2nd day HK adventure of mommy & jai

Ok Day 2. Woke up early. Around 6am. I plan to walk around the Kowloon streets since there are lots of stores to see. Jai ate pandesal while i ate granola bars.

After eating, packed our bags and cleaned the room. But Jai doesnt want to move. He says he just wanted to stay in the hotel. That wont work. Its our first time in HK and yet this kiddo doesnt want to move?! He just wants to watch chinese tv. And he is pretending to speak chinese.

The crappy room that we had is just unbearable. i just wanted to go out and leave. The bathroom is so small and yucky. And the hot water, its 3sec cold, 3sec hot. So I tried convincing Jai to move. I think he's still tired so I let him rest for a while. And Jai is anxiously asking for a tabo.

9am, I got the hotel glass as tabo and bathed Jai. And this crappy hotel door got stucked. I thought we couldnt get out. I tried and finally it got open.

1030am, front desk of the hotel. We checked out. I asked for a taxi service but the front desk says its just a 10min walk.

We started walking and around the park Jai told me he is tired. Thats when I saw that he wore his sandals wrong. Imagine we walked for around 10min and he had his sandals wrong?! Hay, that kid. We asked around since I dont know where to go. We finally arrived.

Dorsett Seaview is a lot nicer. They have 2 bed and a window! Nice bathroom. When we entered, it didnt have electricity. Im starting to be annoyed and will call the front desk. Then I read our card, it has to be inserted to the slot to power on the electricity. Ang tanga ko lang.

We ate lunch at McDo. Their happy meal had corn kernels and since Jai loved corn he enjoyed his lunch.

Off to the peak tower! Ok, another katangahan. After we went down to the MTR, I dont know where to go to the Peak. We asked a man and he said to turn left. I saw a bus that says we need to go off to hong kong park to the peak lower terminus. We missed our bus stop so I really dont know what to do. Then I saw a sign that says Peak Tram Pathway. We went down and then I told myself we just have to follow that path down. After a few minutes, Jai become really tired and I still haven't seen the end of the tram. So I decided to take the taxi to the tram. And funny thing is that the tram is just a corner away.

We enjoyed the Peak. Me & Jai are both scared of heights. But we still took a few shots before we went down to the shopping centers. Actually I didnt shop because its either Jai will impatiently frown at me or he finds a toy and will bug me to buy the toys. We went outside where Jai enjoyed the big screen tv while eating a 10 hkd nestle drumstick. Well, I also cant resist the coffee so I bought my favorite starbucks latte worth 32hkd.

After that we went on a very long way to Avenue of the Stars. Jai is having tantrums already as he is not used to very long walks. After 3 stumbles, and lot of whining we got there. He doesnt want to have his picture taken. We found a spot where we could rest and waited for the lights show. We really enjoyed the view. These were the times that I badly wanted an SLR camera. My crappy camera cannot capture the shots that I wanted. My I phone camera is even better than my digicam.

After the light show we went to look for the stars. One funny moment when I took Jai's pic to a clapper. He touched the light. It's really hot and he was about to cry so I pretended I didnt see him. Haha... Its really funny. Famous personality seen (or the only ones that I know): Bruce Lee, Jacky Chan, Jet Li and Chow Yan Fat.

We walked again to the Shim Sha Tsu station. A very very long walk. Its very tiring. When we got to Yaw Ma Tei station, I forgot where to exit. There was 5 exits. I tried to remember what exit we went in. So stupid of me. So I tried the A1 exit and it was wrong. I saw the KFC that I used to see yesterday on the other side of the street. Jai is really punching me for taking the wrong exit. He just wanted to rest. I pursued him to eat first at KFC since I am very hungry too. He doesnt want to eat.

Ok after that I looked for the customer service booth where we bought our tickets and prayed that the next exit is our exit. Fortunately I got it correctly.

Then I discovered that Temple Street is so close to our hotel. Temple street is where the night market is located. Unfortunately, Jai doesnt want to go because he said its dirty. Ok he wins. I can still go the next day after our disneyland.

Jai sleeped at once while I ate 5 pandesal. Im so hungry and thats my dinner. I need to prepare for the big day. Disneyland!

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063011.. Jai's 5th... Day 1 HK

So here we are, day 1 in HK. We're in our hotel room. Jai sleeping soundly at my side and i have a fever. I was supposed to sleep but I cant wait to blog all the happenings today. Besides i was waiting for the dipenhydramine to take effect. So here it is....

Woke up at 6am today to prepare for Jai's birthday party. His dad picked us up at around 9am. Off to school. Jai had a mcdonalds party with playhouse disney as theme. Jai really enjoyed the party, participated on all games and is now not afraid of the mascot. Nate is there also. He enjoyed the party also and ate hashbrown. We picked grimmace mascot. Nate is afraid of the mascot. Hehe. One of the highlights is the family picture. Its just ironic. We could have been a real family.

On our way to the airport, me and X had a nice conversation about the annulment, what will happen in the alexandra south, kids future, his gf and other things. This proves that i am no longer affected. Its fun to be at peace with him atleast for the sake of the kids.

