musings and family

Kwentong Kakanin

Isa sa mga “bagay” na proud kaming mag-asawa na nagawa namin sa mga anak namin ay yung mapalaki silang hindi pihikan. Well, we had our share of bouts with picky eating pero yung mapakain namin sila ng “street foods”, super proud ako dun.

Few months ago, I started looking for kakanin seller online. I browsed all the groups I am a member of for kutchinta kasi sabi ni eldest, miss na daw niya. Nakalakihan naming kumain ng kutchinta na may yema on top kasi si manong taho na suki namin, meron ring tinda nun. So medyo daily dose namin yan, na naipasa rin namin sa aming mga bagets. Unfortunately, mula noong lumipat kami ng tirahan, wala ng naglalako na nadaraanan kami mismo. Meron akong naririnig na pipot-pipot na tunog tuwing umaga sa labas ng gate at alam kong kakanin yun pero hindi ko sya matyempuhan at sarado ang gate kung saan ko sya naririnig.

So last week, kinailangan kong lumabas sa talipapa para bumili ng ilang sahog para sa ulam namin. Naglakad lang ako kasi sabi ko exercise at paaraw na rin, na kailangan natin these days to boost our immunity. Aba, paglabas ko ng village, nakasalubong ko si kuyang nagtitinda ng kakanin!!! Ay yung saya ko, walang pagsidlan! I was so happy for the kids! Naimagine ko na agad ang reaction nila pagkagising nila at makita nila ang sorpresang naghihintay sa kanila! Nakabudget ang perang dala ko pero hindi pwedeng hindi ako bibili. 3 for 20 ang benta ni kuya ng kutchinta. Bumili ako ng 100 pesos at binigyan pa ako ni kuya ng isang libre!

Pag-uwi, kailangan kong maligo sa labas, which has been our practice since the pandemic started (bawal pumasok sa loob ng bahay ng galing sa madaming tao). So hinabilin ko kay ate na ipasok na ang ibang pinamili ko para di mainitan. Natagalan pa ako at pagpasok ko, nakita na ni eldest ang kutchinta. Ang saya-saya niya! Sabi pa niya, “You know, we were just talking about the things we missed eating with my friends and there it is!”. I was so proud of myself that moment! Hahaha! Tapos sabi niya, “Tag-iilan po sa kutchinta?”. Yes, dito sa amin, laging equal ang division, walang lamangan.

Kayo, anong little proud moments niyo recently?

M and Her First Sight Words

I am sooooo ecstatic! M, our youngest, just read her first set of sight words!!!! I am so giddy that even as I type this post, I can hear her read HE – SHE – IT, even when she is not anymore.

If you happen to read my previous posts, I mentioned that M just started schooling this year. Compared to her other classmates who attended nursery last year, this is M’s first encounter with most of her lessons. She was able to adjust to the lessons for the first quarter and now, she is adjusting again because the teachers introduced a new way of doing things at school.

You will also remember that among all M’s subjects, Reading is the hardest to teach. I did not have proper teaching education and so I always consult with her teachers on how they teach their lesson at school so that I may apply the same technique when tutoring M at home to avoid confusion. Otherwise, teaching M will cause me a headache big time or we will end up fighting.

And so I am so happy that she was able to read HE-SHE-IT all by herself today! These are actually words, right? I was suppose to guide her answer the reviewer I made for their quiz but she was able to answer the worksheet all by herself!!! I am just a proud mom right now, pardon me. Below is a screenshot of the work sheet I made.

She was working on her worksheet beside me and I clearly heard her say each work as she said them.

Congratulations, baby!!!! Keep it up!

Two Days to Go!

After a year, my sister is finally coming home! The girls are uber excited to see her! Of course, we, the sisters, are very thrilled too that we are seeing her and will be spending lots of togetherness! Nevermind that it is still exam week next week and that I have not started the reviewers because the pointers are not yet in. Homecoming is a celebration and everything else can definitely wait.