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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

The pains of being a mom



Kahapon nagalit ako sa yo. Ikaw kasi eh. Alam mo ba na mas nasasaktan ako na makita ka na umiiyak but I have to do it or no one else will. Si Dada kasi he is not a believer of the magic that is called by the oldies as "palo". Ang totoo mas takot ako kesa galit na baka hindi mo maiayos ang buhay mo pag pinabayaan kita with your wrong-doings. Afraid kasi si Mama na baka kalakihan mo ang ganyang style sa school. I dont want you to be a failure at school because I know you are smart and that I believe you can do better than what you are doing. Di mo lang alam mas masakit sa akin ang i reprimand ka, bawat palo ng sinturon sa 'yo kahit na kinokontrol ko ay parang tumatalbog sa akin lahat ng sakit. Syempre, mahal kita kaya pag nasasaktan ka mas nasasaktan ako. Sa ngayon ,malamang nga di mo maintindihan si Mama, malamang magtanim ka ng sama ng loob kay Mama (pero sa ugali mo , alam ko rin na napakalabo nun) pero alam ko dadating ang panahon na pasasalamatan mo ako dahil pinilit kitang ituwid at i-guide sa tamang landas. Sana kasi pinapanganak ang mga bata ng merong manual para alam ko kung papano kita irereset kung kelangan pero wala eh. I guess, Mama would have to do this by instinct or by emotions, whatever you wish to call it. Pero anak lahat ng ito ay para sa iyo. Oo, lahat ng gawin ni Mama ikaw ang unang iniisip nya. Ganyan ka kamahal ni Mama. Lagi mong tandaaan yan.

Sunday, June 08, 2008

He really can sing

What good to start blogging again than by bragging about a song recorded by my brother. Yes, the song below has my youngest brother's voice. He did it for a company's event. Haynaku, tagal ko na kasi kinukulit itong mokong na ito na mag audition sa mga singing competitions eh. Sabi ko pa nga eh di dapat dalawa na tayong nakikita sa TV kasi I will be his talent manager. Anyways, a good singing voice runs in the family but then I am an exemption to that, haha! My mom and other titas used to sing sa mga barrio competitions noong mga dalagita pa lang sila sa provincia. To which, they always bring home the bacon. Lolo trained them and he was also their guitarist. Kaya, yes tama ang hula nyo, videoke is a staple pag merong okasyon sa pamilya namin. At kahit pa maging sementeryo ang puntahan namin at walang kuryente, di sila papapigil sa videoke. Haha!, kesehodang bumangon ang mga nananahimik, carry lang kasi talagang magaganda ang mga boses nila. Oh well, enough with the bragging. kayo na po ang bahalang humusga sa future ng brother ko sa singing at sana tulungan nyo ako na hikayatin sya.

Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!





Wednesday, August 01, 2007

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Friday, July 27, 2007

One rainy night in July



"If you have love in your life it can make up for a great many things you lack. If you don't have it, no matter what else there is, it's not enough."

Date: July 27, 1995
Place: Along Rizal Avenue, Caloocan City

It was one of those rainy days when he would fetch me from my university. You see, we came from different universities. He was taking up Marine Engineering in a school somewhere in Quezon City while I was taking up Accountancy in a campus somewhere in Manila. He was a working student then. But that never stopped him from finding time to fetch me everyday. For almost a month, he had been my usual sundo. He'd help me out in solving my Business Calculus assignments (Math subjects were my waterloo which on the other hand was his forte). I was always amazed at how he managed to solve those equations. Amazed as well as how he can juggle work and studies like it was in just playing balls. No, he did not got me with his looks because he is not goodlooking, ( I always tell him that till now *grin*) but it was his ways in life that made me realize his difference from all the other men that was courting me during those times. That day was a different day because as we ride that jeep traversing the traffic-jammed Rizal Avenue, he caught me by surprise when he asked me, "Mahal mo na rin ba ako?". I eventually thought it was just one of those talks that we normally have. I smiled without answering back. I was so sure that he actually was not waiting for any answers at all. We continued exchanging stories of how each of our days in school went. Bigla nyang inulit ang tanong nya, "Mahal mo ba ako?". Thinking that it was just nothing, I blurted out, "Ano sa tingin mo?". To which he quickly replied, " Mahal mo ko!" sabay hawak sa kamay ko(dinaan ako sa bilis!). He then enumerated the changes of that night will bring in my life. Ako naman parang tinuklaw ng ahas kasi di na ako nakakibo. It was only when I was all alone in my room that I came to realized na may boyfriend na pala ulit ako!

Fast forward to July 27, 2007. Today marks the 12th year from that simple beginnings we had on that night. We have battled our way to still be together until now. Twelve years after, I can say buti na lang sinagot nya ang sarili nya nung tinanong nya ako kung mahal ko sya. Kung hindi, malamang I am still not a mother and I am still single. I would have not known that, yes, there is indeed a thing called blissful marriage.

Happy 12th year anniversary to my forever boyfriend. I love you and I will always will (though sometimes I tend to be "masungit" sa iyo). It's just the way we women are. Thanks for being here with me in times that I am happy but most especially in times when I am hard to understand.

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Not so ordinary Sunday

Hubby and I were aboard our ever reliable motorcycle traversing the MacArthur highway today. My attention was caught by six MMDA workers pounding a part of the sidewalk near the footbridge located beside the Cosmos plant in Malabon-Valenzuela boundary. Under the scorching heat of the sun, the men are working hard in clearing the streets that a lot of commuters pass by daily. Considering it was a sunday, I could not help but comment about what they were doing. I even told my hubby that it was such a pleasure seeing some government workers fulfilling their duties even on sundays. To which hubby commented, "Ibig sabihin nyan nagtatrabaho din si Bayani (Fernando) kahit sunday." I asked back, "Paano mo naman nasabi yun?". Eh kasi daw he has to monitor the works of this men even remotely (via cellfone). What shocked me more is seeing more of these MMDA men as we traverse Rizal Avenue in Caloocan City. Hay sana, ganito ang devotion ng lahat ng government employees sa bayan natin. I know, they are paid for overtime work but hey, let us give credit to where credit is due. Hindi mo naman pwede pilitin ang mga tao kung ayaw nilang pumasok especially if it will be just overtime work. Also, this simply means one thing, that our government is exerting effort in doing their part in making our country a better place to live in. So , I believe we have to do our part as well.
Or should I say Bayani Fernando is doing a job well done chairing the MMDA?