Yehey! it’s camping time. Last monday Gabi and Bam2x was very excited because their long awaited Parthfinder Camporee is now packed and ready to go. They can’t even sleep the night before monday because they need to wake up early and they might forgot some things before they go.

So, we told them to sleep early and don’t worry about their things because we will be the one to prepare it…(you know, parents thingy). Below are some pictures taken before they go 5am in the morning of monday…watch out for more pictures and stories as they return…

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I woke before my alarm rings and rose up immediately, skipping my habit of lying-in for a few more minutes.  I readied myself  to go to work, and thought of having my breakfast at the office instead of in the house.  We were out of the house by 6:45am and was lucky enough to catch a jeepney ride going to LRT the soonest.  Just in time, I thought because when we boarded the train, my clock says its just 7:15am, so this means that we’ll arrive early eventhough there’s a heavy traffic in Pasong Tamo.  I was thinking of having a very heavy breakfast, maybe in Jollibee, McDo or in our canteen.  Anyways, the point is, I will have my breakfast no matter where. more…

I had a very busy day last Friday, Jan. 30, and practically out of the house the whole day.  When I arrived in the afternoon and checked my YM, there are several offline buzzes from Len-Len Libante, one of my barkadas.  As I was replying to her, I’ve received a call from Samuel.  He told me to check if the text message he received is confirmed re another barkada, Jeannette, that something bad happened to her.  I was really shocked and could not think of anyone to confirm the message since Pot is out of the country at that time.  As I was saying my silent prayer for Jeannette, I tried to contact Mhelo,  and she confirmed that our friend passed away but the reason is still not clear since they haven’t talked with any of her (Jennette’s) family members yet.  With this, I couldn’t hold my emotions any longer and Mhelo and I were both crying over the phone remembering our friend.  We decided to meet at the church before we go to Jennette’s house for the wake.  more…

The wedding of my cousin Alex with Ascel last December 30 has been the reason why loved ones from everywhere were able to get-together and have a what can be considered as a reunion. Highlights of the event, in my POV including pre and post wedding activities are as follows:

Dec 26 – We visited Inday Phebe and Tito Roming at the Union’s guesthouse where they arrived earlier from Seattle.

Dec 28 – Around 10am, Jimer and I went to Pier 15 to meet with Tiyo’y Jesher and Manang Fe. In the afternoon, Samuel went to the airport to meet Manong Eman and his family. They all stayed for the night at our humble house and we were able to fit a total of 12 people inside!

Dec 29 – After last minute change of arrangement, it was agreed that we will meet with Manong Jun at NPUM around 9AM. So we all get ready early in the morning and took 3 cabs to fit us all, going to NPUM. When Manong Jun arrived, it was clear that we cannot fit in his Starex if we include our baggages. It was decided that Manong Eman and his family with Jeremy will stay and wait for Manong Leslie while the rest of us went ahead, destination SSD. Here are our pictures at NPUM.

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Christmas is just around the corner and almost everyone has a reason to hold a Christmas party, may it be at school, office, church, neighborhood, etc.  Just to have an excuse to have a celebration.

One of the most important thing for this celebration is exchanging gifts, or the monita-monito.  This tradition has been around since time immemorial and in this modern technology era, it still being practiced.  However, I noticed that although the thought is still there, variations have been applied maybe due to necessity or for practical reasons.  Given the present worldwide economic crisis, you couldn’t just let go that easily of your P500 worth of gift.  So to make sure that you will be getting what you really want, most people will openly tell to everyone what he wishes to have as a gift.  In this scenario, the giver wouldn’t have to go to the trouble of looking for the “perfect gift” which we all know will mostly be not, but will come up with the gift that his monito will surely appreciate. more…

Yesterday, Nanay, the girls and Samuel, my brother, went to Tiaong, Quezon to visit my brother’s family.  This trip has been long overdue because the girls been asking us to permit them to go to Tiaong for quite sometime now.  So after many justifications and promises, we relented.  Anyways, this tops the field trip they supposedly had last week but were not again allowed to go to because there’s not much to see on the itinerary.  At least the girls would never nag us about the field trip thing for a long, long time hopefully.

When I looked at Bambam’s monthly exam results, I was not disappointed because she did fairly well, all her ratings were above 90%. She was not able to achieve her target of 100%, because we told both of them that anyone a perfect score means P100 as her prize. Lower than that, no prize.

As I reviewed the mistakes to make sure that they are legitimate ones. One of her mistake in English was from part I where the students should supply a proper noun for the given common noun. For the common noun ‘hero,’ she supplied the proper noun, Supergirl. Well, this just shows how much DC Kids comics she have been reading lately.

Gabi went down the stairs hurriedly as if someone or something is following her. I thought she was just playing with Bambam but when I saw her shocked face, I know something is not right. She immediately went to me and cried that there was this hairy caterpillar on the window beside the clock. I was confused as to what she had seen so I went upstairs to their room and checked the windows but found none. So I asked her again where and she pointed to the window in our room. She does not want to go near it because it gives her the creeps. When I checked on the window, I found that there is a little brown higad (hairy caterpillar) on the window. I was surprised to find it there, of all the places, so I sprayed with an insecticide. more…

Some nights ago, while I was clearing the table after dinner, I heard Bato called to Gabi to give him toothpick. I’ve instructed the two girls before to wash first the toothpick before using because we don’t know how sanitized they are, so when she handed one to her Dad, Bato was slightly doubtful as to why it was wet. I then joked with him that Gabi already used it because she took some time in the kitchen before giving it to her dad. But Gabi innocently defended herself that she was able to wash it after using before giving it to her dad. And that really caused all of us to laugh very hard while Gabi is still wondering what’s the joke about.

Just like all Adventist school, Friday is half day only. When Bambam arrived home, I asker her how’s exam and she told me that she was able to get 95% on her Math. I was ecstatic and happy for her, and she’s just a little bit short of having P100 today. When Gabi arrived, she’s very proud to announce that she got 93% on her Math. This is really the cherry on the ice cream for me. I did not expect her to get that score and I’m very happy for her. more…