July 8, 2009 at 8:35 am (Uncategorized)
To his parents, they lost a beloved son.
To his brothers and sisters, they lost a loving sibling.
To his friends, they lost a caring buddy.
To us, his multitudes of fans, we lost a star and the greatest entertainer.
But to his children, they lost the best father they can never imagine to have.
And his daughter’s briefly eloquent statement sums up everything. He gave love and was loved in return.
Your music and your love for humanity will live on, Michael….God bless.
April 30, 2009 at 5:08 am (Family News)
All is well.
In a capsule, when you place everything to God, He will see you through no matter what the outcome will be.
Our family went through the whole shebang of Lenten. It was meaningful and spiritual uplifting.
To say the least, our Easter was glorified with an amazing recovery of my Mom.
God is good and great.
Thank you for all the positive thoughts and prayers.
March 26, 2009 at 8:15 am (Uncategorized)
My worst nightmare has come true.
My sister said that it is the ultimate weaning from the umbilical cord that connect me and my siblings to my mom.
We know that it will come to this. We prepared for the inevitable. But it doesn’t guarantee that we will be spared from the pain of letting go.
We are in Gethsemane…thy Will be done.
March 16, 2009 at 9:41 pm (Slice of Life)
Busy managing the household.
Busy taking care of the kids.
Busy organizing and decorating.
Reeling with some ‘challenging’ news from near and far.
Holding on….
Living life with its ups and downs.
Be right back.
January 22, 2009 at 6:50 am (General Interests)
Granted it was a momentous event. A much-long awaited ‘dream’ come true. Finally the great racial divide that plagues the most powerful nation in the world had been bridged.
However, the equality is still not there. So typical of media to exalt the grandness of the president’s inaugural speech but when it comes to the first lady, the focus was on the ‘dress’. Indeed, the gender gap have yet to be equalized.
At least the president acknowledges that he won’t be there without the support of his wife. And she can do everything he does, except in high heels. That’s my kind of man. That’s my kind of woman.
Way to go, Barack and Michelle. Rock on!
January 17, 2009 at 3:31 am (Soul Musings)
absentee and uber-busy husband – okay, I have to admit this is my main bone of contention. Since the start of the house project, my husband just disappeared in my peripheral vision. The house construction have consumed all his time and energy and it just drives me crazy. On the other hand, although I don’t see him that much nor I can’t count much of his support when it comes to child-caring and rearing nowadays, I know it won’t be forever. He won’t have the time for us now but at least I know that what he is doing is for us – his family. At least he is not busy in ‘some other hanky panky way’.
+ clingy, demanding, whiny, attention-deprived child – mainly, a by-product of having an absentee daddy. FirstPrincess also had to deal with the transition from daycare to kindergarten and having a new addition in the family which competes for attention and care. Right now, her life is in topsy-turvy. The only thing that she can get a super-attention from her mommy and daddy is to have a full-blown tantrum regardless of time and place. On the other hand, after all the drama, she still ends up sweet and loving girl to us. She can be territorial with her toys and overly-jealous with the attention that her baby sister gets, but she doesn’t take it out on her. She is very loving and caring with her baby sister and always willing to give a helping hand to her overly-harrassed mom.
+ sleep-challenged baby – since we arrived from Ch1na, our baby hasn’t sleep straight through the night. She’ll wake up several times and if I’m not there sleeping beside her, she’ll go ballistic and won’t stop until I cuddle her. I think I only sleeps an average of two hours before being wake up by her wailings. On the other hand, while her sleeping pattern drives me nuts, when she wakes up in the morning, she gives this unbelievable smile which seems to say, ‘I’m so happy to see your face, Mommy’. Her cuteness and gentle demeanor compensates the endless battle of getting her to sleep longer.
Having two kids is an awesome responsibility. It is a challenge to balance time, care and affection between the two. However, in my lucid moments, I wouldn’t exchange it for all the money in the world. Just holding my babies (specially when they are sleeping) reminds me of heaven. I am fortunate enough to be given this opportunity to nurture them. I know that countless of women would like to be in my shoes hoping to be called ‘Mommy’ and countless of grieving moms would rather hold a screaming child than dealing with empty arms.
+ unfinished dream house – Constructing a customized house is a lot of work! So many details, so many decisions and so much work. Self-contracting and doing it yourself is sanity buster. I’m amazed that our marriage is still intact. Blood (just a little scratch here and there), sweat (from hubby) and tears (from me) were poured on this house. On the other hand, the end product will be worth it. As we move in next month, I hope our laughters will eradicate all the pains that ensued while constructing it.
