Forewarned Dream
I hear wedding bells. Sweet singing that could make you fall in love. I walked to a very unfamiliar place. As I followed the sound, I reached to a church. Filled with beautiful flowers. A red carpet down the aisle leading to the altar. I saw familiar faces looking at me with a beautiful smile. My mother, father, siblings and friends were their. I was confused. Who is getting married? I asked myself. When I looked at myself, I saw that I am wearing a beautiful white wedding dress. Holy cow! I am getting married! I was so overwhelmed.
I examined my dress. It was so beautiful and full of elegance. I wore a mermaid wedding dress style. I had no idea where this dress came from but I love how it fitted every curve of my body. It enhanced my natural slim body. The flirtatious silhouette extremely fitted my bust, waist, and hips. I felt so beautiful with my dress.
As I was busy checking the beauty of my wedding dress, I came to realized where my groom is. Seemed like a cue, I saw you outside the church. You were only wearing a plain t-shirt and a jersey short. I asked you why you're not ready. But you were speechless. I asked you for the second time but still I hear no words from you. I looked at your eyes. I saw sadness. Then, I saw a girl behind you. I didn't know who the girl is. She held your arms firmly like she's telling me that your hers. My eyes looked down in her tummy and I saw a bump. My tears suddenly fell nonstop. I got. I got it why you were not wearing a suit.
My tears continued falling. I gave you a chance to explain but you were like a mute. So, I let you choose between us ( the girl or me ). Though I already knew that moment that you will choose her. But I was still holding the hope that maybe you will fulfill your promises. The moment was like a slow motion when you moved your head and looked at the girl. You chose her over me. I lost. I lost you. I ran and cried so hard. I cried so hard that I can't hardly breathe. My chest tightened. Then I woke up.
When I woke up, I wiped the tears in my eyes. I didn't know that I was already crying. My chest tightened still. But thankful because it was just a dream. Though I was afraid of my dream, I consoled myself that it meant nothing. I shared to you about my dream but you said that it will never happen. You assured me that your love was not fragile. You reminded me of your promises. As person who was deeply in love, I believed and gave my utmost trust.
Days passed and we were happy being together. The worries in me was gone. I became comfortable with our relationship. Then one night, you called. You proposed to me and of course I gave my big yes. You said that you will give the ring when you come. I felt so happy at that time. After 8 years of being together, we finally engaged.
But as the days passed, you changed. You became cold. Everytime I asked you if we're okay, you answered yes. You just said that you were just tired of your work. Of course, as an understanding girlfriend, I let you have your time to rest. I didn't bother you much. We continued our relationship though I felt that there was something changed.
One day, a shocking news welcomed me in the morning. My cousin who happened to be your neighbor told me that you already left in your aunt's house. He said that you were living with your girlfriend who was already pregnant. I didn't believe what he said. I asked you about it. I wanted to hear the truth from you. Maybe you felt guilty, I confirmed it. Everything my cousin told me was all true. I was devastated after hearing it from you. I felt that I was stabbed a million times. I was broken, my dreams with you were gone.
I remembered my dream. The dream that I ignored happened in my real life. Destiny is really playful. I didn't believe that that dream was a warning for me.
This is a true story. It happened to me many years ago. But I'm still grateful that I experienced those heartaches because I learned so much from it. I really do believe that break ups were not made for you to be hurt. It was done to keep you away from the wrong person.
This is it for today guys. A million thanks for always supporting me since the very beginning. God bless everyone. Keep safe and be happy. Let's spread love.♥️
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**October 20, 2021**
Unplanned Outing
**October 18, 2021**
Greetings read citizens all over the globe. First day of the week today. I hope everyone is recharged and full of battery so that you can have more energy in doing your works or daily routines.
They say unplanned getaway is better than being planned. Why? Because if their is a plan, it will fall only in a drawing. ( I guess you know what I mean.hihi ). Just like before, my friends love to planned an outing. But, until now, the plan is still a plan. It is like a drawing without color.
Yesterday, I was not active here in this platform for the reason that we had an unplanned outing. My partner and I were not informed that we will have an outing scheduled yesterday. We were only told early in the morning. My partner's mother woke up us at 6 in the morning. We were confused because we are not used in getting up early. Usually, my daughter and I woke up 7:30 in the morning. Yes, that's how sleepyhead we are. Everyone was already busy preparing while us were also busy getting our morning glory. The departure time is 8 and it's already 6:30 but we're not ready. I fed my daughter with her milk. I'm happy that she was not in the bad mood because I woke her up early. I hurriedly prepared our things that I forgot to washed my face. I also hurriedly register an online S-pass because it the requirement needed for us to enter to the place that we are going.
We departed as what the scheduled time. We brought three vehicles since we have a big family. My partner and I hopped in the cab because it is open at the back. We gave our daughter to his mother since she will ride in the car. I don't like riding a car for the reason that I don't like the smell of it especially a car with air-conditioning. I like traveling with an open vehicle so I can feel the fresh air and freely look the outside view.
When we passed at the Agas-Agas Bridge, we were stopped by a military personnel. We were asked where we're going and if we have the requirement needed to pass. Good thing, we already prepared it before we travel. After answering some questions, they let us passed. There was a rider next to us who was not allowed to pass because he didn't have an S-pass.
At 9:00, we arrived at the Sogod Market and had a stopped. The uncles and aunties bought the needed ingredients for our food. While us, since I was already hungry because I haven't eat my breakfast, we roam around and find something to eat. I also need to eat since I have a medicine to take everyday for my tooth. After buying all the necessary ingredients, we continued our travel.
Quarter to ten, we arrived at our destination. We immediately got off and brought our things to the cottage that we rented. The weather was so nice and so the water. The young ones dove at the water straight away. While the grown-ups prepared our food. They prepared ceviche dish which is my favorite when swimming. Also, they prepared grilled meat and fish. One of my partner's aunt cooked pancit. We also have sweet potatoes and fruits served in the table. My partner's mother bought the drinks ( apple beers for the young ones and San Miguel beer for the grown-ups )
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We enjoyed catching little fish at this moment when the photographer said picture. We immediately posed for a moment for a photo. But the one sleeping didn't care at all. She enjoyed her nap while being swayed by the small waves. I don't know if she was just too tired or is it the spirit of the alcohol hit her.hihi Anyways, we just let her be and didn't bother her beauty rest at the sea.
Few meters away from our location, we saw a diver holding his fish cage. We saw that there were fishes jumping inside the cage so we hurriedly went to watched his catch. The fishes has beautiful colors. I don't know the name of the fishes but I saw a small red lionfish in the corner of the cage. After watching, we went back to our cottage and enjoyed the food the second time.hihi We went home 3:30 in the afternoon and we were all exhausted.
This is it for today guys. I need to perform my duty as a mother. I will put my daughter to sleep first then I'll be back here. ( If I can't sleep hihi ) Thank you everyone for your continuous support. I appreciate you all. God bless and be safe always.
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Items I Bought Online
October 16, 2021
Greetings everyone. How are your Saturday fellas? I hope that it is beautiful and filled with happiness despite the struggles that we have. We must stay positive ( not the virus of course ) in our outlook in life. Let's keep on praying that all the negativities around us will come to an end.
The other days, I have read different articles sharing what they got or bought during the big sale in an online store. Well, every month, the most known two online stores in our country -Lazada and Shoppe-, have a monthly sale for their costumers. In this time of pandemic, it is very wise to buy online than in walk-in stores to mitigate the risk in infecting the unseen opponent.
Next month, my daughter will celebrate her second birthday. I thought and planned hard what to buy on her birthday. I want her birthday to be simple so I don't have to spend more money. I need to save because I don't have a stable job yet. Well, I don't have a problem for the food because my partner's mother pledge to take the expenses. What I am going to shoulder is the dress and decorations. So, I decided that I will buy what I need beforehand during the big sale this month. Last month, I already looked some dresses and party materials in Lazada. I only added it to my cart and waited the 10.10 big sale. When the big sale came, I checked out the items in my cart.
Items I Bought
***1. Baby Girl's Birthday Dress***
When I looked at the dress, I fell in love the color of it. I want my daughter to look like a princess in her birthday. Of course, she is the highlight of the celebration so it is just to dress her like that. At first, I planned to have a theme in her birthday but the costumes are bit costly so I ended to a simple one. I showed the dress to my partner and he liked it too.
***2. Party Balloons***
I choose this balloon because I just like it.hihi It has stars inside and it looks beautiful. I hope I can use it properly and beautifully. Last year, during my daughter's first birthday, I was kinda disappointed with my decorations. I was so ignorant not to know how to use the materials. Now that I learned my lesson, I searched and watched tutorial videos on how to set up a simple yet beautiful decorations.
***3. Kid's Shoes***
I love watching this shoes. Honestly, I forgot to check this out during the big sale. Oh my! I only noticed it when I started writing. Maybe I was too excited last Sunday that I forgot her shoes. Or is it because of my age. (My gosh!) Good thing that I have voucher that I can use to lessen the shipping fee.
CLOSING NOTE
As a mother, you will always give what's the best for your child. Sometimes, it's okay to spend a little as long as your happy of what you spent. Me, I love buying for my daughter but I will also make sure that I will not spend too much. As a parent, it always makes us happy seeing our child looks beautiful and adorable. Nonetheless, I only spend this much just for her birthday and birthdays only be celebrated once in a year. So, it's okay for me if my savings is lessen.
That's it for today guys. Thank you always for accompanying me in my journey here. Thank you for not leaving me despite the fact that I cannot read all your articles because of my responsibility as a mother. Thank you once again, especially the people here👇.
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Celebrating A Deceased Loved One's Birthday
October 15, 2021
Good evening, morning or afternoon everyone. How is your Friday going? Before, when I was a student, I felt glad when Friday came because it means its fly day. Fly day means I can go anywhere. But now, this day is not meaningful anymore since we cannot go anywhere we want due some restrictions. But it's okay, what's important is we are safe from the unseen opponent.
