Posted by girlie on October 28, 2009
I allowed both my kids to help in their school’s relief operation. They went on separate dates though and each of them have their own stories to tell. I admit, I was quite worried at first because they are not really used to this. I “sheltered” them to the point that they don’t really know what’s happening outside our home. Good thing they both found it fun to be out there. My son felt that he was really “special” but that didn’t deter him to mingle with other people, in fact he wants to go again and help in the school’s relief efforts. Ish on the other hand have a soft spot for kids. The first thing she told me was that “I love the kids Mom, one even wanted to go with us. I am just too happy that I allowed them to go even if someone was really hesitant at first. It opened their eyes and saw the big picture, that not everyone is materially blessed, and that there will never be a room for complaints inside our home.
Posted by girlie on February 27, 2009
Much as I don’t want to I actually have no choice. I am talking about the College Entrance Review of my daughter. Yep she’s going to review twice, the first one with LSC which is the school’s choice (yeah the school has a say on where we want our children to enroll, or should I say they were the ones who picked the review school for our kids). Since when did this happen? Only if you enroll your kids to this school. Quite authoritarian eh, we don’t have a choice but to follow because they said they will not release the report cards. Since when is college entrance review compulsory? During my time we didn’t have that, or if ever there was, it was the parents who decides whether they want their kids to attend or not. Oh goodness I can rant over and over again, but I don’t have a CHOICE, the report cards won’t be released plus my kid won’t be admitted for next school year. Yeah HARD! They are! It’s part of the student-parent-school agreement, smart move eh! Boo!
Posted by girlie on February 2, 2009
My daughter is already in 3rd year and this summer she has to review for College Entrance. So soon! Time really flies, before you know it the kids have a family of their own. Duh, I don’t want to think about that yet. Anyways, Saturday was spent scouting for a review center. We only went to two since my daughter is already convinced where she wants to go. No use checking out other review centers. Poor Ish, she can’t go anywhere this summer…well she can take short trips though.
After scouting for a review center, we proceeded to the mall (Trinoma) to watch Australia at their cinema. It was beautiful, quite long (3 hours or so) but it was NOT boring at all. It was a touching film, I love it. I love Nicole and Hugh, still great artists!
This is the scene at the parking when we finished watching the movie. Since it’s 3 hours or so, when we came out it was already dark.
Posted by girlie on January 16, 2009
She submitted her entry in September 2008, and yesterday something came in the mail. We were all excited, but we couldn’t open the packet, since it was addressed to my daughter who was still at school that time. We made all sorts of guesses, mine was partly correct. I know it has got to do with her writing skills, and I was right. Pardon me if I brag, I’m just a happy Momma. Read the rest of the entry here. Haha I’m just promoting my new baby.
Posted by girlie on December 14, 2008
Darling Doll asked me to buy a headband she can use one time. She showed me a picutre of “Serena” (Gossip Girl) and she goes, “Mom this is the hair I want on Mama’s Wedding.” Oh ok I told her. Good thing we found a headpiece we could use for the hairdo she desired.
What do you think? Is it close? I forgot to take a picture of the back part, it looked really nice.
Posted by girlie on August 29, 2008
She waited for the clock to strike 12 (she is sooo much like her Dad). She came to our room saying “It’s my birthday”. She was a happy girl that night. She was happy with the present we gave her too. Uh-oh I still owe her that “Vans” shoes she wanted, LOL. She’s turning to be Imeldific, with lots and lots of shoes which she can’t even wear everyday (look who’s talking). What’s with shoes and girls, they never get contented with having a few pairs? On with the story…oh is there? Never mind, I got lost talking about shoes, all I want now is the gucci sandals I saw online…oh well.
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Posted by girlie on August 28, 2008
It’s my daughter’s 15th birthday. How time flies. I still remember vividly the day we brought her to the hospital a week after she was born. Her navel got infected, apparently the people in the hospital did not cut it well. The pedia in the neighborhood didn’t help either, we hired her to clean it since we were so scared to touch it. We didn’t know that it got infected actually, because it looked ok. it was aggravated more by the way the doctor handled it. She got hospitalized for more than a week. She was allergic to the medicines given her, it was a difficult time for us. She actually nearly died, we even had her baptized in the hospital. But look at her now, how she has grown to be a very fine young lady. A very good girl at that. I love how our relationship is going. She treats me like a friend but respects me at the same time as her mother. I am very happy that she’s starting to share everything with me. I always tell her that I am here to guide her. So far so good, and I’d like to thank her for trusting me with everything that has been going on in her life.
