Monthly Archives: April 2007

impulse buying

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Ever since I got pregnant with Mateo, our visits to the mall would always include a short peek into the baby department. With nothing to do and the intense heat making everyone very irritable, our small family went malling last week. Despite having barely enough money for gas, Ramil and I weren't able to resist making an impulse purchase when we saw two cute sandos for Mateo.

looking very cool…

…and attractive

It seems that these two sandos weren't enough for us. Hehe! We found a very 'serious' hat for Mateo also.
ready for a safari

We went home very happy that day ;)

a big change

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More than once, I have asked Ramil what his reaction will be if I'd tell him that I want to undergo some kind of cosmetic surgery. He'd ask me if I would be really willing to have something done on me. I'd tell him that as long as it's perfectly safe, why not?
Science has really made wonders. One only has to look at numerous celebrities who have had face lifts, or at rhinoplasty before after pictures, or look at plastic surgeries done on people who were in terrible accidents. If you want to look like somebody else, it's not impossible anymore. Some homosexuals have even undergone so much cosmetic surgery, it's hard to tell that they're actually not females.
As for me, even though I've played around with it in my head countless times. I think I'm perfectly happy with everything I've got. 

a dose of culture

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I used to love going to the theater. I still do actually, we just never seem to find the time to go out and watch a play. My first significant encounter with theater was way back in high school. I was a freshie and the seniors at that time staged Les Miserables. I was hooked. It sure beats watching the movies. A movie can never get as real and dramatic as a theater play.

I especially love musicals. It's amazing how the right kind of music for a particular scene can give you goosebumps. After the senior staged Les Mis, the juniors had their own Once on this Island. It further sealed my feelings towards seating in a dark auditorium and having great actors put to life a script on stage.

When I went to college, I was able to watch numerous plays. My cousin was enrolled as a theater arts student and it meant free entrances to most of the plays he was involved in. When he moved to bigger things and started starring in bigger plays, I moved on with him. Instead of watching him at the Guerrero theater in UP, we started trooping to the CCP. It is one of my regrets that I haven't been able to watch a theater play in a long time.

When some plays were made into movies, I also made it a point to watch. They couldn't compare to the real thing though but I still, I enjoyed them very much. I remember watching Moulin Rouge more than once. The tragic love story, coupled with the very entertaining choice of music made the movie one of my all time favorite. Then came Chicago. Although it has been a popular play in Broadway for the longest time, I didn't really know what it was about. The movie was surprisingly good. Not to mention the sing and dance abilities of its stars. It made me go to Chicago, try out the bars and restos, walk on its streets, check out Chicago rhinoplasty, go sight-seeing.

Hopefully, I can get back to watching plays. Maybe we can bring up Mateo to appreciate such things also. We plan to let him experience such cultured activities also, along the lines of visiting museums, etc. It surely wouldn't hurt.

 

teeth problems

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I plan to visit the dentist soon. I need to have numerous dental procedures done, including teeth extractions. Two of my wisdom teeth are what they call impacted and the only way to solve the problem is to remove them through oral surgery. Although I've had this procedure done before, the thought of undergoing it again doesn't diminish my apprehension.
 
I'm not new to dental visits. I used to wear braces when I was in high school so I was an expert at sitting on dental chairs and having a dentist poke at my open mouth. I even thought of becoming a dentist before. Some of my mama's friends, who are San Diego dentists, even tried to encourage me and told me they'd help me work in San Diego. I woke up to the reality that I could not put my hand in a stranger's mouth, especially if that stranger is badly in need of some dental hygiene.
 
I am quietly dreading the upcoming dental visit. The procedures might not hurt enough to matter but I know my pockets will be the one hurting after all those procedures. 

eating out

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Ramil and I used to love eating out. Before getting married, we'd usually eat dinner together at SM North everyday except weekends. You could only imagine how much we've spent eating out. When we got married, we'd also eat out frequently. Most of the time, it's because we don't want to prepare anything at home.

I guess it's pretty safe to say that we will always find eating out a treat for us. We dream of having the luxury of trying out Paris cafes, San Diego restaurants, Sydney bars, Mexican diners, and other places where we could try out new food and ambience. Unfortunately, when Mateo arrived, we found ourselves unable to eat out during the first few months. Now that Mateo is bigger, we are slowly incorporating this small luxury of ours into our new life.

We still find it difficult though, Mateo can sometimes get fussy in a crowded and noisy environment. One of our considerations now for choosing a place to eat is whether it is 'baby-friendly'. Meaning, not too many people, not too noisy, has enough space for the stroller, or better yet, a booth with nice, soft seats so we can put a blanket and lay Mateo down. It seems that Mateo will grow up learning all about the fun of eating out.