Day 133: Bonding with Mama Rescy

We recently had a Family Outing. My kids had so much fun they didn't want to leave the kiddie pool.

Day 132: Tribal

Another new thing that you have to do in Baguio. Have your photo taken wearing their native costume.

Day 131: The Mansion

This was first time to have my photo taken at the THE MANSION. Notice my stance my back was really hurting and Katinko and Vicks were my best friends during that vacation. I hope it didn't show on my face.

Day 130: Biking

I wasn't able to join them because I had a bad back. I injured it during our vacation. I just took photos from the sidelines. I love this Photo Joshwa wants to use the bike and Adee is being a diva.

Day 129: Joshwa's Smile

I really loved this photo.. I really love seeing him smile. Nothing I want more than to see Joshwa to be happy. The vacation was stressful but it was worth it because Joshwa really had a great time

Day 128: Photo Standee

The kids were really super troopers they didn't whine or complain about the photo. 

The kids also had a great time.

Day 127: Horse

Was so proud of Joshwa he sat on the horse and didn't put up any fuss. 

Day 126: Sexy

 If we had this body we would definitely flaunt it.. Really loved this photo standee

Day 125:GUN

This was taken in PMA.. Philbert really was into this shot because I think he was imagining he was aiming it and actually using it.Mafia wars mode perhaps?

Day 124: Mahjong

Mahjong is a new hobby that my family recently discovered.They really love it and find any excuse to play. 

Day 123: Camel Ride

No Visit to the Holy Land is complete without riding the camel.. 

Day 122: Vows

My Parents celebrated their 34 Wedding Anniversary by renewing their vows in Cana.

Day 121:Camel

Day 120: Mama

Mama has always been a special part
Of all that’s cherished in my heart,
She is my pearl, my anchor,my compass;
She is an angel without the wings,
Who makes life special with the littlest things,

Whenever I’m in need of love,
She's always there for me
Whenever I'm in need of prayers
She will be there to storm the heavens with prayers for me and with me.
Whenever I’m in need of a shoulder,
There’s no one as devoted as my mother.

Her presence and love have always been there,
Everything in her nature is to only care.
With every soft hug and kiss
The world seems more beautiful and blessed.

I’m sorry for all the times I caused you pain,
But after these brief storms my love still remains.
I love you so much,
I will love you forever-
I wrote your name on my heart
And it will stay there forever, and ever

Day 119: Papa

Dad Poem
This is for my Papa who I love as much that words can't say. For all the times he said 'I love you' to me. For every moment he is with me. For every word that means something to me.

My Papa
He's there when I wake
He's there when I sleep
He's there when I'm not
He's there when I am

His love is unconditionally
His walks are slow
His family is first
His children are his joy

Joy love caring is he
Friendly helpful is him too
Careful educated he also is
my Papa is all this and more

Papa's love to me is more than words
Daddy's words are loving ones
Father's love is there when I'm not
Papa is more to me than words can ever say

His little angle writs of love
Papa's love of all kinds
The one love that lasts
One kind and no more

All I think of is
I LOVE YOU
No more then that
No one can take Papa's heart away

I LOVE YOU PAPA
and nothing more

Day 118:Holy Land

Day 117: Reunion

I try not to go to High School reunions simply because I hated my high school life and that I didn't think that I had fond memories. I gave our 10th year high school reunion a chance but it wasn't what I hoped it would be. But despite my misgivings I'm glad i went to our small gathering.

Day 116: Where Am I?

You'll never guess that the girl on the photo was me.It was a totally different me.I was shy and not sure of myself.I barely had friends and college was 2 years away..

Day 114: Fall

Fall/Autumn is my favorite season of the 4.I love fall because it is the best i would say.The transition from the ALWAYS too hot summer season is just something you look forward to. it's not hot but it's not too cold either. you can sightsee and all that without the hassle of the heat and the icy cold.The scene is just really calming.. leaves falling and there's a breeze blowing.

Day 113: Tree

I attended an event in Tagaytay and they will plant a rambutan in my name..This is really something different..Say it with me awww sweet!

Day 112: Cow

The famous 5-legged cow named Bull-tez-five.This cow has an extra limb closely attached to the right, front legs. This medical condition is called polymelia, a birth defect that ends up with an extra and usually malformed limb

Day 110: Lato'

This is a kind of seaweed. Which are extensively used as food by coastal peoples, particularly in East Asia. Seaweeds are any of a large number of marine plants and protists.

Day 108: Swimming with Daddy

Adee and Daddy had a great time getting wet under the gigantic shower in Fontana.Adee had a great time and I'm sure did too.

