Soar High, Tea

Today, I took a day off work to get Tea's progress card, and boy, this girl's really a character. She's exactly my opposite when i was her age. She's full of confidence, lively, and simply loves a little of everything. She got mostly VS's in her grades and we parents are soooo very happy! I just can't believe I was able (and still) to raise her well. I am looking forward to a very good future ahead of her. So, Tea, my darling, soar high. Don't just follow your dreams, catch them. Me and dad will always be here for you. I love you.

Labels: catch them., Dont just follow your dreams

Bouncing Back

October was a month filled with not-so greatness. We were hit and left devastated by typhoon Ondoy followed by Pepeng. It pains me to watch and see the victims on TV, on how they, especially the children and elderly, suffered. I somehow felt guilty watching the television with the comfort of home, foods, clothes, I'm all dry, while seeing them wet and left with almost nothing. But I was able to discard the feeling because I know a can do something, I can do more out of little things that I can share. So, I opened our closets, bagged old clothes and brought them to drop off points in our area. I know they will bring warmth and comfort to all who needs them. My heart goes to those who lost their houses. I was in the same situation 10 years ago when flood washed away our house. I was so devastated that I can't even cry. I grew there. We have a lot of memories there. In a spur of the moment everything was gone. It was as if half of my life was gone. We were left with nothing but our clothes on our bodies. That was 10 years ago. We now found a new home away from where we were before. Last night Naynay and I had a good talk till wee hours in the morning. We were talking about life and all that. The past typhoon that nearly break my being. But I was so grateful on how our parents raised us. We were raised to be tough. And Naynay said in her mother-knows-best tone, " Now you understand why I deprived you three of those material things, i.e. toys and the like. I don't want you to attach your selves with material things because they are fleeting. They will easily vanish. I know you understand why I mean. You have to experience a little of everything. Life will sometimes push you against the wall or you will even hit rock bottom. We've been through that, right? At the end of the day, they doesn't matter. What's important is that you learned how to bounce back and make life even more beautiful than it ever was." Awww, that's why I'm so proud to be called my Naynay's daughter, and I will be eternally grateful to her and Tatay for that. :-)

Labels: Ondoy, Pepeng, Personal

Growing up with Michael's Music

I was born in the 1970s, and I belong to the generation who grew up with Michael Jackson's music. The first song of him I ever learned was Ben. One Day in Your Life--his love song that I will ever remember. Though I've never been that fanatic, his music has stayed with me through the years. Every songs are just so beautifully written and soulfully sung. I guess that's what I liked about him--his music, his performance. No other entertainers in the modern world had move the crowd the way he did. Every performance was a stage phenomenon. Truly, he was the epitome of the R&B music, the epitome of the break-dancing era. He was one of the music geniuses the world has ever had. So long MJ.

Labels: Michael Jackson

Moms' Day

A mother is a person who seeing there are only four pieces of pie for five people, promptly announces she never did care for pie. ~Tenneva Jordan

Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn,
Hundreds of bees in the purple clover,
Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn,
But only one mother the wide world over.
~George Cooper

Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs... since the payment is pure love. ~Mildred B. Vermont

The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. ~Rajneesh


When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child. ~Sophia Loren, Women and Beauty

You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back. ~William D. Tammeus

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOMMIES OUT THERE!!!!

Labels: Mother's Day, quotes on Mother's Day

Beauty

Photo by Daniela Vasques(www.olhares.com/ClaireCastle)

We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. (Stacia Tauscher)

Author and Photographer unknown

Photos reposted from here

Angel, earth Angel

She is a is a television and film actress, commercial model, film producer and fashion designer in the Philippines. I really like her because she really can act, plus she's one of the beautiful faces in the Philippine cinema.

She was was discovered by a talent scout while she was shopping at SM City North EDSA in Quezon City. She then auditioned for several commercials. She is supposed to be a part of the Batch 9 of ABS-CBN's Star Circle Batch (now Star Magic), but she failed to sign a contract because her father, Angelo Colmenares, did not agree. After a year, she became a contract star of GMA Artist Center, and the rest goes on...

You can know more of her here

Labels: Angel Locsin

Quizes to make you laugh and frown c")

Happily Married

You are destined to be married. You have exhibited the traits most likely to succeed in a long, healthy and happy marriage. You are trustworthy, dedicated, respectful and loving. You're a "keeper". ~~This is certainly TRUE for me!~~



Tina took quiz and the result is you are Catherine Zeta-Jones! Ehem, ehem!



You have got it all: the undeniably gorgeous looks, the talent and the intelligence. Besides being every red-blooded male's fantasy thanks to roles in The Mask of Zorro and Entrapment, You also are an A-list actress and Hollywood royalty.

Try it yourself and sure you'll have a lot of fun!

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