September More...

The Month  of September  came and went     without  much   frills..  Highlight was  I  finally    got my  much  awaited paycheck from  writing  gig  which   solved  most of my financial obligations..   I was  able to   keep  something  for  My  Princess Julia   for her   birthday  months from now.  

Writing  job   was  a  steady  pace..    and hopefully stays  that  way for   the meantime,  but  i   would definitely  welcome  all the writing jobs  that will come my  way.

Now  as October   is  almost  a  quarter  into full swing,  I'm hoping it'll be  a better month. Although  our  dear "ache" left  us after  almost   6 years,   i  welcome the time   spending with my Little Princess who is clinging into my arms  more now,  asking me  not to  go to work   anymore and just to spend  more  with  her... experiencing   seperation  anxiety  after  losing  her yaya...     But i ma  confident  she'll   overcome this and will  get used to her new  Ate Joan.

I'm looking forward to the  Christmas Holidays  as well,  as  "Ber" months have kicked in already...    and i 'll  try  my best  to  have a  wonderful  Holidays  Celebration  for My Princess  who looks forward  to all the gifts   santa  brings her...  

So   join  me as we count the days  before  Christmas  time..   :)

My Binondo Girl

I have been away from the writing world for more than five (5) years and was only able to make a comeback last quarter of 2010 via teleserye Sabel and Mutya as contributing Writer and Creatve Development Group Member . However, in the TV Writing World, one can only be classified as a full-pledge writer if you can write a full script with your by-line...

And so, after almost a year of comeback , i had a chance of writing my one week script for My Binondo Girl... it was an experience... and familiar one as i write the night away, barely sleeping ... I hope i will be able to pull it off and survive the 13 week writing job with flying colors ...

FRIENDS ALWAYS TO THE RESCUE

There's a running joke among my ABS Friends that I'm the ultimate JOLOGS Queen because anywhere they go they would meet someone who knows/has connection with me.... May it be in UK, Dubai, workplace, provinces, etc.... Although admittedly, my memory sometimes fail me , cant really say i can remember all the connections or affiliations but never the less, it still amazes me how i have connected with these people all over the world.

Same reason why I feel so Blessed for having such wonderful friends despite the years and distances. Friends who i can always turn to or lean on when things get rough.... Lately, things were not as smooth sailing due to ou 3 year legal battle with hubby's former employer. That was really a major turning point in our lives because it scraped not only our savings but as well as tested patience and faith. And when things are way beyond my control, I am lucky enough to have friends who are always there to "rescue me"... Friends who are just a text/chat/email/phonecall away, friends who always listen and more importantly, doesnt keep tab only to "make sumbat" later on.


I have no idea what i was in my past life (which i dont normally believe in hehehe) to deserve such blessings like this.. I might have been a good soul to have such wonderful friends. And I know i cant thank them enough for all the help, so the most i can do is to be a friend to others as well the best way i can and apply the "Pay it Forward" Theory (where you do a good deed for someone without any payment in return) .This way, you are able to extend your ring of friendship and who knows, make a difference in making this world a better place .... :)

CONNECTING W/ MY PANGGA ...

I had a long talk with my college buddy whom i fondly call "Pangga" after 20 years of without communication... Thanks to modern technology, we were able to catch up and it seems that the 20 years silence/gap never existed... We were chatting like way back our college days.

Although I was glad to reconnect with my best buddy, how i wish there's something more i can do to comfort him, and take away the pain he is feeling right now because there's nothing more difficult than seeing the people you care about go through painful situation. Just like a doting mom, how you wish you can do everything to spare your child from all the pains and struggles in life....

But as a friend all you can do is listen , hold your friend's hand (which i wish i could but my pangga's hundreds of thousands of miles away) and say a prayer that he'll overcome this storm and emerge as a better person.....

For now i'm just here, just a text / phonecall away for my best pal.