Day 107: Joshwa is Jealous

Yes.. You read  it right.. Joshwa is showing signs  of jealousy towards his sister. He wants whatever she wants and absolutely didn’t want to share his dad’s attention.He looks at Adrianne differently this past few days. Whenever he can pass the buck and blame his sister he would say Adrianne did it. Which happens most of the time.

I was like grinning like an idiot from ear to ear.It was like did you hear that?? Did you hear that?? He used a different tone on her. YES!!! He knows who his sister is.. Hahaha!!! We officially have sibbling issues..Yes I’m so weird I know.Thank God for our simple joys and cognitive milestones.

Day 106: Enough is Enough

s Enough

April14

I dreaded receiving the Meralco bill because I know it would spike..Our last bill was at 2,500 and now its at 3,800 and I’m dreading the next bill even more. I am hearing a lot of stories from other people. Bloggers like Noemi Dado, Chuvaness &Carlo Ople have also written about this issue. The electric bill going up as high as 50% to 90%. Scary!!!
They are telling us that they are not making any money. How can they not make money out of all of us when they have virtually hostaged us. You don’t pay on time and they cut your electricity. You can’t even pay less than what you are supposed to. They even have the audacity to say that we’re still going to have rotating brownouts. I even joined the facebook group ONLINE PROTEST AGAINST MERALCO ELECTRICITY PRICE HIKE to say that we need to take a stand.This highway robbery cannot go on. Enough is enough.

Day 105:Fan Girl Mode

This is mom is still a boy band fan at heart and the latest target of her fan girl mode obsession is Super Junior!!!!
Super Junior (Korean: 슈퍼주니어), often referred to as SJ or SuJu (슈주), is a 13-member boy band from South Korea formed by SM Entertainment in 2005. The current active members consist of Leeteuk (leader), Heechul,Han Geng,Yesung,Kang-in,Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Donghae, Siwon, Ryeowook, Kibum, and Kyuhyun. The Chinese member, Han Geng, was chosen from three thousand applicants, via auditions held in China by SM Entertainment in 2001.

Day 104: What I Want To Be

My name is Adrianne Marie Therese Pagaspas. When I want to grow up I want to be a CHEF

Day 103: My Latest Hairstyle

Day 102: Moving Up Day

Totally loved this photo.. In the middle of the event Adee starts crying because she couldn't see her daddy.

Day 101: Joshwa and The Movies

When Joshwa was 3 I took him to watch Finding Nemo he cried the whole time. He probably didn’t like the sound or the dim lights. I got stares and shhhushes from people and we left the cinema.

When  he was around 6 we tried to watch a movie s again. This time in a $1 movie theater.Can’t say that he enjoyed it but he also didn’t give any indication that he didn’t like it. Which was a great sign so we did it again we watched another movie in the same theater. I guess it also helped that the moviehouse doesn’t have a lot of people at that time
A few months later we (my sister and I) bought tickets to Pirates of the Caribbean At World’s End showing in El Capitan Theatre

.It was a success because he sat through the movie and did  not put up any fuss. I really hope we could try to watch a movie here but I was more traumatized by the Finding Nemo Experience. I really, really want to try to do it again. I’m still waiting for the right time.

This morning while doing my daily blog hopping  I read Pinky’s blog and she mentioned thatPicturehouses offers Autism-Friendly Screenings  that are geared especially for people on the autism spectrum and their families. Some people with autism are sensitive to sound and light which makes going to the movies a bit of a challenge.

During Autism-Friendly Screenings low lights are left on  and the level of  volume  of the soundtrack is lessened. No one even looks at you if your child decides to make sounds or starts laughing and jumping around while the movie is being shown.
I really like this idea and I hope someday to line up and be able to watch a movie again with Joshwa. The good news is that this dream might soon be a reality. Standby for more information on this great news.

Day 100:ABA

Joshwa’s therapy is ABA or Applied Behavioral Analysis which according to this site means that approach teaches social, motor, and verbal behaviors as well as reasoning skills (1). ABA treatment is especially useful in teaching behaviors to children with autism who may otherwise not “pick up” these behaviors on their own as other children would.

Joshwa’s teacher is Teacher Thomas his old teacher. We went back to him despite the fact that he’s a bit pricey because Joshwa already knows him and I didn’t  want to be at the mercy of a therapy center who  will suddenly send a new therapist without prior notice.

Day 99: Welcome to Autism

Welcome to the rollercoaster ride that is called autism. This is one of heck of an adventure. My name is Leira and I’m Joshwa’s mommy he was diagnosed with autism last June 5,2002 (how can I ever forget that date). The first thing you need to do is Breath’e out. Repeat. Then do it one more time. Now, look around find out as much as you can about your child’s condition. The second thing that you need to do is don’t think of it as a life sentence.

