Campaign for Real Beauty

Share your stories and you get to take home your own statement shirt!

i shared mine :)

www.campaignforrealbeauty.ph

i can relate to this

kyle's going through a few of these and now i understand why... :)

really enlightening stuff from baby center.

excerpt: "Question: Why does my toddler sometimes reject my affection?"

a few reasons why:
> He's had a bad day.
> He's recovering from a tantrum.
> He's upset with you and doesn't know how to say it.
> He may be going through an "independent" phase.
> He's in a Daddy-favoring (or Mommy-favoring) phase. (more on a Mommy-favoring phase which sometimes makes aishi jealous)
> He may not be the touchy-feely type. - this i doubt with kyle. :)
> He isn't feeling well.
> He's experiencing real anger or distress — and acting out inappropriately.

For a full explanation, read here:

What's up with my toddler?

kyle's first photoshoot

my baby's all grown up... *teary eyed*

KYLE's FIRST PHOTOSHOOT

feel free to comment on his pics here in my blog. thanks!

so, on with the adventure that day... :)

taking advantage that Tuesday was a holiday for us working people, we were lucky that Ms. Jill, editor and i guess owner of Ideal Images Studio schedule Kyle's test photoshoot that day. good thing the studio was located in Makati and we really didn't have a hard time looking for the place. thank God for handy maps! we arrived 10 minutes earlier than scheduled.

good thing that Kyle was in a good mood and very talkative and his usual kulit self so the photoshoot was a breeze. give or take a few hitches along the way since we are dealing of course with a toddler here. good thing Ms. Jill was really patient with kyle. she was really determined to capture that perfect shot of kyle no matter what it takes. even making a fool out of herself and ours too.

at first i was a bit scared that kyle might get shy or even scared of strangers. amazingly, he wasn't. it seemed like he knew Ms. Jill a long time! he was actually playing with her! at least i'm assured that my son, is not that afraid of other people.

the shoot took around 2 hours since kyle had 2 costume changes. at first aishi and i were thinking about purchasing the cd that included all kyle's pictures for p1,000 pesos. since the photoshoot was in essence free. it was a test photoshoot naman kasi. after much deliberation on aishi's end, he agreed to purchase the cd. Ms. Jill was even kind enough to tell us that we can just deposit the amount since we didn't have enough cash on hand. all along i thought aishi agreed to it. but in the middle of the shoot, he told me he was just going outside. i thought he went outside for a smoke but he was really gone longer than usual. i found out that he went out searching for the nearest ATM so that he could pay Ms. Jill right then and there. and kyle's yaya was the one who told me. hehe

after the photoshoot and the 2 hours we stayed there in the studio. i knew kyle was getting tired and restless already since it was his naptime already. we thanked Ms. Jill for being accommodating and hoped that they would choose kyle as their magazine cover model. i'm a bit optimistic that it would happen since i have full confidence in my son that his charms worked. :)

i'm so happy in being a stage mom.

bonding with kyle before bedtime

watch the vid here:

FUN WITH KYLE

here's a pic of my current wallpaper. please ignore the mess around the pc. hehe

First Mom Exchange entry

my first ever entry in the Mom Exchange Blog. i feel so proud!

to read my entry, click here: FOR KYLE

feel free to comment too!

My Online Store

small announcement lang:

i'll be selling some bags, flip flops, bracelets, necklaces, bag charms, phone charms etc. have to upload the pictures though within the week. but the site is up and running already. if you have the time, please bookmark it or tell your friends about it.

> especially for the jewelries since i'm open to custom-made / personalized items. at least walang kagaya di ba? it's up to you for the design and look of the item. :)

visit: http://hazehung.multiply.com

cheers!

Post Secret

* text: "i feel lonely every single day of my life, but i'm ashamed to admit that to the people who love me"

it's comforting to know that someone around the world feels the same way as i do sometimes...

*thanks for the postcard from post secret... some secrets there do pinch at the heart sometimes.

thinking out loud...

some things i need to do at home... and hopefully before the year ends

> one of these days i'm going to clean out my closet and take out all the clothes that i haven't used for a year. and maybe sell it in a garage sale or something.
> clean out some of my cabinets in my room and take out all the things that are not mine.
> renovate the room in time for baby # 2's arrival.
> repaint the room white or retain the baby blue color.
> organize our closet
> organize kyle's things and clothes
> prepare baby #2's things
> hopefully get to install our own air conditioning unit in our room and our own tv set.
> prepare a complete accounting of our daily, weekly and monthly expenses.
> continue saving up those P5 and P10 coins in kyle' s piggy bank.
> prepare all the stuff i'm going to sell. (will post pictures soon :) )
> save up for kyle's education and baby #2's
> spend more quality time with aishi even if it means just cuddling in bed before going to sleep...

i guess that covers the thoughts for the day... can't wait to go home... :)

Wednesday Mind Hump

Today is Long Distance Day.

