Single-moms That Needs to have Someone to Take Care of Her Kid/s... Let's Volt In!!!

Okay. So, for almost 3 Sundays now I have been looking for (or rather sorting through) a yaya for my kiddo. Maybe I haven't mentioned yet, but his yaya left for another job and left us hanging and cold and dumbfounded. She only gave us 3 days notice and - damn! I would really wanna strangle her for abandoning us. Although I know that everybody else would say it's not her obligation. I'd still want to strangle her for being her.

Now my kid is with my mom and everyday I am going nuts on how and what he's doing there. To be quite honest, with all due respect to that person who bore me, I wouldn't want my kiddo be staying there for so long. It's like, gosh, the kind of environment that he's staying in right now is not the kind of environment I've been praying, hoping, and dreaming for him. He's just too precious to be staying at her place - for Pete's sake. (Yes, I may sound very OA, but hey, I'm the mother, what can I do if I'm reacting excessively? Tell me a parent who would care less for her kid. Ah. Don't start with me, eh? :P)

Anyhoo, I was browsing through www.pinoyexchange.com/forums - in it's call centre forum and it so happened that I stumbled upon a thread there that's entitled "demand for childcare among agents ". I got pretty curious on what she had to say, so I clicked the link and here's what I have found:

demand for childcare among agents

Hi there.I am a filipina small childcare owner here in California, and I am
curious about putting up a day/night care in areas near to call centers in
makati and surrounding areas. How many of you would like this kind of service???
I used to be an agent for etelecare before moving here, and I had co workers who
had to stay home cause yaya quit, baby is sick, etc...I think this kind of
service will increase productivity among working parents. It will be affordable
for agents too, similar to hiring an uneducated yaya who will just sit babies
infront of TV, but with us, staff will be interacting with kids. What do you
think???

So? I got soooo elated, felt magnificent, and felt that I was on top of the world with her offer that I left her a private message, I also posted the same message on her thread:

let me give you objective reasons why you need to put up this kind of
centre here in the heart of makati.
1) there are a lot of single MOMS out there who do not have anybody else
but her next of kin or neighbour to take care of her kid
2) she leaves the kid to her neighbour/next of kin/yaya without fully
knowing what will happen to her kid after she leaves him to be supervised by a
stranger
3) she does not know what kind of food her child is being provided, what
kind of shows her kid is watching, what kind of environment her child is growing
up with because everyday - for at least 50 hours a week - she's at work
(including the travel time to and fro the house)
4) her kid will spend at least 10 hours with that person. it is important
on the kid's growing up years that he is being well supervised and that he is
being taught the right manners at a very early age - but too bad, during the
growing up years of a child when he is being supervised/taken care of by someone
else, the child is being brought up on a way any parent would otherwise
approve
5) because yayas could also be an all-around woman in the house, what
happens is that sometimes, the kid gets to be the last priority of the yaya
because of household chores
6) parents/single moms choose to suffer the time she's supposed to have
with her kid because she needs to render OT or because she has a lot of bills to
pay or that she now is confident (kampante) that her child has someone to be
with, she also tries to get time for herself
7) people nowadays choose to leave their kids to the yayas because of a lot
of reasons. outcome? -- kids lose their amor on their parents
8) time to adapt a Japanese lifestyle. there are also some day care centres
in japan that is situated near the train station, before parents leave for work,
they drop their child at the day care, then after work, they pick up their kids
and hop on the train going home. i also think this happens in korea and taiwan.
time to start now in the philippines
9) yayas are more or less, just the people who will keep the kids clean and
make them sleep and such. day care centers will be able to provide "education"
and will encourage social-skills in children. in these cases, let's say, if a
day care center would encourage an english policy environment, the kid who
speaks the vernacular will be able to practice speaking in english too. as
encouraged by his teachers and peers. in comparison with a yaya that was from
the provinces, she would only be able to speak tagalog and would/may not exert
any effort teaching the child anything at all
10) if the payment for a day care and a yaya would be similar. Ü why
not?

PLEASE PUT UP THIS BUSINESS ASAP.
There are a lot of people/call center agents/regular employees who need
this kind of lifestyle set up.
Should you need my help or assistance, please PM me :)
Thank you.

I've had about 30 more reasons to elaborate to her but, hey, I guess for now 10 would be enough. I hope this pushes through. I wonder you single-moms out there - or maybe both parents working - or even single peeps - how do you see this kind of set up?

