Parents are hostages of their love for their children. I believe no one is exempted. I hate what my child, for example, did one day. There were confrontations and the child fought back or talked back and I felt hurt. I blurted out hurtful words in return then I chose not to talk. Yet I still feel love for the child that has wronged me. I still cannot help to think about the whereabouts,...
Just before Mother’s Day? Well, sh*t happens as what they say. The saga continues as we listen to unending stories, and even to our own crappy stories. Still, I am thankful that I am a mother, envisioned as a pillar of strength and a creation full of tolerance against bad elements. I am not perfect but I try and have tried my best to be what a mom should be.
There is no solution to ease the torture from the heat of the Mighty Sun but to swim or if you do not know how to swim, to dip in water. Then under the shades (preferably from trees) you will then laze on an outdoor chaise lounge still wet. How lovely would that be? Actually, as I am writing this, I am very excited for the upcoming family affair. We will go swimming/dipping with...
If not for the beloved son’s wish, we will not attend UP Diliman‘s graduation because of what I heard that it would be celebrated at the space at the back of the Oblation statue. I do not remember what that area is called. True to what I heard, the ceremony was held under the blistering heat of the sun. There was no cover or structure that will cover the graduates and the parents. Son...
I have no musical experience but it always amazes me to hear the sound of drums during and after an event. The drums outside the amphitheater were being played after the recognition day at the College of Education. Not sure if they are ddrum Drums but they are decent sounding drums and the cymbals are nice, too. If only I am into music, and being a first timer, I would definitely get a...
It’s not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can’t tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it, myself. ~Joyce Maynard I have to admit I also grew up while they were growing up. My children were trained to be...
Yes, just last week’s Easter. Or should the question be – Do you buy something for someone on the day of Easter? If you do, why? I ask because in a social networking site, I saw pics of people celebrating Easter in a kind of unique (questionable?) way. The celebration is supposed to be about faith, about Jesus’ resurrection. It was not what it should be. Those people are dancing in a bar, drinking...
Sometimes it makes you think. The things that’re happening make you think. I do not intend to question anyone’s belief or faith but sometimes I couldn’t really understand how people understand the whole thing about faith. Let’s take this example during breakfast this morning of Good Friday. At the table near ours, I heard someone said, “Gumawa ka na ng kasalanan ngayon, patay si God ngayong Friday (You can sin today because God is...
Yesterday, on my way to work, and just before I step on the overpass stairs, at the corner of the stairway, a mother and her small son was talking. The boy was on the verge of crying and seemed like he wanted something. All of a sudden, the mother yelled, “E, di bumili ka, halimaw ka!” (Then buy it, you monster!) I was shocked to hear a mother say the word ‘halimaw’ to the...
Yey! I would want a trophy if I get successful in losing the flab. I would not mind if sports trophies will be given. After all it would be like a sport to exercise because it is a physical activity that gives amusement and also diversion from routine. I am dead serious. I want an award. I want that my effort will be recognized. :-D But who will give me those? I bet...
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