Are there dementors around?

It’s beginning to look and feel like London (or England for that matter) here in Manila. [I haven’t been to London, by the way. I just read that the skies there are almost always cloudy and that days of rain range from 17 to22 days a month.]

I haven’t seen the sun in days. Clouds have been hanging over us for most of the days, and the weather has been on the cold side that sweater is a must for me [Oh lamigin lang talaga ako? No more sleeping in lingerie!].

We went from total heat to very gloomy! I don’t know which I prefer! He he!

Good thing my mood isn’t affected by the cloudy skies, even if the surroundings seems to be invaded by the dementors of Harry Potter.

Slow Monday start

It’s another rainy Monday morning…and I was actually feeling lazy to go to work! I’d rather stay in bed and watch movies or use an xbox 360 (although I don’t have one!) and just play away…or perhaps just stay in the kitchen and eat and eat and eat! He he!

Isn’t it obvious that I’d rather be anywhere but at work? He he!

But here I am, typing away in the office!

Nevertheless, despite the slow start this Monday, I feel this is going to be a great week!

Hope you’ll have a great week as well!

Heartbreaker

I recently read of the story of a missing boy who wandered by himself and was found dead a mile from this home after about 2 days (source: CNN). Itwas sad.

According to the report:

A 2-year-old who went missing from his home in Dewey, Arizona, on Monday night was found dead Wednesday, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office.

The body of Emmett Trapp was found by search and rescue personnel at 11:30 a.m. about one mile from his home, lying in a muddy pit once used to collect waste products from a former mining site.

“We are just devastated by the loss of this little boy,” sheriff’s spokesman Dwight D’Evelyn said.

The area where his body was found on the former Iron King Mine site is being treated as a crime scene, which the sheriff’s office described as “common protocol.”

The cause of death appears to be a result of spending more than 24 hours exposed to Arizona’s elements, Sgt. Jeff Newnum said. An autopsy was scheduled to be performed later Wednesday, he said.

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The mother told authorities that she and her four children were at their home in the Dewey-Humboldt area, about 80 miles north of Phoenix. When the mother awoke from a nap Monday evening, Emmett — last seen wearing a pajama top, diaper and no shoes — was missing.

The family dog had also apparently wandered off with Emmett, but returned when called. The mother told police she searched around the home and immediate area without success.

Newnum said the door to the house was unlocked at the time of Emmett’s disappearance, and it appears the boy walked as many four miles, crossing hilly, rough terrain, before he was found.

Newnum credited the muddy terrain in the area with helping find Emmett. He said the small footprints around the site indicate the boy “was by himself.”

I can only imagine the despair felt by the family, especially the mother, who is being criticized by some people for being pabaya. As if the grief of losing a child was not enough, guilt will also haunt the mother for the rest of her life.

Having kids is a difficult task. No matter how protective and vigilant you are (social security disability and other insurance can only do as much), the fact is accidents can happen. Let’s not be too harsh on the mother. Yes, this accident could’ve been prevented (eg, they should’ve put locks on the doors that can guarantee that children cannot go out by themselves), but let’s not go too far judging the mother. No matter how much you love your child, you cannot guarantee his/her safety 100%.

I pity the boy…he could’ve lived a full life. Now, no one will know.

May his little soul rest in peace.

Wasn’t it just yesterday?

Yesterday, I heard Wendy singing, “C is for the candy trims around the Christmas tree, H is for the happiness with all the family, R is for the reindeer prancing by the window pane…” After that, she was already writing her Christmas wishlist!

Then I realized it was already August!

My gosh! How fast time flies! Wasn’t it just yesterday that we were all suffering from the intense heat? And now, we are thinking of floods and rains and needing umbrellas and rain boots?

Soon enough, we will be wrapping gifts again and singing carols.

I am amazed at how fast time flies. I hope time does not fly by too fast though, lest I cannot caatch up. I don;t want life to just zoom by…

Happy Monday everyone!