+ messy house – what can I say. Show me a house with kids that is clean. I’m sure there is a cleaning lady lurking behind the sofa ever ready to pick up toys from the floor. As for our house, ain’t gonna happen. I just hope it won’t be the same arrangement in the new house. On the other hand, clean or not, I’m glad that our house is sold and not foreclosed.
+ looming house move (in 2 weeks time) – this would be my fifth move since I migrated here. We hired a moving company to haul off our major stuff but the bulk of packing and unpacking rest on my shoulders. Good thing, I got help from my sisters and brother-in-law when they came for a visit last holiday. On the other hand, I can’t wait to start anew. It is a lot of work but this is the best time to purge and to shop for new stuff.
+ bitterly cold weather – Nowadays, the average temp is – 20. Being outside for ten minutes is the maximum I can tolerate. I have nothing really positive to say about the extreme frigid temperature. Would I prefer this than the searing heat of summer? Either way, extreme temperature sucks. Well, at least, there is Spring to look forward to. Anyhow, I’m fortunate that I don’t need to go out and work in this glacial place.
+ raging PMS – hell hath no fury like a woman in PMS. Positive thing to say about this? Are you kidding me?! Enough said.
So anyway, I’m fine today. Just don’t let me go outside. I’m happy in my cocoon.
Life is still good. 😀
January 16, 2009 at 3:37 am (All About Me)
Tags: rants
absentee and uber-busy husband
+ clingy, demanding, whiny, attention-deprived child
+ sleep-challenged baby
+ unfinished dream house
+ messy house
+ looming house move (in 2 weeks time)
+ bitterly cold weather
+ raging PMS
= desperate, sleep-deprived, overwhelmed, on-the-brink-of-breakdown Moi!
Life is crazy. Arghhhhhh!!!!
January 4, 2009 at 10:22 am (Slice of Life, Soul Musings)
So far, 2008 had been my worst and best year.
It was a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows which towards the end, I can’t wait to be done with it.
In recap, my lows are:
My highs:
I am thankful that the highs far outweigh the lows. God has continued to guide and strengthen us as weathered the storms and rains.
I am looking forward for the year 2009. For most of us in our family, it is a new beginning. We stay positive and hopeful that everything will turn out for the good.
All is well.
December 13, 2008 at 3:58 pm (Family, SecondPrincess)
The seed was planted in August 2005.
The dossier was logged in Ch1na on February 2006.
Two years and nine months after, she was placed in our arms. As always, in perfect God’s timing.
We can’t believe how fortunate for us to have her. She is such a blessing. Both her and her ‘Ate’. We couldn’t be happier to have two angels living with us. What a treasure. What a miracle.
God is Great!
December 2, 2008 at 8:50 am (Slice of Life)
The days of November had been super-duper hectic for us.
We spend the early week cramming for our trip to China to pick up our secondprincess. On top of the continuing house construction and readying our current house for buyers’ visit. Up to the last hours before we leave, we were entertaining a couple who were interested of buying the house. Much to our annoyance, they turned out to be someone we wouldn’t trust selling our abode.
The succeding weeks were spent in the land of Great Wall. The moment that our secondprincess was placed in our arms was exceedingly emotional. No words can describe the happiness and joy of finally holding her, hugging her and kissing her. I felt for the second time, I touched a tangible piece of heaven. FirstPrincess and SecondPrincess are getting along well albeit with some expect big sister meltdown. We have to constantly reassure FirstPrincess that we still love her and continue to love her inspite of having another baby in our family. It is still work in progress but we know that the siblings’ bond is already there.
The last week of November, we were fighting jetlag. Recovering from it is hard enough. Add to the mix, two cranky, sleep-challenged babies, my oh my, I can die with exhaustion. But I’m seeing the light of the day. Hopefully, tonight, we’ll be back to our old rhythm.
On another note, I consider today as my first day as SAHM. I took a leave for 28 weeks to manage our household, from the daily care of my princesses, to preparing our move to our dream house on January and decorating it. As of now, my priority (after my kids) this week is to bring down our mountain-high laundry to a manageable hill. And also to load our pictures and create photobooks and slideshows. Let’s see if I can do this by the end of the week.
Till next….life is good and hectic!
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