WELCOME AHS77 STARBATCH KAPIHAN ADDICTS...

Susan > Tama si Leticia, ang inalala namin nong basahin namin ang message mo, ay di yung laptop mo but were you hurt? I guess hindi ka nasaktan kasi mas naisip mo laptop mo otherwise I guess kung badly hurt ka mauuna mong masabi ang nasaktan ka kesa sa kapakanan ng laptop mo. I guess tama ako. We are just concerned. Saludo ako sayo Susan, bilib ako sa sacrifices mo dyan, hindi gawang biro ang trabaho mo dyan, I admire you folks kasi ako, di ko kaya ang wala sa piling ni Pilipinas KOng Mahal hahaha, sepsep!!!! Ingat ka lagi, at alam kong makaktulong emotionally ang ating mga forums sayo. Bibnabasa ko din ang postings mo sa Kamustahan. Ingat sa pagpost. Maganda yung suggestion ni Leticia before sending the message, ipress mo ang Ctrl-A to highlight lahat ng text mo (be sure ang cursor mo nasa loob ng box hane?), then Ctrl-C, to copy. Ipagsasabay mo ang press ng Ctrl key at A or C. Mawala man sa first sending mo ay naka-retain pa din sa memory ng laptop mo kaya all you got to do i-paste mo lang (Ctrl-V) sa another PostReply mo, presto magpaste sa new page ng reply mo!!!! TRy it. Madali ang shortcut ng copying (Ctrl-C) at ang pasting ay Ctrl-V lang. Sabay na press!!! God bless. And we truly appreciate your efforts here, IT'S INDEED A JOY TO READ YOUR MSGS HERE, we care and love you our dear friend. Salamat din sa mga postings mo sa Yahoo group ang daming maganda tlgang posts mo. I assure you na binabasa ko lahat ng postings mo kahit busy ako. And some of them were posted here di ba? Sige ibayong ingat aming mahal na kaklase, we are with you esp. in our prayers!!!!

Freddie > Pasalamat tayo at alive and kicking ang ipinako nating Papa, tama ka kilala mo at very close talaga sayo ang number one kardinal ng AHS no wonder Papa talaga siya, papa din ba siya ng bayan, I guess he could qualify cuz he's so jewl dudes and dude-ays!!! Tama si Leticia talagang busy ka, pero nakaktuwa kasi u still find time with us!

Jun Papa > Viva Papa ng Araullo!!! Mabuahy ka, nakahinga na kami except kay Rudy Vic! Naku hindi ako tutulungan a ni Leticia, nagdedelikado na ako Prislette... pero tama siya eh, "sabi nga ng nanay ko, BUNTOT MO SUNONG MO, SUNGAY MO HILA MO" HAHAHA, ang ibig sabihin, kung ano ang sinimulan mo tapusin mo ngieeeek, Freddie pls extend a helping hand. Kasi naman maloko tayong dalawa eh, inuna natin si Papa. Ang dapat talagang mauna si Rudy Vic, then si Sam.... Calling, calling Sam Concepcion, musta na? And Rudy Vic, we love you guyz, peace man, peace!!!

Leticia > Hahahaha, I understand you kung aya mo silang email-an kasi baka madawit ka, we truly learned from the past ano. Hayaan mo idea ko ito (Huy Prislette nating dalawa, dapat ikaw ang mag - assist sakin sa pag-email sa mga mapaparusahan, hahahaha!!!!). Any ways, talagang nakakahiya, tama ka AKO NGA HONESTLY MY FRIEND GANUN DIN, FOR THE SAKE OF FUN, KINAKAPALAN KO LANG, AKALA KO AKO LANG ANG NAKAKARAMDAM NG HIYA PERO SUGOD!!!! Hehe!!!

Prislette & Thelma > Sa inyong dalawa ko napatunayan na may individual differences talaga kahit dating very close freinds, I find Thelma more daring and more adventurous and Prislette the demure and pretty, girlie type pa na maingat sa image hahahaha!!!! Aso pa din sabi ni Prislette bakit ako naging aso hahahaha! Sa totoo lang hindi ako yan hahaha, pa-attract lang ako hahaha, ano kaya ang hitsura ko kung ako ang nandon, gagawin kong kulay brown ang kulay ng labrador para medyo neutralized ng konti ang color difference kasi super puti ako para sa black labrador. I miss Little Foot my labrador na hiningi sakin ng best friend kong lalake si Paul before I left for USA. I miss him!!! Uy Prislette so hanggang Barbie lang talaga ha? Thelma, ok na ang Barbie? BIBLI PA DIN AKO SA INYONG DALAWA KUNG MAGPA-MUGSHOTS KAYO TO MAKE UP FOR DODIE, PYE, NANETTE AND OTHERS HALA!!!!

Trifee > Nasa top 5 ka, ganun ka palang kadalas din ano? Ang 1st honor si Leticia, Trifie ikaw na ang 2nd honor sa number of postings, then Prislette, 3rd honor, Thelma (wow, kahit bago lang sya at kelan lang ano? Di ko expected na nasa top-4 ka my friend), and Freddie, 5th.... Yan po ang honor natin sa first Semester ng life ng Forumotion natin. Congratz!

MY ORIGINAL QUOTE:
"PAG-IBIG - Ay Caluoy giud, kawawang puso ang sobrang sagad umibig. Kaawa una sa hinahabol at lalong magpahabol. Kawawa din sa iba kasi parang asong nawalan ng dangal sa kakaamoy. At kaawa din sa sarili kasi di natutong magtira ng pagmamahal sa sarili at tuluyang pabayaan ang sarili. Di masama ang magmahal ng sobra kung may naititira namang konti para sa sarili upang siyang manggising sa kabaliwan ng bulag na pag-ibig! Si Hesus pa din ang dapat lang sobrang ibigin!!!!" - Larry Tan

Pass The Butter/margarine ~ ~ ~ ~ This is interesting . . . why a fly is brighter than us J

Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys.

When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research
wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do
with this product to get their money back.

It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter.

How do you like it?

They have come out with some clever new flavorings.

DO YOU KNOW...the difference between margarine and butter?

Read on to the end...gets very interesting!

Both have the same amount of calories.

Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams compared to 5 grams.

Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.

Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.

Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few only because they are added!

Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavors of other foods.

Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years.

And now, for Margarine...

Very high in trans fatty acids.

