Thanks to dear May for this tag. I assume this serves as a treat to our hubbies this father's day. And since late ako sa mother's day post, let me do this early this time. :)

Let me brag a little about Nico...

1. He's the kindest person in the world. Even our officemates (yep, we were officemates before) would tell you that. And to this day, whenever we meet people who know him, they'd say "mabait yan no?"... swerte ko ba? hehehe :)

2. He's responsible; a good provider.

3. Matalino 'to, tsaka masipag. Swerte employer nya.

4. He's humble and he practices his faith. I'm happy that we have the same faith and that we can help each other grow spiritually. He's my "soul-mate".

5. He has the longest patience....ever! :)

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Rules:1) Copy from {Start Copy Here} to {End Copy Here}.

2) Blog ‘Brag’ about your husband - yes, the father of your child/ren. As I’ve said singles may also join by bragging about their own fathers, or even grandfathers. It doesn’t matter! Of course, Daddy bloggers themselves may also join, but you have to blog about your fathers and not about yourselves, deal? Okay. Good.

3) Add your blog in the master list below linking to the post that you just made. Or if you wish, do it as how I’ve done it in my other blog by adding a new page.

4) Leave your comment here and don’t forget to leave your link so you can be added on the masterlist. Yup. Here. Thanks!

5) Let’s not forget Peppermint Creative for the corner border I used for the badge.

Masterlist.

1. When Silence Speaks 2. Everything About Deye 3. Etc Atbp4. Pinay Mommy Online5. Coffee Cup Princess 6. Garden of Moments 7. Aeirin’s Collection 8. Never Dainty 9. The Long Journey Of My Life 10. A Mother Of Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow 11. Everything That Has Breathe Praise The Lord 12. Can Of Thoughts 13. Anything And Everything In Between 14. No Place Like Home 15. Pinay WAHM16. Only In Silence 17. Bisdak Footprints18. Simply Me, Simple Life 19. Fun Fierce Fab 20. Confessions Of A Supermodel Wannabe 21. Embracing Health For Life 22. Jona Thinks23. Whatever Comers To Mind 24. BOTH SIDES NOW25. Why Babie?26. My Virtual Closet 27. My Views On My So Called Life 28. Sexy Momma29. Memoirs of May-san 30. A Pocketful of Happiness

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tagging jacque, points of view, rhea, lizz and nice.

Thanks Vien for this tag.

This is the level of education required to understand my blog:

Here are the rules:

1. Check out your Blog Readability Test here then post it.

2. (OPTIONAL) Stop asking yourself regarding the results of the test (LOL!)...I seriously doubt the credibility of this test, hahaha :)

3. Add your blog from the list together with the results.

4. Tag as many friends you like.

1. Big Eyed Gal - High School 2. The Chronic Shopper - Elementary 3. Vital Sighs - Genius 4. Princess Vien - High School 7. A Pocketful of Happiness - College (Postgrad) 6. YOUR LINK HERE

Tagging pat, sheryll, vannie, joy, sujee, lizz and hideout.

This is a tag from Vannie on Mother's Day. I overlooked this one so I'm posting just now. So sorry dear, but super thanks! :) And belated Happy Mom's Day to all my mommy friends (better late than never, hehehe).

Rule:

1. Just choose any mother’s day graphics from zwani to greet the mommies you know.

2. Add your blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs.

3. Tag other mommies you know.

1. bloggerhappy2. berryscrappy3. A Sweet Taste of Life4. Me,Myself+25. Confessions of a Supermodel Wannabe6. Fun.Fierce.Fabulous7. apocketfulofhappiness

Since this is super late already, I'm not tagging anyone na lang.. :)

Thanks Vien for this tag:

Rules:
1. List 6 things that describe yourself today.
2. Add your blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs.
3. Tag other online friends you know

This is me-today.
1. I'm sporting the most rebellious hair in the whole wild world! grrr...
2. but I'm perfectly happy with my newfound vanity, that is, playing up with my BE kit
3. I'm feeling frantic about the forthcoming relocation
4. because I'm not even halfway to accomplishing my to-do list. I'm a bit disorganized.
5. suddenly wishing I could both be a full-time mom and still work with my beloved ex-employer--how can it ever be?!
6. and finally...I'm broke! hahaha :)

Links: Creative In Me Little Peanut Me and Mine Pea in a Pod Sugar Magnolias BLOGGERHAPPY Berry Scrappy Changing Lanes Pit Stop Kapturd and so i am Princess Bela Our Journey To Life My Planet Purple Women xplore Princess Vien, A Pcketful Of Happiness

I'm tagging aggie, vannie, michelle and rhia. But feel free to do this tag if you happen to drop by. Let me kow if you did. :)

Tag from vien.

