Youve come a long way, babe.

This very same day ten years ago, if someone - even a telepathic, omniscient and ethereal-looking Cassiopeia - told me that not a decade would pass and I will find myself married, with two kids and a career in IT, I will not be convinced, nope, not by a long shot.

I woke up this morning with a noisy baby kicking my backside, I wondered, how the hell did I end up on this side of the universe?

Flashback – the kind that we only see in the movies, after the protagonist finds him/herself miraculously healed of amnesia. All memories quickly floods in leaving the person dazed, wide-eyed, mouth agape, and with a great big jolt at the end, WHAM!

“I’m a mommy! Twice!”

After having survived the realization, I pulled myself off from bed, changed a diaper, checked if other offspring is still breathing, made a silent prayer of thanksgiving, kissed husband off to work, and wished that Yaya would wake up 10 minutes earlier today.

Now, at work, reflecting on the past 10 years, I wish I have a cig on my fingers. I’d give a long drag and with a smirk, tell myself…”You’ve come a long way babe…”

Stop me, before i hurt myself!

You know that the holiday season is fast approaching when people starts getting agitated at the mere mention of the words outing, party, shopping, vacation. Minds instantly jump starts, planning and imagining how Christmas this year would be like, where to spend and with whom to spend it with.

I've got several plans tucked-up for the holidays, nothing definite yet, but everything's on the works. Just got a few glitches that i need to iron out and fast!

Our department is planning a trip to Tagaytay on the 26th, its been the topic over lunch for the past two weeks already. Needless to say, everyone is excited. Just got to convince Mario to drive for us.

Mario and I are planning a trip to Subic this holiday. We have a problem on accommodation. There's 17 of us coming, where on earth are we going to get a house big enough?

I promised my mom and my sisters that they are going to Davao this holiday. Thanks to SuperFerry for the privelege pass. All i've got to do is convince my dad that the 3-day-and-2-nights trip isn't really that long once your onboard.

And shopping! I want to go to the World Bazaar, Divisoria, Nike (Mario's shoes), Power Books (Gabby and Marc's gifts), and any other tiangge or bazaar that my feet could take me. But Mario already warned me that he might not have a 13th month bonus this year. I'm on a limited budget and my gift database is still bare.

I'm on Christmas overdrive and my gas is low.