Ate at Mc Donalds before going to the airport. Jai bought a Master Shifu toy. At the airport, we paid the travel tax and airport fee. We haven't left yet and I already paid 2200 for the tax and 1500 for the airport fee. We checked in our bags and go to our gate. The flight attendant called us and transferred us to a better seat 2A & B near the window. And during boarding we did not get in the line since they prioritized old persons and those who have kids with them. Hehe.

Quotable quote:
Jai: mom where is your bag?
Mom: there under my seat
Jai: no, our red bag. you left in the airport pla
Mom: no, we checked it in. It is located in the bottom of the airplane
Jai: huh? where? i cant see it...
Mom: yes because its under this floor
Jai: are you sure?! we dont have our things.

Jai is super kulit that every 5min he keeps on asking about that red bag. Another cute moment before take off:

Jai pretending to drive
Mom: Jai what are you doing?
Jai: im driving the JP.
Mom: what?
Jai: JP... Short for Jai Plane. Fasten your seatbelt we're going to blast off!

And upon landing, Jai couldnt handle the pressure in his ears. I know its painful for him and he keeps on covering his ears.

At Hong Kong International Airport, Jai got so excited about the walkway escalator that he literally dragged me and I fell. Grabe. It was really an embarrasing moment but I understand his excitement.

We passed thru immigration and the baggage counter. I went to the tourist information to ask the bus ride to our hotel. The guide told me to ride the A21 bus and our stop is on the station 8. Sino Center Nathan Rd. Every information I asked where the bus stop is. When we got outside it was so hot & humid just like the Philippines.

Finally we are on our bus. Jai really insisted to seat on the Second floor of the bus and so we did. After 5min Jai already fell asleep. He is so tired. Im tired also but I really couldn't sleep because I have to check where we are. At station 5 I already woke up Jai. We are in the busy streets of Hong Kong. We finally got off and the streets are so busy. A lot of potential shopping material but I didnt get here to shop. I was really not feeling well and all I wanted is to go to our hotel.

The hotel was the smallest hotel room I have ever entered. I thought the hotel in Amsterdam is the smallest but this is so small and it even doesn't have any windows! The only good thing they have free wifi. Anyway we will be staying here for one night and transfer to Dorsett Seaview tomorrow.

This concludes our day 1 in HK. By the way, I forgot my. Cough meds athome so I just resorted to dipenhydramine, vit c and paracetamol. And Jai is already reading (pretending) to speak Chinese already.

Nighty... I feel drowsy already.


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Jai's firt digital theatre experience

I know this blog has been long overdue. Lately, i have been busy with work and our desktop crashed. When in reinstalled itunes and plugged my phone, the blogger was not reinstalled. Actually a lot of apps didnt. Ok enough of
the rants.

This blog is all about Jai and his first digital theatre experience.

The date is set. We're about to watch Kung Fu Panda 2. The first attempt, Jai changed his mind so I planned to be with his Ate Shiri and my good friend Ayi. On the way to SM Calamba, Jai is so excited. We bought popcorn as per request of Jai. Im making him comfortable and at ease as much as possible as i dont want to waste money on movie ticket.

So there we go, the lady gave us the 3D glasses. Shiri held Jai's hand and they walked inside the cinema. I think Jai didnt have any time to process that he is very afraid of the dark and we even seated on a very strategic location at the very top row.

As we seated, Jai suddenly remembered that he's afraid of dark enclosed space so he told me he's going to pee. The comfort room is outside the cinema so I really had to device a way so that we could go back inside the cinema. So, I left all our things inside, even my phone. Hehe...

On our way Jai is forcing me to go inside the Men's bathroom because he said he is a boy. This is one of those moments that i got disappointed at his dad. I can never enter in a boys comfort room and Jai is still too small to pee alone but this is also the time where his concept that he is a boy is developing. We still end up in the ladies bathroom anyway.

As expected, Jai said that he doesnt want to come back inside. I told him our things are inside and his ate shiri is waiting for him. He gives in and off we went back to the cinema.

We enjoyed the movie. Jai is so amazed with the digital movie. He says he can almost touch things. Actually, before we went in the cinema, Jai already researched about the movie by watching the trailer at youtube. He also told me that the title is Kung Fu Panda 2: Kaboom of Doom (or something like that.. Hehe)

Here comes another tanga moment for me. Jai's smart ass move makes me feel that I am stupid.

Jai: mom the movie is good. I really liked the cyan glasses. Can you please buy me one?
Me: what anak?
Jai: cyan glasses.
Ayi: pre google it.
Me: hindi ko nga alam ang spelling. Hindi ko sya naintindihan.

So i pulled my phone, and typed (guess what?!)

Ciang glass
Google said: did you mean cyan glass


Cyan glass (could be red cyan or blue cyan) are glasses that was used in watching 3D. Gosh, Jairus at his age researched it already and he is already equipped
with all the basics of the digital cinema prior to going there.

Nice one kiddo!


Trivia: when you looked at the iphone while wearing the 3d glasses, you will see rainbow.


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Jai's first Text Message

Its been quite a while since the last entry. Its not that the kids never made any improvement or milestone. Its just that I've been very busy these past few weeks. First, i've been quite immersed with work, tutorials and kdrama. Yes, im guilty. I havent spent much time with the kids.

