For you nanay...

"Mothers hold their children's hands for a short while, but their hearts forever... "

Love and light from the Philippines...

Took me some hours thinking if I should post this or not. But just to tell the whole world how sadly horrified everyone is about this tragedy that took the whole world again by surprise, here it is. My heart and everyone else I believe...really goes out to people who were innocently victimize in just one flick  before the finale end of the famous marathon. And as a mother I felt so heartshaken when in the news...a little child of age eight...unsure if it's a boy or a girl... gave his dad a kiss before the latter went on with his struggle to be at the finish line, then minutes later the bomb shook the vicinity where the child was. Unluckily he didn't make it. How could anyone imagine the horror it gave that fateful day where cheering and enthusiasm should be and not  those loud wailing and sirens of the ambulance were heard.

How can anyone harbor such great hate if these were made out of terrorism? Or was it an accident? No matter what comes up of the investigation...it already took some lives and have left big scars to all the victims' family and friends as well...

 I changed the video which appears less gruesome than what I posted earlier. . . to give respect for all the victims and their families.

Sakura 2013

"Today is God's gift, that's why we call it the present.” 

My bad, I am lazying...

my arrival

Forgive me if I am now lazying. The truth is I still feel so weak. I was rushed to the hospital the early morning of Feb 28, but due to a lot of reason, say the traffic and my doctor's sched...plus we found out that our car was in color coding that prohibit us to use it...so we hailed a taxi and it was already late afternoon when I was finally admited to 11th floor room 3110...The Medical City. So my complaint was the sharp pain coming from my lower spine. The doctors asked my pain rate and I told them it was between 9 and 10. They immediately inserted an IV with pain reliever after allergy skin test. It somehow eased the pain gradually after...but the thing was that I couldn't move much. All the time that I spent inside the hospital, I was crying coz it was only a few days away from my booked flight to Japan. I told my dilemma to my doctors...and they said it could be rebook...I said no please. One of the advised I got from them was to undergo MRI...to which I begged off...simply becoz I was so afraid of the machine itself. But when my daughter said so...I did comply. So I prepared myself...and so it was done and one thing I could say...it felt eerie inside as if I have been buried alive. I was given something to hold on to just in case I did panic one squeeze means terminating the whole procedure...wow, that's wasting a little fortune so I braved myself and so it went smoothly. It's done and I was happy coz I made it at last.

While at the hospital, I was made to do some  physical therapy exercises under Doctor Calma's care. I never walk, they ushered me via the use of hospital bed on the first day and later on with the wheel chair. God is soooo good to me that I still can walk...so grateful for this alone. The pain I had was so excrutiating and debilitating...but still now I can walk using my two feet. And I had to impress them that I was getting well...but the truth is it still hurts til now, a lesser pain though...so I have to take care of myself coz I know this is a serious matter. But sad to say that when I was at the NAIA for my flight last 16th of this month...I was made to carry my big luggage (with wheels) weighing about 23 kls, lifted it to the cart coz no one was with me except myself. O-M-G...it was sooo heavy for my spine...so sorry for myself.

And so now am here now with my daughter in Japan...resting most of the time. It feels like I am still in the hospital coz all I have to do is just rest, sleep and surf. The moment I got home I threw up a lot, oooppsss sorry. The ride up above was so bumpy during the last half of the flight...due to strong winds said the captain (hooray for Capt. Bobby Gonzalez and company, yes I remember the name, I have to coz I am so impress that, that big plane landed so smoothly, as if it wasn't that big a plane)...

I am looking forward to our first Sakura viewing for this year, next Saturday...I love cherry blossoms...it means new hope...and new beginning!

"Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another." - Napoleon Hill

Happy Valentine's to all 

L.U.L.L.

Leonore's Slidely from Leonore Aquino on Slide.ly.

Jump with joy!

Let's jump with joy... to welcome another year...2013

Welcoming 2013 and bidding 2012 with a big smile ; )

Year 2012 has been so good to me, us...and so am about to bid  2012 with a smile.

Thank you Lord for making our year a wonderful one. Hope this 2013 will gonna bring another good one.

For those who are still celebrating this special day...this is for you

(my son, Arvin - on guitar)
(Leana - vocals)

Merry Christmas to all

The Miss Universe 2012

Congratulations to Miss USA for bagging the title of Miss Universe 2012 and most specially to our representative Miss Janine Tugonon for winning 1st runner up...

Miss USA

Miss Philippines
Filipinos are proud of you!

One of my fave from BP...

