Our son with family(part2)

with christian ,charlene and mommy jiji

with john2 and mimi

with cousins tricia,mimi and sam

with cousin mimi(talibon)

Our son with family and cousins(part1)

with cousins aj.angelo and charlene

with his cousin baby aj

with his cousin Hannah

Our son with his mommy mimi(my sis)

A Welcome Party

Showing some pics of the welcome party that our family prepared for us.Can't help but smile and praising God for the safe travel that we had and a family that made us feel welcome and love.Thanks God for all the blessings.!

A Welcome Banner

Aside from the surprise at the airport, this banner that touched my heart when we arrived at home.This put a smile in my face and as I went upstairs, I cried silently and thanking God for a wonderful and thoughtful family I have. (smile)

A Birthday To Remember At Plantation Bay Resort and Spa

Going back in time, when this wonderful resort was featured in some travel channels describing the beauty of it, from words of mouth from famous celebrities and foreigners as well, surfing it on a web, there was a feeling deep inside my heart that someday my family will be there . There was an instance that the seminar that was supposed to be held there, was cancelled to another venue, there was no such feeling of "sayang"(could have been), because i want to step my foot on that place with my loved ones. I would like to thank God for giving me and my family the opportunity to spend time with each other, in a very special moment of my life, my birthday. Yes, I spent my birthday in this one place that i wish to stay..Call me a shallow person with shallow happiness , i won't get mad because I am.I just love to be with my family specially in many special moments of my life. Thanks God.

1st and 2nd picture-myself enjoying the beauty of manmade and nature's creation

3rd picture-the whole gang, my immediate family and my husband's family in wacky pose

4th picture-my immediate family

5th picture-my husband's family

The ache for home, lives in all of us..

"The ache for home lives in all of us..the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.."-Maya Angelo"

Yes, we had a wonderful time, precious time with our family during our vacation. The last pic of this entry was taken at Plantation Bay Resort and Spa in Cebu City..The four above pics was taken inside a studio.

Feels good to be home!

Oh Yes! It's been a while that I didn't have an entry to my blogging world!..it's because i am still overwhelmed from our vacation in PI for almost a month..Yes, last month of July, we had our most awaited vacation after four years....From the packing of pasalubong,things to bring and all, really made me ngarag(stress)...but because personally i find enjoyment in doing these stuff..tired but excited at the same time...Yes, the three of us were very excited coming home to PI. ,,,Both our families felt the same..Our son kept on asking questions regarding his cousins and etc.. because he was still a little boy when we left for U.S....Surprisingly, even if there were many things to prepare, to update, to communicate to, to schedule bill pay, it seems everything came in unison,,because our excitement overpowered our tiredness....More more updates coming! and more pictures to share of family fun!....Thanks to those who emailed me..Yes, yes,I am back !...I will keep you updated.... For now, let me organize my pictures first..hehe! Love life!

Happy and grateful!

Yes, today is our 11th church wedding anniversary...And our son made it so meaningful greeting us at exactly 12 midnight while we were having our movie night. We are so touched..He likes to make us cards, drawings, anything that has something to do with what he really likes, to show us how much he loves us and for these, we are grateful. We know there will be more years to tackle and always praying to overcome whatever struggles may come.It was just like yesterday,(sigh)...Thank you Lord...

Grieving and Letting Go

It's been almost a month that I did not logged in , in my blogworld. I received email messages from my cyberfriends asking what happened to me, thank you for all the inquiries.Roller coaster emotions as what they say when you are in the middle of everything, this is what I am feeling right now. Aside from my other issues, there is no greater pain when I heard the news that my beloved Lolo Dadong died. Yes, in as much as we know for a fact that we all go back to our creator, the pain is inevitable, excruciating especially that I know it's just a little time left for us to see him again for quite awhile before he left us in this world..Yes, i bargained to God, while he was still in the hospital to let him wait for us to be home, but I also prepared myself if anything happens, may he will be at peace and free from any pain. But it still hurts. Other people might not understand me why I grieved so much, it's because we have memories , i missed the chance to hug one last time to the man who contributed a lot on how i lived my life. I know I have to let go of this pain, in time, i know in time.

AN EMAIL, AN APOLOGY FROM A FRIEND,FORGIVENESS

An email from a long time friend surprised me this evening..I cried,yes, she knew me that well that made me so hurt when I knew about everything. She was able to read my blogs(don't know how because I don't even post in my socialnetworking account that I do have one.). She said sorry and she missed me so much. I do also. She stated reasons, and i would just like to say thank you.I acknowledge your apology and I already forgave you long before you said sorry. We just have to remember all the happy memories of our friendship. Life is too short, we might as well make the most out of it.Be happy always!If you happen to read this one, to quote what you sent me".......because they saw you so contented and happy with your simplicity and that maybe irritates them because you don't entertain their thoughts of always longing for more....etc"....Friend L...thank you..and yes, you really knew me very well.

