Sa Aking Pagtanda

>> Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Magpapaka-senti lang ako. Pinadala ito ni Mommy Cel sa groups namin. Pagkabasa ko, napagtanto ko na maiksi lang ang buhay natin and dapat na nating ipadama sa mga magulang natin kung gaano natin sila nirerespeto at minamahal. READ ON.

Sa aking pagtanda, unawain mo sana ako at pagpasensyahan. Kapag dala ng kalabuan ng mata ay nakabasag ako ng pinggan o nakatapon ng sabaw sa hapag kainan, huwag mo sana akong kagagalitan. Maramdamin ang isang matanda. Nagse-self-pity ako a tuwing sisigawan mo ako.

Kapag mahina na ang tenga ko at hindi ko maintindihan ang sinasabi mo, huwag mo naman sana akong sabihan ng “binge!” paki-ulit nalang ang sinabi mo o pakisulat nalang. Pasensya ka na, anak. Matanda na talaga ako.

Kapag mahina na tuhod ko, pagtiyagaan mo sana akong tulungang tumayo, katulad ng pag-aalalay ko sa iyo noong nag-aaral ka pa lamang lumakad.

Pagpasensyahan mo sana ako kung ako man ay nagiging makulit at paulit ulit na parang sirang plaka. Basta pakinggan mo nalang ako. Huwag mo sana akong pagtatawanan o pagsasawaang pakinggan. Natatandaan mo anak noong bata ka pa? kapag gusto mo ng lobo,paulit-ulit mo ‘yong sasabihin, maghapon kang mangungulit hangga’t hindi mo nakukuha ang gusto mo. Pinagtyagaan ko ang kakulitan mo.

Pagpasensyahan mo na rin sana ang aking amoy. Amoy matanda, amoy lupa. Huwag mo sana akong piliting maligo. Mahina na ang katawan ko. Madaling magkasakit kapag nalamigan, huwag mo sana akong pandirihan. Natatandaan mo noong bata ka pa? Pinatyagaan kitang habulin sa ilalim ng kama kapag ayaw mong maligo.

Pagpasensyahan mo sana kung madalas, ako’y masungit, dala na marahil ito ng katandaan. Pagtanda mo, maiintindihan mo rin.

Kapag may konti kang panahon, magkwentohan naman tayo, kahit sandali lang. inip na ako sa bahay, maghapong nag-iisa. Walang kausap. Alam kong busy ka sa trabaho, subalit nais kong malaman mo na sabik na sabik na akong makakwentohan ka, kahit alam kong hindi ka interesado sa mga kwento ko. Natatandaan mo anak, noong bata ka pa? Pinagtyagaan kong pakinggan at intindihin ang pautal-utal mong kwento tungkol sa iyong teddy bear.

At kapag dumating ang sandali na ako’y magkakasakit at maratay sa banig ng karamdaman, huwga mo sana akong pagsawaan alagaan. Pagpasensyahan mo na sana kung ako man ay maihi o madumi sa higaan, pagtyagaan mo sana akong alagaan sa mga huling sandali ng aking buhay. Tutal hindi na naman ako magtatagal.

Kapag dumating ang sandali ng aking pagpanaw, hawakan mo sana ang aking kamay at bigyan mo ako ng lakas ng loob na harapin ang kamatayan.

At huwag kang mag-alala, kapag kaharap ko na ang Diyos na lumikha, ibubulong ko sa kanya na pagapalain ka sana … dahil naging mapagmahal ka sa iyong ama’t ina…

Dahil sa forwarded message na yan, natuwa ako dahil nasimulan ko na na ipakita ang pagmamahal ko sa kanila. Isang malaking pagbabago nung kinasal kami ni Mon dahil napahiwalay na ako sa mga magulang ko. Buong buhay ko, kasama ko sila. Sa pagtulog katabi ko sila. Iilan lang ang kwarto sa bahay namin kaya wala talaga akong matatawag na kwarto ko. Never akong nagreklamo na wala akong kwarto pero may mga pagkakataon na nagkakabiruan kami na ang laki-laki ko na dapat nakabukod na ako ng kwarto. Pag iniisip ko ngayon, cguro nga at the back of my mind gusto ko lang talaga na katabi sila sa pagtulog.. At isa yun sa namiss ko dahil sa pagtulog mas napaparamdam ko pagmamahal sa kanila through pagyakap. Hindi kasi sila expressive kaya naiilang ako. At tama nga ang sabi nila na habang nagkaka-edad, mas nagkakailangan mag-express.

