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Broken guitar

Posted by Kaye | Posted on 27-05-2010

Category : family, Motherhood and parenting, musings

Yesterday while I was in the control room of our Auditorium supervising two of our technicians before the start of our Annual Members’ Meeting, I got a text message from Kara.

Kara: Magaling na daw po ako.

Me: (knowing she was referring to her guitar skills as yesterday was also the last day of her guitar lessons in school, said) Talaga? Sige nga, mag-recital ka nga sa akin mamaya.

Kara: Sira ung gitara dito

Me: Ha? anong ginagamit mo pagpractice?

Kara: Humihiram po ako dun sa school.

Me: E di ba may 2 acoustic guitars at 1 electric guitar si ninong lon mo diyan. Yun din ang ginagamit ni Tito Onid ah (Tito Onid is my sister Anne’s boyfriend)

Kara: Magagamit po pero walang wala sa tono. Ang sira po, yung nasa bridge, yung pinagkakabitan ng string. Nakaangat na po.

Me: Dunno anything about it, but what I know is I might just buy you a new one if you promise you’ll use it and take good care of it.

Kara: ayiiiii! Kinileg ako.

Me: shempre gusto mo kasama ka sa pagbili…

Kara: Kelan po ba?

I wasn’t able to answer her text message anymore because I got busy with the Meeting.

That night, when Bong and I got home and went to her room later, I saw her playing with the broken guitar. “itinono na po ito ni Papa (my father) hanggang ganito na lang daw po kasi talagang sira na daw po. Moments later, she allowed Jeremy to play with the broken guitar. We didn’t discuss buying her guitar—where or when we would…

But that’s just how Kara is, she never really boldly expresses what she wants, or demands that we give her the stuff she wants. Over the years, I have learned to second-guess what her heart desires. And, even if I know what she wants to buy, and we still don’t buy it for her, she doesn’t make a big fuss over it. She just continues what she’s doing. But when we do buy her the things she has been setting her eyes on for the longest time, she’d surely show her appreciation. She’s never too shy to say thank you profusely, or even kiss and hug you for it.

So later when I come home, I think I am going to be thanked big time…even kissed and hugged a lot! I am, after all, a sucker for these…so yeah, she just got her wish.

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Happy 13th birthday, Ate Kara!

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Posted by Kaye | Posted on 19-05-2010

Category : family, life outside work, musings

Tags: birthday, Bong, Cassie, Jeremy, Kara, Residence Inn Zoo, Tagaytay

Ate Kara celebrates her birthday every 17th of May. This year, though, her birthday fell on a Monday, so we decided to celebrate it a day earlier.

We heard the 10am mass and then, we proceeded to Tagaytay where we had lunch. After lunch, we went to Residence Inn Zoo because it was Ate Kara’s request…she wanted to hold the tiger cub again and have her picture taken. We were pleasantly surprised, though, to find out that there were a couple of animals you could pet or feed. Without further ado, here are photos we took during that fun trip with the kids, the yayas, and my sister Anne and her boyfriend, Onid.

Taken before lunch...Cassie looks so cute here, talagang hinintay na makunan siya ng camera

Jeremy with Ate Lyn...malambing talaga ang little boy...

This was taken inside the Residence Inn Zoo. We had just entered the zoo and there was this little guy who was there specifically for photo ops with kids. As usual, Mr. Congeniality Jeremy David gamely posed with him. Eto pa, me kasama pang hug. Mananakaw talaga tong makulit na to eh.

The birthday girl with a parrot on her shoulder. Pang FB profile pic daw.

Group shot...mawawala ba naman yan?

The mucho guapito boy riding a horse

Feeding the goats...

Ate Kara posing below the white lion who just slept and didn't mind the many park visitors

Feeding the birds...

cold cold python...Ate Kara was actually scared, but we just prodded her.

shempre hindi patatalo si daddy...

muka lang cool but i was actually scared the whole time. However, this was to be the highlight of our trip to the zoo because it was Ate Kara's request...so sige na nga kahit nanginginig na ang tuhod ko diyan, especially since I was scared the little boy would pluck the tiger cub's hair and all hell would break loose. well, whatever. hahaa!

We went home tired but happy. After all, we were able to give Ate Kara what she wanted… The next day, during Ate Kara’s birthday, we just had dinner at home…with the proverbial pancit bihon, roast chicken, cake and ice cream. Happy 13th birthday to our darling Ate Kara! Daddy and I love you to pieces!

