Monday, November 27, 2006
"Today...before you think of saying any unkind word,

think of someone who can't speak....

before you complain about the food you eat,

think of someone who has nothing to eat.

Before you complain about life,

think of someone who went too early to heaven...

and when you are tired and complaining about

your job, think of the unemployed, the disabled

and those who wished they had your job...

and when depressing thoughts seem to get you down,

put a smile on your face and thank GOD you are alive

and still around...Life is a gift."



Natanggap ko ang message na ito kaninang umaga paggising ko, galing sa mabait na kaibigan, thank you sis....
Sa dinami dami ng na-received ko, bakit eto lang ang pi-nost ko? Na-inspired lang ako kasi parang tumugma lang sa pangyayaring na-encounter ko.

Sumaglit ako sa isang grocery store malapit sa lugar namin kani-kanina lang, pagpasok ko dumiretso agad ako sa toiletries. Napansin ko ang isang marshal ng grocery na nakasilip at may minamanmanan sa di-kalayuan, sa area ng mga biscuits at sitsirya. Out of curiousity, lumapit akong bahagya sa kinatatayuan niya. Isang batang lalaki ang binabantayan niya na sa tantiya ko ay edad siyam or sampung taong gulang na. Payat ang bata at medyo gusgusin. Tipikal na batang kalye ang hitsura.

Pinagmamasdan ko ang bata , tipong may hinahanap...kukuha siya ng item, sisipatin ang presyo...magbibilang ng hawak niyang barya at saka ibabalik muli ang hawak sa kinalalagyan nito kung saan niya kinuha. Mga dalawang beses iyon. Lumapit ako sa kinaroonan niya at nagkunwaring namimili rin. Hawak niya ang isang Oishi at muling nagbilang ng pera niya.
Tinanong ko siya "gusto mo iyan?" hindi siya sumagot nakatingin lang siya sa akin, nagtataka siguro kung bakit ko siya kinakausap..eh hindi naman niya ako kilala.

Hindi ko na rin naman inaasahang sagutin niya ako, inabutan ko siya ng maliit na halaga sabay sabing "sige, bilhin mo ha" nagulat marahil siya sa ginawa ko napatingin siya sa akin, hindi man siya nagsalita o nagpasalamat alam kong kahit papaano'y natuwa siya at kitang kita ko iyon sa mga mata niya.

Tumalikod agad ako nang tinanggap niya ang pera, ewan ko pero...ako ang na-teary eyed sa ginawa ko. Naiinis kasi ako eh, di ko alam kung bakit...at kanino , basta medyo sumikip ang dibdib ko, kasi nga naiinis ako.

Tiningnan ko siya muli, kumuha siya ng dalawang klase sabay pila sa cashier. Doon napangiti na ako.
Hindi ko ibinabahagi ito para ipaalam ang ibinigay kong maliit na amount or para matuwa kayo sa akin, kundi naisip ko lang na ang suwerte ng mga anak ko...ako...kayo....tayo...kasi 'di ba nakakain natin ang mga pagkaing gusto natin tapos yung bata na iyon anim na pisong Oishi lang hindi pa niya mabili? nakakainis naman talaga 'di ba?

Nasa parking lot ako nang binasa ko uli ang text na na-received ko kanina....sabi ko sa sarili ko, "yes...Life is Good. Thank You God."
 
posted by nona at 2:15 PM | 23 comments
Friday, November 24, 2006
I was tagged by Ghee...and here it goes;


HOW OFTEN DO YOU BLOG?

When my mood strikes to do so.....obvious ba?:)

ONLINE ALIAS:

"nona"..close to my real name

HAVE YOU EVER STOOD UP FOR SOMEONE YOU HARDLY KNEW?

no, I don't want to meddle with other people's lives, if she or he's worth it...I would!

WHAT DO YOU DO MOST OFTEN WHEN YOU ARE BORED?

find something to do to make myself busy...

WHEN BATHING WHICH DO YOU WASH FIRST?

my hair, maraming seremonyas eh...

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN AWAKE FOR 48 HOURS STRAIGHT?

yes, two years ago...I had this nasal allergy for a month and the doctor prescribed me a medication with epedrhine (i'm not sure if I spelled it right) content..sabi ni doc hindi daw basta basta nagbibigay ng ganoong gamot, kaya pala when I purchased this med the pharmacist asked me an identification card, write down my address and she didn't give me back the doc's prescription. Gumaling naman ang allergy ko but I lost weight in a span of two days...and looked like I'm an addict, terrible...parating pa naman si hubby that time. and he got mad..not with me but with the doctor...I learned that epedrhine is a chemical used in making shabu...*I shake my head*....I became a shabu user for once?

WHAT COLOR LOOKS BEST ON YOU?

I'm not sure...I think green and brown?

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?

