Durable Watch
Before I would do my laundry, I would soak them overnight so that when I would do it on the following day the dirt would easily remove. Well, the reason that I would be soaking my laundry for a night, it is because I am becoming so lazy in doing my laundry by hands, but I have too because no one could do it for me, though I would easily get tired once I would be doing my laundry. But by soaking them it helps me a lot to do them quickly and easily.
Anyways, one night, if I was not mistaken, it was Wednesday night that I soaked my laundry, and woke up early and did it, and while doing my laundry, I touched that one of my short, the pocket was became thick and heavy, but I ignored it, so I hanged my laundry and I didn’t look was really inside the pocket of my shorts.
And to make the long story short, the time has come for me to keep my laundry and fold them. And when I was about to fold my shorts, and to my surprise, my watch was inside my pocket, and I looked closely and checked it well, if it was still okay and alive, and I also checked if it has water on it. And I was very surprised that it has no water on it, and it has still been working well. And I have been so thankful that I can still use my watch, although, I accidentally soaked it with my laundry for a night. Although, I tried to rethink a lot, whether I left my watch in my pocket but I couldn’t remember that I put my watch in, because before I changed my clothes after arrived, I would remove my watch from my wrist and put it on its regular place. Even though, it was accident soaked but I am still happy that my watch still alive and it is still very useful.
Actually, I never knew that this watch is a durable one, because I only bought this cheap, cheap as 299 pesos from fauler life. But the original price was not 299, but I only availed to a promotional price. I am glad that I possess this durable watch now.
Tastier And Creamer
After Kimberly’s graduation, we both felt so thirty and hungry. I had in my mind to go home right after the graduation. And when I asked my niece if she was not hungry, and her answered was like, ” Auntie, I am so thirty and so hungry”. Then I didn’t answer anything and while waiting for the transportation, she kept on telling me that she was so hungry, so I told her that I would bring her to a restaurant and let her eat her lunch first before we would head home. And while riding in the tricycle, I thought a lot, where I could bring my niece for her lunch. I was thinking to bring her to the children’ favorite place but we were there with her classmates right after their baccalaureate.
While approaching to the heart of the city, I immediately thought of the delicious Halo-halo at roy’s plaza. So right that moment, I quickly decided to bring my niece at Roy’s. So, when we arrived at the Roy’s we ordered our food and of course their delicious halo-halo. Well. I am really fond of eating halo-halo as my dessert and Roy’s one is really the best for me because the texture of the ice is just rightly crash and it has milky taste and has lots of ingredients and it truly adds the halo halo tastier and creamer. Actually, I often told to my new found friends at school that if they like to eat halo halo they should try at Roy’s. Huh. Yes, if you happen to be in Valencia City, please try their halo-halo and tell me if you like theirs or not. Cool.
Here is this tasty halo halo and it becomes my favorite now and the price is sure reasonable, it is only 59 pesos. Does it really look delicious? Yes, surely it is. Once you mix all the ingredients and it becomes tastier and creamer. I love it.
Time Flies Swiftly
Yesterday, my niece Cherry Mae was celebrated her birthday. Indeed, time flies so fast because my niece grown up so much and she is very responsible little girl. And she is the only daughter of my younger brother. And she is now 11 years old. She so super loves girl and a very respectful one. Every time, she sees us, she never misses of kissing us as she greets us. And she is best playmates to her cousins too.
There she is, a tall and beautiful 11 years old girl. I fondly called her “Plangplang or palangga” that means, “Love”. Indeed, she is truly a lovable girl. I remember that when she was a very lil’ girl, she was a chubby one and so nice to cuddle. Oh, I remember another thing, when she was a little baby, i was so seldom to visit home, so she surely seldom to see me. And there was one time, that I came home from Thailand for a short visit. I saw her, (she was almost 2 years old at that time) so I hugged her and carried her immediately. And to my surprised, she cried so loud, and screamed to the top of her voice, and asked helped from her father, and I honestly pity of her because she didn’t stop crying immediately. And right after that incident, she was so seldom to come to me and when she came to me she would cry first. What I did to get her attention, I frequently visited her at her house, so not long enough, she came closed to me and we became good buddies. And since then, every time, I came home from Thailand, she immediately came to me and kissed and hugged me.