Can I ask a question? Do your family still celebrate the birthday of the deceased member of the family? Well, some family still celebrate while others not anymore. Or others only celebrate the death anniversary of their deceased loved ones.
Truly, life is unpredictable. We never know when is our final day on this earth. Today, you may see the beautiful smile of the person, tomorrow you may see it again or not. Death will not give us notice when will our life expires.
But before that death, we usually celebrate enthusiastically the birth of the person on the day they born as long as they are still alive. Well, death cannot change the date of the birth of a person. So, no matter if the person is already dead, his or her birthday is still the same.
Today, we celebrate the birthday of my partner's grandfather. It's been four years since he was gone. But he is not forgotten in the hearts of his family. Every year, they are still celebrate his birthday aside from his death anniversary. All his children will be gathered together in every celebration. My partner's grandfather has 9 children. What a big family right? But not all his children can attend his celebration because some of them are already settling in different places. Those who are near are the ones who can celebrate. But out of 9 children, only 2 are in far place. 1 is in Masbate while the other 1 is in Mindanao part. So, the 7 children together with their families can come together to celebrate.
Earlier this day, my partner's mother told us that we will have a dinner in Mama Iseng's house ( my partner's grandmother). We already know that it's Papa Lolong's birthday today. At 10 in the morning, my daughter together with her father went to Mama Iseng's house to visit. When they got there, Mama Iseng hugged my daughter immediately. She seemed she missed her great granddaughter so much. Well, it's been a couple of days already since she last saw her great granddaughter. My daughter stayed there for an hour. When she got home, she already had a one thousand bill in her hand. My partner said that Mama Iseng gave it to her. He shared that before, their grandparents only gave them five pesos while our daughter received a minimum of 50 pesos or $1 and maximum of 1000 pesos or $20. Well, maybe Mama Iseng find our daughter very amusing and she love her so much.hihi
At exactly 5:30, they started the celebration since everybody is already here. Of course, they begin the celebration with a prayer. They have lechon ( which is the most favorite dish of all ), desserts and other dishes in the table. Right after the prayer, the children immediately dig in that is why I didn't able to take a picture. Everybody is happily talking to each other while eating. That is the good part when family is being together. You can hear their laughter. Though the celebrator is already not with us, the celebration is still a lively one. Each generation has their own group. The young ones stayed in the living room while the grown-ups situated in the kitchen. Everybody is still happy including Mama Iseng.
Family is very important in all of us. Despite the absence of one member, as long as the family is being together, you can still feel the happiness. Looking at them with smiles in their faces made me think that the celebrator of the birthday is also happy watching them. He may not be with us but I am sure that he is happy knowing that his father is still together.
This is it for today everyone. Thank you always for your continuous support and love, especially the people here👇. God bless everyone and have a safe Friday.
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Show Me A Picture Game
October 14, 2021
A cold day everyone. How are you all today? I hope that you are all good and safe. As for me, I am not feeling well because of my tooth that was extracted yesterday. Honestly, this article was supposedly be published on Monday but I failed to finished this because of my toothache. My toothache lasted for two days. Yesterday, I decided to visit a dentist for tooth extraction. So yeah, I wasn't active for three days here.
Well today, as I browsed on my Facebook account and be stressed from the different posts about politics, I happened to see a shared post of one of my friends about this "Show Me A Picture" game. Click HERE to direct you to the post. I remember that we had this kind of game when I was young - during my elementary days to be exact. We used to play this game every afternoon. We play it in a group by enacting what the leader want us to enact. But now, I play it different since I don't have a group.HERE https://www.facebook.com/100000521611892/posts/4987020514658620/
Let's start! **SHOW ME A PICTURE OF..**
**An album with the most picture.**
My daughter and me. My camera album has the most pictures for the reason that my daughter and I loves to have selfies. Now, I only have 691 pictures because some of the pictures, especially the old ones, are being transferred to our laptop. I don't usually like to delete our pictures because I love watching it. It gives me a beautiful feeling watching our old photos.
**Latest picture taken.**
The photo is pretty obvious.hihi This is the latest selfie that I have with my daughter. She was just woken up in this photo. She loves watching her face on the phone. Everytime she see me holding my phone and having a picture, she will automatically come near to join.
**Your favorite picture.**
This is my favorite picture. Why? Because I love the aura that we have in the photo. We look so happy. Above all, I love my daughter's smile here. The photo was taken at our favorite place. We had an afternoon stroll and we took this photo.
**Latest picture you posted on IG or Facebook**.
This picture was taken last week. I seldomly posted pictures on my Facebook for the reason that there are other people who loves to meddle other people's lives ( if you know what I mean,hihi ). I had this one time, when I posted a my day of my daughter and my partner. My partner lifted my daughter then there's this one person who chatted me saying, "You should not lift your daughter like that achuchuchuvhu". I was so annoyed and so I muted her on my messenger.
**A picture that'll make you cry.**
The photo above is my daughter. It is my first picture of her after I give birth. Everytime I see this picture, I became emotional. This photo makes me remember the happiness that I felt when I first saw and held her. I can still remember the mixed emotions that I had when she was put in my chest. Also, I can remember the struggles that my partner and I experienced during this time.
**You with school uniform.**
This photo was taken by my friend. I was in my first year in college. We were rejoicing that time because our professor was absent.(haha favorite time of students) Supposedly, we were having a group report at that moment but since our professor was absent, we just had a photo shoot.hihi Candy camera was a trend app at that time.
This is it for today guys. I only added and edited some because I wrote this article last Monday. I need to rest for me to avoid relapse.(*Mahirap na.*)
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Truth or Dare Questions
Greetings everyone!
Truth or dare? is a mostly verbal party game requiring two or more players. Players are given the choice between answering a question truthfully, or performing a "double dare," both of which are played by both players. The game is particularly popular among adolescents and children, and is sometimes used as a forfeit when gambling. WIKIPEDIA https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_or_dare%3F
Truth or Dare game is a well known game. It is a game we usually play when we were young, or even now. This game is commonly played by friends when being together. My high school friends used to play this when we have vacant time or when we want to know something from our friend if we noticed that he/she is hiding something from us. Then if our friend choose dare, we made sure that it is a difficult task so that he/she will end up choosing truth.(hihi)
Anyways, today I will try to answer some questions. So, without further adieu, let the game begins.
**1. Have you ever gone skinny dipping?**
Yes, once.(haha) But I made sure that no one saw me. I was in the deep part of the sea and it was dark. We had night swimming that time and I was bored while floating alone. Then a naughty idea came up to my mind so I did a skinny dipping. After, when I saw one if my friends was coming, I hurriedly put my bikini on and pretended I didn't do anything silly.
**2. What is the biggest lie you ever told your parents?**
I was young at that time. We had a neighbor who has a grandchild that was very cruel. Many children didn't want him to join in any games because it will end up into trouble. That boy was also good at lying. One day, the boy went to our house. Then his grandparents looked for him. They called him but the boy didn't answer. He was hiding behind our door. My mother asked me if I saw the boy but I denied. My parents helped the boy's grandparents looking at him. They searched the boy for an hour. The grandparents were already worried. After an hour of hiding, the boy came out laughing. They asked me again if I knew that the boy was only hiding behind the door but I said no. But the truth was, I was the one who told the boy to hide.
**3. What's the longest time you've ever gone without showering?**
A week. (hahaha) Before, if my monthly period comes, my parents wouldn't let me take a bath. They said that it is not good for the body. And as a good daughter, I followed them. But when I entered college, I changed. It wouldn't be nice being at school not taking a shower. It would be embarrassing if you smell.
**4. What's your biggest pet peeve?**
My biggest pet peeve is when someone saying "No offense" after saying something that is insulting. Oh come on, you insulted me then you will say no offense? What kind of thinking is that?
**5. Who is the last person you creeped on social media?**
My partner's ex.(hahahah) But I let my partner know after stalking.
**6. Who was your secret crush?**
During college, I really had a crush on one of the members of a dance group in our school. But no one knew it. Not even my friends. The funny part is I didn't know the name of my crush.(haha) Everytime I see him dancing on stage, I can't helped myself from feeling the kilig but I just hid it. I don't want my friends to tease me.
**7. When was the last time you lied?**
Just this afternoon. My partner asked me if I was okay. I told him yes but the truth was I was not. I was so annoyed by my brother. We had a little discussion over politics and it turned into a debate. I was literally trembling out of anger because he was already being mean.
That's it for today guys. If you want to answer the questions too, you can find it here in this site :
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I Miss Her
October 8, 2021
***Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them, but you know they're always there. -unknown***
A cold day read family. Rain continue pouring in our place. From morning till now (evening ), it is still pouring that is why it feels cold right now. I'm kinda glad the weather today because I able to eat one of my favorite food which is sweet chocolate rice porridge or champorado in our dialect. (Raise your hand if you like champorado.hihi)
Yesterday, one of my closest friend messaged me. My heart was filled with gladness for the reason that there was someone who remembered me. She is one of the closest friend of mine when I was in college. The last time we see each other was during our graduation. After that, she went to Manila to help her mother and she also took her examination in there. Unfortunately, she was not lucky to passed. But her failure did not stop her dream. Instead, it opened other door of opportunity for her. She is currently working as a call center agent. She still able to help her family, especially to her siblings.
I really admire her for her bravery and perseverance in overcoming obstacles in life. I remember when we were in college, she was very problematic in her love life. She is a kind of friend that will asked some advices but didn't listen or just ignored it. But I know why she was like that. She was just so in love with her ex-boyfriend before. She was just blinded with the love she had for him. But now, I am so glad that she was able to escape from her toxic relationship.
