January 10, 2007

The Great Escape

I'm having an internal blog update, I can't post and publish any entry. Be back posting on Wednesday.

Does the title sound familiar to you? It is the title of an old war movie filmed in 1963. But this time, there is a remake, starring my daughter.

When she was six months old, my husband and I decided to build a 2 feet wall around our bedroom, for her safety. We put a mattress on the floor to keep our daughter from falling out of the bed. We did not care where we slept as long as it was safe for her.

I would say, she is considered a toddler now. She gets all enthusiastic about climbing everything. She loves climbing whatever’s nearby: the chairs, tables, toys and everything she can climb on and with. No matter how many times I have tried to stop her, the more determined she is to climb. I think that she has been planning her Great Escape.

It’s been a week now since she’s been climbing over the wall. Suddenly, I was surprised and scared; because, someone grabbed my skirt! I was relieved to see that it was only my daughter. I saw how happy she was. I was pretty sure; no one had helped her to escape from behind the wall; but I had no evidence. At last, I caught her in the act! I took a photo of her last night. I think it was cute and funny, so I want to include some of the evidence of her Great Escape.

34 Had something to say...:

NoorIntan said...

how cute!! caught in the act!

i think it is time to knock down the wall :p

haze said...

hi raquel,

thanks kaau sa visit and comments.

Hahahahahahaha.....ka master naba ana moha anak mukatkat uy?Pila naman edad ana?Hala ka ayyyy mura naman na cya ug 4 ka grabeh man makakat-kat ana hehehe.....

Walay pulos ang wall....Lol....abi nmo raq ug kinsa nay namira ...shush imoha ra di-ay anak...Very cute pic indeed!Mura man sad ug great escape tinu-od hahahaha....thanks for sharing....thats really cool and funny pictures...

ghee said...

Hi Raq!! Happy New Year!!

salamat sa pagdidilig ng halaman ko.walang namatay bcoz of you :)
kaya lang,wala munang update,pahinga muna kasi :)

Ang ganda ng movie ni Maria,the great escape,haha!see?natututo ang bata without our teachings. :)
marami pa yan in the future,hindi lang pag climb.

kyut kyut nga ng escape nya,haha!

iskoo said...

haha reat escape nga, noong una bigla ko naisip yung escape from alcatraz na movie, pero nun nakita ko yung picture eh ang ganda pala ng fence, makulay at safe na safe naman. cute ng pag-akyat at pagtakas. hehe

TorAa said...

This story was really worth reading. Kids are unstoppable and so fun. But they can scare the shit out of you while they starts to explore the unexplored.

Good you discovered her, and not only that, you shot her too.LOL.

Raquel said...

@ NOORINTAN:
Thanks, Intan, ha-ha-ha!

@ HAZE:
Walay sapayan Haze.

20 Months na sya, grabe lagi. Last week na sya ga sugod ug katkat, pero everytime makakita camera kay mo madagan man sa ako. Gabii, wa jud na sipyat, tanan angle kuhaan lagi nako, hahaha.

@ GHEE:
Gheeeeee, dumating ka na. Hay salamat! Kaya pala naitanong mo yung bundok dahil may maitim kang balak na uuwi, hehehe.

Ay great escape talaga. In 2005, I made a filmed for myself din, entitled, "Escape from Alcatraz".

@ ISKOO:
Thank you Iskoo. Ay grabe, kahit anong pader aakyatin nya.

Meron din akong ginawang film na Escape from Alcatraz. It's all about my freedom of liberty, LOL!

@ TORAA:
Oh yes, you are right Tor. Sometimes it scares me to death, she thinks, she knows everything and determined to explore!

Stolen shots are good to keep.

Thanks for passing by Tor, I appreciate it.

Lanie G said...

