Bela's Summer Schedule: Fully Booked

Bela’s summer schedule is now officially loaded. I just enrolled her to the Filipino Class in St Scholasticta and her regular Kumon class but luckily, I was able to find a swimming school that has a schedule on weekends so I enrolled her and her brother.

They started already with their first class last Saturday and Bela was just so excited to be in the water again.

Her dad also found a school where we can enroll her for her violin class and so we went there last Friday to enroll her. The class will be from 12 – 2 PM at La Consolacion College in Mendiola. I thought that it will be a group lesson as the class fee is really so affordable as compared to Yamaha and Lyric but I was informed last week that Bela will have a one-on-one session with the maestro. Her teacher will be the husband of hubby’s colleague. Our wish is that she will be able to learn even the chorus of at least one piece so she has something to perform on her birthday.

Except for Kumon, which she really hates (LOL), I hope she will really enjoy all the classes that we enrolled her in.

McDo Kiddie Crew: Day 1

For this summer, Bela is not that busy as compared to last year. I just let her continue with her Kumon English program as Kumon requires continuity and they discourage taking breaks. I also enrolled her again to Aqualogic’s swimming class which she has been doing for a year already. Her only new activity for this summer was Mc Donald’s Kiddie Crew Workshop.

I have long wanted to enrol her to this program as I find it cute for kids to be serving as McDo crew but she is always too young for the minimum age limit. The actual age limit that they accept is 6 years old but I tried inquiring anyways at McDo Harrison Plaza and they are just so happy to accept Bela in their program. She was part of the First Batch, together with Owie, her classmate from St Scholastica.

Last April 4 was the first day of the workshop. It was actually their orientation and the kids were given a tour of the kitchen and the restaurant and were given instructions on how to be a good kiddie crew.

Howell took an under time from work as he needs to attend to some errands and he dropped by McDo first so he can take pictures. Here are some of the pictures of Bela on her first day as a kiddie crew:

Aqualogic’s Swim-a-thon and Graduation Day

Before I continue reading about thermotox side effects, I want to make this post first about Aqualogic’s Swim-a-thon and Graduation before I really get busy and totally forget about it.

The graduation was held at Colegio San Agustin last May 31, 2010. Those who will be joining the swim-a-thon were asked to be there by 7 AM. We arrived around 7:30 AM and we are just in time as the Swim-a-thon is just about to start.

As I posted in my previous post, Bela did not want to join the swim-a-thon at first but she got excited when she saw the other kids in the pool. But she really insisted that it is just play time, not a swimming class and not a race.

After the swim-a-thon, they were allowed to play in the kiddie pool area while the Aqua Babes students had an exhibition. Then it was the turn of the Aqua kids to show off what they learned during the summer class. They were asked to jump from the platform and swim up to the other end of the pool. Bela was hesitant to jump at first (because she still was scared after her one-on-one class with Teacher Ria the Friday before graduation. LOL) but her teacher held her hand and she was able to jump and swim up to the other end of the pool. She even requested to do it for a second time as she enjoyed the jump and the swim and this time, she did not hesitate and just jump to the water.

After this, their certificate was given. Bela received two – one for the Summer class and the other one for participating in the Swim-a-thon. She was so excited while she was receiving her certificate and she even asked her dad to take her picture while she was holding her certificate.

The ceremony was finish by 11 AM and then we went straight home after as we are all so tired and drained already because it was one hot and humid day.

You can view more pictures here.

Doing Her Enopi Worksheet

Before I look for information on the net about apidexin, let me just post this video first of Bela while she was doing one of her Enopi worksheets in Math.

Her summer class ended last May 15 and we decided that we will not enroll her for the Enopi program from May 15 to June so at least she has a few more weeks to stay at home and relax before the opening of the school this coming June 15. But since she still have a number of worksheets left from Enopi because she was absent for four days when she got sick, they just allowed us to bring it home and Bela can just answer it at home.

Her lola was the one helping Bela with the worksheets and he even requested her dad to take her video and pictures while she is doing the worksheets. Their Enopi program is so advance and I must say that it is really a big influence on Bela to learn how to write that is why I will let Bela continue with this program for the School year 2010-2011.

