I MISS HIM TODAY.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

grannies

He has always been one of my kakampi sa lahat ng bagay. Especially when it involves my grandmother.

He has always understood. Always thoughtful. Always caring...

He was always giving. I really won't ever forget his gesture when he tried to give me his most memorable P100 bill just so I can do my follow-up interview.

He never failed to take care of my grandmother and everyone, even when his body was failing him...

He loved my grandmother so much.

He always tried to be strong.

He tried to go to church even if he has to walk with crutches, and even when his knees hurt with all the sitting and standing inside the church.

He loved God and His words.

Though I miss him so much, I know he's in a better place now, I can't complain.

BABY NAMES 101

Sunday, September 15, 2013

babies

You know you're old when the baby you named years ago, is now asking you to name her very own baby!

And I had this thought, just a couple of days ago, about names and the naming game, when I read a very pretty name. I instantly visualized a fine lady... only to find out a little later that this name belongs to a girl who tries to reject her womanhood!

So, someday, when she embraces the bob-cut or boy-cut and every manly thing she can acquire for herself, she would be stuck with her name, Princess Cinderella. (I made up the name, of course...)

So, I thought of names that could be suitable, even when the little Junior decides to be Miss Talipapa in the future...

For example: Alex, Charlie, Drew... and lots more. There are, of course, many websites that offer a list nowadays, unlike in the olden days when they just give whatever name that pops out of their head when asked.

You can also try to flip open a dictionary and get from the words there like Justice and stuff. Just be careful not to use names that are being used for our domesticated furry friends =( please?

After all, you were given at least 9 months to give a proper name, don't just rely on what storm is raging or whatever political event that's currently on the news to base your child's name after.

Also, keep in mind that they'll become grandparents too, and won't it be too awkward to call on Grandma Sassy?

The BOOKWORM in Me!

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

books

I really wanted to find this book by Michael Stein so I spent hours in bookstores just to search for it. Well, actually, on the second bookstore lang, as they claimed to not have a database of all their books...

While I was on the first bookstore, (the famous one) I saw this paperback copy of Memoirs of a Geisha... I checked the price and it was sold for P499.00! I bought my copy from a book sale and it was hard bound, only for P49.00! I seriously, silently, promised myself not to buy books from that bookstore again... (except of course Michael Stein's if they ever get a copy!) Not that I have incorporated a resentment against them, but just, if I can get a book 90% off of it, then why buy the pricey-paperback one, right? It has the same content anyway, I'm sure. 

So, I headed to the other bookstore at that mall, and in lieu of the book I was originally looking for, I (once again) bought Danielle Steele books which my mom adores, and some books I wanted to read. This book store is on sale almost everyday, and they have a wide selection for a tiny space, but they really have no record of all their books! I wanted to volunteer to do it only if I'm certain I'm to find In the Age of Love I was desperately searching for!

These three books are my latest finds, Memoirs is just for show-off:

...and believe it or not, I bought those three for less than P150.00!

I've really wanted to read The Hobbit, I have it on my e-books lib, but my eyes often surrender to the bright light while reading e-books!

But then again...

F.Y.I. the books with no check marks beside it on my Reading List have been tsundoku-ed. ^_^