After the rain...

It has been raining in Sydney for the past few days, badly needed rain I should say since we have been in drought for the past few years....

There is something about rain that triggers a feeling of calmness within me. For some reason, I feel like whatever emotional clutter I,ve got within is being washed away by the rain as well...

that is until new clutters build up again....

and the cycle continues...

crazy hair

crazy hair day at richelle's school today....a day when you could do crazy things on your as long as you donate a gold coin ($1 or$2). A perfect opportunity day to go crazy for a good cause ( siguro pang facelift ng principal or pa-lipo ng titser nia or pambili yata ng skul printer - ganun!) . So Nana decided to put flowers on Richelle's hair. Keri naman nia dahil cute naman pero parang kulang ang relevance....

For me lang ha, it does not reflect her Filipino identity - it would have been a rare opportunity to showcase her roots. Kumbaga kung Miss U ito eh ito na ang katumbas ng kanilang national costume.

Eh ano kaya kung imbes na flowers na common naman eh gawin nating national statement itoh... Para bang " bahay kubo" theme, di ba parang mas may effect? Andali lang naman gawin nun - imbes na flowers eh singkamas at talong, sigarilyas at mani....sitaw, bataw, patani ang ilagay! Pwede pang kantahin for versatility, laban ka?

O di naman kaya to pay homage to her kapampangan heritage eh tocino at langgonisa, dagdagan mo pa ng turones de casoy at tamalis, and for maximum impact lagyan mo ng konting burong tagilaw/tagilo- di ba mas may arrive???

Ang Kambal...(Bow!)

Si Jenny at Jasmine- ang kambal na pinagalang sa mga bida sa mga Korean soap operas. Buti nga hindi sila pinanganak noong uso yung Spanish telenovelas kundi malamang ang pangalan nila eh Maria del Barrio at Betty La Fea.hehehehhe

Sa maniwala kayo at sa hindi eh identical twins po sila ...mga up to one year and a half ago tulad ng nakita ninyo sa piktyur piktyur sa itaas....Eh something happened along the way ....heto na sila ngayon parang number 10....

Pero cute pa rin lalo na kung may i dance sila ng "itaktak mo!"

Just click pics to enlarge....

Jaya Jaya puto maya

Jaya----- di tunay na pangalan kumbaga yun na yung nakasanayang itawag sa kanya...Bagay naman at "click", kundi ba naman eh pati ang Nanay niya ay Jaya na rin ang tawag sa kanya.

Matagal na ring nagtratrabaho sa amin, at napakasipag- kung ano man ang pagkukulang niya ay pinupunan niya sa kanyang "charm" este...sipag pala. Sa ibaba ay si Charming...ala lang parang me similarity kasi sila ni Jaya hindi ko lang malaman kung ano????hehehehehe si Charming yata ang puto maya dito....hehehehheh

Si Jaya piktyur piktyur kasama ang kanyang mga friendship!!!!hehehhehehehehehhe

an early winter morning walk

It's Monday again...this Monday is worse than the other Mondays because it happens to be a Monday after three consecutive days off. I look outside my frosted window and realize that winter has settled in. Ahhh.... a long sigh...another day, another dollar...

It takes about twenty minutes for me to get to work- on foot. The alternative is a three minute train ride plus eight minutes walking time to and from the station. I always walk except at times when I finish very late at night or the occassional rainy day...

This is a visual feast of photos I took last Monday as I walk to work in a winter morning.

The early morning fog is starting to clear when I started my journey, what followed is a kalaedoscope of scenes that lifts my spirit up every morning...the last splash of colours from the leaves about to fall to the ground, lorikeets happily chirping on the branches of gum trees, grasses still frosted from the night before...all these make a beautiful start on my day.

I feel so blessed for having the privilege of looking at this visual feast at the start of my day. It sort of serve as a calm moment before i start the daily grind called work. When I knock off, it's dark outside despite the fact that it is only 5:30 p.m. Ahhh... a long sigh...another day gone, another dollar earned.

Eh kasi Daddy...

Madalang pa sa patak ng ulan dito sa Sydney ang magkaroon ako ng tatlong araw na sunod sunod na day off from work. Feeling ko I deserve it kasi masyado nga ang stress from work lately. So sabi ko kay Malou kahapon, me street festival sa Blacktown so kung gusto niya punta kami.

Pag- gising ng umaga, excited ang mga bata kasi nga naman madalang lang yung ganitong pagkakataon dahil kadalasan nagtratrabaho ako ng weekend. Pero bago lumamyerda, kailangan gawin ko ang karaniwang ginagawa ng mga OFW pag walang pasok- at yun nga ang maglinis ng bahay! So, grab na ng vacuum at dibdibin ang pagvacuum. Pasensya na sa outfit dahil kagigising lang - di ko kasi nakaugalian ang mag shirt and tie at kumanta ng- "I'm gonna knock on your door, ring on your bell, tap on your window too..." habang nagva-vacuum...tulad ng mga Electrolux sales men. hehehheheh....

Eto ngayun ang eksena...andaming naglipanang kalat- merong mga bag, toys, shoeseses kaya tuloy napag-initan ko si Raissa...Eh di ba, sa nagva-vacuum ang mga kalat- masakit sa dibdib?

Eh si Raissa alam niya pag galit mode ako kasi una tunog bagong baterya ako ( translation - malakas ang volume) at straight English kung magsalita para madali niyang maintindihan. Sabi nga niya pag nagsasalita ako ng Tagalog - wala daw yun normal lang, pag Taglish medyu naiinis na ako, pero,pero,pero------------pag straight English na parang Pinatubo ako na sumabog na me kasama pang lahar flow dahil galit na galit na ako. O di ba, ang anak ko parang sa akin nagmana ng logic?





"RAISSA!!!!!!!!!!!"
"yes Dad....'

"YOU NEVER LEARN RAISSA , YOU ALWAYS LEAVE ALL YOUR THINGS WHEREVER!!!"

" eh daddy..."

"LOOK AT ALL THE SHOESESES- THE'RE ALL OVER THE PLACE- WHAT IF YOUR GRANDMA TIPS OVER!!!!

"eh daddy nga..."

"PURO KA EH DADDY, PURO KA EH DADDY--------ANO????'

"eh daddy, all the kalat are yours- the black shoes are your hush puppies for work, the white ones are your sport shoes...."

Ngayon alam ko na bakit napili si Raissa sa kanilang school debating- ang galing pala niyang mangatuwiran....Pero patatalo ba naman ako? Sabi nga ng iba - when all else fails- use your AUTHORITY. So ang ending---


"LIGPITIN MO NA LANG KASI RAISSA!"

Sunod naman ang bata.....wagi!

blacktown festival2

just a smorgasboad of colours from the festival- just click photos to enlarge.