A Birthday Post: Ten Reasons I'm Going to Have Kids

Today, I turn 28.

I’m single. When I say that, I mean I just got out of a second attempt at happy-ever-after. I’m motherless since four years ago. I’m an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) based in the Middle East and I come home only once in a while. Being all those, it takes a great deal of courage for me to write a blog post with such a subject title, but I dare do it anyway, because first, I believe you accomplish at least 50 percent of a dream when you write about it, and second, because today, I turn 28!

So you see, some day, I’m going to have kids and here’s why:

 1. I've always thought that women are prettiest when they are pregnant. For me, that visual proof of a woman's capability to bear a child highlights her femininity, which makes her more attractive to her partner, if not to most of the members of the opposite sex. When I see a pregnant lady, I watch her in admiration from head to toe and wonder how it feels like to be her.

How I Met the New F.R.I.E.N.D.S.

A month ago, my usually dead boring Jeddah nights got a chance to turn laughter-filled, thanks to Ted, Marshall, Lily, Robin and (wait for it...) Barney! They make up, for the moment, my favorite pre-bedtime entertainment.

I never thought those guys would get me hooked. My only exposure to How I Met Your Mother (HIMYM) was when I occasionally got to catch an episode or two when I went to layovers in Jakarta or Riyadh. I'm a fan of TV series and I particularly like the ones which are light-themed. But so far, the only one I was really able to watch and enjoy from beginning to end was Friends, not only because I think it was well-written and really hilarious but also partly because it was an addiction I shared with my own best friends when we were in college.

A Juicy Purchase

Ever since I visited a friend's villa in another compound here in Jeddah and tried out his juicer, I have been dying to buy myself one. In fact, that same night, I asked him to bring me to the store where he bought his juicer, but to my disappointment, it wasn't on stock that time. It was only two weeks ago when my wish was finally fulfilled. Instead of the same model as my friend's, I found this multi-purpose food processor that's mainly a juicer, blender and miller in one. Well, it wasn't exactly the ideal brand and model I'd wish to have in my kitchen in the future but this Japan-made Beac juicer, which I'm calling "Bea" from now on, is good enough for me for now. It sure was a good buy for 140 riyals. 

Chided in Manila

One couldn't imagine the joy I felt when I received the reissued roster that upgraded my 24-hour layover in Manila to the long one. It's been around four months since I had that lovely roster so I guess my flatmates really couldn't blame me if I jumped ceaselessly (and crazily?) like a ten-year old on New Year's eve when I received the news.

People usually say how they get the best experience out of unplanned trips. It had been true in my case, all because I was blessed enough to have as guests of honor some of my favorite people - my nephews and granddaughter (Yes, I'm one proud Lola! Haha.) whom I sorely and dearly missed. It was a long weekend in Manila so their parents agreed to treat them to a mini vacation.