DK1's Talent

One of K1's talents is --

The Rubix Cube stripped off its colored stickers

 

-- to deface his toys, including this Rubix Cube.  If H will be playing you, it would be easier since majority of the colors are now in "black" :)

View from my Desk

I was working when I heard the sound of the rain hitting my window.  I opened the blinds and this is what I saw --

After a couple of hours, the sun is out again --

Had a tiring but fulfilling day.  Time to go home to be with the DH and the DKs, where what truly matters is the time well spent with each other! :)

Rainy Thursday

Woke up to this --

Early risers!

Rainy day, no biking outside

My kids are up really early.  Even if I am not reporting to work early, I had to get up, if only to avoid the little ones from falling.

After a couple of hours, I left for work.

Today's breakfast, or brunch --

Morning Dose!

Notice that they now use paper cups and paper bags instead of the usual styro and plastic!  Pasig City gave
the restaurant/fast food chain owners two years within which to shift from plastic and styro to paper bags or biodegradable materials.

Have a happy and productive rainy Thursday, everyone! :)

Typhoon

Yesterday, most of the office staff went home early because of typhoon Juaning.  I'm itching to go home but I opted to stay to finish some work.  It was almost 6:00 P.M. when I left the office.

I braved the rain going home from the office --

EDSA

And these angels were waiting --

Matchy-matchy clothes

I cleaned up and played with them.  I know that they were eagerly waiting for us to play and enjoy each other --

Baby Bear and Mr. Snowman (It's Christmas All-Year Round for my kids!)

 

Having a toddler and a baby is taxing considering that you have to put them sleep before you could rest, you have to wake up at wee hours in the morning to submit to their demands, and you have no choice but to get up early since they do wake up even before the sun rises.

However, no matter how tiring it is, I will never trade these angels for anything else.  They are simply PRICELESS! :)

Eye Candies at Tao Yuan Airport

A couple of weeks ago, I found myself in Tao Yuan Airport.  The airport is huge and was not that busy yet when I arrived. I passed by several designer shops and I was surprised that they even have an Hermes inside.  Not being on a shopping, or window shopping, mode, I sat on the waiting area of the Gate where I am supposed to board.  This is my view --

Empty hallway

 Nothing interests me so I took a photo of my shoes and luggage.  Boredom kills!

My new four-wheeled luggage (which could be mistaken as a gun case) and suede Adidas bootie!

This shop of Chinese goods is just across me but I did not bother to look at the goodies since I am not a big fan and I couldn't understand what was written on the packaging anyway.

According to H, Taipei is known for their computers and bicycles.

That explains why there are laptop stations.  I stood up and dragged my feet, or butt, to the laptop station and accessed my mail, which I was able to open.  Next, I opened my FB account and I was not able to proceed since it is in Taiwanese language. Oh boy, had to wait for three hours.

I walked along the empty hallways and these creatures greeted me --

If you will ask H what these are, he'll say that those are "candies".  I will not comment on that since I will not be able to give justice to these so-called "works of art".   I took pictures, anyway.  While I do not know the function or use of every part thereof, I know that they are pretty -- esthetics at that.  After all, those bicycles are unique in their own right.

By the way, DH is maintaining a blog, which deals on the topic he likes best -- bicycles! Kindly check his blog -- Occasionally Feral: (mis) Adventures of a thity+++ yr old biker

Griller

Saw this along EDSA a couple of days ago.  I just had to take a photo of the pick-up truck's load.  If my guess is right, I think what is inside is a griller.  Oh, such a precious griller that it needs to be packed well and tied to avoid it from falling.

H and I are in search for a dependable but cheap griller.  We've tried the shops importing stuffs from Australia, US, and Japan but their loots are way too expensivo!

If only I could give H a gift like that, he will be the happiest "Robert Rainford" and we would be hosting Sunday lunch regularly!

Pick-up truck along EDSA

Rewards from the Pedontist

We had out little boy's teeth checked by a pedontist.  This is our third attempt to have his teeth checked in the hope that he would submit by opening his mouth and showing his teeth.

The first dental visit was with our family dentist.  I had to sit on the dental chair and attempted to show that it is fun to sit on it.  I showed him that dentists are not scary and that they will just check whether you are brushing properly.  As expected, he refused to sit, even on my lap while I sat on the dental chair.  Worse, he refused to show his teeth.  Ah, our family dentist, after all, has no specialized training for children.

The second dental visit was before the sister of a good friend.  The said dentist works for the AFP and is holding office at Villamor Airbase.  We drove all the way to her clinic to ask for her opinion of what should be done.  Good thing her son was there to play with our little boy, the latter showed her cute little smile.  Our little boy showed his teeth and she explained to us the procedure that should be done.  We were referred to a pedontist who has specialized training in dealing with children.  She recommended us to her classmates in dentistry and we were briefed on what to expect.

After the visit, we passed by and took pictures of the old fighter planes and we showed the little boy around, will discuss that on a later post.

Two weeks ago, we visited a pedontist.  The clinic is very different to other dental clinics we know of.  There were toys all around and the place has colorful walls.  We filled-up a chart and history taking followed.  After a few minutes, it was our turn.

