Finished With Number Games 1-70

My daughter was able to finish one of her workbooks today and so she earned another certificate.

She now knows how to count easily from numbers 1-70 without any hesitations. The important thing is she already knows the principle behind the numbers so even if she reaches up to 100 she knows that 1-9 will always follow each other.

Pregnancy Will Now Suit All Of Us

Pregnancy is a time when the hormones are all in disarray and so this is the time when women are most prone to skin problems. I remember when I was pregnant with my daughter, I used no creams whatsoever because I was not sure if the night creams, moisturizers that I use are safe for my daughter. Since there was no study nor any sign on the container that it was safe for a pregnant woman to use, I did not. I wanted to be safe than sorry.

A member of the egroup that I am a member of is asking the same thing now. Although she had more guts because I did not ask it to the group back then. I found out that there is a skin line that is dedicated to pregnant women. This beauty line called Beaute de Maman is already being used by movie stars who are pregnant. That must have been the reason why these pregnant movie stars really look beautiful and they are even more blooming than they ever were.

It is always nice when people tell you that pregnancy suits you. So if you want to order now, you can. If I am pregnant now, I would order immediately. Well actually, as soon as I get pregnant, I will.

Fourth Quarter Assessment Exams For The Nursery Level: Scope And Schedule

I have already received the pointers for review of my daughter for the last assessment exams for the school year 2008-2009. The schedule of exams will be the following:

Mar 10 - Writing
Mar 11 - Reading
Mar 12 - Language
Mar 13 - Math

For writing, she needs to study both the upper and lower case letters from Aa - Zz and numbers 1-20. For reading, she has to study the initial and final sounds of the following letters: A-Z and CVC. For language, topics would include this-that, over-below, in-out, behind-in, front and beside -between. For math, the topics would include numbers 1-20, more or less, equal and not equal and addition.

So goodluck to the both of us.

Another Skill I Have Always Wanted To Learn

If there is one thing that I want to learn and get training for, it is salon services. I want to learn how to cut hair, style them and learn how to apply make-up not only on myself but on others. I want to learn how to make people beautiful. I also want to learn how to do facials but that's another skill altogether. Anyways, do you know that learning how to apply make-up is a very profitable business with zero risk? Do you know how much brides pay to for bridal make-up? The amount is exorbitant! I paid almost Php20,000 for the bridal make-up package and that was in year 2003. Imagine that. Clients will come especially if you are very good with what you do.

That is why it is no wonder that people are currently looking at different beauty schools much like beauty school indianapolis for learning and training.

Book Of Numbers 1-30 and Uppercase Letters

My daughter religiously does her kumon workbooks after school. Actually, she does them after she has done all her school assignments. So she finished the two workbooks last week and she got 2 certificates for finishing them.
I was actually ready because I bought the next batch of workbooks already. So there would not be any lapses when it came to her workbooks.

the next batch

Congrats Cheska! I am so very proud.

Choose Me Maver! Choose Me!

I am joining maver's gossip ghel's blogversary blow-out! I do not really join contests such as these because I have an unlucky streak when it comes to contests. But this one is different, I feel I am going to win. After all, the blog's birthday and my birthday are the same. So feeling ko it's meant to be. Hahahahaha!

The funny thing is I am excited to win the smartbro prepaid broadband kit even if I already have a plug-it (smartbro din). I can always give the old one away and use this one for the times when I have to go out of the house with my laptop in tow.

Maver, choose me! pick me! love me! Hahahaahaha!

Happy 1st Birthday Gossip Gehl!

Our Constant Companion

My daughter gets tired easily. We do not really know why. We have already discussed it with her pediatrician. That is why we always have to bring her stroller with us. So if you sometimes see us strolling in the malls, you will see her sitting down on her 3-wheeler. Good thing her stroller can still accommodate her height and her weight. That stroller has been our constant companion in our travels also. There was a time when we did not bring it with us and we regretted it deeply, especially my husband since he was the one who had to carry my daughter all the time. I love that stroller. I think it's called a jogger's stroller. It is lightweight. It only has 3 wheels and it is very easy to manage.

