October 2006

Now for October...

Oct 6 - My cousin's Erwin and Tintin's wedding. The ceremony was held at St. James in Ayala, Alabang. Reception followed at The Palms. It was the first wedding in Erwin's family.


Caitlin, pretty in her yellow dress


St. James


Caitlin, with cousin Kyle before the ceremony


with Caitlin


My cousin, Erwin, with his parents


Tintin, the bride


Me, doing the 1st Reading and Responsorial Psalm


At the reception


Mama Sit and Papa Maning with their apo

Oct 7 - We have been expecting a balikbayan box from the US (from Dad's siblings) for months. It finally arrived. Si little girl, nakisali sa paghalungkat ng box! Enjoy na enjoy sya! At take note, alam nya kung para sa kanya yung item na dinampot nya. Hehehe :P



Oct 10 - My cousin, Chiqui, gave birth to a bouncing baby girl, Cristina Isabelle. So cute!



Oct 11 - Our 3rd wedding anniversary. We took a day off from work, just had lunch at Mall of Asia then watched a movie at Gateway Mall. It was just a simple celebration, just the two of us (di kasama si bulinggit). Masaya na kami na magkasama kami the whole day.

Oct 12 - I was still on leave from work so I took the opportunity to scout for pre-schools in our area. I know, it's too early to send Caitlin to school (at 1 1/2 yo). I just wanted to have an idea how much it would cost us to send her to one.

First school we went to was Britesparks International School along Katipunan Avenue in White Plains. The school didn't make a good impression on me.

Firstly because we had an appointment with the school's directress and she wasn't there. She completely forgot about our appointment. One of the teachers had to call her. The teacher then told us that the directress was on her way. While we were waiting, no one in her staff even had the courtesy of entertaining us. After 45 minutes of waiting, we left without telling any of the staff.

Secondly, I found the kids very "magulo" and misbehaved. There was a boy who kept bullying the other kids (he takes off every one's shoes and socks). Di man lang pagsabihan nung nagbabantay sa kanila. Then, I also overheard a parent telling another parent that she was forced to enrol her child in another class (mandarin class) just so she can be at peace knowing that her child isn't bullied while waiting for her to pick her up.

The second school we went to was FMP Loyola. When I saw their site at the internet, their school reminded me of the pre-school I went to. So, I said to myself, I have to check it out.

We went there without an appointment and the directress gladly entertained us. She even gave us a tour of the school. The kids were very behaved and well-mannered. All were smiling. I guess, the school (as a whole - including the directress, teachers, staff, and children) made a good impression on me.

We are not yet decided if we will send our little girl to FMP Loyola. But it will definitely be one of our choices.

As for the cost (tuition and fees), we now have a pretty good idea :)

Oct 15 - Boat-box anecdote.

Pinaglalaruan ni Caitlin yung box nung Disney Princess Ride-on toy nya. The box was big enough for her to get in. So while playing, sabi ko, "ano yan? car, plane, boat, spaceship?". I was trying to let her use her imagination. Kaso, di ako pinansin ng anak ko. Tuloy-tuloy sya sa paglalaro. So finally, sabi ko, "sige, sakay ka na sa car mo (referring to the box)". Sinagot ako ni little girl, "di, bot (boat)!". Nyahahaha!!! Sino ba naman kasi may sabi na car yon?! :P

Oct 16 - Caitlin's "unofficial" first haircut... "unofficial" kasi mom ko lang ang nag-gupit sa kanya at na-trim lang yung buhok nya.



Oct 22 - Pasyal lang sa MOA with the whole family. First time nila, second namin ni Marlon. Dinala namin si Caitlin sa Toy Kingdom. Naku! Feeling nya yata nasa heaven sya! Di malaman kung ano ang unang toy na dadamputin. Nahilo ako sa kakasunod sa kanya dahil ikot sya ng ikot. Di mapakali!

Yan ang updates ko for October. November updates, coming up!