Yesterday, when I read her message, I was teary-eyed because it's been a long time since we had a conversation. She became very busy with her work and I too is busy taking care of my daughter. After our short conversation, my mind was wondering on our bondings before. I miss our window shopping before if we don't have classes, our food trips, drinking sessions inside our hostel room and how we sneaked out the liquors that we bought from our landlady. Also, our cheating arrangements during exams.haha Yes, we do cheating before but not all the time. It was just minor cheating, but yeah it was still cheating. That was not good.
I also miss our outing moments before. After exams, we used to pamper ourselves. My most memorable outing that we had was when we went to our other roommate's place - in Baybay Leyte. We really had fun on that day. We went to K-5 Beach Resort.
We had fun exploring every the corner of the beautiful resort. My favorite part was the slide that went through to the sea and the underground water. We also explored the 16K Blossom of Lintaon Peak that is also located at Baybay Leyte.
This place is a good place to unwind and appreciate nature. According to them, you only need 5 peso to heaven. ( hihi) The view is very fascinating and you will absolutely enjoy the beautiful scenery especially during sunset. I love to go back in this place. Maybe soon if this pandemic will end. Hoping also that I can visit the place again with them.
There are still many places that we visit but it will take me forever to write it. I will end it here. Maybe I will make another article featuring the places that we visited.
CLOSING NOTE
Friends are part of us. They are the ones who added color and fun to our life. They give us joy and laughter. Friendship comes from in different form as life leads us to choose our path. They say that if you find a true friend, you are blessed because true friends are gift from God. Thus, it's okay if you only have few circle of friends. What's important is that they are true and real friends. Because true friends may be apart from distance but never in our hearts.
That's it for today guys. I hope that you are all in good condition and safe. Thank you for always supporting me. I am deeply honored. Thank you so much. See you on my next article. God bless everyone and be safe all the time, especially to my fellow citizens. I have read from the news that we have another tropical depression in our country. Stay safe everyone.
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A Frightful Dream
**October 6, 2021**
Greetings everyone! How are you all today? I hope everything is fine and happy even though bot is kinda lazy to visit our articles. (hihi) Let us all continue until he will notice us again.💪
Almost every night, I have a dream. Some were happy dream some were unpleasant. But last night's dream was frightful. What made it frightful is because my dream was about my daughter and my mother. I can't think a reason why I had that dream. Yesterday, I was hooked on browsing at TikTok. I watched only happy videos like pranks, singing and dancing and my favorite celebrity couple KathNiel videos. So, I can't connect why I had that dream.
The Dream
We were at a jeep, me, my daughter and my partner. We were the only passenger in the vehicle. The setting was in my parents place. Then we heard a commotion at the back part of the street. We saw many people running like they were so frightened. We had no idea what happened so we asked what happened to a guy who passed us. He said that there were helicopters dropping people. Those people were killing whoever they see. After knowing, we jumped out from the vehicle. Then, we saw some riders. I don't what happened why my partner gave our daughter to one of the riders who had a child in his motorcycle. I was thinking that maybe my partner want to secure the safety of our daughter. So, we began running like the other people. When I was running, I was still looking at my daughter. I wanted to make sure that they will take my daughter to a safe place. But when the engine was starting, one of the riders got my daughter and leave her at the street where there were many people running in panic. I was terrified looking my daughter. I was afraid that maybe she will be run over by the people running in any different direction. It really broke my heart watching her also running while calling me. I ran back and carried her. I continued running. I was afraid because I was separated from my partner. I couldn't see him because of the crowd. I lost him. Carrying my daughter, I ran along with the crowd hoping to find a safe place. Then I saw my mother and my classmate in high school. So I ran to them. Then my classmate said that we should go out from the street. We should run to the mountain. We followed him. But when I looked back, I didn't see my mother. She was lost in the crowd. I put my daughter at the corner for awhile while calling my mother. I was already crying. But I can't find her. I ran back to my daughter but she was gone. My heart was pounding so fast. I called her name but I can't find her. I was crying hard and can barely breathe. Then I woke up.
I was catching my breath when I woke up. Then, I hurriedly checked my daughter. I felt relax when I saw her soundly sleeping while hugging her favorite pillow. I hugged her and the tears fell down on my face. I was so terrified about my dream. I couldn't imagine if that will happen in real life. I can't afford to lose my mother and most especially my daughter. I love them both so much and I don't want to lose them.
**CLOSING NOTE**
They say dream don't actually mean anything. According to some theory, it is merely electrical brain impulses that pull random thoughts and imagery from our memories. But whatever it is, I am praying that nothing bad will happen to the both of them. The only weapon that I know in this kind of dream is prayers. I will pray hard for their welfare and safety.
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Gloomy Day, Gloomy Heart
October 4, 2021
Greetings everyone! Today's weather is as cold as your ex.(hihi kidding) Our place is at signal number 1 caused by the tropical depression named Lannie. Gloomy weather started yesterday up until now. Since the weather is cold, I love staying at our bedroom while wrapping my feet with my blanket. My daughter and partner is sleeping soundly, while me, my mind is wondering anywhere.
When I woke up this morning, I already had a heavy heart. I dreamed about my biological father. It's been how many years since I last saw him. As of this moment, he is mad at me. He didn't answer all my calls. He got mad when my sister posted at Facebook when I graduated from college. He didn't like my sister's caption. But I believe, not just I but also my siblings, that his wife was the one who ignited his anger. Ever since my father met his wife, he started to neglect us. Before they met, my father used to visit us twice or three times a year. But then, everything changed when he met her. He didn't send us money anymore for our daily needs. Whenever we asked some allowance or money for school purposes, he just said that he doesn't have. We wonder where did his salary went. My father is a sailor/seaman. He was working within the country. I heard that his salary is big. Well, I heard it actually from his mouth when he visited us and he was drunk. He boasted it to his friends. When he retired from his work, he received a great deal from SSS but we didn't receive anything from him. His wife's cousin told us that they have couples of lands bought and it was my father's money they used. In other words, they live a comfortable life while we were struggling to survive everyday. I want to hate him but I couldn't. I tried to understand him so I still contacted him.
Year 2017, I decided to visit him at Siargao. He is living there since he retired from his work. The days that I stayed there made me realized that everything we believe are all true. Though she didn't show it in front of me but the way my father talked to me, it was very obvious. I was kinda hurt also because he always compared me with the daughter of his wife. Who wouldn't hurt by what he said, he seemed like more proud his wife's daughter than us, his own children. Thus, instead of month, I only stayed there for 3 weeks.
Just this afternoon, we watched a movie with a title "Sing". It is an American computer-animated musical comedy film. There was a scene there where Mike ( a mouse ) sang the song"My Way". I was teary-eyed listening to the song. It is my father's favorite song. He used to sing it to us while strumming the guitar when we were so young. I missed him despite the fact the he seems to forget us. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing_(2016_American_film)
CLOSING NOTE
My father may not be a good father but I can't deny the truth that I came to this world because of him. My mother (not my biological mother), taught us not to hate our parents. She said that we still be grateful because if it were not because of them, we can't witness how beautiful the world is. Thus, my other siblings and I decided to pay him a visit next year. I hope we can fulfill that so that we can be together for the first time. As of this moment, I am still hoping that we can still talk and make peace. I don't want him to live in this world hating us and him thinking that we hate him. I want us to unite and be family once again.
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What Would I Do If I Have $590k Money?
October 2, 2021
A blessed Saturday to all my friends here! I'm hoping that you are all in good and happy moment wherever you are in the globe. Let us spread happiness and love to each and everyone.😊
Today's article of mine is inspired by @JRamona20 's article. I asked her permission if I could also make my own version and thankfully she agreed. (Thank you Lang ). Actually, I have read different articles pertaining this topic and it happened that I don't have any idea what to write right now, so I grabbed this chance to produce an article and become productive today.(hihi Thank you Lang ) I also want to share the things that I would do if I have this large money. Having a $590k is a very huge amount of money. If I am going to convert it to Philippine money, that would be P29,936,600.00. I can be able to fulfill my dreams if I have this amount. Now, I will dish out what I am going to do with this money.
1. Build A House For My Parents
Building a house for my parents is the very first in my dream. I already shared to you that the parents that I recognized is not my biological parents. They are the ones who took care of us when we were young until what we are right now. I want to pay them back the hardships and sacrifices they've made because of us. Raising, shaping and molding a child is a very difficult to especially if it is not your own child. We are four siblings that they took in into their family. They are not rich but they still accepted us and considered us as part of their family. Thus, everything I am now is because of them. I promised myself that I should return the love they showed us. They are 101% deserving all our respects and love.
2. Give Share To My Siblings
Of course, my siblings are important part of me. I also want to help them to have a better life. I want to see them being comfortable with their own families. I want to see them happy. Seeing them happy will also makes me happy. I don't want them to see me as a selfish person. Even now, if they ask something and I can have something to help them, I don't hesitate to give the help they need. I love them all, thus, I want to help them in everything I can.
3. Build My Own House
This is also one of my dreams. Who wouldn't want to have their own house, right? As a person who already has her own family , I also want to have our own house. As of this moment, we are living in my partner's mother. As they say, two queens cannot rule in one kingdom. Thus, I cannot impose what I want to do in the house. I should adhere my partner's mother's rule since she is the head in the house and she is the one who provides us. I have nothing against my partner's mother. She is kind and generous. But I want us to stand on our own. I don't want to be dependent on her forever.
4. Secure My Daughter's Future
My daughter's future is also very important to me. I want to secure her education. I believe that it is the only thing we can give to her as her parents that cannot be taken by anyone. I don't want her to experience the same struggles as mine when I was achieving my dreams. As much as I can, I want to provide anything she needs. But not to the extent of spoiling her. I also want her to learn how to value things.