Triple risk of coronary heart disease.

Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)

Increases the risk of cancers up to five fold.

Lowers quality of breast milk.

Decreases immune response.

Decreases insulin response.

And here's the most disturbing fact....

HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING!

Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC...

This fact alone was enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance).

You can try this yourself:

Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it in your garage or shaded area.

Within a couple of days you will note a couple of things:

* No flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something)

* It does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value

*Nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weenie microorganisms will not a find a home to grow.

Why?
Because it is nearly plastic.
*Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?

Share This With Your Friends..... (If you want to "butter them up")!

Chinese Proverb:

"When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from
it, You have a moral obligation to share it with others."

People don't care how much you know...Until they know how much you care !

Hi Larry,

It's me once again. Pasensiya ka na if ngayon ko lang
nai-send sa iyo the birthdays of our classmates. Fyi,
I just picked them up for the GTKPI from our
forumotion, which obviously I have to browse from the
start & the following pa lang din ang may GTKPI:
1. Larry Tan - Dec. 2 '59 "for you not to forget,
joke" [NATAWA AKO DITO. -ADMIN]
2. Freddie Nicdao - May 20 '60
3. Rudy Victor Ingiaen - Nov. 12 '60
4. Roel Pelagio - Dec. 20 '59
5. Letty Pelagio - Sept. 12 '60
6. Elie Crus - March 4 '60
7. Prislette Recidoro - Aug. 4 '60
8. Jaime Dabu - Jan. 21 ' 59 (he was very quiet about
it, kaya hindi natin na-greet)
9. Jun Papa - Sept. 30 '60 (kaya sabay kaming
nag-blowout in time sa pagluwas mo ng Manila from
Baguio & we celebrated it sa MOA di ba?)
10. ATG - May 24 '59
11. Dodie - May 9 '61
12. Karen Nicolas - July 8 '60 (she posted sa QT
Kapihan her GTKPI, which you posted sa forumotion nung
ok pa lahat ang samahan)

Meaning below are their birthdays from other sources &
pls. take note that they don't have yet their GTKPI
pero they are posting na their messages sa forumotion,
maybe you can request them again as your bargain para
hindi sila ma-mugshot or ma-leg shackles mo:
13. Trifee - Nov. 17 (pls. note that I got his
birthday from the chat message you had with him which
you posted sa forumotion natin, kaya hindi ko alam
what year siya ipinanganak)
14. Thelma Meneses - Jan. 26 (I asked her personally
nung Christmas Party ng batch natin)
15. Annabelle 'Pye' Ignacio
16. Susan Alonzo [PLS POST YOUR BIRTHDAYS SUSAN, SAM, AUDIE & LILIA. -ADMIN]
17. Sam Concepcion
18. Audie Amante
19. Lilia 'Nanette' Matias

Then, below naman ay ang mga batchmates natin na alam
ko ang birthday but not posting yet sa forumotion:

20. Noreena 'Beebot' Lansang - Nov. 3 (I don't know
what year siya ipinanganak
21. Ompong Concepcion [POST YOUR BIRTHDAYS PLS OMPONG, JUN, PRISLETTE YUHOOO!!! -ADMIN]
22. June Recidoro
23. Tet Masongsong - not so sure if Nov. 23 or 26 (I
can confirm it some other time) [PLS CONFIRM TET!-ADMIN]
24. Nelson Torio - Jan. 24 (sinabi lang sa akin ni
Tet, kasi magkakaibigan sila nila Pareng Sam & I'm not
sure if you know Nelson Torio. Ako, I heard his name
before pa but I've got the chance to meet him nung
Christmas Party lang ng batch natin & he's staying din
here sa Cavite)

While si Jo Leyba - her birthday is on June 18 (she
mentioned it sa RPES QT Kamustahan, the reason why I
remembered it kasi ka-birthday daw niya si Dr. Jose
Rizal but she didn't mention din the year of her
birth). [LETICIA I REMEMBER MAGKA BIRTHDAY SILA NI JEFF AND DR. JOSE RIZAL, KAYA HINDI BA JUNE 19? PLS CONFIRM! TNX.-ADMIN]

My friend Larry, these are only all the list of
birthdays that I can give you. For me, I think it's
better for you to continue the GTKPI, what do you
think?

Regards,
Letty

SO YOU MEAN WALANG BIRTHDAY CELEBRATOR THIS MONTH, FEBRUARY EXCEPT MY WIFE ON THE 25TH HEHE, AT SI CUPIDO ON FEB. 14 HEHE.

Advance Happy Valentines to all,

Don't forget to greet & show your love & appreciation to the ones closest to your heart. Give them love, & more love & flowers & gifts on this very special " cupid day".

So many messages posted already, but I am unable to answer them all at this time. I can only have a few minutes here, so just to say " I love you all" & let's keep this Forumotion going! Great job Larry!!

Got to start reading my book, w/c until now I haven't opened & read & have done the pre-test. This is just a requirement for Continuing Education of 30 CEU hours for RN license renewal w/c is every 2 years. I am good at " cramming" at the last minute. I used to do this all the time in college, I read the book, memorize it, (kinda), so of course, it is expected I will always pass the exams, eh memorize ko ang libro, di ba? So, papaano "sesemplang"?

After Wednesday na lang uli ako mag po-post ng messages ko. It is now Monday night & I only have tonight & tomorrow to read a whole book.

Ciao,

Prislette

[center]HUGS

It's wondrous what a hug can do,
A hug can cheer you when you're blue.
A hug can say, "I love you so."
Or, "Gee, I hate to see you go."
A hug is, "Welcome back again!"
And, "Great to see you!" or
"Where've you been?"
A hug can soothe a small child's pain
And bring a rainbow after rain.
The hug ! There's just no doubt about it.
We scarcely could survive without it.
A hug delights and warms and charms.
it must be why God gave us arms.
Hugs are great for fathers and mothers,
Sweet for sisters, swell for brothers;
And chances some favourite aunts
Love them more then potted plants.
Kittens crave them. Puppies love them.
Heads of state are not above them.
A hug can break the laughter barrier,
And make the dullest day seem merrier.
No need to fret about the store of 'em,
The more you give,
The more there are of 'em.
So stretch those arms without delay
And give someone a hug today.

GIVE ME A HUG PLEASE....HAPPY HEARTS DAY

Thanks for all your kind concern, I'm OK after the fall. Praise GOD.

