The School Year that was

Hay, another school year has ended. Here's a summary of what transpired in my being a fulltime mom of a second grader.

1. Walang kamatayang kopya ng notes. Up to the very last day, nangokpya ako ng notes. Ilang beses kong inayakan si Yuan, pinagalitan, pinagpractice pero wala, wala talaga. This is so humbling kasi I have to approach mommies and ask kung pwede kumopya, syempre nakakahiya rin kasi natatagalan silang makauwi. Pero I did it every single school day, kahit gaano nakakahiya ginawa ko para sa anak ko.

2. First time ever to fail in Math test. This was my first disappointment this schoolyear. One na at first hindi ko matanggap. Lalo na nung nakita ko yung test paper and triny ko pasagutan kay Yuan and kaya naman niya. Nainis ako kasi nanghula siya, hindi siya nagbasa. Buti yung succeeding tests oki na.

3. First line of 7 sa card - first grading Filipino. Another disappointment.

4. Second line of 7 sa card - 3rd grading Computer, 79! This one iniyakan ko nang husto. Not because I was disappointed at Yuan but because I was so angry dun sa teacher. Ang sabi ba naman sa akin eh makulit daw si Yuan! Paano magiging makulit ang anak ko eh 93 sa conduct yun! Tsaka obvious namang hindi niya kilala si Yuan kasi nung kinausap ko siya eh tinanong niya pa kung ano nga ang pangalan ni Yuan! Walang seatwork sa book, walang assignments, walang sulat sa notebook, san niya kinuha ang grade? Once a week lang magkita, line of 7 pa grade! Pero ang nagpainit talaga ng ulo ko eh yung comment na makulit si Yuan kasi obvious na nanghuhula lang siya! Ayun, ngayong fourth grading 89 na grade!

5. First time to visit Villamor Airbase, thanks sa field trip. :)

6. Syempre nadagdagan ang friends na mommies. :)

It's been a year of challenges, disappointments, tears, laughters, friendships, pride, realizations and acceptance. Pero since lahat ay para sa anak ko, everything was worth the time and effort.

Noontime Porn

I'm not trying to be KJ or manang but I think sexy dance numbers in noontime shows are getting a bit overboard.

I can't remember when I last watched Wowowee but in that show there was this "showdown" part wherein two ASF dancers wearing a "bra" and p*kp*k shorts would do all sorts of sexy dance moves from "giling" to "shakes" to splits. To me the only thing that makes those numbers less of a "bar" dance is fast music and the absence of a pole. Here's a sample I found in youtube. Showdown starts @ 2:02

But this hot number from Bangs Garcia in ASAP last January 24 was just too "sexual" for a noontime show. Bangs' Bang!

And what's with "the tongue" on Christine Reyes's dance number in the Bora Episode of ASAP? Was that really necessary? Christine's beh @ 0:24

Sure, I enjoyed watching Bangs and Christine but I don't think I would want my children to see those moves.

Uyo says....

My 2-year old bunso, Yuro, is just sooooo talkative. As in mas madaldal pa siya sa kuya niya. Kahit saang usapan, nakikisingit. Pag may di naintindihan, malinaw na malinaw ang pagtatanong ng "Ano sabi mo, mommy?" He can count from 1 thru 10, knows the basic colors, can sing ABC (although may bubol sa ibang letters) and kids' songs like Happy Birthday, Old MacDonald, Twinkle Twinkle, Mary Had a Little Lamb. Pati Nobody, Paparazzi at Poker Face tinatry kantahin.

One time, he wanted to use his daddy's gel. I said, hindi pwede kasi pang-daddy lang yun. Then he answered "Pang laki tiyan lang yun, mommy?" hahaha!

And minsan bigla-bigla lang ding magsasabi ng "o, kulangot" after taking out a booger or "wait, utot muna Uyo" hahaha!