So Jai has learned something new. Texting. Grabe at 4, he already knows how to texf. It was yesterday, i was at starbucks with my ex-coworkers, Jai started texting me. Just wanted to share to everyone this moments. Super funny:

Love mom i phone !

Give me mp3 i lost my old mp3

Wall -e dvds for jai and mamu

Then I told Jai I'm with his ninang cath. Here is what he texted:

Let me bro your battry ningninang cat

Sadly i dont do not have coins battry pay $ 100000000000

BUT I DONT WORKING

Later, I learned that he's asking ninang cath for batteries for his old mp3. Hehe...

And while writing this blog, Jai told me: 'mom that's what i texted while waiting for you'



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Amazing Jairus

Waaah! Pahabol lang...

While watching tv and jai on the PC, just caught this very amazing moment for Jai. At four years old, he can type words already!!! (ebidensya lang po sa mga skeptics) 

Jai: mommy please type angry birds game on the browser 

(ako ay busy busyhan s panonood ng my gf is a gumiho. Syempre korean kelangan full attention sa subtitle)

Mom: nak, if you cant do it then dont play it. Im watching dvd. Later na lang ok?! 

Jai: ok mom 

(himala di nagtantrums) 

Then this.... Creepy ang anak ko!!! (sorry medyo malabo. nagmamadali ako kasi na ma video. sa bandang dulo look at the top and see what he typed)

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The Hopscotch

I meet up with my friend Ayi and my pretty baby Shiri (Ayi's daughter) at Mcdo. I just loved this mother and daughter so much. Just after we meet, Jai asked me if he could buy a watercolor so we went to Mega (a store in Sta. Cruz). Since the store is just near Mc Donalds and to exercise Jai's legs, we decided to walk.

While we are walking, I noticed that Jai is jumping often. So here is our exact conversation:

Mom: Jai why are you jumping? I am having a hard time walking.

Jai: I cant step on the line (pointing at the road).

Mom: Why anak?

Jai: Because I am pretending to play hopscotch.

(So eto nanaman kami... hindi ko nanaman alam yang hopscotch na yan!)

Mom: (maang maangan...) Ah... so you are playing hopscotch. thats nice anak. I think I forgot how to play hopscotch. Can you teach me again?

Jai: First, you draw rectangles with numbers. Then you get a stone, throw it in the number, and then you hop with one foot.

Mom: Ahhh 

Piko lang pala pinahirapan pa ako! Sorry naman, mahirap lang kami nung bata kaya hindi ko alam ang hopscotch.

Wikipedia: To play hopscotch, a course is first laid out on the ground. Depending on the available surface, the course is either scratched out in dirt, or drawn with chalk on pavement. Designs vary, but the course is usually composed of a series of linear squares interspersed with blocks of two lateral squares. Traditionally the course ends with a "safe" or "home" base in which the player may turn before completing the reverse trip. The home base may be a square, a rectangle, or a semicircle. The squares are then numbered in the sequence in which they are to be hopped.

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Mommy's Day

Today will be my day. Mom's day. My boss asked us what will we do today.  I really thought about it but I couldnt think of anything. So I jokingly say, 'Maghahanap ng babati sa akin'. Infact, I really never thought about it at all until that question came up. I even scheduled a shopping date with Khol and Cata today since I really forgot that its mothers day.

As posted in my wall: Your struggles & victories give others the courage to win their own battles. Don't hide them. This goes to all the single moms for they have been both a mom and a dad to their kids. Being a mom is hard enough, what more be a dad also at the same time. I salute you! All praises to the moms who give their 200% just to raise the future citizens of the world.

I cant help it, but i get sentimental since this will be my first of many mothers day that i'll be a single mom. Dont get me wrong. I am not at all bitter. If you would ask me now, im not really mad at him. I just love him that much that seeing him happy makes me contented. But my feeling as an abandoned wife is different from my feelings as a mom who sees her kids get their little hearts broken. And sometimes I really get frustrated at how little time he spends with the kids. And how he never even bothered to check whats happening to them.

Anyway, i thought this would just be another normal day but kuyakoy surprised me and it really meant a lot to me. All his effort on making something just to make me happy. My heart leaped in joy and excitement. It turned out that this is not just any other day. Today is mothers day. I am really overwhelmed by the thoughtfulness of the inakay.




The rose. Just like a shy suitor, Jai gave me the rose. Although this came from his school, the mere fact that he never let anyone touch it besides me is really heartwarming.










The card. This is also from his school activity. Sweetness!!!






Not your ordinary popsicle stick. He made an effort to write this kind words. Jai hates to write but he makes this occassion an exemption. And take note, nobody dictated him on what to write.. He doesn't copy it from anything. He just wrote it. So this one made me cry because I know and feel the sincerity in those words. Im really touched.

So this day, although spent as a single mom, im not really sad at all. Infact I am so happy and fulfilled that I am appreciated by my kid despite of me.

Quotable quotes? Ofcourse meron:

Jai: mommy happy mothers day. I really love you
Me: thank you anak. (kissed him)
Jai: mommy dont be sad, when I grow up im gonna marry you.
Me: hahahaha, anak you cant marry me. Just go get a nice girl and marry her.
Jai: ok, but i will never leave you.
Me: thank you anak.

