when mom speaks

Finally, its here! although Candice, the supplier informed me that it’ll be ship on the 25th, but good thing, it reaches our door yesterday! Seems, that everyone already have this and are so excited to write something on the pages already but are afraid to mess up with it as early as now! lol So what I did with mine? keep it in my closet, so I wouldn’t be tempted to write anything on it, even birthday reminders! I will have to wait until next year to start my relationship with this one.

So have you got your Belle de Jour too?! You can check out their site to order your copy, you still have ample of time to get one!

1. If someone expects you to do something you aren’t obligated to do, does that make you want to do it less?   ::  it actually depends on what the person asks me to do…

2. Are there any activities, commitments, obligations in your life that instantly put you in a bad mood?          :: paying dues! and looking for something that is not my forte like searching for the best bed frames suited for my sister

3. What do other people do that irritate you that you recognize as a weakness in yourself?  :: this question makes me think ha,  being so talkative I guess, sometimes I just can’t stop!

4. Do you surround yourself with the friends who like you best?  :: I wish I can, bit I just can’t filter those whom I don’t want to be with.

5. When you are angry or nervous, how do you calm yourself down?  :: I take a deep breathe and listen to the radio. I also think happy thoughts.

6. Do you take compliments well?  :: Yes.

7. Do you think you would have been a different person if you had different parents?  :: I don’t think so… I’d probably still be me

8. Do you change your mind frequently or do you make up your mind about something and stay firm with that position?   :: Yes, I’m one fickle minded fatolla.

9. Describe the person that would be the exact opposite of you.  :: I can’t imagine! lol

10. Are you generally capable of seeing both sides of an argument at the same time?  :: not most of the time. but I try… I really do.

1. What piece of kitchen equipment do you use the most? - Rice Cooker
2. What piece of kitchen equipment do you use the least? - egg beater
3. What’s your favorite breakfast? - Pancakes
4. Are you allergic to any foods? - nope, as far as I know
5. If you have pets, do you feed them table scraps? - yes, that is what they are for…
   
6. Have you ever had food poisoning? - No, thank God for that
   
7. If you have cats, do you let them walk on your counter tops? - no way!
   
8. What’s your favorite condiment? - tomato ketchup and vinegar with lots of chili
   
9. What’s your favorite wine? - any sparkling white wine
   
10. Is there any food that you just can’t stomach? - raw fish.
    
11. What’s the most exotic meat you’ve eaten? - snake’s meat
    
12. Do you bake your own bread? - no, but i wanted to, it’s been one of my dreams…
13. What do you feel is the most under-rated spice or herb? - cilantro
    

Thanks to the garlic press

As per Aggie’s instruction, here is my uber recent photo. Taken by my hubby last night, just 7 hours ago.

So anyways, here is ME in bullets.. some of you might find the list familiar, yes actually I just grabbed it from my friendster profile, basically because things are still the same, with my life, my family and my desires…

… PRO BLOGGER naks, as if pro! been blogging since 2005
… I am living in irony.
… enjoys, yet continually nags (Amiel) ’bout complexities of life..haaayyy buhay!
… hates monotonous life; though  chose to be a full time SAHM - Stay At Home Momma! :)for more than a year now
… abhors commercial and novelty songs yet ends up singing it d whole day..(as in last song syndrome)
… I am torn between my love for food and the idea of keeping myself fit…hay!naku!
… gets irritated when in time for getting up early; yet tolerate oneself for staying up late..
… I am legally kutatera
… I curse like a mad insensitive tambay (yeah,bad me..)when im pissed off!.
… a voracious reader who even reads labels when i am in the mood.
… haven’t stopped liking LUGAW since childhood,but with tokwa now!
…I used to drive like a wacko-maniac but gas-priced-increase and motherhood mellowed me
…I constantly argue with my mom, but we really really love each other! ;p
…I have had the same group of friends since high school
…I would love to travel someday, and get to see Venice,Milan,Italy,Greece,New York,Seattle(for the Coffee),Germany etc.
…I would definitely wanted to work abroad, together with my husband and daughter,for our brighter future of course. and we’ll pick up from there. ;)maybe do some sales job search there!
…I hate irresponsible parenthood,it’s a responsibility and not just a privilege!
…I wanted to enroll in a Photog Class.
…I love taking pictures,of myself,people i love,places that appeals to me.whatever!
…I always need to know the reason behind things (WHY?!)
…I am so married to a guy who can makes me cry and laugh at the same time!
…I am learning to survive each day without my mom to do all stuff for me.
…I am well, cooking!
…I am takin’ care of my husband and daughter and our tiny house..
…I really really LOVE my Dear Husband,he is the oNLy person I let BOSS me around (occassionally ;p) and my daughter who happens to be my REAL BOSS
…Lately, I am so into shopping, online and mall shopping. I need to be stop or else I will end up broke before the holidays!

