of the brand new starex.




HOUSES and LOTS ..... naman!


This house is in sta. rosa laguna, 1.6M around 93 sqm. Hindi ko pa sha napupuntahan but from the looks of it, baka magustuhan ko din.

I am sooooo in lurve with this house. Celadon Manila very near our present home. Walking distance from SM San Lazaro. Ang ganda, ganda, ganda ng mga town houses na ito ... makalaglag panga ... dapat lang dahil my ged ... for less than 100 sqm ... ang presyo sagad grabe ... 9.5M, 10M, and 12M ... okay goodluck na lang sa amin hehehe ...mind you, isang unit na lang natitira dun sa 9.5M worth na house ha ... talk about poverty in the Philippines ... eh tong pagke mamahal na houses, almost sold out na ... as in less than 10 units left ... haaayyyyy ganda danda


Aahh ... this is our home (naks!) ... situated at dasmarinas cavite ... 15 minutes away from alabang via daanghari way ... Avida settings ... ang ganda ganda din ... american homes na ikanga ni angel, wisteria lanes ng pilipinas... and rolling terrain ito ... as in my uphill and downhill houses ... shempre dapat dun kami sa uphill ... pano pag bumaha diba ... at least nasa tuktok kami ng hill ... hehehe ... houses here are more reasonable for us ... medyo swak sa budget namin and single detach ...okay na okay .... i imagine myself as marcia cross of desperate housewives, as in nakamake-up all the time ... habang nagtatanim ng gerberas and fortune plants ... naka-gloves ha na color yellow and valentino gardening boots na floral .... tapos bake lang ng bake ng pies ...tapos magbibigay ako ng basket of muffins sa mga bago kong neighbors ... tapos may pakialam ako at active sa association ... as in giving support sa mga projects .... tapos ang mga anak ko ... nagco-cross over sa mga houses ng mga kapitbahay naming mukhang mababango hehehe ... tapos may tree house din sila bahay bahayan ... tapos si lanz skateboard every 4pm ... si lexi may tea parties with her friends .... si lloyd nagg-grill ng matatabang beef burgers na nangangamoy tapos naka-chef's hat pa sha, may hawak na shianse and naka-apron na strawberries ang prints .... hmmmmmmmmmm (wish) ... tapos, tapos, tapos, tapos , tapus ... bbbllllaaaaaaaggggggg ... hulog nako sa kama ... hahaha

I am Sooooo Overrrly Excited!

Finally ....

My Boy Genius

I blocked my schedule the entire week. I did not commit to anything or to anyone. From Sunday until last night, my time and attention are all to my dear LANZ. Review, review,review.
Finals week for him. Lanz has been a consistent honor student. From the time he started school when he was 3, he has never failed to be in the top student's list, humility aside, he is either Top 1 or Top 2, just either, nothing tertiary. And mind you, the only factor that the Top one slot gets snatched from is penmanship. Cute thing, last night he told me, "Mom im poorest at penmanship. That's my weakest point." And I was hmmmm touched because little as he is, he knows his weakness. And acknowledges it. So I told him, "It's okay baby, mommy's penmanship is not perfect up until now, see my handwriting?" Then he gave me this huge, huge, huge smile with his teeth showing. *tight hugs*sweet kisses*

All of Lanz's advisers have shared a more or less similar assessment on Lanz's perfomance in school. They said,

* He is a gifted child. He is very intelligent and above average. When I first enrolled him, I thought he is just any other kid. But our family friend, a school principal, already told me that my Lanz is really smart. Lanz was just 9 months old, and she already told me that very intelligent ang anak ko. Yes, she is a principal, with more than 20 years of handling kids, but to me, I just can't grasp the thought that my son is gifted. I guess I needed more solid proof. And so it was proven when kids' experts, school officials, once again told me that Lanz is gifted.

* He is more mature compared to his classmates and kids of his age.

* He is very analytical. His chinese teacher was so amazed at him because she would speak chinese and use objects as clues, and Lanz, being a pure Filipino student, having no chinese tutor, would be the first one to get the answers to her questions despite the majority of chinese students in the class. *proud mommy me*

* When he was 3 and 4 years old, he snatched the salutatorian medals for his english and chinese.

