D is for DOG..mga kwentong aso sa buhay namin

Ilang aso na ba ang dumating sa bahay at buhay namin. Di ko na mabilang, di ko na rin matandaan ang mga pangalan nila.

Ang unang asong naalala ko pangalan nya "Rep-Rep" dahil ang nanay nito dati ay nawala ng ilang araw at di mahanap. Pero di nagtagal bumalik din at nalamang buntis ito kaya reprep ang pangalan ng anak nya dahil parang nirape daw ito ng mga askal.Ang nanay nito ay maputi at malahibo tulad ng sikat na asong si Lassie pero si reprep kulay brown na parang ordinaryong asong pinoy.

Nung bata pa ako gusto ko ring magka-pet pero ayaw ng nanay ko. Ayaw nya kasi ng ingay ng mga kahol  ng aso at kung makakagat ito ng ibang tao problema pa namin ang pagpapagamot. Pero ang kapatid kong lalaki na si ronron at si tatay gusto nila para may bantay daw ang bahay kaya minsan kahit ayaw ni nanay nag-aalaga sila ng aso kapag may nagbibigay basta si ronron ang may responsibilidad sa pag-aalaga dito.

Kaya kamakailan lang may nagbigay ng aso sa amin at pinangalanan ito ni ronron ng "Boy George" dahil yung time na yun sikat ang palabas na May Bukas Pa kung saan isa sa mga cast si Boy George. Ayaw na ayaw ni nanay kay boy george dahil kinakagat nito lahat ng mga tsinelas namin kaya nasira lahat. Nagalit si nanay  kaya sa bawat nakaharang ito sa daan di nya maiwasang magalit at itaboy. Sa totoo lang, takot ako sa aso lalo na kapag magsimula itong amoy amuyin ako at kumahol. Pakiramdam ko kasi kahit anong oras kakagatin ako. May nabasa kasi akong libro na The Little Prince kung saan tinuturuan ni little prince ang fox na maging malapit sila sa isa't isa kaya sa bawat may oras ako hinihimas ko si boy george.Sa tuwing umuuwi ako sa bahay lumulukso ito sa tuwa pero di pa rin nawawala ang takot ko kaya minsan di ko sya pinapansin hanggang sa isang araw nagulat na lang akong patay na si boy george. Di ko alam kung ano ang dahilan.

Ngayon may bago nanaman kaming aso. Nagulat pa nga ako kasi si nanay mismo ang humingi sa kapitbahay namin. Totoo nga ang kasabihan na "people change". Dahil na rin siguro sa may bata kaming inaalagaan at hilig nito ang manood ng mga hayop kaya nagkupkop si nanay ng aso. Aba't sya pa mismo ang nagpapaligo dito gamit ang switzal na shampoo...sosyal na asong to! Marami kaming naisip na pangalan merong 'barikuson' sabi ni tatay mula sa character sa radyo, dolly kay nanay mula sa palabas na agua bendita pero di naglaon naging "aw-aw" na lang, kasi ito lang ang kayang isambit ni Tinoy ang batang inaalagaan namin. Gusto ko ulit mapalapit sa aso para na rin siguro matanggal ang takot ko sa mga ito lalo na nagsimula ito sa tuta.

photo of the day

Santino Gabriel Peacita 1yr. old

My Tatay and Tinoy is Feeding Frenzy2 Addict

Meet my 50 year old dad. After we taught him how to play computer games, he couldn't put the mouse down. He was having fun playing the feeding frenzy. The game where you control the fish to eat its prey to grow bigger. And he couldn't help himself laughing when he was caught surprise when some bigger fish eat him.. My mother scolded him for he seems deaf whenever she call him to do some errand.

And I always caught him playing and I took a picture of him whenever I got the chance. And now my nephew Tinoy, won't leave my father's side for he enjoy watching the fish swimming.

Borrowed from Afriques

Last tuesday, I decided to held our staff meeting at Afriques. An italian resto famous in Iloilo. They uses a paper placemat with the following imprinted trivia:

You know you're a Filipino if...

• you nail all photographs on your walls in the living room
• you say comfort room instead of rest room
• you say for take out instead of to go
• you point with your lips
• you nod upwards to greet someone
• your nickname is Boy
• you ask for Colgate instead of toothpaste
• you eat underdeveloped duck eggs
• you pronounce ALREADY as OLREYDI
• you say KODAKAN instead of take pictures
• you refer to your refrigerator as "pridyider"
• you say "pliers" when you meant "flyers"
• you cover your sofa with plastic
• you have a Last Supper quilt on your dining wall
• you drive a Mercedes-Benz with maroon seat covers
• you hang a rosary on the rear view mirror of your car
• you have a Santo Ni ño shrine in your living room
• you're standing next to big boxes at the airport
• you say "HOY" to get someone's attention
• your car chirps like a bird when you back up
• you have a collection of bruce lee and Charles Bronson movies in VHS and betamax
• you have "Best of Slow Rock" casette tapes in heat proof casing
• you call somebody "pssst"..
• you drink with your friends and share the same glass, passing it around
• you say kutex instead of nail polish
• you're the plane passenger with the biggest hand-carry luggage
• you dont' want to eat the last piece of food on the plate, but offer it to others
• you say "ano" this and "ano" that
• you say that everybody is your cousin, niece, etc.
• you say things bit backwards like stick bread instead of breadsticks
• you drive a jeep with your family name written on the back
• you have toyo circles on your table cloth
• you was and reuse styrofoam cups
• you collect items from hotels and restaurqants 'for souvenir"
• you smile for no reason
• you find dried up rice morsels on your shirt
• you add unwarranted "H" to your name, i.e. "Bhoy", "JHUN"
• you put hands together in front of you as if to make a path and say, "excuse, excuse"
• you consistently arrive 30 minutes late for all events
• you prefer to make acronyms for phrases such as "OA: for overacting or "TNT" for well, you know
• you own a karaoke
• you own a piano that no one ever plays
• your car still has the plastic covers
• you have a giant wooden tinikling dancer on the wall
• you have a Mercedes Benz and you call it a chedeng
• your mom or sister is a nurse
• you have aunts or uncle named "Boy", Baby" or "Girlie"
• you have a family member that has a nickname that repeats itself, "Deng Deng, "Ling Ling"
• you dip bread in your morning coffee...