1. What's the longest distance you've ever traveled? the longest? i think that was sometime last year around March when we went on a road trip all the way to Bicol and Donsol, Sorsogon to see the whale sharks and stay at our kabarkada's island. can't wait to go back there again and finally swim with the whale sharks. hanggang boat lang ako dati kasi i was 5 months pregnant na. hehe so nag sunbathing na lang ako while the others swam with the big fishes. :)

2. What's the longest distance you've ever walked? this was when i was working pa in makati. i walked from valero street to greenbelt. as in ang layo!! alay lakad to the max! buti na lang may walkway or else mas hassle yun. hehe

3. How far away is the friend/relative who lives the longest distance from you? as in far! my close cousins live halfway around the world. and we don't get to talk that often na. haay... i miss them... :)

happy 3,000th visit!

wow... 3,000 page views. paano kaya nangyari yun??

thanks din sa mga nagvisit ng blog ko. sana umabot naman siya ng 10k mark! yey!!

natupad na pangarap...

walang kokontra... pangarap ko to. hahaha

(sorry kung malabo ang picture, cam phone lang eh. hehe

picture taken at Toy Kingdom Mall of Asia. it wa also my first trip there. hehe

hi, i'm haze and i'm a tigger addict...

inaamin ko, isa akong Tigger addict. i have a tigger wallet, pillow, toy, umbrella, socks, and hopefully i could add more items to these collections. but of course those items have to be really really useful. ayaw ko lang din natatambak lang sa bahay pag display. gusto ko rin gamitin. hehe i also watched the tigger movie, and i cried my eyes out. (i also love that heffalump movie, kasi may accent yung elephant hehe)

wishes...

i'd love to own a nursing pillow!! but i have no idea how much it costs.. it sure looks comfy when it comes to feeding time. i wish i knew of this product when i had kyle before to lessen the tired arms...

and it wouldn't hurt if i get it in this design too... hehehe cute!

our bora moments...

beacuse i was too lazy... the bora pics we had this year was just there in my pc. a very delayed photo blog post... hehe

anyway...


Create Your Own!

sick

this is what i really hate. getting sick especially colds. i seriously hate the feeling of having to deal with a runny nose and at the same time a stuffy one! imagine the feeling of your nose wanting to let it all out yet you can't seem to do so and you're left with a still dry tissue? there. that's what i'm feeling now. a full nose but nothing comes out. boo!

and of course from trying to blow it all out, i end up with a red and irritated nose. plus the stuffed ears and itchy throat. yup full blown mommy haze with the sniffles... waaah!!

i want to get better! i want to breathe properly! i can't think being like this! it sucks!

i also hate the feeling that i have this really high fever but when you check my temp or even touch my forehead i'm normal as the next guy. as my dad would call it "mas malamig ka pa sa bato" hahaha

and it's sad that i'm the last one in the family with the colds. parang napunta na sa akin yung mga latak ng virus kaya ganito ka-lala ang sakit ko. thank god and it's the weekend na!! or else i'll be suffering longer than usual. haaay...

i just can't wait to get better. this is really taking a toll on my baby baby bear bear...

my little boy is no longer a baby...

mom inspirations..

got this from someone...

Before I was a Mom - I made and ate hot meals. I had unstained clothing. I had quiet conversations on the phone.

Before I was a Mom - I slept as late as I wanted and never worried about how late I got into bed. I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.

Before I was a Mom - I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on, wet on, spit on, chewed on, or pinched by tiny fingers.

Before I was a Mom - I had complete control over my thoughts, my body, my mind. I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom - I never held down a screaming child so that doctors could do tests, or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom - I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I could not stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a Mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important.

Before I was a Mom - I had never gotten up every ten minutes, in the middle of the night, to make sure that all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderfulness, or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.

-- Author Unknown

and i say... AMEN to that! :)

Manic Monday

i'm so addicted to these daily Q & A's!

