waiting for baby hailey...

In a few days... our baby hailey will arrive... we're so excited na... sana ok ang delivery ko... having 13 years na gap kse with her kuya ilog.. medyo worried pa din ako...but i'm so excited talaga... matagal ko din pinangarap namagka-baby girl...today si mama mary's birthday sana now na lang si hailey lumabas... may ilang oras pa to wait heeheheh:) wish ko nga din sana kahapon kse sept 7... grabe ang connection ko sa number na iyon(7)...too many signs na my dad is with me pag na eencounter ko ag no.7...( but thats a different story) anyways...i'm so happy na nand2 ang pamilya ko sa tabi ko... pero sana nand2 din mga kapatid ko at mommy ko.... sobra na mi miss ko na sila...

From one fil expats post...( please read)

Just Like a Pencil (from Like the Flowing River, Paulo Coelho)

By buttercupryle on Wed, 30/01/2008 - 5:32am

A boy was watching his grandmother write a letter. At one point, he asked:
'Are you writing a story about what we've done? Is it a story about me?'
His grandmother stopped writing her letter and said to her grandson:
'I am writing about you, actually, but more important than the words is the pencil I'm using. I hope you will be like this pencil when you grow up.'
Intrigued, the boy looked at the pencil. It didn't seem very special.
'But it's just like any other pencil I've ever seen!'
'That depends on how you look at things. It has five qualities which if you manageto hang on to them, will make you a person who is always at peace with the world.

First Quality:
You are capable of great things, but you must never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps. We call that hand God, and He always guides us according to His will.

Second Quality:
Now and then, I have to stop writing and use a sharpener. That makes the pencil suffer a little but afterwards, he's much sharper. So you, too, must learn to bear certain pains and sorrows, because they will make you a better person.

Third Quality:
The pencil always allow us to use an eraser to rub out any mistakes. This means that correcting something we did is not necessarily a bad thing; it hepls to keep us on the road to justice.

Fourth Quality:
What really matters in a pencil is not its wooden exterior, but the graphite inside. So always pay attention to what is happening inside you.

Finally:
The pencil's Fifth Quality, it always leaves a mark. In just the same way, you should know that in everything you do in life will leave a mark, so try to be concious of that in your action

Great tunes of our time from my friend Roy :Popeye, Bugs Bunny, Scooby-Doo, Care Bears et al

Link

please check the link sobrang cool songs i know you will enjoy it:)

thanks roy for sharing this...

Waiting for a fresh start…

In a few weeks.. I will be transferring to our new accommodation.. closer to work… I'm excited already..

our kids photo project

One of our shot for our kids photo project...I have started taking pictures for kids for a preschool here in Riviera Gardens...cool project :)

i miss my little river

While organizing my picture files..I saw this cute photo of my ilog..barely 3 years old at that time..grabe now he's turning 13 na next year... sobra bilis ng panahon.. I miss my son... I wish he's here with us..
Sana makuha ko na sya... I miss you baby ko....

wanna share this..

just copy pasted it from an egroup..just wanna share this poem:)

God Knows Best


Our Father knows what’s best for us,
So why should we complain …
We always want the sunshine,
But He knows there must be rain.
We love the sound of laughter
And the merriment of cheer;
But our hearts would lose their tenderness
If we never shed a tear.
Our Father tests us often
With suffering and with sorrow;
He tests us, not to punish us,
But to help us meet tomorrow.
For growing trees are strengthened
When they withstand the storm;
And the sharp cut of the chisel
Gives the marble grace and form.
God never hurts us needlessly,
And He never wastes our pain;
For every loss He sends to us
Is followed by rich gain.
And when we count the blessings
That God has so freely sent;
We will find no cause for murmuring
And no time to lament.
For Our Father loves His children,
And to Him all things are plain;
So He never sends us pleasure
When the soul’s deep need is pain.
So whenever we are troubled,
And when everything goes wrong,
It is just God working in us
To make our spirits strong.




God Bless.

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On being away...

