My Pride, Joy and Reviews

     I was chatting my brother the other day and told me that one of my niece went to the office of my SIL crying and do not want to go back to school. My SIL asked her what happened and she told my  SIL that she got a low score in math test and her teacher got mad, terribly mad she is afraid to go back to school. This made my SIL's horn grow long and brought smoke in her ears. Since the office of my SIL is just across the school she and my niece went back to school. My SIL talked immediately to the teacher asking her why she is doing that to her pupils. She found out that the this teacher had already punished some pupils by slamming there head on the desk. It just made my SIL's fury worsen she lambasted the teacher like crazy!! I know how my SIL gets mad especially when my nieces and nephew are being bullied. She never hesitate to apprehend or talk to you anywhere or everywhere you want to. Because of her fury she told the teacher that if it will happened again sh...

Growing up me and my siblings were fortunate we don't go around naked, dirty or hungry. My mother was a teacher and my father is a sales rep and they provided the family well. We had each our nanny and one for a house help too. When I reached 6th grade and my brother 5th grade my sister 1st grade, my mother choose to have one house. help. When I graduated 6th grade our one last house help went home. That's when my mother teach us the household chores. I was already 1st year high school when my mother taught us household chores. I was assigned to do marketing, cooking, doing the Saturday morning laundry, cleaning the kitchen. While my brother's assignment is to do floor husking every morning and my little sister is to sweep the floor, dusting and arranging the furniture.  I was glad that my mother taught us how to do household chores. After college I found a job and it was there that I was by myself. And without the household experienced that my mother and father tau...

                                   The whole day I was out. Yup, as in literally out of our house. Because me and my friends were having a shopping Filipino food mode and lunch after. Thanks to Ms. L for driving us and preparing our lunch because we had a sumptuous lunch as well as a good laugh. Here are the photos that we took.

Last November 1 and 2 is All Saints and All Souls day in the Philippines. Those days are holidays so no school nor work on those days. People go home to visit cemeteries and go to the graves of their beloved. My brother, my SIL and my nephew and nieces went to the grave of my parents and my nephew. It is our tradition to stay there and bring some food and also to ask somebody from the church a lay minister to lead the prayer for the souls. So the lay minister starts to pray and my nieces and nephew started to laughed. And they can't stopped from laughing they had to cover themselves. My brother took photos from them and I asked him why they are laughing. My brother told me that they were laughing because the lay minister had a hard time reading the prayer. If mamalo (their grandma) is still alive they will be scolded lol! But for sure if their papalo (their grandpa) is there he will just smile at them. But what made me smile is seeing them happy and they are together the three ...

My nephew I call him Kuya Gino is getting big every time my brother sent me their photos online. This photo was taken by my brother at the cemetery last Nov 1. and was surprised  my Kuya G looks like a young man already. This brings me a smile and make my day more warmer and brighter. Last week he message me offline, telling me that their examination will be this week and that I have to send money...with matching pleaseeeeeeeee and have pity words hahahaha. It really made me smile, he was so concern of the school tuition fee. I told my brother about it and he just smiled, and my brother told me that he was very concern that his balance in school is 8,000 pesos while her sister is only 3,000 that makes him freak out I guess. I message my nephew telling him not to be frantic about it because that's our concern what he gonna do is to study hard and not get a failing grades hehehe. My brother told me that he doesn't have a problem with this little guy (not little anymore) because...

After waiting for the balikbayan box that was held in Manila for almost a year my box arrived in my home town. This photo showed that the dresses, pants, sweat shirt are a bit short on them. This photo made me missed them so much. Hopefully, next year I will visit them again.

This is what my folks and other folks in our neighborhood do if in case we don 't have a city water. Take a bath right beside the road. ^+^

That's my Kuya Gino right there. He is my one and only beloved nephew and he is in 5th grade. Him and his Uncle went to a shooting range where his Uncle took this photo. But that is not my story. My SIL send a message at FB that they got the money that I sent. And she told me that she also bought another shoes for Kuya G, and it's  his 3rd shoes since the school opened, lol!! And then she told me too that she bought him another pants because all his pants are tight on him one time he climb to the motorcycle and they all heard a crackkkkk, his pants  tore down lol!!! I was laughing and laughing when I read that message. I never expected that when he reached 12 years old he grew tall and big. He was very small and sickly he has asthma I was worried of him when I came here in the US. Just this year when school open last June, my brother told me he just shoot up grew tall and big and his asthma was gone. Thank God for that!!   Anyway, had to send extra money ...