Truly, it is so wonderful to be surrounded by my little ones. Therefore since, I have been here for more than two years, I could really see all of them growing so much. And I always spend good time playing and talking with them.
To my dearest, niece Cherry Mae “plangplang” happy birthday to you, and I have been so thankful to God for your life. Continue to be a good girl and a good example to your cousins. I love you. Read more…
Baccalaureate And Graduation
My dream and desire for my nieces and nephews, that they would be able to finish their studies. And they would be able to find a decent work in the future. Even when I was still working abroad, I never failed to remind my little siblings that studies would be one of the good things that they should pursue, in spite, of some financial struggles sometimes. But I always told them that money would not always be the hindrance of not pursuing their big dreams in life, to finish their studies. I would always tell them that there would be lots of ways in order to finish their studies. Firstly, they should pay and ask God for guidance, protection, guidance and provision for their studies. Secondly, they could work and study if it really needed for me to finish their studies. thirdly, they should never give up their dreams in pursuing their studies. These important things I always install in their mind. And by God’s grace, I would really do my very best to support them in many ways.
And I grabbed the opportunity while I have been here to help my little ones for their studies. And I also volunteer to look after one of my nieces and nephews to accompany to her school. Though accompanying her to her school was somehow a bit tiring but I didn’t mind my tiredness as long as I would be with my niece. And those long waiting months, she finally graduated yesterday. And I have been so thankful to God, that I was able to look after her until she finished her pre-school. And I am really looking forward that she would be able to finish her studies.
This is during their baccalaureate. They really look so pretty with their white dresses. They were Kimberly’s classmates, namely, Jamirah, Kimberly, Angel, and Kyle Angela.
They were waiting the songs to be played, and they rendered a special song interpretation ” Give thanks with the grateful heart” during their baccalaureate and tribute to parents on March 13, 20112.
There she is, posing outside the CAP auditorium before the graduation ceremony has started.
Oh, my camera wasn’t that good, but still, I want to show this off there. Kimberly a final posed before we left at the auditorium. By the way, she got a 5th honors, so she got a gold medical. Congratulations my dear Kimberly. Keep up the good work. I love you too much. And I have been so thankful to God what I was able to witness your baccalaureate and graduation. At first, I never thought that I would be able to witness, but I did. Anyway, God has HIS best timing for everything. Read more…
Third Trip to the Dentist
Last week and last Monday, my niece had been crying a lot because of the pain of her tooth, every time she cried because of the pain, I tried to brush her teeth well, and put some toothache to relieve the pain. Unfortunately, the pain stopped for a few hours, but it came back severely, so she cried again. Then it took three days for me to decide what I should really do with the tooth of my niece. What I did first, I asked the pharmacist what kind of medicine that suitable for a four year girl whose tooth has been aching. So, the pharmacist prescribed a pain reliever syrup, and when I arrived from the town, I let my niece drank a teaspoon of the pain reliever, and I told her to wait for a couple of minutes and the pain would be gone. Unfortunately, the pain never gone away, instead she cried a lot, and she was begging me to bring her to the dentist and let her tooth extracted.
Honestly, while looking at her crying hard on the bed, I decided immediately to bring her to the dentist for the third time. The reason I didn’t bring her to the dentist right away, it was because of the financial reason, but right in that moment, I tried to phone some of my friends, and I asked if I could lend a few hundreds in order that I would be able to bring my niece to the dentist. And I was so thankful to God that I borrowed a few hundreds from my close friend, and I instantaneously dressed up my niece and we went to the place where I could get the money. And after getting the money, I brought my niece to the dentist, and we arrived my niece was a third patient, so we had to wait of her turn. And while waiting, my niece was feeling okay, the pained has gone, and she wanted to go because her tooth was not aching anymore. But since, we’re at the dentist office, so I told her that we had to wait until her tooth would be extracted because might be the pain would come back when we would be at home. So, she agreed.
