happy new year!

Happy New Year Everyone!

my stars says...

Snag this from Cel. Happy New Year sis! :)

Gosh, I'm an Amazing Kisser daw oh! kaso freak din daw ako.. lol! This is very true! :)

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feast one hundred & seventy three

Appetizer
Name 2 things you would like to accomplish in 2008.
1.) Build our own dream house
2.) Save! Save! Save Money! I was a big spender last 2007 :(


Soup
With which cartoon character do you share personality traits?
I think I'm Olive Oil (always the damsel in distress) pitty me.. :)


Salad
What time of day (or night) were you born?
I was born 4 o'clock in the morning


Main Course
Tell us something special about your hometown.
My hometown 'Pampanga, Philippines" was quoted as the " Christmas Capital of the Phils", maybe because of the handcrafted lanterns that they made here yearly. Also, "Pampanga" is known for his delicacies and foods. When you want good food, dine here in my hometown! ( e advertise ba? lol! )

Dessert
If you could receive a letter from anyone in the world, who would you want to get one from?
I want to receive a letter from Bill Gates and the letter would state that I am one of the luckiest person in the world to receive a $ 1M cash from him, as part of his charity works! :)

a great article for you and your baby

When I had Aj & got a chance to be online, I kept on searching some ways to help my baby acheive his maximum potential. Luckily, I came across this article.

When I read this article, I was really amazed on how an infant's brain works. So, I'm sharing this article to all the mommies and soon to be mommies! :)

STIMULATING A BABY'S BRAIN

By: Dr. Leo Leonidas, FAAP

Twenty nine years ago, when my wife was pregnant, I read from a Psychology journal about the possibility that a fetus can hear. This idea was new then. But during that time, there was already an obstetrician from California who was teaching his patients "How to talk to their unborn baby."

When my wife was about eight months pregnant, I started talking to our unborn baby. I told him that he will be a boy and his name will be Len Al. I put my lips on my wife's belly and called his name. I talked to him both in the Filipino language and English. I did the "fetal talking" every day until my wife was about to deliver.

We were so sure that he would be a boy (during that time there were no sonograms to determine the sex), that we decorated his bedroom in blue and we bought baby clothes for a boy.

On the freezing day of 28 January 1973, my son was born in Bangor, Maine. I talked to him at once and called his name. Every time I noticed that he was wide awake and alert, I talked to him. "How are you, kumusta ka?" Frequently my wife and I talked to him bilingually in Tagalog and English during his first twelve months. We also read to him frequently. Sometimes I read him some of my medical books.

When we were teaching him parts of his body, I even used some medical terms when pointing to his anatomy. One of the first anatomical words he uttered was "patella" when he was a toddler. The first two words that he was able to read at two years old were "Subaru" and "Toyota."

When Len Al was one month old, I ordered toys for three to four month olds from Johnson & Johnson. I made it a point to provide toys that were developmentally at least two to three months ahead of his age. I stimulated his brain development by talking and reading and playing with him every time I was at home. It was a fun time for our family when I was challenging his skills. Len Al and I played with a ball when he was four months old. When he was on his belly, I would place a small ball in front of him that he could reach easily. Once he reached for it and grabbed it, I would say, "Good boy," and show him my joy. Then I would move the ball an inch or two farther where he could not reach it easily. Then I would say, "Go get the ball, Len." With persistence, ultimately he maneuvered himself to reach and grab the ball, then I celebrated with joy, "Good job, son!"

In the kitchen, when my wife was doing something, she made it a point to show him the things and objects she was holding. At feeding time, Len Al loved the airplane spoon game. My wife would put the carrots from Gerber on a spoon, and at about 12 inches from his mouth she would say, "Here is the airplane coming," and the spoon would go into his mouth with carrot and all. My wife stayed at home for 12 months with our son.

When Len Al was one year old, we had a 70 year old babysitter, Yolanda, who came to our house to take care of him. Yolanda was his second teacher, and she probably did better than we did at educating him. Both Yolanda and Al had nature walks, apple sauce cooking, and almost no TV.

Our son did extremely well during his elementary grades. He was always in the top of his class, and during high school he got only one "B" and all the rest were "A's." He was summa cum laude at the University of Maine, with a BS in Biology. He was accepted at three medical schools. He graduated from medical school at Tufts University in Boston May 2001. Now Len Al is a first year resident at MedPeds (Medicine and Pediatrics) at Albany Medical Center in New York. We attribute his successful academic performance to our early stimulation of his brain during the first 9 months by frequent talking, reading, playing with blocks, and traveling.