5. Help My Community
According to Muhammad Ali, service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth. Witnessing how poverty affects our community, if I am blessed with this money, I want to extend a hand to the unfortunate citizens. I want to share to them the blessings that I have. Helping others is also what I wanted to do.
6. Invest In A Business
I don't want to consume all the money by spending. I also want the money to grow. Thus, I will allocate some for investment, maybe for businesses or maybe I will enter more on cryptocurrency. Maybe if we have our own business, my partner and I don't need to work far from our daughter.
CLOSING NOTE
Dreaming is for free. But if I'm blessed with large amount of money, I will definitely fullfil the things I listed above. Yes, money can't buy anything especially contentment and happiness but it plays a big role in our lives. Everything we are doing involves money. But we have to make sure that the money that we get is from a clean work. It is fulfilling if the money you spent is from your blood and sweat.
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To all my friends, readers, upvoters and commenters, thank you for your unending support. For the smiles you put on my face, I thank you so much. To more blessings to all of us.🥂
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Celebrating Our Town Fiesta
September 30, 2021
Greetings everyone! How is your last day of the month? Tomorrow is another month, another chance to grind more for the goals that we set. This article was supposed to be finished and published last night but I was hooked up on watching the "Squid Game" movie series that is very popular today.
Yesterday, our town was celebrating it's annual commemoration of our Patron Saint Michael the Archangel. But just like the previous year, the Municipal Mayor implemented a localized containment zone to attenuate the spread of the virus. My partner's family is not Catholic so they don't have fiesta. But, his uncle's wife celebrates her birthday on the day of the fiesta so they throw a simple family get together.
Pre-pandemic Town Fiesta Celebration
Before this pandemic started, the town used to have big celebrations during fiesta. You can see many food stalls in the plaza ( which was my favorite ). I remember every afternoon, I used to asked my partner to go to the plaza and buy something to eat. I was pregnant at that time so I was craving different foods. It has many rides which you can enjoy with the company of your friends. Moreover, you can get to hang of many visitors coming from the nearby town watching different programs facilitated by the municipal officials. The favorite part of the young ones who love to dance is the disco. One of the highlights during the town fiesta is the Kaplag Festival. It is much like the Sinulog Festival of Cebu City. But in our place, the participants are only the different schools in the town. You can witnessed and mesmerized the colorful costumes of the different school participants.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=4823216044379885&id=100000746119396
Town Fiesta Celebration Amidst The Pandemic
The customary celebration of the town fiesta has changed due to the impact if the pandemic. Many people were affected with the transition. The food stalls, rides, programs and other mass gatherings were prohibited in order to mitigate the risk of possibilities of community transmission. Outsiders or visitors coming from the other places were also not allowed to come because of the implemented lockdowns. The day of the fiesta was a total opposite of the previous years before the pandemic. Now, you can't see people on the street. The town looks like a ghost town especially last year when the people were so afraid of the said virus. Families who were in the other places couldn't come for the reason that the implementation of the containment was very strict. This year, though the lockdown was not as strict as last year, the celebration was still not so extravagant just like before. The streets were still empty and there were no programs held.
Yesterday also, my partner's aunt celebrated her birthday. Thus, we had a family get together. There were different foods served in the table. Karaoke, which is very common in our country especially when celebrating, was also present. The grown-ups and young ones exchanging turned to sing their favorite songs. My daughter was very happy while playing with her cousins. The day was filled with laughter and chitchatting.
CLOSING NOTE
This pandemic changed the way we used to live. The fun of every celebration is being diminished. The things the we used to do are gone. We are being deprived from our freedom. Thus, with all my heart, I pray and hope that this pandemic will end soon. I know all of us already missed our old routines,our old ways of living. Hoping for the betterment to all of us.
Before I end my article, let me utter my apology for not being active yesterday and today. My time was consumed by watching the "Squid Game"series.hihi The movie is so good that I can't wait to finish all the 9 episodes.
On the other hand, I want to express my gratitude for always supporting me. I am always grateful to all of you guys. KAMSAHAMNIDA 🥰
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Discipline Of A Former Military Father
September 28,2021
Good day friends! Today is the last Tuesday of the month. After few days, we will welcome another month again. Time swiftly flies. Three months to go, we will bid goodbye for this year and greet for another year.
Enough of my introductions. I don't know why my introductory is like that. ( pardon me ). For today's topic, I came up to this idea when I commented sis @Jinifer 's article.(sorry for the tag sis,hihi) That comment lead me to the memories when I was young on how our father disciplined us. As I have stated on my title, it's pretty obvious that my father (not my biological father) is a former military. We all know that military people are all strict and snappy in everything they do. My father vacated his job when he was being wounded on one of their mission. He was assigned in Mindanao area that time. He got shot on his thigh and my mother was very worried about him. My grandfather told my father to resign. My father was also a chick magnet back then. (That's what my mother told us) Maybe, that was also one the reasons why they asked him to resign his job. So, he followed my grandfather's order.
Okay, enough on the back story. Let us now proceed on how my father punished us when we committed mistakes. His way of disciplining his children.
1. Sack Punishment
The one who experienced this punishment was his own children. There was one time that my mother and father was doing a laundry that day. Back then, we don't have a faucet or water pump or artisan well in our house so we washed our clothes in the river. He told his oldest son to prepare lunch for them and bring it to them cause they can't go home early for they had plenty of clothes to washed. But their son forgot what his order. It was already passed 2 o'clock in the afternoon but there was no food came. My father was so mad for they were so hungry and at the same time exhausted. When they got home, they saw their son playing with other children. My father prepared a sack and called his son. Without any sermons he put his son on the sack and tied it with a rope. His son cried hard out of fear. But my father was not moved no matter how my mother stopped him. He was being enveloped with anger. He was not contented with what he did, he hanged his son who was already inside the sack and put smoke under the it. My mother was petrified that maybe their son will be suffocated inside. She can't tone down the anger of my father so she called her father, my grandfather. Good thing my father calmed when my grandfather came. My mother hurriedly untie the rope and open the sack. When their son was out, he was filled with sweat all over his body.
2. Salt and sand Punishment
I experienced this punishment when I was young. Me and sister was playing in the sewage. Our parents prohibited us on playing at that place especially when after rain. They said that the water is dirty after rain. But my sister and I were envious watching our playmates happily jumping on the water. We did not hold ourselves so we joined them. We were so ecstatic while playing with our friends when we hear the thunderous voice of our father calling us. We were already fearful for the reason that we already know that we were facing a bad situation. Our father was so mad at us. When we got home, after changing clothes, he called us to come in front of the altar. We saw salt scattered on the floor. He ordered us to kneel on the salt. We got no choice but to follow. When we kneel, we felt pain upon touching our knee to the salt. At first, the pain was bearable but as time passes it became excruciating. We remained in that position for almost two hours.
3. Chain Punishment
This is the punishment that I can't forget. I was in 5th grade at that time. My father told me not to go to the floating house for the reason that the sun of that day was so fiery. My mother was in our neighbor's house doing the laundry. When my father was gone to his work as pedicab driver, I sneakily went to the floating house. I thought that he will be home at afternoon. But it happened that he left something in the house so he went back. Then he saw me that I disobeyed his order. He got mad and called me in a ear-splitting voice. I was already trembling cause I knew that it would be bad. When I got home, I saw him holding the chain. As expected, he chained me in one columns of the house. I cried so hard but my mother was not there to free me. When my mother got home, that was the time that I was freed.
CLOSING THOUGHT
The three punishments mentioned above was some of the ways of the disciplinary actions of my father to us. Yes it was ferocious way of disciplining us but I can say that it also gave us lessons. Because of his way of punishing us, we became mindful of our actions. He didn't want us to become a disobedient child. Thus, if he ordered something, we should obey it or else we will face a horrific punishment. Though my father punished us like that, we didn't have hatred in our hearts for him. We still respects him. We know that he did that for our own sake. He didn't want us to grow undisciplined. Also, the reasons why we didn't hate him was that after the punishment, he explained to us our mistakes. I am still thankful because if my father didn't discipline us like that, we will not be the kind of person we are today.
So, how about you guys, what is the way of punishment your parents do when you commit mistakes? You can share it in the comment section.😉
That's it for today guys. An unending thanks to all of you for your continuous support. I am deeply honored and blessed because of you. Thank you so much.(◍•ᴗ•◍)❤ God bless to all of you and be safe always.
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Kamsahamnida.(◍•ᴗ•◍)❤
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My Mother's 68th Birthday Celebration
September 26, 2021
Happy Sunday everyone! How's your Sunday going? Mine is a little bit sad and frustrated but I'm fine. I'm trying myself to be okay because of my daughter for the reason that she is not feeling well. She had a fever for three consecutive days and now she has diarrhea. Thanks God her fever is gone already. My problem now is her diarrhea and her rashes. Though she is not lethargic but it still worries me. To all mothers here, can you give me some advice what to do? Kindly leave your advice on the comment section. Thank you in advance.
Let's go back to my real topic. Today my mother celebrates her 68th birthday. I'm a little bit downhearted because I did not make to be present on her special day. Prior to her birthday, she asked me if I could come but I didn't promise her to be there. Knowing that our situation today is not safe for traveling, I just told her that I will see what I can do. Good thing my mother is a considerate kind of person, she understands my situation. Three days before her special day, I sent some cash to my sister as my contribution for the celebration. My other siblings also sent their shares.
At noon my sister sent me pictures of my parents. The celebration is just simple but I can see the happiness in their faces. Ever since, my dream is to make my parents happy. I always wanted to see their smiling faces. They mostly deserve it for taking care of us even though we are not their real children. Before, when we were so unfortunate and struggling for our daily needs, we cannot hold a celebration like this. During occasions, we were already happy if we have rice cake or pancit with white bread serve on the table. Now, I am very glad that I can give them something on their special days even if it is just a little.
