it's not easy being green

It's Not Easy Bein' Green
(lyrics by Joe Rapposo)


It's not that easy bein' green;
Having to spend each day the color of the leaves.
When I think it could be nicer being red, or yellow or gold-
or something much more colorful like that.

It's not easy bein' green.
It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things.
And people tend to pass you over 'cause you're not standing out like flashy sparkles in the water- or stars in the sky.

But green's the color of Spring.
And green can be cool and friendly-like.
And green can be big like an ocean, or important like a mountain, or tall like a tree.

When green is all there is to be
It could make you wonder why, but why wonder why? Wonder,
I am green and it'll do fine, it's beautiful!
And I think it's what I want to be.



for more on the muppets, i got this from here ...

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windows vista

we don't have dsl or any kind of internet connection in our home. to keep me connected to the cyberworld, i've been using my xda to browse the net everytime i like to. but the charges are too steep so i tried not to do it as often as i want to. hence the reason of not being around for quite sometime.

since my provider launched this time-based browsing as opposed to per KB browsing, it has given me longer time in surfing, checking mails, blogging, etc.

now that it's cheaper (20pesos an hour), and i can browse all i want, i've decided to use my xda as modem and connect it to our desktop. it would be easier to navigate in a regular desktop than using the xda. by the way, our desktop is running in winXP.

and because i want more mobility, i decided to hooked up the xda to the laptop. that way, i can blog right beside aquim while he is asleep. you see, the desktop is in the living room, so if aquim is sleeping in the bedroom, i have to be inside the room also.

i didn't encounter any problem with the desktop running in XP, but since the laptop is in vista, i am quite not familiar with it. i found some forums explaining how to do it, but i still can't connect.

i've downloaded the Windows Mobile Device Center (WMDC) - the active sync equivalent for vista) and installed it. while i can now sync my xda to the vista, still can't connect to the net.

i can't use the desktop now since its not booting up. i don't know, someone must have put a hex on our devices, they aren't coperating with me.

right now, im using good old xda. thank God.

is there anyone who can help me? do i need a driver? laptop is in windows vista home basic, and i'll be using O2 XDA atom exec as modem..

please..please Ü

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reyna elena

panahon na naman ng santa cruzan. naaalala mo pa ba ang katabaan, este kabataan mo? ako oo. tandang tanda ko pa nung mga bata pa tayo. kelangan sagala ako. hehe. hinde naman kelangan pero parang hinde pwedeng lumipas ang summer na hinde kami naisasali sa sagala. kesehodang mag punta sa lahat ng kamag anak para mang hiram ng gown na isinuot din sa sagala or ipinang abay.

iba kasi ang feeling ng nagsasagala diba. feeling ispeyshal. feeling maganda. nagmamaganda. tanghali pa lang patutulugin ka na. kasi para mamayang gabi, sa oras ng sagalaan, hinde ka antukin at matapos mo yung prusisyon. pagkatapos ng tulog, make up na. at sandamukal na aqua net. titiisin mo lahat yun. para maging ikaw ang may maraming nag iilaw sa oras ng prusisyon. siyempre mas maraming nag iilaw. feeling maganda. mas nakikita ka pa ng mga nanunuod.

medyo matagal tagal na nga din mula ng me nagsasagala na galing dito sa compound namin. paano lahat kami malalaki na at hinde mo na mapapasagala. pero ngayon.. ngayon .. .meron na kaming bagong manika. hehehe. nag abay siya sa kasa ni acel. flowergirl. so sayang naman ang damit nya diba. makakalakihan nya lang yun. kaya pinilit namin ang mga magulang niya na isali na siya sa sagala.

ayaw pa nga nila. kas daw nag uulan. sabi namin, hinde yan uulan. e di pag umulan, pauwiin. kahit makalakad lang siya ng isang kanto. para naman maranasan din niya maging sagala. ayaw nila.

nung malapit ng lumakad yung prusisyon, nakumbinse na din namin sila na isali, si toni. ayun. binihisan. ipinusod ang buhok at nilagyan ng korona. nilagyan ng unteng blush on, eyeshadow, lipistik at pulbos. nanghingi ng bulaklak sa altar ni mama mary, kinuha ang rechargeable lamp at ayun. ipinila sa sagala.

o diba, meron na kaming reyna elena.