This year my nephew turn 12 and I am amazed how the also turn to be a big boy!! I remember when I visited the Philippines two years ago he is very small and thin. Though he eat good food but he is also very active and he has asthma. For several years when he is attacked my asthma we nebulize him. That is why before he had one opportunity to play basketball for the city little league was not able to do so because of his asthma. I am thankful that this year, as my brother told me that his asthma is gone! And that I won't get worried if he is going to play basketball again. Well I am always worried I only have one nephew and I consider him as my son too. Look at the difference of the photos.

Last August 13 my youngest niece celebrated her 8th birthday. It was just a simple birthday celebration I told them what is important is to thank God for the gift of life. So early in the morning they went to the Shrine and light a candle and pray. Since it is early in the morning my brother took them to the beach and they had fun there. Then they went home. In the afternoon they cooked spaghetti, bought a cake and decorate it and some other stuff. My brother texted me that they had fun because my nephews friend came and they all dance the afternoon away ^_^

Today, is my youngest niece 8th birthday. How fast the time flies she is in grade school. I chatted with my brother today and he said that they had a good time. They gather all their friends and they hang out at the house and just dance and eat and had fun. Well what you think of a children's birthday party but a lot of dancing, games and food. My brother promised me that he would send the pictures tomorrow. I hope he do because I am excited to see it. Happy birthday AG and we love you!!

Time flies so quick my one and only nephew is already 12 years old. Last Monday June 20 was his birthday and since they don't have school they celebrate his birthday at the Regina swimming pool. He invited some of his friends which most of them are also neighbors. My SIL cooked spaghetti and some dish that for a 12 year old boy loves. I missed my Kuya G, his photos tells a lot though. He gained weight and he is already tall. I am thankful to God for showering my nephew good health and keeping him safe all the time. Love you Kuya Gino!!                                                    These are some of his friendships lol!                                I wished I was here celebrating with you on your 12th birthday party.               ...

It's Saturday night here in Michigan and while I am playing games here in Facebook and feeling of missing my niece who is 21 years old struck me. Yes she is in her right age and she didn't finished her nursing course (she is already in her 3rd  year) she said that she like Criminology better. But she didn't told me that on my face  rather she started to get rebellious and I didn't know that until she didn't start to attend school last semester. Me and my brother was in panic trying to figure out what was wrong or where do we go wrong so we found out what it was she doesn't want to continue her nursing. Because of that I told my brother to tell her that we are going to sent her to her father in Baguio city and she said she wanted to look for a job. While she was in her father's town she get bored after awhile so she told me she is going to Cebu to find work because in Baguio there is nothing that she can do there. Now she is in Baguio and is in training for a...

I really like to see my brother and my nephew go their bonding together. The other day they went to the mountain where are house help live. His place is in the mountain I even haven't been to that place but my nephew and my brother often go there if they want to buy native chicken or young coconut ^_^. This morning I saw on my brother's FB account that he posted photos. I was excited to see it and I just chuckled and giggled because I see my nephew already very big. Two years ago he was so thin and small now he grow up a big boy hehe. Here are some photos that I like to share.   He didn't ride a horse or a pony? Lol! But him and my brother ride a motorcycle to reached this place. This horse is a good helper to farmers who lived here. Seems like the horse is very tired do you think?   Looks like he likes his trip to the mountain.

Growing up every Summer in the Philippines we make our own kite or "sapi-sapi".  We make it from newspaper or plastic bag then a glue and a coconut stick. I used to watched it with my father and my brother making the kite and now my brother is the one doing it for my nephew and two nieces. My kuya Gino as what my brother told me teased my brother while he was making the kite, that the kite won't fly. When it was done my nephew Gino were so happy he can't contained his smile and laughter because first time he flew a kite made by my brother. What makes me happy is the bonding between my brother and nieces and nephew. It's summer there and in the Philippines it's time to play, play till you drop!! And my brother wanted them to enjoy a normal kid and experience what we experienced when we were young too. Here are some of the pictures....                                  He tried to make it fly....and ...

Wow what a milestone hehehehe for AG to graduate from Kindergarten hehehehe. Watching my nieces and nephew graduated one by one from Kindergarten, and soon this opening of classes this June 2011 they will be in grade school (grade 5, 3 and 1), I can't help but smile. It's been like just yesterday when they are not in school. That wherever I go they all like to tag along. I knew sooner or later they will have their friends of their own. They have some activities of their own and they don't even want to come with us lol!! But I don't want that to happen yet I want to think of them as my babies. AG or Angel Grace is the youngest daughter of my sister. My sister is not a very good mother to them. She is the kind of person who is more of herself than to her children. It came in time when me and my brother took away all her kids from her and she can't do anything about it because we have a reasoned that she can't do against it.   AG is Angel Grace and I am the one who...