My younger brother discovered my blog by accident. Hehehe….
I hope he has a nice time reading my entries.
He could be my worst critic or my best alliance.
To you, M, it would be good to start blogging.
Welcome to my world!
Category: Wedding & Family Life
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My baby boy is fastly growing up. Everyday seems like playtime when I’m with him. He turned one last September 10. He got a lot of gifts from family and friends. My brother and his wife gave him a bicycle for a birthday present. Most of the gifts were clothes and toys.
He loves to play naughty when he’s with his Ate Chang (A-te means Big Sister). He loves to be mischievous when Chang is doing her homework.
Scene 1: Adi is trying to get Chang’s attention. He called her name.
Adi: Ate
Chang: (looks at him)
Adi: (waves his hand) Lagot ka. Bad ka.Scene 2: Chang moved to another area to concentrate more on her homework. Adi followed her. He tapped the furniture to get Chang’s attention.
Scene 3: Adi threw his toy guitar.
Adi: Ate, gah! (He can’t pronounce “get.”)I love to kiss Adi’s chubby cheeks. My baby boy is the reason of my childish happiness. Chang is the reason why I came back to life. Miel is the reason why I manage to keep my sanity intact.
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Adi turned one last September 10. Miel and I made sure that his 1st birthday would be memorable. We organized a Mickey Mouse theme for his birthday party:
1. Adi’s Mickey Mouse ears (headband with large ears)
2. Adi’s Mickey shirt- printed at the mall
3. Mickey balloons
4. Mickey Park c/o Goldilocks
5. Mickey lootbag
6. Mickey candiesWe had spaghetti and carbonara for pasta lovers and five different viands to choose from for rice lovers. We had eight gallons of ice cream and pink cotton candies; even passers-by could have one. I wanted an atmosphere of a disney park; or something close to a real park. I think we achieved that effect in Adi’s party. I was planning to borrow my landlady’s see-saw and swing to complete the effect but I realized that some of the kids were too young for that.
I didn’t expect some of the guests and it felt good to see people coming for Adi’s special day.
Happy birthday, Adi! Mommy loves you very much!
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Pangako
By The Flippers
Pag-ibig ko sa ‘yo
Ko lang ibibigay
Pagkat ikaw lamang
Ang tangi kong mahal
Lumayo ka man
Ako’y maghihintay
Ganyan kita kamahal …Lumuha man ako
Nang dahil sa iyo
‘Di ko magagawang
Magalit ng totoo
Pagkat ikaw lamang
Ang tanging mahal ko
Pag-ibig ko’y sa ‘yo …Chorus:
Ang aking buhay
Ay lagi ng masaya
Buhat ng tayo ay pinag-isa …Pag-ibig ko sa ‘yo
Ko lang ibibigay
Pagkat ikaw lamang
Ang tangi kong mahal
Lumayo ka man
Ako’y maghihintay
Ganyan kita kamahal …Lumuha man ako
Nang dahil sa iyo
‘Di ko magagawang
Magalit ng totoo
Pagkat ikaw lamang
Ang tanging mahal ko
Pag-ibig ko’y sa ‘yo …Chorus:
Ang aking buhay
Ay lagi ng masaya
Buhat ng tayo ay pinag-isa …Ang aking buhay
Ay lagi ng masaya
Buhat ng tayo ay pinag-isa …*********************************************
I cry everytime I recall this song. This is my parents’ theme song. More than that, I was a witness to the ups and downs of their relationship. There was a time when I thought that they would separate. My mother was very patient of my father’s shortcomings. For her, a family must stay together no matter what and there is always a chance to change for the better. I am not saying that my father is a bad person. Just like any other man, he had his inferiorities. My mother was successful in her career and at one point, she was given an award for her exemplary job performance. I guess, they were not able to settle their issues early on their marriage; it just stayed there unnoticed.
I knew in my heart that no matter how many times my father made my mother cry, she was the only one in his heart. And my father is not a bad person as what other people think. We had our issues but at the end of the day, we were still together; dining together and talking about the day’s events.
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私が知っていることはありません。
私はどのように知ることはありません。
神のみが知っている。
私はそんなに、母を欠場。
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At 9 months and two weeks, Adi can utter the following words:
dog- which he pronounce as “do”, it’s like removing the “g” from the word
cat- “cat”
triangle- “tie-duh”
mama-“mama”
papa-“papa”
daddy-“deh”
Ate (elder sister)-“teh”
moon-“moon”
star-“tah”
yum-yum-“mum-mum”
And the list goes on.I think it’s best for my little one to learn the King’s language at an early age. My husband and I communicates with him in English and Tagalog. My husband’s dialect is Cebuano; we might as well introduce the dialect to him. Oh, well…I need to learn Cebuano, too. He teaches me basic Cebuano but I always end up speaking Ilocano, my second dialect after my native Tagalog.
I’ve always wanted to learn and speak at least four different languages but the limitation is I don’t get to speak with native speakers of the languages that I am trying to learn. Maybe Adi’s case will be different because young children learn faster than adults.
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I grew up witnessing how my aunt (my father’s second sister) and my mother got along well with each other. My grandparents from the father side adored my mother, too. I felt so special whenever me and my brother were with them.
My father’s relationship with my mother’s relatives was just civil, except for his relationship with my aunt (my mother’s first cousin). She was the only person in my mother’s family that he got along well with.
I hated that civilness between my father and my relatives from the mother side. I wished that the relationship was closer and warmer. My father had this attitude of keeping grudges. Being my grandmother’s (my mother’s mother) favorite grandchild, I felt that it was unfair to my lola for my father to think of her that way.
I am close to my brother’s common law wife. She is like my sister. We text each other almost everyday to keep each other updated. Their daughter is my only niece—oh, my favorite niece!
My husband’s family is not the type who reaches out to relatives. Don’t get me wrong, they are nice and decent people but reaching out is just alien to them. I respect my father-in-law but I cannot say that I’m close to him. My two sisters-in-law seem distant and unreachable. I used to be chummy with one of their brothers but he stopped communicating with us when he started to have a family.
Some would say that I am lucky for not having in-laws to meddle in our family life. I pine for a mother-in-law…wait, a good mother-in-law! My husband’s mother passed away when he was young. It’s good to have in-laws if they’re generous and easy to get along with.
Are you chummy with your in-laws?
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