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rommel and donna

as told on my earlier post, a lot has happenned, and this is one of those happy happenings...

pareng rommel (naks) has finally tied the knot. it was held in tagaytay highlands. great view. the theme is luau and the mood of the wedding is very relaxed, thank god. i didn't have to wear a gown and then strain my back while carrying aquim.

from the chapel, you can see the taal volcano, parang pwede mo nang languyin kasi malapit lang. tapos sobrang lamig. it was an afternoon wedding, so foggy na siya talaga and mahangin. muntik na ngang matangay si menggay. hehehe.

sorry na lang kasi wala akong masiyadong magandang shots. mahirap magpicture kung me kasama kang baby. of course, kaming 2 lang ni jason nun, and abay pa si daddy. so siyempre hinde naman ako makakapicture ng me alagang makulit at malikot na baby diba.

by the way, it is the second wedding na na-attend ni baby ko. the first wedding was june and kathy's back in september 2007, when aquim was just one and a half months old.

ps. i have a lot of catching up to do, so ill be posting a lot.. ill try pala .. hihihi

the picture pala is taken from the camera of jason's friend, myla. from left to right: sean asher, daddy sherwin, mommy anna, the newly weds - donna and rommel, baby aquim, daddy jason, mommy jolen, myla and abet

welcome, palos!

yesterday, we attended the baptismal (actually, reception na lang, late pa din) of giancarlo cornejo, son of pareng rommel.

it was held sa max's sa me tomas morato. malaki pala max's dun. madaming function halls. tapos parang meron pa silang pond and open area na pwede maglaro ang mga kids. so naisip ni jason baka pwede dun na lang din magbirthday si aquim. kaso malayo siya, so hinde na lang.
anyways, since late kami, wala akong masiyadong maikukuwento tungkol sa binyagan. muntik pa nga kami magkainisan ni jason kasi late kami.

welcome, giancarlo, to the christian world! be good..

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morphed

last april, before kami umattend nung wedding ni amie & norman, nagpakulay ng buhok ang tatay ko. dito lang sa parlor na katabi namin. dati na siya nagpakulay dito, okay naman. pero bago non, nagpabili na siya ke acel ng pangkulay. ibili naman siya ni acel, di ko lang sure kun anong brand. kaso mo naman, wala naman magkukulay sa kanya. busy si acel kasi nga ikakasal. ako naman, nag aalaga ke aquim.

so he decided, dito na nga lang magpakulay sa parlor. kaso hinde nya dinala yung sarilin nyang product. ang ginamit nya yung product talaga ng parlor. 1 day after siyang kulayan, nangangati na ang ulo nya. tapos napansin namin medyo namamaga ang mukha nya. we urged him na bumbalik sa parlor at sabihin, kaso ayaw naman ni tatay.

kaso mo, everyday, his case is getting worse. on the 3rd day, nagpunta na siya and nagpacheck up sila. binigyan siya ng doc ng gamot na kontra allergies. ewan ko kung nakatulong pero eventually nagsubside din naman and bumalik sa dati ang mukha nya.

grabe, nagmukha kaya siyang alien.

lesson learned, wag na kasi magpakulay.

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realisations and changes

in my almost 6 months of having a non-income generating job, staying here at home, managing house hold chores, taking care of aquim, there are some realisations and changes that came to me:

1. i can do house hold chores. hehe. im not fond of doing it eversince. i was not domesticated. ngayon, i can do the laundry (washing machine, and aquim's clothes and our undies only), i can clean our house in jiff, i can iron clothes (aquim's only), tidy up the bed. tamad talaga ako dati. but now i can do those things na i hated to do before i had aquim. see... aquim does good to me.

