Hello morning!

Bring it on, Life!

I am ready to fall in love!

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Here is an update of Evan at 3 1/2 years old via my posts from Facebook. I actually like doing it this way since is detailed especially the talking part which are oftentimes unpredictable and funny.

Evan after his haircut. It was my first time giving him one without turning on the tv for him to watch. He fidgeted more but wasn't too bad. I actually like it better since he bends his head when I ask him too and not resist because he's looking at the tv screen.

Oct 19 Yesterday after church while I was driving Evan told me again, "you're a genius!". I asked, "how about daddy?" His answer? "Nah, me and daddy are boys." He has a point.

Tom suspects I am brainwashing his son.

Oct 21 I think I'll have to rescue my husband from my son. He's probably read half of the 192 page toddler Bible already, but Evan kept asking for the "last, last one!" That's the 5th "last, last one."

Tom is clearly a putty in Evan's hands.

Oct 26 Last night Evan to his daddy: "No TV today." Promptly takes the remote control and cuts short his dad's football game.

Guess who's the boss of us?

Oct 29 during last night's dinner Evan and I shared a pinakbet with fried fish given to us by a filipino friend's mom. It was so good that Evan fought over me for the last sitaw (string bean) lol. 

Yup, still loves his veggies. We can turn into vegetarian and Evan wouldn't miss anything. Can't say the same for the father.

Nov 3 Me: "what did they give you for snacks in school this morning?" Evan: "applesauce and spoon!"

Just when I started feeling sorry for my starving son he did later add they had crackers too.

   Nov. 6 While walking to the gym I saw something fell out from Evan's right pant leg... his Spiderman briefs.

A cousin asked if he was embarrassed. I told her far from it, Evan even helped me relate to story to the gym's babysitter staff. He did have another brief on.

Evan painting while wearing the Ironman mask I made him. I was excited about this small table (comes with 2 chairs) that I got from a second hand store for $20. I have been looking for one for a long time. I like it because it's just the right size and sturdy!

Nov. 9 I was running my hands on Evan's hair just checking his scalp curiously when my son protested, "mommeeeee, what are you doing? I'm a boy not a girl!" He then added on a lower tone, "it makes me nervous." 

He got that "makes me nervous" line from me, I say it to him when he is in a precarious position or too far in the sidewalk.  But his use in this context was hilarious.

Nov. 11 I picked Evan from school when we ran into his gym teacher at the parking lot. "Hi Mr. *Robert!" my son greeted him, "I had fun in your class this morning." The look on his teacher's face was priceless. We have a 3 year old politician in our hands.

We are still scratching our head where he got this extrovertness from since his father and I are both on the quiet side (although you won't guess that of me in this blog haha). We hope Evan will remain that way through his adulthood, it is an asset especially in whatever career he choses.

Nov. 14 was at Evan's school volunteering this morning. Met a volunteer-dad of mexican ethnicity who said he was going home early to watch Pacquiao fight. Funny how I am the filipino and I am not remotely interested in watching. I just don't like boxing (or most sports for that matter haha).

Okay, this is not exactly about Evan but it is an interesting bit on my life and the people I meet by being involved in my son's school activities.

Nov. 15 Evan was already asleep when we arrived last night. Right after waking up he didn't barge into our room for warm milk or a kiss like he usually does. He actually looked surprised to see me join him in the living room 45 minutes later. Clearly he assumed he was home alone this morning. I am amazed that didn't bother him. 

This was the morning after my date night with Tom.

Evan playing my favorite game. Pretend sleeping.

Nov. 15 Evan shines his mini flashlight down his daddy's throat. "No spiders, " he declared, satisfied.

Funny.

Nov. 19 baked a super yummy, HEALTHY blueberry muffin recipe for Evan's school snack today I found from a library book. So glad to find the recipe posted on their website. It's hard for me to appreciate store bought baked goods anymore.

According to Evan, his classmates loved the muffins. Evan actually ate 2 of these in one day, which is very unusual.

Nov. 20 at lunch yesterday. Evan and a classmate, who he calls his girl friend, made a move to kiss and hug each other while giggling. "No kissing," I ordered, "you two will get sick." (both were nursing colds). Apparently I was too late. "We kissed in the gym," my son informed me.

I don't mind the kissing, not just in the lips. Especially when they're sick! I bet it was Evan who made the first move since he loves to kiss me many times a day. "I want kiss and hug," he would oftentimes say in sometimes inconvenient situations, like in the middle of lunch and with food in his mouth.

