What I Miss

Oohh. What have I missed?

Honestly, I'm not so happy nor sad with the fact that I am now able to blog. One, I just tested my laptop for the nth time, and it worked. For the nth time in the future, it might actually die on me.... again. I was planning to buy a new adapter and battery for the laptop but since I don't have money yet, I'll make kalikot nalang muna and try to make it "workable".

Two, all feelings, emotions, rants, happiness and fulfillment I have felt these past few months are mixed altogether now that I don't know how to sort them out. Yes! I have been through a lot this year. I wanted to let them all out but right now, I really don't know where to start. However, there is something I firmly stand on and that's having no regrets. I may have felt bad quite a bit. There were even questions in and out of mind but I'm glad it happened. Blessing in disguise may be, we don't know. Only God knows.

Anyway, enough for now. I'm sleepy already. Goodnight! GoodMornight rather.

S&R Early Bird Sale September 2013

I knooooow! It's been ages since! But i just had to share for some of you who are interested. 

S&R is currently having their Early Bird Sale, until today, Sept. 24. Then on September 25, 2013, it'll be their September Grand Sale or Member's Treat. 

Earlier today, Sept. 23, I went with my ninang to S&R. Since we are on a budget, I needed to list down all things i needed to buy. I also checked what items are already on sale. 

Look what I found:

Colgate Regular 145ml 4pcs/pack = P320.00

and also i found this:

Suave kids 2-in-1 Shampoo Funpack 4pcs/pack = P400.00

Sulit diba? I didn't plan really to buy anything, just to list down all items I was planning to buy and check what items are on sale. However, from what I experienced last march, madaling maubos yung Colgate 4pcs/pack. So I had to hoard. Hahaha. Will buy again on September 25 if they are still available. 

I'm so excited. I don't really know why, but grocery shopping has been my stress reliever kaya enjoy na enjoy ko. hahahaha!

See you there! Lapit na mag sale talaga! Be there by 6am or earlier! Hehehe. 

PS. I'm still using the ipad to blog. Kaya hirap padin ako. This post I had to do for others to know din, Hehehe. I miss blogging though.. 

Mouth Sore

Hi friends! Sorry for the lack of posts nowadays. You know, it's really difficult to blog using an iPad. Lappy is not working yet.. Hindi ko pa napapagawa talaga..

Anyway, to mommies out there, or to anyone who has experienced mouth sore, do you know how to cure it? Well, mouth sore is also known as singaw... Unfortunately, Johann has singaw. He has been cranky for the past 2 days already.. I tried putting Dequadin on his tongue. Nandun kasi yung singaw nya. Sobra siyang nasasaktan.. iyak ng iyak.. He has not been drinking milk din kasi siguro talagang masakit. I've been up all night for the past 2 days 'coz once in a while, he would wake up and cry. Again, siguro kasi masakit.

I don't know what to do. Nakakaawa din kasi ang baby ko.

Will go to the doctor pa tomorrow, Monday. If you know how to cure his mouth sore or atleast lessen his pain, just comment ha? I would really appreciate it! Thanks!

A Greener Selection

In my previous post, regarding Mango Papaya Vinaigrette, well, it was perfect for salad! I tried it kaninang dinner. At first, if you'll taste the vinaigrette lang, para siyang tangy or maasim. But if you put it on salad, masarap siya.

I bought Dole Greener Selection salad. I want to prepare the salad personally sana. I mean, prepare it from scratch. However, I want to try first the two dressings we have here at home. One is the Caesar Salad Dressing which I bought at S&R. The other one is the dressing/vinaigrette I made kanina.

Greens with maling and belcube cheese. Plus the mango papaya vinaigrette. Yummy!

Since I want a taste of something different aside sa greens lang, I added few bits of maling. Just enough to satisfy my taste buds. Also, for additional flavor, I added 2 Belcube Creamy Ham Flavored Cheese by Laughing Cow. It was soooo good!

The Belcube Creamy Cheese is actually a spread. 2 cubes of cheese is not bad naman siguro diba? I'm starting this diet palang naman. Para di mabigla.. If my tummy is sanay na with these greens, tsaka ko na siguro itotodo.

I will have no rice in my diet. Promise. No cheat day yet, because I want to lose weight agad. Full effort ito! :) Next time na ako magcheacheat day kapag payat nako! hihi.

Anyway, you should try it. Salad with bits of maling and laughing cow belcube cheese. It's not really light nor heavy meal. Just right. Atleast, it's a start. :D

Mango Papaya Vinaigrette

Since I am planning to go on a diet, I made a salad dressing. After eating at Mary Grace Cafe kasi, I said to myself, Im'ma try the dressing they have for their Prawn Salad. It is the Mango-Papaya Dressing. It's good huh!

Here's the ingredients:

1 Large Ripe Papaya
1 Large Ripe Mango
1/4 cup of Olive Oil
1/3 cup of Apple Cider Vinegar 
1 Tbsp Honey
Salt and Pepper. 

1. Peel and put Papaya and Mango meat in a blender. 
2. Add the remaining ingredients except salt and pepper.
3. Blend well.
4. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

It's kinda tangy because of the Apple Cider Vinegar, but it's okay, it'll blend well in the salad.

Will share to you later my dinner. Will try it with salad.

Truth About My Weight

Hello! Today's Sunday. My mag-ama went out for a basketball game. John kasi would always play basketball kapag Sunday, sinama nya si Johann. Perfect time for me to blog! :)

I just want to share to you (if I have readers. lol.) some things about me and my weight.

