I've been too busy with work that I haven't been into blogging for quite a time. Until going into maternity leave that I was able to make use of our pc at home. But not so often as I compete with my 3 year old toddler in the use of the computer and of course, the reason for my maternity leave --- time and attention to our new baby girl.
It's only these past few days that I am able to visit the blogs that I follows. Today, I get to visit Dee's site and got interested in her A Look in my Wallet blog, which obviously I'm gonna send my entry though I know I don't have the chance to grab the $20 little love from Niko.So here's mine:
I bought this from a friend's garage sale last December 2009. I am into big wallets, I want my 
bills to be spread out so it'll be easy for me to count how much money I have at a particular time. So what's in it? A few bills, some coins, 1 1 pound coin from my aunt who now resides in the UK (it's my good luck coin), some receipts, bank cards, identification cards, membership cards, a health card, a picture of my son, a pocket calendar, my husband's red cross donor card, a cross in my pocket prayer leaflet, shopping coupons and some raffle stubs that I haven't drop yet. So that's it.
Check out Girls Talk for other blogger's wallets.
A friend of mine shared a video of a child with Hypoxic Ischemic Encelophathy. At first I didn't check it out, my internet connection is always intermittent. Viewing a video will entail so much time and with the possibility of not being able to view it at all. In which case is true because until this moment I haven't really watched it. Instead I followed him in his Facebook account and also in blogspot. On both sites you'll see pictures of him, his condition and the people supporting his fight.
The child is baby Jon Angelo Viado. He is barely 1 year & 7 months old yet with his age, he has been confined in the hospital for more than 10 times already. Even if I haven't viewed the video, I knew the baby needs help and, yet looking at his picture I also thought that this baby is quite a fighter, going through his condition is tough.
Looking at his pictures makes my heart sink, being a mother and having a son almost his age, a little older though. I just can't imagine the difficulty his parents go through with him. But again, a parent will always do everything for his child no matter how difficult it will be.
His condition also made me realize to be more thankful to the Lord for giving us 2 healthy babies. It will always remind me to stop bickering about the difficulties I go through handling 2 kids. Mine is way too easy as compared to Jon Angelo's parents, his mom most specially.
Baby Jon's condition also is a constant reminder for us to treasure the gift of life. Love our life. Some people, kids and babies for that matter goes through some ordeals in life yet they fight to survive, some of us wastes our lives.
In instances like this, I wish I have more in life so I can share some to people really in dire need. But with what I only have, I've ordered 2 bracelets, share his link to my network of friends and blog about him so that more people can help him and his family. Although his case has been featured in local television via the prime time news.
Let us support the "Breathe Hope Campaign" by buying their breathe hope bracelets. This will help his family raise funds to buy him his own life support machine.
My prayers are always with you, baby Jon.
This coming July 9 is my father's 3rd death anniversary and we are now contemplating of transferring his ashes to his permanent resting place - a memorial vault.
I guess my mom has moved on and is now ready of letting go. Letting go in the sense that she now has accepted the fact that our dear father has long gone and is now in peace with his Creator. Some enlightenment were also bestowed upon us by an uncle, telling us to move on. Keeping his ashes at home with us makes us cling to the past, making it difficult for us to move forward.
It has been one of my plans to put my father in his final resting place but I really did not put any efforts on it.
Coincidence maybe, but a few Sundays ago, after hearing mass at the Christ the King Parish, a lady handed my mom a flyer of The Garden of the Divine Word. She did not put any attention to it until we arrived home. Immediately the next day, she requested me to inquire about it, which I did but wasn't too successful in doing so. Until today, since it was a holiday, me, my husband and two kids went to look at the place.
Upon entering the place, I felt the serenity of the garden. At that moment, I already knew, my father will like it there. The garden has a spacious parking area, a dedicated chapel where family members can offer mass for their beloved departed, well-planned, beautifully landscaped garden setting, first class restrooms with special provision for the handicapped, wide handicapped and child-friendly walkways, with several quiet prayer spots. Vaults can accommodate up to 4 standard-sized urns. Plus, the rate is very reasonable. Even my husband likes the place, plans to get a vault for us just in case the time comes.
We visited a few columbaries as well, some were too expensive and others demanded cash payment.
The flyer was true to it's words, "a Columbary like no other, a modern paradise". The Garden of the Divine Word is within the Christ the King Mission Seminary Compound along E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave., in Quezon City
Father's day falls on the 3rd Sunday of June and for this year, it will be on the 20th. What can we give our husbands, being the father of our children, same also to our fathers and some of our brothers...sometimes even to some mothers who stand as fathers as well and some people who acts as fathers to others?
Here are a few suggestions that might help us decide to give as gifts to the Fathers in our lives:
1. A personalized Father's day greeting card - allow or guide our children in making one for their dad. The cards will be more special as it was personally crafted by their children or wife.
2. Cook him his favorite food - a special meal prepared with love and honor for one, if not the most special person in our life. To make it more special, add a twist to his favorite dish.
