Thursday, November 26, 2009

Proud to be a Filipino!

Although my children were born and grew-up overseas, me and my hubby see to it that they will uphold the values we learned back home...from basic things such as food to the most important ones like values and manners, the Filipino culture is very much evident to them.

For example my eldest son, Joseph, who was born in the Philippines and grew-up in New Zealand/Australia prefers rice over bread. He always insists to have rice for his lunch at school. When asked why he likes it instead of bread he will simply answer "because I like it". Except for one instance...

My youngest son's friend one day asked Joseph why he likes rice so much. For a change he replied "because I will be a disgrace to the Philippines if I will not eat rice"...hehehe...my eldest son is always like that...very spontaneous!

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Daddy's Girl

I never had the chance to fully bond with my father during my childhood and teenage years. He is a Marine Engineer and hence most of the time he's miles and miles away from us. I vividly remember when he came home for a vacation (I was 3 years of age then) my younger siblings, especially the twins, did not want to come to him because they do not know him. But no matter how seldom we see him back then he taught us the true meaning of the words "sacrifice", "selflessness" and "unconditional love".

The only thing that matters to my father is us, his family. He wanted to give us all the best things that this world can offer. Yes, when we made mistakes he gets angry but after that he'll accept our shortcomings with closed eyes and open heart. Even now that we are all grown-ups he never stop thinking of our welfare. He is happy when he sees us happy and never gets tired of helping us in all aspects of life.

Two things that I truly admire from him is his capacity to give without expecting anything in return and to love... He loves not only us but also those people who are dear to us. My mother is surely a very lucky wife and I am a very blessed daughter to have a father like him :)

Saturday, November 7, 2009

:)

I still can't believe that I'm turning 34 tomorrow...time flies so quickly. It seems like it was only yesterday when I graduated from university, met my husband, got married and have kids. But I guess no matter what my age will be what matters most is that I lived each day to the fullest...to live as if today is my last...to dream and never stop dreaming...to always give my best...to always aim for excellence...and most of all to love unconditionally :)

34 great, wonderful and blessed years! From the day I was born up to this very moment I am so blessed and thankful. Life is bitter-sweet but one thing is for sure it is only me who can make it beautiful...