Well, sumikat lang naman si Bob Ong sa akin dahil ke Jei. Sure, I bought some of his books the time when my son Bien find Filipino Subject in school difficult. Yun bang tipong bumabagsak na sya sa mga final exams ng school. Most of the failing subject ay yung ginagamitan ng wikang filipino katulad ng Sibika at
Kultura, syempre Filipino at Edukasyong Pagpapakatao.

Today, dahil nga sabado , Bien is free to do anything he wants. So in the morning, he just spend his time watching Cartoon Network. Ewan kung anung programa kasi di naman ako nanonood. I stayed working in my PC as in the whole day. Napansin ko din that when he gets bored, he would play the empire earth game in his PC.

So wala na ang utak ko sa kanya. I was really concentrating in my own world. I got tired and decided to go out sa likod ng backyard namin para mag-duyan and at the same time uminum coffee, I saw him sa duyan. He was reading the book entitled "Ang Alamat Ng Gubat." Tawa pa sya ng tawa while reading it keya na-curious tuloy ako. So, I asked him what are you reading. He just told me that it's from Bob Ong. Very humorous story, Mom.
Ahh, Bob Ong. Nasabi ko lang.
You know Bien lately, I've been reading more about Bob Ong on the net. Dagdag ko pa sa kanya.
But he just continued reading. You could see on his face na aliw na aliw sya sa book.

I really wonder!
Maybe after him, I will try to read it myself.

(hay... biglang inantok ako... more later~ tulog muna ang witch)

Now I'm back to work. Puyatan baby na naman! Nakapag relax din ako ng two weeks keya lang parang di enough. I need to shake my self now kasi ayuko ring madelay ang output ko para sa aking client. Mahirap ng buhay ngayun, kelangan ko na talagang kumayud ng maiigi at ng makakuha ulit ng panibagong project.
Sana tuloy-tuloy na itong ibang naka-line up. Though aprroved na~ pero wish ko lang na wala ng iba pang kukuntra. Hehehe..halata na yatang kelangan ko ng datung! Naghihirap na ang bruha~hihihi!

My mom-in-law asked me if I could prepare a feasibility study ng mango production nya . She will be needing it para yata i-loan sa cooperative ng kung ilang milyung piso_Joke lang yung amount~Evil gRin~
I promised her to be sending it before the end of this month.
Ang gud news is~ natapos ko na today and my father came from Cotabato to check and edit my work and Poilah! Perfuct daw~happy gRin~ ang comment is pwede ng gamitin pang-loan sa bank Yepppii! I'm glad na hindi nahayblad ang tatay sa ginawa kong wurk. I was really careful doing the study kasi nga si Muderly ang pagbibigyan ko nun. Well, another gud news is~ next month I will be spending more time in Villarica, Midsayap, North Cotabato for my new mining project. Small scale lang kaya hwag kukuntra yung mga against dyan ha? Naku.. wala akung time for any discussion~ nakareserved para sa community information campaign ng team namin.
Back to my mom-in-law's feasibility. My service is for free naman pero sana she could buy me the last two books of the twilight saga. Wish ko lang mabasa nya~nye! Love u ma!

I shut my eyes today, sensing everything that I am detecting . Just this moment I realized my gift. I can encode even without looking at the keypad. Wow! It's not everyday that I've come to discover something new about me. I just remember failing my typing subject during college TskTsk Tsk only to realized that If I tried better~ I'm not gonna fail it. So I wasted time re-enrolling that subject again.
You know something about me which I don't really like?
I am not open to anything that does not interest me.
As in closed talaga and I won't even take any chances to like it.
There are many things I've lost because of that attitude
but as you grow older, you will mellow.
And would love to try one step forward.

As I'm still on my eyes closed, my life took me backward.
Like those things I have tried to avoid.
I hate Math subjects.
It was a misery.
Most of my math subjects were taken two-times because of hating them. It's a stupid act. I only prolonged the agony.

