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First up, I watched the movie, 300 and I must say it's one of the best movies I've seen. I particularly liked how the story was told and the cinematography. The effects were good but not great, though I think the story and directing compensated for it.

On to the gist of the post; we had a second ultrasound this past weekend to confirm the gender of my kid and they confirmed that it is indeed a girl. Now that the kid is 7 months old, I'm starting to learn a few things about parenting already. I am excited to be a father, having a reason for living aside from my own existence is something that has hit me as a humbling undertaking. Also, I feel that being a parent more than anything means sacrifice. One of which, I am having a hard time with my pride... I am forced to ask financial assistance from relatives even though I would want to shoulder the responsibility myself. I want my kid to have the best that I can offer, so if it means doing these kind of things, I guess I have lots of bitter pills to swallow.

The hardest part for me right now is trying to tolerate the lectures, unsolicited advices and snide comments on having a kid. I want to learn from this experience and just take it one step at a time, but I feel I'm being robbed of when I hear such remarks. Instead of concentrating on the moment, I focus on managing my temper. I guess being a parent means having patience and self-control so I guess this is one of the things I have to learn... heh'!