.Participants: Tere-Blessing in Life 2. Yen- Me and Mine 3. Aggie - Pink and Brown Diaries. 4. Mich - Random Thoughts 5. Vannie - FunFierceFab 6. Jane - My Charmed Life. 7. Abie – Women Xplore 8. Princess Vien 9. Issa-A Pocketful of Happiness, 10. YOUR BLOG add here!

1. What do you want for your birthday?>> to find a nice condo near Nico's office and the park, and for Miguel to get comfortable quickly (is that asking too much?!)
2. Who will be your next kiss?>> Miguel of course! I kiss him every second
3. When was the last time you went to the mall?>> Last Saturday
4. Are you wearing socks right now?>> Nope
5. How did you spend your summer?>> Just at home, with Miguel
6. Have you been to the cinema in the last 5 days?>> nope, not in the last 2 years, bwahaha :)
7. What was the last thing you had to drink?>> coffee
8. What are you wearing right now?>> jeans and sleeveless top
9. What was your last purchase?>> BE Starter Kit, but I haven't got it yet, still with my inlaws
10. What was the last food you ate?>> Oishi prawn crackers
11. Who would be the person you would call if you were up in the middle of the night and couldn’t sleep?>> the only time i couldn't sleep is when miguel's sick, so it's the doc i'll be bugging
12. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week?>> none for myself, all for the little boy
13. Do you have a pet?>> nope
14. What made you laugh in the last 5 days?>> Jason & Alex's story *wink*
15. If you could be anywhere right now, where would you be?>> greenhills tiangge!
16. What is the last thing you purchased online?>> BE starter kit and a really cool skip hop nappy bag
17. One thing you hate about yourself?>> I'm so tamad these days :)
18. Do you miss anyone?>> yup, penny
19. What are your plans for the day?>> to find more interesting things to blog about
20. Last person you msg’d?>> nico
21. Ever went to a camp?>> nope
22. Are you a good student in school?>> yup, naks :)
23. What do you know about the (your) future?>> I'm gonna have a doctor for a son, proud momma! :)
24. Are you wearing any perfume or cologne?>> right now? yup
25. Where is/are your best friend/s right now?>> in Canada

Tagging: chel, emz, renz, rocks & mari.

For the instructions, add your name on the list and simply spell out your name using the given Japanese letter- translations below. Tag six of your friends and inform them of the tag. Have fun.

TRANSLATION:A - ka -----G - ji -----M - rin -----S - ari----- Y - fuB - tu -----H - ri -----N - to ------T - chi -----Z - ziC - mi----- I - ki -----O - mo -----U - doD - te----- J - zu -----P - no ------V - ruE - ku-----K - me ----Q - ke ------W - meiF - lu-----L - ta ------R - shi ------X - na

1. OSWALD - moarimeikatate (sounds like american and states har....har...har...)
2. JUNELLE - zudotokutataku (Thank God I’m a Filipino! sounds like sadako. nyay! hehehe)
3. JACQUELINE - zukamikedokutakitoku (Ayay!! Unsaman ni perti mang taasa..wa ko kasabot nyahahaha)
4. LIRA LUZ - takishika taduzi ( sounds like a title of an anime show) it's cute!
5. Gracey - Katakamikuari (oh my, i'm glad i'm not japanese. Nothing sounds like it!
6. Vannie - Rukatotokiku (huh? ruka sounds cute!) hehehe
7. Farah - Lukashikari (hahaha! it's cute!)
8. Patricia - Nokachishikimikika (ang haba naman! ) : )9. Jade - Zukateku (parang ang asim)
9. Jade - Zukateku (parang ang asim)
10. Issa - kiariarika (parang ang pangit pakinggan, hahaha!)

