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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Magazine for kids
I grew up reading my mom's subscriptions to The Economist, TIME, Newsweek, and Reader's Digest. Upon graduating elementary school, I had my own: National Geographic Magazine. You can say that if sort of influenced my career path.
Now I'm glad Hiro has one for his own: the National Geographic Kids. I placed an order right after my mom told me about this new product. Hiro loves animals, and loves reading books as well. I knew that this will be the right reading material for him. Parents will love the articles, as the kiddies will love the pictures. It also features a "Family Project" page that everybody will enjoy :)
Monday, March 31, 2008
Happy Birthday My Dahrling!
Thank you for the best 3 years of my life.....and looking forward to the years ahead :)
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Kids and the television
There are a lot of advocates out there who say television is bad for kids blah blah blah.
I don't think I'll ever find myself preventing Hiro from watch television.
Monitoring. That's what parents are there for. It's training the kids to watch the appropriate shows.
My little boy grew up watching The Discovery Channel and The Animal Planet. Little by little we started introducing him to cartoons popular to his generation. Presently, he loves watching these shows (in any order):
Blues Clues
The Backyardigans
Wonder Pets
Mrs. Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
Firehouse Tales
Hi-5
The Animal Planet
and his favorite......
Thomas the Tank Engine
I don't think I'll ever find myself preventing Hiro from watch television.
Monitoring. That's what parents are there for. It's training the kids to watch the appropriate shows.
My little boy grew up watching The Discovery Channel and The Animal Planet. Little by little we started introducing him to cartoons popular to his generation. Presently, he loves watching these shows (in any order):
Blues Clues
The Backyardigans
Wonder Pets
Mrs. Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
Firehouse Tales
Hi-5
The Animal Planet
and his favorite......
Thomas the Tank Engine
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Gossip Girl
When you have an active 2-year old kid who wants every second of your attention at home, you rarely get to watch your regular tv shows. Mine include(d): all 3 CSI, project runway, ANTM, iron chef, the apprentice, and a few more I have completely forgotten.
So when everyone started talking about Gossip Girl, I didn't understand what the fuss was all about.
Until Cindy gushed about it at work last week and lent me her DVD copy.
Since I was bored home with nothing to do or read, plus I couldn't play with Hiro, I decided to see what the fuss was all about.
Now I understand. Now I'm hooked.
(photo: Wikipedia)
Will the next season start now please.
:)
So when everyone started talking about Gossip Girl, I didn't understand what the fuss was all about.
Until Cindy gushed about it at work last week and lent me her DVD copy.
Since I was bored home with nothing to do or read, plus I couldn't play with Hiro, I decided to see what the fuss was all about.
Now I understand. Now I'm hooked.
(photo: Wikipedia)
Will the next season start now please.
:)
Home with the flue etcetera
Last Thursday I came home sick with a fever. It was a good thing I've earned quite a sum of sick leave (SL) credits and used one up for Friday.....I stayed home.....with a slight fever, a terrible sore throat, and clogged nose.
Since mommy was home, Hiro, naturally wanted to play with me everytime he had the chance. It was hard to stay away from him. Good thing my sister spent the weekend with us. Hiro totally forgets mommy when his tita Joy is around. Daddy arrived in Manila Sunday morning and since I was feeling better already, I drove my sister to her condo and brought Hiro and Hal with me. I know daddy missed his grandson. We stayed for an hour.
I put Hiro to sleep that night.
Monday, I still had the flu and a bit of sore throat but since I could handle it, i reported for work. When I woke up from lunchtime nap, symtoms of conjunctivitis (sore eyes) started appearing. At 2pm I went to the clinic and Dr. Manuel put some drops. The redness immediately disappeared so she said it might probably be just an infection. She told me to return at 4pm. Come 4pm, the redness and "muta" (what do you call it in english?) returned. I went back to the clinic and Dr. Manuel gave me the drops for conjunctivitis. By that time she said it looks like I have sore eyes and advised me that even if I continue with the medicine throughout the night and it still doesn't disappear, then I should not go to work.
Tuesday, I did not go to work. At night my OTHER eye caught up.
Wednesday (today), I'm still home.
That's three straight days of being away from my son. I cannot hug him. I cannot touch him. He send me flying kissed all the time, which is sweet. When someone at home is sick. He knows to stay away. But when he hears me, he starts shouting "Yehey! mommy's well already!". And that instantly breaks your heart.
I do not want to get him infected. I continue with my medicines as well as the eye drops. I constantly alcohol my hands to disinfect it whenever I go to the room. Hal puts him to sleep at night. I sleep in the living room. Alone.
So near yet so far.
P.S. However, if I do have sore eyes, why aren't they red? Today, they were just swollen with little "muta" (what do you really call it?)
Since mommy was home, Hiro, naturally wanted to play with me everytime he had the chance. It was hard to stay away from him. Good thing my sister spent the weekend with us. Hiro totally forgets mommy when his tita Joy is around. Daddy arrived in Manila Sunday morning and since I was feeling better already, I drove my sister to her condo and brought Hiro and Hal with me. I know daddy missed his grandson. We stayed for an hour.
I put Hiro to sleep that night.
Monday, I still had the flu and a bit of sore throat but since I could handle it, i reported for work. When I woke up from lunchtime nap, symtoms of conjunctivitis (sore eyes) started appearing. At 2pm I went to the clinic and Dr. Manuel put some drops. The redness immediately disappeared so she said it might probably be just an infection. She told me to return at 4pm. Come 4pm, the redness and "muta" (what do you call it in english?) returned. I went back to the clinic and Dr. Manuel gave me the drops for conjunctivitis. By that time she said it looks like I have sore eyes and advised me that even if I continue with the medicine throughout the night and it still doesn't disappear, then I should not go to work.
Tuesday, I did not go to work. At night my OTHER eye caught up.
Wednesday (today), I'm still home.
That's three straight days of being away from my son. I cannot hug him. I cannot touch him. He send me flying kissed all the time, which is sweet. When someone at home is sick. He knows to stay away. But when he hears me, he starts shouting "Yehey! mommy's well already!". And that instantly breaks your heart.
I do not want to get him infected. I continue with my medicines as well as the eye drops. I constantly alcohol my hands to disinfect it whenever I go to the room. Hal puts him to sleep at night. I sleep in the living room. Alone.
So near yet so far.
P.S. However, if I do have sore eyes, why aren't they red? Today, they were just swollen with little "muta" (what do you really call it?)
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