2:03 am (saturday) can't sleep... thinking of my family back home... :(

SAD DAY FOR JAPAN and the whole world.....

SAD DAY FOR JAPAN and the whole world..

Just fisnished reading updates about Japan's TSUNAMI and 8.9 magnitude earthquake... with death tolls rising over thousands...people who we're in that situation might just be having a regular day when the monster earthquake shook them... and in a glimpse..too many lives were lost...shelters washed away..way of living crushed...future changed... :( Things like this makes you think that even the most prepared country for disasters such as  JAPAN can never predict natures way of reminding us that we should BE MORE CAREFUL how we handle mother earth.... In times like this... you will also think of the more important things in life.... like time off with your family more...appreciating friends and things around us.... because at the end of the day you'll really never know what is ahead of you...today I promise to Hug my kids more... to love and understand my husband more... to keep in touch with my friends more.. to be more relaxed and be happy...to do more good things to people... to practice more random acts of kindness to different people...to be more ready to face GOD...Because what I saw in the news last night.. it was some kind of a wake up call for me also...I SHOULD NOT WASTE MY TIME WORRYING ABOUT THINGS....  I should be enjoying things around me now...

and problems or no problems tragedies like these are bound to happen but atleast I could say... I had lived a full life... loved my family MORE...and made God proud of me while I'm here....

A reminder of the important things in life

happy international womans day...

Sometimes the strongest women are the ones who love beyond all faults...

cry behind closed doors...

 & fight battles yet they don't brag about it....

Happy International womans day to all of my fun fearless female friends:)

missin' my family ...

I miss my family back home...
Missed the non-stop kwentuhan with my sisters..Ikot- ikot ..kape kape...
seeing my cute pamangkins... tumambay sa mga tindahan namin...mag bantay sa  trucking ni daddy...videoke sa makati ave...megamall window shopping...
tiendesitas... greenhills tiangge...
visiting my dad sa Evergreen...
simpleng usapan with mom... mga barkada sa pinas...san roque church... pork chop...spam... hays...na ho-homesick ata ako.... Sana matuloy uwi ko sa pasko 2011...I really need sometime with my family and friends...nakaka burn out na din mag work..

my daughters showtime moves...

 Ate jojie tried to video lil' hailey every moment she can get... Pids(hailey's dad) tried to compile it and I uploaded it on youtube... Here are some  video clips from our 2 year old HAILEY SUMMER ...more to come:) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkJwc41gV9k&feature=player_embedded

my hailey....

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on living your life...

You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. But you can decide how you're going to live now.
-- Joan Baez

our lil' pole dancer ;)

Hailey with her pole dancing pose(kagat labi pa)
This shot is taken under our red and silver coffee table..
while playing around I happen to see hailey trying to go around the long poles so I asked her to pose for me...
look at the captured shot:) funny,,,, never thought it would come out like lil' hailey the pole dancer heheheh...

haileys dancing moves

Just gathered some videos of my lil' princess while watching youtube

and added some music to spice up this video...Hailey is now 1 yeat and 8 months..

Grabe na talaga ang kunswelo nabibigay ni Hailey sa aming lahat...

We're so blessed na kahit medyo malayo na ang agwat ng aming mga anak

ay sobrang close at happy nila together,,,

Stranded...

Stranded...
Originally uploaded by proudnoypi

One of my favorite photos...
Tire wasteland Al Khor...

Hailey hanged out with dad and his band for

one hell of a photo shoot with my warp family...

I captured hailey while trying to play around with

the speakers...

worth the wait...

worth the wait...
Originally uploaded by proudnoypi

This is one of my favorite pictures..
River & Hailey in our flat in Bin Omran..
Hailey was just 2 months here..
I feel so blessed with my 2 great kids...
Thanks Bro:)

hailey almost 7 months

hailey almost 7 months
Originally uploaded by proudnoypi

I love this photo..this was taken 5 months ago... in 2 weeks my lil' princess will turn 1 year old...advance happy birthday hailey!!!

was so touched by my sons' dreams....

Just wanna share this...sobrang happy lang ako during my kitchen conversations with my son...oo sa kusina... hehehhe wala kse syang choice kundi help ako mag hugas ng plato at mag ayos ng kitchen after naming mag cook... during this time..we have talked about many important things... simple pero grabe..parang nakikita ko na paano sya pag laki... so eto is sa napag usapan namin...una he was asking me anodaw kaya maganda maging work nya when he gets old... 13 pa lang sya just started highschool... sabi ko maski ano pero ok sana sa akin yung love nya para masaya sya lagi pero may kinikita pa din sya... sabi nya gusto nya daw..connected sa music...sbi ko ok yun as second job yung passion nya yun eh pero dapat may day job sya to support it...so ayun..hanggang sa humaba na usapan namin ..that led to his comment na ..really na touch ako feeling ko nadinig ko daddy ko from him..alam nyo sabi nya gusto nya talaga maging hero... hindi yung super hero ha... yung nakaka change daw ng isang life... yung tipo daw ba na pag na cross nya yung path ng isang tao he could make them smile ...or he can make a difference sa buhay nila... in a good way daw....hearing this while washing the plates..iyak ako bigla... as in nde ko mapigil luha ko... as in iba.. pakiramdam ko ang saya saya ko...tapos sabi ko bakit ka ganun?? sabi nya wala lang ...para daw iba lang feeling nya pag may na he help sya and eventually nag sma smile back sa kanya..kaya nga daw sa school pag may mga nag papabot sa kanya mga mom ng baon minsan sa gate or may ask na favor bihira daw sya mag say no... sabi ko why???wala lang...sabi nya ""sarap makita na pa smile ko yung mga mom na nag ask ng favor eh" sus..grabe seryosong conversation ito ha... as in nde kami nag aasaran... alam nyo yun... hay naku..sana hindi magbago pananaw ng anak ko sa buhay..sana maski lumaki na sya at makita na nya ang tunay na mundo... ganito pa din sya mag isip... sensya na had to share this..hindi ko mailabas tuwa ko eh... parang sobrang saya sa mga naaramdaman ko being with my son... tagal din kaya naming di nagsama....kaya i'm making every moment count;) o cge na ..dami pa sana kitchen conversations namin..next time na lang...

start with yourself...

When I was young and free and my imagination had no limits, I dreamed of changing the world. As I grew older and wiser, I discovered the world would not change, so I shortened my sights somewhat and decided to change only my country.

But, it too, seemed immovable.

As I grew into my twilight years, in one last desperate attempt, I settled for changing only my family, those closest to me, but alas, they would have none of it.

And now as I lie on my deathbed, I suddenly realize: If I had only changed my self first, then by example I would have changed my family.

From their inspiration and encouragement, I would then have been able to better my country and, who knows, I may have even changed the world.

---Author Unknown

just wanna share this..taken from one post of a fellow ql fil expat