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Pagmumuni-muni

Posted by Kaye | Posted on 18-05-2010

Category : musings

Tags: random thoughts

I was going to post something on how we celebrated Ate Kara’s recent 13^th birthday, but instead, some events not having to do with Ate Kara’s birthday celebration happened to present themselves, which got me thinking some more. I won’t go into much details, but what I would like to say are some random thoughts and realizations: (Note: some of the things I shall write here may not reflect the image some of my readers have of me, but really, I am not always the sweet mom I have been known here…’ika nga, tao lang.)

1. As my FB status message says: What goes around, comes around, what goes up must come down, a.k.a. Karma (thank you, Alicia Keys) Hindi mabilis mangyari ito…it takes time… sometimes ilang araw, buwan, maaaring taon pa nga ang bilangin. Pero sa lahat ng pwedeng mangyari, ito ang di maiiwasan…kaya, ang masasabi ko lang, buti nga sa mga taong tinatamaan ng bad karma dahil sa kasalbahihan nila. Pasintabi na lang po, Lord, pero naniniwala ako na You have a way of bringing back the equilibrium in this otherwise unfair world. (This is my bad side talking. hehehe)

2. When something unfortunate happens to people who have wronged you, it is very hard to be a Christian. Sabi ko nga, pag nangyayari ito, the bad side of me wants to say, “buti nga sa inyo,” but the Christian side of me wants to hope for the best…that those people will realize that they have wronged other people and that it is never too late to apologize…and that as a human being, I should never retaliate and rub salt to injury by telling them, that’s what you get for being opportunists, but instead, I should realize that we are but humans, and wont to commit mistakes.

3. Bilog talaga ang mundo. One day you are being trampled upon, the next, you are rising and then soaring…and vice versa. So it is important for us to remember what I wrote in number one.

4. Pag nagkamali tayo, pwede tayong humingi ng tawad, as long as sincere ang paghingi ng tawad. If the other person chooses not to forgive us, problema na niya yun. In the end, that other person will still be carrying the burden while you have already moved on.

5. Sometimes, the people you thought were your friends turn out to be your worst nightmare. And the people you thought didn’t care, turn out to be angels in disguise.

6. Hindi madaling ibalik ang pagkakaibigang nasira, lalo kapag minahal mo talaga ang kaibigan mong iyon. Pwede kayong magpatawaran, pero hanggang dun na lang muna.. wala nang chummy chummy. At kadalasan, mas maganda pa nga ang ganun.

7. It’s good to hold hands with that One person when something really difficult faces you. Because then, you can divide the hardship, and the burden becomes bearable. Importanteng nasa tabi mo ang ‘partner-in-crime’ mo kasi merong isang tao man lang na tutulong sayo to keep your sanity intact. Kung ikaw ang nasa receiving end ng pangunawa ng partner mo, maswerte ka. Alagaan mo siya at siguruhing gagawin mo ang lahat para makabawi ka. At kung ikaw naman ang umuunawa, maswerte ka pa rin dahil alam mong nakatutulong ka para maging mas mabuting tao ang mahal mo.

8. Your “past” should not define who you are at present. While it plays a big role in molding who you would become months or years from now, you should not allow it to haunt or even cripple you and keep you from becoming the best person you could be. It’s very important for you to internalize and believe this because this is what you would hold on to when other people try to destroy you by bringing up whatever dark past you might have had. You should learn to deal and make peace with it so that others, too, would learn to deal and live with it.

9. I believe in the goodness of the Lord. I have read this somewhere: “when all else fails, pray.” Ang akin, hindi lang tayo dapat magdasal kapag nasa dulo na tayo ng katinuan natin. pwede namang magdasal sa umpisa pa lang, ke masaya o malungkot ang buhay. Pero bakit di ginagawa? Panic tuloy ang kinalalabasan. If you are like me who believe in a Supreme and Higher Being, remember: God is infinitely good and so much bigger than all our problems combined, there is nothing we can’t conquer with Him.

Hindi ako galit…napaisip lang…napagmuni-muni. Yun lang.

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Mother’s Day gift

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Posted by Kaye | Posted on 12-05-2010

Category : family, life outside work, Motherhood and parenting, musings

Tags: Bong, Jeremy. Cassie, Kara, mother's Day, motherhood

My precious babies: Cassie, Ate Kara, and Jeremy

I would always say that my biggest achievement is having three beautiful kids. The medals, certificates, and commendations I got when I was still studying are nothing compared to the joy I would feel upon seeing my babies after giving birth to them. Never mind that I had to endure 15 hours of labor with Kara, a dangerous level of amniotic fluid and emergency CS operation with Jeremy, or the possibility of longer confinement for Cassie due to pneumonitis.

