Working It

Not a lot scares or freaks me out. My being too calm actually freaks my husband out, haha! But, of course, there are some things that spook me, and here are my ten:

1. I know a lot of moms will relate to this but: the phone number of my daughter’s school flashing on my caller ID literally halts my respiration.

2. My hard drive crashing. Along with it my documents and pictures.

3. Losing my handbag, with my entire life in the hands of the unknown. And the task of reporting, cancelling, re-applying, re-stocking the contents of my purse is just pretty daunting.

4. Likewise, losing my luggage in the airport. I can’t get the image of my trusty Samsonite landing somewhere in Yemen or Qatar or Zimbabwe.

5. Fire. Ok fine, I’d rather lose things or be robbed than lose everything in a fire.

6. Creepy crawlies and wild beasts. Wild humans included.

7. Drunk and sleepy drivers. Refer to #6.

8. Joan Rivers.

9. The state of the economy and hubby’s job security.

10. Losing loved ones or them getting critically ill.

What ten things scare or freak you out?

MrsWorkingGirl :: Sep.30.2008 :: Ten on Tuesday :: 6 Comments »

Last weekend probably is one of my favorite weekends ever because I shopped galore! For books, that is. :)

Hubby kept Ninna busy while I browsed through the 49th Annual Bookfair of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) at the Perimeter Mall.

That’s how much (or how little) the books cost. One can’t help but hoard them all in. Right?

The books are actually used but are in really great condition.

Even my daughter was so excited about our treasure trove. My hubby even took home a few programming and photography books for himself.

They even had a whole section of first edition and autographed books.

Signed, sealed, and delivered. The orange “autographed copy” stickers made these books all the more priceless.

My favorite find of the day?

My signed copy of the Griffin and Sabine book.

I love your book, Nick!

Despite my resolve not to buy any more books, all in all, we took home two paper bags full of books! Aside from handbags and food, books are also my biggest splurges. At least, I didn’t spend more than $20 bucks for all of my loot so I don’t feel guilty about my purchases at all. (Unlike with food where I sometimes want to down some diet pills right after, haha!)

Comfy chair and reading lamp, here I come!

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Thanks for viewing our bookish weekend at AAUW’s Book Fair, Atlanta, GA.

My non-pho lunch weekend with my BFFs HERE at my other WS entry.

More weekend snapshots HERE.

MrsWorkingGirl :: Sep.29.2008 :: WeekendSnapshots :: 5 Comments »

What do you do when you suddenly get an itch?

(Photo taken at the man-made pond just across from our home.)

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MrsWorkingGirl :: Sep.27.2008 :: Photo Friday :: 1 Comment »

Buti pa ang mga kabayong ito, laging high-fashion! :)

Sigurado akong sila ay ang isa sa mga unang puti at itim na pumasok sa inyong mga isip na angkop para sa atin tema, ano? Eh ako kasi, nauna kong naisip, actually, ang orca at ang panda, hehe.

Paano kaya naisip ng Diyos na gawin silang puti at itim? Hmmm. Sana ganun na lang ang ginawa niya pati para sa mga tao para wala nang problema ng racism sa mundo. :)

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Puti at itim na hinalungkat sa cabinet DITO sa aking isa pang LP entry.

MrsWorkingGirl :: Sep.25.2008 :: Litratong Pinoy :: 14 Comments »

Hindi ako mahilig sa alahas. Pero ang aking hilig ay “halos ginto” na rin ang katumbas, lalo na kung ang opinyon ng aking mahal na kabiyak ang inyong tatanungin, hehe.

Ngunit, datapwa’t, subalit, ang bawat isang “halos ginto” na mayroon ako ay lubos naming pinag-ipunan: ng pawis, pagod, konting sakripisyo, at pagsisikap – kaya naman hindi matatawaran ang halaga ng mga ito para sa akin.

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Ika nga, going for gold DITO sa aking isa pang LP entry.

MrsWorkingGirl :: Sep.18.2008 :: Litratong Pinoy :: 13 Comments »

Hmmm, it seems no one has been tagging me anymore. Why??

Ok fine, I know that it’s probably because I’ve been pretty remiss in accomplishing tags on time that my taggers have perhaps given up on me, hehe. Truth is, I still do have a few tags in my draft that I have yet to publish. While waiting for those tags to see the light of day, I snagged this tag from Nice because I found it pretty simple to do, as well as a cute one.

I love fill-in the blanks memes!

So, here goes:

My roommate and I once: had a very pink room – my roommate being my sister.

Never in my life have I: done illegal drugs. I’m a certified goody-two-shoes that way.

High school was: not exactly Sweet Valley High-ish.

When I’m nervous: I laugh or giggle, chew on my lips, or get a migraine.

My hair: needs a lot of TLC right now.

When I was 5: my brother was 4 and my sister was 1, hehe. (Sorry, I can’t remember anything about it!)

When I turn my head to the left: there’s nothing to see except a blank wall with a brown chair rail.

I should be: doing house chores but I’m not – am Plurking (nyehehe!).

By this time next year: I hope we’re still here in Georgia.

My favorite aunt is: my mom’s youngest sister. (Hi Tam!)

I have a hard time understanding: the US health insurance system.

You know I like you if: I turn the charm on for you. :)

My ideal breakfast is: Jollibee’s longganisa meal. Gosh, I wish.

If you visit my home town: there’s really nothing much to see. I wish my hometown was somewhere more exciting like Boracay or Batanes, hehe.

