Mother's Day flowers with breakfast in bed...
Maico & Ryan
Kaizza, Kimi, Ate K Mae and Kayna.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Mothers, daughters, sons, etc.
Perfect Mother's Day with family and loved ones...
Mother's Day flowers with breakfast in bed...
Maico & Ryan
Kaizza, Kimi, Ate K Mae and Kayna.
Mother's Day flowers with breakfast in bed...
Maico & RyanKaizza, Kimi, Ate K Mae and Kayna.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Happy Mother's Day!
My mother will turn 90 years old this coming June. She's staying with me [actually in my house, for most of the time I am at work till late!] for most days with people from some government department with her when we are at work. She's one of those people who is fiercely independent and wanted to be "of use". She reads her paperbooks and just yesterday went to the local library with one of the ladies.
I think I got my cheeky side from her!
Happy Mother's Day nanay Olive and to all!
Especially to Honey and Rea... even though they are not my mother!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Good Friday lunch
While Honey looks tired, daughter Rea is happy with all the seafood spread, remember being "Good Friday".
Looks like one happy customer, having sinigang na isda. While Kallen still not too sure what is happening... mmmmm... "can I have some of that Aiyee?"
Aiyee, still happy and contented, dishing out the sinigang and beside is the mussels in red wine!
Jaylen looking not too happy with his favourite shrimps in coconut milk, or is he waiting for "someone" to peel them off for him? Or he does not like the fried tilapia in front of him? [Lower left is the sauce for the fried tilapia, similar recipe here.]
Too bad Charlie was off with a friend doing a dry run for an elaborate marriage proposal!
Friday, May 1, 2009
On being a grandparent...
I know, I know - we look young to be grandparents... but hey that's not our "problem". Heheheheee.
I guess that is one of the "bonuses" of marrying young and your children marrying young as well. You can enjoy your grand children much earlier and play with them while you are young. Do you know how much energy and attention these kids require? You have to be fit, young and on your toes. They have all these curious and difficult questions and heart stopping games that you need to do with them.
Nowadays, young people just want to enjoy life, travel, etc. to their mid-thirties and finding out later they wanted a family and kids. Look at movie stars, they are so engrossed with their physical image and their careers; and at a later stage, they want kids and family. Some resort to science to have kids, and some just adopt. Anyway, to each his own.
I received an email from a friend, and I just couldn't help stop smiling. Kids have this innocent and funny outlook in life that we adults seem to forget. Kids makes us remember how to be young.
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"She was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter, as she'd done many times before. After she applied her lipstick and started to leave, the little one said, 'But Gramma, you forgot to kiss the toilet paper good-bye!'
I will probably never put lipstick on again without thinking about kissing the toilet paper good-bye! "
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"My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. He asked me how old I was, and I told him, '62.' He was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, 'Did you start at 1?' "
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"After putting her grandchildren to bed, a grandmother changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin. Finally, she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings. As she left the room, she heard the three-year-old say with a trembling voice, 'Who was THAT?' "
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"A grandmother was telling her little granddaughter what her own childhood was like: 'We used to skate outside on a pond. I had a swing made from a tire; it hung from a tree in our front yard. We rode our pony. We picked wild raspberries in the woods.'
The little girl was wide-eyed, taking this all in. At last she said, 'I sure wish I'd gotten to know you sooner!' "
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"My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, 'Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?' I mentally polished my halo and I said, 'No, how are we alike?' ' You're both old,' he replied."
