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Sometimes I wish I had the power to instantly change the world for the better... so that every street kid would instantly have a happy meal, the homeless and informal settlers would have permanent, legal homes, public school kids would have plenty of books and chairs, rebels hiding in the mountains would be united with their families, drivers would stop drinking or texting while driving, smokers would just quit smoking, alcoholics would just drink tea instead, no one can do abortion, and there would be free food and medicine for the needy... but then, I wake myself up and I know that those things are quite impossible to instantly happen... For my Inang Bayan... The bad news is that things are getting worse than ever. According to the World Bank, almost three billion pesos is wasted in widespread corruption in our country. That's an awfully big amount considering that 8.1 million Filipino families rate themselves as poor based on the most recent SWS (Social Weather Station) sur...

Dear Mommy Dear Mommy, your child is your princess. She is your responsibility. If not for her own sake, never let her get hurt by any means. Dear Mommy, your child is your fan. She learns and takes after what you do, how you feel, where you go, how you react, what you think, why you love and why you hate. For her, be the best. Do not fail at being a good person for she too might suffer the same fate. Dear Mommy, your child is your student. Teach her everything that you know and guide her in every way that you can. Bombard her with good thoughts, warm emotions, and logical and critical reasoning. Empower her with love, understanding and patience. Dear Mommy, your child is your flesh and blood. Accept her. Recognize the whole of her - strengths, weaknesses, successes, and failures. Never forsake her for making wrong decisions and doing wrong things. She needs your guidance and your encouragement, not your pity, pride, and punishment. She needs you even when she says she doesn...

I would have bought a bunch of yellow baby thingies if I knew I would have Ysha and Yza instead of a boy and a girl. I never realized that my kids didn't have any yellow dress until now... well, I guess that's okay since we have pink here - tons of pink. But then, we still have something yellow here- something all of your kids would probably recognize - SpongeBob :) and aside from Spongebob, my yana also has her favorite smiley balls (reminds me of my pair of princesses)...

Summer is finally here and I hope we can go out of town soon - perhaps we'll try Tagaytay or Baguio (we can, if we can get that car and nanny soon)... Anyway, we have no specific plans yet so I figured that I should just post some tips on how us mommies can best take care of our babies during summer. Increase fluid intake - preferably water. Also, never give your baby water from roadside vendors. Keep in mind that there's been countless exposes on street vendors who transfer tap water into used mineral water bottles. To be safe, we should always carry food and water for our baby wherever we go with them. Choose cotton. We always love to dress up our babies but this summer, let's stick with cotton. Also, let's go with the sleeveless-short tandem and temporarily put away those pants and sleeved shirts. Avoid peak heat hours. Don't let your baby go outside from 10 am to 5 pm - unless you two are going straight to the mall or anywhere airconditioned. Cool blasts sh...

This week's theme is 'Cars and Kids'. Unfortunately, we don't have a car... and we need it much, considering that we're already five now :) Anyway, I know for sure that Yana loves riding in a car. When we rented cars/vans for my prenatal check-ups before, Yana enjoyed the rides so much. During day rides, expect to see her well-behaved on her seat and staring at the windows... but come night time, prepare yourself for she will really try to stand on her seat and stick her face against the mirror (though I keep on pulling her back) :) Though she's a girl, hubby still bought a toy car for her and she liked it as well. On another note mommies, I'd like to share some pictures of the twins to you... Ysha and Yza are already a month old now :) Elyza Venice Elysha Velika And Mommies, I'm asking for your support again... Please drop by and comment on my entry for another blog contest I joined. Please click HERE . Thanks! :)

This is My Yana when she was a few days old... Now, here are the twins when they were just two days old... Now they are eight days old! :) Here's my Isha (Elisha Velika)... and here's my Ysa (Elyza Veronic a) ... and here's a pic of them, side by side... :) I hope I can be the best mommy for the three of them...

can't stay on this desk for too long so I'm making this announcement quick, THE TWINS ARE OUT! I was on emergency CS last Friday, FEB 12, and here they are now, my two angels -both girls. :) They are BOTH HEALTHY AND PRETTY! :) THANK YOU LORD! would post pictures sooon! :) Would love to blog soon as well! Thank you to everyone who prayed for us and visited my blog :)