Finally, my niece Kristel had a third time teeth extraction, and I truly begged her not to eat candies or any sweet a lot, if she would eat sweet, she would brush her teeth immediately, so that she would not be suffering from the toothaches. I hope she really learned a lot by this time, and I also look closely to her, and let her brush her teeth often. And I also hope that it was her last trip to the dentist.
Now, she is not suffering from any toothache because her tooth just extracted last Monday afternoon. Oh, by the way, she cried a lot while the dentist tending her tooth, and she moved a lot and she was very strong and it was too difficult to manage her, and due to her restlessly, the needle pierced in her upper lip and it was bleeding. Anyway, it was too little pain compared to the pain of her tooth. Right? Read more…
White Rose
Every time I see white roses, I truly admired its beauty and it makes me dream a lot that on my big day, I would really love to carry a bouquet of white roses. Huh. Now, my wandering mind is started again. So I better stop now before it wanders too much. Anyway, happy Wednesday white everyone and see you all around.
Playing time
It was the other day that I hanged around with my little sibling at the place where they always play after their school. I was sitting at the edge of the playground and happily looking at my siblings playing with our neighbors. And when I look at the sun, it was so beautiful, and it was about to rest for the day. Then, I immediately captured it and it was so timely that the children were happily playing and without knowing that I captured them already.
Actually, I’ve been very seldom hanging around with my loved ones specially at this very hour because I would always prepare for our dinner, but this time, I really felt that I would have to look around, and I saw my siblings playing so I came closer to where they were at. And I was not mistaken that I hanged around with the little ones because I saw this beautiful sunset.
Look at them, they were really enjoying and playing as much as they can. Actually, they played “Slipper Game” where one child kicked the slipper and some would catch that slipper, and whoever catches the slipper would be the next player, and would kick the slipper and would get a point as well.
And of course my little nieces and nephew who couldn’t join the slipper game, they had their own playing time, like they ran back and forth and when they saw me carrying my cellphone they immediately paused and of course I captured them. By the way, the girls first from is Kristel, Kday is wearing brown top, Kimberly is wearing black top, and the only one handsome boy Keking. By the way, only kristel and kimberly are sisters. 
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Faithful Customers
When I was confined at the hospital last year my bill was not that joke, it was the biggest bill ever because I didn’t pay my Philhealth. And it was because of my negligence I guess, and I had in my mind also that I would never get sick or I might be flying somewhere so I didn’t really pay much attention on paying it. It was really bad that I thought that way because if I paid my Philhealth my hospital bill wouldn’t reach beyond what I expected because Philhealth would pay some and I would surely pay lesser that’s what my doctor told me.
Well, today, it was the time that I would pay the remaining balance of my last year’s hospitalization. Unfortunately, I don’t have money for pay for it today, but the money will be released by tomorrow. So, what I did this morning, after knowing that I couldn’t the money today, I humbly went to the hospital and spoke with the hospital owner and telling her that I don’t have money for pay for my bill today because my money will not be released until tomorrow. And she answered immediately, “That’s alright, no problem, I can wait for tomorrow”. And we chitchatted for a while, and I had a chance to ask another favor if she would give me a month extension for my bill, and I humbly asked her that I will fully pay my bill in April. And I was so astonished to her answer, and she immediately said “ YES” with smile, but she added that I would have to pay the interest of the remaining balance. Well, I thought for a few seconds, and then I replied to her, “ Yes, doctor, I am willing to pay the interest”. And we started chitchatting again. Before I left at her office, I thanking her for granting my request, and her answer was, that’s alright because you and your family are my faithful costumers here. Wow! Yes, that’s the truth, my family members have contributed a lot to her hospital and vice versa because they helped us a lot. And not to boast, they always treated us well. And I believe that it was God’s favor. And I really thank God for the extension and the favor that He bestowed unto me.