Try to look for 12 heart figures in the picture, let's see who may give me the first 12 hearts hehe!!!!

Seasons, Poetry, and You
by Trifee Miaco
12 Feb 2008, 1:03pm
Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Snowflakes falling from the sky, gracefully dance by the gentle wind.
There I can see your eyes, lifting my spirits high. Somehow the warmth
that I feel just by thinking of you. Can I call you tonight? And in this
innocence, flowers bloom like wild river flowing. And suddenly, this
dire need to hear your voice again. This longing, this yearning, ever
burning to catch this moment in a frame. May I dance with you again?
And in soft silence, I murmur this ever growing admiration. There I am
drowned by the eloquence of your fragrance. How can this chance be frozen
in time? Overwhelmed beyond the very thought of you. Forever maybe I must
say ... my Valentine is you!

- 30 -

Hello again sa lahat ng Araullians all over the GLOBE, talaga namang SMART ka pag natagpuan mo ang website na ito kasi the SUN will keep smiling on you. Noong una kong alis sa Pinas (June 1980) di pa uso ang cellphone, kahit telepono doon pa sa kapitbahay namin. At kung gusto mong makapag litanya ng mahaba haba ay magpadala ka ng AUDIO VOICE TAPE via post office o padala sa pauwing kabayan natin. Pero ngayon high tech na dahil puro naka-cellphone na ang mga tao kahit bata tapos VIDEO CALLING pa. Idagdag pa ang Internet at e-mail. Ito ang panahon ng Cyber Age pero malungkot parin tayo kasi mas gusto natin Pinas lang tayo. Pero pag nasa Pinas naman gusto natin sa abroad..!!?? Pero kung maliit na ang palit ng kinita mong $$$ ay sa Pinas ka na lang magtrabaho!!??.

As requested by Admin heto ang aking compilation ng sagots sa aking mga welcomers!!!

Larry >> first of all salamat sayong untiring efforts at sa napakainit na kape mo na kasing init ng pagtanggap nyo sa akin dito sa forum. Kumbaga ay suaveng suave ang timpla mula sa Parokya ni Larry. At home na at home ako dito dahil KAPUSO na KAPAMILYA pa!!!! kumusta na rin kay Annabelle Tupaz –Gueco, of course kilala ko rin sya, shy & a girl with ready smile!!! Palagi yata sya noon sa Row-1 kasi ako noon laging Row 4 tapos malapit pa sa basurahan….he he he parusa talaga ( alam mo naman sa school system ng Pinoy pag row-4 ka eh alam mo na ang character kaya tuloy bad impression kami noon nina Willie Sarmiento, Daniel Singh, Jo Fabregaras at si Ayee Marbella, mga pasaway talaga…..kasi naman pag malaki ka palagi ka sa Row 4 yun lang ang disadvantage!! Pero pag maliit ka naman ay palagi ka sa Row -1 pero meron din disadvantage ito kasi gagawin kang taga-bura ng blackboard. Baka magka-Asthma ka pa dahil sa exposure sa chalk dust…!!? Excuse me mga Ma’am and Sir…joke lang ....he he he. Pero totoo ito!!!

Jaime Dabu >>Pre,mukhang Cool na Cool ka dyan sa Canada, dito ngayon sa Dubai, 6 to 10 degrees lang ang temperature kaligkig na kami sa lamig, eh paano na kayo dyan kung negative 15 ang temp. dyan? Tuwing January ditto panay ang ulan dito, akala nyo puro init lang ditto pero may VIDEO ako last month na BAHA ang mga roads kasi naman walang drainage system dito dahil nagdadasal pa nga sila dito para umulan, kung sa Pinas ang baha ay perwisyo dito blessings yan. Nakakapagtaka nga dahil meron na din TSUNAMI dito sa Oman last 3 months ago at umuulan din ng yelo minsan. …..ang sabi nga noong isang Pinoy dito kaya daw ganoon kasi pasaway itong mga Arabs…. “Siguro malapit na ang katapusan”……..sabi ko naman “di pa Pare kasi a KINSE pa lang” puro sweldo kasi ang nasa isip mo----(joke lang pre….!!!!?) Salamat nga pala sa babala mo about joining this Forumation, dapat pala ang motto dito…..JOIN IN AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!! Kumusta mo ako dyan kay Triffee Miaco at Teresa Yamson…!!!

Freddie Nicdao >>Pre, talagang mahusay pa ang memory mo, kasi natatandaan mo pa yung kanta natin nila Ayee Marbella noon…..meron pa akong ginawa noon na bagong version noon, ang title naman ay “Buhay sa Araulio” alam din ni Ayee ito ….ang saya natin noon !!!! Pre, ang lupet na pala ng pwesto mo sa organization nyo.. Saludo ako sayo …isa kang ALAMAT kaibigan!!!! Ako bale retire na sa DUBAI ALUMINUM SMELTER (Gov’t Company) after serving for 24 years, pero meron naman akong maliit na Automotive Servicing bizniz dito, pero barya barya lang ito so don’t think ‘im a bigtime kind of person. Okey lang dahil passive naman ang bizniz kahit iwanan ko kumikita, so I decided kaya mag work ulit, so last November 2007 tinanggap ko offer ng German firm based in Germany (oops buti na lang meron pa nagtiwala, siguro di pa nadala sa akin…he he he) bale Middle East market ang forte ko. Ang main product ay Ceramic Filters used for Foundries and Smelters. Ito contact # ko –Mobile no.( +97150-4972759 ) , or ( + 97155-9417914) Magkapitbahay lang pala tayo dyan sa Rizal, nasa Cainta lang bahay ko!!! Pasyalan kita pag-uwi ko, dyan ka lang pala sa Antipolo.!!!?? Pre, di bagay sa akin ang tawag na Shaikh, kasi kumbaga sa pelikula gusto kung role ay yung TRUE TO LIFE STORY……Shaikh pwede yan, sa panaginip ko lang o kaya sa pelikula na may pamagat na…..”Mangarap ka at Mauntog”……he he he...!!!

