Monday, December 29, 2008

The other side of December in Manila..


okey, i know you would want to hear me say that this holiday seasons is just seemingly great! Time with family, foods, gifts, laughter, fun and everything that makes the heart glad..... Me too love December.. . One of the reasons is the weather........ the smell of coffee in the morning, sipping its hot aroma with the cool wind on your face, hehehe! What more can you ask? with your loveones around and lots of happy celebrations coming up..... There is something about this month that seek and touch the "soft spot" of every human being....

But i want to tell about the other side of December here in Manila. I would start by telling, people, people and people in every directions...they are everywhere....You get tired of them. I don`t know where they`re coming from. The roads....... yes, roads! are blocked ..... stores, malls, not mainly with goods but with people. It has been a nightmare experience going back and forth of Divisoria the last couple of days. Of course not to shop, but to follow-up the bridesmaids dresses.......mga give-aways, uhhmm, the dress that i am wearing for the occassion and etc.... Ang hirap makarating sa pupuntahan... grabe ang tao, hindi lang patagilid ang paglalakad minsan pasuot pa!! no choice talaga...... kapag nasa gitna ka na wala kang malalabasan! - - - - - - at eto, only to find out that upon arriving to the dressmaker`s place located sa gitna ng "ilaya"......ay hindi pa tapos ung mga damit..... another schedule na naman na bumalik....

Bumalik nga kami, naka- three times din, this time may dagdag na putik ang daanan dahil umulan... Naglakad kami sa putikan... lahat ng tao ha.... hindi lang kami... AT noong wala pa rin, nagalit na ang beauty ko.....(Kung sabagay hindi ko rin sila masisisi, mahirap talaga magpakasal ng December... Bukod sa amin ang dami nilang "rush" na trabaho.... Sa tingin ko, hindi lang ako ang stress kundi yun ding may-ari ng tindahan at nahalata ko na talagang nagpipigil na rin siyang magalit sa kakulitan ko.......

At last, hinatid kagabi dito sa bahay... ( dahil sabi ko ayaw ko nang bumalik ng divisoria at managinip ulit ng "horror" ). Salamat, nagustuhan naman ni joy ung "traje" niya, magaganda ang gawa para sa mga bridesmaids and flower girls, all of them except mine...
Aba masikip, (one month ago lang yun nang nagpasukat ako), bakit ngaun hindi na kasya, at medyo show off ang leeg at harapan ko.... I don`t know if I would still wear this, kung mag-diet ako ulit hindi na aabot..... 3 more days to go and wedding day na!

as of this writing, can`t decide what to wear..... bibili pa ng sapatos and matching pants ni hubby para dun sa suit niya... Pero isipin ko lang ang mall na naman, sumasakit ang ulo ko, haha! It`s been frantically hectic last week and of course this week..... but mind you, i love the adrenalin it caused me.....

just don`t mind me guys....... this is just my usual rants. I know i would love reading this post in the future.... and remembering how it all was...

Ang tigas ng ubo ko....pray for me please!

Thursday, December 11, 2008

thoughts







Saan galing ang dami ng tao? yesterday i was in Divisoria with joy and verniel. Hindi basta ang naranasan namin! Napakaraming tao, pati mga kalsada ay hindi na madaanan. Ang hirap maglakad na patagilid.....Ang sabi nila naghihirap ang pilipinas? Bakit ngayon pa lang eh, nagpa-panic na ang mga tao sa christmas shopping? Nakakalula ang dami ng mga paninda!

sumasabay ang mga nagra-rally ngayon. Ganun din ang mga nagka-carolling ( hindi na sa gabi ginagawa kundi sa araw na).. pati sa mga jeepney na sinasakyan namin...may nag-aabot ng sobre, pagkatapos kakanta ng kaunti, may sumasayaw pa.......at sa jeep yan ginagawa... kaya kapag biglang nag-break ang driver ng jeep, tumba naman ung sumasayaw, sabay tatayo at patuloy ang pagsayaw ng "lambada", hehehe.. yea, para lang sa kaunting mga barya na inaabot sa kanila, minsan walang nag-aabot lalo na kapag sintunado ung kumakanta...

