happy birthday dave!

anak, 29 years old ka na pero para sa amin ng daddy mo ikaw pa rin yong maliit na batang panganay namin. You will always be that in our hearts... You will always be our little "boy"...

In this your birthday, i just wish that all your dreams will come true. That God will grant all your desires, the blessings that you very much deserve.
I`m speechless anak.....just standing in awe for what you have become in the kingdom of God... He has answered my prayers. You are in our Father`s business.
This is every christian mothers dream. To see their offspring giving and offering his life for the glory of God.

I will continue praying for you anak.... When life gets tough and lonely, hard and oftentimes you find yourself in a crossroad, confused of which path to take....... my prayers will see you through!

We love you nak....always have, always will.

daddy & mommy

our 30th year wedding anniversary...

We celebrated our wedding anniversary one very rainy and stormy day... We just ate out with our dear children at lahat kami sa bahay lumabas para kumain kahit bumabagyo!!

30 long years together. I give God all the glory and praise because He is good to us, remains the center of our relationship..

My, my, ang daming bagyong dumaan sa buhay....all kinds of difficult situations. Some have placed us on shaky grounds wanting to break us free from the solid rock of marriage... Through His grace our bond remained strong kahit sa ano pa mang pagsubok and the love we both feel for each other is stronger and sweeter than ever before.

Thank you Lord for fighting our battles for us. For being there no matter what.

Gusto ko pang makasama ka "hubby" ng matagal pa........ say, another 30 and more years...

Happy anniversary dad....

sigh :->

A storm just passed us by, as usual claiming many lives. Until now the casualties count is still going on. It was unbelievable that a ship as big as "Princess of the stars" could just capsized like it did. It is Sulpicio lines again! This is the fifth ship since l989 (of this same maritime company) that is accountable of the same mishap na pumatay ng napakaraming tao na naman..... I remembered MV Dona Paz couple of years back.... 4,000 people died and buried in the ocean. Many were missing and never found.. Then another......and another.

Ngaun, heto na naman! Ang tigas ng ulo nila. Alam na nila na may bagyong darating still umalis pa rin. When will they learn? Sa gusto nila at sa hindi, dapat na nga sila matuto dahil suspendido na ngaun ang company nila... Teka, bakit ngaun lang? kung kelan ang dami nang namatay?

Aside from that capsized ship, maraming areas sa visayas ang kawawa.... Like Aklan and Kalibo. Tell you, Boracay also!! matagalan pa siguro bago business as usual ang boracay. Maraming nasira...Salamat na lang nakauwi na muna ang mga bakasyonista ng pattsclan before nagka-bagyo!!

That typhoon was fierce. No wonder they called it by a man`s name, Frank. So watch out for storms with a male name and the likes.....remember melenyo?

sigh:->

adjustments....

I thank God for the strenght He supplied and helped us to go through the past week..

Lahat ng "due" sa mga financial obligations ay nagsiksikan sa isang linggo lang...plus enrollment, tuition fees, to top it all, sumabay na naman si victory...bagong battery for her. Ayaw makisama, hehehe!

i`m in a lot of adjustments lately. Everytime relatives come and go, i always get the "blues". Missing them and all - hard to go back to my normal phase of life, haha..

Dave has started his teaching job in a private school last monday. His hands are so full of schedules teaching from elementary to high school level.... On July, bible school starts and he`s in it too. I don`t know how he could handle his already hectic scheds plus the additions. He`s out of the house so early and comes home late - straight to bed, Zzzz.. I miss talking to him.

charis, got two jobs at the moment but will get rid of the former one next week. I hardly see him at home. when i do, he`s in a much needed sleep, preparing for another graveyard shift....

and verniel, he`s back to school. Nakakabingi ang katahimikan sa bahay...

Find it somewhat lonesome being not a full time mom anymore... Am thinking having something to keep me busy during the day just so hubby and me will not just be staring at each other all day long lol. oh, that`s okay. i think we have given each other our space. He`s in his computer most of the time and me trying to keep myself busy over something and anything....
I am thinking that maybe it is best at this time of my life that i would have something.......like a homebased business that i would be indulging myself in. I`m sure it would be a source of outlet and strenght, di ba? (para hindi madaling tatanda...) Pls. give your insights and suggestions....

But i`m still and will always be thankful for the internet...At least i could have the effort to keep in touch.... to all of you. I could handle that.

sorry, if you think this is what venting is all about...

By the way, we`re supposed to meet with our landlady here in the house today. She`s home from the states and wanted to see us before she leaves again. She is already more than an hour`s late!! Walang magawa ang pagiging time conscious mo sa traffic dito sa pinas...... (just an afterthought)...

:-)

loveones visit from San Francisco...

it`s our usual hot day again..... makes me feel weak and old.. hehe.. I thought rainy days has stepped in.... but far way ahead by the look of it. Our rains were merely outcomes of typhoons passing us by the past weeks.

just gotten home from Tagaytay. This day was only planned on visiting papa but our service van came very early as 7 0`clock this morning to fetch us, so after papa, we had plenty of time and decided to proceed to Tagaytay. Lenny said this was her first time to go and jay his second time (it was night time daw on his first visit... hahaha.. wala ring nakita!!) We just went to picnic grove.... settled in one of their paid open cottages with a large table enough to accomodate our "konting baon" na masaya naming pinagsaluhan...... Then the boys went horse back riding, at kaming mga babae ay naiwang nagdal-dalan, hehehe!! ( one of pattsclan`s favorite pastimes when in pinas). I don`t know about everyone, but i enjoyed the day immensely..I slept on the way home, and found out i have swollen gums when i woke up... and a hell of a headache... i can`t find anything to blame but the heat..

so good to have jay`s family and mama for a visit. But my one regret is that i have none to offer.....or should i say, very very little to offer. I just feel so incapable... I wish that time will come when i will have every means to make everyone`s visit worthwhile.....yong ako ang "babangka" (if you know what i mean?)........But this time and age of my life, it`s not just possible, not yet..... no, i don`t feel bad but sad..:(

But here`s the happier side. We asked Jay to preach in our church on their first Sunday here...what a surprise to hear him preach like an evangelist would do....Tuwa talaga ako, teary eyed throughout the service, told him, i am very proud of him.. Because that`s how i really felt.. Here`s another answer to papa`s prayers about all his children becoming servants of God.. i will continue praying that jeff will somehow be convinced to enroll in the Bible school not because i keep on nagging him to do so...... sana it would be because of a real conviction from the Holy Ghost....

well, at this writing, they still have 7 days more to stay before going back to San Francisco.. Sorry Bong, but your condo has an overflow of occupants , guests, whatever.....( ganun kasikat ang mga nakatira dun, hehehe), and of course mama`s grandchildren.. Yong iba hindi humihiwalay sa kanya.....what can i do? andodoon sila while mama`s there. I promise i will keep that place of yours in spic `n span again when they`re gone...

for the meantime, it`s so far, so good...

i`ve more to tell in the coming days..