2. i can be thrifty. money was no object for me. i believe that it has to be spent. be it for myself or others. kung yung iba nangangati ang kamay dahil magkakapera, ako dati, nangangati ang kamay para gastusin ang pera. before, ill spend and pay before thinking. thesedays, ill think first. and then think again. and then will not buy. har har har. atleast i know im helping out mother earth by consuming less.

3. humbling. it is a humbling experience. having no buying power means i have to be humble to ask for money. i have to be humble to check the tag price. i also have to accept what i can and cant do. i am used of not asking help from my parents. but now, i call them oftentimes just to help me out with aquim, usually during pupuching and bath time.

4. i can take a bath, fix my self in less than an hour. which used to be 2 hours.

5. bad hair day is everyday. need i say more?

6. i can be this selfless. i barely have time for myself. everything i do, i have to think of aquim. mula pagmulat ng mata, hanggang pagpikit at habang natutulog, si aquim lang. so you ask pano ko nagagawa tong blog, eto katabi ko si aquim. nagre wrestling kami kasi ang likot.

7. i can be this patient with aquim. and at the same time that impatient with jason. heheh. kawawa naman oh. wan ko ba. sa kanya yata navevent lahat ng pagod at frustrations.

minsan isip ko, kaya ko pala maging ganito. i know madami pang changes, i have to improve, to be better in almost all facets of being a wife (most specially) and a mother. daming pagbabago.

pag sinasabi kong i resigned, have to take care of my baby. dami nagtatanong baket? minsan tuloy naiisip ko masama ba ang ginawa ko? ang magresign to personally take our son? hinde ba noble ang ginawa ko? i should be working instead ?

naiisip ko din yun, lalo na pag nabubugnot na ko dito sa bahay, pag nag mo mall at ang themesong ko eh ang kanta ng yano (patingin tingin, di naman makabili). pag ang kulit kulit ni aquim. pag ang taba taba ng feeling ko. pero iniisip ko din, i am lucky that i have this chance to be with my son 24/7. to watch him grow. to be with him to witness all his 'firsts'. not everyone can do this. i may feel frustrated and fat, kawawa and and all, but hey someone else might be wishing she's on my shoes right now.

and i have to thank jason for that. he's shouldering all our expenses. and hinde naman siya nagkukulang. he provides us eveything that we need. siyempre yung mga luho ko, will have to take the backseat muna.

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acel and rogel

may 16 2008
santuario del sto. cristo
northeast greenhills clubhouse


yepp... my only sister got married this month...

huwaaahhhh...

joke lang. its about time, matanda na din siya. hihihi .. mag 29 na siya this coming 29. mabilisan ang wedding na to. nagsabi sila nung march. namanhikan sila nung march 16. come may 16, tadah... kasal na! ang unang plano pa nga nila is april 27 magpakasal, kasi yun ang anniversary nila as bf-gf. hah. goodluck. as if naman me naprepare na sila before nun. pagkuha pa lang ng mga lisensiya at kung anu-anong certificate eh. at ang budget.

nalulungkot nga ako.. kasi hinde naman ako masiyadong nakatulong sa kasal nya.. financially, of course. kasi i have no money. eh medyo budgeted ang kasal nila eh. wala akong naitulong. moral support lang. or mga unsolicited advises lang. or kaya sinasamahan namin sila one time. yun lang. transport help lang. hehe. wala eh.. hinde ako nag gegenerate ng income kaya hinde ako makapag bigay. nahihiya naman ako ke jason na 'pwede bang kumuha ng pepay sa ipon?' hehe.
relaxed din ang wedding. na enjoy ko. hinde kasi ganon ka stiff. ang bisita nya, isang bus galing probinsiya. si rogel kasi is taga nueva ecija. so lumuwas sila dito para maka attend. dami nila, isang box galing japan.. ay mali pala.. isang bus, galing gapan! hehe jowk. diko alam kung taga gapan nga sila.

nakatawa kasi naiyak pa din nanay ko. actually sabi nya nahawa lang siya sa nanay ni rogel kasi nagbabaha nga ng luha galing sa nanay ni rogel. other than that. lahat naman masayang masaya.
so... i hope hinde sila magsisi sa ginawa nila.. hihih ..

