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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
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I LOVE foreign movies, especially when it has subtitles. Most foreign films are so much more interesting to me because the story is more lifelike. Hollywood movies have gotten to a point where people from other parts of the world must view us as rich, stupid people. Most foreign films I have gotten the chance to watch are about people surviving and problems they deal with in life. I also love it because hearing other languages is so interesting and nice to hear. I tend to learn a language better if I hear it constantly. If I was asked in how many languages I can say I Love You in, it shocks the person when I just say it so fluently.
When I have time to relax and watch something most of the time ill watch japanese anime. In japanese (not the english dubbed versions, they suck so badly.. US voice actors suck.. maybe I should go into the business and show them how its done =x) The storyline is addicting and easy to get into.
I really like the japanese and filipino language the most. Not just because my hubby is filipino but overall the way it sounds to me is so nice and interesting. Japanese is nothing but vowels to me which always sounds nice to hear and certain words in both languages are similar in spansh and tagalog and/or ilocano is so interesting to hear especially when my inlaws are just blabbing away. I guess because my parents are constantly speaking spanish/english or both at the same time it was always good to hear something different.
I liked chinese at one point just because my closest friend is chinese but, I grew more to like japanese and when I met Arnel I was interested in learning tagalog and ilocano just because I want to impress his mom and dad. =p
I always had a dream of learning a few languages and traveling the world. I also at one point wanted to learn japanese fluently and the kanji writing and go to japan and teach english there. Just the idea of going to japan interested arnel too. Maybe one day our family can travel and do that, hopefully Gabriel wont mind it.
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- gabrielgabrielgabriel! -
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Monday, September 15, 2008
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Lately, i've been feeling like everything is out of my control. The second I have my grasp on something, another random obstacle comes up in its place. Being a mom takes an extreme amount of time from everything else. All I want to do is take care of him anyway even though I know I have other obligations. My weekly schedule since school began was crazy at first but im slowly getting into a routine that everyone is able to live with.
-Mondays I am in school from 10-4:30, my hubby picks me up and drives me to the bus stop to go into brooklyn, he can't take me all the wya because he has class as well. I rush home, take over from my mom give her a break from watching gabriel all day and do my usual refill bottles and play with gabriel. My hubby Arnel gets home around 8:30 and I get the nighttime bottles ready in an thermobag with ice pack, bring up the bottle warmer and gabriels pillow from the downstairs bassinet and go up to bed.
-Tuesday I have off so when gabriel wakes up which is sometime around 5:30-6 am, I would feed him and put him in my baby bjorn carrier to start chores. I clean up the house and do all the laundry from the weekend, give gabriel a bath, hopefully take a nap, do some school work if I have, help with dinner so that when Arnel comes home from work he has a hot meal, then the usual nightly chore for gabriel.
-I wake up on Wednesday around 6ish bring gabriel to my mom and get ready for my long day in school from 10 am to 10 pm. When I get out of class I wait for Arnel around 10:50 and we get home around 11:20. I eat quickly, shower, change, get gabriels nightly things ready and head off to bed.
-Thursday I wake up around 6, I try to lay in bed as long as gabriel allows, get my things ready to go to Arnel's moms house. Arnels mom picks me up around 4 takes me to 86th street so I can take the bus to go to school from 6-10. She takes Gabriel for the evening until Arnel and I get back around 10:30. Get the nightly things ready and sleep.
-Fridays im off so I get to be with gabriel all day, but usually around this time I am so tired I just want to sleep. I try so hard to stay up. When it's days that Gabriel is cranky and wants to be up early it's especially hard.
Sat and Sun Arnel's mom watches gabriel while I get all my hw done and rest for a bit, sun evening I go back to my house to start the week again.
Arnel and I are so close to finishing school, Arnel's classes are mostly at night because he has work from 7am-4pm and my job is school and gabriel. Sometimes I would get assignments from school that are required for a certain day so if I dont get it done on the weekend my whole week is a mess. If I dont get to clean the house or do laundry I feel incomplete and a mess. All I would like to do is just relax and have some tasha time but its gotten to a point where I would be happy if i got half an hour more sleep. Sometimes gabriel sleeps thru the whole night sometimes he's up at around 4 just wanting to chat going googoo and gaagaa, while I respond, with Really? wow! What else Gabriel!?" Arnel wakes up and looks at me like i'm insane talking to myself in the middle of the night.
This feeling of being out of control is just not being able to get through the week the way I want to. The way that is expected of me. My cousins tell me I'm doing alot and its expected for me to feel this way, but, I am even forgetting things. My sentences get cut off midthought, and I am feeling like a complete idiot beacuse my mind is extra slow. I've gotten use to the lack of sleep and when I get at least 5 hours I feel good for the day lately. When I had more time I used to sleep for over 10 hours. hah what a time. I wouldn't trade it, I dont regret gabriel AT ALL. I feel extremely blessed to have him in my life he is such a cute and good baby, I love him too much.
Just like my daily routine my words are even overcomed with talk about gabriel and I can't be any happier.
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