Showing posts with label My Family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label My Family. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Beatin' the heat.
When I go outside my hand bag is loaded with umbrella, bottled water, fan, extra face towel and sometimes extra shirts aside from my make up kit, wallet, stationary and pen and gadgets. So heavy you know.
To beat the heat we consumed of different juices a lot. My children always buy ice cream or ice bars or Halo halo, either special and expensive from some food chain in the city, or a home made by mommy, or even a cheap one that sold by a neighbor in a small food stand.
And eating a water content fruits like water melon... It's sweeter during summer season.
We're suffering a freaking heat here. Even some of my plants out side dried and died. Some survived 'coz we watered them a lot every morning and before the sun set.
Oh, how I wish rain pour in the middle of Summer.
Friday, February 25, 2011
As a Single Parent
Sometime, I'm reflecting with some bitterness about how my life was being eroded away by endless minor tasks. The daily routine and housework. Sometimes doing the job of a carpenter, doctor, interior decorator, tutor, manager, payments collector, accountant, dressmaker
gardener
electronic technician
choreographer
and etc....etc...etc. Sounds like "a jack of all trade" ..^_^..
And this is my prayer:
Dear Lord
Thank You for giving me more strength and courage
When I'm tired and ready to give up
You always remind me that You're always with me
and
possesses me with Your love
that my daily actions will not be in vain.
gardener
electronic technician
choreographer
and etc....etc...etc. Sounds like "a jack of all trade" ..^_^..I felt so completely beaten and demotivated. I can’t seem to find enough energy inside and can't find longer time for my hobbies and passion anymore. Sigh....
But then at the end of the day, after receiving hugs and kisses from my children and seeing them lying and soundly sleeping each on their own bed and healthy I was filled and refreshed. All my exhaustion and tiredness was vanished.
As a single parent, (I keep on saying this) the only treasure I have are my children.
But then at the end of the day, after receiving hugs and kisses from my children and seeing them lying and soundly sleeping each on their own bed and healthy I was filled and refreshed. All my exhaustion and tiredness was vanished.
As a single parent, (I keep on saying this) the only treasure I have are my children.
And this is my prayer:
Dear Lord
Thank You for giving me more strength and courage
When I'm tired and ready to give up
You always remind me that You're always with me
and
possesses me with Your love
that my daily actions will not be in vain.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Welcome 2011
Before Christmas came, my Steph and Denmark got sick due of changing climate every day. Came next my youngest Mycah. But thanks God they’re all well now. And still we attended several parties these past Holidays.
(See my Mycah got new T. bears again from her friends during their Christmas
Got time too to prepare our own Christmas celebration. Went shopping gifts and foods for our festive Noche Buena.
My sisters and Brothers came with their own families starting Dec.24.Reunion time. The house again was so messy. So many scattered shoes and slippers down stairs and at the door step. So many dishes to be washed on the sink. Toilet was so smelly and always wet 'coz children played even there.
So noisy and crowded that in one corner some were singing with loud Karaoke, in one corner men drinking alcohol and have fun of their own. The women were chatting in one corner too including me. While children were so busy too playing with their new received toys likeBarbie, remote control cars and music playing toys or toys with loud sounds.
My son who doesn't like noise, patiently played with his cousins, shared his collection of transformer robots and other toys and PSP and play station 3.
Some of my nieces that got new Barbie dolls, still asked for my collection too, so again my collection was deducted about 9 dolls now. :(
Looking at them, I found so many changes. Some come thinner; some come stouter and grows bigger. The children came "tween or tweens" (in between 9 to 12 yrs of age), the “tweens” come teenagers. Voices changed too.
Signs of aging can be seen to my brothers and sisters too, like the appearance of silver hairs and slowly balding.wearing of Eye and reading glasses. The invading of melasma on the skin and wrinkles of course. Boys got bigger bellies and girls got bigger hips too ha ha ha,but I thank God that still we're all healthy.
And other members of the Family were added. My youngest brother got married just this last Dec. 6 at the age of 29. And came new babies from my nephews and sister in law. One of my sister got pregnant again (her 4th, but sad to say her eldest died after birth).