Weeks before my mother's birthday, my sister decided to buy a portable. The kids and feeling kids(haha) love it so much. It is very spacious so the kids can play freely. They look so happy and I'm diddly envious to them. It would be very fun if I made it. I'm sure my daughter would be very happy playing with her cousins. But that's life. We cannot control everything. I just console myself by telling that there's still plenty of time if this pandemic ends. I hope it will be soon.🙏
Later this afternoon, I called my sister through messenger to greet my mother personally. I saw that there were still few visitors in our house. My mother talked to me. I felt an ounce of pang in my heart when I asked her how was her birthday celebration. She answered that it was fine but it would be very nice and she would be very happy if we were there. I was teary-eyed but I just told her that maybe next time we can make it. She happily thanked me for my sponsorship on her celebration. She said that she was happy because she has many visitors. Her visitors were just our neighbors tho. And then again, she asked me if I could visit them together with my daughter soon. As usual, I didn't promise. I don't want them to expect and be disappointed. I just told her that maybe soon if everything will be okay.
CLOSING NOTE
My frustrations slowly faded when I saw that my mother was happy. Though I wasn't there but I'm still happy seeing them happy. What matters to me is their happiness. I want to give them everything I can to reciprocate their love that they gave to us until this moment. I want to pay them back the hardships and sacrifices they've made for us to grow as a good individual. I owe everything I am today to them. If it's not because of them, I don't know what kind of person I am today or where I may be. I considered them my real parents and I love them so much.
That's it for today everyone. Again and I again, I keep thanking you all for your non-stop support to me. I am deeply honored and blessed for meeting you guys in this platform. Once again, Thank You So Much. May the Lord bless you everyday. I hope you and your families are safe and healthy all the time.🥰
**All images including the lead image were captured by my sister.**
Hey mamsh @Murakamii.7! A bunch of thanks for renewing your sponsorship. Such a blessing. God bless you all the time mamsh.🥰
Letting Out Frustrations
September 23, 2021
How are you today people? Are you feeling good or not? I hope you are all in good condition wherever you are in the earth. As for me, it's pretty obvious what I'm feeling today.
***Have you ever experienced something that when everything was already planned but later you know it is being cancelled? What would you feel if there's something you need to do but the situation won't allow you?***
**Frustration** is an emotion when someone's expectations are not met. It is a feeling or emotional response to stress. Additionally, Wikipedia stated that frustration arose from the perceived resistance to the fulfillment of an individual's will or goal and is likely to increase when a will or goal is denied or blocked.
This coming Sunday is my mother's birthday. Last month, my sister told me that my mother wanted me to be present in her birthday. On my part, I also wanted to go home. I missed them so much. I miss the feeling of being in our house. Where I can be myself. What I mean is I can express everything. When I want to joke around and laugh hard. I missed the good vibes, the people, EVERYTHING.
When September 1st came, their province imposed a strict travel restriction. There are many requirements needed in order to pass the border. I got worried reading their announcement. But I find ways for me to attend my mother's birthday. I require some of my acquaintances and they told me the necessary requirements that are being checked by militaries who post a guard at the border. I was happy since the requirements are accessible. So I believe that I could go there. I already planned what I am going to bring, my outfit and other stuff.
But unforeseen circumstances happened. My partner's mother is done with her vacation at Holland. She is currently having her hotel quarantine at Manila. She will finish her 10 days quarantine on Saturday, and on that day she will be flying home. My partner and I are bit worried because she wants to finish her quarantine at home. Yesterday, my daughter has a fever until this moment. She is very fragile at this moment and we are worried about her if my partner's mother really have a home quarantine. My partner's uncle advised us to stay at my partner's father temporarily until his mother will be done her home quarantine. But my partner is not comfortable with his father. Even me, I am not also comfortable with his father. My partner believes that his father is still using drugs secretly. Thus, we are now confused what to do.
With this situation, my plan on my mother's birthday cancelled. My partner told me that it will be hard for us to go to my mother's birthday since we can't bring our daughter. I can't leave my daughter in her situation now as well. Arggghh! It is very frustrating. I was so excited back then to be with them but our situation hindered me from being with them. My partner asked me to cancel my plan. I have no choice but to concurred. Since morning until now, I am very frustrated but what can I do? It seems like fate didn't conform my plans. Maybe I'll just wait for another chance.
CLOSING NOTE
Sometimes in our life, we have many frustrations and disappointments. Our goals that we failed to attained can give us the feeling of being irritated and frustrated. But as they say there are things in our life that are beyond our control. In order for us to calm our frustrations is acceptance. We need to accept that there are things that are not meant to happen. And that is what I'm doing right now. I need to accept that our situation right now is not easy because of this pandemic. I need to accept the fact that not everything I planned is achievable. I remember, there was a person who once told me, "do not put your expectations too high because it will lead you to a bigger disappointment".
That is for today people. I thank you once again for your continuous support. I am forever grateful to all of you. Stress less. Happy more. Godbless everyone and be safe always.
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A Broken Home
**"Family is supposed to be our safe haven. Very often it is the place where we find the deepest heartache."**
**-IYANLA VANZANT-**
***Every person has different stories in their lives. Some were so blessed to have a happy and complete family while others were very unfortunate to grow from a broken family.***
**Family** is said to be the most important factor in shaping and developing someone's personality. It is the spinal cord in every individual. It is the crucial fount of affection and encouragement. But what if the family you've made is not healthy anymore? If you've been suffering from your disparaging partner, what would you do? Would you still stay just to make your family remain whole? Or leave and make your family broken?
I come from a broken family as well. But this article won't set about my personal life but my partner's. I already shared in my previous articles that his parents have separate house. I asked him a permission if I can make an article about their family and he agreed. Everything I write here is based from what he shared to me.
**My Partner's Story**
His parents separated when he was in fourth year high school. He witnessed how messed their family. Almost every time, his parents argued on something. Later did he know that his father was using an illicit drugs. He knew it when his aunts told him to go wherever his father went. That moment on he knew that his father was doing something wrong. Sometimes he saw his mother having bruised on her body. He didn't mind it for the reason that he was afraid to his father as well. His father became violent and sometimes extremely frantic in some activities. He always sharpened his bolo. Every morning, my partner saw his mother's puffy eyes. She seemed tired and hopeless but she still fighting for her family especially her children. Their situation continued for how many years.
His father's behavior got worst when he had a vehicular accident. He has a little damage on his head. He became more violent and aggressive. He even accused his wife of cheating. The worst that happened when he chased his wife with bolo. My partner's mother hid at their barangay chairman's house. The day after that incident, his mother ran away with her 2 daughters without him. Actually, the reason he wasn't able to ran away with them was that he was not in their house when that happened. He was with his friend's house trying to escape the chaos from their house. He was shocked when he went home. No one was in there and his mother's clothes and his sister's were gone. He was extremely sad knowing that they left without him. So he went to his grandparents and left his father as well. His father fetched him and wanted him to go with him but he refused to go with him. After a few weeks, his mother came back together with the two daughters. She then made a decision to break from her abusive husband. My partner and his siblings supported their mother because they knew how much suffering she had with their father.
In this moment of time, both side are settling their own lives. The children are free to visit their father. What I admire about my partner's mother is that she did not badmouthed her husband to her children. In fact, she gave her children freedom to be with their father anytime they want. She is now happy with her life. Though she was struggling before on raising her children but her parents (my partner's grandparents) helped her. She is a teacher but her salary was not enough for her children's need especially in their education. So aside from her parents help, she also make pastries as her sideline. What a strong woman.
CLOSING THOUGHT
For us women, we should choose whom we want to spend our lives. We should look someone who has a good heart, not those who are just good looking. As what I have said on my previous article, having a handsome partner is just a bonus. What's more important is the character of a person. A person with a good character can build a good family.
That's it for today everyone. Thank you for always supporting me by reading my work, leaving comments and upvoting. Be safe guys and stay healthy always. God bless everyone.🥰
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Birthday! Birthday! Birthday!
September 19,2021
A cold but blessed Sunday read cash family! The weather here in our place is gloomy and it seems like it's gonna rain very hard any moment from now. My daughter loves the cold wind and I'm sure she will have a good sleep tonight.
If you have noticed on my title, it has three birthdays. That is because today, three people who are close to me are celebrating their natal day. What's with this month? Many people were born during this month. (hihi) Including my mother who will be celebrating her birthday next week. But today, let's focus first these three people who celebrate their birthdays today.
**My Close Friend/ Cousin**
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2952933828256527&id=100006198165409
This amazing girl here turns 25 today. She is the closest friend/cousin of mine whenever I am in our place. She is my partner in crimes. We both love disco when we were young.haha I remember we were tagged as "Queens of the Dancefloor" in our barangay. We both like almost every thing. When my sister was working at Cebu, she is always my companion wherever I go. She became more likely my sister. Whenever we have celebration in our house, she's always present and so I am in theirs. We were like twins before because who both are skinny and had long hair. Furthermore, when I got pregnant I didn't know that she was pregnant. I was just one month ahead. And now, we both have daughters. I wish our daughters will get along also like us.
Yesterday, she called me to attend her little birthday celebration. However, due to some travel restriction, I wasn't able to go there. The only thing that I did was sent her my greetings and apology. Good thing that she understands the situation.
**My Roommate in College**
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=510411469295343&id=100009794830233
If you have read my previous article, with a title Our Favorite Spot, I shared there about my roommate whom we inadvertently met in the river. I forgot that today also is her birthday. Before when we were in college, we used to have a surprise to whoever celebrate their birthdays. And we are the tandem for the decorations for the surprise. She also invited me through messenger for they have a little celebration. But I politely declined because the weather is not good. Just like my cousin, I also sent her my greetings and wishes.
