A Poem Written and for ME!!!!

For the first time in my entire life, someone had actually written a poem for me and guess who wrote it? Ray.... on mother's day 2007. This must be one of the most treasured gifts I'll ever have in my life- it's kinda corny but it's TRUE!

It's untitled though.And here' s our conversation after my overwhelming emotion of gratitude and shock.....

Me Gee, I can sell this poem to a magazine for a fortune

Ray No, you won't

Me why not?

Ray Because I have the Copyright

Me But you've given it to me

Ray Yes I did write it for you , but I own the copyright.

Me OK- as long as when you get rich, can you pay off my mortgage.

Ray Of course.....

end of conversation

there- it's in black and white that he agreed to pay my mortgage ...hahaha! i doubt it...

.....and here's the poem

dear mumbles

i've known you for 17 years of your life

you've known me for all of mine

you've provide me a childhood free of strife

because of you, everyday will shine

we have had altercations in the past

you taught me right from wrong

and for how much longer life will last

i'll always know it was you who made me strong

patient, kind, loving, funny, playful and wise you are

there's nothing as important to me in this world as you

you are my guidance and everything more

because of you I am going to get through.

happy mumbles day!!!

love you forever Ray xoxoxoxoxoxo

Being Busy

Since I attended the Orientation of Ray's (my 17 year old son) school, something really struck me more than anything. His school is an all- boy's school. According to the Activities Dean,- they try to get each and every boy into one or more activities because they believe that 'A BUSY BOY IS A HAPPY BOY'
that's so very true and I could also apply it to myself. I keep myself so busy- joining the house-mothers circle in Ray's school house (a ' house' in a school is like a class section), being the boss of the Social Club at work with nearly 100 members keep me busy even during my lunch hour. I can't say exactly that I'm happy because I got thrown into this role- the leader transferred to another section and I was just next in line. But hey....i've turned it around and it's thriving more than when it was with someone. Plus i do get the credits for all my efforts unlike before when my ideas were simply ignored. Now- i could see some of my ideas being put into action. So I guess, I'm happy.
At home I keep busy with the non-ending housework, cooking, grocery but i also bought 2 beautiful photo albums... i plan to update my albums with our travel photos and also start on a scrapbook.

A busy MUM is a happy BUM oooops...Mum....have a great week ahead of you

some things about me

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I found this tag on one of the forums and i copied and modified it a bit tag yourselves and let's know each other better.



5 jobs i've have had in my life

1. bank teller
2. economic researcher
3. qc in an apple packhouse
4. caregiver for the elderlies
5. federal officer

5 movies i will watch over and over

1. star wars trilogy (for as long as ray stays with me LOL)
2. one flew over the cuckoo's nest
3. titanic
4. bambi
5. lion king

5 models of cars i've have had

1. red toyota corona
2. brown valiant
3. cream mitsubishi 4 wheel drive L300
4. gold mitsubishi magna
5. white mitsubishi express van

5 places i have lived

1. aurora hill, baguio city, philippines
2. kamia/sampaguita dormitories- u. p. diliman, quezon city
3. guadalupe, makati, philippines
4. hastings and napier, new zealand
5. brisbane, australia
   

5 TV shows i like to watch

1. dr phil
2. better homes and gardens
3. desperate housewives
4. dancing with the stars
5. boston legal

5 places i have visited in the Philippines

1. baguio of course- i was born there
2. metro manila
3. cebu, iloilo, bacolod
4. davao, general santos, cotabato
5. ilocos sur ilocos norte and many more.....this is cheating already

5 places i've have had visited overseas

1. brisbane, qld australia ( i live here now)
2. east coast of the USA (mostly on the amtrak train)
3. seoul korea
4. new territories hongkong(as a base)
5. kuala lumpur malaysia

5 websites i visit frequently

1. hello magazine


2. 360


3. national bank


4. Courier Mail


5. Baguio Midland Courier

5 favourite food

1. oysters
2. grapes
3. steak (beef, lamb, pork)
4. greek salad
5. sinigang

5 drinks i enjoy

1. buco juice
2. pineapple
3. guava
4. margarita
5. beer
   

5 places i'd rather be right now

1. with my mom and sisters in baguio
2. with my brother and family in petersville
3. with my brother and family in florida and virginia
4. with my brother and family in aurora hill
5. with my auntie and sister and family in pangasinan
6. in my bed at home reading a goss magazine or a book (i just have to add this)

5songs i like listening to

1. you're just too good to be true
2. sway
3. kokomo
4. beautiful
5. something stupid

that's all folks- please tag yourselves...have a great weekend

Vivian before and on her university graduation

Am still using the old computer and these are pictures of Vivs before(2004) and on her graduation (2006). Other pictures from my old pc can also be found here and here.

Been a great break although goals were not all met but what the heck, they just stay on the list as not struck out yet.

Hope you had a great weekend. Tomorrow is back to busy 7am - 3pm job for me...hu hu hu.

I can't believe that I just did a couple of posts for March

I didn't realise it, and I even promised myself and everyone who visits that I shall post every week. Sorry that didn't happen ....but I am always thinking of all of you.

I worked every Saturday not just for the extra dough but to help ease the backlog at work. We have one solid month to do the overtime before the end of this financial year. The financial year in Australia is from 1 July to 31st June.

As for my move to Chermside since October, everything is so good now- have settled really good, working with really great people around me. This is so important because being a full time worker means spending more time at work than at home. I have also lost a couple of kgs ( i still working on losing more) due to a dental surgery that I had early in February. My new set of teeth had now settled and eating better again hahaha! As you all know I really love my food and I just learned how to cook better than I did. It's quite hard to find a resto now because David says that I cook the steak better than them. I think that he's just saying that because I am his wife and he wants to be free from cooking the steaks. Anyway we will soon be getting the barbeque grill we put on layby at K-mart. Imagine that- being in Australia now for nearly 9 years (in 23 April- we came here in 1998) and not owning a barbeque yet! We just didn't have the time to get around to it plus we have finally found the ideal barbeque that we like at the right price too.

images of my workplace