Yesterday Evan read his first word last night. "Mmmmm...eeehhhh....nnnnn....MEN!" from a small box in the bathroom. I am so excited!

No thanks to the $30 kit that I bought. We haven't even gotten around to it yet. Also, upon closer look it won't be really helpful since it's about mastering the alphabet which is too basic for Evan. Wish I could return it but my son already wrinkled the box.

Yesterday overheard from the living room tonight. Tom: "God, I love popcorn!" Evan: "Where is God?" Tom (laughing): "God is everywhere." Evan: "He is in the refrigerator."

Maybe he knows something we don't.

Naniniwala ka ba sa kasabihang...

"Kapag galit ka sa ex mo, mas madali mo siyang makakalimutan..."

Galit ka nga sakin, pero anong ginagawa mo? Gumagawa ka ng eksena sa Facebook. Ang galing mong magparinig, porke ba ako may kasalanan, pwede mo na ako ipahiya sa buong barkada mo ha?! TAENA... Akala naman ng mga kaibigan mo anak ka ng Diyos... na ikaw yung inapi-api... na ikaw yung bida... Pasalamat ka, mahaba pasensya ko sayo ha...

Atsaka... huwag ka masyadong ASSUMING ha... hindi ako naging EMO nung iniwan mo ako! IKAW ang naging emo. Grabe, pinagsisihan ko na napapanaginipan kita lagi... na namimiss kita... Masyado palang malaki yung GRUDGE mo sakin.

Eto lang ang masasabi ko sayo...

HINDI KA NA GWAPO SA PANINGIN KO! Leche!

Magalit ka kung magalit... Magdrama ka... Mag-assume ka... Lahat lahat na... Kung yan ang paraan mo para mag-move on, huwag mo idadamay ang FACEBOOK!

PLEASE help me

I need to rephrase this so the audience can easily understand their dialogues. Grabe. It's taking me forever to understand these lines. HIndi ko siya maintindihan! Ang deep!

Kaya kung may pusong mamon kayo, at hindi utak-lamok tulad ko... Kindly help

Thanks... :|

1. I wonder, O good emperor, that you reckon this man of any consequence-- a man uneducated, a fisherman of the poorest, and endowed with power neither in word nor by rank. But that i may not long endure him as an enemy, I shall immediately order my angels to come and avenge upon him

2. Godhead is in Him who searches the hidden things of the heart. Now then, tell me what i am thinking about or what i am doing. I disclose to your servants who are here what my thought is, before he tells lies about it, in order that he may not dare to lie as to what I am thinking about

3. Why was it necessary to keep from laughing outright at a foolish man, made the sport of demons, so as to suppose that he cannot be made manifest?

4. It is my part to bend the knee and to pray to God; and yours to produce the effect, if you should see him attempting anything, ,because you were first taken in hand by the Lord

5. Accomplish what you have begun; for both your exposure and our call is at hand: for i see my Christ calling both me and Paul

6. I adjure you, you angels of Satan, who are caarrying him into the air, to deceive the hearts of the unbelievers, by the God that created all things and by Jesus Christ whom on the third day He raised from the dead, no longer from this hour to keep him up, but to let him go.

To fall in love, I have to break walls.

To break walls, I must be punched first by someone, before telling me that I have a dirt on my face.

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How much more unlucky could I possibly be?

Nagbabasa ako ng libro sa bus. Nakatulog ako. Supposedly, nagigising ako pag nasa Zapote na or Coastal. At kung hindi man ako magising, maririnig ko yung sigaw ng conductor na "ZAPOTE! O MGA ZAPOTE DIYAN!" at dun ako magigising.

Pagmulat ko ng mata ko, tumingin ako sa kanan. May mga puno akong nakita. Siyempre medyo blurry pa ang vision ko nun, akala ko nasa Coastal pa ko. Natulog pa nga ako ng konti e. Tapos bigla kong tinignan ulit, SIYET NASA GREENVIEW NA AKO.

Yup, lumampas ako.

Siyempre first instinct ko ay bumaba. So hinanda ko lang sarili ko. Nilinis ko lang yung eyeglasses ko kasi nagkaroon ng konting fingerprints at lumabo. Nang biglang...

Natanggal ang right lens. . !!

Wow, strike 2.