To add to those objective reasons, in a day care, there are a lot of toys, kids could play all day, they will be well educated, there are teachers to guide them, there are a lot of activities each day, and --- I could go on and on and the list would be endless.

I myself think that I would feel and be physically close to my kiddo. Things are definitely different if there's a yaya. Household work will be easier, and I can go out whenever I want to. But, hey, that's why I'm a mommy now. This is not about me anymore. For me, traditional parent-bringing-up-her-own-child is still the most effective way to go.

*just like in the movies...*

;)

Sooo friggin' true!! (What Does Your Birth Date Mean)

Got this one from Maya = http://maya-licious.blogspot.com/ (naku pano ba gumawa nung "Click Here"???)

Ay grabe, kanina, nung nilagay ko yung birthdate ko sa drop-down boxes. I was sort of doubtful about this. Sabi ko, nyeh, meron akong hindi aayunan sa mga sinasabi nitong b-day thingy na 'to.

To my surpriiiiise...

Your Birthdate: November 27

You are a spiritual soul - a person who tries to find meaning in everything. You spend a good amount of time meditating, trying to figure out life. Helping others is also important to you. You enjoy social activities with that goal. You are very generous and giving. Yet you expect very little in return. Your strength: Getting along with anyone and everyone Your weakness: Needing a good amount of downtime to recharge Your power color: Cobalt blue Your power symbol: Dove Your power month: September

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

They are all sooo trulalu.

I am not a fan of Reyes Barbecue

Why?

I "sort-of" used to, but ain't no more. I don't know if you would agree with me but really, they increased their prices alongside them decreasing the quality of the food.

- at West Ave, we were served with a rice that was almost "panis" (spoiled). I have a very sensitive palate and I quickly know if the food were served is fresh or not
- their barbecue is usually burned outside (coz that is not my concept of grilled)
- the waiting time... arrrgh
- now you have to pay for that extra order of peanut sauce
- there was a time I ordered bangus belly at RB in Alabang Town Center, I was horrified when I smelled and tasted the bangus. The smell had a bit of cockroach-ish smell, not to mention the taste too. I was not able to eat my food nor did come back.

Sayang ang Reyes Barbecue. The concept was very catchy, coz it's a family business that has been passed on to many generations. The food, sans all the ewww stuff, would have actually been good too. I hope, to those people who are "running" the business now, they would rather choose to have an outstanding standard in serving great food (with great value) to their customers everytime and not just, as I usually call it, crap.

Napansin ko naman, minsan (o kadalasan - can't make up my mind), kapag franchised na ang isang business, 'di na maganda yung quality nung food at, minsan din, nung service.

Hayyy, 'wag naman ganyan.

When Someone Has Told You Something Very Deep and You Won't Know How to Respond

Beau and I have been having some frequent small talks regarding his leaving for abroad. I guess one of the things he has in mind was that I might go "astray" from what we have and what we have been planning ever since. Although that has sort of cut my heart as it seemed to me that it it seemed to him (in one way or the other) that would be easy for me to let go just because of temporary pleasures, I just put whatever assumptions I have in mind somewhere out there. I just think that he's just having some going-abroad-jitters, as I myself is not really certain on what's going to happen once he's away (who is anyway, right?). I mean, no one among us is certain what's going to happen tomorrow or the week or year after next, so... yeah... get my drift?

This morning, we had our usual chat online. And of course, as it is always "usual", I wasn't expecting something different is going to happen then.

Although one of the things I like about my beau is everytime he calls me "mahal". It's just music to my ears. And as much as I hate to admit it, I still get kilig and very anticipating of whatever he's going to say right after that.

And so again... out of nowhere... he called me "mahal". Then he spoke out these words...

beau: mahal

thank you

me: san?

beau: for being my partner

me: :)

bakit ka naman biglang napasabi nyan, baby? :)

beau: wla naman

naisip ko lang

it won't be possible for me to go abroad

if i haven't found a partner

that i can trust

not only with my money but with my heart :)

(sorry for the pasted ym convo... I don't know how to paste it some other way Ü) BTW, don't mind my answer right after that. ;)

What matters most here is that I have known right from him that he trusts me enough to leave me here. I hope he also knows that I trust him, not just enough, but maybe too much of a too much to let him go and be wherever he should be. Tulad nga ng sabi ko sa isa mga dati kong posts (just like I said on one of my previous posts), "I let him go... let him leave... as I know it's also me letting him live." So, maybe no one may be able to comprehend how deeply I feel regarding his leaving for abroad, but all I can say now is... I'll miss him so.

