Halloween Pictures!
There was a Halloween party in my son’s class. He was dressed as a pirate and he was so excited. He sure got himself into character - just look at his pictures!.
Me, On TV!
I still can’t believe I’m telling you this - I have just been given an opportunity to work in a tv show!
The people behind the show, and gosh! I’m one of them. Woohoo!
I will be working as one of the writers in TV 5’s upcoming kiddie show, titled Kiddie Kwela (as of this date.) It will be hosted by Bayani Agbayani. The show will have a total of 8 episodes and will have its pilot episode on November 11 at 8pm. Continue reading ‘Me, On TV!’ »
Offline, On Purpose
I am not online all the time for the past couple of weeks. It’s a huge adjustment at first because I used to just turn on the PC as I go about my daily chores, while I take a peek every once in a while at my blog, my fave blogs, email and Plurk.com.
The internet is a God-send, but can become a problem if one is not careful.
I have noticed that I have become more and more dependent on the internet. I cook while blogging. I do the laundry while plurking. I sweep the floor as I compose an email in my mind. It seemed perfect at first. I could work and play at the same time.
Shh, Don’t Tell My Kids!
While my son was in school and my daughter was in the world of Yogabba Gabba, I bagged 2 movie posters, 3 kiddie magazines, 2 robot cut-outs, a toy catalogue, a paper crown and a piece of a toy from a fastfood kid’s meal, and hurriedly handed them over to the garbage collector.
I’ve been meaning to throw them all away, but when the kids see me with that mangled toy on one hand and a garbage bag in the other, they cry out “Mom!” Then they snatch it away from my hands, and cradle it like they’ve rescued it from a monster.
But as soon as the high of the rescue mission is over, the darn things are forgotten and left everywhere except where they should be. The kids hang on to them only, only! when I am about to throw them away. I tell them to pack away the stuff, but the reminder gets lost among cartoons, homework, and dinner.
So as soon as I was left alone, I attacked the dust-magnets. Housekeeping becomes hard when things that are not worth keeping are left lying around.
I am betting when my daughter is out of Yogabba Gabba, and my son is back from school, they will not even remember the stuff existed. Unless someone tells them. So this is our little secret, ok?
*picture from gettyimages.com
I’m Having Separation Anxiety
Ok, I admit that when I first saw the notice from the teacher that my first grader son and the rest of his classmates will be required to stay in school till 5, instead of the usual 8-12, this week till next, I felt anxiety creeping into my heart.
It was the time for those school field demonstrations, and my son will be practicing the whole afternoon after class for 2 weeks.
This will be the first time ever my son will be away from the comforts of our home, and on his own, for *gasp* one whole day.
This morning before his dad brought him to school, I told him, for the nth time, that his extra shirt is in his bag - don’t forget to put his polo back inside. The cookies are for recess, the tupperware contains his lunch, and of course his spoon and fork, and more cookies in case he gets hungry during practice. Extra packs of juice, with extra straws. The home number is in the back of his ID, in case he forgets, in case practice will be finished earlier than 5, so I can pick him up right away.
My husband kept reassuring me he would be fine. In fact, our son would have a grand time. I know that - but that doesn’t stop from worrying. He called me as soon as my son joined his classmates, told me they were having so much fun already. That was comforting.
Sigh. I know this is not just an after-school activity, this will also be a learning experience. Oh well, I’ll be better at this tomorrow.
I Did Some Planting
I am supposed to give basil plants to Imom and Mai. I don’t remember the others I promised to give plants to, so I prepared extra pots, just in case.
I took this as an opportunity to make a little experiment. I have learned that it’s easy to grow basil from seed, but I want to see if I can grow basil from a stem cutting. The two pots beside the cuttings contain basil seeds.
I also planted flat-leaf parsley seeds on those two pots in front. I have more seeds to plant in more pots, but I think I have to buy markers first lest I get confused.
Remember my bitter gourds and the teepee my husband set up for them? Continue reading ‘I Did Some Planting’ »
Harvest
The pandan plant has a lot of babies, so I took some for a friend and my mom.
The basil is also so lush. I snipped some stems for a friend.
I like giving away some of my harvest to my loved ones. It gives me pleasure to know that they too are able to enjoy what I planted. Then the plants become even more lush, thus there is more harvest to share. Now that’s good karma!
A Stockpile of Meat
Months ago, the news on tv said that the price of bread would soon increase. I protested in my living room, I thought the news should have said “The price of bread HAS ALREADY increased” because I bought a loaf at a higher price just days ago.
So when a show this morning greeted me with the news that the prices of pork and fish will soon increase, I believe that the prices have already changed. Beef and chicken must have been affected too. I think that’s the way it usually is.
I feel so relieved I bought kilos of meat last week. I was in the grocery when I noticed that there was a dip in the price of meat products. Beef was sold P40 lower than the month before, pork was cheaper by P60. The meat was being sold in a supermarket which has never given me cause to worry about the quality of its food, so I just knew it was a good buy.
There’s No Pancake Like a Homemade Pancake!
I used to buy boxes of the just-add-water-and-egg mix from the supermarket because hubby likes pancakes. Me? I don’t like these sort of pancakes. I find these mixes too sweet and artificial. I can’t top them anymore with syrup and butter, and how can a pancake be a pancake without syrup and butter?
And since I have been trying to make convenience food from scratch (see my Attempts in the Kitchen), I tried some recipes for homemade pancakes.
The verdict - why oh why have I never thought of this before?!
These are the pancakes my taste buds have been looking for! Homemade goodness, none of the artificial sweetness. Perfect on its own, or with a hefty topping of butter and syrup. And you don’t have to be a whiz in the kitchen to do it.
Continue reading ‘There’s No Pancake Like a Homemade Pancake!’ »
I Got a Nokia N95 8GB!
Ok. I have come down from heaven. I can now tell you without a scream or a dance, that I won a Nokia N95 8GB in last night’s Philippine Blog Awards. I wasn’t a finalist in any category, I got this through a raffle draw, but I sure have the same feeling of sweet victory as those who brought home trophies.
Never in my life have I won such an amazing prize in a raffle, so I hope those who were in the event will forgive me for having lost poise. The walk from my chair to the stage and back was a complete blur. I just knew that I was screaming because my throat hurt on the way home.
Thanks to IMom for this photo.
Do you know this is the third time I’ve won something this year thanks to my blog life?