Today, I'm facing Math again. Math with Bien. This time, I'm not going to avoid it. Kaya nga nakikisabay na akung nagmememorize ng table of multiplication and division. Naks!
I want to sleep now... that's what I have detected.
sO I'm goNna seE you again GuYs!

the quality of life we live today is but just a result of how we think yesterday.

Gladys nanood ka ba ng inaguration ni Obama kagabi? _ako_
Anu bah... no way no! nag red tube ako! _si Gladys_
Talaga? Anuyang red tube? _ako_ napatulala pa nga
Ngeekk..di mo alam pala yan? Parang You tube lang eh. _si Gladys Ulit_

After talking sa phone, I tried surfing the redtube.
Haneep! Nagulat ako sa trip ng babaenh yun. As in Haaaneeepppp!
So habang ang buong mundo ay busy to be part of the world's historic event, si Gladys busy sa kare-red tube!
Hayuuuppp... inggitin ba naman ako.
Hahahaha

I finally saw Pastor Rick Warren for the first time on television during the invocation rite of Obama's Inaguration. He wrote the Purpose-Driven Life book that was given to me by my then officemate Ate Zoh. That book empowered me spiritually. It help me changed my life and you know what~the prayer he delivered during the inaugural ceremony is as powerful as the way he wrote the book.
He is charismatic as Obama in his own field. Charismatic in a way that he is gifted in touching people's life.

While I was surfing, I found this blog. A journey of a man who lost her wife.
Naiyak ako though I'm still reading it. The man is still coping up.

See yah... babasahin ko pa ang blog nya.

Brida

Jei, tingnan mo pati damit ni Brida type ko unya nagtalikod pa gyud sya! Hayyy.... kalami reypun..hehehehe syensya na wala ra gyud ko buot kanunay. Temsa gang, esnaber naman lagi GyuD ka? hehehe

The best thing lang being sick is that you can read as long as you want. No disturbance. Tahimik ang kuwarto. Tahimik ang buhay~ hehehe pero yun lang~malungkot kasi I am all alone. Bawal kang kausapin ng mga kids baka nga naman mahawaan sila ng sakit ko. Contagious pa naman itong sinasabi nilang trangkaso.

Another thing~ wala kang ganang kumain. Kaya, heto ako today, nanghihina.
Yesterday, I visited my doctor. My mother was with me. Nahihilo na kasi ako. Naisip ko nga na baka preggy ako because when I got Bien, ganitong-ganito rin yung dinaanan ko. Sana nga no? Pero my monthly visit is normal naman kaya it's too impossible. Nagpadoctor kami ni Mommy kasi sa tuwing umuubo ako kasabay nun yung biglang pagsakit ng ulo ko. Napapatili nga ako sa pain. So far, sabi ni doc rest lang talaga. Huwag magpagod. Tama rin sya kasi I've been so active lately.

Eto lang. Nababagot na ako. Napapagod ng nakahiga lang pero I can't do anything about it kaya dapat lang na kesa magmukmuk, i-enjoy ko na lang ang moment na ito.

I just finished reading (2nd time ko ng binasa) Brida a novel by Paulo C. Cute kasi the story is magical. Si Brida parang ako interesado sa iba't-ibang aspeto ng mahika. Though magical yung story, her search leads her to people of great wisdom. Those people she met taught her spiritually. Lalo na yung wiseman sa forest who teaches her how to overcome her fears and how to trust in the goodness of the world. Ahh..basta I just love her struggles to become a witch.
Moral lesson I got from the story? Hmmm ~ that this world has a music and we need to dance with it. For me to keep my life going, I just need to have passion in my heart. With out it, I won't be able to strive for more. Passionista kasi ako eh, I need to have that fire burninG!

I was lucky enough working a lot last year and lucky again to have started the year with another challenging work. The problem is di na yata kinaya ng katawan ko. The spirit is willing but I'm so sick right now~ na halos I can't afford to stand. Masakit na masakit ang buo kong katawan.

