We spent our 2nd wedding anniversary with Adi. You should see how he enjoyed the rides at the mall. He smiled at everybody as if it was his big day.
“Mama, up!” he said when he wanted to ride on the carousel.
A romantic dinner would not work with me and my husband because we are thinking about the kids most of the time.
Miel, happy 2nd anniversary!
Kung ikaw ay namatayan ng asawa at may isang babaeng iiyak sa eulogy ng asawa mo, ano ang una mong iisipin?
“Kabit ba sya ng asawa ko? Who’s that girl?”
Cute ang pelikulang ito at tamang-tama lang kay Anne Curtis ang role ng isang babaeng sobrang in-love sa character ni Luis Manzano. Medyo alangan nga lang si Candy Pangilinan na maging sidekick/bestfriend ng bidang si Elizabeth (Anne) dahil sa obvious na malaking age difference pero pasado na rin dahil kwelang-kwela si Candy dito. Marunong tumayming si Anne at Luis sa mga eksena na nakakatawa. Kay Anne, nakikita ko ang isang Reese Witherspoon samantalang nakikita ko naman si Edu Manzano sa anak nyang si Luis. Hindi na dapat kwestyunin ang acting ni Eugene Domingo at sa totoo lang, mas nakakaaliw sya dito kaysa sa Gunaw episode ng My Valentine Girls. Nakaka-miss ang pagdadrama ni Dina Bonnevie at kung mag-comedy man sya, sana pang-American Adobo man lang ang role nya. Naiiklian ako sa exposure ni Dina dito at parang idinagdag lang sya sa cast. Sabagay, pelikula ito ni Luis at ni Anne.:)
Last Saturday, I spent the whole day reading blogs about Madeleine Mccann. Madeleine is the English girl who disappeared on May 3, 2007. She was three turning four when that happened.
Several blogs are available about Maddie’s case. Two of my favourites are Joana Morais and Goncalo Amaral’s blog. Both blogs suggest that Maddie could have suffered an accident on May 3, 2007. According to the blog, Maddie could have fallen from the sofa while reaching for the window. That fatal accident could happen if she fell head first on the floor. I wonder how a three-year old girl could have fallen from a sofa on that position. Why not legs first or arms first? If she were cuddling her toy while trying to reach for the window, isn’t it more logical that she would fall legs first or arms first?
Maddie was last seen alive at 5:30 PM. Kate gave Maddie and the twins a bath at 7:00 PM. Kate called the police at 10 PM. So what time did Maddie die? (Eddie smelled the scent of a corpse at the floor behind the sofa) It will take one hour for the body to start decomposition. Eddie also smelled the cadaver scent on Kate’s trousers and Maddie’s toy which means to say that Kate came in contact with Maddie’s dead body. Basing from this, I think that Maddie died while trying to go after Kate and Gerry before the couple went to the bar. If the couple went there at around 8PM, then Maddie could have suffered the accident at that time.
Who discovered the dead body? Probably Kate. Who moved the dead body. Probably Gerry. Who witnessed the accident aside from Kate? Probably their friend Mr. Payne. Why are their friends mum about what really happened? Because they left their young ones, too and they were afraid that they will be charged with negligence, too.
On the other side of the coin, I’d like to analyze the abduction theory. Jane Tanner saw a man carrying a child of Maddie’s size. I wonder why “Maddie” was on sleeping position when Jane saw the man carrying her. Is it possible for a young girl not to be awakened when someone carries her? Or would that deep sleep support the speculations that the Mccanns were using sedatives to put their children to sleep? Assuming that the abductor was walking on that direction when Jane Tanner saw him carrying a child, where was he heading to? Wouldn’t it be more logical if he would go the other way so as not to be noticed by the group?
Abducted or dead, I am curious about Maddie’s relationship with her parents. I am curious about the Mccanns and how they dealt with Maddie’s disappearance. (I read that one restaurant owner heard Kate laughing with a friend days after Maddie disappeared. She must have a good sense of humor to be able to laugh after her daughter’s disappearance.)
The truth will set us all free. The truth shall come out one day.
I’ve known about your disappearance just four days ago when it fact you were missing for four years now.
Your story hypnotizes me, as much as it intrigues me.
