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Tuesday, January 25, 2005
acting my age
often, when i happen to strike up a conversation with a stranger, they ask how old i am. it could be the manicurist, a fellow classmate at the gym or just someone i happened be in line with. they always say that i look a lot younger than my age. i can understand that. being "challenged" in the height department and being baby faced does that. i don't mind it at all.
what's on my mind is that i can't see myself acting my age. more truthfully is i don't know how to think like my age. i'm talking life experiences here...what one has gone through to get where they are now and they come out more worldly in the process. here i am, a few months away from turning thirty. i don't think i have gone through enough to own the age of 30. i feel like i'm still green to this world, like everybody knows more about life than me, or has a more in depth perception of the situation than me. how can i guide to my daughter as she grows if i feel that i'm not grown up enough? Thursday, January 20, 2005
She said what!
 At 20 months, Clara may be a bit late in talking. The babies I know that are her age or younger already have a number of words in their vocalbulary. What did I have? Just "mama". There is "dada" but she would call anybody that. There is also "der der" which could mean anything she's pointing to. I worry about it (in the back of my mind) but I could see that she knows the words but when I try to teach her to how say a word, she'll just smile shyly and either hug me or run away to play.
I reassure myself saying it is because we are a bilingual household. Everybody at home speaks English and Tagalog. Clara is exposed to English and Tagalog tv shows. She is very vocal and can understand when she's been talked to and talked about (in both languages). I rationalize that she just needed time to figure out everything in her head. Yesterday, Clara uttered her first real word other than "mama". My sister-in-law called to her and Clara responded with Ano? ...which is the Filipino word for "what". My SIL got all excited and called me to hear what Clara said. SIL called out to Clara again and, with my own eyes, saw her answering with ano? I couldn't believe it...she's finally figuring out how to vocalize the words in her head. yay!.... relief!... joy!... she's talking... sob ( a little on the inside)... my baby's growing up so fast... sigh... Monday, January 17, 2005
as promised
...my baby showing off her earring
Thursday, January 13, 2005
'coz I've got nothing else to post....
Welcome to the 2005 edition of getting to know your friends.
What you are supposed to do is copy and paste to your journal. Change all the answers so they apply to you. The theory is that you will learn a lot of little things about your friends, if you did not know them already! 1. What time do you get up? 7:15 am 2. If you could eat lunch with one person, who would it be? other than hubby... probably Brad Pitt coz he's the man of the hour right now 3. Gold or silver? White Gold 4. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? i honestly don't remember... haven't been to the cinemas in a loooong while 5. What is/are your favorite TV show(s)? CSI, Alias, Desperate Housewives (though I won't watch them regularly... coincides with Clara's bedtime) 6. What did you have for breakfast? Pop Tarts and coffee 7. Who would you hate to be stuck in a room with? an obnoxious person 8. What is your middle name? Johanna 9. Beach, City or Country? City 10. Favorite ice cream? Mint and Chocolate Chip...yummmm 11. Butter, plain or salted popcorn? buttered AND salted 12. What kind of car do you drive? Honda Accord 13. Favorite sandwich? PB & J 14. What characteristic do you despise? being Obnoxious 15. Favorite flower? Tulip *maybe* 16. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Europe 17. What color is your bathroom? white walls, terra cota red tiles and yellow and brushed steel accessories 18. Favorite brand of clothing? Gap, Banana Republic, Lucky Brand 19. Where would you retire to? Somewhere close to the beach but still near the city 20. Favorite day of the week? Saturday 21. What did you do for your last birthday? just had dinner and cake 22. Where were you born? Manila, Philippines 23. Favorite sport to watch? none but if forced to choose, i'd choose basketball 24. What fabric detergent do you use? Arm and hammer 25. Coke or Pepsi? Coca Cola 26. Are you a morning person or a night owl? Night Owl 27. Do you have any pets? nope This was emailed to me by a friend so I revised the instructions a bit. Let me know if you posted this to your journal :D Monday, January 10, 2005
Change of Scenery
I decided to change my template altogether. I've been at this for a week now and it's starting to frustrate me. Work is very slow right now hence the time I have on my hands to supposedly fix the flower template. It came out gloomy and that wasn't the mood I was going for.
This is what I feel like doing right now. Have a vacation with hubby, run on the beach and bask in the sun. ******  Have you noticed the lack of holiday pictures here? That's because around the week before Christmas, our old laptop started conking out. It would start up like normal then would suddenly shut down. I had a bad feeling after it happened three times in a row. Good thing I got to burn Clara's picture folder to a cd...just in case it would totally crash on me.... which it eventually did later that night. Last week we got our new laptop delivered....Yay! We got a Dell Inspiron 8600. I don't Which probably true...teeheehee :D ****** Clara got her ears pierced yesterday and she didn't even cry! Good girl! Hubby and I were dreading this since the beginning of the year. We planned to finally do it after putting it off for a long time. In our minds we imagined all the worst case scenarios like her crying hysterically and looking at us like we betrayed her or screaming her head off as we walk through the mall and other people look at us like we're the worst parents in the world. Anyway we got there and she loved all the trinkets that were there. That kept her busy while I filled up the paper work. Once that was done I put her on my lap and the girl cleaned her earlobes and marked them. Clara just sat there and watched her set up everything. Then I was told to hold her head and her arms and in one click the earring was in. Clara didn't even jerk! The other ear was next. I thought that since Clara knows what's coming she'll object this time. But other earring went in without any reaction from her. I even looked at her to see if she was about to cry...nothing! My kid amazes me sometimes :D So after that we gave her a lollipop and we walked around the mall so hubby and I could have some time to settle OUR nerves ;) Will post a picture of her with her newly pierced ears soon. Thursday, January 06, 2005
Still Under Construction....
but looking better...doncha think?
Can anyone tell me why the blogger bar on the top looks like that? Wednesday, January 05, 2005
Under Construction!
I decided to change my template but I still have to work out some of the kinks.
I don't really like this mustard color but it will have to do for now. Will post a real entry once I've fixed the page. |
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