Buhay Bahay-Bahayan

It’s been a while since I last saw Yuan via Skype. Usually, when we arrive at my in-laws, Yuan has called a few minutes before. But last Saturday, I was lucky enough to catch Yuan and his mom online. And look how he’s grown..

Here he is playing on the slide.

And despite this not so graceful fall

he wants to do it again.

It was also good to see that he still remembers that magic trick we taught him: he’d hold one thing in his right hand, tucked it under his left hand, and say “nana” (wala na). When you ask him where it went, he’d pull it out and clap his hands!

During our short chat, he showed this new trick where he’d fake a fall and say “tumba” and then stand up and hold his chest area and say “dugo.” And then he’d laugh! A real laugh!

And when we were saying goodbye, he laid facedown on the carpet and started crying. After a few seconds, he raised his head, smiled, and said “joke joke!”

Buti na lang may Skype. Somehow, we get to see and play with him.

It was late last year when we first heard the bad news. We all thought that we still had a lot of time together. But we don’t.

For about three weeks already, my wife and I have been dropping by my in-laws everyday.

Which explains why I cut short our holiday visit to my parents in the province.

Which explains why I spent Christmas and New Year in Manila.

Which explains the lack of posts and why I haven’t “visited”  (I promise to catch up soon).

We’re spending as much time with him as we can.

Yuan is leaving. =( In about three weeks, he and his dad will join his mom in New Zealand.

It will be hard letting him go knowing that it will be a very long time before we’ll see him again. He will surely be terribly missed!

Magandang Huwebes muli mga ka-litratista! Oras na naman para sa Litratong Pinoy.

Syempre, syempre, pagkatapos ng Almusal, ilang oras lang ay kasunod na niyon ang Tanghalian. :o: Huwag na kayong magtaka at pagkain na naman ang tema ngayong linggo. Kung hindi nyo pa pansin eh pagkain ang tema sa buong buwan ng Agosto. Kay sarap! Ang mga lahok ko ngayong linggo ay kuha noong kaarawan ni Yuan, pamangkin ni misis, noong nakaraang buwan ng Hulyo.

Ang unang litrato ay karaniwang nakikita sa mga handaan: pritong lumpia. Pero kakaiba ito. Mas masarap at mahalimuyak. May halo kasing basil ang lumpia. Ang litrato naman sa ibaba ay calamares. Gawa naman yan ng pinsan ni misis. Present yan sa dalawang nakaraang handaan (praktis daw muna), at dahil patok rin naman, mukhang palagi nang magkakaroon nyan.

Ito naman ang pinakapaboritong chicken ng pamilya sa buong mundo. Lahat yata ng bahay dito sa Pinas eh may turbo, hindi ba? Kaya naman simula ng ginawa ng misis ko ang turbo chicken na yan mga tatlo o apat na taong nakaraan eh always present yan, mas orasyon man o wala. Peyborit! Patok na patok! Laging ubos! Agawan pa sa wings at balat yung ibang tao dyan! Ehem! :aie:

At itong huli syempre ang paborito ko sa lahat: hipon. Para sa akin, hindi kumpleto ang handaan kung wala nito. Kahit nga hipon lang ang handa masaya na ako.

Nakakabusog Nakakagutom, hindi ba? :beurk: Ito ang aking mga lahok para sa linggong ito ng Litratong Pinoy na may tema na Tanghalian. Tayo na at tignan ang iba pang mga lahok ng mga partisipante dito.