I am trying to make use of my little psychic ability to know if you are still with us or you have slept eternally. Your eyes remind me of children looking at a big birthday cake.
Big, round and full of excitement.
Maddie, you disappeared on May 3, 2007.
I lost my love on that same year but found another one a year later.
The world has yet to find another you.
There are different speculations about your disappearance. Did somebody took you away or did God asked you to come home?
My heart is aching and I feel the loss of the people who genuinely loves you.
Everytime I look at my baby, there is this burning desire to pursue my dream of writing children’s book. I have expressed my intention to pursue this dream before a crowd of familar faces in the office and one of them seemed eager to help me find a publisher.
I grew up reading books published by Adarna; I wonder if they are interested in my stories.
When I was in elementary, I used to write stories using a typewriter. Writing has always been my passion; there was a time when I dreamed of becoming a scriptwriter someday. My late mother told me that I probably got my artistic instincts on her father’s side of the family. Some of her relatives there are good singers, dancers, painters, columnists and opera musicians. So there, it’s in the genes!
Artists are said to be emotional and I was like like that until I took up engineering. Somehow, engineering was able to balance the functions of my left brain (logical) and right brain (artistic)
I usually write good stories and poems when depressed. I could only write children’s book now that I’m happy with my life. 🙂
Miel and I watched the super moon last Sunday morning. It was so big and according to the astronomers, the average distance of the moon to the earth at that time was only at 356,000 kms. I think the normal average distance must be at 384,000 kms. I have always been a great fan of heavenly bodies. Constellations, the sun, the moon, falling stars and comet never cease to amaze me!
Once in my young and romantic life, I texted my then bf who was kilometers away from me.
Me: Miss na kita. Uy, tingin ka sa labas, sa langit, ha? (I miss you. Hey, can you look at the sky outside?)
Bf: Ah, baket? (Uhm, why?)
Me: Wala lang. Tignan mo yung full moon. (Nothing. Just look at the full moon.)
Bf: O, tapos? (And then?)
Me: Pag nakita mo yan, malalalaman mo na miss na miss kita. (If you saw the full moon, you’ll know how much I miss you.)
Bf: A, ganun? (Oh, yeah?)
Hahahahaha! OMG, I could shrink at the thought of it! I could never imagine myself being so hopelessly romantic again! Yuck! And worse, I shared my romantic instincts with somebody who was not romantic like me. Jason, now you know why I said I’m just sweet (and not romantic) Period.
I have too much luck with the moon but maybe this is the ultimate moon experience I ever had. My first bf and I witnessed the blue moon sometime in 1998. Old folks said that when you are with your partner during a blue moon, then the two of you will stay together forever. Here’s the catch: two years later, bf and I parted ways. Thanks to the blue moon!
Oh, I remember I had weird moods during full moons. My mother used to say, “Pagpasensyahan nyo na, bilog ang buwan. Matindi ang sumpong!”
Moon cakes, anyone?
The tragedy that struck Japan did not alter the Japanese culture of discipline and concern for their fellowmen. On TV, you can see the long queue of people waiting for their turn to buy goods. They patiently wait for their turn and nobody is blaming anybody for the slow movement of queue. This is different from what is happening here in the Philippines wherein you can hear people complaining when they need to fall in line. Some would even try to cut you in line.
At the evacuation center, the Japanese are also well-behaved and content of the relief goods being given to them. The area is well-maintained and 5S is implemented. The same cannot be said of our evacuation sites here because not all evacuees are concerned enough to maintain the cleanliness and orderliness of their temporary shelter. While the Japanese will only get what they need for the day,our evacuees here will get as much as they need for a day’s need. They call it their buffer, nevermind if that buffer is intended for the other evacuees.
Experts say that the Japanese culture of discipline, unity and concern is because of the following:
1. The Japanese people have high regard of their government. They do not complain because their government is responsible and is obviously doing everything to reach out to them.
2. The Japanese people learned a lot from World War 2; their level of unity and discipline were subconciously forced to be embedded on their culture. From nothing after World War 2, they managed to bounce back even higher all because of discipline and unity.
Can we attain this level of discipline and unity here in the Philippines? Do we trust our government? Can we trust our government? Are we respectful of our fellowmen?
Assessment time.
The World of Second Chances 