I'm busy with Bien since hands-on ako kapag examination time niya and I'm also pressured doing some studies and research for my Tuba-tuba Project in Bukidnun. Parang I started the year with a 3-hours sleeping only. Bad lifestyle. Naabuso ko yata ang body ko.

I woke up with an aching body. As in painful kahit na tumayo lang ako. Ayoko pa namang magpadoctor o kaya'y magpahilot sa kung sinu-sinong tao lang. Eeyy... mine is only exclusive for Daddy Ervs. Kaso, he is in Davao. Waaa...hirap walang mag-alaga!

Tapos ang takaw-takaw ko sa lamig pero ngayun natatakot ako pati sa tubig. Kainis . Kainis. I'm not comfortable. Ako pa naman yung tipo na kunti lang ang threshold sa pain. Kaya it's a hell sleeping like I'm into now.

I don't know what movies were the kids watching in their room. Basta right after school Bien joined his cousins. They are allowed naman to watch TV for an hour and a half as long as they would spend the rest of the hours studying before sleeping. After that bonding, Bien joined me inside my room. He was preparing the things he needed for studying. Then he asked me a question.

"Mom?"

"Hmm.." I answered. My eyes still glued at the book I'm currently reading.

"Have you ever had your heart broken?" he said.

and it feels like..... haa?

"Ey..why you asked that?" ~ako~

"Is it worst?" he added.

" Aguy..." (nakabisaya noon ko)

"Naunsa naman ka Bi? What kind of movies are you watching these days?"

"Wala man yan sa movies. Naisip ko lang gyud." sagot niya sabay tabi sa akin.

I hugged him. As in so tightly. In that way makakaisip ako ng matinong sagot hanggang sa iba na ang napagkwentuhan namin. I asked him things he wanna do when he gets older. Happily Bien shared his thoughts and his dreams.

"O, Mom, tama na. I'm going to read now."

"Okey...." I told him sabay halik halik sa kanyang kili-kiling amoy baby powder.

When he was about to leave the room. I mentioned his name. Then he said Bakit Mommy?

"You know I had my heart broken once." Tapos while I was telling him nagbabasa ako kunyari ng book.

"Tapos Mom?"

"Years after, I got married to your father. He fixed my heart."

"Uyyy......" Nakangiti nyang sagot. As in kinikilig-kilig ang bruho.

Kaya yun, pina-alis ko na at pinag-aral na.

Napaisip ako.....

When I look at my life and where I have come today, I just can't help but feel that there is some hand in it. I truly believe in God.

anjo

igiboy

Lovi

maxine

anjo

A very inspirational book that was given to me by Mama Vicky on new years eve. She knows my passion and I thank her for the all the respect and the love she shared me and my family.

It was a little awkward when we started but it is all worth now. She's my mom next to my mom. The funny thing is mas kakampi ko sya when we have a little differences ni Dadi Ervs. Eto na yata ang uso ngayun ~winks~.

She is a very sweet person. Ang sarap niyang kaibigan. I have known her differently before. And you know what? I love her!
We spend our new year's with her and when I was there, she served me with a carrot cake. As in na-touched talaga ako when she told me na pinahanda nya yun kasi alam nyang vegetarian kami. She also takes good care of Bien while Ervs and I were dating.
I really appreciated everything she does now! I love you, Ma...

I already bought a copy of this book months ago right after I was hooked with the Kite Runner Novel of Hosseine. I remember sharing to my father how I feel about Hosseine's ..... I was captivated ! Since I'm his only daughter ever...(hmm..) he knows paano ako nababaliw on things that I really like. It was really a surprised when he asked Igiboy (my nephew) to hand down his 2008 gift for me. Naku! Na-touched po ako when I saw my pamangkin giving me the book !

The thing is I got my copy already! Hindi nagtanong si Papa!!! But I truly appreciated his gesture. Where in this world pa could I find someone like him? He is my Smallville! My super ever dad! I did not touched the book. It's still in its own cover. And maybe, maybe it will remain that way. Anyway nabasa ko na. For now I'm still reading tagalog novels of Martha Cecilia and Heart Yngrid. I'm almost done with them. Despite of my busy work, I would still find time reading them. Baduy but for now it keeps me smiling~ kinikilig pa... Eyyy!!!

