the biggest surprise of all is when i asked him what he wants to be when he grows up.. this was how our conversation went:

Me: Kyle, anong gusto mo maging paglaki mo?
Kyle: Mommy, i want to be a Doctor!
Me: oh really? bakit naman doctor..
Kyle: kasi mommy, yung maysakit, kelangan nyang gumaling...para di na sya sick..
Me: wow, ang bait naman ng baby ko...
Kyle: Mommy, gusto ko pa isa!
Me: huh? anong isa pa?
Kyle: pag ayaw ko na ng Doctor, meron pa ko gusto!
Me: what is it, Kyle?
Kyle: I want to be a dinosaur!!
Me: WHAT? you cant be a dinosaur!
Kyle: Mommy, i want to be a Dinosaur, parang si Barney!
Me: huh? Barney? why?
Kyle: kasi Mommy, si Barney, naging doctor sya kahapon (i think he was referring to an episode in Barney show), pinagaling nya yung friend nya. kaya gustko din maging dinosaur...
Me: NYEK!!!

hahaha.. yeah, we started on a serious note but i ended up laughing out loud upon hearing my child's sentiments..it made me realize that children, eventhough they haven't reached the maturity level yet, at least they know what they want when they grow up.. i was ashamed of myself because when i was a kid, i wasn't that particular with my ambitions yet.. i just decided for myself when i graduated in high school. even then, the choice i made wasn't really the course i really wanted.. i just hope that my children would be able to take up what they really want to be in the future...

that night, i learned something from my kid: dream high as early as you can, reach out for that dream and make it happen... and in the eyes of a child, everything is possible.

this is Kyla Marielle.. she's the girl that my panganay - little Kyle fell in love with.. remember their puppy-love story?she's so pretty, isn't she?

well, bfore the month of April ended, my little one was caught in a web of emotions and nursed a broken heart..

well guess what.. here's the latest update!! ever wonder who caused my first son's broken heart? OMG!!! it's his own brother Kian, my bunso!!

here's Kyla with my bunso, Kian, shying away from the camera, after being caught with kuya's girl...

i dunno what to say... my kiddos are chick-magnets.. ahehehe!!

Kyle in his Mr. Pogi pose..

my kumareng Malou with my inaanak Kate Nicole..

with my family..






my other kumare, Tere with her family

"Tanggalin ang sumpa kay Zenki! Tatanggalin ka ng lihim na espada! Sumpa! Dakilang Vadjula, palayain mo ang dakilang si Zenki! Dakilang Vadjula, palayain mo ang dakilang si Zenki!"

ako, i admit - guilty ako dyan! heheheh..

i'm sorry dear friends..my post is a little corny today.. it just so happened that this is our topic today in the office.. ewan ko ba kung pano napunta dito ang usapan... pero heto ako at tuwang-tuwa sa pagsariwa sa mga "cartoons or anime" na naging bahagi ng aking teen/tween-life..yes, i was also once a kid who used to watch cartoons A LOT! in fact, i think i havent' outgrown this childhood addiction just yet.. now, cartoons have evolved to 2d and 3D and anime and a bunch more.. but i won't ever forget those that became part of my innocent days..

let me just quote some of those memorable cartoon lines that i used to watch before:

1. Here I come to save the day, Mighty mouse is on the way! hmm.. okay, that is obviously a given.. of course, that's from Mighty Mouse!!

2. Autobots!!! Transform and rollout!!!- by Optimus Prime on The Transfomers.

3. By the power of Greyskull!- by Prince Adam on He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

4. Care Bear Stare!!! - hayan, manigas ka na, hehehe - the Carebears

5. Yabba Dabba Doo- Flintstones

6. Meanwhile; back at the Hall of Justice- Superfriends!

7. Cowabongga! Turtle Power! -Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - which was adapted by Pinoys and turned into Pandakekoks! hahaha..

8. Shiver me Timbers! -Popeye the Sailorman, *pooot-pooot*

9. Parurusahan kita sa ngalan ng buwan! Usagi - Sailormoon!

7:10 am, a few minutes after Kyle awoke, i changed his night clothes and combed his hair.. he saw his yaya Kolyn texting, so he asked me where i put his toy phone.

when i gave it to him, he punched some numbers and talked over the phone and here's what he said:

Kyla? Hello, Kyla? andyan ka ba?

Kyle said, "oh, kaya pala di nya sagot cellphone nya"...i smiled when i saw him pout his lips..

seconds later, we were at the Calaguas residence and me & my kumare had a chat at the front yard. Kyle was straining his neck as he peeped on the window but his lady love Kyla was nowhere to be seen. turned out that she was with her father at their kitchen.

when Kyle saw her, i told him to say "hi" to Kyla, but to my astonishment, he just went outside the gate and insisted that we go home.. i asked him what the matter was.. he then said, "hiya ako mommy..."

but when i told his ladylove that Kyle actually missed him a lot, Kyla just smiled and went back to her father. i asked my son why he wouldn't talk to her but he was ignoring me. i shrugged my shoulders for i do not know what happened. when i asked Kyla myself, she timidly said,

di ko po na-miss si Kyle eh....

Mommy, bakit kaya di nya ako na-miss?

well, a week ago, i got an e-mail from nick,jr displaying the silhouette of the new Dora doll.. my friends and i exchanged opinions about this development, as to how secy the new Dora would be and what would happen to her comrades, Boots the monkey, Issa the Iguana, Benny the Bull, Ticko the Squirrel, & Swiper the Fox.

we joked, "Boots will turn into a gorilla while Swiper will turn into a wolf and Issa will evolve into a dragon!"

but seriously, i was a little worried & curious about the recent Dora upgrade.. because my sons have memorized little Dora's features in their minds - small, big head, big hair and always with a back-pack.. they like how Dora would find her way home by taking Boots with her and asking the Map for directions.

and now, when i saw the new image of Dora, i know that I will not personally like her and i will never inform my kids about the new Tween Dora.... because my kids are GUYS! and the new tweenage Dora is not for kiddos below 3 years old..

so from now on, i'll just tell my kids to watch Go, Diego Go and Barney and forget about Dora.. hehehe..

anyway, i asked my little tot what the problem was.. Kyle said, complete with sobbing sound effect: "Mommy, nami-miss ko na yung kaibigan ko.. di ko na sya nakakausap.." i squinted my eyes and thought deeply.. "which friend is he referring to?" maybe, he was thinking about his bestfriend PJ, who recently moved to a new location, thus, they are no longer seeing each other.

but my little boy shook his head from left to right and said, No Mommy, i miss Kyla!

oooh... Kyla... his childhood sweetheart.. Kyla is our neighbor's daughter who is a month younger than my Kyle. her mom, Malou, is actually my kumare and i often tease her that my son would soon marry her daughter in the future.. (Kyle + Kyla = 4Ever!) hahaha.. we mommies are a bit crazy when it comes to our offsprings :D

okay, so back to the topic.. kyle was adamant that we see Kyla right away, that night, because he hadn't seen her for a while. actually, Kyla and her family were away for 2 weeks because my kumare had to give birth to a new baby girl. i think they moved to their in-laws for the meantime, that's why my Kyle no longer sees his special someone.. when i told my Kyle that we're gonna visit his lady love the next week, he smiled his wonderful smile and agreed to sleep, as long as I'll keep my promise to him..

ahhh.. Kyle.. at the very tender age of 3, could he be falling in love this early? *mommy grins from ear to ear.. hehehe*

And they call it puppy love
Oh, I guess they'll never know
How a young heart really feels
And why I love her so