However there will come a time when it will no longer fit my daughter. I am sure she would love to have an electric wheelchair. But I sincerely doubt we will buy that for her. She has to develop her strength and stamina and having wheelchairs and strollers make her want to sit in it all the more. Although, it would come in handy for whenever my husband and I are the ones who are tired. There is a mall near our place where you can rent out electric vehicles (similar to the wheelchairs) so you can stroll around the mall in style and you do not have to walk anymore and just sit on it when you feel tired and still remain mobile. It is perfect for senior citizens. Dangerous though if children are the ones who use it because they tend to bump into people.

The Comments Would Have To Be Moderated From Now On

I have spent the past half hour removing the blog comments of a spammer named Ed. He spams using Chinese characters! It is so irritating! That is why the blog comments will have to be moderated from now on. Ang daming spammers! Kairita. I should have been sleeping now but I have to do something about that person. So now he knows that his comments no longer goes through which is probably the reason why he stopped giving comments.

Be Aware Of What's Happening Around You

I never thought it is going to be hard to become a parent. It is not just about raising a child and disciplining a child that is difficult but there are other factors out there that could harm your child. The recent event that happened in one of the exclusive private schools here in the metro rocked my world. The child was just crossing a parking lot and he was hit by a van and killed on the spot. The driver who is a mom just like me accidentally pressed the gas pedal. The horror of it all. I feel for everybody who is involved. I feel for the parents of the child who died. I feel for the mom who accidentally ended the life of the child. I am sure she did not want that to happen. How it could end that way I do not know the answer of. I am more paranoid know for my daughter. I am so thankful I am a stay-at-home mom so I can watch over my daughter and be with her as much as I can. I do not have to entrust her to the nanny whenever she is out of the house as I am always the one who is with her.

Another thing that I am paranoid about now is the drugs that we give to our children. Do you know that Raptiva can cause brain infections? (insert sigh here) Everybody, not just parents, should know everything that they can about Raptiva PML and its side effects. There are a growing number of children who are afflicted with brain infection because they were given the drug, not knowing that it will give them Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy as one of it's side effects. FDA already called out a warning against the drug. Everybody should be aware of that.

If you are one of those who are afflicted with the disease or your child got it because of the drug, click on http://www.youhaverights.com/dangerous-drugs/raptiva .

Single Lei!

My daughter loves to sing Single Ladies by Beyonce. But when she sings it, she sings it with only the first syllable of the word ladies which is la (pronounced as lei). So whenever she hears it she sings and dances to it.. with matching hands up in the air pa. Parang.. All you Single Lei.. all you single lei.. all you single lei. To be honest, mahirap naman talagang habulin yung ladies sa kanta. LOL!

Go For It

There are still people who do not have any luck when it comes to finding a partner. Being lonely is especially hard during February when everybody around you seem to be in love. Even birds seem to be more chirpy during the month of February. The dogs in our home seem to be in heat. It must be in the air. I do not even know anybody who does not have a partner now. Everybody's in love.

So anyways, for the single gals and guys out there, do not lose hope in finding that special someone. Do not discount the power of the internet. There have been many successful internet relationships that worked even if the couples do not care to admit it. It works! You know why? Because you get to know the real person first before you fall in love with the outside appearance. Sometimes, it no longer even matters what they look like because you are in sync with everything else. So go and join and the passion search. Registration is free so it does not hurt to try right. Carpe Diem! Go fo it. Find your passion. Find your love. Find your life.

Playground

My daughter loves to play. She especially loves to play at the playground and the only playground where I allow her to play at is at her school. Actually, this is my technique, so she would always look forward to going to school. So after school, I usually leave home at around 2 pm to give her around 15 minutes to play at the playground. Not today though, she did not want to leave. I waited for almost 1 hour at the parking area.

Can you see her behind the grills? At that time, she was wearing her school project, an indian hat.

Internet Privacy Is Possible

All those who use the internet know that we all run the risk of identity theft. I just paid my domain site using my credit card and we all know how dangerous that is. Every time we shop, pay online, do any transactions via the world wide web, we are at a risk. That is why it is best that we all have a vpn account. It answers all our privacy concerns. It keeps the internet secure and keeps our personal information private.

