Gone for the Loong Weekend!

I will be without internet connection for two whole weeks! It's going to be back-to-my-old-lifestyle for a while, back to my hometown, visit folks, bake, bake and bake! There will be no cable tv since my mother, well, with all her excuses did not renew her cable subscription until now.

I miss being at home. I'll be rummaging through my old cabinets and drawers and maybe, just maybe, succeed at finally getting rid of those piles of papers I have amassed since elementary years - old letters from friends, cards, newspaper cut-outs and even chocolate wrappers (don't ask me why *blush*). I will also find the time to walk the dogs in the park (memorial park, actually LOL!). But I so look forward the most at the prospect of driving around the city, without any plans of getting anywhere. I miss that! And I so hope to do that!

Of course there will be the many things to attend to like my uncle's funeral, seeing relatives after a long time, visiting my grandma, visiting the cemetery and... and.... celebrating my birthday! wow! I'm so turning 30, finally! I don't have anything big planned for my big 3-0 but plans on what I want to do next, I have... i just wish that wishes come true and it is time for mine!

Godspeed!

Elegy for an Uncle

I may have not known much about your life but I tell you, during your funeral, I will weep for everything that you stand for in my life.

I will weep for you as I recall with much nostalgia, my Barbie Doll (the only one I ever had). You were never hesitant to share what you had and I was lucky to be showered with toys from the few occasions that you dropped by our house from your OFW stint. Barbie symbolized everything beautiful that I so so wanted as a child but was deprived of because of financial considerations. It outlasted every other doll I had, mainly because I never got to play with it often as it found its place on the shelf in our sala for display purposes. It would have had been alive until now had I not cut its hair and beheaded it for some crazy reason that only teenagers dare to understand.

I will weep for you as I think of my own father. I know you loved him dearly as much as he loved you. You might have grown apart as you struggled with your individual battles but I always felt that he looked up to you for guidance and wisdom. In many occasions he chose to follow the life paths that you took. Difficult as it is, he failed where you succeeded. Even in conquering death.

I will weep for you as I look at your children, all grown up and accomplished in life - the dentist, the pilot and the priest. God knows you gave your all for them. All those years of hardwork abroad, being away from home all the time. It must have been very sad and lonely. But an endeavor, I know you would not have had regrets doing. Because today you can see how much easier life is for them. Three children whose dreams were made real because of your hardwork and determination.

I will weep for you as I cuddle your grandchildren, especially the youngest, who's only three. They will miss the opportunity to be pampered and cared for by a grandfather. Of being told of stories about your life during your heydays, of how you met and fell in love with your wife, of trivias about their mom and their uncles and of simply being loved by you.

I will weep for you as I greet everyone who will attend at your funeral, for they all have stories to tell about how you have touched their lives. There would have to be sad ones but most will be full of admiration at how bravely you have fought your battles and have survived life's ups and downs.

I will weep as I pay my final respects to you for you are one person I would have wanted to know more to understand who my father was and who I am. Something that I never got to do since I was too busy carrying on with my life. Each meeting, each encounter was always filled with longing, words that were always left unsaid and a deeper yearning to connect.

I wish you leave with happiness in your heart for all the accomplishments that you have achieved in your lifetime. I wish people around you, people whom you consider dear to your heart did not commit the same blunder as I did, of wanting to show you love and affection but never really did.

I wish you leave without any regrets or apprehensions. Because life will go on for us... smoothly, because you have made things better in one way or another. Your loved ones will continue loving each other and care for each other, even more now because you are missed. You will be in our prayers and in our thoughts. And the memory of you will linger in every soul and object that you have touched in this earth.

Carry on with your journey, don't look back. It's all about you now and our Creator.

Farewell my dear Uncle, Farewell!

Were was I?

I have been in a brief hiatus from the blogosphere for two reasons: one, the soon-to-be-thirty depression caught up with me. Still haunts me sometimes but I've managed to live with it so far, nothing I can't handle really. And two, all my favorite shows are back on the screen! plus a few new more!

The Walkers are back, dysfunctional as ever! New issues have cropped up, divorce, wacky in-laws, long distance relationship, family stuff , plus all the love that a mother can give to a son who just came back from war. I'm so looking forward to every episode!







Heroes. More mysteries and new discoveries. I was awed at how Pete grew those muscles over the season's break (giggles). He doesn't look so lampayatot anymore. My guess is he'll be in more action this season. And the flying scene that Claire did with the new boy she's seeing, quite a take on the Superman-Loise Lane thing. I'm intrigued by the intensity of the power of the two new heroes from Mexico. Hmmm, I'm definitely hooked!




Big Shots. Now here's my new-found hobby! Quite a combination of good looks and great chemistry for an all-male dramedy! They call the show the male version of Desperate Housewives meets Sex in the City. I call it, simple entertainment. I've watched Christopher Titus during his comic days as himself in a regular show aptly titled "Titus." He was wacky and outrageous. He's one of the main reasons why I wanted to watch the show, just so to see how he'd carry out tamer roles. I should say, he's good!

If you're in for the twisted love-sex story, you'd find Karl's story amusing. Played by Joshua Malina. What do you make of a mistress who wanted to tell the wife about the affair she's been having with the husband but ended up wanting to be best friends with her. Wicked!


Carpoolers. Very light comedy but I should say, very relevant family issues! Husband getting insecure about a wife earning more, the need for "me" time, new couples' dilemmas and the ultimate drive for illicit love affair. I'm so gonna watch out for the next episode!




So that's where I've been! Guilty!

Three Ladies

The three ladies that my son has been "involved with" since he turned 2.6 y.o.:

Teasers:

Lady No. 1 is a cartoon character. She's a ballerina with big eyes (giggles). Boz likes to watch her dance all the time.

Lady No. 2 is all human... and pretty. She's in her early twenties, petite girl with long hair. Being around her makes Boz shy. I wonder why...

Lady No. 3 is an actress. Lovely girl with dimples. She's been on tv for two shows already. The first was a supporting role, a younger version of a lead character in the soap. But in this second one, she gets to play a bigger role as the, well, love interest of one of the lead characters in the soap.

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