Christmas Season

Nights are cold and holiday rush is in town. Here in the Philippines, Christmas is celebrated in different activities. We have our " Simbang Gabi" a Catholic tradition where people go to church early dawn at around four in the morning."Simbang Gabi" starts dawn of December 16 and ends at dawn 24th of December. After the mass, believers buy food found outside the church such as "Puto Bumbong" a steamed violet colored glutinous ground rice,with brown sugar, grated coconut and margarine toppings packed in fresh banana leaves.It cost Php12 per pack. The "Bibingka" is also a ground rice mixed of sugar, yeast or baking powder, baked using a charcoal pot and with salted egg, grated fresh coconut and  also with white sugar toppings. Bibingka cost Php25 the smallest, price depends on the sizes.Fireworks is also visible mostly every weekends on shopping malls.It's a Filipino tradition to go home to each provinces to celebrate Christmas with their love ones. Malls and other business establishments are flocks of shoppers to buy gifts and for themselves.
Christmas parties are held and employees are happy of their bonuses and thirteenth month pays. Variety of foods such as ham, salads, spaghetti, breads, beverages, local and imported fruits are served on "Noche Buena" at Christmas Eve.Even how big or small the budget is, it's nice to know that Christmas is here again to remind us the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

If I Could Have My Time: Helpful Tips

If I Could Have My Time: Helpful Tips

MANNY PACQUIAO: THE INSPIRATION

The man that never stops aiming the peak of his profession. Working day and night to fulfill his dreams for himself, for his family and for the Filipino people. Today Manny Pacquiao proves once again that he is a champion! He beat Miguel Cotto at the fifty fifth seconds of the twelve round.The referee stops the fight because of the physical condition of Cotto. For the record giving Manny Pacquiao his seventh belts of different categories in boxing. The success of Manny will forever be an inspiration for all amateur Filipino boxers. Anyway, the Pacquiao -Cotto fight really thrilled their audience. They didn't only entertained them but they show the world that both of them were clean and true fighters. No dirty tricks unlike the other boxers. I also appreciate Cotto for the effort. But as I have said, Pacquiao is always determine to win and destined always to be the champion! Thank you for the job well done, Manny. Filipinos are very proud of you!

Just Believe in Yourself

Michael was hired to his job last September 24, 2009. He had already taken his salary, three times. And he did give me a part of it. I've seen him how dedicated he is, to his work. In our daily lives it's not a question of how big or small our task is, but it is on how we did it. Always take the risk and believe in yourself, that you can do it!

Man of the Hour: Manny Pacquiao

The most powerful pose of World Champ, Manny Pacquiao before every fight that knocked down all his opponents. He is always determined to win and he is destined always to be the champion. Three days more and the world will again witness another good fight from Manny Pacquiao. This time it's Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto match. Expect a hard and exciting fight!

FRUITS in the PHILIPPINES

Fruits found in the Philippines and usually harvested during rainy season. From the top, Davao City's pride the sweet Pomelo. Pomelo is a citrus fruit. On the second level from left; is what we called, Atis. This fruit is also sweet. This fruit really consumes a lot of time when you eat one, because it has a lot of seeds inside the edible part of the fruit. Next on the row, is our very sweet mango. Guimaras at the Western Visayas Region produces the sweetest ripe mango in the world. And we are proud to export the product in many countries in the world. On the third level, from the left, we called it Lanzones . This is also sweet. And Paete, Laguna produces the sweetest variety in the region. Sweet taste, Rambutan is next. Just like Lanzones, this fruit also came from Laguna and some other Southern region of the Philippines. Next is Mangoosten, this fruit came from Mindanao Region. Sometimes we also import this kind of fruit from other neighboring Asian countries. And at the last level is called Indian mango. I don't know where the name of the fruit came from, but the only thing I really know is that Indian mango can be easily breed at our own yard. Don't miss to try the taste of these fruits whenever you visit the Philippines.

