and I know am not dreaming.

I am living my dream!

Beautiful life!!! Now, I can forget my toothache and will work from home today!

make me go nuts………

Just over this weekend, she told me these, my gosh..my daughter doesn’t seemed to be a 5 year old.

i know what a butler is- a person who massage your butt

bwahahhaha….LOL!

ma, you are full right? yep, sweetheart ( while trying to start a slice of cream cake), then why are you still eating?

TOINKS…hULI ang katakawan ni mama!

Chy, can you pls press that button please? ( at the traffic light stop), oh, i can’t, that might be too hot!

Ang arte arte…hmmmppp!!!

Thanks to all who took the time to watch the long vid from Chy on her “decorator dream”. Am just in awe that it would be a waste not to share such an accomplishment. Chuck is not very expressive but I can certainly do that part!

One last thing–she wanted to have a movie entitled “Chy-chy in the fab lane!”

whaaaaaat????sabi nya bonggang bongga daw yun! bwahhahahhaha

Milestones from my pretty girl.

She initially wanted to become a teacher at 4, changed to becoming a ballerina teacher as she approached 5 and now, in less than a month, she will be 6 and she can’t stop changin’ her dreams. She wants to become a decorator ( read: interior designer)

My lovely daughter and her dreams.

In her time, she will look at this vid and can’t stop laugh at herself. I am so proud of you.

A gift. If this is not amazing- how would you call this? Thank you Lord!

For the second time, we watched the film at home and this time—Chy had so many unfathomable questions. I thank God that HE gave me such a wonderful , smart kid. But sometimes, it demands much of my brain. Hhahahhahha…Katakot takot na tanong and never ending. That she had to beg for one last one before I could finally close my eyes. Chuck and I were laughing at her last night when she said, ” One last Please??”. OMG! she has grown so fast, I couldn’t catch up to all the information she had put forth on her brain.
Hahhahaha…am stressed…And to the Mother Award goes to——Me!
Wala syang choice—ako ang nanay nya….

” When I see you smile, I can face the world! ”

Despite being stubbornly Chy, she is such a wonder girl.

She told me consistently that she wanted to become a ballerina dancer when she grows up.

She is not into ballet now but she really is into dancing. She is my provocative, funny little Chy.

Ang kulit mo!

Am totally surprised of your developments. As Charlene would say , she is btw a 16-year old based in Aussie. ” She is too loud for a 5-year old ”

Chy posed this 1-million worth query. It is hard to answer.

How old is Jesus?
I said I don’t know. Dad said, 2010. Hahhaha…We are all too tired to entertain her and she is too active at 10:30 in the evening.

The other day, she is very curious to know where those small particles came from. Apparently, she watched the evolution of a baby in her Chinese class at school. And she described these small stuffs racing to swim to go to mother’s tummy. Huh…Could I explain to her sexual intercourse? No, so ….I put it very simply.

That small swimming babies came from dada and mama ——and the expected came, ” but how? ” . Alright, it is through marriage that the union come about. Oh..okey, kaya pala may kasal.

The END.

irritatingly Thankful. It is an irony- I know.
I have a stubborn, cute, smart, inquisitive, annoying 5 year-old. Do i complain? Yes, I do and I am very open to her. She has her own understanding of things—share it to me and if she gets corrected, she insisted her notion is correct. I know, I know, I shouldn’t be affected right? But unfortunately, I do. How can I tell her that………..

not all circumstances in the world is answerable by her WHYs? This is the price I have to pay for raising a smart little daughter. At 5, I am proud of her independence and her ability to imagine, comprehend and analyze.

I gave birth on the 11th September at 1:05 am after a 16- hour labor attempt. My cervix was stubborn. She came and she rocked her parents world. But as she reaches 5—-she has surprised us with her very pleasant outlook, happy thoughts and high emotional quotient. OH yeah, if academics wouldn’t be your turf—-I don’t mind the Performing Arts ( sudden FAME Movie attack).

Last weekend, she shared to me a wonderful story.