And you know what she asked for her birthday? A purity ring. I am so happy that she still has her values intact. At such an early age, she is already aware of the things that she should refrain from. I pray that the Lord will continue to give her the grace, strength and the intelligence to keep her going. I thank the Lord for having you in my life Ish. I love you very much.
Posted by girlie on August 27, 2008
I just got home from Trinoma. My daughter Ish chose that mall to have her pre-birthday celebration with her friends. All girls. I treated them to Super Bowl and to a movie (Smother). The movie was funny. Liv Tyler is very pretty. I love Diane Keaton too, she’s one of my favorites. I also played with my son Josh at Timezone, as usual we played Tekken 6. There were times that I won, but many times I lost. It’s fun playing with my son, bonding time. I didn’t shop for clothes since I am saving my money for that P&S camera I asked somebody to buy in Hong Kong. I think I am finally getting it. I was tempted to buy this Maxi dress that I saw, but I just closed my eyes and pretended not to see it. It was difficult, but thank God I won over some unnecessary wants.
I was touched when my daughter kissed and thanked me for the pre-birthday thingy. She said she had fun. Your welcome dahling, anything for you my daughter.
Posted by girlie on July 22, 2008
Everytime we are in the car, Josh wants his Dad to play this song. I think he now memorizes it with the constant playing. I love watching my son do a lip synch of this song, with matching emo. Yeah he is good, we (me and Ish) even suggested that we take a vid of him while doing his act and post it on youtube. He doesn’t like it coz he says he’s just making a fool out of himself. His sister does not believe so. She believes in her brother’s talent and even thinks he can make it big in youtube. Ah kids, they’re crazy. I love them the way they are, they make me happy.
*Note: The Hubs played Dion-Pavarotti’s I Hate You Then I Love You, apparently Josh can’t quite get it and he says, “I don’t quite get that, I hate you then I love you…how can that be?” This boy’s really something!
Posted by girlie on June 9, 2008
The kids were suppose to go back to school on the 5th. Then it was moved to 12th, now it’s moved to the 17th. What? “The construction for the college is not done yet”, said my daughter. This happened last school year too. My boy started school last week of June, can you believe that? I don’t understand why they still haven’t finished the construction until now. They could have gone overtime on this. Now the students are sufferring. Learning would be quite fast paced. What will happen to students who can’t cope up with the situation? Let’s face it, not all students has the capacity to absorb everything in so short a time. Teachers will cram just to be able to follow the curriculum on schedule. Why can’t the school officials be sensitive on this matter?
Kids are happy over the extended vacation, my children included. Another 2 weeks break is just big time for them. And why not? They find studying in that school quite stressful, now double that because of the extended break.
Posted by girlie on June 4, 2008
I have a lady in the making. I remember when I was her age, I was excited to put on makeup. She is really her mother’s daughter. Guess who’s happy when MIL gave this clinique eye palette? It was supposed to be for me, but when she saw it she wanted to have it. She now wants me to teach her how to play with her eyes. Problem is, she can’t see a thing without her glasses on. This would be a great challenge. I don’t know if the mirror we bought (one with a magnified mirror) will help. We have not tried doing it yet since she is in school having her training to teach elementary kids this coming school year.
Posted by girlie on June 3, 2008
I can say that my daughter is a bookworm. She is really fond of reading. She bought tons and tons of books already and sometimes I wonder if she reads it all. I think she does, because after she reads a particular book, she comes to me and say, “Mom you gotta read this book, it’s interesting.” I know too that she loves to write. But I haven’t read all her short stories though. Last week, she was sooo excited talking about this Fic she wrote. If you have time, please try and visit the page, then tell me if I have a budding writer for a daughter. I think her ideas are great. She was able to develop a plot based on a song. Awesome Ish! Whether or not there is a clamour for you to write, just go on! Try and develop it, who knows you can be the next…and be really rich, LOL.