We were greeted by a young, cheerful, and "pretty dentist", the latter adjective being supplied by the little boy.  The little boy was asked to open his mouth and to show his teeth and he willingly obliged.  After which, he was asked to lie down on my lap.  While there was a few resistance, the little boy again obliged and he allowed the dentist to clean his teeth.  There was a spiels -- the dentist explained to the little boy that she needs to turn on the light to see better and that she needs to wear her mask.  The dentist even asked for the little boy's permission for her to touch his teeth and to clean it.

I do admire pedontist for their patience.  After all, it is not an easy task to deal with toddlers and kids.

After the visit, the little boy was asked to choose a toy as his reward for being a good boy.

There were four beetles -- red, blue, green, and yellow. The blue truck on the right is his own.

The little boy chose a set of beetle cars and he enjoyed them, even if his toys are way better than the plastic ones given.  Maybe because it came from his dentist.  She even referred to her dentist as the "pretty dentist".  Oh boys, when will I understand you? :)

The little boy refused to have his picture taken.

By the way, every time we mention the word pedontist, the little boy would correct us by saying -- "not pedontist, dentist."  

To borrow the little boy's words, see you, "pretty dentist!" :)

Flying alone

Last 7 July 2011, I flew to Iloilo, alone at that, for my usual court appearance for a civil case filed against our client.  As always, I flew alone via PAL and waited for my 8:00 A.M. flight.  To avoid the hassle of having to rush to the airport, I got to Terminal 2 early and had my breakfast there. After which, I called a friend to chat and I waited near Gate No. 4, the usual Gate for Iloilo bound flights.  

After hanging up the phone, I heard my name being called and announced being the last remaining passenger and was directed to proceed to Gate No. 6.  I hurriedly went to Gate No. 4, showed my boarding pass, and asked why my name was being announced when I should be boarding at Gate No. 4.  

To my surprise, I was told that Gate No. 4 is for Tagbilaran and I should be boarding at Gate No. 6.  Haha, blame it on the boarding pass which such blurry print-out!

That is the problem with flying alone, you do other things to keep you busy and preoccupied without realizing that it is already boarding time.  I really hate flying alone, you can't even close your eyes since you might lose your belongings.  Well, I should get used to it.

100,000 Kilometer Mark

I drove down south today for my morning court appearance.  As always, I used my ever dependable and reliable 2005 1.6 Sedan.  For a six-year old car, it is still performing very well.  It has been on the 99,000+ already for the past week or so and I am really waiting for it to reach the 100,000 mark for its usual change oil and tune-up.  Lo and behold, on my way back to Ortigas, somewhere in SLEX, the 100,000 mark was reached.  Too bad I was not able to take a picture of odometer and 12 kms. had passed before I noticed that it already reached the 100,000ish.

   

I do not know if I should be happy that my car has reached 100,000 kms.  for it only means that I have spent too much on gas already.  On the brighter side, this car had never let me down.  I know that this car would grow old with me.  Who knows, my sons might still use it in college.  Hehe, sorry babies, I forgot that you are still in your toddler years and by college, this will already be a vintage car.

Hope to go places without hussles and bussles with this car!

Diamond Viewer

I am a big fan of jewelry with stones, after all, they are girl's best friend right?  But being a "big fan" is not synonymous to being a collector, and I am obviously not the latter.  Anyway, I asked my sister who is based in the US to get me this from Amazon --

Photo courtesy of Amazon.com

I know I could rarely use this but I am still excited for this loot to arrive!  After all, you'll never know when you will need one! :)

The Not-So-Little Sister

Woke up at 5:20 A.M. for my 8:30 A.M. engagement in Lipa, Batangas.  The not so little sister tagged along and pressed by time, we had a quick bite at Mc Donalds in SLEX.  I ordered Sausage McMuffin plus coffee and got this --

The hand in the picture is that of the not-so-little sister and look at how small the sandwich is! We are even giving justice to the sandwich since it even look bigger in this picture than in "real life".  I guess that is the price you have to pay for a fast and very convenient food.  Good thing I do not have a big stomach.

After my engagement, I allowed the not-so-little sister to drive us back since she tagged along for that purpose -- for me to allow her to practice her driving skills.  While she was driving through Star Toll and SLEX, I felt that I also needed breaks on the passenger side, pun intended.  Anyway, I realized several things when I allowed her to take the wheel -- that the not-so-little sister can now go places alone, that she have grown, and that she would need us less.

The not-so-little sister is coming out of her cocoon and would soon be exercising her independence.  Now, I do not know if I am ready for that.

Edit:  The not-so-little sister got her own car!  Almost an hour after we got home, our dad brought home a second hand car -- a fuel-efficient 1.3 A/T car which could at least bring him to places, to the "city" at that.

Good luck on your new car and please don't ask for an extension of my Shell Citi! :)

Blogging

This is my first attempt at blogging.  This blog was created to express my views, opinions, and just to blurt out what's on my mind.  I had "blogging" on my mind for several years already but due to lack of material time especially because I am a working mom with two little mischievous and naughty boys, the idea was set aside.  I was inspired by H to blog after he created a blog for his new obsession which is biking.

Now, how to go around this blog and how to upload photos -- that's the problem.  ;)