**My Partner's Father**
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1017605762408918&id=100024785120234
My partner's father also celebrates his birthday today. Last night, my partner's oldest sister told us that we will have our lunch at their father's house. So, at 11 in the morning, we head to his house. Everything was already prepared when we got there. They only prepared few foods since it was only us. They had 2 kilos of lechon ( roasted pig ), 2 lechon manok ( roasted chicken ), pancit, a dish that I don't know the name (hihi ), soft drinks and 1 gallon of ice cream. We had a good time while having our lunch. As usual, my partner's father was amused by his granddaughter. He was laughing while looking his granddaughter eating while holding the lechon bone. A couple of minutes after our lunch, we bid our goodbye for the reason that our daughter will have her nap. She was sleepy already and she won't sleep when we are in other house. We promised to be back at 4 but we did not able to do so since the sky was dropping it's tiny tears.
CLOSING THOUGHT
Celebrating occasions nowadays is hard because of the fact that we are now facing a very long pandemic. Celebrations are now limited brought by this unseen adversary. I miss being with my friends and most especially my family. But following the protocols will keep us safe. It is for our own good. So let us have much perseverance because I know this pandemic will end. Nothing lasts forever and so will this outbreak.
That's it for today guys. Thank you for supporting me ceaselessly. More power to all of you. Be happy always and keep safe all the time.
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Our Favorite Spot
September 18, 2021
Ola! Ola mga higala! Hello friends. How is your Saturday going? Is it good or just like the normal day? Hope everything will be fine wherever part you are in the globe.
Today, I will share to you our most favorite spot. This spot is where we usually go every afternoon. My daughter loves this places for the reason that she can see farm animals like carabao, horse, cows, birds and others. Living in a province is much better than in cities when it comes to the cleanliness of the air. Here, mostly you can see just the greeny scenery that is pleasant to the eyes. You can feel the calmness of the environment.
Campin Road
This place only took us few minutes from our house. Ever since, we usually bring our daughter in this place. Just like us, she fell in love the exquisite beauty of the nature.
We love to stroll here every morning. As you can see in the picture above, there are fogs covering the plants. It is very cold here in the morning. Especially now that December is approaching. I so love watching some fogs. You can see clearly the spider's web that are being placed in the crops. Moreover, what I love in this place is the scenery. You can see an endless rice fields. The place is very calming.
This is also the view of the place during afternoon. My daughter loves to run in the road. She loves watching the carabao and she calls it "Baw". She can't talk fluently but she is learning. We let here walk since there are only few vehicles passing the place. She loves this place so much maybe because she feel like she is free to walk anywhere. There are also few who had there afternoon walk here. Some are using their bicycle. You can also see some children who loves to "tambay" here and do some TikTok dance. When I first saw this place, I fell in love immediately the scenery. The green grasses from the rice fields append the serenity of the place. The blue skies that breathtakingly kisses the summit of the mountain.
Union Bridge
This is our second favorite spot. After roaming around in the Campin road, we firstly buy some street foods before we go here in this spot. My daughter also loves this place because she can see some farm animals. In here we eat our foods while filling also our eyes with the exquisite beauty of nature. The river is very clean though it became shallow now. Sometimes, we can see someone who washed their clothes in the river. It made me remember when I was young when we also washed our clothes in the river or we took our bath in the river. There are also many birds flying that makes my daughter shout "birdddd" while pointing them. She also loves to wave the horses that are just around. Even before we go near the river, she will eagerly call the carabao and wave at them. Strangely, the carabao also seems to sends his welcome as he expresses his "moooo" sound while facing to us.
This was the time when we accidentally met my roommate when I was in college. It also happened that they also love this spot. We had a little chit chat and took some pictures. Before, when we were in college, we used to have a couple road trip. It was just so amazing that we met together with our kid.
CLOSING NOTE
Each one of us has their own favorite place or spot. Some love just inside their room to chill while others love outdoor settings. Wherever the place is you like, what's important is that you're relax and comfortable with the place. It should give you comfort while being on the place.
That's it for today guys. Thank you for always tuning in my articles. You're presence is much appreciated.
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Freaky Friday
September 17, 2021
Hello lovely people here in this platform. How are you all today? It's been two days since my last article. I haven't had the time to write for the reason that I was not feeling well and yesterday I was very exhausted. I just had my examination yesterday and my brain was so drained. Thus, I need to relax my brain so I only read few articles since I had a mild headache. I relaxed my mind by just listening to some old tagalog music.
Today, Friday, I experienced weird things since morning. My daughter and I woke up 7:30 in the morning. After she had her milk and making the bed, we went outside. I saw my partner washing our baby's bottle feed. Everything was normal just like our daily routine. I let my daughter walk outside the house while I opened all the windows and put the washed clothes that are still wet in the bar clothesline. After my partner washing all the bottles, he prepared the motorcycle. It is their morning routine as father and daughter to buy bread and coffee. When they went out, I swept inside our house. Then, when I was about to throw the dust outside, I noticed that the pillow that I hanged outside was strongly swaying. It seemed like there's someone who swayed it. When I checked it, there was none outside except me. There was no strong wind also. Though there was wind blowing but I believe that it cannot swayed the wet pillow. Additionally, among all clothes that were hanged, the pillow was the only one swaying. That was very strange. I hold the pillow for it to stopped from swinging and let it pass. I continued my work and tried to forget what I saw.
When my partner and daughter arrived, we continued what we used to do. My partner and I had our coffee while our daughter had her fried rice. She loves eating fried rice. No matter how I tried to forget what I saw, it kept on messing my mind. That was very peculiar. Thus, I told my partner regarding what I saw earlier. However, he didn't seem to believe me. He said that maybe it was the wind that caused the pillow to moved. I explained to him clearly what I really saw but he still didn't believe me. Because of that, I got mad and went inside our bedroom. I know he is aware that there were some strange things happened in the house. But he didn't mind it. Since I was mad, I let him bathed our daughter and feed her milk. Me? I was sleeping. He just let me sleep because he knew that when I wake up, I would be fine. Just like what he expected, when I woke up, I was already fine. I wasn't mad at him anymore. I realized that maybe he just don't want me to be terrified. Everything went back to normal. He said that I should forget it.
When afternoon came, it's time for my daughter to take her nap. It was already past 1:00 o'clock when I decided to take a bath. I asked my partner to watch over our daughter. We didn't let her sleep alone in the room because if we leave her, she will cry and seemed like she's afraid. So, there should be one to watch her. When I was inside the bathroom, I started my bath rituals. Then, I heard my partner's voice calling me. I didn't respond because I was waiting for him to call me again to make sure. But then, there was nothing followed. When I was done bathing, I asked my partner if he called me. He answered no. I was pretty sure that it was his voice that I heard. Besides, he is the only one who call me "putong".
CLOSING NOTE
They say that we should not entertain those unseen entities. If you experience such things, you should ignore it because if you put attention to it/them they will exacerbate. I had myriad experiences like this but I always ignored it. I don't want to get involve in some supernatural occurrences. Besides, I believe that my faith to God is stronger than them.
That's it for today guys. I will end it here. I need to sleep because my head is starting to ache already. See you tomorrow. Thank you for always supporting me. Godbless everyone and be safe all the time.
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Lucky To Have Her
September 14, 2021
***"Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever." - Unknown***
**MOTHER**. A simple six-letter word but can fill everyone's heart with emotions. She is unquestionably the most important part of everyone's life. She is the emotional backbone in every home. She holds the most important pillar in the family. Above all, she is everything.
I believe everyone here love their mother dearly. And I am not an exemption to that. But the difference is that the mother that I respected and love the most is actually not my real or biological mother. Yes, you read it right. The parents that I proudly shared to you is not my real parents. My siblings and I were a products of a broken family. We were just lucky that there are other people who took care of us and treat us as member of their family. But that's another story. I will focus first about my mother. In this article, I will share to you some of the reasons why I am lucky to have her as my mother. Though she is not my biological mother but in my heart she is.
**1. Caring Woman**
My mother is the most caring woman I've ever known. Though we did not came out from her, she treat us like her own children. Everytime we got sick, she will do everything for us to be okay. She will always check us how we're feeling. She always make sure that we are fine. Every meal, she won't eat until we all gathered together in our bamboo table.
I remember when I 12 years old. I had a periodontitis. ( Periodontitis is kind of gum infection.) That was very painful. I had a difficulty in eating so I didn't eat much. My mother was so worried about me because I can't sleep properly. I always cried out of pain. She lent money from our neighbor so that they can bring me to a dentist. Also, she fed me to make sure that I can have something on my stomach.
**2. Compassionate To Others**
In our barangay, she is known as a very compassionate person. If someone asked some help, she helped them as long as she have something to give.
There was one time, there was a beggar in the waiting shed who asked for something to eat. There were other people who passed but didn't give him any attention. It happened that my mother passed there. As a kind-hearted as she is, she went back at our house. She get some rice and our left over viand. She also brought a bottle of water so that the beggar would have something to drink. She gave it to the beggar and the beggar was happy eating his food.
**3. Supportive Mother**
She is a very supportive mother. Everytime I joined dance contests in our school, she was always there to cheer for me. She helped me in preparing my costumes, especially during Sinulog Festival. If I have projects in school, she would also extend her hand to help me. During my college days, every time I went home every Saturday, she would asked where my used clothes so that she can wash them. But, before I went home, I made sure to washed my clothes at the boarding house so that I can't add up my mother's work. And when it's time for me to go back to my hostel, she woke up early to prepare food for me. She knew that I'm not a breakfast person. She would insist me to eat so that I won't be hungry while traveling. Even when I got pregnant. She was not mad when I told her. Instead, she said that she was happy.
CLOSING THOUGHT
I may be unfortunate for having a broken family. But God is still good for me. He gave me people who can let me feel being loved. He still let me feel the love of a parent. Though sometimes I asked Him why I don't have a complete family. But everytime I see my Nanay and Tatay, I feel that I should have not asked God for that, because He didn't just gave me a complete family but a loving and beautiful family.