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amie and norman

april 08 2008, antipolo cathedral

kung ke jun and jaicel, finally. dito para ke amie and norman, finally, finally. these friends of mine have been together since .. eversince. elementary pa ata. me hidden desire na yan sila sa isa't isa. in denial lang. hehe.

sa sobrang tagal na nila, sobrang excited siguro both families, kaya ang haba tuloy ng entourage. 11 pairs of principal sponsors. 4 brides maid, 4 groomsmen, the customery secondary sponsors (i was the cord sponsor), best man and maid of honor, little bride and her escort, and several flower girls. sa dami ng entourage, parang me santa cruzan sa simbahan. hehe. pero makikita naman na they are both love by their families and friends, even if it was a weekday wedding, a lot of people attended the wedding.

maraming kuwento ang wedding na to, ill ask amie first kung pwede isulat dito. hehehe.

in the mean time, extra effort naman sila para magka baby. norman shoud be back to dubai by now. intayin ko na lang good news ni amie kung me little norman/amie na sila.

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jaicel and jun

march 11, 2008
sacred heart parish, the oasis

finally, natuloy din ang church wedding. ilang beses na tong paurong urong. mahirap kasing ischedule. kasi maraming complications dun sa kanila sa kuwait. after the long wait, natuloy din. kasal na naman sila, civilly, dun sa kuwait. church ceremony na lang dito. and we helped them throughout their wedding, acting like their coordinator, kinda. hehehe. pero hinde na kami masiyado nakatulog nung super pregnant nako ke aquim. mas lalo na nung nanganak. hehehe. buti na lang andiyan din ang sister and mom ni jun who helped on the church requirements.

the ceremony was officiated by jun's uncle, so medyo personal. afternoon wedding din. and ang pogi ng anak ko! (i have to say that! hehe) pinag barong ko din ang aquim siyempre. para terno sila ni daddy. si mommy din siyempre nakagown, labas cleavage! hehe

jaicel came home a month before the wedding para tapusin yung ibang mga dapat tapusin. si jun dumating a week before. 3 days after the wedding, fly na sila pabalik ng kuwait. ganon. lumakad lang talaga ng aisle.

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10 months

10 months na si aquim today.. ke bilis talaga ng panahon kelan lang beybing beybi pa siya, ngayon baka mag asawa na! jowk! hehe. basta im happy na magkasama kami ni aquim everyday. thinking about it, 2.5 months lang kami nagkahiwalay. those were the days na nagwork ako uli.

the picture shown here was take a week ago. nasa background ang aking esposo. mahaba na kasi buhok ni aquim. kung di siya naka clip, ayan, naka kungfu kids 'do siya.

aquim at 9 months

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aquim at 8 months

aquim at 7 months

oh, yes, he loves me!!!

uy i'm back (again)!

hellow!

i have the time now to do this so i'm here..blogging. grabe, sooobbbrangg tagal na since the last time na mag blog ako. parang hinde ko na alam..kung ano ikukuwento..kung san magsisimula. sa dami ng mga nangyari. naks, parang madami ngang nangyari hihi.. well mag 7 months na ako sa house, house wife & mother ang aking occupation since december. i will not say na plain kasi sino man ang nag imbento ng 'plain housewife' ay di siguro alam kung ano nangyayari sa house. grabe ha, malayo sa pagiging plain ang ginagawa ko everyday. anyways, ang mga 'maraming' nangyari is mostly about aquim. ilan na ipin nya, ilang untog, ilang bagok (tsk), words & things he understands, mga pasyals, away-bati bouts namin. kulitan.

dami na rin nangyari sa mga ibang tao. madami ng ikinasal. si si rommel, si jaicel, si amie, si acel. at me nga susunod pa.

sa iba ko pang friends dami na din development. addition to their families, travel, etc. minsan nga isip ko, madami na ata akong back log, socially & techie-wise.

well i hope i can reconnect again. and as planned, be Back on the corporate jungle after ng 1st birthday ni aquim, which will happen in two months time. pero kung ala pang yaya, malabo pa yun.

basta.