* He is a born leader. His K1 teacher related that Lanz is her Teacher's Assistant in the classroom. Lanz would usually initiate to help Ms. Ces whenever he see's her jammed with lots of work. "Ms. Ces is it okay if I let my classmates fall in line before going to the john? I'll call them by train numbers." or somtimes he would stress some pointers of his teacher like, "You are late again. Ms. Ces told you not to be late anymore. You better tell your bus driver to bring you to school early." He stands up and gives his late classmate the worksheet and the materials that are needed for their present activity. All on his own prompting yan ha. At times he would say, "Ms. Ces, im done with my work, can I help my classmates with their work?" Sobrang helpful and full of initiative. (ganyan ang anak ko sa school, katuwa ano?)

* He is good at encouraging. As his adviser told me, Lanz would often tell his classmates, "Please speak louder." or "Practice some more at home so when you come here you are prepared." At this point, his adviser and I got a little bit worried because some of the kids might think of him as a bully. But I know my son, he doesn't have any bully-bone in his body. His intentions are purely of helping.

* Lanz is a graceful performer. He is good at both dancing and singing. He is always placed in front because he knows and easily memorizes the steps of their dance numbers. His teachers would always tell me, "Kay Lanz po ako tumitingin eh, kasi minsan po nakakalimutan ko, si Lanz pa po ang magsasabi sa akin na Im wrong." This remark was related to me by a lot of his teachers, as in iba ibang teachers. This is the reason why he is always in front or at the middle of his dance or song numbers. One cute performance was, the students formed the Philippine flag. Students were grouped according to their shirt color, red white, and blue. And Lanz was the only kid wearing all yellow, because he represented the sun. *sweet smile*

* Lanz made his lolos and lolas proud because of the grades that he brings home. Of all his report cards, 96 is his lowest grade. Ang card ng anak ko, xine-xerox! (san ka pa?? hehehe). For this reason, his name is always on the school paper's list of outstanding students and his picture is always posted on the Honor's board of La Salle Greenhills.

* Lanz never forgets to thank me at times when his homeworks were acknowledged or were praised by his teachers. He would tell, "Mom, you're great! Teacher showed my work in front of the class." or "Mom, i love you! I did great kanina" (shempre kilig kilig ang nanay).


My Lanz is the awesomest one! I get teary-eyed just by looking at him as he sleeps. Hhhhayyyy! Pano ko ba ginawa tong batang ito???? "Bata, bata ... pano ka ginawa?" (hehehe)

Lanz's Impromptu Birthday Party

March 3, 2002 ... hay it was just like yesterday ... na nag-labor ako ng more than 12 hours ... na lahat ng saints pati na si st. jude (for the hopeless), isinisigaw ko sa sakit ng tiyan ko, balakang ko, at ng buong katawan ko (haayyy). Mantakin mo, 6 years old na ang baby bubut ko ... sus and if you closely watch him, he is baby no more. How fast time flies talaga.



Anyways.

The Morning of Lanz's Birthday

Lanz woke up in a really, really good mood. Shempre naman he got what he has always wanted, a skateboard! Thanks to tita meg and to tito boyc the smile on Lanz's face never faded since the moment he got hold of it. The phone kept on ringing because of Lanz's birthday well-wishers. Their calls added to lanz's good mood. No party plans for today. Lanz and Lexi will have a joint party on the 16th, its going to be a bit big so nothing for today. Just to make him feel more special on his birthday, lloyd and I let him bring his psp to shool, with this gesture he felt super.

Midnoon

I decided to cook spaghetti for lanz, para naman ma-feel ng anak ko na birthday nya. So off I went to the grocery with joan and my little princess lexi. Habang namimili ako, naisip ko na gawa ko na rin mga anak ko ng special ice cream, the one that they've been requesting from me kaso they caught cough and colds kaya hindi pwede. Tapos bumili na rin ako ng mga meat, chicken at kung anu-ano pa. Nung nasa counter ako, isip ko bili na din ako ng cake para naman may i-blow yung anak ko. Tapos yun na yun. Eh nung nasa goldilocks naman ako, naisip ko naman dapat fair, since sa 16 lanz and lexi ang celebration, dapat ngayon din lanz and lexi din. So i bought a bigger cake and 2 candles, isang 6 and isang 3.



When I got home, i told limmuel to bring his daughter janelle, para naman may bata. Ay, pati na rin mga kids ni patrick, icko and mika. Pati sila edwin and his kid. Tapos I texted tina and angel, na din. And then I got my hands to work. With barely an hour to cook everything i had in mind, all-time favorite spaghetti, chicken pandan, curried vegetable lumpia, and fried chicken, super pressure. Buti na lang my girls, joan and jinky, are very much trained to adjust to my whims kaya hayun super naging mabilis ang trabaho namin.