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I know a friend of mine, who owns a forty three door apartment. Her son- in- law is managing all of this in her behalf because she goes out of the country to visit her children in the United States from time to time. His job is from accepting and choosing the right tenants, collecting monthly payments, repairing, reattaching and more, regarding real property management. She admires the ability of her son-in-law in maintaining the interior and exterior of the units but in collecting payments she’s very disappointed. Because he always made quarrel with the tenants, especially delinquent payees. In one incident, they were even sued to court by their tenant due to wrong eviction process. To manage and maintain a property is not that easy. You must not only focus on the property but also dealing with the kind of tenant as well. If ever you read this article and if you think that you have the same problem with my friend,I would suggest you to visit Real Property Management. They got unique ideas on how to manage your property well. And now, they are the fastest rising property management in Cincinnati, and Columbus , Ohio. RPM Midwest had just received “Franchise of the Year, Honorable Mention” award. And to their achievements, blogger needed to boost site performance of this company.

Every first Wednesday of the Month

Today is the first Wednesday of the month. I left six in the afternoon to attend the Mother of Perpetual Help novena in Baclaran Redemptorist Church. It is the people's religious oath here in the Philippines and also in other nations in the Catholic community I think. People in all walks of life gathered in the church to pray, while some went there to ask for help. I have my own testimony why I keep coming here every first Wednesday for almost two years now. Mother of Perpetual Help is my aid and inspiration for good health and safety of my kids. I will continue my oath as long as I live, not only for my family but also for other people close to me.

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Typhoon Santi, stroked Metro Manila at around three until six in the morning, October 31. And there was a total black out in all cities of Metro Manila before the typhoon landed. But as of today there is still some areas under technical repair. Santi brought a little rain but a very strong wind, leaving some trees down on the ground.

Overload ?

Calculate your capacity. Overloading can destroy your system.

Typhoon Santi

Typhoon named " Santi " will hit, Metro Manila tonight until tomorrow morning the weather forecaster said. Residents are preparing for this typhoon this early, as not to experienced again what happened to them caused by typhoon " Ondoy ". Classes were suspended.

Double Check Please

This morning I got a hard time recovering my password. It happened that I had already taken the opportunity so I had to double time to submit my post before it expires. I almost wasted more than an hour to fix everything. After submitting my post I tried to know my error. And I discovered it. I misspelled something. A single letter that I missed wasted my time so much. A lesson learned that double checking on what you are doing sometimes is very important.

Oh no, you're kidding!

Sometime with in this year, I'm not pretty sure if I heard the news right that there was a proposal that would allow all Barangay Brigades and Traffic Enforcers to carry firearms on their duty. Is it a joke? Many reacted about the news and I'm one of them. I'm not underestimating their capacity and ability to help maintain peace and order in the community. But I really disagree, because these people were only been appointed by the elected Barangay officials and some were only referred to by friends to the on going administration. Most of them, but not all had not gone to proper military and firearms training to carry one. It's not that easy to carry a firearm. An obligation and the national security is always a responsibility. Unlike our military, I know that before they got hold of their service firearm, they sacrifice leaving their love ones, to under go thorough training. And for this, I salute them of taking care of the national security doing their task to the best of their ability to maintain peace and order of the country. It is also an open book that some private individuals are also allowed to carry firearms for personal reasons but they should secure license for their guns and consider the limitations and to abide by the law for some aspects. And who ever proposed the said news, we may advise him to visit an agency to let him know the guidelines and training to under go before acquiring a gun.

Helpful Tips

Scrubbing pads are not just for cleaning hard stains and dirt alone.

Did you ever bought a bottled product in the market that happened to have a tight bottle cap? And upon coming home you find it hard to open it? Here's a simple tip to open the cap in an easy way. A palm or smaller size of a new scrubbing pad will do,depending on what size is the cap. Put the scrubbing pad on top of the bottle cap and put on your hand on it. As shown in the picture. Support the lower portion of the bottle and slowly twist the cap and bingo! That's all for today. More helpful tips coming up.......