I miss my son... I miss the nights I kiss him good night... the way I touch his head slightly with a rhythmic motion so that he can fall asleep... his funny jokes...his goodbye kiss before going to school.... and the countless ways he makes me feel happy... River... I just want you to know that I miss you so much... going away for a while may seem to break all the daily routines we used to do when I was there with you..pero onte na lang anak...mabubuo na tayong tatlo:)

This is our bunso...

Not so long ago... she was our pinaka makulit na sister:)Bunsong bunso yan lalo na sa daddy ko:)

Kami naman somehow we became protective of her..

There was a time na may nang-away sa kanya sa montessorri naku...sinugod naming apat na ate!!!Lahat kami suot namin different uniforms namin sa school.. Me wearing my CAFA uniform sa Ust..si mapi ang mala-police nyang pilot uniform sa Airlink.. si baby ang pasossy nyang st.paul uniform:)... at si venus..hehheh high school pa lang eh... sanfe muna:) well anyways... ayun sugod kami kasi alam namin pinag iinitan bunso namin... hahahaha... hindi nagpakita ang kalaban!!! Takot lang nya sa amin... hay naku... have so many memories with joy and the rest of my tugangs!!! pero ngayon isa ito sa di ko makakalimutan...HAns... Mahalin mo baby sister namin ha...:)congrats guys!!!

grabe tol... alam ko naka ngiti si daddy habang nakikita nya na nag lalakad ang bunso nya simbahan... alam naman nating lahat nandun din sya:) Sa bagong life mo ngayon... Huwag mo kakalimutan na nandito parin kaming lahat para sa iyo... sa inyo pala... ni hans:)

congrats...
from your equally beautiful ates...:)

Every woman should have.....

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

...one old love she can imagine going back to...and one who reminds her of how far she has come...
....enough money within her control to move out and rent a place of her own...even if she never wants to and needs to...
....something perfect to wear if the employer or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...
....a youth she is content to leave behind...a past juicy enough that she is looking forward to retelling it in her old age.......the realization that she is actually going to have an old age and some money set aside to fund it..a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra.......one friend who always makes her laugh.......and one who lets her cry.......a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family.......eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems, and a recipe for a meal that will make her guests feel honored.......a resume that is not even the slightest bit padded.......a feeling of control over her destiny...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...

....how to fall in love without losing herself...
....how to quit a job, break up with a lover, and confront a friend
without ruining the friendship.......when to try harder...and when to walk away.......how to have a good time at a party she'd never choose toattend...
....how to ask for what she wants in a way that makes it most likely she'll get it...that she can't change the length of her calves, the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents......that her childhood may not have been perfect...but it is over....what she would and wouldn't do for love or more...
....how to live alone...even if she doesn't like it...
....who she can trust, who she can't and why she shouldn't take it personally...where to go..be it to her best friend's kitchen table..or a charming inn in the woods..when her soul needs soothing...
....what she can and can't accomplish in a day..month..and a year... This was sent to me by a friend...hope you enjoyed reading it:)

CARPE DIEM: If you have only a month to live....what would you do?

CARPE DIEM: If you have only a month to live....what would you do?

If you have only a month to live....what would you do?