Let me know your japanese names: may, joanne, manel, jacque, myra, nancy.

Thanks jade for this tag! Buti na lang di ako japanese, haha. :)

I've been invited by nice to answer her question of the week.

Here’s the drill:

The aim of these questions is to share opinions and experiences among moms (or dads) in the blogosphere. Each week a new question will be posted and I’m inviting mom and dads to answer and share their thoughts about it. If you are participating, leave your links in the comments section. Link back to this site inviting other parents to join the fun.Try to visit the other participants…you will love their answers, that’s for sure.
Now, for this week’s question: What are the names of your kids? Who picked them? Any significance of that name/s?

Name: Isaiah Miguel

Meaning:
Isaiah - salvation of God; the Lord helps
Miguel - who resembles God

Nicknames: he goes by a lot--miguel, chik, mimi, papa, manyu! don't ask me what they mean...these names just come out of me whenever i'm so gigil :)

Isaiah wasn't actually our first choice of name. We were still choosing between Miguel and Gabriel but Nico's cousin whose wife gave birth to a boy months before I was due already named their son Gabriel. It so happened that when I was pregnant, my sister and two other relatives were also pregnant with boys, so before we ran out of nice names we decided to announce to the world that we're naming him miguel. And then we researched for a second name. Antonio, Alfonzo, Inigo, Isaiah, Marco, Lorenzo, etc. But either the name is already given to a cousin or I just didn't find them appealing. Until Nico suggested that we choose Isaiah since my nickname happens to be one variation of Isaiah. And Miguel sounds like his name "Nicoell", hahaha :) ang babaw!

I wasn't too happy with the name we settled for, but one thing I realized now is that it doesn't matter whether you find the name odd, you will eventually find it the most special, most precious name in the world, simply because that's how you feel towards your baby. And I wouldn't have named him something else. :)

A heartfelt thanks to abie for inviting me to join this journey!

Let all the bloggers around the globe come together in unity by blog linking. All you have to do is add your name to the list. Don’t forget to specify the country where you are from and of course, link your name to your respective blog. If you have two or more blogs, add and link ‘em all. Then invite 8 or more bloggers to do the same. Here we go!

Julia from Philippines, Catherine from Malaysia, Shi from USA, Mitch from Philippines, Hailey from Philippines, Sexymom from USA, Liza from Philippines, Sasha from Philippines, Thess from Netherlands, Marie from Philippines, mind bubbles from USA, Evi from Canada, Christine - Marikit from AU. Christine - Strawberrygurl from AU, Mel's Untamed World from PH, Mel's Uncensored Life from PH, vanity kit from USA, something purple from USA, em's detour from USA, kaptyurd from PH, and so i am from PH, princess bela from PH, our journey to life from PH, my planet purple from PH, women xplore from PH, issa from PH, (next passenger here).

Tagging lizz, jade, sheryll, joy and michelle.

Thank you pat for this tag. I enjoyed taking the test.

ISFJ's Profile:
"ISFJs are characterized above all by their desire to serve others, their "need to be needed." In extreme cases, this need is so strong that standard give-and-take relationships are deeply unsatisfying to them; however, most ISFJs find more than enough with which to occupy themselves within the framework of a normal life."

"ISFJs have a rich inner world that is not usually obvious to observers. They constantly take in information about people and situations that is personally important to them, and store it away. This tremendous store of information is usually startlingly accurate, because the ISFJ has an exceptional memory about things that are important to their value systems. It would not be uncommon for the ISFJ to remember a particular facial expression or conversation in precise detail years after..."

I'm tagging vien, abie, and bunnie. :)

My heartfelt thanks goes out to vien and to pat for these beautiful roses.

Red rose has number of thorns in it, when it pinches your fingers it hurts. Everyday in my life is just like red roses. Sometimes life is not always a bed of roses, but life is great with GOD.

Happy to pass this on to dyes, lutchi and joanne.

Thanks Manel for this tag.

