mother's day

i have always known that i want to be a mother.  i used to take care of my cousin when i was only 10yrs old.  her mom left for HK to work and she was left under our care one whole summer.  it was a joy having her in the house!

when i started working, nieces and nephews came one by one.  i pampered them by taking care of them on weekends and i bought them lots of stuff.  i brought them to malls for shopping sprees every christmas.  i love them all and they love me back.  they even call me mommy!

i have the mother instinct eversince the world began :)  it's true for my younger brothers also.  when our eldest brother passed away, i took the responsibility of ensuring that they will have a good life.

at work, my boss calls me mother hen.  he would often rely on me when handling people issues.  he trusted me with difficult decisions and discussions with our staff.  the most difficult one was telling one team member that she has to leave (with a package) because the priorities of the organization have changed!  the 1.5hrs with her have been the longest discussion i ever had in my entire career life.  there were buckets of tears and i tried to hold my own during that time.  she was a friend to me (same with all the rest of my team) so it's even harder to deal with.  good thing she understood that it was not my own decision but that of the company and we remained friends.  i don't want to be the bearer of bad news!  but my boss trusts me enough
for it because of the relationship i have with my team...

so...  having all that maternal instincts, i knew i was ready to become a mom since 30yrs old!  and i can't be happier when God blessed me with an amazing daughter when i turned 32!

life has been wonderful everyday since then!!!  xia made me the bestest person that i can be.  while most thought that i am quite an achiever and go-getter, i would drop everything for my xialove!

i knew then how big my heart is for loving and caring for family, nieces and nephews, godkids, friends and workmates but it seemed to have elongated a million times over when xia came...

no amount of words can explain my love for my dear xia...  and i am celebrating mother's day because this is the most important day of my life next to her birthday...

thank you xia for making my ultimate dream of becoming a mom come true!

xia was born to swim!

xia graduated today from her 10-day snapper 1 program.

and i had the surprise of my life when she was handed 2 certificates because she graduated from the snapper 2 program too!!!  there were only 2 out 5 from their class who achieved it, the other one was a 6yr old kid.  she was even better than 2 of her classmates who were older than her.  hurray!!!

couldn't be any prouder of my munting sirena :)

she's now accelerated to the jammer program.  that's P4,500 savings from snapper 2 class.  ang galing lang ng anak ko :)  

#proudmamamoment 

#ootd

i love this outfit on her!!!

she gamely posed for picture here which was good as she's not so fond of being solo in a picture lately...

dress: gingersnaps (gift from tita nenen)
shoes: payless

where: cambodian cultural village
when:  03.28.2014

summer swim!

enrolled xia in a 10-day swimming class and i'm amazed at how she's progressing.  she must really love swimming that it seems to be easy for her to learn!

the class starts early at 8am so i take time to bring her to the nearby village for the class and observe her before going to work.  i'm glad that we are able to get a good sked and i'm able to spend this time with her.  i don't want to miss any of her major activities.  and i don't fail to take pictures or videos everyday!!!  i am the only parent doing it consistently haha.  oh yes, i'm a certified stage mama! :)

anyway, here she is enjoying her swimming lesson...

will figure out next time how to upload videos using my phone.  i am just so proud of her.  and i'm happy that she is having fun while i know that this is also good for her :)  hope she can continue on ans we can find an accessible training school for her.  at sana indoor pool kasi ang itim-itim na ng anak ko hehehehe...

ready for big school!

i am not ready for big school...

but xia is!!!

she looks so grown up in her school ID pic...

oh my xia, why are you growing up so fast???

woes of a 4yr old

after the 5-day road trip, we stayed home for holy thursday and good friday.  and xia was busy playing with her cousins and minecraft - her favorite ipad game.  

she had her woes though:

yesterday:  mama, who turned off the internet?  i need the internet on for my minecraft games.  i'm still constructioning...

today:  mama, the internet is slow.  can you make it faster please? 

i shared in facebook and turned out that a lot of my mommy friends can relate!  

hanep ang problema ng mga bata ngayon...   

i make sure though that xia gets to play ipad for 1hr only and another hour on TV.  good thing she abides by the rules.  i just have to tell her over and over again that those are the rules and they are meant to be followed.  and i or her yaya have to tell her when it's 15, 10, 5 mins before that one hour is due :)   

i want her to be more interactive so her time alone on any gadgets should be moderated.  she goes to the playground in the village everyday as long as weather permits.  nothing still beats playing on the swing and slides, running after friends, playing hide and seek and just talking with other kids...  

and good thing she gets the rules :)  

perfect jumpshot!

we had a perfect jumpshot at our recent trip to angkor wat!  

na nasundan pa sa SM aura skypark...  while her 1yr old cousin looks on...

hahahaha nahilig... 

and i must say, mana-mana lang ang hilig sa jumpshot! :)