If you have only a month to live....what would you do?For the many years of my life..I usually use this question,,, somehow as a guide....??!For what???I dunno..for simple actions...for long term decisions... for the much needed motivations...for being the person that I am now :).... Minsan kse we take things forgranted if we feel that laging may time pa.....Ako di ako masyado na naniniwala sa hula...pero when there were times na nakaka meet kami ng mga may psychic abilities... laging nasasabi sa akin na i'd die in my early 40's.... Grabe no?first time ko narinig yun I was in college pa ..siguro mga 20 ako... now that I'm 32...Am I scared??? Actually hindi naman...parang happy nga ako eh kse bata pa ako nabago na perspective ko sa life.... alam mo yun... parang minamadali ko lahat... yun tipo bang gusto ko madami akong ma meet na friends...na madami akong makasamang mabubuting tao and for them to know my son(ganun Dad ko..nung bata pa kami lalo na ako pag may mga kausap sya lagi nya ako pinakikilala di ko ma understand yun dati lagi nya sinasabi "mga kaibigan ...eto si Cel panganay ko ito... pag nagawi sa inyo ang anak ko huwag nyo pababayaan ha")grabe maski an tagal na nun alam ko pa sound ng voice ng dad ko pag sinsabi nya yun sa mga group pag may occassion sa amin...Now ko lang na understand ng may sarili na din akong anak..ganun pala yun..grabe gusto mong ibigay na proteksyon :)syempre If I die at an early age kawawa naman nag iisang anak ko... his dad will always be there for him pero..alam mo yun...iba yung maraming kasama sa buhay:)...minsan dami tumatakbo sa isip ko...
feeling ko pa onte na ng pa onte ang panahon ko para makagawa ng difference sa life ng mga tao na kilala ko... Hay naku... Dami kong naiisip pero gawan kko muna ng list ..para di ko makalimutan..and eventually malalaman ko if na live ko ang life ko the fullest maski di katagalan:) at kung di naman matuloy ang hula?? eh di mas maganda..I have achieved things na agad maski di pa masyado matanda ....
anyways...eto na..
1.Be a great photographer...maski sa standards lang ng family and friends ko:)
kse when they feel na na capture ko angmga great memories sa lives nla and it made them smile..happy naka ako:)
2.adopt a piece of forest sa La mesa ecopark and have it named after my dad:)I love you daddy...
3.Send my son sa London ....para sa studies nya:)(kaya ba yun in one month?)hahahah
4.Help relatives in Bicol ...yun gusto mag baka sakali sa manila...(i'll continue my dads mission "to give chances to those who have none"
5.to be able to support a dear friend in need...
6. to be able to serve God...
7.to see my friends in SANFE...
8.HONEYMOON ulit:)
9.to be able to make a difference in someones life...
10.leave my important belongings to my family and my son.....
11.to patch things up with my sis...
12.to show my mom that even if we disagree...I will always love her...
13.to give my husband unconditional love:)
14.to travel...travel..travel...
15.
16.
17.
naku dami pa ... di ko pa matatapos...

Bilog ang Mundo

took this sunrise photo while we had to
stop for a gas somewhere in North...

Bilog ang Mundo...It’s a favorite line that I always use whenever I talk to people.....about life and it's ups and downs... In this day and age where you can’t find hope from the hassles of everyday living… The only thing that keeps me sane is this phrase “ Bilog ang Mundo” And what does this mean?? Nope I’m not advertising a liquor commercial(with groovy Punjabi beat …Ginebra Ad) Even before that famous ad.. I have been using this phrase…. And for me it means HOPE!!!Yes..Hope.. that somehow things will be better...that somehow everything will change …that somehow I can say...this too shall pass…Uhhhmmmm…am I being too optimistic..Maybe!!! Maybe it’s this feeling of optimism that keeps me going… Maybe the everyday heroes I see lights up my life… like my mom… my sisters…a friend…our parish priest…an honest officer…my dear son…Filipinos abroad esp. my sister Mapi...the memory of my father Ben…etc.. I can’t change the fact that things are not going well… in our country…and sometimes in our life… But what we can change is how we try to see things in a different perspective… The Whys?? To WHY NOT??the SANA to DAPAT… the I can’t do it… to Just Do It!!! the Wala to Meron ...the Malas o Swerte..Really..!! It's how we want to see things talaga..Like the kid and the shoe... yun story na a certain kid is so pissed off without a new shoe...pero when he see's another crippled kid in a wheelchair he's perspective of life changed!!!Mga ganun' tipo ba.....Well hey… this is me ..I dunno about you…but again..I always say BILOG ANG MUNDO….there’s always a time to shine and while you're waiting ...SMILE (BE THANKFUL THAT YOU ARE ALIVE)

Our Baguio Trip

My mom invited us to go to Our lady of Manaoag Church in Pangasinan to attend mass with her...t'was a 5 hour trip because our driver was not that familiar with the location... after the mass the group decided to go to Baguio for lunch and a little tour... It was my moms first bday without my dad on her side....:( Miss you dad!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY!!!!