OUR KINDERGARTEN TEACHER

For the past year, hubby and I had a problem looking for the best kindergarten school for Our Little Princess Julia who got traumatized in her nursery class last year. So from them on she despised school . Last summer we enrolled her in 2 summer schools just to get her acquainted with the classroom environment. The first summer school was quite costly for a 8-session class but at least my Princess got warmed up at the 6th session hehehe

Finally, we came across Bright Tree Kinder Care center. From day 1 Julia liked the atmosphere and enjoyed going to school. So when regular classes came, getting ready for school was no longer a gruelling task in the morning.

However, it was not a bed of roses for us, for Julia wouldnt engage in school activities. Yes she enjoyed going to school but wont participate in singing/dancing /circle time session or play with her classmates . This alarmed her Teacher Doreen (mid-40's, who's been teaching for 15 years now) who took time out to talk to us after 2 weeks of classes. From then on, she is totally hands on on Julia's progress, going on an extra-mile to help us find a developmental pedia to evaluate Julia. Also we would receive little notes indicating her progress. Not only that, Julia came home the other day with a writing book to work on at her own pace for practice so Julia can familiarize herself in holding a pen ,more so write so she wont be left behind. This act of gesture really touched me because rarely do you meet someone who would go out of their way to show concern for your daughter.

A decade and a half ago, I read Leo Buscaglia's book on how important the The Things We Learn From Kindergarten ... For adults, these little things may be trivial but if you think about it, the little lessons in Kindergarten are The Lessons that get instilled in our system/personality, Lessons that we bring to our adulthood.

This is the same reason why I appreciate Teacher Doreen in Our life, knowing that there's a Kindergarten Teacher who guides Julia to believe in herself and come out of her shell, and be the best and beautiful person as she can be.

Truly, we are blessed and grateful for having a wonderful Kindergarten Teacher.

Trying to Hang On...

Why is it that just when you feel the blues, little problems start coming your way.... For the past month I've been praying for the release of our much awaited paycheck... although all the pay for the past 2 months will be retrocredited, you still have to face the bills and obligations on your hands, to top it all, car broke down this morning... hahaha

I am hoping and praying all these problems would go away so i can relax and enjoy the day .... Simple wish but difficult to attain in times like this....

Rainy Tuesday Still ....

I have to admit, i was happy the Big Boss Answered my prayer last night when classes were suspended this morning... that meant i had extra time to sleep with my princess and enjoy the whole morning just bumming around after a toxic week .

And that's what we exactly did... just bumming / hamming around in front of the tv and computer in our jammies till half past noon... :)

Another Rainy Morning .. Time to Relax and Dream

Spending this rainy Wednesday morning in front of the computer, while my little Princess is busy with her crayons and coloring book... Its mornings like this that makes motherhood special. In awhile i'll be off to another meeting and will surely miss this bonding time with my Princess.

I sometimes dream that someday i can just stay home and just write, have the time in my hands , do the things i love to do and guide My Princess while growing up and of course find time to put up my dream coffee shop from the workroom in my own house.

I know its still a long way to go... but who knows 2 or 3 years from now, all these will come true....

Reading Along.... and finding your Dreams

I started reading some entries to Soulfood by Bo Sanchez as boosters before i start writing... His words of wisdom really can uplift one's spirit and feel good about life despite the hardships. This week he Talked about surrendering One's Dreams to God in Bo.Sanchez.Ph ... Ironically i was thinking about My Pasta-Cart Dream this afternoon, full of excitement, i was telling hubby how i envisioned this dream of mine...

So today I pray and surrender this Dream to the Big Boss... and I am confident sometime soon, this Dream will soon become a reality....

To end, let me borrow Bro Bo's official signature... May your dreams Come True!

Justice Finally Served

After three (3) years fighting head on, we finally had the taste of sweet victory when we received thru post decision of NLRC Appeal . My hands were shaking as I read the 10 page decision, and tears almost fell when the Commission finaly declared that Hubby was illegally terminated by his former employers and were asked to pay all backwages and unpaid benefits. Aside from the monetary reward, what made us happy was the feeling that all the hard work, pain, stress and tears in that three year legal battle was worth it. At last we were vindicated and Justice was Served !

After a Decade... Here's the Sulits

After a decade, we were finally complete when my brother Thomas came home from Canada. It was a fun filled vacation at bora even if I was only able to join them a night (most of my siblings went home to Manila the day afte we arrived)....