Edi pagbaba ko, inayos-ayos ko siya. Actually sira na talaga 'tong salamin ko, naaayos ko lang. Medyo nababalik ko lang sa dati. E kanina, kahit anong gawin ko hindi ko na mabalik. Ayoko paganahin ang pessimism ko, so nag-isip ako ng positive. Ng blessing in disguise. Naisip ko na baka nga blessing in disguise ang pagkalampas ko sa bus, at nagising ako malapit na sa RFC at sa pagkasira ng salamin ko para hindi na ko maghintay ng weekend para ipaayos ito.

So nagpunta ako ng RFC. Sabi ko pa-repair. Hindi maayos ni ate. Nagkamali rin ako dahil sana pala pinaiwan ko na dun para maayos na bukas. Ang tanga ko, mehn!

Ang lakas pa ng loob kong maglakad mula sa kanto namin hanggang sa bahay ng walang salamin. Na-weird-uhan rin ako dun sa mga nakakasalubong ko kasi alam mo yun, pag lumampas na sila, kahit gano kalabo ang mata mo, makikita mo pa rin sila kahit blurry. Nakita ko na pagkalampas ko sa kanila, nagti-tilt pa yung head nila na para bang tinititigan pa ko. Ano ba? Ganon na ba talaga kalala ang eyebags ko?

Ang hirap maging half-blind.

Hay.

Etong prof namin sa Theo, may modus operandi sa Facebook para mabilis na dumami ang friends niya...

May quiz raw kasi kami tomorrow sa Theo, ang pag-aaralan raw ay nasa Facebook niya, sa photos raw. I-add daw namin siya para makita namin. Nairita ako kasi hindi naman ako pala-add sa Facebook. I mean, never pa pala akong nag-add sa Facebook. Akala ko mananatili ang status ko na iyon hanggang sa mamamatay ako, pero dito nakasalalay ang magiging grade ko sa quiz kaya kinalimutan ko ang pride ko (for the nth time) at in-add siya.

Badtrip lang, ang tagal niya i-approve.

Kahit na last week pa niya sinabi, e sa ngayon ko lang naalala. Diba dapat lagi siyang online? Para ma-approve niya agad? Pano kung ngayon lang nakapag-internet shop ang isa sa mga studyante niya at in-add siya a few hours before tomorrow? So kung hindi niya ma-approve agad, kasalanan ko pa ngayon? Babagsak tuloy ako kasi hindi ko nakita yung pictures, ganon? Kasalanan ko pa rin kasi hindi ko siya in-add agad? Hayy. =))

Kunwari pa tong si Ma'am. Pwede namang i-public nalang niya yung profile niya. Kailangan i-add mo pa.

Pwede rin namang i-send nalang thru email.

At mas pwede ring kinopy-paste nalang niya dun sa laptop sa classroom tapos sinave nalang namin sa USB.

Papa-add pa siya diyan.

There is this busy street between our house and downtown. During my early days here in the U.S. I have witnessed a couple of car accidents in its intersection. There is something about this street that makes people drive carelessly. In fact, I wasn't alone in my observation, within 2 years instead of "cross traffic does not stop" signs on the North-South streets it became a "Stop" on all 4 corners.

That was 4 years ago. I don't know what it is in this street that makes the West-East drivers still feel they have the right of way. Are most of them not from the area and just ticked off that having 2 successive traffic lights before and after this intersection makes them want to bear down on a crossing pedestrian or even another vehicle? I swear, just a nanosecond pause from me behind the wheel is already a long enough cue for the West-East drivers to cut me off.

Just this afternoon, I crossed southwards and was in the middle of the road when this SUV barrelled down past me. This twentysomething woman driver had her big sunglasses trained in front of her pretending to be unaware of this person in the middle of the street. I felt like slapping my hands on the door (yes, that was how close I was) and jolting her awake. HELLO!!! Driver's Ed, anyone?

Still, nothing is worse than trying to cross that street with your small child. One time, we were at the curb but had to pull back when, from my left peripheral vision, I saw a car trying to beat us to the crosswalk. I was so mad, I yelled out, "ASSHOLE!" to the passing car loud enough for my voice to bounce across building walls. I mean, seriously.

Don't underestimate moms with small kids. Moms will kill to protect their child. One time I swore I was going to make a big sign with the word "IDIOT!" emblazoned across it that I can take along and flash to offending drivers when Evan and I am at that road. After a few incidences with drivers on their celphones stopping just 2 feet from me when they should be at least 5 yards away, behind the line of another block has made me swear of looking into of what I can do as a citizen to make using celphone while driving illegal in my city.

And you know what, one day I just might do that. Thanks to Dempster Street.