June... the month of weddings (aside from December and January). To prove: we had to attend two weddings today. I was dressed up the whole day! Of course, I did find the time to change attire in between but my legs are tired from all the driving in heels I did today (and yesterday too!).
I've always loved Eucharistic celebrations by Jesuits. Call me biased but the songs and even the homilies are beautiful. The second wedding we attended was a friend from college who almost became a Jesuit but ended up returning to a love in Bacolod (whom he married today). Very romantic... nakaka-inggit !!!
The groom had his entire family (including in-laws and nieces and nephews) sing "Welcome to the Family" to the bride who until then was doing well without tears. Well, that gesture finally broke her and she was completely floored by the warmth and welcoming of the entire clan.
Ang saya-saya nila. I've seen other couples get married before. But this takes the cake as far as defining the word "happy" is concerned. Good for them, I'd say.
La lang... inggit lang ako.
Monday, June 19, 2006
Monday, June 12, 2006
Bright side of getting old
i got older yesterday, but it was good.
Kimi woke me up at a time when I wasn't ready to wake yet but i just had to because of her. why? she brought me breakfast in bed and waited on me. my 7-year old gave me the best birthday present right then and there. all i could do was shower her with kisses of thanks.
the beauty of it is: it was her very own idea. everybody was surprised at what she did.
la lang... some days are just meant to start very well...
=)K
Kimi woke me up at a time when I wasn't ready to wake yet but i just had to because of her. why? she brought me breakfast in bed and waited on me. my 7-year old gave me the best birthday present right then and there. all i could do was shower her with kisses of thanks.
the beauty of it is: it was her very own idea. everybody was surprised at what she did.
la lang... some days are just meant to start very well...
=)K
Friday, June 09, 2006
Getting Old
What is Age?
The body weakens... we all feel that after a certian age, don't we?
When we used to lift without feeling any after effects, we now have to hold on to something to support the back. A computer screen that used to hold out attnetion for hours on end seem to blur after a couple of hours. That racket that teener call music suddenly sounds all too loud.
Yes, we age... physically, the body complains! But does the mind have to follow?
The mind is willing to try new things, explore new discoveries and experience new sensations, but the body holds it back. Soon, the mind goes with the body, seeming to give up.
Some people fight it. They are those who dream of immortality. They are the Peter-Pan-wannabes. Good luck to them, I say. With medicine and technology advancing so fast, they are definitely getting more and more support in their effor to live and be young forever. Still, I say, good luck to them!
As the immortal words of Freddie Mercury in that resonating falsetto say: Who wants to live forever? Who dares to love forever... when love must die...
Everything dies. Everything ends...even love. It's the natural law of all things that exist.
So why pretend it will never end? Why defy the law?
The end will come, why fight it?
Saturday, June 03, 2006
My heart Almost Stopped!
Waaaaaahhhhh !!!!
Sorry, I just had to do that first... you see, I almost ran over a kid less than an hour ago. It was a good thing I was going rather slow (about 30 kph) along that narrow street connecting Amang Rodriguez St. in Manggahan, Pasig and C5 Road in QC. The boy, between 9-11 years old, suddenly darted out of one house straight into my path. As he did, both my legs straightened as they hit the brakes and the clutch, my arms striaghtened as my left hand held the stering wheel and my right hand hit the horn in one long "beeeeeep," at the same time I mouthed off the worst cuss words I could (and have been avoiding saying in the presence of my daughter. And my daughter was right beside me on the passenger seat...)
Many people saw it and knew that I couldn't have done anything else. A tricycle driver going the other way saw it and paused to give a piece of his mind to the kid.
The kid? He just stumbled in front my car, got back his bearings and ran off to the other side, still without looking anywhere else but ahead of him.
When I saw that he was ok, I put my attention to the other kid... Kimi. Her immediate reaction was a heartfelt "Mama, that was scary!!!" To which I responded with words to settle her down. Surprisingly, she did not cry or do anything else. She was obviously unnerved and took a while before she said she wasn't scared anymore. Come to think of it, at seven years old, my baby took this experience rather well!
At least, better than I did! The first thing I did after making sure she was ok was to call my friend and rant! My heart felt like it wanted to explode out of my chest. As we drove on, I was more wary of the pedestrians and even, at one point, told my baby, "Honey, don't ever, ever do that, ok? Don't run across the street without looking first!" Then thoughts of the expenses that might have been incurred entered my mind. What if we hit the kid? What if there was a car behind mine who couldn't stop as fast as I did? Up to now, I still shudder at the thought!
Oh life... so full of excitement, isn't it?
Sorry, I just had to do that first... you see, I almost ran over a kid less than an hour ago. It was a good thing I was going rather slow (about 30 kph) along that narrow street connecting Amang Rodriguez St. in Manggahan, Pasig and C5 Road in QC. The boy, between 9-11 years old, suddenly darted out of one house straight into my path. As he did, both my legs straightened as they hit the brakes and the clutch, my arms striaghtened as my left hand held the stering wheel and my right hand hit the horn in one long "beeeeeep," at the same time I mouthed off the worst cuss words I could (and have been avoiding saying in the presence of my daughter. And my daughter was right beside me on the passenger seat...)
Many people saw it and knew that I couldn't have done anything else. A tricycle driver going the other way saw it and paused to give a piece of his mind to the kid.
The kid? He just stumbled in front my car, got back his bearings and ran off to the other side, still without looking anywhere else but ahead of him.
When I saw that he was ok, I put my attention to the other kid... Kimi. Her immediate reaction was a heartfelt "Mama, that was scary!!!" To which I responded with words to settle her down. Surprisingly, she did not cry or do anything else. She was obviously unnerved and took a while before she said she wasn't scared anymore. Come to think of it, at seven years old, my baby took this experience rather well!
At least, better than I did! The first thing I did after making sure she was ok was to call my friend and rant! My heart felt like it wanted to explode out of my chest. As we drove on, I was more wary of the pedestrians and even, at one point, told my baby, "Honey, don't ever, ever do that, ok? Don't run across the street without looking first!" Then thoughts of the expenses that might have been incurred entered my mind. What if we hit the kid? What if there was a car behind mine who couldn't stop as fast as I did? Up to now, I still shudder at the thought!
Oh life... so full of excitement, isn't it?
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