Nye

Nagising akong takam na takam sumulat ng dula. Nilalaro ko sa isip ko ang eksena. Maya-maya, may luha na. Drama pala. Hanggang naisip ko. Ay tang 'na, mali. Hindi dula ang gusto kong isulat. Buhay ko.

Toinks.

Bye, 20 lbs

I started seriously thinking about losing weight sometime in November 2011. I was at 180lbs. I started walking (even blogged all my anti-baboy chronicles in this blog).

I weighed myself a few minutes ago and was pleased to finally see some results. I lost 20lbs. Disclaimer, disclaimer.. bathroom scale may be busted. But what the heck, I'm claiming this little joy today.

Last night, someone --- not my husband nor creepy man/men on the street --- made one of my little vanity-dreams come to life. I wore something special to work and he said... wow, you're hot!

You see, I always get compliments for being cute, kind, warm, funny, nice, smart, understanding, etc. But never HOT. I was the happiest fat lady in the world.

Ok, back to reality. I seriously need to go back to fat burning.

"All things bright and beautiful"

Art Director: Rain, Mother Nature
All photos taken using Nokia C-5 camera phone
Digital Enhancements c/o Microsoft Office Picture Manager

Flowers for J

One of the things that I learned, over so many years of dealing with elusive dreams, is this: you need to celebrate when your dreams become realities for other people. Why? I don't know. It just feels so much better compared to moping and sulking... Way better than being jealous.

So when I got invited to J's show, I got her a bouquet of roses. Aside from the fact that I'm happy about J conquering her fear of singing/acting in front of an audience, I gave her flowers because it's how I've imagined the scene in my head (with me as the recipient of course!) - countless number of times. I know it will make her smile.

I may not have gone through any theater workshop, I may not have performed on stage... but someone I know just did. I got first-hand accounts of bliss. That's enough reason to be happy.

 

  

TLO's first day in Pre-School

Rain was pretty bad but it didn't do anything to the first day funk! After weeks of thinking (to enroll or not to enroll) and waiting, it finally happened. Presenting, TLO's first day in Pre-Nursery.

Nope, Teddy can't be with you in school. 

Door said..."Come on in for a bushel of fun." Who uses the word "bushel" these days?

Lots of apples in a basket... cute kids... but we know who's our star.

Eager parents, not allowed inside. :(

Facebook post: First day in pre-nursery and our little girl showed, of all things, classroom management skills. She's always at the teacher's table and walking around, checking how everyone else is doing. All good, if she's working on her assignment too. But no, she's just having too much fun to care. I'm scared.

Teacher's table, not yours.

Not yours, ok? TLO being dragged (haha!) away from the teacher's table.

A few progress notes... compared to her playschool days, she's more:

• Participative - she clapped her hands after some action songs were played
• Interactive - I saw her "talking" to some classmates using "gestures"
• Assertive - she used to just wait for her teacher/teaching assistants to give her toys... now she gets toys from the box! 

Yihaaa!!!