I got this funny email from my dad. Initially, I laughed. But it got me thinking. If this ever happens to me, what will I do?

Will I scold my child?

Click Click,it’s just a .21sec clip,I guarantee it’s worth it!

Prolly not.

Got this meme from Liza & coincidentally I’m near a book I’m actually reading.

The Rules:

1. Pick up the nearest book (of at least 123 pages).
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people.

I am nearest the book Shopaholic Takes Manhattan

by : Sophie Kinsella

“But where? Where is he?”

“Well…he was here just a few moments ago…”

“I gesture to the chair next to me.”

I want to know what y’all are reading…Ris, Pat, Pam, Mitch & Lhen.

♥Vanessa♥

We spent our Monday holiday at the pool in a nearby hotel in Mactan. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining but it was not too hot, a bit windy even.

The last time I brought the little boy to a pool was about 3 months ago. It was a horrible experience for him (and for me!) He was crying all the time. He never wanted to let go & was shaking like a leaf.

I was clueless on why he was so afraid. He loved taking a bath! He even cries when bath time over, so why cry now?

I guess, the huge body of water scared him. Maybe it was too unfamiliar. I blame myself for not acquainting him to pools at an early age.

Fortunately this time, he actually enjoyed himself. Although it took us 30-45 minutes to convince him to join us in the water, it was worth it. Baby steps. When summer comes, Ozzy will be beach or pool ready!

***Note: If you’re all wondering why he’s not smiling in the picture (or in any of his pictures); that’s because he never does. He just stares at the camera.

More pictures of our day in my multiply page.

♥Vanessa♥

Here’s the drill started by Mitch of When Silence Speaks:

If you still keep your baby’s first 3 days photos, We would love to see them. Label them as 1st, 2nd or 3rd day (as shown below). After that, please post the most recent one, one photo will do. You can post as much as you want though. I’m sure you will realize and tell yourself “seems like yesterday“.

THEN

Ozzy 1st day

Ozzy 2nd day

Ozzy 3rd day

Always sleeping. So cute. I miss his baby smell. I miss his tiny little toes & fingers. I miss his toothless gums. I miss his tiny voice.

NOW

..he has grown up. You’ll always be my baby boy!

*muah*

Mommy’s Eds, JenR and Meeya I want to see your pictures of then & now too!

You Are 54% Bitchy

Generally, you’re an average woman, with average moods. But sometimes… well, watch out!Sometimes, you let your mean side get the better of you. And you enjoy every minute of it.

See..it’s not that bad. I am average.

Thanks Kelly for the tag.

Guess what actor Ashton Kutcher and actress Scarlet Johanson have in common?

Good looks?

Fame?

Fortune?

Read more… »

This year, I am turning 25. I’ve been feeling this for some time; and when I saw a Yova’s blog, I realized that I too may be experiencing the quarter life crisis.

Read more… »

Domain & Hosting.

Those are the 2 basic essentials if one intends to start blogging professionally. Ehem-Ehem.

What are those?

I don’t really know. I’ll just quote Thea of {bloggerhappy} because she knows these stuff & obviously, I don’t. She said,

host = you can compare it to ur C drive sa PC. yung mga may folders and directories.

wordpress = you can compare it to your MS Word. program/application lang sya.

and of course, the domain, its just your name. That’s it.

Anyway, with the help of my dad..I got my own domain and I’m going to park myself with his host. You know testing the waters. When the time comes that I can stand on my own, I will get my own. For now, I have no complaints.

And, with the help of Thea, I was able to download filezilla the wordpress thing. We are not finished yet. So stay tuned.

That’s it. That’s my week’s highlight.

♥Vanessa♥

Awards…for me?!

Thanks my dear Jen & Em.

I looove all the blogs in my blogroll (I will n.o.t. add if I don’t!) Anyway, here’s an award to all the Blogging Mums! Thank you for constantly visiting my site, lurking, or leaving some comments. They are all appreciated.

And all these from my new friend Em.

and this award goes to Eds (thanks for your help)

Got this award from Vina & Mitch

A ball is a circle, no beginning, no end. It keeps us together like our circle of friends. But the treasure inside for you to see is the treasure of friendship you’ve granted to me. Today, I pass the friendship ball to you.

This award goes to Thea.

And Last, from Liza

This award goes to Em.(yes, i am giving you something back!)

♥Vanessa♥

A have read a very interesting article on the local magazine Good Housekeeping Jan-Feb2008 Issue.

The surprising, enlightening, and sometimes hard truths we all face after we walk down the aisle - and how they teach us about what love really means. By Ylonda Gault Caviness

8 Things no one tells you About Marriage.

1 You will look at the person lying next to you and wonder, Is this it? Forever?

Yup,I am guilty of thinking this. After the baby, the wedding & honeymoon your left with the daily routine of work-home-chores. It gets boring & monotonous. Suddenly you remember your life before marriage; parties, shopping & alone time. But digging deep; I am actually happy & fulfilled. I have found a purpose in my life right now. Something that was lacking before.

2 You’ll work harder than you never imagined.

And by work it means being patient enough to really ‘work’ to make the marriage work. As the woman I realized we have to work doubly hard because lets face it - men are pigs. I just keep my mouth shut & pick up after my hubby than nag because that will only take more energy out of me. Also, aside from the physical work (job&chores) there’s also a lot of sacrifices involved. Especially if your the woman.

3 You will sometimes go to bed mad (and maybe wake up madder).

Hahaha, correct. What’s the point of quarreling late at night when he’s clearly drunk & I’m clearly sleepy & super pissed already. Better get some rest & wait for the morning so that I can see clearly when I punch him in the face. Haha!

4 You will go without sex - sometimes for a long time - and that’s OK.

If you tell me this before baby + marriage I would have said, “How’s that possible?”. Now, I agree 100%. Sex is a lot of work. I consider it my exercise sometimes.

5 Getting your way is usually not as important as finding a way to work together.

I admit, I am a know-it-all; I want things my way & I have super super high pride. Slowly though I realized (and hubby made me realize) that I am not always right & that he has a point (sometimes!) ahaha. But anyway I’m really working hard on the pride-thingie. It’s really hard though.

6 A great marriage doesn’t mean no conflict; it simply means a couple keeps trying to get it right.

After getting married, petty fights and huge fights would come our way and that’s normal. Its even healthy. I have learned to swallow my pride at times and I know what battles to fight and when to just let things pass. Fighting is OK (just no hitting&no fighting in front of kids) because you get to discuss issues that are sometimes not acknowledged.

7 You’ll realize that you can only change yourself.

Oh yes. Nagging will not get you no where. I realized, the more one nags, the more the other person ignores the requests. ‘Put this here’ , ‘no! not there!’, ‘why did you put that there?’, becomes blah! blah! blah..to the other person (usually the husband) so, instead of the usual nagging & blackmailing, I just do it quietly & hope that one glorious day, the hubby follows suit.

8 As you face your fears and insecurities, you will find out what you’re really made of.

My greatest fear is being cheated on. In my mind - if the guy cheats automatically he’s out of my life. No explanation needed. That’s why I keep tabs on my hubby’s friends & co-workers. If he goes out with friends, there should be no woman there! I even call him through video call and ask to see who’s he with! (imagine?)

I know.I know that’s not good, but I can’t help it. I’m still struggling with this issue. I’ll work on this.

♥Vanessa♥