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Me: Jai greet mamu happy mothers day
(ang tagal, nagiisip)
Jai: but i cant greet mamu. She is not my mommy. You are my mommy.
Me: but mamu is also a mom. She is my mommy.
Jai: ok. Happy yaya's day mamu.
wapak!
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Nate the Strong One

All the past blog is all about kuyakoy. Kawawa naman si bunsukoy. Dont take it wrong. Its not that Nate doesnt have something to showcase or I favored Jai over Nate, but the Kuya has smart ability that I have to document it all. So Bunsukoy, its your time to shine.

Jonas Nathanael. The name evolved from Jediael Zibeon to Jared Zibeon to Jared Nathanael and finally the current name. The name evolved so much due to the different situations im in while pregnant. It is the worst. We call them 'baby nate' bec as per Ninang Kholeen and Ninong Mark, i am just like Kris Aquino and his dad, James Yap (so similar... Both from Negros and loves to party). We also call him Nik Nik. Wala lang. Hehe...

I discovered that I am pregnant the day that we went home from Boracay. Imagine how many frozen margs, tequila and other liquor that I drank while at Boracay.

Next struggle of this baby, i had internal bleeding that I had to be in bed rest for a month. The dad did not like the situation, forcing me to stay in Calamba so that I could serve him, clean and cook for him. Then a week after I got hospitalized due to frequent throwing up. I couldnt even drink water. Nate's dad, i remembered was still mad at me for not staying at calamba. He went there every night.

Then came tuesday before my birthday. I was 6 months pregnant. A big fight happened. A fight that started it all. For two months I endured being trashed upon. The dad never fetch me at the office. Lets me clean the house, the bathroom, and organizing things at home while he's out with his current girl friend. Nate also endured it all. All the crying, the suffering. And yes, Nate heard it all. The screaming his daddy did while i was scared as hell. Crying in the middle of the night. And in addition to that the moment his dad told me that the kids doesnt need the whole family to be complete, Nate was there. In the lonliest time of my life, baby Nate is silently observing in my tummy. He's the only one with me during those times. And with that I call him the 'Strong One'. My dove, my gift from God, That's the real reason why I picked Jonas as a name. Although his dad didnt approved of it, i pushed thru since the name really is meaningful to me.

I remembred the first time I saw Nate in the operating room. He is so cute and healthy. At that point I already knew he would be the stronger one. Then we were told that he had an infection so they had to put heplock on him. He never even bothered. Newborn screen, as compared to Jai he just cried a bit and sleep afterwards. I never heard Nate complained.

As he was growing old, we never had a hard time taking care of him. He always smiles. He sleeps alone at night. He only cries when he is hungry. He knows when im sad and he never bothered me. You can leave him in the bed and he will play alone. Crawl. Roll around. That's how my bunsukoy is.

Im really proud of him. Eventhough he will never have an experience of a whole family, and never really had a dad around from the time of birth, between the two, i am quite sure that Nate can endure it all because he is my wonder kid. The one that at this age I can forsee will become more mature. I just hope that he can endure everything in life just as he endured all the stress given to him by his parents. Again im proud of this fighter. Aja baby Nate!

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Blast from the Past

I just remembered while im on my way to work. I havent included this in Jai's profile here. So here's the story...

I have been very fond of baby nate this past few weeks because he started tp communicate. He smiled a lot. He's always making sounds with different pitch. He shouts whenever he wanted attention. He's very cute and lively baby. He also started to crawl. And boy he crawls so fast. Although he cant sit still for a very long time, he prefers standing up. He always giggles when he saw us specially kuya jai.

Thinking back, when did jai started "cooing" or humming sound? I thought for a while and i suddenly remembered the day that Jai started communicating. What do you think? How old is Jai when he started making sound? He is TWO DAYS OLD. Yes. Two days.

It was during his new born screening. My dad is the one who is with me at the hospital when the nurse came. Then at a blink of an eye dad disappeared. So i had to call my mom. It was a very painful moment for a first time mom. I can still remember how hard and how loud Jai cried that day. I cant help but cry. After that, papu suddenly appeared in the room munching corn. He went directly to Jai and this is what he says:

Papu: Jai, masakit ba?
Jai replied...
Jai: agooo... Agooo.... ( with the face of a little baby making sumbong to his papu)
Papu with a surprised sxpression: o cge sumbong ka kay Papu.

Thinking back, i shouldve kmown back then that Jai is already special. I am still trying to recall other milestone that Jai had and document it. Kuya at 2 days showed that he is not your ordinary kid.

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Jai's take on bugok

Just came home from tutorials. Super porma tlga since teacher. Biglang may sumakay na ale nagtitundang bugok. I just cant really resist it. When was the last time i ate it. Pnagtinginan ako ng mga pasagero. Siguro d mkapniwala n s ganda kong to kumakain akong bugok! Haha.

Sabi manong driver miss kumakain ka nyan? Eto lang ang statement ko ' manong d k tga sta cruz f d k nageat ng bugok!'

