Photo blast from the past: My Ateneo MBA Days

I was scanning my external HDD when I found all my pictures neatly organized by year, and by occasion. Isa lang ang masasabi ko, I looked so thin and young in most of my pictures! Kelan kaya? Maibabalik ko pa kaya ang aking maalindog na katawan? Hahaha! I got really inspired and I pray that I have enough discipline to really diet this time.

Unfortunately, hindi pa uso ang Facebook during my Ateneo MBA days. Buti nalang I was bit of a camwhore since then so may pictures naman akong napreserve.

Pardon the photo overload. I'm reminiscing my MBA days (and my beautiful body, LOL!).

 This was taken last October 22, 2008 during our Marcom (Marketing Communications) Finals Presentation. I love how I looked here. Sakto lang.

 Asan na kaya ang blouse ko na ito? Gusto ko talaga!

Ang payat naman ng arms ko dito!

 This was taken last July 5, 2008 during our Marketing Management Finals.

This was also taken sometime July 2008 for our Human Resources Management Finals.

 Taken last October 25, 2008 after our STRAMA Class. We were a really fun and happy bunch. 

Ang payat ko lang dito. 

 Taken sometime March 2009 when my Atenean friends and I went to Cebu & Bohol for summer. I brought Sieg along with us.

My gosh! Ang liit ng tummy ko. Kailangan ko ata ng one million situps para maibalik ito :)

 Taken last November 2009. We went to Tagaytay Highlands and spent the weekend there. 

Gosh. Kita pa collarbone ko dito.

Taken last January 2010 for one of my despedida gimmicks before transferring to Cebu. GoodEarth was our favorite hangout in Rockwell. 

Taken last August 2009 during our graduation rites.

Future Heartbreaker :)

Happy 10th!

Has it been 10 months? How fast time flies! In 2 months time, my first child will be a year old. Wow! Sometimes, I look at Rocco in awe, mesmerized by his flawless skin, chinky eyes, super straight hair, his charming smile, and just everything about him.

He seems older than his age. He communicates through words and actions. He clearly calls us mama and papa now. He recognizes us in pictures, and can point out properly who is mama and papa. When he dislikes something, he shakes his head. He know how to wave "hi", or signal "bye-bye". He can follow close-open well, and can align with his forefinger. He loves looking for hidden objects, especially his toys which I hide from him just to see if he can find them.

He's also learning how to walk now. He cruises around, while holding on to furnitures, or the edge of his crib. When outside, we hardly use the stroller or walker anymore, because he prefers to walk with us guiding him. He opens bags, drawers, boxes, or just about anything he can hold on to. He makes pa-beautiful eyes, and can really dish out a really cute smile. The list goes on and on.

Before I got pregnant, I seriously doubted if I can last for long taking care of a baby. Ako pa! But when I had Rocco, I found motherhood so gratifying, no amount of sleepless nights and days can ever compensate for the happiness and contentment that Rocco has brought to our lives.

Happy 10th month to our little shaolin! 

We love you ten times over!

Lovin the outdoors!

I'm still undecided if we'll ever give in to the pressures of raising a gadgety child. Everywhere I go, children have Ipads and gadgets with them. I wonder if they ever go out and play dirty in the streets, just like the old good days.

We want Rocco to experience an active childhood, where he will play outside till he smells like araw already. We want him to learn the traditional games of sipa, dakop-dakopay, tumba-lata, lanat-lanatay, holens, and many more. We want him to be active and explore his surroundings.

Thank God the little boy seems to have a liking for the outdoors. He enjoys it everytime we're outside the house!

 We allow him to get dirty once in a while.

 Our morning ritual and weekend ritual. Strolling around the village. 

He loves the outdoors so much that I fed him his afternoon snacks in the garage. 

Tambay lang ang peg.

At least this is a good start! Ok lang maging amoy araw at nognog ang anak ko, kesa naman nakahilata sa harap ng TV at gadgets buong araw :)

See you around, BFF's

I'm sad. The Crisostomo family (Fiona, JayR & Baby Geboy), whom we consider as close family friends, are relocating to Davao as part of Jayr's work assignment.

Pano na ang BFF's?! Rocco and Geboy were born just a month apart and it was always our wishful thinking that they would grow up together, have playdates, and become best buddies.

I guess they would have to manage a long distance relationship then :) I'm sure we're gonna visit them in Davao, and maybe we'll have meet-ups all over, in Manila, Tacloban, or plan an out of the country trip together with our kiddos!

Definitely no goodbyes, just see you around!