~ start copying here ~
Join the Worldwide Link Love!Benefits of Worldwide Link Love:
1. Make new friends around the world.
2. Feel the Link Love.
3. Gain new readers and subscribers.
Rules:
1. Copy from ~start copying here ~ to ~ end copying here ~ and paste it on your blog.
2. At the end of the list, put your name and the country your in, it doesn’t matter what’s your nationality just put the country where you are publishing your blog. Don’t forget to put links at your name.
3. If u have many blogs, you can link all of it, just make sure you post the same on each blog.
4. Tag eight (8) or more of your blog friends.
5. Tip for blogspot users: make sure you copy and paste the code in Compose mode.

Worldwide Link Love! Participants:
1. Julia (Philippines)
2. Catherine (Malaysia)
3. shimumsy(u.s.a)
4. Mitch (Philippines)
5. Hailey (Philippines)
6. Sexymom (usa)
7. Summer (usa)
8. EED (Philippines)
9. H & S (Philippines)
10. Petradear (usa)
11. Happy (Philippines)
12. Manel (Philippines)
13. Issa (Philippines)

Now tagging bless, jenny, joey, lisa, liza, sheryll, toni, & vannie.

Tagged by bela. Mwah! :)

Copy here:
1. Answer the Kid’s Question by Gregory Stock, PH.D. Remember: Don’t respond as you think others want you to. Respond the way you actually feel!
2. Add your name (linked to your blog)
3. Tag everybody else!

Kid’s Question #1 If you were the ruler of the world and you could have anything you wanted as well as have people do anything you wanted, do you think you would get greedy and mean or would you be a good and fair ruler?

> Geez, ruler of the world? That's tough job. I definitely would want to be a good ruler. I don't think I can afford to be greedy or mean. Though I do realize that once I have the power, temptation will follow. So to be sure I don't get greedy or mean, I'll pray to Jesus to always guide me. (whew! I hope I was able to satisfy the kid's curiosity, *wink*).

Jhong, Alpha, Women Xplore, Em, Something Purple, Our Journey to Life, My Planet Purple, Princess Bela, Here & Now, add your link here

Now I'm tagging farah, sujee, tricia, rocks, rhea and nancy.

Thanks Sheryll for choosing me as one of your featured friends.

As such, I am including your name and am picking up 5 more of my own featured friends. I have to inform ALL my featured friends to keep the ball rolling.

Note: If you use Blogger, you can add your featured friends using the new page element ‘Link List’. You may read everything about how this Featured Friend started by reading here and here.

My featured friends are: May, Jown, Lizz, Anna and Nice. These are the blogs I frequent the most since I enjoy reading their posts.

So guys, it's your turn to choose your featured friends. Let's keep the ball rolling!

Thanks May for this tag.

Begin Copy -This is the easy way and the fastest way to :1. Make your Technorati authority explode.2. Increase your Google Page Rank.3. Get more traffic to your blog.4. Make more new friends.Rules :1. Start copy from “Begin Copy” until “End Copy” to your blog.2. Put your own blog name and link.3. Tag your friends as much as you can.

1. Picturing of Life 2. Juliana’s Site 3. Hazel-My Life, My Hope, My Future. 4. Jeanne-The Callalily Space 5.My Family is my Life 6. The Simple Life of a Baghag 7. On A Wonderful Day Like Today 8. House Everything 9. The Creativity in Me 10. Travel and Photography 11. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow 12. Nora’s Notes 13. Noras Family Treasures 14. Fil-Oz Blog 15. What A World 16. More on Health 17. Everyday Life 18.Pinaywifespeaks 19. Pinaywife Atbp. 20. Laugh Out Loud 21. Life’s Lessons 22. Kerslyn’s Comfort Zone23. Borski and Nai 24. M A R I K I T, 25. Jan April, 26. Random Thoughts 27.the long journey of my life 28. Life’s Journey, 29. Wonderful Life, 30. Gen’s Palace, 31. Moments I Treasure, 32. Trails N Life, 33. Life Has Began, 34. Simply Amazing, 35. Amazing Life, 36 Sorrounded Everything, 37. Alot To Offer, 38. Travel Blog, 39. Fascinating Life, 40. Blogger Spider Man, 41. Creative in Me 42. Little Peanut 43. Me and Mine 44. Sugar Magnolias 45. Dagboek 46. Thesserie 47. Enjoy Your Meal 48. Working It 49. CODPG 50. MyParty. Finds. A Home. 51. Sexy Momma 52. Here & Now 53. YOU! - End Copy -