I am very thankful and lucky to have my Nanay (mother). For me, she is the epitome of being a mother. I told myself that I want to be like her. I want my daughter to feel the same way I feel towards my mother. I promised myself that I will give her everything I could. Even though I have my own family, I will still support them.
PS. She will be celebrating her birthday this month and I can't wait to see her again.😊
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I Love Him Because...
****September 12, 2021****
Good day and happy Sunday everyone! Yesterday, I was not able to get active here because I was sick. I was suffering from headache, itchy throat and a cough, cold and upset stomach. I wasn't able to hold my phone even just a minute because every time I look at the screen, I felt nauseous. I decided to take a break from gadget just for a day. Today, I feel better.
As I was thinking what topic would I write today, I have nothing to come up to. Then when I look at my partner, I was thinking why not write about him. This article if mine is my way of showing my appreciation to him.
**I love him because...**
***He is thoughtful*****.** Even before when we don't have a baby yet, when we were both studying, he is very thoughtful already. He was always the one who bought us food every meal. He also fetched me in my room after my class. During my college days, I think I already shared it to you that I was really thin, he provided me vitamins. He even bought me milk to drink every night. If he had no class in the afternoon, he just waited me patiently in his boarding house. Then if I came from school, he will call me and offer me some snack.
**I love him because...**
***He is sweet.*** He told me before that on his previous relationship, he was not like other guys who buy stuff for their girlfriends. He didn't like celebrating monthsaries or anniversaries. In short, he didn't like mushy things. But when we became together, I was surprised because he already gave me gifts even if it was just a day when I said yes to him. He gave me a Panda stuff toy and a Baymax cap. We always celebrate our monthsary. On our first Christmas, he gave me a Panda pillow ( Now my daughter use it as her pillow ). He also gave me chocolates and flowers during Valentine's day. Even now, he randomly give me flowers without any reason.
**I love him because...**
***He is caring.*** He is the second most caring person I know ( the first is my mother ). I still remember when I suffered from UTI ( urinary tract infection ) when I was in college. He was the one who took care of me. He was the one who looked for medicine in the middle of the night. Running in an empty street just to look for an open store.
When I was pregnant and had my review session, he always accompanied me. He said that he wanted to make sure that I'm okay while having my review. When I had my review, he was just waited me outside the building no matter how long it takes. He always there wherever I go.
Yesterday, I was sick. He did all the household chores and taking care our daughter at the same time. He burnt his leg by the exhaust pipe of the motorcycle when he bought food for our lunch. He brought our daughter with him because no one will look after her since I was sleeping. He didn't wake me up because he knew I'm not feeling well.
**Lastly, I love him because..**
***I just love h*****im.** I love him the way he is. Truth to be told, my heart knew that he will become part of my life even before we became friends. True. Before, when we were just classmates, I always saw him together with his girlfriend. They were like inseparable. My friends, who has a crush on him that time, teased me that he will be my boyfriend one day. I just ignored him because that time I was with my long time boyfriend and also I am older than him. I thought that it was impossible for us to be together because of our age gap. Though inside me, I felt a strange feeling. A feeling that tells me that he will become part of me. But look what fate did? After four years, many things happened. He and his long time girlfriend broke up and so did I to my long time boyfriend. Then, after few months, we became friends then to lovers. Now, we have our beautiful daughter as a product of our love.😊
CLOSING THOUGHT
Some women were unfortunate to find an abusive partner. Me, I'm glad that I found a good man. I thanked God for giving me a man that I prayed. I just wish and hope that he will not change. He is not perfect, I know that. He has some flaws too. But I know, we can work that out if we help each other. We may argue at times but what's important is we fix it.
My advice to some single here, do not look for a man that is only good in physical appearance. Find those who have a good heart. Prioritize the attitude. Beautiful face is just a bonus.
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Food Combinations I Like
***Do you have food you like or love to eat? What are those? Do you combine some food? What weird food combinations do you like?***
When I was in college, there was a visiting instructor who asked us if what weird food combinations we like to eat. Weird food combinations means unusual food that we love eating. Each students shared their different food combinations. That was a fun moment because we learned new food combinations and I even try some of it. I came to this idea when I saw a shared post on Facebook about food. At this moment of time, I will share to you my food combinations that I still love to eat.😁
1. Combination of Rice and Coffee
This is the food that I always ate during breakfast when I was in high school. We were so unfortunate back then. My parents were having a hard time to find viand every morning. If we had, we opted to put it in our lunchbox as our food during lunch. My ***baon*** during high school was only 3 pesos or 6 pesos as maximum. It was not enough to buy some viand in the school. So, in the morning, we only had coffee and rice to fill our stomach.
2. Combination of Rice and Milk Powder and Sugar
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Have you tried this one? If we were lucky to have an extra money, my mother bought milk for us. But if we can't buy some viand, we made milk as our viand for our meal and just put some sugar in it. It tasted good for us especially that we seldomly had milk.
3. Combination of Rice and Milo
Milo is a brand of chocolate malt beverage than can be prepared with hot or cold water.
I love this one. I remember one time when my partner saw me spreading Milo in my rice, he thought I was weird. He said he never tried eating Milo in a rice. Sometimes, I directly eat this beverage without adding water. But my father stopped me from doing it. He said it is not good. He knew someone who was being hospitalized because of always eating Milo. Because of that, I minimize consuming Milo until I stopped it.
4. Food Combination of Rice and Margarine
I also love to eat this one. Especially if the rice is still hot. I love the taste when the margarine spread and melted on the rice. I discovered this food combinations when I was young. During Christmas, my parents always bought slice bread and Margarine. Margarine is always paired with slice bread. If we don't have viand anymore, I eat the margarine as my viand.
5. Bread with Ice cream
I learned to eat ice cream put in a bread because my ex-boyfriend taught me when he once visited in our house. He was the one who introduced me this kind of food combination. At first, I thought it was weird and what would be the taste like. When I tried it, it tasted good. Until now, I'm still doing it. Even my partner also do this everytime we buy ice cream.
CLOSING THOUGHT
Each one of us has different taste when it comes to food. Others like sweet, salty, bitter or even exotic foods. We Filipinos, love to explore new things and food is not an exemption. We have unusual food combinations we like that some countries find it gross but for us it is surprisingly great. What can we say? We Filipinos have daredevil taste buds.
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Simple Celebration
****September 09, 2021****
Good day everyone!
Today, my partner's sisters celebrate their birthdays. Actually, their youngest sibling's birthday was on September 05 and their third sibling is today. They just fused their celebration to save money. Also, their mother is not here so they managed their own celebration. Their mother promised to have another celebration when she gets back home. Their oldest sister prepared some food for them. They brought the food to their father's house so he can celebrate with them. They are broken family. Their parents separated when my partner was in fourth year high school. But the children are free to visit their father.
**Foods**
My partner's oldest sister was the one who prepared their foods. She cooked carbonara and macaroni salad as it was requested by their siblings. Their father also bought three kilos of lechon ( roasted pig ), lechon manok ( roasted chicken ) and two gallons of ice cream. The two birthday celebrants were happy in their simple celebration.
We gathered at their father's house. I can see in their father's eyes that he is happy watching his children being together. What made him even happier is his granddaughter. He is always happy everytime he see his granddaughter. We visit him oftentimes for the reason that my partner is kinda distant to his father. But he has his reasons why he doesn't like his father that much.
This was the only photo of their birthday food I got because when we came, they already started eating. I wasn't able to take a photo the others. I only ate macaroni salad a little because it's kinda sweet and my throat now is not feeling well. But I had a bunch of spoonful of ice cream because I love the flavor - it's coffee crumble. ( *Coffee is life talaga )*
After having our lunch, we went outside the house. We harvested some rambutan ( Nephelium lappaceum) in their father's yard. There were three little boys who watched us while getting the fruit, so we called them and gave them some. They were very happy while eating the rambutan.
Meet KiKi🐶. That is their father's dog. She is a very adorable and sweet dog. Everytime she see us, she will wag her tail immediately. She loves to smell my daughter. I took a picture of her because I couldn't resists her cuteness.
After harvesting and eating some rambutan, we visited their father's chicken poultry. It is located at the back of his house . When we got there, my daughter was so amazed watching many eggs. This is their father's source of income. His expenses was covered by this business. His oldest daughter also helps him in contacting delivering the products to their costumers. We also got our egg supply here. We don't need to spend money for buying eggs. My partner's father give us eggs for free.
CLOSING NOTE
The two celebrants was still happy even they only have simple celebration on their birthdays. Though their mother is not with them, they still understand the situation of their family.
This is it for today guys. I need to get some rest because I am not feeling well since yesterday. I wasn't able to publish yesterday because I had a headache due to my sinusitis.
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Singlehood Vs. Motherhood
**September 07, 2021**
Beautiful day everyone! Today my daughter turned 1 year and 10 months. Few months from now, we will be celebrating her second birthday. Time flies really fast. We stopped celebrating her month birthdays since she became 1 year old. But as a mother, I still celebrate her existence everyday in my heart and mind.
Okay, enough of my baby thing. As you can read in my title, this topic is about the difference between a woman in her single days and in motherhood days. I came up to this idea when I saw the list that I had when I was having my groceries yesterday. I realized that on my lists, most everything are for my daughter's need. So today, let's write down the changes from being single to being a mother/patent.
***Everything I listed is based on my experience. Some of them may not be applicable for other mother.***
1. Grocery Lists ( Let's start this one since this is the reason why I came to this topic😁)
When I was in my single days, my lists were mostly my personal needs. Like shampoo and conditioner, sanitary pads, beauty products ( like lotions and facial soap), junk foods and other stuffs that most singles wants. But when I became a mother, my lists changed. Most in the lists are the needs of my daughter like milk, diaper, cotton balls, her soap. Her needs became my priorities. My needs will be the last. If I have extra money left, that will be the time that I can buy my own needs.
