Maling Tama (gulo no?)

Gosh! It's October now and my last post here was last May, can't believe it. Anyway, to my blog readers (naks parang ang dami nila at feelingera lang tlaga! :), so sorry hahaha (pagbigyan na :)

Yesterday, October 25, we had so much fun and we were so busy. It was my tatay's 72nd birthday, we ate lunch at SIS Seaside restaurant, our favorite venue for birthday celebrations.  Unfortunately, I wasn't able to take pictures of the whole family.  Nevertheless, the memories are in our hearts and that's the most important thing. I wish my tatay good health so we could spend more time with him here on earth.  We love tatay so much that he needs to sacrifice so many years to be away from us to support our studies and all our needs from 1981-1996. He was an OFW when we were kids. We thank him for that for without him together with nanay, we will never make it to where we are now.  Thank God for giving us a very wonderful set of parents.  I've learned that in life anyone can make mistakes, we just need to accept and forgive the people who have wronged us. It's part of life's journey :)

In the afternoon, kuya Kiel and I attended his classmate's birthday celebration, Happy at Johnny Rockets ATC. At first I was hesitant to attend since I only know one mommy of Kiel's classmate.  I allowed him to attend since he really wanted to go and be with his classmates.  The problem with me is that I'm too shy to mingle with other persons especially that it's only my first time to see them, I'm like a kid who needs to warm up first before giving his/her smile to strangers hahaha. Haller, I'm 36 and I still feel like a kid???...Hehehe

Glad to see that Kuya Kiel was so confident to participate any games and I need not to convince him to join. Hehe walang pilitang naganap hehe I was surprised that he was already in front and raising his hand to volunteer (what a bibo kid?! Si nanay mo nung bata, sobrang hindi ganyan hehe).  I admire Kiel for being like that whenever we attend birthday parties which is a good thing.  I saw him enjoying playing with his classmates and they're friends :). I thought he has a hard time dealing with his classmates since he is one of the youngest kids in their class.  Kuya Kiel proved me wrong.

The mommy of the bday girl was so accommodating when we arrived.  They even had their pictures taken already.....

The kids enjoyed watching the puppet show and the magic tricks of the magician.  Happy to see Kuya Kiel really enjoyed the party.

Right after the magic and puppet show, the birthday girl gave her souvenirs to all kids guests.  I was waiting for Kuya Kiel and it took him awhile to go back to our table and when he went back, he was carrying 2 give-aways.  I asked him why he had 2 give-aways, he told me that he approached Happy's mom and told her that "I have a brother", in short, he asked for another souvenir item.  At first, I asked him to give it back to Happy's mom since he was only the one invited and not with his brother.  On second thought, I appreciate Kuya Kiel's concern for his little bro, Ethan.  When we said goodbye to the bday girl with her mom, I just told the mom that so sorry that Kiel asked for another souvenir item.  She said, "no, it's ok, actually, natutuwa ako sa kanya kasi game siya." I just wanted to think that this statement is on a positive note.  Good vibes lang.  I just told Kuya Kiel not to do it again but I told him too that I appreciate that he's thinking of his little brother, it's his way of showing love to his brother.  Sometimes, it's hard to be so strict when it comes to birthday etiquette when you know that "They are only kids!" and they are just enjoying the party.

Sometimes, ang mga mali pag ginagawa ng mga bata nagiging tama! (sarap maging kids uli.....)

Love you Kuya Kiel for loving Ethan, too.

More photos from the party.....

 

 
 
 
 

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow :)

It's been 3 months since I last posted an entry here in my blog.  Oh why oh why?! I was so preoccupied with so many things aside from the workload from office, here comes nanay duties that never end (just saying not complaining...hahahaha).

It looks like the workload never stops and I really don't want it to stop, I love my job! (yeah!)

Sometimes you just feel tired of what you're doing but at the end of the day, it's still your choice to be happy or not.  From this business trip, I learned a lot, (1) appreciate more what I have;  (2) realize the things happened in the past have something to do with my present (what you have right now is because of what happened yesterday, gets?! basta un na un! God has better plans for you, period!); (3) be thankful for the people I meet, things, intangible things that I have; and (4) be vocal about your faith and remind others to be thankful for everything.

I realized when you're alone then stop and think of what you have, where you are now, it comes natural that you appreciate everything about yourself, your family, loved ones and friends.  God is so good!

There are really reasons for everything, it's only now that I am realizing the reasons behind what happened in the past.

Thank You for giving me a wonderful family. I love you tatay, kuya kiel and ethan! :)

Bukas, Luluhod ang mga Tala!

When I learned that Kuya Kiel has no classes on Feb 24 and 25 (I don't know with their school why there's no class on Feb 24, of course Feb 25 is Edsa Revolution.  I really don't have any idea why did they declare Feb 24 a No Class day!) Anyway, because of that 2 rest days, I decided that we go out of town.

I heard about Pico de Loro in Nasugbu, Batangas.  Actually, it's on a membership basis for you to avail their services and to enjoy their place.  (well, I thought this was a great idea!)  I looked from different travel websites about Pico and I came across this particular site and immediately, I called the owner of the unit from Pico who happens to offer their units for rent to non-members.  The transaction was so fast, I deposited the rent fee to her account and she sent the authorization letter to be presented when we get there.

