Month: May 2012
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Happy 2nd Birthday, iamissa!
I am the worst mom by my own high standards. Confetti, cookies, cake with two candles, presents, and cuddles from your warm guests and friends could have made your 2nd birthday indelibly incredible. But your mom failed to make it a special day to remember. Cry not, iamissa. Your birthday crossed your mom’s and dad’s…
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Who Let the Bed Bugs Out? Who? (Huhuhu..)
“Good night. Sleep tight. Don’t let the bedbugs bite.” Whoever uttered that rhyme must have been all too familiar with bedbug attack and infestation. These tiny, itchy, bitchy (most feeders/biters are female)Â parasitic anthropods of Family Cimicidae can turn a perfectly normal person into a manic zombie overnight. We can’t murder the person who has brought…
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Ms. Joy’s Chocolate Cake Factory
Easter Sunday has always been Chocolate-cake-making day for Neil and his mom, whom everyone calls “Joy” or “Tita Joy” . How many times has Neil bragged about his mom’s baking and cooking skills? He couldn’t tell – this has always left me amusedly smiling. This year’s holy week ended with his mom’s cake baking tutorial…
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Issa: A Grey’s Anatomy Virgin
When you love something (or someone), can you stop yourself babbling about it? During our office break, every single soul in the pantry heard how I bragged about my love for Grey’s Anatomy, to the point that I argued Gossip Girl (let’s call it GG) was nothing compared to it. “GG is really for high…