Priscilla>> yeah I do remember you as a simple, cute, shoulder length hair at medyo morena. Salamat sa mga papuri mo at sa maiinit mong welcome notes sa akin, noon kasi magkaklase tayo mula 1st year yata hanggang 2nd, eh kaso yung klasmeyt ko noon sinced elementary …( si Eduardo Mina ….nasan na kaya yung pasaway na yun? Pre paramdam ka naman ..!!?) Nagtanong si Ed sa akin nang papasok na ang 3rd year natin, “kung di raw ba ako aalis sa section 1 kasi nga daw para mapaiba naman,” Naisip ko okey lang naman kasi for a change in order to develop further my self confidence. Ako kasi ang taong versatile lahat gusting subukan saka mahilig ako sa adventures…. kaya heto, ako yata ang kauna-unahang taga- Araullo dito sa Dubai kasi wala pa halos Pinoy dito noong 1980, ewan ko ba kahit taga Immigration sa atin di alam ito kasi akala nila Saudi ito noon, Meron akong na-meet dito noon 1988 pa yon taga AHS din but I don’t remember his name pero kaibigan namin sya nina Leo Navarete noon sa AHS. Sinunod ko ang payo mo na basahin lahat ng mga postings dito but now I have to see my optician to change my specs. I’m glad to hear na meron ka ng anak na nakatapos pero bakit ayaw mo pang maging Lola? but of course mother knows best !!! Kumusta mo na lang ako kay Aurora Babao at sayong poging Husband Jun …batchmate ba natin sya?

Susan Alonso>> wazzaaap !!!?? Bon juno !! ano balita dyan sa Montreal? Ay naku talagang pasaway yang mga batang yan lalo na French / Arabic origin. Ang gawin mo bigyan mong tig-iisang shovel yang mga bata dyan at ipa-shovel ang snow hanggang doon sa Nova Scotia. Di ba malapit ka lang sa Ottawa kaya dapat masaya ka dyan di ba??.….. O-ttawa naman dyan !!! Anyway, i wish you all the best & more power to you sa iyong pakikipagsapalaran dyan, naging klasmeyt tayo noon,…yeah, I do remember you , medyo chubby girl na medyo matangos ang ilong at kayumanggi kaligatan ang kutis. Bakit di ka nagpalit ng apelyedo, wala ka pa bang asawa?

Thelma Pena –Meneses >> condolence sa father mo --Peace Be Upon Him…..thanks for your welcome notes sa akin dito sa Starbatch 77. Kumusta ka na klasmeyt? buti naman at di mo ako nalimutan pero ikaw ay naalala ko pa rin kasi ikaw yung tipong malambing sa mga klasmeyt at nakikipagbiruan. Saka isang napupuna ko sayo noon ay laging nagpapawis ang ilong mo? Naaasar ka nga noon pag pinupuna ko.!!! Saan ba ang work mo ngayon? Ang asawa mo ba ay batchmate din natin? Mukhang busy ka lagi sa work mo? Okey just drop me a line either here sa forum or sa e-mail add ko. Kasi di ko alam ang topic na pwede kong i-share sayo…..!!!??

Roel & Letty Pelagio>> salamat sa inyong mga warm welcome notes, Roel, saan ba beyahe mo? Pre pag napadaan kayo sa Dubai tawagan mo ako dito number ko #0097150-4972759. Kaya lang Pre ngayon pa lang praktis ka na swimming kasi baka malunod ka sa kaligayahan dito kasi Dubai is an open City!!! With lots of magnificient sceneries and multi-cultural environment.

Jun Papa>> Bro.Cirilo, kumusta na ?? syempre kilala pa rin kita a quiet and soft spoken kind of guy!!!! Panay nga laro natin noon ng bastketball. Nakita ko yung pictures mo doon sa bundok ng tralala sa Baguio….very panoramic ang view at parang you’re very close to Mother Nature. Salamat sayong welcome notes…saka na lang ako mangungumpisal sa inyong dalawa ni Bro. Larry tungkol sa aking mga secrets…….!!!

Again, i would like to wish you all a VERY HAPPY VALENTINES.....!!!!!

Hi to everyone,

Just want to greet all of you a Happy Valentine's Day! (Dito bukas pa... pero simula na ng bibilhan na ang mga roses at chocolates para sa mga loved ones) I really missed everybody, after being out of circulation for so long, ang hirap magbasa ng mga entries. It took me awhile to log in, hope ma-post ito sa tamang place this time. Oh well ...what can I say ignorance is not an excuse anymore...

Short lang ito and I will go on sabbatical again... very busy ako sa work namin nakakatamad na nga and as usual very busy running the house. Mag-compliment lang ako sa inyong lahat for taking the time to post and put your thoughts in this link... Also... ang cute ng mga mugshots... oooppps no offense dahil alam ko soon I will be the next target. Larry, very creative ka talaga! Letty thanks for keeping in touch and thanks for forwarding my my few thoughts for our group, I really appreciate it. Mars thanks for keeping me updated esp a good warning for the mugshots!!!, but kwela ito, I really don't mind to be in Betty Boop's body (she's one of my fave cartoon characters). Just in case I will be in the line-up, I think the mugshots are really hilarious. It cracked me up!!!

D'Panots luv you guys!!! And Hello to all ... Ellie, ATG, Susan, Freddie, Jun, Audie, Mr. Musikero, Trifee, Jaime, etc etc.... and lahat lahat na ka-batchmates that I may have left out unintentionally.... active or inactive with the link or even you are just a spectator, my heart goes to all of you!

stay safe, healthy and happy!
Dodie

hi everyone larry,letty,prislette,jun,freddie,susan,thelma,dodie,trifee,jaime dabu, ramir (welcome here!!! not sure if u know me ok lng!)atg, and everyone here!!!!!!!!

again, its been awhile since i shared my thoughts here, a very sad and tragic event happened to my family this week... my husband's cousin who also works for us driving me and my daughter to work and school sufferred a massive stroke last saturday and joined our Creator last sunday, he is only 29 years old good he is still single.

he is an orphan and we are the only ones taking care of him, he is more than a brother to me and uncle to my kids. this is such a terrible lost for the family. we wil bury him this saturday at 2 pm. May i request for your prayers for the eternal repose of his soul.

thanks so much


ehlee

A very warm greetings to everyone here! Too many names na to mention and it's just very exciting! We have this rare opportunity to get together everyday, anytime, anywhere ... refresh of memories of our high school days and beyond.

Hello also to you Ramir ... I still remember our chess days in high school. O, di ba ... up to now, dala dala pa rin natin ang passion natin for chess! My other chess buddies if I remember it right ... Manny Cortez, Hadji, Samuel San Luis, Jaime Dungca, Macario Campos, Daniel Singh, Cirilo Papa, Freddie Nicdao.

