Regardless of what reasons this man and whoever was taking that video were, I believe this is child abuse and totally unacceptable!  These people should be arrested and that baby should be taken away from them!

Here is the video I took during the party at the school…

Last Sunday, David decided that we were having dinner out.  Since we were all going out together, we also decided that it was an opportunity to get our family picture taken at a professional studio.  So we went to SM North at Great Image studio.  We were so glad it would only take about an hour and a half for the pictures to be ready.   So we had the our photos taken, and proceeded to Seattles Best at the Block for a little bit, to have coffee.  Meantime, our two teenagers went around the mall to shop for stuff they wanted to buy.  

                 …..she just loves her strawberry milkshake!

Anyway, when the kids were done with their shopping, we had dinner at Burgoo.  Dinner was great, we all enjoyed the meal.  Mom was a bit late for dinner.  She came all the way from SM Megamall just to have dinner with us.  I was so glad she could come!

After dinner, we took a walk around the mall, claimed our pictures at the studio, and headed for home.  On our way home, we stopped by at Mom’s LPG refilling station at Mindanao Avenue for a few minutes and she showed us her office and her new resting room in the building.  Her place really looks good! 

While looking around at Mom’s office, my kids found an old stained picture of me with my mom and my siblings, taken at my grandmother’s house when we were still kids.  We all looked funny in this picture….  take a look!

…I happen to be that silly-looking girl in white and blue stripes, unfortunately the one whose face was stained the worst in the picture.  We were not complete in this photo, though.  My dad’s not in it, and my last two siblings weren’t born yet when this was taken.  Yes, people, we are plenty!  LOL! 

                     BEFORE                 NOW                                 BEFORE                NOW

                                                 BEFORE                     NOW

Soon, one by one, these kids will be going their own ways.  Here I am preparing for this moment, that I know will not be too long from today.  The eldest will be turning sixteen this year, and in a couple of years, she’ll be a certified adult.  Meantime, hubby and I are continually trying to adjust to her changing moods that …*sigh*… are all part of this stage of her life .  I have to say we’re both growing up too!  It may be difficult sometimes, but we just love these kids…. and I guess, it’s all worth it!

One thing I know for sure… kids can’t be kids forever… they will all grow up, and we, the parents…. well, we’re growing up with them too!     

 Do you know that you can already request for a copy of your (Philippine) birth certificate online?  That’s pretty cool, isn’t it?  I just filled an application form for a copy of my son’s birth certificate online at the ECensus.com site.  All you have to do is fill the form, print the acknowledgement form, and pay in any branch of Union bank.  The total cost is Php 315.00.  Then the birth certificate will be delivered to your own home.  Well, the actual cost of acquiring a birth certificate, if you were to go directly to the Census office at East Avenue, Quezon City, is Php 140.00 only.  However, you have to go through the process of lining up, and waiting for your turn to pay.  And if you’re late for the cut-off time, you get the birth certificate the following day.  

I went to the Census office early this afternoon to acquire a birth certificate for my eldest daughter, as she needs to submit a copy as a requirement for her college entrance exams.  There were lots of people lined up on about 15 counters, paying for their certificates.  It scared me!  The numbers being served at the time I arrived was from 0-4970, and the number I got was 5070.  Wow, I thought I was going to stay there for the rest of the afternoon! 

I was about to walk out of the office, when the next batch of numbers were about to be served.  The next set was until 5000.  Hmm… that didn’t seem to be so bad at all.  Every 5 minutes (or less), the next 30 were asked to proceed to the lines to pay.  The lines were moving quite quickly.   I have to commend the cashiers on the counters for working really fast.  That was good!  Besides that, the guards on duty were very busy keeping everyone on the right places, so that everybody would have space to move around.  Great improvement from the last time I was there!  Plus, you can just imagine, if they started at customer #1 today, they probably have served over 5 thousand people by around 3pm this afternoon!  Amazing!

