(I wrote this blogpost last Monday, November 21, and because I’m busy as he**, I was able to post this just now. I also thought I’d be able to accompany this post with photos taken during our EK trip, but I am not sure if ate Kara has already downloaded the photos from the digicam, so I am posting this even with the absence of the said photos.)

Today, Monday, I feel like holing up inside the bedroom and just resting and sleeping, and maybe playing Unblock Me in my phone for hours on end. The weekend had just ended, I know, but it was a tiring, albeit fun weekend for us as we were out of the house most of the time. Still, it was tiring, hence, the wish to just stay in bed (oh, I also got the idea from US Sec. of State Hillary Clinton. When she was asked what her dream 3-day vacation would be, she said she’d pack her bags, head home, and just stay in bed for three straight days. Now, that’s what I feel like doing!)

Anyway, I guess I don’t have a reason to complain because as I said, the weekend may have passed too quickly but we enjoyed it nevertheless. Saturday, after lunch, we headed to Enchanted Kingdom, which is, well, just a few minutes drive from our place in Sta. Rosa. When we got there, the place was teeming with kids. And teachers. And I mean, kids, because apparently, DepEd scheduled an excursion to EK. There was a group that came from Pampanga, another from Cavite, and I don’t know where else. But since that was sort of our birthday gift to our Ate Kim who takes care of Jeremy, and who is going to celebrate her 18^th birthday on November 26, Bong and I decided to take care of the two kids and allowed our Ate Kim, Ate Melody and Ate Kara to queue up for the different rides. We also wanted them to enjoy their first time in EK, so just like what happened when we went to EK last year, Bong and I were suuuper duper tired at the end of the day. But this time, to ensure that the kids won’t be too tired walking, we rented a stroller for each, and that actually speeded up things. We were able to ride Up, Up and Away, the Grand Carousel, the Boulderville Express, the mini egg ferris wheel called Stone Eggs, and the kids rode the Air Pterodactyl, and the Dinosaurus. We also watched the 4D movie (where we had to pay a separate fee of P60 each). Jem also rode the bump car (called Dodgem) with dadddy.  According to Bong, Jem was telling off all the kids who bumped them. Ang sungit ng little boy ko. Haha!

For their part, the three Ates rode Anchors Away, space shuttle, Rialto, and the Flying Fiesta, aside from watching the 4D movie with us. It would have been an ultimately fun experience if the queuing time were shortened, but owing to the fact that it’s peak season, and there were a lot of guests, one had to wait for at least 30 minutes to an hour in order to ride most of the more exciting park rides like Space Shuttle, Jungle Log Jam, and Rio Grande.

Later at 7pm, we went to the Food court and settled near the stage to eat and wait for the Pupil’s show to start. We bought our food from Karate Kid, and at about 8:00 pm, the show, featuring Pupil, started. Ely Buendia, was, of course, the main attraction. The band sang about 8 songs and after that, Ely quickly left. How I wished it were Parokya on stage instead. Parokya is a friendlier band, methinks. Suplado si Ely. Hehe. Shortly after, the fireworks started. We just stayed until after the three ates could finish their Rialto ride, and then after that, we headed home.

The following morning, Ate Kara and I woke up early to attend the Parent-Child activity in her school, aptly titled “Ganito kami noon, Bakit ganito na kayo ngayon…Anak, add mo ko, chat tayo” Cheesy title, really, but the talk, which Salesian priest Fr. GC Carandang facilitated, was really worth waking up early in the morning for. He gave insights as to how the young think nowadays, and what parents can do in order to catch up. Gone are the days when parents could impose their rules and the kids won’t be able to do anything but abide by them. Kids nowadays need to be nurtured and understood, because of the many things they could turn to, if not given proper care. I am pretty confident of my relationship with Ate Kara because, well, I’d say we are good friends and she knows she can talk with me about anything, tho she also knows that I have to mother her when needed. I also don’t have qualms about kissing and hugging her, or telling her I love her even when there are other people around. Yup, I am makulit like that. And I think she knows that no matter how old she gets, I will still give those kisses and hugs spontaneously, and I will always tell her I love her til she gets tired of me. J We were done at 1pm, which meant I had to go to mass with her at 4:30 pm. Bong, the kids, and our two ates already heard mass earlier at 12 noon.

After hearing the 4:30 mass, Bong fetched me and Kara, and we headed to do some grocery shopping. I realized that the kids’ baon stash had already been depleted earlier. Panong di mauubos, e nireraid nila yung pantry and cupboards, not to mention the fridge, every now and then? We were done grocery shopping at about 8pm and we headed home after that. But my day hadn’t ended yet because I proceeded to cook giniling (menudo style) when we got home so they’d have food today.

It was already about 11pm when I finally had the chance to sit on the bed and play Unblock me on my phone as my way of relaxing. Haha! I know I was still frying my brain cells, but what the hey, that game relaxes me, really. Ate Kara thinks so, too.

So yeah, give me those three days and I will surely use them wisely. Sleeping, and eating, and playing games on my phone, that is.

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