Most parents can make their infants advanced in emotional, cognitive, and language development by recognizing that the most crucial time of development of a child is from pre-natal to the first nine months of life. During this time, the growth and development of the brain is the fastest and in high gear. The earlier the brain cells or neurons are stimulated, the more synapses (connection of one neuron to another) are created. It is the early neural synapses that make us remember, learn, talk, think, count, and create better.

Copyright Leo Leonidas, MD, FAAPAssistant Clinical Professor in PediatricsTufts University School Of Medicine, Boston

i wanna ride the choochoo train

Nice, Jona & Nova invited me to come ride the train. Thank you so much guys! I needed this so much! :)

I’m also tagging everbody in my blogroll. Cmon guys and join the fun, it’s a great way to earn some linky love.

The rule: When you get tagged, you have to add your name below the person who tagged you and by doing so you are letting the list grow.

Limadang.com
RamblingMoo.com
blogginginmypyjamas
Chinneeq
Dora-zooropazoo
Babyshern
HiPnCooLMoMMa
Rachel’s Soulful Thoughts
When Silence Speaks
Dancing in Midlife Tune
Underneath it All
I am Dzoi
Hobbies and Such
moms…..check nyo
Choc Mint Girl
Amel’s Realm
My Thoughts
Rusin Roundup
Juliana’s Site
Max
Rooms of My Heart
Mariuca
A Great Pleasure
MondayMorningPower
LadyJava’s Lounge
Colin aka Cotojo
NafaSG
Hanna
My Life My World
Mommy’s Gibble Gabbles
Author’s Sweet Life
Juliana of Pinay Wahm
Teachers Corner
Denz Techtronics Blog
Wanna Be On Top
A Window To Our World
Jenny’s Wandering Thoughts
We are Family
Momma Stuff
Supernova & Sweetpain
My Life
My Precious

a christmas greeting from my Ronita

My Ronita sent me this beatiful sweet Christmas Greetings! Thank you so much C.A. "tque" aka Ann :)

I can't upload the greeting, that's why I just copied its url from the site and include her message. Here it is - click here.

I really wanna share this very sweet and lovely greeting from my Ronita.

Again, Thank you so much sis! I really appreciate it. :)

lets have a break!

I've been tagged by Jona. Thank you sis!

Here are the rules:

1. Do the following without complains.

2. Choose 5 people to do this quiz after you’ve done yours.

3. Tag the chosen one.

4. Start your post with “I’ve been tagged”

Favourites

Colour: Pink, White, Blue & Red
Food: Filipino dish and Italian
Movie: Lord of the Rings
Sport: Badminton
Day: Saturday and Sunday
Season: Summer 'coz of the beach! :)
Ice cream: Any brand with chocolate flavor

First

Best friend:
Crush : Pweding secret? friend ko sya sa friendster baka ma peek nya toh dyahe! lol! :)
Movie: Hmmmmm.. as far as I remember, " Carebears Movie"
Music: I can't remember


Last

Drink: Water
Car ride: This morning
Crush: My Hubby :)
Phone call: My dad
CD played: None, but the last song I've heard was Got To Believe
Gone out with good friends: Last month
Broken a law: No
Been arrested: No


Now, its time for you to take a break girls : Abie, Alpha, Ann, Anne & Annette.

Happy Holidays! :)

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babe aj and his pup

Aj really loves dogs! Yes, as in sobra. We got him this stuff dog and he always kiss the pup and call it "puppy". He's so cute, when he utter the word " puppy!"

So, as much as we want him to have a real puppy ( w/c hindi pa pwede), we just decided to dress the pup with a tie.

Here are some of the shots we took! :)

a busy week

Whew! What a busy week this is!

Since Monday, I've been so occupied with the holiday rage and year end cram! Don't even have enough time to update my blog and post some significant events that happened for the past few days. Though sometimes, I sneak in and finished some of my opps (but I have still 3 pending) and unfortunately 1 got expired. Sayang! But its ok, there will still be more opps next year db? :)

Overall I rate my week as tedious but breathaking. Tedious because of some office works and audits to prepare for the year-end, breathaking because of the shopping and lots of Christmas stuffs! you know.. just love that! lol! :)

Anyway, I hope your week was a blast like mine! :)

what kind of blogger are you?

Just snag this from Jane.

You Are a Life Blogger!

Your blog is the story of your life - a living diary. If it happens, you blog it. And make it as entertaining as possible.

What Kind of Blogger Are You?

Cool! Now, anyone can grab this too! :)

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christmas greetings

Wow! Just opened my email this morning and got a message from Ronita- Ronito. The message is all about the details of my Ronita.

The message goes like this.

