Hospital trip

At the hospital ER yesterday, a kindly old man who befriended Miguel asked where his daddy was. My son, with all the innocence and honesty of a 5-year old, said that he doesn't have a daddy. He further went on to explain that his daddy left when he was still in my tummy, because Mama and his daddy had a fight.

That's the explanation he always gives whenever someone asks him where his "daddy" is, and I'm glad I told him the truth (however simplified it may be). He doesn't seem to feel any sadness about the matter, but I don't like the sympathetic looks I get from people when they learn about it.

Maynilad Health Run

Thanks to Clare, I found this photo of me (left) running the Maynilad Health Run 10K. This was taken somewhere around the 4 or 5 km mark. I look like a boy!

This is me... sometimes

Coffee just makes everything better. :)

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Would be nice...

... to have this tattoo to look at when things start falling apart.

Megamind movie date

I went on a movie date with my little man this afternoon, together with my sister and her son. They (the kids) had been looking forward to watching Megamind ever since I told them about it a couple of days ago.

I wasn't expecting much from the movie but it was a very nice surprise. I was uncertain about seeing it in 3D, as I'd been disappointed with every 3D movie since Avatar, but it turns out that this one is worth shelling out the extra money for.

As for the story - hilarious and touching on alternate occasions. Also, I like the idea of the supervillain turning out to be one of the good guys after all. The character I liked best was Minion, though. Such a cute fish. How come the sidekicks always get more fans?

Favorite line: You know what the difference between a villain and a supervillain is? Presentation!

After the movie we went to McDonald's - not to eat but to have the boys registered for the McHappy Day Fun Run happening on the 28th. They're excited to run the 500m dash, and I've already given them a pep talk about it. The 500m category is limited to kids 7 years old and below, so we can't join to give them some guidance during the run. Looks like it's time to have them practice! :)

Fierceness redefined

When I started this blog I promised myself I will try not to talk about running and fitness-related stuff (I have my tumblr for that). But I can't NOT post this video. One of the best motivational ads, in my opinion. Makes me wish we had Under Armour here.

Being a mom

I love Baby Blues. My son isn't a baby anymore, but I sure can relate to the mom.

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Short week

It's Armistice Day in France on Thursday and I'm taking the day off on Friday so it's going to be a short week for me. I can't wait to enjoy another long weekend! Among other things, I plan to bring Mig with me to watch Megamind. It should be good.

Maiden post

Blogger, I'm back! Hopefully for good. The last time you saw me was way back in 2007, when I started getting more active on Multiply. Then Facebook happened, then Twitter, then Tumblr, and now I guess I'm back to Blogger. Like the prodigal daughter.