So there, this is me… how about you? let us know you too a lil’ bit more!

Thanks Aggie for this….

Eto ang aking bagong hair-laloo! nag-fi-feeling na Scarlet (Angelica Panganiban) ng teleseryeng IISA PA LAMANG… wish ko lang! pasok na nanaman sa tema ngayong linggo! hahahaha!

at eto ang translate na translate version nitech…

** This is my new hair do wanting to be Scarlet of the tv series IISA PA LAMANG…. oh, how I wish! another click entry for this week’s theme… lol

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WALK ON RED

Pretty Tracy gave me with so kikay tag!

So here are my daily essentials… had to have a group shot of all because it’s so tiring to take separate photos eh…

1. To start my ritual after my bath is the GODIVA alcohol free toner, available at Watson’s for P120, super hiyang with my skin and at the same time so gentle because no alcohol content.

2. Olay Moisturizer at P500 (more or less) super nice the effect on the skin, I make sure to put on these creme everyday after the toner.

3. My super duper loves EVERYDAY MINERALS set from the concealer, foundation to the finishing powder! I sometimes put on EM eye shadows.. and not to forget the Kabuki Brushes! so soft and super nice as the applier…

4. MARY KAY Lipstick in Frosted Rose - love the shade, it took me a long time to finally met my right shade actually, and now we are having a good time together! lol

5. EVERYDAY MINERAL colored lip balm - so natural it can make my chappy lips soft in an instant, its my daily partner if I’m not using my lipstick.

6. AVON full mascara - I used it whenever I’m in the mood to really prep up, not so often actually.

7. Clinique Pressed Powder, though I seldom use it because my EM powders can last a long time, I just always have it in my purse or bag, just in case.

8. Mary Kay Complete Compact Make up - I used it before the EMs, I still bring it with me whenever I go out, because it’s less hassle to apply, all in one kind of thing whenever I need some instant touch up.

There, my full list of make-up essentials, how about you MAI, LITZIE,ALPHA,JOY,MACY,EDS,YEN, CHIKAI, VANNIE, ABIE, MICH, JANE and JACQ?

Snagged from Aggie timing because I just myself a new pair of flats

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What’s your shoe size? Are your feet the same size as your mom’s feet? How about your sister’s feet? Can you borrow shoes from each other?

Post a picture of your latest shoe buy. Tag the number of women of your shoe size, i.e. size 5 = tag 5 friends. Don’t forget to drop a line in this blog when you’re done.

1. Jenny and Belle
2. SAHMdom and Beyond
3. The Journey Continues…
4. Mommy Talks…
5. When Mom Speaks
6. Walk On Red
   
7. your blog here
   

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My Mom’s Shoe Size: 8 or 8 1/2

Sister Shoe Size: 9

My Size: 8!

** Actually my mom and I frequently share The flats above were bought last week, while I was waiting for my laptop to be reformat by the computer technician, it really made me sad, losing all those unsaved photos and some files, so I gotta have something as a fall back

how about yours KRISTINE, LITZIE, JHONA, KELLY, MICH, APOLS, THET, EMZ?

Thanks Eds and Jhona for this
It really made me think of myself as a good person, just in time when others think the opposite about me It made me feel welcome and loved by my blogger friends. Oh my, I sound so mushy already! stop the crap kathy! Alright then, so how was your weekend everyone? In our case, we just stayed for a couple days in my parent’s house, nope, we did not go to the mall or made pasyal. After hearing mass we just opted to bond with my mom, sis and tita the whole day, less gastos but it was fun! And yeah, I was able to clean my closet in my previous bedroom, I had to let go of the clothes I’m not wearing anymore, or shall I say that doesn’t fit me now! I also found my bunch of corsets that I wore in my College days, I was trying to lose weight then, thus opting to wear tight under garments like that for a slimmer effect

Thanks Aggie!

