Mushroom Family on Yellow

Most recent picture of the mushroom family.

Husband and i has 9 sets of matching polo shirts. Now that we have yena, i find it hard to look for colors that will match her outfits when husband and i are in the mood to go out in identical colors.

I have been a fan of whatever outfits for my daughter Yena. The brand has lots of cool t-shirts and it was just last week that i found that they have polo shirts too. Delight! So yena's wearing a whatever polo. Nicey right?

The Mushrooms as Parents

As much as possible I don’t spank yena. When she is misbehaving or is being very stubborn I always tell her that I am getting angry and she behaves almost every time. Every time I scold her, she would go to her bed, lie down, and say ‘mommy you don’t love me, coz you’re scolding me’ sometimes she cries in between while telling me that. =) Every now and then I explain to her why I am being upset and tell her I love her so much but I don’t want her to be a spoiled brat.

I tend to be the spoiler while husband is the disciplinarian in the family. Yena and husband are super close, they are the best buddies. But when he raised his voice and tells yena to stop misbehaving – she will. As much as he is afraid of his daddy I hope that it just means she respects his every word.

It isn’t easy being a parent, it takes a lot of responsibility, hard work and dedication. But being a parent is my favorite vocation and I won’t trade it for anything in the world.

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Paris Posters: Story of a Bygone Era

Posters as a mass produced art form are a contribution of Paris, the capital of France. Starting from the mid to late 19th century, poster printing became a craze in Paris. Everybody who was somebody wanted a poster about themselves or their performances; they wanted the best artists of Paris to decorate the city streets with their posters. Pencil artist and screen decorator Jules Chéret started an office in Paris in 1866 with the sole objective of developing custom poster printing. Chéret popularized the creation of colorful, timeless posters in Paris. His posters were vibrant with color, thanks to a new lithographic technique that he had developed. He created over 1,000 posters for Parisian exhibitions, events, and musicals, and is often considered the father of modern posters.

Other notable poster artists of the day were Alfons Mucha, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and Firmin Bouisset. All of these artists contributed to the development of poster printing techniques, and made posters widely popular in Paris. Around this time, Toulouse-Lautrec and Chéret started depicting females on their posters in various attractive and sensual poses. Many of these posters became fashion statements for city streets, spawning the phrase "art galleries of the street." Posters became so popular that an exhibition of posters was held in Paris in 1884, the first of its kind in the world.

Even today, some of the old posters created by Parisian artists survive in museums around the world. "Moulin Rouge-La Goulue," a poster created by Toulouse-Lautrec in 1881 depicting the famous Moulin Rouge of Paris, is an icon of the era. Another collectible poster is a creation by Jules Chéret. Called the Vin Mariani, this 1894 advertisement poster colorfully advertises the digestif, a tonic wine that used coca from the jungles of Brazil, then a newly imported, exotic drink in Europe.

Coming Home Tonight

After five days, husband is coming home tonight from Davao. He has been to four places in five days. I told him to capture pictures of Bacolod, Cebu, Zamboanga and Davao but he told me that since he went there to work – all he was able to capture was his breakfasts from his hotel. I thought I would be able to see those places even on pictures – but that’s my husband – he won’t exert effort to take pictures even if the view in front of him is heavenly.

While I, on the other hand is a photo addict. I take pictures of anything and everything that amuses me. I remember I took a lot of pictures of the plane that brought us to Coron Palawan, and if I can only capture the plane’s air intake systems I would. That’s how addicted I am to pictures.

That’s how different husband and I speaking of pictures. He doesn’t like picture taking and almost all our pictures together are wacky. He is quite camera shy. But since he always said that our daughter got almost all my traits – my daughter is a camera whore too. Once she sees my camera she would pose and tell me take her pictures. I don’t know if that’s a good thing though, hahah.

But anyways, I am so excited for tonight! Am sure my daughter is very excited to see his daddy too. Another great time to take pictures! Yey!

Can't wait tomorrow night!