Ma, I have a dream that I went to heaven. ( mama is really perky when she hears this–somewhat paranoid). And I see Jesus, I was grown up already, I think I am not 5 years old. He asked me to dance and I danced gracefully that an angel gave me a treat and suddenly I missed you and I rode a magic carpet and went home.

I am so happy ma. I got a treat and I saw Jesus.

My sweet, annoying Chy.
Lord, thank you.

I am feeling it. All over my body - no amount of brewed coffee can stop my eyes from drooping. Bloody……..

Nyways, for the record—my daughter told me ( she’s been consistent so I need to write this down)
” When I grow up, I want to be become a ballerina teacher”

This is beautiful.

It feels like Christmas at fast forward mode.
Gift#1 Chy got a bag of coloring pencils all sizes from my HK lady boss. She excitedly opened the box and played with the pens! It’s from Disneyland! My sick girl lights up like sunshine.

Gift#2 CD of worship songs

Gift#3 Laughters w/ Chy

Our christmas tree from a different perspective- and I accidentally moved it while at Night Mode.

I am happily returning to basics.
I just want a phone that could call and do SMS. Nothing fancy.

Tiny and cutie. Thanks, dada.

Intawn, sa akong panahon, TARZAN, SPARTAN lang ako nailhan. Walay crocs….walay crocs…dhay buaya!!!!

Iba na…iba na sila mga bata karon…Kay nganong nakaila ug Crocs si Chy?????Buslot bulsa!Nangutkut ulo si Chuck bisan walay katol..hahahhaha

Esprit finally manufactured the one I dreamt of having.

I never had any idea what it looks like and how it is different from the other cakes I know. And tada- I fell in love the first time I saw you. I wish we never had to eat you and cut you to slices. adorable and beautiful in many ways, my daughter can’t take her eyes off of you.

You have no idea how happy she is. Special thanks to Anne for making this extra special, I can feel that you have put forth so much love and care to this creation. You are brilliant, and thanks so much for featuring this in your blog- Chy luvvvvvvvvv it to the max!

For a snap of her bday review- her words is all over her sleeping beauty cake. Thanks Lord, for a wonderful gift we have with Chy.

This was supposed to be posted a few minutes before Chy’s birthday- 10th September at 11:30 but Chy’s demand for my warm embrace before she could sleep ended up my write up in the drafts folder for quite some time now. And we got very busy for her bday and her picnic day the day after. Oh yeah, picnic day- the very reason why we gave up HK, but she made a right decision though- it was her bday, she made the call!

Chy, I really hope that when you are older enough, you come to visit this site and know more and more how you are loved, always.

My little girl turns 5 in the next 30 minutes, I hope and pray - she will grow to be what the Lord has designed her to be, Chuck and I as parent can only do so much to a little lady of which at age 5 is already smart, spontaneous , dynamic, , confident, and needless to say stubborn. I can only be a light to her road. I pray we will give her a legacy of character to keep her in life’s waves. A legacy of love- to let her know that no matter what this life brings to her- there is an unconditional LOVE waiting for her, always. A legacy of Sharing- to make her reminded that she will be needing friends along the way to share the laughter and pain. A legacy of a yearning and forgiveness- to let her know that there is no such thing as perfect and to accommodate room for mistakes.

She happens to be just a dream- turns out she has become more than what I imagined. I thank God for allowing myself to be her mother. It’s totally wonderful!

Happy 5th bday, beautiful Chy! You are a wonderful gift to us! We love you, sweetie!

If I could only fast forward- I wish am home now eating alupe, pintos, dinumugan , puto maya and all other Bilar specialties.

But there are so many blocks to hurdle - as usual my job is never easy these past days.
Anyway, I have learned the lesson to keep cool on things now, this is just JOB at the end of the day.

I realized haven’t posted a decent foto of Chy since she cut her hair.

Chy with Pipit- although we lost him last week, he is Ethel’s lovable pet and has brought so much joy to the couple, but now he is gone.
More carrots for you little one.

Now her wish is to get a pet of her own of which we immediately denied. There is no way we could maintain a pet here in SG. Not yet.