Archive for June, 2006

26
Jun

Words WITHOUT Wisdom

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got this from my e-mail account.. thought it’d be fun to blog this…*sigh!* Filipinos talaga, oo! :P

1.  Ang taong nagigipit…sa bumbay kumakapit.

2.  Birds of the same feather make a good feather duster.
3.  Pag may usok…may nag-iihaw.
4.  Ang taong naglalakad nang matulin… may utang.
5.  No guts, no glory… no ID, no entry.
6.  Kapag may sinuksok at walang madukot, may nandukot. 
7.  Ang buhay ay parang bato, it’s hard.

8.  Walang matigas na tinapay sa gutom na tao.
9.  Kapag may tiyaga, may nilaga.
10. Kapag may taga, may tahi.
11. Huli man daw at magaling, undertime pa rin.
12. To err is human, to errs is humans. 
13. Ang naglalakad ng matulin, late na sa appointment.
14. Matalino man ang matsing, matsing pa rin.
15. Better late than later…
16. Aanhin ang palasyo kung ang nakatira ay kuwago, mabuti pa ang bahay kubo,sa paligid puno ng linga. 
17. Ang sakit ng kalingkingan, kailangan ng alaxan.
18. Ang hindi marunong magmahal sa sariling wika, lumaki sa ibang bansa.
19.  Kapag maikli ang kumot, tumangkad ka na!
20. Better late than pregnant.
21. Behind the clouds are the other clouds.
22. Do unto others… then run!!!
23. Kapag puno na ang salop, kumuha na ng ibang salop.
24. Magbiro ka na sa lasing, Magbiro ka na sa bagong gising, ‘wag lang sa lasing na bagong gising. 
25. If at first you don’t succeed, read the instructions.
26. No man is an island because time is gold.
27. An apple a day.. is too expensive.
28. An apple a day, makes seven apples a week.
29. An apple a day cannot be an orange a day. 
30. Hindi lahat ng kumikinang ay ginto.. muta lang yan.
31. Kapag ang puno mabunga…mataba ang lupa!
32. When it rains…it floods.
33. Pagkahaba haba man ng prusisyon .. mauubusan din ng kandila.
34. Ang buhay ay parang gulong, minsan nasa ibabaw minsan nasa….vulcanizing shop.
35. Batu-bato sa langit, ang tamaan… sapul .
36. Try and try until you succeed… or else try another.
37. Ako ang nagsaing… iba ang kumain. diet ako eh.
38. Huwag magbilang ng manok kung alaga mo ay itik .
39. Kapag maiksi na ang kumot, bumili ka na ng bago.
40. Pag may tyaga.. good luck!

11
Jun

Your Ticket Please ;)

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I chanced upon a friendster’s account and was surprised to learn that she had left the country in search of greener pastures. Then that little worm that I had pushed back into the deepest recesses of my mind inched its way back asking the same old question once again…

"what about you, JoDi?"

It all sounds so appealing, taking off, flying to ‘unchartered territory’ (at least to me) and experiencing things that you only used to see on the television screen or read about in books ar magazines. Once there, I’ll be part of all the buzz–getting to work, meeting new people, speaking a different tongue, taking in all the sights, the sounds, the scents/smell, the taste, the atmosphere… it sounds all so inviting. When I think of all my friends (leah, ace, lai, jinkee, etc.) who’ve gone off to some part of the globe where there’s snow or sandstorms, I can’t help but admire them for being brave enough to leave the nest, build a secure future for themselves and fight off homesickness and such. And for someone like me who craves for something new, for someone who welcomes unfamiliar situations, a resounding yes would probably be my answer.  It’s a chance to get away from all the hassles of this country–the ever-increasing prices of commodities, the smog and traffic, the politics!  And all the little itty-bitty hassles we go through our everyday lives.

So, would I go?

NO.

As much as I don’t want to sound like an old-fashioned martyr, my duty to my family comes first. As a wife and a mother, I have dedicated and committed myself to serve my husband and my son (sounds like a commercial.hehe!).  Sounds chicken that I’m using them as my scapegoat not to go seek a brighter future for my family. Don’t get me wrong though, I would love to go if an opportunity beckoned at my door. But

I don’t have to.

I love my independence; I take pride in the fact that I am able to do things on my own, and am able to help my family at the same time. But if I were on my own in a different country, I’d probably miss them the second I got there. Hamza and I make a pretty decent living together–we’re living independently from our families and are able to provide for the things that we need and want for ourselves and for our son as well. I don’t mean to sound confident or anything… truth is,

I’m just too damn scared to go out alone and leave behind the people I love.

There, I finally admit it.

The big chicken that I am… and a sap too.

I’d probably miss all the drama of our dear old Pilipinas.

But I’d be on the first plane off if I were talking about family vacations. 

I’m such a sap…

a cheeseball…

but cheeseballs look cute.

so i’m cute.

i’m sorry, i just can’t seem to sleep!

(crazy how i suddenly change topics…methinks i’m hungry

or the moon’s probably full tonight..hehe! just playin’. ;) )

05
Jun

Say What?!

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Brots315 Raja has recently started calling me "hun" or "hunny" instead of "mommy"…. I taught him to say "Ummi" but he keeps mixing it up with "mommy" and I end up being called "ammi"…. But now that Hamza’s not around (he left for Manila yesterday and we terribly, terribly miss our abi), he has begun calling me ‘hun".  It’s amusing to be called such, as I’m used to hearing it from Hamza; but from Raja? It just sounds funny and awfully sweet at the same time.  And then there are times he calls me "hoy!", which is downright annoying because he sounds so kalye… but only when he tries to get my attention and I ignore him. 

Over the months, he has learned to say names of people and of different things, of course, not perfectly. But it’s amazing how he can now get his messages across not just through gestures and facial expressions, but through words and small phrases. For his age, he has quite an impressive vocabulary, thanks to his baby dvds and books (at siyempre, mana sa ‘ammi!‘). It feels good when all the hard work pays off! Sometimes, we take a look at him and marvel how time has flown; he’s so big now, seeing the things he can do for himself or say what he’s feeling and all…and yet, he’s still our baby who needs constant guidance and support from his parents. We miss the days when he was just a tiny little thing with that pink face and tight fists. But we’re enjoying the times we spend with him now that he’s ‘big’. *smiles*