Hi Raquel, grabe nako katawa aning photos ni Maria.. kadomdom noon ko ni Andrew when he was that age.. na dili na gyod kapogngan iyang pagdako Raq.. mangita man gyod na sila ug paagi makalusot.. you need big house now for her to walk around and run around the house. She wanted to explore na gyod. I cant blame her na mo escape.. maayo gani dili na mohilak kung makulong.. kay kani akong anak as in grabe ka active.. you will found out pag naa kay lalaki nga anak.. Na sige enjoy of maria's milestone..

Bless said...

Hello Mads...as in na jud ka likot si Maria. Basin mahulog inig katkat niya ba...cguro time na tanggalon ang wall para free na cya to roam around the house hehehe.

I enjoyed watching her photos. Ako na pud sa puhon ani magkalingaw bantay ug anak hehehe..excited kaayo.

chase said...

hahahaha that's the story for most toddlers

toto said...

Haha, very nice. Well it is a good thing she is exploring. And well, let's see it this way: it keeps you sharp and alert too! :D

Raquel said...

@ LANIE G:
Thank you Lan. Daghan pa kog agikan, hahaha.

@ BLESS:
Mareng, dili puede tanggalon, maayo nalang naay panagang, hahaha. Mga pila ka buwan gikan karon, naa na pod kay imong baby.

@ CHASE:
Thanks Charles!

@ TOTO:
Yup, good for me too, makes my lards awaken, hahaha.

bakya ni neneng said...

hala, at talagang ang bilis ng panahon ... mamaya iyong great wall of china na ang aakyatin niya, heheh!

ganda yan Manay, lalo na kapag nakakatakbo na si cutie marie, magiging fit ka pa, di na kailangang pumunta sa gym ;)

kookie said...

lol wala pako maluto sa gwiti ni mama 1963 oi but its a good one wink!

Mimi said...

Hi Raq, Maria is so cute....nalingaw kaayo sa iya mga pictures. So cute!!!!! She is getting so so smart too everyday. Take care always, God bless you all.

JO said...

galing! you were able to capture her great escape.

mousey said...

huli ka!

hehe ikaw nga dyan ang may best shot eh yan ang ebidens. dapat pala bantayan ng maigi si princesa mo.

Raquel said...

@ BAKYA NI NENENG:
Hahaha :D Thanks serina!

@ KOOKIE:
Buang ka man oi, unsay maluto, hahaha. Bag-id jud!

@ MIMI:
Thanks Mimi.

@ JO:
Thank you Jo.

@ MOUSEY:
Thanks Mousey, good shot talaga. Yes, para matunaw ang lards natin, LOL. :D

Laureen said...

how funny. nakakatuwa talaga yang si Maria, Raquel. daming antics =) it's great that you get to capture them on film, so she can appreciate them for herself when she gets older =)

cruise said...

either tanggalin mo na yung wall or taasan mo na, hirap mamili hehehe. cute ng baby pic mo na umaakyat sa wall :)

ann said...

Parang boy pala yang si Maria. Pero ang cute!

Nagbakasyon sa pinas yung family friend namin at namasyal ng SM, yung 4 yr old daughter nya na super likot ay nawala, buti narinig nila sa speaker na andun daw sa costumer service.

gracita said...

hi raquel, happy new year!!

your maria is such a cutie! and very smart too ha. pano niya naisip na pag naka-akyat siya, she can get out of the room? you taking a photo of her while doing the great escape is soo cute too. haha, caught in the act! :)

atoy said...

at last nagamit mo na rin ang title na matagal mo ng iniisip gamitin. "Great Escape" nakatakas na rin pala sa kanyang Alcatraz si Maria (isa pa ring title yan ng movie Escape from Alcatraz, pero mas nauna yang Great Escape)
matagal na rin akong di nakakapasyal dito buti na lang inabot ko ang escape act ni Maria. Ano naman kaya ang susunod siguro dadaan na sa bintana si Maria para umattend ng party.

racky said...

aha, naalala ko nga pala iyong comment ni fafatoy noon ;) iyon mga pelikulang kapanahunan mo ba fafa? heheheh

meron din yata iyong The Great Barrier" ba yon? ihanda mo na yan Manay, ano kaya ang gagamitin mong props?