So, here's the questions of the day... taken here:


What is your ideal time to go to sleep at night? depends on my mood. during weekdays, the ideal time would be around 10-11pm, but i usually sleep earlier than that since i put kyle to sleep and "nakakahawa" when i'm lying down beside him because he loves to make siksik under my armpits. and on weekends around midnight especially if there's a good show or dvd at home.
If you had your choice, what time would you get up in the morning? in time for lunchtime hahaha. which we try to do during weekends. when kyle wakes up around 8am, i play with him a bit and give him to his yaya, then aishi and i sleep in more. :)
How many pillows do you sleep with on your bed? i have 2 under my head, one pillow for hugging and another mini hotdog pillow for my legs. i used to have around 5 pillows when i was wasn't married and without a baby then.
Are you particular about your bed sheets? not really, as long as it can get that certain temperature when the cool weather's in season, where you can snuggle in your blanket yet feel cool. then i'm happy. basta yun hehe. and who wouldn't want an itch-free bed sheet?
What size bed do you have? we have a twin sized bed.
Is that the size of your choice? we thought a twin size would be ok with us but then we realized since i have two boys that sleep like they're the only ones on the bed (i.e. aishi and kyle) we're thinking of getting a bigger size but can still still have enough space in our room. hehe


* get more of your daily meme here:

can't wait for wednesday mind hump day!

5 months

baby baby bear bear is officially 5 months old in my tummy as of friday and he/she's been quite a busy baby. i could count 20+ movements in a day! how active can a 5 month old fetus get! and yet with little space. it's so fun feeling him/her move, she first starts out as a bubbling sensation then full force kick or turn-around! crazy little baby. hehehe

and of course, aishi was really happy feeling his/her movements for the first time, it was like the first time when i was pregnant with kyle. same happy expression. wait till he sees this baby move when i reach my 8th month... parang may alien uli sa loob. hahaha

kyle's happy also but started to be clingy to me and would follow me wherever i go and would put up his arms asking me to carry him. and he's starting to have separation anxiety all over again. he would cry or whimper if he can't see me. and if he does, he would run towards me with open arms. hehehe now that's a feeling i wuldn't want to give up. seeing my son that he needs me so much. i'm at his mercy and beck and call. i'm his slave and i love it!

there are still moments where kyle's aware that he has a baby sister/brother in my tummy and would be really careful. he would touch my tummy if i tell him to and tell him to say 'hi baby' and sometimes he would totally ignore me if i ask him to touch my tummy. kids talaga. :)

i'm also looking forward to this month in really finding out the gender of our second baby. we're really hoping and praying for a girl. but if it turns out to be a boy, i'm still happy, as long as i'm carrying a healthy baby.

4 months to go. and this year, christmas looks like a very happy celebration... can't wait!!

Wednesday Mind Hump Day!!

Wednesday Mind Hump
Greetings, humpers! Today is Visit Your Cousin In Prison Day.

Here are the questions under "this or that" format:

Apple pie or pumpkin pie? apple pie for me please and with a scoop of ice cream on top! yummy!
Cars or SUVs? i'd go with SUVs since i can see the road much better. ( as if i know how to drive! haha)
Pen or pencil? i'd go for 0.4 tipped pens. my penmanship looks very readable. haha
Electric guitar or acoustic guitar? acoustic guitars are waay better to bring on the shivers. whoohoo! kilig alert!
Shower or bath? a bath would be great if shared with someone... and lots of scented candles
Daffy Duck or Yogi Bear? daffy duck's more witty and nutty than yogi bear
Butter on a biscuit or jam on a biscuit? butter would be yummy. but depends on the biscuit really.
Bringing sexy back or dropping it like it's hot? bringing sexy back always works ;)

yipee! new layout!

i love it i love it i love it!!

simple and clutter-free! plus i can easily add things on the right hand side of my blog without distorting my entries! yey!

you guys like it? =) i do!!

*happy dance*

new template?

i'm so fickleminded today!! i want to change my template but i haven't found the right one yet! and it's killing me and my time here in the office hahaha..

if anyone knows a good site that has a simple template yet you can put a lot of links and what nots, please share it. i have been to a lot of sites and they just don't measure up... *sad*

just wanted to post this layout i had before...



wala lang, na miss ko lang kasi ang mga pictures ni kyle. hehe

dinner with aishi and kyle

sorry as usual no pictures to share... how can we take pictures if we have a very active kid with us? hehe

anyway, we spent a good day last saturday pre bday dinner at Heaven and Eggs in Eastwood. and i must say, i love love loooove the food!! heavenly!! although i would still prefer the glorietta branch in terms of sevice and quality.

