New Work

It's been a month since I move to a new company. The environment is really different & so far I'm liking it. The perks are good and I'm having more time with Iya. I have attended my first DnD, it's usually Christmas Party with my previous companies.;p So many things to learn and I hope I can cope up easily (cross fingers).. will see in the next months to come.

Sick

I'm sick. Monday I have sore throat, tuesday I have blocked nose & chills, today I have cough. :( I went to the doctor, he said it's just the normal flu, gave me meds and 2 days MC. I slept and wake up by 3 to eat lunch. I can't play with Iya, afraid that she will get the flu from me. So I'm here inside our room while Iya plays outside. :(

Just got a phone call, :) Hope everything turns well..

Ondoy

I saw it facebook, I thought it was just another rainy saturday. But this one is different, floods has reached almost the whole of Manila, Cainta, Marikina, Pasig and the list goes on. I felt sad and worried about my relatives & friends who lives in that area. Floods occupied mostly the ground floor of their homes if not the whole house. Good thing that everyone is okay. Although most of them didn't save any thing, at least they are safe. Life is much important than anything else. Thank God for keeping my relatives & friends safe.

I'm really proud that Filipinos are still helping each other in their own ways. And in time, I hope everyone can recover from this tragic incident.

Iya Kulit Moments

Iya is calling Drix as "Dad-di". But I'm calling Drix "ney' (short for Honey). I guess she mistook it and eventually she is trying to call Drix as Ney lately. Hehehe. Can't really blame her as she is learning. :)

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Just this morning we were leaving the house, I took my sandals from the cabinet and just drop it on the floor. One shoe fell upside down. I was about to flip it when Iya suddenly grab it and put it in place near my foot. :D

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Iya is so attentive in answering our phone. When it rings she will answer with a Hi or sometimes she would just babble. I tried in once and pretend that I was talking to her (we're on the same room and she can see me). She answered back every thing I ask her as if she can understand everything I say. Hehehe.

Happy Birthday to me! :)

There's no reason not to enjoy my birthday! :) I got so many greetings from friends and nanay & Dennis is here in SG. And of course, I have Drix & Iya to celebrate this B-day (as in blessed day :D) together. I didn't have a party but I have a chocolate banana cake, hmmm.. yum! And spaghetti na lutong pinoy (c/o of nanay) with purefoods hotdog..another yum! :) And to top it was a tour in the zoo which Iya enjoyed. And would you believe, that the weather was nice & cooling in the SG zoo, which normally don't happen. :)

Baby Things

When I wasn't a mother yet, the only things that I knew about baby stuff was diapers, baby powder, baby wipes & oil. :) But when we got pregnant, we started to know that are TONS of stuff for babies. Like I didn't know that babies has lotions & face cream. I was expecting baby skin to be soft. But I was wrong, baby skin is so sensitive making them prone to dryness & rashes. We're using baby clothes soap & bottle soap, tooth wipes, teething gel, diaper rash cream and the list goes on. Whew!

Now even babies has enrichment class & playgroup. During my childhood, the kids just play around with their "kalaro" (playmates), siblings & cousins. They learn how talk, sing, dance & play by themselves with minimal supervision by parents. I'm not sure if its still the same in Philippines. But since were here in SG, I notice that babies & infants tends to be shy around people besides their parents. Even for my daughter who is so lively & playful at home. Now she is attending Kindermusik. It was first class for the Village Dew Drop Term. I think she is improving as she played with other babies & beginning to acknowledge her teacher as another adult that will play and teach her new things besides us. Were not really kiasu parents, as the Singaporean says it, but we only want the best for Iya. But for now we think this will suffice her need for social activities. :) And of course, we are still here for her to be the most willing & loving parents! :)

LV talks

One free afternoon, Drix & I went inside the LV in Takashimaya. Since everyone is checking the new LV shop in ION, we were able to look around inside the store. The nice thing about going to branded store here in SG is they would entertain all your questions (most of the time) and you can freely hold the bags without the "don't touch that" look from the sales assistant.

Sheila: How much is that bag? (Pointing to a neverfull damier).
Sales Asst: 1020 sgd for the small while 1080 sgd for the medium one.


After holding and trying the bag, I gave it back and said thank you. Then we walk out of the store.

Sheila: Ganda nung bag noh. Teka bakit ang lamig ng kamay mo at namamawis ka?
Drix: Kala ko kasi bibili ka eh.

I couldn't help but laugh. :)