Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Loser?!

I was a bit upset when my sister told me that my son told her this “ you’re a loser”, of course she was surprised upon hearing this from his favorite nephew. She asked him where did he learned or heard that nasty word, he said –from Mama, my sister could not believed it?!

The next day while she was at the office, she was still thinking what my son uttered to her, we are not used to hear or say any bad words, except if we are terribly angry but not in front of him. I then asked my son to whom did he learned that…

Mommy : Gio who told you that word?

Gio : Mama

Mommy : No, I never said that to you. Did you hear that in school?

Gio : No, only in the house, Full House!

Full house?! What? Ah, ok…now I remember, we have this Filipino channel at home and this is the very first time that I agreed to have Pinoy Channel, why? Hindi ko po minamasa ang kapwa ko Pilipino o ikinahihiya ang pagiging tunay kong Pinoy, pero nasa delikadong age ang anak ko, na kung saan hinihigop nya lahat ng makita at marinig nya. Sa Filipino sit com nya ito narinig, (sa mabulang barkada). From now on, I will not let my son watch those kinds of sitcom…. I know my son does not mean what he said to his Aunt. Pero mabuti na rin na ingatan sya, ang sakit kasi sa tenga eh! I don’t want to blame anybody, I know that this is my responsibility, guarding and protecting my children for anything that I know will cause damage to their well being.

May mga panoorin na nakakatawa pero hindi nakakatuwa!

Thursday, January 15, 2009

My Joelle @ 3rd month

And I love you…my baby girl…

I never expected you to come into my life,

But who am I to refuse this so-called gift from God.

In those nine long months of waiting,

As my body, belly and nose are growing

I can’t hide my smile knowing that you’re coming!

My child, all I want is to hold you forever and

Praying that we will always be together,

I promise you, in my heart you will stay forever.

Mommy is saying thanks to God

For giving me such adorable child,

And she is Joelle – A loving child from God.

To you my Joelle – you will always be my little girl!

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Joelle's 3rd month development:

- sleeping at 5 hours stretch during the night

- beginning to interact with others by cooing, oohing & flasing smiles

- watching tv

- grabbing and eating her hands

Thank you for Ninong Jeff, Jowel, Tito Hadjie & Tito Edmund and family for the visit.

Thank you to Lola Gay who prepared, spaghetti, dinuguan with puto, fish salad and rellenong pusit.

Thank you to Kuya Gio for the pink cake

***photos taken by Jowel

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Salute to Mideast Snipers!

Proud to be a member of Mideast Snipers....Salute to all of you!

Illustrado Magazine - January 2009, Issue 26

Other pages will be uploaded at www.mesnipers.com

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Boy Kahoy... ... ...

I sat down down at our living area while feeding my son (Gio) last night...sakto naman na open ang tv namin sa GMA at pinapalabas nga itong 'boy kahoy" sa i-witness.

Napaiyak talaga ako while watching it, then pinilit kong ipa-ubos sa anak ko iyong pastang kinakain nya, para maiwasan ko ang tuluyang umiyak... Di ko lang lubusang maisip iyong hirap at sakit na nararanasan ng mga batang ito sa mura nilang edad...samantalang sa kabilang parte ng mundo (dito sa Dubai) kumakain tayo ng masarap... Para tuloy gusto kong abutin ang kamay ng bata at magbigay ng pagkain...Grabe, habang pinapanood ko ang batang ito na kumakain ng manok (d na nya matandaan if when was the last time he ate chicken) awang-awa talaga ako, tapos wala pa syang tsinelas...ang sakit isipin.

Sobra na ang kahirapan sa atin... marami na akong taong nabigyan ng trabaho dito sa Dubai..iyong iba niyakap at minahal ang mga hanap buhay nila (sana - ipamahagi din nyo ang mga blessing na mayroon kayo) ...iyong iba naman nagmalaki at umuwi sa Pilipinas dahil mahirap daw ang trabaho dito (may trabaho bang madali?) sila iyong mga taong makakabawas na sana sa kahirapan ng bansa pero mas pinili nilang maging "puwing na lamang sa lipunan."