Nabanggit ko na kay Mon at sa ibang malalapit na kaibigan na after kong mahiwalay sa mga magulang ko, mas na-appreaciate ko sila. Sobra ang pagmamahal nila hindi lang sa akin kundi sa mga kapatid, hipag at pamangkin ko. Biruin mo, ginigising pa ako sa umaga at pagkababa ko mula sa kwarto mayron na akong kakainin. Na kahit nagtatrabaho na ako eh ang dami ko pa ding perks dahil nakatira ako sa mga magulang ko. At dahil don, sinabi ko sa sarili ko na mas ipapadama ko sa kanila na mahalaga sila sa akin. Unti-unti lang... at sinimulan ko na sa pamamagitan lang ng pagyakap at paghalik. Tuwang-tuwa ako na araw-araw nakakabonding ko si nanay (at si tatay minsan) kahit saglit lang. Tuwing umaga kasi, sa bahay namin ako dina-drop off ni Mon kasi out-of-the-way ang office ko sa office nya.

I know darating din ang araw na derecho ko ng masasabi sa kanila na mahal na mahal ko sila at nagpapasalamat ako sa lahat-lahat. Kelangan ko lang dalian na mafulfill yun dahil alam kong sobrang masisiyahan sila.

Kayo kelan magsstart? hehehe...


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Funny Text Message

>> Tuesday, January 30, 2007

I texted Michelle -- a high school barkada and asked, "Mitch... Ano nga b ung nirecomend mong money changer saken nung punta ako ng hk?"

She immediately replied, ""Ano buzz. Hirap ng question mo d ko na maremember. wait lang ha, i wil col a friend."

I find her reply hilarious lalo na that I know she really is someone that can deliver such lines. Mala-ruffa mae kasi sya -- sa kilos at sa salita.

Yun lang.. share ko lang.. :)

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Sabi nila...

>> Friday, January 19, 2007

... kapag tawa ka ng tawa, maya-maya iiyak ka naman.

Cguro nga tama, kasi nangyari sya saken ngayon. Maganda pa naman sana ang araw na ito kasi 2nd month na namin ni Mon. At masasabi kong we're getting through married life quite smoothly. Ok din dahil masayang-masaya sa office kasama ng malolokong katrabaho. Talaga lang yata na reality ng buhay na kahit gaano ka kasaya, meron pa ding mga bagay na magpapaluha sayo. Haayyy..

Hindi bale, sabi din naman nila... Rainbow always appears after the rain. Though
I'm much better now. Sana lang kapalit ng mga iniluha ko, endless na ngiti na. Hindi naman kaya baliw ang kalabasan ko nun?

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Wedding Videos

>> Wednesday, January 17, 2007

This should have been posted a long time ago. Anyways, enjoy!

Our Save-the-date made by our friend, Weng




Our Wedding Onsite Video by Chug Cadiogan of ReelDeal


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The Year Ahead...

Long time no blog. The Holidays have come and gone. Now it's time to look ahead. I'm setting new goals for this year and I'm keeping this blog as some sort of a score card. :-) hehe

[ ] Vacation in Cebu/Bohol

The tickets are reserved; now, just waiting for the date itself. Hope the weather will be fine. I just wish I had a better camera to bring with us. Things to prepare:

- clothes, toiletries, everything - the works
- CAMERA! (see below)
- itinerary
- tons of loads (Globe cellphone loads, that is)
- few Cebuano/Visayan phrases

[ ] Sell camera / Replace camera with a videocam

My camera was hardly used so no question about the quality here. In comics/card collector terms, my camera is in "Near Mint" quality. However, I just need a videocam with a decent resolution. I like videos better than pictures. And by "decent", I mean something around 5 megapixels. I have a printer dock for this cam as well, so I would most likely sell these two as a package.



