Nap Time Rocks!

says the Tubbataha Reef. kala niyo ako nagsabi no? hindi pa naman ako ganon ka-vain.

as support for the Philippines’ entries to the new 7 wonders of the world i am voting for this awesome wonder of the world.

ooh, barracuda!

vote na (click on the topmost image). imagine, nasa 29th place palang siya. it’s one of the best diving spots and most well preserved coral reefs. it should be recognized by the entire world. hindi lang ang ating singing prowess dapat ang kilala.

and while you’re at it, vote na din for Mayon Volcano and the Chocolate Hills.

by the way, how do you like my new theme?

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Photos courtesy of:

http://www.pbase.com/kleine

http://www.tourism.gov.ph/ 

she’s gone early to bed tonight so i can sneak in a couple of posts and comments. that’s because of the drugs i’m giving her and i’m not happy about it. mia used to be a perfectly healthy baby until she turned 1.

is it really like that? she never got colds till then and if she ever got sick with fever it would only last for a day or even just half of it. this is her record breaking illness so far, running on its 4th day. it started with a throat infection (not tonsillitis) which she might have gotten from someone who was sick (with colds or sore throat) or the stuff she puts into her mouth. the daily vitamins should’ve done its job but i guess this time it was really bad.

what made it worse for me is that she got sick while i was away for 3 days at subic for work. i felt so helpless that i couldn’t do anything about it. good thing she was left with my mom and dad because i was already panicky on the 2nd day that her fever was not going away. so she was brought to the doctor.

a prescription of drugs later, mia was reported to be doing better already. i loved my speed dial because i was calling home every 3 or 4 hours just to check on mia. sometimes i was tempted to call every hour. that would’ve driven my mom crazy.

i was so happy to finally get home even after the ATV adventure and banana boat ride (that would be a different post) at Grande Island. mia was like ‘lantang gulay’ when i saw her but at least she’s improved for the rest of the day. oh and she loves lounging on the bean bag too.

i’ve been really tempted to spoil her because she’s been really sick but while she’s getting cuter and cuter with her ‘tricks’,

(mia’s ‘beautiful eyes’ trick)

she can also throw a tantrum already. that’s not good right? anyway, mia has also gotten cough and colds lately. poor baby.

she’s already learned what the tissue is for, thanks to my affair with it. i really hope she gets well soon because she’s always asking to be carried more lately and she hasn’t been playing around with her toys. she’s just like this,

and this.

not. hehe. got tagged by the Doc. now to self-indulge…

I AM… not a superhero but i know first aid.

I WANT… to tour Europe someday. and maybe live somewhere there? (more…)

i’ll be on autopilot mode for now. im still tired from my 3-day subic escapade, still sick (again!) with colds, and still taking care of my sick little girl (she got a throat infection from who knows where).

so till then.

oh yeah, thanks for everyone who updated their links and feedreaders! and those who stopped by to partay with me.

i’m back! and i am next in line in meeya’s tag.

i will not grow tired of tags like this one because it’s really making a difference for my blog since i’ve been building my rankings and backlinks from scratch. so indulge me for a while ok?

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hi! it’s great you can make it here. can i take your coat? (wow parang nagc-coat ang mga tao sa pilipinas) what? this is for me? wow thanks. c’mon in, there’s lots of food inside. a lot of people are here already.

what can i get you, some drinks? sure, i think i have that. wait a sec.

food 1 by ~peterwaweru on deviantARTso since you’re here and my guests are already warming up to the taco and salad bar and getting acquainted with mr. johnny walker here, make yourself at home. careful with the shots though, ok?

The great cake fiasco by *cherubicka on deviantARTi’ll be gone awhile. i just need to run out and do some stuff in subic and i’ll be back soon ok? in the meantime, put my address on your address book, it’s www.NAPTIMEROCKS.com. yeah, that’s with an ’s’. drop by anytime, i’m always home naman eh. but if you’re too busy to, just put my feeds on your reader so you can take me anywhere you want

i am pleased to announce that my blog is finally spreading its wings and flying to a new domain name, www.NAPTIMEROCKS.com. while you’re at it, update your feedreaders and point them to: http://feeds.feedburner.com/NapTimeRocks

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so since i changed my blog address, i have lost all my backlinks and consequently, whatever ranking i had with my old blog. sniff. so now i’m snagging this tag from vannie and hope that i get somewhere with this.

Cut and paste the following starting here. (more…)

when is it time to say goodbye?

from me to you:

have a good year ahead. you’ve always been there and will always be a part of us. knowing you has proven to me that not all fairy tales have a happy ending. sometimes, the hero gets killed too. sometimes, we don’t get what we want. oh well. but life’s like that right?

but the best part of it is that the princess meets her prince, the enchanted frog gets his kiss, the evil witch is destroyed, and there are unicorns and butterflies and rainbows and cute animals in between. that’s how it is. and it’s so much nicer if you think of it that way.

so again, have a happy life. maybe with or without me.

happy birthday.

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When the first few scenes of Juno started to play on screen, and the unashamed naked bodies of two supposedly young kids popped up, my mother was aghast. She took one glance at the tv and started her barrage of comments that this isn’t a proper movie for children to watch, what the heck am I watching, that this is how we get ‘ideas’, and that it’s, uh, I actually forgot already. I tuned her out after that.

Fact is, had things been different in our house when it comes to discussing ‘adult matters’ such as sex, it would have been a little more enlightening than getting your information from friends. You can say we are the conservative type of household and issues like these are not exactly discussed.

Anyway, about the movie. I liked it. Ellen Page’s acting was so real and Michael Cera was the typical lost nerdy boy that he’s made famous in Arrested Development. I think I appreciated the movie more than I expected because of some events in Juno’s pregnancy life that somehow made a parallelism with mine. I couldn’t help but cry during the part when she was driving home from Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner’s house after learning some really bad news which pretty much means that her problem really wasn’t solved, so she pulled up by the high way and just cried.

I remember myself 2 years ago when crying while driving home would usually be a routine for me. Yeah, blame it on the overload of hormones. But it was also because I had to face a lot of tough decisions back then that would eventually change my life. It’s tough really, trying to go at it alone. And Juno’s experience had been mercifully bearable because of her super supportive parents. Same goes for me. I am thankful that I had my family and friends back then, and I still have them now.

Juno was a brave kid. I doubt if I could’ve pulled it off like she did. This is a teenage reality-bites, no-fuss kind of movie that takes a brave hit on that subject in the point of view of a teenager. you know, S-E-X.

vannie’s currently reading tag is nowhere near that post title, but my answer to her tag is.

The Rules:

1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.

James Patterson’s Cross is just within my reach, so,

“He was considered the most successful assassins in the world, and you get what you paid for, except maybe in LA restaurants. He’d been a little surprised when he was hired by John Maggione, but it was good to be working.

The water taxi docked at Rio de San Moise, off the Grand Canal, and Sullivan made his way past narrow shops and museums to sprawling St. Mark’s square.”

hmm. that doesn’t make sense at all. this tag is supposed to be like a fortune cookie or something. but i remember i did this once before, a few years ago and it read:

“I love him so much, so keep your opinions to yourself!” - Rosie Dunne (Cecelia Ahern)