Stage Mom ang peg! :)

Last March 13, I received a text message from teacher, "gud pm. mam, i would like to inform u that kiel will be our closing prayer for the recognition on March 21..pls prepare a short and simple closing prayer, pls provide us a copy so we can practice him during our rehearsals.  Thank you and God bless."

Hehe, I was so happy receiving that kind of text and to my surprise, I was able to prepare a short closing prayer maybe in 3 minutes right after teacher sent that message. hehehe di naman masyado excited si nanay...

Dear God,

We praise and love you.
We thank you for this recognition day that we celebrated today with our teachers, parents and family members.
We thank you for guiding all of us throughout the school year.
We ask that you continue to guide us.
We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.

so happy and proud nanay again.

This morning, I saw a pic on FB of a mom and a child during the child's recognition day, suddenly, some tears fell from my eyes.  I was touched and maybe excited for tomorrow, kuya kiel's recognition day.  Again again again, ang OA ko, sobrang stage mom na naman ako ....hahaha that's how I describe myself as a mother :)  I don't care if OA or stage mom ako, basta yun ako e! nothing more nothing less! :) I love being a "nanay" and i really really enjoy it kahit nakakapagod, sulit naman. 

Again, Congratulations anak! You proved to us that even I'm not a full time nanay to you, you can manage to do good in school!  You never know how you made us so proud! :)

Pictures to follow.... :)

Wonderful Prayer

I read this prayer this morning and I was enlightened, I accepted that I'm tired of making other people happy but if that's the way how He wanted me to do it, I will.  This is my prayer to Him to help me start doing things His way.

Janis, our Valedictorian! :)

I'm just playing a role of a super proud tita :)  I could still remember how small you were when you were being brought to Lola's house because your mom and dad were working.  I miss those days. Definitely now that you grew up to be an intelligent young lady, a sweet little lady, I am more proud and happy to see you like that :)  Congratulations.  All your sacrifices paid off.  Of course, Congratulations to your mama for all her sacrifices too from waking up so early in the morning just to prepare your food to eat, your uniforms to wear, up to the time you and Kuya Ba get home from school doing your homework, reviewing your lessons.  Be thankful for having that kind of mother.  Also, be thankful to your papa who chose to be away from you to support your needs. :) I love you! :)

Poem from the past...

Just saw from my old files, I did it last Oct 2006.

Through good and bad times,

We are still together,

Through any storms,

We are there.

 

Through any trials in life,

No one could make us apart,

Through hardships in life,

We could still live smart.

 

Through small and big fights,

We could not cease say sorry,

Through sorrow and pain,

We do not get weary.

 

Through thick and thin,

In sickness and in health,

For richer or for poorer,

Till death do us part.

 

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Ang corny! Ang corny corny corny! :)

I've been too sensitive and insensitive at the same time. (ang gulo ba?) Insensitive because I didn't think before I talk.  I think I made one of the biggest mistakes in my life this morning. As much as possible I don't want to ruin my life with my family only because of stupid thing I did.  I am so sorry for what I did.  I would just like to be so transparent about my feelings, about what I am going through.  I am just so sad that the person I'm expecting to understand me can't understand what I am going through.

Oh well, I should still be the one to understand them.  Ang sakit sa ulo.  Ang hirap ng tumatanda, daming naeexperience na kung anu-ano.  Ang sarap maging bata na ang iisipin mo lang e pano pumasa sa exam, san maghahanap ng kung anu anong bagay para makagawa ng school projects, kung anong ulam sa packed lunch na hinanda ng nanay mo....Ang saya.

I know this is normal but it's hard to be normal so let's all be abnormal??!! (ang corny ko na...obviously, it's non-sense!)  What I'm trying to say is it's hard to face everything when you know you're alone in this kind of battle!  Lord, please take me to the right path and clear my mind, heart and soul with all the positivity in life.  I'm enjoying life's journey but it's not always easy to experience that journey.  I hope in this journey of mine, I could pick so many lessons in life.

So help me God!

Normal Struggle

In the past few days, I've been tested with so many things.  I thank God for giving me the right people to talk with.  I gained so much wisdom from them on how to handle things on the right perspective. 

I realized as we grow older, we experience so many things ("struggles" I should say) but the important thing is the lesson you get from those struggles.  I came to realize that sometimes struggles will push you to your limits and I'm in the process of accepting that it's normal.  Everyone has their own struggle to deal with, no matter how hard it is, it's only them who could help themselves to face it.

I really appreciate the people I meet everyday and I came to believe that they really have purpose in your life. 

I enjoy life's journey, it's a continuous learning and I pray that I will be guided always by God's holy spirit. 

(may pinanggagalingan???? hehehe, I can't help but blog about it...)

MY NUMBER ONE FAN!

No other than my nanay, she's my number one fan in everything I do, she supports me and I love her for always being there whenever I need a shoulder to cry on to comfort me and says "iiyak mo lang iyan anak, lilipas din yan." We've been through a lot, we shared so many happy moments together and since I started working, I promised myself that I will give my nanay a day full of rest, a day to enjoy with us, that day is during her birthday.  Though in her previous birthdays, we just spent it at home with the food she cooked. (morcon, our family's favorite yum yum! fried chicken, pancit, fried fish at kung anu-ano pa...)

Words are not enough to thank her for what she did for us, the sacrifices (many to mention baka mga isang linggo siguro ko susulatin un or kulang pa..hahaha), kidding aside, she's our hero.  We will not be here if she gave up.  She has so much love to offer, to our tatay, to us, her kids, to her parents, to her siblings.  Sometimes, I cannot understand her positive attitude (sobrang naiintindihan nya ang lahat, sobrang pasensyosa, sobrang bait).  She's so generous kahit wala naman syang mai-she-share financially to those who are in need.  She helps through service.  I love her for being like that and I admire her.  Hangga't kaya nyang tumulong sa kapwa nya, gagawin nya.  Sobrang bait. (Sorry na lang siya at di nagmana ang unica hija nya..hahahaha na sobrang malayo sa kanya....kahit naman siguro papano may namana ako sa kanya like pagiging magaling sa Math ehem! ehem, Math Wizard din kaya ang nanay ko, memorized nya ang multiplication table at kaya nyang magcompute sa utak lang, walang lista lista...hehehe syempre may kayabangan na naman.  hahahaha) (sensya na at dito ko lang naipagmamalaki achievement namin in life, if you don't like to read it, it's fine, for me, I just wanna share it! :)

Sobrang matiisin si nanay, ika nga "kung maikli ang kumot, matutong mamaluktot" (tama nga ba yun) basta kaya nyang i-enjoy kung ano man ang meron kami.  She's so contented with her life.  Ang tanging trophy na lagi nyang ipinagmamalaki sa mga kakilala nya is yung mapagtapos nya kami ng pag aaral and she's now confident in saying how proud she is of her kids :)  I know my brothers will agree to this.  Lagi nyang payo sa amin na ang edukasyon ang tanging maipapamana nila sa amin dahil they have no material things to share with us, ang edukasyon, indi mananakaw nino man.  Mahilig si nanay sa words of wisdom.  Matalinghaga. hehehe :) Bilang babae nyang anak, ang lagi nyang payo sa akin noong ako'y dalaga pa, "Alagaan ang puri! :)" hehehe even my friends know about it.  I thank her for guiding us to the right path. 

Ang dami ko ng nasabi, it's my nanay's birthday on March 17 and she's turning 68, I wish her true happiness, peace of mind, good health and a very very long life to share with us.  We love you so much nanay! :)

Some photos from her previous birthday celebrations :)