Her First Swim-a-Thon

Last Sunday was the Aqualogic’s Swim-a-Thon and Graduation day. I received a call from Vanessa, one of Aqualogic’s staff, and she was asking me if I wish to sign up Bela for the Swim-a-thon. Of course being the stage mom that I am, I immediately said yes. Here is a picture of me and Bela while Bela is waiting for her turn for the Swim-a-thon (noticed how big I am? I will definitely need herbal phentermine to help me loose weight after I give birth).

After Bela’s encounter with Teacher Ria last Friday (which I posted here), Bela kept on telling me that she will not join the race (the swim-a-thon) and will just watch the other kids. But then when she saw the other kids in the pool, she quickly jumped into the pool but she kept on reminding me that she will just play and will not join the race. So I told her that it is not a race and she is just there to have fun.

For the swim-a-thon, the kids were given barbells and they will swim one full lap. Every lap that they finish corresponds to one pledge from their sponsor and the proceeds will go to Greenpeace.

Bela was able to finish one lap (with her barbell of course) and I was cheering for her (as per her request) while she swam from one end of the pool to the next. She had fun, though she kept on saying “It is not a race mom.” LOL

7th Session with Aqualogic

Last Friday was Bela’s 7th session for her swimming class with Aqualogic. Teacher Ria, the head teacher, gave Bela a one-on-one session as she noticed that Bela already knows the basics and so she wants Bela to advance.

But Bela got really scared. Teacher Ria knows her capacity so she is really pushing Bela to try harder. But you know Bela, sometimes she can be really stubborn and the more you push her, the more she will not follow. And so she was just crying all the time Teacher Ria was coaching her and she was really resisting. When Teacher Ria asked her to swim on her own, Bela panicked and was asking Teacher Ria to help her. But Teacher Ria knows that Bela can make it on her own and so she did not helped Bela.

But Teacher Ria was really persistent and she did not really stopped until Bela listened to her. They even extended for like 30 minutes just to make Bela listen. And just like what Teacher Ria predicted, she was able to make Bela follow her and she was able to teach Bela the basic of breathing.

But when we went home, Bela was saying “Mom, I am tired swimming. No more swimming class for me.” LOL. I was actually planning to let her continue for another 8-12 sessions this coming June. She still has one more session left for this summer schedule. I will see then how she will react this coming Friday and will decide from there if we will enroll her for their June schedule or not.

6th Swimming Session with Aqualogic

Before I look for information about 7-dfbx, let me post here first the video of Bela during her sixth swimming session with Aqualogic:

Bela is the one wearing the orange rash guard and is wearing the white swimming cap. She is the one sitting on the mat first while waiting for her turn to jump.

This is one of her favorite activities during class. I was really amazed at how brave she is and is not like me when I was a kid when I was really scared of the water. LOL. And only after six sessions, they were able to teach Bela how to swim. See how she can float and swim. At first I thought that they were holding her hands and is pulling her that is why she was able to swim but I was surprised when I realized that Bela is swimming all by herself.

But she still has to learn how to do the breathing and they are having a hard time teaching her the back stroke as Bela finds it ticklish every time she has to lie on her back to do the backstroke.

They will have a Saturday class this coming June at Colegio San Agustin and we are planning to let her continue with Aqualogic’s Advance Swimming program.

Aqualogic Swim-a-thon & Graduation Day

This coming Sunday, May 30, will be Bela’s graduation for her swimming class (though she still has 3 lessons left). It will be held at Colegio de San Agustin from 7:00 AM to 12 noon.

I received the invitation and I got really excited. The main activities for this special day include 15- , 30-, and 45-Minute Swim-a-thons for students enrolled in “Aqua Kids” and “Aqua Tech”. These fun contests are intended to raise funds for the benefit of Greenpeace Philippines. Bela belongs to the Aqua Kids class but I am not sure though if she can join the swim-a-thon as she is just in the beginner level. I asked about it to Teacher Ria and she told me that they will just let the kids do whatever they are doing in class.

Aside from the Swimathon, they will also be holding the exhibition drills and Graduation ceremonies for students of the “Aqua Babes” and “Aqua Kids” program. The culminating activity will be the awarding of Certificates to students of the “Aqua Babes” and “Aqua Kids” programs, as well as prizes for the top-performing teams in the Swim-a-thon.

Bela really enjoyed her swimming lessons with Aqualogic and I am really amazed at her improvement. She is so good already. I learned that they will have Saturday classes already starting June at Colegio de San Agustin and I am thinking to let Bela continue with the program.