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"A little girl was diligently pounding away on her grandfather's word processor. She told him she was writing a story. 'What's it about?' he asked. 'I don't know,' she replied. 'I can't read.' "
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"I didn't know if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I decided to test her. I would point out something and ask what color it was. She would tell me and was always correct. It was fun for me, so I continued. At last she headed for the door, saying, 'Grandma, I think you should try to figure out some of these yourself!' "
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"When my grandson Melvin and I entered our vacation cabin, we kept the lights off until we were inside to keep from attracting pesky insects. Still, a few fireflies followed us in. Noticing them before I did, Billy whispered, 'It's no use Grandpa. Now the mosquitoes are coming after us with flashlights.' "
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"When my grandson asked me how old I was, I teasingly replied, 'I'm not sure.' 'Look in your underwear, Grandpa,' he advised. 'Mine says I'm four to six.' "
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"A second grader came home from school and said to her grandmother, 'Grandma, guess what? We learned how to make babies today.' The grandmother, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. 'That's interesting,' she said, 'how do you make babies? ''It's simple,' replied the girl. 'You just change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'.' "
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Hopefully my three boys won't come home one day to tell Honey* and me that they can make babies!
*Honey is the name Jaylen [now Aiyee and Kallen too] gave to their grandma. I wasn't calling her "Honey" and Honey kept asking me who am I calling Honey... kids.
I guess that is one of the "bonuses" of marrying young and your children marrying young as well. You can enjoy your grand children much earlier and play with them while you are young. Do you know how much energy and attention these kids require? You have to be fit, young and on your toes. They have all these curious and difficult questions and heart stopping games that you need to do with them.
Nowadays, young people just want to enjoy life, travel, etc. to their mid-thirties and finding out later they wanted a family and kids. Look at movie stars, they are so engrossed with their physical image and their careers; and at a later stage, they want kids and family. Some resort to science to have kids, and some just adopt. Anyway, to each his own.
I received an email from a friend, and I just couldn't help stop smiling. Kids have this innocent and funny outlook in life that we adults seem to forget. Kids makes us remember how to be young.
-----------------------
"She was in the bathroom, putting on her makeup, under the watchful eyes of her young granddaughter, as she'd done many times before. After she applied her lipstick and started to leave, the little one said, 'But Gramma, you forgot to kiss the toilet paper good-bye!'
I will probably never put lipstick on again without thinking about kissing the toilet paper good-bye! "
-----------------------
"My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. He asked me how old I was, and I told him, '62.' He was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, 'Did you start at 1?' "
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"After putting her grandchildren to bed, a grandmother changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin. Finally, she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings. As she left the room, she heard the three-year-old say with a trembling voice, 'Who was THAT?' "
-----------------------
"A grandmother was telling her little granddaughter what her own childhood was like: 'We used to skate outside on a pond. I had a swing made from a tire; it hung from a tree in our front yard. We rode our pony. We picked wild raspberries in the woods.'
The little girl was wide-eyed, taking this all in. At last she said, 'I sure wish I'd gotten to know you sooner!' "
-----------------------
"My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, 'Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?' I mentally polished my halo and I said, 'No, how are we alike?' ' You're both old,' he replied."
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"A little girl was diligently pounding away on her grandfather's word processor. She told him she was writing a story. 'What's it about?' he asked. 'I don't know,' she replied. 'I can't read.' "
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"I didn't know if my granddaughter had learned her colors yet, so I decided to test her. I would point out something and ask what color it was. She would tell me and was always correct. It was fun for me, so I continued. At last she headed for the door, saying, 'Grandma, I think you should try to figure out some of these yourself!' "
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"When my grandson Melvin and I entered our vacation cabin, we kept the lights off until we were inside to keep from attracting pesky insects. Still, a few fireflies followed us in. Noticing them before I did, Billy whispered, 'It's no use Grandpa. Now the mosquitoes are coming after us with flashlights.' "
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"When my grandson asked me how old I was, I teasingly replied, 'I'm not sure.' 'Look in your underwear, Grandpa,' he advised. 'Mine says I'm four to six.' "
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"A second grader came home from school and said to her grandmother, 'Grandma, guess what? We learned how to make babies today.' The grandmother, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. 'That's interesting,' she said, 'how do you make babies? ''It's simple,' replied the girl. 'You just change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'.' "
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Hopefully my three boys won't come home one day to tell Honey* and me that they can make babies!
*Honey is the name Jaylen [now Aiyee and Kallen too] gave to their grandma. I wasn't calling her "Honey" and Honey kept asking me who am I calling Honey... kids.
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