We have almost 50 nephews and nieces and 3 grand child already :)
Others stayed in my house for 3 days while others that lived nearby went home but the following day came back to continue our chatting and fun, he he he
At night during sleeping time everybody spread their mats and comforters and slept everywhere. Every room was occupied, in the living room, dining room and even in the kitchen under the table, and in the terrace. My brothers in law slept inside their cars, worrying that their cars might be stolen too.
After the 3rd day they're all gone home. My house again was so quiet.
I was so tired and exhausted but I was so happy too that once again we're all reunited and have a big, big fun celebrating the birth of Christ.
I rested for while but again did general cleaning of the house and prepared for the coming of New Year. Went shopping again for our “Media Noche" (New Year midnight meal).
Bought lots of fruits. It's a tradition to have lots of fruits on the table during New Year celebration ( at least 12 kinds of fruits).And I really enjoyed buying fresh fruits you know.
Before New Year came, outside (our house was just along the busy street) it's so traffic. Everybody was so busy shopping. All malls, super market and wet market were so crowded. Even along the road, you can see vendors selling different foods, fruits, fire crackers and trumpets of different styles and sizes, and even lucky charms for the houses and accessories.
New Year came, of course early morning we went to church to thank God for all the blessings.
Epiphany time came too. To other countries, I learned that it's their second Christmas celebration and it's their time of gift giving, following the “Three Kings” that gave gifts to Christ.
After the 3 kings day ( Jan. 6), it's my time again to change my home decor. My Christmas decor and my Santas will sleep again for another 10 months in their boxes. Again it will take me several days to finish cleaning and packing them safely.
Ooooopps.... I missed my blog; I’ve written so long already, I have to stop here. He he he he.
Bye....
(See my Mycah got new T. bears again from her friends during their ChristmasParty at school. We’ve got an avalanche of T.bears already in the boxes)
Got time too to prepare our own Christmas celebration. Went shopping gifts and foods for our festive Noche Buena.
My sisters and Brothers came with their own families starting Dec.24.Reunion time. The house again was so messy. So many scattered shoes and slippers down stairs and at the door step. So many dishes to be washed on the sink. Toilet was so smelly and always wet 'coz children played even there.
So noisy and crowded that in one corner some were singing with loud Karaoke, in one corner men drinking alcohol and have fun of their own. The women were chatting in one corner too including me. While children were so busy too playing with their new received toys likeBarbie, remote control cars and music playing toys or toys with loud sounds.
My son who doesn't like noise, patiently played with his cousins, shared his collection of transformer robots and other toys and PSP and play station 3.
Some of my nieces that got new Barbie dolls, still asked for my collection too, so again my collection was deducted about 9 dolls now. :(
Looking at them, I found so many changes. Some come thinner; some come stouter and grows bigger. The children came "tween or tweens" (in between 9 to 12 yrs of age), the “tweens” come teenagers. Voices changed too.
Signs of aging can be seen to my brothers and sisters too, like the appearance of silver hairs and slowly balding.wearing of Eye and reading glasses. The invading of melasma on the skin and wrinkles of course. Boys got bigger bellies and girls got bigger hips too ha ha ha,but I thank God that still we're all healthy.
And other members of the Family were added. My youngest brother got married just this last Dec. 6 at the age of 29. And came new babies from my nephews and sister in law. One of my sister got pregnant again (her 4th, but sad to say her eldest died after birth).
We have almost 50 nephews and nieces and 3 grand child already :)
Others stayed in my house for 3 days while others that lived nearby went home but the following day came back to continue our chatting and fun, he he he
At night during sleeping time everybody spread their mats and comforters and slept everywhere. Every room was occupied, in the living room, dining room and even in the kitchen under the table, and in the terrace. My brothers in law slept inside their cars, worrying that their cars might be stolen too.
After the 3rd day they're all gone home. My house again was so quiet.
I was so tired and exhausted but I was so happy too that once again we're all reunited and have a big, big fun celebrating the birth of Christ.
I rested for while but again did general cleaning of the house and prepared for the coming of New Year. Went shopping again for our “Media Noche" (New Year midnight meal).
Bought lots of fruits. It's a tradition to have lots of fruits on the table during New Year celebration ( at least 12 kinds of fruits).And I really enjoyed buying fresh fruits you know.