My Perfume

I'm using locally made cologne branded " Babyflo" in the local market. My youngest daughter
is also using it. I usually use it outdoor. It's cheaper than perfumes. The scent is refreshing just like taking a bath the whole day. But I noticed that although you smell fresh the whole day you have to spray or use it several times because the scent Scent stays only an hour . So even it's cheaper in price it comes out that it also costly on my pocket. It was Christmas time when my sister gave me a Bvlgari. I really love the scent. It stays longer than our cologne . My kids love it, too. But I occasionally use it because it's expensive. It's unisex I think, because my son and my daughter uses it. I'm not label minded as long as I love the scent I don't care about the price and where the product came from. Any way I don't buy Bvlgari. It's my sister who buys it in Japan and send it to us here in the Philippines.

Bothered Mom

I'm almost half day getting mad at Kathy's 5 day out of town trip. She was supposedly coming home last Thursday but she preferred to stay there for another three days more for a reason she can't explain to me. I keep calling her and texting on her cellphone but there's no reply coming from her. Her auntie Donna sent her Php 1000 to buy flowers and instructed her to bring it to the cemetery where her grandmother and grandfather was buried. She must have done this task this morning as scheduled. But where is she? Ah hope she's doing well and nothing happen to her right now.

Online Car Search

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Ondoy and Pepeng ; a Warning

Oh my, where are the trees?

After Ondoy, when will we stop abusing Mother Nature?
Filipinos are characterized as patient and strong whatever calamity visits our nation. We have this “Bayanihan " attitude where everyone is doing each share to lend a helping hand in whatever means or simply sympathized to the situation. And I'm proud of it, being a Filipino. September 26, 2009 the most unforgettable day, when the National Capital Region was flooded due to typhoon " Ondoy ". It was indeed horrible to see the cities all over Metro Manila under water. People were crying and screaming everywhere begging for help. Even the government agencies did not know where to start the retrieval operation to help the flood victims, because in just a matter of two hours the water came like a flash. The moment Ondoy pours its rain that morning people just think that it was just an ordinary rain that will stop a short while. But it's not, because it ruins lives and properties unexpectedly. As if like a warrior raging with so much anger and nobody moves to stop it. People watched of what is next. Everyone was running for his own life and some given a chance try to survive others out of danger. Thank God, because in the late afternoon the rain stops. Then after the flood you'll see the raven that Ondoy left. Damage cars, appliances, muddy buildings, everything a garbage to look at. And the most devastating view was dead bodies scattered around, young and old. Then there was a call for donations and relief operations for the survivors. All TV stations did their parts to reach out by all means. But after a week that Ondoy was about to left the country, another typhoon named Pepeng entered the Philippines area of responsibility. This time heating the upper portion of the country. Unlike Ondoy, Pepeng hits the country with less rain but brought a very strong wind. Like Ondoy, Pepeng also caused floods that also damaged lives and livelihoods of the region. Such as rice fields and vegetable plantation. And there's also death recorded after the flood. So many stories, causes of why the country suffers these kinds of calamity. May be we have no one to blame but our selves. May be some cares but there's a lot more who didn't care at all. Philippines is a beautiful place to live with. We were abundantly provided of all natural resources and the greenest forest ever. But where are the trees of our lovely forest? The trees that supposedly preventing the water to run down to the lower portion of our land and that caused flood. Added to what causes the flood are the displaced residents living in the riverside. Building their homes on where makes it hard for the water to flow freely in times heavy rain comes. Clogged drainage might also be sighted. May be these are just few reasons why were flooded like a water world caused by this two typhoons. Ondoy and Pepeng had left the country but the lessons they left on us was very transparent. To take good care of what mother earth had given and provided for us, Filipinos. And as of now there's still flooded areas still need relief. May Ondoy and Pepeng, a warning and be aware not to let this famine happened again.

God's Purpose

Sometimes I'm so tired of questioning, why people exist in this world and to what's the purpose of their existence? To enjoy , to suffer or just to exist and die. May be
I'm not alone asking this questions. And this afternoon I found the answer to my question. Just believe that God do exist and everything he did and created has a purpose. As I viewed the video of the blog I'm following " ISLAND THOUGHTS " The encouraging testimony, I felt that God is in control of everything if you believe in yourself and to listen what God had promised!

