Nikki's Quotable Quotes 3: "Magbabago na ako."

Today, Nikki has quipped another amusing line. I was turning on the dvd player to watch some Brad Pitt movie this morning while having breakfast. Nikki was her usual likot self, when she sat by my mom, who was earlier telling her to behave (you know how 3-yr olds are!) and said:

Nikki: Nay, sorry na.
Nanay: Hmp, mamaya ulitin mo na naman..
Nikki: Magbabago na ako.

I laughed hard because I didn't see that coming. Nanay laughed too of course. :D

Feast One Hundred & Sixty Six

Appetizer

Name a great website you would recommend to others.
For the mom in me, I would recommend www.babycenter.com.

Soup

On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 as highest), how often do you dream at night?
7! I always have dreams, even during naps, but half the time, I forget what they were about.

Salad

Did you have a pet as a child? If so, what kind and what was its name?
Nah. I'm not exactly what you will call a pet-lover.

Main Course

If you had the chance to star in a commercial, what would you choose to advertise?
FHM, maybe? Hahaha. Course I was kidding (I darn wish I could!). Seriously, an ad specially for moms.

Dessert

What is your favorite kind of hard candy?

Lollipop!

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Nikki's Quotable Quotes 2: "Ako na ang Mommy mo!"

One weekend, when I had my bonding session with Nikki, she surprised me when she said,

"Ako na ang mommy mo, Mommy!"

For whatever reason she said that, I hope it was not because I am an 'absentee' mom these days--which is another story altogether.

Nikki's Quotable Quotes 1: "Hindi ako mataba! Maganda lang!"

My sister Leng gave me the idea on posting last weekend's most memorable quote I have ever heard in my entire life. And yes, it came from my pumpkin Nikki.

When Leng said, "Nikki, ang taba mo!" ["Nikki, you're so fat!"]

Nikki replied with much conviction, "Hindi ako mataba! Maganda lang!" ["I'm not fat! Just beautiful!"]

My nephew and mom were witnesses to her reply.

Oh well... from whom did she get her genes? Make a wild guess. Haha. XD

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Okay, so from now on, I would post unforgettable quips from my biggest little love. Of course, I will always be her no. 1 fan, so things like these should be immortalized ;)

UP Summa Cum Laude just sweet sixteener!

At an age when I was just about to enter college, this bright girl just finished hers! And yes, she finished with a whopping GWA of 1.099 in BS Physics. (Uhm, can I faint for a few minutes?)

More interesting facts about Mikki here.

Read the complete speech of Mikki entitled Take not the road less traveled in the UP Diliman site. I quote the speech in part:

Do NOT just be strong in your convictions, for strength is not enough.

Instead, DEFY the pressure to lead a comfortable, but middling life. Let us
lead this country from the despair of mediocrity. Let us not seek to do well,
but strive to EXCEL in everything that we do. This, so others will see us as a
nation of brains of the highest quality, not just of brawn that could be had for
cheap.

Take NOT the road less traveled. Rather, MAKE new roads, BLAZE new trails,
FIND new routes to your dreams. Unlike the track-beaters in campus who see where they're going, we may not know how far we can go.

_____________________

Photo taken from UPD site.

THE SENATORIABLES' PROFILES: Start Scrutinizing

A couple of months ago, I received a document on the 24 Senatoriables from both opposing parties from An. I browsed thru it and found it very helpful.

Today, I received via mail a more comprehensive Senatoriables' profiles from Rowena, and while I was in my regular weekly meeting, I managed to peek into this document (meaning I wasn't listening to our discussion for certain periods! :p ) Lengthy it is, but it listed all senator-wannabes and their backgrounds. A powerful document indeed for those who would like to take their votes seriously (shouldn't we ALL take it seriously?).

Last night, even when i was so sleepy, I managed to watch the "Isang Tanong: The Senatoriables Forum" aired over GMA 7. And boy, you can tell the seasoned officials from those who are jumping into the bandwagon for the first time. I was sorry I missed the first airing, where half of the senatoriables took their turns in the hot seat. Good to know the network posted vids of episode 1.

With just seven days on our countdown to election day, take time to look into the profiles of our candidates. I hope this could help all of us. Click here to find the document.

My next agenda would be to look into the candidates in my little town. While I am kinda disheartened with how the local officials have performed since we transferred there, I knew voting the better candidate would give me a peace of mind.

Vote wisely peeps.

I MISS BLOGGING!

