Swimming Time!

Summer na ulit! Sobrang init na these days! So it's now time for Masheng (and her Papa, lol!) to enjoy our inflatable pool! We bought it last year. Sobrang baby pa si Masheng when we had it (Check out my blog entry last year.). We're thinking of buying a smaller since this one's too big for her (kasya ang mga 7 baby!). At syempre, dahil malaki sya, eh napaka gastos din sa tubig (hubby had to fetch exactly 50 pails of water para lang mapuno ang pool!).

Buti na lang at may ginagawa ang Maynilad sa street namin last weekend, so may mga bukas na water pipes. Kaya ayun, sinamantala namin ang libreng tubig at sobrang nag enjoy si Masheng sa pagsi swimming!

May Hang Over Pa! (Simula nang matapos ang Kidstime Fashion Show, panay na ang pose at model nya ng ganyan!)

Masheng was Bullied :(

It really hurts to see your baby pala being bullied and physically hurt by an older kid. Ok lang sana kung thru gestures or words lang, pero ibang usapan na kapag nakikita mong sinasaktan talaga ang anak mo...

Nung una, I was just observing her while she interacts with the other kids. Happy nga ako to see her playing and having fun in a big crowd. Medyo nagiging mahiyain kasi si Masheng ko lately so masaya ako kapag nakikita kong nage-enjoy sya with a lot of new faces around. Nung una, medyo nahihiya pa sya at ayaw humiwalay sa akin, but after warming up, todo na ang energy nya at 'di ko na mapigil. I just let her play around (without leaving my eyes on her of course) kahit na medyo worried ako na masaktan sya kasi she was one of the smallest ata. Eh mahilig pa naman 'yun makipag sabayan kahit sa mga boys at sa mga malalaki sa kanya. May pagka-maton naman si Masheng so hindi 'yun basta umiiyak unless nasaktan talaga.

I was also glad to see kids wanting to play with her. There was this little girl na gustong gusto syang laruin, she kept on running after her, hugging her, talking to her... natuwa nga ako kasi nakita ko naman na happy si Masheng habang naglalaro sila (sayang nga, hindi ko sila na-picture-an, ang lilikot kasi!). At kahit nagkasakitan sila nung huli, ok lang kasi alam ko naman na hindi sinasadya nung bata....

Pero there was this kid who was such a bully. Nung una, akala ko kagaya lang din sya nung little girl na gustong makipag laro kay Masheng. I saw her pinching my baby kasi. Akala ko naku-kyutan lang kaya ganun. But after a while, I realized na hindi 'yun yung kurot na lambing lang! Sinasaktan talaga nya ang anak ko! Ilang beses pa nyang kinurot si Masheng sa braso, sa likod at sa mukha! She also pulled her dress and her hair! At makikita mo sa facial expression and eyes nya na galit at na nanggigigil talaga sya sa baby ko! Si kawawang Masheng naman, walang magawa kundi haplusin ang braso nya na tinadtad ng kurot ng malditang bata!

Hindi muna ako lumapit. I observed further, baka naman kasi mali ako. Pero ganun pa din... at kahit saang anggulo tingnan, malinaw na malinaw ang nakikita ko...

So ayun, bago pa matadtad ng pasa dahil sa kurot ang anak ko, lumapit na ako at kinarga si Masheng. Sinabihan ko lang 'yung bata na, "Why are doing that? Don't do that to my baby..." in the calmest way possible (kahit sa totoo lang nanggigigil ako at gusto ko din syang kurutin!). Hindi ko naman pinagalitan, I just wanted her to realize na mali 'yun at na may nakakita sa ginawa nya. Siguro tama na rin 'yun kasi after that, hindi ko na nakitang sinaktan nya ulit ang baby ko kapag nagkakatabi sila...