And then i tought, i will let Jai taste it

ME: nak i have pasalubong for you
Jai: whay is it? Excited
Me: here oh.... Sabay bukas ng plastic
Si Jai naduwal
Jai: YUCK MABAHO!!!!
Me: nak d k tga sta sruz if u dnt knw how to eat that.
Jai: but im fr alexandra na pala'

Ayos magpalusot!



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Jai latest milestone

No, I wont be blogging any quotable quotes today. I haven't talked to Jai early this week since I came home late and go to work early. I am excited to go home now since Its still early. I might have a good blog material tom. As of this moment I am at the bus on my way home. Writing this blog using my phone. Good thing i installed this app in my phone so writing a blog is a breeze.

Considering that Jai can read by age 2, i really dont know what more to expect from him. I really thought that everything will be normal with him after that.

Update: he is now enrolled in writing classes so that this smart kid can be equipt in the next school year. He will be in Senior kinder and Its really not ok for his teacher to write for him during exam. He really knew the answers but had a difficulty in writing. After 2 weeks of classes, here is the result....






He wrote that by himself. Now constructing simple sentence.

Latest trip: mag spell naman ng mga words. He's very fascinated with spelling now although minsan nkakalimutan ang vowel.

So i add ko yan sa accomplishment list ni Jai: can spell simple words at age 4. Also can write simple sentences at age 4.

Now I wonder whats next? I dont know, whatever it is I will always be proud of kuyakoy.

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FROM FB TO FT (Family Three)

These are all the compiled Jai and Nate moments on facebook from the time  started to join. All Jai Quotable quotes are in green. All post referring to Nate is orange. While reading at my post, just realized that around 2009, nagtatagalog pala si Jai. So many memories to share.

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Pwede ba commercial lang? emo lang ng konti. Super active ko lang sa FB na it took me about an hour to get to the very first post. Haaay... reading all my posts, take me back in time where we used to be complete until the family becomes three. Reminds of the feelings I have... happy, contented, sad, depressed, mad, bitter to becoming ok again. Me and the kids are really a survivor on having to endure everything. I am quite proud of the family three. Anyway wherever he is I know he is very happy. Diba dapat kapag love mo yung isang tao maging happy ka kung san sya happy? Wow mature. But seriously speaking, nowadays I am becoming more comfortable of the set-up. I am happy as long as all my loved ones are happy.

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Warning: Some of the content may still include the previous head of the family but that does not mean anything. He is just part of the history.


i need to find a good school for jai
20 April 2009 at 15:18

is looking for a good nursery school for jai.
02 May 2009 at 08:32

found a nice school for jai! yey.....
02 May 2009 at 12:51

 

this is jai's ID pic.....

09 May 2009 at 20:44

just bought jai's school uniform. super excited na ako. first day of school is on june 15
02 June 2009 at 19:03

 

Assessment on Jai's speech therapy (he is diagnosed with developmental language disorder) went well. We all hoped that he could catch up with other kids in his nursery class.
02 June 2009 at 19:11 

 

first day sa nursery ni jai sa monday! soooo excited to see him in school uniform!
12 June 2009 at 13:23

jai has a fever. :-(
21 June 2009 at 18:27

Jai is out of the hospital. Good thing it is just toncilitis.
23 June 2009 at 19:33

Jai got four stars in school! great work anak
26 June 2009 at 23:25

Jai's Mcdo Birthday Party
Jai's birthday party is indeed a rush but it was fun. it seems that jai is not a...ware of whats happening (he keeps on running all around the gym instead of enjoying the party) but it was indeed a blast. He is scared of Kid Mcdo. When the mascot appeared, he screamed and run towards the corner. That's bad as he never wanted to get near of the mascot. I had to carry him so that he could blow his candles. My wish for jai: I hope he would be able to undertand language and cope with his classmates.

30 June 2009 at 17:45

jai sings lupang hnirang. sooooo funny!!! basta ba makakanta na lang
01 July 2009 at 20:01

haaay... si jai meron ding asthma.
12 July 2009 at 16:56

jai is soooooo kulet. nebulizer thing is finally finished. oi jai! singing oh i love you with the love of the Lord with matching paper (imitating mommy while operating projector on church).
16 July 2009 at 06:53

mommy: jai its mommy's birthday 

jai: happy birthday mommy! (sabay kanta ng happy bday song) 

mommy: o san na ang gift ko? 

jai: wla gift eh... (me punto pa ang eh) (that's good enough for mommy... hehehe)
20 July 2009 at 19:26

si jai kanta ng kanta... walang tigil... paulit ulit... minsan gusto ko na lang idaan lahat sa kanta baka sakaling maging OK na yung communication skills nya
03 August 2009 at 20:25

(me complaining to hubby, regarding the reviewer of jai for their first exam) 

me: grabe naman, pati ba naman parts of computer kasama pa rin?! pano naman malalaman ng nursery yan! jai: parts of the computer... monitor... cpu... keybords... mouse. 

