Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Simple pleasures
new life
beautiful in red
buds
sweetness in me
Bamboo leaves after a short morning shower
morning dew
our sinta papaya
my stroll buddies
Having time to appreciate things around me makes my day. Quiet moments in the morning, stroll with the dogs in late afternoon, looking at colorful flowers and clouds watching are my simple pleasures. Capturing them in still photos is binging.
A sad day
Yesterday was a very sad day. I hope we were able to learn lessons from the hostage-taking drama in Manila. This is another blow to our nation's image.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
A Tribute
I started this blog four months ago and it's only yesterday that I got a follower. Yipiii! Thanks to Topher a.k.a Chris :-) and I feel oblige to write something about him and some memories I had of him.
Well, bata pa yan nakita ko na ang leadership potential. Malimit syang pasimuno sa laro kaya malimit din sya ang napapagalitan, hahaha. Pag bakasyon uuwi sila sa probinsya at sya ang lider sa mock santacruzan. Magbibilot ng coupon bond kunwari kandila at kasunod ang iba pang mga bata mag pru-prusisyon sa compound. Kahit kainitan ng araw magpapalipad ng boka-boka (small kite) na kanin ang gamit na pandikit at maghuhukay ng lupa/buhangin para sa luto-lutuan, sya bilang tatay.
Sya din yung pakialamero sa gamit ng ate nya :)) and the brother that says "opo" to his eldest kuya. Minsan nadadalaw ako sa kanila sa Manila, sya yung malambing na pasali-salibuyboy sa kwentuhan naming mga dalaga at nakikitawa ng malakas.
Di ko nakita ang pag bibinata nya. They left for the States. Last time I saw him, two years ago, it was his wedding. Pasimuno pa rin, like his idea of newly wed's dance showdown...kakatuwa!
He's still that same boy full of surprises, humor at parating nakabungisngis.
Well, bata pa yan nakita ko na ang leadership potential. Malimit syang pasimuno sa laro kaya malimit din sya ang napapagalitan, hahaha. Pag bakasyon uuwi sila sa probinsya at sya ang lider sa mock santacruzan. Magbibilot ng coupon bond kunwari kandila at kasunod ang iba pang mga bata mag pru-prusisyon sa compound. Kahit kainitan ng araw magpapalipad ng boka-boka (small kite) na kanin ang gamit na pandikit at maghuhukay ng lupa/buhangin para sa luto-lutuan, sya bilang tatay.
Sya din yung pakialamero sa gamit ng ate nya :)) and the brother that says "opo" to his eldest kuya. Minsan nadadalaw ako sa kanila sa Manila, sya yung malambing na pasali-salibuyboy sa kwentuhan naming mga dalaga at nakikitawa ng malakas.
Di ko nakita ang pag bibinata nya. They left for the States. Last time I saw him, two years ago, it was his wedding. Pasimuno pa rin, like his idea of newly wed's dance showdown...kakatuwa!
He's still that same boy full of surprises, humor at parating nakabungisngis.
My Crowning Glory
People say, pag bored at aburido ang babae, alin man dito gagawin nya:
1. mainit ang ulo at parating galit
2. magpupunta sa mall para magpalamig
3. ...o magsho-shopping
4. kakain ng matatamis, especially ice cream
5. magpapagupit ng hair
Marami akong ganitong moments. Pero sa matinding kaburyungan, haircut ang katapat ko. Nasubukan ko ng magpa syete ng buhok (Princess Di era), magpahaba, magpakulot at ipa straight uli. Dito nadismaya ang Tatay ko. Pagkauwi ko galing parlor, sabi nya, "anak hindi bagay sa yo kamukha mo si Nora Aunor". So obviously, Vilmanian ang Tatay ko, hehe. Kaya naman, the next day, absent ako sa office para magpagupit. I know, marami ang Noranian, pero gosh, hindi naman ata fashion icon ang lola nyo para gayahin, kaya back to short hair ang drama ko.
Nung magbuntis ako, I realized, totoo nga ang sabi ng mga nanay na mainit ang magbuntis, kaya kahit magmukha akong boy na preggy, barbers ang cut ko.
