Usapang Bulilit

One evening...

Mommy: Amber, what are you watching?

Amber (without taking her eyes off the TV): I’m watching TV, mommy.

Can’t she be more specific?

Mommy: Oo nga, but what are you watching on TV?

Amber (glanced at me for a while looking perplexed then looked back at the TV while gesturing her hands towards it): Ayan oh, Mommy. Nagwa-watch ako nyan.

Oh my goolay! The way she said it, ang pilosopo ng anak ko!!! I wonder where she got that from?!? *glaring at Daddy*

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Amber: Mommy... Bo-cha!
Mommy: Huh?!
Amber: Bo-cha!
Mommy: Anong Bo-cha? (imitating how she said it)
Amber (laughed): Mommy, you sound sil-ly!

At ako pa ang silly?!? 

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We saw the Mr. And Ms. China Town sa TV last Sunday, Amber was instantly fascinated as she is in every beauty pageants.

Mommy: Amber, gusto mo matuto mag-Chinese? Maganda yun...

Amber: No...

Mommy: Bakit naman?

Amber: Kasi -- English muna.

May preference. Oo nga naman, isa-isa lang muna kasi Mommy. L

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There was a knock on the gate.

Amber (going out to check who it was): Who is it? Who is it?

After a while, I heard her shouting from the gate.

Amber: Dah-ddy... Mah-mmy... There’s tao in the gate!!!

Josme! There’s TAO daw sa gate?! Conyotic! Ang sakit lang sa tenga, at ipinarinig pa sa buong mundo!

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Amber: Mommy, can you cut my hair?

Mommy: Sure. We’ll cut it this weekend.

Amber: Oh! Thank you, Mommy. Gusto ko short hair.

Mommy: Huh?! As in short? You have to ask Daddy.

Amber (turning to Daddy): Daddy, can I have a short hair?

Daddy: No. Pwede i-cut ni Mommy pero konti lang.

Amber: I like short hair.

Daddy: No, you don’t. Parang boy yung maikling hair.

Amber: Nooo... pwede rin sa girl.

Daddy: No. That’s final.

Amber (turning back at me): Mommy?

Mommy: Daddy said no na eh.

Amber: Eh si Daddy yun... ikaw?

I think may part 2 pa ito when we get home this evening.

Tiny Tasks

Here is Amber,... drying up her bike after it got wet from the drizzle.

Nobody actually told her to wipe the rainwater off her bike. Ate Judith just went to do other tasks with a promise to come back to dry her bike for her. Thinking maybe that Ate is busy, she took one of Ate Judith’s basahan then proceeded with the task.

Good girl. May you always remember this moment as you grow up and never be tired to be of help to others no matter how small you think your hands are -- they will grow big eventually. Hehe! A helping hand is never too small, anyways.

Hmmm, maybe I can begin assigning her house chores, what you think? ^_^

Watching A Movie

Gusto ko magkwento... mahabang kwento! Magsalita lang ng magsalita sa pamamagitan ng keyboard! CONSIDER THIS A WARNING.

Amidst the chaos of a super duper mega payday-Friday, Hubs and I went to G4 last Friday. Shempre, traffic on the way there. Nakakalokang traffic! Tapos ang hirap nung level-90ish ng Candy Crush, naubos life ko! Wala akong choice but to watch the other traffic-stuck cars sa paligid.

We reached our destination after an hour and a half. Parang saglit lang naman yun pero without the freaking traffic, it will take you only minutes to get there. So kaka!

Anyways, at least we got there more than an hour before the last full show ng World War Z. Opkors, hindi palalagpasin ni hubbydudes yan -- Zombie movie eh.

Don’t ask me when was the last time we watched a movie in a theater, kasi nakalimutan ko na sa tagal.

When we were on the line to buy tickets, nagsikip ang dibdib ko, the screen showed that there were no vacant seats anymore. Nakakapikon lang. Gusto ko na mag-walkout. Buti na lang, the Hubby was unusually patient that time. He said magtanong na daw kami since andun na rin kami sa pila. Para bang papayag sha maupo sa bench sa gilid ng theater or sa floor if these will be the last resort.