I'm so SO thankful ke God kasi I have them. My Mom and my Papa. Thirty na ako but I still feel like a kid when I'm with them. That's one thing kasi kapag autistic ka....your parents will make sure that you are special. Hehehe Joke lang!
But my godd.... look at them, kahit they are on their 60's, sweet pa rin! Tapos si Mommy parang always beybi ni Papa. Me pinagmanahan pala ako. nyehehehe...

Tarang!!!! Hindi fog yan... I was with Anjo. My teenage nephew. He took the picture while we were walking near the hot spring. As in you could hear the mud boiling. I will post more of our pictures next time. I have to go..... byeee!

Ethan

My older brother Erwin's son Ethan enjoys the snow in Canada. By watching his photo, the more I think of Maxine and Lean. How we miss them all!
The last time I bonded with this kid was December last year. Ang bilis ng panahon. Aabutin ko pa kaya ang mga snow na ito? Yay! Bigla yata akong naexcite (grinning!)

Hoping to hear from you kids

Maxinee!!!!!
You've texted me just today Girl. How early you've wake up! I miss you too.
Anyways... here are some of our Del Rio trip last summer.

Still part of our Mt. Apo Christmas adventure. More pictures to come Maxine. Take care and I also miss baking cake with you.

One with Nature

One that keeps me going are my nieces, daughters of my younger brother Darwin. I've seen these two girls the day they came to life and until years of their growing up. They are the batch two in our family(Maxine, Bien and Lean). Batch one composed of Leslie and Anjo both grows up during my teen years ~ now grown ups ~. Good thing is I'm not really just a Tita for them. Mas barkada kami kaya naman siguro they feel free to share secrets with me kahit alam nilang di yun safe sa akin. Yey! We still live in one compound together. Haha~ which reminds me how Leslie now 13 calls me Neyburhood instead of Tita.

What I missed most were Maxine and Lean. I missed waking-up with a loud knock in my door with matching Titaaaa!!!! Titaaaa!!!!! ~ until of course I open the door, they won't stop shouting.
It happens regularly that they would report to me the first thing they do when they woke up. Their hugs, kisses,story-telling time and..... ohh, just everything we always do together~lahat yun nakaka-miss!

It's just so sad that their mom and my brother didn't went well together. Sobs~ that my sister-in-law decided to move back to Tibal-ug with her kids around. It makes my year-end sad. Di lang pala ako but the whole family. It is haed but we have to let them go. My Mom is crying. My Dad is quite. My heart is broken when they bade goodbye. It was Lean who break the silence during the goodbye scene. She told me that she would not go to her mom if I would pay her P500.00. And tell you, she was really serious at that time. I would pay her more than that amount just to let her stay with us. But it's a family thing my brother and his wife would work-out. I gave Maxine and Lean money and told them that we will visit them during summer.
Bien wants to go. He even asked me to live with them in Tibal-og. If I'm hurting with this goodbye ano pa kaya si Bien. I didn't answer. Bien has to deal with his own pain. Pagkatapos kasi ng theraphy ni Bien when he was abused by his own yaya, Maxine and Lean became his world. Kaya alam ko, how painful this situation is for him.

Our last outing was when we spend Christmas in Mt. Apo. I could remember how amazed they were seeing the huge mountain, wild flowers, hot spring..... basta at that time everything that scattered in the area were truly a heaven's gift , lahat beautiful.

I'm gonna share some of our pictures together. I promised Maxine to post them kasi when she will miss us, i-se-search niya na lang daw si Witchyboop.
Nakakalungkot. Nakakaiyak.
Basta Maxine, eto na yung mga pictures natin ha? I just hope your scrolling your notebook right now. Na-miss ka namin... kayung dalawa ni Lean!