aishi's pancakes came after he finished his meal when it should be along with his meal, kaya nga side dish eh. and mine, well... let's just say there was a neglected waffle along the way. but i was too gracious and in a good mood to care. and kyle was getting restless since he can see the fountain outside and wanted to get down from his high chair and play there. without aishi holding him. ha!

anyway, i'd still come back to heaven and eggs... in glorietta for the food. and the cool swings! haha

quarter of a century old

quarter of a century.. 25 years.. can you say OLD? seriously i never imagined reaching 25 this soon. before i thought 25 was a far away age. when people reached that age, they're oh-so mature and stable and with high flying careers and jet setting lifestyles.

well maybe mine isn't the way i thought it would be but i'm still having the grandest time of my life! who wouldn't i mean, having a family to call my own. my own offspring who is becoming a really smart kid at such a young age (stage mother moment) an upcoming 2nd child who i hope to be the same as his/her kuya. a great and loving and understanding and caring husband. a really supportive family. reliable friends, a very uber cool and funny bestfriend. what more can i ask for? aren't i the richest person on earth in terms of non material possessions?

on another note, i don't want to pre-empt anything but those who are close to me would know that there would be a few changes in the coming months, work wise for me. but for now, i'm not giving away a lot of details. basta yun na yun... for now

anyway, i was supposed to share what happened during my birthday. sorry no pics to share coz we totally forgot to document everything. blame it in getting old. haha so, how did our day start? hmmm..

we (aishi, kyle and i) woke up around 10am on a sunday morning. mama was still in the market. my other siblings were still asleep. so we three decided to just watch tv and play. but unfortunately there was no cable until today (paging sky cable!!) we just watched finding nemo for kyle's sake again. around lunch time, mama served my favorite dish ever! kare-kare! yummy to the high heavens! too bad aishi doesn't eat kare-kare that much. i guess something to do with the peanut butter sauce or something. good thing there were quite a few left overs from last night's dinner.

after lunch, aishi and i prepared for our "date". i felt bad that we can't bring kyle with us since we might not be able to complete our tasks (shopping). so off we went to sm for some shopping, aishi's treat. he bought me as a birthday gift, 2 maternity blouses and 1 maternity jeans. *happiness* it's not that expensive since we bought it in sm department store. super tipid talaga. we also dropped by the baby section, i wanted to buy kyle a belt since some of his pants are a bit big for him. and since it's sm, i was able to buy 2 belts for only P50 pesos each! and the belts looked like we bought it at osh kosh! winner talaga! was also hoping to buy a few things for the baby but, decided against it since we will be getting back some of kyle's clothes and a few more from his cousin migs. as in share share lang talaga ng gamit. tipid again *wink*

after walking around sm, of course aishi and i got hungry. we went around glorietta to look for something to eat. take note merienda lang naman. hehe so we ate at smokeys, bought fries from potato corner and a small bag of pop corn from holy kettle corn! yey! happy kids kami ni aishi. haha after stuffing ourselfves with merienda, we heard mass in greenbelt. it was my birthday, i should hear mass and say thanks to god of course. my gulay! parang may concert sa greenbelt chapel! people hearing mass at 4pm were full to the brim. until greenbelt 4. we braved the heat and the little breeze during the mass. aishi was a bit worried i might faint since i have been known to suffer from fainting if the area was not ventilated enough or if there were no breeze at all. but i survived.

after mass, we did our grocery shopping. bought more or less things for kyle and our baon for the week. i really love doing the grocery in landmark. hehe fun! we also bought cake from red ribbon and planned to buy some pizza from a pizza place near our house but unfortunately, wala pa rin silang kuryente so, we bought na lang in pizza hut. ang default pizza place. hehe

and we finally went home and had dinner with my family. when we came home, it was obvious that kyle missed us since he was awfully clingy to me and aishi. he wouldn't leave our side. and always wanted to be carried. come his bed time (and mine) he was very affectionate. he kissed me and his daddy a few times on the lips as well as my tummy when we tell him to say goodnight to his baby sister/brother. awww... how sweet can that little boy get?

all in all. i had the best birthday ever. even after the worst typhoons that hit manila after a few years. what's new? sanay na akong may bagyo or umuulan sa birthday ko eh. hahaha. as long as i have my family with me to celebrate, i'm happy and there's nothing else i could ask for.

although i'm still wishing for a few things on my wish list to come true. but those are material things already. will post it, if i would have the "courage"? haha

* to those who greeted me on my birthday or even sent a belated greeting, thanks! can't enumearte all your names as i might miss out one person. so i'm just saying a collective THANKS to you guys! i'm touched!