(pic above our son in one of our visits at universal studios california)

An email

I received another email from a regular reader of my blog(this really surprise me) from HongKong. She is an American but based in HongKong working in a popular company. She told me that during her freetime and if she feels so sad , she sees to it to read blogs about many things that concerns relationships, family and other aspects that concerns the reality of life.. She included my site as a regular blogsite which she follows. She also linked me to her blog..She told me that she was also surprise reading my blogs because she sees herself in me in dealing with things and in some situations. As I read her blogs, I got awed also because I can also see myself in her blog features and opinions about many things. . Thanks Ms. Gee for this opportunity knowing you and for reaching out to me. We know that this started of as a hobby but the gratification that we felt is priceless... Again thanks .

(pic above our son in Sea World)

SATURATION POINT!

Friend L wrote a message for me on F...what happened to her the other day about flaring up!.I really laughed so loud because I could imagine her during that time as clearly described by her. Of course I understand her..Everyone of us has a saturation point wherein your patience will be tested in some situations that you are in. She even asked me if I have a saturation point because as what she knew about me, I will just keep silent if I am hurt or cry at that. I told her, of course of course..WE do have our individual way of flaring up. . People come and people go in our life, different individualities, as the song goes different folks with different strokes, on these different situations, use your instinct whether to go with their flow or insist what you believed is the right thing to do..If they will misunderstood you because you do not go with their kind of life, then let it be,,rather than changing the way you are just because they want you to be in or be like them. . I'd rather be called a PROMDI than being called a SOCIALITE or a PASOSYAL... my hubby happened to be at my side right now typing this. he told me THAT'S WHY WE CLICKED.. Yah, maybe....hehehe..

(the ever lovable shamu!)

AN OPINION, A CONVICTION

A friend asked me if i was able to experience a situation wherein, FRIENDS will say something about you , and hurts you, and will appear as if so good on you, and you will hear from other people what they said about you. Having in mind that what they told to your other friends will not relay the message to you(gossip)..I just answered her with a smile and with this statement,,,,WHO WILL NOT BE HURT?But I told her,,,I have my own way of giving them a silent realization that they have met a wrong person to gossip on because I have with me my support system who knows the very me. I am no perfect individual, I commit mistakes but i will not just tolerate those people who have nothing to do in life but demoralizing other people's existence..I am sorry to tell you that I do have that instinct and gift of persons that if you do something bad and said something not true to me, the news will reach me in anyway. But you will not hear anything bad from me against you because I am praying for you...

And she asked me, what do I usually do?,,,,I answered her,," I detached myself from them,, as what I have said from my previous blog, I am not a confrontational person. I'd rather keep silent about my hurts about what I have heard ..I do not want pinpointing of who originally made that kind of gossip because I believe , they will keep on pinpointing other persons and no one will take responsibility of whose who...?If you will ask for my opinion ,I will give it to you,,,If you will just want me to listen, you will not hear any words from me....If you are my friend, I will always be your friend..That's my conviction..

She smiled.....and embraced me...and she cried....I asked her why?...she said "that's why i am proud to be your friend..." and that's enough for me....Yes, all of us are allowed to be hurt..Am I hurt right now?...Yes, I am..To whom? To some I considered friends but really stabbed me at the back...I will wait for sometime lo let this hurt be gone..It's just so difficult to stay the way I am when i am with them when I know for a fact they misjudge me.I do not want to call myself plastic so to say. When I am hurt , it really shows in my face . I'd rather do away from them than forcing myself that everything is ok when I am with them. I did not do anything wrong to them.. I am just living my life, a simple life here with my family..And it's so painful knowing those no basis news. Maybe, the material things changed them, the way they view life and the way they treat their friends according to what they considered acceptable to them. That's why I am so hurt. ..BUT we are allowed also to be healed..This will heal in time....Yes, in time....

(pic above our son at the park)

5 REASONS TO BE THANKFUL TODAY!

1) Day off of hubby

2) A minimum day in school

3) An email from a family back home

4) A text from sister

5) A wonderful day to bond after school

Thanks God for this day!

(pic above taken by hubby while our son is asleep...the pink stuff toy is a gift to me by hubby and our son called it FLUFFY , and when our son saw this pic,he told himself..(I WILL HAVE A REVENGE!) hehehhe! he also took a pic of it while his papa is asleep).....that's how some of their KULITAN MOMENTS goes...hehehe..

PREGNANCY

OOOPPPS not me! YES, my youngest sister is pregnant!...A lot of emotions she is feeling right now, the first trimester blues and so on.. But that's life sis...As I always tell you ENJOY THE JOURNEY OF PREGNANCY!

" Before you were conceived I wanted you, before you were born I loved you, before you were here an hour ago, I would die for you....This is the miracle of a mother's love.....BY MAUREEN HAWKINS...

(pic above my sis during her wedding last year....from my past blog.)