Cheska Reads At 4

My daughter already knows how to read. She is only four years old and she knows how to read simple words. I am so proud! Her daddy is so proud too. We would always have a reading session after she has done all her assignments. She actually looks forward to it every time.

I was able to record one of our reading sessions. This is definitely a proud mama moment. Check it out.

Happy weekend everyone!

Meet Ups Are Always Fun

I miss my old HR team. Well, some of them. :P I wonder when will be the next time we will have the chance to see each other again. We were supposed to meet up after Christmas but I was not able to come due to a previous engagement. The last time I saw them was about 1 year ago. Anyways, we would always meet up at the house of the former General Services Department Head. I remember the first time I saw her house! I was literally amazed because it was the first time I saw a home that has airconditioning units inside the bathrooms. Actually, one each bathroom. You could literally sleep inside it. Well, except for the bathroom that was situated outside beside the pool. That one did not have any a/c. I also could not forget her kitchen. The cabinets would close by themselves. She was really proud of her kitchen cabinets too. We tried opening it several times and watch it close by themselves.

We had a grand time that day, catching up on the lives of the other employees who were not with us. I am sure they would love to meet up too. In fact, I just remembered there is an occasion coming up that would require me to show myself to them. I could not say no. I am going to be a godmother to a boy who is going to go through the confirmation rites pretty soon. I heard he really chose me to be his godmother. I just hope I can lose a little weight by that time.

Not Once, But Twice

We were able to celebrate Valentine's Day twice! Yes, you heard me right. We wanted to avoid the crowds on Valentines that is why we ate earlier than we were supposed to. In other words, we ate at around 5:30 pm at Gerry's. It's what I call a pre-dinner celebration. Lol!

The next day, after church, we went straight to the mall and had a post Valentine celebration at Sbarro's. Just look at my daughter waving at me while I was taking a picture of the restaurant.

Oh and the church prepared something for the couples that day. The husband was supposed to offer a heart shaped balloon to the wife and kiss her. This is my husband kissing me. Good thing, the camera was angled in such a way that nobody can see the kiss. Just look at my daughter looking at us. Doesn't she look all stressed out?

This is my friend hazel being kissed by her husband Bernard (or was it the other way around). Lol!

A Group Of Red

I remember a friend and a colleague who will always wear her red suit whenever she had to do a power presentation or whenever she had a meeting with the president. She said that the color red gives her a certain level of confidence and almost always the turn-out is good. True enough, her aura is different whenever I see her with her red suit on. There was even a time when she had red highlights on her hair.

That is why I am sure redheads have it all. Although it would seem that they are few and far between these days. The first redhead I ever saw was Annie and she looked so cute with her curly red hair and her freckles. I even wanted an Annie doll after seeing the movie.

There is a social networking site exclusively for redheads. I am sure it is exciting to be part of something that you already have something in common with. So if you have red hair, come join the group. It could be a support group, encouraging you to retain the natural color of your hair or it might just be a group of people with red hair who want to have fun. After all, red is the color of love.

Already Hanging Out

My kid is growing up so fast. In fact, she is already hanging out at starbucks with her cousins by themselves. This somehow gave us a picture of what's the future going to be like.

Actually, we were at the restaurant beside Starbucks, so we were looking at them the entire time and we were all amused that they wanted to sit down at starbucks instead of staying at claw daddy where we were at. They already have their own world sans the parents.

Ten How's

Snagged this meme from Jane.

How did you get one of your scars? I was running too fast that I fell and scraped my knee.

How did you celebrate your last birthday? We went to Ace Water Spa, ate out and celebrated it also at home.

How are you feeling at this moment? So very sleepy.

How did your night go last night? It was pretty busy.

How did you do in high school? I was okay, I could have done better though.

How did you get the shirt you’re wearing?I bought it at greenhills.

How often do you see your best friend? I don't see her at all.

How much money did you spend last month? I don't keep tabs on my expenses.

How old do you want to be when you get married? I wanted to get married at 25.

Looking Your Best

Family occasions are fun times and that's what's been occupying my time and weekends for the past several weeks, ever since the start of 2009. Coming from a very large family means that there are always family celebrations to go to. Sometimes, you just plop on the bed at night from sheer exhaustion but it is okay because family bonding times are always good times.