If you spend the night at my house: be prepared to sleep on an air mattress, hehe!

The animal I would like to see flying besides birds: would be anything, EXCEPT cockroaches. Eww!

I shouldn’t have been: still eating for two after I gave birth, haha!

Last night I: slept. Really really slept. Too tired!

A better name for me would be: anything other than my real name, mwehehe!

I’ve been told I look like: Ara Mina, Tina Arena, and/or my youngest sister.

If I could have any car, it would be: a Volvo XC90. Or a Porshe Cayenne. I’m not really picky, whichever my hubby hands over would be absolutely fine with me. :)

That was fun!

If you want to snag, feel free! :)

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Snagger #1: MunchkinMommy!

MrsWorkingGirl :: Sep.17.2008 :: MeMeMee :: 2 Comments »

The orange trees, the nippy air, the ducks enjoying their last few wades in the river before flying down further south… my favorite season of the year, its finally here.

*This was the only picture I was able to take during our weekend barbecue picnic at the park with our friends last weekend. As I am now wont to do, I left my memory card (again!) at home so I had to rely on my camera’s good ole internal memory, which was not a lot. *Sigh*

Anyway, the rest of the memories of that great afternoon has a special place in the memory card of my heart. :)

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Thanks for viewing our relaxing weekend at the Azalea Park along Chattahoochee River, Roswell, GA. It sure beats playing PS3 at home. :)

Our little burger lunch in paradise HERE at my other WS entry.

More weekend snapshots HERE.

MrsWorkingGirl :: Sep.15.2008 :: WeekendSnapshots :: 3 Comments »

Minsan isang umaga ay napagpasyahan naming maglakadlakad ng aking kaibigan palibot sa mahalamang bahagi ng aming inuupahang tahanan. Pagkawari’y biglang napatingin ako sa isang bahagi ng hardin na kumikislap-kislap sa araw. Aba, akala ko ay nakatuklas ako ng mamahaling hiyas!

Iyon pala, ang mga mala-pilak na kislap ay nagmumula sa mga butil ng tubig na nabilanggo sa masinsin na sapot ng kaibigang gagamba!

Tunay nga, hindi lamang ang mamahaling mga alahas ang nakakapagbigay ng kaaya-ayang kinang at kaligayahan, ang inang kalikasan man ay may mga kakaibang hiyas na nakakapagpayaman sa ating pagkatao.

Ika nga ang kasabihan: hindi lahat ng kumikinang ay ginto (or pilak, as it were).

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Ang unang pangalang sumasagi sa isip kapag nabanggit ang salitang pilak DITO sa aking isa pang LP entry.

MrsWorkingGirl :: Sep.11.2008 :: Litratong Pinoy :: 9 Comments »

Em passed on to me this cute little meme about what my kid reads.

As most followers of my blogs know, my Ninna loves to read. She doesn’t have a lot of toys, you see, because we usually give them away or send them back home every time we have to move. Books, however, are a different story. She has a huge Sterilite (nope, no shelves) of books which I and hubby painstakingly always take with us whenever and wherever we go.

Here in our new apartment, I gave Ninna her very own “Reading Nook”.

Set at the brightest corner of our cave, she has her own little sofa (which converts to a bed), a pillow (which she sometimes uses as an ottoman), a reading lamp, and, as you can see below, her bin of books (which, in the interest of my sanity, contains only her current fave reads).

On left side of the bin are books that she chose herself – Dora, Disney Princesses, and Dr. Seuss books – although, she favors the Dr. Seuss books more now (I do, too).

On the right side of the bin are the activity books that have I bought for her, mostly coloring and preschool skills books.

Thank God for the public library, though! I no longer have to buy her any books because we (and I mean the both of us!) really take advantage of the literary treasures we have on hand. In fact, Tuesday is our library day and, every week, we always happily take home two books each. :)

Here’s what we have and will be reading for bedtime all week this week.

First, there’s Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel (Robles/Angel), a bilingual English-Tagalog book which we borrowed yesterday and Little Neighbors on Sunnyside Street (Spanyol), which I probably will get a copy of from the bookstore because Ninna and I love it so much. :)

If there’s one thing that I really wish Ninna will build a lasting relationship with, I hope it will be with books. So then I won’t be the only bookworm (with a magnetic bracelet) in the family. :D

How about you, Mommy Maver, Weng, Mel, Dyes, Maricris, Pinky, Ris, and Tin? I’d also like to know what your kids read, too! :)

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Do you read books to your child?
Does your child like to read books?
Do you like to buy new books or is second-hand ok?
Post a picture of your child’s bookshelf if you have one.
Drop a line in this blog if you receive this tag and do it.
:::END COPY:::

MrsWorkingGirl :: Sep.10.2008 :: MeMeMee :: 6 Comments »

Iniipon niyo rin ba ang inyong mga mamera? Ako, oo. Aba, hindi mabubuo ang isang piso (o dolyares man!), kung walang mamera, hindi ba?

Yun nga lang, mukhang aalisin na nila sa sirkulasyon ang mga baryang ito dahil daw mas mataas ang gastos sa pag-iimprenta nito kesa sa tunay nitong halaga. Bakit kaya hindi na lang nila gawing plastik, katulad ng mga sentimo natin sa Pinas? Mas tipid, hindi ba?

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Isaang mala-tansong kalangitan DITO sa aking isa pang LP entry.

MrsWorkingGirl :: Sep.03.2008 :: Litratong Pinoy :: 16 Comments »