dati may mga panahon na napressure akong gumawa na ng wishlist para kay Mo. sabi ko maglilista na ako para mabudget na at para pag-July na, pwede na kaming mamili. akala ko dati matagal pa ang july. grabe, heto na siya ngayon, nananakot. dalawang buwan na lang daw, nanay na nanay na ako.

ano nga bang wishlist ko para kay Mo, bukod sa obvious na obvious (?) na guitar hero III for wii? hehehe.

dati gusto ko ng jungle theme. yung mga clothes, crib, beddings, bottles, first few toys nya dapat sana'y umiinog sa jungle theme. ang dahilan: gusto ko siyang maexpose sa iba't ibang uri ng hayop. para naman hindi cat and dog lang ang alam (ako yun eh). ang kaso, nagustuhan namin si pengo crib. penguin ang design niya.



so sige, sige. scratch na muna si jungle theme kasi wala namang penguin sa jungle. madagascar theme na lang. smart, diba.


noong sabado, umuwi si hub para hakutin yung mga items na padala ng mga relatives para kay Mo. pinakuha ko talaga iyon bago kami magsimulang magshopping para walang madoble at masayang. clothes galore pala ang mga padala. grabe. tuwang-tuwa ang moowagirl na magtingin ng mga baby clothes (kahit na hindi pang-girl). cute na cute pa rin naman. nung nasa batch ng new-born clothes na yung tinitignan ko (mga tie-sides), di ko maiwasang maluha. in just a few more weeks, may magsusuot na nitong mga cute-cute na ito. at anak ko siya. awww...

i was browsing the net for some resources on operational risk to help improve the design of the opsrisk system i'm doing at work. *had to delete evil officemate thoughts* anyhow, i came across this (from wikipedia)

Intangible risk management identifies a new type of risk - a risk that has a 100% probability of occurring but is ignored by the organization due to a lack of identification ability. For example, when deficient knowledge is applied to a situation, a knowledge risk materializes.

uh, knowledge risk? ang dami nito sa amin ah!

You Like Names That Are Cutting Edge and Exotic

You love creative names and names from foreign cultures.
You believe names should be expressive and interesting.

You like names that are unusual, striking, and powerful.
You couldn't imagine naming your child or pet anything "normal."

Some female names you might like: Amaya, Celestine, Danessa, Fawn, Kenya, Monet, Serenity, and Tia

Some male names you might like: Drake, Flint, Harley, Kendrick, Pascal, Romeo, and Timber

ahem...

You Are a Total Brainiac

You're amazingly brilliant. Some would even say genius.

it was noontime, mid-week and all i could think of for lunch was the taste of tomatoes. so off to joey pepperoni (around two blocks from the office) i went by my lonesome. mmm, tomato soup, mmm...

the tomato soup itself was very pleasant and "soothed" my craving. however, i made the mistake of ordering some rice meal and silly me, i only read the "juicy steak" part. the platter came with a hamburger steak on it. ulk. for some weird reason, my tummy "rejects" any kind of burgers (well, except burger king burgers). i could eat burgers but my ulky-burger-burp would haunt me for the next two hours or so, making me guilty (repent might be a better term) for eating it in the first place.

so while i was happy with my joey pep tomato soup, i knew i'd get hungry a few minutes later because i only finished half of the burger steak. on my way back to the office, i passed by good ole seven eleven to seek uh, happy food.

i got my goodies and happily marched to the counter, where i noticed the pretty yellow bananas. i asked the counter guy to get one for me. counter guy gets a banana, then noticing the cheez wiz and maybe feeling concerned, he asked, "ma'am sky flakes?" i politely said no, because i still had sky flakes in the office. he then asked if i wanted a hotdog. hmmn. he probably thinks these goodies are all that i will be having for lunch. hindi ano, dessert lang ito! :-)

A: close pala kayo?
B: of course! achiever eh.
A: helloh? hwag ka na mag-ambisyon. si *name of person na achiever talaga by reputation* lang ang achiever.
B: i'm sorry pero achiever talaga ako, noh.
[hindi na sumagot sa text si A baka may masabi pang evil.]
B (talagang kailangang humirit pa): achiever ako, hindi nga lang sa love. huhuhu. *some other emote text snipped*
A: hayaan mo na kung di ka achiever sa lovelife, hindi naman din halata na achiever ka sa anywhere.

nitwitter ko yan nung isang araw, kaso hindi lumabas eh. baka nakakafilter si twitter ng mga ka-evil-an ko kaya hindi lumabas.
kantahan ko na lang kaya si nagpapanggap/nagfifeeling achiever nito:

