Jakie and the Beadstalk

Hmmm... I only read about it today. And gosh, if this were true, the article came out eons ago... 2007! "Harry Potter author JK Rowling has revealed that one of her characters, Hogwarts school headmaster Albus Dumbledore, is gay. She took audience questions and was asked if Dumbledore found "true love". "Dumbledore is gay," she said, adding he was smitten with rival Gellert Grindelwald, who he beat in a battle between good and bad wizards long ago. The audience gasped, then applauded.  "I would have told you earlier if I knew it would make you so happy," she said. "Falling in love can blind us to an extent," she added, saying Dumbledore was "horribly, terribly let down" and his love for Grindelwald was his "great tragedy"." Huli na ako sa balita! Photo credit:  www.fanpop.com So, I started reading the Harry Potter series again.  This is I think my 6th time to read the Sorceror's Stone.   I ...

Kids grow up so fast.  But no matter how fast they grow up, parents would still look at them like babies (they way my parents look at me and my sister and brother). And kids are sooooooo cute. Ang banat nila, walang katapat. Here's one from my kid: Yesterday on the phone... Me: Hi baby, how are you? B: I'm fime, uh, fine... Me: What are you doing? B: I'm watching. Ay, mali pala. I'm lie downing. Bwahaahahaahahhaah!!!! Here's another years ago. (I just got out of the bathroom, newly bathed and wearing a green, flowery "daster") B: Hi mom. Me: Hi babe. B: Si Princess Fiona ka ba? Me: (Grrrrr...) Sinong Princess Fiona? Yung ogre or yung princess na talaga? B: Ahhhh... (smiling that super sweet smile, but the pause was too long...) Yung princess talaga. (Nag-isip pa!!!) photo credit:   kamangalimbani.blogspot.com  

I was telling myself I needed to try to make a "to-do" list and a "to-have" list.  The first, I'm slowly trying to imbibe for my everyday activities and the second is something that I've only done once or twice. But for the year of the Water Snake, I've decided to really come up with a "to-have" list every year. It should contain all the "material" things that I need for a specific year.  Since it's a "to-have" list, then the list must contain necessities only, not those for my wishful thinking.  Of course, these things are available at "Sulit.com.ph" so I have included pictures of these items that I really need to have (and also lurv, lurv, lurv to have, ehem, ehem). Now, first is: ...drum roll please... 1. IPAD! - I don't mind if it is second generation, so long as it is an Ipad, it's working and it's got all the apps I need like the Safari, iTunes, Facetime, Reminders, Cl...

We recently went to Tagaytay to buy beef at the Mahogany Market.   Buying beef there is really something.  The meat is still warm and even pulsating. (Tumitibok-tibok ang laman!)  (Price: P250 per kilo) At syempre, hindi pwedeng puro beef lang ang bilhin sa Mahogany.   Hubby eats veggies voraciously so I bought greens and tomatoes.  Papa likes the raw peanuts.  So I bought these too! There's the Common Lettuce, Red Romaine and  Baby Green Romaine This bag of greens costs P50 only (1/4 kilo) I bought yellow bell peppers too for only P18 pesos each. This is almost the size of my palm While I'm not too fond of tomatoes, I bought them too because they looked good to eat. And I was told that these were grown locally, meaning in Tagaytay. Cherry tomatoes are sold for P35 for each pack like this And then I saw the most pretty tomatoes I've ever seen! They're in a vine. I totally forgot what it's called!This is also lo...

Sunset from a Tagaytay Window S-T-R-E-S-S-E-D!!!!!!!!!!! I can't tell you how much cause words would not suffice to describe how stressed out I am. And considering that it's just the second month of the year! Whew!!!! BUT... I know things would soon be more relaxed.  So for now, I would have to contend with a prayer that I will feel better soon (cause I've been sick for what, 3 weeks at least!) and everything would be a breeze soon.  I remember one of my favorite songs from one of my all-time favorite movies, The Sound of Music, "My Favorite Things." "When the dog bites, when the bee stings, when I'm feeling sad I simply remember my favorite things and then I don't feel so bad." Who are my favorite people?  1. Hubby and Baby 2. Mama and Papa 3. Kuya and Eryx 4. Momi G, LA and Donat 5. Caru & Mamater What are my favorite things? 1. Sunset 2. Chicharon 3. Fried Chicken and Gravy 4. Rain 5. C...

My little boy just celebrated his birthday recently. When he woke up, his daddy and I sang to him.  And I told him, it's your birthday today.  He said, "talaga?" Later, while playing, he told me that he didn't want a party.  Kasi he wants to be a carpenter.  I told him that his daddy and I will support him if that's what he wants to be when he grows up.  "Ok lang maging carpenter," I said. Later, when he was blowing his cake, we asked him to make a wish and he said hurriedly in a hushed voice, "sana maging carpenter ako." Hahahahahaa!!!! Yun pala yun, kaya ayaw nyang magparty. Kasi yun ang birthday wish niya. hehehehee. Babies. They are soooo lovable! love you forever!

“the Liebster Award is given to blogs that have less than 200 followers as a way to show appreciation and support to fellow bloggers, as well as to spread the word about new blogs.” (Copied from Alias M. who copied this from two bloggers who nominated her) At dahil ninominate ako ng aking kaibigan na si Alias M., ito po ay lubos kong tinatanggap! Salamat Salamat!!! Palakpakan! Dahil wala nang libre ngayon, may kapalit ang nomination na ito.  Hmmm... (madugo ang number 3 task ah.) Kaso... parang di ko yata makocomply ang pinapagawa sa akin na pag nominate. First:  Post 11 things about yourself.   1. Mababaw ang kaligayahan ko.     Anything can make me laugh.  One time, I was in a jeep, on my way home. It was raining hard, and a man got inside the jeep in a hurry, rushing to close his umbrella.  Then, as soon as he sat, he stood up and got off the jeep and then I realized that he was bald. Somebody said, "Ay ...

After 34 years, one of my dreams came true and an item in my bucket list (baket liss) was crossed out : I went scuba diving! Why I waited for three decades before doing it? a. sobrang mahal b. sobrang mahal c. sobrang mahal d. ( atsaka akala ko walang magkakasya sa akin na wet suit... shhhhhh... ) I talked about this in my previous post. Check it out  here . Why I finally tried it? Cause my hubby got it cheap. Period. Before feeling chicken At first, practicing breathing only through the mouth can be disconcerting.  I told the instructor that I tend to forget to exhale through my mouth, what if I inhale a lungful of water? But he said to just practice it, keep calm and he taught several things and made me practice them many times before we went to the boat to the dive site. With my cool instructor I thought at first that I couldn't do it. Everything seemed so hard in shallow water! Then I remembered that hubby tried it the day before and was so happy...

Without Glad Kitchen , that Boracay Trip would not have been possible.  I tell you, we've saved P14,000+ for the accommodation for three days and two nights at Alta Vista.  Considering that it was a perfect accommodation for a family, that amount really made a huge difference. Ganyan ang kwarto namin. Promise! (photo credit: www.interaksyon.com) This Kuripot Mom was able to have a blast in Boracay by her sheer "katipiran".  How? Let me count the ways. (hehehe) 1. Checked out airline promos. We got our tickets at P2,200.00+ each for round trip airfare from Manila to Kalibo via Tiger Airways. We bought it almost three (3) months before.  What's nice about Tiger Airways is that the terminal fee for Manila to Kalibo is already included (Kalibo to Manila terminal fee is not included, which is alright since the fee is only P40.00).  We couldn't find a promo flight to Caticlan so we had to contend with the Kalibo Trip. 2.  Was prepared for delay...