The lump loves the worry inside the resident food.

Stomach ache

October 10, 7:30am Korina knocked at my room asking me to bring her to a doctor due to a stomach ache. I told her to go back to bed so she can sleep again and it might that the pain will be gone. But the pain stayed almost half day and this time she's vomiting. I decided now to brought her to a doctor and after explaining the cause of the pain the doctor injected her and let her sleep for a moment. The doctor advised me to admit Korina for farther observation but my girl refused to it, so we go home but I was given a doctor's prescription and advised to brought back Korina whenever the pain never stops. So the night came and I observe what Korina felt. The next day the stomach ache and the vomiting were gone but this time she's having a lose bowel movement hour after hour so I maintained her by giving her hydryte, skyflakes a biscuit brand and a soup from a steam rice to avoid dehydration. After going to the comfort room for eleven times, I gave her a medicine to control her bowel movement. So that night she sleeps okay but the next morning here comes the stomach ache again. So no choice, I had to bring her back to the doctor again for admission. I think this is not a simple stomach ache. So we were admitted but the doctor told me that again it is not proper to give a patient an instant medicine to stop the lose bowel movement because what if the pain was cause by a bacteria? Just give the patient an intake that will not make her dehydrated and as much as possible visit a doctor for some laboratory test. I really agree to what the doctor had said
and the next day we were discharge from the hospital.

A Visit to My Sister In-law

That same day after Kathy left for her trip, I started preparing things for an another trip. It was me, my husband and Korina leaving for my husband's hometown. We will visit one of my sisters-in-law. It was a 42 km. drive away from our home and it will take us two hours to be there. We left at exactly ten in the morning from home but we arrived late for lunch time, due to super road traffic. We rested for a while and ate our lunch. My sister-in law prepared special variety of foods that day because it was her and her husband's wedding anniversary. After several hours I decided to take pictures of her beautiful orchid garden. And look how colorful the flowers are. This is the hobby of Josie, my sister-in-law. And look again that's one of the fruit bearing tree on their spacious yard. We picked the ripe ones and brought it home as gifts for some of my neighbors and relatives. We left at around five in the afternoon and arrived home so tired almost past eight in the evening.

A Hometown Trip

Two important things that a traveler must secure for a trip.
Bags enough to carry a five day out of town trip.

We went to a department store near us to buy a new traveling bag for my daughter, Kathy. She's leaving tomorrow morning for an out of town destination. She will be with her classmates and some of her professor. They're the first batch of three groups to be there, to organize an event as part of their school activity. They will stay there for five days.The contribution paid was so high but it's okay for me because it happened that their school chooses my childhood hometown and it happened that the town is preparing for the " Maskarra Festival" starting today, for one week. I also secured a cash card for her so it will be easy for me to send her money if ever she run out of cash. I hope that the group will enjoy the trip.

Used Cars

i visit wwww.buy your car.com, i found used cars
That was 1997, I have my first car assembled by a friend whom I think had a lot of experienced to do so. I really trust my friend because experienced wise , he had so much of it. It took him almost two weeks to finished the job and I payed him Php10,000 for the service he rendered without a contract signed for both of us. So after that I registered my first car under my name. And now comes the road test. I asked a friend to do the road test because I don't know how to drive a car and at the same time my husband had just enrolled to a driving school to review how to drive because he somehow knows how to, but just forgotten some techniques in driving. I asked my friend to schedule the road test during my husband's free time to allow my husband to go with him. So they both tested the car. During one time of the test my husband noticed of noises in the lower portion of the car but he ignored it. And the next day they drove it again but suddenly it stops running. So the problem arises. I went back to my friend to tell him the problem but he didn't want do his back job. I can't forced him to do it because we have no contract signing before he accepted the job. I just looked for somebody to repair the damaged part and the problem was fixed but another cash out on my pocket. It was indeed an avoidable experience if I only consulted anyone who knows about the dealings of assembled cars. But I was happy then because until now the car is in our position and it helps me a lot of my buy and sell business anytime. In the year 2005, with God's blessings we were able to buy another car. This time a used car. You know what made us decided to buy a used car? Our budget was only good enough for a used one and we bought it from a well to do family and I'm sure it was well maintained by the owner. And besides I loved the color, white. We were the third owner of the car. The seller told me that they sold the white car to us because they want to replace it to a more spacious vehicle. And she told me that she's also buying a used car again instead of a brand new one. Used cars are cheaper than brand new and it's lesser on it's maintenance, she said. But make sure to bring an experienced mechanic to test the engine and other body parts of it to make sure your money's worth.And thanks we never encounter so much trouble with our used car but after two years we decided to sold it because we lost a parking space for it.