Well. since I got home, I don’t have income of my own, God uses my sweet thing so pay all my bills here and I have been so thankful to him for helping me for so many ways. Personally, I couldn’t pay him, but one thing that I could assure is that God will never forget His reward for you. Thank you for everything and God bless you always. I love you. Read more…
Playing And Bonding Moments
Originally my parents were from Visayas Island but they transferred here in Mindanao Island when I was still a very little baby. My father found a wonderful place for us to live for a long time. In fact, we, the children grown up here, and my father never found any other place to stay in, but he bought some properties and did farming and settled properly. But, my uncles, and aunts transferred to the other places to find good pastures and we’re the only family left behind at the place where we called home until this very moment. And I would say that my father made a wonderful decision to stay in the fertile place.
And the other day, upon looking at my little sibling playing on the backyard, I immediately reminisced my childhood moments in which my siblings and I were used to play in our backyard by using out hand made toys. And I could really see myself on how roamed around in our yard and it was so wonderful that I had a wonderful time playing with my siblings before. Well, those days were gone.
Look at my little ones they were really enjoying playing and pretending that they had a real seesaw. Guess who made this cute seesaw? Well, my nephew (Kenken) who’s a grade three pupil, and he is the one sitting on the right side at the back. Next to her is his younger sister (Kristel), then the daughter of our neighbor, and his younger sister (kimberly) and on the other side are my nephew (kekeng), my niece Yayay and Nice. They often play with that seesaw especially if they come home from school. I would say that they have a wonderful time playing and bonding moments
By the way, I really salute the creativity of my nephew, he is only 8 years old but he made that simple seesaw and his siblings truly enjoy playing with it. Thank you Kenken for making that seesaw. I would like to say that, you might a good engineer someday. I am so proud of you. Continue to be good.
Disorientation Moments
I often heard from friends, some parents, and teachers would say time flies so fast, they have been sharing that it seemed the days run so fast, and they never noticed that the night came too fast.
Well, honestly speaking, I couldn’t really relate to how they feel about the time because for me the time runs too slow because it seems that it takes too long to wait for something. And my mind sometimes has been so disoriented when it come to time, dates, and months. There have been a few times that, I needed to sit still and try to refocus my mind and look at the calendar and the watch closely for me to get the right track on time, dates and months. Yes, it is quite shameful to reveal it here but that that’s the truth and I have to face it and I have to make a solution for the betterment of my own self.
I’ve also think a few times why I have been experiencing disorientation stage. Well, I found a few things why I’ve lost my time sometimes because…
As far as I remember, I’ve always been on the go. What I mean is that, since I was in my high school, I’ve always been working. I worked while I was studying so most of my time was been so precious because I had to accomplish something. And when I graduated from my vocational course, I worked immediately as clerk. And when I resigned from my first work, and volunteered to be a campus missionary in different campuses in Mindanao, and until the time, that I worked as an overseas missionary. Therefore, my mind and body were full of activities, and no more time to be disoriented because I had to always look after my schedules.
And since, I came home I don’t have much works and schedules that needed much attention, except my Bible Study every Thursday, Friday and Saturday afternoon, and sometime preaches and teaches Sunday School at church. And I would be home most of the time in which my focus would be looking after my little siblings, so, in other words, that’s my daily or weekly routine.
But, please don’t get me wrong because I never complained with regards to my present daily activity now. I’ve only recalled why I have been so disoriented the dates, time and month. As what I’ve said early, I would try to help myself to be very oriented in time, etc for the betterment of myself. I think I am not the only one who has been experiencing disorientation moments. Don’t you experience as what I’ve experienced lately? Read more…