(hubby and me are both shocked. looks like we underestimated the kid!)
13 August 2009 at 12:30

i was just reading regarding Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder (jai has been diagnosed with this disorder). It means that Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder is diagnosed when a child has problems expressing him-or herself using spoken language, and also has problems understanding what people say to him or her.
Read more: http://www.minddisorders.com/Kau-Nu/Mixed-receptive-expressive-language
21 August 2009 at 16:20

mommy: jai what starts with the letter M? 

jai: Mosquito 

mommy: what starts with the letter V? 

jai: vase mommy: what starts with the letter L? 

jai: Elephant 

(hmmm...... makes sense.... hehehe)
30 August 2009 at 16:30

while we are playing at pixie forest at festival talent scout approaches us and asked if jai could do a vtr for them... very tempting... pero yun nga given his condition, maybe next time.... but i am one proud mommy!
13 September 2009 at 17:41

jai is dancing nobody... ang kulit! hehehe
13 September 2009 at 18:24

Just finished jai's followup checkup with dev pedia. He is now discharged from speech therapy. Yey! Behavior na lang ang kailangan macorrect.
23 September 2009 at 22:06

bonding with jack and jai on a stormy day
26 September 2009 at 11:39

ang daldal ni jai!!! wala naman sense at wala naman maintindihan. walang katigil tigil
13 October 2009 at 20:31

c jai tinapunan ng water ang laptop ko. Huhu...
13 October 2009 at 20:36

wala daw grade si jai kasi ayaw daw magsulat....
24 October 2009 at 14:07

jack got the job! i got my 13th month pay! jai is sooooooooo talkative! puro blessings!
28 November 2009 at 12:52

jai: mami rereport ako 

me: (nagtataka) o cge 

jai: Good morning classmates im happy to tell you that nobody is absent in our group today. thank you. 

proud of you jai. we're making progress. i hope makahabol ka na sa iba.
25 January 2010 at 19:27

 
si jai marunong na mag reason out! 

OT: Hi Jai! Why big ang shirt mo? 

Jai: Kay daddy kasi to eh. wehehe....
30 January 2010 at 19:42

just went to SPED school for jai.tuition is so high pero i think it will be worth it. para matutukan si jai ng mabuti and ma enhance yung mga talents nya like reading and singing.
06 February 2010 at 18:04

its positive! ;-)
21 February 2010 at 20:16

morning sickness is now whole day sickness...
01 March 2010 at 11:49

k, so bed rest for one month due to threatened abortion... rest rest rest. unfortunately, jai's yaya is also preggy (3 months) got away with our 1500... stressful. wanted yaya!
08 March 2010 at 15:51

started wearing maternity dress again. fun!
26 April 2010 at 11:28

appointment ni jai sa dev ped today. we are hoping to hear good news.
06 May 2010 at 08:51

still suspected for ADHD. Has thinking and reasoning skills of 4.5 yrs old but writing skills of 2. Overall, a very intelligent kid but needs to practice fine motor skills. Behavior is getting better. Excellent in reading. Not bad for our 3 yrs old Jai.
06 May 2010 at 15:48

iiwanan pag tumaba.... :-(    (sorry cant help to include this one. premonition)
17 May 2010 at 07:22

finally found a school for jai. Brivonjeux in sta. cruz. only 5 students and it can modify its curriculum to cater jai's needs. They can also have OT, so jai can also have his therapy there.
20 May 2010 at 07:35

Just called jai kanina... sabi nya... baby sister why are you inside mom's tummy? i missed your kakulitan. see you on friday! :-)
08 June 2010 at 11:29

it was fun watching jai while he was sharpening his pencil. took him nearly 30min hanggang inantok. he is starting to gain confidence on his grip.
17 June 2010 at 13:50

It's confirmed! Boy nnaman. kinukundisyon ko na si jai because he really wants to have a baby sister.
19 June 2010 at 17:00

looking for a nice name for my little boy
21 June 2010 at 14:38

excited for Jai's birthday celeb this saturday. he will be 4 on june 30! :-)
24 June 2010 at 08:58

Happy 4th Birthday Jairus Azarael! mom and dad will be there to give your birthday wish: cake with candles (last celebration of the complete family)
30 June 2010 at 06:23

bakit kailangan na daddy ang itawag mo sa superior mo? pa cute lang??? (singit ulit. premonition again)
05 July 2010 at 08:55

jai has asthma... :-(
24 July 2010 at 09:51

jai knows how to spell JAIRUS. nice work!!!
28 July 2010 at 05:41

funny jai: mommy i know how to spell my name, J-A-I-R-U-S. 

and then i told him to write it for me. 

he said ok. (hirap na hirap sa J dahil puro C ang nagagawa nya). 

Then he said: Look mom i write many C's. 

I could also write H while writing H. 

tawa lang ako ng tawa, nde maisulat ang J nilibang na lang ako. :-)
29 July 2010 at 07:33

 
just attended aiel's birthday party and i am so surprised that jai is now not scared of the mascot. enjoyed watching him dance with jolibee... improving!
31 July 2010 at 15:48

Busy friday... talked to jai's old school, transferred him to a new school, will go to calamba later with jai so that he could spend weekend in alexandra south
06 August 2010 at 11:06

just saw him in the ultrasound... he's blinking his eyes, opened his mouth as if he is smiling then do thumb suck. it's a very wonderful feeling! he is 30 weeks today.
16 August 2010 at 15:44

just got a letter from jai's teacher. Jai is not following his teachers, throws toys, books and even chairs at school. tsk tsk... patience... sabi ko nga kung nung araw ka anak nabuntal ka na. hahahahha
21 August 2010 at 07:20

holiday with jairus. officially 32 weeks today. family life is going well. just got an increase last friday (yey!). personal life... well...
30 August 2010 at 06:24

newest bona kid 

02 September 2010 at 06:26

jai missed someone... how can i explain it to him so he could understand... this is too hard. :-(
10 September 2010 at 07:11

 rushed jai to the hospital this afternoon due to high fever... thank God di naman dengue...

