Trick or treat

Our village’s trick or treat was held tonight, rain and all. And the kids enjoyed so much! It was my 4-year-old nephew’s first time to join. And instead of saying “Trick or Treat!” he shouts, “Trick or Preat!”

There were so many kids, maybe 60 to 70! There were small and big kids. And everyone gamely went from house to house to receive goodies! Enjoy talaga sila!

I just have one observation/request:

To the older kids [and I mean those perhaps 16 years and above], it’s nice that you come in costumes…great costumes in fact. It adds to the “festiveness” of the occasion. Pero wag nyo naman agawan ng candies ang small kids. When falling in line, stay at the back. Do not bump off the kids at the front. So that when the candies or goodies are not enough, at least the yoounger ones got some. Malalaki na kayo…you don’t need all those goodies [what you need maybe are appetite suppressant reviews so that hindi kayo matakam sa mga sweets!].

So there, another fun trick or treating this year!

Happy Halloween everyone!

The great neutralizer

I’ve been busy these past few days that I almost didn’t notice that it was almost All Soul’s Day again, or as we Filipinos call it, Undas. So there, death is looming in my mind again.

I consider death as the great neutralizer, meaning that whoever you are whatever your status in life (rich or poor, educated or ignorant, male or female, ready or not with an online life insurance quote), death will certainly come to you. The only question is when. In the end, we will all meet death.

This reminds me of a good quote I read somewhere:

At the end of the game, the king and the pawn end up in the same box.

Buy me one!

Last Sunday, Wendy and I attended the swimming party of her best friend in school. The swimming party was held at Tribeca.

During the party, we were presented the amenities of the place and were shown a model unit. Wendy and I found the model units beautiful. Wendy said, “Wow! Ang ganda!” She was obviously mesmerized by the nice condo units.

What’s more, thw swimming pool was simply amazing! Yun pa lang, sulit na!

Over the week, I thought she forgot all about it when, last night, out of the blue, we had this conversation:

PW: Mama, gusto ko bumili ng unit sa Tribeca! Super ganda!

KG: Ok, you have 4.2 million pesos?

PW: WHAT??? Ganun kamahal?

He! He! Maybe she thought buying a condo unit is as easy as getting auto insurance quotes!

Nevertheless, honestly, looking at the model units made me want to buy on the spot! He! He! If only I had the money!

I’m a farm manager!

No, I still don’t have Facebook. But with Wendy getting sick last Friday, she put me in charge of her “farm” in Farmville. My title: Farm Manager. Wow! Manager!

I was in charge of harvesting, plowing, planting, milking the cow, collecting feathers, getting the truffles, cleaning others’ farms, and making sure everything was in order. In short, everything! Kulang na lang eh I would search for cat supplies or fertilizers!

Anyway, now that the little girl is fine, I tended my resignation. Yun nga lang, she wouldn’t accept, saying, “Mama, when you managed my farm, ang dami kong coins!” He! He!

Well, let’s see if I get the hang of it!

Sick

The little girl is sick today, and as usual, I am her nurse.

When Wendy gets the usual fever, she still has some energy; sometimes, I don’t even notice that she is sick. But this is not the case when she has toncilitis, which she has now. She is weak and lethargic. She looks nakakaawa. Also, for her, the worst effect of this sickness is that she has no appetite [yes, she is losing weight without taking the best weight loss pills], which is a bit worrying for a girl like her…someone who loves to eat.

Hope she gets better soon!

Will get back to you guys…the patient is calling me!

Downpour

Early this morning, the rains were pouring down hard, again! At this rate, we’ll be needing outdoor furniture covers to protect our furniture outside the house!

What’s with the rain? It’s getting scary, our weather, I mean. At this rate, most of our towns will be down in flood. I actually try not to watch  the news anymore because the news on floods, rains, and our fellow Filipinos still needing help scare me. Some say that the floods in some places will remain until December! Wawa naman sila!

Hay, if we do no act to take care of our Mother Earth soon, I fear for the world that my daughter and her children will live in!

Our treasure

What would be a greater way to start your week than to know who your real friends are?

FAKE FRIENDS: Never ask for food.
REAL FRIENDS: Is the reason you have no food.

FAKE FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. / Mrs.
REAL FRIENDS: Call your parents DAD / MOM

FAKE FRIENDS: Bail you out of jail and tell you what you did was wrong
REAL FRIENDS: Would sit next to you saying ‘ we screwed up… but that was fun! ‘

FAKE FRIENDS: Never seen you cry
REAL FRIENDS: Cry with you

FAKE FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back
REAL FRIENDS: Keep your stuff so long they forget it’s yours

FAKE FRIENDS: Know a few things about you
REAL FRIENDS: Could write a book about you with direct quotes from you

FAKE FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that is what the crowd is doing
REAL FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds butt that left you

FAKE FRIENDS: Would knock on your front door
REAL FRIENDS: Walk right in and say ‘I’M HOME!’

FAKE FRIENDS: Are for awhile
REAL FRIENDS: Are for life

FAKE FRIENDS: Will talk bad to the person who talks bad about you.
REAL FRIENDS: Will knock the person out that talked bad about you

Have a great week everyone!

PS, One more fool-proof way to know who your real friends are: Take a long vacation and do not stay in those posh las vegas or new orleans hotels, but instead at cheap hotels. If you survive the trip and do not rip each other’s throat at some point, you’re real friends! This is tested and proven!

Polishing diamonds

If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent.–Bette Davis

Debatable?

Of course! But I know for a fact that Wendy, at one point in her 8 years, has hated me. Maybe not the serious leaves-a-scar-in-your-heart  type of pain, but yes, she has “hated” me. [She won’t admit it know, but I know that she has thought of strangling me! He! He!]

I believe that children are the diamonds in a parents’ lives, but they are loose diamonds. We are to treasure them, but we should be “hard” on them. We are to love them ,but we are also to teach them. We are first anf foremost their parents, and if molding them to be the best person they can be involves a bit of hard polishing [and, yes, hating’, then so be it!

Better ready than sorry

It’s 9 a.m. Saturday, and I haven’t even felt the predicted “wrath” of Pepeng yet.

It was predicted to be so strong [even that it would be a signal 5 typhoon] that I went into panic buying yesterday. Well, not too much of buying part, but more of the panic part! He! He! But upto now, I’m still searching for signs of Pepeng!

Not that I’m complaining though. Yes, I think we won’t be needing the stuff I bought yesterday. But hey, better to wear a gown and tuxedo to the formal party than to be underdressed right? On top of that, I’m happy if the typhoon wouldn’t be felt…some of our fellow Filipinos haven’t even recuperated yet from typhoon Ondoy. And I can’t imagine how this one would devastate them more. So go the the seas Pepeng, and neer come back!

Here’s hoping that the weather will continue to be good to us all today!