Wish me luck, I plan to play in a chess tournament in Virginia Beach, VA - 29 Feb 2008 to 02 Mar 2008.

http://www.vachess.org/MCF/

Hello everyone! Musta na kayo guys & namiss ko kayo.

Pasensiya na kung ngayon lang ako nakapag-post kasi nagkaroon ng problem ang broadband connection namin in some part of Cavite at kasama ang lugar namin sa "Globe broadband technical restoration/maintenance since nung Tuesday, Feb. 12 pa kaya nga naiinis ako dahil hindi ako nakapag-send ng Valentine's e-card & even post a message here. Hindi pa rin tapos ang restoration kahit everyday pa akong nagpa-follow-up sa Globe company. Kaya I decided ng pumunta ng internet cafe & here I am making this message sa inyo. Babawi na lang ako once ok na ulit ang broadband connection ko at home.

Larry -> hope ok lang sa mga batchmates natin that our birthdates has been posted here, kasi sa akin ay ok lang, nothing to hide lalo na kung ilang taon tayo kasi more or less ay magkaka-edad naman tayo

Prislette, Dodie, Elie, Susan A., Pareng Freddie, Pareng Jun, Trifee, Ramir & others -> hi to all of you & soon I will have a longer reply sa posted messages ninyo kasi nga nasa internet cafe ako at hindi ko gamay ang keyboard & set-up ng computer nila

Mareng ATG & others -> kelan kami ulit makaka-read ng messages nyo dito, sana soon na ha!!!

Warm regards sa inyong lahat batchmates, from me & Roel.

AT FIRST WE WERE TOLD THAT, WE CANNOT TAKE PICTURES FOR THE OBVIOUS REASON OF PROTECTING THE IDENTITY OF THESE ABANDONED KIDS. I called Ms. Judith De Guzman of Lingap Center, DSWD, Wangal, La Trinidad on February 13 to confirm our appointment made like a week ago. She was so appreciative of this gesture of extending our time and sharing our love to children who seemed to have no space in the hearts of many busy people. I was informed that day before our visit that no picture taking is allowed for that reason. However, I took chance of still bringing my digicam, praying that I may be able to somehow take some few pics.

February 14, came and Jeff drove off to our destination with the box, see the pictures inside our church van.....

And my apo, baby Bea was so excited to get there and share Tita Jo's love gift toys and dresses... "Tita Jo, kumuha ako ng isang toy doll na disney, kasi wala akong gift hihihihi, I know you will spare one cutie one for me correct? Inggit ako kay Ate Pia!" [Naku Jo iniyakan nya ang isang sleeping beauty na disney doll wala akong nagawa, then yung mahirap naming kids dito sa church (kasi Charity begins at home) binigyan din namin mga 5 sila tig-isa lang]. Honesty is the best policy!!!!

Heto ako kasama pati sina Raymart Hollon, Arianne Fornasidoro, Riza Saluta, Pastor Jeff and his wife Bethany and Bea and of course si Pia-poochie ko....

Okay in this photo ibinababa na nina Raymart, Riza and Arianne ang boxes of toys, dresses, fruit juices and biscuits sa DSWD.

Okay thinking that no picture taking inside the Lingap Center we thought of doing it outside para magka-pictures man lang.

SAYANG AT ANG MGA SCHOOL AGE KIDDIES AY HINDI NAMIN NADATNAN KASI NASA SCHOOL UNTIL 4 O'CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON, SO HETO LANG NA MGA NASA 20 TODDLERS AT 6 YRS OLD. NASA 32 KIDDIES LANG SILANG LAHAT AT NASA 12 KIDS ANG NASA SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY. INIWAN NAMIN ANG PINAKAMAGAGANDANG TOY GIFTS FOR THEM SA OFFICE NI MA'AM JUDITH SO WHEN THE GRADERS COME, HINDI NAMAN NAPAGPILIAN ANG KANILA.....


Good, wala si Ma'Am Judith De Guzman at pwede few pics lang daw at stolen shots lang.

Sayang hindi makita ang expressions ng face pag-tinakpan ang mga mata, kasi di ba eyes are the windows of the soul. Bawal ipakita faces nila in public.



Siyempre hindi papatalo ang mga boys, magaganda din ang mga baril-barilan nila pati mga power angers nilang tau-tauhan (pasensya na yun ang tawag ko noon sa mga ganon eh hahahaha).


Ang girls magaganda mga Little Mermaid collecciones.....


Ito talagang aliw sa nagsasalitang doll, pinapadudot pa yan at umiiyak, wonder doll siya hehe.


Siyempre ang baril-barilan di mawawala.






Pagkatapos ng mahaba-habang viaje from La Trinidad, we went straight to our favorite meriendahan, Good Taste, loming intsik at pancit guisado agad hehe. Tingnan niyo mga mukha namin hahaha, mukhang gutom na mga yagit hahahahaha..... Sige po!!!!

DODIE EMAILED ME....
Dear Larry,

How are you? Sorry tagal kung di naka visit sa link,
but I tried today. Hope it went through!

I will try to attach Mother Theresa... di ako sure if
this is ok to post in the link so I'll just send it to
you for now.

miss you,
dodie

SORRY DODIE DI KAYANG IPOST DITO PERO OKAY MAGANDA. SANA MAISEND MO SA EMAILS NATIN. GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN DODIE, THANKS SA COMPLEMENT MO SALAMAT!

ELIE > OO OUR SYMPATHY, WE CAN IDENTIFY WITH WHAT YOU FEEL. ANG BATA PA ANO, SORRY TO HEAR THAT. WE'RE PRAYING FOR ALL OF YOU EHLEE!!!!

LETICIA > PALPAK ANG TELEPONO KO ANO, SABI KO NA SAYO EH HAHAHA. WALA AKONG NARINIG NA RING NI ISA AFTER NA-CUT TAYO. THANKS FOR CALLING HA. TAWAG KA ANYTIME.

TRIFIE, I LIKE THE SONG YOU POSTED, PABORITO KO YUN DONG, VERY BEAUTIFUL. THE WHOLE DAY KONG PINAKINGGAN WHILKE WORKING ON THE PICTURES.

