Chix & Tell

Maya is Maria Ysabella in real life. Maria because she's born in the month of the holy rosary. Ysabella because I simply like how it sounds. She is our favorite daughter.  Only girl po siya. She's the namesake of my boss Maya Cartojano , who was very kind to drive me to the birthing place when I was having contractions 18 years ago today. She was my first business partner. We would walk the streets with my Tupperware Kit on my left hand and her tiny fingers on my right. I would place her on countertops while I do business. She was confined when she was just more than a year old where she cried nonstop calling for Lolo Daddy. This caught the attention of Businessman Pet Amadeo who thought the baby might be uncomfortable in that semi-private room so he moved us to a private room and paid for it. She can barely recognize the letter F when she was kid trying to learn her ABCs. Dinala ko na siya sa lahat ng sulok ng bahay, sa ilalim ng puno ng balimbing at loob ng...

Her name is MARIA YSABELLA. She is "NENE" to Tito Roy and Tito Biboy, "MIRAY" to Tita Chewi, "MAYANG" to Tito Myk, "MAIA" to her siblings, "ZYIA" to her fwends, To Mama, MY MINI ME. My favorite daughter . ( I don't have much choice, she's our only dawtuh!).  Beautiful and Lanky at the age of thirteen. When she was younger (with a few strands on her head, we call Hair), her favorite soap opera character is "BAGYO"  ( the villain played by Mark Gil in Mula sa Puso). Am I glad that she didn't grow up like one, whew! So we named her " BEANS".  Short for BAGYO-BEANS! You want to please her? She loves HELLO KITTY You want to piss her? Give her NINA! She is MAIA. My baby. My Little Lady. My Mini Me. This is a re-post from my old blog "The Mom in Me"