So what did two months do to me?

I have practically skipped my blogging habits! *sigh*

On the up side, I have some newer things right from my last post (some were better, some not... but my mind says I should recognize the good side of even the seemingly un-better things):

1. I lost around 10 lbs. Uh, not really good coz it means I am more stressed now than two months ago. But hey, that saves me a lot from weight-loss programs, doncha think?

2. Salary increase. Mom taught me to be thankful for even the smallest things. Hehe.

3. Back to school. I missed school so I am really happy to be back. Truthfully, this explains no. 1 as well :D

4. Growing & sweeter-by-the-minute pumpkin. Who else by my chubby-cheeked alter ego? ;-)

There's a lot more to say, but I'll hang on there for now.

Cheers for my homecoming! :D

Feast One Hundred and Twenty Two

Appetizer
What was your very first job with a paycheck?
As a recruitment staff for KFC. (Trivia: being a KFC employee, I had the luxury of buying my fave KFC Hot & Crispy chicken daily at Php7.00 or $0.14 a piece.)

Soup
Did you ever lose something really important to you?
If there is one, maybe that would be a past relationship. (I really do not mind losing material things--I lost so many personal items already, from celphones, cash to mp3 player!)

Salad
What is the best Christmas present you ever received?
An iPod last year. This year, let's see. I hope it would be closed deals from our new business ;)

Main Course
Tell about a favorite "hang out" place for you and your friends when you were in high school.
For one, I remember hanging out at a place near our school called "Mango Brutus," very near the church, and which offers nice mango smoothies. And since students were prohibited from loitering around the school in their uniforms, some school personnel would chase us away and tell us to go home.

Dessert
Name something that always brings a smile to your face.
Hearing my baby say, "Mommy ko!" (translated as "My Mommy!"). I just love the way she's being so possessive of me. At work, thoughts about my lil pumpkin really make my day.

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Bora Bum in Novem: A Prelude

I told myself I would blog about my bora escapade soon after. But it's been three weekends since and I haven't written anything! So here's a short write-up to kick it off.

My Self-Discovery

In bora, I found out:

1. I really, really love the beach and am keen on building a beach house when I get rich!
2. I still have what I call sea-phobia. I can swim in swimming pools but too scared in open seas!
3. I can be daring when provoked. Hahaha!
4. I need a loooooooonnnnnngggggggeeeeer vacay!

Watch out, I will post a mini photo-docu of my whole adventure. In the meantime, take a peek into my.... uh, BUTT-erfly tattoo. ;)

Ciao!

ALIBATA: The Artistic Alphabet

The Rising Of The Ancient Philippines

While in bora, seeing a girl wearing a henna tattoo in alibata characters wowed me. That was after I had my own lower back butterfly tattoo. So I almost wished I had the same, where my pumpkin's name is spelled out! It would look something like this:

I find the alibata very aesthetically appealing. I guess it is because of my love for words, calligraphy, putting art into letters. The strokes are elegantly flowing and artsy, much like Chinese characters. And if you would like to enter into a secret coded communication with your friends, try using these ancient scripts!

MARITESS vs. the SUPERFRIENDS

I was browsing IE earlier and came across this animation once again.

I do not exactly remember when I first saw this. But it was just now that I was able to read the message board. As I would have expected, this piece of animation elicited a lot of reactions from people--unschooled and educated, rich and poor, Filipinos and foreigners alike. This is a satire about the plight of our fellow Filipinas working in the US as OCWs.

The animation was voiced by Rex Navarrete, a Hawaii-based Filipino who made his mark in American stand-up comedy, and created by Dino Ignacio, currently the creative director MYX.


Click on the post title to view the animation. And don't leave this blog unless you posted a comment, ok?

Feast One Hundred & Twenty One

Appetizer

Which language would you like to learn and why?

Japanese, French & Italian. I dream of touring around those countries… soon. (Do I hear you say, “Dream on!” ?) lol

Soup

What's the funniest thing you've heard or read so far this week?

Some nice one-liners from Happy Feet.

Salad

Which movie was so bad you couldn't watch the whole thing?

I’m kinda picky with movies, so I watch those that I really like. Can’t remember anything that made me step out of the theater before it actually ends.

Main Course

If there were a holiday in your honor that didn't use your actual name, what would the day be called?
National Sleeping Day. In honor of sleep-deprived people like me.

Dessert

Name one movie which is coming out soon that you would like to see.
Spiderman 3. I so love the trailer.

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