Hurricane Irene

You can't make us stay indoors! You can't make us gloomy. So what to do, what to do?

Why, eat out of course!

Blog highlight--- Tina

I have been dying trying  to find out the new blog of one of my fave bloggers---she stopped blogging for awhile and I have been desperately wishing she would come back and that I even asked Chuvaness. Out of respect, I still do not know if she wants people to know--- (her old blog is in private/invite only setting), so i will not post her blog here---but I will have to post this, only because I find it so funny and that my kids actually do this to me---no, no, no--- not the part where I go to "expensive International School meetings", nor the part where she is so magandang maganda ( I wish) but the part where they use "big " words and how they laugh at me. I tell, you, this is totally a scene in my house except that we are not "mayaman." I love Tina though, she is pretty, rich and so down to earth--- and very kalog! If I was rich and magandang maganda-- I could totally be her, jologs and fun to be with. I remember her blogging about being noisy when one of her kids participated in school---can you say that would be me? Screaming my lungs out. Considering International pa ang mga anak niya=--- Oh, I super love her.

This is one of her blogposts:


I had an early evening meeting in Vito's school last night. He told me we will leave the house at 6:30pm.
While I was changing he went inside my dressing room area and this was the scene.

Vito: Mom, don't be ostentatious.

me: what's ostentatious?

Vito: don't be pompous.

me: what's pompous?

Vito: uhmmm... don't be flamboyant.

me: sandali nga Vito, magka liwanagan nga tayo. Ma uubos na ang buong dictionary sayo. Ano ba talaga ang gusto mo? derechuhin mo na kasi ako.

Vito: don't dress up like you're making pa sikat.

me: I don't need to do that. Matagal na akong sikat.

Vito: okay, okay, just dress proper. I don't want people to judge you.

me: you know what Vito, let me tell you a short story. I am so freaking tired already of people judging me that at this point, I really don't give a shit what they think of me. Basta ang alam ko magandang maganda ako!

me: so, chill dude. You have the most beautiful mother on earth. okay? and don't use big words on me. Cos I don't have time to google.

I miss - summer 2011 edition

1. Karyuka- tinudok in Ilokano
2. sago gulaman
3. Ocean breeze and tangled hair
4. Gakka
5. Santol and mangga slurped with sukang Iloko
6. Mansanitas sa Pael Compound
7. Walking to and from church then heading off to Macatiag's for the best miki ever. I miss you Jehan.
8. Fresh squid- so fresh you can appreciate their defense mechanism- changing colors!
9. I miss my sisters and brothers!
10. I miss being poor in Punta knowing we have it good because our parents are good people.

In no particular order but I must say, missing my sisters is the worst feeling. I miss my brother Bernie so much!!!!

Hope

Hope is eternal
Hope is within
Hope is now
Hope is near
Hope is clear