http://www.kidsahoy.net/ KidsAhoy.net: Your one-stop online portal for the Filipino Global child! en-us 2012-01-30T00:00:00+01:00 Mother-Daughter Duplicate http://www.kidsahoy.net/content.asp?ContentId=1235 It's oh so cute seeing parent-and-child tandem looking so much alike! Lorelie Lorelie 2009-06-09T07:25:18+01:00 Word game and the Aunt's mind level http://www.kidsahoy.net/content.asp?ContentId=1225 Now I don't know if what I am about to narrate is actually a good thing or an embarrassing one.  It is the gauge of my brain level.  I am 34 years old but it seems to be that I have the same mind thinking of a 5-year-old kid who will be turning 6 in a couple of weeks.
 
I try to be creative on what games to play with my nephew.  Today, I had a light bulb idea of doing a word game that I used to do during my younger days.  Hangman --- do you remember this game?  You slowly draw up the parts of your hangman everytime you miss a letter in guessing what the secret word is of your opponent.  Well, it seemed like a great idea and now I am feeling maybe I am not that bright after all.  Eeeekkk!!
My nephew and I got scraps of paper for us to play Hangman on.  By the way, he calls it as "Ironman" instead, which he says is a hero, you know, from the movie of Robert Downey Jr. 
 
On our first game, he was happy with the results because he won!  Best of three, yes, he won!  Do I have to emphasize it again?  So yeah, can you imagine how that feels on my ego?  Just kidding!  Heheheheeee  I am still on the stage, at times, of letting him win.  But of course, my competitiveness does kick in sometimes too.
 
We then started to list down several categories so we can enjoy several rounds of this word game.  Just simple, easy ones that he can easily spell out and logically analyze.  It is good because as a young kid, it develops his thinking and literacy. 
 
As the game progressed along, we both found it certainly amusing when we ended up with the same words for us to guess:  Like in the fruits category --- Apple (the name of his loving Mama); for instruments it was drums, his was drum; then for birthday party stuff, we both got balloons, mine was balloon without the S; and for the category of the things that he likes to do, it is playing. 
 
It was funny and interesting how we came up with the same words!  I told him my punchline joke of me, his doting aunt, being 34 years old that thinks the same as him, that of a 5-year-old who will be joyously celebrating his 6th birthday very soon!  I guess the joke is on me then!  Hahahahahaaa! 
 
P.S.  "He's the overall champ!"
]]> Lorelie Lorelie 2009-02-17T21:56:44+01:00 COLORFUL WORLD http://www.kidsahoy.net/content.asp?ContentId=1199 Here’s a coloring from my nephew’s Sunday school (like a Religion class).  At five years old, he is growing up in a global community as an Amboy (AMerican boy aka Fil-Am). http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z163/lorelie1974/HPIM1230.jpg   From how he colors the people in drawings, you can see that he has the Filipino pride instilled in him.  He naturally colors them as being brown, our native skin color, without being told, all on his own.   He is open to the diversity in USA.   Even though miles away from our Motherland, no matter what, his parents and loved ones properly guide him with our Filipino values.  We never forget our roots.    Along with our recent win for the Philippines, everybody’s attention was focused on that.  As we were watching on television the big boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar  de la Hoya, he was loudly cheering on:  “Pacquiao!  Pacquiao!  Pacquiao!”     With these colors shining brighter as the holidays draw nearer, Maligayang Pasko at Manigong Bagong Taon sa ating lahat! Lorelie by Lorelie 2008-12-10T16:12:31+01:00 “A Child’s Time” http://www.kidsahoy.net/content.asp?ContentId=1187            A  child has the amazing ability to spend his time worthwhile, in keeping one’s self busy whether playing, watching t.v., coloring, reading, cleaning up mess, asking questions, doing a lot of different things and not being “lonely” even when alone.  He keeps preoccupied with his free time.  A child easily moves on, cherishes every moment, does not dwell but wonders.  How a child can quickly pick himself up from crying one minute over spilled milk to being overjoyed with guffaws of laughter over a silly joke.  The wonders of a child, there is so much an adult can learn from a child and appreciate life more, the beauty of it. 
 

sharing an anonymous quote

This one, something I read from last year, has been inspiring for me in taking care of my kulit bulilit pamangkins.  I thought this could serve the same as motivational quote regarding priorities for others as well.  Whether for parents, guardians, teachers, or any kid-lover, caretaker out there, remember that what you do now bears great importance for a child.

PRIORITIES

“A hundred years from now,

It will not matter what my

Bank account was,

The sort of house I lived in,

Or the kind of car I drove …

But the world may be different

Because I was important

In the life of a child.”

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