12 September 2010 at 19:35

jairus is sleepy! :-)
16 September 2010 at 20:19

qhmg;ldq[sasw]]]bfblgllssssssdjfffffffffffee,mmrfhw ---> si jai nag type nyan
16 September 2010 at 20:20 

thanks Kholeen Antonio and Pao Pesi for the arabella eat out! Kulit lang ni Jai. :-)
18 September 2010 at 20:40

tagged in Kholeen Antonio's album.

nate's tumbling cupcakes :)
21 September 2010 at 23:08

no work today. jairus day. needs to go to the OB for nate's check up.
24 September 2010 at 07:01

jst finished ob checkup 2day. un iba moms hubbies nla ksma, ako c jai. hehe.
24 September 2010 at 14:01

just watched glee season 2 with jai. we enjoyed it esp. the empire state of
mind song. jai is singing on top of his lungs... so funny!
26 September 2010 at 21:08

jai is the sweetest kid in the whole world. this morning he said to me: dont worry mommy i would take care of you and baby nate. :-)
27 September 2010 at 14:26

jai's kakulitan...
jai: mom i'm a doctor i will inject you with medicine
me: sure jai (sabay taas ng sleeves ng shirt)
nakakuha pala ng totoong syringe na may needle... super lapit na ng needle sa arms ko. good thing i looked at him kung hindi naturukan nga ako. whew... ;-P
29 September 2010 at 11:28

jai was diagnosed and confirmed, ADHD. another challenge for me.

kakayanin kahit magisa. God is always here for me, jai and baby nate. :-)
04 October 2010 at 18:25

just had my ultrasound. saw baby nate's face again, he is blinking and thumb sucking.

preparing for the big day! soooo excited! :-)
05 October 2010 at 17:39

just went to a seminar on how to handle kids with ADHD. very inspirational. God gave us our special kid because He knows that we will be a good parent to them. :-)
09 October 2010 at 15:58

after 4 years, this is the very first time that i let jai out and play in the rain. he's scared at first but enjoyed it after. its time to let him experience the world. :-)

10 October 2010 at 16:22

last check up before the big day. 4 days na lang!!! i just cant wait. :-)  (nanganak na ako after ng check up na to)
11 October 2010 at 06:41

♥home sweet home baby nate♥ =)
14 October 2010 at 16:38

just got home from the hospital... lahat ng problems, struggles at heartache sa buhay is gone.... i am glad i have nate and jai with me. the best gift! :-)
15 October 2010 at 10:42

presenting to the world: Jonas Nathanael

15 October 2010 at 10:45

baby nate is soooo bait. after all the stress he has been thru during pregnancy, expected him to be mareklamo but he is not. i am proud of my boys! :-)
16 October 2010 at 09:42

jai's tagalog lesson: jai whats the tagalog of star?
jai: hmmm...
mom: starts with B
jai: i know i know! bibilugan! (with confidence)
ang hirap turuan ng tagalog... grrr...
17 October 2010 at 16:55

baby nate's first check up. will be removing the heplock in his hands. :-)
19 October 2010 at 07:24

 
Jeng Patricio 

Went to visit our friend last night and took some snapshots of her new baby boy Nate. Congrats again Ruby Jean Cosio Bona !

Nate
Newest brother of our inaanak Jai.
by: Jeng Patricio

October 2010 at 15:08

si jai sobrang antok kahit sa chair mag sleep! :-)

28 October 2010 at 14:23

kwentong jai...
jai: stupid stupid stupid
mom: jai stop saying stupid. that's bad. do you understand what does stupid means?
jai: no. what does it mean
mom: jai stupid means a person who dont know anything.
...jai: baby nate is stupid!
mom: why
jai: because he dont know anything
(oo nga naman.... fu*k. sablay nanaman ang turo ko)
mom: jai, i will look at the dictionary first ha? (pahiya)
05 November 2010 at 07:03

jai had an asthma atack. ayun wala ng party. mommy muna ngayon. :-)
03 December 2010 at 17:35

eto hot na hot. kasasabi lang ni jai ngayon: kawawa naman si mommy walang boyfriend.
06 December 2010 at 17:31

funny jai... i told him- Jai pagpray mo kay Jesus na sana manalo si mommy ng dvd player sa christmas party ha?
si jai sabay pikit ng mata at nag pray: 'Dear Jesus you give mommy DVD player. In Jesus name amen... is that ok mom?'
wehehehe.....
11 December 2010 at 06:40

mom: anak sinong pinaka beatiful ninang mo (while looking at 81 events pics)? ninang Cath Dandan-Patricio , ninang Sheva Elayda or ninang Rona Bernabe-David?
jai: si ninang rona bec she is prettiest in her wedding reception.
after a while...
jai: mom who is the most beautiful? ninang cath, ninang sheva, ninang rona or mommy. mommy! bec she is the top model of the world

ok anak may mcdo ka sa akin mamaya! :-)
21 December 2010 at 09:30

Si jai dming bloopers. Happy new hear daw. Sb ko Tagalog n lng. Maliligong bago taon daw. Lastly the pop pop firecracker, e2 mga Twag nya- pipop, poopoo, powpow, at the yellow one w/ the letter p
31 December 2010 at 19:07