Never mind, too, if I had to have progesterone injections in my butt while pregnant with Kara and Jeremy, to ensure that they would stay healthy inside my body, or this APAS (Anti-Phospholipid Antibody Syndrome) condition which necessitated twice a day heparin injections in my tummy while pregnant with Jeremy and Cassie.

Never mind if I had to have numerous blood tests, costly medicines and weekly ultrasounds to monitor the growing baby inside me. Never mind if I had to endure more as they grow. Never mind all that because they’re nothing compared to the happiness I feel when I see them, or kiss and hug them. And those experiences are certainly nothing compared to how loved I feel when I am around them.

Last Sunday was mother’s day, and next to having these three wonderful kids, I got another bonus from Ate Kara. Her gift was truly priceless…one she made and wrote herself. She put these small rectangular pieces of colored paper in a brown envelope, and when I read them, I couldn’t help but feel that I am, indeed, the luckiest mom in the world. Here’s what she wrote:

Ate Kara's mother's day gift: Priceless, indeed

For the benefit of those who might not have the patience to look closely, here they are:

My Craziest and Sweetest Reasons why I love You. Happy Mother’s Day!

-I love you because you’re my loving mother. Happy Nanay Day

-I love you because You love us. Happy Nanay Day

-I love you because…you married Daddy Happy mother’s Day

-I love you because lagi mo ako binibigyan ng load Happy Mama Day!

- I love you because hindi mo kami iniiwan kapag nasa ospital kami Happy Mama Day

-I love you because you’re an excellent gift from God. Happy Nanay Day

-I love you because nagtatrabaho kayong dalawa para sa amin. Happy Mama Day

-I love you because andami mong “abubut” na binibili sa akin Happy your day

-I love you becuz andami palagi nating libro. Happy Mama Day

-I love you becuz lagi mo akong pinapatawa. Happy Mama Day

-I love you becuz iniintindi mo mga pagkakamali ko :] Happy Mother’s Day

-I love you becuz inaappreciate mo kahit anong bigay ko sayo. Happy Mama Day

-I love you becuz sayo ako natuto maging masungit Happy Nanay Day (see? masungit talaga ako. haha)

-I love you becuz andami mo palaging binibili na napkin para sa akin. Happy Mama Day (haha! this is really funny because that’s true)

–I love you becuz inaalagaan mo kaming lahat. Happy Mama Day!

-I love you becuz sumasakay ka na lang kapag inaasar kita. Happy your day!

-I love you becuz you give me random trivias about random things. Happy Mama Day!

-I love you becuz You taught me everyting :* Happy Mama Day!

-I love you becuz you sacrificed a lot for us. Happy Nanay Day!

-I love you becuz iisang beses mo pa lang ako pinalo. Happy Mama Day! (Kara was such a gentle kid and the first time I spanked her, I cried, too, so that taught me a lesson not to spank her again.)

-I love you becuz you gave birth to our little angels Jem and Cass . Happy Nanay Day!

-I love you becuz lagi mo akong binubusog pag may date tayo. Happy Mama Day!

-I love you becuz you are Amazing. Happy Mama Day

-I love you becuz You never fail to inspire me. Happy Nanay Day!

-I love you becuz you always boost my confidence with your Pep talks. Happy Mama Day. (this happens when she has exams, or when she has to compete, or when she performs in a school program…)

-I love you becuz you’re a wonderful woman and mom. Happy Nanay Day!

-I love you becuz ansarap mo na magluto. Happy Mama Day! (I was truly puzzled kasi ibig sabihin, di ako masarap magluto noon? hehehe. Most improved cook yata ako ah. haha)

-I love you becuz you taught me how to become a bookworm. Happy Mama Day!

-I love you becuz rinereport mo mga kinaiinisan kong mga teacher. Happy Mother’s Day (hehe. I only do this when I believe she is right and has a reason to be mad at one…case in point, her 1st year high school adviser who refused to accept their project unless they gave him a blank CD without telling them why. This was in violation of school rules and the teacher was reprimanded for it. Private Catholic school na yan ha.)

-I love you becuz You gave me life. Happy Nanay Day!

