Sunday came and I could take the kids out... Finally. First stop was Sto. Nino.

Next stop was Rainforest Park. 

Finally, last stop was at a playground inside SM Cebu. 

And the kids had so much fun. 

Prayers for Them

I feel sad for the families of the passengers of Roro St. Thomas Aquinas. Even watching it on the news is hard. The family is sending prayers that they may find peace and comfort in our Father. 

Cebu 2013 (Part I)

I spent one and a half day attending to and arranging my class schedule. Yap, you read it right. Classes, I'm taking my masteral class. And I brought the kids with me while dear hubby is away on vacation. We're staying at Cebu Business Hotel. It's not a 5-star hotel but it'll do. Our room is big enough for 4 adults and 3 kids. Plus I got a discount for being a student of UV. 

So far our experience is not at all bad. From the plane ride towards Cebu up until our last night here. The kids were so excited to ride the plane. They kept looking at the window, looking at the clouds and looking at the ground and sea. The kids stayed at the hotel room while I was in school. And this afternoon I took them to Ayala Mall. And of course, they got new toys. 

Looking forward to a wonderful last day tomorrow. 

My Very Vocal Girl

It's funny how kids can give you a perspective of things. They say things without holding back. 

For a couple of days now I keep on nagging when I'm home. I feel like nothing is done right. So I end up mad and very vocal. When I'm at work, I feel like I have nothing else to think about but the moment. The stress... I think I brought it home. In as much as I try not to involve everyone especially my kids, I think I fail in that department. 

So imagine when my 3-year-old daughter, out-of-the-blue, said, "mommy bakit lagi kang galit?". The little girl who was so alive, vibrant and always watching every move everybody makes says something like that....  It just caught me off guard.  Well as anybody would do, i just had to defend myself and say, "kasi makulit ka, hindi ka nakikinig sa akin". Bad right? In as much as I try to outdo what happened, it's done. 

A lot of mother would say they are bad in some ways, I guess we all are. I salute mothers who say they never got out of control. I, on the other hand, is only human. I do get mad, I do nag. 

Since last night I've been thinking about what my daughter said and it hit me right on the spot. Maybe I am always mad and angry. Maybe I need a little breather. So I washed the thermos, wiped the table and just basically cleaned the room (don't judge me, it was 9 in the evening and it was pouring outside. What else could I possibly do?)

And till this morning I'm still thinking about what she said and I'm still cleaning the room 😉

Pay It Forward

Have you seen this video that's going viral in facebook? I think it was entitled "Paying It Forward". It's about this media crew who tried to set-up a scene where one pretended to be a homeless guy, another giving the man $20 and taking him to a bar to eat and another crew pretended to be this bartender who was harsh to this homeless guy. They were trying to see how many would mind having this homeless guy around the bar. You would be surprised at some of the reactions. By the end of the show, it changes your outlook towards homeless people. It changed me!

We were at Abreeza today and while the kids were playing, we were suddenly invited to Fruit Ninja. I don't know if you're familiar with this game app. I saw it first in Samsung Apps, where you slice different fruits. And since it was free, we went in. The whole show was fun for the kids. It wasn't boring really. It was fun all in all. 

During the show, they asked for young volunteers. The male host took one girl. And the female host took one boy. One look at the boy and you'd think he was homeless. He had rugged and ripped clothes. I was impressed with the female host. She didn't take a second guess. Believe me, the kids had so much fun. 

So after the show we went for a meet and greet with the main characters. Actually the kids did, I just took the photo. And while we were waiting for their turn, 'the' kid who went up the stage was trying to see if he could also have a photo taken with them. But he didn't have any passes. This big hunky guy wearing the SECURITY shirt was trying to shoo him off. But this other guy, who I think was with the event coordinator came up to this kid and gave him 3 passes for him and his friends. I was so impressed I wanted to go up to him and commend him but I didn't have the chance to. 

He said something to the hunky guy but I didn't hear and understand it. Nevertheless, he did a great move. 

So let me ask you, if a homeless guy came near you and asked for food, what would you do? Would you take him to a restaurant and give him food? Or would you look the other way?

By the way, here's the photo I took of the kids at the show.