Posted by girlie on May 28, 2008
It was raining hard yesterday while we were in Greenhills. This is what it gives you when it rains hard and the a/c in establishments are not turned off. It’s scribble time! That was the door leading to Fully Booked, my daughter’s favorite bookshop. She can’t help but scribble her chinese name. Good thing the guard at the entrance does not seem to mind, but she did open the door when we started taking pictures. She just smiled and didn’t stop us when she saw that we were taking pictures of the thing on the glass door. We were like little kids, it was kinda odd to see us, something like “what are these people doing?” Ahhh we are just having fun, something that I believe is not often done by a mother and daugther tandem. Yes we both can be crazy sometimes and that makes me loved by my kids. And that is what you call a HiPnCooLMoMMa!
Posted by girlie on April 26, 2008
The darling doll is having the time of her life with these. You see she is only allowed to put this on when there’s no school. The school does not allow it, well any school for that matter won’t anyway. She has to wait til college (2 years from now). Gosh my darling doll has grown into a fine lady, how time flies. She now knows how to put eyeliner too. I gave her the black eyeliner with a little glitters I just recently bought from The Face Shop. It fits her and she’s pretty in it. Her Dad even noticed it, and said it’s pretty. Now what’s next? Makeup? Nah, I think she is too young to be painting her face, LOL.
Posted by girlie on March 30, 2008
Thank God my darling doll is back. She got here yesterday. This is the first time she is not travelling with us, so that really got me worried. I’m not usually online at Y!M 24/7, but that time she was away, I did. I didn’t realize that I will miss her terribly, but I did. I always get excited whenever my cellphone beeps, always assuming that it’s my darling doll who is sending me sms. She said she had a great time. She was able to visit the places she missed out on when we were there in 2005. She really made it a point to go to California Adventure and Hollywood Blvd. As usual it’s the kid in her, she again went to Disneyland and Universal Studios, seems like my kiddo can’t get enough of those rides. She is a brave girl, riding all the scary ones. Gosh I’m gonna die right there if I took those rides…no way! Just no way!
Posted by girlie on March 28, 2008
I already got the report card of my daughter, so far so good, err I was really disappointed with both her grades in Math. That is her weakness even though I teach her all the time, she can’t seem to absorb everything. To solve the problem and to increase her grade in Math, I will need to get her this kind of Tutor. It’s a one-on-one student to tutor instruction. I actually like this idea, because I believe that the tutor will be able to help her more. The tutor can spend more time to work on her weakness. I’ve discussed this with my husband and he has given the go signal to hire this kind of tutor. I really hope that Ish will make good in Math this coming school year.
Posted by girlie on March 19, 2008
It’s not just the same without the “parrot”. It’s kinda silent during meals. I miss hearing “Mom, I’m hungry”. “Mom, can you fix my hair please?” “Mom, where are you going, can I go with you?” If you find me going online at Yahoo and Aol 24/7, it’s because I am waiting for her to go online to hear her stories. So far there was never a day I did not talk with her. If she does not go online, I get worried sick. Good thing the “parrot” sends me text messages every now and then. I can’t wait for her to return.
If you’re wondering why we call her parrot…well she’s very talkative to the max, never runs out of stories!
Posted by girlie on February 27, 2008
I don’t own them ^_^. They keep my daughter company at nights when she sleeps. She used to have her nanny beside her, but since the nanny left us already, she sleeps alone in her bedroom now. She has collected them over the years, some were bought and the rest given by friends and admirers (?). She wants to dress all of them too, just like my Trixie. We still have not gone to the mall together to specifically look for some clothes, but we will, maybe after school’s done.
Posted by girlie on February 10, 2008
That’s her now, isn’t she pretty? ^_^ Boo! Of course I love my own, harhar. She’s like me too, very adventurous when it comes to looks, lol. Not scared to try different things. Oh well like mother like daughter! I told her awhile back, I want a digital perm too, but how? I promise to grow my hair back then have it done. But by the time it grows long, I wonder if I still like the curly look.
Posted by girlie on December 23, 2007
When my daughter was younger, she was quite rowdy. I would often tell her that I will send her to a boarding school far far away until she changes her attitude. She would end up crying and automatically behaves herself. I have not mentioned boarding school to her in the last couple of years. Maybe when I mention to her now that I’m going to send her to Ivy Ridge Academy, she wouldn’t mind it being a boarding school. She really wants to study abroad, and if ever she’ll be given a chance, then I am going to consider Ivy Ridge Academy. I already went through their program and I like the strict discipline they impose on their students. I can be assured that after she finishes the program, she’ll come out a better person.
