imagination running wild

My 2.10yo is having weird thoughts about our ceiling lately. And they only occur when it's time to say goodnight. He no longer sleeps in his room, or if he would, he would sleep on the floor where he would bury his face with his pillow. Other times, he would request to sleep in my parents' room where he would first do a ceiling checkup.

It was crazy, seeing him cry like there was really something going on up there. He would tremble and scream while I can only assure him there's nothing to worry about and that I would never leave him and while I'm around, nothing will harm him. But I don't think he hears me. Even if I think it was all nonesense, I can't let him see that I'm taking his fears lightly and at the same time, I must be firm that his imagination is no biggie.

One night, I said hi to whatever-that's-up-there. He couldn't believe what I just did. And I declared that I am now their friend. He continued checking up the ceiling and then decided that they left. I hope I scared them away.

the cleanest hand painting

Other kids came out with their full blast yellow-and-blue artworks. They were all bright and I saw tiny hand imprints on them. I was really excited to see my 2.10's artwork! I imagined a messier, heavy-coated paint... 

But look at that. It's the cleanest hand painting I've seen and it's only got blue.

He was proudly showing it to me, saying "Zazis!" That's how he says his name. He was happy to show me his photograph. And I said, "Wow Zaiid, nice work! Pero sure ka langga anak kag mga fine arts?" 

I was laughing at myself. My little boy is never a fan of dirty things, including watercolour. And I bet when his teacher asked him to do hand painting, he'd only let her use the tip of his fingers. There's no way I'm going to let my hands get soaked up in color! Haha! I wonder if that'll ever change.

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hello Hellolulu!

I had to let go of my Case Logic messenger bag because it didn't work for me. It was too big and my shoulders ached everytime I had to take my laptop out to meet a client. True, it was a smart bag - it had extra compartments that provide additional storage, it was padded for your laptop's safety, and it evan has matching usb shuttle that can hold two usb drives. But it wasn't logical for me.

But hello hello, Hellolulu! This compact laptop case fits me so well. It offers two ways of carrying my laptop - horizontal and vertical orientations, and add three more carrying styles with the detachable shoulder strap sling. Variations are good, because sometimes you need to switch carrying positions to help your body breathe - if you know what I mean. 

Ok, I admit. It was the furry green soft velvet lining with that cute stiched-in name tag that closed the deal.

karen becomes a mummy!

I'm proud to announce that my ka-tagteam partner, my tokwabot girl power, is now a mommy!!! I'm so happy! 

I can't wait to see you soon dhay! Labsyuu! I'm sure we'll have a messier fun with our babies, a grand tokwabot team! We will have to make my dream of us celebrating at wild wadi come true *wink! Take care of yourself and that beautiful belly dweller. (photo: titagalog karen and 1.8yo zaiid)

cake hunting

My 2.10yo is going to have his 3rd birthday in Cebu. It's going to be his first birthday here so I'm making sure he'd have the best memory of it. With his 1st and 2nd birthdays in Dubai, we stayed indoors because it's the peak of summer.

We need to plan out where to have the party. He loves the waters, so it would be cool for him to have a beach or a pool party. Or we can have it in a nice park where all the kids could run around with their bikes. Bottomline, my son would love to celebrate his birthday under the sun.

I need to find the perfect cake. Last year we improvised and had fun. Zaiid too was happy with it. We bought a mini cake from BreadTalk and replaced the toppings with his favourite characters from Cars. The characters are hardboard cutouts so we only had to paste a toothpick so we could stick it on to the cake. I would 

love to have a cake, not so fancy or 

costly, that speaks the habits or favourites of my son. Something he would appreciate and be proud of. I hope I could get my budget and imagination ready and in time.

morning shoot

It's an early morning thing. Little brother wakes up 2 hours earlier than his big brother. Big brother wakes up and calls for his little brother. They sit while mama takes a picture. Nice way to start the morning.

alt_key_broken_by_Akii!

My 8month old Macbook Pro has never been this swolen since Zaiid's crazy clay days. This is the work of my 8month old baby, showing his affection to our "appo" already.