Happy Birthday!

Happy 5th Birthday, Tristan Gabriel! We love you very much!

From: Daddy Jardine, Mommy TinTin and Andrea Christina

Happy Birthday, BF Red!

Vindicated

How odd.. I find myself crying over a thing that shouldn’t bother me. Oh well, it should somehow agonize me, but not torment completely.

I have learned, no matter how good your intentions are on helping a friend or whoever, people who worry about their own selves only can use it against you. That’s how life is.. ruthless, sometimes.

Fairness is not being offered to all. Being honest and truthful can every so often lead you to being judged as a pompous kind of person. When you do things right, people will still say a lot of damaging words. It’s their way of making your life hell; just like theirs.

When I said to myself, 'I am lifting it all up to the Lord.. He will let them see and realize that I was the one offended, and not what is seen and supposed at this moment,' I suddenly felt light inside. My spirit, out of the blue felt serenity. The Good Lord carried my burden; the load was passed on to His shoulder. 'Thank you,' concluded my prayer.

I felt vindicated.

Am I Grown Now Or What?

Getting myself acquainted to new things, places I haven’t been to, stuff I didn’t have an idea that existed, hitting upon bitter truths that were veiled by sweet deceptions or even just trying to make a difference among all else, are all corresponding to me. It’s like digging up an arcane mine, and then successfully finding treasure after a laborious and killing search.

I have recently been in this kind of situation, and what struck me most was how differently I confronted it, comparing from how I must have faced it long ago.

I have learned that difficulties and setbacks should be dealt with grace and sang-froid, however. After that, I was so damn proud of myself!

It was the time I realized, ‘Gosh.. Am I grown now or what?’’

Spanking New.

I feel just starting out… spanking new.

It’s been awhile since my last publish, and I deem this put out will officially hail myself again to the thing I love doing… Writing.

Welcome, myself!

A New, Old Friendship.

Renewed an old great friendship just recently..

I am just so glad.

All Ready For Nursery School!

I am so proud of Tristan!

Although I already knew before Tristan’s interview that he’ll do well, still I felt a little jumpy.. A typical mommy emotion, I guess.

He had his entrance examination/interview at 2pm. About 20 minutes after, his assessor talked to me and explained how Tristan expressed himself in the interview. She said, Tristan is an independent kid. He is well taught; can easily follow instructions which makes him good to go to pre-school. The assessor handed to me all the necessary papers I’ve to fill out for his enrollment. She was delighted to tell me that Tristan passed the test and interview!

My little Tristan is now ready for Nursery school!

We (Daddy and I) love you, Tristan Gabriel!

Shattered Glass.. Up Close.

"No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true."


Stephen Glass’ story in the movie ‘Shattered Glass’ wasn’t a customary one. Well, not one until I’ve come to meet someone who lives a life just exactly like his.. Very.

All the while I thought I lent my hand to someone worthy. Somebody who’d value and set great store by the assistance we or I, for that matter, offered him. People who knew this person say he has the same fibs to everyone.. ‘All-but-sad-stories.’ I’d say I (we) was (were) duped. It was an experience, though; an occurrence that one wouldn’t want to happen again. Not in this lifetime.

Most of them said the person is a compulsive liar; that ‘honesty’ is definitely not his favorite word. Somebody who’s so good in lying that he himself believes what he’s saying is true and bona fide.. So is Stephen Glass. It’s a pity. They say no wonder he has no friends. No one wanted to stay close to him. Nobody wanted to believe anymore. No matter how truthful the story may be.

I wonder. Why would one want a life like Stephen Glass’? Living in lie, tall tale and all but artificial scenery..

I am thankful I am no longer in spell bind. I am not one of the audiences of the magical show anymore.

The performance is over.

The end.

April Fools

Happy Birthday to you.. Lester, Jaymee, Julian, Alexandra, Norman, Che-Ann, and Magnolia!

"Happy Birthday" means much more
Than have a happy day.
Within these words lie lots of things
I never get to say.
It means I love you first of all,
Then thanks for all you do.

It means you mean a lot to me,
And that I'm proud of you.
But most of all, I guess it means
That I am thinking of
Your happiness on this, your day,
With pleasure and with love.

So It's You

"When you realize you want to spend The rest of your life with somebody, You want the rest of your life To start as soon as possible."


When travelling the path of life, and finding love along the way.. Everything looked new and different. Little did I know it was the same old landscape I used to see all the time; Love has just given me new eyes.

I love you so, babe.


So Its You
We smiled and that's how it all started,
And you came right in time
When I needed someone
And we said hello,
Suddenly my heart was beating fast.

So it's you I've been waiting for so long,
So it's you, where were you all along?
Very special moments, these will always be with me,
We are here, you and I, we belong.

We touched and we felt more beautiful,
And two hands reachin' out
Filled with so much longing;
It felt good inside,
There is no denying I'm in love.