From: "Jim Suddath"
To:
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 11:24 AM
Subject: A tornado story from my church



Dear family and friends,

Many of you know that my hometown and neighborhood were hit by a F4 tornado
last week. My house is fine and my church is fine, but all around me
experienced devastation. Union University, a college one mile from my
house, was slammed. 90% of the cars on campus were totaled. The first
fireman on the scene called in an expectation of 100 fatalities. As of
today no student has died; four remain in the hospital. Below is one account
from that night. The writer is a college student member of my church. Her
mentor, Julie, who was trapped under her, is a full time ministry staff
member of my church. All other students mentioned in the account either
attend or work in ministry at my church.

Be thankful today,

Jim Suddath


My Experience in the Union Tornado - Feb. 5, 2008
Heather Martin

Dear Friends, Family, and Professors,

As many of you know, I was involved in the F4 tornado that hit Union
University last Tuesday (02-05-08). Many of you may have already read my
account on facebook, but I wanted to give a more detailed version now
that I have had a little more time to process. This may be a bit long,
but my plan is just to walk you through that portion of my life.

Around 5:30, I was studying at Books-a-million and was planning on
riding out the storm there. After a few phone calls from concerned
friends, I decided to return to campus. I went to eat on campus with my
roommates, Suzanne Short and Kellie Roe, around 6:00. We returned to the
room and the weather began to change. It was stormy but it felt like it
was just going to be another ordinary, frustrating tornado drill. I was
stressing over the fact that I wasn't going to get much studying
accomplished. A mentor of mine from church, Julie Boyer, decided to come
over and ride the storm out with us. She lives in an upstairs apartment
in Cherry Grove and didn't really want to spend that time with her
neighbors below. She arrived around 6:30. Soon after, the 3 girls who
live above us came down (as instructed). The RAs (resident advisors)
were busy trying to make sure all students were in the downstairs dorm
rooms. My roommate, Suzanne, is an RA, so she was in and out of our
room. We were keeping an eye on the radar on TV, watching the system
head straight toward us.

About 2 minutes before the tornado hit, my RA (and roommate) ran in and
said, "Get in the tub, now!" (that would be the last time I would see
her and know that she was alive until 11:30 or so later that night - as
I was trapped, I didn't see how there was even the slightest chance that
she was alive and had made it to safety) We headed to the bathroom --
the three girls from upstairs got into the tub.

Then our ears started popping (due to the pressure change). At that
point, Kellie was almost into the tub and Julie turned to me and said,
"We have to get in, NOW!" We shut the door, Julie jumped in - she was
holding my hand - the lights went off - hail was pounding our building -
and I was almost completely in when the tornado hit. I still have not
come up with adequate words to describe the tornado. I'll do my best.
Everyone asks, "Did it sound like a train?" It sounded like a thousand
trains. The noise was incredible. It was a roar. Julie was still holding
me at this point and I felt my legs being pulled up by the force. And
then, everything collapsed. There was a tremendous amount of pressure
and it just kept pressing us and pressing us. Some of us were screaming
- it was pushing the breath out of me, so I couldn't scream. All of what
I have just described occurred in about 5 or 6 seconds. As things were
falling and the wind was swirling around us, I remember thinking, "This
is NOT happening to me".

As quickly as it came, it left. And then there was an eery silence and
darkness. I couldn't see anyone in the tub with me. It was so hard to
breathe. There was a wall pressing down across my back, and my legs
hadn't made it into the tub. After being pulled by the tornado, they (my
legs) got pinned between a wall of debris and the edge of the tub. I
can't describe my body position because it was so contorted, you would
have to see a picture. One of the girls was able to call 911. She had
her cellphone and thankfully could move enough to make the call. We
found out later we were the first call from Union.

My initial thoughts were: "Every student on this campus is either dead
or trapped like we are. This is where I am going to die. No one will
ever find us. We will be here for days and we won't last that long". We
all accounted for each other and tried to calm each other down. Then,
very methodically, I began to assess my situation. I realized my legs
were pinned - but I felt no pain - breathing was going to be my biggest
issue - and I was pinned under the wall (floor above us, really). I
began to think about what my death would be like. I only had a small
pocket of air and my whole body was compressed. I realized I was going
to pass out, and then I would be with Jesus. To some of you, that may
sound very morbid, but it actually allowed me to move on and not panic
in fear about the process of my death. At that point, I realized someone
right next to me was breathing her last breaths. I had no idea who it
was. I called out Julie's name, the breaths were interrupted, and she
responded to me. At this point, my heart sank. It felt like someone had
stabbed it. I thought, "Dear Lord, I cannot handle losing another
friend". I began to pray out loud - telling Julie to breathe, not to
talk, just to breathe - I was positioned on top of her in such a way
that if I moved, she either couldn't breathe or it caused her
excruciating pain. I cannot even begin to describe the fear in my heart
that this precious person was going to die underneath me. I prayed aloud
- I tried to quote Scripture - at some point I found Kellie's hand and
she was praying as well. I realize now, Christ was guiding my thoughts
from the very beginning - after coming to grips with the fact that this
would most likely be the night of my death, I was able to move on and
focus on simply breathing. I continued to pray aloud, and then at one
point I had to tell Julie that I was out of breath and couldn't pray out
loud anymore, but that I was still praying in my heart and mind. Please
do not see this as my being "strong" or "brave" or "courageous" - this
was the power of Christ in me. He guided me in my thoughts - He helped
me to focus on breathing, praying, and helping/encouraging Julie to
breathe. This whole experience was terrifying - but God was in the midst
of us. I recall at times just crying out "God, You are here, You are
here - give us strength, sustain us".

At one point, Kellie very calmly said, "Heather, it's going to be okay".
Kellie now has no recollection of this. God used her and spoke through
her directly to me in that moment. It was at that point that I had an
overwhelming sense of peace. Peace - not because I was confident that we
would be rescued - but peace from the fact that we were either going to
join Christ in heaven or He was going to sustain us and leave us here on
earth for a little while longer.

