Nowadays, Eric doesn’t only play computer games installed in my computer, but he also surfs his favorite TV channel’s web sites for the latest games, downloading other games from GameHouse and Reflexive Games and installing them (even taking the liberty to crack the demo games with a cracking software  his dad downloaded). And, (no) thanks to his dad, he’s even begun to browse YouTube for Batman and anime cartoons. He’s beginning to freak me out!

My worry doesn’t stop there. Me being a “fan” of torrent files, I sometimes end up looking at sites with content or ads that are, let’s say, rated R or above. I’m very wary when he’s around me when I do so, as he tends to peek from behind my shoulder and read whatever site I’m looking at the moment.

My increasing concern with the kinds of information he accesses from my computer made me on the look out for free software that filters out unwanted content off the Web and display only kid-friendly sites. I finally settled with K9 Web Protection from Blue Coat. Simply put, the Web filtering software will decide what sites can be viewed or not viewed based on their database that are both automated and manually rated by its own software users.

I’m sure the software will work; the only other thing I hope for from this software is that it won’t bog down my computer.

Highlight of the day: He’s a clingy boy — I guess the separation anxiety has kicked in full force.

Sayonara, stay at home mom. I just found out about my recent application for a systems analyst post in one of the government agencies here. Someone close to to the general manager said that I should be getting my offer letter in the mail soon. No news about when I’ll actually start, but I assume it will be after the Chinese New Year holidays, or probably in March.

I’m feeling pretty happy. There’s still the daycare center to arrange for all my boys, though. Budget time!

Highlight of the day: Oh, man, Eric has quite a nasty temper! I usually let him play with my car keys, and had little problem prying them away when I needed it. This week, though, he’d burst into a screaming rage whenever I do so. I think it’s time to get him a lovey, so that he won’t get too attach to anything else.

As much as I love my kids, I have decided on sticking to just three kids, full stop. So when I mentioned this to friends and relatives (whenever they ask when the next “one” is coming), their immediate reply was, “You don’t have any girls in your family, don’t stop yet!”

A boy? A girl? What’s the difference? Besides their obvious physical differences, I don’t see what the big deal is. So what if I don’t have a daughter? Are my baby boys any less cute? Are girls easier to take care of than boys? Are boys that less lovable? And, at the end of the day, who will be taking care of the kids? My friends and relatives?

They think it’s so easy bringing up kids? All children, whatever the gender is, still need a lot of attention, love, care, and sacrifice. I always remember what my mom said to me about having kids — it’s always fun and easy to have children around, as long as they’re not yours to care for.

I have little cousins and nieces and nephews where the girls are much more aggressive and impossible than my sons, so shouldn’t we instead emphasize on how to bring up our kids, instead of worrying what set of genitals they have? Shouldn’t we be grateful enough that we’re bringing up healthy kids who hopefully one day will become a success and be a part of a caring society?

So what if I don’t have a baby girl. I have three beautiful sons who never fail to brighten up my day. Besides, the doc said that if you want blame someone for not giving you a son or a daughter, then it should the husband