It is the first day of September!

Welcome SeptemBER!  Today officially starts the months of BER.  BER for us means colder days and later shorter days and  another more — CHRISTMAS!  Before anyone can realize it, Christmas will be here

One thing i look forward to this month is the birthday of my dear daughter.  She will be turning 13 this month and that would mean Pedia years are over.  Hahaiii my little baby will then be a certified teenager.

Another thing to look forward to is a weekend escapade after the last day of this month.  A late birthday treat. 

My daughter will be off to boarding school on Sunday.  It was a last minute decision although I have wanted her to go to boarding school, but i just can’t afford it financially.  But days ago, my prayers were answered.  God send means through someone.  It was an overwhelming moment when i read the offer and of course i have to accept it.  I know it’s not for my own good but it’s for my girl.

Although there is one thing that is really bothering me now.  Her face.   It’s not as soft and as fair as before she entered puberty.  The situation now is like she needs several sessions of acne treatment although am not yet sure which clinic would be best for her. I will give her some months to adjust to the new place. She will be staying in a building that is very very old and her reaction to the dust this morning was very uncomfortable. So i told her to take time to adjust and if it’s really going to bother her healthwise then we will try to find other means of accommodation.

~~ latest photo of my gurl ~~

This is a very stale post.  Oppss not a post but a late sharing of experience.  I should have done this the day after the outing but there were other things on the top list that writing about the mommy and daughter bonding was put aside.

I should have entitled this post: Lakwatsa sa Kitkai but as other PU2B bloggers know, non-english posts are not allowed in blogs that work for PU2B.

One week ago – May 25, Tuesday, Dimple and I had the chance to go to Cagayan de Oro just for fun.  I took a day’s leave from work just for the reason of going out with her and at the same time sending off my boss and his wife to the airport.  After dropping them off at the airport at 9:30 am, we are all left to ourselves with a vehicle and of course with a driver.

I asked Dimple where she wants to go.  I gave her two places – SM or Kit Kai Complex and she chose the later.  So from 10 am until the time we went home at 3 pm, we were at Kitkai.

Now, i want to let the photos do the talking.  I am just too overwhelmed with something today so i can’t think much on what to blah:

~~our first stop~~
We had breakfast here.

~~ the girl and our food ~~
She’s not yet in picture mood

~~Our 2nd stop – South Philippine Union Conference ~~
The boss had some transaction inside.

The driver drives so comfortably for the boss wife that it took us 2 hours to travel from Iligan to the center of Cagayan de Oro.  It was a drag but we still had time so the boss did not complain.

~~Ma’am Betty at then entrance of the Hope Channel Building ~~

The boss wife was in the mood for picture taking which i also like, so this is one of her poses. 
The signage color and style is eye catching.

~~Real Japanese for Lunch ~~

It took us awhile to decide where to eat lunch.  After two hours of going from one end to the other in the Kit Kai complex, we become hungry.  I was craving for korean food while Dimple wanted Japanese because she’s crazy with Japanese anime stuff .  I asked her if she knew of any Jap resto in KitKai as she had the time to go out with her another “anime-crazy” bestfriend one time and she told me of this – Rai Rai Ken.  I saw one Korean  restaurant near Gaisano Mall but it was too hot to out – so we both decided that Rai Rai Ken will satisfy our cravings.

~~This is one of our orders – one that i want go back for~~

She settled for a lunch box serving while i had the beef bowl (beef with fresh egg and fried vege at the side)

After lunch, i told her that we need an hour or more to go leisurely walk around to relax our stomachs.  She was looking for this anime stuff and i was also looking out for stuff with “for sale” signs.  I also want to find the exit because i wanna see the view below and also i wanna take some sky shots.

~~ I love to see these greens in the 2nd floor ~~

~~ candid shot of the girl while talking to someone on her phone~~

~~This is a place i promised her that we are going to eat here one day ~~

My girl was in high spirits.  I cooperated with her on the things she wanna do like hopping from one book store to another and an hour before going home, we really need to find the shop where she can buy those black stuff she and her classmates are crazy about (i can’t relate) lol!  She was in good mood but not in the mood for mommy-daughter photos.  But then, she allowed me to take one because  she said, “I was very cooperative and i took time to go around with her. “

And this is the priced shot:

Not a great shot i know but i love it because it’s her and me.

I am a sucker of sky views so let me share this sky shot taken at the Bulua Terminal.  We passed by there to pick some Dunkin donuts for Cloyd’s neices and nephew:

All photos are by sunshinelene

Yesterday, my daughter had her piano examinations for the K1 level and she told me she did it perfectly.  Next lesson time, she will start with the new books.  Am so happy and proud for her for learning that level that fast.  Although we don’t have our own piano, yet the teacher encouraged her to practice at home using the table – and she is doing it fine.  But we hope in the future, we will be able to buy a portable one.

I will be going to CDO comes Sunday, i will try to scout for some portable pianos.  But before i continue planning for that i have to check this Orange NJ invisalign. Id like to suggest it to my friend whose daughter have faulty teeth alignment. Maybe this will help.

I am glad it’s weekend.  Time to relax.

She makes me smile proudly again. (grinning)

Friday was “getting of cards” day and  the teacher told me that she saw her grades ahead of me and that she was so happy and excited.  When i checked it out, i discovered that all her grades have increased several places except for her English subject.

