The Canary

I was on PTO (paid time off or vacation/sick leave here in the Phils. hehe ang lakas lang maka-sosyal ng dating pag sinabi mong "I'm on PTO" hehe kasi sa pagkakaalam ko, sa US madalas gamitin yan, dun sa amin...hahahhaa kayabangan!) on Feb 14, 2013.  Not because it was Valentine's day (but part of it, yeah!), because it was my son's First Speaking Contest (Gandang pakinggan pero tutula po siya nyan..hehehe).  He memorized this piece....

The Canary

by: Elizabeth Turner

 

Mary had a little bird,

With feathers bright and yellow;

Slender legs upon my word,

He was a pretty fellow.

 

Sweetest notes he always sang,

which much delighted Mary;

Often where his cage was hang,

She sat to hear Canary.

 

Crumbs of bread and dainty seeds,

She carried to him daily;

Seeking for the early weeds,

She decked his palace gaily.

 

This, my little readers learn, and

ever practice duly;

Songs and Smiles of love return to

friends who love you truly.

 

Of course, ehem ehem! nanay taught him how to memorize it.hehehe I even recorded my voice reciting this poem in my ipad so he could listen to it before sleeping, I bought him his own earphones to motivate him more to memorize the poem.  Tyagaan, we try to memorize 2 lines per day.  Teacher gave the piece in Dec in time for Christmas vacation so we could start memorizing it until the event day, Feb 14. (sobrang tagal ng practice-an no? could you imagine gaano kadaming kulitan, utuan (hehehe) ang gagawin para lang mamemorize ito.) I'm so proud of kuya kiel because sometimes, he was the one initiating our memorization session.  Sometimes, while we're eating or about to sleep, he will surprise us by reciting this poem! Good Job anak! You're so competitive talagang, manang mana ka sa pinagmanahan..hehehe :)  Keep it up anak! :)

Eto ang video nya, the moment na umakyat kami ng stage (syempre kasama ang nanay sa stage, kasi bitbit ko ang props..hehe itatayo ko palang yung props nya, hala, biglang nagrecite na, di pa ko nakakababa ng stage to take a video, di ko tuloy nasimulan...) excited anak??? hehehe

 

 I almost forgot, he won! :) so proud nanay and tatay.





Negative plus Positive equals Positive!!

Sometimes, you really need to be frank about your feelings.  If you're hurting, say it to the person hurting you.  It may not be a good idea to have a confrontation with them but at least, you release whatever burden you're carrying.  Sometimes, it's better to keep quiet not to augment the not so good feeling inside yourself. but for me, it works when i say it :)

Sometimes, you need to add some spice to your relationship to make it stronger.  A very smooth relationship is quite boring (hehe!). 

We've been through a lot and I'm very proud to say that we both became mature when dealing with things.  God gave us those trial times to realize how wonderful life He has given us.  Thank You God for giving me my husband to support me when I'm really down.  He's there to cheer me up :) to give me words of wisdom, encouragement to face everything with very positive attitude. 

Now, I realized how I really am a pessimistic person.  Maybe it doesn't show but deep inside myself, all the negative thoughts are running through my mind.  Through this blog, it shows I'm a very positive person but most of the time, I'm on the negative side.  I'm always considering the worst case so if it happens, it doesn't hurt that much because I expected the worst already.  In life, you really need to be surrounded by positive persons so you can be positive too.  Thanks to my nanay and my hubby for being there to influence me with their positivity in life.

I encourage everyone to stay POSITIVE! Stop worrying.  Lift up to the Lord, all your burdens and everything will fall into its proper place.  Trust Him and have more faith.  This is also A NOTE TO MYSELF! :)  God bless everyone! :)

Ikaw Na-man!