The tornado struck at 7:02 - the firemen arrived around 7:15. We were
told later that when they arrived, the chief got out and was overwhelmed
with the destruction. He sent off the team in twos to listen for voices.
Students began to crawl out of their bath tubs. He heard muffled sounds
near the pile of debris that used to be my dorm room. There were 15 ft.
of rubble on top of us. They had to remove it by hand. (an earlier
account said by backhoe, but that was a rumor)

When the rescuers got close to us, it got really scary. Julie's
breathing was terrible at this point and she was in and out of
consciousness. As the rescuers neared our tub, it was terrifying because
the rubble and debris would shift and the pressure would increase.
Several of the girls were screaming - I was trying to breathe and
couldn't scream very well. Finally light broke through. But Julie wasn't
doing well. I couldn't move because it hurt her and she couldn't
breathe. Her neck was exposed in such a way that if the rescuers slid
the debris off, her neck would snap. She told me later that she was
thinking, "I've survived the tornado, only to be killed in the rescue."
She told me I had to tell them where she was. The firemen were telling
us not to scream and panic, because they thought we were in pain each
time we did. At this point, I could see one of the fireman's face. I
screamed at him. I said, "Can you see my face??" - (he could) - then I
screamed out, "I am not panicking. You have to listen to me. There is
someone stuck under me and if I move she can't breathe. Her neck is
exposed, so you can't slide the debris. You have to lift it." Then, they
lifted off the main piece, and for the first time in 45 minutes, we
could breathe in fresh air!!

They got the other girls out and Julie and I were left. They tried to
get me next, but my legs were still pinned. So, they got Julie out.
Then, a fireman came and held me. He held my torso and my head. He kept
telling me, "We're gonna get you out of here." It took a lot of
maneuvering and strength on the part of the rescuers because I couldn't
feel my legs unless there was a lot of pain - and I couldn't feel them
enough to pull them out myself. I noticed there was a 2x4 right next to
my right knee, between the edge of the tub and the mass of debris. That
2x4 had kept just enough of the pressure off of my legs so that I didn't
completely lose blood flow to my lower extremities. It saved my legs.

We were rescued. We sustained only minor injuries. I ended up being
taken to the ER because I passed out, but it was just from the shock. My
body is intact. I am now walking around without a limp and I am just
experiencing pain from the strained muscles in my back. As I have
reflected over Tuesday night, I see the Lord. I cannot explain our
survival - and the fact that there were NO fatalities - aside from the
fact that God loves us a whole lot and He is not through with us here on
earth. The destruction and chaos of Tuesday night is incredible. The
amazing power, strength, grace, and love of Jesus Christ is the only
explanation I have to offer. In the midst of the chaos and rubble, He
knew how each board, each brick, each piece of metal and concrete were
placed - and He protected us. Another thought that keeps recurring is
the testimony of the father of my friend who was killed in an avalanche
a month ago. She died and her brother (who was hiking with her) made it
out. Their father said, "Our God saves. He saved Nick from the
avalanche, and He saved Lygon (my friend) unto Himself." Those words
ring so true of my experience. I have struggled in the past with my
faith - wondering if I were "truly saved" - wondering what my last
thoughts would be. Well, now I know. My "last thoughts" were: "God has
me. Either way I am okay. I will either join Him in heaven, or He will
save me for yet a little while longer here on earth."

My desire as you read my story is that you will be impressed with the
Lord. Do not call me a hero. Every thought I had Tuesday night was
guided by Christ - the calmness I had was directly from Him - He gave me
peace - He sustained me by His grace and strength. I have struggled and
fought against the Lord a whole lot in the last couple of months. I've
struggled to trust Him - to accept His unconditional love for me. Yet,
He proved Himself in such a mighty way Tuesday night. I am amazed at His
goodness - His faithfulness. I hope you are as well. He is a mighty God.

I have lived through a tornado. However, I am not fearless. The next few
weeks and months actually are a pretty scary thought to me right now. I
have a lot to work through. There are sounds and feelings stored in my
memory that are terrifying and paralyze me at times. My mentor and dear
friend almost died underneath me. I am struggling to come to grips with
that. I am struggling to sleep because there are so many vivid images
and feelings when I shut my eyes. However, I find hope in this: God
knew, as I lay pinned in that tub, that I would make it out. He is the
One responsible for getting me out. Simply put, He is not through with
me yet. He already knows what each and every second of the next few
weeks and months hold for me, my friends, and my family. And knowing
that, gives me hope - it keeps me going. He sustained me through Tuesday
night and He will continue to sustain me in the days that follow. My
friend Beth McDowell, a nurse who was on site Tuesday, (and was with me
right as they were putting me onto the stretcher) quoted these verses to
me: "We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but
not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not
destroyed" - 2 Corinthians 4:8,9

As you have read my story, you've read a lot about God. It may sound a
bit odd if you don't know Him personally. But here's the truth: I cannot
explain ANY of the events of Tuesday without acknowledging that God was
there - He sustained and covered us all with His protection. I should
not be alive today -- but I am because He still has plans for my life
here on earth. He is good. If you don't know Him, you need to. He loves
you. He wants a relationship with you. I pray that through my story, you
have caught a glimpse of who He is - His love - His sovereignty - His
strength - and His grace - and ultimately, His salvation.

A very pleasant day to all of you my dear AHS batchmates -> Larry, Pareng Freddie, Rudy I., Sweetheart Roel, Elie, Prislette & Jun, Jaime D., Pareng Jun Papa, Mareng ATG, Trifee, Thelma, Pye, Susan A., Dodie, Pareng Sam & Ompong, Audie, Nanette & Ramir!!!

Larry -> it's really nice talking to you few days ago, na-cut nga lang ang line, anyhow "there's plenty of next time naman di ba?" Thanks for sharing with us your pics taken when you went to DSWD there in Baguio. Kudos to Jo for sending her gifts to those kids & to you too for wrapping & distributing them. For sure, those kids will treasure whatever gift they received. Yap, Rizal Day is June 19, mali nga ako same as the spelling of Elie's last name, it should be Cruz & not Crus, sometimes kasi na-o-overlooked ko na but honestly it's unintentional, pls. excuse my errors ha, "tao lang na nagkakamali rin paminsan-minsan"

Prislette -> hi to you & noted na you have to take an exam pala everytime you renew your RN license every 2 years. Good luck to you my friend & kayang-kaya mo yan. Hello to Jun & your kids & hope your mom is doing

Susan A. & Trifee -> thanks for sharing some of your poems collections which really very interesting to read & touched one's heart lalo na kapag romantic ang mga makakabasa