Men are Men

That was 1985; I was twenty three years old then when I got married, after more than a year of living in with my husband. I have a five month old boy and my mother takes care of him. And I promise to protect my marriage whatever happened. 1986 we transferred to a new house we rented for five hundred pesos, to build a family. For the first four years of our relationship, everything was fine. There’s an argument sometimes but we patch up things easily. Even were having financial difficulties at that time, we survive because we both is working out to solve the problems. In 1989, the company where he was working offered a housing loan to all employees. And my husband luckily availed of the offer. So, I was very happy that we were able to have a house of our own and were paying only more than a thousand pesos a month. But before we transfer to our new, sixty square meter house, I gave birth to my second child. I have already two kids to attend to at the time we transferred to our new house. And this time my mother separates from us because she had to attend to my brothers and sisters who arrived from the province for good.
Our new house was two rides away from my husband’s work place. My neighbors include my husband’s co-employees. Since we got the second lot entering the subdivision, I put up a small retail store to help my husband on our financial needs. At first my life and business goes smooth, but there was a sudden change of schedule for me since I was alone now attending to so many household chores. While my husband sleeps the whole time his home, because he takes a night shift at work I did all the housekeeping. Like taking care of my two toddlers, managing my retail store, cooking of food for my husband before and after going to work. Because of the sudden change of my schedule, I lost the harmonious moment with my husband. Financial matters to me most due to added financial responsibilities. I even stop attending mass on Sundays. I would rather buy flowers and let a friend to bring it to church. That was my situation until one day a big trouble came. A friend told me that my husband was having an affair with another woman. I can't accept the fact that in spite of what I'm doing for our family life, still he can do this to me. As days goes by the news was getting obvious to me. I felt the coldness of my husband to what couples used to do and also he often came home late almost everyday. This alarmed me to get a proof of the news so I can directly confront him. I went to the girl's house where my husband makes a stop over everyday before going home from work. But I wasn’t able catch him there. My informer told me that the girl has two kids, look younger than me and working at a beer house nearby. I went to her house twice but I don’t made quarrel with her because I want to settle the problem peacefully. I just told her that if she continues her affair with my husband she will get nothing from him.
Then I started confronting my husband but he never admitted to me, the crime he was doing. Until days passed by, and my husband never came home anymore. So the pain goes deeper and my days are getting lonelier everyday. So what will I do next? Shall I stay here? Having two kids to take good care of and fed is not easy. I had to make a rush decision because we were totally abandoned by my husband.
I sold the unit immediately, because I was afraid that I can’t pay the monthly amortization. I deposited the money in the bank. I brought my kids to my mother’s house but we only stayed there for four days. I rented a small room for my kids minus my husband. Just for my kids I keep the line of communication open between my husband and me. It took weeks before he visited us in our new house. This time I keep my self busier again to earn money since I can’t force my husband to give me his full salary. Jealousy is still there, I know I can’t gain him back easily. Every body is affected due to the hurt aches that I felt. Sad to say, I lost my self confidence.
After two months without the knowledge of my husband and with the help of my friends and my father-in law, I manage to buy a new lot and built a small house on it. I didn't know if he was surprised of what I've done, but somehow I'm sure he was. That was the month of May, 1990.
The routine still the same, he visits us once a week. But he didn't forget to bring his one sack of rice from the company. During his pay day I had call to him to set where and what time am I going to get a part of his salary. I felt I'm a beggar begging for a piece of bread. I can't imagine myself at that time but one thing I'm only sure of, is to make sure my kids are safe and eating at the right time. I even applied and was hired as nanny for Pakistan just to escape from my marital problem. I have my flight schedule but my mother opposed of my plan so I decided to stay.
Another problem arises in 1991, when I visited my obstetrician and I was diagnosed of chronic cervicities. That when I told my husband about it, he accused me of getting the disease from mating with other man. A very bad allegation but I don't take it seriously, I know myself better. I was sick at that time of that same year when I was struck of very sad news that my mother was diagnosed of stage two, cervical cancer. She was brought back to our province to have her recovery and my youngest sister and some of my relatives attended her but after several months she died. I was very thankful that my husband sent money to help my mother's memorial expenses. After the burial, we went home from the province. The death of my mother was a wake up call to me. If I was able to survive the pain losing my mother, may be I can also afford to lose my husband if I'll try. To many advices coming from a lot of my friends still I didn't listen from one of them. I did a lot of strategies to win him back but nothing happened. Until one day I discovered myself kneeling at the church asking the Lord to guide me because I can't trust anybody. I started fixing myself to regain my confidence. As much as possible I have to be strong even I felt my weakness inside of me, to face what's happening. I went to church weekly. I cried out and release all the things that bothered my mind including having a child of my husband to other woman. Attending masses has a lot of things to do with my problems. It teaches me to accept the fact that everything I see and hold is not mine, including my husband. Every thing was just a borrowed materials and I will just left it here, the day I die. I was mellowed by the word of God. I practiced humility and trust the Lord that he's in control over my problems. And suddenly everything changed unexpectedly. My husband was reformed and the last thing I know, I was pregnant of my third child. But since my husband had a group in his work, I can't stop him to go with them and enjoyed their boys out during pay day. This time even I know and I felt that he started flirting again, I don't really care. May be to others I was numb to it. But the thing they don't know is; in my mind I know God never stops working and I fell it. I shared this experience not to praise my being a survivor, but to encourage mothers to give a chance to any problem we encountered for the sake of the kids and God that binds us one. Men are not to be blame for broken marriages all the time, because men are men. They always give excuses to their hang ups in life. Kids are always to consider but if things really got worst and respect is to hard to find we have our options as human being...... think twice!