Dalangin ko lang sa Poong Maykapal na ipagpatuloy pa nya ang pag bless sa buhay namin - para maipagpatuloy pa namin ang pagtulong sa mga nangangailangan... sana madagdagan pa ang mga "scholars" namin!

I will not make it long...alam ko naintindihan nyo ako kaya, let us continue to pray for each other... lalo na ngayong panahon ng crisis...

Episode on January 5, 2009
Monday late night after Saksi


They scour the streets daily, riding their “pedicab" to find scraps of wood they could still sell. They endure the heat of the sun and carry the weight of the collected wood just to earn enough money to bring home to their families.

Sandra Aguinaldo follows the lives of these child wood collectors and tries collecting scraps of wood in her first I-Witness documentary for 2009.

13-year old Benjie has been collecting wood scraps for five years. Benjie doesn’t mind the heavy workload, because finding these pieces of wood gives him the money to provide for his mother and four siblings. He says his body has become accustomed to the daily grind of waking up early and combing the streets of Manila for morsels of lumber.

For siblings Jessie and Jordan, finding and selling wood is their only means for survival. The two minors are homeless and depend only on their earnings to pay for their growing debt in the carinderia where they buy their food daily.

The difficult yet hopeful lives of these kids unfold this Monday in Sandra Aguinaldo’s I-Witness, airing this January 3, Monday midnight, after the late night newscast Saksi.




Gamit ang kanilang mga pedicab, kung saan-saan sila sumusuot at umaabot. Tinitiis ang hirap ng pagpapadyak at ang pagod sa pagkayod. Ang tangi nilang hanap- mga pira-pirasong kahoy na maari pang ibenta.

Para sa mga batang ang turing sa mga patapong kahoy ay kayamanan, tila walang darating na pagbabago sa kanilang buhay… Pasko man o Bagong Taon pa. SA unang dokumentaryo ng I-Witness para sa taong 2009, susundan ni Sandra Aguinaldo ang buhay ng mga “Boy Kahoy."
Ang magkapatid na sina Jessie at Jordan na parehong menor de edad, kailangang mangahoy para makakain at makapagbayad ng utang dahil ‘di na sinusuportahan ng mga magulang. Araw-araw, umaabot ng isandaang piso ang utang nila sa karinderyang pinagbibilhan nila ng pagkain.

Sanay na raw ang mga murang katawan nila sa ganitong trabaho, kaya ang 13 taong gulang na si Benjie, araw-araw na nangangahoy. Limang taon na itong ginagawa ni Benjie para may maipanlaman sa kumakalam na tiyan ng kanyang buong pamilya. Sa kawalan ng pag-asang makaahon sa hirap, simple na lang ang kanyang hiling at pangarap - ang makabili ng bagong tsinelas at maging isang basurero paglaki niya.

Sundan ang kuwento ng buhay ng mga batang magkakahoy kasama si Sandra Aguinaldo sa I-Witness ngayong Enero 5, Lunes ng hatinggabi, pagkatapos ng Saksi sa GMA.

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/142549/Boy-Kahoy

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Back to Work!

I am back to work...back to my old self... back to the reality....

3 long months vacation leave was one of the best times na naranasan ko sa buong buhay ko.

In that 3 long months I experienced the joy of being a full mother and wife. Those everyday routine made me more appreciate the value of my family...

- Putting him to bath is my bonding moment with Gio.

- I even tried cooking different kinds and flavor of pasta for his meal.

- Gio is treating me not only his mother but his best friend as well.

- Tatlo ang anak ko sa bahay ngayon... 2 babies and 1 kuya...

- Gio, Marcus and Joelle ang mga chikiting na nagbibigay ng magandang umaga...

- Natutunan ko din magpaligo ng baby ( na hindi ko nagawa kay Gio) ako ang nagpapaligo sa mga bata everyday. I love dressing them up, lalo na si Joelle...iba pala ang feeling of having a baby girl, specially kamukha ko sya..hehehehe…(jaz a proud mom!)

- Marcus is another joy in my life, he is my sister's baby pero parang baby ko na din sya...mabait na bata si Marcus, you will get his smile for free... and I love to call him Macuz…cuznet!

But then I have to go back to my work...carrying a grateful and heart and thanking God for letting me experienced this wonderful life!