The greatest love of all
Is easy to achieve
Learning to love yourself
Is the greatest love of all

o diba, magiging achiever na rin siya somewhere?

yeah, yeah. malapit nang maging preggy chronicles blog itong si dukha, pero hindi ko matiis. i need to blog this. i do! i do!

first off. had an ultrasound a few weeks ago and we found out Mo's gender (teka, pikit ka muna kung gusto mong masuspense kung babae o lalaki si Mo.) we were expecting a girl because (a) sabi ng manghuhula (b) napanaginipan ni daddy na girl ang baby ko (c) slip of the tongue ni ama, "ineng" daw si baby (d) all of the above. kaya naman, nagulat kami na sinabi ni friendly sonologist. na boy si Mo, (and sorry baby girls, strict ang parents ni Mo.) ang saya-saya ni hub. i've never seen him so happy and excited. kahit tignan mo pa lahat ng wedding pictures, o kahit pagsentihan ko yung expression niya noong nagets nya yung mahiwagang sagot almost ten years ago, wala siyang ganoong ngiti/mukha. i took a mental picture of his expression. priceless talaga. we're having a baby boy! woohoow!

wednesday night, we watched iron man. (talo ka, batman.) sometime during the movie, i was feeling some movements in my tummy and since the movements were somewhat rhythmic, nadecide-an ko talaga na si Mo iyon. hindi gas, hindi gutom-grumble (hey, may kinakain akong chicken breast fillet at that time). basta, parang tumitibok or sinisinok. natuwa naman ako. shempre, gusto kong ishare yung moment kay hub. nilagay ko ang kamay niya sa tiyan ko, at medyo nahiya rin ako kasi baka biglang tumigil yung movements ni Mo.

one advantage of having a net-savvy father-to-be by my side is that i am updated with the recent nerdy news. today, hubby is very concerned about the plastic water bottles we use at home, especially since these may contain Bisphenol-A (BPA).

Bisphenol A, or BPA, is used to make polycarbonate plastic, a clear shatter-resistant material in products ranging from plastic baby and water bottles to sports safety equipment and medical devices. It also is used to make durable epoxy resins used as the coating in most food and beverage cans. People can eat or drink the chemical when it leaches out of the plastic into liquid such as baby formula, water or food inside the container.

how to check if your plastics are safe?

so, anong ginawa mo kagabi alas otso hanggang alas nuwebe nang gabi? anong earth hour celebration ang ginawa mo? nagpatay ka ba ng ilaw? nagtipid ng kuryente? nagromantic dinner by candlelight? hindi ka ba nag-internet sa dilim?

o baka naman tulad ka namin, na nakalimot sa earth hour? in fairness, nakapatay ang ilaw sa bahay namin. umalis kasi kami. kaso, dahil alam naming mawawala kami nang medyo matagal-tagal na panahon - may bibilhin kasi sa hardware, tapos magdidinner, tapos possibleng manood ng sine - tiniyak naming may nakasalang na dinadownload si dsl. kaya hayun, patay nga ang ilaw, naka-on naman ang computer. di bale, lights off lang naman daw, following instructions pa rin kami.

nagulat na lang ako nang nagtext si ate sa akin habang nasa sinehan ako. nagpatay daw ba kami ng ilaw? nakukunsumi ata siya kasi kinukulit siya ni mommy tungkol sa earth hour. umuwi na raw siya ng bahay kasi magpapatay na ng ilaw. (mommy, anong connect?)

so ayun. wala lang. dumaan lang ang earth hour 2008 na nasa kadiliman kami ng sinehan.ho-hum.

came across this blog entry which shows an easter egg made in mathematica. cool huh?
and because i couldn't stop bloghopping, i came across these math blogs:
walking randomly and ramblings of a math mom.
hey, i even came across kakuro (not related to sudoku nor sadako), a math puzzle which can reinforce a kid's addition and multiplication skills.

oh, btw. happy easter everyone! happy egg! :-P

just sharing this piece of information from babycenter that made us both smile today:

Your growing baby now measures about 4 inches long, crown to rump, and weighs in at about 2 1/2 ounces (about the size of an apple). She's busy moving amniotic fluid through her nose and upper respiratory tract, which helps the primitive air sacs in her lungs begin to develop. Her legs are growing longer than her arms now, and she can move all of her joints and limbs. Although her eyelids are still fused shut, she can sense light. If you shine a flashlight at your tummy, for instance, she's likely to move away from the beam.

awww... :-)