Invitation from Miko

We took the boys to the Book Fair, at the World Trade Center. Lolo and Tita Ella went with us. A lot of book stalls there, of all varieties, but all we ended up buying were children’s books and comics. Lolo bought them a Tagalog book “Hipon and Biya”, and since the author was there,…

I. Julius Caesar on TV: “Is this the King of the Jews?” Miko: “Juice? As in the drink?” II. “I know how Jesus died. Kasi if you stretch out your arms like this for a long time, you’re gonna get tired, and your arm will die, and you won’t be able to breathe… Right?”

Happy Birthday Lolo! *Umpa (pardon the spelling because I really don’t know) is the Korean word for Father. The boys have taken to calling him this, because of Lolo’s hobby of watching Korean telenovelas 18/7.)

As is our habit, we check in on the boys at night before retiring to our own bedroom. I normally check the aircon or electric fan, and I turn off their lampshade if they’re already asleep. I also check if their blankets are all tangled up. One night about a month ago, I went inside,…

Sometime between February 28 and March 1, 2006, Tita Mel celebrated her birthday. Happy birthday!

Nangni and I were talking about French spelling words, you know, bourgeois, etc. Nangni said “Mahirap talaga mag-spell ng French e.” From the backseat, humirit si Miko: “F-R-E-N-C-H.”