Nerve🎬🎥👀

I just finished watching 🎥📱 Nerve and this movie isn’t conventional and I am surprised that it didn’t get the attention and hype it deserves. 😒

If you have watched “Now You See Me”, it has that same vibe not because one of the actors is present in both films👨😁, just cause. 

This movie gives you a glimpse of the technological world we are in. I choose to believe that there is a lot happening more behind what the general population could access on the web. 📡

Oh, may I mention that the soundtrack👏🎶 is impressive. The song selection🎼📝 suits the movie. I can’t say if everyone would agree but this is the kind of music my ears👂 appreciate. 

I honestly thought it was a good movie🎬 plus its soundtrack, fit for millenials. Watchers out there (the non-millenials) who’d like to take a peek or refresh themselves of the current generation’s culture, I suggest you see the movie. It doesn’t hurt to be aware😉. 
P.S. I was not paid to recommend the movie, in case you wonder😂. 

P.P.S. Top Picks (songs) in this movie are:

1. Can’t Get Enough – Basenji

2. Electric Love – Borns

3. Forget It – Blood Orange

Stormy Sunday⚡☔🌀

Metro Manila is in a Signal #2 alert for typhoon. It’s 8:19 in the morning, I’m still in bed, contemplating to get a hot cup of chocolate drink☕ with marshmallows, grab a pen✏ and paper📄 to write my thoughts💭 on, yet, it is so not happening at the very moment😁. As I had convinced myself to get up, so did my 2 year old son👦, and found that my legs are the best place for him to sleep😴 on. So envision this: a mother struggling to type on her phone📱 just let her thoughts out. Goodbye👋, rain-watching👀☔ while sipping hot chocolate☕. Not that I complain. 

Awhile ago, I saw a lyric📝 video🎥 of Nichole Nordeman for Slow Down. Needless to say, I could relate. It made me emotional😭. Yes, I do have emotions💗. Staring at my son’s face, I have realized how much he had grown. From that tiny newborn👶 relying all his needs at me at survive to a finding-my-independence-and-exploring-boundaries toddler👦. Time🕛 – you pass me by swiftly. Now, he jumps all around, asks me to swirl him like the planets🌎 flying round and round the sun🌞. Yes, he loves the solar system and knows the planets. To add, he could also recite dwarf planets and man, I needed to research the names of some those dwarf planets. Hahaha😂. Funny, how my name is one of those😂. Nichole’s song🎶🎤 moved me, I wish my son could slow down, growing up. I remember those days📅 when he used to watch Harry Hugglemonster at 4-6 mos and he coos when he sees that yellow monster but now, that yellow monster is foreign to him. He now adores Tayo the Little Bus🚎, Dan the Monster Truck🚘 among others. His preferences had widen, retention and memory are amazing – 2d and 3d shapes differentiated and I am stunned😱 that he is knowledgeable of pentagon, hexagon, octagon. Forgive my yapping and semi-bragging, I did not know that kids his age could retain as much information. I guess, times have indeed changed. Children of this generation absorb information quicker, they are a lot smarter💡. The thing is, to me, he is still just a baby👶. I think all mothers could relate to this feeling. How can someone so innocent be so bright and capable of withholding vast information?

I wish he’d maintain his childlike innocence but I know it’s just wishful thinking. Soon, he’d grow up. Well, he is growing up now and there is no stopping the process 😊. Quick reminder to self: just enjoy the ride. I wouldn’t know what kind it will be, heck, my love for my son is stronger than my fear. Love conquers all! 💖🏆

I know I need to let him fly; I’d be the wind🌀 beneath his wings. I need to trust him to take the risks; no matter the outcome, he could trust me that I’d be there👊. Yes, I am scared that he will experience failure, scared to see him hurt because I’m the one who’d hurt more. Gosh, being a mother takes a lot of courage💪. I’m blessed I have God as my primary back up, my strength🙏. I drew strength from God to have strength daily and to brave the storms of life. 

It is a stormy Sunday but watching him peacefully sleep👶😴 has been my calm in any turmoil. No storms could damage my love💗 for my son and my bond with him. In fact, storms strengthen our relationship. Regardless of the many storms⚡☔ that will come my way, he could expect me braving the weather for him. I love you, son. 😘

The Little Traveler

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17 JULY 2015, 10:46 PM
It’s a holiday and I am on leave. This means long weekend and more time with my precious boy. 😆👶❤ This entry is dedicated for and inspired by him anyways. For a baby or an infant (13-14 months old), he is such an awesome travel companion. No fuss, no tantrums, no wails, no vomits. 😆 Born to travel. 💼🎒 😆

We woke up at 6am, yes, he did wake up at 6am.⏰ Imagine that! Got ready and left home at 630. His baby bag was already arranged the night before to avoid leaving something important behind. What’s in his baby bag? His baby bottles – already filled with water so I can just mix it with powdered formula when he wants to feed, formula, books to read while traveling🔰, spare clothes👕👖, sunnies👓, diapers, small cloths, liquid soap, ointment for insect bites, diaper cream, organic baby wipes, biscuits or crackers🍞, distilled water, ball, “kambal pandesal” fan when it gets hot. There is a lot to pack when traveling with a baby but I honestly feel I carry way less stuff compared to other moms. Hahaha.

