PYROMUSICAL AT MOA

This was taken in SM Mall of Asis when we watched the Pyromusical show last March 19. Even Enzo had fun! I just love our family photos. :D

PRAY FOR JAPAN

Everything's happening so fast these days I don't know where the time went...

Anyway, first things first. If you don't know what's happened to Japan then you're living in a bubble. I think it's absolutely sad that 2 calamities caused destruction in such a beautiful country. It really tears at my heart that the place I've grown to love is full of sadness and grief. I hope that Japan will recover soon. I tweeted days ago that if I had tons of money I would give some of it to Japan and I WOULD. I think it's just so sad. But I know that Japan will overcome this. They are strong country and resilient. I will keep tabs on their situation and hopefully, there will be good news in months to come.

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Yesterday evening at around 630 pm, I felt the computer table shake and I knew immediately that it was an earthquake. After having experienced several in Japan, I just knew I wasn't dizzy or anything like that. My sis didn't believe me at first but after my brother-in-law posted about it in Facebook I suppose we were all wondering whether we'll be the next Japan. It IS a scary thought because no way is the Philippines ready for a strong earthquake. And we DO have a fault line somewhere in northern Manila. Well, according to reports, the earthquake was around 5.4 to 5.7. So I guess we'll have to be careful, be safe and not piss off Mother Nature.

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Enzo is 6 months!! My god! He's growing so fast!! If I wasn't with him 24/7 I would be panicking now. I just want to treasure e v e r y m o m e n t of his babyhood. I just don't want it to end! Can't believe he's our last baby! Can't believe he'll be one soon! Waaah!

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Ruther's office transfer has gone well, not really smoothly, but okay. They had some internet connection problems during the first 2 days so we would chat intermittently. Now they are up and running and I'm actually proud of him for all the hard work he's put in the relocation. He's such a good employee (well, no thanks to some people) and I wish his bosses would learn to appreciate him more...

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Yes! We are having a bug party for Enzo's 1st birthday!! I am so excited I've started buying stuff for the party already! I know it's still months away but I'm just weird like that. Besides, it's not easy finding bugsy things or bug-themed items here. So once I see something with bugs, I get them immediately. Of course I don't buy the expensive stuff! Having a great birthday doesn't mean I should spend all our money! I just want it to be a very unique and very creative party. And I want everyone to have fun! So yes, I'm very very excited!

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Work is okay. I enjoy writing abstracts but I wish I would earn a lot more than what I'm getting right now. I'm thinking of looking for another home-based job. Hopefully I'll be able to find one that would pay more and then I'd be more confident in being a second earner in the family.

WORK AND OTHER ISSUES

Well, I started work and it's okay. A slow start because I have to get used to the reading and the condensing and to properly categorize the articles. Nevertheless, it's fun and it exercises my brain cells. The topics have been pretty easy except for the last one which was really taxing because it was about philosophy. I had to read the articles several times and had to check my work repeatedly just to be sure that I got everything right. Other than that, the work is okay. I just wish it paid a bit more though, and then it would be the perfect job.

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Lately, I've been thinking of ideas for Enzo's 1st birthday party. I don't know why I suddenly thought about it considering his birthday will be in September yet. But then again, I've always been prepared for things like this. I was thinking of a bug-themed party. I think it will be cute. I've been checking the web for ideas and I found a lot of creative and cute ones. I think it will be a good theme because 1. it's not a popular party theme in the Philippines and will therefore be one-of-a-kind and 2. Nikki and Ethan also like bugs. Another thing is that we don't want to spend a lot for this party so we're thinking of having it in a nearby playground. So I suppose a bug party will fit the place. We'll have some games and all that but no more clowns or magicians. We might consider renting an inflatable slide just so the kids could have a bit of fun. I think that would be nicer than for them to watch a magic show and/or a clown act which is the norm here for children's parties. Anyway, nothing's set in stone yet but I think it would be a really cute party if we stick to this theme. :D

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I hope we could watch the pyromusical this Saturday. And I hope it won't rain then...

PRETTY OBVIOUS

It's obvious that I've been somewhat busy these past days because I haven't been blogging. There's just so much going on, I just couldn't find the time. But now, here I am, typing away so let me get you updated...

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So, Ruther has moved to a new office. Same company, new office. They had to relocate.

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Enzo can now sit up all by himself! He did that like a week ago. This baby just keeps on growing by leaps and bounds! He could sit for like a minute or so and then gets tired and either falls forward, to the side, or backwards, which really makes my heart jump to my throat. Anyway, he's still trying to master crawling. He got the position correctly but apparently, he couldn't accelerate. He would just move back and forth on the spot like a rocking horse. :D He could move backward though by pushing with his arms and this irks his brother to no end. Nikki would complain to me, "Mommy! Enzo is crawling backwards!" Sigh... More baby achievements coming soon...

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Well, we've been watching the pyromusical at SM Mall of Asia for 2 weekends now and it's really a lot of fun. I know it's not helping the environment at all but it's nice to witness these things with family. We watched China and France 2 Saturdays ago and Japan and Canada presented last March 5. The boys just love it. And I do too because it reminds me so much of our time in Japan. I miss Japan a lot. Anyway, Japan was my favorite because they were so creative and the songs were fun! China is second and then France and last, Canada. Well, in my opinion anyway. Hopefully, we'll get to see this Saturday's as well. It'll be Australia and Philippines. Not that I'm excited to see our presentation. I just want to see what Australia does because they were second place last year. Hopefully, it won't rain then...

ENZO THE MODEL

Here's one of the photos I took that afternoon when I felt really creative. It was a good thing he was sound asleep because I was having so much fun taking his photo. :D






And here's a close-up of our little boy...