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Posted by girlie on December 3, 2007
I know of a person who will patronize Audio Books. And she’s no other than my daughter Ish. I don’t think she has heard of it for now, but eventually she will. She would start bugging me I know, because I have really been supportive to her love for reading. This would be something new and she will learn a lot especially in the pronunciation of words, and reading properly. She will benefit from this and this will help her more in her speech class. I just hope that her love for reading will continue. Oh by the way, if you’ve been wanting to read a title that you can no longer find in the bookstore, you might just have your luck to find it also in this same website.
Posted by girlie on December 2, 2007
Seems like for the last 4 weekends, we have been watching movies. Oh I love it when N treats us to movies. It’s a nice way to bond with my teenagers. We get to have dinner together at any restaurant we pick, we can play at timezone while waiting for the movie, or probably shop for a good 30 minutes. It makes us closer as a family. I wonder until when this will happen. And while we are still at it, all I have to do is enjoy the company of my teenagers. Yeah yeah teenager is stressed here. Gosh it’s frustrating to have teenagers, sometimes I don’t and I can’t understand how they think. I try to be cool as much as possible, but most of the time I can’t cope up. So all I do every night is pray for them. And the Lord has answered my prayers. The teachers said they’ve improved a lot in their attitude, which gave me a sigh of relief. All I can do now is really pray harder and harder, for I can’t really take full control of them anymore. Gone are the days when I can “terrorize” them to do some things. Oh I love motherhood, a never ending challenge!
Posted by girlie on November 17, 2007
Today N is celebrating his 42nd birthday. And he got a touching letter from his daughter Ish.
To My Dearest Daddy,
1st of all, Happy Birthday! Thank you for all the things you’ve done for me: for bringing me to this world, for raising me to be what I am now, for teaching me a lot of good things and for being a good father. I know that I hardly show affection w/ hugs and kisses, but it is my pride and joy to tell you how much I love you and Mommy. I guess I am in the phase where we, somewhat get embarrassed by showing affection to our parents, even at home. Once again, Happy Birthday & I love you!
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” - Gal. 6:2
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know. Remember the Lord in everything you do, and He will show you the way.” - Prov. 3:5,6
Your Daughter,
Patricia
He was really excited with the letter he got, and I was excited too. We miss the days that Ish writes us letters. I remember when she first started to learn how to read and write (age 5), she had been writing us short letters. Today she is in school attending a weekend camp but we will fetch her later tonight to celebrate.
No matter how her Dad would deny it, he was teary eyed while reading the letter. I was like how come I didn’t get a letter on my birthday (haha jealous Mom), and N was like, “how come I didn’t get a birthday present?” Haha, this is really funny ^_^
Well I on my part just made a short note, placed it in a red envelope (ang pao) with $ inside, after all I am now a $ earner, bwaaaahhh!
Posted by girlie on November 16, 2007
Can she be strict? She placed a warning post it on the mirror. Apparently the helper cleaning her room did something with her headbands. I love how my darling doll turned out to be. Now she takes care of her things. She can even fix her own room now. She used to be soooo disorganized, but now that she’s a little older, she wants everything neat. You will seldom find clutters in her bedroom. Even her desk is spic and span. I wonder who she’s like…AHEM!
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This is what my darling doll Ish ordered when I went to 168 Mall. She wanted some headbands in metallic colors. “Mom buy me every metallic headband that you see. I got each for 25 pesos ($.60) only, yay what a bargain. Now she goes to school wearing it and she can get to change colors everyday. She has quite a collection already, I don’t know why shes fond of those. Ah girls! They love all those girlie stuffs, if only she can get a hand on all those girlie stuffs she finds in the mall, then her room will be full of it.
I allowed both my kids to help in their school’s relief operation. They went on separate dates though and each of them have their own stories to tell. I admit, I was quite worried at first because they are not really used to this. I “sheltered” them to the point that they don’t really know what’s happening outside our home. Good thing they both found it fun to be out there. My son felt that he was really “special” but that didn’t deter him to mingle with other people, in fact he wants to go again and help in the school’s relief efforts. Ish on the other hand have a soft spot for kids. The first thing she told me was that “I love the kids Mom, one even wanted to go with us. I am just too happy that I allowed them to go even if someone was really hesitant at first. It opened their eyes and saw the big picture, that not everyone is materially blessed, and that there will never be a room for complaints inside our home.
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