Maraming salamat sa mga nakapunta. Enjoy!

Uy Kilig Story

Lloyd and I had a huge, humongous fight. He is impossible! I don't see being with him forever. Nada! Off I went to my mom's house. First couple of days were a relief but as the days passed, i started missing my kids and lloyd also. Wednesday nights are prayer nights for me. In fact yan yata yung naging reasons why i reconciled with him.

On my seventh day in my mom's house, I again went to church to pray for everything ... prayed for my kids, for my crumbling marriage, and for the entirety of my life. I really felt God's hands on my shoulders, most specially when the prayer leader said, "Lord, please make our hearts tender, most especially to those people whom we have hurt for the past weeks. If there is an injection for compassion, please inject it to us Lord." After the worship service, all I wanted to do was patch things up with Lloyd.

My cousin Doods and I headed to Westgate to have dinner. We ended up at Sushiya where I could eat raw. Over dinner, I confessed to doods that I terribly miss lloyd. She asked me, "What's stopping you? Eh di tawagan mo na. Alam mo pot, okay naman si lloyd ... at least responsible naman sha sa mga needs mo at ng mga anak mo. Wala namang perfect na tao."
With a big grin, I told her na "Yes, Im gonna call him na." I kept on sprinting my neck to the bar, trying to check if they've a phone so i can call him na (atat! hehehe), but then i decided to keep a little pride pa, "Im gonna call him later na mga 11 pm, para medyo paghirapan nya pa ako." Sadista ka rin no, doods smilingly said.

When we got home, I excitedly and immediately got hold of the phone. I dialled to lloyd's number, he said,
Lloyd: "Hello, hello ....... I hung up (geez!). Called my friend angel,

Maila: "Ainj, tumawag ako pero binaba ko yung phone, (complete with pounding heart, drumming of fingers and butterflies in my stomach).

Angel: "Para kang sira (chuckles) asawa mo yan no ... para kang highschool hahaha.

toot toot (incoming call)

Maila: Wait lang ainj ha, incoming ... cge, cge tatawag na lang ako sayo uli.

Ainj: Hala, hahaha, hayan na ... sus ... nakakatawa kayo, hahaha.

Maila: Hello.

Joan: Ati, ikaw po ba yung tumawag? Kasi si kuya yung sumagot, isip ko baka ikaw yun kaya lang hindi ka sumagot kasi si kuya yung sumagot. (Lloyd sa background, umuwi na kamo sha).

Maila: Ako? Hindi ah. (blushed because of lying), kausap ko si angel eh.

Joan: Ahhh. Sabi ni kuya umuwi ka na daw.

Maila: Bakit ikaw nagsasabi? Ikaw ba yung asawa ko? (smiling... pakipot). O cge na kausap ko si angel.

Joan: Eh kasi te, natatakot sayo si kuya, baka galit ka pa ... eh kung kakausapin ka na nya, uuwi ka na ba?

Maila: Hinde.

Joan: Ay! Ati talaga oh.

Maila: Cge na, cge na kausap ko si angel. bye! (wala na naman si angel, we cut our usap when i answered the incoming call).

Dialled Angel's again.

Maila: Ainj si joan eh

Angel: O ano sabi? Pinatawag ni lloyd yun

Maila: Oo nga eh ... naririnig ko si lloyd sa background.

Angel: Hay naku kayong dalawa (giggles) para talagang highschool to ...

Maila: O cge na, cge na ... bahala na ... isipin ko kung tatawagan ko sha.

Angel: Tawagan mo na... kayong dalawa, kailangan nyo na talaga ng idiot board no

Maila: Hahaha. Cge na cge na (in a tensed voice) isipin ko pa kung tawagan ko sha. Ill let you know. Byers!

Sigh. Haaayyy! Deep Breath. Dialled lloyd's number.

Lloyd: Hello?

Maila: Mmm hello?

Lloyd: Hello? (gulat effect) hello...

Maila: Tulog ka na?

Lloyd: Hindi pa. Ikaw?

Maila: Hindi pa din.

(obvious ba?? love's stupid conversation hehehe)

Dead air ... 5 seconds.

Lloyd: Uwi ka na dito please??

Maila: Sunduin mo nako.

