nixon's fourth :)

by eldest baby, malcolm nixon came to stay with us here in singapore last february, when our second baby, migual noah, was born. niño fetched him and my mom from pinas that time. and now, this october 25th was nixon's first birthday here in sg with us.

good thing oct. 24 was a holiday, we chose to celebrate his birthday a day earlier so our friends could come by. we started cooking early in the morning, i'm very thankful that tita juvy (our yaya) is very efficient. she does things without having to tell her from a list of things-to-do. we were able to pull it off with a bang! hahaha!!! we cooked spaghetti, beefsteak, fried chicken wings, sautéd upo with shrimp and sinigang na bangus. we also bought nixon his cake and thanks to tita kati *aka kuret* for the ice creams.


we watched a pinoy movie love story flick, close to you. cast includes bea alonzo, john lloyd and of course, sam milby *kilig*. everybody enjoyed watching the movie, gone are the days when we consider those kinds of films as corny. when you're overseas, you couldn't help but appreciate watching and listening to anything pinoy. after watching we proceeded our favorite past time, videoke hehehhe! even if nixon doesn't really appreciate it that much, but he was there to hang around with everyone and sing along.


the party ended around past 8pm, it was a simple yet very memorable birthday for my son and for us as well. we ended the day with nixon opening his gifts. we would like to thank everyone who remembered. the following day, after office hours, we went home to light again a mini cake for our eldest boy. his grandmas were also there singing happy birthday through our celfones. it really melts our hearts knowing that our little boy has grown and he appreciated everything that we've done for him so far. :)


again happy birthday nixon bebe!!! dadi, mami and noahby loves you so much!!!

growing kids

ohh how time flies so fast. one day i was just holding my eldest son, nixon, in my arms. the next thing i knew, i can't even let him sit on my lap long enough to finish a bus ride goin to our church. i use to bathe him, and now he doesn't even want to get out of the bathroom naked! he can play some games in the computer, sometimes he just types his name, the alphabet and numbers in the notepad. he likes to do puzzles, can read storybooks. funny thing is, he really doesn't know how to read well.. he just learned to memorize them hahahah! very clever hehehe.. omigosh! is this really happening?!

he also replies to some questions smartly. typical conversations would go like this:

nixon > mami wat are those? *points at veggies on the table*
aslee > baby, those are called vegetables
nixon > what? how do you say that?
aslee > veg...ta...bols.... vegetables!
nixon > bols? but they are not round mami!

hmmm.. ok arrgghhhh... here goes another during times when i scold him:

aslee > don't do that again ok? i'm angry at you for doing that!
nixon > but i love you mami.. *with batting eyelashes*

so of course my heart would melt and he gets away with it.. when his dad scolds him:

niño > why are you ignoring mami? she's still talking to you..
nixon > but i love HIM
niño > no, i love HER
nixon > how about me?? don't you love me?

now you get the picture.. its quite difficult when your kid has all the excuses in the world, and yet makes it a point to tickle your funny bone even when you're angry. he know some diversions just to get off the topic on his back.

nixon > mami do you love dadi?
aslee > yes of course!
nixon > is he your dude?
aslee > *LOL* yes!

my kumpareng dennis and kumareng che calls each other dude, it's their term of endearment. my son heard it from them one time. he has a very good memory. he can even remember all of our friends names here in sg. he also likes to sing different kid's songs like barneys song, some nursery rhymes. and when he hears a certain song and he likes the melody, he sings the song even if he doesn't know the exact lyrics. he also likes to dance when he hears lively music, even in public.

my second son, noah, he's really growing strong and steady. now he can sit on his own in bed or in the couch. sometimes he stands up and holds on to the handle bars in his babycot. he opens his mouth immediately when he sees food coming his way. whenever we arrive from the office and sees us opening the gate, he would make noises and cries for us to take him from the crib. he laughs along with his brother. he likes to sing when he watches tv and there are music playing on the show. he watched the movie 'the shawshank redemption' very quietly with us on the computer at home. he just sat there with us and behaved himself hehehe...

christmas is getting near. and we're all so excited to spend our first christmas together as a family. we'll put up a nice christmas tree for the kids. although its also quite sad that we won't be able to go home and visit our families and friends back home. anyway, we're really looking forward to christmas... we're blessed with our wonderful kids and loving families and friends. what more could we ask for :)

meeting W@WSG

last friday, october 6, the bride-to-be's (b2bs) of weddingsatwork (w@w) yahoogroup had an eyeball at starbucks in raffles city mall. mareng hani and i first decided to meet each other then proceeded in meeting the others. we were expecting around seven members only, but as it turned out, there were ten of us :) sis resie wasn't able to stay that long, but nevertheless, it was fun having to meet everyone in the group.

