Sophia is off to her swimming class today.

Be back with pictures.

Here’s a little confession. I am a frustrated singer. At age 7, my mom gifted me with a Karaoke set with matching Sharon Cuneta (her fave singer of all time) minus one cassette tapes. I knew her songs by heart – from Mr. DJ to Sana’y Wala ng Wakas. While kids my age were busy watching cartoons, I was busy with my Karaoke, singing my heart out. My favorite pastime was pretending to be a popular singer singing on television shows. That’s how I badly wanted to be a successful singer. For some reason though, I was never enrolled in any singing lessons of some sort. My mom probably thought that buying me a Karaoke was enough but obviously it wasn’t. I wonder now if she knew how I so loved singing way back or maybe she thought it was just something I do for fun. I was waiting for her to be that stage mom she could be and seeing how her daughter so loves singing, would do anything to hone her talent and even maybe try to let her daughter make it to the entertainment world. But I guess she was never the type or she was probably too busy putting food on the table to ever notice my potential if I even had any.

Now that I am a mom myself, and is far from being busy earning for the family as my husband is such a good provider, I have all the time to notice every potential my daughter has and would do anything I can to help her hone whatever talent she may have. If she ever wants to penetrate the entertainment industry, by all means, I am behind her. I’ll be the stage mom I wish my mom was and failed to be when I was a little girl. For petes sake, I would not even think twice of taking her to a membership based networking center and production company like what they have at Gonnabe.com. Oh yes, I would love to sign up for this production company as by doing so, children and their parents get an opportunity to work with other professionals, to develop their contacts, to audition shows, to gain exposure on major media markets, and to sign with talent agents and managers which is clearly a great way to build and practice skills.

At Gonnabe.com, every young child who has inkling for the arts will be given the much needed chance to make a name for him or herself and get better at their chosen field – acting, singing, dancing or modeling. The best part is, it will also help you penetrate the very closed entertainment industry where talent is not only the key to success but rather, knowing the right people too will definitely get you ahead.

Jody tagged me with this one. Thank you girl!

What time do you usually wake up?
I used to wake up early but now that I’m pregnant, my usual wake up time is 8:30.

What’s the first thing you do?
Eat breakfast.

Breakfast?
Yes. Milk and crackers – the only stuff that don’t make me vomit.

Do you go to work/school?
Thankfully, no.

Do you like it?
Yes.

If you stay at home, what do you do all day?
Surf the net, play with Sophia and sleep.

When’s lunch and what you eatin’?
Around 12 noon. I’m very picky now that I’m pregnant though but lunch still have to be rice with a viand.

What time do you get home from work/school?
NA

What do you do?
I’m a stay at home mom.

Dinner: When and what?
We eat dinner early, around 6:30pm and has to be rice still.

What do you do to unwind?
SHOP.

What’s your favorite part of the day?
Evenings, making “harot” Sophia and the daddy.

Who’s your favorite person to interact with?
My family – Jon and Sophia.

When’s bedtime?
10pm.

Who’s bedtime with?
Jon and Sophia.

Now share your days fellow buntis – Peachy, Mich, Toni, Nikki and Amore.

Unlike my husband, I am not into high end electronics. I don’t mind watching my favorite show in our old TV, not specifically the flat ones or the very expensive LCD TVs they sell nowadays. I don’t even own an ipod just so you know.  I’m a very low maintenance person when it comes to stuff like this, contrary to my husband who would spend every penny he has on good speakers and LCD TVs just to enjoy watching his favorite show which is Prison Break.  His car, well, is boasting with speakers too that will make your eardrums pop when he chooses to play songs his way.  Read LOUD.  I guess this just shows how people are really into different things.  My husband gets pleasure with owning the newest electronic stuff in town while I feel like I’m in heaven when I buy a new bag. Oh well, how we wish funds are overflowing so we could buy anything that pleases us.  But the reality is, money is hard to find!

Sophia had her first movie house experience care of the kind and adorable elephant, Horton. She knew this story by heart as I read it to her every once in a while. She is a Dr. Seuss Book fan thats why. So we just have to let her watch the movie even if I had apprehensions at first.

So how’s the little girl inside the movie house? Oh, better than I expected. We were able to finish the movie. She was seating the whole time but was asking a LOT of questions. What’s new? HAHA. She kept comparing the movie with the story in her book which failed to mention the scientist/doctor character. Asus, bakit daw dun sa book niya wala yun!

Overall, I am one proud mommy. She was well behaved the whole time just licking her ice cream here and there.

By the way, the movie was basically about the imaginative elephant Horton hearing a cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Suspecting there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community which thinks he has lost his mind, Horton is determined to help. It is an animated adaptation of Dr Seuss’ classic 1954 children’s book of the same name. Produced by Ice Age makers Blue Sky, scripted by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio, and directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino, Horton Hears a Who reunites Bruce Almighty co-stars Jim Carrey and Steve Carell as the eponymous elephant and the Mayor of Who-ville respectively.

The movie is a good watch.  Two thumbs up!

While I was waiting inside my OB’s clinic last week for my very 1st prenatal check up, I saw a very popular celebrity go inside the adjoining beauty clinic for some botox treatment. How did I know? I eavesdropped! Something I am very good at, LOL. I wonder if this is the sole reason for her un-aging beauty over the years unless she was getting Botox for migraines which is being offered now at The New York Headache Center. Nah, I don’t think so.  I have nothing against cosmetic remedies for aging, I just didn’t expect this certain celebrity to be into it.  I think you are dying to find out who, message me! HAHA.

You want a little trivia about me?

Here.

I go to the very same dermatologist since I was in first year high school until now. Even if this means I have to drive all the way to San Fernando and wait in line inside a tiny office full of people with just one small couch to sit on. I once took Jon with me and he couldn’t believe it. I tried other dermatologists but I find myself going back to my old derma over and over again. You see, even if I don’t have problematic skin, there was one point in my college life that I just got all stressed out and acnes came popping out and its only this dermatologist that made them all go away without leaving any dark marks on my face. Until now, I do still maintain the medicines she gave me to prevent any more breakouts. Now that I am pregnant though, it’ll be quite hard for me to pay her a visit when the need arises so I just might finally try the natural acne treatment my good friend Jacqui is raving about. I hope it does work wonders to my skin like it did to hers or else I might troop to Pampanga unexpectedly again.