Lloyd: Ha? Ngayon na? O cge, cge ... hintayin mo ko ... alis nako ngayon. Love you.

Maila: Okay. *Super big grin* wink*wink*

At tumalon na si lloyd sa kama ... kumaripas ng takbo ... at shento beinte ang sasakyan. (Yihii)

Mga thirty minutes lang nasa bahay na sha. I met him at the door, he grabbed me and we kissed, so deliciously, passionately tagal ... very warm and very arousing (hehehe). We hugged so tightly and we both got teary-eyed and kissed and kissed again. Hhaaayyyy. We truly missed each other.

For more kilig feelings, here's one of my most favorite kilig videos ... enjoy!

The Breakup Test

5 Questions to Ask Before Giving 'Em the Boot.

Is it better to be the breaker-upper or the dumpee? With so much attention being paid to those poor people dumped every year, no one ever takes time to think about what it's like to be the dumper. Hardly an enviable position, the decision to break up with someone can breed feelings of guilt, paralysis and depression.

To alleviate some of this anxiety, here's a list of 5 questions to ask yourself before you give someone the boot.

Question 1: Has There Been a Major Change in My Life?

Relocation, career change, an illness -- any of these factors can trigger problems in a relationship. If you're stressed out about something, be it a job or family problem, it's all too tempting to generalize these feelings to include your partner. It's very easy to think that if you got out of this relationship you would feel better. In reality, you need to deal with the problem rather than blame it on your partner.

Question 2: What's My Happiness Ratio?

Being blissfully in love with your partner 24/7 is a wonderful concept in theory, but as we all know, real-world relationships rarely live up to these expectations. Many people assume that they have to be 100 percent satisfied with their partners in order to stick with them, but good luck ever finding this perfect scenario!

A better strategy would be to adopt the 80 percent rule. Ask yourself: Am I satisfied with my partner 80 percent of the time or more? If the answer is yes, then you're working with pretty good odds. If the answer is no, you may want to consider moving on.

Question 3: Is He/She Abusive?

Abusive behavior comes in many forms. There's physical abuse where someone hits, slaps or shoves you. A verbally abusive partner degrades you with harsh words and insults. And the most difficult to identify and pinpoint: psychological abuse. This form of abuse can involve overly controlling behavior, emotional blackmail, and episodes of extreme jealousy. If your partner engages in any of the above behavior, don't just walk -- run from the relationship.

Question 4: Have I Expressed My Frustration?

Many of us think that if our partner was right for us, he/she would be able to understand our needs intuitively without us ever having to communicate. While it would be great if our partners could just read our minds, the truth is that few of us are telepathic.

Good communication is required in every relationship. So before you give your partner their walking papers, make sure to discuss your doubts and concerns so they have a chance to make it up to you.

Question 5: Am I Willing to Work at It?

Whatever your gripes or complaints, there's one factor that can make or break your union: your mutual desire to work on the relationship. If you're not both committed to improving your quality of life together, there's very little hope for the future.

And remember, actions speak louder than words. If both of you make a concerted effort to work on the relationship and make the necessary changes that are required, there's really no reason to call it quits.

Bring the Balance Back

Feel like you put more of yourself into the relationship than your partner?

The problems can be solved, though, with a few steps to get the scales adjusted.

1. Focus less on keeping score and more on maintaining the relationship as a partnership. Remember, you're both on the same team, and the goal is to keep it moving in the right direction.

2. Be open to the things your partner is giving you that you may not have appreciated before. Your mate may be making a contribution in ways you may not notice, such as suggesting a better tie to go with that shirt, fixing something around the house, or just sitting by your side when you're blue.

3. Look for what your partner wants from you to show love. (Hint: it may be the things he or she does for you.) If you can learn what your mate values, you have a better chance of knowing what to give. Once you figure it out, don't hold back, even though it's something that you wouldn't value yourself.

4. Don't expect your partner to be able to read your mind. If you want certain things, let him or her know. Be ready to experience some slip-ups along the way, as old habits are hard to break. But don't be frustrated, and continue to be clear about the things that you value; eventually you'll start getting more of it.

5. When you make a mental list of needs and wants, include the following: "to see my mate happy." That way, even when it seems like your partner is getting all the good presents on the holidays, you can still take some pleasure in his or her joy.

If you struggle with feeling like you get the short end of the stick, in most cases you can work to get things back in balance. That's something that both of you want.