My Weekend Journal

Thank God, it's Friday! This is my favorite day. Aside from it being the last working day of the week, we have free snacks courtesy of our generous Executive Officers. Today, we have ice cream and cupcakes. What is so special today? We are celebrating a friend's birthday! Happy Birthday, Junele! Our happiness would have been complete if only some of our colleagues and friends were not leaving the company. We have been working together for more than three years. We may have transferred from one department to another but the silent bond is still there. I really hate goodbyes. Where is the good in goodbye? I much prefer saying, "See you soon!" because I am still holding on to the hope of meeting them again in the future. "May you always have work for your hands to do; May your pockets always hold a coin or two; May the sun shine bright on your windowpane; May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain; May the hand of a friend always be near you, And may...

We cannot recover four things in life. From these things we learn, we grow, we live. "I've spent my life running from the emptiness that haunts me And I've spent my whole life trying to ease the loneliness away And I die inside when I think of all the people that I've damaged I'm tired, I'm so tired and there's no one else except myself to blame" The stone … … after the throw! "My life's been wasted, everything is gone". Was there a time in your life when you have everything, wasted it, and now left with nothing but regrets? When you have the power, but abused it and now, you cannot take over. When once you were famous but became egomaniac and insufferable and all the people who were head over heels with you would spit on your face if given a chance? Value what you have now before you end up craving for them when they were lost. The word … … after it's said! Have you ever been wounded by words? I have, and most...

Three weeks after giving birth, I had rashes all over my body. At first, I noticed some red spots on my back and thought those were only insect bites. But later on the day, the spots spread to my legs, arms, neck, face and stomach; and eventually, they are all over my body! They itch really bad I could hardly sleep. My OB-Gyne advised me to see a dermatologist. The doctor diagnosed those rashes to be due to allergies. But I'm not allergic to anything. This is the first time I ever had such skin rashes since birth. The doctor could not point out what caused my allergies but prescribed anti-allergy medication anyway. Three days after taking the anti-allergy medicines, the spots gradually disappeared but the cause was still unknown. Back Legs Neck

All Souls Day is a very special day dedicated to our loved ones who passed away. We come back to our hometown to pay respect to our dead loved-ones. This is our chance to visit their graves and show our love by offering flowers, candle, food, and the most important, prayers. All Souls Day is also a reunion among both the living and the dead. Most families keep a vigil in cemeteries and/or memorial parks. They play card games, board games, name games, sungka and other games they could think of. Some would even sing in karaokes and videokes. Why do we put candles on their graves when there are already lamps? I believe that the lights from the lamps guide the ways of the living while the lights from the candles guide the ways of the souls of our dead loved-ones to heaven. Why do we offer food when the dead could not eat anymore? This is a pagan belief that the souls of the dead would return for a meal with the family. Obviously, the dead could not take food anymore - a...

Wow, you have to see this one! A mere five-year-old doing body building exercise. Look at the Six-Pack Abs any man would envy! Giuliano Stroe is incredible! As I was watching the video, I just could not utter any other words but WOW! Giuliano Stroe is very AWESOME! "Giuliano Stroe is the 5-year-old weightlifter from Romania who set a Guinness World Record for the fastest 10-meter walk with the weight on his arms. The 5-year-old trains in weightlifting and gymnastics, a popular sports in Romania." He enjoys doing the stunts as if he was just only playing. I could not even finish three push-ups, what more the acrobats that he so easily performed! My seven-year-old son could not even perfect a cartwheel. I do not know if what he is doing is healthy for a very young age. Health experts - what can you say? A five-year-old doing those heavy exercise worries me but he seems so happy. I just wish there would be no complications on his growth, as he gets older.

We purchased a house and lot at SummerVille Subdivision , Ibabao, Cordova, Cebu through Pag-ibig Fund. We have always dreamed of having our own house where we could live in peace and pictured my children's happy faces playing and running around the place. This dream turned into a nightmare. Last week, September 25, 2009, around 2:00 pm, a group of men (a neighbor estimated them to be minors aged 16 below and suspected to be drug addicts) stole our bicycle which was placed in front of our unit. The said bicycle was carried by one man and the rest were watchers. The man who carried the bike walked through the vacant lot. He could have gone away with the bike if not apprehended by a concerned neighbor working the fences on the vacant lot. The day before that incident, somebody replaced our new pair of slippers with an old pair. The theft must have tried this little "trick" to see if he could be caught - and he was successful. This is not the first time we've been r...

I had a very busy Saturday. There were so many household chores to do because our house help was on leave. I was washing our clothes when my baby cried, a sign that he was already hungry. I carried him and put him on my lap. He was staring at me while greedily drinking his milk. I could not help but reminisce the times when he was still inside my womb. On my first trimester, I not only had morning sickness but all-day sickness as well (do you know an alternative term for this?). I love to eat and eat only to vomit later on. Eating crackers before going up from bed minimized my morning sickness; and eating a little from time to time and eating light meals, in some way, relieved me from vomiting. However, the evening is another story. I have no control over my stomach. It would have its own mind and would push my dinner out from my system! On my second trimester, I was starting to become comfortable with my pregnancy. I do not vomit anymore. I could eat all the food that I love - eve...