Day4 without husband at home and i am still virtually wearing color BLUE. Sad, sadder, saddest. It's always hard without husband at home - you bet that i will have a swollen eyes after typing this and you will win! I am almost teary while typing this and thought to myself to stop writing. I will miss him all the more if i do but this is what i feel right now. Sad, sadder, blue - bluer than blue.

Funny how the first time he went out of town for work - i cried the first night while talking to him on the phone. I am such a cry baby. And his first time was just 3 days and 2 nights. But now, it's 5 days and 4 nights - it's like breaking the record. I know that missing him like these is not as twice as what he feels. When i miss him i can hug and kiss our daughter while he can only talk to us on the phone - on virtual hugs and kiss. Alone on his hotel, weary and tired for the whole day of work. His sacrifice is twice of a sacrifice of what i feel.

Now if only i can pull tomorrow i will. I can't wait tomorrow night! Can't wait to see my one and only - my love, my life, my ka-chorba. I can't wait to kick his ass for making me cry now!

Naic Aroma Beach Resort Rates

It was our second time at Aroma Beach Resort in Naic and like the first time, it was fun. We always look forward going to this place with my family and relatives. The rate is affordable and the place is clean.

Since their website has no details on their rates, here's the list of the rates that i can remember. ^_^

Resort Entrance
Adult: P30
Children: P10

Swimming Pool Entrance
Adult: P70
Children: P60

Cottages Big Villas ranges from Php1000 to P3000

Airconditioned Rooms ranges from P1000 (not sure! we didn't get one because the room is only good for 2)

Little Nipa Hut P150 (good for 10 persons only)

Will post pictures soon!

My Pregnancy Story

This is a just a repost of my Conceived after two depressions entry last January 2009. I don’t have internet connection at home and I find it hard to blog at work (am using proxy to somehow open my blogs). But I cannot afford to miss this week’s theme at Couple’s Corner. So this shall be my entry on my pregnancy story. ^_^

Hubby and i have been through a lot when we decided to be together sometime ago. Just like any other couple we've been through ups and downs! We've been to the long and winding road of fighting for our love. But there was two instances then that i thought id give up, i can sense hubby felt the same too! It was the time when we were both impatient to have our own baby.

My ob said i have mayoma, my left and right ovary were not healthy, in fact the ob cant find any egg cells. So planning a baby with my condition seemed futile. I underwent medication to regulate my mentruation and to have a healthy egg cells.. Patiently we waited for the baby. :)

Then a week of missed periods, jumped hubby for joy. He told me have my pregnancy test kit and check if i was already expecting. Miserably i get out of the comfort room weeping. Told myself, this was not yet the moment. But hubby felt terribly depressed. I was depressed all the more.

My first kit showing one line, negative. :(

The second time of my missed periods again, he was not expecting anything at all. I wa so nervous. I was worried i cant give him a child he has been wanting. Thoughts of husband leaving mefor another woman who could bare his child was running on my mind. I was hopeless all the more when the result turned to negative.

So there, after two depressions on a fine day of june, after a day of work and two months of missed period, i decided to try to have my kit ready again. And there we were, hubby and i, numb and speechless. Coz by that time, we saw two lines we've never seen before! That was then we knew... our baby was here already. :)

The two lines, positive! :)

And that was our Yena, our ultimate source of joy now, who was conceived after two depressions!

Meet My Mothers

I love this May's theme at Couple's Corner! There's no meme out there where we talk about our Mothers and am so thankful for the host for thinking about this in time for Mother's Day! It's Mother's Month at CC and i love it! Thanks Mareng Liz! ^_^

Anyways, here's my beloved MIL. Her name is Daisy and she is mestiza. I will be forever grateful to her for giving birth to my beloved husband hihih. There are lots of woman out there who has problems with their inlaws but am so lucky for my MIL and FIL(+) for loving me as their own daughter.

Neil, JM, Yena and my MIL

And now presenting Jelly, the most important woman in my life, my mother whom i would trade my life with hihih. I admit i am a father's girl but i love this woman to bits! I caused her so much grief when i married yobib but everything is under the bridge now. She loves Yobib and Yena so much. She gave me the house we are living now just beside her house and she takes care of Yena when yobib and i are at work!

Fourth from the left is my Mother

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