Good day fellow blogger! Below is the detail of your Ronito/Ronita. You can send him/her a holiday greeting via E-card or any self-made item that can be sent in the email address below. If you could visit his/her site in order to know a few things about the person, please do so. Send your greeting preferably on Christmas Eve. However, should there be any conflict in your schedule; you can send it anytime before the said date. Thank you for joining Ronito, Ronita! Have a meaningful Christmas…

Name: -----
Email Address: ------
Site's URL: ---------

Oopps, it’s a secret muna! :)

But I think I won't be able to give her “Christmas card" this Christmas eve because that day will be the busiest db? So, I'm planning to email her greeting this Saturday (December 22), para sure na matangap nya... hope she'll be happy with my work! :)

what kind of sandwich am I?

I was tagged by Pretty a long time ago! sorry sis, been busy lang for the holidays! :)

You Are a Club Sandwich

You are have a big personality. It's hard for anyone to ignore you! You dream big. You think big. And you eat big. Some people consider you high maintenance, but you just know what you want... and when you want it. Your best friend: The Tuna Fish Sandwich Your mortal enemy: The Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

What Kind of Sandwich Are You?

I'm passing this tag to Marlene, Sarah, Thira, Darlene, Roselle and Rosemarie

tag chain on blogging errors

This is a tag from Denz. Sorry for the late posting bro.

Here are the rules:

~Start copy paste~
Instructions:To play this game, all you must do is explain what your most common writing mistake is. Then, simply tag 5 people for the meme. Those 5 will, in return, tag 5 more people. Ultimately, readers should see a tapestry of common grammar and spelling mistakes. Therefore, anyone who feel ashamed of their errors will feel a bit more confident and secure.Copy the person and persons’ names that sent it to you and add your own at the bottom of the list. It really helps build community.

The answers:

Shine with Grace : Mixing the word ‘from’ with ‘form’ all the time.

Trinity : I sometimes feel confused to use past tense or present tense when I share my stories.

LadyJava : Typing too fast that sometimes I miss words in between.

Genie King : I type too fast too… always end up with ‘tot he’… when it should be ‘to the’.

Spiff : I type too fast that I end up with sentences that have no spaceinbetween… LOL!

Nessa : Mostly grammatical mistakes… but it doesn’t really bother me as long as my readers understand

Choc Mint Girl: Obviously grammatical error due to lack of vocabulary…but getting better and better and better…he he he…

Liza : I type too fast too that’s why sometimes my spellings are wrongf… see. Lol And same with Grace, mixing the word from and form at times. (I’ll be posting this tag to my other

blogCecil: errors on grammar and sometimes I don’t know where to place my comma or when to use colon or semi-colon too.)Nancy: I’m always trying to use every function of my fingers but can’t really help but slip which resulted to pressing the wrong key most of the time.Darlene: I always made a mistake by typing HELATH instead of HEALTH. Sometime the FOR is FOT because the R and the T are very close to each other lol! Anyway i always do mistakes when i type, everybody does i guess no matter how good you are in typing you always make some mistakes.Bisdak Footprints I usually have wrong typo when I am in a hurry typing entries during PPP time because need to be fast so I can grab as many opps as I can.For that,wrong typo making my english look worse to others.They read it before I can do some editing..they might think my english is so bad..ahhermmm…but i edit it anyways…

Twerlermz : I’m using basic or simple english most of the time so i think my most common mistakes are : redundancy, spelling and grammar (toink!)

Thira: I type too fast too, sometimes my mind is way ahead with my typing so I miss out and misspell words and I have to go back and read again and correct it. Sometimes using the past and present tense in writing, and using the hyphen properly,wehehe:)

Juliana: I always mis-spell “you”. More often that not I type it as “oyu” because I’m typing fast and
because it’s a three letter word, it’s prone to get typed incorrectly. It’s good there’s a spelling checker hehe, I always catch the mistake before it is published.

Teebob : If I write an article about a male person I often use her or she instead of him or he.

Norm : Sometimes I’m confused of the grammar and right spelling. Then I’m typing so fast that usually miss-spell taht instead of that and many more.

Brian: typing errors just like Norms and Teebob. I don’t edit my work before posting it.

Catsy:Most of my mistakes are grammatically incorrect sentences, spellings, typographical errors and sometimes, the words I type precedes my thoughts that’s why sometimes it’s unorganized.. HEhehe.. Pax Chriti!!!

Noel: Most of my mistakes are my grammar and not worried with the spelling because blogger platorm is providing a check spelling button, and also the sequence of thoughts it is always not in order.

Denz : I also sometimes feel confused to use past tense or present tense when I am writing, specially when it has a lot of sentences hehehe lolz c”,)

Eds : I have similar errors like most of the bloggers quoted. Mixed words, grammars, past tense typographical errors.

How about you Jona?