2. Shopping Time
During my single days, I have all the time I want. When I went shopping, I didn't mind what time I am going to end. I can do window shopping if I want. I can stop by a snack store and have some food. But now that I became a mother, 3 hours being in a grocery store is already long for me. I need to hurry because my mind is always on my daughter. Though she has her father with her but I can't help myself from thinking what she is doing at the moment. If she already took her bath or is she already drink her milk or did she have snack. Or is it just me being paranoid.😁
3. Bath Time
When I don't have a baby, my longest hour in spending bath time is 1 hour. Yes, that's true. My mother always asked me what I am doing in the bathroom that took me an hour to get out. She didn't know that I am just sitting in the basin and enjoying the cold water.hihi ( *parang bata lang eh* ) But now that I am a mother, my longest time in bathing is 10 minutes. No more bathing rituals. After shampooing, soaping and rinsing, I'm done.haha
4. Financial Responsibility
Spending money is not a big deal for me when I was single. I can buy I want ( if I have money ). If I saw nice clothes that I like, I can bought it. But everything changed when I became a mother. If I have money, instead of buying what I like, I spend it for my baby. Just like yesterday. I cashed out one thousand five hundred pesos from my e-wallet because I was planning to buy new pants for me. As of now, I only have one pant for the reason that I gained weight so most of my pants didn't fit me anymore. But when I was in the city, I hadn't bought even one clothes for me. All were for my daughter. But it's okay for me. I am happy if I buy something for my child.
5. Sleep
When I was in my singlehood days, I have all the sleep that I want. I can sleep late and woke up late. I can even sleep for 10 hours. But when I became a mother, 8 hours of sleep is already a luxury for me. Gone are the days where I could sleep soundly and not being disturbed.
CLOSING THOUGHT
Listed above are just some of the few changes that happened to me when I entered the world of motherhood. It was not easy at first but I learned to embrace the changes as time passes. Becoming a mother is a big responsibility. The moment we embrace our child is the moment we embrace the responsibility of being a parent. Motherhood journey is endless but it is the most fulfilling feeling a woman would ever have.
***That's it for today guys. Thank you for reading and supporting me all the time. See you on my next article.🥰 Be happy and stay safe always everyone.***
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Sunday: Family Outing Day!
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September 05, 2021
***Happy Sunday everyone! How did you spend your day? Is it filled sadness or happiness. I hope it's the latter.***
Today is a very exhausted yet enjoyable day for me and my family. Why? Because we had another family outing! (Yehey!) Supposedly, my plan was to go to the City to buy some necessities in the house. Especially my daughter's milk and diaper. I prefer to buy groceries in the city because I can save a little. But last night, my partner's sister told us that we are going to have a family outing today. So, my plan was cancelled. Maybe, I will do it tomorrow.
**How was our family outing went?**
We departed at 8:00 in the morning for the reason that our destination is quite far. It took 2 or more hours to get there. We headed at Cresent Beach Resort. The road to get there is quite difficult. There were some part of the road that are not yet cemented. Also there were slopey parts of the road that made it more challenging. We arrived at the beach almost 11. As usual, my daughter who loves to go swimming were so excited when she saw the stupendous sea. After we set up our things in the cottage that we rented, she hurriedly went in the sea. While the grown-ups prepared our food, the children hastily dived into the water.
The picture above is my daughter. She enjoyed playing the white sand. She giggled everytime she get some sand and throw it in the water. Beside her is her father. She also splashed water at him and then laugh. What a naughty baby.🤗
Her tita's and tito's made fun of her. But she was still enjoying while her feet were covered by sands. She even helped them covered her feet. But when she felt that she cannot move her little feet anymore, she said to her tita's and tito's "No, no, no". We had a good laugh after she said that. After that, her father got her and brought her to the water to take a swim again.
As a curious child, she's maybe wondering what the sea water taste like. She also do that all the time. That's is why we always look closely at her. We're afraid that she might drink sea water or eat the sand which she almost do. Oh! Shout out to the Coast guards at the back. They made a patrol to make sure that the swimmers still observe the physical distancing. Thank you for you service mga sir.
When the food was all ready, everybody went back in the cottage. After saying the thanks prayer led by my partner's uncle, everyone started the feast. All of us enjoyed the food that we ate even my daughter. She loved eating the grilled meat and the sour taste of kinilaw na isda. I did not bother to take a photo of the foods in the table because everybody were already hungry. When everyone was already full, we went back at the shore and we continuously enjoyed the water. After an hour of swimming, we encountered lots of small jelly fish. Some were stingy but manageable. We also tried Kayaking. It was my first time kayaking and I had so much fun. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinilaw
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, my partner and I decided to go home early since our daughter was already tired. One of his uncle and his family decided to go home early too so we just went with them. We were all exhausted but we had so much fun at the same time.
CLOSING NOTE
Family outing is a good activity for a family to make the bond more tight. But in this time of pandemic, we should be more careful for us to not be infected by the COVID-19. My sister told me that the Delta variant was already in their city. It is a very alarming news. The only thing that we can do for now is to be more extra careful and boost our immunity system.
***That's it for today guys. I need to rest now because I am so tired and I still have schedule tomorrow. Thank you for reading this far. Be safe and be healthy always everyone.***
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Good Questions To Answer
Good evening, good morning or good afternoon people in read-universe. Today, my mind is blank and can't produce or think a good content. Then I remember sis @OfficialGamboaLikeUs article "Questions To Answer", I asked a permission if I can answer those questions too and she agreed. Thank you sis for letting me. You saved me today. I got the questions HERE. https://read.cash/@OfficialGamboaLikeUs/questions-to-answer-3fdd0215 https://conversationstartersworld.com/good-questions-to-ask/
***So, without further adieu, let's start answering.***
****If magic was real, what spell would you try to learn first?****
If magic is real, I think I would like to learn the spell of invisibility. Why? I don't know.:-D I just thought or believe that being invisible is cool.
**If you were a ghost and could possess people, what would you make them do?**
I like this question. If I am going to be a ghost and could possess people, I will choose to possess the politicians. Then, I am going to get their money and give it to the people who really needs it.
**Do you eat food that’s past its expiration date if it still smells and looks fine?**
Yes. Actually, I tried eating expired Nutella once. It was sent by my cousin through a package. The package came very late in time and some of the products were already expired. Since it was only 3 days from the expiration date, we consumed it immediately. Sayang eh, masarap pa naman.
**What outdoor activity haven’t you tried, but would like to?**
Scuba Diving. I always wanted to experience scuba diving. I like to watch fishes freely swimming in their habitats. There are lots of scuba diving sites in our place but I haven't tried even once. The reason? I have no budget for that.:-D
**What was the last song you sang along to?**
Rain by Sarah Geronimo. The first time I heard this, I fell in love with the song. I love the melody of the song and the message of it. It is an old song but she used it in her movie Miss Granny. I love listening to this song. In fact, I repeatedly listened to this everytime I sent my daughter to sleep.
**How comfortable are you speaking in front of large groups of people?**
Not so comfortable. Speaking in front of a large audience is a very big problem for me. I have a tendency to forget what I am about to say or my speech. There was one experience of mine, I was second year high school at that time, I joined a poem recitation competition. I surely memorized all the lines. I was doing fine at first but when I saw the audience, since it was afternoon, I got nervous and forgot my lines. What I did for the judges not to notice, I jumped off to the last line and bow my head as a sign that I'm done. Guess what? I won.:-D
**What languages do you wish you could speak?**
A lot. I want learn Korean, Japanese, Spanish,French and Swedish language. That would be awesome if I could learn them all.
**How do you make yourself sleep when you can’t seem to get to sleep?**
Before, if I can't sleep, I listened to some sad Tagalog songs for me to sleep. Now, if I can't sleep, I will use my partner's arm as my pillow. I don't know why but I can easily fell asleep every time I did it. I can feel peace and safe whenever I sleep in his arms. Charoot!
**What’s the worst hairstyle you’ve ever had?**
Dora's hairstyle. I used to have that hairstyle when I was young. My mother wouldn't let me have a long hair since I didn't know how to take care of it. Also, the reason why I have that kind of hairstyle was because every Saturday I love to go swimming. My mother wouldn't let me swim if I don't let her cut my hair.
**Do you think that humans will ever be able to live together in harmony?**
I believe yes. Humans can live together harmoniously if each one of us learn to value each other. If everyone let love prevail, I strongly believe that we can have a peaceful world to live in. (And I thank you.)
**What’s your haunted house story?**
There are so many haunted stories in our house. I chose this one because I haven't shared it here. There was a vehicular accident between a bus and motorcycle happened near our house. The driver of the motorcycle and his family flew away due to the impactanf died on the spot. The childs shoe was thrown away at our door. My grandfather got the shoe at put it beside the child's dead body. At night, it was past eleven when someone knocked our door. When my grandfather opened the door, there no one there. He just thought that maybe the child thanked him for returning the shoe. Also they saw santelmo roaming around the street. https://www.definitions.net/definition/santelmo
**What’s the most beautiful beach you’ve been to?**
So far, for me the most beautiful beach I've been is Daku Island of Siargao. I really love to go back there. Maybe soon.
**What has someone borrowed but never given back?**
Money and shorts. My cousin borrowed me money but he never pay me. So, I told him that it will be his. And about my shorts, my former classmate in college borrowed it for the reason that her sister need it for the pageant. But until now, she didn't return my favorite shorts.
**AUTHOR'S NOTE**
That's it for today guys. I hope you have reading as I had fun answering it too. Thank you so much for reading this far. See you in my next write. Have a nice day ahead.(｡♡‿♡｡)
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