REASONS WHY? AN UPDATE.....

I had an entry about reasons why I blog..I typed in my reasons. I was just reminded of it when a new friend asked me if I do blogging?...I was hesitant to admit at first because of this reason..maybe she will looked for my blog, read, make some corrections with my grammar..hehe...honestly speaking.....anyway I told her.."Yes I do some blogging... my reasons for such is that blogging is an outlet of all my emotions about things that I encounter from day to day life,,,where in no one will judge me confrontationally, if there are stalkers in my blog, and if they will have violent reactions with my features, I did not invite them to get into my world of blogging, it's in their own free will so I don't have anything to worry about..." of course saying this with a touch of joke and funny quote...

Yes, blogging is a place in cyberworld where in it comes with a personal touch..A sentimental person as I am, I love to make a souvenir of a moment or a thing of the past that I considered important, a landmark of my being a person with different roles in this world!..Naks! (balak)...hehehe...Anyway, yes, i enjoy blogging a lot. It's just being me voicing out my real me through blogging. In the first place, it did not even entered my mind that people will read my blogs. This is just a sort of self updating and as the reality sets in, there will always be people who will stumble on my blogs, friends may stalk if they want to know updates on me or for whatever reasons they have. As I always say, THIS IS JUST BEING ME, for all the emails that I got, thank you,,,all came as a surprise, really....

(above pic inside the Universal Studios during the tour , set for GHOST WHISPERER(primetime tv channel 30)

CONTENTMENT

I talked to someone back home in P.I., talked to a friend, talked to some acquaintances...the common denominator is, not contented with what they have in life right now.But as I see it, they have almost all things that a lot of people don't have...a car, a house, money that answers day to day needs (not maybe much but there is a way to buy immediate needs), a family, things that are considered luxury to others like bags, shoes, jewelries, acquiring things to make their homes looked very nice for other people to see,...there might be health problems but there are solutions to it already....Yes, each one of us has its own needs and wants in life for whatever reason behind it..but can we just be contented with what we have and stop complaining about things that are not yet possible to be conquered as of this time?...I am not in the position to give advice to someone about these matters but if asked for an opinion, i will....In fact I gave my opinion to one of the persons that I got to talked with just recently...Can we practice to be grateful each day and try to ponder on things that you have and be happy with it...Inculcate the positive vibes in you and try to radiate it to other people. Just have the contentment...if ever there are things you failed to achieve, try to accept it and stop mocking on yourself or to other people , maybe the right time is not yet for you..Just take things one step and one day at a time....Take a deep breath...be grateful..pray..put a smile in your face and hug the persons you love..these makes you happy...The power of contentment is within you and if it resides in you, good things will radiate in you, everyday of your life....WE HAVE ALL THE MEANS TO BE HAPPY.

(the pic above inside a very nice church in san francisco...the feeling of serenity , peace and contentment)

THANKS TO MS. L FROM CANADA

A few minutes ago, i received an email from Ms. L of Canada and linked me to her blog site. Thank you Ms. L for taking time emailing me and acknowledging my views about certain things in life . I was caught really by surprise knowing someone out there agreed to what I believed in and giving me insights in similar topics that we got interested in. You just don't know how deeply I appreciated the time and the invitation of reading your wonderful site! God bless you!

(ME pic above while doing house hunting ,i just love the kitchen!)

A message and a prayer for my uncle back home

My friends cannot believe that i called him uncle because he is just 2 years older than me. He is the youngest brother of my mother...He was my defender and protector so to say way back in kindergarten and elementary years.....

He is in a situation right now wherein his faith in God is being tested . .Uncle, a lot of things are happening right now, we do have human answers based on what we believed as Christians. THere are things we cannot understand and questions we cannot answer inspite of the many sacrifices you gave and extend to the family...But let us lived to the truth that things do happen for a reason and whatever reasons will that be, God will let us understand it as we go through life. Just hold on to your faith and religiously follow whatever is expected of you to take and comply.

May our good LORD continue to shower strength and enlighten you always.. This is just a part of your journey. Just embrace it and you know that the rest of the family is behind you in this undertaking...Take care always! PRAYERS CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS, let us always believe in that.

(pic above, a family gathering back home in PI.with my uncle)

SO FUNNY!

Really, this movie makes the three of us laughing out loud from late evening until the wee hours of the morning!...I never thought it would be this funny..I thought the trailer of the movie is just a trailer, you know just to make the viewers decide to watch it but the trailer is just the icing of the cake, the whole movie is intensely funny and crazy ..We had a Saturday night dvd watching because we were not able to do it on that Friday so we just pushed through with a Saturday.. Our cheeks were aching because of too much laughing and giggling and pushing each other everytime there's a very funny segment..Thanks God for this movie, we had a very sound sleep after watching, good therapy though....hehehe....Watch it! Strongly recommended if you have't seen it on the widescreen yet..