Before New Year came, outside (our house was just along the busy street) it's so traffic. Everybody was so busy shopping. All malls, super market and wet market were so crowded. Even along the road, you can see vendors selling different foods, fruits, fire crackers and trumpets of different styles and sizes, and even lucky charms for the houses and accessories.
New Year came, of course early morning we went to church to thank God for all the blessings.
Epiphany time came too. To other countries, I learned that it's their second Christmas celebration and it's their time of gift giving, following the “Three Kings” that gave gifts to Christ.
After the 3 kings day ( Jan. 6), it's my time again to change my home decor. My Christmas decor and my Santas will sleep again for another 10 months in their boxes. Again it will take me several days to finish cleaning and packing them safely.
Ooooopps.... I missed my blog; I’ve written so long already, I have to stop here. He he he he.
Bye....
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
October happenings
* Mommy's b-day, no plan to celebrate, I just attended a mass to thank the Lord for everything. Thank Him that I'm still healthy and aging gracefully. But my friends surprised me, they came to the house with some foods, an instant pot luck.
* We were finishing my Stephannie's project report. A feasibility study with building plan and lay out and model.Though I can it's good that my 6th brother was here, he help and did the plan and we help in making the model though were not an engr. or architect or else we will pay for the professional to make like Steph classmates. And it's good again that I have a background about acctg. I help her about the financial statement too.
* The next morning we found out that our newly bought (just a month old) motor bike that was parked down stair was gone. It was been car napped.
* After the exam my Mycah came home crying and so depressed when she missed to answer the 5 numbers on her test paper. She said she knows very well the answer but why came the moment she's going to answer the question she was suddenly mentally block. She's so worried that she won't be on top ten anymore.
I just hugged her and told her that it's OK, it usually happen to anybody.
I told her I will buy peanuts frequently now to feed her brain more, he he.
* Barangay election was done for more or less 42,025 Barangays all over the Phil island. Election for Barrio captain and 8 councilors.
-for 4 days I can't get rid of the indelible ink in my nail though I washed it thoroughly. I don't know if it's the same to other country that if we vote they put an indelible ink in our nail after to prove that we were voted already.They put this to avoid flying voters.
* Been to my friends b-day celebration. Again I ate a lot :( I can't resist the delicious foods offered. With in this month, I attended to 3 of my friends b-day celebration. Oh my God I'm so heavy now, I feel I have baggage's of cholesterol now. I must go back to the gym to reduced weight.
* Last day of October , every body was so busy preparing for the "All saints and all souls day".Of course me too. I bought foods, candles and fresh flowers . We will bring those to the grave of my mother. Again its party time in the cemetery.
* We were finishing my Stephannie's project report. A feasibility study with building plan and lay out and model.Though I can it's good that my 6th brother was here, he help and did the plan and we help in making the model though were not an engr. or architect or else we will pay for the professional to make like Steph classmates. And it's good again that I have a background about acctg. I help her about the financial statement too.
* The next morning we found out that our newly bought (just a month old) motor bike that was parked down stair was gone. It was been car napped.
* After the exam my Mycah came home crying and so depressed when she missed to answer the 5 numbers on her test paper. She said she knows very well the answer but why came the moment she's going to answer the question she was suddenly mentally block. She's so worried that she won't be on top ten anymore.
I just hugged her and told her that it's OK, it usually happen to anybody.
I told her I will buy peanuts frequently now to feed her brain more, he he.
* Barangay election was done for more or less 42,025 Barangays all over the Phil island. Election for Barrio captain and 8 councilors.
-for 4 days I can't get rid of the indelible ink in my nail though I washed it thoroughly. I don't know if it's the same to other country that if we vote they put an indelible ink in our nail after to prove that we were voted already.They put this to avoid flying voters.
* Been to my friends b-day celebration. Again I ate a lot :( I can't resist the delicious foods offered. With in this month, I attended to 3 of my friends b-day celebration. Oh my God I'm so heavy now, I feel I have baggage's of cholesterol now. I must go back to the gym to reduced weight.
* Last day of October , every body was so busy preparing for the "All saints and all souls day".Of course me too. I bought foods, candles and fresh flowers . We will bring those to the grave of my mother. Again its party time in the cemetery.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Hi, I’m back!!!!!!!