Ramir -> basta't ka-batch, very much welcome dito sa forumotion. Honestly, natutuwa ako while reading your messages, imagine naipagsama-sama mo ang mga giant telecommunications competitors sa cellphone lines, as well as our palaging nagpaparinigan na 2 most popular tv shows dito sa Pinas. Nice to know that you have your own business na rin diyan sa Dubai. Fyi, the vessel of my husband Roel just passed by last week in Fujairah, U.A.E. & they're now on the way sa Galveston loop, U.S.A. (that is kung walang sudden changes ng biyahe coming from their employer). Fyi, I copied the part of your message to him & I will include it in my e-mail for him to read it & at the same time save your mobile number. Roel cannot send me an e-mail directly & he cannot post here as much as he wants to, kasi the computer with an internet connection ay nasa cabin ng Captain nila kaya silang mga crew onboard the ship, they type muna their e-mails in a diskette then they will give it sa Captain & the Captain will send it by himself. The replies siyempre will be received by the Captain in his cabin & automatically he will print all the incoming e-mails & meron silang e-mail box wherein the printed e-mails have their names at sila na ang bahalang kumuha or sometimes ibinibigay iyon while they're eating sa mess hall or ini-insert sa ilalim ng respective door ng cabins ng bawa't crew. Obviously their Captain na British can read all the incoming/outgoing e-mails & forwarded e-mails especially yung may mga attachments are not allowed to avoid any virus daw. No problem at all sa amin ni Roel kung mabasa man ng Captain our e-mail na taglish, siguro yung iba ay naiintindihan niya at wala namang hindi maganda sa mga ipinapadala naming e-mails. Saan ka nga pala sa Cainta. Fyi, ang family house namin ay sa Vista Verde Exec. Village, F. P. Felix Ave., Cainta, Rizal (in between ng junction & Sta. Lucia Mall)? Also, when I was in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman (from 1988-1993), I've got the chance to visit Dubai, U.A.E. by road (siyempre may road permit), ok pa ba ang Al Ghurair (tama ba ang Spelling ko) mall & dirhams ang currency nila diyan, di ba? Tama ka nga, still may mga nagsasabi pa rin na kapag narinig ang Dubai, sasabihin nilang nasa Saudi iyon. Sometimes, kung kakilala ko ang nagsasabi, I will tell them na nasa Middle East din ang Dubai pero nasasakupan ng United Arab Emirates at hiwalay sa Saudi. In Oman, their currency is Omani Rial & yung mga barya, they called it "baisas"

Dodie -> hi & happy to read your message. You're really true to your words that you will post here sa Valentine's Day mismo na Feb. 14. Yung may "palabra de honor" is one of the best characteristics that I like most in a person & you're one of them. It's my pleasure to inform our batchmates the reason why you cannot post regularly here kaya I posted a part of your personal e-mail to me

Elie -> hello & our heartfelt condolences to you & your family for the sudden death of your husband's cousin, which you all considered as your family na rin. At least, nandiyan kayo for him lalo pa nga at nagsosolo na pala siya sa mundo. Hope you & your whole family are doing ok

To everybody -> warm regards from me & Roel & thank you sa lahat na nag-greet ng Happy Valentine's Day dito sa forumotion natin!

Thought for the day: "Thousands of YESTERDAYS are gone. Millions of TOMORROW will come. But there's only one TODAY. So I don't want to miss the day to say -> have a wonderful day always!"

Hello to all of you once again! It seems you're all busy. Anyhow, I'm hoping that you're all in good health naman, siyempre ganun din ang loved ones & family members ninyo.

Just to let you know na today I was with some friends & we had a tripping in Tagaytay, habang nasa school ang 2 kids ko. Full blast din pala ang mga open-houses ng different developers doon. Magaganda ang mga subdivisions with amenities, siyempre medyo mataas ang rate. Malamig sa Tagaytay but still less air pollution at hindi rin ma-traffic, talagang it's a very nice place & worth staying na bakasyunan.

Warm regards all of you!

Just a thought: "Friendship is not choosing the right person, but creating the right relationship. It is not how much you love your friend from the beginning, but how much love you build till the end"

Hello dear batchmates, I've been very busy lately here in Indonesia kaya medyo nawala sa cirkulasyon. Anyway I'm flying to Manila today for a meeting there and a quick home visit as i need to get back here again by Sunday night. Bitin na Bitin.na visit but anyway my family is supposed to come here March kaya Ok na rin.

Bye for now and best regards to all of you

A very pleasant good day batchmates! It seems almost everybody are busy. Anyhow, may family & I are hoping that you're all doing fine with your family members too.

Larry -> thanks nga pala for sharing to us the actual story of an F4 tornado from the church of your foster mom. Hope the casualties are ok now & everybody will recover from it

Pareng Freddie -> mabuti ka pa you're back home again with your family kahit few days lang (di ba parang kelan ka lang umalis?) & besides malapit lang ang Indonesia sa Pinas, aside from the fact na you're land-base, kaya anytime you can book yourself for a flight. Not like ang mga seamen na palaging nasa biyahe sa dagat. For sure, your wife & kids will be very happy na makasama ka ulit. And nice to know that your family can even visit you this summer. Enjoy your few days stay here sa Pinas, regards to you & your whole family too!

Thought for the day: "Life's Formula: Assume nothing; expect konti; do dami; smile todo; sleep sarap; laugh sagad; once in a while->iyak." HAVE A NICE ARAW SA INYONG LAHAT BATCHMATES!!!

Hello friends,

I've been quite busy lately and I have to admit that I am dead serious trying to change my overall lifestyle including staying late at night. Night owl kasi ako dati so palaging may time pa ako para mag-log in. When I had my overall check up last year, I was advised to take it easy. That's when I decided to leave my hectic job, find another one that will give more more chance for a balanced work/life, learn how to smell the roses, commune with God more often, spend more time with the kids and my husband, give my friends more quality time and try to give myself some personal time, too. It's easier said than done so you can see my sporadic presence here. Rest assured that you are always in my heart. Some of my old habits are hard to get rid off so I still go astray once in a while. Minsan uuwi pa rin ako from the office late at night...or I bring my work at home and do it till the wee hours of the morning. I know it's not good for the children. I may be there physically but I'm not fully engaged. So ngayon, talagang tutok ako sa kanila...making up for the lost time. Buti na lang I have a very understanding husband. I will be remiss if I don't tell you that I'm also blessed that I have good friends like you...You don't demand so much but I know that you all have good intentions for everyone. I wish you all well...
Till my next message...