[ ] Fix Gray/Grey

Gray/Grey (haven't decided the spelling yet; okay, let's stick with "Graey" for now) is my dad's 1992 Toyota Corolla XE that I'm using most of the time; I use it around 6 days in a week; can go for 7 days straight if I wake up early enough to avoid the Color Coding ban here in Metro Manila. Uhm, Graey is, well, gray in color. If my math is correct, Graey is already 15 years old, as old as a junior/senior high school student. Wow.. How time flies.
Anyway, Graey had its clutch lining replaced last Christmas. Next, we'll observe for other leaks and the strange noises the engine is making during warm-ups. Here's a partial list of the things we need to do:
- replace the shock absorbers (especially the front-left shocks; we can feel every tiny bump on the road)
- replace the tires (too soft and they haven't been replaced for several years)
- replace signal lights (busted for sometime, but the lightbulb itself is still working)
- paintjob (Graey went through a lot of, uhm, scrapes over the past few years)
- fix the muffler (too noisy and shaky)

[ ] Landscape our garden

Right now, the garden is a desolate wilderness lined dotted by a few piña-like plants and a single pine-like tree.. Hehe.. Well, not really a wilderness; small santan plants line the fence and some yellow-green-leaf plants (I have no idea what they are called) line the walls of the front side of the house.

At the side, we have a suha and calamansi which were revived successfully. We forgot to water them for three straight days and they dried up -- practically flooding them every single day after that resurrected these plants.

Orchids are there, but we have nowhere to permanently place them. I guess I'll just have to pick up one of those larger logs brought down by Milenyo recently, set them on a specific side of the house then hang the orchids there. :-)

We also need some gravel for landscaping. I wonder if I can take some of the gravel left behind by the JB sidewalk workers along Sucat? >:) Mayor Jun Bernabe recently cemented the sidewalks of Sucat Road (Dr. A. Santos Avenue) and placed his trademark JB butterfly logo on the said sidewalks.
Nah, too dumb and too risky. Scratch that plan out. I'll just buy some from one of the construction stores along Sucat (Elite, Roxan, among others) or at "Koi Mo, Koi Ko" located in front of Manila Memorial Park. Good place to start your garden - several kinds of plants, gravel, tiles, and -- as the name implies -- Koi, the "goodluck" fish, choice of owners-who-own-gardens-so-large-that-fishponds-can-fit-in-it. No plans for a pond yet though -- water is too scarce in Parañaque; no NAWASA yet.

Other ideas:
- grotto
- tiles/stone/pebble path
- a huge chunk of rock from out of nowhere to be placed anywhere just for the sake of having it placed there
- lamppost / stone lantern (Japanese style)
- wood/kawayan fence (to cover the neighbor's firewall, and to hang some of the orchids)

In BF Homes market, there is a store that sells some wood and bamboo ideal for fences and other landscaping needs.

Suggested reading: Real Living. Buy back issues at 50% off at Booksale and other bookstore and magazine stands! ;-)

[ ] Get a new dog or two

I want another dog or two to patrol around the house alongside our Pinscher Jessie. Doesn't have to be a Pinscher or any purebreed dog. A mongrel would be fine, if not better. Nothing like another set of fangs to sink in to the arms and legs of would-be robbers! :-) Harharhar!





[ ] Get more furniture

Too many things to display, very few places to display them on. 'Nuff said! Things to display:

- Carebears - none bought; all acquired from Timezone!
- Transformers - origs and japeks
- Books - Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Reference, Comics, and kick-ass books like 48 Laws of Power ;-)
- Souvenirs from weddings, baptisms, and birthdays
- Pictures (fine, so there aren't much pictures; we'll get more later)

[ ] Deposit a certain amount in the bank by the end of the year

Well, well, well... We'll see how this goes. It's actually doable, but a lot of sacrifices would be made. I guess No Pain no Gain....

I'll update this list as I go along. These are just some of the things that are on top of my head.

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A Year That Was...

