Happy Father's Day Pa!!!

Its father's day and I would like to say happy father's day to my husband, father, brother and brother-in-laws.

We have been brought up the traditional Filipino way and that we dont express ourselves openly to our parents. Though I am very grateful to my father since we (siblings) have been raised and disciplined well and am proud to say that we all graduated with a degree.

I would like to thank you very much for all the support you have given us. I dont say and express these to you often, I AM PROUD and thank GOD has given you to be my father and still with us now at the age of 77. Happy Father's Day!

Leyna's First Experience With School

     Leyna will start formal nursery school next week. We have tried to apply for a scholarship though we still do not know the result of the exam and hope she makes it.

     While we were waiting for her name to be called to take the exam, she has observed that some of the kids have not finished the test, others peed on their pants, others were crying, others want to …..ooooopps!  . She has commented on what other kids have been doing but it did not affect her and have not seen her being afraid. I think she is so much like her dad who likes to mingle with other people, confident and very talkative. Maybe traveling has helped her gain confidence and independence.

     We have enrolled her as nursery visitor last school year since before school started she has told us her interest in going to school. When she told us these, we asked her if she can get up early everyday like her dad to go to school and she has answered us confidently “YES”. On the first day of class, she has not shown us any “first day tantrums”. She walked confidently with her classmates inside the room and played with them. We thought that her liking of going to school would only last for a month or two but surprisingly we have not heard her complain in getting up early every day and has finished the school year. Since last month, she has been telling me that she would sleep early so she can attend class early the next day. I have explained to her that classes will start June 8.

     I hope that she will like going to school until she gets her degree. Thank you Lord for giving me such a wonderful and loving daughter.

Leyna's first "Flower Girl"

My aunt has called and informed me that my daughter leyna will be one of the flower girls on my cousins wedding. When I told my daughter, she was saying "yehey" and clapping though she did not understand what she will do. When I explained to her that she will be wearing a lovely dress, new shoes and "make-up" (she loves to put make-up on and have her nails manicured at the age of 3! waahhh!!), her eyes opened wide and I knew that she was really really really excited.

A couple of hours before the wedding, leyna's excitement grew even more when she saw the dress that she was going to wear and "butterfly wings".

How time flies when I would still carry her in my arms, pointing on something she wants and now she is starting to be independent. Walking down the aisles has made me realize that my little baby is now a little girl.......

MOAP (Dolphin Watching) Experience

I've been to Misamis Occidental many times before but it was only this summer that I've heard about the Misamis Occidental Aqua Marine Park (MOAP) in Sinacaban, Misamis Occidental. Though it was more than 5 hrs ride for us in going there but I would say that it was worth the trip.

When we arrived at around lunch time, we ate at their restaurant and the food was fresh and delicious. After which, we didnt waste anytime and went straight to see and swim with the dolphins.

Though it was just an overnight stay, it was really really really worth the trip and experience. We had a wonderful time in going to the island to see the dolphins and the staff at the resort was hospitable. If given a chance, I would love to go back and visit the place again.

2008 Reflection

I started the 2008 year without a job since I resigned from managing the family business to pursue my first love and that is making computer programs or should I say being a computer programmer. On the second month (February 10 to be exact), my daughter and I went to Hong Kong and stayed at my sisters’ rented pad hoping to find a job and continue my passion. Sad to say after three months (May), nothing happened and my daughter and I came back to the Philippines. There have been responses and was hoping to hire my services but when they knew that I don’t have the appropriate papers to work legally, they rejected my application and said that they prefer residents.

The upside of our trip was that we were able to tour Hong Kong/Macau (very BIG thanks to my sister) without the press of time and was able to stay in Shenzhen, China for a month (thanks to my brother-in-law Noli). I can now be your tour guide (hehe) :) and go anywhere in Hong Kong without being afraid even though I know a little Cantonese, don’t know anybody, and in a foreign country.

Nothing has happened on my career but I still feel fulfilled because it has made my daughter and I closer. We were able to spend much more time together and had never experienced any dull moment.

Leyna's Accident at Home

What I thought as a simple accident turned out to be a serious one and have learned the lesson to not just take stride your child’s complain and ensure there safety.

Leyna’s accident happened last January 19, 2009 at 5pm when she slipped on the tiled floor and broke her left clavicle (left collar bone).

She and her grandpa were watching television inside the room while I was mopping the floor inside the house. I was confident that she would follow what I instructed her but when I reached the kitchen, I heard her crying and her grandpa was bringing her to our room to rest and was told that she slipt on the floor. I thought it was just a simple slipped so I continued what I was doing and had also instructed her to just lie down in bed. While still in the kitchen, she was still cyring and calling out my name, so I went to her and see what was wrong. When I saw her crying in bed and was pointing that her shoulder is hurt, I panicked and went to her immediately and comforted her. I called her dad on the phone and asked to come home ASAP. It was a blessing in disguise that my brothers’ friend and his wife came to the house (“to talk to me for some business proposal, hehe”) and has offered to bring Leyna to the hospital.

She was admitted and was x-rayed standing. The initial finding of the doctors were just a simple bruise on her shoulder. My husband and I were really in doubt since she was in pain even when just sitting or lying down. So we brought her to the city (since we are living in the suburb about 30-45 minutes ride to the city) for a second opinion and she was x-rayed again lying down and the doctors discovered that her left clavicle was broken. Thank God no operation was needed but instead a figure 8 bandage was applied on her shoulder.

It has been three weeks since the accident and I am happy that she is slowly adjusting to her situation with a bandage and returning to her old jolly/“makulit” self.