So many songs to sing, songs just to keep myself sane
Trying to keep our memories together aflame
When one like me who easily unconsciously forgets
Holds on dearly to many heartfelt remembrances unregret

Yosh is in My Office

Natutulog na ngayon ang baby ko dito sa office. Nagsiesiesta. Andun nakahiga sa gym mat may hawak na unan.



*insert piktyur here*



Masaya ako sa araw na to. Parang di rin ako napapagod. He keeps me happy and my spirits are up now that he's around.



I've taken some pics.. will post tomorrow (ahahah... eto na naman ako :P)

Today is first time I brought my baby to the office :)

Yes. You read that right. My baby's here with me today at the office. I'm just happy that inspite he's littering while he's eating, he's not crying nor wrecking havoc here in the office. This makes me feel confident that one way or the other, if this need to bring him in the office arises, I could still bring him again.

He's eating Pik-Nik and apples right now.

And another thing that made me write this blog was that there are times that he just looks at me then flashes me his "Yosh-smile". How's that? He smiles showing all his upper and lower teeth while his eyes turn to look like two horizontal lines, with his cheekbones up.

His smiles are so cute.
He's just sooo cute. Ü

Lastly, I would like to thank by "Baby" for just waking up very early in the morning just to bring us to the office and carried our bags for us.

I l♥ve ya. xoxo

Today was the day I was awarded as the CSP of the Month

Yes, that's right :) I was sooo damn happy that in about 9 months since I got here in She Sells Sea Shells, I have now been awarded as the CSP ofthe Month!!

So what? (Hahahahaha)

Oh well, aside form bragging rights, I must say that being one is also a good "way" of augmenting my income. Haha. Yep. Got about Php1.5k additional as a "reward" for being the CSP of the month. Hehe. No wonder Patty (my colleague) is happy being the CSP of the month.

I'm just so thankful that God answered my prayer. You see, I've been wondering how in the world will I be able to buy milk for Yosh tonight (well, aside from asking Beau to take care of it for the meantime, which I fully feel suckish in doing). Now, surprisingly (or almost surprisingly ~ coz I've got that gut feeling that I would win this time as Patty wasn't around ~ hahaha), I won and got an SM gift check for Php1.5k. Whew. I'm happy. Haha. That's all.

And I'm wishing mo' money money money (and giftcheques) to come. Ahaha.

Santorini, Thessaloniki, Folegandros, Mykonos, and Athens

Had it not been because of Athens, I would not have an idea those places would be from Greece. Okay, so I had seen the trailer of For The First Time (with Richard and KC) and I couldn't help but be mesmerized by the enchanting beauty of Santorini and the Aegean Sea that surrounds it. So, I googled Santorini (and not KC and Chard anymore, haha, had enuff of them on TV already), and I found an amazing lines of pictures that even by just viewing a small part of that island, I couldn't help but feel awe in wonder and amazement.

thank you, Google, for providing me these wonderful pics!Ü

While browsing through some websites that talk about Santorini, the lifestyle, the gastronomic quests one could find, the humongous number of history that the place has, the clear blue waters, and the wineries one could visit, there was this little advertisement on top part of one of the pages I was browsing that had a quote "To make a dream come true, you have to start with the dream"... I was stunned by that quote. As there was quite some time that I had been wondering myself what are the dreams I have for myself. I looked at that quote/advertisement that was continously playing and pondered, read again, and pondered again until I have realised that that quote was actually pertaining to their "Weddings in Greece" by heliotopos offer. I clicked on that ad and saw the best places on earth. And all could be found in Greece, and the people/subjects posed on that site were a man and a woman who just got married. OMG!!!Ü I was totally stunned, breathless, and my eyes were smiling as I browse from one picture to another... One memory to another... One couple to another. The background was magnificent, the places in Greece which they got married were simple but the simplicity makes the whole "marital production" elegant. I've never seen a place best to get married but here! Hahaha. Miladies, I absolutely recommend you to check that website out and see for yourself. Gosh, I am currently working right now but heck about the work as long as my eyes were feasting with the thoughts and new "dreams" I now have. Yes, indeed, Hotel Heliotopos definitely have great place to offer. I wasn't even able to realise that while browsing through that website myself, oh gosh... There was a dream inside me that suddenly bloomed by itself. Yes. As a matter of fact, Santorini, Athens, or Thessaloniki... They are the places I'll be starting to look into from now :D

Yay!


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