we started rolling the ball by asking everyone to say something about themselves and what they have done for their wedding preps. so far, almost everyone has a church and venue. it was good thing for sis jenny c. to be able to attend to get some few pointers in deciding their location area. the following day, a good news came from her telling us that they've finally decided where they wanted to do their wedding. *so happy for you sis jenny c. :) * we also discussed the pros and cons of having some stuff bought here in sg and from pinas like buying a bridal gown, DIY materials, etc. there was also a little sharing of ideas on DIY (do-it-yourself) items like invites, STD's (save-the-date), souvenirs and gifts for the entourage.

i'm really happy to have known the people behind those email addresses hehe.. it was uplifting to be able to share your own thoughts and emotions regarding wedding preps. it was really different telling it to a co-b2b than connecting with your husband/husband-to-be (h2bs).

thanks to mama benz for creating a w@wsg yahoogroup. she posted an article at weddingsatwork website regarding our eyeball meet. i'm so excited to have another eyeball, looking forward to our next activity yehey!!!

*excerpt from my posting at w@w*


haler mga kafatid sa sg!

ang saya saya no? heheheh.. di ko expected na ganun pla kadami mkaka-attend! ang galing, sobrang dami nating napagusapan tapos we were able to relate to some dilemmas hehehe..

sis resi, hope ul be able to stay longer nxt time :)

sis kendz, tnx for sharing d experience with ms benz.. ayan may w@wsg chapter na! yahey!!! saludo ko syo kafatid, dami mo ng accomplished items!

sis lyn, pakonek nmn hehehe.. naku malapit na, simula na ng wedding fritters and jitters hehehe. o bsta and2 lng kmi, makikonek n lng kaw pg klangan mo ng saklolo. dont wori, ul get over d homesickness in time. konting practice pa sa roadmaps hihihi

sis jen cabrids, congrats! ambilis ng mga pangyayari! edi final na pla nxt yr na tlga.. naku ka-excite na yan. start na ng masinsinang preps ito! bsta we'll pray for u, sna madecide nyo na dn in time ung church and venue nyo.

sis joy aka angel, ang kulit mo! nyahahah!! malapit ka na din! konting polishing na lng sa mga small details tlga. share mo dn mga DIY stuffs mo ha. ingats dn lagi sa pguwi ha..

sis tin, hay bongga tagaytay bride! pg may questions ka pa about ROM stuffs, kung itutuloy nyo, pm ka lng ha :) ako nmn mgtatanong syo abt ur DIY's hehe. extend our tnx nga pla kay hubby mo, naging fotographer pa naten kgabi hehe.

sis jenny luy, i hope ul be able to finalize wer to get ur wedding gown. im pretty sure dat watever u decide, its gonna be perfect! cguro nmn no matter wer u get it, as long as ur hapi and u feel d connection of d gown and u, den go for it! :)

sis mareng faye, oi tita congrats, a very successful first eb woohhhoo! so sympre masusundan na ito ulit. :) congrats dn for being able to finally buk wack wack golf and country club. another 'tick' on d checklist. moving forward na kyo ni ffg yey! o sya kuyugin mo lng kmi pg may klangan pang iba. suportahan taka sa upcoming ROM yey!


and to all our sg b2b's sisses and married sisses, we hope that you could also join us in the W@W SG yahoogroup. thanks ya'all and hope to see you agen on d nxt eb session. :)


p.s. ang mga pics ha, pakishare na lng mga sis. tnx!

aslee wife ni niño
7/8/2005*civil*, 12/27/2007*church*
sac/ilustrado garden courtyard

http://asleelabnino.weddingannouncer.com <-- wedsite
http://www.rockbebitrock.blogspot.com <-- chika etc.

melancholy

he was my teacher... he was always there to support me and teach me what i should know and not know. he was not really sold on the idea of us working together in the same office, in the same environment. he knows the extent of my emotions, especially my uncontrollable mood swings. i admit i have those attacks, but nevertheless, i've learned to control them as time goes by. again, thanks to him. he was so understanding... whenever i get frustrated over work, a thing or just nothing at all, he was ready to receive all the blunt words and impulsive accusations. but at the end of the day, i have to admit i was at fault... and somehow, he was too *despite the fact that he did nothing wrong*. i have always believed in his abilities to make wise decisions, although sometimes i would complain for the delays. but as it turns out, it was better to have waited. and again, it was thanks to him.

today, marked the day of being by myself again in the office. i still have some few more months to bear being on my own. this morning, i was hurrying by myself walking to the train station to catch up with time, i guess being without him doesn't give me any more excuses to be late. i bought pancit for my breakfast and had to eat half of whats left of it in the afternoon since he was not there to eat them just like the way it used to be. i had to eat my lunch with jelly adobo sauce... i just felt lame to walk to the pantry and have my food microwaved. anyway, it was just me eating alone on my desk. i had nobody to talk to about how frustrating my coding and testing are...

i just really miss dadi niño so much... i was writing this in my pc while waiting for my submitted job to get off the queue. and now i'm ready to dive back to work. tomorrow, he starts with his new work in millenia office. and things would really start being different... but i'm still hoping for all the best possible luck for us :)