That is why it is always best to be prepared for those times. That is why holsted jewelry comes in handy. Even if you are wearing the most simple of outfits, a little black dress for a family dinner, you can always spice it up with one of the pieces that you can buy from Holsted Jewelers. You will simply look your best every time.

Jolt's Birthday At Claw Daddy

It was my sister J's birthday last week. This sister of mine is the one who is getting married. Anyways, it was decided that we will eat at Gloria Maris in Shangri-la Mall for her birthday blow-out. But then we found out that it is no longer open. So my sister J and her boyfriend K looked for an alternative restaurant where we can eat dinner.

Little did they know that since we (cheska, myself and romel) arrived earlier than them, we ate a little. We bought sabrett hotdogs. I love the hotdogs of sabrett. I had my first taste of sabrett when my mom, myself and other relatives were in new york. My husband was worried though. He thought it would ruin our appetite. Of course, it didn't. We ate as much as the rest of them did... probably even more. LOL!

Here were are munchin' away at Claw Daddy. Everything was delicious! From the salad to the kids meal of fish and fries and chicken to the crabs, ribs and sausages, etc! It was divine! The weight gain after was worth it.



Happy Birthday Jolt and Congratulations!

Am Still Awake

The reason why I am still awake was I needed to finish this thing that I committed to do today. But there were last minute kinks and so I had to wait until everything was ok. I had to wait because I could not log in without my password. While waiting, I had to make use of my time. Thus, I was able to update this blog. Hehehe. Anways, all is fine now and so I can finally take a snooze.

Good night!

Working Out Not Working Out For Me

My husband asked me what stopped me from jogging. Well, aside from the aching joints and muscles after the work-out, I developed a very large blister under my toe. It really turned me off from taking strenuous exercises or rather from wearing my old rubber shoes. It is a sign that I should buy myself a new pair but since I don't wear them often, I feel it is such a waste of money and we all know how much a good pair of nike rubbershoes cost.

So whenever my sisters and I get together for a turbo jam session, you would see me bare foot. I refuse to have another blister. So what my husband did was he bought an ENGO® Blister Prevention Patch for me. It does not only prevent blisters but it is used for Blister Treatment too.

Cheska's First Party Without Me

My daughter was invited to attend the 7th birthday of the daughter of one of her teachers at school. The party was at Jollibee in one of the nearby malls. So what my husband and I did was left her there together with her yaya joy. My husband and I strolled around the mall and checked out curtains for our room and ate at wendy's. We wanted to try the baconator. We were surprised to find out that it costs P230 so we ate something else instead. We ate the spicy chicken sandwich. Wendy's is so overpriced isn't it?!

Anyways, when we came back, the party was not yet finished and we found out that we were not the only ones who left their kids at the party. So there were a couple of mommies and daddies waiting outside jollibee too.

Sunday Stealing Q&A Meme

I enjoyed reading Val's post on Sunday Stealing that I decided to join the bandwagon.

So this is the Sunday Stealing meme for this week:

1. where is your significant other? on the bed

2. your favorite thing? is this supposed to be an object. if it is.. probably my laptop since I use it all the time.
3. your dream last night? i don't remember

4. your goal? to be independent financially

5. your hobby? blogging

6. where do you want to be in 6 years? in my new home with the family

7. where were you last night? at home

8. what you're not? thin

9. one of your wish list items? winning the lotto LOL!

10. your pet? none

11. missing someone? no

12. your car? safe and sound

13. something you're not wearing? shorts

14. love someone? yes

15. when is the last time you laughed? tonight

16. last time you cried? i can't remember, it was too long ago

17. favorite past time? blogging

18. are you a hater or a lover? i'm in the middle, there are times when all I want to do is love and there are times when I can be really b*tchy

19. any vices? does blogging count?

20. favorite meme other than Sunday Stealing? none. this is the first meme gang i have joined.

if you want to join the bandwagon as well, click this.

Dining In

I am sure a lot of you had trouble finding restaurants to eat dinner at yesterday. Everybody wanted to show their love ones how much they mean to them by treating them out for dinner. The thing is when everybody wanted that all at the same time, it tends to become irritating because it's either you have to reserve days before or you have to arrive really early.