I'm passing this on to my new blogging buddies Dyes, Bless, Caca, Louraine, Liza and Chubby. Happy blogging, everyone. :)

I've been linky-love tagged by Rocks & Jenny . And I definitely need this one to improve my PR!
Cut and paste the following starting here.I have randomly selected 5 of you below to be tagged and I hope that you will similarly publish this post in your blog. You will have to tag 5 other bloggers and just keep adding on to the list. (Do not replace, just keep on adding! Yes we hope it will be a long list!)It’s real easy! Tag others and see your Technorati Authority increase exponentially!The benefits of Viral Linking:- One of the fastest ways to see your technorati authority explode!- Increase your Google PageRank fast- Attract large volume of new traffic to your site- Build your community- Make new friends!

The Strategist Notebook, Link Addiction, Ardour of the Heart, When Life Becomes a Book, The Malaysian Life, Yogatta.com, What goes under the sun,Roshidan’s Cyber Station, Sasha says, Arts of Physics, And the legend lives, My View, My Life, A Simple Life, Juliana RW, The Callalily Space, Petra Summer in Blue, Confessions of an Army Wife Bless’ Sanctuary Happy Life, http://bless519.bravejournal.com/, La Place de Cherie, Chez Francine, Le bric a brac de Cherie, Little Peanut, Pea in a Pod, The Creative In Me, Me and Mine, Pinay Mommy, Expressions from the Heart, TeacherJulie, Sweetbites by Bang, Paul, Toni and Lance - Bridging the Distance, Our Growing Family, The Uncensored life of me, My Untamed World, Something Purple, A Detour, Something Purple, Wifespeaks, Coffenchoclate, Regalo ng Diyos (God's gift), Through the Rain, apocketfulofhappiness

Passing this on to nol, farah, sujee, jayzanne, nancy

Big thanks to sheryll for this tag! Need to bloghop first to see who else have not been hugged! :)

I've been tagged by Nice. This reminds me that I haven't yet posted Miguel's 12th month milestones so let me just share with you these 8 random things about him:

1. He started walking unsupported before his 11th month.
2. He's the first paternal grandson. Imagine the joy of my in-laws upon learning it's a boy :)
3. He's been checked by a total of 6 pediatricians during his first year! No, he's not sickly, guess as first time parents, we'd been way too cautious. :)
4. At night, he sleeps on his own, doesn't need to be rocked to sleep
5. He's breastfed for 11 months. Self-weaned gradually.
6. He's super sweet. He would rest his head on my shoulders and hug me tight occassionally.
7. He's a bit sensitive. He would give you that super cute pouty-lip gesture whenever he's hurt.
8. He's fond of (or should I say, amazed at) four-legged creatures--cats, dogs, even lion and tiger, though he's only seen them on NatGeo :)

Now tagging May, Vannie, Manel.

Thanks Renz for this tag.

The rules: Link to the person that tagged you. Post the rules on your blog. Share six un-important things/habits/quirks about your self. Tag 6 random people at the end of your post by linking to their blogs. Let these random people know that they are tagged by leaving comments in their blog.Let your tagger know when your entry is up.

Six Unimportant things/habits/quirks about my self.

1. I have curly hair, unfortunately!
2. I'm allergic to crustaceans. Again, unfortunately!
3. I love to eat salmon sashimi but never really liked sushi
4. I love foot massages :)
5. I'm a bit fickle-minded...don't ask me to explain ;)
6. I'm lagging in terms of fashion..poor me! :)

Now I'm tagging Jenny, Kelly, Mari, Maybelle, Jown and Sheryll. Enjoy girls. :)

It just makes me feel good to be considered a friend even by people whom I met online. These awards from May are really flattering. I hope I can live up to their very meaning. Thank you, sis.

Passing these on to faye, anna, nice, nol, & pat :)

I just really, really hope I could claim this award from Anna with all my heart, hahaha! I think every mom's been dreaming to own this. Gotta start my physical fitness program really soon. Thanks sistah! :)