amazing xia!

for the first time this weekend, i was not able to teach and prepare xia for the week's lessons.  this was because the teacher has not provided the lesson guide for the next term and i also thought i need to give xia a rest since last week was tough because of the end-term exam for the first term.  she deserved a break after the rigid review we've been through.  in fairness to her, she was so cooperative during the week-long ordeal of going through her lessons.

she went to school today without knowing what her lessons are.  and i was glad she came home with perfect scores!!!  they did a lot at school today in english, math and filipino.  allow me to brag :)

and again the math worksheet reminds us that we REALLY have to practice more on writing!  while she answered correctly, there is still a lot to improve... me ika-career ako sa weekend hehehe!

so there, she can actually function properly on her own :)  it's good to know that you can just toss her in the water and you know she will survive.  that means a lot!!! :)

lesson on different feelings

xia handed me another surprise (after her ID of me) last night.  it was her drawing from school about the different feelings or emotions.

when i first saw it, i had to take a look at it many times because there was something on it that i can't explain.

while i had long realized that xia does not really have talent at drawing, this one just surprisingly got me.  it conveys the feelings of each faces in the drawing that it represents even if the drawing itself is not that outstanding...

posted it in instagram and friends had the same comment!  hehehe ang galing... siguro nga that's the real essence of art - it goes beyond what you see or superficial... 

but yes, she has to practice more and more on her writing... :)  we are working on it...  dapat magmana sya sa akin na maganda amg penmanship hehehe... 

"ID of me"

the little girl was too excited to show me her ID.  while parking the car, she was shouting about it and waving it at me.  she said:

"mama! mama! look, i have the ID of me already!!!"

hahaha ang cute lang ng ID of me! :P

and she's even cuter in her "ID of me".  hehehehhee...

#ootd

we hardly have ootd posts in instagram when school started because xia has uniform now in school.  i am quite relieved because it means menos gastos on clothes.  but there are times when i miss dressing her up the way i did during her first 2 school years...

so whenever i get opportunity, usually on weekends especially on sundays when attending church service, i try to really dress her up like a doll :)

she loves getting dolled up also.  and she puts together her accessories for the day too! 

she's my kikay kid! :) 

tagalog time

xia is trying really hard to speak in filipino especially when talking to her yaya and our househelp.  while she sounds funny, i don't laugh at it and i had to remind everyone not to laugh at her too.  

today these are her statements while waiting for her car pick up in going to school: 

"ang init ako!" (should be:  naiinitan ako)
"ang bagal si nathan" (should be: ang bagal ni nathan)
"sakit kamay ko" (ang sakit ng kamay ko) 

i am giving her an A for effort! :)  

of hopes and dreams...

came across a section in xia's textbook about what kids want to become someday.  there were illustrations of a doctor, a builder, a policeman, and a teacher.  i discussed it with xia and tried to check what she wants to become after going through the book.

mama:  so xia, how about you, what do you want to become when you grow up?

xia (in a high-pitched voice):  i want to become a ballerina!!!  or a singer!!! or a popstar!!!

mama:  hmmmm don't you want to become like what most kids want?  like the ones in the book?

xia:  ok... i can become a teacher!!!

mama's bubble thought:  good that she gets the clue...

until she said again...

xia:  a ballet teacher!!!

toinks!!!  sige na nga maging ballerina or ballet teacher na nga...

within that same day, i rang the ballet school and asked if they are offering weekend sessions again.  we stopped last time because the schedule was moved to a weekday and i can't afford a driver who can take her to a weekday ballet class.  good thing, there's a weekend session again!

suportahan ang hilig :)  xia is officially back and is on her way to becoming what she wants to become when she grows up!!!

a ballerina :)

yay for math, english and science!!!

i was feeling miserable yesterday due to flu.  skipped work so i can rest.  xia went home with a wonderful surprise that instantly lift my spirit!!!

perfect scores in english, math and science from her last week's quiz!!!  hoooray!!!

but since filipino is always a challenge, sumablay nga hehehehe... napagpalit ba naman ang ilong at paa hahahhaha!!! comedy talaga sa filipino si xia :)

seems like we need divine intervention na in filipino!  i don't think i am also effective in teaching the subject.  hope i can find one and hope she will agree to have a tutor.

she doesn't want her mommy-la to teach her even if i have to explain that mommy was once a teacher.  her point is:  "mommy, you are a teacher only in cadiz not here.  mama is my teacher at home"...  kaya ayun na, ako lang talaga ang pwede magturo...

hay filipino, please be good to us!