3. Since it's a Sunday, for most of us, we go to church, offer some prayers of thanksgiving for him then treat him to his favorite restaurant, less hassle for the wife and more time to spend with the family on his special day.
4. If he is a pet-lover, give him a puppy or cat, cuddly beings that are able to show their affection to their owners.
5. Plants, flowering of fruit-bearing - this reminds me of my Papang, who will appreciate this so much if he's still with us.
6. Men are gadget-people, if you can afford, gift them with the most latest in cellular phones or laptops, iPods and/or iPads, digital camera, you just have to know what he's up to in terms of gadget.
7. Give his car a good clean. Have it car-washed or if you may do it yourself, go ahead, he'll surely appreciate it.
These are just a few suggestions to make the "dads" in our lives special. But the best thing our fathers can receive from us is our unconditional love and respect for them. No matter who or what they are, they are an integral part of who and what we are now.
To my grandfather and my Papang, who are both angels in my life, hovering above us, guiding and taking care of us Happy Father's Day, we miss you!
and to my husband, who is such a wonderful father to our 2 children, a good provider, a disciplinarian, a spoiler, a friend, someone who will love and take good care of us no matter what, a dedicated husband and father, Happy Father's Day!!!
I've never heard of gallbladder polyps until recently, my brother was diagnosed to having it. I've heard of gall stones so many times but not gallbladder polyps. He is going through various laboratory procedures before undergoing operation.
Gallbladder polyps, as explained by his doctor is an uncommon findings for his age range, normally it occurs mostly in men aged between 60-70 years old. Even for this age group, gallbladder polyps is relatively an uncommon sickness or problem if I may call it.
There are different types of polyps that may occur in the gallbladder but the most common is the Polypoid Cholesterolosis. This is often multiple small filling defects and does not become malignant or cancerous. The polyp that forms in the bladder is made from excess amounts of cholesterol and are associated with gall stones. Before, I only knew that excess cholesterol affects the heart, one of the body's major organs. But learning about the disease now, excessive cholesterol also hurts the gallbladder.
As advised by his doctor, he will have to undergo operation to remove his gallbladder. For normal people, the tendency is for us to freak out since it'll be a major operation. Yes, though it's going to be a major operation, this should not make us worry. As what I've learned in college and in some articles I've read, gallbladder is one of the human body's accessory organs.
Accessory organs are organs which we can do without, meaning we can still live a normal life without any of them, unlike of course the major organs of the body. Though, of course, accessory organs do have their roles in the body, God wouldn't put it in there for no reason at all. Gallbladder serves as storage for bile being secreted by the liver. Bile is used in the small intestine to help in the breakdown of fats in the meals we consume. Another function of the bile is it helps remove toxins from the liver.
With the absence of the gallbladder and even with the presence of it, learning about this disease, we should be more disciplined in our eating habits, not just what we eat but when and how often we eat and how we eat the food that we eat, geared towards a more healthy lifestyle.
After the operation, though, the polyps are still going to be examined. We're just hoping that the type of gallbladder polyps that occurred to my brother is not the cancerous one.
I haven't been into make-ups recently. Been too busy with work and family, I really haven't had the time to pamper myself. Until I read this contest at Kikay Corner that I again thought of myself. Together with Elianto, they're giving up P1,500.00 worth of Elianto Eyeshadow Palette x 7. The palette is composed of a pressed powder and 6 eyeshadow and an eyeshadow brush.
I'm not too much into heavy make-ups, eyeshadow and lipstick does well on my face. Eyeshadow accents my droopy-sleepy eyes, making it alive and active. Plus with a packaging that is conveniently accompanied with the pressed powder making it more handy for the lifestyle that I have, a mother of two and an environmental NGO employee. I've attended to my fuzzy hair a few weeks ago, now it's time for me to work on my face, quite timing I guess with Elianto's generous gift, I know this blogging contest is for me to win.
The contest officially started May 12, 2010 and will last until June 15, 2010. Winner will be chosen by Elianto Philippines and will be announced on June 18, 2010.
Crossing my fingers and hoping to win :)
To all Mothers...Mommy, Inay, Nanay, Mama, Mamang,
You who are Mothers, loving, caring, pampering, spoiling, disciplining, understanding...all that you do to make sure that your children will grow up to be good individuals. At the same time, you who are also a child yourself, a wife, a sister, an aunt, a friend and the many roles you play all at the same time.
I salute you for being one. Happy Mother's Day!
I bought this from a friend's garage sale last December 2009. I am into big wallets, I want my 
bills to be spread out so it'll be easy for me to count how much money I have at a particular time. So what's in it? A few bills, some coins, 1 1 pound coin from my aunt who now resides in the UK (it's my good luck coin), some receipts, bank cards, identification cards, membership cards, a health card, a picture of my son, a pocket calendar, my husband's red cross donor card, a cross in my pocket prayer leaflet, shopping coupons and some raffle stubs that I haven't drop yet. So that's it.