Minsan, tinanong ko siya ng "Love mo ba mommy?" Ang sagot niya, "Sobra". Kiniss ko siya and then tinanong ko uli ng "Love mo ba mommy?" Sumagot uli siya ng "Sobra". Then sinabi ko "ang sarap naman, isa pa nga. Love mo ba mommy?" Ang sagot niya (sweetly) "Tama na." hahaha! Actually kahit pag pinapakanta siya, swerte na yung maka-2 ulit. :)

Alam na alam niya ang difference ng boy sa girl. Ang boy "meron totoy" Ang girl "meron p*kp*k" hehehe

Hindi pa complete ang letter sounds niya, ma-"t" ang ibang words like:
bakit - "batet"
asan - "atan"
and syempre and pusa eh....."pu*a". hahaha

And when you ask him, ano name niya, "Uyo Umali"

In his words...

I've mentioned in one of my posts that Yuan is growing up like his dad - simpleng humirit, so I thought I'd also post some of my favorite quotes from Paul.

1. Most sincere and romantic:
Setting: Summer 1996, EA Tambayan, courting stage pa lang.
Paul: Kung magiging tayo, ayokong basta fling lang gusto ko may pupuntahan, I want you to be my wife.
I was so touched that I hugged him, maya-maya ayan na si Mang Jack at sinabing konting layo kasi may mga incoming freshmen sa campus. hahaha!

2. Most flattering:
Setting : Sa email, year 2000, pag-uwi ko sa Manila after visiting Paul sa Phoenix.
Paul: Sabi ni *** nakita niya yung dala mong Bridal magazine, tapos na raw ang maliligayang araw ko. Ang di niya alam, mas magiging maligaya ako pag kasal na tayo.

3. Most Passionate (at least, the most wholesome na pwede kong ipost):
Setting: Singapore, 2005
I was fast asleep when I felt na may gumagapang sa akin, I found it so difficult to open my eyes as I was so sleepy. Siguro napansin ni Paul kaya ang sabi niya: Honey, sorry ha, alam ko antok na antok ka pero gigil na gigil ako sa katawan mo."
Hehehe, yan ang nangyayari sa mga natutulog nang nakatank-top at boxer shorts.

4. Patawang pasweet: (early this year)
Napost ko na to sa Facebook:
Habang bumibili si Paul ng leather shoes:
Paul: Parang Vic Sotto.
Beng: Hanggang shoes lang yan, di ka makakakuha ng Pia.
Paul: Di bale, may Coney Reyes naman ako!
(Ganun ba ko kataba? Pwede namang Dina Bonnevie, di ba? Pero Coney Reyes talaga ang sinabi!)

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Morning hiritan:
Beng: Daddy maganda ba ko?
Paul: Oo naman honey (parang pilit)
Beng : Eh ba't pag tumitingin ako sa salamin, tingin ko ang pangit pangit ko?
Paul: Sa loob kasi ako tumitingin, honey!
Kakaiba! Di ko alam kung matatouch ba ko o maiinis!


5. Simpleng prangka (just recently):
Beng: Daddy, oki na ba sa 'yo tong payat ko? Magpapayat pa ba 'ko?
Paul: Oki na yan.
Beng: Pataba pa ko?
Paul: No.
hehe, pag magpataba, firm na "No" ang sagot!

My Simple Pleasures

(in no particular order)

1. 2 hour break when both Yuan and Yuro take their afternoon nap.

2. Late night chat with Paul.

3. Smooth traffic to and from Yuan's school.

4. Yuan and Yuro's random "I love you mommy"

5. Playtime with Yuan and Yuro

6. Ice cold coke

7. Family movietime sa theater ni Paul

8. Random chat with friends

9. An I-can-have-all-the-time-in-the-world bath.

10. Peaceful times like this when I'm in the bedroom with my 3 boys sound asleep...I'm listening to my emote playlist while writing this post.

My Current Emote Playlist

1. Wonderful Tonight by Ezra Band
2. Gemini (Piano Version) by Spongecola
3. Is It Okay If I Call You Mine by Aiza Seguerra
4. Somewhere In My Past by Erik Santos
5. Keep Bleeding by Leona Lewis
6. Out of My Leaugue by Stephen Speaks
7. Love Story by Taylor Swift
8. Weak by SWV
9. We're in Heaven by DJ Sammy
10. Angels Brought Me Here by Carrie Underwood

Little Annoyances

* a jeepney driver or passenger who smokes.
* a group of teenagers who stop at the end of an escalator to chat.
* a customer on a fastfood counter who takes 48 years to decide what to order.
* a person who stays too close to you in a queue.
* neighbors who turn on their stereo players loud enough for the whole neighborhood to hear.
* pasaway na tambay na ang ingay ingay
* jeepney drivers who loads/unloads passengers anywhere they want to.
* jeepney passengers na ayaw umusog para makaupo ang iba.
* jeepney passengers na ayaw mag-abot ng bayad. jeepney passengers na mahilig magpaabot ng bayad.
* kris aquino crying about her self-pity on tv.

