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... :)