Medyo naiyak ako kasi naawa ako kay Masheng. Ako nga, never ko pa syang napalo nang malakas at lalong never ko pa syang nakukurot! Good girl naman sya at hindi sya nang aaway. Sinumbong ko nga sa Papa nya... aba tinuturuan ba namang gumanti? Para daw matutong lumaban at hindi api-apihin at away awayin na lang. Part of me is saying na dapat nga ganun. Ako kasi mismo, hindi pumapayag nang inaapi at lumalaban talaga ako kapag alam kong ako ang nasa tama.

Pero alam kong mali 'yun, eh! I want my baby to be a good girl and to be someone who's nice to everyone like what she is now. Ayokong 'pag sya naman ang nasa ganung age eh, mam-bully din sya nang mas bata sa kanya.

Oh well, kids are kids. Siguro ganun talaga. Maybe normal lang 'yun sa age nila. It could be a stage that they have to go through while growing up. Who knows maging ganun din si Masheng someday (that's one thing that I really fear... takot akong lumaki syang bossy, bratty, maldita at salbahe sa ibang kids). But one thing is for sure, never ko 'yung kukunsintihin saying na "normal lang naman 'yan so dapat hayaan na lang"... Pag nangyari 'yun, I'll try my very best to help her get rid of it the soonest possible time. I hate those children who do that to other kids (hindi lang sa anak ko), kaya kapag sya naman ang gumawa nun, siguradong may palo sya sa akin (practicing pa, hehehe, hindi ko pa sya kayang paluin nang malakas, eh... well, matagal pa naman siguro 'yun)...

Actually hindi ko talaga alam kung anong tama at dapat gawin at isipin sa mga ganitong situation. Should I just let it pass... or dapat ba akong magalit. Tama ba na sinabihan ko 'yung bata or dapat more than that pa ang ginawa ko. Dapat ba kong magsumbong sa nanay or dapat palagpasin na lang (which is mahirap kasi anak ko 'yung nasaktan eh...)... Am I just over reacting (pasensya na kung ganun, first time kasing nangyari so I really don't know what to do)...

Advice naman po dyan... hindi talaga ako ready sa mga ganito, eh! Sa totoo lang I realized na napakadami ko pa palang pagdadaanan at dapat matutunan as a mom... Thanks po!

What's for Masheng's Second Birthday?

It's Masheng's 2nd birthday on the 16th but since it's on a Monday, we decided to just celebrate it the weekend after (Saturday, March 21st). We're just going to have a simple and an intimate celebration at home this time (last year was at home din naman... that was a bigger one though since all the kids in the neighborhood were invited). Baka kasi by next year eh lumipat na kami ng house so last chance na ni Masheng na mag birthday sa bahay. Besides we don't have a budget for a bigger party, since madami kaming bayarin, hehehe (house rent, housing loan, Jom's tuition fee, credit card, waaaah, sakit sa ulo!).

Everything is going to be really simple. May theme pa rin syempre. I chose Disney babies since 'yun ang favorite nya these days. Food will be prepared and cooked at home (though we'll ask last year's caterer to cook some food for us). Cake is gonna be from Red Ribbon (we chose another picture cake ulit). Cupcakes will be homemade. Loots and give aways of course will be from Divi. Balloons will be from a party supplier nearby. Walang games and activities since mostly eh babies ang guests ni Masheng. But we're planning to put up a small play area for them. Tarp and invites were made by me of course.

Masheng's 2nd Birthday Invitation

Eto naman ang invites nya last year. These are yummy choco invites. Ako rin ang gumawa ng layout...

Masheng's 2nd Birthday Tarp

Masheng's Tarp (just like last year, I included her monthly picture after turning one... hindi ko nilagyan ng "Happy Birthday" para pwede ulit i-display nya just like the first one)

Here's Masheng's First Birthday Tarp, made by me din syempre...

