michelle's first trip to the pumpkin patch

we took michelle to her first (and ours too!) trip to a pumpkin patch. here are some of her photos:

mukha bang nag-enjoy sya?

more evidence at http://ynif209.multiply.com

he's moving out!

no, hindi kami maghihiwalay ni paul no! but he will be moving to oregon beginning next week. i'm happy for him that he's found a great job...one that allows him to do what he loves to do and also pa konswelo sa amin, he can come home every week and a half to be with his sexy wife and beautiful daughter.

we're looking for an apartment and a car and i'm making a list of every little thing he needs to get when he's there. susunod ako sa kanya next weekend to help him settle. hopefully he has an apartment by then para shopping to the max na kami.

God is Good!

paul got the job at intel! yun nga lang malayo sya, sa oregon pa. but his schedule works out na every 2 weeks, he is here in sf for 4 days. di na rin masama. =)

boring?

parang ang boring na ng blog ko.

suggestion naman dyan kung ano pwede ko isulat.

half book reviews

i started to read 'i don't know how she does it' and i can't pick it back up. it's a story about a working mom so feeling ko makakarelate ako at best seller daw ang book. hindi ko kayang tapusin. the story is weak and i just can't bring myself to finish reading the book.

so i move on to my next book....kite runner

this is a story about an afghan man and his recollection of his childhood. i'm half way through the book and i last read it about 5 days ago. before then, i could not put it down. but 5 days ago i read the disturbing part of the book and i was so disturbed and the image seems to flash before my eyes at random times that i just had to put it down muna. it's a good book. i would say one of the best i've read the last couple of years. it's not gross or scary. there's just one part that bothered me. i think i'm over reacting but i just want to sort of forget about it muna and let the images subside so they're not so vivid in my head. i don't want to reveal too much about the story but i highly recommend it to anyone who likes to read. especially now the the movie is finished and they're debating about a november or december release because they have to iron out some issues because of the sensitive part i was referring about.

curious?! basahin mo kasi yung libro!

our lives on display

with the internet and some of its hottest sites, people have decided to announce the current situation of their lives on line.

take friendster for example...do u realize na yung mga kaklase nyo noong elementary at high school or kung sino pang kaibigan nyo from so long ago, malalaman nyo nalang na break na pala sila ng boyfriend or girlfriend nila dahil hindi na 'in a relationship' ang status nila...or kung ang alam mo naman e kasal na, biglang 'it's complicated' or worse, 'single' na ulit sila.

meron ding iba na may inaaway sa mga pinopost sa bulletin! bakit kaya di nalang nila send-an ng message at dun nila awayin?

meron din shout out ang gamit para mang away. yell out ang ginagawa hindi shout out.

meron din blog naman ang gamit.

i wonder if it's more information than we need to know. kailangan ba talaga natin i-share yung mga ganong bagay sa buong mundo?

i mean, ok, siguro guilty rin ako dun in some way dahil i'm keeping a blog pero i try not to reveal every aspect of my life online. i'm scared of it's repercussions. there are too many people who have lost great opportunities, relationships, even jobs because of things they wrote or were written about them online. nowadays, you also have to be cautious of your actions...one drunken mistake at a bar and you could be the next big hit on youtube. hindi naman lahat tayo tulad ni paris hilton na kayang pasikatin ng internet 'no?!

this is just me, thinking out loud. nakaka bother kasi minsan yung mga nababasa ko online, especially from and about people i know personally.

i guess, we're all feeding an insatiable appetite for gossip. i love to read my friends blogs kasi it's one way to know what they've been up to. but none of my closest friends have written too much information online. if they did, i'll be the first to warn them and tell them to be careful.

hindi masama ang blog or friendster or myspace. kailangan lang siguro na maging maingat para walang pagsisihan later on. you'll never know when your past comes back to bite you in the @$$.

more on the cruise

habang tulog si michelle isusulat ko na yung iba pang kwento about the cruise...

we arrived in san diego before noon on thursday. medyo matagal yung shuttle that will take us to the port kasi madami pang pasaherong pinipick up. suggestion ko next time (and a tip to myself) would be to just catch a cab. it's a short ride lang naman and mas mabilis pa. mas mura parin tuloy.

madami lagi food. feeling ko tumaba ako sa cruise na yun dahil walang katapusan ang pagkain. i have not weighed myself in fear of what the scale would say. si michelle tumaba kaka-kain ng french fries tsaka ice cream.

the staff is the friendliest i have ever encountered anywhere. i guess kasi alam nila na dun nakasalalay ang income nila. we were told they don't make much and sa tip lang talaga sila nakakabawi. maraming staff ang galing sa p.i. they always took the time para makipagkwentuhan ng konti. madami rin nag ku-cruise na pinoy.

michelle was the most popular passenger on the ship. lahat ba naman sabihan ng hi! marami na nakakakilala sa kanya. tuwing dadaanan tuloy sya, sasabihin ng staff at guests, 'hi michelle!' (sabay wave).

sa mexico naman it was nice. malinis din...i guess kasi cabo san lucas is so americanized. almost everyone spoke english...or a form of english hehe. we had tacos at the beach. masarap pala talaga ang mexican food sa mexico! hihi hindi kami nakapag shop kasi sobrang init, dami namin bitbit tapos michelle was getting angsty dahil sa sand at dagat. sarap pa naman sanang magswimming dahil ok yung temperature ng tubig. yung sand hindi powder-y parang sa boracay. it's more like the sand in puerto galera...mas malalaki yung grains.

we really enjoyed our cruise and will definitely sail again. i wasn't too happy about our room so the next time we cruise i'll try to see if we can get a suite. hindi naman ganon kalaki yung difference e. next time siguro disney cruise ang try namin para talagang kid friendly. =) maybe we'll do this for michelle's 2nd bday instead na disneyland. =)

if you want to see pics from the cruise, please see http://ynif209.multiply.com

back to the real world

we got back from our cruise to mexico yesterday afternoon. it was a relaxing trip. michelle had the most fun kasi she had the entire ship as her playground. kami ni paul hindi masyado nakapanood ng mga shows at kung ano anong activities dahil most of them were at night so di namin pwede iwan si michelle.

the food was good. considering they have to prepare food enough to feed the 2,600 passengers. i didn't not expect michelin quality food pero i was surprised how good the food was.

some pics are on friendster. will upload more photos later on and will discuss the trip more in detail. michelle's acting up. dede daw. dede!

a mother's [funny] song

in a few years i will be singing the same song