Ziva's Philosophy

Ziva wildling: part frog, part dog or dino, part gremlin, and a bit of an alien. 

Prefers to go barefoot in the sandy, humid and exceedingly dirty flooring of Starbucks. 

An alien who came before all of us. 

Highly developed brain but does not grow- just turns a year older every year.   

For example: this is Ziva at one year cute, weighing 9 pounds in my estimate. 

One year and a half cute weighing 10 pounds. This frog-dog is not really a happy turtle.  People turn their heads twice or thrice to confirm what they saw and heard. 

First look:  oh what a pretty baby!

Second look: did I hear right? She  talks like a colegiala? 

1O lbs. at two?

Hangs out under tables, on top and the edges of any piece of furniture, ledges, rooftops if she can.

First crime: snowboarding on the floor with the intent of escaping through a concrete wall. 

Mark: scar on the right brow. 

Second crime:  mountain escape wearing a pair of big ballet shoes while a uniformed, unarmed guard yaya tried to catch her in slow motion. 

Mark: scar on the forehead

Long tongue and 11 pounds. 

Legs and arms 1-lb. 

Tummy- 4 lbs. 

brain inside the cabeza- 6 lbs. 

Special skills: tricks her mommy and gets away with it.  

Wears goggles and shark's hat for camouflage. 

Looks unbelievably helpless and dependent but can make her daddy and ate cry. 

Weakness: extremely loyal to her organization. She cannot be pirated. Not for overnight or circulation. 

And she is 4!  Oh 4 years resident on this planet. 

11.1 lbs. Pedia auntie Anne is happy for the weight gain. 

Favorite food: lumpia wrapper, chicharon, crispy chicken

Requirements: not to stand on wobbely stool

Sleeping by maself!!!!

Needs to "hydrate"

Charged Ipad of mine that does not really get charged at all. 

Crayons, paints, markers on ANY paper

New ballet shoes

Original idea: calligraphy clouds 

Favorite Movie: Transformers 1 the Revenge of the Fallen

Pet Peeve:  kumon or maybe more of her earth mom's? 

Favorite song: Let It Go

 

Other interests: insects like ipis and langaw that we are prohibited to swat, robots, dinosaurs, boys' games

Spirituality: buddhism/hinduism/christianity + her own

Philosophy: Talk to Strangers (especially cute guys) 

Favorite color:  green forever

Our favorite national day is Ziva's birthday!!! That's today!!!! Yey! Happy happy birthday Vazi! 

PInked

Just what my mom would say, slightly pink like the cheeks of a blushing, young girl.  That tinge of pink when she tries to catch her breath after swooning over some young lass who gives her, just a bit of glance!

That kind of pink when the heart sees something that makes it beat irregularly and queerly.  Pink that is hardly there but there!

That kind of pink that does not brag nor is imposing to the senses.  Almost pink in the manner of one whose ways are impeccably just right and natural,  like the veins on a petal of baby lips while the senses have not yet awaken.

Those toes that are pink as I imagine Ziva Estelle's.

A faceted pink that is almost hardly there, faintly and subtly like the sky on some rare days, like the ones I witnessed in Bantayan Island.

Maria would always say to me, wear pink.  It suits you.  It is healthy.  And so will I, without being noticed.