Spongebob visits CDN

Spongebob!

We had our Christmas party at the office tonight.

Journalists, columnists, editors, and everyone who made this amazing newspaper running went to party even between deadlines.

Great food, good music, raffle prizes, and some superheroes gave our simple party at the newsroom a blast. I will be posting more photos soon.

I am not sure if Spongebob is a superhero but we're glad that he made it to our party.

He might become Lance's favorite soon so I took the chance to have a photo op with him. :D

Merry Christmas! Ü

Happy Thought:

Met Spongebob! LOL

Birthmas Wishlist

Lance was born five days before Christmas. Practically, this little fella is entitled to only one present that is good both for Christmas and his birthday. Hence, the Birthmas Wishlist.

Niza, my editor and kumare, has long requested me to post what she dubbed as Lance's registry. She said, it would make gift shopping easier for her and fellow godparents. Actually, we were afraid everyone will send pairs of socks as prompted by my Facebook wall post on Lance's new shoes. :D

The following are items in my Christmas shopping list for Lance. It would be really nice if you can cross one out for me. Ü

Clothes

Lance already outgrew almost all of his clothes. Actually, I really never bought much before thinking that he would only be staying at home anyway. Looking at his photos, however, I noticed that he has been wearing the same tee, given by one of his ninongs as Christening gift, every time we go out. The sleeveless pambahays, on the other hand, are already faded. So new clothes are very much welcome. He is size 1 if you're going to buy him some tees and Large for shorts and sandos.

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Mattress for Christmas, Anyone?

Lance and I live in a small apartment with his Granny and two Titos. Our humble abode is only fit for one big bed. Since we can’t fit all in the bed, some must sleep on the floor. When Lance came in, however, all of us had to take the floor. He doesn’t sleep on his crib, which is too small for a baby who moves too much while on slumber.

Currently, we only have one decent mattress at home. It’s a siesta Uratex mattress I bought at a department store last year. It’s a bit pricey but true to what the salesman prodded me to buying, the mattress is durable.

So when I received a press material from Uratex (what a coincidence!), I can’t help but go wishful thinking of getting one of these mattresses:

Purifoam

Allergy-causing microbes won’t grow on this mattress, which is great for babies and children.  It is made with first-class knitted fabric cover to create an exceptional combination of strength, comfort and long-lasting protection. (Price range Php 5,399.75 to Php 18,499.75)

Lance's New Shoes

Florsheim Shoes

A power outage on a hot mid-afternoon led me and my folks to the mall today. Our initial plan was to only stroll and have ice cream. As we did our strolling, we ended up buying this new pair of shoes for Lance.

It's his 4th pair of shoes. Too many for a little fellow who can barely walk.

Actually, I was really planning to buy him some new kickers for his upcoming birthday. His feet grow really fast, which explains the number of shoes. I was looking for comfort, style, and durability that's why I checked on Florsheim, which has a wide display of nice shoes for kids below 12 months.

The store was on sale. So what can a great mommy do? Ü

His Granny protested at first because it is still expensive despite the discount. She doesn't want me to spend so much. Good thing his Tito came to the rescue, backed me up on my choice, and donated some money so it won't appear I overspent. Wise yeah?

Anyway, we really should get a pair as we have been trying lots of shoes on Lance for over half an hour. :D

To Lance, please make these shoes last for a year. Mwah!

Happy Thought:
He's got Florsheim. Ü

The Road

Would you drive to an eerie-looking road?

I would definitely not but actress Rhian Ramos took the road less traveled breaking all hell loose both on and off the cam.

Crossroads

The day after I threw myself a challenge to blog everyday, our publisher advised me to again beef up my writing portfolio of hardcore news.

Well, I was asking her if I can do a part-time copy editing job for the editorial team but was instead offered to do in-depth news features for the paper.

It made me think. It made me ponder.

Is this destiny calling me to go back to what I do best?

I am now trying to recall why I left the news team five years ago. What I can remember so far is that I had a great time.

CDN 2006
My last  group photo with the editorial team.

For now, I only have one sure thing to beef up--- my blog! Ü

Happy Thought:

Journalists are only as good as their last story.

28-Day Blog Challenge

Hello December!

January is coming over pretty soon. For sure, I will be asked for some resolutions again. I know, I know. Since I won't be able to fulfil all of them, I only plan to succeed in at least one.

Blogging perhaps? Ü

I don't know really but I learned that it only takes 30 days to create a habit. Well, I only have 28 days before 2012. So let's see if we can make (a habit) and break (a record) on this challenge.

Well, one down! Ü Twenty-seven posts more to go. :p

Let's Go Blog, Mommy!

Happy Thought:

I'm excited.Ü