Swimming Lessons with Aqualogic

Today was Bela’s 4th session with Aqualogic and I am really happy and impressed with how fast they we’re able to teach Bela the basics on learning how to swim. Bela spent three summers with Bert Lozada and she didn’t even learn how to float. Though I must give them credit also as Bela learns to be confident while in the water, maybe, because of them.

I was checking www.sideeffectsofdietpills.net (since Shangri-La has Wifi access in their pool bar), and I was surprised when I saw Bela floating and kicking in the water. I even saw her holding to a rubber dumbbell and she was swimming all by herself. So I dropped my Iphone and started clicking away with my camera so i can show Howell, Bela's progress with her swimming.

The teachers just let the kids be independent so they will learn to swim on their own. For the past two sessions, they are already teaching the students the basics of freestyle.

I inquired with Teacher Ria and they will be offering weekend classes this June at Colegio de San Agustin so I am thinking if I should let Bela continue with Aqualogic’s advance swimming class. If only I am not worried that she will get really dark, I will not really think twice and would have sign up right away for their June class. LOL.

Swimming Class with Aqualogic

Bela had her second session for her swimming class with Aqualogic last Friday and she is really having so much fun. I haven’t blogged about it but you can check out some of the pictures of her first session here.

I love Aqualogic’s style better than Bert Lozada. In her first day of class, they were able to make Bale go under water and teach her how to float. I was really amazed. I am just so busy with work right now but I promise I will blog about it here and post more pictures.

If only I am not concerned that Bela will get dark, I will still enroll her even after the summer months are over as I really wanted her to be a good swimmer. But she only had two sessions but she is so dark already. LOL. So I guess after her 8 sessions this summer, we will just go back for another class next summer vacation.

Final Activities for Bela this Summer

It will be a busy summer for Bela. Actually we decided to fill her schedule with a lot of activities since we are trying to divert her hyper activeness with worthwhile activities. And we also noticed that after class, since she is tired already (LOL), she takes a nap in the afternoon. Not like when she has no class and she is just at home, she won’t stop playing or watching TV all day that she doesn’t get to take her nap in the afternoon.

So after deliberating with the lolo and the lola (who will take Bela to class during weekdays) and after discussing it with hubby, we finally decided to enroll Bela to the following classes:

1. Magic Strokes and Reading class at MSS which will run for a month from April 13 – May 14. This will be an every day 1.5 hour class.
2. Drum Lessons. Actually this was not supposed to be a summer class since we enrolled her to this class last February, but since we are absent twice already and her teacher has been absent 3x too, and so we still have nine more sessions left.
3. Swimming Class with Aqualogic which will start next week and will run for two months since I just enrolled her to their once a week class for eight sessions.

So it will be one busy and fun summer for Bela.

Swimming Lessons with Aqualogic Swim Co.

Bela will be starting with her swimming lessons with Aqualogic Swim Co. this coming April 9 at Makati Shangri-La and I am excited already.

I first learned about Aqualogic when I saw the pictures posted by Kelly of her son, Manu, during one of his class with Aqualogic and I noticed that Aqualogic’s style and method of teaching is really different with Bert Lozada Swim School. Bela has been attending swimming class with Bert Lozada at Ace Water Spa for three summers already and so far, all Bela learned from them was being confident in water. LOL. So I decided to try Aqualogic this time as I want Bela to learn a few strokes or even to swim on her own.

I just received an email from one of Aqualogic’s staff reminding me of Bela’s first day of class and they also sent out a reminder that only 1 adult per family will be allowed to accompany students in the pool and will also be asked to leave when the class is already starting. So I don’t know how I can take pictures of Bela during class and watch how she will react to Aqualogic’s style of teaching. LOL.

But, I am still excited…..

Drum Lessons @ Yamaha School of Music

I promised Howell that I will work on the website for his online toy store while he is away. I need to check out freedirectorysubmission.com to look at the site listed there where I can make directory submission so the new site that I am building will be indexed and cached right away by search engines so we can improve our web presence and positioning.

But I can’t concentrate on my HTML programming as I am also taking care of Bela as her lola is out so I decided that I will just blog about how her drum lessons are going.

Her first day was last February 13 but after more than a month, Bela just had two sessions. Bela was absent twice and her teacher was always absent too. Just like today, we went to school only to find out that her teacher is absent again. I talked to the one in charge of the schedule and requested that we just change Bela’s teacher. Next week, she will be with Teacher Solomon.