Although Julia and I were not able to enjoy the vacation due to bad weather but at least we were able to spend a night w/ the whole family...

Until the next reunion in 2012 !!!

Sick Again

Just saw my pulmonologist today who advised me to rest for 3-5 days again due to flu and asthma.. so I'm under house arrest again...

I'm thinking of using this time to reflect and sort things out... hopefully it will be a productive forced vacation ..

CDG .. My New Writing Family

Almost a month ago I finally had the chance to join Creative Dev Group with new and passionate writers ... The first few minutes was nerve-wrecking for me because its a whole new group, that they've been working /bonded together for a couple of weeks now and to top it all i think i'm the oldest in the group (older than our captain, direk lino) ... but eventually , when the ideas started pouring in, we found ourselves in the same level chatting and brainstorming the hours away. Now , almost 4 weeks after, here i am doing my first major deadline, getting ready to pitch (but that's a different story to write) trying to gather my thoughts and put them into writing.

Looking now at my new writing family, I couldnt help but smile as it seems that i have come into full circle... you see a decade ago, i was the newbie trying to find my way around the writing world with Tita A as my mentor and guide... Now i found myself doing the same role, guiding new writers and sharing best practices, and more than anything, forming friendships as we go along the way.

Sorting out and Starting Anew

Here I am, trying to sort out things in my life and try to be in control of things to make life in a better perspective.... in the past decade I've put some things aside, to the point of loosing "myself" in this journey called life. Now i'd like to start by putting things in the right perspective and put "myself" on top of the list.... I've realized that INDEED YOU HAVE TO LOVE YOURSELF FIRST BEFORE ANYTHING AND ANYONE ELSE so you can love others and get the love and respect you deserve.

Let me start by writing this blog and sipping my second cup of coffee ......

MUTEE .. My new Companion

This is my new "companion" a Coby Kyros Internet Tablet where i can do emails and read my scripts while on the go... but look who could get her hands off of my mutee....

End of April

Stuck in this blah-blah state... you know there's a lot to do but you dont feel like doing anything, instead you just want to bum around in front of the computer....

April came and about to leave with not much frills... just the same stuff day in and out... hope May will be a better and brighter month ahead.

APRIL NOW

How time flies so fast... its now April, 4th Month of the year. Hope it'll be a better month for everybody.... Summer's here .. Time to relax and enjoy ! Hope I can do the same.

March .... Hoping to be a Better Month

I am hoping that the 3rd month of the year will be a better month but i'm still keeping my fingers crossed and praying a lot... you see, after I got sick and then my Princess Julia, its now hubby who is down and was adv to rest for 2 weeks ... Its going to be a tough month ahead but i'm still optimistic that we'll surpass this month with flying colors !!!!

With prayers and strong faith , things will be better soon....

A Tough February

The Love Month proved to be a challenging one for me and I'm hoping it'll end soon quietly... February is supposed to be my month, having been born on the 4th day, plus hearts day fell on this month as well. However, as early as the first few days of Feb i was again having asthma attacks and took me two whole weeks to recover.... And just when i thought everything was back to normal, my Little Princess Julia was inflicted w/ pnuemonia and was confined for 6 days in Capitol Med Ctr. I am just happy, we are back home after almost a week of stay in the said hospital.

We have three days to go before this month ends and I am confident that the worse is over and that My family and I survived with flying colors.... Time to get back on our feet and start anew.

Let me end this post with a prayer of Thanks to the Big Boss above, for always being there for me and my family no matter what... Thanks to my brothers who are always there as well, to Kuya Gie, Caloy and Rey who never grew tired of assisting their li'l sis... and to my dear freinds, Daders, Ate Paz and Agatha who i can always turn to when things go wrong... SALAMAT, SALAMAT, SALAMAT !!!

New Year, New Opportunies,... New Beginnings

2011 brings a certain feeling of hope and excitement.... Although I know there are a lot of financial obligations I have to settle, I am still confident that this will be a start of a better journey ahead.