How did we get to Nuvali? Just across the street (osmeña high way) from where we live (san andres bukid), buses to Alabang pass by so we hopped in a bus and Caleb was very excited to get into one as he is delighted by buses🚌, cars🚗, anything that actually moves (vehicle). He was giggling and yapping while making our way to the bus. Once we settled in our seats, he was so astonished and happy to look outside the bus window and started babbling and pointing at what interests him – other buses, cars, vans, etc. I chimed in with his excitement and taught him the colors of whatever his pointing at. He also loved watching the scenery. It is a wonderful discovery that he already appreciates things, nature, etc. at 13 months. We got off at pacita (based on the “konduktor”) in mercury and took a jeepney to balibago. In balibago, we took a tricycle in ministop to nuvali. You can instantly smell that freshness of the damp earth, the smell of the dew in the morning – you will know that you are almost there because the smell of the city vanished. Caleb was just calm and observant while we were in the jeepney and tricycle. It seems to me that he has an understanding when to stay still and when it is safe to be jumpy.

We arrived at around 745-8 in Nuvali and the place was beautiful as I imagined it to be. Lots of green and grass and fields. There was a man-made lake with fountains ⛲ (which made the lil boy amused as he likes fountains anywhere), with plenty of kois 🐠, and which you could ride a boat at 30p each. Nuvali had plenty of restaurants too so you need not worry if you get hungry and did not pack any food.

He hesitated to go down and walk around when we got there but after a few minutes, he was fearless and clearly determined to walk on his own. We ate breakfast first as we were starved except for the handsome little man. Conti’s was the resto of choice and funny how we chose pasta for breakfast, I ordered marinara-like pasta while my sister opted to have her favorite dish – white sauce with new zealand mussels – and 🍰 bananalicious cake for dessert. Caleb enjoyed and finished my sister’s left-over and charmed the pants out of the koreans next to our table. My baby boy surprisingly has good PR skills. 😆 And I couldn’t be any prouder. 🙌💓

We, then, rode the boat enjoying the scenery as well as Caleb. It was his first time! ⛵ He just sat on my lap and observed but towards the end, he panicked a bit and got scared because the boat started swerving and it was a bit wavy. He didn’t like that motion but thank God, we were almost at the dock⚓.

After the boat ride, we fed the kois. Caleb was funny because he wanted to eat fish food so I told him it was for the fishes 🐠🐠🐠. I taught him how to feed the fish and his cute tiny baby hands were struggling to get a scoop of the fish food. Hahaha. The fishes looked hungry-stricken that they would pile up on each other just to get a ration of food. That was a calm activity which I honestly think what he needs sometimes for a less stimulating play. I highly recommend this to parents or moms if they wish to bond with their children in a quiet way and to those who need a time out with energetic play.

We continued just walking around the area and taking pictures📷 in which at one point, Caleb, would frown😒 because he just wants to explore some more. Forgive your mommy, my love. I just want to document📰 everything and capture a fairly amount of pictures for memories. ✌

Caleb relished romping in the open field next to Seda 🏢hotel where he pointed at a tree, hopping birds which he tried to go after but flew away before he could touch them, makahiya plant, dried skin and seeds of “santol”. He also gave me weeds 🌿from that field. He wanted to get very close to the lake because of the sight of the boat⛵. A reminder to parents with toddlers at this age – never lose sighy of them for their own safety.

When we were on the bridge and took some snaps 📷, he didn’t look at the camera as he was waiting for the boats to pass. Hahaha! And he was astounded with bicycles🚲, he had always been amused with wheels and tires.

The journey continued to the other side of Nuvali where the shops are placed. There, we played with his ball 🏀which I purchased from toys r us the day before. He, calls the ball “bo”.

We went to a shoe store where he took a liking to a DC shoe👟 but thankfully, they only had big sizes. I have been saved from spending and splurging. We stopped by havaiianas as well. Baby slippers were on sale, he tried them on and knew how use them but I didn’t buy them:'(. I should have, ah.

We had lunch at buffalo’s and ate their triple burger, fries, and nachos. Caleb wanted to pick a piece of nacho chip but was very hesitant and kept looking at me for a go signal. I appreciate that a lot from my son. I said, “okay, you can have one”. Upon hearing this, he did eat one, just one. I guess he never really liked it very much. Well, that would be an advantage for me as I do not want him or avoid him from eating junk food all the time.

After lunch, we headed back home and he was so tired, he just slept despite of us getting on-and-off and transferring from one vehicle to another.

All in all, my baby was, I can say, an easy travel companion. 💓😁👶🚃💼 Thank God for the opportunity, for my sister’s persistence and ingenuity in finding places like this, and for God for keeping us always safe and secure.

Caleb’s Mom💜