But so far, for the two sessions she had, the substitute teacher (yup, we haven’t met her real teacher since she started with the lesson . But I lover her substitute teacher and I wish he -Teacher Wil- was Bela's real teacher) was impressed with Bela as she knows how to follow instructions. I really don’t expect that Bela will really learn how to play the drums by the end of the 12 sessions. All we want is that she won’t loose her love for music and her interest in playing different musical instrument.

Busy Summer for Bela

It will be a very busy summer for Bela. I have lined up number of activities for her:

1. Magic Strokes Class at MSS which will be from April 13 – May 14. This will be an everyday class and I am thinking of enrolling her to the 10 – 11:30 slot so she doesn’t need to wake up early.
2. Enopi Math & English program. This is an everyday class also at MSS and she will attend this class after her Magic Strokes class.
3. Drum Lessons at Yamaha School of Music every Saturday for thirty minutes. She actually started with her drum lessons last month but since we are always absent and her teacher has been absent once also, we still have 10 sessions left which means her drum lessons will last the whole summer also.
4. Swimming Class at Makati Shangri-La with Aqualogic every Friday for one hour.

Since most of the classes fall on a weekday, Bela’s grand parents will be the one taking Bela to her classes. (I guess I have to buy them hgh supplements to give them energy so they can cope up with Bela’s busy schedule. LOL. I have been reading the reviews about hgh supplements based on the testing done by experts and consumer feedback and I have listed the best hgh supplement that I can consider buying for Bela’s grand parents). Thank goodness that my dad agreed to take Bela to these classes even if Bela is supposed to be on vacation already (and it should be his day off in being Bela’s driver. LOL). Because if not, Bela will only have one activity for summer, which is her drum lessons, since it is the only class that I found with a schedule that falls on a weekend.

Bela for sure will have a very busy and productive summer.

More Swimming Class Pix

Just wanted to share some pictures that I took during Bela’s last swimming class. (Pardon the picture as I am just using my phone’s camera).


She has three more sessions left and after her class with BLSS, I am planning to move her to Aqualogic Swim Company. She has been attending BLSS My Baby and Me class for three consecutive years every summer but up to now, she still doesn’t know how to float. I saw the picture of Manu’s swimming class with Aqualogic and I am impressed at how advance their class is.

I checked out their site and they offer once a week class for their Aqua Kids program (for kids 3-6 years old) at Richmonde Hotel every Saturday. Hopefully by August or September, we will be able to enroll Bela.

Swimming Class @ Ace Water Spa

I noticed I haven’t posted pictures taken during Bela’s swimming lessons. Well actually she doesn’t have that much pictures because Howell was always working overtime during the first three sessions of Bela’s class so we don’t have a photographer. But here are some pictures that I took a couple of weeks ago(Pardon the pictures since some are a bit dark or blurred since I can’t find the right setting to take good pictures. I really have to buy my own point and shoot cam since I don’t think I will ever learn how to operate Howell’s SLR cam. LOL.:

Howell is really Bela’s official swimming buddy. I have to take his place only if he is working overtime on a weekend, otherwise, he has to be the one who will accompany Bela during class. I prefer it that way. Aside from the fact that the class is tiring (LOL), I want Howell to join Bela because she is not a control freak or an over protective dad like me. If Bela is with me during class, I feel that she is not enjoying that much because I have to stop her from doing things that she enjoys like swimming on her own because you know as a mom, I am paranoid that something bad will happen. But if she is with Howell, Howell lets her enjoy and have fun. (I admit, I am a corny mom. LOL). But I am just after her welfare you know.

Actually Bela is still not finish with her class. She only goes to class once a week and her class was canceled 4 times I think during the summer season so I think she will finish her class by July pa. This is just okay since I plan to enroll her to swimming class the whole year but I am still thinking if I will transfer her to Aqua Logic after her class with BLSS.

Bela on Ice

Last Saturday, we went to Mandaluyong to do some errands – we delivered the orders from my aunt to her former office and we also have to look for area rugs. We are kind of undecided on where to have lunch but Bela kept on repeating that she wants to go ice skating. Every time we are at Mall of Asia, we have to drop by at the Ice Skating Rink and Bela will watch in fascination as she watches the graceful movements of the figure skaters. So I promised her that next time we are in Megamall or in Mall of Asia, we will let her try it.