Smirnoff vodka and Martini dry...it's strong, gusto ko kasi *hik* duling (*_*) agad ako lol!

DO YOU BELIEVE IN HEAVEN AND HELL AS THE REAL PLACE THAT EACH OF US WILL GO TO AFTER DEATH?

I only believed in heaven, God's forgiving and I don't think he will put one person to hell no matter how bad he/she is...

DO YOU FIND THAT YOU HAVE MORE ONLINE FRIENDS THAN OFFLINE FRIENDS?

No, I have more offline friends but I cherish all my friends here in the blogosphere.

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL?

Visual Technique during college. No memorization, no computation just draw and paint. kaya ko favorite eh :D

ARE YOU A PERFECTIONIST?

Some point in my life yes...I remember wanting to be perfect in everything I do until I realized it wasn't good, I started to let go a lot more...now, I have my own standards and I live up to it...

DO YOU SPEND MORE THAN YOU CAN AFFORD?

No, I don't go beyond my limit.

IS IT BETTER TO HAVE LOVED AND LOST THAN NEVER TO HAVE LOVED BEFORE?

Yes, and through those failures we learn...

DO YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF CREATIVE?

Yes I am. ^_~ I think everybody is...in our own way

DO YOU GIVE YOURSELF THE CREDIT YOU DESERVE?

Yes of course, it boosts my self-esteem by paying myself a compliment...

DO YOU DONATE TIME OR MONEY TO CHARITIES?

If you have a lot of relatives asking for help...I feel that I am supporting a lot of charities. lol!

HAVE YOU RECENTLY DONE SOMETHING YOURSELF THAT YOU CRITICIZED OTHERS FOR DOING?

honestly yes. criticizing him by tolerating those people who had hurt him....

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND RIGHT NOW?

publish this post as soon as I finish.

SAY ONE NICE THING ABOUT THE PERSON WHO TAGGED YOU AND THE FIVE PEOPLE YOU ARE GOING TO TAG.

One nice thing is not enough to describe Ghee, but the sum of it all...I love this hot momma!

I can't think of anyone to tag, most of them had been through this "IT "....so wakasan ko na. (^_^)

Have a great weekend to all!!!
 
posted by nona at 1:43 PM | 26 comments
Monday, November 20, 2006
reality comes...when life slowly reveals itself. I had accept one day, old age will possibly transform my parents from being proud, capabled and controlled...when I was little I never came to realize that my parents will die one day....
sis rho...this is why I am sad lately, na-miss ko lang si inay at itay ko...nilagnat kasi ako :( gusto ko lang may mapaglambingan. sabi ni hub, "gusto mo uwi ako?" waaaa...lalo na nagsenti, *touched* pero s'yempre may work siya and malapit naman na siyang umuwi kaya sabi ko huwag na.. ganoon lang naman ako pag nalulungkot mananahimik muna, papalipas at okay na.
Yesterday kasi was my mom's birthday...'though wala na siya, sine-celebrate pa rin naming magkakapatid. she loves party...masaya siya kapag may mga affair sa bahay noon dahil ipon ipon kaming lahat.. she danced to the beat of tango and cha cha :)
The celebration was held at my sis house, simple lang; may kainan..karaoke...I took some pix of my pamangkins having fun singing ...
11 kaming magkakapatid ;I'm the youngest kaya super dami akong pamangkin- bigger than me ; di na ako sumama sa pic kasi baka mapagkamalan pa akong ate !!!:b *woot*
When I was in Sg I visit fitness first...sis, ...along orchard lang siya..ang sesexy ng mga nag-gym doon hmm...ama, di pwede kuhanan ng pic at bawal...ikaw talaga :D
That night we went here with our friends...nag-steamboat sa seoul garden.. eat all you can kaya sayang lang ang work out haha...!
Naaliw akong pagmasdan ang malaking xmas tree na ito inside Ngee Ann city, di ba sis melai...ang ganda ano?
Konting shopping lang before umuwi, puro kakikayan lang naman ang nabili ko... and this new slim and tiny mp4 for my son ken, where you can download movies, videos, pics and songs..naku pinupog ako ng kiss sa tuwa, di ko alam kung na-miss niya ako or dahil sa pasalubong :)

ps. click some words to view pics..
 
posted by nona at 10:55 AM | 33 comments
Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Hello blogmates...since I already set up my xmas tree and put on some deco in my home, of course kailangan pati dito sa bahay ko sa blogworld, pasko na rin ang ambience para mas feel natin..ang lamig ng simoy ng hangin...masaya ang bawat damdamin....ang tibok ng puso...*o* ups, napapakanta na ba ako? ^_^
Na-share ko na sa inyo ang pugad namin, as what I've said to one of my good friends from California aka caligurl-ann (sis ann, my reply to your comment), that having a comfortable place is a bonus kahit sa gubat or even sa Iraq ay ok lang basta kapiling natin ang mahal natin sa buhay...'di ba? ows, I know marami sa inyo ang nakakarelate diyan..^_~ si mmy ann naman kung anong giyera ang sinasabi hahaha!

