Jamaine and Kalia are watching Barbie’s Diamond Castle as Liana and Alexa are strumming their guitars and singing “Two Voices, One Song.”
They get their yellow and purple plastic guitars from the playroom and they start to sing along.
The song has ended and my girls want to do an encore. My big girl strums her guitar, cocks her ear to the side and strums again.
“Mommy, can you buy me another guitar?”
“That guitar is still working baby.”
“I mean a real guitar. For big kids.”
She must have noticed that the tune of her toy guitar was different. And I guess she thought if she got a real guitar it would sound the same in TV.
I’ve always thought knowing how to play a musical instrument is cool. I wanted to learn how to play the drum when I was in highschool. But it was mostly just a passing fancy. Besides no one in our family was actually musically inclined. Kernan once studied how to play the keyboard but he also didn’t push through.
So I’m still trying to see whether my girls’ interest in music is something that would last or if it’s just a fascination. They still have their taekwondo lessons and then of course, real school. I think it’s best they do it one at a time.
And while I won’t buy them an MTD Bass Guitar anytime soon, I’ll see if I can find a beginner guitar for kids that sounds close to the real thing. Who knows if I have rockstars in the making… 
Our girls are taking taekwondo lessons this summer. All thanks to Kung Fu Panda.
Hubby is actually a taekwondo jin and he’s just one level shy of a black belt. He has always said he wanted the girls to take up taekwondo lessons but I told him we should run the idea by them first and see if they show any interest. Besides, we just bought them some new chalkboards and art stuff, they have plenty of things to do to study and learn more here at home before school opens again.
One time, we let them watch Kung Fu panda and the girls easily took on Po’s moves. “Mommy, pretend you’re the monster and I will do this!” Jamaine would say while throwing some kicks.
Days after we watched the movie, they would still pretend to be kung fu warriors so we finally asked, “Do you want to go to taekwondo class?” “Okay Mommy.”
Actually, they don’t know the difference yet of taekwondo and all the other martial arts. So far, it’s all the same to them. They’ve had three sessions already and they’re enjoying it. Hubby says he wants them to continue until they reach black belt.
As long as the kids want it and feel like being Po, then it’s a go.
I must be having a post-vacation withdrawal syndrome. Hubby and I went on a beach honeymoon for two days and now I’m missing the sand. And the clear waters. And the beautiful blue horizon. And our cozy room. Oh I do miss our room.
Actually, I didn’t expect much of our accommodations. After reading some bad reviews online that said the pictures were not really what they seemed, I envisioned an old room with creaky beds, worn out chairs, a small bathroom and a rustic vanity. I found out too late, and the travel agency had already booked and paid for it. So I just thought, it’s okay since we’re just gonna sleep there at night anyway.
But when we arrived, I was pleasantly surprised to find that everything was not what I expected. And when I saw the bed, I knew we were gonna stay in a lot.
After all, running a 10 kilometer race on a slanted slope with fine white sand is not exactly a walk in the park. it was twice as hard, at least for me. And when the race was over, I was only too happy to go back to our room, snuggle under the sheets and sleep.
Hubby says, we are going back with the kids in tow. I’m definitely looking forward to that trip.
I’ve never liked installing games on any of my devices. They’re huge time wasters once you get addicted to them. it took me a long time to get into the angry birds craze. And even then, I wasn’t really addicted.
Until cuteness overload took over me and I actually gave in.
Oh yes, this game is where my index finger taps and dies after hours of playing. I had to force myself to stop several times and quit saying, “Oh maybe just one more level…”
It’s not really Hello Kitty who is the default player, you get Purin for starters. Then when you get enough points you can hire Hello Kitty, Keroppi, Bad Badz Maru, the Little Twin Stars and other HK characters.
The downside is hiring the premium characters require a lot of points which I had no time to earn. I only earned enough to get Pekkle and Pochacco as helpers.
You’d think the game looks easy enough but it’s actually a test of alertness and adept fingers. Not that I’d want to be an expert on it. I don’t play every day anymore. Maybe just a few times a week. 
That’s because there’s another Hello Kitty game grabbing my attention.
Gotta go, it’s time to play, er I mean work.