I called SM MOA a few weeks ago to inquire about their Ice Skating Lessons and the staff that I talked to suggested that we can just let Bela have the 30 minutes trial class for only P150. And that is what we did. They don’t want to accept Bela at first since the class is for kids 4 years old and up but because of my convincing power (and luckily there is an ice skate that fits Bela), they let Bela try the class.

I introduced Bela to Coach Ariel and told her that Coach will teach her how to skate and she went with Coach inside the rink without hesitation. I can really tell that she was enjoying and I was so proud of her, because not like me, she was so brave and would even want to try skating on her own. I also love Coach Ariel because he is so patient with Bela.

After 30 minutes, Bela was tired already and she said that she already wants to rest. I asked coach if we can enroll Bela to the program (just out of curiosity as I have no plans of enrolling her this summer) but he suggested that we can just have the trial lessons first every time we visit which I think is a good idea since she is not even finish with her swimming lessons which I think will last until July. LOL.

Here are some pictures:

Summer Activities 09 for Bela

I know it is just February but I already mapped the summer activities that we are planning for Bela. So before I look for an online store that sells corset, let me make a list here:

1. We already enrolled her to the Summer Program at Mind Specialists School.
* Reading Readiness (8:00 – 9:30) – this program let kids explore the reading fundamentals in lots of ways. This course develops important phonetic skills while building reading confidence, making reading a snap.
* Magic Strokes (10:00 – 11:30) – This program will give kids a notion that writing is easy and dun in a step-by-step stroke.

Her class at MSS will be from Monday to Friday, from April 15 to May 15, 2009.

2. I inquired at Halili Cruz for their summer program since we want Bela to continue with her ballet class this summer. I learned that during the summer class they have a Recital after the summer program so I got really excited and I am already imagining Bela during her first recital.

Unfortunately, their schedule for summer is either 2x a week (one weekday and one Saturday) or three times a week (every weekdays). And since she already has a class from Monday to Friday, I am not sure if Bela’s lolo will let us enroll Bela to the summer program of Halili.

3. If we will not enroll her to the summer program at Halili, we are thinking of enrolling her to the My Baby and Me class of Bert Lozada Swimming School at Ace Water Spa. Every summer we enroll her to this program and she really loves it so this will be a perfect activity for her this summer.

Looks like it will be a busy summer for Bela…..

Spa tomorrow with Bela and Hubby

Tomorrow will be Bela’s third day of class for her swimming lessons. And I’m excited since I will be joining her class too.

As I mentioned in my previous posts, Ace Water Spa is strict when it comes with the number of companions that can join each student for the class. And if both I and my husband want to join the class, I have to pay P500 as entrance fee to the spa. So it is only Howell who joins Bela to class every Saturday.

But tomorrow, I will be joining them and attend her class too then we can all enjoy the amenities of the Spa after class. Since it is mother’s day, my husband thought that having a spa will be one great way to celebrate my special day and at the same time, he and Bela can have fun too. And since we haven’t been to any beaches this summer, at least we can enjoy swimming and we don’t have to travel that far to have a refreshing dip at the pool.

So I’m excited for tomorrow. I have long been wanting a massage and finally I will get to have one tomorrow. Although it’s a different kind of massage since Ace Water Spa offers hydro therapy massage.

1st day – “My Baby & Me” Class

Bela had her first day for her My baby and me class at Ace Water Spa yesterday. Howell joined him for the class. (That’s one thing that I don’t like at Ace Water Spa. They are very strict with the number of companions for the students of BLSS. If I want to join the class, I have to pay the entrance fee for the spa which is P500. So Howell was the only one who can be with Bela for the class.)

I was watching them at the waiting area and I can really see that Bela was having fun. She is comfortable with the water and was not even scared. On her first day, she participated in all the activities right away. They were also asked to stand by the edge of the pool and then jump on the pool. Bela was scared at first but when she saw that her classmates was doing it, she didn’t hesitate and imitated her classmates in jumping.

After the class, Howell and Bela stayed for another hour at the pool (that’s one thing nice about Ace Water Spa – they can enjoy some of its facilities for free after the class. LOL).

Here are some of the pictures that I took. Pardon the pictures as I was taking it behind a glass wall and I was several meters away from them because they are on the other side of the pool.

.: during class :.

.: enjoying the kiddie pool after class :..: on her own - so brave :.

After the class, we ate merienda at the Ace Water Spa Café. Bela was saying while we are eating “Come back next week.” This is a good sign, she must have really enjoyed her class.