When I was dalaga, I was thinner. Chubby, but thinner, compared now. My height is 5"1" and my weight before is from 115lbs to 118lbs. It even went down to 108lbs to 110lbs but average would be the first weight I mentioned. I fit a size Medium in most of the clothes. Large kapag masikip sa arms. Sa arms kasi talaga nagkakatalo. I have brusko arms so if Medium ang damit pero masikip sa arms, I change it to Large. So yeah, Medium to Large ako. Get the picture?

I really looked young, pretty and blooming then. Kasi comfortable ako sa everything. Clothes, face, tummy not showing etc. Now kasi, I feel bloated, fat, parang my clothes kept on shrinking on me na hindi na ako kasya sakanila. Haha!

When I got pregnant, I was not that fat. I gained weight but not too much, so I figured, mabilis babalik ang katawan ko. Johann was not that big din when I had him. First few months, I was a typical na nanganak. Still the same weight when I was pregnant. But as months passed, I gained and gained.

Preggy. 6-7 months na yata ako nyan. 

I am a stay-at-home mommy. Johann's malikot but I make it bawi sa food intake lagi. When I am depressed or stressed, I eat. When I am pagod, I eat. When I am happy, I still eat! Haha. No exercise.

Honestly, that is may be one reason why I seldom go out. I am so conscious of how I look and how I weigh. I get ill-tempered that I can't wear any nice clothes anymore 'coz hindi na kasya yung mga luma kong damit. I also seldom buy clothes that's why I have only a number to choose from. I am not kasi a type of person na would wear sexy clothes or fitted clothes kahit mataba. May iba kasi, mukhang suman sa damit if they wear uber fitted eh. No offense meant to those who wear clothes like that. It's just that it is not me. I am not comfortable with that eh.

I enrolled back to boxing and even gym. (Dati pala, kaya ako payat kasi, nagboboxing ako sa Elorde and nagggym ako sa Fitness First. Sarado na kasi Elorde sa SM Southmall kaya nakakatamad na sa malayo magboxing.) Anyway, I enrolled in a boxing gym located in Madrigal Business Park, Alabang. 4 months ako naka-enroll. Come 4th month, medyo tinatamad nako. Lost few pounds. But ever since I stopped, I gained again. I have been telling John, if I really want to lose weight, dapat consistent ang gym ko. Since I am not enrolled anymore, pano ako magwowork out? Sis in law ko kasi, payat na. Pero it took her more than 2 years din, bago na maintain yung figure. Kasi, hindi natatanggal gym nya. There would be times na she's lazy to go but atleast, anytime, she can come back. That's what I want. Pero siyempre, we're not that mayaman naman. So dapat, once enrolled, sulitin. Which I didn't.

Why am I gaining? It is because I am a rice person. Take note. I eat lunch and dinner. Twice lang ha? Pero since I eat rice, I keep on gaining weight. Usually pa kasi, 1 and half cup rice ako. Haha! If masarap ulam, hanggang 2 cups. lol. In between meals, I seldom eat. Pero if eat usually fatty food. Ice cream, chocolate, sweets, or junk food. Diba? Sino ba naman di tataba non?

However, there are people who I really idolize for their dedication in losing weight. They are Mommy Fleur, Mommy Cheryll, Tina de Guzman and Joanne Avila (friends of mine) and Marie Flores (also a friend). I have been observing them for almost 2-3 months now. They are losing weight. Kailangan talaga ang mind set. San ba nakakabili non? Pa-order nga ako.

I tend to be tamad talaga kasi at times. Pero as I said, I need my mind to be set in order for me to get back into my dalaga weight. Exercise, eat well and control.

Ate Che of Out of The Box Ideas, told me, I should reveal, make kwento and blog it so the whole world (lol. daming readers?) will witness this. Para mag-pursige ako magpapayat. I will start again tomorrow. Jogging, diet and control. No rice, no sweets etc.

Will update what and how I am doing about this project me, soon! :)

Current weight: 145lbs. Kapag busog, 148lbs. Haha! :D

Security Pillow

I have a question to those who have kids. Do you have a kid or kids that has/have a security anything? Like, security blanket, pillow, stuffed toy, etc. I do!

When I was in college, there was a bazaar in school where a lot of things are being sold. I was sooo into Monokuro Boo at that time, that when I saw a beaded pillow of MB, I grabbed it and bought it. Utang pa nga ata yun noon sa friend ko. Haha! Anyway, when was that? 6-7 years ago?? or more pa?? Haha.

When I became a mom, I used that beaded pillow as blanket to Johann.

He is 4 months in this photo. See? perfect for kumot si Monokuro Boo. 

Now, he really can't sleep without that pillow. He gets cranky kapag antok na antok na siya then hindi pa niya hawak yung pillow. Everytime we have long travels, need namin kasama si pillow. In short, he can't let it go.

My only fear lang is, baka masira si pillow, then always cranky na si baby.. What will I do?? Huhu.

Alam nyo ba?! Niretoke na yung pillow! It's soooo manipis na kasi, it can tear apart anytime na noon, since nandito si ninang ko before and magaling siya manahi, inayos nya yung pillow so medyo makapal na yung tela nya. But, what if, ma-tear apart bigla?? Haay.

Oh well.. Look at Johann. What he does is, he rubs the snout of the pillow with his fingers.. Orrrr, he rubs the snout with his snout este nose or lips. Haha.. Addict lang!

Fell asleep while rubbing the snout. Hihi. :)

I am just wondering, on what age kaya ma-lelet go ni Johann yang pillow na yan? Hmmm..