though i had a lot of topics to blog about these past months, i had been very busy (actually i don't wanna start this piece by that line. it's just damn stressful. i'm sick and tired of being too busy, but how else do i have to put it. sugarcoat? now that really sucks). i just did not have the drive to visit this page, login and begin writing - typing for that matter. like how much i've been wanting to upgrade my SLR camera and really start getting serious about this interesting (read: ex-pen-sive) and fulfilling hobby. or how itching i've been to feel the summer's warmth at the beach (it's been 7 looonnnggg months for goodness sake!). or at least go somewhere new this year. an adventure that'll leave me breathless. a visit to Vietnam. be enchanted by Siquijor. how about romancing at the lovely Santorini island. actually the first two i will be visiting this year. hopefully the third within my lifetime. *sigh* so many places to see.. so little time.. and moolah!! wehehe :)
today is different. i started it very early to watch live NBA games and then headed to Baclaran to buy flowers for nanay. it's mother's day and i hope you guys have done something special for your moms: cooking her favorite breakfast. buying her favorite showbiz magazine. or simple a kiss to the forehead and a tight hug. at around 9AM i was already preparing kasi ninong ako sa isang binyag. i realized at the seminar that being a godparent is a great responsibility to your inaanak. you become a second parent to the child. it's not just being a financial liability as some of us have been accustomed to. more importantly i realized that i should take part not just in his physical or financial needs but more so on his emotional, spiritual and social needs. ganon pala yun. ngayon ko lang lahat na-realize kung kelan siyam na ata inaanak ko hehehe. right after the baptism was a sumptuous buffet waiting for us here at our place. magkakapitbahay lang kasi kami :) hay naku, bondat pagkatapos.
then i started to receive greetings of sorts. i realized unga pala hehe. so i bought myself a cake and ate it, myself haha. i just thanked God for all the wonderful things and not things He has given me. those intangible ones. and thanks to all you peeps. to my loved ones and friends.
i napped for about 45 minutes and we headed to the cemetery to visit nanay. i was surprised to see lots of people there. parang November 1 atmosphere as in madami talagang dumalaw. most of them turned it into a family affair. nag picnic sila, some flew kites and the children ran around. the only thing that forced people to leave was the heavy rains. it was great to revisit since it's been a while. six years have passed and we've somehow learned to live life on our own.
we wrapped up our day by having dinner together with my kapatids and pinsans catching up on a few things. i'm glad to have paused and appreciate the people i have in my life. thank you. thank you..
