rainbow happy me

Feeling blessed and lucky to have the most fulfilling "job" in the world: being a mother. 

I carried you for 9 months or so and everyday I get worried if my womb is good enough at all. I labored you out of sweat, screams and love, finally get literally sliced up so you could live. At the end of each day I assess my performance, and everytime it seems like there's a lot of room for improvement. I don't feel the need of an appreciation from you and yet you think I am all that matters in the world and that everything else is second to your eyes. Thank you my baby puddings.

I am proud to have two mothers, both showing different styles of loving (if there is such a term), and that reality made me twice stronger. In them I knew how deep a mother's sacrifice can go and how love can grow magnificently with grace and time. Thank you Mama and Momi for the life I have as a daughter.

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers in the world.

thanks fyns!

From her short coming back home swhoosh trip, she didn't forget to bring me a little pasalubong from Singapore. Happy me, it's a little Roxy love keyring! I love the little shells and marbles. So my type! Thanks fyns, love you!

ready to fly!

We just got Akii's passport today. Hooray! 

Our little baby manhud is ready to fly to Dubai! 

never a dull monday

Today, our kuya Zaiid turns 2 years and 10 months old.

Our backyard with sprinkles of happy bell fruits giving an extra colour to our home. 

Zaiid helping his Dadilo wash the car. He does it with great pride and sincerity.

Akii on the other hand sits on the squeaky clean car.

The Blocks Tunnel

Playing with your babies is as important as letting them drink their vitamins. I love playing with my 2.9yo. Every game or toy I invent for our playtime is magic to him. Now that he loves numbers and letters, I took advantage of his blocks and built a tunnel for his cars. He totally loves it.

Goodbye old jeans, Hello kickass shorts

Craving for a good pair of faded denim shorts but just couldn't find one? Why not make one? You just need an old pair of jeans that's no longer in your favourite list, a pair of scissors, and bleaching liquid.

Showing the big difference: from the original dark jeans to the faded cool.

 

1. Cut off the legs of your old jeans (mine's an old ukay-ukay) according to your desired length. Try them on. If it feels good then it's ready for the bleach soaking to achieve that cool faded wash.

2. Pour enough water into the basin, so the denim is totally submerged in water. Add bleach depending on how faded you want it. (I wanted it to be super faded so I poured the whole bottle into the basin.)

3. Soak for an hour or again, depending on what result you desire. (I soaked it overnight!) Be sure to flip the denim once in awhile to balance out the effect of the bleach.

4. Rinse, wash, let it dry.

Tadaaa! Goodbye old jeans, hello kickass shorts!

The irony of putting your toddler to sleep.

Just when she's ready for bed, her little boss won't close his eyes just yet. After an hour and a half he finally surrenders and accepts that it really is time to go to sleep. But poor little mama, her eyes are so very awake now that she gets up, takes the iPod and decides to blog about the irony of the bedtime routine with her 2.9yo son.

Right now, I can only think of nothing but surf until my eyeballs are dead-tired - for the second time.