a flower and a mini filmfest

An officemate and I sometimes sneak off to a nearby mall during lunchbreak. And that's just what we did today.
And while walking towards the mall we saw a filmfest banner infront of Union Church of Manila. It seems that it will be held in April and thats days from now!

The banner of the Metro Manila Christian Film Festival at Union Church of Manila

Photos of the films in the MMCFF are posted on the board before the church's glass doors

This is the church,

it is located at the corner of Rada St. (formerly Thailand St.) and Legazpi St. in Makati (near Greenbelt 1 and nearer to the Washington SyCyp Park).

I love looking at flowers. This bunch of special leaves better known as bougainvillea "flowers" were planted along the fench of the park that we passed on our way to MCS. It amazes me sometimes that the flowers of this plant never seem to wilt even in the hottest of days.

swimming with the kids

Holy week this year is so early. The days are too hot more so at night.

My husband thought of taking the family to a pool, somewhere in Dasma. My kids were so makulit for days na, even before the semana. So the hubby acquiesced.

The kuripot me choosed the resort (with pool) at Guevarra St. (near the E. Aguinaldo H-way), since it's a lot more affordable there and there's a water slide for the kids. Luckily my goodhearted husband asked me again where should we go swimming. Siempre! I eagerly asked for Volet's! It's the biggest water resort in Dasmariñas, Cavite. Check its website at http://www.voletsresort.net/

Here are some of our photos.

JB poses stiffly (above) as if he is posing for his school pic or school ID (hehee). Joy is more relaxed here. No need to say that they want to test the water pronto!

Elmer got swiped by a wave here. The kids liked the wave pool so much they kept on returning, with us in tow (ngok!baliktad?!). They were sunburned to an itchy reddish brown! eeekkk! I had to make them take at least 2 showers at home and splatter them with lotion (ugh!) to relive them of the itch/burn.

Hubby and kuya tries to teach Joy how to float, hehee

The wave pool is really that wide (and a lot wider pa nga e!)

Yup! Modest (eheerm!) me just won't take that shirt and shorts off! I wore a bathing suit underneath, but hello! I won't wear it with all those people swimming in the same get up! Besides, I'm too chicken hearted to wear my suit...heheheeee

Dad and Joy at the kiddie pool

Yaya

A lot of us, before, more so in the provinces, thinks that having a yaya is a status qou speller. But that was before. Now, a yaya may also spell the difference between a working mom and a stay at home mom (because of the lack of a yaya!).

Hay naku! If not for the yaya I wouldn't be able to help my hubby with the bills, surely going out making pasyal in Tagaytay, the zoo, occasional vacations up North (Ilocos Norte) and down South (Quezon), malling and some shopping, and a lot more of our kids' "kapritso" certainly will be turned down.

The newest yaya was just over 2 weeks long in minding the kids when I received a phone call from her brother (who I haven't met yet). The brother asked that the yaya be permitted to go home and attend a "meeting" of some sort at the local police station. It turned out that the yaya's (an unwed mom) former flame wants to take their son with him. It seems that the former flame is married and he and his wife are childless, so they want to take the child to live with them. As much as we don't want to take frequent leaves of absence since our corresponding jobs are strict with their rules on leaves, we don't want to make things harder for the yaya, so of course we let her go.

My son and I took her to the Maria de Leon bus station in Dapitan (back of UST hospital) last Sunday afternoon. Yaya told me that she left most of her clothes and things at our home because she plans to come back to us. She promised that she'll get back as soon as the "meeting/agreement" is over. I doubt that. Things like her case takes longer than hours or days to finish.

29 February 2008

A lot of people are writing about it, so I decided not to mention it here. I don't want to politicize my personal nook. But, I am not indifferent to whatever ails the country.

I am angry at the way the government is being run. I am very angry at the way candidates turned elected officials forget, set aside, their promises of reform and progress for the people, for the country. I am so disgusted with those I voted for in the last elections. They were only after the power and privileges associated with the positions they coveted.

I joke around but I know when to do what is right and when to stand by my own ideals.

I can't understand why most of us seem to forget our reasons for living. Living the life we all want. For me at least, I want one solid, healthy, and happy family. Wealth is a big plus. But to what extent are we willing to change the serenity we all want to enjoy so we can have "more" extras hidden for tomorrow?

It seems to me that, most people are so attached with material wealth or possessions. So hungry for power, that they just don't know where to draw the line.

Life does not go on forever. We have to make the best of it while we can. Our families are the answer that keeps eluding us. Turn to the family, give more time to your family. Let us ask ourselves, "Which is the most important? what does our family value most?"

Let us not throw away what is most important.