Super late post! (hehe) I received my 2nd engagement ring (not sure, if it's still the term to be used because we've been married for 5 years and blessed with 2 kids, basta "feeling-gera" lang ako na engagement ring siya! :)

ang dilim ng picture, sorry, di talaga ako magaling mag pic. I love it! :)



And since I have my engagement ring again, I am thinking of having our renewal of vows (not sure when, if pang ilang anniv kami mag renew ng vows)  Ang question "tay, i-rerenew mo pa ba?" hehehe sagot nya "wala bang expiration date sa marriage contract?" hahaha :)

Love you tay so much.  We've been through a lot already, ups and down, but still we stood together and held each other's hands to face everything.  I know there are still lots of trials to come but now I will not worry about it as long as we're together and I know that our love for each other became stronger, I will love you forever.  Thank you for the patience and I appreciate on how you take good care of us, your family :)  You're a hands-on tatay, you know how to change diapers, magtimpla ng gatas kahit madaling araw (yan e pag naglambing ako na "ikaw naman!" hehehe), kidding aside, you're a great tatay, you really make time for our bujoy's school activities and I know you will do it for Ethan as well. 

"Love you before, love you more today and I will love you forever." :)

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Health is Wealth!

I promise myself to eat healthy food and avoid all the junk food which I really love.  I could give up those junk food as I love my kids more than what I feel when I eat junk food.

I want to take care of my kids as long as I can and as long as the Lord grants me with a longer life.

Lord, I claim that I am healed! Thank You! I've been such a stubborn child and I really pray and I have more faith that You will make me a loyal and faithful follower.  I don't want to look like a prayerful person whenever I'm down.  Lord, please teach me to be grateful all the time for all the blessings you've been giving me, my family and my friends.

In the next couple of days, I will be having ultrasound but I know everything is ok. 

I am relieved from worrying when I talked to the doctor this morning.  She made me feel good and I know she is one of God's angels.  I thank God for giving this opportunity to reflect.

The thought of leaving my kids at their early age breaks my heart.  I am so positive that everything is ok.  Like what Dra. said "wag OA, sobra kang mag isip ng future...sobrang layo na ng narating ng iniisip mo."  She really made my day! :)

I am very much ok.  I am just OA on things affecting my family.  I just really love them! :)

Lord, Thank You! :)

Yun oh! :)

Before, I thought "I'm not the marrying type" only because at that time, I've been NBSB for the longest time, never had dates during JS Prom, I was such a loser and not the popular one.  (hahaha! parang may bitterness pa rin ata...hahaha no, natatawa na lang ako ngayon when i remember those days..) 

I used to believe my nanay's litanya "Anak, pipila yang mga yan (referring to suitors) pag nakatapos ka na ng pag-aaral!" (I know, my close friends who are reading this e Humahagalpak na sa tawa, hehehe kasi naman naniwala naman talaga ako sa nanay ko, e sino ba naman ang di maniniwala, e nanay ko yun! hehe)  e di nakatapos na ko ng studies ko, ala pa rin yung pilang sinasabi ni nanay..hehehe e di nakapagtrabaho na ko, "Nay, asan na ang pila", sabi ni nanay, "darating yan, maghintay ka lang..." hahaha

Now, I realized that all of us should believe our mothers for they know what's best for us.  Best things come to those who wait :) I've waited so long and I thank God for giving me my wonderful husband.  Before, I believe in long courtship but Edmund assured me that it's not the basis for you to have a long and lasting relationship.  He told me "love me now and I'll court you forever".  (kinikilig pa rin ako until now...hehehe)

It all started here...December 24, 2006, the day he popped the question and I said YES! :) 

December 22, 2007 - the BIG day! the day we got married! :)

Our first son! Born on Oct 1, 2008.  Kiel is the name! :) Ivan Ezekiel Villavicencio Felix

Our second son! Born on Dec 22, 2011 (yes, same with our anniversary! greates gift!) Ethan Isaiah Villavicencio Felix

Thank you Lord for the wonderful gift, my family. :) Love you tatay, kuya kiel and ethan :)



Senti Mode Monday!

I think this is a senti mode Monday for me.  I didn't know what I ate this morning to feel this way.  Maybe I'm just getting old and let's face it, when you're getting older you tend to become more sensitive with the things around you.

People have different views about the things happening in their lives.  They may react positively on negative things but others may react negatively.  It's the choice of a person whether he wants to be happy or sad.  Just act the way you wanted it to be. People just need to respect what your choices in life.  Anyway, you will realize it at the end of your journey.  "Laging sa huli ang pagsisisi".

I choose to be happy today! This is a happy Monday for me! :)  God is good all the time! :)