In just a few weeks (probably less than 3), we will be welcoming the twins - a boy and a girl. The target date is to reach my 38th week which is Feb 20. I hope I can make it through and successfully reach that target though I'm also a bit delighted by the idea of my twins being born a bit earlier - perhaps Feb 14 :) (but if that will cause them harm - in any way whatsoever, then away with you v-day bday thoughts!) Anyway, my eldest - my lovely bubbly Yana - just turned one two days ago and I am really not sure how she would welcome the twins. I just hope she'd be able to manage it. Right now, I know that she's quite protective of - and very much connected to - me. I can still remember how scared she was and how loudly she cried when my ob placed a doppler on my tummy and she heard the heartbeats. She might have assumed that the doctor was hurting me somehow so she started crying and she tried to pull my ob away from me. At night (or should I say early morning), she won'...

Favorite Activities: Fortunately, she has gotten past her inclination to electric wires and bulbs. Now, she is more fond of walking, picking up little bits and pieces and eating whatever it is that she can pick up, taking a bath, riding a motorcycle, playing peek-a-boo, tracking reflections on the mirror, hugging, kissing, cuddling, and dancing (in an odd sit-down-sit-down-you’re-rocking-the-boat manner). Favorite Food: Chocolate cake, Cream-O, Fried Chic ken, Fried Tilapi a Favorite Color: Yellow Favorite Cartoon Character: SpongeBob. S he’s a certified Spongebob fanatic. She yells whenever she sees Spongebob – on TV, on someone else’s shirt, keychains, bags, stickers, blankets, whatever. On top of that, whenever she hears the TV show’s theme song, she starts dancing and yelling (in a sing-song tone). Favorite Music: Spongebob’s theme song Favorite TV Show: Spongebob Square Pants Favorite Pet: Cat (She yells “cat” whenever she sees cats --- and dogs) Favorite Gadget: Mobile Phones an...

1. My Yana baby will have a BIRTHDAY BLAST this end of the month :) She's turning one this JANUARY 26 and we'll celebrate her birthday and her christening on the 30th or 31th. Still planning everything though... Since we're saving up for the CS delivery, we can't spend much for her party but I'll make sure she'll enjoy it. 2. This Feb - target date is FEBRUARY 21 - I'll have my CS operation and tadaaahn! MY TWINS WILL BE BORN :) They will be healthy and cute and charming and lovely and smart and loving and patriotic and well disciplined and everything nice. haha :) Based on the results of my previous US, we'll be having a boy and a girl :) Names have already been picked - Santiago Rafael (the hubby's choice) and Elysha Velika (my pick) and we're looking forward to having three babies in the house. I've already bought a few new baby clothes (since Yana's baby clothes are still here) and we also have the huge crib ready ( Yana...

See how my baby walks... My darling daughter is sooo makulit. She just started walking (well, the official date for that is Dec 02, 09 @ 10 months but I didn't have a cam then) and she's exploring the whole house as much as she can. Whenever she sees that the door to the motor shop is open, she tries to rush off and sneak out. I find it hard to run after her as my tummy is overly large now. I just yell "No" but she just looks at me with a naughty smile and then goes on wit h her mischievous deed without heed to what I'm telling her. Annoying but adorable really :) I'm so so proud of her... not only every time she takes her awkward balancing acts but especially when she stands up each time she takes the wrong step and falls. When she first attempted to walk on her own, I did try to stop her, simply because I knew that there was a possibility that she'll get hurt. However, I also knew that if I didn't let go, then she would never learn how to walk at all...

The mole-bombarded girl with weary yet bright eyes in the mirror is looking at me. She is confused most of the time- troubled about how she is leading her life in contrast to how she’s supposed to. Concocting life philosophies and singing seem to be her enduring hobbies. She never stops thinking. But her feelings almost always displace her thoughts. Her life is much like a blooming flower bombarded with thorns. Yet, she stubbornly persists to grip it tightly. She doesn’t want to lose her way, but almost always does. She almost always slips and falls- both literally and figuratively, and whenever she does, she starts laughing and insists to stand up though her knees are aching. Giving up is not in her to-do list. Childish, they say, stubborn they call her- those define her really. When you’re around her, look forward to be shouted at or cursed upon, if not totally beaten up for she has adapted some sadistic qualities from her collection of psycho-thriller novels. Note that when she caus...