Break

... is something everybody wants, everybody needs....a break from monotony, from a routine, from something you've been doing for a long time
... is temporary freedom
... is temporary pleasure
... is temporary escape

...and that's what makes it so exciting...so wanted...so enjoyed...because it's temporary...

Quotable Quotes From Yuan

Yuan is growing up like his Dad, simple humirit. Here, I've compiled some of Yuan's witty hirits....

1. There was one time kwinento ko sa kanila ng daddy yung isang incident habang pinapaliguan ko si Yuro. Feeling ko sobrang nakakatawa kaya habang nagkwekwento ako, tawa ako nang tawa. Pagtapos ko magkwento, ang hirit ni Yuan... "Nakakatawa ba yun mommy?" grrr...

2. One problem with Yuan is sobra siyang tamad magsulat. So pag weekend, pinagpapractice ko siyang magsulat. One time, nung showing na ang Transformers 2, na inaantay niyang panoorin sa sine, sabi ng daddy niya na manonood lang siya ng movie kapag tinapos niya practice writing niya. Nung ayaw pa rin niyang simulan at sobrang daming excuse, sabi ko.."Alam mo Yuan, kung ako sa 'yo, sisimulan ko na writing ko para makanood na ko." Ang hirit ni Yuan: "Sige mommy sulat ka na para makanood ka na!"

3. Just last Christmas, habang namamasko kami sa in-laws ko, tinanong ng Lolo niya si Yuan kung magkano gusto niyang gift. Ang sagot ng anak ko..."Kung ako, 2 thousand!" hahaha!

4. Nung ni-lesson nila Yuan sa school ang story of creation, tinanong niya sa akin "Mommy, pa'no ginawa ni God ang light pero wala pang sun?" (Light was created on the 1st day, the sun on the 4th day)

5. One time, habang nasa biyahe kami at kinanakusap ko si Paul:
Yuro (bunso): Eh... hwag mommy usap daddy...
(gusto niya kasi kanya lang attention ko)
Me : Wawa naman daddy, bawal hawak, bawal kiss, bawal usap ni mommy? Eh paalisin na lang natin si Daddy. Wala na tayong daddy!
Yuan: Eh sino na driver natin mommy?!

hahaha, wawang daddy!

6. On our jeepney ride home, may nakita si Yuan na sign "Wanted Tindera". Ang tanong niya sa akin, "Mommy, bakit hinahanap ng mga pulis ang tindera?". hehehe

7. Sa isang seatwork nina Yuan sa Religion, ang tanong eh : "Do you believe in life after death? Why or why not?" Ang sagot ni Yuan: "Why". hehehe!

8. Sa isang seatwork nina Yuan sa Math, ang instruction eh "Write the addition sentence or multiplication sentence". Ang sinulat ni Yuan sa bawat number eh kundi "addition sentence" eh "multiplication sentence"...hahaha!

9. Laging nasspell ni Yuan ang "point" as "piont" sa review namin sa computer. So reminder ko sa kanya bago siya pumasok, "Yuan , ang point una 'o' ha, hwag mong kalilimutan." Sagot ni Yuan, "Ano yun mommy, o-p-i-n-t?"

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Low

I guess once in a while we all reach a low point in our lives...and the hardest part is when you don't really know why. You just feel so lonely, so frustrated, so depressed. When you so badly want to be happy and yet you don't know what would make you happy. When you think that you have every reason to be happy and yet you feel you're missing something but you don't know what.

Sana merong medicine para sa ganung feelings. Like paracetamol for headache and fever. Just one pill to take the pain away, and make you feel so much better.