What we did was we had a Valentines pre-dinner to avoid the people and the rush. Besides, we have to be back by dinner because my dad's siblings and their families arrived from the USA for a vacation and my dad wanted us to be where they are at.

The thing is I hope we all have what Denver has because people from Denver just needs to look at the site westword.com for Denver Restaurants and they will be able to find themselves a place to eat at. It's complete with pictures and it even has reader recommendations. This site is a dream come true for all food lovers.

Field Trip 3rd Stop - Science Centrum

Actually, the third stop was at Blue Wave (near MOA). It was lunch time after all. So romel and I decided to eat at Shakey's. The service was terrible! I will never go back there. EVER! There were a lot of people there as all the schools who had their own field trip that day also decided to eat at Blue Wave. So almost all the restaurants were filled to the brim. Heck, the bathrooms were all full!

After lunch, we went to Science Centrum. I actually thought it was going to be at Mall of Asia Science Centrum but little did I know that we were going back to Marikina. We have our very own Science Centrum pala. Singapore had this too and my daughter together with her two cousins were able to visit it already. I think Marikina patterned it after Singapore's Science Centrum. It had mini versions of what Singapore has. What Singapore has is still the best compared to what we have but at least we already have that right? We are moving forward! Yey!

We were all tired at that time (that is why there are fewer pictures) but we still had fun checking out everything. I seriously got dizzy at the House of Fun. As in! I thought cheska and myself will never get out.

There were also a lot of students at that time. You have to watch your kid really well. It was all very confusing because of the sheer number of people. A small child could easily get lost.

Field Trip 2nd Stop - Manila Ocean Park

Since we just went there last January, the memories of the different kinds of sea life were still fresh. So what I watched instead was how my daughter interacted with her friends. Aliw! She has her own circle of friends. She has a life! LOL! It kinda made me nostalgic too as it made me realize how she is growing up.

Anyways, she acted as the tour guide to her friends this time. She joked with them, played with them and even had an argument with one of them.

Since we were not able to try the boat ride during Eli's birthday. That was what we tried this time. For 150 pesos each, the ride was not worth it. But my daughter had fun and so had I .... It was fun chatting with the moms of my daughter's classmates. Kwela!

Helpful Site On Web Design

I have been blogging since year 2005. I am not a newbie in blogging. However, I am also not an expert in blogging. That is why I need help some of the time. We all do. We all need sites that discuss htmls, and xmls in layman's terms. We all need to take up web design for idiots main page website tutorials. The great thing about the site webdesignforidiots.com is it is interactive. Plus it is newbie friendly. However, there will be areas that will be confusing right. The owner of the site can be reached via e-mail and she will answer your question as soon as she can. How helpful is that!

Personally, I depend on the templates available on the web. If I could make my own designs that would be great. So the site will clearly help me make my own templates. I no longer have to depend on others. Hours will not be spent looking for a template that is right for me. My sistes will reflect the real me. So yey for sites such as this! I have visited the site and I will surely come back for more lessons on web design. It will not only help me personally but I think I can use this skill to earn more bucks! I love it!

It is definitely About Web Design for Idiots

Field Trip First Stop - Philippine Airforce Museum

My daughter had her first field trip. Since this is her first field trip, romel and i both wanted to come. So we woke up at 5:30 to prepare. The bus which is situated near the school will leave at 7 am.

When we got to the bus and the bus was already moving. I was like OMG! I am going to have a migraine the entire ride. It was an educational bus ride. So there was a tourist guide at the front of the bus talking about anything under the sun! The kids

had fun I guess. They were very participative! I developed a migraine. It was too early for me.

I was so thankful when we arrived at the Philippine Airforce Musuem. It gave me peace and quiet. What a killjoy! LOL!

Anyways, we went around and around. I was explaining to my daughter how the pilots lived and why there were guns and all. She was really genuinely interested in it. There was even an old plane where you can go inside and take pictures in. It was smelly but the fact that it was so old makes up for it. My daughter wanted to go out immediately. Hahaha!

Since she showed interest in museums, my husband and I resolved to bring her to more museums at our own time.

These are some of the pictures taken.