>> Tuesday, January 2, 2007

[Che's VERY VERY LONG Version]

This post definitely proves that I am not a very active blogger. This recalling the past post should have been shorter than this if I constantly update our blog. But it's never too late! haha... Anyways, here goes:

Looking back, I'd say I share lots of laughters and tears this 2006. And if my memory serves me right, most time was spent preparing for our wedding, leaving the country for work, Mon and I spending more time together, gain new friends, grieve for departed loved ones and finally being married to my baby Mon.

>>> HongKong... A Series of Firsts

There were a series of firsts last year. One was being sent out of the country for work. Our company sent me a total of 4 times (which could have been more than that if I am not preparing for my wedding) for onsite assignment in HongKong. It was my first time to be on another country as well as my first to ride an airplane. Imagine my terror of experiencing upset stomach, being questioned or detained in HongKong immigration and turbulence. Good thing I never get to experience the first one but a few times I was under scrutiny by horrible immigration officers. And there was this trip that made me so nervous, I even thought we might be jumping out of the plane because of the wild ride. Hehehe..


HongKong during the time I was there has a very very cold weather. I had a rough time at first getting used to it. I usually have hot flushes and wind burns. huhuhu.. Being there for the first time made me feel like a probinsyana in the city and live at a very tall building. Going to the office just by walking, mcDonald's just about everywhere, talking in tagalog and most of the people around you don't understand, right-hand wheel vehicles, convenient transportation, wacko bus and car drivers. Hehehe..

Overlooking Siu Sai Wan through our flat (39C)

Ala tourista at Tower 5, 6th floor Lobby

It was also the first time for me to be away from my family. I really missed them that time (imagine cellfone bill reaching sky high). The agony of doing things on my own, sleeping alone in a room (yes, I used to sleep with my nanay by my side) and having no one to rely to.. so painful. Good thing, there was this ever reliable microwave oven and washing machine in our flat as well as having a very good friend/officemate Chello by my side. Super thankful din ako sa loving hubby and family ko for always cheering me up! Mwah!

My room- HK January 2006
Great thing my good luck carebear is with me. Thanks baby!
Super thankful ako kay friendship

>>> Good Friends, I have...

My frequent trips and work at ISI allowed me to have new good friends. This has been one of the many things that I thank God for -- having good relationship with co-workers. Not that I am spared of bad ones! hahaha.. I'd rather not talk about it - it's ok na naman eh... Anyhoo, I had gained some friends that seems to have known me for a long time now. And my circle of friends here at the office are actually Mon's batchmates in La Salle (Denise not in the picture). What a small world!

Chillax at Cafe Breton, GB3

Yummy Hot Pot at David's Malate

And then there's our good old friends behind us. They are the constant reminder that distance should never hinder constant communication. There's unlimited texting and yahoo messaging namen eh haha!

With the AMO! hahaha...
Chilling out at City Gardens for my bridal shower (kulang ang batswan)
* Pics with Zynies and Shungaks at the latter portion of this post

>>> And then loneliness got me...

There were a few heartaches experienced for the past year. My grandfather (Father's side), had suffered from prostate cancer. He endured the pain for a very long time but last year, he was already bedridden. We had him stay at our house so that he'll be taken care of properly and I'd say it was worthwhile. I get to appreciate my grandfather and parents more. I saw how my parents ensured that my grandfather feels at home and provide everything for him. Made me realize that I should really be more showy of my love for my parents. Spending time with my grandfather is another thing. I grew up seeing him so strong and energetic. Our family made sure that his last months here is wonderful, making him feel so loved. I sure miss my grandfather but I know he's at peace. Come the last quarter of the year, loved ones of my friends passed away too (Dads of Ate She2 and Lesley). And just before the year ends, my best friend Amor's Ama also departed. I was so devastated seeing her full of pain of what had happened. And same with my grandfather, I know he's with the Lord already.

These things made me realize that you really have to spend time with your loved ones and tell them always how much you love them. It will be a bit awkward at first, but it will be eventually be part of your routine. You'll never regret of doing it.

>>> But above it all...