DAY 98: DISTURBING

Translation:



Mga Kapatid:
Ang mga pamilya sa bilanggo na walang kasalanan.
Nakakaawa Talaga
Atin silang tulungan

Ating iboto sa Party List
Kapatiran na mga Nakulong nang Walang Sala

KaKuSa

While I have no objections about the party list. The fact that Jalosjos is the spokesperson of the group makes it so disturbing,

Day 97: SWIM

Day 96: Tree House

Yes that's right we do have a tree house. I only climbed it once because I don't like heights.I'm glad Papa decided to build one for our kids.

Day 95: Best in Computer

Proud Mommy Moment!!! Joshwa is Best in Computer!

Day 94: My New Hair

Had a new haircut and I really, really loved it

Day 93: Spilled Milk

Well this isn’t a figure of speech this is the real thing. Philbert was home and the yaya’s were out. One took her day off and the other one was borrowed by mom. I told Philbert to watch the kids since I really needed to take a quick nap.

 woke up an hour later and my reaction was expletives. Then I wanted to cry There was powder everywhere  at first I thought that the kids played with baby powder then when I stepped on the floor it wasn’t baby powder it was Adee’s  Milk. . I had to  figure out how to clean everything on my own.I could see Joshwa trying to wipe the floor because he realized what they had done.

Where was my husband in all of these? Well he also took a nap and thus the kids were unsupervised.. When I confronted him he became defensive and I had no energy to fight with him. I had to give the kids a bath they were sticky because of the clouds of powdered milk. They had milk on their hair and clothes. Then I decided to clean the floor. Which took me over an hour to do so.

I even snapped at my husband because he was acting  like a back seat cleaner. He was just sitting there and just telling me that I missed a spot or that I didn’t do this. I just told him if you are not going to help me then don’t say anything at all.
Then I sat down with the kids and asked them who did it?Joshwa was quick to say it was Adee. I asked Adee who did it and she said it was ME! Can you imagine that my son has autism telling me that his sister did it.. Who could even get angry after that conversation.

Day 92:Hands

You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands. 
Hunter S. Thompson

Day 91: Adee's New Hairstyle

I decided it was time  for Adee to get a new haircut. I took her to David's.. I don't understand everyone's reaction when they ask me where Adee got her haircut and I say David's and they say WOW! Why is that a big deal. I will never attempt to cut my children's hair. I still hate looking at our family album  because I hated my hair while I was growing up.My mom did our hair cuts and I hated the apple cut.

DAY 90: FLOWER

Day 89: Her Sweet Life

 

This is Adee's life.. She loves this ELMO Chair and loves to watch Playhouse Disney!

Day 88: TACO

I decided to eat at Pancake House for merienda. Ever since I've tried their tacos, I fell in love with it. For me, it is very filling and I love that it has a lot of cheese in it nevermind if it is a bit messy.

Day 87:BFF

If you're alone, I'll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I'll be your shoulder. If you want a hug, I'll be your pillow. If you need to be happy, I'll be your smile. But anytime you need a friend, I'll just be me. ~Author Unknown

Day 86: Happy Birthday Grishan

To say that my sister and I are two very different people is an understatement. I'm a calm and she's quick tempered. .Growing up, my sister was the one who took most things seriously and I was the one who just wanted to have fun. She protected me from the bullies.She stood up for me and protected me the best way she knew how.

No matter how different we are or how differently we communicate there is nothing that I would not do for her and I know she feels the same about me.We do have our misunderstandings and disagreements from time to time but all sisters do. I'm always proud to say that she is my sister. I would forever appreciate her and be thankful that she is so supportive and I love her for loving my kids. What's not to love about her she's pretty,she's fashionable,she's smart,she's a fighter,confident and no one could ever let her down.I could go on and on.I don't know if she knows that I love her and that I'll be here for her. I'm contented to just stay in the shadows to support her if she needs me.

Day 85:DESSERT

Day 84: CRAB

This is the biggest Crab that I have ever held..GRABE!!!

Day 83:Tofu Sisig

Tofu ‘sisig' is a bit oily because the tofu cubes have to be fried first. Use vegetable oil or olive oil in frying. Brown the tofu cubes to have slightly chewy tofu ‘sisig'.

• Wash and drain 1 large block of firm tofu. Cut into cubes and deep-fry in very hot oil. Place on strainer to remove excess oil.
• Sauté a half cup of chopped red onions and one-fourth cup of sliced long green peppers in small amount of hot oil. Stir in fried tofu cubes.
• Add 3 tablespoon vinegar and let boil. Add salt and ground black pepper to season. Sprinkle brown sugar to sweeten the taste. Serve hot.