March 30th, 2009 | Author:
kuya
Gabi was very excited in going to school camp last Feb 5-8. Although being in the fourth grade is not required to go to camp, they were allowed so that they have a little experience of what to look forward to when it will be their “official” camping. I was having second thoughts in allowing her, because this would be the first time that she’ll be away from us, away from her family’s care and support. I couldn’t imagine what she’ll do there, to organize her things and herself in the first place. I kept reminding, her hair is still being combed and styled by either me or her lola nanay, so how can she manage her life without us by her side? So after this, she put a brave front, doing almost anything which concerns her and try to hopelessly appear independent as much as possible.
With fingers crossed, we let her ride the bus that early Feb. 5 morning. We gave her last minute reminders on what she should do when in a camp and to mind all her things, especially her tent and her sleeping bag. That no matter what happened, don’t forget to brush her teeth before going to bed at night and wash her face, hands, feet and her “thing” if she can’t take a bath at night. I know that the teachers are all there to take care of the children, but I am sure it will gonna be a bumpy ride.
February 08th, 2009 | Author:
ricesa
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…
December 06th, 2008 | Author:
ricesa
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…
September 19th, 2008 | Author:
ricesa
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…
September 15th, 2008 | Author:
ricesa
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