Well, that was 10 years ago, dahil by the new millennium medium length na sya. Tapos syempre nauso ang rebonding, at di ko pinalampas. At sa sobrang kakikayan, after sometime, pinaulit ko pa. Ayun, na uber sa bonding ng chemical ang crowning glory ko add mo pa ang stress na inabot ko . Nagtampo ba, may feelings din pala sila, lols.
Anyway, nagbonggang-bonggang dryness at lugon to the highest level. Ang OA nyang magtampo...kaya recently, in a span of almost 2 weeks I managed to change my hair to long, to medium and ang finish product short. Hay, sa hinaba-haba ng kwento eto lang pala ang ending. :-)
1. mainit ang ulo at parating galit
2. magpupunta sa mall para magpalamig
3. ...o magsho-shopping
4. kakain ng matatamis, especially ice cream
5. magpapagupit ng hair
Marami akong ganitong moments. Pero sa matinding kaburyungan, haircut ang katapat ko. Nasubukan ko ng magpa syete ng buhok (Princess Di era), magpahaba, magpakulot at ipa straight uli. Dito nadismaya ang Tatay ko. Pagkauwi ko galing parlor, sabi nya, "anak hindi bagay sa yo kamukha mo si Nora Aunor". So obviously, Vilmanian ang Tatay ko, hehe. Kaya naman, the next day, absent ako sa office para magpagupit. I know, marami ang Noranian, pero gosh, hindi naman ata fashion icon ang lola nyo para gayahin, kaya back to short hair ang drama ko.
Nung magbuntis ako, I realized, totoo nga ang sabi ng mga nanay na mainit ang magbuntis, kaya kahit magmukha akong boy na preggy, barbers ang cut ko.
Well, that was 10 years ago, dahil by the new millennium medium length na sya. Tapos syempre nauso ang rebonding, at di ko pinalampas. At sa sobrang kakikayan, after sometime, pinaulit ko pa. Ayun, na uber sa bonding ng chemical ang crowning glory ko add mo pa ang stress na inabot ko . Nagtampo ba, may feelings din pala sila, lols.
Anyway, nagbonggang-bonggang dryness at lugon to the highest level. Ang OA nyang magtampo...kaya recently, in a span of almost 2 weeks I managed to change my hair to long, to medium and ang finish product short. Hay, sa hinaba-haba ng kwento eto lang pala ang ending. :-)
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
A case of a stay-at-home-mom
Stay-at-home mom has it's ups and downs. I have my share of these things. Uppers are those moments where you can easily bond with your kids... trip to the mall after school, indulging on McDo double burger deluxe and sundae, watching them play plants and zombies; I can travel any time of the week, que se hodang Monday or Wednesday; make my groceries in the early afternoon of Monday, with me alone in the pay counter, and sometimes I forgot an item and I'll say to the cashier, "wait I'll just get another item", isn't it great?; having a Tuesday "beautification-me-day" or vanity day as my husband calls it; start reading a book in the morning and finishing it in the evening; chatting on the phone with a friend or sis like there's no tomorrow;etc.
But downers are many as well,as in waking early every weekdays, ooh, I hate this much!:-( ; ma stress sa squabbles of the kids, wait in vain to the husband who most of the time is having late night meetings or is it drinking spree?; burdened on what to cook for dinner thinking the husband will eat at home and then, realizing late that he'll have his dinner outside again for a meeting; looking for those missing school things of my forgetful son; monitoring my daughter's internet time, not checking on her will wake me early morning seeing internet connection still on...even if her school service will pick her up at 5:15 in the morning; missing my previous routine of dressing up, driving to the office and practicing my financial and accounting skills.
I made a choice two years ago.I have no regrets, but on a hindsight, I'm thinking do I have other choices back then?
But downers are many as well,as in waking early every weekdays, ooh, I hate this much!:-( ; ma stress sa squabbles of the kids, wait in vain to the husband who most of the time is having late night meetings or is it drinking spree?; burdened on what to cook for dinner thinking the husband will eat at home and then, realizing late that he'll have his dinner outside again for a meeting; looking for those missing school things of my forgetful son; monitoring my daughter's internet time, not checking on her will wake me early morning seeing internet connection still on...even if her school service will pick her up at 5:15 in the morning; missing my previous routine of dressing up, driving to the office and practicing my financial and accounting skills.
I made a choice two years ago.I have no regrets, but on a hindsight, I'm thinking do I have other choices back then?
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