Well, I may not be blogging everyday but promise to visit often. Since we moved I missed blogging so much.This fast 4 months, here are some of my activities….
April 11 – the first night we sleep to our new rented place. It’s an old wooden house, but its 2/3 cheaper than our previous house. It’s a walking distance to the church, market, schools, groceries, banks, hospitals , beauty salons and restaurants because we’re now living at the heart of the town proper. My whole month of April was so busy fixing and organizing our stuffs and furniture
The first week of May, we went to several town fiestas.
May 9 - we attended the funeral rites of my best friends’ only daughter that died suddenly by car accident in San Francisco, California at the very young age (25).
May 10 – The first automated election here in the Phils. was done and to my disappointment it was not easy and organize. We wasted our whole day lining up under the blazing sun just to vote. It’s so tiring.
-Mothers Day - my children gave this card to me.
May 19 - I enrolled my 2 daughters for the next school year.
June 9 - alas the new Pres. and V.P was proclaimed successfully.
June 12 – Independence Day
June 15 - first day of school classes. Again, have to wake up as early as 4:00 am to prepare and cook foods for breakfast and bento of my children.
- It’s my deceased mom’s B-day, we went to the memorial park to visit my mother’s grave and later we offered a mass in the church for her.
- On the same date the K-pop U Kiss group came here in the Phils. to perform.
June 16 - The Beast arrived
June 17 - Kim Hyun Joong of SS501 arrived too and did Mall shows and concert last July 19 with the Beast.
June 19 – The last presentation of HHC under Mayor Toti Reyes administration. He lost this last election and the previous Mayor won again (Mayor Arnel Mendoza).
June 30 – The inauguration of Philippine 15th President Elect Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III and V.P. Elect Jejomar Kabawatan Binay at Quirino Grandstand, Mnl.
July 17 – The first presentation of HHC under Mayor Arnel’s administration. But our title was change to HJC which means Happy Joggers Club, because before Mayor Toti’s term, our club was called Joggers Club then changed to Happy Hearts Club. And now since the club members are mixed of Toti and Arnel’s loyalist, they mixed the title too to make it even, Happy Joggers Club. Well for me, whatever, it’s no problem ‘coz both elected Mayors are my friends.
With Ex Mayor Toti Reyes last March 20’10
With Re-elect Mayor Arnel Mendoza last 1998
And for the month of August…… hmmmmm…. I’ll write later. For now this is enough..^_^..
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Family Reunion
I just want to share some of our photos last Christmas. My kids and my brother and sisters that visited me, but I forgot to took pictures to others, you know so busy that time( so regrettable).
My Mycah
My Denmark, I just woke him up to take a meal.
My sister with her huge hubby and four kids.
My 7th brother with his wife and kids too.
My 2nd sister with kids, traveled 7 hours just to see us but
hubby was not with them, his on duty.
I have a large family, 8 brothers and 3 sisters , we're 12 in all and only my youngest brother that is not married yet.
It's so nice to see my brothers and sisters during holidays with their family though it's so crowded, noisy and busy. But even if it's so tiring we're all happy together . Almost every year there's an additional kid or kids.
My youngest sister who's in Japan, didn't make it to come home, 'coz she just delivered her 4th baby last week, same as last year she delivered her 3rd baby. And my 3 brothers too, they said they were on location shooting far away that they can't go home and back to work right away. I've said before my Eldest haft brother was in film production. He's an assistant art director and my other 2 brother now are with him.
With my Stephannie
My Mycah
My Denmark, I just woke him up to take a meal.
My sister with her huge hubby and four kids.
My 7th brother with his wife and kids too.
My 2nd sister with kids, traveled 7 hours just to see us buthubby was not with them, his on duty.
I have a large family, 8 brothers and 3 sisters , we're 12 in all and only my youngest brother that is not married yet.It's so nice to see my brothers and sisters during holidays with their family though it's so crowded, noisy and busy. But even if it's so tiring we're all happy together . Almost every year there's an additional kid or kids.
My youngest sister who's in Japan, didn't make it to come home, 'coz she just delivered her 4th baby last week, same as last year she delivered her 3rd baby. And my 3 brothers too, they said they were on location shooting far away that they can't go home and back to work right away. I've said before my Eldest haft brother was in film production. He's an assistant art director and my other 2 brother now are with him.
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