Here are the Rules:
1. List 6 things that describe yourself today or yesterday.
2. Add your blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs.
3. Tag other online friends you know.

GailAdi/Momeen/Emmyrose/Dennis/Dette/Jirl/Janny/Nanay Belen/Carol/ Something Purple’s cucina / Vanity Kit / Mind Bubbles / Stripe&Yellow / Something Purple / Em’s Detour / Mommy Talks | Aggie Shoots. Aggie Scraps | All Kinds of Me Stuff | The Salad Caper | Winding Creek Circle | InkBabyStudios | When Mom Speaks | Walk on Red| Kathycot | Buhaymisis |Kathycot cooks | YOUR BLOG HERE

YESTERDAY, I:

1. Woke up super late around 11 am almost the same with my daughter

2. Was able to finish half of my tasks, online

3. Cooked Tortang Giniling at my parent’s place

4. Waited and Welcomed the motorcade of  our Patron Saint Augustine, it rained but it was a blessing for the farmers

5.Talked to a friend regarding application of passport for Olin

6. Watched tv the whole day and had a long talk with my mom, aunt and sis… it was a whole day bonding for us…

How about you? how was your day yesterday or today? PEACHY, MAI, LITZIE and JOY

Thanks Ed’s for this

Let’s learn what blogger’s favourite meal (Breakfast) is. Simple straightforward meme and great for link love. Have a good Breaky! Good thing I have a photo of my hubby’s favorite morning food start, because I’m not a breakfast gal actually

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The Longest Breakfast Menu List

Everyone likes to start their day with a comfort food for breakfast. What kind of food do you take? This would be a good way to find out your blogger friend’s favourite food for breakfast.

All you need to do is to put your name down, the country you are in and your favorite breakfast meal. Let’s see how we can have this breakfast ‘menu’ travelled all around cyberspace and learn what each blogger living in different country and what they eat for breakfast. This meme was created by a little lady with a penchant to spy around little baskets while marketing. Her favorite breakfast of the day is none other than Roti Prata, an indian flat bread. What about you? What is your favorite breakfast meal of the day?

1. Spymama, Singapore - Roti Prata 2. Janeth Vicy’s Life Journey, Philippines - Ham and Hotdog with Rice 3.As The World Turns, Philippines, Milk and Biscuits. 4.Just Me.. Eds, Philippines- Sausage and Egg with Garlic Rice/Fried Mash potato 5. KATHYCOT, Phils, Fried Spam, Chicken and Scrambled Egg paired with Fried Rice 6.Your Name, Country, Food

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passing this to LITZIE, MAI, ANN, LIZZ, PEACHY, APOL, ABIE, JODY, JOY, MACY, BUGE, JACQ, CHIKAI, VANNIE and EMS

Snagged this from Em’s which she also got from Texas Tanya — version of Fridays Feast

Appetizer: When was the last time you had some bar-b-que?
A week ago, when Hubby cooked for our dinner

Soup: How many pairs of cowboy boots do you own?
I don’t have one, though I’m thinking of getting a pair actually, to pair with my skinny jeans

Salad: Finish this sentence: Mommas, don’t let your babies __________.
dirt!
Main Course: Name a song that makes you think of Texas.
Wild Wild West

Dessert: Cowboy hats - Black or White?
White! cool!

While blog hopping, I found this day tag from Aggie

PLAYERS: CHIKAI | AGGIE | KATHYCOT | WHEN MOM SPEAKS |YOU!

1. Do you think you can last for an hour without talking?  Before, NO! but now… it’s Yes! I need to, so I can work on my blogs
2. When was the last time you saw the last person on your Friendster featured friends? Just two hours ago - I’m staring at them right now my hubby and daughter. My sister whom we met up at Mc Donalds and my friends Glen, Leah and Cha a few weeks ago
3. What do people usually compliment you on? I’m bright
4. What is one thing you hear a lot?  “you’re not that fat, compare to what you say”
5. Whats one thing that you want right now? I want a choco mint bomb from Gloria Jean’s, a  collection of Nautica watches and of course moolah too!
6. Do you have a lot of regrets?  There are some but not that significant
7. Have you ever regretted letting someone go? NO.
8. Is there anyone who doesn’t like you? Oh definitely but you see, I couldn’t care less
9. Do you miss someone? My dad
10. Next time you will kiss someone?  in a minute after this, when we’ll hit the sack
11. Are looks important?  at times, but it really doesn’t matter you know, what is looks when brain is empty?
12. What are you wearing?  shorts and tank top
14. Do you like getting things from others? not exactly
15. What is your current mood? tired but overwhelmed.