So it's you
I've been waiting for so long,
So it's you, where were you all along?
Very special moments, these will always be with me,
We are here, you and I, we belong

So it's you I've been waiting for so long,
So it's you, where were you all along?
Very special moments, these will always be with me,
We are here, you and I, we belong

Welcome To The Christian World!

Andrea Christina's Christening: March 19, 2006 at 11am - Saint John Bosco Parish Church, Makati City
Her Celebration cake and souvenirs.
Pose inside the church with some of her pretty Ninangs.. (from left) Ninang Ted, Ninang Kamille and Ninang Love.

A Place In The Sun

If you want a place in the sun, you'll have to leave the shade of the family tree.

Walang Katuturan

Minsan, sa sobrang wala kang magawa, napapa-isip ka na lang..

Napapa-isip ng mga pangyayari sa buhay mo.. may katuturan man o wala. Aminin man natin o hindi, may mga nangyayari sa buhay natin na wala nga namang katuturan.. or in English, ‘nonsense!’ Yun bang mga ginawa mo na dapat mong pagsisihan kahit pilit mong pinapaniwala ang sarili mo na wala ka dapat pagsisihan.

Pwede yung nakipag-sabunutan ka sa isang kaklase mo nung elementary dahil nagkatinginan lang kayo, akala mo inirapan ka.. Hindi naman pala, banlag lang talaga siya! Pwede rin yung pinili mong sumama sa mga barkada mong wag pumasok sa school para manood ng sine sa Greenbelt3, ang mahal ng bayad.. hindi naman pala maganda yung palabas. O kaya, pwede rin yung first boyfriend mo hindi mo naman talaga gusto. Napilitan ka lang siya ang sagutin kasi siya lang kaisa-isang nanliligaw syo, dahil hindi ka naman kagandahan nung college ka.

Mababaw ba?

Pwedeng para syo mababaw lang lahat ng halimbawang binigay ko. Pero lahat nang yon, may bahid ng katotohanang nangyari sa buhay mo.. Na wala naman talagang katuturan at walang binungang kagandahan.

Para sa akin, mali ang sabihing, ‘wala akong pinagsisisihan sa mga ginawa o nangyari sa buhay ko dahil lahat yun ginusto ko..’

Bakit?

Ewan ko. Ang paniniwala ko kasi, dapat mong pagsisihan ang isang bagay na ginawa mo kung sa una pa lang mali na. Yun bang, alam mo na ngang mali o kasalanan pero ginawa mo pa rin.. Napahamak ka lang tuloy. Sabi nga ng iba, ‘you can’t completely move forward if you will not accept the fact you screwed up.’ Hindi pwedeng wala kang nire-regret at all. Malabo yun. Ang taong may sakit, hindi magagamot kung hindi niya aamining kailangan niyang magpagamot..

Lalo na sa mga taong minahal mo, kaibigan man o higit pa sa kaibigang pagtuturingan. Di ba mapapag-isip ka? ‘Yuck ang tanga ko pala! Naniwala ako sa mga kasinungalingan niya!’ ‘Ang tanga-tanga ko! Bakit ba siya pa minahal ko?!’ A failed friendship, a failed love relationship, etc, etc. May mararamdaman kang pagsisisi.. Hindi mo lang kayang aminin, madalas. Takot ka kasi. Masakit sa loob na aminin mong naloko ka.. Naloko ka ng taong binigyan mo ng panahon, pinagkatiwalaan at lalo pa, minahal. Heart-breaking.. Painful. Di ba?

Opinyon ko lang naman lahat ng ito. Ngayon kung may angal ka, at sa tingin mo walang katuturan. Hindi ko na concern yun. Di gawa ka ng sarili mong blog at tigilan mo nang kakabasa ng akin! Sa wala akong magawa eh..

Okay? Okay.

What's New In My Closet?

Guy Spy

Is he still hooked on his ex?

If you have a feeling your new guy’s still hot for his former flame, find out for sure with these giveaways.

He bitches about her. Ironically, while putting his ex down and talking to you through all of her flaws may seem like a sign he’s over her, it actually indicated that your new dude is probably still riding the rebound roller coaster. Where there’s anger, there are usually unresolved feelings.. maybe even love.

He has no clue what went wrong. When the subject of how your new guy and his last girlfriend split comes up, try asking “So what actually happened with you guys?” If your new squeeze has zero idea or blurts out something like “She was totally crazy” without acknowledging his own role in the breakup, then he may not have made peace with the end of that union.

He talks about your future. No matter how much we wish this were healthy guy behavior, it isn’t in the very early days, a man who’s in a rush to get serious—for instance, he busts out the L word or wants to make plans for way down the track—could be trying to re-create the circumstances of his last relationship to avoid having to get over it the hard way: alone.