Raquel said...

@ LAUREEN:
Thank you Lau, meron din syang mga captured video pero di ko lang sinishare in public. Very funny talaga sila, especially this age.

@ CRUISE:
Ganyan nalang yan, pag taasan, di na kami maka-akyat, hahaha.

@ ANN:
Basta may maakyatan, aakyatin talaga nya.

Oo, I'm not sure kung na share mo yan sa blog mo pero mukhang nabasa ko yan sayo eh.

Oi, domain ka na pala ngayon. Pati rin sa daddy mo, hehehe.

@ GRACITA:
Happy New Year Gracita, I miss you na eh, ang tagal mo ring nawala.

Cguro, feeling nya, nasa heaven sya, hahaha. Thanks for passing by.

@ ATOY:
Tito Atoy, di ko na-iintindihan. Anong mas nauna ang Great Escape, nauna pinalabas in theater o na una kung sinulat dito.

I hope you can still remember yung post ko about Escape from Alcatraz, ikaw pa nga ang inspirasyon nun eh.

@ RACKY:
Manay, ang dami mung name, ano bang gagamitin ko? Manay monay, Racky, Ening, neneng, Serina, Serinang Bangus, ano ba talaga ate, hahaha.

Buti natatandaan mo about sa Alcatraz.

Laasya said...

toddler means magulo at hyper na! :P

Tani said...

hahaha! so cute! taas ng wall ha (relatively for her height)! kala nyo mauutakan nyo sa.... she must be saying, "is that your big wall, mom and dad?" :)

carlota said...

hahahaha...what a smart little girl...stinker! hehehe. so cute though na she can think a way to scape.

haze said...

Good idea Raquel! She'll be safer if she escape :) ! To the Batcave Maira :) ! All the best in the year 2007!

Agring said...

Sooo cute ng picture ni Maria. Nahuli mo sa act hehehe! Buti nalang wala akong wall na ganyan. Dining table ang pinakamataas na inaakyat ni Abby.
Ayaw magpabadlong tapos mogara noon kay magpagukod man tapos bahakhak ug katawa...:) or :-)

Raquel said...

@ LAASYA:
Yes they are...thanks for passing by.

@ TANI:
Hahaha, she's getting smarter everyday! Ang likot pero nakaka-enjoy naman.

@ CARLOTA:
Hi Carlota, I miss you.

@ HAZE:
Thank you Haze. How's Mayumi? I bet malikot na sya ngayon, this age they want to explore more, seems like they're not scared to get hurt.

@ AGRING:
Maayo gani Agring, chada ning mga stolen shot kay malingaw jud ni sila inig makita nila inig kadako. Kining mga edara, lihok kaayo sila oi, morag walay kahadlok ra ba.

Hahaha, kalingaw pod ni Abby. Makalingaw ra ba pod ilang smile ba. Feeling nila, success sila, hahaha.

ethel said...

HAhhaha.. tawon kalooy ni gamateng uy naning kaayo siyang mo scape :) taas taasi nalang nang iyang coral mareng aron di ka ekyas hehhehe
ka kyut uy!

Raquel said...

Di na puede mataasan mareng kay di na mi ka likang, hahaha.

sasha said...

Hahaha! Natawa naman ako sa "great escape" ni Maria! Ang cute! Wala bang pic si baby na nakaharap? Hehehe... Sa isip niya siguro she's smirking and murmuring na "akala ninyo hindi ako makagawa ng paraan to escape ha!" Hahahah

Cute!

Raquel said...

Sasha, salamat at tinupad mo ang request ko, hahaha. Meron syang pic, naka smile pa nga eh pero tsaka nalang para may thrilling pa. He he he :)