Nevertheless, I was late for the cut-off time.  I have to come back tomorrow to claim the Certificate I paid for.  But that was ok with me.  At least, I had enough time to accomplish all my other tasks for the rest of the afternoon.

Anyway, before I end this thread I just want to commend (again) the people at the Census office for their improvement… the online application process, the great service at the Census office… keep up the good work!

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Last Friday, our little girl Thea Angelee (aka Ageebear) officially turned 5.   Five years ago, we were blessed with a precious bundle of joy. We have been blessed through that bundle of joy ever since. Yesterday, Saturday, we celebrated Ageebear’s birthday with a little party at a Jollibee resto in Quezon City.  Cousins and some classmates came and our little girl was very happy. The best part of the event was when the Jollibee mascot came and joined the children in all the games. Kids just love Jollibee! He’s a funny looking oversized bumble bee that does funny dance numbers during parties like these. Everyone was so elated! After the games, they served the food.  I got the chance to have a little chitchat with some of the moms of Ageebear’s classmates and friends. You may view the videos and the rest of the photos we took during the party here….Ageebear’s 5th Birthday

The party ended at around 4pm, we all went home and let Ageebear open and enjoy her gifts. Ate and Kuya (big sis and big bro) helped her assemble her new toys and taught her how to use them too. Now those were really good elder siblings, weren’t they? 

After gift opening, Daddy took us out again to have our own family dinner at a steak house in Timog avenue.  It was a wonderful day, not only for Ageebear, but for all of us as well! 

Happy birthday, Ageebear!

 

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Thank you Arlene for this friendship award!

1. i get this from ____;

2.  i get that from ____;

3.   i get those from ____

…. how’s that to start off with?   .. LOL!

Anyway, September has been such a busy month for me.  So many things have occurred, so many changes to adjust to, I couldn’t get the chance (and the inspiration) to write much during the weeks that passed.  All in all, September wasn’t so good, but, neither was it such bad a month for us.  Nevertheless, here I am once again, this time on the first day of the month.  I do hope I get to write more often, at least, until the end of the year. 

Here’s something to welcome my October days.  I just received a really funny email from a dear family friend of ours, which I would like to share to all.  I called it Jerry Dog - I really don’t know for sure if the dog’s name is Jerry, or some guy named Jerry owns the dog.  But one thing I know is that you’ll definitely enjoy it, just like I did!

what happens when engineers own dogs…

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I wish Casper and Daffy could do the same thing!

But this time around, it was for our little girl, Thea Angelee…. watch this! 

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Can you just imagine how overwhelmed I am at this very moment?  As a mother, I have always considered my children’s achievements as my achievements too.  Their struggles are my struggles, and their success is my success too!   I am so thankful to the Lord, I have nothing more to ask! 

So now, once again, allow me to express my eternal gratitude for the guidance and blessings that God has continually provided for my family… He has bestowed upon me three wonderful children and I will proclaim His glory every moment and in every which way I can!

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.

  In God’s Time

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 Many thanks to the friends who sent me the emails from where this slideshow was created…

6 In all your ways acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.

First of all, our little kindergartener is Top #1 in her class for the first quarter.  That’s my smart baby girl!   On the other hand, our son, a freshman in high school, is Top #5 in his class, which by the way, is the cream section of the first year high school level.    Finally, the eldest, a high school graduating student did well too, herself, though we know she can do even better.   All in all…I am absolutely overwhelmed! 

Yesterday morning I enjoyed the honor of going up the stage to receive recognition for my son’s achievement in school for the first quarter.  I was extremely proud to be up there among the other parents whose children were on the honor roll too.   Plus, during the same program, his class performed in an intermission number, their performance was really great! 

Here’s a sneak preview of their performance on stage at school yesterday….

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 Angelo’s grades

Angela’s grades

 Angelee’s grades

 I am very thankful for everything, and I do pray that my children will continue to value their education this way, or even more, until they have all finished school and have achieved their own goals in life!

Here’s a video clip of the Buwan ng Wika presentation held yesterday morning at the Day Care Center..

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