Ano pa ba? Hmmm, ayun lang siguro, hehehe... Simple lang di ba? But syempre, we promise that it's gonna be a fun and a happy day pa din kay Masheng kahit simple lang ang party nya. Mababaw naman ang kaligayahan nun, sa balloons at ice creams lang, masaya na sya, hehehe... And higit sa lahat, she'll be sorrounded by people who are dear to her on her special day. We'll be inviting some online friends over pa din, hehehe, pagpasensyahan nyo lang po sana ang aming nakayanan, hihihi!

Haaay, pasensya na muna anak, that's all we can give as of now eh... Happy birthday, Papa and Mama love you so much! :)

Masheng's 8th Magazine Appearance

It's our first time with SP, I've been waiting for it since isang beses ko lang sya masasali sa Kiddie Greets. Luckily we were chosen naman :)

Happy birthday anak! :)

Click here to view her 7th magazine appearance. :)

Eraserheads: The Final Set

Isa lang ang masasabi ko: astig pa rin talaga ang Eheads, sobra!

Actually nung una, akala ko hindi ako mag-e enjoy. Ang sikip kami sa pwesto namin, plus ang hina pa nang audio. Nagugutom pa ako before the concert had started pero hindi kami makalayo to buy food sa takot na wala na kaming mapwestuhan pag balik (nasa harap na kasi kami ng big screen, sayang naman kung mawawalan kami ng pwesto). Tapos may mga umuutot pa, nakakainis! But when they started singing na, balewala lahat...

Ang galing galing pa rin nila, sobra! They sang their hit songs, Pare Ko, Alapaap, Minsan, Super Proxy (they also sang the chorus of Kaleidoscope World as a tribute to Francis M), Sembreak, Poorman's Grave, Harana, Torpedo, Overdrive, Ligaya, Toyang at syempre ang pinakahihintay na Ang Huling El Bimbo (with firerworks and confetti pa, so everyone thought that it was going to be the finale... hindi pa pala 'yun 'yung last... naglabasan na 'yung mga tao when they got back on stage and sang 3 more songs, kaya ayun, nagkagulo dahil nagbalikan ulit lahat!) and many more. (Check out my video clips here.) Ang kulit din nila on stage, para lang silang naglalaro. Pero parang mas mellow ang way ng pagkanta nila this time kesa nung unang concert. Nangyari din ang pinakaa asam na "group hug" (simula pa lang ng concert, hinihiritan na sila... sasabihin lang ni Ely, "Kayo muna!" or "Sinong Bruha?" hehehe... ang kulit). Actually, it was more of like a simple "akbayan" which lasted for just a few seconds, but still it made the whole crowd go crazy!

Nag enjoy kami ni Joms, sobra! Hehehe, actually, may kalokohan kaming ginawa! We bought bronze tickets since we didn't have much budget nga, pero napadpad kami sa GOLD section. Pano nangyari 'yun? Hehehe... nakalusot kami sa SILVER section at nag ober da bakod sa GOLD. Nasa harap pa namin ang mga bouncers at wala silang nagawa. Waaah, naiwan ko pa nga 'yung tsinelas ko, buti na lang at may magandang loob na nagbalik at naghitsa sa akin dahil kung hindi uuwi ako na isa lang ang suot!. We know that was silly, but it felt good to be like wild teeners again (hahaha, minsan lang naman no?). Kaya ayun, we enjoyed a nearer view without spending 3,000... Mataas lang 'yung bakod sa VIP kaya hindi na namin pwede akyatin, hehehe...

The stage from the GOLD section :

After the concert, I bought him an Eheads shirt then nag late lunch na kami sa MOA... Ang dami pa ring tao kahit halos 2AM na. Anyway, that was such a great "date" and The Eheads is still such a great band...

Sana nga, 'pag lipas ng taon, magkaroon pa ulit sila ng reunion concert. For sure kahit pa last na 'yun, people will never forget them. Their music had been such a great part of our youths. Sabi nga nila, lahat ng generation, may sariling soundtract. Totoo 'yun, at malaking bahagi sila ng soundtract ng mga kabataang kagaya namin... Mabuhay ang Eheads!

Click here to view my blog on their first reunion concert last 2008.