Guard on duty

We can't easily catch her giving us this kind of pose. But this time my nephew was fortunate to stole a shot at her last March, while everybody were busy inside the house. My three year old pet, Chao. She barks at anyone who enters our house especially at night. Keep up the good work, Chao!

Soul searching

The verses of these books renewed by being many years ago when I was down, low..... Just keep calling, GOD is just a prayer away.

They are really a different kind of generation

Way back the time when you can move anywhere safe and sound. The time that you will not be afraid not to lock your doors at night before going to sleep. When you're free traveling from one place to another. But today it's to risky. Our society today is very different from yesterday. Our young generation is very different from our time. And take note on how kids discipline applied today! Yesteryear's kids were easy to handle. You just wink your eyes what you mean for them to do and they got it. But today most parents experienced a lot of hardship dealing with their children. May be it is the kind of generation they're in. Just like my kids, I used to make excuses of their behavior towards me not to get angry at them at all times. And I know that I'm not alone of this crusade, because this is a common topic of my friends, who also had kids like me whenever we have a gathering. And even my neighbors they were also complaining about this kind of problem. As I have observed there's no perfect theory regarding application of perfect parenting in today's generation because of the big influence our kids got from the their friends and the people outside our home. And the gadgets their using now for fun and leisure. But, as parents we had to assist ourselves, too. Do we attend to their needs? Are we around when they want to talk to us about their troubles? Do we give them advice when they need it? Did we give them the courage to be strong or telling them that we're very proud of them? I think it's a two way thing around to consider. And often it's always a case to case basis and because people are tends to be very judgmental. That's why there's a lot of young unwed mothers, drug users, rape victims, abused children and out of school youth. And at this point, they become to be not only our family problem, but also our society's problem. In my case I'm not a perfect mother and we are not a perfect family, either. But some situations in my life made me change my strategy in handling my kids. I prefer to give up some of my priorities even some source of income. I now stayed at home almost the whole day, even though I don't like the routine since I'm not used to it. I just go out of the house if it is necessary. A few years ago, I am always cramming doing the task that is not mine to do, just to please others. I was over loaded. I was out of my focus to my children. I was very busy and happy earning money. And this made my children felt that earning money is easy. They are very careless. So may be this is one thing that affected their feeling towards me. I gave them what they want; effortless on their part. My eldest child reached the age of twenty three, without forcing himself to find a good job. He was hooked of playing games at the Internet 'Cafe. My second child who always went home late at night after her night class, surprise me always of coming home earlier than I expected. The youngest that used to bang the door when she's angry, is not doing the same thing now. A small thing that I noticed being with them every day. Even my financial status is suffering; I felt the change of their attitude because I started changing myself towards them. This coming September 1st, my son will attend his two day training to start his job. He's now hired and he promised to give me some of his income. I hope that I'm at the right track dealing with them now. Some more patience on my part. But sometimes it's better to give a try than never. Especially when it's for the benefit of our children. And who knows, it's ours too as parents!