I was so excited to share the good news to my hubby and even told him, "magfi-feeling mayaman tayo this time" hahahahaha (social climber lang ang peg! 'yan tuloy napapahamak...hahahahaha).

It took us 2.5 hours to get there.  The road looked like a never ending road.

Finally, we got there!

So, we were informed by the owner that there is a registration fee for non-members.  Then, we were required to avail the card for us to use when we want to avail their other services.  My hubby parked at the Pico Country Club and my kids and I just waited at the car while hubby paid for the registration fee.  When he got back from the country club, he was so pissed off with the staff on how the way they treated non-members.  In short, the staff there was not polite enough to show some respect to non-members.  I felt my hubby's frustrations and disappointment to the point that he wanted to go home and just forfeit what we have paid for.  I just told him that we need to enjoy our short vacation and show the kids that we are really excited to show them the place and that's what we did.  I also told him that if we show frustration with them, they will not enjoy the place which is basically our reason for this short travel with them, "to enjoy and spend quality time with them".

By the way, we were given a wrist tag to indicate that we are not members and just guests (this is really a DISCRIMINATION! we think we paid for the place to enjoy and not to be treated like this.)  This is contrary to my expectation that somehow in just a weekend at least we could feel that we can breathe the air of those elite people but sad to say, we felt that we're really so far away from them.  (hahaha! sino ba naman kasi nagsabi sa akin na magpumilit sa isang membership place! wala! I just thought that this is the same with Alta Vista in Boracay.  We were treated like owners of the condotel that we rented, there was really NO DISCRIMINATION!)

Before I forget, when I saw the frustration on my hubby's face, kulang na lang sabihin ko, "Oh siya, i-avail ang membership, "Yaya, ilabas ang sandamakmak na kaperahan" e kaso ni yaya nga wala kami, sandamakmak na kaperahan pa kaya? hahahaha

Moral Lesson: Tigil tigilan ang pagiging social climber! hahaha kidding aside, I just really want the best place to relax for my family but it's totally a nightmare buti na lang we have our kids to enjoy our stay.

The place is really nice but we cannot highly recommend it to non-members because of how the staff treats the guests.

This is a challenge for us that in the future, we'll have that kind of membership but for sure we'll get the one which offers fair treatment between members and non-members as guests.  "Balang araw, magkakaroon din kami nyang membership ek ek na yan".

"Bukas, luluhod ang mga tala!" (hahaha!)

Road Rage

Last night was one of the scariest (I think) experiences I had on the road.

I was rushing to the boxing gym in Sta. Rosa, I took SLEX from my office in Taguig going to Sta. Rosa.  Somewhere near Binan Exit, I was on the fast lane, my speed was 100kph which is the speed limit in SLEX.  An SUV at my back kept flashing his headlights, it caught my attention and I got irritated that's why I put my car on hazard lights while still driving at 100kph.  I couldn't get his point flashing his headlights since my speed was at 100kph.  When the SUV had a chance to overtake, the driver opened his window when he was beside me then he stared at me (I knew because of my peripheral vision or side vision) then when he was in front of my car he made some hand signals, I only noticed the last hand signal he made pointing to the right.  I was shaking at that time and I wanted to chase him but my guardian angel stopped me from chasing him (aside from the fact that he's really fast, my car can't chase that big vehicle.  I thank God for not letting me do the wrong move.)

I just prayed "Lord, turuan nyo po yung driver na yun ng leksyon, kayo na po bahala sa kanya."

When I reached the gym, my hubby was waiting for me and I couldn't help but cry sa sobrang inis.

It could have been a different story if I did the wrong move.  Thank You Lord for always guiding me.

Road rage is aggressive or angry behavior by a driver of an automobile or other road vehicle. Such behavior might include rude gestures, verbal insults, deliberately driving in an unsafe or threatening manner, or making threats. Road rage can lead to altercations, assaults, and collisions that result in injuries and even deaths. (wikipedia)

OMG! (Oh my gulay!)

It's been a while since my last post and I couldn't believe I wasn't able to post any entry last November and it's January 2014 now.  I think I've been too busy with a lot of things, there were lots of things happened in Nov and they are too many to mention.  Good thing about it was I learned so many things in all aspects of my life.  I became a better person and a good follower of Christ.  There were so many things bothering me but when I decided to lift them up all to the Lord, instantly I was relieved! He is truly amazing. He knows your heart's desires and if it's His will to make it happen, He will allow to make it happen.

I was amazed with His words in one of the masses I attended last December 2013, "Be responsible and multiply the things entrusted to you by God.  Be productive for others. Love more and give more."  I am not sure what verse is this but these sentences enlightened me and on that day, I felt the holy spirit talking to me as if I was the only one attending the mass.  God knows your heart's desires even before you tell Him, He knows what's in your mind, your heart.  In all the things I do, I am lifting it up to Him, He's so faithful and very forgiving God.

There are reasons for everything.  (gasgas na cliche but still I believe in that cliche.)

God is good all the time.

"Thank You for all the positive people that surrounds me.  I am being positive with their influence.  Keep me away from those negative people.  I pray that I will always be positive.  Help me Lord with this."