thanks to kuya jo who willingly post in front of the camera

for more info about afriques visit their site at http://www.afriquespizza.com

Stairways to greatness

"Life is a climb but the view is great" is a script from the movie Hannah Montana. So true, isn't it?

Life is both going up and going down. Whatever it takes to reach to the top is worth it. The tiring climb is nothing when you're at the top shouting "It's beautiful up here!". It's exhilarating. More enjoyable when you have company to share the view with.

This photo was in Bohol, Philippines. Reaching the top is the beautiful scenery of the chocolate hills.

Pray

Someone told me that if it is your first time inside the church, whatever you pray, it will come true. And so I told others the same thing. I’d been to different churches before but honestly, I can’t remember any prayer of mine. Maybe because I pray in general or I wasn’t aware of my answered prayer. We believe in the power of prayer but we should believe to the One who hears it.

P5.00 worth of fun

How do you define fun?

With no plans, but suddenly received a text from a friend inviting everyone to their fiesta, then everyone was eager to go. Ate some meal. Say goodbye and thank you to the host then went our way to the plaza. Saw the ride. Bought the very cheap ticket. Then laughter and shout began. Feeling dizzy after but wanted another round.

What's the question again? ahhh... fun?

Fun is being a child once again. We don't care if we are already old for those kind of rides but we enjoy it even for just a few minutes. No worries. Just laugh, laugh, laugh! And P5.00 is worth it.

Life is like a ride. You'll wait for your turn. You sit back and relax. Then you became impatient as to when will it start, when will it get faster and when will it stop. When life makes us dizzy, its not a reason for us to bail out but to sit tight. But no matter how the ride goes..its all about enjoying it.

Photo of the Day: Lens to Lens

As I was scanning the picture I'd taken from the previous day in my camera, I happen to glanced to my extra lens lying in my bed and saw this reflected beautiful light coming from the fluorescent light in my room. And thought of capturing it.

A photographer saw beauty through the lens, captured it and was able to share it with others. But it was our eyes that first saw it. Have you look at the mirror and observe your eyes closely? Don't you find it amazing? How it was beautifully design? Go ahead look at it in the mirror and as you shifted your focus from your eyes to the person in front of you, just like the camera, captured it in your mind and share it to others the beautiful thing you've seen -- YOU.

Lesson from Laundry

I prefer to wash the dishes than washing the clothes. Not only it gives me back pain but some detergent irritate my skin. If there is something about laundry that i enjoy, it was because of the bubbles.

While I was in college, I was an active member of a youth group. During those time, I can say I am very close to God. There was a time while I was doing some laundry, I have this reflection about it. When you're washing, you're separating the white from colored ones right? Then you're making sure that the clothes are clean and white. Then rinse it for almost three times. It seems like its gonna be the same at the end of the world. That God will separate the good one from bad one. Then only those who are clean and white as snow can enter His kingdom. I'm sharing this not to scare people but to be reminded that God is willing to wash if only we give Him our dirty clothes while there is still time 'cause you'll never know, it wont dry if rain arrives.

Photo Of the Day: Control

Likas sa tubig ang umagos. Sa ilog, kahit gaano karaming mga bato ang humarang, maghahanap at maghahanap ito ng paraan para dumaan. Pero kahit ganun, may paraan din tayo na kontrolin ito. Kagaya na lang sa nakikita sa larawan.

Gayundin sa ating nararamdaman. Natural lang ang magalit, umiyak, mainlove, magselos, kahit na anong emosyon. Katulad ng tubig kaya nating kontrolin ito. Huwag lang hayaan kontrolin tayo ng emosyon.

In the eye of a child

Eto si Santino Gabriel Peacita o mas kilala sa tawag na tinoy. We named him after sa sikat na character sa tv program ng ABS-CBN na "May Bukas Pa". Anak ko or should I say ampon ng buong pamilya namin. One year and 4 months old. Nakakatuwang bata, hindi maingay, hindi mahirap alagaan..mahirap lang maghanap ng pambili ng gatas. Paborito nya ang saging, puto, at isda. I don't have a family of my own yet pero dahil sa kanya alam ko na ang pakiramdam ng isang nanay.

Sa likod ng kanyang ngiti ay isang malungkot na katotohanan. Hindi kasi sya kilala ng nanay nya. Nagkastroke ang nanay nito. Inoperahan sa ulo dahil nagkablood clot nang tumama ang ulo sa sahig kaya hindi nya matandaan na may anak sya. Di rin kasi to makapagsalita ng maayos. Si tinoy, anak ng pinsan kong lalaki. May apat pa kasi syang mga anak na halos maliliit pa kaya kami ang nagkupkop kay tinoy. Nakakawala nga talaga ng pagod everytime na umuwi ka ng bahay galing sa trabaho at madadatnan mo sya. So soft to hug and he would even return it with a kiss. Sa mga mata ni tinoy nagiging bata rin ako....