My Weekend Journal

It has been a family practice to have the first hair cut when baby turns one year old. Before going to any salon, we'll cut a few hair strands and insert them to a page in a book. It was believed that the child would become smart or would excel in some fields depending on the kind of book where the hair was inserted. Is this a joke? I personally do not believe this crap but I do it anyway, hahaha! We won't lose anything here if this is not true but, if it is, then baby will grow smart. I did this to my first two kids and I will do it again to my baby (though he is not a baby anymore, I still consider him my baby). Oh, well, huh. Belief or No Belief, we are going to have baby's first hair cut. His hair has grown long and thin, and it becomes unruly especially after getting out of bed. I did the first hair cuts with my first two kids. However, with the second one, I went to a salon and let the hair experts finish the job. I realized then that it's more difficult to cu...

My daughter had a spelling exam and their teacher let them spell the word she pronounced as "wither". She asked her teacher what she means but her teacher did not mind her because it was an exam. So she spelled the word as how she heard her teacher - wither. The result – she misspelled the word. Confused? Well, what their teacher really meant was "weather" and not "wither". She complained to me that their teacher does not know how to pronounce the words correctly so she got wrong in their exam. I just told my daughter, "Next time, you ask your teacher to use the word in a sentence so that no matter how she wrongly pronounces the word, at least you know what the word she needs you to spell". I was left wondering how their teacher could effectively teach when she can't even correctly pronounce some simple English words. Well, some (or many?) teachers need REAL refinement on this aspect.

Did I just experience an earthquake or was it just my head spinning because of sleepless nights? At 6:52 this morning, I felt my monitors slightly shook. I thought I only imagined what just happened but it felt so real, so I checked the internet and found out there was really a strong earthquake in Mindanao. While I was reading the report from USGS , another slight shake happened at 7:16am. We are lucky to experience only slight tremors here in Cebu City. I just hope the quake did not result to any serious damages.

Charice - "Pyramid" Featuring Iyaz See her on GLEE soon! "Pyramid" (feat. Iyaz) [Iyaz] Shawty's love is like a pyramid (ooh) We stand together till the very end (eh ooh) There'll never be another love for sure (ooh) Iyaz and Charice let we go Stones, heavy like the love you've shown Solid as the ground we've known And I just wanna carry on We took it from the bottom up And even in a desert storm Sturdy as a rock we hold Wishing every moment froze Now I just wanna let you know Earthquakes can't shake us Cyclones can't break us Hurricanes can't take away our love [Chorus:] Pyramid, we built this on a solid rock It feels just like it's heaven's touch Together at the top, like a pyramid And even when the wind is blowing We'll never fall just keep on going Forever we will stay, like a pyramid Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh (ooh) Like a pyramid like a pyramid eh (ooh) Like a pyramid like a pyram...

Here's a song from one of my favorite bands here in the Philippines. Luha by Aegis Akala ko ikaw ay akin Totoo sa aking paningin Ngunit nang ikaw ay yakapin Naglalaho sa dilim Ninais kong mapalapit sa 'yo Ninais kong malaman mo Ang mga paghihirap ko Balewala lang sa 'yo Ikaw ay aking minahal Kasama ko ang Maykapal Ngunit ako pala'y naging isang hangal Naghahangad ng isang katulad mo Hindi ko na kailangan Umalis ka na sa aking harapan Damdamin ko sa `yo ngayon ay naglaho na At ito ang 'yong tandaan Ako'y masyadong nasaktan Pag-ibig at pagsuyo na kahit na sa luha Pagbabayaran mo Tingnan mo ang katotohanan Na tayo'y pare-pareho lamang May damdamin ding nasasaktan Puso mo'y nasaan Ikaw ay aking minahal Kasama ko ang Maykapal Ngunit ako pala'y naging isang hangal Naghahangad ng isang katulad mo Hindi ko na kailangan Umalis ka na sa aking harapan Damdamin ko sa `yo ngayon ay naglaho na At ito ang 'yong tandaan Ak...

I did not have the chance to visit Obong Spring in Dalaguete when we visited Alcoy last month. When we went back to celebrate the annual fiesta in Guiwang, I made it sure to spend time to not only visit the place but also experience the relaxing cold water. It was a low tide when we went there so the water inside the nature's pool came only from the spring. Out of curiosity, I tasted the water to see if it really is pure spring water. The water was a little bit salty. It may be because of the underground seawater. We have to cross the water to get to the cottage. The water on the other side is just knee-high and walking there is not a problem. The water was soooo cold, I wished I brought a jacket with me. I was only half-submerged but I am already trembling. I had double thoughts whether to take the plunge or not. I never thought the water could be cold as ice, hahaha! You don't have to bring ice to keep your drinks cold. You have the biggest pool of ice cold water ...