On my 3rd day, we went to Phil. embassy in Kuala Lumpur to renew hubby's passport , puwede rin naman sa Singapore but the cost is almost triple, at the same time; visit my Twin tower again hahaa...inangkin? it took us a minimum of one and a half hour drive from Johor Bahru and a maximum of two(2), maganda naman ang expressway nila kaya hindi mo mararamdaman ang pagod. just click highlighted words..for picswho never heard of the world's tallest two freestanding towers? the 88-storey Petronas Twin Tower soars to a dizzying height of 452m above the city skyline, if you want to take the full view you have to find a perfect angle ..dito malayo layo na kami and hub's kneeling down just to get the picture perfect, matatawa ka nga eh, merong nakadapa na...merong nakatihaya , may nakatuwad lol!

I am too small here...in fact I am 30 meters away na but still hindi pa rin nakuhanan with full view....wala si hubby, s'yempre he's my official photographer 'no? hehe..
inside the SURIA KLCC tower (click this for a detailed view mas maganda siya in zoom)..the giant ramadan lantern, Bee mas ok magshopping dito...very cool at relaxing, you could find almost all the branded stuff here. di ako masyado makapagpic kasi bawal sa loob, pasaway ang lola niyo kaya ayan kahit papaano (*_*). we took an entry ticket to go up the tower kaya lang nainip kami coz the schedule is 4pm pa...instead we went to
GENTING HIGHLAND
the resort nestles 2000 meters above sea level, known as the "city in the clouds", super lamig dito and very misty esp at night, hindi kami nag-overnight but view this; our pic last summer....hindi po iyan blurred ganyan ang hitsura sa gabi....minsan feeling mo iba na ang kasama mo dahil hindi na masyado makita ang paligid dahil sa fog...


Genting Cable car ...the longest and fastest cable car in Southeast Asia, nag joyride kami back and forth...sarap!! The tropical rainforest below...


feeling mo nasa Las Vegas ka dito, may international theatre shows, may casino... (the last time we've been here nakatuwaan namin ni hub to play the slot machine...nagtry lang:b hindi namin kasama ang mga kids so we didn't go to themepark...at nag-low batt na ang cam ko waaaa!, buti na lang boy scout si partner dala niya ang old nikon cam niya kaya lang lo-tech na kasi hindi digital :b


going back to Johor, we stopped over @ Malacca, the first Christian Church in Malaysia. ang cute ng kulay ano?...salmon-colored church...kaiba!

bird's eye view...

Napagod ko ba kayo? not me..., 'coz we took our dinner with this bowl of energy boosting chicken soup ,a chinese cuisine with lots of herbs and spices, para bumalik ang powers (^_~)

buong chicken siya not nice to look at but it has a good kick!



and prawn, steamed in lemon and Chili with eggwhite and japanese to-fu....make sure you carry tissue packs with you while eating this kasi iiyak kayo sa anghang :)

hope nag-enjoy kayo sa sharing ko...see you next time!!!

 
posted by nona at 11:44 AM | 26 comments
Saturday, November 11, 2006
*BALIK KAMPUNG*

Hi fellow bloggers and readers, I'm back! I counted the days since my last post..hmm, medyo matagal tagal rin na wala akong update...kayo man ang nasa kalagayan ko...(^_~)
I wasn't totally in hiatus naman 'di ba? basta may chance, I still got to peek in your blogs...s'yempre hindi ko kayo matiis, correct ka sis...hindi ko kayo matiis! (*_*)
for the meantime heto muna ang pasalubong ko sa inyo...

those who can't view pics just click words in blue.ty


this is where we're staying, aaah...I miss our second home...'though every summer lang ang pinakamatagal naming stay dito dahil school break ng mga bata. nah, it's not the petronas twin tower...that will come on my next post...



The Country towers condominium..hub's driving kaya malabo ang pagkakuha ko...or my cam isn't that good...sorry


on site facilities include a clubhouse, gym(glass panel @ the ground floor), tennis court and a mini golf course (sayang 'di ko naisip kuhanan ng pic)




the swimming pool


a surrounding that promises a complete ease and peace of mind....
(view through the window, we're staying at first floor of east tower)


muni muni?, sabi ko kay hub huwag na niya ako isama sa pic shy kasi ako, eh...ano etoh????
hehee...wala lang, just a pinch of vanity :-b marami pa sanang pics when we went swimming kaya lang ma-expose ang beauty ng lola with her swimsuit hahaha!

That's all folks...more story and pics on my next post!!
 
posted by nona at 7:30 PM | 30 comments