The subjects are as follows:

• Bible – 94 – 98
• English – 95 – 95
• Filipino – 96 – 97
• Mathematics – 96 – 97
• Science and Health – 94 – 97
• Heograpia – 95 – 96
• MSEP – 93 – 95
• EPP – 90 – 93
• GMRC – 90 – 93

She was happy herself because for the past years instead of increasing, her grades goes 1 step down and that will go on until the last grading.  Seeing the difference now, i told her that i hope she will increase it by the third grading. If not increase,  at least maintain the current grade.

I fed her all that as a treat for her good work daw. lol! I was salivating watching her eat.  I was on a diet ya know so i was just watching.  hahaha (just kidding)

Sorry if it took me some days to make this post. I felt i had a tiring weekend so i rested and then my week just start now.

Anyway, i was looking forward to last weekend because it was the weekend my beloved D turned 12. Her birthday was really 26th but since it was Sabbath so it hindered us to prepare something nice for her. We agreed to have a little celebration the next day. She agreed of course but on the 26th morning, a surprise arrived! Her friends from the MAS serenaded her. So i was forced to get up so that I can join the worship. When i went out of the room, my daughter was looking out at the window really appreciating the songs sang for her. She gave me that sweet smile and in my mind i mused “you really like this, huh!” But it her day so i just kept my mouth shut. I did not worry about food as i was thinking I will invite them to come back the next day for the food. After worship, we only served them the Rambutan my cousin brought in from Bukidnon the night before.

Here are some photos that day:

- the group worshiping with us -

-  group pic before they went home -

After they’re gone, i cooked food for breakfast while Dimple took bath to prepare for church.  Here’s what we got for breakfast:

-  stir boiled canton with vegetables -

I just made sure she had that that day.  No chocolates nor piece of cake as i told her she will have nice food only the next day. lol!  I always think that noodles represent long life.

After breakfast, she dressed herself to church and i guess i went back to sleep while she prepared herself.  I was still so sleepy.  But i woke up when she went out of the door – i told her i will take some photos.  So here she is:

- fitting her new slip-on.  My gift for her. –

I think that is my shoe size when i was still in highschool.  I feel she is going to have a bigger and longer foot size.  It’s like am marvelled at how fast she has grown for her age.

- The birthday girl -

Happy happy 12th birthday, Pol!

Last week, my 4 month old nephew was admitted due to very high temperature. Tests showed he got UTI. I spent my time almost whole day Friday and evening of Saturday (whole night) while Dimple in school cooked some vege recipe during the culmination of the Nutrition Week.

He can be an energetic and noisy babe when his temperature is normal.  When am the one with him i always keep his arms with the IV away from him.  I can giggle watching him putting anything (everything) he can hold inside his mouth.

An hour later after this shot, his temperature rose up to 42 and he was really restless and got a sound that really tells us he is not feeling well.

In school, my daughter’s class were divided into some group and they were told to cook the food (viand) they like to eat for lunch. My daughter’s group is composed mostly of girls and many wanted to eat vegetables so they brought fresh vegetables with them.

While the others make fire -

Some others did the task of dehusking  or deboning the malunggay -

Dimple being the leader of the group was only tasked to bring kitchen utensils and the firewood.  She proudly told me that she cooked (sautee) eggplant and string beans:

- garlic in the heated oil then followed by the vegetables.

when i saw this photo in the camera and saw water i asked her if she put in the water after putting in the vegetables. she said yes and i told her to correct it next time. i told her to put in water after the vegetables are partly cooked.

I asked her if it tasted nice and she proudly said nice because they used Magic Sarap! hahaha.  She said that she wanted to bring some for me for a taste but her classmates loved it so none was left.

Well, it does not matter. I was able to taste their noodle soup with malunggay and eggs.  It tasted very nice only to discover they have used up all the seasoning powder plus magic sarap.  Ohh my gawd, i told her, yeah the simple viand tastes so heavenly but it will cause us to die early. hahaha

Here’s the group leader with her teacher:

Happy Sunday to all and i hope you enjoyed these simple photos of our weekend last week.

A sharing of photos right out of the camera.  No alteration color and hues.

I wish they gonna stay small forever.  My baby is now almost a lady but will always be a baby in my heart.

I did not have any exciting weekend photos for the past weeks.  My activities happens during the week and the week-end is mostly spent at home. But for the last 2 Sundays, i was at work since the Doctoral class started already.

The photo shared here is of my daughter.  The two photos were taken same place, same day, and i think almost same time. hehehe.  This was taken last Sunday when they went for an afternoon swim.  She loves swimming.  And she loves to stay endless hours in the beach.  If i enjoyed being at home inside my bedroom, that’s how much she enjoys the outdoors especially the beach or any swimming activity.   I am pretty sure she had really a lot of fun because when she arrives home, she sleeps so quick.

I don’t like to say “again because  the last time she was sick was due to chicken pox and it was last year.  Now she is sick with high fever due to inflamed tonsils and productive cough.   Sounds productive but i did not heard her coughing the past days.  It was only early this morning.  Well, she is sick so i got in very late at work.   I feel bad she missed school today.  But somehow she will get well tonight so she can attend class tomorrow.

This is a candid portrait of her i took months back.  One of my favorite shots of her that evening.  She likes to pose when in the mood but if not in the mood well, i really can’t take one good photo of her.  Have you ever heard about the  Fort Myers photographer that take very good portraits.  Check out her site and blogs and you will find lovely shots taken by a very professional photographer.   I checked that out myself and am recommending it to my soon to be wedded friends and even the preggy friends.  I so love her  style.