10k

I've read somewhere that running is the new badminton.  On a positive note, it could mean that more and more people are getting into the fitness world.  Negatively, people will eventually get tired of it and leave it for another FAD sport.

More and more local companies are banking on the idea of running as a promotional gimmick.  There's the Century Tuna Superbods Run, UNILAB Run United for Wellness 2010, and Timex Run 2009.  The shortest of which is 500m for kids and 3k for adults/beginning runners.  Though I haven't been lured to join any of these, I'm planning to join them in the future.  We have our own marathon in XS, the Xavier-ICA Family Fun Run, and I failed to join this year.  The iLRC kiddos -- Reagan, Neri, Jane and MC -- joined the fun run last time and I begged off to what was supposed my first run ever.  Anyways, Reagan and Neri continued running.  Both of them run at the Marikina Sports Center.

I promised Neri i'll start running when vacation kicks off and I'm sticking to my promise.  To motivate myself I bought a new running shoes yesterday.  I went to Olympic World - Robinson's Pioneer in search of the ultimate running shoes.  What's the IT factor?  It has to be cheap and it has to look good.  I've attempted to look for running shoes in different mall sale but the price almost always turns me off.  I almost bought a World Balance shoe in Market Market but they don't have my size.  Come to think of it, that shoe isn't a beauty after all.  What I had is the Accel RN Deena White/Mint Color.  Website says that SRP should be P1699.75 but I got it for P1360.00.  There's also a royal blue, black and pink accents if you prefer a less bold color.  I've seen the royal blue and it's a beauty, but they don't have my size too.  But the green one is cool enough for me.  It may not be a love at first sight case but the longer you look at it, the more beautiful it becomes.  Plus, it's proudly Philippine made.

Now that I have my shoes, I'm looking forward for my next purchase -- a realiable sports watch and a music player.  The music player's the least of my priorities but the watch, I must get it.  And I'm eyeing the Timex Ironman 50-Lap Mid.

Money should grow on trees ...

nap time

Nap time has always been a part of Sofi's routine.  When she's a lot younger, Sofi even had two nap times, one after bath which is around 10AM and the other one is around 2PM.  Jaims and I always made sure she gets a nap because she gets cranky a lot of times when she failed to do so.  The naps last for two hours and then she's back to her usual mood.  Since it is part of her routine, we didn't have much trouble sending her to sleep.  Milk after bath had always worked for us except on rare occasions that she has someone to play with.  When she turned a year old, her nap time was pushed after lunch.  She'd sleep for 3 hours straight and would sometimes go beyond it if nobody wakes her up or if she's feeling a bit down the weather.

Now that she's almost three, sending her to bed becomes a challenge.  Oftentimes she would make excuses like "mommy, poopoo ako" or "daddy, watch ako dora".  Sometimes she would pretend to vomit or cry until we give in.  She also uses food as an excuse --  "mommy, crackers ako",  "kain tayo rice" or "mimi pa".  She never runs out of excuses.

And today, as I was sending her to bed, she told me: "Mommy, ba't tayo sleep, di naman nightime ah!"

Haaaaay, Sofia!