 Preston's phrase "if you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with"

"Violence in, violence out"

It's written somewhere and I quote "that once violence goes in, it comes right out", unquote. There is no doubt that when children are managed by using the threat of violence, punishment, or guilt...surely most of them will resort to violence, punishment, or guilt as well when they feel out of control as a way to regain control. Without a new way of managing and controlling children, they will become increasingly violent and continue to behave in dysfunctional ways. Either they will act out in rebellious and aggressive ways, or they will turn that violence inward and abuse themselves with low self-esteem. Either they hate others or they hate themselves, and often feel both.

PS/

I am recommending  Children are from Heaven by J. Gray...a good read for all parents.

Tearful day...

Almost everyone was moved to tears  about the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary. Some innocent  children who have a lot ahead of themselves have been deprived of tomorrows and had left their families in great shock. The lone troubled-gunman was identified as Adam Lanza, just about 20 year old boy for whatever reason sprayed bullets on everyone in his path.  The report says, after killing his mother...drove himself to school and gunned down 26 people...young and old...and made the quiet town in chaos for hours...and maybe it will gonna take months or years  to heal the pain of this unfortunate and fateful incident specially to the victims' families as well. But for the parents of those little kids, am sure the pain will always linger  forever, knowing their children could have lived longer and shared their dreams together.

The world is praying altogether for the souls of all the victims of that tragic rampage.

And now... the question is, what drove this young man to do that irrational and evil act of killing?

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I know that the pain incurred in your lives now...is something very very difficult and  irreconcilable.

This song was written by Chris Martin in collaboration with the rest of the band members during the time when Chris' wife Gwyneth Paltrow was grieving over his father's death...

I dedicate this song for everyone who is in grieving time right now...

Just around the corner...

gets me so inspired and feeling like a kid again to see Christmas trees and all the gleaming festive lights!

my Xmas 2010 in Japan

Look for a long time at what pleases you, and a longer time at what pains you..."

Loving the life I have...

And be grateful for everything in it. Gratitude will serve you well, and loving the life you have will bring delight in every way.

If someone wants to be a part of your life, he surely will make an effort to do so...even if you're ~halfway around the planet~ !!!

Oh dear...

Woke up in the morning only to find our car hit by a stray bullet, what kind...I do not know. What happened? I don't know either.

 But whoever is the culprit here...he must be very stupid firing a gun and having a mishit is just not sooo right. I know that air gun sometimes can be used using .22 caliber bullets aside from the normal one used. I salvaged the slug right beside our flower pot. And when my son brought it to the police headquarters, the officer told him that it could be a .22 cal since the slug  looks exactly like one...but they need to send it to SOCO (?) for  evaluation what kind of gun was used, so they say.

Now... the question here is... what if one of my children was hit? Oh good Lord...now I just felt so lucky that my problem is just to buy a back window replacement...than nursing a wounded child.

So as I always write and I believe...I'm so so blest!

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Hello Thailand!

surprise birthday gift

The Emerald Buddha

Lotus flowers

riding a boat at Damnoen Saduak

before riding an elephant...

me at the famous Floating Market

Yay, and I am another year older! ;D

No blast for my birthday...I mean, am not used to having parties here (Japan). I spent it the whole week with my daughter going out and spending a lot of times together. We just went out to eat my fave shabu shabu. And of course I truly enjoy this special day...and I am forever grateful and will always be becos having birthdays is just a big blessing itself.

So, thank You so much Lord for this another gift of life.

I love shabu shabu 

wish and pray

me with my dau

thanks for the flowers, Mr. Nagai

Happy Birthday to me! ;D

I feel blest!

Wading and sloshing!

The day before my birthday we spend time in a river...which is 2 hour drive from our location. I enjoyed it much...

water is so cold now cos winter is coming...

I love this...

me and my daughter 

great time here

I love September...for it's my birthday month ! ;D

Let's go dancing in September ...

"Once in a Blue Moon..."

beautiful

who says nothing is perfect?

grabbing it

double wow

this is it

me, catching the moon ;D

Just laugh & smile . . .

When you look at the mirror and see wrinkles, don't be alarmed or be upset, for the wrinkle confirms that you have laughed a lot and cried, smiled, frowned...and laughed again.

Great if we just try our best to grow old gracefully... gratefully and blissfully!

Just smile and the world will smile back at you!  ;D

Invading the grape farm!

BUDO-GARI
(or grapes-eat all you can!)

me...

wow!

budo or grapes in English

wow, fresh from the vines!

Iko yo!

"tabesugi"

cold grapes!

Let's go home!