passing this to LITZIE, MAI, PEACHY, LIZZ, ABIE, JODY and JANE

I got two close friends who are pregnant and about to give birth by November, plus a lot of online friends who are about to lay eggs too in the coming months, this preggo news makes me want to have a baby! lol, not now though, but in another years to come. I remember when I was still pregnant with my daughter, it took me like forever to come up with a name for her, you see I even search on the sites of famous baby names around the world and even found myself scanning through celebrity’s kid names hoping that one or two names would catch my attention. Though it was a really fun thing to do, still I wasn’t able to snag at least one. Maybe because the names are so westernized sounding thus it made me feel so unreal if I would name my child after their names, although there are a few that sounds striking but when combine with our last name, it sounds so unreal. So I just make the most time out of it, and finsish reading and scanning every single names in the site. I was cool really! For coming up of a website wherein the future expectants can check out to help them in choosing names. My friend even asked me for suggestions, so what I did was forward to her the sites that features names and the like, I just hope she can make use of that And for Olin Rei? what I did was get letters from her two grand father’s name and put it together

Snagged from Joy

1. When you are stressed, what is the first thing you do?
I drink cold water or Iced tea. Basically I just eat, big time!

2. Does crying really make things better or worse?
For me, it makes me feel better. One drama queen here!

3. Is there anyone you can tell everything too?
At this point of our marriage, I tell everything to my husband. He does the action, if I’m pissed or whatever

4. What calms you down the most?
Olin and the Husband, my real friends at times

5. Any kind of music that makes you feel better?
My collection of hiphop songs and dreamsounds

6. Are you generally a happy person?
Yes

7. What or who puts the biggest smile on your face?
My daughter, the husband and my extra moolah! woohoo! keep it coming!

8. Do you ever over-react on the smallest things?
No, but others feel and see that its just small things that can make me over react, well for me, It’s not

9. Ever suffer from bad depression or anxiety?
I guess when something so hard is bothering me

10. Mad about something?
Hell Yeah! the twits know about this ;p

11. Happy about something?
Yes, moolah! oo mukha akong pera! eh ano ngayon?! hinihingan ba kita?! lol **me on antipatika mode**

Sometimes when I have nothing to do and when my mind suddenly goes on a backward trips, I usually see myself in my previous company, no not working but talking nonstop with my officemates turn into close friends. You see, those people are some of my precious friends, people that I can talk to about anything, my rants, raves, excitenments among many other things. Anyways, since we do not see each other very often we just get in touch through online messangers. Actually the company prohibits them to, but as you know, there are numerous ways to use that service without the management noticing it! lol. Anyways, where am I heading? Because, I’m afraid that we may not continue our daily rendevouz because they are soon be having a system or team collaboration solution in a month’s time. In fact, they are undergoing seminars and further studies at the metro so they can learn to use the solution well, on the other hand, it will really benefit them all, for sure it will make their work loads much easier to do. I even heard that more and more companies are embracing such system works, it cost a lot we know, but when learn to use it well, the whole team will surely benefit and the company too. I just wish that we can still have time to get in touch with each other within the day I know they’ll can find ways to sneak in! lol

I once dreamed of becoming one of the famous CEO’s in the business world when I was still young and know nothing about the corporate scenario. Was intrigue with the glitz and glamor of the work they has like signing papers with that felt-thousand bucks worth pen, was truly amazed with the high heeled shoes, dressy coats, blazers and of course the heart pounding authentic signature bags! At one time or another I was able to make believe myself that I can be one of them, attending meetings and all. That is why it made me decide to take up Bachelor of Science in Business Management, basically because I wanted to get involve in the business world some day. Well yes, I was able to enter one of those high end company and was able to work for more than four years, but no, not as a CEO. I believe my knowledge and experience is still not enough for those glitzy position. I should have bought and read the book of Dennis C Carey about CEO succession while I was still working. But no, I didn’t succeed on that dream because I chose to become a Stay at Home Mother that surprisingly made me feel complete and satisfied. But I’m still into reading about this learning books and still someday hoping to work again in a much more wanted position in the corporate world, when my child is ready enough to grow with a little help from me.Someday…