My son Paolo does not want to have his picture taken with a camera. I’ve long given up on the thought that he will ever become a blogger, or a movie star I simply wanted to have a few shots of him in his new Threadless tee. It’s the perfect shirt for uber-picky eaters like him. And I like Threadless designs so much. The Boyfriend is a big fan, and so is this local retail store which I’ve seen lifting off a few Threadless graphics/slogans.

I still have to wear one

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The twins play angel and fairy in Nickelodeon’s “Mischief Madness.”

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When a casting agent gave his business card to my son (handsome daw), the little tot wasn’t at all enthusiastic. Knowing him, he’s not really the type who’d feel comfortable facing the cameras. What he feels a close affinity with is the computer, like most members of his generation. And he’s got a number of files on Microsoft Paint to show for it…like this one.
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And so I’ve found out that one of the hardest things about parenthood is dealing with ‘teeth troubles.’ Dionne has lost two of her front choppers, Dianne has one waiting to be plucked and Paolo still has to grow out a couple of his baby teeth.

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And I realized while looking at them at play yesterday that they are indeed growing up fast! While most people would tell me “you have so many kids!,” I do think three is just right I’d be hard put fussing over just one kid but with three, I can always let them scamper around knowing that one will always look after the other.

And even though I know something will always be missing in my life, I know that with them around, my life will always be complete.

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I take off from my blog routine to pay tribute to my blog friend Anna Banana who flew in from South Korea last week. Of course I had to meet her! And she was sweet enough to go out of her way to meet me! She who had been privy to my frustrations with kimchi and other life matters the past months. It was nice to know that she was as wacky and engaging in person as she is online (as is often the case with the blog pals I meet. Call it lucky!)

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We were joined by reel- and real-life couple Jher and Jerome who were quite a revelation in themselves, being such fun-tabulous persons to be with. The last I heard, the 2Js were up in arms against the homophobic column of a macho columnist in one major paper who has said “Let us be warned against the gay population, which is per se a compromise between the strong and the weak and therefore only somewhat and not the absolute of either of the two qualities. Be alert lest the Philippine flag be made of delicate lace and adorned with embroidered frills.” Sus, how could this so out-of-touch man say this when some of us admittedly love our gay friends to pieces?!
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I was enjoying my Sunday rest yesterday when I got up to see what the commotion in the other side of the house was all about.

Yay! I was surprised to see my son cooking in front of the stove flipping his very first successful sunny side up. Mom was silently beaming. The son can cook!
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