Glad that I listened! Because of the people still lining up for the movie, they opened another schedule for it that will start at 10:40PM! Yebah!

But wait ---

It was only 8:20PM. We were supposed to see the 9:40PM show. Anong gagawin namin sa loob ng mahigit dalawang oras?!?

Yet, I didn’t complain. I went there to watch a movie so I will not leave without watching a movie! Kahit abutin pa kami ng madaling araw!

By the way, earlier that day I called Ate Judith to tell her to tuck Amber to sleep that night because we will be getting home late ni Hubby. Ang sagot ba naman...

Ate Judith: Okay lang yun... syempre hindi naman pwedeng puro trabaho lang, kelangan nagdi-date din paminsan-minsan.

Toinkz! Hanep sa comment ano? Pumi-feeling close! Minsan itong si Ate Judith, may pagka-! Parang wala naman akong sinabi where we’re going. Nag-assume agad?! Malay nya kung may meeting lang sa office di ba?! Well wala namang kaso yun except that she’s being atribida most of the times sometimes. But we love her because she loves Amber. So keri lang.

We did all the things we thought of doing inside the mall just to kill time.

So when the movie begun... inaantok na ko!

But then, the zombies woke me up! Nakakaloka ang mga zombies sa movie na to! Aggressive! Ang liliksi! Para sa mga deads, they’re so full of energy!

So saan ba patutungo itong kwento ko? Wala naman talaga. Gusto ko lang maalala na nakapanood ulit ako ng sine after a very long time of satisfyingly watching lang ng mga pinirata kong movies in the comfort of our own home.

It’s nice to be watching in movie theatres once in a while. But I realized that I like it more to watch movies privately in our own living room. Bakit?

Una, walang mga ulo ng tao na haharang-harang sa screen. Nakakasakit ng leeg makipagpatintero ng ulo sa mga nakaupo sa harap ha!

Pangalawa, if you miss any scenes or a dialogue in the movie, just press rewind on your RC and voila! Kahit paulit-ulit mong gawin yan, walang babato sayo ng popcorn! Titingnan ka lang ng masama ng asawa mo pero wala naman shang magagawa. Pag gusto mo magbanyo, ‘PAUSE’ lang ang katapat!

Pangatlo, madali mong mapapatahimik ang mga kasama mong nanonood dahil kamag-anak mo naman sila. Sa sinehan, mapapaaway ka pa pag sumita ka ng mga discourteous strangers na kahit pinaalalahanan na sila sa simula ng palabas na kailangang tumahimik, eh sige pa rin sa pagsasalita ng malakas o pagbibigay ng unsolicited comments tungkol sa napapanood. At meron pang iba na nagkukwentuhan habang nanonood. Mga pasaway!

Pang-apat, with the exception of some theatres that has lazy boys na pagkamamahal ng ticket, you can be in whatever position you find comfortable in pag nasa bahay ka lang.

There are still more reasons I can think of but I’ll leave it at that for now.

Ang bottom line lang, parang matatagalan ulit bago ako manonood ng sine because although the movie was great, the experience wasn’t. Unless may zombie movie na naman na ipapalabas at yayakagin na naman ako ng zombie-addict kong asawa.

That’s all. Bow.

Another Night of Craziness

Not that I’ve done anything crazy...

It’s more than that!

I got to spend another night with my Crazy Girlfriends!!! Yay!

Being with these girls is nothing but absolute fun.

See you next time, girls! I wish we can really make that big plan happen. ;D

Homemade Sushi

Don’t you just love receiving pasalubongs? I do! I do!

Whenever my boss’ Korean business partners come here, they never fail to bring us these delectable Korean goodies...

This particular brand of dried seaweeds is so good!

I brought home some seaweeds and made them into homemade sushi...

Just top the seaweeds with a spoonful of rice, a slice of ripe mango, a piece of any viand you have available (I used roasted chicken on this one. We tried canned tuna, too. The taste is more complimentary). Every bite is just so MASS-ISSNEUN! :D