Having a conversation with a toddler is like having a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get. – Me: Mia, where’s Dora? (expecting a smart answer) Mia: Atay na! (*patay*) Oh no! Tweet
Archive for April, 2009
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Travel (wish) List
April 25th, 2009 
Iris I’d like to see the world, one place at a time. You can consider this my travel bucket list, in no particular order. Camiguin (“Island Born of Fire”) and its sunken graves, falls, hot and cold springs, white beaches (of course!), and Mantigue Island Palawan and its underground rivers (the last time I was there [...]
Tags: Foundations [lp]
April 22nd, 2009 Iris Buildings are beautiful when they have great foundations. Come disasters for great structures with weak bases, they won’t be pretty anymore when they’re in heaps of rubble. Diba? The reason why I’m pointing this out is because I heard Smart Buddy’s Me na Me radio ad earlier today and I thought that it didn’t promote [...]
Picture perfect
April 22nd, 2009 Iris Clarice: Smile Mia, we’re on camera! Mia: Ito na nga, naka-smile na. Clarice: Ganito turo sakin ng mommy ko! Mia: I’m 2 years old! Clarice: Hinde, ganito pag nagpapa-peechur. Korean style. Mia: Ganito? Clarice: Actually hindi ako sure… — This is Mia with her second cousin Clarice. It’s always fun to watch kids. Their curiousity [...]
My ABCs
April 22nd, 2009 Iris You’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with the ABC’s of YOU. At the end, choose 26 people to be tagged. You have to tag me so really you just need 25 more people. If I tagged you, it’s because I want to know more about you – but not in a [...]
heatwave
April 19th, 2009 Iris this is too much. the heat is just too much! i want ice cream!!! what’s a good ice cream you can indulge in without the calories though? what’s that brand from DQ again? Tweet
Mia moment #1
April 11th, 2009 Iris Mia just loves to shout out loud in places where she knows there will be an echo. So mommy teaches her the word “echo”. Mommy: Mia say e-cho (enunciating the syllables very carefully) Mia: eee-cho! (like eco) Mommy: No, say eh– (this time emphasizing the ‘e’) –cho! Mia: eee-cho! Mommy: haay. Tweet
At 28 months
April 10th, 2009 Iris Creating a Creative Spirit in Your Child Give a toddler’s imagination room to grow — you’ll be amazed at how far it can take her. By age two, your toddler’s creativity and imagination is fully on display, and what an entertaining show it is! She’ll wow you with herability to scribble a blue blob and [...]
Beeing Well
April 9th, 2009 Iris This could not just be coincidence and might be God reminding me more to take up that long stalled promise to myself. Everyday (or at least every week) I vow to allot at least an hour to jog again. I was already successful last year but guess what, work happened. I know no excuse will [...]
All rice
April 9th, 2009 Iris a matter that’s close to filipino hearts. quite frankly, who prefers GMOs? sign the petition against genetically modified rice. Tweet
