"The saddest kind of sad is the sad that tries not to be sad. You know, when Sad tries to bite its lip...

Smile!

Mam gud pm.  Mam 2mawag UP Baguio. Pls claim Transcript of Records of Ms. Rianne Picar on Thursday.  FYI po.  

It always pays to smile a lot.  My papacute paid off.  My taxi fares for a week and my undertime for a week.  Smile, smile, smile!

So what's next?

Power hungry. Forcing commitments. Fund from government? 

Yoko na. 

Market encounter

I met Jamie (not her real name) yesterday.  She's 9 years old and will be Grade 3 in June.  I met her in the market.  She approached me and asked if she can help me carry my stuff in exchange for something. 

Ate, ako na lang po ang magdala ng pinamalengke nyo.

Kaya mo? Ako nga malaki na hirap na hirap pa ako.  Mabigat ito...

Kaya ko po yan ate. Sanay na po ako.  

So I obliged because it was really sooo heavy.

Dalawa tayo ha. Ikaw sa kabila.  

Opo ate. Thank you po. 

While we were walking from the meat stalls to the vegetable section, I probed.

Alam ba ng mga magulang mo na nandito ka? 

Opo. Hinihintay ko nga po ang mama ko kasi po namalengke siya. 

Aaaa...tas sabay na kayong uuwi? 

Hindi po.  Maiiwan po ako. Magbebenta pa po ako ng supot e. 

Saan nagwowork ang mama mo? 

Sa Bakakeng po. (I thought her mom worked in the market)

So, mag-isa ka lang na nagbebenta? 

Opo, kaya ko naman po. 

Anong oras ka pumunta dito? 

Alas sais p0, nasa palengke na po ako.

Hanggang anong oras ka? 

Hanggang gabi na po. 

Asan ang papa mo? 

Patay na po e. Three years na po. 

Ikaw ba ang panganay? 

Hindi po. Ako po ang bunso at mag-isang babae. 

Ilang taon na ang mga kuya mo? 

10 at 11 years old po. 

Pumapasok kayo lahat sa school? 

Opo. 

Tinutulungan ko lang po ang mama ko kasi alam ko pong nahihirapan siya. 

Kaya mo pa ba akong ihatid hanggang sa Sunshine? Di ka ba hahanapin ng mama mo? 

Opo. Kayang kaya ko po.  Di po niya ako hahanapin.  Alam naman po niya ang trabaho ko.

Kumain ka na ba? 

Opo, kumain po ako bago po ako lumabas ng bahay.  

Ate, lagi po ba kayong namamalengke? 

Oo. 

Anong araw po? Sabado po ba? 

Oo, kung minsan Sabado, kung minsan Linggo. 

Ate, doon lang po ako. Hanapin nyo lang po ako kung mamalengke kayo. 

Oo, sige. Thank you ha. 

Salamat din po ate. 

And she left with a smile that made me think about my son, 8 years old, Grade 3, and watching TV. 

 

 

 

A P25-million fund to end political killings has been ordered put up by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who also called on lawmakers to use part of their pork barrel to help raise the amount. - what if....?

I can go faster than the wind!!!

Summer with my Rhyss is...

vanilla ice cream with maraschino cherries and stik-o spruced up with Hershey's syrup

Ang bago kong kasangga...

Happy Anniversary Mama and Papa. Today's supposed to be your 32nd Wedding Anniversary!

I miss you so much. I love you.

Buti pa ang Ripley's madaling paniwalaan...

Capital D: Random lang

d as in daring
d as in delicadeza
d as in depressed
d as in dunggo
d as in daddy
d as in dumbo
d as in dinengdeng
d as in danggit
d as in darling
d as in drugs
d as in deklarasyon
d as in dependent
d as in durog
d as in dimples
d as in Capital V
d as in Capital C

Becoming a Kuya...

Indulgence is...

...eating two plates of pansit...
...eating ice cream...
...eating cheese burger meal from McDonalds...
...eating 15pcs pandesal with cheese...
...drinking a tall mug of hot Swiss Miss with mallows...
...eating 3 slices of pizza...
...eating half of Red Ribbon custard roll...

all in a day!

Bakit?

1. Bakit may mga taong mababagal? As in sobrang bagal, daig pa ang flower girl kung magmartsa.

2. Bakit may mahina ang processor? Paulit-ulit mong sasabihin kung paano dapat gawin ang isang bagay, pero uulit-ulitin pa ring gagawin ang gustong gawin.

3. Bakit may mga taong sobrang mataas ang pride? Ilang ulit nilang sasabihin na hindi ka nila kailangan pero ramdam na ramdam mo naman at kitang-kita mo ang pangangailangan nila sa iyo.

4. Bakit ako pikon na pikon? Dahil siguro ako ay pagod na pagod.

5. Bakit ako inis na inis? Ewan. Feel ko lang siguro. Choice ko naman kung maiinis ako o magiging masaya di ba?

Christmas is the time...

I miss them so much...

I am so blessed indeed...

Carl Rhyss and Christof Aaron

Yeah right! I'm a proud Mom of two boys!

Why I named my son Christof Aaron

I named him such because his name describes us.

Christof means bearer of Christ...and of course, Rhyss already is Carl. Christof...Christine.
Aaron...yes, he was Moses' right hand. His name also means mountain of strength.

Indeed, God has blessed me so much. I have been through a lot throughout my pregnancy and I have seen God's hand move and I have experienced Him working in my life.

Christof Aaron came at a time when I was experiencing so much loss and so much pain with the death of my Mom and Lola Febe. He came at a time when there was so much turmoil in my marriage, not knowing what to do or who to turn to.

And God showed me clearly just how much grace and love He has for me.

Yes, Kuya Romy and Ate Leila was so right when they said my baby is more than a conqueror. Looking back now, I wouldn't have survived and my baby wouldn't be this healthy if it were not for the strength that God has given.

Indeed, I am so blessed to have children like Rhyss and Aaron.

Kaya sila tinawag na mag-ama

Oh Rhyss!!!

Rhyss, will you please come here.
Why Mama?
I miss you, I want to embrace and kiss you.
Why do you miss me, we're in the same country naman e.

***

Ma, I miss Rianne.
Why do you miss her, you're in the same country right?
(then pretended not to hear anything)

***

Mama, I'm going to miss you if you go to work and I go to school.
Why anak, di ba we live in the same country naman?
Nooooo! What I mean was we live in the same city, in the same house!!!

***

Rhyss while doing exercises in division...

Oh dear! This is so hard...

Ma, I want to eat... (asked for a serving of igado and rice and finished a plateful though he's done with dinner already)...

(After eating...) Ohhhhh....

Then I observed...a picture of Rianne was displayed in front of the DVD player, looks at it, then answer one problem, looks at the tv, then looks at Rianne's picture again.

Oh Rhyss!!!