another miriam santiago

B is my friend. she's a mongrel. she doesn't have true friends in the office. i am one of her close friends but i don't consider her as one of my best friends.

we are working as a committee for the offices' xmas party. she's such a bratty who wants all her ideas to be shinning and wants direct implementation. but some of her ideas are cheap and not feasible.

i'm her contra. but my principle is, if it's not proper and not the committee decision, why push?

now i know her better because she talks back to people and now, i am one of her victims. poor girl, i know, i am more credible than her.

abnormal ba ako nanay?

i received this question from P while lying in bed.

P: "nanay, abnormal ba ako?"

N: "hindi anak, sinong may sabi?"

P: "classmates ko"

N: "ang abnormal, hindi nakapagisip ng maayos, hindi marunong magmultiply, hindi nakakakain ng maayos"

P: "ay, salamat"

N: "meron ka lang chemical imbalance sa brain mo kaya ka hyper at madaling magalit."


P is always branded abnormal to those kids that he cannot relate. it pains me to hear that. he's always been stereotype. what can i do, these are kids and they see a different pattern in my son.

i know, adults also do that to my son...

memory lost

D was with me the whole day because yaya beg for day off because she needs to fix some papers. ok fine...

i really cannot handle D when he's outside the confines of our house and community. grabe... super kulit and hyper.

i requested for an early release at the office and we went to jollibee as per his request. i told him we are not going to buy toys because wala ng pera. he obliged. thank goodness and then requested for a sundae.

we went home while D was still holding his sundae. rode the jeep. at 7:00 pm. i was looking for his bag. in his bags are two shirts, one short, 3 ferrari cars and the shoes the my mom gave him.

i cannot find it. D was already crying. i called the store. nobody surrended the bag.

sigh..... my memory is worsening.

this morning, P was looking for D's ferrari cars. instead of crying, i have D his hotwheels truck that i was suppose to give as his christmas present.

oh well....

Shabarro

after P's overwhelming improvements in academics and behavior. i decided to give him a treat.

we went to SM for a little pasyal, arcade and christmas wish lists. then, i let P pick his choice of restaurant for our meal. he chose Shabarro to try Ilalian dishes.

D does not want to eat there. he opted for a McDo meal. after eating his piece, we went to Shabarro.

my goodness, D also ordered a pizza. You know naman kung how big the pizzas' at Shabarro.

P is taking our food trips seriously.

D's ptc

D's teacher texted me for a reschedule of D's PTC.

i came and the teacher told me how my son is at home. D has a dual personality when at home and in school. he's really a maloko and a manipulative one.

he needs follow-up and he has difficulty communicating with classmates because he is bulol.

i think that D is in a good school.

xmas tree

D asked for a xmas tree last week. i told him,"no money." he responded, "sige, ilaw na lang?" still haggling for his piece (atta boy, just like nanay).

i went to Manila for my thesis requirements, there was still time, i decided to go to Divisoria. my goodness, it was overwhelming. there's a lot of stuff, but i have to be careful... some are not quality nice.

i bought a xmas tree for a cheap price. it's small but ok na. i included xmas lights.

when i arrived, my boys were to so happy. they helped me set-up the tree and D kissed me twice.

the next morning, when he woke up. he greeted me "merry christma" with a bulol twang :-)

as usual, the tatay was angry with my purchases :-)

oh, i love to be a mother.

P's ptc

i went to the PTC of P. i was praying that i got my money's worth for P's tutor last quarter. yahoo, it kicked off. P improved his behaviors, academics and socialization skills. i was overwhelmed and sentimental with his improvements.

i told myself, P will definitely stay in this school....

for his accomplishment, the three of us bonded at SM.

date...

i invited him to a dinner last night. we haven't gone out for ages.

we went of shabu shabu at the block.
gosh, ang sarap. grabe. it's so nice to have time and space for us. walang kasamang bata, walang inaalagaan at hinahabol.

then, we went to the bar and had our drinks.

it was nice, we were able to talk and how to patch our differences.

so, how do i look at it?

idealistic???

is it bad to expect?

i have been judging him on his actions.

"masyado kang idealistic! fair akong tao."

in his own words and financial obligations, your right.
but actions...what the heck.
you married a man of few words and actions.
he has no point of realization and in every situation, there is justifications.

or, i am really just being a demanding and idealistic wife to him? making him realize that he is lucky to have me ?

i don't know. may pagasa pa ba? mahal ko pa ba sya? do i still trust him? or is this one of the emotional angsts?

WTF!!!

his ADHD

i told P if he still wants to study at ICY next schoolyear.
he wants to go back to St.Mary's to see his crush.

i told him, you cannot because, you have ADHD and you can only study in
a small school.

cries, cries, cries "sigh"

my heart was also breeding.

boy's toys

P told me his interest on the Ferrari cars that he saw in the commercial. i told tatay D to grab two cars when he fills in his tank at the Shell station.

surprisingly, he bought one car yesterday. i told him not to show it to the boys because fights and rambles will definitely occur. before their tatay arrives, i already told P that he will get his car on friday and it will be only D who has a car.

opo nanay, was the reply.

when their tatay arrived, they were rushing to him. D immediately grabbed the car. P just stared. then, i told D, can i look?

no, pang boys to. hindi ito pang girl.

next time, i'm wishing for a girl. at 38? pwede pa????

balikbayan box

we got our box last oct.31

it was full of goodies and other stuff
D, got a car's shoes
P, swiss miss, cereals
L, got a lot of stuff (pink raincoat, barbie dolls, clothes, etc)
K, same as P

me, i was expecting for my havianias, mama told me, the other two orders did not come. baka magtampo si ate P, pag ako lang ang meron.

oh my, i have to wait for three more months.....

see the happiness and generosity of my parents. i thank God, i have them, especially my mom.