Workshop

The Singers of GMA ARTIST Workshop Batch IV with their coach, Sir Jeffrey Hidalgo on their wacky pose.Say cheese! My gifted daughter, Kathy and her friend Chie. Chie is one of my favorite on Kathy's circle of friends.
The coaches and some of the facilitators that makes the workshop possible and successful. Posing with them are the two talented kids of Coach Sherwin Ordonez. Thank you!

Coincidence and a Mother's Dream

Kath, keep on singing and enjoy your single lady days. Treasure every moment of it because you will never, never pass that way again as you go along......

I'm a music lover by nature. One of my ambitions is to be a singer, but it didn't happen to me that way. When I was pregnant of my second child as I lay down in bed before sleeping in the afternoon, it is my habit to turn on the battery operated transistor radio on my favorite music station and put it on my stomach. I can't recall my purpose but it was the habit that I keep doing until I give birth to my second child. She was a very shy girl when she was a little girl. Very seldom that I heard her talking. But when she reached the age of twelve, I was surprised to hear her sing "Anak ng Pasig" a song popularized by Miss Geneva Cruz. A cool and beautiful voice in a high pitch tone. By that time then I keep dreaming to enroll her to a singing workshop to enhance her talent. Even though the workshop is just a walking distance away from our house, I know at that time I still can't afford the cost in sending her in one of the workshops. Until the right time came that my dream to enroll her to a workshop came true. I had enrolled her to four workshops. One after the other. Just not to stop her from singing because she's not fond of practicing singing at home. The latest is the GMA ARTIST WORKSHOP of Channel 7. Before joining her latest workshop, she had joined different bands already. She also wins trophies and cash in singing contests that she had joined. She's our family singer. Her friends and classmates used to invite her to sing for their birthdays and other social gatherings.
I love music so much. I want my daughter to be a professional singer someday. Honestly, I was the one pushing her to sing when she was a little younger. But today I see the determination in her now. So I hope and pray that her booking in Japan will materialize.
Kathy with Pooh singing together at the comedy bar a year ago.

My youngest daughter, Korina on her best performance during her School singing workshop's recital. She sang " A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME. She's also into music.

Recycle

Different looks of recycled bottle.

Ready for painting.

A trial and error over a set of used bread spread bottles, beautify of limited colors that I bought from a well known bookstore in town. I'll keep trying it, 'til it's perfect.
An air balloon in my mind. It makes me aim higher.
Inspired me of the strength and endurance of the ethnic groups still living in the jungle.
The kind of a flower that makes me reminisced my elementary days. There's a yellow and orange variety of each kind. Together with my classmates, we used to plant this near the school's concrete fence. But sad to say, I still see this flower often around; but my classmates are seldom to be found. Wishing to see you guys! To be rich. To uplift my lifestyle to the next level, higher....

It's nice to see our waste at home in their beautiful looks. It's fulfilling! See more recycled thing in my next blog.