Tungkol naman sa mga nagra-rally, kahapon pag-uwi namin galing sa divisoria, nakatulog na ako lahat-lahat hindi pa rin umuusad ang jeep.. 2 hours na... hanggang sa dumilim na..kaya pagdating
namin sa Isetann bumaba na kami at nilakad namin pauwi sa Malacanang...:-) yun pala sa gitna ng recto may rally pala! Sinarhan nila ang kalsada at sangkatutak na mga pulis ang nagbabantay... Kung itanong nyo kung gaano kalayo ang nilakad namin, namaga lang naman ang mga binti ko at nagka-kalyo kalyo..... sumakit buong katawan ko...

Ngayong umaga, maaga akong nagising kay sa inaasahan.... meron kaming importanting lakad ni hubby.... know what? Hindi kami makalabas ng malacanang gate dahil may malaking grupo ng nag-ra-rally na nakaabang sa labas... ilang trak ng mga sundalo ang nagbabantay sa kanila at nakaharang ang mga container vans sa kalsada namin palabas.... sobrang perhuwisyo. Siguro mga 2 hours pa aantayin namin bago kami pedeng lumabas! Kahit tubig na inumin hindi kami makabili kasi ung delivery hindi makapasok sa gate.... ano ba yan?? Si gloria kasi, ayaw patalo! at ayan pa ang "cha'cha" niya..... Di ba gusto na nga ng tao na "bumaba siya sa trono" may balak pa yatang tatagal!! Hindi ako mahilig sa pulitika pero gustuhin ko mang ayaw pa-apekto, eh naiipit ang tao sa gitna....... yea, despite the fact that people are trying so hard to be just happy this holidays, it`s so evident that our country is walking through a difficult season, sa politics, sa kahirapan globally. I`m not sure how long this will last or all the twist and turns it will take pero sa part ng karamihan , it`s using up a lot of stress and energy! Ang hirap talaga magbiyahe ngaun.......

Nevertheless, ang saya-saya ng December... di ba?

This week has been wildly hectic..... not only my head ached but my body as well... yet something in me is bubbling with excitement. Dave`s another milestone will happen in a couple of days from now. I can`t describe the number of emotions that i am having in my heart. Pero kung may anak kang ikakasal - you will know what i mean..

Joy arrived last Sunday from Norway, and i have the privilege to accompany her to the one who will make her "traje de boda"... I loved and enjoyed being a part in every little details - preparing everything for her "big day"... I was once a bride, and remembering my own 30 plus years ago, I know the feeling is the same with every woman preparing for her wedding day!

Only one thing i know.......God is so good. I will continue to declare His goodness. He continues to supply the means, the resources - for this most awaited event in my son`s life..... I don`t know how we could possibly do it without the LORD!

THANK YOU JESUS!!!



Tuesday, December 02, 2008

bonding time..


today is holiday....hubby and the boys decided we should take the two- hour drive to dasmarinas, cavite to visit bro. Milo in the hospital. I am excited... it means "bonding" time with them. Dave and charis are both having break from work and verniel has no school today so we could be together for the whole day....

I always enjoyed and treasures such times as this with them. We stopped by the KFC along Macapagal boulevard to eat breakfast and spend sometime talking about just anything we could put our minds into..

we did have a peek at the hospital to see bro. milo and glad to see him fast recovering. More prayers coming your way brother..!!

we decided to proceed to pay dear papa a visit..and happy that we did. His place is clean as usual and grateful to Nini for taking care of him for pattsclan..

We headed home before sundown. Exhausted, tired but happy about our day`s accomplishment..Thank you Lord for my family and having the boys to ourselves this one whole day...

i slept immediately upon reaching home. Woke up at about 12 midnight and got to talk to mother over the internet.. Salamat Panginoon sa makabagong technology... parang nandiyan lang si mama sa malapit...

hayyy, sigh of satisfaction and gratefulness to God for His goodness and blessings..

it`s 15 minutes to 5 oclock in the morning. Pede pa akong matulog bago liliwanag para sa panibagong araw.. Praise God..