Jai told me that he and Nate will be a doctor someday. When asked why he simply answered: so that we could treat mummy's broken heart. Little did he know that by just saying that m already healed.
04 January at 23:30

Given only the truth, Jairus is starting to connect the dots and associate the things thats happening to us. Smart kid. Starting to be scared of what he might say next...
14 January at 22:18

 

Baby Nate's Dedication

12 February 2011

Jai flushed solid plastic thing into the toilet. The toilet got clogged. Tubero says the thing is already stucked and cannot be removed. So eto kakasweldo lang wala ng pera. Need to replace the bowl. Sa papel n lng kaya mag gebs?! Hehe....
22 February at 20:20

Super happy! Jai can now construct sentence in tagalog. Nosebleed days are almost over. Hehe
25 February at 07:42

me: nak what are you doing. come on, kiss me na im going to the office
(jai while reading something on playhouse disney games in the computer)
jai: uh... wait mom im reading my journal.

wapak! ako nga walang journal eh...
08 March at 08:36

Jai: mom what is this?/ me: mickey mouse fruit. Ang bobo ko ih... I really dont know (turned out to be mickey mouse fruit talaga. Im right!)10 March at 05:07

Sweety jai. prepared a sandwich for Cecilia Coronado Cosio. you know what the palaman is? Iodized salt! Hehehe...
14 March at 09:34

Jai is asking me why is it that Nate's shoes doesnt have an AGLET. And I asked what is an AGLET...

Jai: Mom, it is located at the tip of the shoe laces.

I really dont believe him at first so I googled it....
...
DARN! My kid is smarter than me.... :-)See more
17 March at 09:26

Jai said something that really makes me laugh. You never fail to amaze me nak! Nytynyt. :-)
21 March at 21:33

Sa lahat ng na invite ni Jai, tom po ang graduation nya. Super proud lang yung bata at mag sing daw sya ng little people. Sabi ko nga: nak invite ka ng invite, may pakain ka ba? Hehe... Cutie Jai
25 March at 22:24

Jai sings little people at his graduation [HQ]

Length: ‎2:16

26 March at 12:01

Sobrang galing ni Jai. Didnt expect that he will perform on stage. Congrats anak. Mommy is so proud of you. Best in Reading pa. :-)
26 March at 12:30

Jai dance in stage for the first time. So proud of him [HQ]

Length: ‎3:26

26 March at 13:18

Jairus

Grad song: Sana'y pagibig na lang [HQ]

Length: ‎4:08

27 March at 00:1

 

Jai just called me yaya. That kid! Grrr....
27 March at 14:07 

 
With jai

Starbucks SM City Calamba RJ just checked in @ Starbucks SM City Calamba (Calamba City, Laguna)

02 April at 14:53

Ang pinagtalunan nmin ni jai

Ang pinagtalunan nmin ni jai

looking at this pic jai asked,
Jai: mom where will the patients exit in case of fire
Me: there in the fire exit
Jai: but it says bawal ang patients and bantay
Mom: thats only during regular days. If theres fire they will exit in the fire exit...
Jai: No mom. it does not say during regular days only.
Toinks
09 April at 16:09

While playing on my CP,
Jai: Mom always fail at this game...
Me: Its ok Jai. Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win. Try and try until you succeed. Again, try and try until you.....
Jai: Get a hang of it
Me: Oi oi gabi na. akin na yang phone ko!
...
Ano daw??? Nagtaray na lang para nde mapahiya. Nde ko nga ginagamit yung expression na yun ih!

13 April at 09:35

OC c Jai. Cant start drawing hangat nde ganito ang ayos. At in fairness, dapat may towel n green n patungan. D pdeng blue, green dapat.
18 April at 19:55

 

Jai: mom there are files waiting to be written in the cd
Me: jst leave it there
Jai: i think thats Jack's cd
Me: (nagtataka) who is jack?
Jai: the one you get married to then you take pics and burn in the cd. Maybe its him.
...Me: anak he is your dad dont call him Jack.
Jai: but he is your old husband. He is my old dad too

Masyadong madaming nalalaman! Hay nokoh! Kaloka!

Thursday at 06:58

Super smart ng jairus.
me: mom saves the earth bec i work at sunpower.
Jai: wow solar power saves the day
Me: what is solar power
Jai: solar power is the one you put on top of the roof then the it get power from the sun and it will turn to electricity.
...Me: WOW
Jai: you tell that to ninang Cath Dandan-Patricio
Friday at 10:31