Inspite of alll the lonely things that happened, 2006 has been all-in-all wonderful to me. For my family, I am really happy to see my nieces grow up. The eldest one, Krystel, has graduated from elementary and is now a dalagita. Middle child Katch had gained a lot of weight over the past few months but still cute and adorable. Our little angel Kiara is currently making progress. Yes, our dear Kiara has a mild cerebral palsy. Her case is slow development. She's now three years old but she is still on the stage of crawling and trying to stand up on her own.

Kiara had her cameo appearance at Maalaala mo Kaya as Vilma Santos' daughter. It was shown last May as a feature mother's day presentation of ABS-CBN entitled Regalo. It is about a mother's unconditional love and dedication for her daughter who had cerebral palsy. I have managed to check youtube and found out that someone uploaded the entire story! Nice one! Check this out (Part one only)..



It is the year where lots of my friends got married. There's Kim (2005 pa pero include ko na din), Bestfriend Amor, Lei, Dianne and Christie. Tayne will be getting married this May. I wonder when will the others get married. Yoohoo!! Single and attached friends, calling your attention! Hahaha...

Shungaks at Kim and Wilbert's Wedding
Zynies at Amor and Mike's Wedding
Shungaks again at Dianne and Edgar's Wedding
Zynies at Chris and Mike's Wedding

This was also the year Mon and I planned our wedding. Sure there were still petty quarrels and few tampuhans but I'd say planning th wedding made us much closer to each other. There were times that I have left Mon doing some wedding preparations all by himself since I'm in HK (awww!). Thank God our dear friend Tin was there to be of good help during those times. :) We even managed to create a wedding website to document the wedding preparations. Just click this
http://moncheri28.weddingannouncer.com.

It was exciting yet tiring to plan a wedding. But Mon and I learned a lot from it. From our frequent Divisoria/Ongpin trips to attending bridal fairs, managing our DIY projects, scouting for suppliers and negotiating with them -- it was a blast! Aside from having our friends who really helped us a lot in our wedding preparations, I became a certified w@wie. This group of soon-to-be married was a big help in our preparations. I could not be so happier to be talking with those who can relate with your rants and raves on wedding preps.


Another is having families on both sides spend some time together through our unconventional pamamanhikan. We had it done at Big Buddha, Blue Wave Macapagal. Mon and I were both nervous at that time since we do not know if it will be ok. Our worries disappeared after seeing that both parties are in fact enjoying the event. :) Whew!!

Mon and I while waiting for the FOOD (Yes, food! =)

Two families together as one
One of the nicest things we did this year is buy furnitures and things for our house. :) Although I'd say we tried to be careful of our purchases due to the wedding, we had bought a lot of furnitures with discounts! haha.. Talk about being a wise buyer! From 10, 20 up to 40% off the furniture prices at the mall! Ang saya saya! :) We also had our frequent trips at Evangelista Makati for second hand and bargains. Too bad, we haven't taken pictures on our visit there. We will be posting some pictures here since we are pretty sure we'll be coming back there. :)

And since Mon's house stands for almost 3yrs already (and no one still lives there), we had to clean it up THOROUGHLY!! It cost us a few weekends to have it really clean. We enjoyed repainting the gates and grills though. Thanks to our relatives, Ate Daisy, Kuya Boying, Kuya Bong, Ate Mhay and the kids for helping us out! Without them, we would be really problematic about cleaning it before the house blessing. :) House blessing came (just a month before the wedding) and we again had a blast! :)



Finally, being married to the most wonderful person was the greatest thing that happened to me! It was just last November 19, 2006 that Mon and I tied the knot at Shrine of Jesus. Recalling the wedding day itself, I'd say we had a perfect (in our own tegrms hehehe) wedding. I know, I know... Utang pa namin wedding kwento and suppliers rating. That's a different story so to follow na lang. It has been only more than a month and we're still on the adjustment period (our adventures again, a different story and will be on a different post =). Sure we have the occasional tampuhans and petty quarrels, but it's just a phase of our lives. As of now, all I can say is that we are married, and we're loving it!

Posing at the Shrine of Jesus' Altar
I really love this shot! Unguarded ba.. Nhux! hehehe...

Beside the church, looking at each other. Sweet!

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