Dear Mama, unti pa lang po ‘yang mga reasons na yan. But, I simply want to say, I LOVE YOU. Happy Mama’s Day! mwaah!

Well, whose mama’s heart wouldn’t melt with these? My only answer is that, I wouldn’t ever regret having any one of my kids because they’re certainly God’s greatest gifts to me.

Happy mother’s day, albeit belatedly, to moms like me!

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The Fire

Posted by Kaye | Posted on 04-05-2010

Category : family, life outside work, Motherhood and parenting, musings

Tags: Bong, books, Kara, piglets

Cover of the Book, The Fire by Katherine Neville

The other day, I decided to make an inventory of the many books I bought but have yet to start reading, or if I have already started reading them, finish reading to the end.

The reason for this sudden urge was because I bought another nice book from an ebay seller, The Fire by Katherine Neville. Prior to The Fire, I read The Eight, also by the same author. And if Dan Brown, or my more favored author, Steve Berry excites you, then Katherine Neville’s novels would do the same. In fact, it was Katherine Neville’s The Eight, which she wrote in 1988 that probably paved the way for authors like Brown and Berry.

Anyway, after the inventory, I realized I have so many books I have yet to read, but which I bought because I liked either the synopsis of the story or the author. A few were either given or lent to me. But if there’s anything about me you should know, it is that I can live without tv as long as there are nice books to read. And I have tried to pass this on to our children. Kara has known ever since she was about two years old, that I won’t buy her the toys she likes, especially the expensive ones. Whenever we’re in a toy store, I would give her a certain amount of money she could spend for toys. But she also knows that I would buy her any book she wants however pricey it is, because I know she would read it. In fact, when we’re in malls, she still gets a kick out of staying inside Powerbooks. The two little ones, are fast catching up, too. We have stocked up on picture books at home, so it’s understandable the two kids also light up when they see a new book nearby. The difficult thing is, no matter how I give them two different books all the time, they would always fight over one of those books, leaving the other lying around.

But why, you ask, haven’t I read all those books yet? Because most of the time, I get guilty when I have free time and I don’t spend that with the kids. So rather than cozy up in bed reading one of those novels, I play with the piglets or teach them using those picture books, or do something with Ate Kara and Bong. On the off chance that I get some time for myself, I squeeze in some internet surfing at the side, or when I have really little time left, just solve Sudoku/crossword puzzles.

Yet, even when the pile of books is growing, I know in my heart I would still be able to read them. You see, I have this vision of me and Bong, retired and living on our own…the kids living their own lives, maybe with their own families. When that time comes, Bong and I will have a lot of time in our hands and during those times we’re not sharing meals or watching tv or movies together, or having long talks and all that, I figured, I’d be able to enjoy all those books acquired over the years.

But for now, my duties call, and they’re duties I love performing…being wife to Bong and mom to our three kids. The books can wait…or maybe not. I’m starting The Fire, after all.

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Books I have yet to read:

Clive Cussler

Lost City

Cornelia Funke

Inheart

Inkspell

Elizabeth Gilbert

Eat, pray, love

Erma Bombeck

Motherhood, the second oldest profession

Aunt Erma’s Cope book

The grass is always greener under the septic tank

Just wait til you have children of your own

Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Jumping Jupiter

Fern Michaels

Hokus Pokus

Harvey Mackay

Swim with the sharks without being eaten alive

Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi

Spiderwick Chronicles

Jeff Kinney

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Jonathan Kellerman

The Murder Book

Jostein Gaarder

Sophie’s World

Through a glass, darkly

Karen Kingsbury

Summer

Forever

Michael Crichton

State of Fear

The great train robbery

Neil Gaiman

Smoke and Mirrors

Complete fairy tales of Oscar Wilde

Patricia Cornwell

Southern Cross

Scott Turow

Personal Injuries

The Laws of our Fathers

Stephenie Meyer

The Host

Steve Berry

Paris Vendetta

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Some of my favorite authors are:

Bob Ong

John Grisham

Richard North Patterson

Sidney Sheldon

Erich Segal

Erma Bombeck

Michael Crichton

Steve Berry

Dan Brown

Jostein Gaarder

Frank Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth (Cheaper by the Dozen)

JD Salinger (Catcher in the Rye)

Harper Lee (To Kill a mockingbird)

Jane Austen (Pride and prejudice)

JK Rowling

Erle Stanley Gardner (Perry Mason series)

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