Thought of the day

To live is to face the unknown over and over again. But with God the best is yet to come...

Being a MOM

One time my daughter asked me if I regret having kids - having her and her two brothers. Of course I assured her that she and her two brothers are my greatest blessing and most precious treasures. I have no regrets being a mother, no matter how tough being a mom is.

My children taught me so many things. I learned the true meaning of the word RESPONSIBILITY from my first born. The first tears I shed when I had him wasn't tears of joy, but tears of realisation that I am about to face the most challenging role in this world.

My second child, my lovely daughter, she made me realised that my happiness is different from my children's happiness. She taught me that in every relationship, there must always be RESPECT. She also taught me how to listen and be more understanding. Now I know and have accepted that in all aspects my kids are so much different from me.

The youngest made me appreciate motherhood. To enjoy it and savour every moment of being a mom. He made me realised that the answer to my prayers are already in front of me, and that's them - my kids.

Man's Best Friend

I never consider myself a dog lover. I find dogs cute and adorable, but to really like and love them is another thing. In fact, I am SCARED of dogs - little, medium, big - the size does not really matter, I'm scared of them period.

My daughter, however, is my opposite. She loves animals especially dogs -  all breeds and sizes of dogs! She always begging me if she can have one. And because I love my daughter so much, I gave in to her non-stop pleas.

February 11, 2010 when my family of five became six! But the sixth member has four legs and so fluffy like a teddy bear 😍. Toby...that's what we named this gorgeous lad.

I vividly remember his first night at home, it was a nightmare. It was like having a newborn baby again! My kids, my mother-in-law and I tried to make him stay at the back yard so that he can be trained as an outside dog. But that's way far from possible. All night he was howling. The kids sang songs to settle him, my mother-in-law placed a hot water bag underneath his bed and then wrapped him in a blanket.  All those tactics failed. In the end, I cuddled him and let him sleep on my chest for  three long nights! Gradually, I trained him to sleep in the laundry room and on his bed. In short, I became his Mom.

Eight years later, I still can't believe that I have this capacity to love another creature - a dog. Toby made me realised that dogs know how to love unconditionally and they do know what loyalty means. Toby will do everything and anything to protect me and my family.

Now, I fully understand why dogs are called man's best friend and why this four legged fluffy lad is called a dog. DOG spelled backwards is GOD 💓.

Who wants to play with me?

Toby's first lesson - Sit

When behaving well

Playing Dress-up

A music lover

Copying Panda

Peek-a-boo

When not in the mood to share his toy

Smiling Toby

Solid ALDUB Fan

First time in my many years of existence that I started to follow a showbiz love team. Because of this LT (shortcut for love team) I learned how to tweet.You wonder who is this LT that I am so "crazy" about?

Them...my ALDUB 💑




ALDUB stands for Alden and Yaya Dub (whose real name is Maine, Philippines' Dubsmash Queen). It all started in split screen, Alden in the studio while Yaya Dub or Maine in the barangay. Yaya Dub's character  is snobbish, she doesn't smile. Except for that unforgettable Thursday the 16th of July 2015,  when she saw Alden on the screen 😍. The rest as they say is history...

More than two years have passed and I still could not explain why I am so crazy with ALDUB. Probably because Alden and Maine have this special chemistry that I have not seen in other love teams. They can make you smile, laugh, cry and make you feel young at heart. They can also make you fall in love over and over again. In short they bring MAGIC 💓.

I am one of their many fans who wish to see them end up together in real life. It is also fine with me  if this does not happen (but I am still hoping and praying that they will end up together!). I guess what is important is that they have touched and still touching many lives, making people happy (especially when they are together!) and bringing hope to those hopelessly romantic individuals 😍.

Lesson 101: How to raise a child

As a parent, I often asked myself  if there is such a thing as guidelines how to raise a child. It's a fact that having a child comes great responsibilities - physically, emotionally, mentally, spiritually ( Oh yes, I become more prayerful when I became a mom!) and the most important one ☝️ FINANCIALLY. But these are already given. What I am often caught unprepared is how to discipline my kids, teaching them the difference of good from bad, how to answer their out of this world questions...and the list goes on and on and on...

A friend told me that the best thing I can give my children is my TIME. I need to be there for them always, especially during their teenage years. Honestly, I don't understand this at first. I don't know how much of my time I need to give my kids - 50, 60, or 100%? 😱Now, I realised I need to give 101% of my time to them.

If you asked me if it is worth-it to put on-hold everything for my three beautiful angels 😇, my answer is a big YES. Their happiness is my happiness, their success is my success. Everything my kids do reflect on me as a parent (and as a person). The most unforgettable comment my husband and I received came from my eldest son's  HS teacher - the teacher told my son that he must have good parents for him to become a well-mannered young man 😊.