on motorcycles

If i would have enough money to buy things that i WANT and NEED, motorcycles will not be on my "to buy" list.

Why?

I see motorcycles as a means of transportation that will bring you much closer to danger...especially on rainy days. Just this morning on my way to work, i saw two motorcycle accidents. The first accident that I saw, the motorcycle just slipped...no other vehicle is involved in the said accident...just like that.i thought the rider would be hit by the rear tire of the van... The other accident, a car and a motorcycle is involved... I heard a lot of not so nice life's ending because of a motorcycle accidents. A brother of an officemate died because of it... It's quite sad.

A lane should be open for just motorcycles and bike riders so as to prevent injuries and accidents.

on a boring lazy sunday...

A week after mother's day.

My kids are out with my mom and bro at MOA. They were bugging me to come along. Heck! I wanted to rest. MOA is at the far end of where I live and a few kilometers from where I work. Just spare me this day.

Last monday, election day, I didn't exercise my right to vote. Instead, I went to the mall. Bought myself a present. A present that is long overdue...

Now what? Hmmm.. I guess I'll play Warcraft first... then read a book.

When will summer end!!!!! It's so hot!!!!

Celebrating Mother's Day

May 13, 2007 is my day, nope it's not my birthday. It's mother's day. A day for all of us mothers and mothers-to-be.

How did i celebrate it?

1. Well, for starters, i woke up at around 530 in the morning. My yaya went home yesterday and she won't be back until Tuesday. So all household chores must be done before going out...

2. Woke up the kids, feed then bathe them (They greeted me even if they are still sleepy) . I also greeted my mother.

3. Went to hear mass. All mothers were asked to come in front for the final blessing.

4. Off to the mall. Ate there. Saw a very dear friend.

5. Went to Toy Kingdom. I promised my kids that I will buy them toys.

6. Bought Ice Cream for the kids at Yoshi's Teppanyaki Ice Cream.

7. Went home.

A very short way of celebrating it. But I'm happy that my kids got what they want. Toys and ice cream (will try the Rocky road ice cream). I should have bought a cake. But when I saw the line of people at Goldilocks and Red Ribbon, I backed out. Had I been alone, I would have the patience to fall in line... But I have my kids in tow... Patience is not one of their virtues as of now when it comes to loooong lines.

Later, after doing the laundry, i'll be reading Paulo Coelho's By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept and Like the Flowing River.

Happy Mother's Day!

Enrollment na!

The month of May means (for most parents) time for enrollment.

I just enrolled my kids in school this morning. Before it was me being enrolled by my mother, now it's me doing the enrollment stuff... From answering and updating forms to paying at the cashier to the buying of books and uniform. Geez! I remember last year, it took me about 30mins max to enroll my 2 kids, now i have been at the school for almost 2 hours for 3 kids! The reason is that the school has been upgrading to computerized enrollment (per the Registrar). The nun (kids go to a Catholic school) told us (parents enrolling our kids) to bear with them because its only now that they are encoding the details for the students enrolled in their school. Ganon? What's the use of the form that they have sent out (it's like a pre-registration) before the school year ends??? Hassle! I was thinking that i'll be able to go to work today kahit na and hour or two na late (reasonable naman yung pagiging late ko e) but because i stayed for about 2 hours sa school no work for me today.

A thought entered my mind. I have an uncle (father's side) who keeps on depending on his siblings for his childrens' tuition and other fees for school. A parasite for me. I don't like him. Whenever he calls or suddenly show up at the house, it means that he needs something from my dad. Tuition fee, school activities, allowance for his family, and so on and so forth. Sometimes i wonder, will he remember us even if he don't need anything? Yung parang mangangamusta lang siya. I guess that will never happen. He is like a leech! Hanggang kayang pumiga, pipigain nya financially yung tao. Blame it on my father, his other siblings who gives support. They say, hindi nila matiis yung mga bata. But in fairness to my cousins, they do indeed excel in school. So parang sulit din yung binibigay sa kanila.

Sometimes I ask myself, how come I never ask my parents to shoulder my kid's school fees? They pay or give financial support for my cousin's education, how come I never ask them for their own grandchildren education? Nah, it's not me. As they say, "hanggang kaya ko, igagapang ko and edukasyon ng aking mga anak" . I don't want to be dependent sa parents ko. And I think that dapat pag-ipunan at paghandaan and tuition fee at iba pang mga gastusin sa paaralan ng mga bata.

Why do I Blog

I've been tagged by Des

Why do I blog? Here are some of the reasons.

1. It helps me express myself better.…. With this it helps me feel better, stronger, at peace, at ease. Sharing a problem or an issue can help alleviate the grumpy feeling you have.

2. It’s nice to share an opinion or your point of view, in the form of comments. You could weigh things before you decide on something.

3. For information. On travel, on life, on medicines, on child upbringing… etc. When you look at the pictures taken by your friends, it’s like nakapunta ka na din dun sa lugar.

4. You get to meet wonderful people.

5. This is my diary, calendar of events…